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Honda/Acura offers extended 100K warranties on transmissions for recent model Accord/Oddysey/Prelude/TL/CL

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Dont think this is a repost, skimmed the forums real quick and didn't see anything...

Anyone with a CL-S/TL-S like myself has heard about the car's possible transmission problems since the CL-S debuted in the spring of 2001 ...

After an LA Times story about the problem, Honda has responded by offering 100K mile extended warranties on all effected car's transmissions. Pretty good of them I guess. Personally, I don't know if I want to get a letter in the mail saying I'm effected though (Only some 2003 TL's are effected)...

Here's the details straight from the horses mouth:
Link
USA Today Story: Link
Autoweek Story: Link

Where I got this information from : Acura-TL.com

Original LA Times Story: Link

My 2003 so far has almost 4000 miles on it and doesnt have any signs of a bad transmission. Honda claims only about 1.6% of all cars sold so far have had the problem, so I dont think this problem is widespread ... But its still nice of them to offer the extended warranty!
 
Vehicles covered by the extended warranty include:

2000 - 2001 Honda Accord, Odyssey and Prelude
2000 - 2002 and some 2003 Acura 3.2 TL
2001 - 2002 and some 2003 Acura 3.2 CL

So I guess my 2002 Honda Accord SE isn't afflicted with this problem?
 
Just goes to show Honda integrity (acting quickly and notifying affected owners). It more than often takes a class action suit or thousands upon thousands of complaints for other companies to respond to a problem *cough*ford*cough*

Just replaced the ATF in my 92 accord yesterday at 143K...fluid still clean 🙂
 
Originally posted by: ThisIsMatt
Just goes to show Honda integrity (acting quickly and notifying affected owners). It more than often takes a class action suit or thousands upon thousands of complaints for other companies to respond to a problem *cough*ford*cough*
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Integrity my @$$. It almost took a lawsuit. This has been happening for at least a year now, and only now Honda is admitting the problem, when there is more bad publicity mounting. Honda should be recalling these trannys, not extending warranty. The tranny can spontaneously downshift to second gear at high speed, which is not very safe IMO.
 
Originally posted by: SuperTool
Originally posted by: ThisIsMatt
Just goes to show Honda integrity (acting quickly and notifying affected owners). It more than often takes a class action suit or thousands upon thousands of complaints for other companies to respond to a problem *cough*ford*cough*
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Integrity my @$$. It almost took a lawsuit. This has been happening for at least a year now, and only now Honda is admitting the problem, when there is more bad publicity mounting. Honda should be recalling these trannys, not extending warranty. The tranny can spontaneously downshift to second gear at high speed, which is not very safe IMO.
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Oh c'mon. Its just the high-revving Honda engine saying 'let me out of my cage! let me spin free and have some fun!' Mr. Tranny must oblige! Heh, you gotta admit that ONE year is not bad notice for them to admit something is wrong. The automaker should have a solution ready BEFORE they admit something is wrong...so Honda just wanted to figure out what the plan would be to take care of their owners.

 
As I mentioned in this thread, I had to replace my tranny on my 2000 Accord V6. I guess it's good that Honda is finally acknowledging this problem, and I assume if this tranny goes bad, I can get it replaced again? 'course, I'll be freakin' pissed as all heck, if I'm going through trannies like water.
 
Thanks for the info. I have a 2001 CL-S and have been concerned about all the recent reports of tranny problems. I hope nothing goes wrong with mine, otherwise that will make 3 out of 3 of my last cars with tranny problems. :|
 
Originally posted by: ThisIsMatt
Originally posted by: NeuroSynapsis
meh, too bad 97-99 preludes have this problem too, with 5spd as well as auto
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The manuals randomly shift gears by themselves? 😕
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manuals have notoriously weak shift forks as well as a crappy 5th gear synchro
 
Wow, I'd hate to be driving and all of a sudden it changes gears. Kinda scary IMO, especially if you have kids... Thers no Extended Warranty for my life...
 
Originally posted by: uncJIGGA

The automaker should have a solution ready BEFORE they admit something is wrong....
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So what is the solution? Warranty!=solution. A solution is a fix. They are not fixing the trannies.So when their cars reach 100K, the Honda owners will be on their own? How will resale values of Accords and Acura TL's be effected as they reach 100K miles? It's probably too late to fix it anyways, but it's just disappointing that Honda would put out cars without sufficiently testing the drivetrains. It's just so unlike them.
I am also very suprised that Acura TL and Accord both have this issue. That means 2 different trannies, a 5 speed auto and a 4 speed auto, that are defective. Safety is still a concern. If a car downshifts rapidly esp in slippery conditions, bad things can happen. Honda is opening itself up to big lawsuits. I would not buy Honda stock with this exposure.
 
Originally posted by: ThisIsMatt
Just goes to show Honda integrity (acting quickly and notifying affected owners). It more than often takes a class action suit or thousands upon thousands of complaints for other companies to respond to a problem *cough*ford*cough*

Just replaced the ATF in my 92 accord yesterday at 143K...fluid still clean 🙂
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The newer hondas are notoriously bad for bad trannys, manual and auto. The preludes have the infamous 2nd and 5th gear grind. And the SS prelude have just been known to crap out within few months. Want proof? Search the word grinding or grind at preludeonline.com. There are tons of people with bad synchros. It has been atleast 5 years that honda was aware of the problems. I wouldn't say they are acting quickly.

What I don't understand is why are the dealers so hesitant to fix anything. Tell me if I am wrong, if there was a warranty work done, the dealer would do the repairs and bill honda right? They basically want that the car to stop running before they even give you any real attention.

 
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