2002 Honda Accord Complaint Log

MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD ENGINE WOULD SHUT DOWN RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING. ONLY THE ENGINE WOULD SHUT DOWN AND THE LIGHTS AND RADIO STILL WORKS. WHEN I TRY TO RESTART THE CAR, THE ENGINE WOULD CRANK BUT NO START. IT USUALLY STARTS BACK UP RANDOMLY WHEN ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH FLASHES. *TR

AT ONLY 84,000, THE TRANSMISSION WENT BAD IN MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD SE, 4CYL. THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER SAID IT WOULD COST $3200 TO REPAIR IT SAYING THAT THE 2ND PRESSURE SWITCH AND THE TC CLUTCH SYSTEM WERE BAD IN THE TRANSMISSION. THEY ADVISED THAT I CONTACT HONDA OF AMERICA AT 800-999-1009. I DID, BUT HOA IS SAYING THAT SINCE I DID NOT HAVE MY HONDA SERVICED AT A HONDA DEALER, THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO TOWARD THE COST OF THIS REPAIR. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I BOUGHT THIS CAR FOR MY DAUGHTER TO GO OFF TO COLLEGE IN THINKING IT WAS A GOOD CAR WITH A GOOD HONDA NAME. HOWEVER, I NO LONGER BELIEVE IN A HONDA. NOT SURE WHAT TO DO ABOUT THE REPAIRS. I'VE SEEN OVER 150 COMPLAINTS ABOUT 2002 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSIONS ON THE INTERNET FROM OTHERS. WHY DOES HONDA NOT RECALL THE 2002 TRANSMISSIONS--LIKE THEY DID IN THE CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT OF THE 2000 AND 2001 HONDA TRANSMISSIONS WHICH WERE BAD AND HAD THE SAME TRANSMISSION? *TR

2002 HONDA, TOOK THE CAR IN FOR MAINTENANCE. WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANNY FLUID WAS DIRTY. THIS WAS AT 77,151 MILES..JUST HAD TRANNY FLUID DRAINED 8000 MILES BEFORE I WAS TOLD THIS. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT IT NEEDED CHANGED EVERY 15,000 MILES. MANUAL SAYS 60,000 MILES.. NOW THEY TELL ME MY TRANSMISSION IS FAILING AT 84,000 MILES. WHAT A RACKET.. ALL THE MAINTENANCE WAS DONE AT THE HONDA DEALER, THAT I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM. I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY CAN GET AWAY WITH THIS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP WITH A JERKING MOTION AND EXCESSIVE VIBRATION. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TRANSMISSION REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,00. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TRANSMISSION ON MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD WOULD GO TO A VERY HIGH REV AND THEN JERK AND SHIFT VERY HARD. THIS WOULD HAPPEN ON AND OFF FOR ABOUT A MONTH UNTIL ONE DAY IT JUST WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO A HIGHER GEAR. THAT'S WHEN I DECIDED TO PULL INTO THE NEAREST HONDA DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THEM DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. MY FEARS WERE REALIZED WHEN THEY TOLD ME IT WAS AN INTERNAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND THAT IT WOULD COST $3,000 TO PUT IN A NEW ONE. AFTER SEARCHING THE WEB, I FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE AMONG EARLY 2000 MODEL ACCORD OWNERS. I PREVIOUSLY OWNED AN 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY AND HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY REPLACED TWICE!! FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO TRADE THAT IN '06 FOR A 2004 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN WHICH I'VE BEEN VERY PLEASED WITH SO FAR. I'M CURRENTLY LOOKING INTO CONTACTING HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE REGARDING THE "GOODWILL REPAIR" ASSISTANCE, HOWEVER, WHAT GOOD WOULD THAT DO IF THE PROBLEM WOULD HAPPEN TO OCCUR AGAIN?!! GIVEN THE TRACK RECORD ON THESE HONDA TRANSMISSIONS IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. SO PLEASE NHTSA, HELP US OUT AND REQUIRE HONDA TO COVER ALL COSTS TOWARDS REPAIRING THESE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD 4 DOOR EX AUTOMATIC FROM A COWORKER APPROXIMATELY 1.5 YEARS AGO. I IMMEDIATELY NOTICED HARD SHIFTS FROM FIRST GEAR TO SECOND GEAR DURING ANY TYPE OF ACCELERATION. THE ISSUE HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE AND WORSE. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD A TRANSMISSION BE FAULTY AT UNDER 100,000 MILES. WHAT IS MORE DISTURBING IS THAT HONDA RECALLED THE 2001 ACCORDS FOR THIS ISSUE AND THEY USED THE SAME TRANSMISSION IN THE 2002'S. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM, ESPECIALLY WHEN A $2000 TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT IS THE END-GAME. HONDA MUST TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR LACK OF QUALITY AND RECOGNIZE THAT THEIR REPUTATION AS A QUALITY AUTO MANUFACTURER IS IN SERIOUS JEOPARDY. *TR

CAR PAINT STARTED PEELING YEARS AGO ... PEELING AND FLAKING OFF. IF STARTED WITH A CRACKLY WHITE SURFACE AND JUST FESTERED AND GREW TO THE DISGUSTING EMBARRASSING MESS THAT IT IS TODAY. THE TOP OF THE CAR NEAR THE BACK WINDOW AND THE TOP OF THE BACK TRUNK ARE THE WORST SPOTS. I IGNORED THE PROBLEM FOR MANY YEARS (CALL ME NAIVE, BUT I'VE NEVER EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKE IT). THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT AND HONDA NEEDS TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM.

WHILE DRIVING OUT OF A LOCAL BUSINESS THE CAR BEGAN TO ACT LIKE IT WAS GOING INTO NEUTRAL GEAR. THE RPM'S WOULD REV UP AND THE CAR WOULD JERK INTO THE NEXT GEAR AS THE ACCELERATOR WAS PRESSED. THIS OCCURRED AFTER THE CAR WAS DRIVEN FOR APPROX. 20 MIN. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT IT WAS IN NEED OF A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE CAR IS GETTING A NEW TRANSMISSION INSTALLED. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2002 HONDA ACCORD COUPE BRAND NEW IN 2002. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE PURCHASE THE SRS INDICATOR LIGHT BEGAN TO INDICATE A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG AND RESTRAINT SYSTEM. THE INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY AT FIRST BUT FINALLY REMAINED ON CONSTANTLY. I MADE THE DEALERSHIP AWARE OF THIS AND THEY REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM AND I HAD TO PAY FOR REPAIRS IN ORDER TO PASS INSPECTION. IN THE SPRING OF 2006 HONDA FINALLY ACKNOWLEDGE A PROBLEM AND SENT NOTIFICATION TO OWNERS. I WAS REIMBURSED FOR THE MONEY I HAD PAID FOR REPAIRS. GIVEN THE PROBLEMS THAT HAD BEEN REPORTED THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THIS PART FOR ALL OWNERS. UNFORTUNATELY, A MALFUNCTION OF THE SRS HAPPENED AGAIN IN 2006. AGAIN I HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR REPAIRS. AGAIN I SUBMITTED THE INFORMATION TO HONDA AND WAS REIMBURSED. FINALLY, IN 2009 ANOTHER PROBLEM WITH THE SRS WAS DISCOVERED. I ASSUMED ALL WOULD BE AS BEFORE AND THAT I COULD SUBMIT A CLAIM AND BE REIMBURSED. HONDA DID PAY TO HAVE THE PROBLEM EVALUATED, BUT THIS TIME HONDA REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE A PROBLEM AND DENIED THE CLAIM FOR REIMBURSEMENT. I HAVE BEEN IN TALKS WITH HONDA OVER THIS ISSUE SINCE FEBRUARY 2009. I HAVE APPEALED THEIR DENIAL AS OFTEN AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE IT'S OBVIOUS THIS PART WAS DEFECTIVE FROM THE BEGINNING. NOW, A RECALL OF HONDAS INVOLVING THE SRS SYSTEM IS UNDER WAY, BUT AGAIN MY CLAIM IS BEING DENIED. I AM BEING TOLD THAT THE PART IN QUESTION IS NOT DEFECTIVE. HOWEVER, I THINK IT'S OBVIOUS THAT SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE ENTIRE SRS SYSTEM IN THIS MODEL YEAR HONDA AND THEY SHOULD ACKNOWLEDGE THIS. HONDA WAS LATE IN ACKNOWLEDGING A PROBLEM FROM THE BEGINNING AND IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THIS IS MORE OF THEM TAKING NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR ERROR. I DO HOPE OTHER OWNERS HAVE COME FORWARD AS I AM TO MAKE HONDA TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND TO REIMBURSE OWNERS FOR THE EXPENSES THEY HAVE INCURRED FOR HONDA'S DEFECTIVE PART. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR ND WHEN ACCELERATING, THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE TO ENGAGE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED WITH THE FACT THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, FOLLOWING VEHICLES WOULD APPROACH THE VEHICLE RAPIDLY AND FOLLOW VERY CLOSELY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 55,000. UPDATED 11/05/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAS NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE FROM HONDA. UPDATED 11/05/10

TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 97,000 MILES. DEALER REPLACED AT NO COST. *TR

2002 HONDA ACCORD LX AUTO TRANS STARTED JERKING WHEN CHANGING GEARS. WHEN GOING FROM PARK TO REVERSE, NEUTRAL OR DRIVE (OR FROM DRIVE/REVERSE/NEUTRAL TO PARK) IT JUMPS AND JERKS EXTREMELY HARD. WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE WITHOUT JERKING AND RPMS SHOOTING UP. OCCASIONALLY, THE CAR WILL STAY IN PLACE WHEN GIVING GAS, WILL NOT MOVE. THEN IT WILL CATCH AND JERK. TOOK CAR TO MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION SHOPS, ALL SAID "NEW TRANSMISSION REQUIRED". I AM CURRENTLY WEIGHING MY OPTIONS. BOUGHT CAR 1 1/2 YEARS AGO AND HAVE KEPT UP WITH REGULAR MAINTENANCE/CARE. ONE OWNER PRIOR TO MY PURCHASE. *TR

I WAS TOLD 2 YEARS AGO BY A HONDA DEALERSHIP THAT A SOLENOID WAS DEFECTIVE IN THE TRANSMISSION. SOLENOID WAS REPLACED BUT PROBLEMS DID NOT GO AWAY COMPLETELY. TRANSMISSION WOULD SHIFT, BUT HARD AND WITH GREAT DELAY IN 1ST GEAR. I RETURNED TO 2 OTHER DEALERSHIPS BUT WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR DID NOT HAVE AN ISSUE. I WILL NOT TRAVEL WITH THE CAR AS I AM AFRAID THE TRANSMISSION WILL FAIL WHEN IT GETS HOT AS IT DID THE 1ST TIME WHEN I WAS 300 MILES FROM HOME. I RECENTLY TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP WHOM I TRUST AND WAS TOLD THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT A RECALL WAS ISSUED BUT I NEVER WAS NOTIFIED BY MAIL OR PHONE EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A 1 OWNER CAR. *KB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY REVVED. THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR AND THE D4 INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS AN INTERNAL DARK FLUID IN THE TRANSMISSION AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR WOULD COST OVER $2,000. SHE CALLED AND FAXED A LETTER TO THE MANUFACTURER, BUT HAS NOT YET RECEIVED A RESPONSE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,605 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,600. UPDATED 03/23/09. *LJ UPDATED 03/23/09.*JB

HEADLIGHT HAS DISCOLORED AND FROSTED OVER. *TR

I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE I WAS REAR ENDED ON A HIGHWAY AT A FAIRLY HIGH SPEED. BOTH MY SEAT BACK AND THE EMPTY PASSENGER SEAT BACK COLLAPSED INTO THE BACK SEAT BEFORE BEING THROWN FORWARD WHERE I WAS ABOVE THE STEERING WHEEL CLOSE ENOUGH THAT I COULD SEE THAT MY EYES WERE ABOUT TWO INCHES FROM THE WINDSHIELD AND THEN I WAS THEN THROWN BACK AGAIN TO THE LAYING DOWN POSITION OF MY SEAT. IN MY PERIPHERAL VISION I COULD SEE THE SEAT BACK OF THE EMPTY PASSENGER SEAT DOING THE SAME THING AS MY SEAT. THIS APPEARS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE ESPECIALLY BECAUSE I HAVE TWO CAR SEATS IN THE BACK SEAT FOR MY INFANT AND TODDLER THAT WHERE THANKFULLY EMPTY AT THE TIME. IN ORDER TO GET OUT OF MY CAR I HAD TO RETURN MY SEAT TO THE UPRIGHT POSITION WHICH I WAS SUPRISINGLY ABLE TO DO USING THE AUTOMATIC BUTTON. THIS APPEARS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE. AS A SIDE NOTE: THREE WEEKS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT MY SEATBELT WAS REPLACED UNDER A WARRANTY AND THE REST OF MY SAFETY DEVICES FOUND TO BE IN GOOD WORKING ORDER BY THE DEALERSHIP. *TR

NO EVENT LED TO THE FAILURE. MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD WITH 63000 MILES STARTED ON A COLD DAY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND D4 LIGHT STARTED TO BLINK. AFTER TAKING IT TO THE HONDA DEALER "LIBERTY HONDA" WHERE ALL THE SERVICING HAS BEEN DONE INCLUDING THE 60K SERVICE THEY DETERMINED IT NEEDED A TRANSMISSION. THEY CALLED HONDA AMERICA AND THEY CLAIM TO HAVE A DEDUCTIBLE OF $750. TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND I WOULD GET A 3YR 36K/MILE WARRANTY. I PLAN TO TAKE IT INTO THE DEALER TO GET IT REPAIRED, BUT FEEL I AM BEING TAKEN. FROM THE SOUND OF IT HONDA KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND ARE REPLACING THE PATS FOR FREE AND MAKING ME PAY FOR THE LABOR. A RECALL IS IN ORDER. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING HOME IN THE FAR NORTH BOUND LANE GOING 40 MPH AND WAS HIT HEAD ON BY A DODGE DURANGO TRAVELING SOUTH BOUND IN THE FAR RIGHT LANE. (2 LANES EACH WAY WITH A CENTER.) I WAS DRIVING AND THE AIRBAG EXPLODED AS THE DURANGO CUT OFF ANOTHER CAR AND HIT HEAD ONTO ME. THE AIRBAG EXPLOSION PRODUCED A BURNING SMELL WHICH I THOUGHT THE CAR WAS ON FIRE BUT IT WAS THE AIRBAG EXPLOSION. MY FACE WAS VERY RED AND SWOLLEN AND JUST FELT ON FIRE FROM THE EXPLOSION WHICH COVERED MY FACE. I HAD A SCRATCH IN MY LEFT EYE AND NEEDED A RINSE AND A SMALL LACERATION ABOVE MY EYE. MY RIGHT HAND WAS SWOLLEN IMMEDIATELY AND WAS THROBBING FROM THE GRIP OF THE WHEEL AND THE AIRBAG EXPLOSION. MY RIGHT PINKY WAS TOTALLY NUMB FOR QUITE A WHILE WITH RADIATING PAIN UP THE RIGHT ARM. THE RIGHT HAD STILL HAS ISSUES WITH GRASPING THINGS AND DROPPING THEM. I HAD AND STILL HAVE HEADACHES FROM THE JOLT AND NECK INJURY ESPECIALLY IN THE FRONTAL AREA. I NOTICED MY SPEECH BECAME SLURRED AND THOUGHTS TOOK LONGER TO PROCESS WHEN SPEAKING TO PEOPLE. ON THE JOB THIS CREATED DIFFICULTY. *TR

2002 HONDA ACCORD WITH 115,000 MILES; 15000 OVER WARRANTY; CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON LAST WK.; WHILE ON INTERSTATE CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE. TOOK IN AND HONDA REPORTS IT NEEDS NEW TRANSMISSION. REPORTS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. PROBLEM IS: THIS PROBLEM IS A RECURRING PROBLEM THAT PUTS THOSE THAT CONTINUE TO DRIVE THESE CARS IN DANGER. BECAUSE OF THE HIGH NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS; NOT TO MENTION THE FACT THAT THE 2000 AND 2001 MODELS HAVE BEEN RECALLED AND HAVE THE SAME EXACT TRANSMISSION AS THE 2002, THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED. I AM ASHAMED THAT HONDA IS NOT STANDING BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT!!! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. IN JANUARY OF 2008, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. HE TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE IN ORDER FOR THE LIGHTS TO RESET. HE TOOK TO THE VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE AS BEGINNING SYMPTOMS OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THE DIAGNOSIS AND STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR COST FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS ESTIMATED AT $2,800. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE, IT IS CLEARLY THE FAULT OF DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING. OF COURSE IT IS DANGEROUS, HOW MANY ACCIDENTS, INJURY AND DEATHS WILL IT TAKE TO FIX THE PROBLEM? *TR

TRANSMISSION ON 2002 HONDA ACCORD EX V-6 FAILED AT JUST UNDER 100,000K. INCIDENT HAPPENED ON BUSY HIGHWAY AND PUT MYSELF AND PASSENGERS IN SERIOUS RISK. HONDA ACCEPTS NO LIABILITY FOR AN OBVIOUS DEFECT IN EQUIPMENT. *TR

WHEN WE DRIVE ON A HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 70MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. AFTER WE CHECK, THE WORKER SAID IT'S ABOUT A TRANSMISSION SENSOR PROBLEM AND WE CAN REPLACE IT AFTER OUT WEEKEND TRIP. BUT ON THE WAY BACK, THE LIGHT IS ON AGAIN AND THE SPEED DECREASED FROM 70 MPH TO ABOUT 30-40 MPH. IF WE ADD MORE OIL, THE ENGINE WILL ROTATE AT 4000-5000TURN WITH GREAT NOISE. SO WE HAVE TO DRIVE AT 30-40 MPH SPEED. IT'S VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE CAR BEHIND US HAVE TO TURN LEFT AND PASSED US AWAY BECAUSE WE LET OUR URGENT LIGHTS ON. WE DON'T KNOW HOW TO TREAT THIS PROBLEM. WE THINK HONDA SHOULD RECALL THESE CARS BECAUSE IT MAY INDUCE INCIDENTS AND DEARTH. COULD YOU PLEASE HELP TO LET HONDA RECALL THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE IT'S REALLY DANGEROUS FOR DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS. I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND WHY HONDA PRODUCE SUCH CARS AND AFTER INCIDENTS THEY REFUSE TO HELP OWNER AND DON'T WANT O RECALL THEM. I WILL NEVER BUY HONDA CARS AND MORE AND MORE PEOPLE DISLIKE HONDA FOR THEIR BAD REPUTATION. IT'S SUCH A BAD COMPANY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN ACCELERATING TO HIGH SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION JERKS VERY HARD. ALSO, AT LOWER SPEEDS WHEN RELEASING THE GAS PEDAL, THE TRANSMISSION, EITHER DOES NOT DOWNSHIFT OR JERKS AFTER A COMPLETE STOP, THEN THE D4 LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD STARTS TO BLINK. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND UPON DIAGNOSIS THEY STATED THE TRANSMISSION WAS ABOUT TO FAIL AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 99675. UPDATED 03/19/10. *LJ UPDATED 06/18/10.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. WHENEVER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE ENGINE WOULD REV VERY LOUDLY AND THE VEHICLE WOULD SLOWLY SWITCH INTO GEAR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE WOULD NEVER SHIFT INTO THIRD OR FOURTH GEAR. IT WOULD ONLY REMAIN IN SECOND GEAR AND REV VERY LOUDLY. A MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WERE TWO SOLENOID VALVES THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIRS, THE VEHICLE WOULD OPERATE NORMALLY IN THIRD AND FOURTH GEAR. FOUR MONTHS LATER, THE TRANSMISSION IS BEGINNING TO SLIP ONCE AGAIN. THE CONTACT FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS RECALLED UP TO THE 2001 MODEL; HOWEVER, THE 2002 MODEL IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES. HE BELIEVES THAT THE 2002 ACCORDS SHOULD ALSO BE RECALLED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,800.

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE THE END OF MAR 2008 WITH 83000 MILES ON IT. APPROX 30 DAYS AFTER PURCHASE I TOOK IT IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE, RADIATOR FLUSH AND TUNE UP. A WEEK LATER MY CAR OVERHEATED, THE UPPER RADIATOR HOSE HAD BLOWN. A NEW MECHANIC LOOKED AT IT AND SAW EVIDENCE OF STOP LEAK AND SAID IT DID NOT LOOK LIKE IT HAD BEEN FLUSHED-HE TOOK CARE OF IT PROPERLY. THEN, APPROX 30 DAYS LATER I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR IT'S SCHEDULED OIL CHANGE AND HE SAID THERE WAS OIL LEAKING INTO THE RADIATOR FLUIDS-RIGHT NOW IT IS A ONE WAY LEAK, THE ANTIFREEZE IS NOT LEAKING INTO THE OIL. HE RECOMMENDED A HEAD GASKET JOB. DURING THE REPAIR IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THIS VEHICLE HAD A RECENT HEAD JOB DONE AND HE PUT OUT A QUERY ONLINE. THE INFORMATION THAT CAME BACK WAS THAT THIS WAS A PROBLEM THAT HONDA WAS AWARE OF, BUT SEEMED TO BE KEEPING QUIET ABOUT-THEY HAD NOT ISSUED ANY SERVICE WARNINGS, SUGGESTIONS, OR RECALLS-THEY WERE DEALING WITH IT ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS...MECHANICS HAVE DETERMINED BY TRYING TO FIX THE PROBLEM (HEAD JOBS, REPLACING RADIATORS, ETC) AND IT NOT BEING SOLVED THAT IT IS A CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK. MY MECHANIC AND I AGREED TO WATCH IT CLOSELY AND BE VERY DILIGENT WITH OIL CHANGES. WITH EACH OIL CHANGE HE ALSO INCLUDES A RADIATOR FLUSH AS THERE IS ALWAYS OIL IN THE RADIATOR OVERFLOW TANK AS WELL AS THE OIL LEVELS ARE NEAR EMPTY. LAST NIGHT ON THE WAY HOME IT OVERHEATED AGAIN AND WHEN WE LOOKED IN THE RADIATOR IT WAS FULL OF SLUDGE. MY "RELIABLE" USED CAR PURCHASE LESS THAN NINE MONTHS AGO HAS BECOME A GREATER EXPENSE TO ME THAN IF I HAD PURCHASED A BRAND NEW CAR. THE ONLY REASON I PURCHASED THIS CAR WAS BECAUSE OF ITS RELIABLE REPUTATION AND THE MOST AFFORDABLE OF A USED CARS. I SIMPLY CANNOT AFFORD THIS CAR, OR TO GET RID OF IT AND GET A NEW ONE. ANY HELP WOULD BE GREATLY WELCOMED! *TR

THE D4 LIGHT STARTED BLINKING IN MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD EX, NOT ALLOWING MY CAR TO UPSHIFT PROPERLY ON THE HIGHWAY LEAVING ME HAVING TO DRIVE SLOW ON A HIGHWAY WITH SPEEDING CARS. I KNOW HONDA HAS HAD NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TRANSMISSIONS IN THEIR 2002 ACCORD MODELS AND REFUSES TO RECALL. THIS IS CERTAINLY A SAFETY ISSUE' OR DOES HONDA JUST WANT TO WAIT UNTIL PEOPLE DIE BECAUSE THEIR CAR STOPPED DEAD ON A HIGHWAY DUE TO A FAULTY TRANSMISSION? *TR

ON DECEMBER 6, 2008 WITH 77,914 MILES I HAD TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION. MY CAR INITIALLY BEGAN JERKING UPON ACCELERATION, ALMOST AS IF I WERE A NEW DRIVER DRIVING A MANUAL TRANSMISSION CAR. IT QUICKLY PROGRESSED TO SLIPPING OF GEARS WHILE DRIVING (BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD) AND I WASN'T ABLE TO ACCELERATE UNTIL MY SPEED DECLINED AND IT WENT BACK INTO 2ND GEAR. I TOOK IT TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS BAD AND WE NEEDED A REPLACEMENT. WE CONTACTED HONDA AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO, THEY CHECKED OUR VIN # TO SEE IF IT WAS ONE THAT WAS INVOLVED IN ANY RECALLS OR WARRANTY EXTENSION AND NO LUCK FOR US. WE BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW AND WERE EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED WITH THIS SITUATION WHICH OBVIOUSLY REFLECTS A FLAW IN THE QUALITY OF TRANSMISSION HONDA IS PUTTING IN THEIR VEHICLES. TOTAL REPAIRS WERE ABOUT $2,600 FOR A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. *TR

MY CASE IS VERY SIMILAR TO ODI ID NUMBER: 10251868. I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. THE ENGINE OVERHEATED AND IT WAS FOUND THAT THE UPPER RADIATOR HOSE BURST. ENGINE OIL LEAKED INTO THE COOLING SYSTEM ALSO. THE HONDA DEALER TORN DOWN THE ENGINE, AND DID A SERIES OF INSPECTIONS, LEAK DOWN TEST, AND PRESSURE TEST. NO VISIBLE SIGN OF A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. NO SIGNS OF WARPING AND/OR CRACKS ON THE CYLINDER HEAD. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID IT IS PROBABLY DUE TO A VERY POROUS CYLINDER HEAD. THE MOST LIKELY CAUSE FOR THE ENGINE OVERHEATING IS AS FOLLOWS: THE POROUS CYLINDER HEAD ALLOWED ENGINE OIL TO LEAK INTO THE COOLING SYSTEM. THE OIL DETERIORATED THE RUBBER GASKET ON THE THERMOSTAT. (THIS WAS INDICATED BY FRESH ENGINE OIL RESIDUE FOUND ON THE DAMAGED RUBBER GASKET OF THE ORIGINAL THERMOSTAT.) THE DETERIORATED RUBBER GASKET BLOCKED THE FLOW OF THE COOLANT. WITHOUT ENOUGH FLOW RATE TO COOL DOWN THE SYSTEM, THE COOLANT BOILED INSIDE THE HOSES. PRESSURE BUILT UP, AND THE UPPER RADIATOR HOSE BURST. COOLANT LEAKED OUT FROM THE DAMAGED HOSE, AND THE ENGINE OVERHEATED. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THE CAR HAS THIS PROBLEM. IT HAS NO MAJOR PROBLEMS BEFORE. I COMPLETED ALL NECESSARY MAINTENANCE ON TIME ACCORDING TO THE OWNER'S MANUAL. ALL MAJOR MAINTENANCE SERVICES WERE PERFORMED BY THE DEALER. TO CORRECT THE FAILURE, THE DEALER RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE WHOLE CYLINDER HEAD, BUT THE TOTAL REPAIR COST FOR IT, INCLUDING CHANGING THE OIL-CONTAMINATED HOSES AND OTHERS, COST MORE THAN $4200. IT'S JUST TOO EXPENSIVE. ALL THE OLD PARTS (DAMAGED HOSES, THERMOSTAT, ETC) ARE AVAILABLE. FYI, IF IT HELPS ANY INVESTIGATIONS, THIS CAR IS STILL TORN APART AT THE DEALER AS OF TODAY. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 HONDA ACCORD COUPE WITH 92,000 MILES ON IT. I JUST FOUND OUT TODAY THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS BAD AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. WHEN I SEARCHED THE INTERNET, I FOUND OUT THIS IS A REALLY COMMON PROBLEM WITH HONDA ACCORDS - SPECIFICALLY 2002 MODELS. I'M EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED AS I HAVE ALWAYS HAD HONDAS BASED ON THEIR PURPORTED RELIABILITY. WITH ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS, WHY HASN'T HONDA RECALLED OR EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE TRANSMISSION? *TR

ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS EVERY MORNING. YOU NEED TO STRONGLY DEPRESS PEDAL AND THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD AND THEN IT IS OK. I PRESENTLY HAVE IT IN A SHOP FOR REPAIR. REPAIRMAN SAID IT LOOKED LIKE HONDA TRIED TO FIX THIS AS THERE WAS YELLOW PAINT ON THROTTLE HOOD AND A GASKET HAD BEEN REPLACED? I NEVER TOOK IT TO HONDA FOR PRIOR SERVICE ON THE THROTTLE. I CAN HAVE THE REPAIRMAN SAVE THE OLD PARTS. MY SON ALSO HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH HIS HONDA ACCORD 2001 AND TOOK IT BACK TO HONDA AND THEY REPAIRED IT AS IT WAS STILL UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. NEITHER OF US HAD AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS. *TR

HONDA NEEDS TO RECALL THEIR TERRIBLE TRANSMISSIONS IN THE 2002 ACCORD EX V-6S. IF THESE FAIL IN TRAFFIC ON AN INTERSTATE IT COULD CAUSE SERIOUS ISSUES. LUCKILY, MINE DID NOT FAIL ON THE INTERSTATE. THE COMPANY OFFERS NO FINANCIAL HELP TO PEOPLE WHEN THESE TRANNYS GO OUT AT 50, 60, 70,000 MILES. REALLY UNETHICAL AND DANGEROUS. *TR

ON 10/17/06, TOOK 2002 HONDA ACCORD (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) MILEAGE 65,460 TO HONDA DEALER "TRANSMISSION SLIPPING". RECOMMENDED/PERFORMED TRANSMISSION FLUSH (EVEN THOUGH MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE ACCORDING TO OWNERS MANUAL RECOMMENDS 120K OR 6 YRS). ON 11/9/08, NOTICING SLIPPING & JERKING AGAIN WHEN CAR SHIFTED GEARS. ON 11/10/08, CAR FAILED TO MOVE FORWARD WHILE AT STOP SIGN, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IMMEDIATELY CAME ON. TURNED CAR OFF, THEN BACK ON DROVE FINE TO HONDA DEALER. AGAIN MENTIONED THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM TO DEALER - THIS TIME OUT COME "NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION". NOT SURE WHY IN 2006, THEY COULD PERFORM A TRANSMISSION FLUSH TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND WHEN SAME PROBLEM OCCURS AGAIN 2 YEARS LATER, THIS TIME NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION? IT IS COMMON KNOWLEDGE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN MANY FAILED AND REPLACED TRANSMISSION IN THE 2002 HONDA ACCORD. *TR

MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD STARTED SLIPPING AROUND 90K MILES AND BOTH MY MECHANIC AND THIS WEBSITE HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/ACCORD/2002/TRANSMISSION/TRANSMISSION_SLIPPING_AND_JERKING.SHTML HAVE REPORTED THAT IT'S APPARENTLY A COMMON ISSUE FOR HONDA ACCORDS FROM THAT YEAR TO HAVE TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON THE ROAD BEFORE 100K MILES. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND UNACCEPTABLE BECAUSE MANY CONSUMERS HAVE TROUBLES AFFORDING THE REPAIR AND MAY CONTINUE TO DRIVE. EVEN WORSE, THIS PROBLEM ISN'T VERY WELL KNOWN BECAUSE 2002 MODEL CARS ARE ONLY RECENTLY APPROACHING 80K+ MILES SO THE COMPLAINTS AREN'T AS WIDESPREAD YET. *TR

2002 HONDA ACCORD WAS DIAGNOSED BY JERRY DAMSON HONDA IN HUNTSVILLE AL. AS NEEDING A NEW TRANSMISSION DUE TO INTERNAL TRANSMISSION ISSUES. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 31,000 MILES. DEALER SAID THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. CONTACTED HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY SAID THEY HAD COMPLAINTS BUT OFFERED NO HELP IN REPAIRING THE VEHICLE. OBVIOUSLY EVERYONE IS AWARE OF THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS BASED ON MY CONVERSATION WITH THE DEALER AND HONDA . NOT TO MENTION IT'S ALL OVER THE INTERNET. WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL OR SOME TYPE OF INVESTIGATION INTO THIS ISSUE? THE CONSUMER CERTAINLY DESERVES BETTER. THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR ANY HELP IN THIS MATTER. BEST REGARDS, ROBERT ENGLISH *TR

I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 02 HONDA ACCORD SE 4-CYCL FOR APPROXIMATELY $22,000. IN 2007 I BEGAN TO NOTICE A SEVERE JERKING WHEN SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 1ST GEAR. I TOOK IT INTO THE HONDA DEALER TO GET THE TRANSMISSION FLUID REPLACED AND MENTIONED THAT IT WAS JERKY. THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND STATED THAT EVERYTHING ELSE WAS FINE. THE JERKING CONTINUED TO OCCUR. APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR LATER I NOTICE MY CAR REVVING WHILE IN FIRST GEAR. TODAY MY CAR HAS INDICATED TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND IS NO LONGER USABLE. I AM CURRENTLY WITHOUT MY VEHICLE FOR TRANSPORTATION TO WORK AND I NOW MUST PAY FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DESIGN IS FAULTY AS IT SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED AT 138,000 MILES; ESPECIALLY AS A HONDA. THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD BE RECALLED BECAUSE NOW I MUST PAY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO REPLACE A COMPONENT THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED PREMATURELY WHEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED. *TR

2002 HONDA ACCORD V6 - CHECK ENGINE LIGHT LIT, TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. 4K - ACCUSED ME OF NOT SERVICING MY TRANSMISSION (I'D DONE ALL OF THE SERVICE THERE), AND IF I COULD BRING THEM PROOF OF SERVICE THEY MIGHT HELP ME WITH REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION WHICH HONDA KNOWS ALL ABOUT BUT HAVEN'T RECALLED. CALLED HONDA, THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO CALL ME BACK WITH MORE INFO. I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW AND IT HAS ONLY 85K MILES ON IT, PER SOME SITES WARRANTY WAS SUPPOSED TO BE EXTENDED 7 YRS BUT NOT MY VIN! *TR

ON SUNDAY THE 19TH, MY WIFE HAD AN ACCIDENT IN OUR VEHICLE INVOLVING A DEER. THE LOCATION WAS IN OUR AREA, ON A SEMI-RURAL 2-LANE ROAD. WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR, AND OCCURRED AT APPROX 11:30AM. THE DEER WAS AVERAGE IN WEIGHT, 70-90 LBS, VEHICLE SPEED WAS 45MPH AT THE TIME OF IMPACT. THE POINT OF IMPACT APPEARED TO BE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD, EYE HEIGHT OF THE DRIVER, AND WAS SEVERE ENOUGH TO SHATTER APPROX 90% OF THE WINDSHIELD. INTEGRITY OF THE WINDSHIELD REMAINED, AND WAS NOT EXPELLED FROM THE VEHICLE, NOR WAS IT PERFORATED, IT WAS JUST ALMOST COMPLETELY SHATTERED. UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE ON MONDAY AT THE TOWING YARD, I DISCOVERED THAT THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE, FRONT AND BACK, HAD MANY PARTICLES OF SHARP GLASS SHARDS, AND ALMOST A COMPLETE COVERING OF WHAT I WOULD CALL "GLASS DUST", WHICH I DID NOT EXPECT. MY UNDERSTANDING OF SAFETY GLASS, WHEN SHATTERED, THE RESULT IS SMALL PARTICLES OF GLASS ABOUT THE SIZE OF A PENCIL ERASER, WITHOUT THE SHARP SHARDS AND DUST. MY DESCRIPTION OF THIS "DUST" IS JUST THAT - LIKE THE DUST ON FURNITURE IF LEFT UNDUSTED FOR A WHILE. HAD MY WIFE NOT BEEN WEARING SUNGLASSES, SHE WOULD HAVE HAD SERIOUS INJURY TO HER EYES. MY QUESTION (OR FOOD FOR THOUGHT) IS THIS. IS THERE A DIFFERENCE IN THE SAFETY STANDARDS FOR U.S. MANUFACTURED VEHICLE SAFETY GLASS, AND THAT WHICH IS IMPORTED? MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS ASSEMBLED IN THE U.S., BUT THE COMPONENTS WERE IMPORTED. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME IF YOU WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION. SINCERELY, GARY S. WESTBROOK *TR

HONDA ACCORD 2002. FAILING TRANSMISSION AFTER ONLY 6 YEARS ON THE ROAD, AND 70,000 MILES. THE ONLY EVENTS ARE THAT AROUND OCT, 2008, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING. HONDA BELLEVUE, WA, WANTED OVER $4,000 TO REPLACE. CALLING OTHER DEALERSHIPS NETTED NEARLY THE SAME COST. THREE OIL CHANGES AND TRANSMISSION FLUID REPLACEMENT, WITH CONSTANT COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION, DID NOT RESULT IN ANY CHANGE OF STANCE BY HONDA. AFTER CONTACTING HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE, HONDA DEALER REVISED THEIR QUOTE TO $2,000 FOR A REFURBISHED TRANSMISSION. SINCE THE TRANSMISSION WAS LOGARITHMICALLY WORSE, WE ATE THE COST OF REPLACEMENT. THE REPLACEMENT WAS BUGGY IN THAT WE HAD TO SPEND CONSIDERABLE TIME AT THE DEALERSHIP WHILE THEY FIXED THE INABILITY TO TURN OFF THE CAR OR REMOVE THE KEYS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION WITHOUT SHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION INTO PARK. THE VEHICLE THEN ROLLED AWAY AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO MAJOR DAMAGES. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE INTERLOCK MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V025000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH) . THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 161,000. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL . THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 81000. UPDATED 11/12/09 *CN UPDATED 11/16/09 *JB

WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN 2008 FROM A HONDA DEALERSHIP'S USED CAR LOT (UNDER A SEPERATED NAME THAT WAS CLOSED DOWN A FEW MONTHS AFTER WE BOUGHT OUR CAR). WITHIN A MONTH, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN JERKING AND SURGING. BEING A MECHANIC, I HOOKED IT UP TO A MACHINE AND FOUND OUT THE TRANSMISSION HAD A CODE DISPLAYING. HONDA'S SPREADSHEET STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE "1 2 SHIFT SOLENOID" OR IF THIS FAILED TO REPAIR THE ISSUE, "REPLACE TRANSMISSION". COME TO FIND OUT IT WAS A KNOWN ISSUE, ONE THAT HAS CAUSED ACCIDENTS IN THE PAST, AND THAT HONDA HAS DONE VERY LITTLE ABOUT IT TO COMPENSATE CUSTOMERS. WE HAD THE CAR REPAIRED AT THE SHOP THAT [XXX] (THE DEALERSHIP) TOOK ALL THEIR CARS TO. IT HAS WORKED FOR ALMOST 3 YEARS. WE HAVE ONLY GOTTEN 32,000 MILES OUT OF THIS CAR, AND ARE NOW LOOKING AT ANOTHER TRANSMISSION REPAIR/REPLACEMENT. I AM CURRENTLY IN THE NAVY, I LEAVE MY FAMILY FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME, THIS HAS BEEN THE WORST CAR I HAVE EVER OWNED, AND THE COMPANY WHO SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SELLING US A LEMON REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. NEITHER THE DEALERSHIP OR HONDA WISH TO TAKE ANY KIND OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON HOND ACCORD. ACCELERATOR GET STUCK. CAR DOES NOT TRANSTION, THEN REV UP. CALLED AMERICAN HONDA. THEY ARE USELESS. *DT

2002 HONDA ACCORD, 4 DR, MANUAL TRANS, SRS LIGHT STAYS ON AFTER PASSENGER SEAT GOT WET OR TWO MUCH HUMIDITY IN CAR. FIRST TIME, DEALER RESET UNDER WARRANTY, SECOND TIME, THEY WANTED $75 - FOUND WEBSITE WWW.GEOCITIES.COM/MYINTEGRA96/SRS.HTML WHERE DIRECTIONS ARE LISTED FOR RESETTING - IT WORKS, HAVE DONE IT ON MY CAR. SOMEONE SHOULD FORCE HONDA TO CORRECT THIS, THOUGH - LOVE MY HONDA, HATE THE LIGHT. *TR

I HAVE A HONDA ACCORD 2002 V4 V-TEC. WHILE DRIVING THIS CAR THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND JERKS VIOLENTLY. WHEN I AM TRYING TO PASS ANOTHER CAR AND ACCELERATE THE CAR WILL JERK VIOLENTLY AND SLOW DOWN. THIS ALSO HAPPENS WHEN I AM STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION AND TRY TO ACCELERATE. THE CAR WILL JERK AND SLOW DOWN. I'VE NOTICED MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION OF THE 2002 HONDA ACCORD AND AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN HONDA. I BROUGHT THE CAR ON A COUPLE OF OCCASIONS TO HONDA AND THEY SAID THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY A MISDIAGNOSE. BEFORE A WRECK AND INJURY HAPPENS I WOULD LIKE THIS REPLACED FOR FREE BY HONDA. I WILL BE DOCUMENTING THIS SUBMISSION AND HOPE TO HEAR BACK FROM YOU. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A NISSAN DEALER FOR A ROUTINE TUNE-UP AND WAS INFORMED THAT OIL WAS LEAKING IN THE COOLING SYSTEM. THE MECHANIC FLUSHED THE COOLING SYSTEM AND THE CONTACT DROVE TO HER RESIDENCE. A FEW DAYS LATER, SHE WANTED A SECOND OPINION AND DROVE TO A HONDA DEALER. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE HEAD GASKET. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAS SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS TO CONFIRM THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

1. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND JERKING. LEADING TO GEAR TOOTH CHIPPING OR GEAR BREAKAGE WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. 2. NUMEROUS CONSUMERS REPORTED FOR IDENTICAL ISSUES. FAILURE IN TRANSMISSION COULD RESULTS IN A CRASH/INJURE. (ALMOST HAD BIG ACCIDENTS COUPLE TIMES ON THE WAY TO HONDA) 3. REPAIR/REPLACE ESTIMATED BY HONDA DEALER: $3,085 TOO COSTLY TO AFFORD INDIVIDUALLY. *TR

ON FRIDAY 9/05/08 I GOT A FLAT TIRE WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. I HAD THE TIRE FIXED AND TWO DAYS LATER THE SAME TIRE WENT FLAT ON THE FREEWAY. I HAD TO PURCHASE A NEW TIRE. THEN THE VERY NEXT DAY WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ANOTHER TIRE ON MY VEHICLE WENT FLAT WHILE ON THE FREEWAY CAUSING ME TO SWERVE INTO THE OTHER LANE AND ALMOST LOSE COMPLETE CONTROL. I RETURNED TO THE TIRE REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY INSPECTED MY TIRE VALVES AND EXPLAINED THAT THEY WERE LEAKING AND REPLACED ALL 4 OF THEM. I DID NOT HEAR OF THE RECALL UNTIL AFTER I GOT 3 FLAT TIRES IN 4 DAYS. I WAS NOT HARMED JUST INCONVENIENCED. *TR

VEHICLE WITH 47,000 MILES HAS DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION THAT HESITATES/SHIFTS HARD WHEN THE ENGINE IS COLD. HONDA CORP ACKNOWLEDGES ISSUE YET SAYS IT'S VIN SPECIFIC AND WILL NOT HONOR ANY TYPE OF EXTENDED WARRANTY OR GOODWILL REPAIR. THE COST TO INSTALL A REBUILT UN IT IS $2600-$2800. WITH OVER 100 COMPLAINTS SPECIFIC TO THIS ISSUE, NHTSA SHOULD FORCE HONDA TO IMPLEMENT A RECALL. *TR

2002 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION SLIPPING, DEALER QUOTED AROUND $3-4K. *TR