2006 Honda Accord Transmission Problems

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.

NHTSA ID

11112428

Incident

Jun 28, 2018

Mileage

200,000 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

10367912

Incident

Jun 15, 2006

Mileage

10,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING ALONG IN MAJOR TRAFFIC ON A BUSY THOROUGHFARE AND SUDDENLY THE ENGINE LOST ACCELERATION, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE D (RIVE) LIGHT STARTED BLINKING APPARENTLY SIGNIFYING A MAJOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THE CAR IMMEDIATELY LOST SPEED DOWN TO 10 MILES AN HOUR AND I HAD TO NAVIGATE OUT OF BUSY TRAFFIC VIA A LEFT HAND TURN TO A SAFE RESTING SPOT NOT KNOWING WHETHER I WOULD MAKE IT THROUGH THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I HAD 3 PASSENGERS IN THE CAR. THE CAR WAS ULTIMATELY TOWED TO THE DEALER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10344622

Incident

Jul 21, 2010

Mileage

51,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10290566

Incident

Jun 30, 2009

Mileage

6,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10279385

Incident

Sep 15, 2006

Mileage

5,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10279353

Incident

Aug 1, 2009

Mileage

12,000 mi

I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2006 HONDA ACCORD, WITH A 4 CYLINDER ENGINE AND 5 SPEED MANUAL. THE CAR IS A LX SPECIAL EDITION, WITH A 2.4 LITER, 4 CYLINDER. THE CAR HAS BURNED EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL SINCE DAY ONE. IT BURNS MORE THAN 2 QUARTS OF OIL BETWEEN EACH OIL CHANGE. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS DUE TO THE THIN OIL THAT IS REQUIRED AND THAT IT WAS JUST THE BREAK IN, BUT IT KEEPS GETTING WORSE. I HAVE RUN THE FACTORY HONDA OIL AND FILTER AND THE PROBLEM KEEPS GETTING WORSE. THIS OIL CHANGE I TRIED MOBIL 1 SYNTHETIC OIL IN THE RECOMMENDED WEIGHT, BUT IT DID NOT HELP. THE OIL IS AT 50% AND THE CAR HAS ALREADY BURNED OVER 1 QUART OF OIL WITH JUST OVER 20,000 MILES ON THE CAR. I HAVE DONE ALL OF THE REQUIRED OIL CHANGES AT THE PROPER INTERVALS. THE CARS TRANSMISSION IS ALSO ABNORMALLY STIFF WHEN IT IS WARMING UP. A FRIEND OF MINE WAS ABLE TO INSIST THAT THEY REBUILD HIS MANUAL TRANSMISSION FOR SIMILAR PROBLEMS. THE EXCESSIVE OIL BURNING IS THE PROBLEM I AM WRITING ABOUT THOUGH. *TR

NHTSA ID

10235243

Incident

Nov 1, 2005

Mileage

3,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10234688

Incident

Jul 4, 2008

Mileage

38,405 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10205029

Incident

Aug 29, 2007

Mileage

65,000 mi

1) NEW WHEEL BEARING AT 10,768 MILES 2) NEW TRANSMISSION AND REMOVAL/REPLACEMENT OF SAME SHIFT CABLE AT 10,791 MILES (SERVICE TECH ACKNOWLEDGES THE NOISE ON THE WORK TICKET) 3) ROTATE AND BALANCE OF TIRES DUE TO A SERIOUS VIBRATION PROBLEM IN THE STEERING WHEEL AT 10,791 MILES 4) RESURFACING OF ORIGINAL ROTORS, 4-WHEEL ALIGNMENT DUE TO NOISE AT 11,002 MILES 5) REPLACEMENT OF OLD ROTORS WITH NEW ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS AT 11,184 MILES. WE CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY ALL THIS WORK HAS BEEN PERFORMED ON OUR VEHICLE IF EVERYONE NOW STATES THAT THEY CANNOT HEAR THE GRINDING NOISE. WE HAVE MADE MULTIPLE GOOD FAITH ATTEMPTS (5 LOGGED WHICH INCLUDES THE FINAL ATTEMPT, AND 1 NOT LOGGED), TO HAVE OUR CAR REPAIRED CORRECTLY. AT THIS TIME, WE ARE ONLY LEFT WITH THE ROUTE OF ARBITRATION PROCEDURES OR BE LEFT WITH A SUBSTANDARD HONDA PRODUCT. *NM

NHTSA ID

10167761

Incident

Aug 29, 2006

Mileage

10,791 mi