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.
At 27,000 Km the brakes on my 2005 Accord started pulsating and making noise going down a hill. I took the car to my local dealer, Happy Honda where they identified problem as warped drums. They machined the drums, but after a road test they admitted something is still wrong with the brakes. Second time they machined the rotors and replaced the pads (this is what they said, but when I rotate the tires I didn�t see any new pads on the front wheel). The third time they replaced the wheel hubs and drums but I didn�t get rid of the problem. They justified that the noise and pulsation is normal down hill. I will never go back to the dealer.
- Iulian D.,
Coquitlam, B. C, Canada
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My 05 Accord has over 56,000 miles and I'm on the original brakes. I do not baby them at all. I've never had brakes on a car last this long.!
- Tom R., Elida, OH, US