2005 Honda Accord Power Train

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. *JS

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.

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. *TR

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)). AFTER HAVING THE REPAIRS PERFORMED, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND STALLED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE MAINTENANCE WARNING LAMP WAS CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,764 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

INITIALLY WHEN PUTTING CAR IN REVERSE IT WOULD NOT ENGAGE GOING INTO A FORWARD GEAR ONCE STOPPED. THEN UPON ENTERING HIGHWAY THE ENGINE JUST REVVED 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. *TR

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 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 FILTER 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 RECOMMENDED TO ANYONE. *TR

2005 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CONTROL AND REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS *TGW

CAR SHUTTERS BETWEEN 35MPH AND 40MPH AND HAS LOST TRANSMISSION 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. *TR

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

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

TRANSMISSION FLUID MAY BE LEAKING, ENGINE (OR TRANSMISSION) STUTTERS AFTER GO MAYBE A BLOCK. *TR

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

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.

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. *TR

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.

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. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD SEDAN. WHILE DRIVING 2-3 MPH ATTEMPTING A LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL NOISE JUST BEFORE STALLING WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AXLE WAS FRACTURED AND THE DRIVER SIDE AXLE WAS ALSO DAMAGED. THE DEALER REPLACED BOTH FRONT AXLES. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 141,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE A LOUD NOISE WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

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. UPDATED 4/25/11 *CN UPDATED 08/22/11

VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS INTO THE ADJACENT STREET WHILE THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN PARK ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. UPDATED 05/06/11 *BF *TR

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.

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. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 HONDA ACCORD V6 ON THE HIGHWAY IT SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND VIOLENTLY DOWN SHIFTED TO 2ND GEAR ALMOST 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 REFUSED TO TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY 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 DON'T...TIME TO THINK ABOUT ANOTHER CAR TO BY IN THE FUTURE! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD REV WHEN ACCELERATED BUT WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. THE CONTACT 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. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 43,000.

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. *TR