I WAS DRIVING MY MOM'S 1999 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 HOME LAST NIGHT AROUND 11:00 PM. AS I WAS APPROACHING THE EXIT AND PROCEEDED TO DECELERATE FROM 65MPH, THE CAR VIOLENTLY DOWNSHIFTED SEVERAL TIMES CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR. A LARGE TRACTOR-TRAILER WHICH WAS BEHIND ME WAS NARROWLY ABLE TO AVOID REAR-ENDING (OR RUNNING ME OVER!) BY SWITCHING LANES. MY LIFE FLASHED BEFORE ME AS I THOUGHT THIS WAS THE END OF MY LIFE. FORTUNATELY, I SURVIVED, HOWEVER, I HAVE A NASTY CASE OF WHIPLASH. AFTER DOING MY RESEARCH, I'VE FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSIONS USED IN THE 98-2002 ACCORDS V6 HAVE A FAULTY CARRIER BEARING WHICH BRAKES AND RUINS THE INNERDS OF THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION. AFTER CALLING HONDA USA, I WAS TOLD TOUGH LUCK, AND WAS SARCASTICALLY TOLD THAT IF I EXPECTED THEM TO PAY FOR REPLACEMENT, I SHOULDN'T HOLD MY BREATH. REGARDLESS OF THE EXTRORDINARY INFLATED REPLACEMENT COST OF $4800.00, THE NHTSA MUST OPEN A DEFECT INVESTIGATION. ALTHOUGH THE 2001-2002'S WERE "RECALLED," THE 98-99'S WITH THE EXACT SAME TRANSMISSIONS HAVE NOT. I FEAR FOR THE LIVES OF ALL THOSE INDIVIDUALS WITH THESE CARS - ESPECIALLY IF THEY CANNOT AFFORD THE OUTRAGEOUS COST TO REPLACE HONDA'S FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS. THIS IS TRULY AN INJUSTICE!*AK