I drive a honda accord 2000 SE with 186,400 miles on it. The transmission started showing some problems since the last few months and has been getting worse. The gear shifts with a jerk. When i stop the car, the comes to neutral with a jerk. When i start it starts with a jerk. Otherwise at higher speeds it is smooth.
I get the confirmed error codes as P1739, P1738,P0420, P1259. I bought a camry and want to sell this car. However the dealers are lowballing me sighting these problems ($500 trade in). I am thinking whether it makes sense to go for a repair for these as without any of the problems i could easily net $ 1500-2000 more in private market vs trade in.
Appreciate your opinion
Transmissions are a big probem on those. At that age and mileage, and with those codes, it's almost a certainty that trans is on its way out and it has other problems as well. $500 is a pretty generous offer under those circumstances and repairs will cost more than you'd make back selling the car yourself.
https://www.carcomplaints.com/Honda/Accord/2000/
First two codes are transmission codes. Third code is cat code. And the last one is a VTEC code. The cat will be expensive on its own, unless you live in a state that doesn’t do emissions checks. Transmission codes probably mean it’s in the way out. VTEC could be simple like a clogged system, or more expensive like need king to replace solenoids.
Fixing those things will add up, unless you can have some know how.
