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2002 HONDA ACCORD — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

1 injured · 688687 · 2008-09-17

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
ACCORD
Year
2002
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Miles at failure
99,600

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I BOUGHT THE CAR WITH 98600 MILES IN FEB 08. AT ABOUT 99,600 MILES I STARTED THE CAR AN PUT IT IN DRIVE AND I GOT A HARD JERK FORWARD FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER JERK, FOLLOWED BY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON AND STAYING ON AND THEN THE D4 LIGHT FLASHING. THESE JERKS WERE UNEXPECTED AND I HURT MY NECK AS IT SNAPPED BACK HITTING THE HEADREST AND ALMOST HITTING THE CAR PARKED IN FRONT OF MINES. I WAITED FOR A WHILE AND I DROVE OFF, BUT I GOT NO POWER. I PULLED OVER AND AFTER LETTING THE CAR WARM UP, I WAS ABLE TO RESUME WITH NORMAL DRIVING BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON AND THE D4 LOG DISAPPEARED AND NEVER CAME BACK ON. THIS HAPPENS ANYTIME I DO NOT WARM UP THE CAR THOROUGHLY. I MEAN FOR 10 MINUTES OR MORE AND THIS IS SUMMER TIME. I CALLED AMERICAN HONDA AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY TO 100,000 MILES BUT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO SINCE THE CAR IS NOW AT 106,000 MILES AND THEREFORE OUT OF WARRANTY. THEY SUGGESTED THAT I TAKE IT TO THE HONDA DEALER AND SEE IF THEY WOULD ASSIST IN THE REPAIR. I DID THAT AND THEY ASKED FOR ANY REPAIR RECEIPTS I HAD ON THE CAR SO THAT THEY CAN PRESENT IT TO AMERICAN HONDA FOR ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATION. KEEP IN MIND THAT I ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 7 MONTHS AND I ONLY DROVE ABOUT 7000 MILES SO THEREFORE I ONLY DID 2 OIL CHANGES THAT'S ALL. ANYWAY I PRESENTED THESE 2 RECEIPTS AND LATER ON THAT DAY THEY TOLD ME THAT AMERICAN HONDA WILL NOT ASSIST ME IN THE REPAIR. THE QUOTED COST WAS $2892+7% TAX. I HAVE RE

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ODI Number
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