NHTSA Complaint #10369421 — 2002 HONDA ACCORD

WHILE DRIVING INTO WORK MY TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SHIFT IMPROPERLY AND THE ENGINE STARTED TO REV UP DURING SHIFTING PROCESS WHICH COULD OF CAUSED ME TO RUN INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER CAR... AFTER LOOKING THIS ISSUE UP IT APPEARS THAT HONDA HAS A EXTREME DEFECT WITH TRANSMISSION ISSUES FROM 98-03 AND ARE DOING ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ABOUT IT. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION CAUSES THE HONDA TO SHIFT WRONG THE ENGINE WILL REV UP WHEN SHIFTING WHICH ON BAD WEATHER CONDITIONS OR REGULAR DRIVING CONDITIONS CAN CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. ANOTHER THING IS WHEN YOU ARE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND IT TURNS GREEN THE CAR CAN STALL FOR A BRIEF MOMENT AND THEN REV FORWARD WHICH CAN CAUSE WHIPLASH TO THE DRIVER AND OR PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE. I JUST PURCHASED MY HONDA ACCORD COUPE SE ON 9/26/10 AND ALREADY I AM HAVING THIS TRANSMISSION ISSUE AND WHEN I TOOK IT TO HONDA THEY TOLD ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS LEAKING OUT TRANSMISSION FLUID ALL OVER THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST 2890 FROM HONDA TO FIX. MY CO WORKERS TRANSMISSION DROPPED IN HER HONDA ACCORD CAUSING HER CAR TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD.... PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A IMMEDIATE SAFETY CONCERN CONSIDERING IF YOU ARE ON THE EXPRESSWAY SOMEONE INCLUDING THE DRIVER COULD DIE. *TR