My Honda Accord started acting up in March. As I attempted to drive home from work one day, I felt the car jerk when I pressed on the gas pedal. Then the TCS, Engine, and Driving light turned on. I got scared and I immediately drove it to the mechanic shop. At that point my car had about 93,000 miles. I've always been good at maintaining it, so I couldn't understand what was going on. The mechanic I took the car to couldn't find the problem, so as the problem worsened, I decided to take it to a Honda dealership. There they told me that my transmission was busted. They said it would cost me $4,000. I was so upset!!! I called the Honda customer service department and explained the problem. They said they might be able to help me, and instructed me to submit proof that I had maintained my car all these years. After digging through my records, I found evidence that I had given my car the transmission service. Despite all this, the company is only willing to pay 10% of the cost of the repair. The manager of customer service, Maribel, told me that since my vehicle was not serviced at a Honda dealership, there is no certainty that my car was properly maintained. I pointed out that I had done research online and that many customers were experiencing similar problems. Of course, she claimed that she had never heard of such complaints.

I am so upset! I feel so robbed. I have taken good care of this vehicle, I only drive it to work and back everyday. I swear I will never buy another Honda! I've decided that the car is not worth repairing, so I'm just going to be taking public transportation from now on.

Well, My wife noticed this noise when first she put it on Gear, this noise is like a slam you don't really want to hear. Then things got worse: When about to stop, exactly when tires aren't moving you hear the exact same noise as you are trying to drive off again! So I took it the first time to the car dealer, 1st question: Is it under warranty, no I said. so they drove it, they said it's perfect and can't see where the problem is!!! So i got in the car with the genius, all of a sudden he noticed the noise, duh. So now he is telling me is downshifting/upshifting what a new thing he is telling me about!!! Today I took the car back, to the same dealer, same routine, the guy said it's ok , it's normal, and then told me about the issues for the 01 and not the 02 accord... Well in this case my care is making an exception! The transmission is bad and about to go worse. This is what I asked them: The car is paid off, Will they take it from me to buy a new one? their faces went Yellow! Coughs , Emmms and so on. They told me you have to ask the other department. * When it is the case of no warranty, is there any damage for the dealer mechanic to recognize the issue? * Did any one complain to the Headquaters for a lack of concern of the dealer's damage estimation? Please reply at Hichemelloumi@sbcglobal.net if you do not mind Thank you