Problems with 2001 Honda Accord POWER TRAIN

My honda has a leaking transmission and is starting to slip horribly. it leaks about a quart a week. every morning a come to see a big puddle of transmission fluid under my car.

On certain passenger vehicles,the interlock operation of the ignition switch may not function properly, making it possible to turn the ignition key to the "off" position and remove the key without shifting the transmission to park

I have 117000 mile on honda accord 2001 (v4) and car is slow to accelerate at signal or stop sign. took it to the dealer and they are recommending to replace transmission for $4600 because it's faulty.

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 honda accord. when the contact's wife parked the vehicle in the driveway and removed the key from the ignition, the vehicle rolled backwards and almost ran over the contact's spouse. there were no warning indicators illuminated. arrow head honda (8380 w bell rd, peoria, az 85382, (623) 562-9054) stated that they would not service the vehicle because it was out of warranty. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and did not assist. the failure mileage was 79,632.

Automatic transmission shifts hard going into second gear. known problems with 2001 honda v6 transmissions. american honda ("ah") has admitted my car's transmission should have been fixed, but they did not send me the notice and now the warranty has passed. many owners have experienced this problem and now we are stuck with transmissions that need to be replaced at $4500. my car is under 143,000 miles. driving my car with this issue is a safety hazard and ah does not want to take ownership of this issue despite my various calls to them and they acknowledging it was a faulty transmission.

I cannot make it across busy streets safely due to my vehicles transmission torque converter. it takes too long to engage from first to second gear. there was a recall on this issue back in 2004. i bought this car from someone in 2014 not knowing about it. issues include: transmission slips or won't engage. car stutters or jerks while accelerating. check engine light on.

I am the original owner of a 2001 honda accord, the automatic transmission failed at 78800. i paid $4000 to honda dealer to install a remanufactured auto transmission, the second transmission failed completely at 14600 miles again.

Hard shifting from 1st to 2nd gear. after doing research on the 2001 honda accord transmissions. i'm not the only one that has this problem. there are so many people that believe how great honda vehicles are and it seems that honda doesn't want to do anything about it. my sister inlaw was looking at a new 2016 honda. i showed her all the problems that honda had and she decided to buy something else. shame on honda for not taking care of there customers. you need to recall this transmission and do the right thing. we call this ( standing behind our products and customers ). hope you do the right thing...

Car started shifting hard into first and second gears. then my check engine light came on and the code: p0740 came up. i have researched this issue and have found that there was a lawsuit in ca regarding this and that it is a major issue for my generation honda. i had my transmission fluids checked and the levels are fine, color is good, and it does not smell burnt. before i pay for a hefty repair, i would like to know if honda has, or will, taken any responsibility for repairs or replacement.

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 honda accord. while driving at 30 mph, the contact heard a noise underneath the vehicle. upon further inspection, the contact noticed fluid leaking underneath the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 91,000.

From a position of park in a parking garage to the position of drive the car immediately began accelerating uncontrollably. the gas pedal seemed stuck and slight pressure on it to get it unstuck made the car go faster so i placed both feet on the brake pedal with full downward force but the car kept accelerating. i finally had to crash into another vehicle to prevent my car from hitting people walking in the parking garage. *tr

Transmission failure while pulling into traffic, close call accident averted by defensive maneuvers by two vehicles. request for assistance to honda america denied. vehicle was one covered by a honda america extended warranty as the result of a class action lawsuit. although mi. was still below extended warranty limit time limit was expired and honda denied any assistance. *tr

2001 honda accord. consumer writes in regards to transmission problems. *smd the consumer was quoted a price of $2400 for a re-built transmission from one dealer and $3,000 from another dealer for a brand new transmission. *jb

Transmission needs to be replaced. car will not go into reverse. this is a honda recall and honda will not honor since the car is over the age for the warranty but still within the mileage. this vehicle was always serviced at the dealer where it was purchased and were never informed of the recall. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 honda accord. while driving 50 mph, the vehicle jerked and the acceleration decreased. the vehicle would not accelerate past 20 mph. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing, but the results were unavailable. the manufacturer was not notified. the approximate failure mileage was 212,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 honda accord. the contact stated there was a loud noise upon shifting gears. the service engine sensor and the gear sensor illuminated intermittently. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer, who diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. the contact was not included in nhtsa campaign id number: 11v395000 (power train). the vehicle was to be inspected and repaired by an authorized dealer. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 78,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 honda accord. the contact stated while driving 40 mph, the vehicle started jerking. the vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed with a transmission failure. the dealer stated the transmission needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure and current mileage were 91,000. updated 08/11/14*lj

Nothing has happened. yet. around 5/22 my check engine light went on. on 5/29 i had my mechanic scan the computer. what came up is transmission issues. he told me that most likely it will need to be rebuilt or replaced. so far there are no behavioral symptoms, only the warning light and the computer reading. i will have to take the car in for an extended test before knowing the full extent of the damage. meanwhile, i am driving a vehicle that could kill me or others at any time if the transmission seizes up in an inopportune setting and time. *tr

While driving, the d4 indicator from the transmission is illuminated. extremely slow or delayed gear engagement, upshifts or downshifts. loud noise from the transmission this posed a danger while driving. honda dealership told me there was no warranty extension. but upon calling honda they told me there was an extension of warranty. *tr

Our 2001 honda accord experienced a failed transmission at 180,000 miles. the car started shifting rough at 70,000 miles, and we reported the issue to the honda dealer. they inspected and said that it was normal. we contacted honda of america (1-800-999-1009) and they would not help us at all. with a bit of research we found out that according to a lot of reports on the internet have been aware of this issue, and have helped some owners pay for the costs of replacing or repairing the transmission. however, there is a liability and responsibility issue here and we, as well as every honda owner should have been made aware that there vehicles may have transmission defects which could lead to technical and safety problems. honda should have sent notices to honda owners alerting them to take their vehicles to nearby dealerships to have them inspected. it is apparent that honda was and is aware of this issue and by not issuing a recall or an alert, then they are avoiding liability and responsibility to correct their deficiency and are handling these issues on a cases by case basis, hoping that they can steer clear of a national recall. this problem is a clear result of honda's negligence and attempts to conceal a matter for which they have knowledge of and for which that have already admitted to by assisting customers on a cases by case basis. *tr

I really love my honda accords. i have owned several. this is the first one i have owned with over 125k miles. it was given to me by my mother-in-law. she owned it for about 7 years. it start to seem like it was a little off mechanically. she didn't know what the issues were and after 7 years she didn't want to put a ton of money into it. so she parked this one and bought a new one. it was parked for about 5 months before i started driving it. since it was sitting for a while i did change the oil and make sure other fluids were topped off. right away, i notice the transmission was shifting hard and slipping a little. so i pulled over and checked the granny fluid which was perfect! i just figured maybe it just needed to be driven a little and lube everything up again. i checked the fluid daily with no change to the level. a week later it's still the same. with no improvement i drained a little fluid out and added lucas as recommended by my honda service tech. still no improvement. i researched a little and found that this is common to start having issues around 150k miles. that's hardly any miles for a honda! in further research i find that nearly every honda for sale is being sold due to the start of granny problems and every one that's being parted out is being parted out because the granny went out. so no luck on a used granny swap! i am absolutely shocked that with the excellent reputation honda has that this hasn't been a part of a recall! i mean come on honda...i realize this is an expensive part to have recalled, but when your reputation goes down the toilet over the 6th gen accord transmission...what will effect the companies worth more? the cost of this becoming a recall and replacing these transmissions or the decline in future sales due to not repairing the vehicles that people pay hard earned money for?!

As i pushed down on gas the car hesitated to go and my check engine light pops on. i took my car to advanced auto parts to check it and it read transmission torque converter. *tr

I own a 2001 accord v6 with a little over 136,000 miles. check engine light came on after car had been hesitating and slipping when changing gears. also was pulling when going around corners (almost felt like braking automatically). took the car in, and initially there was a code for iacv (idle air control valve). auto shop flushed the system, reset check engine light. the next day, check engine light came on again. brought it in after a couple of weeks and it's a code p0740 for tcc (torque converter clutch) solenoid valve circuit malfunction. was told it's the transmission, which appears to be happening quite frequently - and conveniently after the 100,000 warranty extension was granted. feels unsafe driving the car, not knowing if/when the transmission is going to fail, so now i'm forced to spend $2000 getting the transmission rebuilt. *tr

My transmission started showing signs of slippage that caused the transmission light to blink and check engine light to go on after heading down a side street leaving my office for the day. the next morning i drove to service center and they said transmission had failed. this is in alignment with all the complaints (and apparent law suit from 2006) involving 2001 accords. honda will not honor participating in the cost to fix the transmission due to constraints of lawsuit even though there is precedent of goodwill repair gestures that have extended beyond the suit (to which i did not opt in to participate). i have not opted to repair the car as of yet due to the cost. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 honda accord. the contact stated that the engine warning lamp illuminated. the vehicle was taken to the dealer. the technician diagnosed that the torque converter clutch solenoid malfunctioned prematurely and needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 100,000 and the current mileage was 101,000. *tr

My check engine light came on, and i was informed that i needed a new transmission. i was told this may be covered under an extended warranty that honda issued due to this very common transmission problem. honda informed me that this warranty is expired, and offered me a used transmission with 64,000 miles on it, and a 12,000 mile or 1 year warranty which ever comes first for $3,250. honda needs to issue a recall for this faulty transmission because their warranty extension has left people like me with a vehicle that is a safety hazard and a minimum $3,250 repair.the offer for this used transmission is a joke because it's the same transmission that i currently have, so what happens if it to fails not even a year and a half from the date i purchased it. transmissions that have been taken very well care of (this car was previously owned by a mechanic) do not fail just before they reach 75,000 miles. honda needs to accept responsibility, and issue a recall for this transmission. *tr

The transmission started making hard shifts . it has gotten to the point now that i am going to have to replace the transmission. *tr

While driving on the highway the transmission slipped out of gear & would not engage right away causing a very dangerous situation. the person driving behind me almost hit me from behind & became very angry because i couldn't change lanes quick enough to get out of the way due to heavy traffic. now the transmission slips when it tries to shift between gears at lower speeds (it is an automatic) or makes a hard clunk when putting into drive. *tr

Hi purchased a used honda accord on saturday everything ran fine for about 30 min the. when i got off the freeway i noticed to trans was starting to slip got home and looked under the car and there was trans fluid everywhere on the ground car had lost a good amount of atf. just spent 4000 on a used car went to the dealer told me the trans was serviced there at 114,000 miles for a trans service 16,000 miles later in going in on a massive leak. reading about this trans has me worried as i got a car with decent miles thought i'd get a lot more then 40 miles out of it it's at the dealership now awaiting diagnosis if they say its my trans i'm going after someone. *tr

A loud sound came from transmission during acceleration, and the check engine came on, along with the d4 indicator started blinking. transmission started slipping. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 honda accord. the contact stated that the key was able to be removed without the gear shifter being in park. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. the technician stated a lever located in the transmission would have to be replaced in order to prevent the failure from recurring. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 100,000.

I brought in my 2001 honda accord ex to my long-term honda dealer (i'm the original owner of the auto), because i noticed that my transmission seemed to be acting up. they informed me that a new transmission needed to be installed (appx. $4800). i found myself in a predicament because the kbbv was only between $4000-$5500. i was not pleased that a honda could need a new tranny with that low mileage (we moved to holland for four years and the car sat during the '01- present). but, i looked at my service records and noticed that honda had already installed a 2nd transmission in 2003. what? this now means that this new one would be the third transmission in a car with 69,900 highway miles.?!?!?! honda america, along with my dealer, said there is nothing they can do as the time warranty has expired (7 years, 8 months they said they extended it to because there were so many complaints about this year's transmission. i explained, "okay, fine, then naturally we must take both transmissions that have failed and add the years=appx. 11.6-12 years. now, the mileage and the time should be covered. they must need an abbasid because my math did not compute with them. why am i writing? i read online that there are thousands of these faulty cars on the road and last saturday when we were stopped at a red light, it turned green, i pressed down on the pedal, and nothing; no movement. we were then, very lightly because the light had just changed, hit in the back. my 5 and 9 year old sons were in their car seats and were very frightened and upset. honda america is aware of this faulty design and yet refuses to offer a honest and goodwill safety/service recall. what if the accident had been worse and my dealer had kept their knowledge of the possible accident to themselves just to make $5000? i believe each of my children would be worth more than $2500 apiece! *tr

I bought the car to a person who said the car started the transmission problem years ago. the transmission slips when accelerating and decelerating and responds late from fist to second shift. i made a research and many people have this problem and i found on web this car had a bulletin but only till 100 miles and 7 years, which is not the clients fault and is unfair they gave limits to this type of problem. this is a safety problem and the fix should not be limited to a warranty. *tr

I bought this car brand new in 2001 from a honda dealership. a couple of years later, the transmission had failed. i called the honda dealership where i had bought the car and they acknowledged that this generation had a known transmission defect. they repaired my car for free because it was still under warranty at the time and i was told that the transmission now had an extended 7year/109,000mile warranty. on july 15th, 2012, i was driving on highway 101s at 65mph when the check engine light suddenly came on. i noticed a slight loss in power, but my car did not die out. the check engine light stayed on. the next day, i decided to test drive the car again to see if the check engine light was a one time occurrence. i started up the car, put it in reverse, and then to drive. there was a sudden delayed jerk from reverse to drive. i managed to plug in a code reader into the car's computer port and pulled up two codes: p0700 and p0740. both of these codes are associated with the transmission. not again?!?! my car has now exceeded the extended warranty and i am afraid that honda will not cover the repairs. i read on several forums that this has also occurred to honda owners where the dealership has refused to repair the vehicle due to the expired extended warranty coverage. *tr

The vehicle shifts hard from1st to 2nd and 2nd to 1st. the same problem that honda settled out of court for in 2006 class action settlement. reports are that honda only pays 50-75% of repair costs. in this case the repair costs are roughly 75% of the vehicles total value. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 honda accord. the contact stated that when driving, the seat belt would unlock independently and the srs warning light illuminated. the contact reconnected the seat belt but the warning light remained illuminated. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection where they stated that the seat belt was under a lifetime warranty and they would repair it only if the srs warning light shut off at some point. the dealer also stated that the set belt buckle needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified and no assistance was provided. the failure mileage was 177,000. ..updated 11/14/12 *bf updated 11/19/2012 *js

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 honda accord. the contact stated that the vehicle emitted a loud grinding noise while changing gears. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and the contact was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was notified and a complaint was filed. no further assistance was provided. the contact also stated that the transmission was replaced once prior at the mileage was 55,000 on september 6, 2011. the failure mileage was 55,000 and the current mileage was 91,613.

2001 honda accord. consumer writes in regards to vehicle transmission failure. *smd the consumer learned after the transmission failed, and had it fixed, a class-action suit had been filed against honda. prior to the replacement of the transmission, the consumer noticed the transmission was hesitating on upon shifting. the vehicle was taken to a repair shop, and upon disassembly, it was noted that the third gear clutch pack was worn. also, the steering rack was leaking.

Transmission was slipping when it shifted into 2nd gear for several weeks, then it just stopped. now it will cost 3000 dollars. the car has only 69000 miles and never was abused. i was the only owner. *tr

When coming to a stop the car did not down shift to first gear. when the gas was applied it banged into first gear. i took it to the honda dealer who double drained and refilled the transmission. it worked great for a few days and now slips and shifts at will. i am told it needs a new transmission. the honda dealer asked american honda to participate financially in the repair. american honda declined. i was never notified of the premature failure findings or the class action law suit. i purchased this vehicle new and have maintained it according to manufacturers recommendations. the car is now not safe to drive as the transmission can fail at any time with no warning. i think american honda should participate in the cost of repair as they have with so many thousands of similar vehicles. *tr

Car was being driven at 20 mph when engine raced and the car coasted to a stop. the shift lever moved through all positions but car did not move in forward or reverse. car was towed and the diagnosis was that the front drum of the transmission had completely broken down. transmission was totally rebuilt at a cost of $1950. this was the replacement transmission installed by honda at 40,000 miles under warranty after the original transmission failed. *tr

I experienced a transmission failure at 130000 miles on a 2001 honda accord, a car that is supposed to be known for reliability. i was making a left-hand turn at the time and the unexpected failure of my car to switch into a higher gear nearly resulting in a deadly collision with oncoming traffic, lucky the other vehicles has sufficient time to react, and i was able to avoid damage. however, this problem has me concerned with the reliability the honda corporation claims to have. this is an example of a blatantly obvious problem with honda vehicles that may well end in death, or serious personal expense. *tr

The transmission slips all the time when trying to move from a full stop the rpm's rev but no movement then it jerks. *tr

Transmission problems at 34,000 and now again at 120,000. this car will be on it's 3rd transmission. *tr

Transmission went bad at 96,000 miles. honda is fully aware of a defective torque-converter which ruins the unit. went to the torrington, ct dealership today, spent $116.00 to be told what i already knew-transmission needs replacement. was quoted $4,050.00. to repair it. honda offered $1,000.00 toward the repair which i declined. this is a huge safety issue, not to mention wrong since i can no longer use the car. how does honda get away with this? they issued a directive tsb but not a recall despite scores of honda owners experiencing transmission failures in various driving scenarios. someone will get hurt or die due to honda's negligence. *tr

Transmission failure-on 11-21-2011 my transmission failed and now has to be replaced with a new honda transmission at a cost of $4,000.00. *tr

When car turned on, rpm needle zoomed up to 4 and would not go down. towed car and fixed transmission for $2000. just a little over a year later, delay in shifting. electronics of transmission were fixed. one month later, rpm needle jerking and hopping, car not responding well to gas input. thank goodness all these incidents were on local roads and lots by my home. imagine on the freeway or busy roads with my 6 year old in the back. time for a recall! *kb

A failed transmission on a used 2001 honda accord. this transmission failed not long after the extended warranty period. it took a little longer to break. honda refuses to help getting it fixed even though they are aware of their sub-standard product. *tr

Transmission started slipping then during the same local trip started jerking violently while in traffic. once pulled over it was taken to a garage to get looked at. it was diagnosed with having a failed transmission. *tr

Transmission failure with low mileage needs recall major problem with alot of people who cant afford the repair costs. the honda company is not helpful, with wanting to fix 2001 models, i think its rediculous, if the car is under 100k mi. they should fix it for free its there responsibility as a company to do so. *tt