Well I didnt' know the extent of the issue until I wanted to trade my 2002 Accord in at a Honda dealership. The tech told me that the car needed a transmission and it would cost me $2,500!!!!! Okay, I have been a long time Honda fan and as a matter of fact, I told my friend to buy one based on the history my family has had with Honda. Now I hear they will not replace the transmission on a car they knew had problems? I am not happy, nor should anyone else be who owns this year make and model Honda. Not only that, but the dealership manager was so rude!!!

I plan to fight this to the end and yes I would be interested in a lawsuit. This is bad customer service and just to think, I used to respect Honda as a good car maker? Honda, if you are reading these complaints, take them seriously. Your reputation is in jeopardy with a long time fan and many others, and if you don't make it right, I am leaving you company and marrying into Toyota!!! Do the right thing!

Keith

Aurora, CO

I bought a Honda based on its' reputation and now at ONLY 70,000 miles later, my Honda is at the transmission shop waiting to get repaired. I first noticed a high pitch noise when accelerating and then I was told I had a leaking seal. Now I have noticed a hard shift into 1st and 2nd and also a sticking when first starting out. I put money into old cars for years and was tired of wondering when my old car would die on me, so I bought Honda based on their long running reputation! I planned on being able to drive this car years after it was paid off before having any significant problems. Now that my car was paid in full on March 7, 2009 I have to replace the transmission when there is ONLY 70,000 miles on it!

Thanks to this website I am happy to find out I am NOT the ONLY one with the problem. I fully intend on calling Honda America on Monday and file my complaint so that I may hopefully recover some of the repair costs or help to get this problem recalled. No one should have to replace a transmission in a car with ONLY 70,000 miles!

After marrying into a Honda family, my wife was a big supporter of Honda based on the projected longevity of their vehicles. Needless to say when it came time to purchase a vehicle; Honda was originally our first choice. Coming from a 1995 Pontiac Bonneville; I had become accustomed to the costs associated with fixing cars with higher miles. We didn't want to purchase a vehicle that needed major repairs once it hit 100,000 miles so we figured we'd continue her family's tradition and purchase a Honda Accord. We bought it with 50,000 miles right as it came off of a "Honda Certified" previous owner. A small shop in town only sold vehicles that came off of "Honda certified". We purchased the car at 50,000 miles; seemingly great condition. Last summer (08'), I started to notice the RPM's were creeping up from first to second gear...sort of like you had slipped the car in neutral for a second...then back into drive (automatic). Not knowing a great deal about cars; this was my first 4 cyl. engine so I just figured the car didn't have as much power as all the V-8 and V-6 cars I had previously owned. The problem progressed to sometimes where it would seem like 2-3 seconds of that "neutral slipping feeling" when the automatic transmission went from 1st to 2nd gear. We had the problem looked at, only to find that at 80,000 miles the car is in jeopardy of having to have the transmission repaired at a projected cost of $2,000-2,500. The local Honda dealers indicated that "1999 - 2001 Accords would have been under warranty, but 02'...sorry basically you're screwed". I immediately got online, and found several people with the same reviews of the 2002 Accord...what B.S. When you purchase a vehicle in today's economy; you almost buy into that company. Honda's image is now crushed in my mind. I would expect a second rate company to treat customers like this; not Honda but perhaps they are now a second rate company. The fact that Honda doesn't realize this; they've missed the picture big time. Who has major mechanical defects with 3 straight years of vehicles with something as significant as a transmission...then honors an extended warranty (after a law suit) and then proceeds to have a bull crap policy that the new year's warranty is worse than the previous years for the same part? It's like saying "sorry, you're an idiot customer to buy our "newer" product...the old version had a better warranty". Honda has lost a lifetime customer, and I'll be certain to pass this information along to everyone I ever meet who's looking to purchase a vehicle.

The car "dropped hard" into third. The Check Engine light came on and the D4 light started blinking (I didn't even know that light could blink). After that, the car would not downshift on its own. I discovered this when I was in the midst of oncoming traffic and my car wouldn't go anywhere. I was able to manually downshift. Once the car warmed up, it was fine. Two repair shops first told me that I need to replace a solenoid for $300 and then came back to tell me the transmission was shot and needed to be replaced. AAMCO wanted $2,800 to rebuild my transmission, but culdn't guarantee that there would be no other costs. The Honda dealer quoted $2,800 for an entirely rebuilt transmission with a 3/36 warranty. The dealer made a single call to Honda and they agreed to cover some of the cost. I ended up paying $1,500. I am going to write to Honda and ask for the rest, but I doubt I will get anything. I am annoyed, but glad Honda covered some of the cost and even gladder (is that word?) that I did not go to AAMCO.

In 2004, I purchased a 2002 Honda Accord EX w/ 40k miles for about $26k. Yeah...I was a dumb first time buyer that bought every warranty the dealership had offered including a 100k mile/5 years extended warranty for my transmission. After about 1 and a half years later and @ 101,000 my vehicle that I though was reliable and gonna last me forever started having problems.At first TCS was turning on/off, then the one day while I put the car in reverse the D4 light was still blinking. I had noticed the car hesitating whenever I would like off, so finally I took it into the dealership and a diagnostic test.They told me I needed to replace my transmission and it would cost $2883.I was like no big deal because I had a warranty.But later on they told me that my warranty is exhausted. I was upset and didn't understand why so I spoke to the accounts manager that originally sold me the warranty and she told me the same thing.She said that the warranty expires at 100k odometer miles, not at 100k added on from the time I bought it.I was really pissed off. Why would I paid for a $2k for 100k warranty that only lasted me 60k miles?That's stupid.I wasn't satisfied and tied talking to another account manager and same response.They freakin' riped me off and would not pay for the repairs so, that's the last time I buy from HONDA.

Lord help us all. Never thought I would see the day that a Honda would fell. Well my story started in Sept 08. I went to the dealership because the lights on the dash started to go crazy. It took the service rep about 30 minutes to return and tell me I need a transmission and that it would cost me $2800. I informed that he was crazy in his @$$ if I would pay that much for a transmission. I was told that I was no longer covered under the warranty. I asked what was the reason for me paying for it all of those years. He proceeded to apologize. He told me that I should get it fixed quick because it could fail me any day. The car did not seem to ride any different when I left him standing there.

I then went to Aamco and asked them too check my transmission. Their result were that the car is fine. It has a slight jerk that is normal for this year of the car. And told me to drive it til the engine fell out. I thanked them and drove off.

Well Well Well. It is now Feb 09 and I have NO transmission. What am I to do? First I will take the car back to the Honda dealership and see if the price quote changes (cheaper and yes I'm praying). If not I might have to invest in a BETTER car not a Honda. I am sick with this and disappointed. Especially since I maintained all of the scheduled services. Those warranties are just to get your money because when you need them they have expired.

I have always been a huge honda fan, of the 5 cars I've owned, 4 have been hondas. It was always my impression that honda stood behind their cars, and the parts they put in them. I have recently discovered, like many other on here that this is not the case.

I bought an 02 V6 accord 3000 miles ago, (it was a replacement for my 01 accord that ended its long life in a auto accident) The car was inspected and sold running fine (it had documented regular maintenance and one previous owner (carfax), a week ago I started to notice a small slipping when shifting into lower gear, at which point I looked up any transmission issues and found this site as well as a site detailing the recall of the 98 to 01 accords. This is where some panic set in, and I called honda, and they told me to get the car inspected, and set up a case. So I did.

I took the car into honda and they told me that nothing was showing up (no diagnostic errors) but they would test drive it. Then they came back from the test drive and told me the transmission was definitely failing and strongly suggested I look into getting it replaced ($3600). They told me to call honda and see if they would issue goodwill credit. So I did that. Then I got the call back.

An agent named Charles called me back and told me that since I was not the original owner and did not buy it from honda there was nothing they could do, when pressed he said there was nothing he would do. I asked why this was not included in the 2001 recall, were the parts different (I have had several mechanics tell me the transmissions are identical to the ones with the extended warranty) and he said he couldn't say. I had a long and in the end meaningless discussion with Charles, and then hung up. When I called back to talk to someone else (apparently Charles who sounded under 21, is the end-all-be-all voice of honda, you can not talk to a case workers supervisor, you're just not that special) the agent told me that the reason honda warranties the 01 transmission to 109000 miles is because they are known to have a defect, but if you have an 02 that goes out before 90000 miles its because you drive it too hard.

Sorry for the long ramble, I really just don't get this. Honda why would you extend a 01 transmission warranty to 7 years and 109,000 miles, and it not matter who the original owner is or where they bought it, but if the transmission involved is a 02 then its not covered and every detail is an issue. If I was the original owner honda would not make a claim that I drove the car rough, but if the transmission has an internal error on the second owner, then something must be criminal??? Seriously, I hate to say it but I wont be buying a honda again, and I love my car, even my messed up 02 with the horrible transmission. Honda you're being a weasel here, I always expected so much more...

...I am price shopping a transmission outside of honda, but if anyone has suggestions for me, including having honda make good, please message me.

So I bought this car two years ago for $17,000 and I thought it was completely worth it. I'd always been told that Nissans, Hondas, and Toyotas were the best cars to purchase. Well, obviously not.

I was driving my vehicle one day and it just jerked violently. At that point D4 began to flash, TCS lit up, and Check Engine lit up. I immediately went to my nearest Honda dealer to tell them about the problem.

They then told me I needed to purchase a new transmission for $2800.00 plus tax. I think it's completely stupid for something like this to happen to a 2002 vehicle!!!! Never buy a Honda....EVER!!

So I know I not the first and definitely not going to be the last I just wish Honda would admit their problem instead of loosing customers by saying that since people haven't fixed every little problem at a Honda dealership that they don't cover the problem. Well lets be honest....there are several hundreds probably thousands of people that have bought a 99-02 Honda Accord V6 or 4-cyl that expected this car to last and the sad fact is it didn't because we drive down the road with the transmission slipping everyday and it's too expensive to say sure I'll just shell out close to $3,000 to fix it...or I could make that a down payment on a new car. Which could have been another Honda except I'll probably never buy another Honda again or recommend another Honda again to anyone because of the fact they don't want to admit fault on four years of faulty transmissions and potentially more than that.

SO HONDA YOU MIGHT WANT TO TAKE NOTICE OF THE MORE THAN 100 COMPLAINTS ON THIS ONE WEBSITE ALONE. THEY SAY FOR EVERY ONE COMPLAINT THERE IS AT LEAST 3-4 THAT DIDN'T COMPLAIN. NOT LOOKING GOOD HONDA.

I bought this car in Dec, 07 for my daughter who is in college. I have driven Honda's before and have heard a lot of talk about there reliability, which I think is true. This car is fully loaded and runs great. On Dec 12th, the "check engine light" came on. I had a mechanic friend run the diagnostic and he got P070 (I think), said it was transmission related and told me he heard that Honda was covering some problems on extended warranties. He sent me to the Honda dealership, where they searched for any warranties (they reported none) and printed out some paperwork for me to take to another mechanic friend who had transmission training and experience. He felt the trouble might be solenoids so he replaced three. The light went out, but after test driving he reported that the transmission continued to "jerk" when shifting from 2nd to 3rd. He suggested I return to Honda and have them do a diagnostic, which I did. They reported an "hydraulic pressure" problem causing the "jerking" and offered to fix for "only" $2600.00. Of course I took the car home (which is shifting as smooth as silk - I have never actually felt any jerking to speak of) and began to do research on the net. I called Honda Relations and had them run the VIN. They also reported no recalls or warranties related to the 02 transmission (although I have learned of extended warranties for some 2000-01 and 04-05's). I am taking back to my mechanic tomorrow and asking him to drive me around and point out the supposed problem. I trust my mechanic friends - they are as confused as I am. Most people are suggesting I drive it until I feel a problem - may take their advice but don't want to do unnecessary harm. Not sure what I will do. ALSO: Since I have had to unhook the battery, the radio locked up and is asking for a code (Honda radio). Honda Relations told me I would find a serial number or code in the glove box, but can't seem to find anything. Honda dealer offered to pull the radio out and read the serial number on the back for $40.00. Anybody know a cheaper fix?

BTW - "Check engine light" came on once a couple of months after I bought the car. Diagnostic pointed to problem with gas tank (don't recall the code). I remembered reading about problem with gas cap. I simply took it off and put it back on -no light since!

Wish every fix could be as easy and cheap!

I have a 2002 Honda Accord. I took my car to the Honda Service Center after experiencing some jerking with a cold engine and found out the transmission needed to be replaced. I was told that it would cost me $3200.00 + taxes to replace the transmission. After reading all the complaints about this make and model, I called corporate and was told that the warranty was no longer effective and there was nothing they could do about it. I spoke with a case manager by the name of SIMON NG, who gave some bull about if you don't have documentation on the maintenance with the previous owner, then you can't prove that the service was maintained. I let him know that given all the complaints on the transmission for this car, a recall should have been issued, but still he refused to correct the issue. I'll advise everyone not to buy a Honda, because you may get stuck!!!

I had slipping problem with my transmission in 2005. I searched online and found out many Honda owners had same problem. I called Honda America, but they didn't give a sh*t about it. I ended up paying $2,200 out of my own pocket to a Honda dealer to have the transmission fixed. The dealer didn't do a good job, they didn't replace the transmission(with that much $, I thought they would replace it with a used one at least), instead they took the worn parts out of the transmission and replaced them with new parts (this is the story they told me). As soon as I got my car back, I went back to see them the next day. Somehow the new parts reduced the slipping problem a bit, but problem didn't go away, transmission still slipped. I'm still driving my Accord and suffering the slipping problem every day.This is my first Honda and will be the last one, and I'm telling my friends not to buy Honda (all models) because obviously Honda has huge technical problems with their transmissions and I don't want my friends going through all the hard time that I had. To car buyers: HONDA's reputation is not as good as you think, so research more before you commit to it!

I bought this car from a used car seller. When he sold this car to me, he said everything is OK and I needn't to check it. Thus I bought it with a high price at 89K miles.Four months later, the transmission begins to slip, with code P0730 and P1751. During the highway back home, we have to drive at 30-40mph. It's very dangerous for us. Luckily, all other cars speed up us as we let the urgent light on. Thanks Gosh. When the report was given by one dealer, he said we should pay about 3000 $ to change a rebuilt transmission. We were very angry. When we asked whether this transmission should be recalled by Honda. He said No. When we give the report to the used car boss, he said we may pay 2500$ to change a used transmission. What should I do? I think if I change a used transmission, and it may fail in one or less than one year. There is no warranty for the part. If I sold this car to the boss, he decrease 4000$ to buy it. I think Honda should recall the transmission or at least half price the transmission. I hate Honda and will never buy Honda car, and Japan cars. Who can give me a good suggestion, I should pay another 2500$ or sell it with 4000$ loss. Damed.

In July, had the car to Honda for the ABS light coming on. Upon receipt of the car, received a bill for over $6000 for new transmission, mounts, radiator, battery, etc, you name it, it was listed. When speaking with service manager, I said, "Do I need all this-the car drives fine?" I was told "not now, but very soon. You might as well do a new trans now or buy a new car." I was driving all summer and all fall with car...no problems. Check engine light came on week before Christmas (of course-the mo$t wonderful time of the year)-MY mechanic recommended AAMCO-again, car has no problems. They ran diagnostics and long story short-he replaced 4 Solenoids with the hope that would cure this check engine light. AAMCO said it may fix it, it may not. Again, no problems driving. Check engine light came on again New Year's Day. AAMCO again, ran diagnostics and now the Shift Malfunction code was coming on again. They cleared it and recommended to drive the car, but to be mindful of any problems. Found this website, thank god! and will be contacting Honda prior to any problems to see what they can do for me. Outside of the check engine light, the car has had no other problems and I really have no reason to look for something else. Will keep you posted if anything changes (cross your fingers it won't).

I have a 2002 Honda Accord SE 4cyl. I have to admit, since I purchased the car there were no real issues, just routine maintenance (as expected). But lately I have been hearing a loud "humming" sound and my "check engine" light has been coming on. I took it to MY mechanic who diagnosed the problem and told me I needed a new bearing on the front drivers side a catalytic converter (that is why the check engine light was on). This was all repaired in October of 2008. Now, two months later, I noticed that the "check engine" light was on again (there was also some rattling in the front end, (come on I have over 120k miles on it)). I replaced from stabilizer bars and struts and the mechanic told me that the check engine light now revealed a transmission problem. He did a quick once over, and found nothing visibly wrong and he reset the light. Now, three days later the check engine light is on again, I called my mechanic and he told me to bring in the car and make sure it was the same transmission code. If so, he told me that it is common for the solenoid to go bad and also the EVAP solenoid, especially in states that use salt during the winter. The car, as stated before, has had all the required maintenance (oil changes, timing belt......) I really cannot complain, especially with the amount of miles (123k) and years of reliable service. HOWEVER, seeing that all proper maintenance was completed, and the fact that I absolutely love the new accords and want to get one, I also would like Honda to assist me in any transmission repairs that I will eventually have to deal with or I too, will switch to another brand.