2005 HONDA ACCORD Power Train Problems

I was driving in Kansas City Kansas. On 635, It was around 6 pm. When I started exiting onto another highway. Due to car stalling by either transmission slipping, or the fuel pump stalling the engine headlights too dim with weird angle in lighting as well, Long story short.... I was almost the cause of a massive wreck ... it made for a quiet drive home... So I was also going to see if they've had a recall on 2005 honda accord aside from airbags.

The contact owns a 2005 Honda Accord. The contact stated while entering a parking lot the vehicle accelerated on its own. The contact stated he noticed several unknown warning lights illuminated. The contact desperately pressed on the brake pedal, but the vehicle continued to accelerate. The front driver-side air bag deployed without any warning obstructive the contact's view and causing him to crash into a building and causing the other air bags in the vehicle to deploy. The contact's daughter stuffed minor injuries but did not seek medical attention. The front end of the vehicle was damaged. The vehicle was not towed, but the contact was able to drive the vehicle home. A police report was not filed. The dealer was contacted but the dealer stated that there were no open recalls under the VIN. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 315,986.

Mileage: 315,986

AFRAID CAR MIGHT KILL ME! Hello, I have reported this issue before but am getting zero help. My car has a problem where it is burning through the oil, I've had numerous mechanics try to figure out what is causing it but, nothing. I would get an oil change today and before the month is out, I would have to continue checking and putting oil in the car because it would be completely dry. No leaks ever detected... I've change the oil to full synthetic and still have the problem. The vehicle continuously losses power when driving uphill, My check engine light stays on and the light in the glove compartment does not go off while driving. I'm worried my engine will blow up if the problem persist. I am the original and only owner of this vehicle. There is also a problem with the suspension or axel, when I push hard on the brakes, the car makes a noise like the bottom fell out and is dragging metal on the floor. Mechanic also cannot figure that out, I've paid over 6k in diagnosis, repairs and time trying to get help and nothing. I would like to get my honda checked and fixed. I Anxiously await a response and solution to this car. I have Covid and this is my only source of transportation.

PUT CAR ON PARKED CAR KEPT MOVING ON PARKING STALL . ALSO WHEN TURNING CAR ON PUSH BREAKS AND PUT ON DRIVE JUMPS HARD AND WHEN PUSHING ON BREAKS DOES NOT BREAK ON TIME HAVE TO PUSH BREAKS TO THE FLOOR

Mileage: 120,000

I HAVE A 2005 HONDA ACCORD HYBRID WITH 300K YES SHE HAS ALOT OF MILES BUT HAS BEEN A GREAT CAR. BUT JUST THIS MONTH I HAVE HAS 2 ISSUES ARISE. 1. MY DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS COME ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF, UNLESS I UNHOOK BATTERY. WE TOOK THE FUSES OUT WICH TURNED THE LIGHTS OFF BUT STILL DRAINS THE BATTERY FOR SOME REASON. WE HAVE CHECKED ALL THE RELAYS AND FUSES. NEED HELP!!!! 2ND ISSUE IS A CODE COMING UP FOR THE HYBRID POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE. MY VEHICLE HAS LOST POWER AND IS IN LIMP MODE. PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!

Mileage: 300,000

MY CAR STALLS AND LOST POWER WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT HIGH SPEED AND WHEN I ACCELERATE, CAR IS ALMOST LOST POWER AND I HAVE TO SLOW DOWN.

Mileage: 90,000

VEHICLE JERKS CHANGING INTO GEARS REVS HIGH WHEN DRIVING AND JERKS WILL ALL OF A SUDDEN CEASE TO DRIVE TURNING OFF VEHICLE AND BACK ON SEEMS TO CLEAR CONDITION BUT COMES BACK

Mileage: 200,000

TRANSMISSION FAILURE!! I KNEW THESE EARLY 2000S TO 2005S HAD TRANSMISSION ISSUES IN THE ACCORDS AND CIVICS, BUT I HAD A 2005 EARLIER AND WHEN SOMEONE HIT ME IT HAD OVER 168.000 MILES ON IT. (IT WAS A CALIFORNIA CAR WITH EXTRA SMOG COMPONENTS) NO TRANSMISSIONS ISSUES!! I REPLACED IT WITH ANOTHER 2005 ACCORD 4CYL AT 79.441 MILES IN FEB OF 2018. THE CAR HAD BEEN VERY WELL MAINTAINED BY A HONDA DEALERSHIP IN GA. NOTHING WAS MISSED. I ALSO HAD TRANSMISSION SERVICED AND A LOT OF OTHER THINGS DONE BY A CERTIFIED HONDA MECHANIC BEFORE I EVEN PUT THE PLATE ON IT BACK IN NC. ON 6/12/19( 93500 ON CAR) I WAS IN A ROLLOVER WRECK IN MY 2002 TUNDRA.(GREAT TRUCK) AND REALLY NEEDED MY CAR. ON 6/14/19 I GO TO SEE MY TUNDRA IN THE JUNK YARD AND MY CAR JUST STARTS REVVING UP BUT STOPS MOVING. I PULLED OVER AND STOPPED THEN TRIED TO PUT CAR BACK INTO GEAR AND WAS ABLE TO GET IT INTO 2ND GEAR AND LIMP TO A FRIENDS HOUSE. I WAS HEARTBROKEN!! TO LOSE BOTH IN 2 DAYS WAS INSANE! I TOOK IT TO FRIENDLYS TRANSMISSION IN HIGH POINT NC AND THEY PUT IN A REBUILT TRANSMISSION VERY QUICKLY!!!! I HOPE THIS ONE HOLDS BECAUSE IT IS A BEAUTIFUL LITTLE CAR WITH A GREAT ENGINE AND I WOULD LIKE TO DRIVE IT A LONG TIME. I THOUGHT ABOUT TRYING TO DEAL WITH HONDA BUT I WAS IN PAIN AND NEEDED MY CAR...IT IS SHAMEFUL THAT A LOW MILEAGE CAR THAT HAS BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OF SHOULD NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION SO SOON!!! IT WOULD BE WONDERFUL IF 11V395000, RECALL R89, 8/27 2011 WOULD SOMEHOW APPLY TO MY CAR!!!

Mileage: 93,500

REPEATEDLY STOPPING. WITH NO WARNINGS. WHEN DRIVING, ENGINE QUIT IN JANUARY, WOULD NOT MOVE OR EVEN TURN OVER. THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT MOVE. DOOR LOCKS, ELECTRIC AS WELL AS WITH THE KEY COULD NOT BE USED AT. CALLED AAA TO BE ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR. JUMPED THE BATTERY TO MOVE THE CAR. STILL FROZEN IN GEAR. HAD IT TOWED TO TWO DEALERS. SAID THE CLUTCH WAS DESTROYED. PRIOR TO THIS ISSUE, NOT ONE PROBLEM. I HAD TO PAY 250.00 FOR DIAGNOSTICS TO TELL ME CLUTCH WAS BURNED OUT. I HAVE DRIVEN OVER 34 YEARS AND ALWAYS HAD A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. AFTER CLUTCH WAS REPLACED, IT DID IT AGAIN AND AGAIN. AT THIS POINT, WE BOUGHT A NEW BATTERY. ONCE AGAIN, I CALLED AAA AND THEY JUMPED THE BATTERY. I AM REQUESTING AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE CONSTANT ELECTRICAL FREEZE. I WOULD LIKE A REFUND OF THE DIAGNOSTIC. CHARGES AND REPAIRS. CLUTCH WAS INSTALLED FOR 1500.00. BATTERY WAS120.00. PLEASE CALL [XXX]. AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. ALT NUMBER IS [XXX]. POWER TRAIN PROBLEM INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR **JB

Mileage: 35,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THROUGH SOMEONES YARD AND ITS LIKE MY VEHICLE MADE A GRINDING SOUND AND A MALFUNCTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED AN EXCLAMATION POINT IN A TRIANGLE. I ALMOST GOT STUCK AND I WAS HORRIFIED AT THE SOUND. LATER ON I STARTED NOTICING IT WAS HARDER TO CONTROL THW VEHICLE AT HIGHER SPEEDS ON THE ROAD. ESPECIALLY AFTER IT RAINED I WOULD LEAVE MY YARD AND WOULD ALMOST BE TRAPPED IN MY YARD. VERY EERIE GRINDING SOUND WITH 3 MALFUNCTION LIGHTS ON: ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, AND BRAKE LAMP ILLUMINATED.

Mileage: 152,000

WHILE DRIVING, PART OF THE BEARING BECAME LODGED IN THE PARK PRAWL (THE METAL PIECE THAT ENGAGES PARK), CAUSING THE CAR TO ROLL AWAY AFTER IT'S SHIFTED INTO PARK.

Mileage: 5

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND CODE P0973 WAS DISPLAYED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY DRIVE IN SECOND GEAR WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO CALL NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 77,000.

Mileage: 77,000

HONDA AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED IN 2015; CONTACTED HONDA CORP NO RECALLS ALTHOUGH THERE IS A RECALL R89 FOR EXACT PROBLEM BUT WAS TOLD MY CAR IS NOT A PART OF RECALL. HAD TRANSMISSION REPAIRED AND ONE YEAR LATER AFTER DRIVING 10,000 LOCAL MILES TRANSMISSION HAVING EXACT SAME PROBLEM. CONTACTED HONDA AND THEY STATE DUE TO AGE YEAR AND WARRANTY FACTORS THEY COULD NOT ASSIST. CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED AND DIAGNOSED BY SEVERAL HONDA'S DEALERS. TOOK CAR FOR OIL CHANGE ON 5/18; ON 5/21 WHILE DRIVING THE CAR AFTER 2-3 MINUTES IT WOULD START TO BE SLUGGISH AND NOT RESPOND TO SOMEONE PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL. THIS WAS WHILE DRIVING IN A 35 MILE PER HOUR AREA TWO LANE STREET. AT THAT POINT I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF A CITY STREET ALLOWED THE CAR TO COOL DOWN AND TOOK BACK TO DEALER. DEALER SUGGESTED FAULTY TRANSMISSION WITH BROKEN INTERNAL SHIFT PARTS.

Mileage: 200,000

TAKATA RECALL -I AM THE OWNER OF A BEAUTIFUL 2005 HONDA ACCORD EX. I AM THE ORIGINAL AND ONLY OWNER OF MY CAR. MY CAR HAS THIS ISSUE WHERE IT IS BURNING EXCESSIVE OIL AND ENGINE SIEZES. (I MEAN REALLY BAD). I WOULD GET AN OIL CHANGE TODAY AND CAR WOULD BE OUT OF OIL WITHIN 2WEEKS...I'VE SPENT OVER 3000K DOLLARS ON TRYING TO FIGURE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND NO MECHANIC COULD FIGURE IT OUT. I FINALLY WENT TO A SPECIAL MECHANIC WHO FINALLY DID SOME RESEARCH AND FIGURED OUT THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE BY HONDA AND HAVE NOT YET DONE A RECALL FOR THE ISSUE. APPARENTLY BASED ON ARTICLES FROM THE HONDA/BRAMAN AND TAKATA SITES (WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/ACCORD THAT AFTER 80K MILES THE ENGINE BURNS EXCESSIVE OIL IN THE ENGINE. MY CAR TAKES "FULL SYNTHETIC" SO ITS GOTTEN TO BE REALLY EXPENSIVE TO OWN THIS CAR. TO MENTION, THE CAR HAS NO LEAKS, ALL PARTS ARE IN WORKING ORDER. I CALLED AND FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE WEBSITE SINCE JANUARY 2017 AND HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING BACK. I WOULD LIKE TO GET THIS ISSUE FIXED AND PUT MY CAR BACK TO NORMAL. THIS ISSUE IS AFFECTING OTHER AREAS OF THE CAR LIKE THE RADIO, THE BACK LIGHTS. I HAVE TO CHECK AND PUT OIL IN THE CAR EVERY COUPLE DAYS SO THAT MY ENGINE DOESNT SEIZE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND SHIFTING INTO SECOND GEAR/ACCELERATING, THE VEHICLE WOULD AGGRESSIVELY SHAKE BEFORE BEGINNING TO ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED AS WELL AS THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE REVVED AND EVENTUALLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER WHO REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V395000 (POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,200. UPDATED 01/11/2017*CT *TR

Mileage: 80,200

I HAVE A HONDA ACCORD V6 2005 MODEL CAR AND MAINTENANCE DONE AS PER MANUALS. I AM NOW GETTING JERKS WHILE ACCELERATING OR AFTER STARTING AND PUTTING CAR IN REVERSE GEAR.THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON NOW. I DID A CODE SCAN AND GETTING CODE P0741. THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH TRANSMISSION POWER. I DID SOME GOOGLE AND FOUND THAT HONDA HAD THIS MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THIS MODEL AND LOT OF CAR WERE RECALLED FOR THIS REASON. I FOUND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 11V395000 ADDRESSING SIMILAR PROBLEM AND AS OF 23RD SEPTEMBER 2014, 1.5 MILLION (1512107) VEHICLES HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR SIMILAR ISSUE.THE HONDA RECALL NUMBER IS R89 AND THE RECALL WAS PLACED ON AUGUST 27TH 2011, FOR HONDA ACCORDS 2005-2010 FOR THE TRANSMISSION. THIS ISSUE IS TRANSMISSION POWER IS NOT WORKING AS EXPECTED AND IT JERKS WHILE CHANGING GEAR OR SPEED. THIS IS DANGEROUS FROM DRIVING SAFETY POINT OF VIEW. I NEED HELP BY THE NHTSA AS I STRONGLY FEEL THAT MY CASE IS GENUINE AND WITH REFERENCE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 11V395000, MY VEHICLE SHOULD BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS RECALL BY AMERICAN HONDA. ON THAT NOTE, I DO HOPE TO RECEIVE A RESOLUTION RESPONSE , IN A TIMELY MANNER, FROM YOUR EXECUTIVE TEAM OR SOMEONE ELSE THAT IS IN A POSITION TO DO THE RIGHT THING.

Mileage: 89,588

OWNER:I HIT A DIP WITH THIS ACCORD 3.0 WITH VTEC ENGINE WAS DRIVING DOWN STREET WHEN CAR MADE FUNNY NOISE AND THE STEERING GOT HARD TO TURN. PULLED OVER AND FOUND POWER STEERING WAS LEAKING. DROVE IT TO SHOP ORDERED HOSE THEN DROPPED HOSE WITH FLUID AT REPAIR SHOP. TECHNICIAN: POWER STEERING HOSE BROKE HARD AND OLD LEAKING FLUID EVERYWHERE CAUSING CERPINTINE BELT COME OFF. THE HARDENED POWER STEERING HOSE BROKE DUE TO FACT THAT BREAKING OF 2 PASSENGER SIDE MOTOR MOUNT TO BRACKET BOLTS IN BRACKET CAUSING ENGINE TO RAISE DURING ACCELERATION AND PULLING ON HOSES. CAR DROVE IN OK. AFTER REPLACING BRACKET AND HOSE NOTICED WATER LEAKING FROM BEHIND TIMING BELT AND REMOVED TOP COVER. FOUND WATER PUMP LEAKING WEEP HOLE AND FOUND IDLER PULLEY AND BOLT CAME LOOSE AND FELL OFF.(IDLER PULLEY HAS A SPECIAL BOLT WITH WASHER END THAT IF DONT WIGGLE THE PULLY WHILE TIGHTENING CAN TIGHTEN PULLEY TWEAKED AND NOT COMPLETE ALSO USE LOCTITE) ALSO FOUND THE HARMONIC BALANCER BOLT TO BE OVER TORQUED MAKING IT NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO REMOVE WITHOUT SPECIAL OCTAGON HOLDING TOOL. OF COURSE CUSTOMER DOESN'T UNDERSTAND HOW SO MANY THINGS ARE WRONG WHEN ALL HE SAW WAS BROKEN POWER STEERING HOSE.(WHICH WHEN FLUID LEAKS CAN ALSO CATCH CAR ON FIRE) NOW WE SUGGESTED REPLACEMENT OF WATER PUMP AND TIMING KIT BUT CUSTOMER WANTS VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY AND FEELS WE CREATED THESE OTHER PROBLEMS ON PURPOSE WHICH LEFT ME NO CHOICE BUT TO DO LABOR FOR FREE JUST TO PROVE IM NOT! THE LIFT OF ENGINE AND FLUID LEAK CAUSED SEVERAL BUSHINGS TO COME APART. HE MUST HAVE HIT DIP HARD.

Mileage: 120,000

I HAVE RECENTLY BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE ISSUES WITH MY HONDA WHERE IT SUDDENLY STALLS WHILE MOVING. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED SOME CLICKING NOISES AND SURGES AS IF THE TRANSMISSION IS HAVING ISSUES. I SEE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL IN 2011 FOR HONDA TO REPLACE THE TCM (TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE); HOWEVER, MY VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THIS RECALL AND I BELIEVE I AM NOW EXPERIENCE THE VERY PROBLEMS THAT THE RECALL FIX WAS TO RESOLVE. I AM SEEING THE VERY COMPLAINT ON YOUR SITE FROM OTHERS WHO ALSO HAVE HONDA ACCORDS FOR THE SAME YEAR OTHERS. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN REGULARLY SERVICED AND THERE HAVE NEVER BEEN ANY INDICATION OF TRANSMISSION ISSUES.

Mileage: 151,000

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT APPROXIMATELY 70,000 MILES WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL. THE ENGINE BEGAN REVVING, AND THE VEHICLE LOST ALL ACCELERATION. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, I APPLIED THE BRAKES, PUT ON THE HAZARD LIGHTS, PUT THE CAR IN PARK, AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. I THEN RESTARTED THE CAR, SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, AND ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE, BUT THE VEHICLE BEGAN ROLLING BACKWARDS TOWARD TRAFFIC LINED UP BEHIND ME. I THEN REAPPLIED THE BRAKE, PUT THE CAR IN PARK, AND AGAIN SHUT THE CAR OFF. DUE TO CONSTRUCTION IN THE AREA, THERE WAS NO WHERE TO PULL THE CAR OVER TO, SO I WAS STRANDED BLOCKING TRAFFIC.

Mileage: 70,000

I HAVE A HONDA ACCORD V6 2005 MODEL CAR AND MAINTENANCE DONE AS PER MANUALS. I AM NOW GETTING JERKS WHILE ACCELERATING OR AFTER STARTING AND PUTTING CAR IN REVERSE GEAR.THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON NOW. I DID A CODE SCAN AND GETTING CODE P0741. THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH TRANSMISSION POWER. I DID SOME GOOGLE AND FOUND THAT HONDA HAD THIS MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THIS MODEL AND LOT OF CAR WERE RECALLED FOR THIS REASON. I FOUND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 11V395000 ADDRESSING SIMILAR PROBLEM AND AS OF 23RD SEPTEMBER 2014, 1.5 MILLION (1512107) VEHICLES HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR SIMILAR ISSUE.THE HONDA RECALL NUMBER IS R89 AND THE RECALL WAS PLACED ON AUGUST 27TH 2011, FOR HONDA ACCORDS 2005-2010 FOR THE TRANSMISSION. THIS ISSUE IS TRANSMISSION POWER IS NOT WORKING AS EXPECTED AND IT JERKS WHILE CHANGING GEAR OR SPEED. THIS IS DANGEROUS FROM DRIVING SAFETY POINT OF VIEW. I NEED HELP BY THE NHTSA AS I STRONGLY FEEL THAT MY CASE IS GENUINE AND WITH REFERENCE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 11V395000, MY VEHICLE SHOULD BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS RECALL BY AMERICAN HONDA. ON THAT NOTE, I DO HOPE TO RECEIVE A RESOLUTION RESPONSE , IN A TIMELY MANNER, FROM YOUR EXECUTIVE TEAM OR SOMEONE ELSE THAT IS IN A POSITION TO DO THE RIGHT THING.

Mileage: 117,000

WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY IN TRAFFIC AND CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS, CAR WAS JUMPING FORWARD AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AS TRAFFIC SPED UP. WAS ABLE TO GET CAR OFF THE HIGHWAY, BUT GOT STUCK AT A RED LIGHT, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FORWARD, CAR WENT BACKWARDS.

Mileage: 95,000

DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND ENTERED CALDECOTT TUNNEL IN BERKELEY, CA. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR WOULD NOT GO AND THE RPMS SHOT UP TO 6500. I HAD NOWHERE TO GO AS I WAS IN A 2 LANE TUNNEL. I PUT MY FLASHERS ON AND SLOWED TO A STOP. THIS FREEWAY HAS A VERY HIGH VOLUME OF TRAFFIC AND I WAS LUCKY NOT TO GET CREAMED BY SOMEONE. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT THAT CAME ON. THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL. I WAS "PULLED" OUT OF THE TUNNEL BY A VERY NICE MAN WHO STOPPED TO HELP ME. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY MECHANIC WHO TELLS ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS DONE. THIS IS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD V6 AND AFTER RESEARCHING, I SEE THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION. I PLAN ON CALLING HONDA TO SEE WHAT THEY PLAN TO DO. I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. *TR

Mileage: 161,000

DROVE THE CAR TO WORK SLOWED DOWN BEHIND ANOTHER CAR TO LET THEM TURN AND THE CAR STALLED LIKE AS IF THE CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL, I PULLED OVER BECAUSE IT NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE TURNED THE CAR OFF AND THEN RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND DROVE ABOUT 10 MORE MINUTES TO WORK. LATER ON THAT DAY AFTER MY SHIFT WAS OVER TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO SCANNED FOR A CODE WHICH READ P0741 IN HIS WORDS MEANT TRANSMISSION ISSUES. *TR

THIS INCIDENT IS CONCERNING MY 2005 HONDA ACCORD EX V6, VIN (GIVEN ABOVE) . I AM THE FIRST OWNER AND CAR HAS 85000 MILES ON IT. ON 21ST SEPTEMBER 2014 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON FREEWAY TODAY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NEVER TURNED ON .THE CAR JUST STOPPED ON A CROWDED INTERSTATE, WHICH WAS VERY FRIGHTENING. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED AND I'VE NEVER MISSED AN OIL CHANGE, TIMING BELT, ETC. I'VE NEVER HAD ANY MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR, NO LEAKS, NO ENGINE ISSUES AND THIS LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THERE IS SOME SORT OF DEFECT WITH THIS AUTOMOBILE WHICH NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. MY SITUATION WITH THE TRANSMISSION IS OBVIOUSLY NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AND HONDA NEEDS TO STEP-UP TO THE PLATE. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT HE HAS SEEN THIS SAME PROBLEM TIME AND TIME AGAIN WITH HONDA'S ESPECIALLY WITH 2005 ACCORD V6 TRANSMISSION FAILURES. ON FURTHER RESEARCH ON NHTSA WEBSITE, I FOUND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 11V395000 ADDRESSING SIMILAR PROBLEM AND AS OF 23RD SEPTEMBER 2014, 1.5 MILLION (1512107) VEHICLES HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR SIMILAR ISSUE.THE HONDA RECALL NUMBER IS R89 AND THE RECALL WAS PLACED ON AUGUST 27TH 2011, FOR HONDA ACCORDS 2005-2010 FOR THE TRANSMISSION. I TOOK MY CAR TO, GROSSINGER HONDA, MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD COMPLETELY FAILED ALTHOUGH FLUID LEVELS WERE NORMAL. DTC CODES WERE P0741, P0746, AND P0777. HONDA OPENED A CASE AND GAVE ME A CASE NO:N012014-09-22-02450. MORE THAN 1.5 MILLION VEHICLES ARE AFFECTED FROM THIS RECALL AND THEY TELL ME MY CAR ISN'T ONE? I STRONGLY FEEL THAT MY CASE IS GENUINE AND WITH REFERENCE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 11V395000, MY VEHICLE SHOULD BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS RECALL BY AMERICAN HONDA . *TR

Mileage: 85,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE DRIVER STARTED THE VEHICLE, IT WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF GEAR. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 203,563.

Mileage: 203,563

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED AND WHEN SHE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE . THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,500. UPDATED 06/10/14 MA THE CONSUMER STATED SHE PAID FOR A RE-BUILT TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER. UPDATED 07/23/14

Mileage: 55,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED WITHOUT WARNING AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,000. *TR

Mileage: 103,000

DRIVING TO WORK IN SOMEWHAT HEAVY TRAFFIC WHEN I APPROACHED A SLIGHT INCLINE. THE ENGINE BEGAN RACING TO REDLINE AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE TO MOVE THE CAR FORWARD AGAIN. I WAS VERY NEARLY REAR ENDED BY THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME AS THE CAR SUDDENLY SLOWED DOWN. I PUT ON MY HAZARDS AND PULLED TO THE SHOULDER, AND SUDDENLY THE GEAR ENGAGED AGAIN AND I WAS ON MY WAY. WHILE SLOWING DOWN FURTHER ON IN MY DRIVE, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN PULSING AND SURGING AS I SLOWED NEARLY CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL. I BACKED OFF FROM THE TRAFFIC AND WAS ALMOST TO WORK WHEN I APPROACHED ANOTHER HILL. THIS TIME THE ENGINE AGAIN RACED TO REDLINE AND I PULLED TO SHOULDER AND SHUT THE CAR DOWN. I WAITED A MINUTE AND RESTARTED AND THE VEHICLE APPEARED TO BE FINE AGAIN. I DROVE THE HALF MILE TO WORK AND IMMEDIATELY SETUP AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION LOOKED AT. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE DEALER BY KEEPING THE DRIVE SELECT IN 3RD AND THEY HAVE DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE WITH A FAILED 2ND GEAR LEAVING ME TO FOOT THE BILL FOR A REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION AT OVER $5000. NEEDLESS TO SAY, MY WIFE AND I AS THE ORIGINAL OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE ARE VERY DISAPPOINTED AND HOPEFUL THAT HONDA WILL HELP TO COVER PART OF THE REPAIR. I AM CONCERNED THAT MY WIFE AND CHILDREN COULD HAVE BEEN IN THE CAR WHEN IT LOST POWER AND COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE VEHICLE IS ONLY 8 YEARS OLD WITH 75K ON THE ODOMETER. *TR

Mileage: 76,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED ABNORMALLY AS A BURNING ODOR AND SMOKE WAS EMITTED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

Mileage: 70,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE MY CAR LOST POWER FROM THE ENGINE. THE RPM'S WENT HIGHER BUT THERE WAS NO POWER EVEN THOUGH THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ON THE DASH TO TRY TO UNDERSTAND WHAT WAS HAPPENING EXCEPT FOR THE RPM GAUGE. THE TRANSMISSION HAD COMPLETELY DISENGAGED JUST AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL EVEN THOUGH IT WAS IN 'DRIVE'. THE SCARIEST PART WAS THAT I WAS STUCK IN HEAVY TRAFFIC DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AT NIGHT DURING A RAINSTORM AND THERE WERE NO VISIBLE WARNINGS TO OBSERVE OTHER THAN THE TACHOMETER AND SOUND OF THE ENGINE REVVING UP. I UNDERSTAND NOW THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAS STARTED TO FAIL PREMATURELY DUE TO OVERHEATED TRANSMISSION FLUID AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A HIGH COST. *TR

Mileage: 66,700

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION V6 ACCORD. CRUISING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 65,MODERATE TRAFFIC, AROUND 4:35P, LEVEL GROUND, AMBIENT TEMP OF ABOUT 71, APPROX 2000 REVS. TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY SHIFTED DOWN (NO KICK DOWN), ENGINE RACED AT 6500 REVS, CAUSED CAR TO RAPIDLY DECELERATE. LUCKILY THERE WAS A GAP IN TRAFFIC BEHIND ME, OTHERWISE COULD HAVE SHUNTED. TOOK FOOT OFF GAS, LOOKING FOR GAP TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER WHEN CAR SUDDENLY SHIFTED BACK INTO A GEAR NORMAL FOR SPEED - REVS DROPPED TO ABOUT 2500 TO 3000, SPEED AROUND 45. GENTLY PRESSED GAS AND INCREASED SPEED BACK UP TO NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEED. A WHINE IS COMING THE ENGINE BAY - MORE NOTICEABLE AT LOWER SPEEDS. TRANSMISSION SUBSEQUENTLY NOT SHIFTING SMOOTHLY. *TR

Mileage: 42,700

CAR DETAILS: - 05 ACCORD SE COUPE WITH ~65K MILES (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, 4 CYLINDER) RECENTLY, I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE EVEN WHEN I KEEP PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL. TYPICALLY HAPPENS AT AROUND 50 TO 60 MPH MARKER (THE MPH NEEDLE WILL JUST STALL AT ONE LOCATION AND NOT MOVE). I HAVE TO TAP THE BRAKE LIGHTLY A COUPLE OF TIMES OR LET THE CAR COAST DOWN WITHOUT GIVING IT ANY GAS (IT KIND OF RELEASES WHATEVER IS HOLDING THE CAR FROM ACCELERATING AND RELEASES THE MPH NEEDLE). I THEN ACCELERATE THE CAR AGAIN AND IT WILL GO HIGHER THAN 60 MPH. KEEPS HAPPENING OFTEN (NOT EVERY TIME THOUGH). MY GAS MILEAGE IS LOWER WHICH CONFIRMS THAT SOMETHING IS HAPPENING. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE ON HIGHWAYS. I AM NOT SURE IF THIS IS RELATED TO ALL THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE ISSUES THAT HONDA ACCORDS CONTINUE TO SEE ON MODELS MANUFACTURED IN THE MID 2000S. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

AT ONLY 93,000 MILES, MY TRANSMISSION IS SHOT. JUST ONE YEAR AFTER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY RUNS OUT BASED ON TIME, NOT MILEAGE. HONDA'S REPUTATION OF RELIABILITY MAKES PEOPLE NOT EVEN EXPECT TO BUY A WARRANTY. THEIR REPUTATION IS A LIE. ANY AMERICAN CAR WOULD HAVE A 100,000 MILE WARRANTY THE TRANSMISSION. I WILL DEFINITELY NEVER BUY A HONDA AGAIN. THE FINANCIAL BURDEN OF REPLACING A TRANSMISSION SO EARLY ON IS NOT EASY AND THIS CAR SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR IT'S COMMON DEFECT, AS I AM LEARNING ONLINE. *TR

Mileage: 93,000

BROUGHT VEHICLE IN FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE TIMING BELT REPLACEMENT. HONDA TECHNICIAN NOTIFIED ME THAT THE TIMING BELT TENSIONER WAS LEAKING AND COULD LEAK ONTO THE BELT CAUSING IT TO SLIP OFF OF TENSIONER.. HE FURTHER STATED THAT THIS TYPE OF LEAK GOES UN-NOTICED UNTIL TIMING BELT IS REPLACED. LOSS OF POWER CAN OCCUR IF TIMING BELT IS NOT SECURED. *TR

Mileage: 78,093

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 101 IN CALIFORNIA THE POWERTRAIN (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) ON OUR 6 CYLINDER HONDA FAILED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. WHEN WE GOT TO AN EXIT, THE CAR COULD NOT POWER UP AN EXIT RAMP. THE CAR EVEN ROLLED BACKWARDS EVEN WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WAS PUT IN PARK. PRIOR TO THIS PROBLEM WE HAD NO ADVANCE WARNING OR INKLING OF ANY TRANSMISSION DIFFICULTIES. DURING THIS INCIDENT THE WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH DID NOT TURN ON. ONCE WE GOT TO A REPAIR FACILITY WE WERE TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED COMPLETELY AND THE COST OF A REMANUFACTURED UNIT WOULD BE ABOUT $4,400. AFTER THIS INCIDENT WE READ UP ON HONDA'S AND DISCOVERED THAT SUCH COMPLETE, NO-WARNING FAILURES ARE RATHER COMMON IN THESE HONDA ACCORDS. OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY RAN OUT SIX MONTHS AGO. GIVEN THE HIGH NUMBER OF THESE PROBLEMS AND THE HIGH COST INVOLVED, WE BELIEVE THAT HONDA SHOULD REPAIR OR REPLACE THESE UNITS AS LOSING POWER IN A CAR ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

Mileage: 102,465

MANUFACTURER: HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) SUMMARY: INITIALLY,WHILE WAITING ON A RED LIGHT, WHILE THE CAR WAS GOING INTO A FORWARD GEAR, THE CAR SURGED FORWARD. THEN TRIED TO APPLY BREAKS BUT CAR SEEMED TO WANT TO MOVE FORWARD. APPLIED BRAKES AND MOVED GEAR TO NEUTRAL. THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE CAR. ONCE STOPPED, PUT CAR ON PARK AND TURNED OFF ENGINE. BEFORE TURNING CAR OFF THE ENGINE JUST REVVED AND SURGED FORWARD CAUSING ME TO ALMOST REAR END THE CAR IN FRONT. END RESULT WAS THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT ON ANY GEAR (DRIVE, REVERSE, LOW GEAR). THE CAR WAS RENDERED FULLY UN-DRIVABLE AS IT SEEMS THE TRANSMISSION HAS COMPLETELY FAILED. HONDA WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED. THEY STATED THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR HONDA ACCORD 2005 (THE NHTSA WEBSITE INDICATES CAMPAIGN 11V395000) RECALLS BUT HONDA STATED THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIR EVEN THOUGH IT IS A KNOWN FREQUENT FAILURE. HOW SHOULD I PURSUE THIS ISSUE GOING FORWARD? PS. THE CAR WAS TOLLED BACK TO MY DRIVEWAY AND ITS STILL SITTING THERE. *TR

Mileage: 176,700

MY 05 HONDA ACCORD V6 AUTO TRANSMISSION GAVE UP ON ME ONLY AT 65000 MILES. HONDA DOES NOT WANT TO PAY FOR IT BECAUSE THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED AND THEY QUOTED ME OVER $4400 TO REPLACE IT WITH A NEW ONE BUT THE ONLY HAS 65K MILES ON IT. I'LL NEVER BUY ANOTHER HONDA FOR THIS REASON. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

Mileage: 95,000

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK IN STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC. WHEN I WENT TO ACCELERATE I NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE JERKED, AS IF IT HAD A PROBLEM SHIFTING. I DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT AT THE TIME UNTIL IT DID IT AGAIN AFTER I CAME TO ANOTHER STOP AND ACCELERATED ONCE TRAFFIC STARTED MOVING AGAIN. THIS TIME I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I THEN NOTICED THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ("CHECK ENGINE LIGHT") CAME ON THE DASH. THE TRACTION CONTROL (TCS) INDICATOR ALSO CAME ON. I TURNED THE CAR OFF, WAITED A FEW SECONDS, THEN STARTED IT AGAIN, HOPING THAT WOULD CLEAR ANY FAULTS. THE INDICATORS WERE STILL LIT AND WHEN I WENT TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE THE DRIVE "D" INDICATOR WAS FLASHING GREEN (IT'S NORMALLY SOLID GREEN). I DROVE IT A SHORT DISTANCE TO A NEARBY PARKING LOT WHERE I CALLED A TOW TRUCK TO COME TOW THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP. UPON DRIVING IT TO THE PARKING LOT I NOTICED THAT IT WOULDN'T SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR. TOP SPEED I GOT WAS ABOUT 40 MPH. ALSO THE ENGINE WAS REVVING SLIGHTLY. I THEN KNEW THAT THE PROBLEM WAS MORE SERIOUS AND I FEARED FOR THE WORSE. WHILE WAITING FOR THE TOW TRUCK I CHECKED THE ERROR CODES THAT WAS CAUSING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON. IT CAME BACK WITH THREE CODES HAVING TO DO WITH THE SHIFT SOLENOID VALVE A AND CLUTCH PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID VALVE A BEING STUCK ON. THE DEALER CALLED ME BACK THE NEXT DAY AND EXPLAINED THAT THEY REPLACED THE SHIFT AND CLUTCH PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOIDS, WERE GOING TO GIVE IT A TEST DRIVE TO SEE IF THAT CORRECTED THE FAULT, AND WOULD CALL ME BACK AFTERWARDS. THE NEXT CALL I RECEIVED WAS DEVASTATING. I WAS TOLD THAT IT DIDN'T FIX THE ISSUE AND THAT I WOULD NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION! I WAS COMPLETELY SHOCKED. THE CAR JUST HIT THE 50,000 MILE MARK! I HAVE BABIED THIS CAR SINCE I FIRST BOUGHT IT NEW. I DON'T DRIVE IT ROUGH AND I FOLLOW THE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE TO A T. HOW COULD THIS POSSIBLY BE? *TR

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME WHERE AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS BURNING CAUSING THE RUBBER TO EXPAND AND THE VEHICLE TO SLIP BETWEEN GEARS. IN ADDITION, THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE GEAR SYSTEM WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

Mileage: 160,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE WITH VIBRATION. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY TWO DIFFERENT INDEPENDENT MECHANICS WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE SECONDARY SHAFT BEARING WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO THE DEFECT ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V395000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: CONTROL MODULE TCM, PCM); HOWEVER THE CONSEQUENCE OF THE RECALL CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE SECONDARY SHAFT BEARING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED THAT THE SECONDARY SHAFT BEARING SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

Mileage: 127,000

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR. *JS

Mileage: 70,000

HONDA ACCORD 2005 V6 UNDER 25,000 MILES SUDDENLY STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WHICH FINALLY FAILED ON MAY 2011 WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. A COMPLETE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OVERHAUL AND TORQUE CONVERTER CHANGE WERE PERFORMED AT A HONDA DEALER AT A COST OF OVER $2600. NEW TRANSMISSION FELT GREAT DURING THE FIRST 3 MONTHS (EVEN THOUGH IT TORQUE CONVERTER STARTED LEAKING OIL AND I HAD TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR) BUT RECENTLY I HAVE NOTICE ABRUPT DELAYS (SLOW DOWN) WHILE SHIFTING GEARS, LIKE ITS IS PULLING YOU BACK AND STRANGE KICKS WHILE SHIFTING. CAR ACCELERATES SLOWER AS WELL AND DOES NOT REACT AS QUICKLY OR SMOOTHLY AS NEW. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE SAME HONDA DEALER AND THEY SAY NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 24,370

MY WIFE AND I AND 5 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING ON IH35 ON THE LEFT LANE AT 70MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY FAILED. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AND SAID SHE WAS LOOSING POWER AND HAD PRESENCE OF MIND TO PULLED OVER TO THE RIGHT SIDE. ALL THE CARS WERE GOING REALLY FAST. THANK GOD WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OVER AND DID NOT GET HIT FROM BEHIND. AFTER STOPPING THE CAR WOULD NOT ENGAGE TO DRIVE AND REVVED UP ONLY SO HAD IT TOWED TO A HONDA FACILITY. THERE WE WERE TOLD IT WAS TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THEY CHARGED ME 4500 DOLLARS.I DID NOT HAVE A CHOICE AS WE WERE TRAVELLING AND 250 MILES AWAY FROM HOME AND DID NOT HAVE A CHOICE AS THE OTHER PLACES WE CALLED SAID THEY COULD NOT EVEN TAKE A LOOK FOR A FEW DAYS TILL MONDAY AS IT WAS A FRIDAY AFTERNOON. I DID DO MY RESEARCH AND CALLED A FEW TRANSMISSION PLACES AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A 2500 DOLLAR JOB. DOUBLE INSULT TRANSMISSION FAILS AT 95K AND CHARGED 2000 MORE. LAST TIME I BUY A HONDA. *JS

Mileage: 95,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP GEARS WITH HESITATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND WAS REPAIRED UNDER A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V395000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: CONTROL MODULE; TCM, PCM); HOWEVER THE REMEDY WAS INSUFFICIENT AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN FURTHER REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000.

Mileage: 99,000

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURES AT 87,900 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 87,900

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V395000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM)). AFTER HAVING THE REPAIRS PERFORMED, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND STALLED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE MAINTENANCE WARNING LAMP WAS CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,764 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

Mileage: 58,764

INITIALLY WHEN PUTTING CAR IN REVERSE IT WOULD NOT ENGAGE GOING INTO A FORWARD GEAR ONCE STOPPED. THEN UPON ENTERING HIGHWAY THE ENGINE JUST REVVED AND CAR LOST SPEED ALMOST CAUSING ME TO BE REAR-ENDED AT HIGH SPEED BECAUSE CAR WOULD NOT DRIVE. END RESULT WAS TORQUE CONVERTER WAS FAULTY AND CAUSED TRANSMISSION TO BURN FLUID AND GEARS TO SHRED. CAR WAS TOWED TO HAWLEY'S AUTO REPAIR ON SHAKER ROAD EAST LONGMEADOW, MA ON 12/20 WHERE IT WAS RENDERED FULLY UN-DRIVABLE AS TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED. HONDA WAS CONTACTED BUT STATED THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIR EVEN THOUGH IT IS A KNOWN FREQUENT FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 101,150

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD EX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND DRIVEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V395000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM)). THEY OFFERED NO OTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,600.

Mileage: 64,600

TRANSMISSION FAILED AT HIGHWAY SPEED RESULTING IN IMMEDIATE VEHICLE DECELERATION AND NEAR ACCIDENT. HONDA REFUSED TO FULLY COVER THE COST OF THE FAILED TRANSMISSION DESPITE NUMEROUS OTHER REPORTS OF FAILED V6/AT FAILURES IN THE 2005 MODEL YEAR, AND PREVIOUS MODEL YEAR RECALLS. SIGNIFICANT SAFETY CONCERN IN THIS MODEL YEAR AND TRANSMISSION COMBINATION. *TR

Mileage: 92,719

2005 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CONTROL AND REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS *TGW

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER KNOB FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR. IN ADDITION, THE RUBBER SEAL ON THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WAS LOOSENED WHEN THE WINDOW WAS BEING OPENED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO REPAIRED THE KNOB AND THE WINDOW. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,329.

Mileage: 46,329

DRIVING DOWN THE STREET WHEN THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT WENT ON. WITHIN 5 SECONDS THE ENGINE STALLED. WAS ABLE TO PULL TO SIDE OF ROAD AND STOP THE VEHICLE. TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. THIS MATCHES THE SCENARIO AS OUTLINED IN RECALL #59558. CONTACTED LOCAL DEALER AND HONDA AMERICA AND WAS ADVISED THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 118,000

CAR SHUTTERS BETWEEN 35MPH AND 40MPH AND HAS LOST TRANSMISSION FLUID. ITS PROBLEMS ARE EXACTLY LIKE THOSE IN A PRIOR CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST HONDA. THEY HAVEN'T FIXED THE PROBLEM. A RECALL WAS RECEIVED FOR A SOFTWARE UPDATE FOR THE TRANSMISSION, I THINK THEY ARE JUST TRYING TO SEE HOW MANY THEY HAVE OUT THERE DOING WHAT THEY HAVE ALREADY BEEN SUED FOR. AFTER THE SOFTWARE UPDATE NOTHING CHANGED. *TR

Mileage: 84,000

THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR AS WELL AS 3RD AND 4TH GEAR. WE TOOK IT INTO A SHOP AND WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REBUILT. THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW AND HAS AROUND 80,000 MILES. THE GUY AT THE TRANSMISSION SHOP STATED THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH HONDA BUT THEY WERE NOT WILLING TO FIX IT. HE STATED THE PLASTIC CAPS ON THE TORQUE CONVERTER WERE BREAKING AND SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN USED AT ALL. *TR

Mileage: 88,000

AT FIRST, WHEN PUTTING THE CAR INTO GEAR, THERE WOULD BE A DELAY BEFORE THE VEHICLE ACTUALLY ACCEPTED THAT GEAR--ANYWHERE FROM 6-10 SECONDS, ALONG WITH A GRINDING NOISE WHEN I WOULD GO FROM DRIVE TO PARK. I IMMEDUATELY CALLED MY DEALER AND TOOK IT OVER THERE AND EXPLAINED TO THEM WHAT HAD BEEN HAPPENING. GIVEN THE MILEAGE OF MY CAR, THE MANAGER OF THE SERVICE DEPT TOOK THE CAR OUT FOR A DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY (WITH ME), AND TRIED TO SEE IF THE GEARS WERE IN FACT SLIPPING AND I WOULD NEED TRANNY WORK. AFTER THE TEST DRIVE, IT WAS DECIDED THAT THEY WOULD DRAIN ALL THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND REPLACE IT WITH NEW. THIS WORKED WELL FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS, AND THEN WE HAD A BIG COLD SNAP HERE IN COLORADO. AFTER THAT, IT ALL WENT SOUTH. MY CAR WOULD NO LONGER SHIFT INTO 2ND OR 3RD WITHOUT A LOT OF NOISE. CALLED THE DEALER, AND BY THE TIME WE GOT IT THERE, THE CAR WAS BARELY MOVING AT 40MPH ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. WHEN I PURCHASED THIS CAR THREE YEARS AGO, THE ODOMETER READ 42,000 MILES. TODAY IT READS 67,000. REALLY? I HAVE TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 67,000?????? THANK GOODNESS I HAVE A HIGHLY COMPETENT SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP WHO WENT TO BAT FOR ME AND CALLED HONDA DIRECTLY. I RECEIVED A "GOODWILL" REPAIR, BUT AM STILL FORKING OVER $1568 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. OBVIOUSLY, HONDA HAS NOT FIXED THEIR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I BELIEVE ANOTHER RECALL NEEDS TO BE ISSUED SOONER, RATHER THAN LATER. *TR

Mileage: 67,000

2005 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL NOTICE RELATED TO AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE SOFTWARE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE DEALER RETURNED THE VEHICLE, HE ASKED WHAT HAD BEEN DONE PERTAINING TO THE RECALL AND THE DEALER STATED THEY REPROGRAMMED THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE, BUT THEY DIDN'T INSPECT THE BEARING. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE BEARING SHOULD HAVE BEEN INSPECTED AS PART OF THE RECALL, TO DETERMINE IF ANY DAMAGE HAD OCCURRED AS THE BEARING WAS A SIGNIFICANT PART AND STATED AS SO IN THE RECALL LETTER. *JB

2005 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL NOTICE RELATED TO A DEFECT IN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE SOFTWARE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS INVOLVED IN SIX ACCIDENTS DUE TO A RECALL, THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ISSUED LONG AGO. *JB

TRANSMISSION FLUID MAY BE LEAKING, ENGINE (OR TRANSMISSION) STUTTERS AFTER GO MAYBE A BLOCK. *TR

CAR WAS RUNNING FINE. NO PROBLEMS. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. I STOPPED THE CAR AND CHECKED THE SEAT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND SEAT BELTS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHY IT WAS ON. I GOT BACK INTO THE CAR AND CONTINUED HOME. WHEN SLOWING TO TURN INTO DRIVEWAY A LOUD BANGING NOISE OCCURRED. THE CAR WAS PUT IN PARK AND IMMEDIATELY STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A HAZARD IF A CAR HAD BEEN PASSING BY OR IF THIS HAD HAPPENED IN BUSY TRAFFIC. I COULD HAVE ROLLED BACK AND HURT SOMEONE, HURT MYSELF OR ROLLED BACK INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. ALSO IF SOMEONE HAD BEEN WALKING BEHIND THE CAR AND GOTTEN RAN OVER AND KILLED. ANYWAY IT WAS LATER TOWED TO A DEALER AND DIAGNOSTICS RAN. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THAT IS NOT RIGHT. MY CAR WAS LIKE NEW WITH A LITTLE OVER 68 THOUSAND MILES ON IT. I STILL OWE ON IT AND PURCHASED IT BRAND NEW. HONDA SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS. SINCE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME AND I HAVE BEGUN TO RESEARCH THIS I FOUND A TON OF RECALLS FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM, YET I AM TOLD MY CAR IS A 6 CYLINDER AND IS NOT UNDER RECALL. PLEASE HELP. I WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST ME 4400 PLUS $ TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. HONDA SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS COST. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

2005 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER REQUEST FULL REIMBURSEMENT IN REGARDS TO RECALL REPAIRS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION WAS MAKING A BAD WHINING SOUND. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V395000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) PERFORMED, BUT THE TRANSMISSION CONTINUED TO SLIP AND JERK WHILE CHANGING GEARS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 149,467.

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V395000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM). THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHIN TWO DAYS OF HAVING THE REPAIRS PERFORMED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR EXAMINATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS PLACED IN REVERSE OR DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. UPDATED 11/01/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED ON A COLD START, WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE, AFTER THE TRANSMISSION WAS PUT INTO GEAR, THERE WAS A MOMENTARY PAUSE BEFORE THE ENGINE REVVED. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A TRANSMISSION SOFTWARE RECALL. UPDATED 11/30/11

Mileage: 150,000

TRANSMISSION STUTTERS IN BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEARS ON DECELLERATION AND ACCELERATION. TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO OVERHEAT. ANTICIPATE FAILURE DUE TO THIS ANOMOLY. DO NOT WANT TO EXPERIENCE A LOCK UP OR LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *TT

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE A LOUD NOISE WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

Mileage: 60,000

VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS INTO THE ADJACENT STREET WHILE THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN PARK ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. UPDATED 05/06/11 *BF *TR

Mileage: 45,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD SEDAN. WHILE DRIVING 2-3 MPH ATTEMPTING A LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL NOISE JUST BEFORE STALLING WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AXLE WAS FRACTURED AND THE DRIVER SIDE AXLE WAS ALSO DAMAGED. THE DEALER REPLACED BOTH FRONT AXLES. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 141,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 130,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55-60 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE INDEPENDENTLY AND THEN SHIFTED BACK INTO GEAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE HAD BEEN ON-GOING SINCE FEBRUARY 2011. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THEN TO A DEALER WHERE BOTH CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT AUTHORIZED THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED TO PAY HALF OF THE REPAIR COSTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,888. UPDATED 4/25/11 *CN UPDATED 08/22/11

Mileage: 61,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE ANY FURTHER. THE VEHICLE ROLLED TO A STOP AND WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

OUR 2005 HONDA ACCORD V6 SUDDENLY STOPPED ACCELERATING AND BEHAVED LIKE IT WAS ON NEUTRAL. THE ENGINE REVVED BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. I HAD TO STOP THE CAR IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND PUT MY HAZARDS ON. AFTER A FEW MINUTES I STARTED THE ENGINE AGAIN. WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE AND I FELT THE CAR GO INTO GEAR A FEW SECONDS LATER. WHEN I ACCELERATED THE CAR STARTED TO MOVE SLOWLY FORWARD AND A WHIRRING NOISE CAME FROM THE ENGINE. I HAD TO STOP AND START THE CAR 3-4 TIMES ON THE REMAINING 3 MILE DRIVE HOME. I TOOK IT INTO A HONDA REPAIR SHOP. WE CONTACTED HONDA CORPORATE AND THEY HAVE OFFERED TO PAY 75% OF THE COST OF REPAIR WHICH IS ESTIMATED AT $5000. *TR

Mileage: 66,000

I DRIVE A 2005 HONDA ACCORD, WE NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LOW SO WE ADDED HONDA TRANSMISSION FLUID. THAT'S WHEN THE CARS RPMS SHOT UP AND I WASN'T HARDLY MOVING. HONDA SAID DO A 9 QUART FLUSH, WHICH WE DID. FOR A DAY OR TWO THINGS SEEMED BETTER, THEN IT WAS FAR WORSE THAN BEFORE WITH THE RPMS AT 6,000 AND I'M ONLY GOING 30. HOPING IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH A CENSOR, WE TOOK IT TO HONDA, THEY TELL ME DON'T WORRY IT'LL BE FINE. HOUR LATER THEY CALL AND SAY YOUR TRANSMISSION IS SHOT. NOW THEY TELL ME I CAN TRADE IT IN, OR GET A NEW ONE FOR $3800. I SAY I'M TAKING IT ELSEWHERE, TO ANOTHER TRANS SHOP, WHO ASKS ME WHICH HONDA I CALLED ABOUT HE'S HAD 3 CALLS THAT MORNING AND HAS 2 WAITING TO BE FIXED. HE SAYS HONDA TRANS ARE POORLY DESIGNED IN THAT FIRST THE FILTER IS HARD TO GET TO AND THAT THERE IS A VERY SMALL HOLE FOR FLUID TO GET THROUGH AND THAT ONCE CLOGGED WITH NO FLUID THE TRANS FAILS. NOW HE'S REBUILDING IT AND OUR SUPPOSED TRUSTY HONDA IS GOING TO COST US $2400 OF WHICH WE DO NOT JUST HAVE SITTING AROUND. I HOPE THAT THERE WILL BE A RECALL, THIS IS TRULY AWFUL OF HONDA A NAME I TRUSTED IN, BUT, NOW WOULD NEVER RECOMMENDED TO ANYONE. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 HONDA ACCORD V6 ON THE HIGHWAY IT SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND VIOLENTLY DOWN SHIFTED TO 2ND GEAR ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT! THANK GOD THE DRIVER BEHIND ME WAS AWARE OR IT COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. FROM THAT DAY THE TRANSMISSION KEPT DOING THE SAME THING. THE CAR HAS 95K. HONDA HAS REFUSED TO TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAILURE!! THIS ALSO HAPPENED TO MY 2002 ACCORD!! SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE PEOPLE GET HURT! YOU WOULD THINK HONDA OF ALL CAR MAKERS WOULD STAND BEHIND WHAT THEY MAKE...BUT THEY DON'T...TIME TO THINK ABOUT ANOTHER CAR TO BY IN THE FUTURE! *TR

Mileage: 91,245

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD REV WHEN ACCELERATED BUT WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART BY SHUTTING THE VEHICLE OFF AND ON AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 43,000.

Mileage: 43,000

AS ACCELERATING THE VEHICLE A HARD JERK HAPPENS WHILE SHIFTING GEARS FROM 1 TO 2ND GEAR. THE RPMS GO EXTREMELY HIGH EVEN IF YOU ACCELERATE THE CAR GENTLY AND ONCE YOU LET GO THE CAR TAKES A COUPLE OF SECONDS TO DROP THE RPMS AND YOU FEEL THE JERK AND THEN THE THUMP. IF I NEED TO BRAKE SUDDENLY THE CAR MAKES LIKE A THUMP SOUND AND THE TRANSMISSION FEELS AND SOUND ABNORMAL. THIS ONLY OCCURS WHEN YOU FIRST ACCELERATE THE CAR AND YOU'RE GOING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN ON ANY OTHER GEARS. I HAVEN'T FELT THIS IN ANY OTHER CAR. THIS INCIDENT WITH THE GEAR CHANGE HAPPENS ALWAYS WITH THE CAR, IN THE MORNINGS, AT AN SIGNAL INTERSECTION, AND/OR LEAVING ANY PLACE. IT ALSO OCCURS RECURRENTLY. *TR

Mileage: 71,000

THERE IS A RUMBLE NOISE THAT HAPPENS AT 25, 40, & 55 MPH. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN CONSISTENTLY AND SO IT HAS TAKEN ME 2 YEARS TO FINALLY GET AN ANSWER TO THE PROBLEM. IT APPEARS TO BE THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

I HAVE A 2005 HONDA ACCORD V6, 85K MILES. IT HAPPENED ALL OF A SUDDEN (NO COMPUTER WARNING) AND IT WAS IN A SERIOUS SITUATION (ON THE HIGHWAY TRAVELING BETWEEN CITIES). THE GEARS SLIPPED AND OUT OF NOWHERE I'M DRIFTING WITHOUT ANY GEAR TRACTION. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED IT OFF, WAITED 20 MINUTES AND THEN STARTED IT BACK UP ONLY TO PUT IT IN DRIVE AND THE CAR WENT IN REVERSE! NOW THEY SAY ITS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. HOW CAN A CAR OF LESS THAN 5YRS HAVE THIS ISSUE? AND A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS ISSUE TO HONDA, ONLY TO CLAIM THERE IS NO DEFECTS.. HERE IS A URL OF COMPLAINS YOU SEE FROM PEOPLE ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE ON TRANSMISSION. HTTP://BLOGS.CARS.COM/KICKINGTIRES/2008/05/HONDA-OWNERS-FO.HTML. *TR

Mileage: 86,000

2005 HONDA ACCORD V6 EX SEDAN. WHILE ENTERING THE FREEWAY THE CAR FELL OUT OF GEAR AND THEN I HAD TO QUICKLY PULL OFF (NEARLY GETTING HIT BY MERGING CARS) AND CALL THE HIGHWAY PATROL TO BLOCK ONCOMING TRAFFIC FROM HITTING ME AS I DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH MOMENTUM TO GET OUT OF THE FAR RIGHT LANE COMPLETELY. TOWED CAR TO HONDA DEALERSHIP WHICH RESULTED IN THEM TELLING ME I HAD A FAILED TRANSMISSION. A FAILED TRANSMISSION WITH 52,300 MILES ON THE CAR. TRANSMISSION AND OIL CHANGE WAS JUST DONE SO WHY THIS FAILED LEAVES ME SHAKING MY HEAD. *TR

Mileage: 52,300

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, THERE WAS AN EXCESSIVE INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND FAILED TO STOP. WHEN THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO THE PARK POSITION THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO STOP. THE GEAR SELECTOR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF THE PARK POSITION, AND THE IGNITION KEY WOULD NOT TURN OR RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION. THE POLICE WAS AT THE SCENE AND HE WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO THE DRIVE RANGE AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE IGNITION KEY SUDDENLY TURNED AND THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM WAS UPDATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON A SEPARATE OCCASION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,788. UPDATED 11/03/10. *LJ UPDATED 12/7/10 *CN

Mileage: 29,788

I BOUGHT THIS BRAND NEW CAR IN 2005 AND GOOD MAINTENANCE ON IT. FOR ABOUT A MONTH, MY CAR HAD BEEN ACTING FUNNY WHEN I CAME TO A STOP, PERIODICALLY. MAYBE ONCE A WEEK OR SO. BY ACTING FUNNY, I MEAN IT DID NOT SEEM TO DOWNSHIFT IMMEDIATELY WHEN I CAME TO A STOP, SOMETIMES ACTING LIKE SOMEONE BUMPED THE CAR FROM BEHIND BARELY. LAST SATURDAY, AROUND 9 PM RIGHT AT THE STOP SIGN, THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP AND I COULD NOT REVERSE OR DOWNSHIFTED. I HAD TO PULL THE CAR TO THE ROAD SIDE. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED IT NEXT MORNING THAT WAS SUNDAY AND I HAD TO PAY $181 FOR TOWING. MONDAY, THE DEALER SHIP SERVICE CALLED ME AND SAID TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND I HAVE TO PAY $4200 TO REPLACE IT. I TOLD THEM HOW CAN I BOUGHT THE BRAND NEW CAR AND IT WAS ONLY 67K MILES, THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND I HAVE TO PAY $4200.....AFTER THAT THEY DID CONTACT TO HONDA'S CORPORATE AND TOLD ME THAT I HAVE TO PAY $750 FOR MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY DEDUCTIBLE AND HONDA WILL PAY THE REST. I HAVE NO CHOICE SO I LET THEM FIXED MY CAR. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SAY IS THAT WHY THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 67K MILES SO WHO WILL BUY THE NEW HONDA WITH THE PROBLEM LIKE THIS. IT COST ME A NIGHTMARE TO THINK ABOUT THAT NIGHT AND I THINK THE HONDA'S CORPORATE SHOULD RESPONSIBLE THIS PROBLEM AND I DON'T HAVE TO PAY $750 PLUG $181 TOWED CAR ONLY 67K MILES DRIVING. OTHERWISE, I AM KEEP THINKING THAT IT COULD HAVE ACCIDENT WHEN THE CAR STOPPED AT THAT NIGHT OR MY CAR WAS DIED ON THE TRIP AROUND 100 MILES AWAY FROM HOME. *TR

Mileage: 67,900

2005 HONDA ACCORD EX-V6 AUTO-TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT AT 50MPH. LUCKILY IT WAS THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT AND THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD BUT HAD THEIR BEEN SOMEONE BEHIND ME IT WOULD HAVE BEEN BAD. THE VEHICLE SLIPPED 5TH, 4TH, AND 3RD GEAR THEN SLOWED TO A STOP. THE ONLY REASON I AM BOTHERING TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT IS THAT I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND HAVE FOUND THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE WHICH THIS SAME CAR HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS (10 SIMILAR REPORTS ON CARCOMPLAINTS.COM SINCE JAN. 2009 ALONE). I AM IN LUCK BECAUSE I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND IT SHOULD BE COVERED. IT IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 49,271

WITHOUT WARNING MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED GETTING OFF THE FREEWAY TODAY. WHEN I WENT TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN AT THE END OF THE RAMP, THE CAR WOULDN'T SHIFT ANY HIGHER THAN 2ND GEAR, COULDN'T INCREASE SPEED TO AVOID ONCOMING CARS, HAD NO POWER. I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE CURB TO AVOID BEING HIT. TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 66,900

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS AND SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 33,000.

Mileage: 33,000

MY 2005 HONDA ACCORD EX-L V6 (2 DOOR) SUFFERED A SUDDEN CATASTROPHIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE CRUISING AT 70 MPH RESULTING IN A NEAR ACCIDENT. I COULD NOT ACCELERATE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT DOWNSHIFT INTO ANY OTHER GEAR. I WAS NEARLY HIT BY VEHICLES FOLLOWING ME AND HAD TO MERGE ACROSS TRAFFIC INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE WHERE I "COASTED" DOWN AN OFFRAMP. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED TO THE STANDARDS LISTED IN THE OWNERS MANUAL. THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SERVICED TWICE IN 96,000 MILES WHICH EXCEEDS THE STANDARDS IN THE OWNERS MANUAL. THE OWNERS MANUAL ALSO SPECIFIES ONLY GENUINE HONDA TRANSMISSION FLUID WHICH WAS USED ON BOTH TRANSMISSION SERVICES. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH A TOTAL FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION, AND THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS AT ALL (SLIPPING GEARS, GRINDING, ETC.). IF THE INCIDENT HAPPENED IN A DIFFERENT LOCATION (CROSSING AN INTERSECTION, MORE CARS IN TRAFFIC, ON A WIDER HIGHWAY) IT IS VERY LIKELY THAT I WOULD HAVE BEEN STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 96,391

THE ACCELERATOR STUCK AND THE ENGINE KEPT REVVING AT A HIGH SPEED. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE PRESSED IT BARELY SLOWED DOWN. WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR AT A FAST FOOD ESTABLISHMENT. IT CONTINUED TO REV WHEN THE GEAR WAS PLACED IN "PARK." THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND THEN RESTARTED, AND THE ENGINE WAS STILL REVVING AT A HIGH SPEED. A TOW TRUCK TOOK IT TO THE HONDA PLACE AND THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. EVIDENTLY THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER MOVED THE PEDAL AROUND AND THE DEALER SAID HE SHOULD NOT HAVE DONE THAT. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. SHE HAD TO DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE VEHICLE WAS INOPERABLE AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO AN AUTO SHOP. A MECHANIC STATED THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE HONDA MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND A CLAIM WAS FILED. CONTACT FILE A CLAIM AND THEY SHOULD BE GIVING HER A CALL BACK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

Mileage: 59,000

2005 HONDA ACCORD LX (4DR, 4 CYL) SHAKES/SHUDDERS VERY BADLY WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE BETWEEN THE SPEEDS OF 55 AND 65 MPH. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHILE MERGING ON FREEWAY. DEALER SAYS TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 46 K MILES. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE CAR WILL SUDDENLY STOP CAUSING A CRASH. THE SAME PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED FOR 2003 AND 2004 HONDA ACCORDS TOO. *TR

Mileage: 46,000

PROBLEM WITH MY HONDA ACCORD 2006 V-6 AUTOMATIC THE PROBLEM IS THE TRANSMISSION IS FAIL THE 3 GEAR WITH SOUND STRANGE AND THE OIL TRANSMISSION SMELL LIKE OIL BURN AND SOME SMOKE COMES OUT OF THE OIL. MY CAR VISIT MY HONDA SERVICE EVERY 3 MONTH TO CHANGE OIL MOTOR AND FILTER....AND CHANGE OIL TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 2005 HONDA ACCORD WITH 75K. IT WENT OUT ALL OF A SUDDEN, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 2005 HONDA ACCORD WITH 75K. IT WENT OUT ALL OF A SUDDEN, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

BECAUSE OF THE GREAT REPUTATION OF HONDA VEHICLES, I AND MY HUSBAND DECIDED TO BUY A HONDA ACCORD EX CAR 2005 TWO YEARS AGO. WE HAVE NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH IT UNTIL LAST TUESDAY, WHEN I WAS DRIVING BACK TO HOME WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED SUDDENLY, AFTER ABOUT TWO MINUTES I TURN IT ON AND IT SEEMED FINE WHILE I WAS DRIVING FOR LESS THAN A MILE TO GET HOME. TWO HOURS LATER ON I AND MY HUSBAND WERE GETTING OFF HE TOOK THE KEYS TO DRIVE THE CAR AND I DID NOT TELL HIM ABOUT THE INCIDENT I SIMPLY TOTALLY FORGOT BECAUSE I DID THINK IT WAS A PROBLEM AND I DID NOT EXPECT TO BE A PROBLEM, SO WE GOT OFF WE GOT IN THE CAR HE TRIED START THE CAR AND IT JERKED HARD AND IT WONT START HE TRIED AGAIN AND WE DROVE IT BUT THE CAR WAS CRANKING AND IT JERKED HARD AND SLOWED DOWN AND IT STOPPED AND IT DID THE SAME THING HE WAS DECREASING THE SPEED. OUR CAR IS 74,000 MILES WE TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AT HONDA DEALERSHIP AND HE SAID THE TRANSMISSION IS FAILING A WAY HE NEVER SEEN BEFORE HE CHECKED AND THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR THAT PROBLEM SO TO WE NEED TO GET A NEW TRANSMISSION AND REPLACE THE AXLES AS WELL WHICH IS GOING TO COST US AROUND 4000 DOLLARS I DON'T THINK THIS IS FAIR I BELIEVE IN MY HEARTH IT'S A MANUFACTURE PROBLEM AND IT SHOULD BE A RECALL I DID A LOT RESEARCHES AND A LOT OF PEOPLE THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE DO YOUR INVESTIGATION WE CAN NOT AFFORD TO FIX THE CAR WE DID NOT DO ANYTHING WRONG TO THIS CAR BUT DRIVING IT TO WORK AND KEEP IT MAINTENANCE TILL IT START TO ACT UP WE ARE LEASING A CAR NOW TO GO TO WORK TO PRODUCT PLEASE HELP US. *TR

Mileage: 74,000

I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE IN MY 2005 HONDA ACCORD EX , DRIVING 68 MILES AN HOUR AND SUDDENLY THE CAR COMPLETED WIGGED OUT, THE RPM'S REVVED UP IN THE RED AND THE CAR WOULD NOT MAINTAIN SPEED. IT WAS SUDDEN AND SUPER DANGEROUS CONSIDERING THE CIRCUMSTANCE. I CALLED HONDA CARE AND ARRANGED TO BE BROUGHT TO HONDA, THEY INFORMED ME I NEEDED A WHOLE NEW TRANSMISSION. THAT IT WAS INTERNAL. THANK GOD I SERVICE AND MAY GOD BE WITH HONDA OWNERS TO PROTECT THEM FROM THIS INTERNAL ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 67,000

AUTO TRANS MAKING NOISE, AT 127KMI THE SPEEDO,ODO STOPPED WORKING - CAUSING SEVERE JOLT/DECELERATION WHILE DRIVING. ALL WARNING LIGHTS WENT ON TCS/ENGINE/TRANNY/POWER STEERING. AUTO WENT IN FOR SERVICE, DETERMINED NEEDED NEW TRANSMISSION AT COST OF $4000. MOTOR MOUNT ALSO FOUND BROKEN. AFTER MULTIPLE CALLS TO AMERICAN HONDA - WAS TOLD THAT 127K WAS A RESPECTABLE MILEAGE PRIOR TO TRANNY FAILURE AND THERE WOULD BE NO GOOD WILL ASSISTANCE OF REPAIR COSTS! THIS CAR HAD LONG HISTORY OF CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS DUE TO FAULTY ENGINE MGMT S/W WHICH WAS RESOLVED IN LATE 2007. ALSO REPORTED TO DEALER TRANNY LIGHT AT 26K MILES BUT WAS TOLD NOTHING WRONG. 3K MILES AFTER REPLACEMENT I FIND THE GAS MILEAGE HAS INCREASED BY OVER 3MPG WHICH MAKES ME WONDER IF THE ORIG TRANNY WAS PROBLEMATIC SINCE PURCHASE OF CAR? *TR

Mileage: 127,000

WITH LITTLE WARNING, TRANSMISSION FAILED IN CAR. DRIVER MERGED INTO TRAFFIC, CAR SPUTTERED AT 25MPH, WHEN IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN 45MPH. A TRACTO TRAILER SLAMMED ON ITS BRAKES AND WOUND UP GENTLY TAPPING THE REAR BUMPER. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE. HONDA RECOMMENDS NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 48,750

ON APRIL 2 2005 I BOUGHT A HONDA ACCORD. RECENTLY I TOOK MY CAR TO THE OURISMAN HONDA DEALERSHIP FOR A ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. THE PREVIOUS DAY I HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. I EXPLAINED TO THE NOISE TO THE TECHNICIAN. HE CHECKED AND FOUND THE CAR HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. HE TOLD ME THAT THEY WERE GOING TO TRY TO TALK TO AMERICAN HONDA TO HELP ME OUT WITH THE COST BECAUSE IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE. IT HAS BEEN THREE WEEKS NOW WITH NO RESPONSE. I WOULD LIKE A SOLUTION TO THIS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. ANY HELP FROM YOU WOULD BE VERY MUCH APPRECIATED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. -MARTIN QUIEJ *TR

Mileage: 42,000

MY 2005 HONDA ACCORD HAS 40K MILES ON IT AND FROM THE ORIGINAL DATE OF PURCHASE TO AND INCLUDING TODAY'S DATE MY VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. THIS OCCURS IN 4-6 SECONDS I HAVE TAKEN IT TO MY LOCAL DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED BEGINNING AT 1K MILES. DURING THIS TIME THEY HAVE ALIGNED IT 2 TIMES AND THE TIRES HAVE BEEN ROTATED 5 TIMES. I INFORMING MY DEALER OF THIS PROBLEM EVERYTIME I TAKE MY CAR IN FOR MY REGULAR OIL CHANGE (EVERY 3-4K MILES) AT WHICH TIME MY DEALER ADVISES ME THIS IS 1. A "SAFETY FEATURE" AND/OR 2. THE PROBLEM IS DUE TO LOW TIRE PRESSURE. THEY CLAIM TO INFLATE THE TIRES, ROTATE OR ALIGN MY CAR AND TO DATE IT IS NOT FIXED. I HAVE HAD ALL WORK DONE AT STOCKTON HONDA AND TO DATE I HAVE RECEIVED NO SATISFACTION IN GETTING THIS FIXED. *TR

Mileage: 1,000

SATURDAY AFTERNOON 9/13/08, MY WIFE EXPERIENCED AN UNUSUAL UNCONTROLLABLY HIGH RPM RAPID VEHICLE ACCELERATION WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE. VEHICLE INVOLVED WAS A 2005, HONDA ACCORD. FORTUNATELY THIS EVENT OCCURRED IN A PRIVATE WILD LIFE PARKING AREA AND NOT IN AN AREA CONGESTED WITH PEOPLE WHERE SERIOUS INJURIES/DEATH COULD HAVE OCCURRED. SEQUENCE OF EVENTS: 1. INITIALLY VEHICLE COULD NOT BE SHIFTED FROM PARK TO DRIVE. ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED 3 OR 4 TIMES AND SHE WAS THEN ABLE TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE AND BACK OUT OF PARKING SPOT. 2. WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE SHE SHIFTED FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE AND THEN STARTED FORWARD. 3. AT THAT TIME THE ENGINE STARTED A RAPID UNCONTROLLABLY RPM INCREASE AND VEHICLE ACCELERATION. 4. AFTER MOVING FORWARD AND TURNING RIGHT TO AVOID HITTING A TREE HEAD ON THE VEHICLE STRUCK AND JUMPED OVER A LANDSCAPE RAILROAD CROSS TIE. THE TOTAL DISTANCE TRAVELED FROM THE POINT OF SHIFTING INTO DRIVE AND JUMPING OVER THE CROSS TIE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET. 5. AT THIS TIME SHE BELIEVES THE UNCONTROLLED HIGH RPM & VEHICLE ACCELERATION STOPPED. 6. VEHICLE CONTINUED FORWARD FOR 15 +/- FEET AND STRUCK AND DAMAGED A HEAVY METAL GUARD GATE. 7. VEHICLE FRONT END AND UNDERNEATH DAMAGE HAS NOT BEEN ASSESSED AT THIS TIME. 8. CAUSE OF VEHICLE MALFUNCTION IS ALSO UNKNOWN. *TR

Mileage: 41,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ACCELERATION DROPPED TO 25 MPH AND WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO THIRD GEAR. WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT EXCEED 25 MPH, AND THEN BEGAN MAKING A GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND HE REPLACED A SOLENOID, BUT IT FAILED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS FINALLY REPAIRED AND THE WIRE TO THE SOLENOID WAS REPLACED. THE REPAIR COST $856. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,850 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,750.

Mileage: 52,750

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHEN SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. SHE HEARD AN UNFAMILIAR SOUND COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. INITIALLY, THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS, BUT HAS RECENTLY BECOME WORSE. THE FASTER SHE DRIVES, THE LOUDER THE FAILURE BECOMES. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED, THE FAILURE CEASES, AND WHEN SHE RELEASES THE PEDAL, IT STARTS AGAIN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE MAY POSSIBLY BE CAUSED BY A NOISE BOX. THEY FURTHER INFORMED HER THAT THERE WERE NO OTHER FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE. THE MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

STARTING IN SEPTEMBER 2007, I HAD VIBRATIONS ON MY 2005 HONDA ACCORD. TRIED MANY REPAIRS LIKE BALANCING TIRES AND ALIGNING FRONT END. ON 2/4/2008 DEALER STATED THAT LEFT FRONT AXLE IS BAD AND CHARGED ME 50% OF COST. AFTER REPAIR DEALER RETURN CAR TO ME WITH NO AIR IN RIGHT TIRES. SEEMED THAT TO TEST THE CAR, DEALER REMOVED AIR AND DID NOT REPLACE AND RETURNED MY VEHICLE TO ME AND I DROVE ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

Mileage: 36,000

I HAVE A 2005 HONDA ACCORD WITH A 6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION WHICH I BOUGHT NEW IN APRIL 2005. I HAD INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS ENGAGING 3RD GEAR RIGHT FROM THE START. I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR THIS PROBLEM AT 5,000 & 15,000 MI. HONDA MECHANICS COULD FIND NO PROBLEM. AT 34,712 MI. A MECHANIC FINALLY VERIFIED THE PROBLEM AND REPLACED THE TRANS FLUID PER TECH LINE WITH PART #08798-9031. THIS WAS IN APRIL 07. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. IN AUGUST 07 WITH 44,000 MI. I TOOK IT IN AGAIN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. NO HELP. FINALLY I WAS CONTACTED BY A SERVICE MANAGER WHO VERIFIED THAT HONDA HAD A PROBLEM WITH 3RD GEAR IN THE ACCORD AND A FIX WAS ON THE WAY. IT WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN DECEMBER. IT IS NOW LATE MARCH AND STILL NO FIX. SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE GONE ON-LINE AND FOUND THAT HONDA HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM WITH THE 6 SPEED TRANSMISSION IN THE ACCORD, THE CIVIC AND THE ACURA SINCE AT LEAST 2005. THERE ARE MANY SITES WITH HONDA OWNERS COMPLAINING OF THIS PROBLEM AND GETTING NO RESPONSE FROM HONDA. IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS, SUCH AS MERGING INTO TRAFFIC FROM A FREEWAY ON-RAMP, IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO HAVE THE CAR EITHER NOT GO INTO 3RD GEAR OR POP OUT OF IT. THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY DECELERATES AND OTHER VEHICLES TRAVELING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS COME UP VERY FAST. IS THERE ANY WAY TO MAKE HONDA FIX THESE CARS? BELOW IS AN EXCERPT FROM EDMUNDS.COM AND ALSO A SERVICE BULLETIN RELATED TO THIS ON-GOING PROBLEM. A FEW OF OUR EDITORS HAVE NOTICED IN THE PAST THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER IN OUR LONG-TERM 2006 HONDA CIVIC SI WILL OCCASIONALLY POP OUT OF GEAR OR GRIND WHEN MAKING A 2-TO-3 UPSHIFT. THIS TRAIT DOES NOT SEEM TO BE ENDEMIC TO OUR CAR AS OTHER CIVIC SI OWNERS HAVE MADE FORUM POSTS ABOUT THIS TOPIC. (OTHER SIX-SPEED MANUAL ACURA VEHICLES MIGHT ALSO SUFFER FROM THIS PROBLEM.) BRENT ROMANS, SENIOR AUTOMOTIVE EDITOR, EDMUNDS.COM TSB #1205 -- TRANSMISSION GRINDS AT SHIFTS, SKIP SHIFTING. *TT (NHTSA ID #10018868, DECEMBER 16 2005). *TR

Mileage: 1,000

2005 HONDA ACCORD V6 CP WITH ONLY 37K ON IT, TRANSMISSION FAILED THIS AM AND WAS TOWED TO HONDA DEALERSHIP IN SACRAMENTO, CA. SO FAR THERE IS NO UPDATE. CAR HAS BEEN MAINTAINED AND WELL TAKEN CARE OF. ITS SOO SAD THAT A HONDA CAR WOULD BRAKE DOWN AT ONLY 37K WHEN STANDARD WARRANTY IS ONLY GOOD FOR 36K. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT WILL HONDA CORPORATION DECIDE BUT I HOPE THEY WILL STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT AND TAKE CARE OF THEIR CUSTOMERS. *TR

Mileage: 37,100

1) THE VEHICLE SHAKES AT HIGH SPEED. 2) THE VEHICLE AT SLOW SPEED SOUNDS LIKE THE WHEEL BEARINGS ARE GRINDING THEMSELVES DOWN 3) THE VEHICLE VIBRATES AT SLOW AND HIGH SPEED BUT MORE SO AT HIGH SPEED WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDDLE 4) THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES FOR THESE PROBLEMS WITH THE DRIVE TRAIN AND THE BRAKES. STILL AFTER THE THIRD TIME OF HAVING NEW BRAKES AND WHEEL BEARING THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO VIBRATE TO SUCH A MANNER AS I FEEL IT HIGHLY UNSAFE. *TR

Mileage: 35,800

MY CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UPON EXITING A CAR WASH AS I CHANGED FROM NEUTRAL TO DRIVE. THE DESIGN OF THE EXIT LANE FROM THE CAR WASH DRIVEWAY AND ACCESS TO THE FOUR LANE STREET WHERE THE CAR WASH IS LOCATED DOES NOT ALLOW FOR ANY SPEED AS THERE ARE TWO SHARP TURNS . MY CAR SPED ACROSS THE DRIVEWAY, INTO A CULVERT AND TOWARD THE HEAVY TRAFFIC. I APPLIED THE BRAKES IMMEDIATELY AND STEERED THE CAR AWAY FROM THE STREET, CROSSING SEVERAL BUSINESS PARKING LOTS AND LANDSCAPED AREAS. MY 2005 HONDA ACCORD RECEIVED SEVERAL THOUSANDS DOLLARS IN DAMAGE. HONDA DENIED IT WAS WARRANTY AND DID NOT SHOW ME THE COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION. IN FACT, THIS INFORMATION SEEMED TO BE CLOSELY GUARDED BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT HONDA ORR IN HOT SPRINGS, AR. I WAS TOLD TO CONTACT MY INSURANCE COMPANY FOR REPAIRS. THIS CAR EXPERIENCED WHAT I WOULD EXPLAIN AS AN OPEN THROTTLE WHICH MAY BE A NEW PROBLEM FOR COMPUTERIZED CARS. I HAVE TAKEN SEVERAL PHOTOS OF MY CAR AND THE SCENE, WHICH SHOWS SEVERAL FEET OF SKID MARKS. *NM

Mileage: 9,800

I DROVE A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. AFTER TWO DAYS OF PURCHASED WHICH WAS IN APRIL , 2005 I PULLED OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE MY LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS POPPED. I HAD IT REPLACED AND CALLED THE DEALERSHIP. THEY SENT ME TO ONE OF THEIR TIRE AFFILIATE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT IT WAS NOT MANUFACTURER FAULTS. FOUR OR FIVE MONTHS AFTER, I HEARD MY BRAKES MAKING THIS SCREECH LOUD NOISE SO I BROUGHT IN FOR THE DEALER TO TAKE A LOOK AT AND THEY HAD IT RE-DO ON THE BRAKE. LAST WEEK, BEGINNING OF MAY 2006. THE CAR BRING IN MY ATTENTION ON THE FREEWAY. WHEN I DRIVE AT 65 MILES, THE CAR WAS SHAKING, IT MOVES SIDE TO SIDE AND I DON'T HAVE THAT MUCH CONTROL WITH THE WHEELS. I BROUGHT IT IN AND THE DEALER HAD MY WHEELS ROTATE FOR ME. AND TODAY, THIS MORNING I DROPPED MY DAUGHTER TO HER BABY SITTER HOUSE AT 9:30 A.M. IT IS A BUSY RESIDENTIAL AREA SO I WAS DRIVING AROUND 15-20 MILES PER HOUR. I HEARD A VERY LOUD NOISE FROM MY CAR AND THE CAR WAS DRAGGING SOMETHING IN THE FRONT, RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE FOR FEW SECONDS AND THE CAR WAS DEAD STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. I COULD NOT START THE ENGINE AT ALL. SO I WENT OUT AND LOOKED. I SAW MY FRONT RIGHT SIDE CAR DROPPED ON IT'S OWN WHEEL WITH BLACK PIECES, BOLT, AND SILVER RING PIECE SCATTERED ON THE STREET. I LOOKED DOWN AND SAW MY FRONT RIGHT AXLE WAS BROKEN AND FELT DOWN ON THE STREET. THERE ARE NEIGHBORS WALKED BY AND SAW WHAT HAPPENED. I CALLED A TOWED TRUCK AND THEY CAME BY TO TOWED MY CAR TO THE NEARBY HONDA DEALER. WITH THE CONDITION THE CAR WAS IN. THE TOW TRUCK MAN TOLD ME THAT HE MIGHT HAD SCRAPED MY FRONT BUMPER BECAUSE MY CAR HAD VERY SMALL SPACE FOR THE LIFT OF HIS TRUCK TO GO UNDER AND LIFT UP THE CAR. WE MANAGED TO SECURED THE CAR AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. AND THEY SAID THAT THEY WILL TAKE A LOOK AT IT. *NM

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED WITH A COLD ENGINE THE CAR WILL SURGE IN GEAR, ACCELERATING THE CAR UNEXPECTEDLY. THE FREQUENCY OF THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. THE CAR WILL SURGE WITH ENOUGH FORCE THAT THE AMOUNT OF PRESSURE ONE ORDINARILY EXERTS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO HOLD A CAR STATIONARY IS INSUFFICIENT. *NM

Mileage: 7,500

MY 2005 HONDA ACCORD EX HAS THREE FEATURES THAT COMPROMISE MY SAFETY: 1. THE RIGHT-HAND CORNER OF THE SUN VISOR, WHEN IN ITS FULLEST POSITION (NOT AT AN ANGLE), OBSCURES NEARLY HALF OF THE REARVIEW MIRROR. THIS HAS CAUSED A NUMBER OF "NEAR ACCIDENT" EVENTS. 2. THE HONDA IS DESIGNED TO DOWNSHIFT WHEN GOING DOWNHILL. NOT ONLY DOES THIS DIMINISH GAS EFFICIENCY, BUT CAN CAUSE SKIDS IN ICY WEATHER. 3. THE BRAKES ARE EXTREMELY SENSITIVE. I HAVE SPOKEN TO TWO AREA HONDA SERVICE CENTERS AND A SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE AT HONDA HEADQUARTER. THE AREA MANAGERS SAY THAT "THEY'RE ALL LIKE THAT; THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO," AND THE HONDA HEADQUARTERS REP SAYS THE SAME. SHE EVEN WENT SO FAR AS TO RECOMMEND I GET THE LOWER HALF OF MY WINDSHIELD TINTED TO PREVENT SUN GLARE! WHAT ABOUT NIGHT DRIVING? I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT SOLUTIONS TO THIS PROBLEM CANNOT BE FOUND. CAN YOU HELP IN ANY WAY? *NM

IS ALREADY TIME SOMEONE TAKE REAL ACTION AGAINST HONDA AND THIS PROBLEM THAT A LOT OF 05 ACCORD ARE HAVING. THIS PROBLEM WITH VERY STRONG VIBRATION FROM UNDER THE CAR. MAKING ANY TRIP UNPLEASANT. HAVE RESEARCH THE WEB AND THEY ARE HUNDRED OF ACCORD OWNER SUFFERING FROM THIS PROBLEM WITH NO ANSWER FROM HONDA. ONLY ANSWER IS ACCORDING TO THE DEALER THAT IS NORMAL WHICH IS NOT. IN MY CASE MY CAR IS TO THE POINT THE AT ANY RPM YOU FEEL YOU ARE DRIVING A CAR THAT HAS 300K MILES ON IT WHEN IS A BRAND NEW ENGINE. I REALLY DON;T WANT TO KEEP WASTING MY TIME WITH DEALER BECAUSE ALL OF THEM TELL YOU SOMETHING DIFFERENT. I BEG THAT SOMEONE MAKE HONDA AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND TO FIND OUT A SOLUTION. *JB

Mileage: 12,000

IS ALREADY TIME FOR SOMEONE TO TAKE REAL ACTION AGAIN HONDA AND THE PROBLEM THAT A LOT OF 05 ACCORD OWNER ARE HAVING WITH VERY STRONG VIBRATION FROM UNDER THE CAR. MAKING ANY TRIP UNPLEASANT. I HAVE RESEARCH THE WEB AND THEY ARE HUNDREDS OF ACCORD OWNER SUFFERING FROM THIS PROBLEM WITH NO ANSWER FROM HONDA. ONLY ANSWER AVAILABLE IS ACCORDING TO THE DEALERS, THAT''S NORMAL WHICH IS NOT. IN MY CASE MY CAR IS TO THE POINT THAT AT ANY RPM YOU FEEL YOU ARE DRIVING A CAR THAT HAS 300K MILES ON IT WHEN IS A BRAND NEW ENGINE. I REALLY DON''T WANT TO KEEP WASTING MY TIME WITH DEALERS BECAUSE ALL OF THEM TELL YOU SOMETHING DIFFERENT OR THAT''S JUST NORMAL. I AM REQUESTING THAT SOMEONE MAKE HONDA AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND TO FIND OUT A SOLUTION BECAUSE THIS VIBRATION JUST SEEM TO BE GETTING WORSE EVERYDAY. -VIBRATION HAPPENS AT ANY TIME WHEN CAR IS IDLE AND ANY GEAR IS ENGAGED. -WHEN ACCELERATING VERY STRONG VIBRATION IS FELT FROM UNDER THE CAR AND GAS PEDAL AND WHEELS. -(DEALER HAVE CHECK ALIGNMENT, ROTATES TIRES, AND CHECK PRESSURE ON TIRE STILL SAME PROBLEM JUST GETTING WORSE). THIS VIBRATION MAKES CAR POWERLESS. AT POINT DRIVING IN HIGHWAY THAT CAR BECOMES POWERLESS. GAS PEDAL HAVE TO BE PUSHED REALLY HARD JUST TO GET IT MOVING. HAD A FEW INCIDENT IN WHICH ALMOST GOT HIT BY OTHER CAR BECAUSE CAR JUST WOULDN'T PICK UP PROPERLY. *JB

Mileage: 12,000

DT: CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT ON A HILL AND TAKING FOOT OFF THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARD. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER TOLD HER THIS WAS NORMAL FOR THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. SHE WAS TOLD THE IDLE WAS LOWER FOR A QUIETER RIDE, AND IT DID NOT HAVE THE POWER THE HOLD THE VEHICLE ON A HILL.*AK

Mileage: 2,000

HONDA ACCORD EX WAS PARKED IN A PICNIC AREA NEAR A LOCAL RIVER. THE DRIVER STEPPED OUT WITH THREE PASSENGERS REMAINING IN VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL AFTER THE PASSENGER TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. THE PARKING BRAKE WAS NOT ENGAGED, HOWEVER, THE DRIVER STATES THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN PARK. THE VEHICLE THEN ROLLED APPROXIMATELY 10' FORWARD AND DOWN A 40 DEGREE SLOPE LEADING TO THE RIVER. THE VEHICLE STOPPED IN THE RIVER WITH APPROXIMATELY ONE-HALF OF THE VEHICLE SUBMERSED. TWO PASSENGERS ESCAPED PRIOR TO ENTERING THE WATER. BOTH OF THESE INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED MINOR INJURY IN THE PROCESS. THE OTHER PASSENGER WAS PULLED OUT THE PASSENGER WINDOW AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD ENTERED THE RIVER. WE MADE SEVERAL INQUIRIES WITH HONDA CORPORATION, LOCAL DEALERSHIP, AND OUR INSURANCE COMPANY ABOUT POSSIBLE MECHANICAL PROBLEM. OUR HOPE WAS TO HAVE SOMEONE EXPLAIN THE POSSIBLE SCENARIOS LEADING TO THIS INCIDENT. NO ONE COULD PROVIDE COMPLETE EVIDENCE TO IN

Mileage: 10,500

PROBLEMS WITH THE 2005 HONDA ACCORD EX.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE VEHICLE JOLTED EVERYTIME IT WAS STARTED. THE VEHICLE ALSO BECAME STUCK IN SECOND GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AND THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE CONSUMER. THE CONSUMER STILL FELT SOME JOLTING AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED TWICE FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THE KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION. THE CONSUMER REQUEST THAT THE DEALER/MANUFACTURER RESCIND THE CONTRACT OR PROVIDE HER WITH A COLLATERAL EXCHANGE. *NM

I OWN BOTH A 2004 ACCORD EX V6 COUPE AND NOW A 2005 EX V6 SEDAN WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. TRANSMISSION GEAR SHIFTER COMPLETELY MISSES THE "D" POSTITION AND MOVES INTO "D3" WHEN SHIFTING FROM EITHER "PARK OR NEUTRAL MODES", AS THOUGH THAT IS THE CORRECT POSITION TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING! THIS IS NOT A NORMAL CONDITION TO OPERATE A VEHICLE. THERE IS NO SIGNIFICANT "DETENT" POSITION TO SECURE THE SHIFTER INTO THE "D" POSTION. IT SIMPLE SLIPS BY THE "D" MODE RIGHT INTO "D3"! EVERY OTHER AUTO TRANSMISSION CAR I'VE OWNED REQUIRED EXTRA EFFORT TO BYPASS THE "DRIVE" POSITION TO PLACE THE SHIFTER INTO ANOTHER(LOWER) GEAR SETTING. OPERATING EITHER OY MY VEHICLES IN THIS MANNER MAY EVENTUALLY CAUSE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION, ENGINE OR BOTH. IT MAY EVEN CAUSE SOME UNFORESEEN TRANSMISSION BEHAVIOR AFFECTING DRIVABILITY.HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS CONTACTED AND THEIR SUGGESTION WAS TO BE "MORE CAREFUL" IN SELECTING THE GEAR SHIFTER POSITION. THAT DOES NOT SOUND LIKE A VERY SUBSTANTIAL SOLUTION TO AN OBVIOUS MECHANICAL PROBLEM (SHORT COMING). *AK

Mileage: 50

1. NOTICED WHEN DROVE OFF OF THE LOT OF THE DEALER. I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS JUST MORE POWER WITH THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT IS A V-6, WHICH I AM NOT FAMILIAR WITH. 2. THERE IS A HARD SHIFT FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR, WHICH YOU CAN FEEL UNDERNEATH YOUR FEET, ALMOST LIKE AN ANNOYING VIBRATION. 3. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY HAD NO IDEA WHAT IT WAS. THEY THEN WANTED TO DISCONNECT THE ABS TO SEE IF IT COULD CLEAR THE PROBLEM, BUT IT WAS JUST A TEST, I HAVE NO IDEA HOW THAT WOULD REMEDY THE PROBLEM.*AK