NHTSA Complaint #10116109 — 1998 HONDA ACCORD

I HAVE A 1998 HONDA ACCORD V6 WITH 103000 MILES ON IT AND SUSPECTED PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION SINCE 93000 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS AT 20, 30, AND 40 MPH. I CALLED THE HONDA CORP IN CA AND TOLD THEM MY HONDA ACCORD EX V6 TRANSMISSION WAS HAVING PROBLEM AND THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO A HONDA DEALER TO CHECK IT BEFORE I CAN MAKE A CLAIM ON IT. THE HONDA DEALER LOOKED AT IT SAID I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND THERE WILL BE A $90 FEE. THE DEALER AND I CALLED THE HONDA CORP TO PUT IN A CLAIM AND HE EXPLAINED THAT I HAVE COMPLETED ALL RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE AND A DAY LATER THE HONDA CORP CALLED THE DEALER AND DENIED TO ASSIST IN ANY WAY WITH MY CLAIM. I DID NOT EVEN RECEIVE A PHONE CALL BACK FROM THE HONDA CORP. THE DEALER CALLED ME TO TELL ME THE NEWS AND THEY GAVE ME A TRANSMISSION FOR OVER $4200. I CALL THE HONDA CORP AND SPOKE WITH KEVIN BROWN AND HE SAID CAN NOT DO ANYTHING TO HELP AND SORRY YOUR CASE IT CLOSED. HOW IS MY CASE CLOSED ONLY AFTER ONE DAY OF EVALUATION. KEVIN BROWN ALSO SAID THAT THE HONDA CORP HAS ASSISTED OTHER PEOPLE WITH 98 V6 ACCORDS WITH MORE MILES THAN I HAVE, BUT HE SAID THOSE CASES WERE DIFFERENT. HOW ARE OTHER CASES SO DIFFERENT WHEN I HAVE TAKEN GOOD CARE OF MY CAR. AFTER READING OTHER WEBSITES AND FORUMS, I CAN SEE THIS IS A MORE COMMON PROBLEM THEN I THOUGHT AND NOW I HAVE READ OVER 100 COMPLAINTS WITH HONDA ACCORD V6 98 AND 99 TRANSMISSIONS ON THE SITE. SOME ACTION NEEDS TO BE TAKEN NOW!!!!!!!!!*AK THE CONSUMER DISPUTES NHTSA'S ASSESSMENT OF THE 1998 HONDA ACCORDS TRANSMISSION FAILURES. THE CONSUMER FOUND SEVERAL ISSUES WHICH WERE VERY SIMILAR TO HIS VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED A REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION. *SC *JB