1992 Honda Accord Power Train

THE CAR WILL NOT GO INTO DRIVE. IT MAKES A HORRIBLE NOISE LIKE SOMETHING IS FALLING OUT UNDER THE HOOD AND WILL GO INTO REVERSE AND ALL OTHE GEARS BUT NOT DRIVE.

D4 LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON FOR 10 MINUTES. TRANSMISSION HUNTS FOR GEARS AT CRUISING SPEEDS WITHOUT WARNING, OFTEN LANDING NO GEAR, CAUSING A SCARY SCENARIO. A WEB SEARCH REVEALED THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS BY 1989 TO 1993 OWNERS OF THAT MODEL HONDA ACCORD WHO ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. IT IS SUPPOSEDLY A FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION COMPUTER. HONDA DEALERS HAVE NO SAFETY OR MAINTENANCE RECALL/BULLETIN ON THIS ISSUE. THEY OFFER TO REPLACE THE TCM (GUESS THAT IS THE COMPUTER) FOR $570.00 PLUS LABOR! SEVERAL HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF THESE YEARS' MODELS WERE SOLD AND ARE ON THE ROAD. IF A COMPUTER FAILURE PUTS THE DRIVER AND THE TRAFFIC AT DANGER BECAUSE THE CAR CHOOSES A DIFFERENT GEAR OR NO GEAR, THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD FIX THE DAMAGED COMPUTER COMPONENT OR WHATEVER THE FAILED COMPONENT. SINCE SUCH SHEER NUMBERS ARE INVOLVED THE NHTSA SHOULD INVESTIGATE THE MATTER INDEPENDENTLY. *JB

THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL UNIT FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO UNEXPECTEDLY LOOSE POWER WHILE TURNING, DESPITE THE FACT THE HIS FOOT WAS DEPRESSING THE GAS PEDAL THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING AT A SNAILS PACE,

AXLE SHAFT SEAL HAS POPPED OUT WHILE DRIVING. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

SHAFT SEAL FAILS WITHOUT NOTICE. COSTLY REPAIRS! MFGR NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. I HAVE TWO HONDA'S WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS!

AT 25MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY DISENGAGED, AND I DRIFTED TO A STOP. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN ANY GEAR. THE CAR ONLY HAD 71,000 MILES ON IT.

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OIL SEAL FAILED.

VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN PARK AFTER DRIVING. DID NOT HOLD VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE ROLLED IN TO A LAWN. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED IN MIDDLE OF FREEWAY. VEHICLE SLOWED AND ACCELERATOR DID NOT RESPOND.

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION STICKS IN REVERSE OR PARK.

TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE FAILED, CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO LOCK IN PARK POSITION.

SHIFT CABLE FAILED.

TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE BROKE AND CAUSING TO ENGAGE IN PARK, IN BETWEEN PARK AND REVERSE, AND VEHICLE WILL ROLL FORWARD. *AK

SHIFTER CABLE FAILED, MAKING IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CHANGE GEARS. *DH

DIFFICULTY SHIFTING INTO REVERSE. TT *SLC

GEAR SHIFT MOVES WHEN PASSENGER BUMPS IT. *DSH

THE CAR IS A FIVE SPEED, A PIECE AROUND THE GEAR SHIFT BROKE, CAUSING SHIFTER TO GET LODGED INSIDE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING CAR AT 30MPH GEAR SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AFTER 42,000 MILES. PLEASE DESCRIBE FURTHER. TT

LOOSE TRANSMISSION CABLE, CAUSING CONSTANT ENGAGEMENT/DISENGAGEMENT OF THE LOCKUP TORQUE CONVERTER. *AK

TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED, CAUSING TRANSMISSION FAILURE/VEHICLE TO STALL. *SKD