NHTSA Complaint #10457432 — 2002 HONDA ACCORD

MY TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ENGAGE IN DRIVE WHEN IN THE COLD WEATHER. AFTER THE CAR AND RESTARTING IT STARTS WORKING BUT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE HONDA DEALER AND THEY CALLED HONDA SERVICE DEPT. SUPPOSEDLY, MY ECU IS FAULTY AND NEEDS REPLACEMENT. BUT MY TRANSMISSION COULD ALSO NEED REPLACEMENT AFTER FIXING MY ECU. NOW I AM AFRAID DRIVING MY CAR THINKING WHAT IF TRANSMISSION FAILS WHILE I AM ON THE HIGHWAY. MY TRANSMISSION HAS ALREADY FAILED ONCE AT AROUND 40,000 MILES IN 2005. I THOUGHT IT WAS A ONE-TIME THING AND GOT THE REPAIR DONE AT THAT TIME. UNFORTUNATELY, MY MODEL ACCORD V6 2002 WAS NEVER THE PART OF HONDA TRANSMISSION RECALLS DESPITE HAVING EXACTLY SAME PROBLEM. ALSO, I DO NOT TRUST HONDA CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CODES. FOR YEARS MY SRS LIGHT FOR PASSENGER SEAT BELT WAS ALWAYS ON. EVERYTIME DEALER TOLD ME THAT I ECU HAS FAILED. AFTER DRIVING MY CAR FOR 5 YEARS WITH UNSAFE CONDITIONS, HONDA FINALLY HAD A RECALL OF SRS MODULE AND NOW IT THE LIGHT IS GONE. WITH THE SAME ECU. *TR