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.
2005 Honda Accord won't start intermittently. Will not start reliably. Turning the key to start sometimes causes the engine to sound as if the battery was out of power with the engine winding down and stopping. A second key turning two seconds later to start gets the engine to turn over and continues to run as expected.
Also, and I don't know if it means anything, the odometer resets to 0 intermittently and the speedometer reduces speed even though I'm driving at the same speed. I have 132,240 miles on the Honda. This problem just started two months ago. My mechanic doesn't know what to do about it. He thinks it's a can of worms and won't or can't fix it.
I think replacing parts like the starting motor, or the starting solenoid, or the battery, or any other part will end up costing me more than I can afford without fixing the problem.
I need a suggestion as to what to do because I see this problem will be getting worse until I'm stuck out somewhere on the road. A bad feeling.
New battery installed recently. Battery took by 2 garages. Only clue was a overhead interior light issue. Removed the front overhead light assembly and it has been a week with no starting problem.
So i've had this 05 accord now for last 4yrs i get a recall letter saying i need to have a software update free of charge i take it in then get it back a week later all these lights on shifter indicator start flashing on my way to nyc i get back 6hr drive and car won't start anymore towed it to Honda says water damage to ecm from a/c they wants $701 to put in new unit takes 15min to swap i have remain put in couple tows later back at dealer to ref lash or reprogram cost $100. then i get a call from dealer we can't flash you need to wait till Monday to figure out why. and it will cost you another hundred to see why should i pay these clowns to keep my car and tell me they don't understand why they can't get it to flash
I noticed that for some time now the starting process had always been fairly difficult but i thought initially it could be low battery issue not until a new battery was brought to start it after it failed to start and it still did not respond.
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2005 Honda Accord won't start intermittently. Will not start reliably. Turning the key to start sometimes causes the engine to sound as if the battery was out of power with the engine winding down and stopping. A second key turning two seconds later to start gets the engine to turn over and continues to run as expected.
Also, and I don't know if it means anything, the odometer resets to 0 intermittently and the speedometer reduces speed even though I'm driving at the same speed. I have 132,240 miles on the Honda. This problem just started two months ago. My mechanic doesn't know what to do about it. He thinks it's a can of worms and won't or can't fix it.
I think replacing parts like the starting motor, or the starting solenoid, or the battery, or any other part will end up costing me more than I can afford without fixing the problem.
I need a suggestion as to what to do because I see this problem will be getting worse until I'm stuck out somewhere on the road. A bad feeling.
- Seymour P., Land O Lakes, FL, US