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pretty badTypical Repair Cost:
$3,270.00
Average Mileage:
90,115 miles
Total Complaints:
33 complaints
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- not sure (17 reports)
- replace entire transmission (16 reports)
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2010May 04
Accord V6
- Automatic transmission
- 100,000 miles
I have a 2003 honda accord that I purchased in 2008 used - It was fine for the first year & a half with regular maintenance and no issues. Then in 2010 I was driving on the interstate and it acted like it slipped out of gear and the RPM's shot up, I was only going 55mph & it was at 5000 rpm's. I immediately pulled over and put the car in park. Luckily I was right by my exit and made it home driving on the side of the road. When I got it home it would not go into reverse. Next day I drove it to Honda dealership & they replaced the "coil packs" they then said I needed to get new O2 sensors. But I did not have the $ for it at that time... My car drove fine for about 6 months. Then started again with not being able to shift into 3rd gear as I accelerated. It would stick between 25-30 mph. & it will rev until it jerks and gets into gear. I am at a stand still - should I pay to get it fixed or just try and trade it or sell it???? please someone help!!
2011May 14
Accord EX V6
- Automatic transmission
- 150,000 miles
I bought this used and have always thought it shifted weird but it's my first Honda and just thought it was the difference in the make. A few months ago it started not wanting to shift into 2nd when it was cold out and I would have to go into N then back to D for it to engage. Now last night it was already warmed up and not shifting into 3rd and could hear some grinding. Really pissed I have no savings for repairs seeing all of it went to the new furance I had to purchase 2 months ago!!
A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
2011Jan 28
Accord ES 3.2L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 62,200 miles
I had just bought this car used, car was in great shape seem to run flawless. It had 62,200 miles on it. I had read about the problems with the transmission, but thought this would not happen to me. I was able to drive the car a couple of days before I made my mind up on buying it. The car had had all it,s servicing done at a Honda Dealer buy the previous owner. Then when I was on my way to the DOT to transfer title and it happened, the transmission would not shift to 3rd gear. I had to shift down to 2nd and drive 25 - 30 mph with flashers on. Lucky enough I was able to drive to a local mechanic and have them look at it. At this moment I wait to here the bad news.
2010Nov 15
Accord V6
- Automatic transmission
- 112,000 miles
On November 16, I was driving on the interstate with my wife at approximately 70 MPH. With no warning, the car rapidly decelerated. The tires squealed and I could smell the rubber. Both my wife and I had our seatbelts lock out. After the momentary deceleration (about 1/2 a second), we slowed to approximately 55 MPH and proceeded to the nearest exit. Before we could exit, another rapid deceleration happened that was less severe than the first one. Once we got off the interstate we pulled into a hotel parking lot and I checked the brakes to see if they had seized. All the pads appeared normal. When I got back into the car and shifted into drive from park, the entire car had a pronounced "clunk." I tried shifting from D to P and back to D and there was another clunk. We decided to try to drive to the dealership since the car appeared to drive normally in the parking lot. On the road, the transmission would not shift above second gear. We pulled over into another parking lot and had the car towed to the dealership. That night, I researched other 2003 accord transmission issues and found 447 complaints on the NHTSA website from people who had similar experiences. The next morning, the dealership called me to let me know I needed a new transmission that would cost over $4400. I asked about some sort of goodwill financial help since the car is outside of its warranty, but has been maintained according to the owner's manual service schedule. The dealership would have to request the assistance through corporate. Based on my research, other honda owners received goodwill assistance by calling corporate directly. I called American honda and recalled my experience. The representative said they had never heard of something like this happening before and because my car is beyond its warranty, honda would not offer assistance.
I believe this is a safety issue that honda does not want to recognize. I am suspicious that honda has not heard of other people having this issue when I find 100s of similar reports on many websites!
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2010Oct 18
Accord V6
- Automatic transmission
- 120,000 miles
2003 Honda Accord V6. 120,000 miles, and runs like a gem...that was until the transmission failed on me. Same complaint as others.. won't shift into 3rd.. just revs and leaves you stuck going 20mph on freeway. My regular mechanics checked it out with the look of doom on their faces--they knew what was coming. Then they call back and say, "We knew this tranny might have issues down the road when we've seen you in the past; it's notoriously bad but we didn't want to worry you..but uh now you need a new transmission". Then I get online and find all of these complaints and more. Call American Honda.. got a glimmer of hope that the 2004 recall if connected to this failure MIGHT give me a full refund for new transmission but have to take to dealership to evaluate. It's there and called Honda HQ again for case number and another dude tells me: "They don't need one cuz if it's recall related, they'll just do the work and based on your mileage, we won't help if it's not". I asked the Dealership guy how often he's getting these tranny failures in 2003 Accords.. he says "once a month maybe"..(Now add that up!) I ask how often he's seeing Honda give any assistance since it's clearly a failure.. He says "Not at all anymore, since the economy sank". He says for them to replace will be $4800.. I choked on the phone--cuz who can afford that? I won't be paying that, however... I'll figure something else out, but in the meantime we all are being screwed. This car has value left and should have many, many more miles left on it. Yet the tranny is a piece of junk that Honda not only knew about from the get-go, but that we've been left stranded to deal with and pay for. I think those that mention a class action suit are on the right road. This is a clear failure on the part of Honda and it is beyond unjust.
A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
2009Nov 04
Accord EX 3.0L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 91,000 miles
So clearly it was known in 2004 that the 2003 Accord transmissions had a thermal problem due to faulty design. The transmissions were overheating and there was concern about failure.
2010Jul 30
Accord EX V6
- Automatic transmission
- 140,000 miles
We were driving the car this weekend when the car wouldn't shift into 3rd gear. Very dangerous when you are driving on the freeway and unable to go above 50 mph!
I heard Honda Accords are notorious for transmission problems. I did my research and found that 2001-2002 Accords were recently recalled. I filed a complaint with the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. I also called Honda and they told me there was nothing they could do. 2003 Accords had transmission recall that was supposed to fix the problem specifically that the "transmission was not properly shifting into 3rd gear". This is a serious issue and could affect the safety of many families that rely on their cars to transport their children!
If they knew there was a problem with the transmission back in 2004 then they should help people who are having the problem now!!!
2010Jul 11
Accord V6
- Automatic transmission
- 134,000 miles
On saturday July 10th my car was FINE. On sunday it would not shift into 3rd gear and when it tried 3rd was not there... took it to the dealership said it was just my battery changed that NOPE not it. They transfered it to another dealership, they pulled codes and said so many codes popped up on the transmission that I needed a new one and that its going to cost about $4500. I dont have that kind of money and am not sure what I am going to do now. oh in my research I found out that the torque converter may be the problem, and that there has been almost 500 people complaining of the same thing...
2010Jun 28
Accord EXL V6
- Automatic transmission
- 78,000 miles
I purchased this car from the little old lady... Had 30K on it when purchased. It had 78K on it when the Transmission failed my wife on her way to work. While in D, the car would act like it was in Neutral. I could put the car in D3 and it would go but that soon didn't work either. I hauled the car 2 hours away to my closet Honda dealer and they found that the Transmission needed to be replaced. I called Honda America in hope of receiving some financial assistance with paying for the $3800 replacement cost of the Transmission. After dickering with them, they offered to pay $1500 of the cost. I was not happy with the outcome due to the fact that a car with this mileage shouldn't be having Transmission issues. I have owned (3) Camrys and have put as much as 300K mile on one of them without having ANY engine or transmission issues. The Honda America Rep stated that they figured that the Accord has a life of 120K miles and that I had driven the car approximately 2/3 of the life of the car. This is why they did what they did. The Rep had a "Take it or Leave it" attitude. I will not own another Honda.
A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
2010Apr 02
Accord EX 3.0L Vtec
- Automatic transmission
- 68,000 miles
This is the first Honda we have owned, having purchased it used with 30k miles on it. It now has 68k. The transmission first started doing a little shift flare between the 1 - 2 shift about a month ago. I installed an external filter and cooler, as well as replaced the stock Honda filter on the top of the tranny and flushed the fluid (18 quarts it took to get it clean). The fluid in the transmission was burnt and black, and the stock filter was completely clogged. The unit worked fine for about 3 weeks, then started to come out of gear (for lack of a better term) when shifting from 2 - 3. If you baby the throttle and do not rev the engine, it will eventually catch third gear, and then shift into OD just fine. It also slips when downshifting from 4 - 3.
The owners manual says to replace the fluid at 120k or 6 years...I realize I have exceeded the 6 year mark, but with roughly half the recommended mileage, I wouldn't expect to have to flush 18 quarts...after all, transmission fluid doesn't spoil. I also wouldn't expect a car company with such a reputation for quality (a BIG reason we bought a Honda) to build such junk and then not stand behind their product.
This transmission is JUNK. 68k is all I get, then I have to fork over $3,000 for a new one? Really? The transmission in my company vehicle (1998 Ford F-150) has 170k miles on it, has only been serviced twice, and exhibits no shifting anomalies whatsoever. Why can't a company like Honda figure out how to build transmissions like that?
My next step is to call Honda America Customer Service at 1-800-999-1009 and ask for a 'goodwill repair' I'm not expecting much more than a kick in the nuts.
2010Mar 30
Accord EX 3.0L Vtec V6
- Automatic transmission
- 73,000 miles
I'm am the 3rd owner of this car Bought it a year a go. First owner bought it new drove till 38k 2nd drove it to 53k when I bought it and took it to 73k. So it begins!!!!!!!!Was 30 miles from Getting on the freeway and as soon as a I hit 2nd gear around 3500 RPM Car just revs so I take it to redline and bypasses 3rd and it shifts in to 4th. So I stay on the freeway and make it home. Called Honda America and they said that i would needed to go to Local Dealer they also informed me that I had outstanding Recalls for the Transmission and Wiper motor. Had them fixed! When the car came out of the dealer felt better but same issue so I took it to Leons Transmission to have a free inspection done. I get a call back a day later saying that I need a who new transmission. Crankshaft, Solenoids covered with debrie ( Soft and hard transmission parts) FUBAR'd!!!! After getting the estimate $3,100 to have my tranny overhauled. I was pissed so I called the local dealer who now is familiar with me since my recall. I tell them I now need a new transmission so the rep says to come in and bring all my maintenance records for the car. Its Saturday so he says first thing Monday morning he will talk to his boss and Honda America and Push for a new transmission. When I asked the dealer if this should happen at 73k he said no way and with my service records that I should have a smoking gun!!!!!! I then asked if he wanted a list of what's wrong with the trans he said "NO we saw all the debris in there when they were doing the 2nd gear recall and they will call Leons if they have any questions. SO gonna call the dealer tomorrow around 2pm and see what the good word is. I will Post my result.
2010Jan 05
Accord EX V6
- Manual transmission
- 172,000 miles
This car has been working great until now. When I shift into 3rd gear I get a grinding noise and took this to AAMCO and they told me it was due to worn gears. They did inform me to go to STOPREPAIRBILLS. and get an extended warranty but dont sign up to it until I take him the contract and he will tell me if this repair is covered. The cost of stop repair bills is $170.00 down and 14 payments of 56.00 per month.
2009Sep 01
Accord V6
- Automatic transmission
- 118,000 miles
Hey do we know if anyone has filed a class action? I am very upset with the fact that my 2003 Honda (which are suppose to be great cars) is having an issue with the transmission already. No one at Honda Problems (800) 999 1009 wants to help! Go figure! Apparently this is an issue and I think all of us Honda owners who had faith in this car should move fwd and file a complaint.
A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
2008May 01
Accord EX V6
- Automatic transmission
- 85,000 miles
Bought 03 Accord EX V6 in 2004 as certified pre-preowned at 44K. Noticed the recall on the automatic transmission with service consisting of oil injector kit recall. Had the recall performed. About 85K miles noticed slight 2nd to 3rd gear hiccup. Went in for AT fluid change. No difference. Problem progressively worsened till about 110K miles. Made due by letting off gas between 2nd to 3rd gear so shifting can happen. When 2nd to 3rd gear fails to catch, car feels stuck in Neutral. Adding gas only revs the engine more. Have to bring car to stop and then re-accelerate. Called Honda customer service. They sent me to a Honda dealer to pay them for inspection to tell me that transmission is bad and that it is out of warranty. Then that Honda will not cover any of the cost. I have filed complaint with NTHSB
2009Jun 15
Accord LX V6
- Automatic transmission
- 85,000 miles
I have the same safety issue as hundreds (thousands?) of other consumers about the 2003 Honda Accord transmission. It's failing between 2nd and 3rd gear. I believe it's a safe assumption this failure is due to the ineffectual "repair" done due to the 2004 recall. The recall repair was done at 18,000 miles in 2004. In 2009 at 85,000 miles, Honda says the transmission needs to be replaced to the tune of $3,700. However, the dealership refuses to open the transmission to see if the gear is heat damaged! According to the recall repair procedure, this would show if the damage relates to the 2004 recall, recall repair done or not. At the suggestion of my service adviser (I use the term loosely), I spoke to American Honda. The "customer service" (I use the term VERY loosely) rep, Lauren, asked what I was looking for in the way of assistance. I said a transmission replacement and she immediately informed me, before I even explained the problem, that was not going happen. After I gave her a detailed explanation (not at her promptin, believe me), Lauren again asked what I was looking for. I said I had seen many 80% contributions toward this very repair and I'd be willing to settle for that. She again told me that was not going to happen. She said she truly didn't have any incentive to offer a "goodwill repair" at all as I'd informed her I was trying to sell the car. So, I asked, if I keep the car, you'd be willing to provide me more help? She said yes, as it was her job to keep Honda customers, not help them get rid of their Hondas. ???!!! I advised her that I felt that was akin to blackmail/extortion. She didn't disagree. A couple of days later, Lauren called me back and informed me that American Honda was offering me a whopping $1,300 contribution toward the repair, but only if completed at a Honda dealership (naturally). This means a $2,400 contribution on the part of my daughter, who earns $12/hr. End result: I'm picking up the car from the dealership tomorrow. They are more than willing to let me drive it away (after paying them the $100 for a truly unnecessary diagnostic given the 2004 Accord's transmission history), even though they state the transmission could lock up at any given time. Safe? Concern for the customer? Concern for the community? I think not. This is my 23-year old daughter's first auto purchase. What a let down. I've lodged a complaint with NHTSA and am calling Stamell & Schager. I urge others to do the same.
2009May 31
Accord EX 3.2L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 98,000 miles
Had worse day ever today as the problems that my car was having just seemed to get worse overnight...... The problem that is occurring sounds the same as the other complaints. My Honda Accord 2003 V6 that I just bought 2years ago will not shift into third gear what is happening is the RPM on the car goes all the way up to 5 or 6 but the car is not moving anywhere it is just stuck like at 20mph. Found out that I still have the extended coverage on the car for 100,000miles guess what my mileage is at 98,000 right now, ironic, huh? So I have an appointment to take the car into the dealer tomorrow lets see what bullshit they feed me because it seems that is all they are doing to the other customers, will keep you posted....... Distressed in Fresno, CA.
2009May 26
Accord EX 3.0L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 99,000 miles
Really rough driving and won't shift out of 2nd gear. hope it's still in the warranty.
2009May 07
Accord EX 3.2L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 78,000 miles
Yesterday I was driving home, stopped at a stop sign, took off from the stop sign and the RPM's went to 6000. I backed off and then the car went into third. I immediately took it to Honda and they said to change the transmission fluid and told me that it should be changed every 30,000 miles, which the manual says 100,000. Then he told us that they have had problems with 2003 Accord transmissions. We had the transmission fluid changed and the guy flushed the system 10 times and it still wasn't clean. So we are going to get rid of this car. I have had two other Honda cars and was so pleased with them and this is such a disappointment. Called Honda the lady who answered gave me all kinds of excuses until I told her that I know there are hundreds of 2003 Accords out there that have this problem and she put me on hold. I told her that I would sign the class action suit against Honda with the lawyer to get my money back for their inferior transmission. I also told her that I don't want to get the same transmission and have this happen again in a few years or months. They gave me a case # and said that someone would get back to me in a few days because I am out of warranty. Not very happy with the response from Honda.
2009Mar 10
Accord EX 3.0L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 140,408 miles
Honda Accord 3.0L V6 2003 model is for sure a beautiful car to ride, especially for long distance traveling. It is very stable and negotiates good with brakes. The annoying part is that the gears in the automatic transmission system are sure a big defect to the beauty of the car and so it sucks real bad. I completely regret buying it.
Mike Atoe
Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria, West Africa
2008May 15
Accord LX 4 cyl
- Automatic transmission
- 40,000 miles
I bought the car with 30,000 miles and it ran like a charm. I noticed a shake when shifting into 3rd gear. Honda couldn't find the problem. We changed the transmission fluid and for 600 miles no problem. Well its baaaaccccck, and even worse than before.
I have extended coverage to 70,000 miles and it just turned 50,000.
2008Oct 24
Accord V6
- Automatic transmission
- 130,000 miles
Transmission was slipping slightly going into 3rd and after a week it would slip from 3rd into neutral and it was hard to get past that point w/o going very slow. I barely made it home and had it towed to the dealer the next morning. The dealership (Goodson Honda North Houston) was excellent.
After reading this web site I decided to call Honda Customer Service. They called back on Monday and finally called again (after I had left at least 6 messages) on Thursday after the dealer had already addressed the problem and negotiated the price. This issue should have been addressed on Monday. Meanwhile, I am renting a vehicle. I'll stop rambling....bottom line is that the service manager kept me informed and ended up getting me a great deal through her manager and his manager. I ended up paying just over $1,000 (vs. $3600) they said because it was a certified pre-owned that was out of the mileage warranty but had not surpassed the length of time warranty.
Dealership was fabulous but Honda Corp did a poor job of service recovery....very surprised.
2008Aug 30
Accord EX V6
- Automatic transmission
- 67,000 miles
Okay folks, first thanks for all the great info here on AutoBeef. Without it I wouldn't have known what to do. The car first had trouble on a steep hill. The car wouldn't shift to 3rd gear and I was stuck at 25mph going up. The trouble was intermittent and I couldn't reproduce it on demand. First thing I did was call Honda Corporate and report the problem. My car only had 67k+ miles on it and just hit the 5 year mark. I couldn't prove that it was a transmission problem though. I took the car to my non-Honda mechanic. He replaced the solenoid, no help and upgraded my computer with the dealer, also no help. I started keeping a log of the problem. Where, when, what I was doing when it happened. I took the car to the dealer and the dealer was absolutely fantastic. Twice I went out with the Honda mechanic and couldn't reproduce the problem. I left the car overnight with the dealer and let folks there drive the car. Still no repro. Meanwhile the corporate rep kept calling me, but I knew without confirmation from the dealer I couldn't get anywhere with corporate. After a month of trying to get the car to fail on demand it finally happened. Tip #1 if it happens then don't turn off the car when you get to the dealer. Tip #2 if you can avoid the freeway getting to the dealer do it, even though it means driving with your hazards on. I drove home on the freeway and when I hit my hill the car acted up and I turned it around and went back to the dealer. This time I was able to show a service manager the problem and he confirmed it was the transmission. Folks, I had the best experience with this dealer. I dealt with three different people in the service department plus one of the mechanics. They never dropped the ball. There was always someone that would step up to help me if the last person I talked to was not available. Okay more tips: It helps if your car was serviced regularly, my mechanic faxed my records to the dealer to show how well I took care of my car as the original owner. The quote from the dealer was $3322. I ended up paying less than 1/3rd. When I filed my complaint with the corporate office I told them that we had two new Honda Accords. Mine, a 2003 and his a 2004. The corporate office was great too. Once my issue was confirmed they followed up to make sure the dealer was following up with me. If your dealer is lame go to another. I was not working with my original dealer! Keep good records or use a reliable mechanic that does. Be persistent and systematic. Keep track of when and where the issue happens. Being methodical can help you track the problem. Best of luck folks!
2008Jul 20
Accord EX 3.0L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 90,500 miles
Hey another complaint to add to the list, I have an 03 Honda Accord V6, It all started when my transmission started shifting roughly into 3rd gear, after one week, and while I was 2 hours from home merging onto the interstate it would not shift into 3rd, just the RPMs went way up and the tranny light came on, fluids were good! I turned the car off and tried again! got a few miles and it slipped out of 5th gear and put me on the side of the road. I finally managed to get it home after 6 hours of danger on the hwy! Took it to the dealer, who said I need a new transmission, cost 3,900, after asking about the Honda goodwill, the price is now 2600. Wow way to rip me off! I looked up my vin and see that they supposed to have fixed the recall issue in 05 on the trans, but looks like it did no good! Also my AC went from ice cold to hot in 5 sec, took to 3 dif places all priced repair at over $1,000!
2008Mar 06
Accord EX V6
- Automatic transmission
- 80,000 miles
There is a recall out for a revision to the oil cooler return line to increase lubrication to the second gear. My car wouldn't shift out of 2nd gear and they are telling me I am responsible for replacing the whole transmission on my car. I only have 80K on it and just had the transmission serviced a few months ago.
2007Dec 06
Accord EX V6
- Automatic transmission
- 80,000 miles
This issue has occurred 3 times in a little less than 1 month. A transmission repair shop agrees it could be a solenoid issue (or perhaps hydraulic). It is not likely electrical as more likely a warning light would flash. I will wait and see if it gets better. The mechanic said it could start working normally all the time or will appear more frequently (thus allowing him to properly diagnosis it.
My biggest concern is that if I need to accelerate quickly, I may not be able to depend on all the horses my V6 can offer. I have two children, and I do not want to find out how well I installed their carseats (very well thank you) but still have a rear-end collision because I cannot accelerate safely is unacceptable. Sometimes, you must absolutely depend on your car to perform. I will drive less aggressively with regarding pulling into traffic (allow for more room in case of failure), but sometimes you must have your car perform to avoid causing a pile-up or being unnecessarily rear-ended by someone not paying attention.
2007Oct 10
(reported on)Accord V6 V6
- Automatic transmission
- 50,000 miles
I have seen postings on this board about the 2nd to 3rd gear slip that occurs on the V6 transmission. I have had this problem with my car for some time also. It generally isn't much more than an aggrevation (except for the few times it has occurred in rush hour traffic and the worst time - during a funeral procession where I was the 4th car). Basically, I wanted to shed a little light on this problem. First of all it actually isn't a slipping problem. What is happening is that the solenoids that disengages 2nd gear and engage 3rd gear (this is an electronic transmission not vacuum)under light acceleration are not powerful enough to actuate through their full length of travel. I don't know how this arrangement is on this particular transmission, but typical electronic transmissions have 1st and 3rd on one solenoid and 2nd and 4th on another. Again I haven't seen the schematic of the actual tranny, but these are the basics for most. Sometimes the tranny makes a single bang when it shifts out of 2nd and other times the engine just over-revs with no violent bang. The best thing you can do is to manually shift the car to 2nd "D2" and drive to a place where you can engage Reverse then Drive 'D' and take off with medium acceleration (better if you can drive in reverse for a few feet stop then take back off in Drive "D"). The worst thing you can do is to continue to rev the car in this slipping state. First of all this definately won't get the car to shift correctly. This will eventually damage the tranny for reasons that are too involved to explain.
As far as the Honda dealer telling you he can't diagnose the problem without actually experiencing it, that is an absolute LIE!!! As soon as the car goes into that slipping mode the onboard diagnostics in the car's computer register a Torque converter malfunction code (not sure exactly what the verbage or code number is, but it is specific). In essence the computer sees a lot of spinning at the crank and nothing occuring at the transmission. This code cannot be interpreted by a certified mechanic any other way. Honda knows this problem exist (obviously) and should be correcting it in the remanufactured transmissions. Based on what I have read, it doen't appear that is the case. So it isn't guaranteed you will not have this problem with a replacement.
I feel your pain in dealing with dealerships (their service techs hate fixing these types of problems - they don't make as many service hours on this type of repair therefore they don't make as much money). Remember, Honda is an engine company (the best)... not an automatic transmission company (third worst behind Chrysler and Ford). The comment someone else made on buying a Honda with a manual tranny stands on its own. They have tons of experience here. All their automatics have some kind of flaw. Buy a Toyota if your looking for a good drive train.
2007May 02
(reported on)Accord EX V6
- Automatic transmission
- 49,000 miles
The transmission problems with Honda is an on going problem. They are JUNK! I will not buy another Honda again. I encourage all Honda people to dump their Honda and buy anything else. Tell everyone that the transmissions are bad all the way from 1998 (for sure) up to 2003 and beyond to 2007. Honda Corp. was no help. They even admitted the problems with the transmissions. It won't shift out of first to second or shift out of second to third. That is why Honda had a recall for an oiler tube over second gear. They knew the problem existed. The transmissions are JUNK-JUNK-JUNK-JUNK-JUNK. Don't buy a HONDA!
2007Mar 03
(reported on)Accord EX 3.0 V6
- Automatic transmission
- 50,000 miles
I have had this car since nov 2002 and recently when driving the car it will not shift in 2nd or 3rd gear ( around 30 mph). The RMP up to about 7-8 and I have to pull over while driving. After I pull over and put the car in park and sit there for a while, I then proceed to drive every and thing seems fine. I almost crashed when merging on the express way because it would not shift gears around 30 mph. At first I thought it was it because was really cold here in Chicago -10 below for almost a month but now that it has warmed up to normal winter conditions it still is happening. After reading about all the same type of complaints I know there is something wrong with the transmission. I have also noticed that the shifting is not quiet like it used to be it has become rough. I'm in grad school and need to keep this car at least it's ten years old. I bought this car because Honda has a outstanding reputation . it pisses me off that there are transmission problems this early in the cars life, especially a Honda.
2006Nov 21
(reported on)Accord EX V6
- Automatic transmission
- 73,000 miles
My car is not shifting into third... why is this happening... this car is supposed to run forever without much expensive maintenance...
2006Nov 13
(reported on)Accord LX 3.0L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 45,700 miles
This happens 3 weeks after I had my 45000 major service at Honda's dealer. They suck, why can't they detect it early?
2006Oct 02
(reported on)Accord EX
- 40,000 miles
damn sh*tty ass honda accord 2003, just got dis car for not even 5 months and the transmission don't run no more. dat sh*t don't even run up to third gear it went pass third gear to 5th gear instead. thank buddha i bought extended warranty!!! brought that sh*t into the shop got it tested through the computer they said the whole transmission is gone/done with, they have to put in a whole new transmission. and dat car only had 40,000 miles on, when i got it it was 32,000 miles n it's already done with. The honda company need to get there sh*t tested and put in correctly cuz their shietty ass cars aren't working right.
2006Jul 15
(reported on)Accord
- 60,000 miles
After going to the dealer twice and being told there was nothing wrong I found this site and see I'm not alone. I haven't had it fixed because they don't see any problem. This just ticks you off when you buy what you think is just about the best thing on the road..
A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
2011Jun 01
Accord EX
Just bought the car a month ago and transmission shifted fine, a couple weeks it started getting rough and now it wont shift into 3rd gear
Tony A.
Post Falls, ID, USA
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