NHTSA Complaint #10102394 — 1998 HONDA ACCORD

MY 1998 HONDA ACCORD'S MAINTENANCE HAS ALWAYS BEEN MAINTAINED REGULARLY AND SERVICED AT HONDA. I ONLY HAVE 49,000 ACTUAL MILES ON MY 98 HONDA. THE VEHICLE WILL LUNGE WHEN GOING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. ALSO, WHEN AT A COMPLETE STOP AND THEN BEGIN TO ACCELERATE, THE CAR WILL LUNGE. FURTHERMORE, WHEN ACCELERATING AT A LOW SPEED, THE VEHICLE WILL SEEM AS THOUGH IT IS IN NEUTRAL. IT WILL NOT ACCELERATE. I HAVE TO RELEASE THE GAS PEDAL AND KEEP PRESSING AND RELEASING THE GAS PEDAL UNTIL THE GEAR WILL MOVE. HONDA HAS NOW INFORMED ME THAT I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS; A NEW TRANSMISSION ON A VEHICLE WITH ONLY 49,000 MILES? HONDA HAS AGREED TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION FOR NO CHARGE OF THE TRANSMISSION, BUT I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE LABOR COSTS. HONDA OBVIOUSLY KNOWS THERE IS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS, WHY SHOULD I BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LABOR COSTS?I HOPE I'M NOT GOING TO GET THE SAME FAULTY TRANSMISSION REPLACED IN MY HONDA. THIS WEBSITE CONTAINS A LOT OF COMPLAINTS FOR A PROBLEM THAT COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS AND SHOULD BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY. HOPEFULLY, AND IN THE NEAR FUTURE, THERE WILL BE AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM BEFORE THERE IS FATALITIES. *JB