# 2005 Honda CR-V - Torque Converter Warranty/Assistance

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-honda-cr-v-torque-converter-warranty-assistance/144245>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [July 12, 2019, 4:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-honda-cr-v-torque-converter-warranty-assistance/144245 "2019-07-12T16:29:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![shermeenfarid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/0ea827/32.png) [@shermeenfarid](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shermeenfarid)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2019, 4:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-honda-cr-v-torque-converter-warranty-assistance/144245/1 "2019-07-12T16:29:25Z")

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has anybody with a torque converter repair at around 130000, gotten honda to help?

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**Author:** ![pyrolord314](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6a8cbe/32.png) [@pyrolord314](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pyrolord314)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2019, 4:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-honda-cr-v-torque-converter-warranty-assistance/144245/2 "2019-07-12T16:35:12Z")

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I mean, you could ask them? But you’ve been out of warranty for **years**. You have a 14 year old car…things are going to break, and Honda’s aren’t known for great automatic transmissions

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**Author:** ![shermeenfarid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/0ea827/32.png) [@shermeenfarid](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shermeenfarid)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2019, 4:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-honda-cr-v-torque-converter-warranty-assistance/144245/3 "2019-07-13T16:06:23Z")

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I didn’t know about the transmission thing. I did see a couple of people had said they had contacted Honda. My mechanic said the miles were very low for the torque converter to be a problem.

I may call them.

thanks

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**Author:** ![pyrolord314](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6a8cbe/32.png) [@pyrolord314](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pyrolord314)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2019, 12:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-honda-cr-v-torque-converter-warranty-assistance/144245/4 "2019-07-15T12:01:10Z")

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> [@shermeenfarid](#):
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> My mechanic said the miles were very low for the torque converter to be a problem.

But were you servicing the ATF every 30-50k miles? And with Honda Spec’d fluid (this is important as Honda Transmissions are also picky about using exact fluids)? If yes, then I agree, but again, the vehicle is 14 years old

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**Author:** ![ok4450](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ok4450](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ok4450)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2019, 12:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-honda-cr-v-torque-converter-warranty-assistance/144245/5 "2019-07-15T12:08:18Z")

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Considering the age of the car and whether or not the transmission has been serviced regularly I would doubt that they would help.

If they do this for you then in theory everyone would want a freebie no matter the age of the car, miles, or lack of service.

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**Author:** ![Michael\_Quinlan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e19b73/32.png) [@Michael\_Quinlan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Michael_Quinlan)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2019, 12:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-honda-cr-v-torque-converter-warranty-assistance/144245/6 "2019-07-15T12:39:34Z")

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I agree with the others, Honda is not going to do anything, and if they do offer a bit of financial assistance the cost at a dealership will be so high that any such help will be a mirage.  
Best bet is to take it to a good transmission shop and make sure they check for service bulletins. It will probably cost a couple of thousand to repair. If the rest of the CRV is in good shape it’s probably worth it to have it fixed. Good luck.