2004 Honda Accord: check engine light

Filed Oct 24, 2022 · Transmission · CA

Several months ago while driving on the freeway, the CEL came on and the engine revved high without any power to the wheels, as if the transmission automatically went into neutral. It eventually went back into gear. The car was subsequently towed back home and is not currently drivable since gears continue to slip.

Filed Apr 15, 2020 · Transmission · 150,000 miles · NH

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda accord. The contact stated while shifting gears the vehicle stalled and hesitated to change gears making the vehicle lag with the check engine light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to peters honda of nashua located at (300 amherst st, nashua, nh 03063) to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact referenced the failure to the federal safety agency campaign number: 04v176000 (power train) however VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 150,000. *ln

Filed Sep 20, 2018 · Transmission · 200,000 miles · MD

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda accord. When the contact placed the vehicle into reverse and depressed the accelerator pedal, it moved forward. When the gear was shifted into drive, the vehicle did not move when the accelerator pedal was depressed. In addition, the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer to be diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was approximately 200,000.

Filed Jul 23, 2016 · Steering, Suspension · 72,000 miles · PA

2004 accord transmission began leaking at the same time as ABS trouble, what seems to be suspension problems (bad springs?), hood struts failed. These all happened about a month after one dealer replaced an engine mount and leaking power steering fluid container. The trunk opening switch would not work but was too expensive to repair. I had the ABS looked at at another dealer and for $100 an "electrical switch" under the gas pedal was replaced. The power steering fluid was leaking again. They said that the transmission needed to be fixed for $2000 and that my car was not in the recall. I saw many complaints about transmission leaks online and about the gas door not opening. The dealer didn't want to hear about that. (engine mounts and hood struts are popular items on amazon.) I was lucky that my head wasn't under there when the hood fell. I had opened the hood to check the power steering fluid and went to the trunk to get some, when it fell. I was able to replace them from amazon. I had the engine cut out twice while driving in the rain after last inspection. I lost steering and saw the engine light come on so I quickly started the engine again. About a month apart. It didn't happen again. It seems strange to me that all of this happened within 6 months after an inspection.

Filed Sep 18, 2015 · Transmission · 166,111 miles · WI

First occurrence, tuesday august 18, 2015 driving into work, transmission slipped, rpms increased with no additional forward motion by car. Then stopped and went to back into parking stall and car would not engage into reverse, finally it did started researching possible issues and found tons of recall and complaints online, driving home the car all of a sudden stuttered and downshifted violently this time it produced a check engine light (obdc: p0741), I called honda cust service and spoke with jason, he created a case # for me and stated I would need to have it diagnosed by a honda dealer and call them back. I called back the same number but this time option 7, customer service rep read thru my case and determined that because the VIN did not indicate being part of the recall, the age of the vehicle and mileage, honda would not do anything to assist me. My transmission fluid smells burnt. I now have had to pay a transmission shop $3464.65 for a rebuilt transmission.

Filed Jan 19, 2015 · Engine · 100,047 miles · FL

I was driving, the engine light came on, car stalled out.

Filed Sep 4, 2014 · Acceleration, Engine · 78,061 miles · CA

While I were driving locals, I notice a sudden drop in speed and spike in RPM. When I tried to accelerate, only RPM would go up and the car would not shift to higher gear. This happened without any warnings. No engine light. Nothing. If this happened in the freeway, it would have been very serious situation. I also noticed numerous 2003 2004 honda accord owners to have similar problems. This is definitely manufacturer's fault. I had to rebuild the transmission which came out to be $1820. This is serious situation.

Filed Jul 24, 2014 · Engine, Transmission · 100,500 miles · NJ

While driving home from work I came to a red light, as I proceeded to hit the gas the car started to jump and would not accelerate. I was hitting the gas the engine would rev and the RPM's were super high but the car would only go about 5 MPH with the ending revving really loud. After about a few seconds of hitting the gas and only going 5mph the car would finally jump into gear and go. Every time the car would come to a stop and then have to go again that's when it would happen over and over again. That night we decided to take it for a test drive and that's when the engine light came on and the "d" shift light was blinking and the "tca" light came on. There is seriously something wrong with the car when the day before the car drove like new. We looked up the recalls on online for our vehicle and see that there is one out for the auto transmission. Just weird all the sudden this would happen and there is a recall out in that. Please help!

Filed Jul 24, 2014 · Transmission · 94,775 miles · NY

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda accord. The contact stated while driving approximately 50 MPH, the check engine and tcs light illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact mentioned that the vehicle suddenly decelerated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician diagnosed that the transmission assembly needed to be replaced. The contact was made aware of recall the federal safety agency campaign id number: 04v176000 (power train). However, the VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 94,775.

Filed Feb 16, 2014 · Acceleration, Driver assistance · 138,000 miles · CA

August: 1st. Driving home shifted into 1st gear to go from a stop light. Car hesitated, began to go real slow even when trying to accelerate. Pushed gas pedal all the way to floor car did not go any faster. Rpm were revving up as if the car was going faster. Went into 2nd gear....the same. Check engine and tcs light was on. Turned off car 15min later the tcs light was off but check engine light was still on. Stayed on for about 2 days. Got codes check, it stated it was all misfires. 300-306. Reset. September: on the 15 fwy south on a sunday in september with my mother and kids going around 70mph in fast lane. Car then lost power instantly. Went down to 40mph car began to jerk and sputter. Had to put on hazard light and get off fwy as safe as possible. Very dangerous!!!!! Stop and called aaa. Engine codes read again. Codes were: po300, po3001, po302, po303, po304, po305, po306,.p2138. Shut off car waited 30mins and car drove fine and tcs light went off, the check engine light went off later. Took car to honda specialist and they said it was the misfire of 1st coil spring. Got that replaced along with fuel injection cleaning and oil change. November-january: car running sluggish. Honda dealer says nothing is wrong. Taking off sluggish. Check engine light flashes on and off from time to time. Feb 13th driving home on 210 fwy east at 8:30p. Going 70mph in 6the gear cruising and car instantly looses power again to 30 MPH. Making cars swerve around me. Had to pull off fwy very slow with hazard lights on. Car began to sputter and jerk. Feb16. Check engine and tcs light turned on while stopped at stop light. Car lost power and slowly turned into intersection. Pulled over. This is now becoming a safety hazard for my son and I and no one can give us answers and keep fixing things that aren't fixing the problem. Please help!

Filed Feb 5, 2014 · Transmission · 140,000 miles · NC

Power train slipped and engine RPM was around 2000 RPM then RPM went up to around 5000 when power train slipped. Engine light came on.

Filed Sep 15, 2013 · Acceleration, Electrical · 94 miles · NJ

First, I called approximately two weeks ago and filed a complaint over the telephone. The man I talked to said he would follow up with an email to me, which he never did. He also said I would receive something by mail, which I never did. My name is [xxx] I would like to know what happened to that complaint? In short: my 2004 honda accord's transmission failed at 94k. Honda said my VIN was not part of the recall. Who did honda make a deal with? I had to pay to have the trans rebuilt. Now going high speeds for long distances the dash board lights up, the d light blinks, the triangle comes on, the engine light comes on. Once the car cools down most lights go off and after 3 cycles, the engine light goes off. Auto zone came up with some p code that it was a sensor. The trans guy replaced it., I am still getting dashboard lights and this time I lost the speedometer. Someone said the trans is overheating. But then why the p code that it is a sensor electrical problem? If honda is having such a big problem with this why isn't the highway safety commission getting involved? Why doesn't everyone write to them and make a complaint? Why aren't you getting involved with this issue? Honda put a bad product in their cars and the consumers are suffering. In 1970s chevy put a small trans in a mid size car with plastic parts. After 3 transmissions and a trip to court the judge ordered they put a bigger trans in my car. Is this the same thing? This is a very serious problem with honda and their transmissions and I would like to know why the consumers are getting the raw deal on this? The honda dealership said they don't know anything about this problem? How can that be when there are so many complaints! Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).