2002 Honda Accord Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD EX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEYS FROM THE IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO ROLL FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 205,000.

2002 HONDA ACCORD SE JUST STARTED HAVING A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. CAR WOULD LURCH FORWARD WHILE STOPPED, WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE CAR WHILE DRIVING WOULD SURGE AND JUMP OUT OF GEAR, WHICH COULD ALSO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. SECOND TRANSMISSION IN 70,000 MILES. AFTER READING ON THE INTERNET, THERE HAS SEEMS TO BE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS TRANSMISSION. HONDA NEEDS TO OWN UP TO THERE FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS. *TR

2002 HONDA ACCORD: 2 CODES WERE PULLED P0700 & PO740....... AMERICAN HONDA NON RESPONSIVE WITH MYSELF OR HONDA DEALER. VEHICLE HAS 76474 MILES. *TR

TRANSMISSION ISSUE-HESITATION AND HARD SHIFTING. TOTAL TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT WAS RECOMMENDED BY LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP. *TR

TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEARS ON 2002 HONDA ACCORD AUTOMATIC. *TR

2002 HONDA ACCORD WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AFTER 64,000 MILES AND IS A KNOWN DEFECT IN THIS YEAR MODEL CAR. I STARTED SLIPPING IN FIRST GEAR AND THEN IN FIRST AND SECOND GEARS. I STARTED DOING SOME RESEARCH AND THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH MANY CUSTOMERS AND HONDA REFUSES TO HELP RESOLVE THE ISSUE. I CALLED HONDA OF AMERICA AND THEY TOLD ME THEY KNEW NOTHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND REFUSED TO HELP WITH IT. I DID A SEARCH ON GOOGLE FOR "2002 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION ISSUES" AND FOUND PEOPLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15-20 MPH, SHE ENGAGED THE ACCELERATOR AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. SHE REMOVED HER FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR AND TRIED TO ACCELERATE AGAIN AND IT HESITATED. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WAS CONSTANT. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE ADVISED HER THAT THE FAILURE WAS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH HER TRANSMISSION AND THE COST OF THE REPAIRS WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY $1,700. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,400 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,474.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SRS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY CONFIRMED A SEAT BELT MALFUNCTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,358 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 157,000.

FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION IN 2002 HONDA ACCORD CAN DAMAGE VEHICLES COMPUTER CAUSING IMMEDIATE STALLING. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 HONDA ACCORD AND IT HAS 106,000 MILES ON IT. IT JUST PASSED THE WARRANTY PERIOD. THE TRANSMISSION ON THIS VEHICLE HAS SERIOUS PROBLEM AND IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. WHEN YOU STOP AT A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN AND WHEN YOU START THE VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE AND THE ENGINE ROARS AND THE RPM SHOOTS. THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME MIGHT THINK THAT IT IS MOVING AND CAN COME AND HIT FROM BEHIND. IT ALSO HAS THE PROBLEM OF SUDDENLY ACCELERATING OR SUDDENLY LOSING SPEED AND THUS BECOMING A SAFETY ISSUE. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS AT FAULT. AFTER SOME RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS MODEL OF VEHICLE. HONDA IS NOT READY TO ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY AND SAYS EVERYTHING IS ALRIGHT. PLEASE ACT BEFORE SOMETHING HAPPENS AND TAKE ACTION AGAINST HONDA. *TR

I JUST PURCHASED A CAR FROM A THIRD PARTY AND THE CAR DROVE NICELY BUT IT HAD SOME DASHBOARD LIGHTS ON SO I TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC THE NEXT DAY. HE WENT THROUGH THE CAR AND CHECKED THE CODES. THE CODE THAT CAME UP WAS THE TC (TORQUE CONVERTER) SOLENOID. HE RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION OIL TO SEE IF THAT MIGHT KNOCK OFF SOME CRUD OFF THE SOLENOID. THE NEXT DAY I WENT TO GET IT SERVICED AND NOTICED ON MY WAY TO THE MECHANIC THAT MY CAR SEEMED TO COME TO A DEAD STOP WHEN I STOPPED INSTEAD OF HAVING THE FEELING LIKE IT WAS STILL IN GEAR AND READY TO MOVE FORWARD. I TOLD MY MECHANIC ABOUT IT, HE DID THE SERVICE AND SAID TO DRIVE IT AROUND TO GET THE NEW FLUID MOVING THROUGH THE SYSTEM. I IMMEDIATELY STARTED HAVING WORSE ISSUES, THE CAR WAS NOT GOING INTO FIRST GEAR WHEN I HIT THE GAS, THE RPMS WOULD GO UP AND THEN THE CAR WOULD LURCH FORWARD INTO SECOND. I FELT THIS WAS NOT SAFE BECAUSE I COULD RAM INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME IF I WASN'T CAREFUL. WHEN I WOULD STOP AT A LIGHT, I WOULD STOP SEVERAL FEET BEHIND THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME TO ALLOW FOR MORE ROOM TO LURCH AHEAD, AND I WAS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT PARKING MY CAR IN THE GARAGE IF IT MIGHT UNEXPECTEDLY LURCH INTO THE WALL. BY THE TIME I GOT HOME, MY D4 LIGHT WAS FLASHING. MY MECHANIC RECOMMENDED NOT DRIVING UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION WAS CHECKED OUT. I WAS SURPRISED WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHOP SAID I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION ... AT 81,700 MILES!?!?. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WAS A CLUTCH DRUM AND SOMETHING ABOUT A CEILING RING BEING WORN DOWN. THEY DID A SOFT PART OVERHAUL AND HAD TO REPLACE THE TORQUE CONVERTER, CLUTCH DRUM AND LINEAR SOLENOID. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR A SIMILAR ISSUE FOR THIS TYPE OF CAR IN A PREVIOUS YEAR. I THINK THIS YEAR SHOULD BE ADDED TO THE LIST. *TR

THIS IS AN UPDATE TO THE SAFETY COMPLAINT THAT I SUBMITTED YESTERDAY. I JUST HAD AN UPDATE FROM THE TRANSMISSION SHOP ABOUT MY VEHICLE. IN THE INITIAL INSPECTION, THEY MISSED THE FACT THAT A BARING SPUN OUT AND SAID THIS WAS THE ACTUAL CAUSE OF THE TRANSMISSION GOING OUT AND THAT THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW. THE BARING PART WAS 91007-PCJ-003. THEY ALSO SAID THAT THE SECONDARY IDLE GEAR WAS ANOTHER MAIN COMPONENT THAT WAS PART OF THE PROBLEM. *TR

I PUSHED ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP. I WAS ONLY GOING PROBABLY 5-10 MILES PER HOUR AS I WAS APPROACHING A STOP SIGN. AFTER PUSHING ON THE BRAKE SEVERAL TIMES, THE CAR SLOWED. AS I RECALL, THIS HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE OVER A YEAR AGO. I THOUGHT I MIGHT HAVE BEEN WEARING TOO BIG OF SHOES AND NOT HIT THE BRAKE PROPERLY. IT JUST HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY. LUCKILY, TRAFFIC WAS SLOW AS I WAS UNABLE TO STOP AT THE STOP SIGN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE IN FRONT STOPPED SHORT AND A CRASH OCCURRED. THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED BUT THE PASSENGER SIDE DID NOT. THE PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MINOR HEAD INJURIES AND WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. THE CONTACT ALSO SUSTAINED MINOR HEAD INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO ADVISED HER TO CONTACT THE INSURANCE COMPANY BECAUSE THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO ASSIST HER. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 109,000. UPDATED 11/16/10*BF UPDATED 11/16/10*JB

I HAVE A 2002 HONDA ACCORD EX..WITH A HUGE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. I HAVE MAINTAINED MY VEHICLE AND IT STARTED SHIFTING HARD ABOUT A YEAR AGO. NOW IT WONT GO INTO MOST GEARS. WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT, IT JUST STARTED REVVING REALLY HIGH...IN TRAFFIC, AND WOULDN'T GO FORWARD. I HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID BEING IN AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THIS AND IT SEEMS THIS YEAR AND MODEL HAVE A DEFECT THAT IS NOT BEING ADDRESSED BY HONDA. *TR

2002 ACCORD COUPE SE - TRANSMISSION LURCHING BEGAN IN APPROX. OCT 2008. BECAME VERY BAD IN JUNE 2009 AT THAT TIME SLIPPAGE ALSO STARTED OCCURRING. HAD TRANSMISSION REBUILT AT A COST OF ALMOST $4,000. VEHICLE NOW HAS APPROX 125,000 MILES. NOTICED SLIPPAGE A COUPLE WEEKS AGO - THE SLIPPAGE NEARLY RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON OVER THE WEEKEND. TOOK IT STRAIGHT TO INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR DIAGNOSIS. TRANSMISSION AGAIN; CAME UP WITH TWO CODES: TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH SYSTEM AND TRANSMISSION FAILURE. NOW HAVE TO TAKE BACK FOR MORE WORK. *TR

2002 HONDA ACCORD SE 4CYLINDER,AT TRANSMISSION HARSH JERKY SHIFTS STARTING FROM A DEAD STOP GOING FROM 1ST TO 2ND. *TR

2002 HONDA ACCORD EX V6. THE TRANSMISSION WAS DETERMINED BY HOLLER HONDA TO BE TERMINAL, MEANING NO GOOD NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. THE DANGER OCCURS WHEN YOU HAVE TO ACCELERATE WITH THE NORMAL TRAFFIC FLOW AND ARE UNABLE TO BECAUSE OF SLIPPING AND IMPROPER SHIFTING. A ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. I'M SURE THERE HAVE ALREADY BEEN ACCIDENTS DUE TO THIS BY PEOPLE WHO UNAWARE OF THE SEVERITY OF THE PROBLEM. FROM WHAT I'VE READ THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM, HONDA HAS AGREED TO SPLIT THE COST OF THE REPAIR OF $4,600, WITH MY MOM HAVING ALZHEIMER'S AND ME NO JOB THAT FIGURE MIGHT AS WELL BE 4 MILLION DOLLARS. PLEASE SOMEBODY HELP US WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TRANSMISSION RANDOMLY JERKS. NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

THIS IS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD SE WITH 66,000 MILES. FOR THE PAST SIX MONTHS, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHEN SHIFTING GEARS, RESULTING IN A SEVERAL-SECOND AG BEFORE THE GEARS RE-ENGAGE AND THE CAR IS CAPABLE OF ACCELERATING. IT IS MORE PRONOUNCED AT LOWER GEARS (1-3). OVER THE LAST SIX MONTHS, THE SLIP HAS BECOME MORE SEVERE, DESPITE TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGES BY BOTH A HONDA DEALERSHIP AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. BOTH SOURCES IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AS EXISTING WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION, BUT COULD NOT PINPOINT THE PRECISE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM, AND BOTH RECOMMENDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. BECAUSE OF THE LAG BETWEEN GEARS AND SUBSEQUENT DELAY IN ACCELERATION, THE CAR IS UNRELIABLE WHEN DRIVING IN EVEN MODERATELY DENSE TRAFFIC. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP WHEN GOING FROM FIRST GEAR TO SECOND GEAR. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS COLD. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,200.

I HAVE AN 2002 HONDA ACCORD EX V6. WE PURCHASED WITH 50 MILES ON IT. AROUND 58K SEEMED TO BE SHIFTING HARDER (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) BUT NOT HARD ENOUGH TO KICK ANY TROUBLE CODES. I FOUND THIS OUT AFTER TAKING IT TO AN CERTIFIED TECH WHO PUT IT ON A SCANNER. ABOUT 1 MONTH AGO THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON WHILE MY HUSBAND AND I WHERE DRIVING THE CAR SUDDENLY THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON THE CAR SEEMED TO BOG DOWN , THE MOTOR REVVING UP AND DOWN. WE WHERE ON INTERSTATE 81 WHEN THIS HAPPENED WITH A 18 WHEELER BEHIND US. THANK GOODNESS WE WHERE IN THE CAR AND NOT MY 18 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. THIS WAS THE CAR WE PURCHASED FOR HER AND AT THIS POINT BOTH MY HUSBAND AND WILL NOT LET HER DRIVE. MY HUSBAND CALLED A HONDA DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THEY HAD TROUBLE WITH OLDER HONDA ACCORDS WITH CYLINDER MOTORS UP TO 2001. WHERE THE TRANSMISSIONS WOULD DO THE SAME THINGS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH WITHOUT THE VEHICLE BEING IN PARK. HE STATED THAT A RELATIVE WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY WITHOUT IT ROLLING FORWARD OR BACKWARDS. NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V364000, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, IGNITION IS RELATED TO THE FAILURE FOR THE 2003 AND 2004 MODEL YEAR BUT NOT FOR THE 2002. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS FAILURE IS EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE FAILURE LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATE SPEEDS OF 10 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 175,000.

TCC CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION CODE:P0740

I WAS DRIVING MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD WITH 68,600 MILES UP THE ORTEGA HIGHWAY BETWEEN LAKE ELSINORE AND SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO (THIS IS A RATHER CURVY, STEEP ROAD) AND I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN AND THE CAR LURCHED AND WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS IT WOULDN'T ACCELERATE IMMEDIATELY, JUST KIND OF LURCHED AGAIN. DID THIS A COUPLE TIMES BEFORE IT WOULD REALLY GET GOING AGAIN AND THEN THE ENGINE WAS REVVING IN HIGH GEAR. GEARS DID NOT CHANGE. I LATER STOPPED TO TURN AROUND AND THE CAR WOULD NOT GO IN REVERSE. WHEN I FINALLY GOT HOME TO SAN DIEGO I TOOK IT IN TO MY MECHANIC AND HE SAID I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. HE SUGGESTED I TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A SECOND OPINION. THEY AGREED. MY PROBLEM IS THAT THE CAR HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AND IT SHOULDN'T BE NEEDING A NEW TRANSMISSION. HONDAS NORMALLY RUN WELL INTO THE MID TO HIGH 100,000 MILEAGE RANGE BEFORE NEEDING NEW TRANSMISSIONS. THE COST OF THE REPAIR IS $3500.00 WHICH IS ALOT OF MONEY FOR ME. I BELIEVE THE CAR IS A LEMON. AND IT POSED A SAFETY ISSUE FOR ME WHILE I WAS ON THE ROAD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE NHTSA RECALL #09V259000, AIR BAGS FRONTAL, DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATING WAS NOT CAUSED BY THE RECALL REPAIR. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 84,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AND TRYING TO ACCELERATE THE TRANSMISSION JERKED AND SLIPPED IN AND OUT OF GEAR. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000.

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING ON ROADWAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN EXHIBITING SEVERE JERKING WHILE IN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR. THE DEALER ADVISED THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS HE NOTICED WHEN HE GETS IN HIS VEHICLE AND ATTEMPTS TO START IT, IT WILL NOT START BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS IN DRIVE. THE CONTACT STATED HIS VEHICLE IS SUPPOSE TO HAVE A SYSTEM THAT DOES NOT ALLOW HIM TO TAKE THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION WITHOUT THE VEHICLE BEING IN PARK. THE DEALER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 115,000.

2002 HONDA ACCORD AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED ON MARCH 3, 2010 WHILE DRIVING ON MD-355 HIGHWAY DURING RUSH TRAFFIC HOURS CAUSING PANIC TO THE DRIVER. THE ENGINE KEPT REVVING UP, BUT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GEARS DO NOT CHANGE, NOT PICKING UP SPEED, AND CAR DOES NOT MOVE. THE CAR HAS ONLY 90000 MILES. SHOULDN'T THIS REQUIRE A RECALL BY HONDA? CAN NHTSA INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE FOR COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER DRIVERS, AND FOLLOW UP WITH HONDA COMPANY. *TR

WHEN WE PURCHASED THIS 2002 HONDA ACCORD EX IN MARCH OF 2010 THE CLOCK BACKLIGHT DID NOT WORK. ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO THE GEAR SHIFT CONSOLE BACKLIGHT WENT OUT. THE ONLY WAY WE KNOW AT NIGHT WHAT GEAR WE ARE IN IS TO VIEW IT ON THE DASH. NOW THE BACKLIGHTING FOR THE CLIMATE CONTROLS HAS GONE OUT. WE UNDERSTAND THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR MANY YEARS NOW AND THERE HAS BEEN VERY LITTLE POSITIVE HELP FROM HONDA. TO GET THIS FIXED I UNDERSTAND THAT THE WHOLE RADIO MUST BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF THE INTERLOCKING ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AT A COST SOMEWHERE AROUND $1000.00. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM HONDA MORE THAN ONE MONTH (04/13/2010) BACK SAYING THAT THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL ON THE DRIVERS AIRBAG INFLATER. THE NOTICE SAID THAT I HAVE TO CONTACT MY LOCAL DEALER AND THEY WILL FIX FOR FREE. I CONTACTED THE LOCAL DEALER (TEAM HONDA, BATON ROUGE) THE SAME DAY THE LETTER WAS RECEIVED. THEY SAID THEY WILL ORDER THE PART AND ONCE THEY GET IT THEY WILL LET ME KNOW AND TRY TO FIX IT. I HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING BACK FROM THEM TILL NOW. IT LOOKS LIKE HONDA NOR THE DEALERSHIP IS SERIOUS ABOUT IT AND IS NOT READY TO FIX IT INSPITE OF THE RECALL. *TR

AT 65,000 MILES, MY HONDA IS JERKING AND SKIDDING. I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC THEY SAID IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION, IT NEEDS REPLACEMENT. HONDA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT IT IS NOT RECALLING, IT IS WAITING FOR PEOPLE TO DIE, JUST LIKE TOYOTA BEFORE IT WOULD RECALL THE TRANSMISSION OR REPLACE FOR FREE. *TR

HONDA HAS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE 2002 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSIONS. I BOUGHT MY CAR IN FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR WITH 64000 MILES ON IT. THE TRANSMISSION IS RUINED IN THIS CAR. THE DEALERSHIP DEFINITELY DID THEIR BEST TO COVER THIS ISSUE BEFORE I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT. COME TO FIND OUT HONDA HAS THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS ON THIS MODEL ACCORD. HONDA NEEDS TO BE FOUND AT FAULT FOR THIS ISSUE. I BOUGHT THE CAR FOR $10,000 AND AM NOW STUCK WITH A LEMON AND A $3000 REPAIR BILL THAT I CANNOT AFFORD. HONDA NEEDS TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND HELD ACCOUNTABLE. *TR

THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS WHEN STARTED IN THE MORNING AND MOMENTARILY ACCELERATES QUICKLY WHEN DEPRESSED AND THEN DECELERATES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S AIR BAG WAS PROTRUDING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AND HE COULD SEE THROUGH THE OPENING OF THE AIR BAG COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT HE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,575 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

TRANSMISSION JERKS OR LUNGES FORWARD WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. I AM AFRAID VEHICLE WILL JUMP FORWARD INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC OR THE POOR PERSON IN FRONT OF ME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER HAVING NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 10V041000 (AIR BAGS) REPAIR PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 168,000.

1. MY CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF AND SERVICED RELIGIOUSLY SINCE IT WAS BOUGHT BRAND NEW IN 2002. A HONDA ACCORD. 2. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHEN I'M DOWSHIFTING TO ACCELERATE. IT DOES IT ALL THE TIME UNLESS I COMPLETELY STOP. 3. I HAVEN'T REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THERE ARE ENDLESS QUANTITIES OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE 2002 HONDA ACCORDS AND HONDA STILL HASN'T ISSUED A RECALL. *TR

IT SEEMS AS IF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. IT OCCASIONALLY HAPPENS BUT IS MORE FREQUENT WHEN IT'S RAINING. IT WAS RAINING LIGHTLY AND I WAS AT A DEAD STOP AT A RED LIGHT AND UPON IT TURNING GREEN I GAVE IT SOME GAS BUT IT BARELY MOVED BUT I DID SEE THE RPMS CLIMB LIKE NORMAL, THIS HAPPENED FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 SECONDS AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEARD A BIG METAL CLUNK NOISE FROM THE ENGINE BAY AND THE CAR JERKED AND STARTED TO MOVE, THIS STARTLED AND I'M GLAD NO ONE WAS IN FRONT OF ME BECAUSE I MAY HAVE REAR ENDED THEM. I CALLED AMERICAN HONDA AND INFORMED THEM OF MY PROBLEM ABOUT A MONTH AGO BUT THEY SAID THE 2002 ACCORD IN QUESTION DID NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE THE VIN DID NOT FALL BETWEEN CERTAIN NUMBERS. *TR

MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD V6 COUPE EXPERIENCED A STUCK THROTTLE AND RUNAWAY ACCELERATION. I SLOWED THE CAR WITH THE BRAKES, SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL, TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, THEN RE-STARTED IT. IT WENT BACK TO REDLINE. FINALLY, KICKING THE GAS PEDAL CAUSED THE ACCELERATION TO STOP. I NOTICED SUBSEQUENTLY, THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL HAD ALSO FAILED. THE DEALERSHIP (DARLINGS HONDA, IN BANGOR, ME), TOLD ME THAT THE THROTTLE BODY HAD BROKEN, NEAR THE ATTACHMENT POINT OF THE CRUISE ACTUATOR CABLE. THEY RECOMMENDED THAT I REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. IT APPEARS TO ME, THAT THERE IS A FLAW IN THE VEHICLE, THAT ALLOWS RUNAWAY ACCELERATION WHEN A MECHANICAL FAILURE OF THIS KIND OCCURS. I CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA ("BRIAN" AT 800-999-1009 X 117738), AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM TO HIM. HE GOT BACK TO ME TWO DAYS LATER, AND TOLD ME THAT HONDA WAS UNWILLING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THAT THIS ISSUE WARRANTS AN INVESTIGATION, AS IT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN DEATH OR SEVERE INJURY. THE SAME VEHICLE ALSO HAS DEVELOPED A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, OVER THE LAST YEAR OR SO. IT FEELS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS BEGINNING TO FAIL. THERE IS A DELAY BETWEEN GEARS, THAT FEELS LIKE THE TORQUE CONVERTER ISN'T LOCKING UP AS FAST AS IT USED TO. IT MAKES PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC MORE DIFFICULT. DESPITE THERE HAVING BEEN AN ADMITTED TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, WITH 2002 V6 ACCORDS, THE DEALER SUGGESTS THAT I TRY ANOTHER TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGE, INSTEAD OF REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. THEY CITE THE CAR'S HIGH MILEAGE, 142,000 MILES, AS THE REASON THAT HONDA WILL NOT PAY FOR ANY SAFETY OR WARRANTY RELATED ISSUES. PLEASE ADVISE. *TR

I AM AN OWNER OF THREE HONDA VEHICLES DUE TO THEIR RELIABILITY. I BOUGHT THE 2002 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 RIGHT AFTER CHRISTMAS (DEC 26TH, 2009). I BOUGHT IT FOR MY TWO SONS TO USE (AGES 17 AND 18). A LITTLE OVER A MONTH OF OWNING THE VEHICLE, MY YOUNGER SON REPORTED TO ME THAT WHILE HE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE, SEVERAL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD WENT OFF INCLUDING THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT, THE TCS LIGHT AS WELL AS THE D4 LIGHT. HE SAID THAT THE CAR STARTED ACTING WEIRD AND THAT THE ENGINE FELT LIKE IT WAS STUCK IN THE SAME GEAR. THIS WAS WHILE HE WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE ENGINE STARTED RACING. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO SEVERAL SHOPS INCLUDING AAMCO AND THEY ALL INDICATED THAT THIS WAS A HARD CODE AND THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. COST FROM AAMCO WAS BETWEEN $2,500 AND $3,000 DEPENDING ON WHAT THEY FIND WHEN THEY TAKE THE TRANSMISSION APART. THE VEHICLE HAD ROUGHLY 92,000 MILES WHEN I PURCHASED IT AND BARELY HAD 1,000 MILES WHEN THE ISSUE POPPED UP. THE CAR REMAINS SOMEWHAT DRIVABLE BUT THE ENGINE SEEMS LIKE IT IS GOING TO EXPLODE BECAUSE THE GEARS SEEM TO BE STUCK AND THE CAR RACES ESPECIALLY WHEN ON THE HIGHWAY. AGAIN, THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FOR MY TWO SONS DUE TO THE SUPPOSED RELIABILITY OF THE HONDA VEHICLE. RESEARCHING THE ISSUE ON LINE, I'VE COME ACROSS SEVERAL SITES EXPOSING THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THESE HONDA ACCORDS. I'VE CALLED HONDA AND THEIR ONLY RESPONSE WAS THAT THEY DO NOT HANDLE RECALLS, NHTSA DOES AND UNTIL THEY DETERMINE THIS IS AN ISSUE, HONDA CANNOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I THINK THAT IT IS ABOUT TIME THAT NHTSA DOES THE RIGHT THING BY THESE HONDA OWNERS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES THAT I AM HAVING WITH MY TRANSMISSION! *TR

90,00 MILES / TRANSMISSION FAILED . HARD SHIFT VERY BAD .IMPOSSIBLE TO GET ON HIGHWAY .WILL NEED TO SPEND 3500.00 TO REPLACE . THIS TRANSMISSION IN VERY BAD . I AM HANDICAPPED AND GETTING STUCK SOMEWHERE OR NOT BEING ABLE TO GET ON A HIGHWAY SAFELY IS A BIG HAZARD. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION IS FAILING, SHIFTING HARD AND SLOWLY, ESPECIALLY AT SLOWER SPEEDS. IT OCCURS EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR. HAVE NOT GOTTEN THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED YET.

PURCHASED THE 2002 HONDA ACCORD SE COUPE IN MARCH 2008 WITH 64K MILES. AFTER A FEW MONTHS OF DRIVING I BEGAN TO FEEL A SLIGHT JERK WHEN I PLACED MY FEET ON THE ACCELERATOR. TOOK MY CAR TO A LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT I NEEDED A TRANSMISSION FLUSH. AFTER DRIVING CAR I BEGAN TO FEEL THE SLIGHT JERK AND OVER A YEAR I RECIEVED 2 TRANSMISSION FLUSHES. JERKING HAS GOTTEN SO BAD THAT I AM NOT ABLE TO TRADE BECAUSE IT IS BASICALLY A LEMON. HONDA DEALERSHIP HAS TOLD ME NOW THAT I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. OVER 3K TO REPLACE AND AFTER CALLING AMERICAN HONDA THEY REFUSED TO HELP WITH THE COST. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE 2002 ACCORDS BUT YET THEY WONT OWN UP TO IT. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE A HONDA EVER AGAIN. *TR

MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD V6 COUPE HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM. I BROUGHT IT TO DEALER, AND I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A SEAT BELT BUCKLE SWITCH FAILURE, AND IT WOULD COST $200+ TO FIX, EVEN THOUGH THE OWNERS MANUAL STATES THAT ALL SEAT BELT PROBLEMS HAVE A LIFETIME WARRANTY. I REFUSED TO PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED, AND THEY SENT ME AWAY, INFORMING ME THAT THE SRS SYSTEM IS SHUT DOWN. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME, AND I FEEL THEY SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM I HAVE ON THEIR ACCORDS. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP YOU COULD GIVE ME. THANK YOU *TR

THIS SAFETY COMPLAINT IS ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE OF MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD EX 3.0 V6 THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS ABOUT 90K. RECENTLY I FELT THE TRANSMISSION HAD DIFFICULTY IN SHIFTING GEARS WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A FULL STOP. ON JANUARY 15, 2010, MY WIFE DROVE THE CAR ENTERING INTO A HIGHWAY AND FOUND IT VERY HARD TO SPEED UP AND THE CAR BEHIND HER HAD TO BRAKE TO AVOID A CRASH. THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OF THE CAR WAS ON, AND D4 LIGHT STARTED TO BLINK. THE MECHANIC I WENT TO POINTED OUT (AND HONDA DEALER LATER CONFIRMED) THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS BURNT OUT AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS A FAILURE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. FROM MY EXPERIENCE, I BELIEVE THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AS THE FAILURE HAPPENS MOSTLY WHEN THE CAR START TO ACCELERATE FROM STOP OR LOW SPEED AND CAN LEAD TO CRASH IF THE CAR CAN'T SPEED UP TIMELY AND THE CAR IN BEHIND DOES NOT HAVE TIME TO RESPOND. I FOUND ALSO MANY OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON CARCOMPLAINTS.COM, WHICH SUGGEST TO ME THIS IS AN INHERENT PRODUCT PROBLEM FOR HONDA ACCORD FROM YEAR 2000 TO 2003. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 AUTOMATIC SEDAN. I HAVE HAD ALL SERVICE DONE AT THE DEALER OF PURCHASE. AT 69,567 MILES THE CAR HESITATED WHEN ACCELERATOR PUSHED DOWN. HESITATION LASTED 2-7 SECONDS THEN TRANS. ENGAGED. AFTER 3-5 DAYS I TOOK CAR TO DEALER. CALLED IN ABOUT 1 HOUR THAT TRANSMISSION WAS SHOT, NO REPAIR POSSIBLE, NEEDED TO REPLACE WITH REBUILT. THIS WAS DONE AT COST OF $3,200. NO SERVICE CONTRACT COVERAGE NO SHARING OF COST. SEEMS UNACCEPTABLE THAT AT 69K THERE WOULD BE A TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR