{"count":1,"message":"Results returned successfully","results":[{"odiNumber":10242298,"manufacturer":"Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/25/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"09/15/2008","vin":"1HGCM66523A","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"BEGINNING AT 16,999 MILES IN 2004, THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD GEARS OF THE 5-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION.. THE AUTO WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL HONDA DEALER, SINCE THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION RECALL INVOLVING THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM (NHTSA 04V176000). THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE CONDITION, SAID THERE WAS NO DAMAGE, AND INSTALLED A TRANSMISSION OIL KIT. OVER THE YEARS, THE CONDITION WORSENED BUT THE HONDA NETWORK MERELY SAID THEY HAD TAKEN CARE OF THE PROBLEM DURING THE RECALL VISIT. LESS THAN 4 YEARS LATER, AT 61,010 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR WAS DONE BY AN INDEPENDENT SHOP, SINCE HONDA WOULDN'T ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR A NO-CHARGE REPLACEMENT. A COMPLAINT WAS FILED WITH HONDA AMERICA BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED.  HONDA REFUSED TO PAY ANY PART OF THE COST OF THE TRANSMISSION REBUILD (HONDA AMERICA CASE #N012008-07-0900349 7/9/08). THE CASE WAS APPEALED AFTER THE REPAIR WAS MADE, AND IT WAS ALSO TURNED DOWN, HONDA CONTINUING TO ALLEGE THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE WAS DUE TO MY USE OF \"UNAPPROVED SERVICES\", E.G., 2 TRANSMISSION FLUSHES DONE AT 37,000 AND 60,000 MILES, RESPECTIVELY, USING BG SYSTEMS, INC. PROCESSES AND APPROVED HONDA TRANSMISSION FLUIDS. HONDA CLAIMED THESE SERVICES \"DAMAGED\" THE TRANSMISSION, A STATEMENT THAT AUTO TRANSMISSION SPECIALISTS HAVE SAID WAS \"INSULTING\" AND \"COMPLETELY FALSE\". HONDA RECOMMENDS THE FIRST TRANSMISSION FLUSH BE DONE AT 60,000. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT AN INTERNET SEARCH ON \" 2003 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS\" TURNS UP HUNDREDS OF ITEMS, INCLUDING A VIDEO OF THE SLIPPING TRANSMISSION FOR THIS VERY MAKE AND MODEL. I BELIEVE HONDA ALLOWED AN ORIGINALLY DEFECTIVE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TO STAY IN THIS VEHICLE, ALLOWING IT TO BE DRIVEN FOR 44,000 MILES IN A BASICALLY UNSAFE AND DANGEROUS CONDITION. HAD THE ADDITIONAL MAINTENANCE NOT BEEN DONE BY ME, THE FAILURE PROBABLY WOULD HAVE OCCURRED YEARS EARLIER. HONDA MUST PAY $1376 TO MAKE THIS MATTER RIGHT. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2003","productMake":"HONDA","productModel":"ACCORD","manufacturer":"Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)"}]}]}