2006 Honda Accord: complete transmission failure

Filed Nov 22, 2016 · Transmission · 77,300 miles · MD

Transmission failed after only putting 77,300 miles on the car.

Filed Apr 6, 2015 · Body, Transmission · 53,000 miles · MN

This is my first honda & will be my last. Bought the car with 50,000 miles on it-figured we were set for quite a while. At 53,000 the transmission went-3,000 miles over warranty. Called honda directly & after crying, begging, pleading, etc they replaced the transmission free of charge. Three years later I have a car with 110,000 miles on it. The white paint is all pitted with rust spots, the passenger side motor lock is broken & the driver side passenger window motor is shot. God only knows about the air bags!! I hate this car with a passion. My husbands 1996 toyota camry has absolutely nothing wrong with it at over 200,000 miles!! I can't believe honda doesn't put out recalls on some of these things as I've read quite a few complaints about them on the internet. Obviously honda isn't concerned about their reputation at all. I was so impressed when they finally agreed to replace the transmission but its like I got the lemon of all hondas!!!

Filed Sep 5, 2014 · Transmission · 115,000 miles · GA

Transmission failure while I was in heavy traffic. Engin would rev up but the transmission would not engage. This caused a stressful and dangerous situation with traffic since I could not move any faster than 10 to 15 miles per hour.

Filed Jul 5, 2014 · Transmission · 127,000 miles · CA

2006 honda accord se 4cyl automatic trans. Transmission failure on highway. Entering highway and merging into high-speed traffic, and transmission started slipping to the point where it had no forward power (however engine was running fine). A large 18-wheeler truck was behind me and had to brake sharply as my car slowed down. Had to pull off, shut off engine for a few minutes before was able to get car to next exit and off highway.

Filed Dec 17, 2012 · Transmission · 130,872 miles · NC

I bought my 2006 accord v6 auto not quite 4 years ago as a 2 year old, off lease beautiful, gently used model with 38,000 miles. Around 85,000 miles I noted the transmission started to shift abruptly/hard. I had a transmission fluid service completed and this seemed to solve the problem. The abrupt shifts started again around 128,000 miles. Now at 130,000 miles, the transmission completely failed. After a 65 mile trip, the car would not get out of first gear. The engine revved and revved, but would not shift. After a 5 minute rest, the car would not even go into reverse or drive. When the tow truck arrived 45 minutes later, the car did manage to go into reverse and drive to get the car aligned with the flat bed. The result from an independent honda specialist: $3932.74 to replace the transmission. A call to stevenson honda, who did not look at the car, quoted $4200 for a "remanufactured" transmission. Not sure how honda could continue to build this transmission and install in their top of the line model after knowing there were problems as early as 2003, in this specific model. I'm not quite sure what my plan of action is after calling honda 800‑999‑1009 to complain. I don't have $4000 laying around.

Filed Dec 17, 2012 · Transmission · WA

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 honda accord. The contact stated that while downshifting, the gears shifted violently and the vehicle lunged forward abnormally. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis where they advised the contact that the transmission failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was unknown. The current mileage was approximately 121,124.

Filed Nov 1, 2012 · Transmission · 98,640 miles · MD

While accelerating to highway speed (65) my car automatic transmission suddenly fell out of gear and the engine raced to 6k rpms and was unable to catch gear again with patting the gas peddle. It was almost as if the cars brake was on because there was almost no glide. I was just barely able to get off to the shoulder and not be rear-ended at high speed. I turned off the car for a few minutes and started it back up and it was able to progress through shifting but is now unable to advance above 50 miles per hour due to it not being able to shift higher. It is also falling out of gear when idling. I kept regular maintenance on my car and changed the transmission fluid about 15k miles before I experienced this issue. I am being told by a transmission shop that the problem is likely with the torque converter and I will likely n need a new transmission at the tune of ~$4000.00 needless to say I feel this is an extreme safety hazard and probably caused by original parts being low quality or poorly designed.

Filed Sep 9, 2006 · Brakes, Suspension · 10,791 miles · GA

1) new wheel bearing at 10,768 miles 2) new transmission and removal/replacement of same shift cable at 10,791 miles (service tech acknowledges the noise on the work ticket) 3) rotate and balance of tires due to a serious vibration problem in the steering wheel at 10,791 miles 4) resurfacing of original rotors, 4-wheel alignment due to noise at 11,002 miles 5) replacement of old rotors with new rotors and brake pads at 11,184 miles. We cannot understand why all this work has been performed on our vehicle if everyone now states that they cannot hear the grinding noise. We have made multiple good faith attempts (5 logged which includes the final attempt, and 1 not logged), to have our car repaired correctly. At this time, we are only left with the route of arbitration procedures or be left with a substandard honda product.