I have transmission problem with my 2004 honda accord at 122,000 miles. That's unheard of! I've purchased 3 hondas before this one & never a problem. The torque converter came apart on my transmission & I had to get it rebuilt. The bill was $2200. American honda said sorry & they couldn't guarantee when a transmission will go out. Really? 122,000 miles? I will not purchase another honda. I was on the interstate & could have been in a serious accident! All they can say is sorry. I have never been so upset before. To top it all off the dealership wanted to repair it for $4700 or trade my car in for $1000. By the way I wasn't able to get any type of reimbursement for my repair bill.
2004 Honda Accord transmission complaints
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Driving on highway at 55mph. Started to pull a slight hill and was preparing to pass a truck. Vehicle rpms went higher but speed continued to drop off. Ended up coming to a complete stop on a bridge with no shoulder. Had to shut the vehicle off and then restart to get it to go again. Went about 14 miles and it did it again. Took it to dealership. Was serviced last week and had transmission fluid changed as a part of recommended maintenance by honda dealership. Car in shop now. The loss of power could have had serious repercussions on our safety.
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.
Vehicle started slowing down all of a sudden then I proceeded to pull over. Once I pulled over turn vehicle off and started vehicle back up it pulled off fine then it was slipping gears. Pulled over again and turned vehicle off same thing and the last time I repeated the vehicle completely blacked out like it was the battery. Vehicle had to be pushed on side of a rural road once I decided to get off of highway. My vehicle was left on side of the road, vandalized, rained in after one window was down once vehicle was disabled.
Felt like the gears stopped engaging and the rpms spiked. Slowed down and got it to reengage but only in 1st or 2nd gear. After pulling over, the gears wouldn't engage at all. Restarted the car but the same slippage and RPM spiking happened again. Dealer wants $5600 to repair. Honda had a limited recall but is reviewing on a case-by-case basis. Have been a loyal honda customer for nearly 25 years, but am questioning that loyalty now.
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.
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!
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda accord. The contact stated that while driving at no particular speed the RPM's abnormally increased to 7500 independently. The vehicle started to jerk back and forth with the service light and acs lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing, who stated there was a transmission failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100,530.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda accord. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 MPH, the transmission seized without warning and the vehicle failed to accelerate. The vehicle was restarted and an unknown warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, who informed the contact that the vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 04v176000 (power train). The approximate failure mileage was 93,610. Updated 03/17/15*lj updated 08/23/2017
2004 honda accord v6 ex (98k) 1st time I was making a right hand turn & as I completed the turn & tried to accelerate there was no power. Engine revved but car did not go anywhere. Crept along to pull over on the side of the road. Waited a few minutes & drove home about 10mph. Luckily I was only 3 blocks from home. Thought maybe it was bad gas or something. Drove fine the next few days. 2nd time I saw my life flash before my eyes as I went to make a left hand turn. As I started my turn, again trans stalled only this time oncoming traffic was coming at me which included a monstrous semi-truck. As cars slammed on their brakes I crept through the intersection to the side of the road. Car towed to my mechanic who has taken care of the car since I bought it brand new in 2004. Mind you I had no security warnings or alerts come up on the dash. I have had no leaks, nothing on the ground where I park. My mechanic took for test ride & had the same thing happen. Unfortunately he does not repair trans. Call honda after finding multiple complaints & lawsuits on this trans only to be told my VIN # is not included on the recall & there is nothing they can do. Ridiculous that they only include certain VIN #'s when it's the same trans in all these cars. I really love my accord, extremely disappointed in the way honda is handling this. I have had no other problems with this car other than the power steering which there was a recall on. Asked to speak to a supervisor at honda & was told she would review the case & get back to me by end of day monday. Very unfortunate, we have been through 14 honda's in my immed family. The only other one that had a problem was my brother's 2003 honda accord v6 ex in california. His trans went at 60,000 but was covered under extended warranty. He's at 115k & so far so good. Honda, don't ruin your reputation like gm, admit fault & take responsibility.
I was driving my car for the regular maintenance and all of a sudden the transmission failed and it slowed down immediately. I was lucky enough that I didn't have any vehicle in my back so I could control the car and moved it aside. Otherwise it would have been a disaster as I was driving in one of the busiest roads. Honda should proactively take actions on these kind of defects as its the matter with lives and not about just money.
I was driving the car on the I-15 approaching victorville, ca. The car suddenly lost all power and I had to pull to the side of the road to prevent getting hit from behind. The car stalled once I got it stopped and the warning lights for the engine and transmission came on. The transmission had apparently overheated and spewed all the transmission fluid out onto the road. I called for a tow truck and had the vehicle towed to victorville honda. They told me that it was too late in the day to look at the vehicle and drove me to a car rental place where I rented a car at my own cost. The next morning they called and informed me that the vehicle needed a new transmission and the cost would be approximately $6000 for them to replace it. I was driving from california to ohio and could not afford the cost. I had them flush the transmission and refill it and continued on my trip. Approximately one month later the transmission completely failed and I had it replaced at a local shop.
My wife experienced a near accident with a semi-truck on a freeway due to power train failure. During a lane change the car's power and acceleration completely stopped performing for several seconds. She noticed the tachometer indicator revving very high but no power was transferring to the engine for several seconds. It did "kick" back into gear in just enough time to avoid a collision with a semi-truck that was fast approaching from behind. After missing her intended exit she took the next one and realized she was only about a mile from the honda service center that we have always used. This was on a saturday, so to confirm the problem we waited until the next monday to get the news that the transmission had to be replaced for $4,100. Research on the car showed 2 full transmission flushes (~37k & 61k) because of contaminated fluid. Our owner's manual recommends the first service be performed at 120,000 miles. I don't believe this car had any corrections made on the initial recall customer letter from the summer of 2004. If it had, then there would be no reason for the two transmission total flushes and total failure at 85,383 miles. The honda service dept. Would not negotiate based on previous history so on 02/25/2004 I wrote a letter to american motor honda company's customer service dept. Stating the facts and requesting a reply. I did receive a letter on 03/20/2004 requesting that I call a certain number within 10 days (actually 2 work days) otherwise they will consider the matter closed. The letter was dated 03/14/2004. I could only reach a voice message from the person who would not return my repeated calls. Honda will not take responsibility for neglected and inferior work. In effect this whole matter reduces the value of our car by more than $4,100. More important, they placed my wife in unnecessary danger on the freeway! Please open an investigation.
The car went crazy revving up and down on its own. Driving on the highway, it felt like the car would be applying the brakes on its own only to rev up again but felt like it was on neutral, then the gear would shift abruptly. At the intersection, once the light turned green, the engine would not proceed no matter how light I applied the gas pedal (I didn't want to "drown" it), it felt as if it were in neutral - only to speed up on its own. It felt like the car didn't know whether to speed up or slow down - the gears would jump from one to another on its own. Horrible!
When I was driving on the highways, all of the sudden the car went into neutral and would not accelerate. I tried to pull over to the side of the highway, as I turned the transmission went into gear and causing the car to accelerate to 50mph and hitting the vehicle in front of me. My insurance company fixed my car and then I took the car to the dealer to get the transmission checked out and they said the transmission is working as designed by honda. I felt confused because it was not working properly and they checked for recalls and found a recall on the transmission which had already been done. They said if I don't feel safe driving with that transmission that I would have to pay 5,000 dollars for a new one. I declined the offer and saw online many people had the same issue as me.
After vehicle was driven for approx 10 minutes the car slowed down and the motor would rev up. Car parked and then tried to drive it again and same thing happened. Car would not go more than a few miles an hour, luckily was able to pull over on side of the road. Car towed to honda dealer. Was told that the VIN # was not included in the recall. Spoke with honda corporate and filed a claim. However they continued to say the car was not included in the recall. Dealer noted on invoice that trans slipping in 1-2 gears and slips on 1,2 up shift. Fluid is dark. I had to pay to replace the transmission on a car with only 68,472 miles.
No forward movement in the middle of heavy traffic.
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!
Vehicle whines and moans when turning steering wheel or even when steering wheel touched when car is cold.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda accord. The contact stated that while driving 30 MPH, the vehicle suddenly came to a complete halt. The contact mentioned that although he depressed the accelerator pedal, the vehicle failed to respond. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 109,000.
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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda accord. The contact stated that while driving approximately 20 MPH, the transmission failed to shift into second gear. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis. The technician informed the contact that the transmission would need to be replaced. The contact referenced the federal safety agency campaign id number 04v176000 (power train) however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the defect. The approximate failure mileage was 120,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda accord. The contact stated while driving approximately 25 MPH the vehicle failed to accelerate. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing where the technician stated the transmission had to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The contact was advised by the manufacturer that the vehicle was included and repaired per the federal safety agency recall campaign number: 04v176000 (power train) by the previous owner. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 177,000.
Attempted to pass semi truck on a tollway, was in the fast lane when transmission failed with the semi to the right and fast moving traffic behind me. Transmission felt like it slipped into neutral, eventually it did go back into gear long enough to make it to a repair shop. Entire rebuild at 2700.00.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda accord. The contact was driving approximately 30 MPH when the vehicle suddenly failed to shift into gear or accelerate before it stalled. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the failure was diagnosed but it was not repaired. The contact was informed that the transmission needed to be repaired or replaced. The dealer confirmed that the VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number 04v176000 (power train). The contact indicated that the vehicle experienced the same defect listed in the recall. The manufacturer was not notified of the defect. The failure mileage was 186,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda accord. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to shift into any gear. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was 158,988.
I was driving my car and my transmission started slipping. I keep up with all of the scheduled maintenance for this car. I got the transmission rebuilt and now less then 3 months later the car is starting to jerk again and the drive light on the dash is starting to blink. I also have this error code that won't go away saying there is something wrong with the fuel tank. I got the gas knob changed and the error goes away but when you hook the computer up to it, the code still comes up. The air bag light also comes on and off when it wants to.
This is my second report of a transmission failure in my 2004 honda accord. My transmission locked up and in getting over I was hit from behind in a hit and run. I had to have it rebuilt when it failed back in 2010, and now it is failing again. I reported the incident (10342732) to the federal safety agency back in october of 2010. My VIN number does not fall in the range of customers with this issue; however, like many that purchased this vehicle during this time...the transmission is prone to failure.
While driving on interstate 74 transmission slipped causing car to lose speed. Transmission then began slipping in and out of gear. Pending cost to replace transmission.
Today 10-03-13 my wife's vehicle (2004 honda accord ex v-6 navi) transmission failed for the second time. During the last couple of weeks we noticed the transmission slipping from time to time. This morning we were going to perform a transmission flush at a local repair shop when the transmission failed. As the transmission went from 2nd to 3rd the vehicle revved as failed to transmit power causing a near collision. Upon pulling over in an unsafe area and placing the car in park the vehicle's shifter could not be placed in gear. After approx. 5 minutes the vehicle was able to be placed in gear and was able to drive to the local transmission shop. When I advised the transmission tech of the problem, he knew exactly what the problem was. The transmission tech showed us his work bay where there were 3 honda's and 1 acura all with the same problems. The trans tech said that the 2003-2006 transmissions on the honda vehicle's including the pilot brand is a common problem with transmission failures. This was the first he's heard were the transmission had been replaced. Transmission replaced in may 2008/77,000 miles transmission failure october 2013/150,000miles upon doing research on this issue I discovered that we are not the only one's with this issue and honda needs to address this problem. I called honda just before this letter and advised them of this issue who stated that they are not aware of any complaints and there is nothing they can do. The federal safety agency needs to do something as this is definitely a safety issue where someone can be seriously injured or killed!!!!!
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