Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) | ||||||||||||||||
| 11V395000 | HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) | from 07/01/2004 to 01/18/2010 | V (Vehicle) | 1512107 | 08/27/2011 | MFR | HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) | 08/04/2011 | 08/04/2011 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Honda is recalling certain model year 2005-2010 accord, 2007-2010 cr-v, and 2005-2008 element passenger cars manufactured from july 1, 2004, through september 3, 2010. the outer race of the secondary shaft bearing may be broken during certain driving styles. a broken outer race may cause abnormal noise, the malfunction indicator light to turn on, and allow contact between the transmission idle gear and an electronic sensor housing within the transmission. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | This could result in a short circuit causing the engine to stall. additionally, broken pieces of the outer race or ball bearing from the secondary shaft may become lodged in the parking pawl resulting in the vehicle rolling after the driver has placed the gear selector in the park position. engine stall and unexpected vehicle movement increases the risk of a crash or personal injury to persons within the path of a rolling vehicle. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Honda will notify owners and dealers will update the automatic transmission control module software free of charge. the safety recall began on august 27, 2011. owners may contact honda automobile customer service at 1-800-999-1009. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Honda's recall campaign number is r89.owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov . | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||||
| 705 | 07/16/2005 | 10018080 | Diagnostic trouble code p0973, shift solenoid a short circuit. *tt | 12/15/2005 | |
| 705 | 07/16/2005 | 10018079 | 1-2 upshift shudder, judder, vibration at 2,000 rpm. *tt | 12/15/2005 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||||
| SB-06-041 | 07/21/2011 | 10039537 | Honda: the vehicle moves faster than expected with the transmission in gear, foot off the brake, and foot off the throttle. software is causing extra engine torque after a cold start. *rm | 08/02/2011 | |
| SB-06-041 | 07/21/2011 | 10039537 | Ready | 08/02/2011 | |
| 405 | 04/16/2005 | 10016346 | Automatic transmission fluid (atf) leaks. honda tech line summary. *tt | 09/08/2005 | |
| 01012005 | 01/01/2005 | 10014742 | Mtf leak check for overfilling. *eh | 05/09/2005 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) | |||||
| SB-06-039 | 07/15/2011 | 10039466 | Ready | 07/29/2011 | |
| SB-06-039 | 07/15/2011 | 10039466 | Honda: the malfunction light is on with a stored trouble code due to a software configuration. *rm | 07/29/2011 | |
| 05056 | 11/29/2005 | 10018297 | Malfunction indication light comes on with diagnostic trouble code p0301 and p0305. *ts | 12/20/2005 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AXLE ASSEMBLY - AXLE SHAFT - SEAL | |||||
| 05012005 | 05/01/2005 | 10016290 | Low mileage a/ts can leak from axle seals. *sc | 09/06/2005 | |
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||||
| 1205 | 12/16/2005 | 10018868 | Transmission grinds at shifts, skip shifting. *tt | 01/19/2006 | |
| 05062 | 11/11/2005 | 10018224 | Transmission intermittently does not upshift to 4th gear. *ts | 12/19/2005 | |
| 1204 | 12/16/2004 | 10018084 | Manual transmission fluid (mtf) leak at clutch housing. *tt | 12/15/2005 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||
| 01/02/2013 | 65000 | 1 | |
| My 05 honda accord v6 auto transmission gave up on me only at 65000 miles. honda does not want to pay for it because the warranty has expired and they quoted me over $4400 to replace it with a new one but the only has 65k miles on it. i'll never buy another honda for this reason. *tr | |||
| 10/30/2012 | 95000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2005 honda accord. the contact stated that while driving approximately 30 mph the vehicle suddenly stalled. the vehicle was towed to the dealer for diagnostic testing. the technician stated the transmission needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired. the vin was not available. the approximate failure mileage was 95,000. | |||
| 10/30/2012 | 95000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 honda accord. the contact stated that while driving approximately 30 mph the vehicle suddenly stalled. the vehicle was towed to the dealer for diagnostic testing. the technician stated the transmission needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired. the vin was not available. the approximate failure mileage was 95,000. pmb | |||
| 10/30/2012 | 95000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 honda accord. while driving approximately 30 mph the vehicle suddenly stalled. the vehicle was towed to the dealer for diagnostic testing. the technician stated the transmission would have to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired. the vin was not available. the approximate failure mileage was 95,000. da | |||
| 08/01/2012 | 50000 | 1 | |
| 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? *tr | |||
| 08/01/2012 | 50000 | ||
| 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? | |||
| 08/15/2011 | 160000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 honda accord. while driving approximately 20 mph, the vehicle stalled. the vehicle was towed to the contact's home where an independent mechanic inspected the vehicle. the mechanic stated that transmission fluid was burning causing the rubber to expand and the vehicle to slip between gears. in addition, the mechanic stated that the gear system would have to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 160,000. kmj | |||
| 08/15/2011 | 160000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 honda accord while driving at approximately 20 mph the vehicle suddenly stalled. the vehicle was towed to the contacts home where an independent mechanic inspected the vehicle. the mechanic stated the transmission fluid was burning causing the rubber to expand and the vehicle to slip between gears. the mechanic stated the gear system would have to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 160,000. da | |||
| 03/07/2012 | 127000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 honda accord. while driving approximately 45 mph, the front end of the vehicle began to shake with vibration. the vehicle was inspected by two different independent mechanics who informed the contact that the secondary shaft bearing would need to be replaced. the vehicle had not been repaired. there was a recall related to the defect associated with nhtsa campaign id number 11v395000 (power train: automatic transmission: control module tcm, pcm); however the consequence of the recall caused damage to the secondary shaft bearing. the manufacturer was not notified of the problem. the contact expressed that the secondary shaft bearing should be included in the recall defect. the approximate failure mileage was 127,000. kmj | |||
| 03/07/2012 | 127000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 honda accord. while driving approximately 45 mph, the front end of the vehicle began to shake with vibration. the vehicle was inspected by two different independent mechanics who informed the secondary shaft bearing would need to be replaced. the vehicle had not been repaired. there was a recall related to the defect associated with nhtsa campaign id number 11v395000 (power train: automatic transmission: control module tcm, pcm); however the consequence of the recall caused damage to the secondary shaft bearing. the manufacturer was not notified of the problem. the contact expressed that the secondary shaft bearing should be included in the recall defect. the approximate failure mileage was 127,000. js | |||
| 06/18/2008 | 70000 | ||
| Power train:automatic transmission:control module fuel system, gasoline:delivery:fuel pump air bags:frontal:sensor | |||
| 03/16/2012 | 95500 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 11/09/2011 | 99000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2005 honda accord. while driving approximately 35 mph, the transmission began to slip gears with hesitation. the failure recurred whenever the vehicle was in operation. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for diagnosis and was repaired under a recall associated with nhtsa campaign id number 11v395000 (power train: automatic transmission: control module; tcm, pcm); however the remedy was insufficient and the failure recurred. the vehicle had not been further repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the problem. the approximate failure mileage was 99,000. | |||
| 03/16/2012 | 95500 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 11/09/2011 | 99000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 honda accord. while driving approximately 35 mph, the transmission began to slip gears with hesitation. the failure recurred whenever the vehicle was in operation. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for diagnosis and was repaired under a recall associated with nhtsa campaign id number 11v395000 (power train: automatic transmission: control module; tcm, pcm); however the remedy was insufficient and the failure recurred. the vehicle had not been further repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the problem. the approximate failure mileage was 99,000. kmj | |||
| 03/16/2012 | 95500 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 11/09/2011 | 99000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 honda accord. while driving approximately 35 mph, the transmission began to slip gears with hesitation. the failure recurred whenever the vehicle was in operation. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for diagnosis and was repaired under a recall associated with nhtsa campaign id number 11v395000 (power train: automatic transmission: control module; tcm, pcm); however the remedy was insufficient and the failure recurred. the vehicle had not been further repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the problem. the approximate failure mileage was 99,000. kmj | |||
| 11/09/2011 | 99000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 honda accord. while driving approximately 35 mph, the transmission began to slip gears with hesitation. the failure occurred whenever the vehicle was in operation. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for diagnosis and was repaired under a recall associated with nhtsa campaign id number 11v395000 (power train: automatic transmission: control module; tcm, pcm); however the remedy was insufficient and the failure recurred. the vehicle had not been repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the problem. the approximate failure mileage was 99,000. js | |||
| 03/06/2012 | 87900 | ||
| Automatic transmission failures at 87,900 miles. | |||
| 12/22/2010 | 101150 | ||
| Initially when putting car in reverse it would not engage going into a forward gear once stopped. then upon entering highway the engine just reve'd and car lost speed almost causing me to be rear-ended at high speed because car would not drive. end result was torque converter was faulty and caused transmission to burn fluid and gears to shred. car was towed to hawley's auto repair on shaker road east longmeadow, ma on 12/20 where it was rendered fully un-drivable as transmission completely failed. honda was contacted but stated they would not cover the repair even though it is a known frequent failure. | |||
| 01/04/2012 | 64600 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 honda accord ex. the contact stated that while driving 30 mph, the vehicle stalled. the vehicle was restarted and driven to a local mechanic. the mechanic stated that the transmission needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was notified and stated that the vehicle was not included in the recall associated with nhtsa campaign id number 11v395000 (power train: automatic transmission: control module (tcm, pcm)). they offered no other assistance. the failure mileage was 64,600. sm. | |||
| 08/12/2011 | 92719 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 01/04/2012 | 64600 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 honda accord ex. the contact stated that while driving 30 mph, the vehicle stalled. the vehicle was restarted and driven to a local mechanic. the mechanic stated that the transmission needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was notified and stated that the vehicle was not included in the recall associated with nhtsa campaign id number 11v395000 (power train: automatic transmission: control module (tcm, pcm)). they offered no other assistance. the failure mileage was 64,600. sm. | |||
| 08/12/2011 | 92719 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 01/04/2012 | 64600 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 honda accord ex. the contact stated while driving 30 mph the vehicle stalls in the road. the vehicle was turned off and on and then driven to a local mechanic. the mechanic confirms that it was the transmission and it needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was notified who stated there was a recall nhtsa campaign id number: 11v395000 component: power train: automatic transmission: control module (tcm, pcm), honda's recall campaign number is r89. but the vin was not included in the recall. they offered no other assistance. the failure mileage was 64,600. mw | |||
| 08/12/2011 | 92719 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 11/15/2011 | 118000 | ||
| Driving down the street when the malfunction indicator light went on. within 5 seconds the engine stalled. was able to pull to side of road and stop the vehicle. turned off the ignition and was able to start the vehicle. this matches the scenario as outlined in recall #59558. contacted local dealer and honda america and was advised that my vehicle is not part of the recall. | |||
| 05/01/2011 | 84000 | ||
| Car shutters between 35mph and 40mph and has lost transmision fluid. its problems are exactly like those in a prior class action suit against honda. they haven't fixed the problem. a recall was received for a software update for the transmission, i think they are just trying to see how many they have out there doing what they have already been sued for. after the software update nothing changed. | |||
| 11/15/2011 | 118000 | ||
| Driving down the street when the malfunction indicator light went on. within 5 seconds the engine stalled. was able to pull to side of road and stop the vehicle. turned off the ignition and was able to start the vehicle. this matches the scenario as outlined in recall #59558. contacted local dealer and honda america and was advised that my vehicle is not part of the recall. | |||
| 05/01/2011 | 84000 | ||
| Car shutters between 35mph and 40mph and has lost transmision fluid. its problems are exactly like those in a prior class action suit against honda. they haven't fixed the problem. a recall was received for a software update for the transmission, i think they are just trying to see how many they have out there doing what they have already been sued for. after the software update nothing changed. | |||
| 11/15/2011 | 118000 | ||
| Driving down the street when the malfunction indicator light went on. within 5 seconds the engine stalled. was able to pull to side of road and stop the vehicle. turned off the ignition and was able to start the vehicle. this matches the scenario as outlined in recall #59558. contacted local dealer and honda america and was advised that my vehicle is not part of the recall. | |||
| 05/01/2011 | 84000 | ||
| Car shutters between 35mph and 40mph and has lost transmision fluid. its problems are exactly like those in a prior class action suit against honda. they haven't fixed the problem. a recall was received for a software update for the transmission, i think they are just trying to see how many they have out there doing what they have already been sued for. after the software update nothing changed. | |||
| 10/13/2011 | 88000 | ||
| The transmission is slipping between 1st and 2nd gear as well as 3rd and 4th gear. we took it into a shop and was told the transmission needs to be rebuilt. this car was purchased brand new and has around 80,000 miles. the guy at the transmission shop stated this was a known issue with honda but they were not willing to fix it. he stated the plastic caps on the torque converter were breaking and should have never been used at all. | |||
| 05/01/2011 | 84000 | ||
| Car shutters between 35mph and 40mph and has lost transmision fluid. its problems are exactly like those in a prior class action suit against honda. they haven't fixed the problem. a recall was received for a software update for the transmission, i think they are just trying to see how many they have out there doing what they have already been sued for. after the software update nothing changed. | |||
| 10/13/2011 | 88000 | ||
| The transmission is slipping between 1st and 2nd gear as well as 3rd and 4th gear. we took it into a shop and was told the transmission needs to be rebuilt. this car was purchased brand new and has around 80,000 miles. the guy at the transmission shop stated this was a known issue with honda but they were not willing to fix it. he stated the plastic caps on the torque converter were breaking and should have never been used at all. | |||
| 10/17/2011 | 68000 | ||
| Car was running fine. no problems. all of a sudden the airbag light came on. i stopped the car and checked the seat on the passenger side and seat belts trying to figure out why it was on. i got back into the car and continued home. when slowing to turn into driveway a loud banging noise occured. the car was put in park and immediately started rolling backwards. this could have been a hazard if a car had been passing by or if this had happened in busy traffic. i could have rolled back and hurt someone, hurt myself or rolled back into oncoming trafic. also if someone had been walking behind the car and gotten ran over and killed. anyway it was later towed to a dealer and diagnostics ran. the dealer informed me that i needed a new transmission. that is not right. my car was like new with a little over 68 thousand miles on it. i still owe on it and purchased it brand new. honda should be responsible for this. since this has happened to me and i have begun to research this i found a ton of recalls for this same problem, yet i am told my car is a 6 cylinder and is not under recall. please help. i was told it would cost me 4400 plus $ to replace the transmission. honda should be responsible for this cost. | |||
| 08/23/2010 | 100000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 honda accord. the contact stated the vehicle was taken to the dealer to have repairs under nhtsa campaign id number: 11v395000 (power train: automatic transmission) performed, but the transmission continued to slip and jerk while changing gears. the failure mileage was 100,000 and the current mileage was 149,467. kmj | |||
| 08/23/2010 | 1000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 honda accord. the contact stated the vehicle was taken to the dealer to have nhtsa campaign id number: 11v395000 manufacturer power train: automatic transmission performed, but the repair did not correct the failure vehicle the vehicle continues to slip and jerk while changing gear. the failure mileage was 100,000 and the current mileage was 149,467. li | |||
| 09/26/2011 | 100000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2005 honda accord. the contact stated that the vehicle was repaired under the recall associated with nhtsa campaign id number 11v395000 (power train:automatic transmission:control module (tcm, pcm). the vehicle stalled within two days of having the repairs performed while driving 50 mph. the dealer was notified and advised the contact to bring the vehicle in for examination. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileages were approximately 100,000. | |||
| 09/26/2011 | 100000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 honda accord. the contact stated that the vehicle was repaired under the recall associated with nhtsa campaign id number 11v395000 (power train:automatic transmission:control module (tcm, pcm). the vehicle stalled within two days of having the repairs performed while driving 50 mph. the dealer was notified and advised the contact to bring the vehicle in for examination. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileages were approximately 100,000. sm. | |||
| 09/26/2011 | 100000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 honda accord. the contact stated that after receiving nhtsa campaign id number 11v395000 (power train:automatic transmission:control module (tcm, pcm). when she retrieved her vehicle within 2 days of the work being done the failure had occurred again. the dealer was contacted and they advised her that she would have to bring it back in. the vehicle has not been repaired. the failure and current mileages were approximately 100,000. tb | |||
| 02/08/2010 | 45000 | ||
| Vehicle rolled backwards into the adjacent street while the transmission was in park on several occasions. | |||
| 03/21/2011 | 90000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2005 honda accord. while driving approximately 65 mph, the vehicle failed to accelerate any further. the vehicle rolled to a stop and was towed to an authorized dealer. the contact was informed that the transmission failed and would need to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileages were 90,000. | |||
| 03/21/2011 | 90000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 honda accord. while driving approximately 65 mph the vehicle stopped accelerating. the vehicle rolled to a stop and was towed to an authorized dealer. the contact was informed the transmission failed and needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileages were 90,000. sm. | |||
| 09/05/2009 | 75000 | 1 | |
| Transmission failure on 2005 honda accord with 75k. it went out all of a sudden, almost causing an accident. *tr | |||
| 09/13/2008 | 41500 | 1 | |
| Saturday afternoon 9/13/08, my wife experienced an unusual uncontrollably high rpm rapid vehicle acceleration when shifting from park to drive. vehicle involved was a 2005, honda accord. fortunately this event occurred in a private wild life parking area and not in an area congested with people where serious injuries/death could have occurred. sequence of events: 1. initially vehicle could not be shifted from park to drive. engine was shut off and restarted 3 or 4 times and she was then able to shift into reverse and back out of parking spot. 2. with foot on the brake she shifted from reverse to drive and then started forward. 3. at that time the engine started a rapid uncontrollably rpm increase and vehicle acceleration. 4. after moving forward and turning right to avoid hitting a tree head on the vehicle struck and jumped over a landscape railroad cross tie. the total distance traveled from the point of shifting into drive and jumping over the cross tie was approximately 30 feet. 5. at this time she believes the uncontrolled high rpm & vehicle acceleration stopped. 6. vehicle continued forward for 15 +/- feet and struck and damaged a heavy metal guard gate. 7. vehicle front end and underneath damage has not been assessed at this time. 8. cause of vehicle malfunction is also unknown. *tr | |||
| 04/16/2005 | 3 | 04/04/2005 | |
| Problems with the 2005 honda accord ex.***no answer required***. *mr the vehicle jolted everytime it was started. the vehicle also became stuck in second gear. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection. the dealer replaced the transmission and the vehicle was returned to the consumer. the consumer still felt some jolting and took the vehicle to another dealer. the vehicle has been serviced twice for transmission problems. the key would not come out of the ignition. the consumer request that the dealer/manufacturer rescind the contract or provide her with a collateral exchange. *nm | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 11/25/2009 | 1 | ||
| 2005 honda accord. consumer request full reimbursement in regards to recall repairs *tgw the consumer stated the transmission was making a bad whining sound. the dealer replaced the transmission and torque converter. *jb | |||
| 06/06/2011 | 90000 | ||
| Transmission stutters in between 1st and 2nd gears on decelleration and acceleration. transmission seems to overheat. anticipate failure due to this anomoly. do not want to experience a lock up or loss of control of vehicle. | |||
| 02/01/2011 | 60000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 honda accord. the contact stated while the gear was shifted into reverse or drive the vehicle made a loud noise. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer to be diagnosed. the vehicle has not been repaired. the failure mileage was 60,000 and the current mileage was 62,000.li | |||
| 02/24/2011 | 61000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2005 honda accord. while driving approximately 55-60 mph, the vehicle began to decelerate independently and then shifted back into gear. the contact stated that the failure had been on-going since february 2011. the vehicle was taken to a local mechanic and then to a dealer where both confirmed that the transmission would need to be replaced. the contact authorized the dealer to replace the transmission. the manufacturer was contacted and they offered to pay half of the repair costs. the failure mileage was 61,000 and the current mileage was 61,888. | |||
| 02/24/2011 | 61000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 honda accord. while driving approximately 55-60 mph the vehicle slowed down and then went back into gear. the contact pulled into the right lane and continued to her destination. the contact stated the failure had been on going since february 2011. the vehicle was taken to a local mechanic and then to a dealer and both confirmed that the transmission needed to be replaced. the contact authorized the dealer to replace the transmission. the manufacturer was contacted and they were paying for half of the cost of the repair. the failure mileage was 61,000 and the current mileage was 61,888. vwb | |||
| 03/04/2011 | 66000 | ||
| Our 2005 honda accord v6 suddenly stopped accelerating and behaved like it was on neutral. the engine revved but the car would not move forward. i had to stop the car in the middle of the road and put my hazards on. after a few minutes i started the engine again. when i put the car in drive there was a grinding noise and i felt the car go into gear a few seconds later. when i accelerated the car started to move slowly forward and a whirring noise came from the engine. i had to stop and start the car 3-4 times on the remaining 3 mile drive home. i took it into a honda repair shop. we contacted honda corporate and they have offered to pay 75% of the cost of repair which is estimated at $5000. | |||
| 12/27/2010 | 75000 | ||
| I drive a 2005 honda accord, we noticed that the transmission fluid was low so we added honda transmission fluid. that's when the cars rpms shot up and i wasn't hardly moving. honda said do a 9 quart quart flush, which we did. for a day or two things seemed better, then it was far worse than before with the rpms at 6,000 and i'm only going 30. hoping it was a problem with a censor, we took it to honda, they tell me don't worry it'll be fine. hour later they call and say your transmission is shot. now they tell me i can trade it in, or get a new one for $3800. i say i'm taking it elsewhere, to another trans shop, who asks me which honda i called about he's had 3 calls that morning and has 2 waiting to be fixed. he says honda trans are poorly designed in that first the flter is hard to get to and that there is a very small hole for fluid to get through and that once clogged with no fluid the trans fails. now he's rebuilding it and our supposed trusty honda is going to cost us $2400 of which we do not just have sitting around. i hope that there will be a recall, this is truly awful of honda a name i trusted in, but, now would never recommened to anyone. | |||
| 12/12/2010 | 91245 | ||
| While driving my 2005 honda accord v6 on the highway it slipped out of gear and violently down shifted to 2nd gear alomost causing an accident! thank god the driver behind me was aware or it could have been fatal. from that day the transmission kept doing the same thing. the car has 95k. honda has fefused to take any resposablity for the failure!! this also happened to my 2002 accord!! something needs to be done before people get hurt! you would think honda of all car makers would stand behind what they make...but they dont...time to think about another car to by in the future! | |||
| 12/01/2010 | 43000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 honda accord. the contact stated that while driving approximately 40 mph the driver noticed that when trying to accelerate it would rev, but not move forward. the vehicle was able to restart by shutting the vehicle off and on again. the vehicle was inspected by the dealer who informed the contact that he needed to replace the transmission. the vehicle was repaired for the transmission. the failure mileage was approximately 43,000. tb | |||
| 12/12/2010 | 91245 | ||
| While driving my 2005 honda accord v6 on the highway it slipped out of gear and violently down shifted to 2nd gear alomost causing an accident! thank god the driver behind me was aware or it could have been fatal. from that day the transmission kept doing the same thing. the car has 95k. honda has fefused to take any resposablity for the failure!! this also happened to my 2002 accord!! something needs to be done before people get hurt! you would think honda of all car makers would stand behind what they make...but they dont...time to think about another car to by in the future! | |||
| 12/01/2010 | 43000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 honda accord. the contact stated that while driving approximately 40 mph the driver noticed that when trying to accelerate it would rev, but not move forward. the vehicle was able to restart by shutting the vehicle off and on again. the vehicle was inspected by the dealer who informed the contact that he needed to replace the transmission. the vehicle was repaired for the transmission. the failure mileage was approximately 43,000. tb | |||
| 12/12/2010 | 91245 | ||
| While driving my 2005 honda accord v6 on the highway it slipped out of gear and violently down shifted to 2nd gear alomost causing an accident! thank god the driver behind me was aware or it could have been fatal. from that day the transmission kept doing the same thing. the car has 95k. honda has fefused to take any resposablity for the failure!! this also happened to my 2002 accord!! something needs to be done before people get hurt! you would think honda of all car makers would stand behind what they make...but they dont...time to think about another car to by in the future! | |||
| 12/01/2010 | 43000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 honda accord. the contact stated that while driving approximately 40 mph the driver noticed that when trying to accelerate it would rev, but not move forward. the vehicle was able to restart by shutting the vehicle off and on again. the vehicle was inspected by the dealer who informed the contact that he needed to replace the transmission. the vehicle was repaired for the transmission. the failure mileage was approximately 43,000. tb | |||
| 12/12/2010 | 91245 | ||
| While driving my 2005 honda accord v6 on the highway it slipped out of gear and violently down shifted to 2nd gear alomost causing an accident! thank god the driver behind me was aware or it could have been fatal. from that day the transmission kept doing the same thing. the car has 95k. honda has fefused to take any resposablity for the failure!! this also happened to my 2002 accord!! something needs to be done before people get hurt! you would think honda of all car makers would stand behind what they make...but they dont...time to think about another car to by in the future! | |||
| 12/01/2010 | 43000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 honda accord. the contact stated that while driving approximately 40 mph the driver noticed that when trying to accelerate it would rev, but not move forward. the vehicle was able to restart by shutting the vehicle off and on again. the vehicle was inspected by the dealer who informed the contact that he needed to replace the transmission. the vehicle was repaired for the transmission. the failure mileage was approximately 43,000. tb | |||
| 05/19/2010 | 49271 | ||
| 2005 honda accord ex-v6 auto-transmission gave out at 50mph. luckily it was the middle of the night and there were no other vehicles on the road but had their been someone behind me it would have been bad. the vehicle slipped 5th, 4th, and 3rd gear then slowed to a stop. the only reason i am bothering to file this complaint is that i have done some research online and have found that many other people which this same car have had similar problems (10 similar reports on carcomplaints.com since jan. 2009 alone). i am in luck because i have an extended warranty and it should be covered. it is currently at the dealership for repair. | |||
| 05/12/2010 | 66900 | ||
| Without warning my automatic transmission completely failed getting off the freeway today. when i went to make a right hand turn at the end of the ramp, the car wouldn't shift any higher than 2nd gear, couldn't increase speed to avoid oncoming cars, had no power. i was able to pull to the curb to avoid being hit. transmission needs to be replaced. | |||
| 04/27/2010 | 33000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2005 honda accord. while driving various speeds, the vehicle would not shift gears and suddenly stalled. the vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer where the contact was informed that the transmission failed. the vehicle was being repaired when the complaint was filed. the current and failure mileages were approximately 33,000. | |||
| 01/31/2010 | 96391 | 1 | |
| My 2005 honda accord ex-l v6 (2 door) suffered a sudden catastrophic transmission failure while cruising at 70 mph resulting in a near accident. i could not accelerate and the vehicle would not downshift into any other gear. i was nearly hit by vehicles following me and had to merge across traffic into the emergency lane where i coasted down an offramp. the vehicle has been properly maintained to the standards listed in the owners manual. the transmission has been serviced twice in 96,000 miles which exceeds the standards in the owners manual. the owners manual also specifies only genuine honda transmission fluid which was used on both transmission services. the vehicle has been diagnosed with a total failure of the transmission, and there were no warning signs at all (slipping gears, grinding, etc.). if the incident happened in a different location (crossing an intersection, more cars in traffic, on a wider highway) it is very likely that i would have been struck by another vehicle. *tr | |||
| 12/30/2009 | 50000 | 1 | |
| The accelerator stuck and the engine kept revving at a high speed. when the brakes were pressed it barely slowed down. was able to stop the car at a fast food establishment. it continued to rev when the gear was placed in park. the car was turned off and then restarted, and the engine was still revving at a high speed. a tow truck took it to the honda place and they could find nothing wrong. evidently the tow truck driver moved the pedal around and the dealer said he should not have done that. *tr | |||
| 01/08/2010 | 46000 | 1 | |
| 2005 honda accord lx (4dr, 4 cyl) shakes/shudders very badly when trying to accelerate between the speeds of 55 and 65 mph. this is very dangerous while merging on freeway. dealer says transmission needs to be replaced. the vehicle has only 46 k miles. there is a possibility that the car will suddenly stop causing a crash. the same problem has been reported for 2003 and 2004 honda accords too. *tr | |||
| 07/31/2009 | 70000 | 1 | |
| Problem with my honda accord 2006 v-6 automatic the problem is the transmission is fail the 3 gear with sound strange and the oil transmission smell like oil burn and some smoke comes out of the oil. my car visit my honda service every 3 month to change oil motor and filter....and change oil transmission. *tr | |||
| 09/05/2009 | 75000 | 1 | |
| Transmission failure on 2005 honda accord with 75k. it went out all of a sudden, almost causing an accident. *tr | |||
| 06/11/2009 | 74000 | 1 | |
| Because of the great reputation of honda vehicles, i and my husband decided to buy a honda accord ex car 2005 two years ago. we have never had any problems with it until last tuesday, when i was driving back to home when the engine stalled suddenly, after about two minutes i turn it on and it seemed fine while i was driving for less than a mile to get home. two hours later on i and my husband were getting off he took the keys to drive the car and i did not tell him about the incident i simply totally forgot because i did think it was a problem and i did not expect to be a problem, so we got off we got in the car he tried start the car and it jerked hard and it wont start he tried again and we drove it but the car was cranking and it jerked hard and slowed down and it stopped and it did the same thing he was decreasing the speed. our car is 74,000 miles we took it to a mechanic at honda dealership and he said the transmission is failing a way he never seen before he checked and there are no recalls for that problem so to we need to get a new transmission and replace the axles as well which is going to cost us around 4000 dollars i don't think this is fair i believe in my hearth it's a manufacture problem and it should be a recall i did a lot researches and a lot of people they have the same problem. please do your investigation we can not afford to fix the car we did not do anything wrong to this car but driving it to work and keep it maintenance till it start to act up we are leasing a car now to go to work to product please help us. *tr | |||
| 05/26/2009 | 67000 | 1 | |
| I was driving on interstate in my 2005 honda accord ex , driving 68 miles an hour and suddenly the car completed wigged out, the rpm's revved up in the red and the car would not maintain speed. it was sudden and super dangerous considering the circumstance. i called honda care and arranged to be brought to honda, they informed me i needed a whole new transmission. that it was internal. thank god i service and may god be with honda owners to protect them from this internal issue. *tr | |||
| 01/16/2009 | 48750 | 1 | |
| With little warning, transmission failed in car. driver merged into traffic, car sputtered at 25mph, when it should have been 45mph. a tracto trailer slammed on its brakes and wound up gently tapping the rear bumper. this could have been much worse. honda recommends new transmission. *tr | |||
| 11/15/2008 | 42000 | 1 | |
| On april 2 2005 i bought a honda accord. recently i took my car to the ourisman honda dealership for a routine maintenance. the previous day i heard a noise coming from the engine. i explained to the noise to the technician. he checked and found the car had a problem with the transmission. he told me that they were going to try to talk to american honda to help me out with the cost because it is very expensive. it has been three weeks now with no response. i would like a solution to this as soon as possible. any help from you would be very much appreciated. thank you for your time. -martin quiej *tr | |||
| 05/15/2008 | 52750 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2005 honda accord. while driving 65 mph, the acceleration dropped to 25 mph and would not shift into third gear. when the contact depressed the accelerator pedal, the vehicle would not exceed 25 mph, and then began making a grinding noise. the vehicle was towed to a mechanic and he replaced a solenoid, but it failed three times. the vehicle was finally repaired and the wire to the solenoid was replaced. the repair cost $856. the current mileage was 52,850 and failure mileage was 52,750. | |||
| 08/01/2005 | |||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2005 honda accord hybrid. the contact stated that her vehicle accelerated when she depressed the brake pedal. she heard an unfamiliar sound coming from the vehicle. initially, the failure occurred intermittently over the past three years, but has recently become worse. the faster she drives, the louder the failure becomes. when the brake pedal is depressed, the failure ceases, and when she releases the pedal, it starts again. the dealer stated that the failure may possibly be caused by a noise box. they further informed her that there were no other failures with the vehicle. the mileages were unknown. | |||
| 12/21/2007 | 37100 | 1 | 08/02/2007 |
| 2005 honda accord v6 cp with only 37k on it, transmission failed this am and was towed to honda dealership in sacramento, ca. so far there is no update. car has been maintained and well taken care of. its soo sad that a honda car would brake down at only 37k when standard warranty is only good for 36k. i have no idea what will honda corporation decide but i hope they will stand behind their product and take care of their customers. *tr | |||
| 05/19/2007 | 35800 | 3 | 06/15/2005 |
| 1) the vehicle shakes at high speed. 2) the vehicle at slow speed sounds like the wheel bearings are grinding themselves down 3) the vehicle vibrates at slow and high speed but more so at high speed when pressing the brake peddle 4) the vehicle was brought to the dealership 3 times for these problems with the drive train and the brakes. still after the third time of having new brakes and wheel bearing the vehicle continues to vibrate to such a manner as i feel it highly unsafe. *tr | |||
| 10/04/2006 | 9800 | 1 | 08/27/2005 |
| My car suddenly accelerated upon exiting a car wash as i changed from neutral to drive. the design of the exit lane from the car wash driveway and access to the four lane street where the car wash is located does not allow for any speed as there are two sharp turns . my car sped across the driveway, into a culvert and toward the heavy traffic. i applied the brakes immediately and steered the car away from the street, crossing several business parking lots and landscaped areas. my 2005 honda accord received several thousands dollars in damage. honda denied it was warranty and did not show me the computer diagnostic evaluation. in fact, this information seemed to be closely guarded by the service department at honda orr in hot springs, ar. i was told to contact my insurance company for repairs. this car experienced what i would explain as an open throttle which may be a new problem for computerized cars. i have taken several photos of my car and the scene, which shows several feet of skid marks. *nm | |||
| 12/21/2005 | 7500 | 50 | 04/28/2005 |
| When the vehicle is started with a cold engine the car will surge in gear, accelerating the car unexpectedly. the frequency of the problem is intermittent. the car will surge with enough force that the amount of pressure one ordinarily exerts on the brake pedal to hold a car stationary is insufficient. *nm | |||
| 08/10/2005 | 12000 | 1 | 12/19/2004 |
| Is already time someone take real action against honda and this problem that a lot of 05 accord are having. this problem with very strong vibration from under the car. making any trip unpleasant. have research the web and they are hundred of accord owner suffering from this problem with no answer from honda. only answer is according to the dealer that is normal which is not. in my case my car is to the point the at any rpm you feel you are driving a car that has 300k miles on it when is a brand new engine. i really don;t want to keep wasting my time with dealer because all of them tell you something different. i beg that someone make honda aware of this issue and to find out a solution. *jb | |||
| 11/29/2005 | 1 | 01/22/2005 | |
| My 2005 honda accord ex has three features that compromise my safety: 1. the right-hand corner of the sun visor, when in its fullest position (not at an angle), obscures nearly half of the rearview mirror. this has caused a number of near accident events. 2. the honda is designed to downshift when going downhill. not only does this diminish gas efficiency, but can cause skids in icy weather. 3. the brakes are extremely sensitive. i have spoken to two area honda service centers and a service representative at honda headquarter. the area managers say that they're all like that; there's nothing we can do, and the honda headquarters rep says the same. she even went so far as to recommend i get the lower half of my windshield tinted to prevent sun glare! what about night driving? i can't believe that solutions to this problem cannot be found. can you help in any way? *nm | |||
| 09/15/2005 | 2000 | 1 | 07/15/2005 |
| Dt: contact stated that while sitting at a stop light on a hill and taking foot off the brakes the vehicle rolled backward. dealer and manufacturer told her this was normal for this type of vehicle. she was told the idle was lower for a quieter ride, and it did not have the power the hold the vehicle on a hill.*ak | |||
| 06/13/2005 | 10500 | 1 | 11/13/2004 |
| Honda accord ex was parked in a picnic area near a local river. the driver stepped out with three passengers remaining in vehicle. the vehicle began to roll after the passenger turned off the ignition. the parking brake was not engaged, however, the driver states that the transmission was in park. the vehicle then rolled approximately 10' forward and down a 40 degree slope leading to the river. the vehicle stopped in the river with approximately one-half of the vehicle submersed. two passengers escaped prior to entering the water. both of these individuals received minor injury in the process. the other passenger was pulled out the passenger window after the vehicle had entered the river. we made several inquiries with honda corporation, local dealership, and our insurance company about possible mechanical problem. our hope was to have someone explain the possible scenarios leading to this incident. no one could provide complete evidence to in | |||
| 10/05/2004 | 1 | 10/05/2004 | |
| 1. noticed when drove off of the lot of the dealer. i thought that it was just more power with the vehicle because it is a v-6, which i am not familiar with. 2. there is a hard shift from 1st to 2nd gear, which you can feel underneath your feet, almost like an annoying vibration. 3. i took it to the dealer and they had no idea what it was. they then wanted to disconnect the abs to see if it could clear the problem, but it was just a test, i have no idea how that would remedy the problem.*ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) | |||
| 11/01/2011 | 1 | ||
| 2005 honda accord. consumer writes in regards to automatic transmission control and requests reimbursement for repairs *tgw | |||
| 04/09/2008 | 6 | ||
| 2005 honda accord. consumer writes in regards to recall notice related to a defect in automatic transmission control module software *tgw the consumer stated he was involved in six accidents due to a recall, that should have been issued long ago. *jb | |||
| 10/01/2011 | 1 | ||
| 2005 honda accord. consumer writes in regards to recall notice related to automatic transmission control module software *tgw the consumer stated when the dealer returned the vehicle, he asked what had been done pertaining to the recall and the dealer stated they reprogrammed the transmission control module, but they didn't inspect the bearing. the consumer believed the bearing should have been inspected as part of the recall, to determine if any damage had occurred as the bearing was a significant part and stated as so in the recall letter. *jb | |||
| 04/09/2008 | 6 | ||
| 2005 honda accord. consumer writes in regards to recall notice related to a defect in automatic transmission control module software *tgw the consumer stated he was involved in six accidents due to a recall, that should have been issued long ago. *jb | |||
| 10/01/2011 | 1 | ||
| 2005 honda accord. consumer writes in regards to recall notice related to automatic transmission control module software *tgw the consumer stated when the dealer returned the vehicle, he asked what had been done pertaining to the recall and the dealer stated they reprogrammed the transmission control module, but they didn't inspect the bearing. the consumer believed the bearing should have been inspected as part of the recall, to determine if any damage had occurred as the bearing was a significant part and stated as so in the recall letter. *jb | |||
| 04/09/2008 | 6 | ||
| 2005 honda accord. consumer writes in regards to recall notice related to a defect in automatic transmission control module software *tgw the consumer stated he was involved in six accidents due to a recall, that should have been issued long ago. *jb | |||
| 10/01/2011 | 1 | ||
| 2005 honda accord. consumer writes in regards to recall notice related to automatic transmission control module software *tgw the consumer stated when the dealer returned the vehicle, he asked what had been done pertaining to the recall and the dealer stated they reprogrammed the transmission control module, but they didn't inspect the bearing. the consumer believed the bearing should have been inspected as part of the recall, to determine if any damage had occurred as the bearing was a significant part and stated as so in the recall letter. *jb | |||
| 04/09/2008 | 6 | ||
| 2005 honda accord. consumer writes in regards to recall notice related to a defect in automatic transmission control module software *tgw the consumer stated he was involved in six accidents due to a recall, that should have been issued long ago. *jb | |||
| 10/01/2011 | 1 | ||
| 2005 honda accord. consumer writes in regards to recall notice related to automatic transmission control module software *tgw the consumer stated when the dealer returned the vehicle, he asked what had been done pertaining to the recall and the dealer stated they reprogrammed the transmission control module, but they didn't inspect the bearing. the consumer believed the bearing should have been inspected as part of the recall, to determine if any damage had occurred as the bearing was a significant part and stated as so in the recall letter. *jb | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) | |||
| 01/06/2005 | 50 | 20 | 01/01/2005 |
| I own both a 2004 accord ex v6 coupe and now a 2005 ex v6 sedan with automatic transmissions. transmission gear shifter completely misses the d postition and moves into d3 when shifting from either park or neutral modes, as though that is the correct position to operate the vehicle when driving! this is not a normal condition to operate a vehicle. there is no significant detent position to secure the shifter into the d postion. it simple slips by the d mode right into d3! every other auto transmission car i've owned required extra effort to bypass the drive position to place the shifter into another(lower) gear setting. operating either oy my vehicles in this manner may eventually cause significant damage to the transmission, engine or both. it may even cause some unforeseen transmission behavior affecting drivability.honda customer service was contacted and their suggestion was to be more careful in selecting the gear shifter position. that does not sound like a very substantial solution to an obvious mechanical problem (short coming). *ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - LEVER AND LINKAGE - FLOOR SHIFT | |||
| 10/11/2011 | 46329 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2005 honda accord. the contact stated that the gear shifter knob fractured from the vehicle and the contact was unable to shift into any gear. in addition, the rubber seal on the driver side window was loosened when the window was being opened. the vehicle was taken to the dealer but not repaired. the vehicle was then taken to a local mechanic who repaired the knob and the window. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 46,329. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AXLE ASSEMBLY | |||
| 05/16/2006 | 1 | 04/03/2005 | |
| I drove a 2005 honda accord. after two days of purchased which was in april , 2005 i pulled out of the parking space my left front tire was popped. i had it replaced and called the dealership. they sent me to one of their tire affiliate dealer and they said that it was not manufacturer faults. four or five months after, i heard my brakes making this screech loud noise so i brought in for the dealer to take a look at and they had it re-do on the brake. last week, beginning of may 2006. the car bring in my attention on the freeway. when i drive at 65 miles, the car was shaking, it moves side to side and i don't have that much control with the wheels. i brought it in and the dealer had my wheels rotate for me. and today, this morning i dropped my daughter to her baby sitter house at 9:30 a.m. it is a busy residential area so i was driving around 15-20 miles per hour. i heard a very loud noise from my car and the car was dragging something in the front, right passenger side for few seconds and the car was dead stop in the middle of the street. i could not start the engine at all. so i went out and looked. i saw my front right side car dropped on it's own wheel with black pieces, bolt, and silver ring piece scattered on the street. i looked down and saw my front right axle was broken and felt down on the street. there are neighbors walked by and saw what happened. i called a towed truck and they came by to towed my car to the nearby honda dealer. with the condition the car was in. the tow truck man told me that he might had scraped my front bumper because my car had very small space for the lift of his truck to go under and lift up the car. we managed to secured the car and had it towed to the dealership. and they said that they will take a look at it. *nm | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AXLE ASSEMBLY - AXLE SHAFT | |||
| 02/04/2008 | 36000 | 2 | 11/20/2004 |
| Starting in september 2007, i had vibrations on my 2005 honda accord. tried many repairs like balancing tires and aligning front end. on 2/4/2008 dealer stated that left front axle is bad and charged me 50% of cost. after repair dealer return car to me with no air in right tires. seemed that to test the car, dealer removed air and did not replace and returned my vehicle to me and i drove on the highway. *tr | |||
| POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE | |||
| 01/25/2005 | 1000 | 1 | |
| My 2005 honda accord has 40k miles on it and from the original date of purchase to and including today's date my vehicle pulls to the right. this occurs in 4-6 seconds i have taken it to my local dealer numerous times to have this repaired beginning at 1k miles. during this time they have aligned it 2 times and the tires have been rotated 5 times. i informing my dealer of this problem everytime i take my car in for my regular oil change (every 3-4k miles) at which time my dealer advises me this is 1. a safety feature and/or 2. the problem is due to low tire pressure. they claim to inflate the tires, rotate or align my car and to date it is not fixed. i have had all work done at stockton honda and to date i have received no satisfaction in getting this fixed. *tr | |||
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||
| 01/19/2010 | 59000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2005 honda accord. the contact stated that the transmission was slipping. while driving 40 mph the transmission failed and the vehicle would not shift into gear. she had to drive onto the emergency lane. the vehicle was inoperable and had to be towed to an auto shop. a mechanic stated that transmission needed to be replaced. the honda manufacturer was notified and a claim was filed. contact file a claim and they should be giving her a call back. the failure mileage was 59,000. | |||
| 03/27/2008 | 1000 | 200 | 04/16/2005 |
| I have a 2005 honda accord with a 6 speed manual transmission which i bought new in april 2005. i had intermittent problems engaging 3rd gear right from the start. i took the car in for this problem at 5,000 & 15,000 mi. honda mechanics could find no problem. at 34,712 mi. a mechanic finally verified the problem and replaced the trans fluid per tech line with part #08798-9031. this was in april 07. the problem persisted. in august 07 with 44,000 mi. i took it in again for the same problem. no help. finally i was contacted by a service manager who verified that honda had a problem with 3rd gear in the accord and a fix was on the way. it would be available in december. it is now late march and still no fix. since that time i have gone on-line and found that honda has been aware of this problem with the 6 speed transmission in the accord, the civic and the acura since at least 2005. there are many sites with honda owners complaining of this problem and getting no response from honda. in certain situations, such as merging into traffic from a freeway on-ramp, it is very dangerous to have the car either not go into 3rd gear or pop out of it. the vehicle immediately decelerates and other vehicles traveling at freeway speeds come up very fast. is there any way to make honda fix these cars? below is an excerpt from edmunds.com and also a service bulletin related to this on-going problem. a few of our editors have noticed in the past that the transmission shift lever in our long-term 2006 honda civic si will occasionally pop out of gear or grind when making a 2-to-3 upshift. this trait does not seem to be endemic to our car as other civic si owners have made forum posts about this topic. (other six-speed manual acura vehicles might also suffer from this problem.) brent romans, senior automotive editor, edmunds.com tsb #1205 -- transmission grinds at shifts, skip shifting. *tt (nhtsa id #10018868, december 16 2005). *tr | |||