NHTSA Complaint #10397089 — 2002 HONDA ACCORD

2002 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 3.0L MY ABS BRAKES WENT ON WHEN THEY SHOULDN'T...IN LIGHT TRAFFIC (THANK GOD), I WAS ABOUT TO ENTER ROUTE 53...D4 LIGHT BLINKING ON DASH, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. TURNED OFF ENGINE, WAITED FEW MINUTES...TURNED ON ...MANAGED TO GET INTO REPAIR FRIENDLY FORD IN ROSELLE, IL. RECEIVED ERROR CODE P0780...TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THIS IS DANGEROUS...I FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE...I ONLY HAVE 44,000 MILES ON MY CAR...PROBLEMS WERE BUILDING AT ABOUT 41,000 MILES...HONDA DID NOT DIAGNOSE. THEY DIDN'T RECALL MY VEHICLE (VIN NUMBER). I AM SEEING MANY HONDAS' WITH TRANNY FAILURE - MY CAR NEEDS TO BE ON THE RECALL LIST. THEY STRUNG ME ALONG UNTIL MY WARRANTY ENDED....I AM VERY VERY DISPLEASED AND ANGRY. THERE NEEDS TO BE SOMETHING DONE WITH A LARGE RECALL....I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE STUCK PAYING FOR MANY TRANSMISSIONS LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE, WHERE THEY KEEP FAILING TIME AND TIME AGAIN. HAD I MADE IT ONTO ROUTE 53...I WOULD HAVE BEEN REAR-ENDED IN A BAD WAY. I AM WRITING LETTERS TO HONDA CORP AND HONDA DEALER WHERE I PREVIOUSLY BROUGHT IN MY HONDA - WHERE THEY BRUSHED ME OFF CHARGING COUPLE OF THOUSAND FOR UNNECESSARY RUSTED TINY BOLTHOLE ON SUBFRAME. APPROX 2,000$$$. THIS IS THE CAR WHERE MY GAS PEDAL STUCK 4 TIMES...IN WHICH THEY REPLACED AIR VALVE? THAT WAS THREE REPLACEMENT ON VALUE (2 TIMES FIRESTONE AND ONCE AT HONDA) HONDA DEALER IN SCHAUMBURG, IL. [XXX]. I BOUGHT THIS CAR AS AN INVESTMENT...NOW I CANNOT SELL WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON...NOT THAT I WOULD SELL TO SOMEBODY FOR FEAR OF KILLING THEM WHEN BRAKES LOCKUP WITH BAD TRANNY. PLEASE DO SOMETHING TO PROTECT UP HONDA ACCORD OWNERS. THIS WAS MY FIRST HONDA. REBUILT TRANNY WARRANTY 2 OR 3 YEARS...THEN THEY FAIL...AND PEOPLE HAVE TO PAY AGAIN AND AGAIN. NOT FAIR OR RIGHT. THANK YOU. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOE), 5 552(B)(6). *TRW