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.
Navi. system would sometimes take a few days off. The location on the screen might be off by 1/4 mile, or by 20 miles. It added 2 hrs to a 7 hr trip (with kids in the car). On a Philadelphia Zoo trip, it guided us into a bad neighborhood. Also, type in Starbucks, for example, and it will send you 200 miles away. We have 6 Starbucks in a 5 mile Radius....hmmmm? Problem is, most of the time it worked. Had it in for service multiple times, but most of those times, it was having a good day, so they couldn't diagnose it. A $300 garmin works way better than my 3K navi system.
Then, the transmission went at 48K miles. Honda did nothing (but insult me). Worst car I ever had. Terrible investment.
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Navi. system would sometimes take a few days off. The location on the screen might be off by 1/4 mile, or by 20 miles. It added 2 hrs to a 7 hr trip (with kids in the car). On a Philadelphia Zoo trip, it guided us into a bad neighborhood. Also, type in Starbucks, for example, and it will send you 200 miles away. We have 6 Starbucks in a 5 mile Radius....hmmmm? Problem is, most of the time it worked. Had it in for service multiple times, but most of those times, it was having a good day, so they couldn't diagnose it. A $300 garmin works way better than my 3K navi system.
Then, the transmission went at 48K miles. Honda did nothing (but insult me). Worst car I ever had. Terrible investment.
- Adam D., West Chester, PA, US