I have a 1997 Honda Accord EX w/VTEC and an automatic transmission. Now.. this car, maybe not specifically the year, is my dream car. I bought this at 120,000 miles and no problems... Until I get to 160,000 miles and start replacing things. From what I can tell, Ever single thing in this car, aside from standered oil change, air filter, spark plugs, was the origional parts from when the car was first built. When I first got it I did a full tune up aside from the transmission fluid change.

1 year later, the brakes all go out except for one. I replaced the entire braking system, calipers, pads, rotors, e-brake, even the front hubs.

3 months later, the stearing has problems. I replaced the rack and pinion, tie-rods, and give it another tune up. the only thing I didn't do was get a front end alignment.

Lastly, now, 5 months later, just before I set a time to get a front end alignment, my transmission begins to slip between 2nd-3rd, its minor so I think nothing of it, until I get a check engine light saying the electrical connections on the solonoids are messed up, maybe a solonoid itself. So I put in some lucus oil transmission fluid in it because it was low and that would be it... now the brakes have gone out its the one caliper i didn't replace. And whenever I drive her, of course its harder to stop, but for some reason its hard to accelerate almost as if the brakes are effecting the transmissions gears to not fully lock into place. As with most automatic cars, when my car is in drive it rolls forword, well now it sits into place and rolls forword or backword when I accelerate enough to where the car would go from 0-20 in less than a sec or two normally.

Now I know this is all just wear and tear to OEM parts, however, once I fix the caliper, and change out the transmission fluid, filter, pan, and clean out the solonoids, get a front end alignment; Will this be it for another 100,000 miles or so? Or have my problems just begun with the transmission?

Fixing her now is in the upwords of $500 including the two tires that aren't brand new. (The old ones have no tread anymore). Transmission problems will cost me another $1000 and I don't have that money at all, so I need to know if plating another car would be a better option with that $500.

 

Don't put additives into the Transmission.
Use ATF and a cleaner to aid in removing build up, that's it.
No marvel mystery oils, 'shift improvers' or 'stop leak' junk.
If the fluid is thicker than ATF do not put it in the transmission.

What was the code that was set?

The 90-97 transmissions will last 200Kmiles easy. Not sure what the brake problem is with your car

 

If your car is throwing codes for the shift solenoid, why would you seriously not change the shift solenoids and put some fluid in your tranny that is not designed to be in there? That really makes no sense at all unless you're just interested in throwing money at your car. Perhaps you think you need to remove the entire transmission to replace the shift solenoids, you actually don't. You just drop the tranny pan and they're right there.

Regarding your brakes, if you really want to be vague and not actually describe what is happening with your brakes that's up to you, but nobody can help you if they don't have any information. If you replaced all of your brake components already I have a hard time believing any parts are already bad, aside of brake pads.