ON MARCH 10, 2009 THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2003 V6 HONDA ACCORD WITH APPROXIMATELY,000 MILES FAILED. IN 2004 A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THIS VEHICLE REGARDING POSSIBLE 2ND GEAR FAILURE. AS A RESULT OF THIS RECALL, THE DEALERS WERE GIVEN THE OPTION OF REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION OR INSTALLING AN OIL JET KIT. THE DEALER CHOOSE THE OPTION OF INSTALLING AN OIL JET KIT AS THE RECOMMENDED REPAIR FOR MY 2003 ACCORD. MID YEAR 2008, SEVERAL MONTHS PRIOR TO THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE, I BEGAN TO OBSERVE THAT MY HONDA WAS HESITATING WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. THIS HESITANCY BECAME MORE PRONOUNCED FROM DECEMBER 2008 UP TO MARCH 2009. THE FIRST INCIDENT WHICH SUGGESTED PENDING TRANSMISSION FAILURE OCCURRED IN FEBRUARY 2009 WITH THE CAR REFUSING TO SHIFT OUT OF 1ST OR 2ND GEAR, WITH SLIPPING AND PRONOUNCED HESITATION WHEN IT WOULD FINALLY SHIFT. HENCE, TWO WEEKS LATER WHEN DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MILES PER HOUR, MY ACCORD RAPIDLY DOWNSHIFTED TO 20 MILES PER HOUR AND REFUSED TO MOVE OUT OF 2ND GEAR. WHEN I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE INTERSTATE AND PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE ENGINE WOULD REV BUT NOT MOVE. ADDITIONALLY IN FEBRUARY 2009, I HAD TAKEN THE ACCORD IN FOR ITS' RECOMMENDED SERVICE. AT THAT TIME THE TECHNICIAN NOTED THAT DRAINED TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS EXTREMELY DIRTY, THIS COUPLED WITH THE ULTIMATE FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION SUGGEST THAT THIS WAS A PROBLEM LONG STANDING IN NATURE. THE FAILURE OF THIS TRANSMISSION AS IT OCCURRED CREATED CONDITION