Originally Posted by
dougster01
Folks,
I have a 98 Accord with 100K miles (2.3 L eng/Auto) and had a 00 Accord with 88K miles (V6/Auto) - and both automatics shift as well now as they did upon purchase when new. Aren't you get a little spun up on a certain percentage (probably very low) of transmission problems?
Yes, people exaggerate GREATLY the frequency of failure. A high percentage of failed transmissions were either abused, driven all city miles, or never maintained properly. The people you see on message boards are those who have had their tranny fail and are looking for help, not those who have no problems.
My old 98 Accord V6 went 150k miles on its original tranny and was at 120k on its replacement when i traded it in. There was a time not much longer than a few years ago when even 100k miles out of an automatic transmission was considered excellent...