NHTSA Complaint #10475199 — 2003 HONDA ACCORD

I HAVE A 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V6. ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO I STARTED FEELING THE CAR WASN'T FEELING RIGHT. AS I WAS DRIVING, IT FELT LIKE THE GEAR SHIFT HAD BEEN KNOCKED DOWN IN TO NEUTRAL, BUT WAS STILL ACTUALLY STILL IN DRIVE. WHEN THIS HAPPENED, THE RPM'S WOULD GO UP AND THE CAR FELT LIKE IT WASN'T GOING ANYWHERE, JUST COASTING, THEN IT SEEMED TO JUST JOLT BACK TO WHERE IT SHOULD BE. THE PROBLEM WASN'T HAPPENING EVERY TIME I DROVE, BUT RECENTLY IT STARTED HAPPENING MORE OFTEN AND FOR LONGER PERIODS OF TIME. I TAKE THE CAR TO ONE PLACE TO HAVE ALL MY WORK DONE ON IT, SO I TOOK IT THERE, BUT THEY FELT THE PROBLEM MIGHT BE INTERNAL AND RECOMMENDED I TAKE IT TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP. THEY DID DIAGNOSTICS ON THE CAR AND DROVE IT. THE RESULT, THE CAR IS GOING INTO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID IS BLACK AND BURNED AND HAS DEBRIS IN IT, AND THEY SAID THAT THE CLUTCHES ARE ALSO BURNED. THEY WON'T KNOW THE COMPLETE PICTURE UNTIL THEY TAKE THE TRANSMISSION APART AND GET A GOOD LOOK. IT IS 5 DAYS BEFORE CHRISTMAS, I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX IT OR WE WILL NOT HAVE ANY CHRISTMAS AND NOW I HAVE NO TRANSPORTATION TO DO ANYTHING! SOOOO FRUSTRATED. I THOUGHT HONDA'S WERE SUPPOSE TO BE SUCH GOOD CARS, BUT I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS ONE. IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE A TRANSMISSION SHOULD GO OUT AT 113,000 MILES AND I HAVE HAD SO MANY PEOPLE SAY THE SAME THING. NOW THAT MY TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT, I READ UP ON IT AND FIND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL IN 2004 FOR THE 2003 HONDA ACCORDS. WHY, AM I JUST FINDING OUT ABOUT THIS?? *TR