Consumer Complaint Detail
EQUIP MFG, / EQUIP MFG, / 9999
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006067217 | Incident Date: May, 28 2006 |
| Consumer's City: NEW BEDFORD | Consumer's State: MA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: EQUIP. MFG., |
| Model Name: EQUIP MFG, | Model Year: 9999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1HGCM82693A | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jun, 05 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Feb, 26 2003 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: While traveling on the highway at approximately 65-70 mph my 2003 honda accord ex-v-6 bucked real hard. dropping from 65-70 to about 35-40. the first time this happened i pulled the vehicle into the breakdown lane. i checked all belts and fluids and re-started the vehicle. sounded like it always does when it starts. i pulled into the right travel lane and continued for about 10 miles when the vehicle did the same thing. this time i couldn't control the steering and unfortunate for me i was bearing to the left through a turn and went off the road. luckily nobody was injured. i had the vehicle towed (130 miles) to my house, as it was a holiday weekend and had no other way home. so 600 bucks later i contacted honda the following morning. brought the car around the corner and several hours later it was determined the transmission needed to be replaced. when i asked about my warranty i was told it expired. my next question was what it would cost to install a new transmission. i was put on hold for about 7-10 minutes. the service manager came back and said honda was willing to pay for the transmission and fluids if i agreed to pay for labor. at that point i needed a the vehicle on the road so i went through with it. labor was $1000.00. i have to bring the vehicle back to honda tomorrow for an inspection of the transmission and an adjustment at no cost to me. now.......isn't it odd that in a 5-10 minute period honda was willing to pay for the transmission but not the labor. yes $1000.00 is better than 3-4,000. but why should i pay anything. i think honda should pay for the tow too. *jb |