1997 Honda Accord Powertrain & Transmission Problems

While driving car speed starts to fall soon there is no pedal at all and smoke and fire come from underneath dashboard transmission hesitates to shift now currently un safe to drive.

THIS CAR RANDOMLY SHUTS DOWN AS I AM DRIVING HAVE TAKEN IT TO NUMEROUS PLACES AND NOTHING IS FOUND. SHUT DOWN 6 TIMES IN A ROW LAST TIME WITH MY CHILD IN THE CAR ON A DARK HIGHWAY COLD AND RAINING. VERY DANGEROUS!!! THE INSIDE LIGHTS FLASH ON AND OFF ALL OF THE TIME MOSTLY TURNING CURVES, WASTING BATTERY. NOISE IN THE FRONT WHEELS/TIRES/AXLES LIKE SOMETHING IS WAITING TO BREAK OFF AS YOU ARE DRIVING. OVERHEATED LAST YEAR FOR NO APPARENT REASON COSTING TON OF MONEY. I HAVE REPLACED THE COMPRESSOR TWICE AND STILL THE AIR CONDITIONER DOESN'T COOL. I LEAVE THE "AIR" BUTTON ON TO KEEP THE FANS RUNNING SO IT DOESN'T OVERHEAT AS I'M DRIVING. NOT TO MENTION IN THE SUMMER IT IS BLOWING OUT HEAT AND ALL THE WINDOWS DO NOT ROLL DOWN. THIS CAR IS A MESS AND I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER HONDA. THANKS-

WHILE DRIVING UPHILL IN THE MOUNTAINS OF NC ON I-26, WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, TRANSMISSION SLIPPING OF MY 97 HONDA ACCORD WITH 88,000 ORIGINAL MILES, CAUSED TRAFFIC TO BACK-UP BEHIND ME IN THE RAIN. WAS FINALLY ABLE TO REMOVE FROM FREEWAY OUT OF DANGER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE REVERSING, THERE WAS A LOUD METALLIC NOISE COMING FROM THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE MOTOR MOUNT FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 170,000.

COMPLETE HONDA ACCORD AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 69,550 MILES BELOW INCIDENT ALMOST RESULTED IN REAR END COLLISION ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE ONTO ENTRANCE RAMP AND VEHICLE BEHIND REQUIRED EVASIVE ACTION TO PREVENT REAR END COLLISION WITH MY VEHICLE DUE TO AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, FAILING TO ACCELERATE MORE THAN 20 MPH. FOUR SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED FOR MY 1997 HONDA ACCORD LX, 4-DOOR, WITH ONLY 69,550 MILES. THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT ILLUMINATED, WHILE THE "D4" AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION INDICATOR FLASHED OFF AND ON AT SAME TIME. HONDA WOULDN'T DRIVE IN FOURTH GEAR AND ACTED AS IT WAS SLIPPING. VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO ED VOYLES HONDA, MARIETTA, GEORGIA ON SEPTEMBER 13, 2011 FOR DIAGNOSIS. HONDA TECHNICIAN(S) ADVISED THAT THE "ECM CODE" DISCLOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD COMPLETELY FAILED AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. *TR

1997 HONDA ACCORD LX, 4-DOOR, 4-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 69,500 MILES, SEPTEMBER 09, 2011. TRANSMISSION SLIPPING IN FOURTH/THIRD GEAR, WITH LITTLE ACCELERATION. THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME "ON," WHILE AT THE SAME TIME THE "D4" AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFT INDICATOR WAS "BLINKING" ON AND OFF. VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO ED VOYLES HONDA, MARIETTA, GEORGIA ON SEPTEMBER 13, 2011, WHERE HONDA TECHNICIAN(S) CHECKED DIAGNOSTIC CODE(S) FOR "ECM." HONDA TECHNICIAN(S) STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION, WITH ONLY 69,500 MILES HAD COMPLETELY FAILED AND REQUIRED A NEW AND/OR REBUILT TRANSMISSION, DESPITE ALL PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE HAVING BEEN PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. REPLACEMENT COST EXPECTED TO BE $2,400.00 FOR A REBUILT TRANSMISSION, OR $5,500.00 FOR A NEW OEM HONDA REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION. ACCORDING TO HONDA SERVICE ADVISOR, HONDA HAS HAD PREVIOUS AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURES INVOLVING THIS MODEL AND YEAR. HOWEVER, NO MENTION OF ANY EXTENDED WARRANTY BY HONDA WAS MENTIONED, IF ANY. *KB

FOUR SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED FOR MY 1997 HONDA ACCORD LX, 4-DOOR, WITH ONLY 69,550 MILES. THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT ILLUMINATED, WHILE THE "D4" AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION INDICATOR FLASHED OFF AND ON AT SAME TIME. HONDA WOULDN'T DRIVE IN FOURTH GEAR AND ACTED AS IT WAS SLIPPING. VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO ED VOYLES HONDA, MARIETTA, GEORGIA ON SEPTEMBER 13, 2011 FOR DIAGNOSIS. HONDA TECHNICIAN(S) ADVISED THAT THE "ECM CODE" DISCLOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD COMPLETELY FAILED AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. I WAS NOT NOTIFIED AND/OR OFFERED ANY INFORMATION REGARDING HONDA EXTENDING THE TRANSMISSION WARRANTY FOR THIS 1997 HONDA ACCORD LX. AT TIME OF INCIDENT, WAS INTERSTATE 285 ON RAMP WHEN VEHICLE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING, ALLOWING MAXIMUM SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 15 TO 20 MPH. VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY IN THE BACK OF MY VEHICLE HAD TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION TO PREVENT REAR END COLLISION. PREMATURE TRANSMISSION FAILURE CREATED A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY HAZARD TO MYSELF AND OTHER VEHICLES TO MY REAR. PLEASE NOTE, HONDA ACCORD WITHIN SEVERAL YEARS BEFORE AND AFTER THE 1997 YEAR MODEL HAS A SIGNIFICANT HISTORY OF EARLY TRANSMISSION FAILURES IN WHICH HONDA HAS FAILED TO INITIATE A PRODUCT RECALL, DESPITE NUMEROUS WEBSITE POSTS.. *TR

HONDA ACCORD 1997, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LOOSING GEARS, UNABLE TO MAINTAIN SAFE HIGHWAY SPEED AND ASSOCIATED HIGH RISK MANEUVERS TO EXIT THE DRIVE LANES ONTO A SHOULDER. THIRD INCIDENT, THIRD REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION FOR THE SAME REASON. ALL HAD SUGGESTED MANUFACTURES MAINTENANCE AND SERVICE PERFORMED. *TR

I HAVE NOTED THAT I CAN REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION OF MY 1997 HONDA ACCORD WITHOUT BEING IN PARK. THE SAFETY ISSUE IS THAT THE DRIVER TURN OFF THE ENGINE, REMOVE THE KEY (NOT IN PARK), LEAVE THE CAR AND THE CAR CAN THEN ROLL AWAY. THIS IS THE SAME SAFETY DEFECT THAT IS NOW BEING RECALLED ON THE 2003 HONDA. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 1997 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY SHOULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE UNLESS THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR WAS IN PARK. HE STATED THAT THE KEY CAME OUT OF THE IGNITION WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING WHICH CAUSED UNSAFE CONDITIONS. UPDATED 08/24/10. *LJ UPDATED 08/25/10*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO LUNGE FORWARD SPORADICALLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS FOR LONGER THAN 30 MINUTES, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE RPM'S WERE HIGHER THAN NORMAL AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TRANSMISSION MECHANIC AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 108,000. UPDATED 09/25/08 *BF THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 09/26/08. *JB

I AM HAVING AN ISSUE WITH MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON MY 1997 HONDA ACCORD EX COUPE. I HAD MY TRANSMISSION SERVICED RECENTLY AND APPARENTLY THE CODE P0740 CAME UP WHICH IS RELATED TO THE TORQUE CONVERTER. WITH MANY HOURS OR RESEARCH AND SPEAKING WITH AMERICAN HONDA THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH ALL THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS ON HONDAS 1997 AND NEWER. THIS PROBLEM RESULTS IN THE TRANSMISSION NEEDING REPLACEMENT. THE CLUTCH SLIPS AND TAKES SHARDS OF METAL OFF LEADING TO A CLOG IN THE FILTER. THE PROBLEM WILL CAUSE TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT ANY TIME. WHEN I CALLED AMERICAN HONDA THEY WERE UNWILLING TO HELP ME WITH THIS ISSUE. THEY STATED THAT IT WAS A KNOWN ISSUE BUT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY WOULD DO FOR ME. MY ONLY OPTION NOW IS TO SPEND 3000.00 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WHICH SEEMS UNFAIR SINCE THE CAR IS IN OTHERWISE FANTASTIC SHAPE. *NM

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACING @ 85,000 MILES. ALL MILEAGE SERVICES AS NOTED IN MANUAL HAVE BEEN FOLLOWED. HONDA DEALER HAS DONE A MULTIPLE FLUSHING SERVICE -- PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT 80,000 MILES. SERVICE PERFORMED PRIOR TO NORMAL CYCLE PER OWNERS MANUAL AT 45,000 MILES. LOCAL HONDA CAR DEALER PERFORMED SERVICE NOTED ON A SERVICE BULLETIN (5 FLUSHINGS) AND DID NOT WORK. *JB

I HAVE A 1997 HONDA ACCORD, MODEL LX-V6, VIN [XXX] WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM PHILADELPHIA AND NEARING HOME WHEN AFTER STARTING FROM A STOP LIGHT IN D4 (AUTO) THE CAR VIBRATED VIGOROUSLY AND STALLED. (THE VIBRATION AND STALLING WAS LIKE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN OPERATING A MANUAL TRANSMISSION CAR AND RELEASING THE CLUTCH SUDDENLY.) I PULLED OVER AND STARTED THE ENGINE FROM PARK TO D4 AND AGAIN I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I REPEATED WITH D2 AND THE CAR DID NOT STALL ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE WAS MAKING SOME NOISE. I DROVE THE CAR TO A NEARBY HONDA DEALER, PLANET HONDA IN UNION, NJ AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM. THE CAR WAS LEFT AT THE DEALER FOR 2 DAYS BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO GIVE A REASON FOR THIS. THE NOISE IN THE ENGINE STILL APPEARS AND THE DEALER IS SUGGESTING REPLACING THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND IF THE PROBLEM OCCURRED ON THE HIGHWAY INSTEAD OF A LOCAL ROAD IT COULD HAVE BEEN HAZARDOUS. *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP WHEN CHANGING GEARS. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC INDICATED THAT OIL WAS LEAKING ONTO THE TRANSMISSION WHICH CAUSED THE GEARS TO SLIP. *AK

I REMOVED IGNITION KEY , THINKING TRANSMISSION WAS IN PARK, AND EXITED FROM CAR. THE CAR ROLLED AWAY. I DISCOVERED IT WAS IN DRIVE. HONDA HAS A RECALL # 03V423000 FOR THIS IDENTICAL PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM ON MY CAR HAS BEEN VERIFIED BY THE DEALER. I AM BEING TOLD THAT THE RECALL DOES NOT INCLUDE 1997S , ONLY 1998-1999. I AM HEREBY INFORMING YOU THAT THE PROBLEM ALSO EXISTS ON 1997S (DEMONSTRATABLE ON MY VEHICAL WITH 59K MILES.) 1997'S SHOULD ALSO BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. MY CASE NUMBER WITH HONDA IS NO12003-12-1000057. I WOULD LIKE TO GET THIS RESOLVED IMMEDIATELY SO THAT I CAN GET A FIX TO A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THANK YOU.*AK

TRANSMISSION ON MY 1997 HONDA ACCORD LX V4 FAILED PREMATURELY AT 58000 MILES, AND HONDA REFUSED TO HELP IN ANY WAY, EVEN THOUGH THEY HAD HISTORY OF SUCH PROBLEMS, AND EVEN HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR SUCH PROBLEMS ON NEWER HONDA AND ACURA BRANDED VEHICLES.THE REASON FOR REFUSAL WAS THAT THEY DIDN'T PROVIDE GOODWILL ASSISTANCE TO VEHICLES MORE THAN 5 YEARS OLD.BUT THE BOTTOM LINE WAS THAT I HAVE MAINTAINED THIS VEHICLE WELL SO THIS WAS A MANUFECTURING DEFECT, AND THERE WAS CERTAIN QUALITY AND DURABILITY THAT WAS EXPECTED FROM ANY PRODUCT, AND THE MANUFECTURER SHOULD BE HELD LIABLE FOR ANY PRODUCT THAT FAILED, EVEN IF IT HAPPEND OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY. THE FACT THAT THEY PROVIDED 7 YEARS/100000 MILES EXTENDED WARRANTY ON NEWER VEHICLES, SET UP A PRECEDENT, THAT WAS THAT THEY EXPECTED A DEFECT FREE TRANSMISSION TO LAST AT LEAST THAT LONG.*AK ALSO ALARMING IS THE WAY IN WHICH FAILURE OCCURED. ON 7/27/03, SUNDAY THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT SHOWED UP, I DECIDED TO TAKE THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC RIGHT AWAY, AND SO ON MONDAY MORNING I COULDN'T EVEN GET OUT TO THE MAIN ROAD FROM MY DEVELOPMENT AND THE CAR JUST LOST THE GEAR. THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT ANY WARNING SIGN, AND THE INCIDENT COULD HAVE TURNED FATAL, IF THE FAILURE OCCURED AT FREEWAY TRAFFIC AND SPEEDS.

ON 7/27/03, SUNDAY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SHOWED UP, I DECIDED TO TAKE THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC RIGHT AWAY THE NEXT DAY, BUT ON MONDAY MORNING, I COULDN'T EVEN GET OUT TO THE MAIN ROAD FROM MY DEVELOPMENT AND THE CAR JUST LOST THE GEAR. THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT ANY WARNING SIGN, AND THE INCIDENT COULD HAVE TURNED FATAL AT HIGHWAY TRAFFIC AND SPEEDS. CAR JUST HAS 58K MILES AND HONDA REFUSES TO HELP IN ANY WAY, EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE HISTORY OF SUCH PROBLEMS AND THEY EVEN HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRENTY FOR SUCH PROBLEMS ON NEWER HONDA AND ACURA BRANDED VEHICLES. THE REASON FOR REFUSAL IS THAT THEY DON'T PROVIDE GOODWILL ASSISTANCE TO VEHICLES MORE THAN 5 YEARS OLD. BUT THE BOTTOMLINE IS THAT I HAVE MAINTAINED THIS VEHICLE WELL AND GENERALLY THE USAGE HABITS AFFECT MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS NOT THE AUTOMATIC ONES. WE HAVE DRIVEN OTHER CARS TO DEATH AND NOTHING HAD HAPPENED TO THEIR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS, SO THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THERE IS CERTAIN QUALITY AND DURABILITY THAT IS EXPECTED FROM ANY PRODUCT, AND THE MANUFECTURER SHOULD BE HELD LIABLE FOR ANY PRODUCT THAT FAILS, EVEN IF IT HAPPENS OUTSIDE OF WARRENTY. THE FACT THAT THEY PROVIDE 7 YEARS/100000 MILES EXTENDED WARRENTY ON NEWER VEHICLES, SETS UP A PRECEDENT, THAT IS THEY EXPECT A DEFECT FREE TRANSMISSION TO LAST AT LEAST THAT LONG. HONDA JUST THINKS THAT THEY CAN GET AWAY WITHOUT FIXING OLDER CARS BECAUSE THEY THINK OWENERS WON'T PURSUE THEIR CASE IN THE COURT, BUT I AM GOING TO THE SMALL CLAIMS COURT FOR SURE ON THIS ONE.