CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2005 Honda Accord suffers from transmission failure. It's not a huge widesperad problem like in prior years, but definitely still something to consider.
The transmission begins slipping & eventually has to be replaced, typically soon after 90,000 miles & with a repair cost of over $2,000.
Transmission failure problems have been a huge problem for the Accord & several other Honda models all through the early 2000s model years. Honda eventually extended the transmission warranty to 93 months/109k miles for the 2000-2001 Accords as a class action lawsuit settlement, but owners of other Accord model years with transmission problems are out of luck.
The voice navigation on my 2005 Accord went bonkers at around 45k. It just produces an annoying sound that sounds very much like radio interference. The dealer said it will be $1500 to fix. Geez, you can buy 10 GPS-es nowadays for that much. Then 40kmi later the transmission failed, see my separate complaint. All cars in my family are Hondas. However, in the past 6 months I have had to spent over $5k fixing failing things on relatively low-mile cars. My next car will not be a Honda!
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The voice navigation on my 2005 Accord went bonkers at around 45k. It just produces an annoying sound that sounds very much like radio interference. The dealer said it will be $1500 to fix. Geez, you can buy 10 GPS-es nowadays for that much. Then 40kmi later the transmission failed, see my separate complaint. All cars in my family are Hondas. However, in the past 6 months I have had to spent over $5k fixing failing things on relatively low-mile cars. My next car will not be a Honda!
- Boyan B., Portland, OR, US