Offical J30 Dead Transmission Thread

[AxisAccord]

Please make sticky.

I would like to keep track of how many people's transmissions went out on their 98-02 Honda Accords. I know there are alot of us out there that this has happend to. Please make the vote. ANd tell the horror story if you like.


Thanks
Brandon

[PFizzle]

98 Accord
once @ 70k miles (Exactly)

[AxisAccord]

mine went out at 83k. Honda fixed it under warrenty. This was over a year ago. Since then I put less than 700 miles on it.

[AxisAccord]

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[Red02AccordV6]

hmmm.. maybe the tranny problem isn't as common as they say it is?

I remember reading an article a while back where it said the tranny problems happend in like only 2 percent of Honda V6 trannys. (not just the accord, but tl's, odyssey's, etc.)

[Whumbachumba]

Mine hasn't but then again, I have only 41k on it. What are the signs that it is going to die?

[sl33pyriceboi]

im @ 89k and no problems here......

[Red02AccordV6]

Symptoms:
- erratic shifting
- the car jerks, esp. when you blip the throttle
- the car shifts roughly from 1st to 2nd
- when shifting to D from P, R, or N- it takes longer than usual and jerks harder than normal
- tranny holds a gear for an unusually long time, followed by the some slippage when going into the next gear
- D4 light blinks randomly

The tranmission is officially dead when it stops catching gears, the D4 light starts blinking, and the CEL light comes on.

Tranny FAQ

Honda Accord V6 (AV6) Transmission ~ FAQ

[Whumbachumba]

So a second or so delay isn't anything to worry about? And it doesn't always seem to shift up right after I get off the pedal, it's like it has to think about it for a moment, but nothing dangerously long. If I WOT it the tranny shifts fine and quick at the high rpm point. Is this normal?

[Red02AccordV6]

this maybe alittle OT but let's just say your tranny runs fine to 90k-100k, does that means you're safe from having a "defective" tranny?

Also, i was talking to my mechanic maybe 2 months back when i was looking to buy a car and he said Honda has extended the tranny warrenty to 140k. I don't remember what years were extended, but can anyone confirm or deny? or can somone ask their trusted mechanis and see what they say?

[accord23]

I'm on my third...since I bought the car in march of 03'

[V6Wahoo]

Mine died at 59K and I had the 60K extended warranty so that save my ascot. Now I'm good to 95,000 miles. The guys at Honda told me I have another basic 36,000 warranty on the tranny. I complained to Honda at 40K, 46K, 51K, 55K knowing that I was running out of time with my extended warranty and they didn't do anything about it until my D4 light was flashing and it gave them a fault code. I went ahead a got a B&M supercooler tranny cooler and B&M tranny fluid filter kit before the tranny crapped out in an attempt to save it somehow. Oh well, I feel better about my fluid filter than the one that Honda has. I don't have any confidence in the new tranny, I see some of the same problems between 1st and 2nd. And I am tired of the car down shifting when I want to pass anybody on the highway. Sometimes I just drive in D3 in order to get the instant response instead of the lag from the tranny. I'm so frustrated with the tranny that I refuse to do anything else to the car fearing it will crap out again. Comptech headers and Unichip would have been nice...

[hammer03]

it went out on my mom's oddesey, at like 30k miles. they replaced it under warranty. but my accord is goin strong with 58k haha its a 99...

[caveman]

Had mine replaced at 53k. Had internal disc failure. Threw check engine light. Shifts much better, but who knows how long it will last. I still have 40k left on the warrenty

[AxisAccord]

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[Spektor]

Went out at 95K miles

[AxisAccord]

thanks for the sticky bro. It takes a person who's trans went out to know the serious of this situation.

[CRV_33]

mine went out at 12x,xxx miles

[AxisAccord]

damn what are you going to do? Its not under warrenty

[CRV_33]

Originally Posted by AxisAccord

damn what are you going to do? Its not under warrenty

haha this happened in June. Had a shop to rebuild the tranny and install for less than $800. Its been nothing but smooth sailing since

[Red02AccordV6]

i'm just wondering CRV_33, did they rebuild it with OEM parts? or do they use aftermarrket/different manufacture's parts?

[TenZo|R]

mine went out at 34,XXX miles but im sure my accident was the cause.

[99cfENVYv6]

my first one died on me at around 60xxx, my second i got rebuilt because it was a little cheaper(not covered by any warranty, all out of pocket) and its now dieing on me and im about to hit 80xxx.

[kleptodathief]

just a question, has anyones tranny blew without and d4 blinking or any check engine lites comming on??? mines just laggy shifting now...is that sign of impending doom??? im at 56000miles on my 2001 coupe....

[AxisAccord]

Originally Posted by kleptodathief

just a question, has anyones tranny blew without and d4 blinking or any check engine lites comming on??? mines just laggy shifting now...is that sign of impending doom??? im at 56000miles on my 2001 coupe....

my check engine light and d4 blinking when it was going out.

[proguy]

Im at 70k and my tranny has stared making a howling sound only in park and nuetral. Once in gear she runs strong. any toughts.

[99cfENVYv6]

uhm...well i dont remember the D4 light coming on until it was actually broke

[AstonV12]

Had mines replaced at 85,000 miles under warranty. I'm driving a 4cylinder though.

Just in case someone does not know, Honda extended the warranty on the transmission for 2000-2001 models. I thought that I was going to be paying for it out of my own pocket, but I found this out by searching through V6P. Saved me $4G's .

Heres the official warranty extension. http://world.honda.com/news/2002/4020920.html

[Whumbachumba]

That's good to know. I wasn't sure if I was covered or not by this. Thanks alot.

[Alan 2001]

I think there's a need to add trans "Not die yet" in the poll selection for comparison.