2006 Honda Accord Power Train

I recently learned of the NHTSA's complaint section and is the reason in the delay in reporting this incident: Front Driveshaft Breakage/Failure On May 1, 2014, the Front Left Driveshaft/CV Axle Broke on my 2006 Honda Accord EX V6 4-Door. This vehicle had 177,694 miles at the time of incident. The car was stopped at an intersection waiting to make a left-hand turn. After the traffic light turned green, the car just started rolling when the driveshaft snapped/broke. On May 2, 2014, this vehicle was towed, and my Auto Technician was stunned to see the axle/driveshaft had broken. He stated that driveshafts are, typically, made of hardened steel and should never break. He also mentioned that if this break would’ve occurred at expressway speeds (the majority of my driving is at expressway speeds), this would’ve been catastrophic. Clearly, this is a Major Safety Issue. This vehicle is still in service and currently has 315,000 miles. At the current mileage, I am quite concerned that the Replacement Honda Driveshaft (Front Left) and the Original Front Right Driveshaft may also break; quite possibly, at high speeds. A search of the various Honda Forums reveals that this breakage/failure is a common problem with Honda Driveshafts. Recently, Honda recalled some vehicles for this Driveshaft Breakage Problem. My vehicle was not included in the recall.

MY VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES AS DESCRIBED IN RECALL #11V395000, HOWEVER MY VIN IS NOT LISTED AS BEING AFFECTED BY THAT RECALL. I CONTACT HONDA USA DIRECTLY, OPENED A CASE #10120384, AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO EXTENDED WARRANTY AND NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE VEHICLE IS MAKING A NOISE WHILE DRIVING AND SUDDENLY LOSES ALL POWER, THIS HAS ONLY HAPPENED SO FAR WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED BY THE 2011 RECALL FOR THE PCM, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IN MY VEHICLE ALSO INDICATES THE PCM IS AT FAULT, HOWEVER BECAUSE MY VIN IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL ANY FIX MUST BE DONE OUT OF POCKET. THE ISSUES HAPPENING ARE EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL, BECAUSE OF THIS IT SEEMS AS THOUGH ADDITIONAL VINS MIGHT HAVE NEEDED TO BE INCLUDED.

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR THE OTHER NIGHT ON THE STREET AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT DIDN'T WANNA DRIVE FORWARD ANYMORE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I SCANNED FOR THE CODES AND MY SCANNER SAID IT WAS THE OUTPUT SPEED SENSOR AND ALSO TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH CIRCUIT STUCK OFF. THE CAR WON'T DRIVE FORWARD OR BACKWARD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO RICK ROUSH HONDA (3157 MEDINA RD, MEDINA, OH 44256, (330) 725-3999) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

ON 26OCT17, I WAS DRIVING MY HONDA ACCORD 2006 WITH 171,000 MILES AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I PREPARED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AND ENGAGED THE CLUTCH. THE VEHICLE ENTERED INTO THE HIGHWAY ABOUT 5 FEET WHEN A LARGE POP/THUD WAS HEARD WITH SOME SLIGHT METALLIC GRINDING NOISES. THE CAR DRIFTED BACKWARDS SINCE I WAS ON A SLIGHT INCLINE. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC TO MY LEFT OR BEHIND ME. I DRIFTED BACKWARDS APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET AND BACKED INTO A PLAYGROUND PARKING LOT ON MY RIGHT. I PARKED THE CAR AND MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO MOVE FORWARD AND ENGAGE THE CLUTCH. THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE AND THE CLUTCH WOULD NOT WORK. I CALLED MY LOCAL AUTO CLUB FOR ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE. THE AUTO CLUB TOWED THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC. THE NEXT DAY MY MECHANIC CALLED ME AND REPORTED THAT MY CLUTCH WAS FINE BUT MY LEFT FRONT AXLE WAS BROKEN. THE MECHANIC REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AND TOLD ME HE REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO HONDA. THE MECHANIC WAS ASKED IF ANYONE WAS INJURED OR KILLED. THE MECHANIC REPORTED THAT THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND HONDA TOLD HIM THAT THEY WERE NOT OBLIGATED TO REPORT THE PROBLEM. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT HE WAS PERSONALLY AWARE OF OTHER OLDER HONDA VEHICLES THAT ALSO HAD BROKEN AXLES. THE MECHANIC SHOWED ME THE BROKEN AXLE. THE MECHANIC INDICATED THAT THE RUBBER COVERING OVER THE AREA AFFECTED ALLOWS WATER/MOISTURE TO ACCUMULATE AND CORRODE THE AXLE. HE NOTED THAT THE NEW AXLE DOES NOT HAVE THE SAME COVERING. THE MECHANIC FELT IT WAS A DESIGN FLAW AND WAS NOT AWARE OF ANY WARNINGS/RECALLS FROM HONDA. I HAVE ATTACHED A COPY OF THE REPAIR NEEDED FOR THIS INCIDENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 4 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE CV AXLE JOINT FRACTURED AND ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CV AXLE JOINT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 158,000.

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR I NOTICED WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ON GAS IT WASN'T RESPONDING. I GOT A FEW MORE FEET DOWN THE ROAD AND THE CAR STOPPED. I THE TRIED TO GIVE IT GAS NOTHING HAPPENED. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE SHOP AND WAS TOLD MY TRANSMISSION WAS COMPLETELY SHOT AT 97000 MILES . THE CAR HAS BEEN MAINTAINED VERY WELL WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID BEING CHANGED. I KNOW HONDA HAS HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH THEIR TRANSMISSIONS .THIS IS THE SECOND HONDA I HAVE OWNED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AND AFTER THIS IT MIGHT BE THE LAST HONDA I OWN.

TRANSMISSION FAILED AFTER ONLY PUTTING 77,300 MILES ON THE CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND THERE WAS A SUDDEN INCREASE OF ENGINE RPMS. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V395000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 205,000.

I HAD JUST GOTTEN OFF THE INTERSTATE ABOUT 2 MINUTES. I WAS APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT, WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE THROUGH IT. MY ENGINE ROARED, BUT DID NOT GO ANYWHERE. SO I LOOKED AROUND, AND CARS WERE UP ON ME, NEARLY REAR-ENDING ME. THEY WERE UPSET THAT I MASHED MY BRAKES, RATHER THAN DRIVING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. I PUT ON MY EMERGENCY LIGHTS FOR THEM TO GO AROUND ME, AS I PUT THE CAR IN PARK, IT KEPT ROLLING BACK, REVERSE, IT KEPT ROLLING AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL, DRIVE, IT KEPT ROLLING. I HAD TO PULL THE EMERGENCY BRAKES UP TO GET THE CAR TO STOP. AFTER NEARLY GETTING HIT FROM THE REAR NUMEROUS TIMES, I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO ROLL BACKWARDS INTO A PARKING LOT AND PARK IT. IT TOOK ME NEARLY 3 HOURS TO FINALLY GET THE CAR TOWED HOME. THIS IS A DANGEROUS EXPERIENCE. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE IF THIS HAD HAPPENED TO AN INEXPERIENCED DRIVER. THERE MAY HAVE BEEN FATALITIES AS A RESULT OF THIS. I SHOULD HAVE BEEN WARNED THAT SOMETHING LIKE THIS COULD OCCUR IN THIS VEHICLE. MY TRANSMISSION PUT ME DOWN. I AM JUST THANKFUL THAT I HAD GOTTEN OFF OF THE INTERSTATE. MY COMPLAINT #: 1-07-825-30. PLEASE, REMEDY THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMETHING MAJOR HAPPENS TO SOMEONE. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED MAKING AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND JERKED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS DURING ACCELERATION. CAR HAS 76,000 MILES. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE I WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. ENGIN WOULD REV UP BUT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THIS CAUSED A STRESSFUL AND DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH TRAFFIC SINCE I COULD NOT MOVE ANY FASTER THAN 10 TO 15 MILES PER HOUR. *TR

2006 HONDA ACCORD SE 4CYL AUTOMATIC TRANS. TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON HIGHWAY. ENTERING HIGHWAY AND MERGING INTO HIGH-SPEED TRAFFIC, AND TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING TO THE POINT WHERE IT HAD NO FORWARD POWER (HOWEVER ENGINE WAS RUNNING FINE). A LARGE 18-WHEELER TRUCK WAS BEHIND ME AND HAD TO BRAKE SHARPLY AS MY CAR SLOWED DOWN. HAD TO PULL OFF, SHUT OFF ENGINE FOR A FEW MINUTES BEFORE WAS ABLE TO GET CAR TO NEXT EXIT AND OFF HIGHWAY. *TR

TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS WHEN RPM'S REACH 1500-2000 AT SLOW TO MODERATE ACCELERATION. SHUDDERING DOES NOT OCCUR WHEN HARD ACCELERATING. TENDS TO HAPPEN WHEN SPEED IS REACHING 35MPH THOUGH HAS OCCURRED AT OTHER SPEEDS. HAS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE ROAD SURFACES AND IN MULTIPLE CITIES. VEH HAS NOT THROWN ANY SERVICE CODE'S OR WARNING LIGHTS. DEALER DOES NOT SEEM TO WANT TO FIX PROBLEM. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED IN THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT BUT SYMPTOMS SEEM IDENTICAL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO THIRD GEAR. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT INTO THIRD GEAR, THE SHIFTER WOULD NOT ENGAGE OR IMMEDIATELY DISENGAGE INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MECHANIC DID NOT DIAGNOSE A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000. UPDATED 11/06/13*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DOWNSHIFTING, THE GEARS SHIFTED VIOLENTLY AND THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 121,124.

I BOUGHT MY 2006 ACCORD V6 AUTO NOT QUITE 4 YEARS AGO AS A 2 YEAR OLD, OFF LEASE BEAUTIFUL, GENTLY USED MODEL WITH 38,000 MILES. AROUND 85,000 MILES I NOTED THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SHIFT ABRUPTLY/HARD. I HAD A TRANSMISSION FLUID SERVICE COMPLETED AND THIS SEEMED TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE ABRUPT SHIFTS STARTED AGAIN AROUND 128,000 MILES. NOW AT 130,000 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED. AFTER A 65 MILE TRIP, THE CAR WOULD NOT GET OUT OF FIRST GEAR. THE ENGINE REVVED AND REVVED, BUT WOULD NOT SHIFT. AFTER A 5 MINUTE REST, THE CAR WOULD NOT EVEN GO INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE. WHEN THE TOW TRUCK ARRIVED 45 MINUTES LATER, THE CAR DID MANAGE TO GO INTO REVERSE AND DRIVE TO GET THE CAR ALIGNED WITH THE FLAT BED. THE RESULT FROM AN INDEPENDENT HONDA SPECIALIST: $3932.74 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. A CALL TO STEVENSON HONDA, WHO DID NOT LOOK AT THE CAR, QUOTED $4200 FOR A "REMANUFACTURED" TRANSMISSION. NOT SURE HOW HONDA COULD CONTINUE TO BUILD THIS TRANSMISSION AND INSTALL IN THEIR TOP OF THE LINE MODEL AFTER KNOWING THERE WERE PROBLEMS AS EARLY AS 2003, IN THIS SPECIFIC MODEL. I'M NOT QUITE SURE WHAT MY PLAN OF ACTION IS AFTER CALLING HONDA 800-999-1009 TO COMPLAIN. I DON'T HAVE $4000 LAYING AROUND. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,700 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

WHILE ACCELERATING TO HIGHWAY SPEED (65) MY CAR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY FELL OUT OF GEAR AND THE ENGINE RACED TO 6K RPMS AND WAS UNABLE TO CATCH GEAR AGAIN WITH PATTING THE GAS PEDDLE. IT WAS ALMOST AS IF THE CARS BRAKE WAS ON BECAUSE THERE WAS ALMOST NO GLIDE. I WAS JUST BARELY ABLE TO GET OFF TO THE SHOULDER AND NOT BE REAR-ENDED AT HIGH SPEED. I TURNED OFF THE CAR FOR A FEW MINUTES AND STARTED IT BACK UP AND IT WAS ABLE TO PROGRESS THROUGH SHIFTING BUT IS NOW UNABLE TO ADVANCE ABOVE 50 MILES PER HOUR DUE TO IT NOT BEING ABLE TO SHIFT HIGHER. IT IS ALSO FALLING OUT OF GEAR WHEN IDLING. I KEPT REGULAR MAINTENANCE ON MY CAR AND CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID ABOUT 15K MILES BEFORE I EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE. I AM BEING TOLD BY A TRANSMISSION SHOP THAT THE PROBLEM IS LIKELY WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND I WILL LIKELY N NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AT THE TUNE OF ~$4000.00 NEEDLESS TO SAY I FEEL THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD AND PROBABLY CAUSED BY ORIGINAL PARTS BEING LOW QUALITY OR POORLY DESIGNED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH AND ABOVE, THE VEHICLE WOULD BEGIN TO JERK. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR AND THE SPEED WOULD NOT DECREASE. THE CONTACT SHIFTED THE GEAR TO D3 IN ORDER TO LOWER THE SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD ROLL AWAY WHEN SHIFTED INTO PARK. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE VEHICLE WAS TO ENGAGE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED AT LEAST FOUR TIMES. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000.