2002 Honda Accord Complaint Log

THE CAR HESITATES AND JERKS AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 0-20 MPH. THE FLOOR IN THE BACK SEAT AREA OF THE CAR GETS VERY HOT MOST OF THE TIME WHEN DRIVING. CAR ALSO MAKES A STRANGE NOISE UPON ACCELERATION. DEALER DETERMINED THERE IS AN INTERNAL TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND IT NEEDS REPLACEMENT. SINCE THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY I'M EXPECTED TO PAY $4,450 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION ON A CAR THAT'S NOT 3 YEARS OLD YET.*AK

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 55 MPH. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. AS A RESULT, DRIVER SUSTAINED SEVERE HEAD INJURIES. *AK

AFTER MAKING AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE LOW BEAM LIGHTING RECALL 04V086000 PERFORMED THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO PERFORM THE RECALL INDICATING THAT THIS VEHICLE MODEL ISN'T THE RECALLED MODEL, ALTHOUGH THE CONSUMER HAS A RECALL LETTER WITH THE VIN NUMBER ON IT. *NM

THE SRS WARNING LITE IS CONTINUALLY LIT AT 49,000 MILES. AFTER THE OBDII SCANNER WAS CONNECTED THE SYSTEM REPORTED CODE 7-1. CODE 7.1 REFERS TO SRS CONTROLLER UNIT FAILURE. THE CAR IS WELL MAINTAINED AND CLEANED. THE RECOMENED REPAIR IS TO REPLACE THE SRS CONTROLLER UNIT AT A COST OF OVER 500 DOLLARS. THE SRS UNIT IS COMPUTER CONTROLLED AS EVEN THOUGH THE OTHER ENGINE COMPUTERS ARE WARANTYED FOR 8/80,000 THE SRS UNIT IS NOT. I HAVE NOW BEEN TOLD THAT THE CAR I PURCHASED FOR QUALITY AND RELIABILITY NO LONGER HAS FUNCTIONING AIRBAGS OR AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT TENSIONERS. HONDA HAS OPENED A CASE AND I MUST GO THROUGH MY LOCAL DEALER TO REQUEST A WARANTY EXTENTION ON THE PART. RD MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE CAR.*AK

I BOUGHT MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD BECAUSE I HAVE HEARD SO MANY COMPLIMENTS REGARDING HONDAS. I AM SO DISAPPOINTED. I BOUGHT MY AUTOMATIC HONDA NEW AND SOON NOTICED A JERKING WHEN MOVING FROM ONE GEAR TO THE NEXT, HOWEVER WHEN I MADE THE 2 1/2 HOUR DRIVE TO THE SANTA ROSA, CA DEALERSHIP WHERE I HAD BOUGHT THE CAR THEY SAID THAT MY TRANSMISSION WAS FINE THAT IN THIS MODEL IT JUST ISN'T AS SMOOTH AS SOME. THE ISSUE KEPT BECOMING MORE OBVIOUS AND WHEN I BROUGHT IT IN FOR THE 40,000 TUNE-UP I WENT AHEAD AND PAID TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION SERVICED EVEN THOUGH IT IS NOT NORMALLY SCHEDULED UNTIL A LATER TUNE-UP. STILL THE JERKING AND HESITATION MOVING BETWEEN GEARS AND THE STAFF INSISTING THEY SAW NO PROBLEM, BUT EVERYONE ELSE WHO RIDES IN MY CAR NOTICES IT. I HAVE HAD SOME DANGEROUS CALLS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND NOW I DON'T EVEN TRY TO MAKE LANE CHANGES UNLESS I ALLOW FOR THE HESITATION AND LUNGING AS I CANNOT JUST ZIP INTO TRAFFIC SAFELY AS OTHERS CAN. EVEN WHEN ITS NOT DANGEROUS, IT IS PLAIN ANNOYING TO HAVE BOUGHT A NEW CAR AND WITH ALL THE JERKING IT FEELS LIKE IT GOING TO BREAK DOWN LIKE A OLD JALOPY. I REALLY AM FRUSTRATED BOTH WITH THE CAR AND THE FACT THAT NOTHING WAS DONE WHEN IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY, NOW THAT IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY THEY DO NOTICE A PROBLEM BUT IT WOULD BE VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX. BY THE WAY THIS DEALERSHIP HAS AWARD-WINNING SERVICE SIGNS ON THEIR WALL! *TR

DT: CONSUMER STATES HE WAS IN A FRONT END COLLISION IN HIS VEHICLE, BUT NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. HE WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30-40 MPH. *TT

WHILE ACCELERATING CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHAINC DETERMINED THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

I HAVE RESERVATIONS ABOUT WRITING TO YOU, BUT I DON'T WANT ANY OTHER FAMILIES TO LOOSE A LOVED ONE . I AM NOT EVEN SURE IF THIS IS A VALID COMPLAINT, BUT HERE IT GOES. MY MOTHER OWNED A HONDA ACCORD, I AM NOT SURE WHAT YEAR BUT SHE BOUGHT IT USED JUST RECENTLY AND IT WAS FAIRLY NEW, MY BROTHER HAS POSSESSION AT THIS TIME AWAITING THE BANK DECISION ON HER ESTATE. DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF APRIL 10, 2004, SOMETIME BETWEEN 2 AND 4 AM, MY MOTHERS CAR ALARM WENT OFF, THE NEIGHBORS WILL TESTIFY TO THIS. (I WAS TOLD IT WAS A FEATURE TO LET THE OWNER KNOW THE BATTERY WAS LOW, EXCEPT MY BROTHER HAD JUST CHARGED MY MOTHERS BATTERY THAT WEEK SOMETIME.) DURING THAT TIME THEY SAY IT WENT OFF AND STOPPED TWICE. THE SECOND TIME THEY THOUGHT MAYBE THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH MY MOTHER POSSIBLY CALLING FOR HELP. SHE LIVED ALONE AND WAS 66 YEARS OLD. THE FIRST TIME THEY HEARD THE ALARM THEY THOUGHT MAYBE SHE HAD WENT TO THE CAR FOR SOMETHING AND ACCIDENTALLY SET THE ALARM OFF. SHE HAD PREVIOUSLY HAD A CARDIO -CONVERSION 3 WEEKS PRIOR, WHERE THE DOCTORS ACTUALLY SHOCK THE HEART TO GET A NORMAL RHYTHM, MY MOTHERS HEART WAS BEATING TOO FAST FOR AWHILE. THE PROCEDURE WAS SAID TO HAVE TOOK AND WAS TOO PROLONG HER LIFE 10 TO 15 MORE YEARS. THE CORONER'S REPORT STATES SHE DIED OF A HEART ATTACK. SHE WAS FOUND IN THE DINING ROOM FLOOR WITH HER FEET POINTING TOWARD THE GARAGE, SHE WAS ON HER WAY TO CHECK ON THE CAR. MY SISTER-IN-LAW, A REGISTERED NURSE STATED THAT THE HORN MAY HAVE SCARED MY MOTHER CAUSING HER BLOOD PRESSURE TO ELEVATE AND CAUSED A HEART ATTACK. SHOULDN'T THERE BE SOME SORT OF WARNING TO HEART PATIENTS CONSIDERING BUYING THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE? I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO SAY EXCEPT PLEASE LET THE HONDA PEOPLE KNOW THIS IS A HAZARD. IF THIS ISN'T MAKING ANY SENSE TO YOU I APOLOGIZE, I HAVEN'T MADE SENSE OF ANYTHING SINCE I GOT THE CALL ABOUT MY MOM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. SINCERELY, [XXX]. *AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL BRAKES FAILED. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND REPLACED IT. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

WHILE STARTING FROM A STOP, THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT ENGAGE..THEN AS THE RPM BEGIN TO INCREASE, THE CAR WILL JERK INTO GEAR WITH SEVERE FORCE..CAUSING YOUR HEAD TO SNAP BACK.

CONSUMER WILL PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THE COVER MOTOR MOUNT PROBLEM. *JB

THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM, WHEN ACTIVATED DOES NOT SMOOTHLY REGULATE SPEED. INSTEAD IT SETS AT THE DESIRED SPEED AND THEN PROCEEDS TO SPEED UP ABOUT 5 MILES PER HOUR BEYOND THE SET SPEED POINT AND THEN DECELERATE BACK TO THE SET SPEED POINT IN A RECURRING CONTINOUS FASHION UNTIL DEACTIVATED. ON AT LEAST TWO OCCASIONS THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED BY SIMPLY PUSHING ON THE GAS PEDDLE. IN BOTH INSTANCES THIS OCCURRED WHEN PUSHING ON THE GAS PEDDLE NEAR THE 25 MILES PER HOUR ACTIVATION SPEED OF THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM. IT DEACTIVATED IMMEDIATELY BY STEPPING ON THE BRAKE PEDDLE. IF A DRIVER DOES NOT REALIZE WHAT IS HAPPENING, THEY MAY FIND THEIR CAR ACCELERATING AND NOT REALIZE THAT THEY MUST DEACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL BY STEPPING ON THE BRAKE OR TURNING OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL BY PRESSING THE CANCEL BUTTON ON THE STEERING WHEEL.*AK

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION, IT T-BONED ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER CALLED HONDA, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE AIR BAGS OPERATED PROPERLY, AND THERE WAS NO DEFECT. CONSUMER DID NOT SEE WHY THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY BECAUSE HE WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 40 MPH. CONSUMER WAS ALSO TOLD BY A HONDA REPRESENTATIVE THAT THE SENSORS WERE IN THE FENDER,AND THAT WAS WHY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER STATED THAT THIS MADE NO SENSE. *AK

WHILE AT A STOP VEHICLE ACCELERATED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

THREE OF THE WHEEL BEARINGS WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY IN THE FIRST 36,000 MILES ON THE CAR. THERE ARE NOW 58,000 ON THE CAR, AND ANOTHER BEARING IS GOING BAD. I AM NOT SURE AT THIS TIME WHICH BEARING IT IS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THIS CAUSED ANOTHER VEHICLE TO MERGE INTO CONSUMER'S VEHICLE LANE, RESULTING IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES, AND WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.*AK

SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON BY ITSELF, WHAT THIS DOES IS THAT IT SHUTS OFF THE SIDE AIRBAGS ON THE CAR WHEN THE LIGHT SOMES ON, NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM HONDA WILL CHARGE FOR FIXING IT EVEN IF THE CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY

SRS LIGHT ACTIVITED DUE TO DEFECTIVE OPDS SENSOR. DEFECTIVE SENSOR WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THE AIR BAG FROM DEPLOYING IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. CAR ONLY HAS 68K MILES. VEHICLE IS GARAGED INDOORS AND HAS NEVER BEEN IN ANY TYPE OF ACCIDENT AND/OR INCIDENT. A NON-MECHANICAL CRITICAL PART SHOULD NOT FAIL IN SUCH A MANOR. CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE WORK WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. DEALER COULD NOT PROVIDE A GOOD ANSWER AS TO WHY THE PART FAILED TO FUNCTION. *AK

WHILE APPLYING BRAKES A CLICKING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE REAR. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR ANALYSIS, AND MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE STRUTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WORN OUT PARTS.*AK

AS SOON AS THE CAR HIT 80000 THE GEARS CHANGE VERY RUFF FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND THE CAR WILL JUMP LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING BUT CAR IS STILL GOING AND STILL DOES THAT WITH NOW OVER 290,000 MILES. UPON TAKING IT TO THE DEALER THEY SAY NOTHING IS WRONG WITH IT. WE PURCHASED THE CAR NEW IN 2002. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL AT 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT A HIGH SPEED WITHOUT THE CONSUMER DISENGAGING THE CRUISE CONTROL MODE. WHEN THIS OCCURRED, THE VEHICLE IMPACTED A DITCH AND WENT UP A HILL. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE HAD TO BE ENGAGED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *AK *TT *JB

2002 HONDA ACCORD - SEAT BELT AND AIRBAGS MALFUNCTIONED DURING A FRONT IMPACT COLLISION. CAR TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN DRIVER (PULLED ENTIRELY OUT) AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. AUTO BODY SHOP EXAIMED SAFETY FEATURES AND IN THEIR OPINION, SAFETY FEATURES DID NOT OPERATE PROPERLY.

THUMPING NOISE LIKE A TIRE LOW ON AIR NOTICEABLE FROM ABOUT 35 AND ABOVE. CHECKED TIRES AND THEY WERE OK. DETERMINED IT WAS SOMETHING IN DRIVE TRAIN. NOISE WENT AWAY WHEN IN NEUTRAL AND WAS LESS ON DOWNHILL. TOOK CAR IN AND DESCRIBED PROBLEM. SERVICE GUY SAID IT SOUNDED LIKE "SOME BAD BEARINGS" IN THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT THEY HAD SEEN THIS SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE. IT WOULD BE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY OR OUT OF WARRANTY. MINE WAS IN WARRANTY.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED RAPIDLY. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE TRANSMISSION DID INDEED FAIL. THE DEALER AGREED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. *JB

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE LUGGAGE RACK CAME UNATTACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY TO RETRIEVE THE BELONGINGS. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT THE DEALER ABOUT THIS ISSUE. *AK THERE WAS NO MECHANICAL RETENTION PROVIDED IN THE DESIGN OF THE DOORS. *SC

I HAVE EXPERIENCED 3 TIRE BLOWOUTS WITHIN 1 YEAR WITH MY MICHELIN TIRES. I OWN A 2002 HONDA ACCORD WITH ONLY 19,000 MILES & CANNOT BELIEVE THAT I HAVE HAD TO INCUR THE COST OF REPLACING 3 OUT OF 4 BRAND NEW TIRES WITHIN A 1-YEAR PERIOD. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS NOV. 2002, THE 2ND ON OCT. 2, 2003 & THE 3RD ON OCT. 9, 2003. IT APPEARS THAT THESE TIRES ARE NOT MANUFACTURED UP TO NORMAL SAFETY STANDARDS SINCE THEY HAVE CAUSED 3 BLOWOUTS FROM USUAL ROAD HAZARD CONDITIONS. MICHELIN CLAIMS THE BLOWOUTS ARE NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY SINCE THE DAMAGE WAS DUE TO A ROAD HAZARD. WHY ARE THESE HIGH-PROFILE & VERY EXPENSIVE TIRES NOT MANUFACTURED TO PERFORM UNDER NORMAL ROAD HAZARD CONDITIONS? THESE BLOWOUTS COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS INJURY TO MY AND/OR OTHERS IF I HAD BEEN TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND/OR ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. LUCKILY, ALL 3 INCIDENTS OCCURED ON LOCAL ROADS & I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD SAFELY AND CALL EMERGENCY ROAD SERVICE FOR HELP. I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT MICHELIN SHOULD BE WILLING TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THE COST OF REPLACING THE TIRES, HAVING THEM BALANCED AND FOR THE DISTRESS AND ANXIETY I HAD TO INDURE DURING THESE INCIDENTS. *LA

DEALER HAS REPLACED REAR BRAKES AND ROTORS. *AK

I TRIED CONTACTING HONDA TO SEE WHETHER IT IS NORMAL TO GET ELECTRIC SHOCKS FROM THE CAR. EVERY TIME I CLOSE MY DOOR TO MY CAR I GET SHOCK. I EVEN SEEN ELECTRIC WAVE. HOWEVER, HONDA INDICATED THAT IT MUST BE THE WAY I AM WALKING, BUT EVERYONE WHO COMES IN AND OUT OF MY CAR GETS SHOCK AND ITS ONLY HAPPENS IN THE DRY WINTER TIME. WHEN I STEP ON MY PEDAL THE CAR STALLS WHICH CAUSES ME TO STEP ON THE PEDAL HARDER. MY ENGINE JUST TURNS OFF WHILE I STEP ON THE BRAKES. I HAVE SPOKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO INDICATES THAT IS NORMAL FOR HONDA ACCORD 2002. I CONTACTED SERVICE, BUT THEY INDICATED THAT IT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY AND IT IS NOT THE MANUFACTURES PROBLEM. I JUST WANTED TO REPORT THIS INFORMATION. *JB

SUBJECT: FRONT SEAT BREAKS OFF IN REAR END COLLISION ON HONDA ACCORD SEDAN. O WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2002 HONDA ACCORD LX SEDAN FROM BLOOMFIELD HONDA IN BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MICHIGAN ONE YEAR AGO.*AK MY WIFE WAS REAR ENDED BY A LARGE FORD TRUCK WHILE SHE WAS STOPPED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN ONTO A NEIGHBORHOOD STREET. I TRUCK DIDNT EVEN BRAKE AND DROVE THE TRUCK ALL THE WAY UP TO THE BACKSEAT. LUCKILY SHE WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT. HER DRIVER SEAT, HOWEVER, BROKE OFF ITS MOORINGS AT THE FLOORBOARD GIVING HER NO SUPPORT AS SHE WAS FLUNG BACKWARD IN THE CRASH. IT WAS LIKE THE FRONT SEAT WAS A ROCKING CHAIR AFTER THE CRASH. NO PART OF THE FRONT END WAS DAMAGE EXCEPT THE DRIVER SEAT (ONLY THE REAR END HAD BEEN STRUCK). THE TRUNK AND REAR-END ARE DESTROYED. ARE DRIVERS SEATS SUPPOSED TO COME LOOSE OR BREAK OFF IN CRASHES??? IS THIS THE HONDA WAY? WE HAVE OWNED HONDAS FOR YEARS AND THIS IS A MAJOR QUALITY BREECH AND A DANGER. IF MY WIFE WASNT WEARING THAT SEAT BELT SHE MIGHT BE DEAD. THE MANAGER OF THE DEALERSHIP SAID THIS SOMETIMES HAPPENED IN THE HONDA ACCORD IN REAR END COLLISIONS...THIS IS ACCEPTABLE???? THE DRIVERS SEAT WOULD HAVE DRIVEN HER INTO THE DASH. I WOULD ALSO RETHINK NOT HAVING THE AIRBAG DEPLOY IN A SEVERE REAR-END COLLISION. IT WOULD HAVE HELPED IN THIS INCIDENT.

THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES WERE SPONGY. WHEN THE CONSUMER WAS AT A STOP LIGHT WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED, AFTER ABOUT 2-3 SECONDS, THE PEDAL MOVED, WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO PRESS DOWN HARDER , TO KEEP THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC THE BRAKES PERFORMED AS DESIGNED. *JB

WHILE DRIVING WITH AIR CONDITIONER ON, THE CONSUMER SMELLED CHEMICAL FUMES. THE DEALER SPRAYED LYSOL AND THE FUMES DISAPPEARED. *AK *JB

THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE DEALER HAD INSPECTED THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL CONTINUED. *AK *JB *NLM

CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE FOG LAMPS LENS SHATTERED CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. DEALER NOTIFIED. *PH

CALIPERS ARE RUSTED CAUSING PREMATURE WEAR OF THE ROTORS AND BRAKES. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS DO NOT PROVIDE ENOUGH LIGHT TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. THE PROBLEM MAKES TURNING TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT ON DARK OR POORLY LIGHT ROADS VERY DIFFICULT AS WELL AS BEING ABLE TO SEE PEOPLE AND OBJECTS TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT ON ROADS AT NIGHT. SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE AUTO, I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER TO CHECK THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS. THE DEALER SAID THE HEADLIGHTS WERE PROPERLY ALIGNED. I THEN TOOK THE AUTO TO A SERVICE STATION THAT ALSO DOES VIRGINIA SAFETY INSPECTIONS TO CHECK ONLY THE HEADLIGHTS. THE SERVICE STATION TECHNICIAN SAID THE HEADLIGHTS WERE PROPERLY ALIGNED. THE HEADLIGHTS DID NOT AND DO NOT PROVIDE SUFFICIENT LIGHT TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT OF THE AUTO!!! *JB

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED CRUISE CONTROL CABLE FAILURE. THIS RESULTED IN VEHICLE ACCELERATING IN FULL THROTTLE.*AK

AFTER THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WAS PUSHED UP FOR SOMEONE TO GET IN TO THE BACK SEAT, THE FRONT SEAT FAILD TO LOCK IN ITS ORIGINAL POSITION. THE FRONT SEAT SLID BACK AND FORTH ON THE TRACK. *AK WHEN THE CONSUMERS HUSBAND STEPPED ON THE BRAKES, THE CONSUMERS MOTHER WHO WAS IN THE PASSENGERS SEAT, THE SEAT HAD MOVED FORWARD AND DID NOT LOCK WHEN IT WAS PUSHED BACK. THIS PROBLEM CAUSED THE COSNUMERS VEHICLE TO REAREND ANOTHER. *SC *JB

REINSTALLING TIRES ON TO RIMS AFTER WINTER TIRE STOARGE, THE TIRE BEAD CAME APART ON INFLATION OF TIRE. *AK

DRIVER'S FRONT SEAT MOVES AND RATTLES WHEN TURNING AND BRAKING. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND HONDA HAS BEEN UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. BOTH MY DAD AND BROTHER HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH TWO DIFFERENT 2002 HONDA ACCORDS. TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS HAVE NOT RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. *NLM

THE RIGHT REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, WHICH CAUSED THE TIRE TO BLOW OUT. *JB

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *JB*TS

MY HONDA ACCORD 2002 VEHICLE ID NUMBER [XXX]....MY WIFE AND I ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS HAVE OPENED THE TRUCK LID....LOOKED IN THE TRUNK ( TO REMOVE GROCERIES OR LUGGAGE) AND HAD THE TRUNK LID COME DOWN SUDDENLY AND STRIKES US ON THE HEAD. THE TRUNK LID DOES NOT LOCK PROPERLY IN PLACE. WE HAVE NOT BEEN INJURED ...BUT SOMEONE COULD EASILY SUFFER A SERIOUS HEAD INJURY.*AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION HAPPENS AGAIN LESS THAN A THOUSAND MILES LATER. AGAIN PUT CAR IN REVERSE, ENGINE SURGED AND SHOT BACKWARDS INTO TRAFFIC ON A BUSY STREET. CAR WAS INSPECTED BY ANOTHER DEALERSHIP AND THEY ALSO FOUND NOTHING WRONG. CAR IS CURRENTLY AT BODY SHOP BEING REPAIRED. HONDA OF AMERICA HAS BEEN NOTIFIED AGAIN, AND WE ARE WAITING TO HEAR FROM LEGAL DEPARTMENT. SAME CAR-SAME PROBLEM-NO HELP FROM HONDA. CAN NHTSA HELP? *JB

I BOUGHT A 2002 HONDA ACCORD 2DR EX V6 NEW AROUND DEC '01. THE DAY AFTER DELIVERY I NOTICED A WHINING SOUND AROUND 40-45MPH. I PRACTICALLY BEGGED THE SALES MGR TO LET ME DO AN EVEN TRADE... HE SAID NO (ALBERT FIETO). HONDA REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION UNDER WARRANTY BUT THE SAME PROBLEM APPEARED ABOUT A YEAR LATER. IT IS JUST AT THE RIGHT SOUND LEVEL WHERE IT DRIVES ME NUTS BUT THE TECH FROM THE DEALER CAN'T HEAR IT; MY WIFE HEARS IT AS WELL. THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM APPEARING TWICE ON A NEW CAR.I FELL LIKE I THREW AWAY 25K! I REAL FEEL HONDA SHOULD REPLACE THE VEHICLE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SUFFERED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK INTO DRIVE, VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH TWO OTHER VEHICLES AND STOPPED AT A PRIVATE FENCE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

I HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED IN JAN OF 2002 AFTER NOTICING A WHINE FROM THE TRANSMISSION AROUND 45MPH UNAFFECTED BY GEAR SELECTION AND BEING CONFIRMED BY SERVICE TECHS. I AM NOW NOTICING A SIMILAR, BUT NOT AS LOUD, WHINE AROUND 42-44MPH WHICH GOES AWAY IF I SHIFT FROM SAY 4TH TO 3RD, OR INTO NEUTRAL

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. CONSUMER'S SPEED IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH. THE DEALER STATED THAT POWER ASSIST:VACUUM WAS DEFECTIVE. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AND IT WOULD BE HARD FOR CONSUMER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PH

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE GOING 45 MPH. THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. CONSUMER STATES BOTH FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT LOCK. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS *DT

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY SHE HEARD A LOUD BANGING NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AND WILL NOT RESTART DEALER IS AWARE OF PROBLEM PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS