Transmission failed (mfg defect) at 50,000.
Replacement failed last month at 80,000.
Manufacturing defect was clutch plate (1-2 gear) installed backward.
Liked the car until it started failing transmissions.
Now I have a 2006 Hyundai Sonata; will never buy Honda again.
What did you do to this car to make it ruin TWO transmissions, and one within 30,000 miles? Are you trying to tow a loaded horse trailer through the mountains with it? 17 year old kids drive these cars like there's no tomorrow and don't normally ruin one transmission, much less TWO.
Oh no - not again! As soon as one person says that they have had a bad Honda, a load of Honda people write in dis-believing and accusing the owner (s) of various things or says they are not telling the truth! Grow up people - Hondas are just cars (they can break as well!). I however, will not buy one - I will stick with Volvo - because there is more to life than just reliability! Try comfort, safety, practicality AS WELL AS reliability!
This is the second review I've read on CarSurvey where a person had a bad experience with a Honda and replaced it with a Hyundai and are happy now.
It's actually very common with the Accord that the transmissions fail prematurely. That was the case with the other review I read as well. The transmission on their Accord failed around 80k miles. Why spend so much money on a Honda and have the major problems that people associate with Hyundai? Sometimes reputation is better than the actual product, and I feel bad for people that spend all that money and still have such troubles.
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