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.
10.0
really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
44,000 miles
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2005 Honda Accord. Consumer writes in regards to recall notice related to a defect in automatic transmission control module software the consumer stated he was involved in six accidents due to a recall, that should have been issued long ago.
2005 Honda Accord. Consumer writes in regards to recall notice related to automatic transmission control module software the consumer stated when the dealer returned the vehicle, he asked what had been done pertaining to the recall and the dealer stated they reprogrammed the transmission control module, but they didn't inspect the bearing. The consumer believed the bearing should have been inspected as part of the recall, to determine if any damage had occurred as the bearing was a significant part and stated as so in the recall letter.
The contact owns a 2005 Honda Accord. While parked, the contact started the ignition while depressing the brake pedal and the vehicle jerked forward independently. The failure recurred intermittently when the gear shifter was placed in reverse or drive. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostics and the vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 150,000. Updated 11/01/11 the consumer stated on a cold start, with his foot on the brake, after the transmission was put into gear, there was a momentary pause before the engine revved. The consumer took the vehicle to the dealer for a transmission software recall. Updated 11/30/11
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- Rio Grande, PR, USA