2004 Honda Accord transmission problems
Owners reported transmission problems in 157 complaints for the 2004 Honda Accord, 12% of the complaints on file. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 157 12% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 89,000 miles 147 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 4 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When transmission problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 9 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 9 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 29 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 43 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 29 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 17 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 147 transmission complaints that report mileage, the median is about 89,000 miles, and 15% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 4 crashes, 1 fire, 3 injuries.
What owners wrote
I have complained to honda about my transmission slipping, almost stalling out and then taking a huge jerk...it normally happens when letting up off my gas...this has been ongoing for almost 2 years; last night I had the ride of my life in only a matter of seconds! I was stopping by the bank to get cash from the atm; as I let up off my gas, the car did a hard jerk and jumped the sidewalk hitting the corner of the bank. I'm so glad no one was using the atm at this time.
Driving down a major road when car started to smoke like crazy, pulled off to side of road then couldn't get car to drive in gear to a very close by service station. Had car flatbed to dealer where I was told the car had transmission failure due to a cracked case (part failure) and needed to be replaced. The dealer contacted district manager to see if we could get a goodwill repair from american honda since it was a failed part and not due to misuse or not having had car serviced.
Other problems reported for the 2004 Honda Accord
- Air bags 258 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 194 complaints
- Electrical system 153 complaints
- Steering 69 complaints
- Brakes 68 complaints
- Cruise control 58 complaints
- Engine 54 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 50 complaints