Automatic transmission. Car stalls out coming to/at stop in drive. Idling is way to high and irregular. Potential for crash.
2004 Honda Accord transmission complaints
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Transmission seems to disengage after 20 minutes of driving and the worse bthong about it is it does it on the highway causing me to pull over shit the car off and wait 5 minutes start it back up put it in the gear and sometimes it doesn't go in the gear it won't go into reverse we'll go in the drive we'll go in the drive 3 won't go in the drive to or one and then I got to shut it off and wait again then I do it all over again and then I'll get driving again and after about 3 minutes 4 minutes it'll do it again and I have to pull over why is it doing this it does it when I'm stopped at a stoplight and when the light turns green I drive and I'll get stuck in the middle of an intersection it'll be in drive but the engine just continues to rev and nothing happens it's scary it's on safe this needs to be a recall this needs to be fixed by Honda s*** it should be obvious that somebody could get killed
It seems as if my transmission is failing. It jerks when it?s put in drive or reverse. On the highway or anytime that it?s in motion it jerks when changing gears and it gets stuck between 3 and 4 RPM.
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
Was driving my daughter to school in the 2004 honda accord v6. Heard a loud pop and it just stopped and revved up in every gear and when I tried putting it in park it made a loud grinding noise. Had to have it towed home and it hasn't worked since!
I was driving down a city road and the vehicle started to accelerate on its own and it did not want to shift gear. I was able to apply brakes but the car continued to accelerate to very high rpms. I had no choice but to turn the shut off the car midway and pull-over. While stationary and car shut off on side of the road I tried to turn it back it and it automatically jumped to high RPM and was never able to change gears from park to drive or anything because the car would take off. After 45 minutes of letting the car figure itself out, it stopped revving too high RPM and was able to go back home. The issue has stopped but now when I start the car up and switch from park to drive the car has a delayed engagement. Also, now my steering wheel locks up ever once in a while and when making turns randomly. I have checked power steering and no leaks or any sign on a repair that needs to be completed.
When driving on the interstate for over an hour the transmission began slipping but once I began driving on hills the transmission was no longer catching and I could no longer drive the car. The electrical issue comes from the windows not responding immediately to me pressing them down and the lock button on the remote and the lock button on the car door do not lock.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda accord. While attempting to accelerate, a loud sound was heard and the vehicle suddenly stalled and would not drive forward. The cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The local dealer was not notified. The failure mileage was 158,000. The VIN was invalid.
While our son was driving his 2004 accord the transmission, without warning or any indication, went out and he lost power while going approximately 40mph. It is apparent with extensive research that I have done that transmissions in these vehicles have been a known problem and honda corporate is unwilling to do anything to investigate what caused the issue. The vehicle has had regular maintenance done and all the paperwork for anything major being done. I do not understand how if you maintain a vehicle that something like this can occur without warning or no indications that is was about to go out.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda accord. The contact stated that the vehicle jerked when attempting to accelerate out of first gear. The contact had to drive in the right lane to avoid being rear ended. The vehicle would eventually accelerate and drive normally; however, once the vehicle came to a stop, the failure would recur. Luther st. Cloud honda (1500 hwy 23 west, waite park, mn 56387, (320) 281-4465) stated that there were no recalls and did not assist. The manufacturer was called, but the contact was placed on hold and then the call disconnected. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 175,000.
Hello, I was wondering if anyone could help me with this. I own a 2004 honda accord which has less than 84k miles. It recently very suddenly had an issue with the transmission while on the highway. Now, a mechanic has determined it must be replaced. I think I found an applicable recall, recall the federal safety agency id number: 04v176000 honda/automatic transmission. I looked up the VIN number in your lookup tool, but it did not show up. However, I think this is because the car and/or recall is over 15 years old. I believe I have found documents on your site that show that the VIN falls within the possibly effected vehicles. In this document: - there is a section that describes my vehicle - honda accord 4d v6, certain 2004 model year - 1hgcm665*4a[xxx] ' 1hgcm668*4a[xxx]. My vehicle has VIN number 1hgcm66554a[xxx]. I believe I fall within this window. Would anyone be able to verify this for me? When I purchased the car, used, directly from the dealership (huntington honda, about 4 years ago), this recall was not disclosed to me. I feel that if there was an unrepaired open recall (which I believe would have still been open at the time I purchased the vehicle), it should have been disclosed, is that correct? If it was not disclosed, I feel that is unjust - do I have any grounds or rights for them to repair the transmission? I appreciate any help you can offer. Sincerely, [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tt *tr
While driving on 787 in albany n.y. My 2004 honda accord locked up in the front end and seemed to slam back into drive I had all of my children and my husband in the car at the time of the incident we all were jerked forward due to the sudden lock up we were able to get it home and realized that transmission fluid was pouring out we inspected ourselves and took the transmission pan off to find what appeared to be thick metal chunks/gears inside my transmission pan and now will not hold fluid. Luckily no one was hurt but this could have potentially been deadly.
Transmission loose power when driving !!!
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda accord. While driving 65 MPH, the gear shift failed and shifted into first gear without warning. The contact was able to pull over and restart the vehicle. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The contact was able to drive the vehicle home. The contact stated that the vehicle was experiencing the same failure as listed in the federal safety agency campaign number: 04v176000 (power train). The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 200,000.
While pulling out into traffic transmission slipping very bad almost cause rear end collision. Now slips in all gears. All maintenance work done as required but appears transmission has failed. Car has been taken care of very well and now has 150k, but still this is a shock to have this happen to honda and I see all over the internet honda transmission issues
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda accord. The contact stated that the gears failed to shift properly from park into the other gears. The failure occurred intermittently without warning. In addition, the vehicle failed to accelerate when the accelerator pedal was depressed. The vehicle was taken to mclarty honda (10 colonel glenn ct, little rock, ar 72210, (501) 227-7000) to determine the cause of the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN and failure mileage were not available.
Abs/tcs module failing causing transmission no to go into gear or jump around gears and hard shifts and acts like transmission failure all with out giving any codes only code I have is 84-1 car will start and drive anywere fine for about 15 to 30 mins then starts acting up like the transmission is failing, with help of honda mechanic and other accord owners saving me from buying an new 1300 transmission I have found ABS/tcs module failure
Car stopped while driving on a busy street. Transmission failure.
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.
I purchased a honda accord 2004 v6, with 44,954 miles, certified at carson honda, in carson california on feb.9, 2006. This is my first car purchase from a dealership.I sometimes us to see the airbag light on and the last time I saw I on was about 2 weeks ago. I did call american honda in torrance,ca. I had concern re. The takata airbag recall. They asked me the mileage of my car I told the rep. ,it had about 170,000, he thought it was funny, because the car had so many miles. I did tell them that I had seen the airbag icon on and I had trouble with the transmission which had to be replaced, they said there are no recalls and end of call. Where can one see old recalls on car? I did receive a card called" important legal notice for owners of vehicles with takata airbag inflators". Chapter 11 case. 17-11375(bls) my car is not in the recall am and am very concerned about the safety of passengers and myself. American honda or carson honda are not helping me with my concerns. I feel that vehicles with this takata airbag should be replaced. Is is very scary hat people have died instead of been saved.
The transmission slipped into neutral while driving, luckily no accident, but left me stranded in the middle of an intersection! Could have been disastrous!
I was driving on an express way, and all of suddenly the transmission would not engage and slip to neutral while my engine rev up to higher RPM. My speed limit went from 50 to almost zero, but luckily traffic was light and I was able to move to the shoulder safely. Same thing happened to my son a couple of days ago. I had my transmission fluid changed yesterday hoping this will prevent it from happening again.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda accord. While driving 30 MPH, the speed began to drop and the transmission stalled. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic were it was diagnosed, but not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 154,000.
Transmission slipping and grinding. Took it to our trusted mechanic and he said the transmission is failing and has to be replaced. The vehicle only has 128,000 miles. There was a the federal safety agency recall #: 04v176000 for 2003/2004 hondas due to transmission failure which could lead to an accident. I contacted honda and they are not willing to help.
I did tune up my car because is run not good. The ball joint broke good the happen on street in repair get new ball joint and new axle both thing for drivers side used car had a good on gas mileage but after start giving bad mileages. Many time tune up. After that car not pick speed. One day I did google search. I find honda recall for transmission over one million. I call honda dealer about transmission recall he say need up date software but they don't have recall about this yet . But they have recall airbags was which haven already done. Now my car have problems with transmission ,ball joint axle ,smoking. Radio not works another I hope. I get recall soon . I wasn't know that to file complaints. Now I know and I helps other.
I was on my way home from work, exiting the downtown area and entering the freeway, when the transmission slipped out of gear. The transmission would not re-engage without moving the shifter down to the d3 gear first. I was able to limp the car using this method to the nearest transmission repair shop. The transmission slipped out of gear several more times on the drive to the repair facility. It was diagnosed with a faulty third clutch and a repair estimate of $3200-3400 for a rebuilt transmission. I chose a different repair shop, with an equally good reputation, and had the transmission rebuilt for $2700. It has been back to the same repair shop 3 times after the rebuild with similar symptoms. They are not able to determine the cause of the recurring slippage. Research reveals that hundreds of other honda accord owners have encountered the same issue of transmission failure. It appears to be the same parts failing in a majority of instances. The transmission will slip out of gear from a dead stop, in motion at slow speeds or moderate speeds with no detectable pattern. The transmission failing while the car is in motion creates an extremely dangerous, potentially fatal, driving situation. I don't feel safe driving this vehicle. Honda has issued a recall on this transmission already but not for this particular problem. My vehicle doesn't qualify for the recall.
The car was just amazing when I bought it. Even tho I purchased it used I went straight to a service shop had the oil changed and complete tune up done expecting to enjoy this car I have always heard great things about. The first couple months were great, no worries. Then it seems like out of no where I noticed a slight difference in the way it drove, just the complete feeling of the car was different. The next day I went out to eat and the transmission shifted hard. Okay I thought just need to pay attention, that night when heading to the store is when it became constant, shifting from drive to reverse a hard shift, from 1to2 slip 2to3 slip, then once it heated up stopped. Today is the second day of having to drive it and the light for the engine came on. The car has only 160,000 miles on it, supposedly still in its prime according to early honda owners, my cousin had a early 90's model accord I know lived to almost 300,000 on the same engine and transmission. What makes this generation not accountable or not as worthy of the same quality that has given honda the loyalty of customers it has now. They have the audacity to turn a blind eye on this problem, knowing that these problems are a self inflicted and the direct result of cheap parts and a design flaw they allowed to be mass produced knowing, the "certainty" of mass failure it would create after the warranty freeing them of liability. Leaving the dedicated customers, the people who have helped honda build there foot hold on the automotive industry in the USA, in the wind. Where is the justice, the accountability, knowingly producing a product that's design is inadequate, knowing due to improper fluid control or lack of proper fluid flow will undoubtedly cause failure of the powertrain. How is it not criminal where is the accountability I thought producing products which u know are default is illegal.
2004 honda accord v6 automatic transmission. The transmission is going out at only 145,000 miles. I called a few transmission shops and the 2003, 2004, & 2005 honda accords with the v6 engine are known to go out around this mileage. I called honda and they denied that there was anything wrong. I checked other online forums and they all state that the transmissions are faulty and should be recalled.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda accord. While driving approximately 45 MPH, a clicking noise started to emerge from the engine compartment. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle stalled. The contact coasted to the side of the road. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the transmission failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. In 2004,the transmission was repaired through a manufacturer's recall. The approximate failure mileage was 147,000.
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.
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