Im looking at getting a Used 98-00 Accord. I have read about Tranny problems with this Generation. Is this a major problem? I really cant afford to buy a new Tranny after I get the car. Is there any other "issues" I should look out for?

Thanks

 

v6 auto trannies usually go out before auto i4 trannies do, try to stick with a stick shift, as for other problems, the only thing else that comes to mind is the ignition recall

o yea, and 98 accord 5 speeds have a crappy clutch master and slave cylinder, so unless it was replaced, get something above 1998

 

Thanks,

I really dont want a manual. It seems Manual Accords are also much harder to find, very few around here.

 

i've had absolutely no problems with my '99 I4 AT Accord.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by philadd &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i've had absolutely no problems with my '99 I4 AT Accord.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Yea same here (its my moms car tho) - definetly a great car! Hers is a 99 EX i-4 AT also.

 

I have a 99ex v6 no tranny problems but my alternator went out, and thats it. I like the car I am worried that my tranny will go out, its under warranty til 100,000 miles and it has 88 on it but I dont have any real complaints about it. I do think its a little heavy but they are family cars. Just find one from a Honda dealer and get a warranty if the tranny is taken care of i think it will be fine. I change my ATF proably once a year about 15,000 miles or sometimes twice its not that expensive so, Why not?

 

Hay has anybody ever put a tranny cooler on these? Would it possible that would help?

 

I"m on my second auto tranny on my 2000 Accord SE, and already running into problems. I'd really look for a manual car or find a different year accord because it's WAY too much trouble for what it's worth. I want to sell mine ASAP

 

My '00 V6 auto accord's tranny is starting to scare me. It has about 45k miles on it and I havent had it serviced yet for anything tranny related, but for a few months now I feel a shudder in the pedals sometimes when trying to maintain a constant speed. About a month ago, the tranny felt like it was missing second (lurching) which gave me a scare, but it hasnt done it since. I dont exactly drive like an old lady though. If youre planning on launching and hitting VTEC a lot then Id look elsewhere, but if you want a decent economy car then youll be fine. Obviously if you beat on it, its gonna go out on you earlier. If you treat it well, youll most likely have no problems.

 

These tranny problems are scaring me. I want the Accord to have Honda reliablity.

Is that shuttering possibly a Torque converter? I do belive that Honda extended the tranny warranty on 00-01 models to 100k. I have heard of honda giving "goodwill" replacements for people out of warranty. especially the 98-99, but this is a case-by-case basis.

I better make sure its a "Honda certified" with and Extended warranty.

 

The 98 and 99 v6 trannies seem to have the least problems. If you go for a v6 you can try to get those. The 00-02 have a extended 100k warranty so if it does break you can always get it serviced. The 98-99 dont have that warranty so its a hit or miss on your luck.

If you do get a 98-99 just change the tranny fluid as scheduled and you should be fine. Dont beat on it so hard either. If you want to be on the safe side get a tranny cooler with the remote filter.

The only other problems would be the ignition recall and the cars have a very weak alternator.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ledebuhr1 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">These tranny problems are scaring me. I want the Accord to have Honda reliablity.

Is that shuttering possibly a Torque converter? I do belive that Honda extended the tranny warranty on 00-01 models to 100k. I have heard of honda giving "goodwill" replacements for people out of warranty. especially the 98-99, but this is a case-by-case basis.

I better make sure its a "Honda certified" with and Extended warranty.</TD></TR></TABLE>

The problem with the 6th gen Accords, along with TLs of the same years, is that the auto transmission fluid was not sent throughout the gears in 2nd gear particularly. THey have tried to correct this with a device that 'squirts' the fluid to ensure its travel, but its still problematic.

Honda dealerships are required by a 6year 100k extended transmission warranty to fix any problems with these transmissions. YOu may have to be pushy if they dont want to replace it for free.

I've already gotten my extended warranty's worth with my car, over 2 grand now of problems fixed for free

 

i recently became a 02 accord v6 owner, the car has 61k, the car was previously owned by my mother, oil changed on the regular and tranny drain and fill at 30k and 60k.
how would one go about finding out about the extended tranny warranty, and any other recalls that may involve the car. my mom has all the reciepts regarding oil changes & service but nothing from the dealer regarding any recalls or extensions of warranties, any help would be appreciated

thank you

 

I would just go to the dealership and ask for information regarding the 1998-2000 transmission failure warranty. THey should be able to tell you about it.

If they pretend to not know anything tell them you know there is an extended warranty and you'd rather get info from them rather than take it to Honda Corporate.

There are shady dealerships that want to collect your money and then get warranty money as well, i've found several examples. I'll look for the link on honda extended warranty

 

http://automobiles.honda.com/i...=True

There's the article from Honda.com. If i'm correct, they may be able to help all 1998-2002 Accords, but it says there 2000-2001 only.

 

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Everybody else says the opposite the v6 are the worse and 4 bangers seem to have less problems?

 

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Everybody else says the opposite the v6 are the worse and 4 bangers seem to have less problems?</TD></TR></TABLE>

I dont get what you're trying to say. I'm trying to say that if he does get a v6, try to get a 98-99 v6. The 4bangers dont have as much problems with the tranny's as do the v6, if any at all. If he is to get a 4banger than any year is fine.

The ignition and alternator problems are a problem for both v6 and 4banger though. The tranny problems only pertain to the v6's. The 4bangers should be fine as far as tranny goes.

Ive had a 4banger and now own a v6. I beat the crap outta my 4banger slushbox and it held up fine. It had it til 148k and then lost it cuz i got t-boned. I now have a 98 v6 with 98k and it's holding fine with no problems(knocks on wood).

 

I have a 4 cyl and the tech said in no way was I responsible for the failing of my transmission. The 4 cyl's failing arent as rare as you may think AJ...a few people on here have had problems with 4 cyls.

While the 6 cyl failures may be more common, the 4 cyl has the same problem and it's pretty bad...

 

Ignition and maybe the tranny, but that's usually only for the v6. My four banger has done just fine, seems to have most of it's power from the early days. The only real problem is the annoying squeaks and rattles that'll eventually start coming out after a few years.

 

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I run a tranny cooler on my 99 v6, it does help. You should also add an inline filter and change the fluid every 15k miles

 

Our Local Honda dealer had a used 2000 Accord with a 6/100k warranty. But I dont put that many miles on in a year. less than 10k. I would run the warranty out of years before i hit 100k miles.

I am looking for a i-4 as a v-6 would be a little to pricy.

Has anyone heard if Honda has paid to put in a reman tranny in a out of warranty car?

 

I had no problems on my '02 accord v6 auto. Owned it for 3 years

 

thanks for the link, my accord is a 2002, is there any way to find out 100% sure that my car is covered, dealerships are the worst and in brooklyn, nyc, i trust no one, what would be the best way to contact honda corporate to find out this info.

thank you

 

Another thing, if you read any reviews of the 6th generation Accord you'll often see that it is "sluggish". That is because they were test driving automatics, there's nothing sluggish about my '99 LX I4 with manual transmission.

My advice is to just keep looking for a used Accord, '99 or '00, with manual transmission (I didn't realize that there were some problems with the '98's manual transmission).

Oh, and you won't find any V6's with manual transmission in that era, they didn't exist. If you wanted manual, you got a 4-cylinder engine.

 

From reading these posts, I'm getting the impression that Honda's with automatic transmissions don't have a trans oil cooler???? Granted, the only auto trans cars Ive owned so far have been domestics and they all had coolers for the transmission. The only domestic car I know of that didn't have an oil cooler was the Chevy Vega with the two speed poweglide trans; but them Vegas were junk anyway.