1999 Accord V6 transmission problems

You're saying that, though the car worked fine and showed no signs of
problems, you dumped it because the mfr would not tell you why it was not
part of a warranty extension for other model years? Did it not occur to
you that the *known* flaw had been fixed in the 2002 model year
transmission? It's been mentioned here that this is the case, though I
have no reference for that.

Do you think that Volvo is going to respond better to such letters
questioning *potential* warranty issues? I wouldn't bet on it. Good luck
with your Volvo but from what I hear their failure/repair rate in general
has not been all that great in recent years. If your Accord had actually
failed your complaint would have sounded a bit more reasonable.

Rgds, George Macdonald

"Just because they're paranoid doesn't mean you're not psychotic" - Who, me??

 

You're saying that, though the car worked fine and showed no signs of
problems, you dumped it because the mfr would not tell you why it was not
part of a warranty extension for other model years? Did it not occur to
you that the *known* flaw had been fixed in the 2002 model year
transmission? It's been mentioned here that this is the case, though I
have no reference for that.

Do you think that Volvo is going to respond better to such letters
questioning *potential* warranty issues? I wouldn't bet on it. Good luck
with your Volvo but from what I hear their failure/repair rate in general
has not been all that great in recent years. If your Accord had actually
failed your complaint would have sounded a bit more reasonable.

Rgds, George Macdonald

"Just because they're paranoid doesn't mean you're not psychotic" - Who, me??

 

I'm not Chip, but I'm looking at the diagram of the 5 speed automatic in the
2000 TL Helms book. It doesn't have a filter in the traditional sense.
There are screens in the fluid passageways at various places in the
transmission. It would have to be disassembled to get to them.

 

I'm not Chip, but I'm looking at the diagram of the 5 speed automatic in the
2000 TL Helms book. It doesn't have a filter in the traditional sense.
There are screens in the fluid passageways at various places in the
transmission. It would have to be disassembled to get to them.

 

As a long-time owner of both Volvos and Hondas, I would say that
trading a Honda for a Volvo for reliability reasons because Honda
isn't extending your warranty is like moving from Chicago to Baghdad
for safety reasons because you heard that purse snatching is up in
Chicago.

If Honda or Toyota had a car that was a direct substitute for my Volvo
240 wagon, I would be at the dealership when it opened Tuesday
morning. And I wouldn't be asking about an extended warranty.

 

As a long-time owner of both Volvos and Hondas, I would say that
trading a Honda for a Volvo for reliability reasons because Honda
isn't extending your warranty is like moving from Chicago to Baghdad
for safety reasons because you heard that purse snatching is up in
Chicago.

If Honda or Toyota had a car that was a direct substitute for my Volvo
240 wagon, I would be at the dealership when it opened Tuesday
morning. And I wouldn't be asking about an extended warranty.

 

Looks like yet another foreign car buyer has awakened in the real
world. Like many buyers, you fell for this myth of superior
Japanese quality. They are good cars but every day more people
are realizing that they too breakdown on occasion just like all
other vehicles on the road. When they do, they cost a lot more
to repair than domestics. They paid a lot more to buy that so
called superior car over a domestic. When it comes time to buy
another new car they are much less likely to pay all that extra
money to buy another Japanese car. Drive
by any domestic new car dealer and see all the foreign cars
sitting on their used car lot if you have any doubt



mike hunt

 

Looks like yet another foreign car buyer has awakened in the real
world. Like many buyers, you fell for this myth of superior
Japanese quality. They are good cars but every day more people
are realizing that they too breakdown on occasion just like all
other vehicles on the road. When they do, they cost a lot more
to repair than domestics. They paid a lot more to buy that so
called superior car over a domestic. When it comes time to buy
another new car they are much less likely to pay all that extra
money to buy another Japanese car. Drive
by any domestic new car dealer and see all the foreign cars
sitting on their used car lot if you have any doubt



mike hunt

 

Question! Does anyone think a 2% failure rate for ANYTHING, on
20,000 cars out of 1,000,000, is extremely high, average or do
you think it is low? Think about it, there are 18 million new
vehicles sold in the US yearly. Apply a little logic here. That
54 to 72 million cars still in warranty.


mike hunt

 

Question! Does anyone think a 2% failure rate for ANYTHING, on
20,000 cars out of 1,000,000, is extremely high, average or do
you think it is low? Think about it, there are 18 million new
vehicles sold in the US yearly. Apply a little logic here. That
54 to 72 million cars still in warranty.


mike hunt

 

I wasn't the one that said I'd buy an extended warranty. Never have, never
will. I was disputing Gordon's contention that a transmission failure is
"not a catastrophe".

Both of these vehicles was and are meticulously maintained. Luck had nothing
to do with it. I also have a 1997 Ford Explorer with 90,000 miles on it.
Another vehicle notorious for tranny problems. None yet. BTW, Ford
recognized that it's service recommendations for the transmission were
inadequate. So they sent a letter out to owners recommending transmission
service at 25,000 mile intervals for ALL use categories.

 

I wasn't the one that said I'd buy an extended warranty. Never have, never
will. I was disputing Gordon's contention that a transmission failure is
"not a catastrophe".

Both of these vehicles was and are meticulously maintained. Luck had nothing
to do with it. I also have a 1997 Ford Explorer with 90,000 miles on it.
Another vehicle notorious for tranny problems. None yet. BTW, Ford
recognized that it's service recommendations for the transmission were
inadequate. So they sent a letter out to owners recommending transmission
service at 25,000 mile intervals for ALL use categories.

 

Your trolling, right, Mike? And if not, you're exhibiting an astonishing
ignorance of the facts of present day car manufacturing reality.

 

Your trolling, right, Mike? And if not, you're exhibiting an astonishing
ignorance of the facts of present day car manufacturing reality.

 

Thanks for the info. I've since spoken with an independent transmission
specialist about this. He said the screens are some of the last parts to be
removed when you tear apart a Honda transmission for rebuilding. At that
point you may as well rebuild :-(

 

Thanks for the info. I've since spoken with an independent transmission
specialist about this. He said the screens are some of the last parts to be
removed when you tear apart a Honda transmission for rebuilding. At that
point you may as well rebuild :-(

 

finance the warranty over 5 years, for 10%... that only makes it $3000!

98% likely, or moreso with due care.

neighbor of mine... 3 of em, 2 under warranty. why they sprung for a third?
dunno.

 

finance the warranty over 5 years, for 10%... that only makes it $3000!

98% likely, or moreso with due care.

neighbor of mine... 3 of em, 2 under warranty. why they sprung for a third?
dunno.

 

It certainly sounded to me like it was the main factor in dumping the car.

Same theory as the tree that nobody heard falling?

I hope Dizzy sees this one - it's perverse... to copy text up from the
previous post to quote it in a top-post. Is in-line reponse so difficult?

A quick search on Volvo and complaints will turn up plenty - every mfr has
complaints against them of course but Volvo has some of the most vociferous
group I've seen... ranking up there with VW and with similar non-reponsive
results. There's nothing very "Swedish" about your car I'm afraid; Volvo,
as a company is kinda like Mitsubishi in Japan, in that they dabble in lots
of heavy industrial stuff but their car division, which is now owned by
Ford of course, does not have much of a design capability. Much of their
car design is sub-contracted to various consulting companies, like the
recently liquidated TWR. Like the rest of the entire Ford empire they are
bleeding red ink - the only exception is Aston Martin, which is making lots
of money on limited production luxury cars... which are back ordered up to
2 years on some models.

Rgds, George Macdonald

"Just because they're paranoid doesn't mean you're not psychotic" - Who, me??

 

It certainly sounded to me like it was the main factor in dumping the car.

Same theory as the tree that nobody heard falling?

I hope Dizzy sees this one - it's perverse... to copy text up from the
previous post to quote it in a top-post. Is in-line reponse so difficult?

A quick search on Volvo and complaints will turn up plenty - every mfr has
complaints against them of course but Volvo has some of the most vociferous
group I've seen... ranking up there with VW and with similar non-reponsive
results. There's nothing very "Swedish" about your car I'm afraid; Volvo,
as a company is kinda like Mitsubishi in Japan, in that they dabble in lots
of heavy industrial stuff but their car division, which is now owned by
Ford of course, does not have much of a design capability. Much of their
car design is sub-contracted to various consulting companies, like the
recently liquidated TWR. Like the rest of the entire Ford empire they are
bleeding red ink - the only exception is Aston Martin, which is making lots
of money on limited production luxury cars... which are back ordered up to
2 years on some models.

Rgds, George Macdonald

"Just because they're paranoid doesn't mean you're not psychotic" - Who, me??