Honda Lawn Mower Transmission

3 years ago I decided to invest in a real good lawn mower so I wouldnt have to keep on buying lawn mowers every 4 years. I bought a Honda lawn mower ($689). I couls have bought 3 cheepies but I decided to quit doing that and buy a good one.

3 years later the mover does not propel itself anymore, I rush to the Honda shop to findout that my warranty has expired last year. The mower needs a new Transmission. They will not help with a complaint to the company.

My cost to fix was going to be: $155 for the Trans, $55 per hour to replace, estimated time to replace 3 to 4 hours.

What a deal.....No one (Honda, Dealer, Repair shop)will listen to my complaint nor they are willing to do anything.

Do yourself a favor DONT BUY HONDA LAWN MOWERS

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Add me to the list of VERY dissapointed Honda mower owners. I had lawn service for 8 years and decided to get some exercise by cutting my own lawn. A self propelled made sense for 10,000 sq ft and hilly and I wanted soemthing reliable. The Honda was expensive, but I thought I was buying value. Less than 3 years and I'm getting more exercise than I ever thought I would thanks to Honda. I may take a picture of the other 5 Honda's at the mower shop I took mine to for repair and post it on the internet.

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Yup Im one of those 3 year and out Honda mower owners. An HHR 21 purchased from a dealer. So far this junk pile has had in 3 years 7 months a new grass bag, carburetor, transmission, left rear wheel and gear set and the lower axle. Just got it back today, cut my lawn and the tranny went again. I owned an HR21 that lasted me about 20 years and I still would have it today if I could get parts for it. I have a 5000 sq ft lawn and I have put more miles on my truck getting it to a dealer than I have using this machine.

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I too found out the hard way that a 6-700 dollar mower and a HONDA to boot doesn't mean a thing. Out of warranty by a couple years and the tranny is bad. Over $200 just to order plus freight and tax. I sold my neighbor on it... perhaps we'll move before his goes out too. I've had a SNAPPER since I was in 6th grade. My advice is buyer beware!

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I have had my lawn mower 6 years. The model # is HRX217TDA. The cost to replace the transmission is $275. I live in Minnesota so my mower gets used 5 months out of the year and I have about 6000 sq ft to mow. Definitely not over-used. I own a civic, honda generator and honda outboard. I paid about $600 for the mower expecting a lot more life than this. I called Honda to file a complaint and was told chances to get any assistance are slim to none. I will not buy a honda mower again. Here's the number I called for Honda customer service 800-222-7693 and choose zero right away to get a live body. Spread the word about the poor quality of their lawn mowers.

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I have the same issue. I had mine a little over 1 year, tranny went bad. Home Depot replaced mower with a new one. 2 yrs later tranny went bad on that one. $110 later, I replaced it myself. All is good until this year ( that is only one and a half mowing seasons) and now that tranny is going bad. Guy at Honda lawnmower dealership said "yeah, those are junk, they have throw-away tranny's in them. Go figure.

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I had the same problem with my Honda mower. it's in excellent condition and the thing stopped self propelling. Took it to the shop and the transmission is shot. the guy quoted me $218.00 to replace and said honda does not stock any internal replacement parts, you just buy the whole transmission. It's not what i expected from Honda. I own a Honda pilot, Honda rototiller and Honda snowblower and soon a snapper mower.