2005 Honda Accord: complete transmission failure

Filed Sep 19, 2019 · Transmission · 93,500 miles · NC

Transmission failure!! I knew these early 2000s to 2005s had transmission issues in the accords and civics, but I had a 2005 earlier and when someone hit me it had over 168.000 miles on it. (it was a california car with extra smog components) no transmissions issues!! I replaced it with another 2005 accord 4cyl at 79.441 miles in feb of 2018. The car had been very well maintained by a honda dealership in ga. Nothing was missed. I also had transmission serviced and a lot of other things done by a certified honda mechanic before I even put the plate on it back in nc. On 6/12/19( 93500 on car) I was in a rollover wreck in my 2002 tundra.(great truck) and really needed my car. On 6/14/19 I go to see my tundra in the junk yard and my car just starts revving up but stops moving. I pulled over and stopped then tried to put car back into gear and was able to get it into 2nd gear and limp to a friends house. I was heartbroken!! To lose both in 2 days was insane! I took it to friendlys transmission in high point nc and they put in a rebuilt transmission very quickly!!!! I hope this one holds because it is a beautiful little car with a great engine and I would like to drive it a long time. I thought about trying to deal with honda but I was in pain and needed my car...it is shameful that a low mileage car that has been well taken care of should need a new transmission so soon!!! It would be wonderful if 11v395000, recall r89, 8/27 2011 would somehow apply to my car!!!

Filed May 23, 2018 · Transmission · 200,000 miles · NC

Honda automatic transmission failed in 2015; contacted honda corp no recalls although there is a recall r89 for exact problem but was told my car is not a part of recall. Had transmission repaired and one year later after driving 10,000 local miles transmission having exact same problem. Contacted honda and they state due to age year and warranty factors they could not assist. Car has been serviced and diagnosed by several honda's dealers. Took car for oil change on 5/18; on 5/21 while driving the car after 2-3 minutes it would start to be sluggish and not respond to someone pushing the gas pedal. This was while driving in a 35 mile per hour area two lane street. At that point I pulled over to the side of a city street allowed the car to cool down and took back to dealer. Dealer suggested faulty transmission with broken internal shift parts.

Filed Oct 2, 2015 · Transmission · 70,000 miles · CA

The transmission failed at approximately 70,000 miles while driving up a hill. The engine began revving, and the vehicle lost all acceleration. Shortly thereafter, I applied the brakes, put on the hazard lights, put the car in park, and turned the car off. I then restarted the car, shifted into drive, and attempted to accelerate, but the vehicle began rolling backwards toward traffic lined up behind me. I then reapplied the brake, put the car in park, and again shut the car off. Due to construction in the area, there was no where to pull the car over to, so I was stranded blocking traffic.

Filed Jul 8, 2015 · Engine · 136,000 miles · CA

Drive light started flashing while on the freeway at the speed of 60 MPH. Took it to the honda dealership for maintenance and I informed them of the flashing drive light. Later advised me after the intermediate maintenance is done that the transmission needs to be replaced that will cost me $5,000 (on sale for $4100) plus the intermediate maintenance of $313.00. The car has 137 k miles. Is this vehicle part of any transmission recall at this mileage or is it part of the engine' s wear and tear? Please advise. Thank you.

Filed May 5, 2015 · Brakes, Electrical · 150,548 miles · CA · crash

May 4, 2015, 2005 honda accord v6 stalled and all systems non-functional while driving. Accord rear-ended a car at rest at a stop sign. In november 2011, the transmission gave out on freeway. Vehicle stayed on and I was able to quickly coast off the freeway, but drive train was out and needed to be replaced (105k miles). This transmission failure seems to be consistent with other the federal safety agency reports. In april, 2011 the accord began stalling and all systems failed while the car was in drive and moving. In may, 2012 the dch honda of temecula found faulty throttle sensor and replaced the part. The vehicle has not experienced this problem again until this failure and accident. I see several reports of accords stalling on this site. Is this a known problem? My daughter was fortunate this didn't happen when approaching oncoming traffic or the freeway. This seems like a serious safety issue.

Filed Sep 23, 2014 · Transmission · 85,000 miles · IL

This incident is concerning my 2005 honda accord ex v6, VIN (given above) . I am the first owner and car has 85000 miles on it. On 21st september 2014 automatic transmission failed without any warning while I was driving on freeway today. Check engine light never turned on .the car just stopped on a crowded interstate, which was very frightening. This vehicle has been properly maintained and I've never missed an oil change, timing belt, etc. I've never had any major problems with this car, no leaks, no engine issues and this leads me to believe there is some sort of defect with this automobile which needs to be recalled. My situation with the transmission is obviously not an isolated incident and honda needs to step-up to the plate. The mechanic said that he has seen this same problem time and time again with honda's especially with 2005 accord v6 transmission failures. On further research on the federal safety agency website, I found the federal safety agency campaign id number : 11v395000 addressing similar problem and as of 23rd september 2014, 1.5 million (1512107) vehicles has been recalled for similar issue.the honda recall number is r89 and the recall was placed on august 27th 2011, for honda accords 2005-2010 for the transmission. I took my car to, grossinger honda, my local honda dealer. The diagnosis was that the transmission had completely failed although fluid levels were normal. Dtc codes were p0741, p0746, and p0777. Honda opened a case and gave me a case no:n012014-09-22-02450. More than 1.5 million vehicles are affected from this recall and they tell me my car isn't one? I strongly feel that my case is genuine and with reference to the federal safety agency campaign id number : 11v395000, my vehicle should be considered for this recall by american honda .

Filed Aug 17, 2013 · Acceleration, Engine · 65,000 miles · GA

Car details: - 05 accord se coupe with ~65k miles (automatic transmission, 4 cylinder) recently, I have noticed that the car will not accelerate even when I keep pushing the gas pedal. Typically happens at around 50 to 60 MPH marker (the MPH needle will just stall at one location and not move). I have to tap the brake lightly a couple of times or let the car coast down without giving it any gas (it kind of releases whatever is holding the car from accelerating and releases the MPH needle). I then accelerate the car again and it will go higher than 60 MPH. Keeps happening often (not every time though). My gas mileage is lower which confirms that something is happening. This is a serious safety issue on highways. I am not sure if this is related to all the transmission failure issues that honda accords continue to see on models manufactured in the mid 2000s.

Filed Aug 7, 2012 · Transmission · 50,000 miles · GA

I was driving home from work in stop-and-go traffic. When I went to accelerate I noticed that the vehicle jerked, as if it had a problem shifting. I didn't think much of it at the time until it did it again after I came to another stop and accelerated once traffic started moving again. This time I pulled over to the side of the road. I then noticed the malfunction indicator lamp ("check engine light") came on the dash. The traction control (tcs) indicator also came on. I turned the car off, waited a few seconds, then started it again, hoping that would clear any faults. The indicators were still lit and when I went to put the vehicle in drive the drive "d" indicator was flashing green (it's normally solid green). I drove it a short distance to a nearby parking lot where I called a tow truck to come tow the vehicle to my local honda dealership. Upon driving it to the parking lot I noticed that it wouldn't shift out of first gear. Top speed I got was about 40 MPH. Also the engine was revving slightly. I then knew that the problem was more serious and I feared for the worse. While waiting for the tow truck I checked the error codes that was causing the check engine light to come on. It came back with three codes having to do with the shift solenoid valve a and clutch pressure control solenoid valve a being stuck on. The dealer called me back the next day and explained that they replaced the shift and clutch pressure control solenoids, were going to give it a test drive to see if that corrected the fault, and would call me back afterwards. The next call I received was devastating. I was told that it didn't fix the issue and that I would need a new transmission! I was completely shocked. The car just hit the 50,000 mile mark! I have babied this car since I first bought it new. I don't drive it rough and I follow the maintenance schedule to a t. How could this possibly be?

Filed Apr 15, 2012 · Engine, Transmission · 24,370 miles · PR

Honda accord 2005 v6 under 25,000 miles suddenly started having problems with the automatic transmission which finally failed on may 2011 while driving on the highway. A complete automatic transmission overhaul and torque converter change were performed at a honda dealer at a cost of over $2600. New transmission felt great during the first 3 months (even though it torque converter started leaking oil and I had to take it to the dealer for repair) but recently I have notice abrupt delays (slow down) while shifting gears, like its is pulling you back and strange kicks while shifting. Car accelerates slower as well and does not react as quickly or smoothly as new. I took the car to the same honda dealer and they say nothing is wrong with the transmission.

Filed Mar 21, 2012 · Transmission · 95,500 miles · TX

My wife and I and 5 year old daughter was driving on ih35 on the left lane at 70mph when the transmission suddenly failed. My wife was driving and said she was loosing power and had presence of mind to pulled over to the right side. All the cars were going really fast. Thank god we were able to pull over and did not get hit from behind. After stopping the car would not engage to drive and revved up only so had it towed to a honda facility. There we were told it was total transmission failure. They charged me 4500 dollars.I did not have a choice as we were travelling and 250 miles away from home and did not have a choice as the other places we called said they could not even take a look for a few days till monday as it was a friday afternoon. I did do my research and called a few transmission places and was told it was a 2500 dollar job. Double insult transmission fails at 95k and charged 2000 more. Last time I buy a honda.

Filed Mar 8, 2012 · Transmission · 87,900 miles · SC

Automatic transmission failures at 87,900 miles.

Filed Jan 3, 2012 · Transmission · 92,719 miles · VA

Transmission failed at highway speed resulting in immediate vehicle deceleration and near accident. Honda refused to fully cover the cost of the failed transmission despite numerous other reports of failed v6/at failures in the 2005 model year, and previous model year recalls. Significant safety concern in this model year and transmission combination.