2006 Honda Accord Power Train

THIRD GEAR CONSTANTLY POPS OUT OF GEAR UPON SLOWER/NORMAL ACCELERATION. THE FLUID WAS CHANGED AT APPROX 12K MILES, THIRD GEAR SYNCHRO WAS REPLACED AT APPROX 15K, AND NOW AROUND 19K IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN..MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AS CAR WONT ACCELERATE IN NEUTRAL. *TR

I WAS MERGING ONTO AN EXPRESSWAY AND I SHIFTED INTO 3RD GEAR TO ACCELERATE TO THE SPEED OF (HEAVY) TRAFFIC. THE TRANSMISSION POPPED OUT OF GEAR AND I WAS NEARLY REAR-ENDED BY A TRACTOR TRAILER (THAT WAS GOING TOO FAST). I HAD TO SWERVE OVER TO THE SHOULDER TO AVOID THE COLLISION. THIS POPPING OUT OF GEAR, AND DIFFICULTY SHIFTING INTO GEAR HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR THREE YEARS AND OCCURS 3 OR 4 TIMES A MONTH. AFTER THIS NEAR MISS, I TOOK THE CAR INTO GET IT SERVICED (THIS WAS IN 2006). I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THIS WAS NORMAL FOR THIS TRANSMISSION AND THAT THERE WAS NO FIX FOR THE PROBLEM. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY CLOSE CALLS (AS BAD AS THE FIRST ONE) SINCE, BUT I HAVE LEARNED TO FORCE THE CAR INTO 3RD GEAR EVERY TIME. I HAVE ALSO HAD MY SHARE OF HORNS DIRECTED AT ME DUE TO DELAYED ACCELERATION. RECENTLY, I DID AN INTERNET SEARCH ON "3 GEAR ACCORD 6 CYLINDER MANUAL" AND ONE OF THE RESULTS WAS HONDA SERVICE BULLETIN 08-020. THIS BULLETIN COVERS MY 06 ACCORD AND IS FOR "TRANSMISSION GRINDS WHEN SHIFTING INTO 3RD GEAR, POPS OUT OF 3RD GEAR, OR IS HARD TO SHIFT INTO 3RD GEAR, NOTE: THESE SYMPTOMS CAN BE INTERMITTENT AND SOMETIMES MORE NOTICEABLE IN COLDER CLIMATES. FAULTY 3RD GEAR SYNCHRONIZER OR SHIFT SLEEVE" SOUNDS EXACTLY LIKE MY PROBLEM SO I WENT TO THE DEALER TODAY TO HAVE IT CORRECTED. THE DEALER WENT FOR A TEST DRIVE AND COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM (IT CAN GO FOR OVER A WEEK WITHOUT SHOWING UP), HE SAID HONDA'S POLICY WAS UNLESS THEY COULD SEE THE PROBLEM HONDA WOULD NOT AUTHORIZE ANY REPAIRS TO BE MADE. SO HONDA HAS FOUND A PROBLEM WITH THEIR TRANSMISSION (THE ONE THAT ALMOST CAUSED ME TO HAVE A COLLISION), RELEASED A SERVICE BULLETIN ON HOW TO FIX IT, BUT REFUSES TO DO ANY REPAIRS UNTIL THIS 3 OR 4 TIMES A MONTH INTERMITTENT PROBLEM STARTS TO FAIL OFTEN ENOUGH FOR IT TO FAIL WHILE THE DEALER IS ACTUALLY DRIVING THE CAR. MEANWHILE EVERYONE WITH THIS TRANSMISSION IS PLACED IN HARMS WAY. *TR

3RD GEAR REPEATEDLY EITHER FAILS TO ENGAGE OR REMAIN ENGAGED. HAS HAPPENED REPEATEDLY...3RD GEAR & SYNCHRO(?) REPLACED AFTER UPDATED FLUID DIDN'T HELP. FIRST HAPPENED AT 6K, THEN 15K, THEN AT 19K. *TR

LEFT A LIGHT AND MADE A LEFT-HAND TURN WHEN THE TRANSMISSION "DISENGAGED." (HAD REVS, NO MOVEMENT.) D3 WOULD NOT WORK, D2 GOT IT GOING AGAIN. NEVER COULD GET IT TO WORK IN D3 OR D ON THE WAY HOME (ABOUT 5 MILES). STOPPED ONCE AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE, BUT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. LEFT IT SIT FOR A WHILE AT HOME (2 H), AND TRIED AGAIN; SAME PROBLEM. HAD IT TOWED TO A DEALER AND LEFT IT THERE FOR A WEEK. THEY USED IT FOR 39 MILES BUT DID NOT FIND ANYTHING. *TR

2004 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION MELTED. CUSTOMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND DID NOT HAVE ANY GEARS WITHOUT ANY WARNING. MECHANIC DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION IMPLODED. *KB THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE GEARS HAD MELTED.*JB