# 2003 Honda Accord Sdn - Trans

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-honda-accord-sdn-trans/142123>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** honda\
**Created:** [June 12, 2019, 9:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-honda-accord-sdn-trans/142123 "2019-06-12T21:26:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![Tyler48](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecd19e/32.png) [@Tyler48](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tyler48)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2019, 9:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-honda-accord-sdn-trans/142123/1 "2019-06-12T21:26:50Z")

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Transmission worms up and quit working

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2019, 9:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-honda-accord-sdn-trans/142123/2 "2019-06-12T21:30:14Z")

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You need to get those worms out of your transmission before you try and figure out what is wrong.

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**Author:** ![GorehamJ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/gorehamj/32/24103_2.png) [@GorehamJ](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GorehamJ)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2019, 10:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-honda-accord-sdn-trans/142123/3 "2019-06-13T22:05:10Z")

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Like many owners of that vintage Accord, my '03’s transmission failed. There was a special recall deal. You may want to look into it, but 16 years ago is a long time. We did our best to warn the CarTalk public. [More here if interested.](https://www.cartalk.com/blogs/car-talk-car-complaints/used-honda-accord-%E2%80%93-buy-year-not-one)

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**Author:** ![lion9car](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/59ef9b/32.png) [@lion9car](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lion9car)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2019, 1:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-honda-accord-sdn-trans/142123/4 "2019-06-14T13:13:48Z")

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Is the fluid at the right level and does it have a good color?
