2002 Honda Accord Complaint Log

MAKE : HONDA MODEL : ACCORD YEAR : 2002 SE MANUFACTURER : HONDA (ANDERSON HONDA IN BALTIMORE, MD.) DATE OF FAILURE: AUG. 25, 2008 COMPONENT: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SUMMARY: ONE YEAR AND 10 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING I NOTICED THE JUMPY TRANSMISSION. ANDERSON HONDA DEALERSHIP DECIDED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY AND I AM STILL WAITING TO RECEIVE MY VEHICLE AFTER 3 DAYS NOW. I CAME TO THIS WEB-SITE AND NOTICED ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS AND WILL BRING THIS INFORMATION TO THEIR ATTENTION. I AM REQUESTING THE GOVERNMENT PUT OUT A RECALL AND HONDA BE MADE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THERE ARE TOO MANY COMPLAINTS FOR YOU NOT TOO AND BELIEVE IN OUR GOVERNMENT TO HELP US IN TIME OF NEED. *TR

REPEATED TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ON A 02 HONDA ACCORD V6 /AUTOMATIC. WON'T SHIFT WITHOUT ANY NOTICE, HAVE TO PULL OF ROAD AND RESTART CAR BEFORE BEING ABLE TO DRIVE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE AND SHIFTING GEARS, THE SHIFT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND BEGAN FLASHING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO FIRST, SECOND, AND THIRD GEARS; HOWEVER, IT WOULD REMAIN IN SECOND GEAR, WHICH WAS THE DEFAULT GEAR. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE OVER 40 MPH. IF THE GEARS WERE SHIFTED MANUALLY, THE VEHICLE WOULD OPERATE NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY A HONDA DEALER; HOWEVER, AN ORIGINAL HONDA TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE WAS PURCHASED AND INSTALLED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH. THE VEHICLE CAN ONLY BE DRIVEN AT 30 MPH, WHICH COULD CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE FORWARD AFTER APPROACHING A STOP SIGN OR TRAFFIC LIGHT, IT TOOK 25 SECONDS OR MORE FOR THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL, BUT THEN LATER STATED THAT THERE WAS ONLY A SERVICE BULLETIN RELATED TO THE TCM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 162,000.

2002 HONDA ACCORD LX 4 CYLINDER WITH 108,000 MILES. TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING AND CLUNKING, PRIMARILY WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE, BECAUSE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP, THEN CATCH SUDDENLY CAUSING CAR TO LURCH FORWARD WHILE DRIVING. ONCE CONDITION STARTED, IT WAS CONSTANT, BUT WORSE WHEN ENGINE WAS WARM. TRANSMISSION WAS EVALUATED BY A SPECIALIST AND REPAIRED. THE PROBLEM WAS A TORQUE CONVERTER THAT WAS BAD. IT CAUSED THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT AT A COST OF $2,671.10.*TR

AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE TCS LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON. THE GREEN LIGHT AROUND THE D STARTED BLINKING. I BROUGHT IT TO MY MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT IT WAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM BUT BEING THAT MY CAR ONLY HAS 60K MILES ON IT, I FIND THAT HARD TO BELIEVE. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHO STATED THAT I WASN'T UNDER WARRANTY AND THAT IT WOULD COST ABOUT $2500 TO REPLACE. I'VE JUST READ THROUGH A FEW WEBSITES WITH DISCUSSION BOARDS REGARDING THE 2002 ACCORD AND IT SEEMS THAT THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WHO ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH THEIR TRANSMISSIONS. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE 2002 ACCORDS HAVE NOT BEEN RECALLED BUT I ALSO READ THAT THE 2001 ACCORDS WERE RECALLED DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. MANY PEOPLE, INCLUDING MYSELF, CANNOT AFFORD A NEW TRANSMISSION AND I FEEL THAT HONDA SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO FEAR FOR OUR SAFETY AS WELL AS OTHER'S SAFETY WHEN HONDA CLEARLY HAS A PROBLEM HERE. *TR

THIS BECAME A PROBLEM ABOUT 1 MONTH AFTER DRIVING IT OFF OF THE USED CAR LOT APPROXIMATELY 04/2005. THE SRS INDICATOR LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON ON THE DASHBOARD. THIS IS NOT GENERAL WEAR AND TEAR ON THE VEHICLE AS I'VE NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND HAVE NEVER DONE ANYTHING TO DAMAGE THE AIRBAGS. I"VE ATTEMPTED TO CALL HONDA REGARDING THIS ISSUE BUT THEY MAINTAIN IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY TRIED TO DEEMPHASIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF AIRBAGS. MY LOCAL DEALER SAYS THIS COULD COST AROUND 1500 DOLLARS. *TR

2002 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION FAILURE. HAD TO PAY TO GET TRANSMISSION REBUILT. EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE. ONLY HAD 89,000 MILES ON CAR. *TR

THE CAR GEAR STARTED GIVING A JERK WHEN MOVING THE GEAR FROM PARK TO DRIVE MODE. SOMETIME THIS PROBLEM GOT WORST AND FELT CAR WOULDN'T MOVE ANYMORE. SHOWED THE CAR TO A NEAREST HONDA DEALER AND I WAS TOLD THERE IS A TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND NEED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION OF THE CAR, WHICH HE WOULD CHARGE TOTAL $2800. I AM SHOCKED AND REALLY DON'T DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. *TR

1. I AM FEELING THAT MY CAR'S TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. 2. EVERYDAY 3. I THINK I NEED TO CHANGE TRANSMISSION? BUT WHY FOR THIS TYPE OF NEW CAR? IT'S A HONDA 2002 ACCORD. I THINK HONDA NEEDS TO RECALL THIS MODEL TO CHANGE TRANSMISSION. I SAW NUMBER OF PEOPLE COMPLAINED IN THE INTERNET ABOUT SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM. MY CAR'S MILEAGE: 90K. *TR

MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD, WAS BOUGHT BRAND NEW AND REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION TWICE IN 2004, THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT AGAIN. HONDA CARE SAID SINCE I WAS OVER THE 100,000 WARRANTY, I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE EVEN THOUGH IT WAS REPLACED THE LAST TIME WHEN MY CAR WAS AT 80,000. *TR

IN LATE 2006 I NOTICED SLIPPING IN MY TRANSMISSION FOR MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD V-TEC V6 3.0 L BETWEEN THE FIRST AND SECOND GEARS IN MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AT ABOUT 60,000 MILES. I TOOK IT TO MY TRUSTED MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME THAT THEIR DIAGNOSIS WAS A "GENERAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE" AND THAT I SHOULD TAKE IT TO A DEALER TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION. I TOOK IT TO KEYS HONDA IN WOODLAND HILLS AND THEY VERIFIED THERE WAS IN FACT NO RECALL ON THE PART. THE REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION COST ME ABOUT $2000 AND NOW ABOUT 20,000 MILES LATER I'M EXPERIENCING THAT SAME SLIPPING IN THE TRANSMISSION. I WOULD LIKE TO NHTSA TO FORCE HONDA TO ISSUE A RECALL BEFORE SOME UNLIKELY SOUL WHO IS NOT AS DILIGENT TO FIX THEIR CAR HAS A SERIOUS INJURY DUE TO A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

THE SRS LIGHT HAS COME ON MY 2002 V6 HONDA ACCORD EX AND BASED ON DEALERSHIPS THAT I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO CLAIMS THAT IS IT A SEATBELT ISSUE THAT IS NOT COVERED... OTHER FORUMS THAT I HAVE BEEN TO THAT HAVE PEOPLE THAT HAVE SIMILAR PROBLEMS OR AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING PROPERLY AND WAS LINKED TO THE SRS LIGHT. THE SRS SYSTEM IS FOR THE AIRBAG SYSTEM BUT DEALERSHIPS ARE ONLY ASKING FOR MONEY FOR GETTING THE CAR DIAGNOSED BUT STATING THAT THE SEATBELT AND AIRBAG SYSTEM ARE NOT COVERED BY HONDA. PLEASE HELP ME WITH MY SITUATION. MY WIFE AND CHILD RIDE IN THE VEHICLE DAILY. *TR

THE SRS LIGHT HAS BEEN STAYING ON CONTINUOUSLY ON MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD. I WAS WONDERING IF THERE WAS RECALL FOR THIS THAT I HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT? *TR

MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD EX DOESN'T SHIFT OUT OF FIRST UNTIL IT GOES INTO LIMP MODE (VERY HARD SHIFT). THE D LIGHT THEN BEGINS TO BLINK AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. IF I AM ON A HILL THE CAR WILL ROLL BACKWARDS WHILE IN DRIVE AND MY CAR ISN'T A STANDARD. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IF A CAR IS BEHIND ME. I HAVE HAD IT LOOKED AT AND ALL I HAVE FOUND WAS IT MAY BE A SOLENOID OR JUST A FAULTY TRANSMISSION. IT HAPPENS EVERY DAY. DURING THE WINTER MONTHS IT ISN'T AS BAD BUT IT STILL OCCURS. *TR

2002 HONDA ACCORD SE, TRANSMISSION IS JERKING AND SHIFTING HARD INTO 1ST THROUGH 3RD GEARS. CAR HAS 112,000 MILES ON IT AND I HAVE NOTICED AN ABUNDANCE OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SPECIFIC TRANSMISSION ACTING UP AROUND 80,000 MILES. WITH THIS MANY COMPLAINTS THE PROBLEM SEEMS LESS THAN INTERMITTENT. THIS IS A RECALL ISSUE AND I ALONG WITH MANY OTHER OWNERS WOULD LIKE TO SEE ACTION TAKEN TO FORCE A RECALL. WITH OUR CURRENT ECONOMIC PROBLEMS THAT HAVE RISEN OUT OF POOR GOVERNMENT DECISION MAKING, THIS IS THE LEAST YOU CAN DO TO EASE THE STRAIN ON OUR POCKET BOOKS. *TR

I PURCHASED A HONDA ACCORD 2002 IN APRIL 2003 THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BY DEALERSHIP IN NOVEMBER 2003 WHEN I TOOK IN FOR MAINTENANCE DUE TO A NOISE THE DEALER REPORTED TO ME...NOW THE REVERSE GEARS ARE SLIPPING AND I THINK THIS IS RATHER ODD...TO HAVE TWO TRANSMISSION FAILURES IN ONE VEHICLE ARE THERE RECALLS ON THIS MODEL OR REPORTS OF SUCH PROBLEMS NOTED ANYWHERE? *TR

MY CAR STARTED JERKING SO I TOOK IT IN WITH MY MECHANIC. HE TOLD ME THAT MY TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING SO I TOOK IT TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP. THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD COST $3300. I WENT BACK TO MY MECHANIC BECAUSE I WAS SHOCKED THAT IT WAS FAILING HE TOLD ME TO CONTACT HONDA CORPORATION TO NOTIFY THEM AND ASK IF THEY WILL REPAIR IT UNDER GOOD WILL. I DID CALL AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT HAPPENS AND UNFORTUNATELY, MY CAR WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. I STOPPED DRIVING MY CAR IN AUGUST AND IT HAS BEEN PARKED. I'M A TEACHER AND TALKING TO PEOPLE, I HEAR THAT THEY ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THEIR ACCORD AND HONDA HELPED. I HAVE DOCUMENTATION THAT MY CAR HAS FOLLOWED THE RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE. I'M NOT SURE WHICH STEP TO TAKE NEXT.*TR

AUTOMATIC TRANS ON MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD V6 2 DR- ABRUPT SHIFTING AND DOWNSHIFTING- CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST HONDA OF AMERICA FOR YEARS 98- 2001- BUT THEY HAVE EVADED RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE 2002'S. *TR

BOUGHT OUR 2002 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 NEW. AT AROUND 70000 MILES, TRANSMISSION STARTED GIVING US PROBLEMS AND FINALLY HAD TO BE REPLACED. VERY SCARY WHEN LIGHT CHANGES AND YOU CAN'T GET CAR TO MOVE! REBUILT ENGINE COST $2500 HAD A 12 MONTH 12K MILE WARRANTY. DIED AT AROUND 20000 MILES. CAR HAS BEEN A LEMON. AFRAID TO BUY A 3RD TRANSMISSION, NEW OR REBUILT AND LET MY 16 YEAR OLD DRIVE IT. HONDA KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH ALL THE V6 THEY BUILT FOR SEVERAL YEARS 2001-2004. WHEN I CALLED THEY COULD HAVE CARED LESS. AND THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASE OF NEW HONDA ACCORD, 2002, I NOTICED THE JUMPY TRANSMISSION. HONDA DEALERSHIP CHANGED TRANSMISSION FLUID, HOPING THIS WOULD PLACATE ME. IT DID NOT. THIS CONTINUED TO GET WORSE AND HONDA DEALERSHIP DENIED EXPERIENCING PROBLEM ON KEEPING CAR AND TEST RUNS. FINALLY, 2006, THE TRANSMISSION DIED. WE PUT IN A RE-BUILT TRANSMISSION TO REPLACE THIS FAULTY ON. THIS REBUILT TRANSMISSION IS NOW GONE. AN ESTIMATE FOR THAT REPLACEMENT WAS APPROXIMATELY $3000. THIS CAR IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF THE KNOWN PROBLEMS THAT THE HONDA ACCORD 2002 MODEL WAS HAVING WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE IS PRESENTLY BEING HELD FOR DIAGNOSTIC AT A HONDA DEALERSHIP IN TAMPA, FL. THEREFORE, I CANNOT PROVIDE VIN NUMBER AT THIS TIME. *TR

I OWN A 2002 HONDA ACCORD EX-V6. HOWEVER, AT ONLY 60,000 MILES, THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION IS FAILING. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROX. 55 MPH, THE CAR SUDDENLY, WITHOUT WARNING, DOWNSHIFTED FROM 4TH GEAR TO 3RD GEAR, THEN PROGRESSIVELY CAME TO A COMPLETE HALT. LUCKILY FOR ME, AS WELL AS THE PASSENGERS IN THE CAR, I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER BEFORE THE OTHER CARS ON THE HIGHWAY COULD CRASH INTO ME. I TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTICS TEST, AND INFORMED ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS AT FAULT. NOW I'M TOLD THAT I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION, WHICH MAY COST $3000+. WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR, I WAS UNAWARE THAT THIS MODEL HAD A PERSISTENT TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. WITH SO MANY COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER HONDA OWNERS BOTH ONLINE AND OFFLINE, I'M CONVINCED THAT HONDA IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE, BUT REFUSES TO ACCOMMODATE ITS LOYAL CUSTOMERS AND EXPECT US TO PAY, KNOWING THEY BUILT THEIR CARS WITH FAULTY PARTS. THEY EXPECT US TO PAY FULL PRICE FOR THE CAR, THEN PAY EXTRA DOWN THE LINE EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING PROBLEM. THIS SHOWS A COMPLETE DISREGARD FOR THE SAFETY OF IT'S CUSTOMERS. EVER SINCE MY FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE ON THE HIGHWAY, I BELIEVE THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS ISSUE THAT DESERVES A RECALL, BECAUSE ONE OF THE WORST THINGS THAT CAN HAPPEN TO US DRIVERS, IS A VEHICLE THAT FAILS TO PERFORM, ESPECIALLY UNDER RISKY CONDITIONS. I APPRECIATE THIS FORUM, WHERE I'M ABLE TO VOICE MY COMPLAINT. I'M PLEADING WITH THE NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM AND ENCOURAGE HONDA TO RECALL THE FAULTY VEHICLES. I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AND WILLING TO ACCOMMODATE THIS INVESTIGATION HOWEVER POSSIBLE. THANK YOU. *TR

NORMAL DRIVING, CAR TRANSMISSION GIVES JERK WHEN COMES TO STOP, HONDA HAS GIVEN NO HELP, SIMPLE NO. IT OCCURS EVERYTIME THE CAR SLOW DOWN AND SOMETIMES THE ENGINE STOPS WORKING. *TR

THE SRS LIGHT ON MY DASH BOARD IS ON AND WON'T GO OFF. AFTER SOME RESEARCH I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN HONDA ACCORDS. THE SRS LIGHT INDICATES THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE SEAT BELT OR AIRBAGS. AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED BOTH ARE VERY NECESSARY IN PROVIDING TO ALL OCCUPANTS IN THE VEHICLE. *TR

I TOOK MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD LX TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP IN MY TOWN TO GET ITS 97,000 MILES SERVICE BUT TO LATER FIND OUT THAT I NEED TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION WHICH WILL COST AT ABOUT $3,100. THE CAR JERKS OFF WHEN GOING FROM PARK TO REVERSE AND REVERSE TO DRIVE. I WAS TOLD THAT HONDA VEHICLES ARE VERY RELIABLE AND GOOD ON THE ROAD. I DID NOT EXPECT THAT I WILL REPLACE THE CAR TRANSMISSION THIS EARLY. I ASKED THE SERVICE ADVISOR AT THE HONDA DEALERSHIP HERE IN MY TOWN ABOUT WARRANTIES AND APPARENTLY WARRANTIES ARE ONLY COVERED FOR 36,000 MILES OR 3 YEARS. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT EVEN WITH AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, IT WILL NOT COVER TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. $3,100 IS A LOT OF MONEY TO PULL OUT OF THE POCKET. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH HONDA. *TR

TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTING HARD AND SLIPPING. *TR

I DRIVE A 2002 HONDA ACCORD SE AND I'M HAVING A TRANSMISSION ISSUE. MY CAR ONLY HAS 69,000 MILES. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID MY CAR IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY ANYMORE, ALTHOUGH I HAVE READ THERE IS A RECALL ON AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS FROM 2000-2002 HONDA ACCORD AND THAT THE WARRANTY HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO 7YEARS OR 100,000MILES. I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH HONDA, I THOUGHT HONDA'S WERE GREAT CARS. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER HONDA AGAIN. *TR

I HAVE HAD 2 OF THE 4 TIRES I BOUGHT, NEW GOODYEAR ASSURANCE SEPARATE. ONE BLEW LEAVING ME STRANDED ON TURNPIKE 2 HRS. THE TREAD WAS HALF GONE WITH THE FIRST AND 4/32 ON THE SECOND. ONE WAS IN JULY AND THE TIRE THAT BLEW WAS IN AUG. *TR

I BOUGHT A NEW 2002 HONDA ACCORD 4 CYLINDER LE AUTOMATIC IN SEPTEMBER 2002. I HAD IT SERVICED REGULARLY AT A SUNOCO STATION NEAR MY HOUSE THAT DOES HONDA-CONSISTENT SERVICE. THEY ADVISED ME TO CHANGE THE TRANSMISSION OIL AT 50,000 MILES SERVICING, WHICH I DID IN 2008. SEVERAL WEEKS ALTER I NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING GOING AROUND CORNERS. I WENT TO COUNTY TRANSMISSIONS TO ASK THEM TO LOOK AT IT, BUT THEY SAID IT IS SEALED AND I SHOULD DRIVE IT TIL IT BREAKS. IT NOW HAS 75,000 MI AND IS STILL SLIPPING, PARTICULARLY GOING AROUND CORNERS - A SAFETY ISSUE, SINCE THE TRANSMISSION COULD FAIL IN TRAFFIC. I HAVE GIVEN THE CAR TO MY SON, WHO DRIVES IT ON A DAILY BASIS. I THINK HONDA SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL ON THE 2002 ACCORDS AND REPLACE THE TRANSMISSIONS S IT DID FOR OTHER MODEL YEARS WITH A SIMILAR PROBLEM. *TR

MY TRANSMISSION FAILED AFTER ONLY 37,140 MILES. AFTER NEGOTIATION, HONDA REPLACED IT; WE SHARED THE COSTS. REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION NOW FAILED; I REGULARLY MAINTAIN IT. HONDA WANTS TO CHARGE $5000 TO REPLACE; HONDA SAID THEY WOULD PAY 60% OF PARTS; LABOR EXTRA. AAMCO REBUILDS FOR $2200 - $2800 TOTAL PARTS & LABOR. HONDA "OFFERED" TO SHARE COSTS. SEEMS EVEN MORE UNREASONABLE GIVEN SEEMING INFLATED COSTS. HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/ACCORD/2002/ HAS RECORDED OVER 640 COMPLAINTS OF 2002 HONDA TRANSMISSIONS. JAN. 8, 2011 ARTICLE, "HONDA TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS SEEM TO EXIST", THE REPORTER STATES THAT ONE COMPLAINANT; "PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA),5U.S.C.552(B)(6) IS NOT ALONE IN HIS DISENCHANTMENT. THE N.H.T.S.A. WEB SITE HAS SOME 570 TRANSMISSION COMPLAINTS FROM OWNERS OF 2003/2004 ACCORDS. MANY REFER TO PROBLEMS WITH SECOND GEAR. THERE ARE JUST OVER 700 TRANSMISSION COMPLAINTS FROM OWNERS OF 2002?4 ODYSSEY MINIVANS. THE SAFETY AGENCY CAN INVESTIGATE IF IT APPEARS THAT A RECALL MAY NOT HAVE SOLVED A SAFETY PROBLEM. BUT THE AGENCY NEVER STARTED SUCH AN INVESTIGATION. LAST WEEK,, A SPOKESWOMAN FOR THE AGENCY, SAID SUCH AN INQUIRY WAS NOW BEING CONSIDERED." THE 2002 TRANSMISSIONS, LIKE THE 2003-04, APPEAR TO HAVE EVEN MORE COMPLAINTS. I BOUGHT A HONDA BECAUSE OF HONDA'S ADS PROMOTING THEIR CARS' RELIABILITY. NOW I HAVE TO CONTEND WITH TWO TRANSMISSIONS FAILING, AND I ONLY HAVE LESS THAN 77,000 MILES ON THE CAR!!! MANY PEOPLE ARE SUFFERING FROM THE EFFECTS OF A BAD ECONOMY AND PAYING FOR WHAT APPEAR TO BE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS ISN'T RIGHT, AND IT ISN'T FAIR. AFTER HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT HONDA ACCORD 2002 TRANSMISSIONS, IT IS TIME FOR THE NHTSA AND HONDA TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND ISSUE A RECALL FOR THESE TRANSMISSIONS AND/OR OTHERWISE REPLACE THEM FOR NOT MORE THAN $500 TOTAL PARTS AND LABOR CHARGED TO THE OWNER IF THE MILEAGE IS LESS THAN 100,000 MILES. PLEASE RECALL! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *TT UPDATED 07/12/12

I WAS DRIVING ALONG, AND MY CAR STARTED LURCHING AND JERKING, MAKING A BIG THUMPING NOISE. I TOOK IT TO A HONDA SERVICE CENTER, THEY SAID I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION- THE CAR ONLY HAD 62,000 MILES. *TR

MY ACCORD HAS 115,000 AND I HAVE TAKEN IMPECCABLE CARE OF IT. I WAS DRIVING FROM BALTIMORE, MD TO MYRTLE BEACH, SC FOR A WEEK LONG VACATION. WHILE ON I-95, THE CAR BEGAN JERKING AND THE RPMS WERE FLUCTUATING RAPIDLY, BUT THE CAR WAS NOT PICKING UP. THEN, I NOTICED A FUNNY ODOR. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AT A REST STOP AND LET THE CAR COOL OFF. MY HUSBAND CHECKED THE FLUID LEVELS AND EVERYTHING SEEMED NORMAL. WE TRIED TO GET BACK ONTO THE INTERSTATE AGAIN, AND IT BEGAN JERKING RAPIDLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WE THEN DROVE TO THE NEAREST EXIT, AND WENT TO A GARAGE WHERE IT WAS THEN TOWED 30 MILES TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER SOLENOID HAD FAILED AND I WOULD NEED A REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION (AT THE COST OF $2800.00). I HAVE CONTACTED HONDA CUSTOMER CARE AFTER LOOKING ONLINE AND NOTICED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON ISSUE WITH HONDAS. *TR

APPROXIMATELY MARCH-2008, AT ABOUT 80,000 MILES, MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD 4DOOR 4CYLINDER TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLAMMING INTO FIRST GEAR AND SLIGHTLY SLIPPING IN 1ST, 2ND, AND 3RD GEARS. I CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, USING HONDA ATF-Z1 FLUID, FOUR TIMES OVER THE PERIOD OF THREE MONTHS. THE FLUID WAS CLEAR AND RED EACH TIME. THE PROBLEM SLOWLY PROGRESSED. IN EARLY JUNE-2008, MY WIFE, MYSELF, AND OUR TWO CHILDREN (AGE 5 AND 2) WERE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS SEVERELY SLIPPING. THE DANGER WAS THAT I HAD TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE 20 - 25 MPH IN A 45MPH ZONE MAJOR ROAD (WHERE CARS REALISTICALLY TRAVEL 10 -15 MPH FASTER THAN THE SPEED LIMIT) AND CARS WERE SWERVING AROUND US. MY HAZARDS WERE ON, BUT DID NOT SEEM TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. I HAVE REVIEWED A WEBSITE WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM AND NOTED IT SEEMS TO BE A PATTERN WITH THE 2002 ACCORD. I TOO RECEIVED A QUOTE FROM A DEALER TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION FOR THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. IT'S STILL PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY BECAUSE IT'S TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. I CANNOT AFFORD TO REPAIR IT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD SE, MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLIP AND THEN JERK SUDDENLY. UPON RESTART, WHEN I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR, THE ENGINE REVVED AND JERKED AGAIN BEFORE FINALLY GETTING INTO GEAR. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO MY HONDA DEALER WHERE THEY COMPLETED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE OUTCOME OF THE DIAGNOSTIC WAS THAT I HAD TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND NEEDED A REPLACEMENT. IMAGINE MY SURPRISE AS MY HONDA HAS BEEN REGULARLY MAINTAINED AND HAS ONLY JUST TURNED 83,000 MILES. AFTER SEEING ALL OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS, I CERTAINLY FEEL THAT HONDA SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS OBVIOUS DEFECT. I UNDERSTAND THAT EARLIER MODELS (2000,2001) WERE AT LEAST REPAIRED UNDER A WARRANTY EXTENSION DUE TO A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. I FEEL THAT THE PROBLEMS ON THE 2002 ALSO NEED TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE THESE PROBLEMS CAUSE SERIOUS ACCIDENTS! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE MOVED WITHOUT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SHAKE AND JERK WITHOUT WARNING. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS WERE NOT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE DIRECTLY TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DUE TO THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED OR REBUILT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 113,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER AND STALLS. ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATE WHEN THIS OCCURS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON MAY 31, 2008 AND THEY KEPT THE VEHICLE UNTIL JUNE 4, 2008. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT TO RETRIEVE THE VEHICLE ON JUNE 5, 2008, BUT SHE ENDED UP RETURNING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE BECAUSE THE DEALER COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE CODE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,860 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE TORQUE CONVERTER DETACHED AND FELL INTO THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SLIP BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR AND JERK HEAVILY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION, INCLUDING THE COMPUTER PARTS AT THE COST OF $3,500. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,400.

ROUGH SHIFTING DEVELOPED AROUND 58,000 MILES. IT CONSISTENTLY HAPPENS WHEN SHIFTING FROM SECOND TO THIRD. A NEW OR REBUILT TRANSMISSION WILL BE NEEDED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR

WE BOUGHT A NEW HONDA ACCORD EX-L IN 2002 WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. IT NOW HAS 45,000 MILES. WE TOOK GREAT CARE OF THE CAR, MAINTAINED IT AT THE HONDA DEALER, AND DROVE IT CAREFULLY. TWO WEEKS AGO, WE NOTICED THAT THE CAR JERKS AND MAKES A NOISE WHEN CHANGING GEARS. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID WE HAVE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THIS IS PRACTICALLY A NEW CAR AND WE SHOULD NOT EXPERIENCE THIS. HONDA IS NOT RELIABLE, THIS CAR IS CLEARLY DEFECTIVE AND HONDA SHOULD EITHER EXTEND THE WARRANTY OR RECALL THESE CARS. HONDA REFUSES TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY OR RECALL ALTHOUGH SO MANY CONSUMERS COMPLAINED ABOUT SIMILAR TRANSMISSION ISSUES. THEIR CORPORATE CUSTOMER SERVICE INSISTS THAT THEY NEVER RECEIVED SUCH COMPLAINTS ALTHOUGH THE INTERNET AND CONSUMER WEBSITES ARE FULL OF SUCH EXAMPLES. I AM REQUESTING THAT YOU INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE AND FORCE HONDA TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR DEFECTIVE CARS . THANKS, NAJAT KBAIT *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE ON THE SIDE OF THE STREET AND IT DRIFTED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. HE RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE GEAR WAS IN DRIVE INSTEAD OF PARK. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING TO THIS FAILURE AND BOTH VEHICLES SUSTAINED DAMAGES. THERE WAS PROPERTY DAMAGE RELATED TO THIS INCIDENT, BUT NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE IGNITION KEY SHOULD NOT RELEASE IF THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND SHIFTING GEARS, THE ENTIRE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 110,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SLIP AND JERK WHEN HE SHIFTED OR ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT. OCCASIONALLY, THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD AFTER ACCELERATING FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE FAILURE HAS WORSENED AND IS OCCURRING MORE FREQUENTLY. HIS WIFE ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD BECOME STUCK IN THE TURN WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO ASSIST BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000.

I BOUGHT THE CAR WITH 98600 MILES IN FEB 08. AT ABOUT 99,600 MILES I STARTED THE CAR AN PUT IT IN DRIVE AND I GOT A HARD JERK FORWARD FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER JERK, FOLLOWED BY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON AND STAYING ON AND THEN THE D4 LIGHT FLASHING. THESE JERKS WERE UNEXPECTED AND I HURT MY NECK AS IT SNAPPED BACK HITTING THE HEADREST AND ALMOST HITTING THE CAR PARKED IN FRONT OF MINES. I WAITED FOR A WHILE AND I DROVE OFF, BUT I GOT NO POWER. I PULLED OVER AND AFTER LETTING THE CAR WARM UP, I WAS ABLE TO RESUME WITH NORMAL DRIVING BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON AND THE D4 LOG DISAPPEARED AND NEVER CAME BACK ON. THIS HAPPENS ANYTIME I DO NOT WARM UP THE CAR THOROUGHLY. I MEAN FOR 10 MINUTES OR MORE AND THIS IS SUMMER TIME. I CALLED AMERICAN HONDA AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY TO 100,000 MILES BUT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO SINCE THE CAR IS NOW AT 106,000 MILES AND THEREFORE OUT OF WARRANTY. THEY SUGGESTED THAT I TAKE IT TO THE HONDA DEALER AND SEE IF THEY WOULD ASSIST IN THE REPAIR. I DID THAT AND THEY ASKED FOR ANY REPAIR RECEIPTS I HAD ON THE CAR SO THAT THEY CAN PRESENT IT TO AMERICAN HONDA FOR ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATION. KEEP IN MIND THAT I ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 7 MONTHS AND I ONLY DROVE ABOUT 7000 MILES SO THEREFORE I ONLY DID 2 OIL CHANGES THAT'S ALL. ANYWAY I PRESENTED THESE 2 RECEIPTS AND LATER ON THAT DAY THEY TOLD ME THAT AMERICAN HONDA WILL NOT ASSIST ME IN THE REPAIR. THE QUOTED COST WAS $2892+7% TAX. I HAVE READ MANY MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT HONDA TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, ON WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM AND ON WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM, PARTICULARLY IN THE 2002,2003 ACCORDS. I SEE THAT THE 2003 HAS A TRANSMISSION RECALL. WHY DOES THE 2002 ACCORD ALSO HAVE A TRANSMISSION RECALL? THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A SAFETY ISSUE AND SOMEONE CAN BE INJURED AND PROPERTY DAMAGE CAN OCCUR IF THE CAR HITS A PARKED CAR IN FRONT OF IT OR GOD FORBID SOMEONE PASSING IN FRONT OF THE CAR WHEN IT IS BEING PUT INTO GEAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH HE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED, SHIFTED GEARS AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO PULL FORWARD WITH EXCESSIVE FORCE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND FAILED COMPLETELY. A LOCAL TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD AND INTERNAL TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REBUILT. THE ESTIMATED COST OF REPAIRS WOULD BE $2,500.00. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND NO REPAIRS COULD BE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE WAS 101,929.

THIS IS MY SECOND 02 ACCORD! I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR THREE MONTHS AGO AND I'M STARTING TO NOTICE A SLIGHT HESITATION IN SHIFTING. MY OTHER ACCORD HAS A MORE SIGNIFICANT SHIFTING ISSUE, ALTHOUGH IT HASN'T FAILED YET. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE MY OTHER ACCORD SERVICED AND THIS ONE IS RIGHT BEHIND IT. *TR

I'VE HAD MY 02 ACCORD EX-V6 FOR ABOUT 3 YRS NOW. IT PRESENTLY HAS ABOUT 96K MILES ON IT (MY WIFE DRIVES IT). I STARTED NOTICING HARD SHIFTING, ESPECIALLY GOING INTO AND COMING OUT OF PARK, APPROXIMATELY A YEAR AGO. MY WIFE HASN'T NOTED ANYTHING SIGNIFICANT YET, BUT I'VE DEFINITELY NOTICED THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. I HAVEN'T TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER YET BECAUSE ALL OF THE RESEARCH I'VE DONE REPORTS THE SAME THING...THE DEALERS ARE DENYING THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM FOR THE MOST PART. THIS IS THE ONLY COMPLAINT I HAVE. OTHER THAN THIS ISSUE, THE CAR HAS BEEN ROCK-SOLID AND EXTREMELY GOOD TO US! IN FACT, I WAS SO PLEASED WITH ITS OVERALL PERFORMANCE THAT, WHEN MY 89 ACCORD WAS REAR-ENDED AND TOTALED (AT 262K MILES), I WENT AND BOUGHT ANOTHER 02 ACCORD SE! MY "NEWER" ACCORD IS SHOWING JUST THE SLIGHTEST OF HESITATION IN SHIFTING, BUT ONLY INTERMITTENTLY. LIKE ALL OTHER ACCORD OWNERS (ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE VOICED THEIR CONCERNS IN THIS FORUM), I PURCHASED MY CARS FOR ONE MAIN REASON...THE RELIABILITY HISTORY OF THIS VEHICLE! I, TOO, AM VERY CONCERNED BY THE NUMBER OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PERFORMANCE ISSUE. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH MY LOCAL DEALER ON FRIDAY (6 JUNE 2008). *TR

THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2002 HONDA HAS FAILED CAUSING JERKING AND HESITATION WHILE MAKING TURNS AND OR STARTING AND STOPPING IN TRAFFIC. THIS IS THE SAME TRANSMISSION THAT WAS RECALLED ON THE 2001 HONDAS AND GIVEN AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT NOTHING IS BEING DONE FOR THE 2002 HONDA. THOUSANDS OF 2002 ARE HAVING TRANSMISSION FAILURES BETWEEN 50,000 AND 80,000 MILES ON THEM. HONDA IS CHARGING BETWEEN $2500.00 AND $4000.00 FOR TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENTS. *TR

WHILE MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD COUPE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, MY STEERING WHEEL GOT REALLY TIGHT PROBABLY AROUND 20,000 MILES WHICH WAS AROUND 2004. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THERE WAS A CRACK IN MY POWER STEERING FLUID RESERVOIR, SO THEY REPLACED IT. THEY ALSO SAID I SHOULD NEVER HAVE TO REFILL IT, B/C YOU SHOULD NEVER USE THAT MUCH POWER STEERING FLUID FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR. ABOUT 5 MONTHS AGO, APRIL 2008, I HAD BRAKES PUT ON AND THE MECHANIC POINTED OUT THAT MY POWER STEERING RESERVOIR WAS LEAKING, YET AGAIN. THE CAR ONLY HAS ABOUT 60,000 MILES ON IT NOW. *TR

I BOUGHT MY USED 2002 HONDA IN 2003 WITH 15,000 MILES BECAUSE I HEARD HONDAS WERE GREAT CARS. I DID NOT HAVE ANY MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR OTHER THAN THE ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON AND NEEDING A SWITCH REPLACED. OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS, I NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING, BUT I THOUGHT THIS IS A HONDA WITH LESS THAN 100,000 AND THAT THE TRANSMISSION COULD NOT POSSIBLY BE GOING OUT. ON APRIL 18, 2008, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP BADLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC. HE CHECKED THE CAR AND SAID THAT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. BEFORE HE STARTED THE REPAIR, HE MENTIONED THAT HIS DAUGHTER ALSO HAD A 2002 HONDA WITH 66,000 MILES AND THAT HONDA HAD REPLACED HER TRANSMISSION AT NO CHARGE. HE ALSO MENTIONED THAT MANY OF THE HONDAS MANUFACTURED DURING THIS PERIOD WERE HAVING TRANSMISSION FAILURE BECAUSE ONLY ONE FILTER WAS PLACED ON OR IN THE TRANSMISSION. THIS CAUSED DIRT TO FILTER BACK INTO THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH COULD LEAD TO THE TRANSMISSION FAILING. HE MADE A PHONE CALL TO HONDA AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THE CAR HAD 96,000 MILES. I WROTE A LETTER TO HONDA AND A CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE CALLED ME SEVERAL DAYS LATER AND SAID THAT HONDA WOULD REVIEW MY COMPLAINT AND LET ME KNOW IF THEY WOULD STAND BEHIND THE TRANSMISSION. A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER, HONDA CALLED ME BACK AND SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT COMPENSATE ME FOR MY TRANSMISSION REPAIR. SINCE MY TRANSMISSION FAILED, I HAVE TALKED TO TWO OTHER HONDA OWNERS THAT HAD TO REPLACE THEIR TRANSMISSIONS. I BELIEVE THAT HONDA SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR CARS AND COMPENSATE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAD TO REPLACE THEIR CAR'S TRANSMISSIONS. MY TOTAL REPAIR BILL FOR THE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT WAS $3,100. *TR

TYPE OF COMPLAINT: AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY CAR: HONDA ACCORD 2002 VP - WELL MAINTAINED & AND GOOD CONDITION ACCIDENT - FRONT/RIGHT PORTION OF HONDA HIT A FORD MUSTANG IN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. HONDA SPEED ~ 25-30 M/H. DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY; PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. ACCORDING TO POLICE ON SCENE THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED SINCE THE IMPACT WAS VERY CLOSE TO THE SENSOR AND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. INJURIES: SLIGHT INJURIES TO CHEST AREA FROM SEAT BELT - NO MEDICAL ATTENTION SOUGHT. *TR

I SUFFERED A SEVERE HEAD INJURY REQUIRING 13 STITCHES TO THE SIDE OF MY HEAD/FACE. I WAS T-BONED IN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. MY SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY RESULTING IN THIS INJURY. *TR