We leased a Honda Accord EX in 2018. In 2021 we purchased the car instead of turning in the lease. It was a fantastic car, just like my past accord 2014 and Honda CRV in 2002.

We assumed it would last for over 200,000 miles. In July 2026 I heard a shimmy in the car. I wasn't sure what it was. I took it to Honda World who has been my dealer for ALL 3 Hondas. My service coordinator who I think is fantastic, told me the transmission was bad.

I could not believe it. I was stunned that my Honda Accord had died and it had only 88,000 on the car. We were not tough on our car and took it in for regular maintenance 3 times a year. In fact, it had JUST BEEN serviced with an oil and lube, air filter, and new brakes on May 29, 2026!

I asked if they would replace it and he said that the warranty was only up to 60,000 miles. I assumed that powertrain warranty was up to 100,000 miles. He said the cost was $9000 to replace/fix it. I am a retired senior and that was not something I could afford!

I decided to call different transmission companies in Costa Mesa, California. They told me that this is NOT new. That Honda Accords in 2018 had installed a "CVT" transmission and that there are many cars like mine, whose transmission goes bad between 80,000 to 100,000 miles. I was so angry. WHY DIDN'T HONDA take better care of my car when I serviced it regularly? The owner of Leon's Transmission told me that the DEALERSHIP DOES NOT check the transmission.

HONDA would not give me ANY discount for a new transmission. NONE. I have been a loyal customer but not any more. If HONDA treats its loyal customers this way, then I will buy a car from another company - WITHOUT a CVT transmission. I am looking to see if I can be added to any class action lawsuit.

Thank you!

The car was on cruise control going down the freeway when all of a sudden, without warning, there was no power and the engine was racing. I had to maneuver in heavy traffic to the right shoulder while coasting up a slight hill. Fortunately, I made it safely to the shoulder where we were able to push it backwards down an on-ramp to the freeway from a rest stop. Again, we were fortunate this happened near a rest stop on the freeway, otherwise, we'd have been stranded on a busy freeway (I-80). We waited 2 1/2 hours at the rest stop for a tow truck.

This happened on a Thursday before the three day 4th of July holiday. The local Honda Dealer/Service Center would not be able to look at the car until Monday, after the holiday. On Monday, they diagnosed that the CVT belt disintegrated and threw shards of metal throughout the transmission, therefore, we'd need the whole transmission replaced. Given the options of having a 31K mile, 80K mile or brand new transmission installed, we opted for the new transmission which would have a lifetime warranty. The used transmissions only came with a 12 month warranty.

This is the 4th Honda Accord we've owned and NEVER had any issues with them, the last two were driven over 250k miles. We were quite shocked at the seriousness of this issue, especially given there was no warning signs whatsoever and that we'd never encountered a serious repair issue with any Honda we've owned. Not only are we out $6,281.67 for the repair bill and nearly $400 for a rental car, we've lost confidence in Honda.

In our experience, this transmission failure is not up to their reputation. We feel there must be something wrong with the design of the

transmission or the quality of materials used in the transmission.