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Honda ACCORD transmission problems

3,188 complaint narratives mention transmission terms.

Key facts

23,250 owner complaints analyzed

80 distinct recall campaigns

66,960 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 1976 to 2026 model years. Data snapshot: . 12,995 complaints include usable failure mileage.

Transmission and shifting evidence

3,188 of 23,250 complaints match this topic (13.7%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.

Owner report 10071163 · 2004-01-15 (January 15, 2004)

ENGINE: RADIATOR WAS LEAKING-REPLACE RADIATOR AND WATER PUMP. TRANSMISSION: HESITATION DURING EXCELLERATION, CAR WOULD NOT GO IN REVERSE. REPLACED WITH USED TRANSIMISSION. FUEL SYSTEM: (2X'S) NO REPAIR AS OF YET, HESITATION DURING EXCELLERATION, CANNOT GET INTO GEAR. ENGINE REVES UP BUT CAR WILL NOT GO. MECHANIC CHECKED THE CAR - FILLER NECK IS EXTREMELY RUSTED OUT, HE SAID THEY HAD BEEN RECALLED AND TO GET A HOLD OF THE DEALERSHIP TO GET REPLACED. DEALER SHIP SAID IT WASN'T COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. TOOK BACK TO MECHANIC WHO WILL NOT REP…

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Owner report 480593 · 1995-01-14 (January 14, 1995)

TRANSMISSION FAILED TWICE. *AK

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Owner report 489135 · 1995-04-10 (April 10, 1995)

TRANSMISSION REBUILT DUE TO GEARS SLIPPING. *SKD

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Owner report 505832 · 1996-06-27 (June 27, 1996)

KEY CAN BE REMOVED WHEN TRANSMISSION IS IN THE DRIVE POSITION, RESULTING IN VEHICLE ROLLING. *SD

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Owner report 970454 · 1995-08-15 (August 15, 1995)

PUT INTO REVERSE CAR JERK CONSUMER THINK THAT CAUSE IS PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION . TT

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