| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006089365 | Incident Date: Dec, 19 2006 |
| Consumer's City: AKRON | Consumer's State: OH |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| Model Name: ACCORD | Model Year: 2002 |
| 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#: 1HGCG16562A | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Dec, 20 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jul, 01 2002 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I took my honda accord v6 ex to change the transmission oil and they told me it needed a new transmission. all honda was prepared to do is give me $1000.00 toward the repair estimated at $4000.00. the problem is that the transmission slips between 1st and 2nd gear. the problem manifests itself more when the vehicle is cold. this is highly dangerous because when you turn on the highway or cross an intersection if the vehicle looses power because the transmission fails to shift, this puts the vehicle at risk of being rear ended or hit from the side. this is an intermittent problem since occurs mostly cold but sometimes during the day. the rest of the time there appears to be no problem. i don't know of many motorists who would rush out to spend $4000 to fix this problem until it becomes constant. until then the motorist is at risk of a severe accident. honda cannot fix this problem other than to replace the transmission at great cost. at least if they provided the transmission and the owner paid for the labor that would be a reasonable compromise. it is not reasonable for a transmission to fail at 72k miles. i have heard of other honda owners with this problem. i am reporting it so that if this is a trend, pressure may be put on honda to recall these transmissions or at the very least replace it immediately when identified. their current lack of response shows callous disrespect for human life. *nm |
