my dad bought a honda accord in 2004 and now it has been having a gearbox problem....till yesterday it just died(as in it doesnt move even if u floored the gas) up hill......so there are two choices for him to take...and he decided that he will get a recon gearbox for like RM4K to be installed today.......and it wont even last very long(dats wat he says though). A new gearbox would cost like RM21k..

the lesson learnt here is that Honda Cars stink......and it wont stink anymore if they extended the gearbox warranty to like wat 10 years....So DO NOT i repeat DO NOT buy honda cars.........

i would recommed a nissan bcoz it has a murrano....very beaituful....and my dream car for now...

Well in the first place did your dad service the gearbox properly chaning oils as recommended in the manual and not drive it like a manual shifting between 1/2/3/4 like a manuial

ya, as rcracer said, self evaluation first before blaming honda...

if u say recon 4 K n ori 21k it expensive maaa... why didnt search at half cut????

err.....honda year 2004 or older year but bought in 2004?

oil change done correctly as per the manual (every 20000km if i am not mistaken)???

It's either your dad did not service it or drove like a mad man. Choose one.

Oh yeah, my house has two accords so I can tell you that if the cars are maintained carefully, the only thing you need to worry is about handling the car when VTEC is engaged.

i dont think is honda car problem.. if like that sure can see everywhere on internet that ppl flame the company and accord is one of their flagship model. I think is lack of maintain by ur dad, or the gearbox is faulty?

Accord's vtec so power meH? LIke not verli strong la the pull..

Send to MS in Batu Caves for major overhaul. I did mine for RM 5k with race-specific components and modded the torque converter for extra 30% power on 3rd gear.

im using the same car, and no problem whatsoever. ur dad's Accord extended 3 years warranty no more leh? last time my radio rosak, signal relayer rosak, speaker pecah rosak, all change FOC. and before you go "wallane, so many rosak!", all the rosak is my fault one. you knowlar, radio blast to da max

VTEC hard to handle ? come on , u think it is a turbo ?

haha... a GSR 1.8T much more hard to handle than a 2.2 H22A ...... vtec pull not so strong....

lol....of coz got change oil lah...free wan mah........but still die leh...and no my dad does not drive like a mad man.....sure got maintain wan...i only knw it was bought in 2004 or sumthing so warranty habis.....

wah...then wasted lah....nice car but bad gearbox...new one so expensive now....

why no try those expert shop see the gearbox can still be saved or not?

Just exagerrating. He gets the idea.

so you like nissan because of murano only?
i'm driving an '92 model of accord (SM4), and NO PROBLEM AT ALL
so why are you making a fuss about honda?
hey, dude, my '92 model is 15 years old this year!

This post has been edited by andyjyneo: Feb 10 2007, 04:49 PM

its doenst mean that if YOUR car brokedown bcoz of neglected maintainance or just plain wear n tear, that the brand is .. well.. stinks.. no one thinks like that..

unless of course u're a 12 y/o.. wait, make that 10y/o

fyi, my father own 91' SM4 and currently just change a halfcut engine.. yet the transmission still going strong.

Confirm with your dad whether he changes the Engine Oil or Transmission Oil?

I have an Accord too and I was told by the technician that it is quite common to see Honda (especially Civic) with faulty gearbox & engine. The reason is because the way these drivers drive. If you like to play around accelerating with VTEC and overtaking vehicles by shifting your gear, expect your gearbox or engine to wear out soon.

Thanks.

ps: By the way, my friend's 8-months old 328i gearbox spoilt. He admitted that playing around with tiptronic on the highway is the culprit. Fortunately it was replaced for free since the car is still under warranty. So, are you going to say all BMW 3-series out there are lousy and don't buy it?

This post has been edited by michaelfoo: Feb 10 2007, 07:22 AM