Honda Accord Complaints (2004)
1,018 consumer complaints on file.
- #10402102May 19, 2011POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2004 HONDA ACCORD V6 - "NOT UNDER EXISTING RECALL" 1. TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP 2. BROUGHT TO DEALER TO DIAGNOSE 'COMPLETE FAILURE DUE TO INTERNAL MECHANICAL PART' 3. TOWED TO INDEPENDENT GARAGE FOR REPAIR. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10401379May 18, 2011EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE FAILURE OCCURS UNDER REGULAR DRIVING WHENEVER A ROCK OR DEBRIS HITS THE FOG LIGHT LENSES CAUSING IT TO CRACK OR SHATTER. IT HAS OCCURRED 5 TIMES IN THE LAST SIX YEARS, AND ALSO HUNDREDS OF TIMES TO OTHER HONDA AND ACURA OWNERS. THE CONSEQUENCES INCLUDE GLASS SHARDS FALLING ONTO THE ROAD, AND SOMETIMES CAUSES THE BULBS TO BREAK AND THE FOG LIGHTS TO GO OUT. THE DEALER REPLACES THE FOG LIGHT ASSEMBLY WITH AN IDENTICAL UNIT WHICH IS ALSO SUBJECT TO THE SAME PROBLEM. A SIMPLE SOLUTION WOULD BE TO REPLACE THE GLASS LENS WITH A HARD PLASTIC ONE (SUCH AS THE ONE USED ON THE HEADLAMPS) BUT HONDA DOES NOT PROVIDE SUCH A UNIT. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10400903May 15, 2011VISIBILITY
AT 69,600 MILES THE WIPER MOTOR FAILED ON MY HONDA 2004 ACCORD EX V6 NAVI. HAD THE MOTOR REPLACED FOR $470. UPON DIS-ASSEMBLY CORROSION WAS DISCOVERED IN THE MOTOR HOUSING. THIS IS WHAT IS DESCRIBED IN THE HONDA 2003 ACCORD RECALL. PART NUMBER: 76505-SDA-A011. THE RECALLED PART WAS -A01; WITH REPLACEMENT PART BEING -A11. MY REPLACEMENT PART IS -A11. THE PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED IN MY DRIVEWAY; HAD I BEEN DRIVING AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE IT COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. REQUEST HONDA ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10400735May 13, 2011POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING THAT MY TRANSMISSION WAS GOING TO FAIL. I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. WHEN IT TURNED GREEN, I STARTED TO GO AND WAS ENTERING ONTO AN INTERSTATE ON RAMP. I WAS IN 5PM TRAFFIC, WHICH WAS THICK. MY CAR WASN'T PICKING UP SPEED. I LOOKED DOWN AND THE RPMS WERE HIGH. I LET UP OFF THE GAS. THE CAR STARTED TO GO, AND THEN JERKED LIKE IT WAS STOPPING. THE CAR BEHIND ME ALMOST REAR ENDED ME. I WAS IN THE INTERSTATE ON RAMP WITH NO WHERE TO PULL OVER. I TRIED TO GIVE IT GAS, AND THE CAR WOULD NOT PICK UP SPEED FAST ENOUGH. I LET UP OFF THE GAS AGAIN AND IT WOULD GO AND THEN JERK TO ALMOST A STOP. IT WAS LIKE SOMEONE ELSE HAD CONTROL OF THE GAS PEDAL AND BREAK PEDAL. IT DID THIS FIVE OR SIX TIMES UNTIL I COULD GET OFF THE ROAD. I HAD IT TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE I WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WHICH WOULD COST $4,000. AGAIN, I HAD NO WARNING THIS WOULD HAPPEN AND HAD NO PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE FLUID HAD BEEN CHANGED JUST 3 MONTHS BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. THE CAR HAD ALWAYS BEEN MAINTAINED AT THE DEALERSHIP. THIS IS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD EX, 6 CYLINDER, WITH 134,000 MILES AT THE TIME. HONDA REFUSED TO HELP WITH ANY COST. ALTHOUGH THERE WAS A RECALL ON SOME 2004 ACCORDS, THEY SAID MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT ONE OF THOSE. A WEBSITE SHOWS 78 OTHER PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCED THE EXACT SAME THING...WITH NO WARNING AND WITH MILEAGE BETWEEN 80,000-140,000. SURELY, HONDA IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND IT WAS BROADER THAN THEY THOUGHT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED!! I PLAN TO BRING THIS TO THE MEDIA'S ATTENTION. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10400703May 12, 2011POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I WAS DRIVING OUR 2004 HONDA ACCORD EX V6. MY WIFE WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. I ENTERED THE FREEWAY ACCELERATING TO FREEWAY SPEEDS (60MPH) AND AROUND 55MPH THE CAR'S ENGINE REVVED TO 6000RPM. KNOWING SOMETHING WAS WRONG I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS. THE CAR BEGAN TO COAST AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT CAUGHT A LOWER GEAR AND VIOLENTLY STARTED TO ENGINE BRAKE. I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR. I'M CERTAIN THAT IF THE PAVEMENT WAS WET I WOULD HAVE. I AM AN EXPERIENCED DRIVER AND WAS ABLE TO KEEP US ON THE ROAD. IF MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THINGS MIGHT HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT. THE CAR HAS BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OF AND HAS HAD ALL OF ITS SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTIONS (WITH RECORDS). THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO REPAIR SHOP AND WE WERE INFORMED THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION IS BAD. THE CAR HAS 121,000 MILES. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR TRANSMISSION ISSUES WITH THIS CAR YEAR MODEL THAT INCLUDED CARS MANUFACTURED TO JANUARY 8, 2004. OUR CAR WAS MANUFACTURED IN JANUARY 2004 AND NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. WE HAVE YET TO HAVE THE CAR REPAIRED BECAUSE OF THE INSANELY HIGH REPAIR COST. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED SEVERAL INTERNET SITES AND NEWSPAPER ARTICLES REFERRING TO HONDA TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I AM THANKFUL THAT I DIDN'T WRECK THE CAR, BUT NOW THE CAR IS SITTING IN OUR DRIVEWAY NOT DRIVE-ABLE. OBVIOUSLY, NOW I WONDER IF MY CAR SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I HOPE SOMEONE DOESN'T HAVE TO DIE BEFORE THIS PROBLEM IS BROUGHT TO LIGHT AND REMEDIED BY HONDA. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10398719May 3, 2011POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CAR HAD REGULAR MAINTENANCE ON 4/11/11. ON 4/23/11 WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MERGE ONTO THE FREEWAY, THE ACCELERATOR BOGGED OUT AND I LOST POWER. I WAS SCARED I WAS GOING TO GET HIT BY THE CAR IN THE OTHER LANE... THEN THE CAR SEEMED TO RUN FINE UNTIL I ATTEMPTED TO PASS A CAR GOING UP A STEEP HILL AND THE CAR LOST POWER AGAIN, THEN IT SEEMED TO DRIVE FINE UNTIL THE FOLLOWING MONDAY ON THE WAY TAKING THE KIDS TO SCHOOL IT JUST STARTED FAILING WHILE NORMALLY DRIVING. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION, THAT TC CLUTCH STUCK OFF. FLUID HAS CLUTCH RESIDUE AND IS BURNED VERY DARK , WILL NEED TRANS ASSY TO RECTIFY".WHEN 15 DAYS EARLIER IT WAS FINE ACCORDING TO THEIR RECORDS. NOTHING HAS BEE DONE THEY WANT $5000 TO FIX IT. HAVE LOOKED AT OTHER OPTIONS BUT HAVE DONE NOTHING YET. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10398275April 29, 2011POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2004 ACCORD EX FAILED YESTERDAY ON THE FREEWAY, DROPPING FROM 65 TO 20 MPH AND THEN ZERO AND GETTING ME ALMOST REAR-ENDED IN HEAVY MORNING TRAFFIC WHILE TRYING TO MOVE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I CALLED AAA AND THEY CONTACTED A TOWING COMPANY AND THE LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE GARAGE AND WE'VE JUST BEEN TOLD IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION ($3800). WE CALLED HONDA TO CHECK ON KNOWN ISSUES BUT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT ASSURED US THAT HE WAS NOT AWARE OF ANY ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL. THERE WAS NO INDICATION ON THE DASH THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM AND THIS HAPPENED VERY SUDDENLY. I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT THIS FAILURE DID NOT LEAD TO A MAJOR ACCIDENT. PLEASE ADVISE ON. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10397166April 22, 2011AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ON THE FREEWAY AT 65 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT EXPLANATION (BOTH THE BAG THAT DEPLOYS THROUGH THE CEILING LINER AND THE BAG THAT DEPLOYS THROUGH THE SIDE OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT). DUE TO THE VIOLENCE AND CONFUSION OF THE DEPLOYMENT EXPLOSION, I FIRST THOUGHT THAT THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY VEHICLE MUST HAVE BEEN CRUSHED IN A COLLISION WITH AN UNSEEN SEMI-TRAILER TRUCK. EARS RINGING FROM THE CONCUSSION, I INITIALLY FOUGHT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE, BUT SOON REALIZED THAT THE TIRES WERE STILL INTACT. AS THE SMOKE CLEARED, I SAW THAT THE NEAREST VEHICLES WERE 100+ YARDS AHEAD OR BEHIND MY VEHICLE. AT THE NEXT EXIT, I INSPECTED THE VEHICLE UNDER A STREET LIGHT. THERE WAS NO APPARENT DAMAGE TO THE EXTERIOR. DURING LATER INSPECTIONS BY AN INSURANCE ADJUSTOR AND THE HONDA DEALERSHIP, NO CAUSE FOR DEPLOYMENT WAS FOUND. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE UNDERCARRIAGE AND HENCE NO EVIDENCE THAT AN OBJECT HIT THE UNDERCARRIAGE TO TRIGGER THE DEPLOYMENT. THE ONLY EXTERNAL DAMAGE WAS A SMALL GOLF-BALL SIZED DENT IN THE ROOF OVER THE RIGHT CENTER PILLAR. THE DENT WAS APPARENTLY CAUSED BY THE STRONG TORQUE THAT THE DEPLOYING SIDE-CURTAIN AIRBAG APPLIED TO THE WELDED ROOF MOUNT TO WHICH THE AIR BAG PACKAGE BOLTS. HENCE, ALL INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE (>$3000 USD) WAS CAUSED BY THE FALSE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT ITSELF. THE INSURANCE COMPANY CONCLUDED THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF A COLLISION AND REFUSED TO COVER THE DAMAGES. THE HONDA DEALERSHIP SIMILARLY REFUSED TO COVER THE DAMAGE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE DEALERSHIP FURTHER CLAIMED THAT THE AIR BAG CONTROLLERS DO NOT SAVE THE STATE OF THE SENSORS WHEN A DEPLOYMENT IS TRIGGERED, AND HENCE IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO DIAGNOSE FAILURES. I FIND IT DISTURBING THAT SO-CALLED 'SAFETY' EQUIPMENT IN A PROPERLY MAINTAINED VEHICLE CAN SELF-DESTRUCT AND POTENTIALLY KILL THE OCCUPANT AND NEITHER THE INSURANCE COMPANY NOR THE MANUFACTURER TAKES ANY RESPONSIBILITY. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10396811April 19, 2011POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WITHOUT WARNING MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL SLIP OUT OF GEAR. DOESN'T SEEM TO BE RELATED TO SPEED OR LENGTH OF TIME DRIVEN. JUST RANDOM. IT COULD HAPPEN 20 TIMES A DAY OR NOT HAPPEN FOR WEEKS. I HAVE CONTACTED HONDA AND THEY SAID IT IS NOT A RECALL ISSUE, ALTHOUGH I HAVE FOUND LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF THE SAME COMPLAINT ONLINE. WAS TOLD THAT THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO OFFER ME SOME ASSISTANCE ON REPAIR, BUT NOT 100% AND NOT A COMMON ISSUE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10396719April 18, 2011POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE ACCELERATING IN 2ND GEAR, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS CAUSING THE ENGINE TO REV, BUT THE CAR REMAINS IN A NEUTRAL STATE. FEELS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING AND THEN SHIFTED BACK INTO DRIVE. ONCE THE TRANSMISSION CATCHES, THE VEHICLE SHIFTS EXTREMELY HARD. THERE IS A LOUD WHINING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR WHILE ACCELERATING, THAT DIDN'T EXIST BEFORE. AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS FAULTY. THIS VEHICLE HAS ALREADY HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED BECAUSE OF A SAFETY RECALL WHICH PERTAINS TO THIS EXACT PROBLEM. HONDA REFUSES TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THEY STATE THE TRANSMISSION HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10394400April 6, 2011POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
FOR 3 DAYS PRIOR, I NOTICED A SECOND OR TWO LAG TIME BETWEEN THE CAR GOING FROM REVERSE INTO DRIVE. I DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT. THEN ABOUT 10 MINUTES INTO DRIVING AT ABOUT 40 MPH THE TRANSMISSION DROPPED TO A LOWER GEAR AND THE CAR ABRUPTLY DROPPED TO ABOUT 10 MPH. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS NO ONE BEHIND ME OR THEY WOULD HAVE SMASHED INTO MY CAR. I THEN TURNED AROUND AND WENT HOME WITH HAZARDS BLINKING. DURING THE ENTIRE TRIP BACK, THE TRANSMISSION CONSTANTLY SLIPPED GEARS AT ALMOST EVERY SPEED. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10392706March 23, 2011POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
HONDA ACCORD V6 TRANSMISSION FAILURE AFTER 107,000 MILES, WHERE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STAY IN DRIVE A HIGHWAY SPEEDS. A COMPLAINT WAS REGISTERED WITH AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CORPORATION, WHO DENIED THERE WAS A PROBLEM. A SURVEY OF ACCORD V6 TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS INDICATED OVER 100 FAILURES HERE AT NHTSA, AND THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS AT OTHER FORUMS. THIS PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE CONSISTENT WITH EARLIER FAILURES OF HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSIONS, WHERE THEY EXTENDED THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTEES TO 109K MILES FOR REPLACEMENT. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10392309March 21, 2011POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
OUR 2004 HONDA ACCORD SEDAN V6 - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. 195,000 MILES THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THIS CORRESPONDENCE IS TO REGISTER A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT OCCURRED TO MY WIFE AND I ON MARCH 20 2011, AT 3:30 PM. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, MY 2004 HONDA ACCORD HAD A TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND LOCKUP. WHILE MY WIFE AND I WERE TRAVELING NORTH ON 95 NORTH THE CAR SUDDENLY MADE A CLICK NOISE AND JERKED AS IF SOMEONE HAD JAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND THE RPM'S RACED. MY HUSBAND ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN BY TAKING HIS FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL AND NOT TOUCH THE BRAKE. THE CAR VIOLENTLY JERKED AGAIN AS IT SLOWED DOWN. AS HE ATTEMPTED TO GET ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD, THE CAR VIOLENTLY LURCHED 4-5 MORE TIMES. WITH EACH OF THESE SUDDEN, UNEXPECTED JERKS, WE WERE THROWN FORWARD. THANKFULLY, OUR SEAT BELTS WERE ON, WHICH PREVENTED US FROM BEING THROWN FORWARD INTO THE WINDOW. WAITING TO HERE FROM THE SALEM NH HONDA DEALERSHIP TO SEE WHAT THE REMEDY WILL BE (REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WITH A REBUILT ONE IS MY GUESS). THIS WAS THE FIRST AND ONLY TIME WE HAD ANY TROUBLE WITH THE TRANSMISSION, I THINK THIS IS SUCH A SERIOUS ISSUE WHICH, IF CIRCUMSTANCES WERE DIFFERENT, COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN NO MATTER WHAT THE MILEAGE IS ON THE CAR. THIS SOUNDS LIKE A KNOWN PROBLEM TO HONDA AND THEY SHOULD DO AN OTHER RECALL LIKE THEY DID WITH THE 2003 MODELS AND FIX THIS PROBLEM.*TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10390245March 15, 2011POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE EXHIBITED "HARD" DOWNSHIFTS WHILE DECELERATING. TRANSMISSION LOST TOP GEAR WHILE DRIVING, LEADING TO SUDDEN DECELERATION AND POTENTIAL FOR REAR END COLLISION. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10389623March 9, 2011POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON 2004 HONDA ACCORD WITH ONLY 80K MILES. WAS ON BUSY ROAD AND I WAS LUCKY THAT I WASN'T HIT AS I JERKED AND SLOWED AND SOUGHT A WAY TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. NO INDICATION THE TRANS WAS FAILING UNTIL SYMPTOMS BEGAN AND GOT WORSE IN A HURRY. CONSEQUENCES ARE TOWING TO SHOP AND EXPENSIVE REPAIRS WHICH ARE BEING MADE NOW. HONDA SAID I HAD TO BRING IT IN TO THEIR SHOP AND THEY HAD TO DO ANY REPAIRS. NO PRICE OR OFFER OF FINANCIAL HELP..JUST A "MAYBE" HONDA WOULD OFFER A "GOODWILL" DISCOUNT. DECIDED NOT TO TRY HONDA AS OTHERS ONLINE TOLD OF THE EXCEEDINGLY HIGH CHARGES HONDA IMPOSES. FEEL IT WAS A SAFETY RISK THAT SHOULD NEVER HAD HAPPENED. HONDA APPARENTLY HAS A HISTORY OF TRANSMISSION FAILURES FOR SEVERAL YEAR MODELS. SEEMS THEY PROFIT FROM NOT CORRECTING THE PROBLEM IF THEY REQUIRE THEM TO REPAIR AND CHARGE MORE THAN ANY PRIVATE SHOP. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10386917March 8, 2011POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE: HONDA ACCORD V6, 2004 PROBLEM: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE ON A BUSY STREET AND NEARLY WAS REAR ENDED AND LEFT ME STRANDED ON BUSY ROAD. HONDA IS NOT ADMITTING ANY FAULT AT THIS MOMENT WHEN THIS MODEL HAS A RECALL DATED 2004 WHICH I WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS WORKED ON AT THEIR DEALERSHIP IN 2010. THIS DEFECT IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION WAS DROPPING OUT OF GEAR WHEN ON AN INTERSTATE TRAVELING AT 70MPH. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10386178March 2, 2011POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO INDICATION OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ISSUES. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE OCCURRED ON INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH, PRESSED ON ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. WAS ON INNERMOST LANE, HAD TO CROSS 3 INTERSTATE RIGHT LANES DURING COMMUTING HOUR WITH NO ACCELERATION (WAS LIKE DRIVING IN NEUTRAL). ABLE TO GET TO NEXT EXIT. WAS ON A DOWNSLOPE SO ABLE TO COAST DOWN. AT THE BASE OF THE HILL, STOPPED. COULD NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE ANYMORE, PRESS THE PEDAL IN D AND R AND WOULD NOT MOVE CALLED TOW TRUCK TO TOW ME TO HONDA DEALERSHIP 40 MILES AWAY CONSIDERED AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THIS IS THE FIRST OCCURRENCE OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITH THIS VEHICLE. HONDA SERVICE REPAIR HAD TO REPLACE ALL AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PARTS. AS OF DATE, HONDA CORP. WILL NOT WARRANTY THE PARTS AND LABOR. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10384695February 28, 2011POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2004 HONDA ACCORD V6 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ISSUE. TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING. WAS FORTUNATE NOT TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT AS MY CAR HAD NO POWER WHILE TRAVELLING UP A GRADE ON I-5 IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10384161February 23, 2011POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2004 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 4DR, ORIGINAL OWNER 88.7K MILES NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION PER THE DEALER. YOU HAVE TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES! THERE SEEMS TO STILL BE AN INHERENT PROBLEM WITH THE AUTOMOTIVE 5 SPEED TRANSMISSIONS IN THESE CARS STEMMING 2000!! *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10384001February 22, 2011POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DRIVING 35 MPH ON VEHICLE WITH 115000 MILES. ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE LANES AND SPEED UP IN ORDER TO PASS SLOW MOVING VEHICLE, ENGINE REVVED UP TO 6,000 RPM WITHOUT ACTUALLY CHANGING GEARS OR MOVING FASTER. TRANSMISSION PUMP & TORQUE CONVERTER FOUND TO BE FAULTY. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0