The transmission made a loud noise.
2001 Honda Accord transmission complaints
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Faulty transmission. Please provide further information.
Vehicle was leaking transmission fluid initially. Took it to dealership. First time dealership sent us home with a really bad transmission leak for weekend. Informed us not to drive more than 200 miles. We informed them we live 60 miles away and would need to get home and back to dealership on monday. No rental car was offered. When taken back to dealer for repairs they replaced differential. Two weeks later we noticed leaking again and the car wa shifting funny. We took the car in for repairs. They replaced the transmission. We approached both the manufacturer and the dealership about an extended warranty on the transmission, both refused. About a year later I received a letter in the mail regarding a warranty extension for the transmission for all 2001 honda accords. Apparently I was not the only consumer who was sold a lemon. Dimsii ivoq entry posted after 12/12/02 cut-over to artemis------------------770780. *ak
The automatic transmission failed while the consumer was driving. The dealer suggested that they would have to replace the transmission. Ts also, the wheel bearing(s) failed. Scc
Honda is sending letters to owners of two models of accord, prelude, and several other models due to a defect in the carrier bearing. They are replacing transmissions. They are willing to assume cost for those already done or to be done. However they are not issuing a recall. Dt
Consumer states of having problems with the transmission. Dealer was contacted. Ts
The first symptom was rough idling where the car has actually died several times. It has been into the dealer repeatedly since feb of 2002. They kept it for over a month one time to replace the transmission, but the same problem occurred, even when leaving the dealership. They had it in again in june & the problem is growing more intermittent, but I still think it is a flaw and possibly dangerous. Nlm
No description given. Nlm
The consumer states, when accelerating from stop, the gears slip between 2nd-3rd causing the vehicle to jerk. *jb
Transmission was just replaced with a re-built. In shop 9/4 through 9/7/02. I complained multiple times, starting 2nd day of ownership about "sluggish response". Pacific honda said it's a new car, give it time to limber-up. What a joke. Independent honda mechanic identified auto-trans problem. I requested new car - honda refused. I paid for a new car, and continue to make auto-payments for a new car, but have never enjoyed the performance or reliability of a new car. I requested that pacific honda save my old part (transmission) - they refused. I understood a new transmission would be installed - they told me when I picked it up that a re-built transm. Had been installed. Now, after a couple of days w/rebuilt, I sense engine jerkiness when driving vehicle. Please help!
Consumer states engine light is on. Dealer found a loose gas cap.
Transmission, since day one, has always made a loud metal-to-metal clunking/popping noise at low speeds. Dealer advised there was no problem, was normal. Then at around 28k miles, it started shuddering and slipping on downshifts between 35-45mph. I then took it to right honda in scottsdale, and they then flushed the linear solenoid, and when I got it back, it was still was doing it. They then replaced the entire transmission, and it came back with a thumping noise when in park or n. They then replaced it a second time. It is shifting better, but the car has not as much pickup and is still making the metal to metal noise, after over $6,000 in warranty repairs! It also lurches through gears sometimes, and is not as smooth as it was when I bought it. The service manager told me that this is a common problem, and that they have had to replace quite a few transmissions. I first spoke with angie williams at honda corporate, and she would not help nor let me speak to her supervisor, rick thomas. I finally got through to rick thomas, and they said they would not buy the car back, nor was I going to get any help from him. I then asked to speak to his supervisor, and he would not let me speak with ron garner. The receptionist then lied to me and said that rick garner doesnt have voicemail, I caught her in the lie. Under magnuson-moss warranty act, they have had sufficient times to try and repair this vehicle! I have found that I am not alone in dealing with this problem, as almost everyone with a v6 automatic accord seems to notice this problem with the transmission! The dealership I bought the vehicle from suggested I file a report with the bbb, since there was nothing he could do. That is ridiculous! I did not pay to lease a $28,000 car, and be given a cheap rental to drive around in for a month. How am I going to ever sell this car with a repair record like this? I really hope that you may be able to help. Nlm
During a trip, the car began to have a rumble in the drivetrain. Expecially at a bout 40-45 MPH. Took car to dealer and they told us that the differential was faulty and they needed to replace the transmission. They would only replace with a factory rebuilt, not new. No extension on warranty. This was the second one they had in a month. Transmissions had been on back order which sounds like they had more with problems.
Transmission jerks from start to 1st shift upon morning starting, (cold). Also leaking.
Fuel tank gauge reads not full when tank is actually filled. Consumer took it dealer and had gauge replaced. Gauge was not grinding properly. Odometer was affected. After fuel gauge was replaced, it erased the correct mileage on odmeter.
Consumer states dealer diagnosed a transmission problem and was informed that no transmissions were available for one month, was also informed that he was fourth in line for a transmission.
While @ incline in drive the car quickly rolls back as if in neutral and does not stop unless you brake. I have taken the car to the honda dealer and they compared it to another on the lot. They said the one on the lot did the same thing so they determined it must be a characteristic of the vehicle. The tech said because it is a 4 cylinder it doesn't have enough torche to hold the weight. I also called american honda at an 800 number provided on their website and per roxanna this is a characteristic of the car.
Vehicle was leaking oil from transmission. Dealer has repaired vehicle twice, and the problem has reoccurred.
This model honda makes a loud noise, coming from the underneath the car, when first started cold. The sound is more like a "thump" and is supspected (although I'm not certain) to be either the transmission or the exhaust system. I tried several different cars and the noise was consistent. The dealer tells me the noise is "normal" which is absurd. Honda has a recall pending on earlier model cars for an exhaust syustem problem--I'm wondering if this could be related. I am not an expert so do not know if this is a serious matter or not.
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