Hi guys after 71,000 miles my tranny decieded that it wanted to retire after hearing some of the tales about acura screwing around when it came to replacing the tranny and sticking ya with a crappy loaner car i was kind of expecting to get a hard time but was suprised too get lots of help when i went in on friday my tranny was not even that bad it was only giving a real hard shift when accelarating hard and only from 2nd to 3rd gear none the less the tech said they would replace the whole thing and update all the lil associated parts now i go too the loaner car dept thinking like when i went in for my 60,000 mile service that they were gonna stick me with a pos rsx instead they gave me a choice of a mdx ,tsx,or a tl me being the die hard tl man that i am took the tl of course then they tell me its gonna be at least 2 weeks i say what the hell its like im putting my baby away for a lil winter vacation lol just thought i would share that with the fellas!

on another tranny note anyone ever heard of the 98-02 honda accord v6 having a similar tranny problem i ask cuz a buddy of mines tranny blew last week also alot worst then mine he still has the dealer warranty(90 days 2500 miles) from where he bought it since he recently bought it like a month ago but they are giving him a hard time anyone got any input too pass on too him?

 

Glad that your experience went well...
On the Accord, I have no idea. My buddy just traded both his '01 Coupe and '02 sedan and neither had a problem...

 

good they arent givin u a hard time. i gotta wait till mine blows completely up before acura will replace mine. it shakes every day.

 

Dang, if I were to choose, I would go for MDX.

It's nice to hear that they at least offered you something similar or BETTER. It's hard to find a dealer like that now a day.

Cheers !!!

 

YEA I AM VERY SATISTFIED I CALLED THE OTHER DAY A WEEK AFTER I DROPPED IT OFF AND THEY HAVE NOT EVEN GOT THE TRANNY IN I GUESS ILL HAVE TOO PUT 3500 MORE MILES ON TE TL THEY GAVE ME LOL!

 

Big time!!! The Accords seem to be hit by the problem a little earlier than most of the Acuras. My first 2K Accord V6 tranny died at 1500 (!!!) miles. So much for foreign cars being built better. The replacement lasted 39K, and then needed to be replaced again.

As far as I know, all 2000 and 2001 are automatically covered under an extended transmission warranty, for 7yrs/100K miles. You didnt mention what year the car was, but some 99's and 02's are having the same issues, but you have to hash out with Honda how they will help you out (anywhere from full replacement for free to just paying for labor have been reported). I think its a bogus deal that Honda only covers 2 years, when they pretty much cant really say when the issues really started. Luckily, Im in one of those two years.......but even still, this will be the last Honda/Acura product I buy in my lifetime.

The Accord cost twice as much as my Neon RT, but the only complaint I had about the Neon was that the suspension made a little noise (which Dodge actually fixed). Like I said: so much for foreign cars being built better.

-Chris

 

i'm just wondering what they do for ur 60,000 miles service..did they do anything like a timing belt relignment..i'm asking cuz the dealer i went to wants to charge $400 for this service

 

Right off Honda/Acura Ownerlink:

Services to be performed:
Replace engine oil.
Rotate tires
Replace engine oil filter.
Inspect front and rear brakes.
Check parking brake adjustment.
Inspect tie rod ends, steering gear box and boots.
Inspect suspension components.
Inspect driveshaft boots.
Inspect brake hoses and lines
Check all fluid levels, condition of fluids, and check for leaks.
Inspect cooling system hoses and connections.
#Inspect exhaust system.
#Inspect fuel lines and connections.
Replace air cleaner element.
Inspect and adjust drive belts.
Replace dust and pollen filter.

So, awful lot of "checking", very little replacing.

Just went thru this on my Accord, but only with the 45K mile service. Basically it was 245.00 to have them change the oil and filter, rotate the tires, replace the coolant.

Oddly enough, I stumbled on the fact that (apparently) dealers can make up their own service schedules, seemingly at will. The 45K mile service (according to OwnerLink) says my brake fluid should have been changed. My dealer told me otherwise. Realizing that the brake fluid change is most of the work involved in the 45K mile service, I raised enough hooplah for them to "give in" and do their job.

Yet another reason why I wont be buying another Honda product. The one thing I was holding onto was the fact that the dealer was nice. Now its slowly going away (my car is 4 years old, maybe they were expecting me to lose 10K on it and put another 10K on top of that to buy a new one).

-Chris