Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||||
| 1202 | 12/16/2002 | 10002575 | Straining the automatic transmission fluid (atf) to diagnose automatic transmissions. *tt | 09/05/2003 | |
| 010103 | 01/01/2003 | 10001790 | Check (atf) automatic transmission fluid condition to diagnose (a/t) automatic transmissions. *tt *jb | 07/18/2003 | |
| A980034 | 07/28/1998 | 604201 | Information on new powertrain control modules. tt | 04/19/1999 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) | |||||
| 060103 | 06/01/2003 | 10002699 | Grade logic control information. *tt | 09/11/2003 | |
| 98040 | 07/28/1998 | 610229 | Concerns with the malfunction indicator lamp on, and and automatic transmission diagnostic trouble code p0740 stored in the powertrain control module. *tt | 04/21/2000 | |
| POWER TRAIN - CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | |||||
| 97080195057 | 08/18/1997 | 52947 | Fifth gear shift fork was not manufactured properly. *yc | 11/13/1997 | |
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||||
| 01070 | 08/07/2001 | A970028 | 623341 | Subject regarding parts to correct 5th gear grinding. *et | 10/26/2001 |
| 01070 | 08/07/2001 | 623292 | Subject regarding fifth gear grinds during upshift. *et | 10/26/2001 | |
| 95057 | 10/17/2000 | 95057 | 618903 | A condition may exist where the transmission grinds when shifted into 5th gear. *tt | 05/07/2001 |
| 97101395057 | 10/13/1997 | 54131 | Information regarding the transmission grinds when shifting into fifth grinds. *yc | 03/30/1998 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||
| 09/13/2011 | 69550 | 1 | |
| Complete honda accord automatic transmission failure at 69,550 miles below incident almost resulted in rear end collision on interstate highway when attempting to accelerate onto entrance ramp and vehicle behind required evasive action to prevent rear end collision with my vehicle due to automatic transmission failure, failing to accelerate more than 20 mph. four speed automatic transmission completely failed for my 1997 honda accord lx, 4-door, with only 69,550 miles. the check engine light illuminated, while the d4 automatic transmission indicator flashed off and on at same time. honda wouldn't drive in fourth gear and acted as it was slipping. vehicle was brought to ed voyles honda, marietta, georgia on september 13, 2011 for diagnosis. honda technician(s) advised that the ecm code disclosed that the transmission had completely failed and required replacement. *tr | |||
| 09/13/2011 | 69550 | ||
| Complete honda accord automatic transmission failure at 69,550 miles below incident almost resulted in rear end collision on interstate highway when attempting to accelerate onto entrance ramp and vehicle behind required evasive action to prevent rear end collision with my vehicle due to automatic transmission failure, failung to accelerate more than 20 mph. four speed automatic transmission completely failed for my 1997 honda accord lx, 4-door, with only 69,550 miles. the check engine light illuminated, while the d4 automatic transmission indicator flashed off and on at same time. honda wouldn't drive in fourth gear and acted as it was slipping. vehicle was brought to ed voyles honda, marietta, georgia on september 13, 2011 for diagnosis. honda technician(s) advised that the ecm code disclosed that the transmission had completely failed and required replacement. . | |||
| 09/09/2011 | 69550 | ||
| Four speed automatic transmission completely failed for my 1997 honda accord lx, 4-door, with only 69,550 miles. the check engine light illuminated, while the d4 automatic transmission indicator flashed off and on at same time. honda wouldn't drive in fourth gear and acted as it was slipping. vehicle was brought to ed voyles honda, marietta, georgia on september 13, 2011 for diagnosis. honda technician(s) advised that the ecm code disclosed that the transmission had completely failed and required replacement. i was not notified and/or offered any information regarding honda extending the transmission warranty for this 1997 honda accord lx. at time of incident, was interstate 285 on ramp when vehicle transmission started slipping, allowing maximun speed of approximately 15 to 20 mph. vehicle immediately in the back of my vehicle had to take evasive action to prevent rear end collision. premature transmission failure created a significant safety hazard to myself and other vehicles to my rear. please note, honda accord within several years before and after the 1997 year model has a significant history of eary transmission failures in which honda has failed to initiate a product recall, despite numerous website posts.. | |||
| 10/01/2009 | 65000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 1999 honda accord. the contact stated that the vehicle would hesitate when shifting gears. the vehicle would also lunge forward sporadically and without warning. the dealer diagnosed that the transmission would need to be replaced. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 65,000 and the current mileage was 87,000. the vin was unavailable. | |||
| 10/01/2009 | 65000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 1999 honda accord. the contact stated that the vehicle would hesitate when shifting gears. the vehicle would also lunge forward sporadically and without warning. the dealer diagnosed that the transmission would need to be replaced. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 65,000 and the current mileage was 87,000. the vin was unavailable. kmj | |||
| 09/09/2011 | 69500 | ||
| 1997 honda accord lx, 4-door, 4-speed automatic transmission. automatic transmission failure at 69,500 miles, september 09, 2011. transmission slipping in fourth/third gear, with little acceleration. the check engine light came on, while at the same time the d4 automatic transmission shift indicator was blinking on and off. vehicle was brought to ed voyles honda, marietta, georgia on september 13, 2011, where honda technician(s) checked diagnostic code(s) for ecm. honda technician(s) stated that the transmission, with only 69,500 miles had completely failed and required a new and/or rebuilt transmission, despite all preventative maintenance having been performed on the vehicle. replacement cost expected to be $2,400.00 for a rebuilt transmission, or $5,500.00 for a new oem honda replacement transmission. according to honda service advisor, honda has had previous automatic transmission failures involving this model and year. however, no mention of any extended warranty by honda was mentioned, if any. | |||
| 07/15/2003 | 58500 | ||
| On 7/27/03, sunday the check engine light showed up, i decided to take the car to my mechanic right away the next day, but on monday morning, i couldn't even get out to the main road from my development and the car just lost the gear. this happened without any warning sign, and the incident could have turned fatal at highway traffic and speeds. car just has 58k miles and honda refuses to help in any way, even though they have history of such problems and they even have an extended warrenty for such problems on newer honda and acura branded vehicles. the reason for refusal is that they don't provide goodwill assistance to vehicles more than 5 years old. but the bottomline is that i have maintained this vehicle well and generally the usage habits affect manual transmissions not the automatic ones. we have driven other cars to death and nothing had happened to their automatic transmissions, so this is a manufacturer defect. there is certain quality and durability that is expected from any product, and the manufecturer should be held liable for any product that fails, even if it happens outside of warrenty. the fact that they provide 7 years/100000 miles extended warrenty on newer vehicles, sets up a precedent, that is they expect a defect free transmission to last at least that long. honda just thinks that they can get away without fixing older cars because they think oweners won't pursue their case in the court, but i am going to the small claims court for sure on this one. | |||
| 01/15/2003 | 0 | ||
| Hi, several years ago i reported to nhtsa (and corporate honda)that my honda accord had serious transmission problems. a nhtsa engineer telephoned me and did in fact go out to a dealer to investigate my allegation. no action was taken by nhtsa and honda did nothing to fix the transmission defect. today, some years after my complaint, i have been informed that transmission repair shops are experiencing a large and unusual increase in transmission failures of the honda accord, 4 and 6-cylinder. failures are occurring at 40,000 to 60,000 miles. honda dealerships here in southern california are not paying for these premature failures, instead owners are paying $6,000.000 for new tranmissions. please investigate. yours very truly, peter reiter/psreiter@aol.com | |||
| 01/15/2003 | 0 | ||
| Started at about 46k tach started bouncing over 2k rpm than started experancing powerloss and eratic shifting than intermitant undriveable conditions dealer says i need a new trans | |||
| 11/07/1996 | |||
| Speedometer unit. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 09/13/2011 | 69550 | 1 | |
| Complete honda accord automatic transmission failure at 69,550 miles below incident almost resulted in rear end collision on interstate highway when attempting to accelerate onto entrance ramp and vehicle behind required evasive action to prevent rear end collision with my vehicle due to automatic transmission failure, failing to accelerate more than 20 mph. four speed automatic transmission completely failed for my 1997 honda accord lx, 4-door, with only 69,550 miles. the check engine light illuminated, while the d4 automatic transmission indicator flashed off and on at same time. honda wouldn't drive in fourth gear and acted as it was slipping. vehicle was brought to ed voyles honda, marietta, georgia on september 13, 2011 for diagnosis. honda technician(s) advised that the ecm code disclosed that the transmission had completely failed and required replacement. *tr | |||
| 11/20/2010 | 215000 | ||
| Honda accord 1997, automatic transmission loosing gears, unable to maintain safe highway speed and associated high risk maneuvers to exit the drive lanes onto a shoulder. third incident, third replacement transmission for the same reason. all had suggested manufactures maintenance and service preformed. | |||
| 08/07/2008 | 108000 | 3 | |
| Tl*the contact owns a 1997 honda accord. while driving at high speeds for longer than 30 minutes, the contact noticed that the rpm's were higher than normal and the check engine light was on. the vehicle was taken to a transmission mechanic and it was discovered that the transmission was slipping. the vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealer. the current and failure mileages were 108,000. updated 09/25/08 *bf the torque converter was replaced. updated 09/26/08. *jb | |||
| 04/08/2005 | 85000 | 1 | 04/19/2002 |
| Automatic transmission needs replacing @ 85,000 miles. all mileage services as noted in manual have been followed. honda dealer has done a multiple flushing service -- problem still exists.*ak | |||
| 02/05/2005 | 80000 | 1 | 10/15/1997 |
| Automatic transmission needs to be replaced at 80,000 miles. service performed prior to normal cycle per owners manual at 45,000 miles. local honda car dealer performed service noted on a service bulletin (5 flushings) and did not work. *jb | |||
| 08/09/2004 | 74000 | 2 | 09/15/1999 |
| I have a 1997 honda accord, model lx-v6, vin 1hgce6647va026402 with automatic transmission. i was driving home from philadelphia and nearing home when after starting from a stop light in d4 (auto) the car vibrated vigorously and stalled. (the vibration and stalling was like what happens when operating a manual transmission car and releasing the clutch suddenly.) i pulled over and started the engine from park to d4 and again i had the same problem. i repeated with d2 and the car did not stall although the engine was making some noise. i drove the car to a nearby honda dealer, planet honda in union, nj and explained the troblem. the car was left at the dealer for 2 days but they were unable to give a reason for this. the noise in the engine still appears and the dealer is suggesting replacing the whole transmission. this is a safety hazard and if the problem occurred on the highway instead of a local road it could have been hazardous. | |||
| 09/17/2003 | 3500 | 1 | |
| While driving transmission would slip when changing gears. had taken vehicle to dealership, and mechanic indicated that oil was leaking onto the transmission which caused the gears to slip. *ak | |||
| 09/29/2002 | 6 | 08/01/2002 | |
| After coming to a stop at a stop sign, the car would not move when i pressed on the gas pedal. was forced to downshift to make the car move; d3/d4 were not working and engine merely revved as though i was in neutral. problem occurs intermittently. dealer was unable to find problem and did not repair. two months later, the transmission has blown out completely and most gears do not work or produce loud griding noises along with severe jolting. dt | |||
| 10/10/2001 | 1 | 09/01/1997 | |
| After coming to a stop at a traffic light, the car would not move when pressed on the gas pedal. dealer said that the car needs a new transmission. this car has only 35,000 miles when this transmission failed and the cost is not cover under warranty.. | |||
| 10/01/1997 | |||
| The brakes make a loud clicking noise (similar to the sound heard when cars running over the sewer manhole cover) during the first brake when the vehicle has been parked for a while (2-3 hours) or after the gear has been shifted to reverse and back to drive. dealer cannot find the problem. | |||
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| The vehicle was put into reverse and the vehicle started to go in the opposite direction. had to use the emergency brake to stop. please describe details. *ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) | |||
| 03/01/1999 | 1 | 12/02/1997 | |
| Automatic transmission computer failed. yh | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - LEVER AND LINKAGE - FLOOR SHIFT | |||
| While traveling 70 mph, owner went to reach for the radio and accidentally hit gear shift. lever moved and went into neutral. manufacturer stated that this design feature is within specifications. please describe details. *ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - PARK/NEUTRAL START SWITCH | |||
| 08/09/2003 | 55000 | 1 | 06/06/1998 |
| I removed ignition key , thinking transmission was in park, and exited from car. the car rolled away. i discovered it was in drive. honda has a recall # 03v423000 for this identical problem. the problem on my car has been verified by the dealer. i am being told that the recall does not include 1997s , only 1998-1999. i am hereby informing you that the problem also exists on 1997s (demonstratable on my vehical with 59k miles.) 1997's should also be included in the recall. my case number with honda is no12003-12-1000057. i would like to get this resolved immediately so that i can get a fix to a potentially dangerous situation. thank you.*ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - TORQUE CONVERTER | |||
| 07/10/2006 | 115000 | 1 | 11/25/2001 |
| I am having an issue with my automatic transmission on my 1997 honda accord ex coupe. i had my transmission serviced recently and apparently the code p0740 came up which is related to the torque converter. with many hours or research and speaking with american honda there is an issue with all the automatic transmissions on hondas 1997 and newer. this problem results in the transmission needing replacement. the clutch slips and takes shards of metal off leading to a clog in the filter. the problem will cause total transmission failure at any time. when i called american honda they were unwilling to help me with this issue. they stated that it was a known issue but there was nothing that they would do for me. my only option now is to spend 3000.00 to replace the transmission which seems unfair since the car is in otherwise fantastic shape. *nm | |||
| 07/28/2003 | 58500 | 1 | 06/10/1997 |
| Transmission on my 1997 honda accord lx v4 failed prematurely at 58000 miles, and honda refused to help in any way, even though they had history of such problems, and even had an extended warranty for such problems on newer honda and acura branded vehicles.the reason for refusal was that they didn't provide goodwill assistance to vehicles more than 5 years old.but the bottom line was that i have maintained this vehicle well so this was a manufecturing defect, and there was certain quality and durability that was expected from any product, and the manufecturer should be held liable for any product that failed, even if it happend outside of warranty. the fact that they provided 7 years/100000 miles extended warranty on newer vehicles, set up a precedent, that was that they expected a defect free transmission to last at least that long.*ak also alarming is the way in which failure occured. on 7/27/03, sunday the check engine light showed up, i decided to take the car to my mechanic right away, and so on monday morning i couldn't even get out to the main road from my development and the car just lost the gear. this happened without any warning sign, and the incident could have turned fatal, if the failure occured at freeway traffic and speeds. | |||
| 07/10/1997 | 1 | 01/01/1997 | |
| Consumer was driving vehicle into a parking lot when bumper hit the pole that posts handicap signs, very slightly dented the bumper of vehicle. also both air bags deployed. consumer was wearing seat belt. also burned her right arm and broke her glasses. *ak consumer stated there was also a problem with the torque converter and catalytic converter.*jb | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AXLE ASSEMBLY | |||
| 12/16/2004 | 92190 | 2 | 11/08/2002 |
| Consumer was driving at 30 mph when the right front passenger wheel came off. vehicle was towed, and it was determined that the lower ball joints separated, and the axle cracked. manufacturer stated that this vehicle was not included in the ball joint nhtsa recall 99v069000. *ak....as aresult, of broken lower ball joint right front wheel detached and was lodged undeneath the body of the vehicle. the front end was on the ground, and fluid was leaking all over the road. consumer called aaa and vehicle was towed t a local mechanic, who identified the problem as a broken right side lower ball joint. however, it was obvious to the mechanic that this was not a typical problen, and was not the result of naural wear. there was a technical servic ebulletin which applied to this vehicle. mechanic replaced lower ball joint and cracked axle. in addition, had the ball joint on the other side replaced, even though it seemed to be tight, as a precaution so that this would not happen again. *ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AXLE ASSEMBLY - AXLE SHAFT - SEAL | |||
| 04/09/2000 | 1 | 09/07/1996 | |
| Balance shaft seal broke, causing oil spillage. the dealer has been notified, and repaired the problem at owner's expense. honda is aware of the problem. *ak *ml | |||
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||
| 03/15/2001 | 1 | 03/11/2000 | |
| Air bag are defect. also the transmission was defective until we paid $800.00 to repair it. *jb | |||