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.
It's disturbing how common and predictable failures are with Honda automatic transmissions. It's interesting that Honda continues to be perceived as being a high-value, high-quality brand despite a history of common and expensive repairs going back to the 1990's. You have to question why a high-value, high-quality product only came with a 3-Year/36,000-mile powertrain warranty. Competition from Hyundai finally forced Honda to match Hyundai's 5-Year/60,000-Mile Limited Powertrain Warranty but that hasn't saves thousands of Odyssey, Pilot, Ridgeline, and Accord owners from huge repair bills.
My car began leaking transmission fluid this year and I have been told it will be expensive to fix the seal. I have also been told that my car is too young to have this problem so that cannot be the problem. I have spots in my garage to show that is the problem, but don't want to pay to have it fixed just yet. It is just annoying and I will just continue to add transmission fluid every so often to make sure the levels are good.
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It's disturbing how common and predictable failures are with Honda automatic transmissions. It's interesting that Honda continues to be perceived as being a high-value, high-quality brand despite a history of common and expensive repairs going back to the 1990's. You have to question why a high-value, high-quality product only came with a 3-Year/36,000-mile powertrain warranty. Competition from Hyundai finally forced Honda to match Hyundai's 5-Year/60,000-Mile Limited Powertrain Warranty but that hasn't saves thousands of Odyssey, Pilot, Ridgeline, and Accord owners from huge repair bills.
- motorazr, Atlanta, GA, US