"Stuart S. Berr" <berr@virginia.edu> wrote:

> It does happen as the car is shifting between gears (maybe it is mosre
> like 3 seconds). A burned out clutch pad sounds like it might be it.
> Does the transmission have to be replaced to fix this?

If a Honda dealer does it under warranty, then yes - they will order a
remanufactured (nice, huh?) trans and replace it. In the Accord the
trans swap is about a 6 hour job.

> How dangerous is
> it to drive (my wife and kids are taking it on a 500 mile trip Sat)?
>

The transmission slipping in and of itself should not be too
dangerous, but the consequences of being stuck in oncoming traffic
with a car that is moving too slowly (like when turning left) could
be.

-James