NHTSA Complaint #10296155 — 2003 HONDA ACCORD

2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. VEHICLE AS WELL AS OCCUPANT WERE IN DANGER OF INJURY/ETC. HONDA HAD ISSUED A RECALL ON THIS MODEL OF HONDA/TRANSMISSION FOR INSPECTION/REPAIR. REPAIR BASED UPON HONDA'S EVALUATION WAS COMPLETED. VEHICLE WAS THEN CLEARED AS REPAIRED AND SAFE TO DRIVE. AFTER REPAIR TRANSMISSION FAILED AS STATED ABOVE . VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AFTER A QUICK MEDIATION WHILE WE WERE AWAY ON A TRIP. THIS WAS MEDIATED VIA A REPRESENTATIVE FOR HONDA DEALERS. UPON RETURN FROM THE TRIP,DEALER WAS CONTACTED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR AND TOLD NO FURTHER CONTACT WITH HONDA REPRESENTATIVE BY CUSTOMER WAS ALLOWED. HONDA DEALER/SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME TO CONTRACT HONDA VIA THEIR 1-800 NUMBER FOR POSSIBLE FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF MONEY LOST FOR TRANSMISSION REPAIR. CONTACT WITH HONDA AT THEIR 1-800 NUMBER WAS MADE. AFTER A LONG QUESTION/ANSWER SERIES, I WAS INFORMED THERE WAS NOTHING FURTHER HONDA VIA THIS REPRESENTATIVE WAS ABLE OR WILLING TO DO. DURING THIS CONVERSATION I ATTEMPTED TO GAIN CERTAIN SPECIFIC INFORMATION SUCH AS THE NUMBER OF TRANSMISSIONS RECALLED AND ULTIMATELY REPLACED DUE TO FAULTY EQUIPMENT/PART(S). I WAS TOLD THAT TYPE OF SPECIFIC INFORMATION UNIQUE TO HONDA OF THAT YEAR/MODEL WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE AND OR GIVEN TO MYSELF. I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT VARIOUS SOURCES, SUCH AS THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS/MOTOR VEHICLE SECTION. THIS SITE/NUMBER WAS ONE OF SEVERAL RECOMMENDED FOR POSSIBLE ASSISTANCE. ANY FURTHER INFORMATION OR CONTACT WOULD BE APPRECIATED. THANKS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. *TR