My Honda Accord is having shifting problems. ?

Question

Lately, my 2003 Honda Accord LX (V6) has been acting up. It is not shifting smoothly like it used to. It start out reving loudly and then shifting, then it gets worse and will refuse to shift to the next gear, then it gets even worse when I stop and it refuses to go into any gear except reverse. So I have to shut the car off and turn it back on and then it will shift again. Then shortly thereafter, it starts to decline back into the same pattern. We changed the transmission fluid a couple of weeks ago after we first experienced this problem and it was fine for about 3 weeks but now it is doing it again?? It is not leaking anything. I find it odd that turning the car off and then on again makes things better (temporarily). Any insight on what could be wrong??

Any help is greatly appreciated!

Thanks!

Answer 1

Honda had a major recall for transmissions a few years ago.

http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/proble...

This sounds more like a torque converter problem then a gear chipping issue but contact Honda at 1-800-999-1009 to see if your car falls under this recall. You may be one of the unlucky owners that slipped between the cracks.  

Answer 2

fluid low and u didnt say anything about the trans light blinking so to me this car needs a trans if the fluid is full

Answer 3

I could go on all day telling you what might be wrong but you should get it checked at you honda dealer or a good transmission shop.  The honda transmission like most other vehicles is very electronicly oriented and is hard to fix just by discription.  Hondas have external shift solenoids that have been know to fault, it could be a simple speed sensor that is causing the trouble.  I just fixed one this weekend with the speed sensor faulty, it had no reverse and would not shift into it's forward gears smoothly.  Good job with the fluid and filter change!  It needs to be changed more aften then the manual says, in my opinion.  I know I may not have helped you much or at all but it really needs to be 'scanned' to check for faults.  Remember, not all faulty sensors or solenoids will trigger the 'check engine' light.  If they tell you to get another transmission, be sure they have tested it completely before coming to that judgement.  It may still be good, but if a technician isn't experianced with transmissions, he may be guessing and costing you a lot of money.  Good luck!