2002 Honda Accord Complaint Log

CPSC#I1230350A. 2002 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER STATED SHE ATTEMPTED TO COME TO A STOP AT THE RED LIGHT BUT HER CAR WAS STILL ACCELERATING. *LN THE CONSUMER IMMEDIATELY PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL, THEN PARK AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO RE-START THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN REVVING EXTREMELY HIGH. A PASSERBY, WHO WAS A MECHANIC OPENED THE HOOD, AND DISCOVERED THE ACCELERATOR CABLE WAS STUCK AND RELEASED IT. ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES. *JB

TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND JERKING, WARNING LIGHTS COME ON. DEALER DIAGNOSTICS RECOMMENDS TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT AT A COST OF $5,069 PARTS & LABOR. DEALER SAYS OUR 2002 ACCORD V6 NOT INCLUDED IN PREVIOUS TRANSMISSION RECALLS. 57,000 MILES IS VERY LOW MILEAGE FOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE. WE USE THE CAR IN CITY DRIVING MAINLY, SOME HIGHWAY. NEVER HAVE PULLED TRAILERS OR EXCESSIVE WEIGHTS, SO VICTIM CAN'T BE BLAMED. *TR

MY TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ENGAGE IN DRIVE WHEN IN THE COLD WEATHER. AFTER THE CAR AND RESTARTING IT STARTS WORKING BUT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE HONDA DEALER AND THEY CALLED HONDA SERVICE DEPT. SUPPOSEDLY, MY ECU IS FAULTY AND NEEDS REPLACEMENT. BUT MY TRANSMISSION COULD ALSO NEED REPLACEMENT AFTER FIXING MY ECU. NOW I AM AFRAID DRIVING MY CAR THINKING WHAT IF TRANSMISSION FAILS WHILE I AM ON THE HIGHWAY. MY TRANSMISSION HAS ALREADY FAILED ONCE AT AROUND 40,000 MILES IN 2005. I THOUGHT IT WAS A ONE-TIME THING AND GOT THE REPAIR DONE AT THAT TIME. UNFORTUNATELY, MY MODEL ACCORD V6 2002 WAS NEVER THE PART OF HONDA TRANSMISSION RECALLS DESPITE HAVING EXACTLY SAME PROBLEM. ALSO, I DO NOT TRUST HONDA CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CODES. FOR YEARS MY SRS LIGHT FOR PASSENGER SEAT BELT WAS ALWAYS ON. EVERYTIME DEALER TOLD ME THAT I ECU HAS FAILED. AFTER DRIVING MY CAR FOR 5 YEARS WITH UNSAFE CONDITIONS, HONDA FINALLY HAD A RECALL OF SRS MODULE AND NOW IT THE LIGHT IS GONE. WITH THE SAME ECU. *TR

THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER IN JANUARY OF 2012. I AM THE SECOND OWNER. THE CAR HAS OVER 100 DOCUMENTS IN THE SERVICE RECORD FOLDER I HAVE FOR IT. IT HAS BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OF, WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID JUST CHANGED. THE SHIFTING HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE SINCE ABOUT A MONTH AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. SLIPPING, JERKING, POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WHEEL-SPINNING, IT DOES IT ALL. AT 95,500 MILES THE TRANSMISSION IS PRETTY MUCH BLOWN. IT COULD BE UNSAFE TO DRIVE IN TRAFFIC OR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, SINCE AT ANY TIME THE VEHICLE COULD LOSE POWER OR THE WHEELS COULD LOCK UP. I THOUGHT I WAS BUYING QUALITY WHEN I BOUGHT A HONDA. TURNS OUT I BOUGHT A CAR FROM THE WORST GENERATION OF ACCORDS. THESE YEARS ARE NOTORIOUS FOR TRANSMISSION FAILURES, AND ONE COMPLAINT WEBSITE SAYS TO "AVOID [THIS VEHICLE] LIKE THE PLAGUE". I WISH I HAD. LOOKS LIKE IT WILL COST ~$2500 TO FIX, NOT SURE I WANT TO PUT THE MONEY INTO IT, AND UNLESS HONDA ADMITS THE PROBLEM AND STARTS REPAIRING THESE TRANSMISSIONS FOR NO COST, I WONT BUY ANOTHER HONDA. THEY MAY OFFER TO COVER HALF THE COST OF A REBUILD, BUT THEY'LL CHARGE $5000 FOR IT, SO IT'S POINTLESS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THE TRANSMISSION ON THE VEHICLE FAILED THREE TIMES. THE DEALER STATED EACH TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP AND THERE WAS ALSO DAMAGE TO THE BEARINGS. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED THE FIRST TIME, THE MILEAGE WAS 21,268 MILES AND THE SECOND TIME IT WAS 35,315. THERE WERE ALSO METAL SHAVINGS FOUND IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WAS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT BECAUSE THE DEALER PERFORMED ALL OF THE REPAIRS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

WHEN AT A STOP SIGN I PRESS ACCELERATOR AND THE CAR JERKS FORWARD UNTIL TRANSMISSION ENGAGES. DIAGNOSED BY HONDA AS TRANSMISSION INTERNAL FAILURE AT 54,856 MILES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR OCCASIONALLY WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND VEHICLE WOULD SURGE FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 93,000.

TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SLIPPING FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. I TOOK IT IN FOR MAJOR SERVICE AND ASKED MECHANIC ABOUT SLIPPING TRANSMISSION. HE PULLED PENDING CODE 1730 GEAR RATIO. 2002 HONDA ACCORDS WERE KNOWN TO HAVE MAJOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AS REPORTED BY CONSUMER REPORTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SRS WARNING LAMP WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RECENTLY REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V260000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, WHO REFUSED TO PERFORM ANY REPAIRS BECAUSE THE FAILURE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 192,000.

I WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN TO MERGE INTO THE MIDDLE LANE ON A HIGHWAY SERVICE ROAD WHERE EVERY CAR WAS WAITING FOR THE GREEN LIGHT. I TURNED VERY SLOWLY AT LOW SPEED AFTER STOPPING AT THE STOP SIGN, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO TURN BY ITSELF, THEN MY CAR TURNED 180 DEGREES, WHILE THE ACCELERATOR SPEEDED UP AT A RAPID PACE, SEEMING TO BE STUCK. MY CAR JUMPED THE CURB, HIT A SIGN, AND FINALLY STOPPED. THE BUMPER COVER CAME DOWN, AND I CAN SEE THE BUMPER WAS DAMAGED (PUSHED BACK IN THE MIDDLE ABOUT 2 INCHES), BUT BOTH OF MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT ALL. *TR

GEAR SELECTOR FLASHES, D4 OVER AND OVER, SETS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WITH MULTIPLE CODES RELATED TO TRANSMISSION ISSUE. TESTED SOLENOIDS, REPLACED FAILED ONE, STILL HAVING ISSUE. WILL NOT GO INTO 4TH. WHEN IT GOES INTO 4TH, ID DOES NOT STAY IN 4TH GEAR. SOMETIMES IT WILL GET TO 3RD, BUT AGAIN DOESN'T STAY. 2ND IS THE HIGHEST THAT WORKS. BUCKS AND JERKS VIOLENTLY, AND IS A PURE DANGER TO DRIVE ON THE STREET. IT HAS BEEN PARKED AND NOT DRIVEN SINCE THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. *TR

SUDDEN JERKING AND SLIPPING; OUT OF CONTROL PARTIALLY; CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON ONLY AFTER A WHILE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V176000,(POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DESPITE HAVING EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE CHANGING GEARS, THE TRANSMISSION SEIZED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TRANSMISSION SKIPS BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND AND NEEDS REPLACED. ONLY 112,000 MILES AND I HAVE DONE EVERY SERVICE RECOMMENDED - ALL BUT ONE WERE DONE BY THE DEALERSHIP! THERE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A LITTLE JERK THERE WHEN ACCELERATING BUT WAS TOLD IT WAS FINE. *TR

MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN SHIFTING VERY INCONSISTENTLY WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF SHAKING IN BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEARS AND 2ND AND 3RD GEARS. THERE ARE HIGH REVOLUTIONS IN BETWEEN GEARS AND HESITATION BEFORE SHIFTS. THERE IS ALSO RATTLING AROUND 1600 R.P.M. ALL PROBLEMS RELATE TO THE TRANSMISSION IN THIS VEHICLE AND TRANSMISSION FAILURE IS IMPENDING. I DO CONSIDER THIS A DANGER AND IT SEEMS TO BE A REGULAR OCCURRENCE WITH THIS VEHICLE AND MODEL. I DO THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL CONSIDERED WITH THIS TRANSMISSION. *TR

HAS BEEN MAKING A HARD SHIFT SINCE ABOUT 65000 MILES, REALLY NOTICEABLE YESTERDAY AT 94600 MILES. SOMETIMES LOSE ACCELERATION WHEN DRIVING. *TR

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION JERKS WHEN ACCELERATING PAST 20MPH OR WHEN PUTTING IT IN REVERSE. AFTER SOME RESEARCH, I FOUND OUT THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2002 HONDA ACCORDS YET IT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE SINCE A LOT OF DRIVERS APPEAR TO BE HAVING THE SAME TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD IN 2007 AND WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER I PURCHASED IT FROM THAT THEY HAD REPAIRED THE TRANSMISSION AS PART OF HONDA'S RECALL. I BEGAN LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID AND SHORTLY AFTER, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO HESITATE. WHEN I AM MOVING FROM A STOPPED POSITION, THE ENGINE REV'S UP BUT THE VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE THEN SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE WILL TAKE OFF. I AM TERRIFIED OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE. I AM AFRAID OF CROSSING TRAFFIC, MAKING TURNS IN FEAR THAT THE VEHICLE WILL HESITATE AND NOT MOVE IN AND I WILL BE HIT BY AN ONCOMING VEHICLE. THIS IS A KNOWN RECALL FROM HONDA CORPORATION AND UNFORTUNATELY DUE TO THE DEALER MISREPRESENTING PERFORMING THE RECALL WORK, I AM NOW STUCK WITH THE VEHICLE AND ITS REPAIR COSTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED THE VEHICLE INTO A CEMENT WALL. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THREE YEARS LATER, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V351000 (AIR BAGS). THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIRS SINCE THE FAILURE HAD ALREADY OCCURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TURNING A CORNER OF A BUSY INTERSECTION THE CAR MADE A LOAD WUMP THUNK SOUND AND STOPPED WITH THE ENGINE STILL RUNNING. LUCKILY, NO ONE REAR-ENDED ME OR KNOCKED ME INTO THE POLICEMAN IN THE ROAD CONDUCTING A LICENSE CHECK. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AFTER REMOVING THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL AWAY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO ENTER THE VEHICLE, APPLY THE PARKING BRAKE AND STOP THE VEHICLE FROM ROLLING AWAY. THE CONTACT NOTICED SHE HAD REMOVED THE KEY WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN DRIVE AND NOT IN PARK. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE PARKING BRAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V025000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

2002 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIRBAG MALFUNCTION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG MALFUNCTION RED LIGHT DISPLAYED ON THE DASHBOARD ON NOVEMBER 14, 2011. THE CONSUMER MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR NOVEMBER 19, 2011. THE CONSUMER ARRIVED AT THE DEALERSHIP AND PRESENTED THE ADVISOR WHEN THE RECALL NOTICE. ABOUT AN HOUR LATER, THE ADVISOR PRESENTED THE CONSUMER WITH A LIST ITEMS THEY THOUGHT NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED AS WELL AS THE AIR BAG ISSUE. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS CAUSED BY FAULTY SEAT BUCKLE, IN WHICH THEY HAD TO REMOVE THE SEAT IN ORDER TO MAKE THE NECESSARY REPAIR. THE ADVISOR THEN INFORMED THE CONSUMER THEY DID NOT HAVE THE INFLATOR VALVE TO COMPLETE THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED HE WOULD BE CONTACTED ONCE THE PART ARRIVED. THE WORK WAS COMPLETED ON THE BUCKLE. THE CONSUMER FINALLY RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE DEALER STATING THE PART HAD ARRIVED. WHEN THE CONSUMER ARRIVED AT THE DEALER, HE WAS INFORMED THE WORK ORDER HAD BEEN MARKED AS COMPLETED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE RECALL HAD NOT BEEN COMPLETED AS THE PART HAD TO BE ORDERED. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED ANOTHER CALL FROM THE DEALER STATING TO CALL THEM TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE RECALL PERFORMED.

I GOT 2002 HONDA ACCORD V6. RECENTLY, I HEARD A SOUND WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT GEAR, LIKE BAN SOUND. THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN JERK WHILE ACCELERATING.... I RESEARCHED ON THE INTERNET AND SAW A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. *TR

2002 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER STATES PREMATURE TRANSMISSION FAILURE . *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING AND EVENTUALLY HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE SECOND TRANSMISSION WAS ALSO DEFECTIVE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. IN JUNE 2011, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING AGAIN. WHILE DRIVING TO THE DEALER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AN INSPECTION REVEALED THE 2ND GEAR PRESSURE SWITCH HAD AN ERROR, ALONG WITH ANOTHER ERROR WHICH WAS A CODE FOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE, WHICH WERE RESET. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHOWN TO BE OVER-FILLED APPROXIMATELY 3/4 OF ONE QUART. THE CONSUMER LEFT THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THE TRANSMISSION CONTINUED TO SLIP. *JB

2002 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THERE SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH HONDA TRANSMISSIONS IN THAT THERE ARE OVER 600,000 REPORTED FAILURES. HONDA ADMITS TO THE PROBLEM AND OFFERS TO PAY 50% OF THE REPAIR IF IT IS DONE IN A HONDA DEALERSHIP. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE DEALERSHIP PRICE IS DOUBLE WHAT OTHER ASE REPAIR FACILITIES WOULD CHARGE FOR THE SAME REPAIR SO IN EFFECT HONDA IS OFFERING NOTHING. ATTEMPTS TO GET THROUGH AN APPEAL TO HONDA WITH LETTERS TO OFFICERS OF HONDA HAVE YIELDED NOT RESPONSE FROM THEM. IT SEEMS IMPOSSIBLE TO GET AROUND THE "CUSTOMER SERVICE" FIREWALL. NO DOCUMENTATION HAS EVER BEEN RECEIVED FROM HONDA NOT EVEN THE REPAIR QUOTE. IT IS ALL VERBAL WITH NOT CONCERN FOR THIS DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 HONDA ACCORD V6. MY TCS, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND MY D4 TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON SO I TOOK IT TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS A 'PROBLEM' WITH MY TRANSMISSION AND THAT IT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A TOTAL COST OF $4900. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A PERVASIVE PROBLEM IN THIS MODEL - TRANSMISSIONS ARE FAILING AROUND 100K, SOME EARLIER - BUT HONDA HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL OR OFFERED TO REPLACE TRANSMISSIONS TO MY KNOWLEDGE. I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION ON MY HONDA EVER, BUT NOW I NEED TO REPLACE IT WAY TOO SOON. I PREVIOUSLY HAD A BOTTOM OF THE LINE 1994 HONDA CIVIC DX WITH 140K MILES AND NEVER HAD ANY ISSUES SO I DECIDED TO UPGRADE TO THEIR TOP OF THE LINE MODEL. I BOUGHT A HONDA BECAUSE I WANTED IT TO LAST A LONG TIME, BUT NOW THIS COST ALONG WITH A BADLY NEEDED PAINT JOB DUE TO THE CLEAR COAT ERODING (ANOTHER PERVASIVE PROBLEM IN THIS MODEL WHERE AGAIN HONDA HAS NOT ADMITTED FAULT) IS MORE THAN THE $6200 BLUE BOOK VALUE. *TR

I OWN A 2002 HONDA ACCORD AND THE "SRS" LIGHT REMAINS ON CONSTANTLY. I GOOGLED THIS ISSUE AND APPARENTLY HUNDREDS OF HONDA ACCORD OWNERS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. THE SRS APPARENTLY DEALS WITH THE SEATBELT RESTRAINT SYSTEM WHICH IS AN APPARENT DEFECT WITH HONDA. *TR

BOUGHT THIS 2002 ACCORD W/ 57K MILES FROM PASADENA HONDA DEALERSHIP USED SELECTION ON 10/23/09 AND TWO YEARS LATER W/ 95.5K THE TRANSMISSION STARTED JERKING FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND OUT OF REVERSE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. MECHANIC GOT NO USABLE CODES ON THE COMPUTER SO DID TRANSMISSION SERVICE, BUT TWO DAYS LATER, PROBLEM RETURNED AND 700 SERIES CODES APPEARED IN DIAGNOSIS (TORQUE CONVERTER GONE BAD - TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACING). D4 LIGHT ALSO STARTED FLASHING ON THE 3RD DAY AFTER PROBLEM RETURNED (ON THE WAY TO THE MECHANIC'S!). $2800 IS COST OF 3 YEAR WARRANTY HONDA PARTS DEPT. RBUILLT TRANSMISSION AND $1100 LABOR. HONDA NO LONGER OFFERING ANY GOODWILL REPAIR OF ANY KIND. HONDA HAS LOST ME AS A CUSTOMER FOR LIFE. TOYOTA RAV 4 (PREVIOUS CAR) DROVE TO 215K WITHOUT ANY TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AT ALL. FINALLY GOT REARENDED AND BOUGHT THE USED HONDA ACCORD NEXT. I'VE LEARNED MY LESSON. TOYOTA IS A FAR SUPERIOR PRODUCT TO HONDA AT ALL LEVELS. BE WARNED! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATLEY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED TO 25 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. ONCE THE CONTACT EXITED THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT SHE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 77,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

SRS AND AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHTS APPEARED INTERMITTENTLY AT FIRST, NOW STAYS ON CONSTANTLY, THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH HONDA FOR MANY YEARS AND IGNORED, MY CAR HAS MORE MILES AND AGE AND THE HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE ASSISTANCE DECLINE TO COVER WITH A WARRANTY OR SAFETY RECALL. THE HONDA DEALER WANTS MEGABUCKS TO DIAGNOSE AND REPLACE SENSORS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE AIR BAGS MAY NOT NOW DEPLOY CORRECTLY OR AT ALL AND THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN AND LIABILITY FOR MY WIFE AND/OR CHILDREN/PASSENGERS FROM THIS DEFECT IN THE EVENT OF AN COLLISION. I WOULD LIKE HONDA TO FIX AND MAKE THEIR PRODUCT SAFE FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS. THANK YOU *TR

TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACEMENT. ADVISED BY HONDA 3K. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE JUST QUITS. THERE IS NO STUTTERING, STALLING, OR ENGINE MISFIRES, IT QUIETLY JUST QUITS. THE RADIO, AC/HEATER FAN, BRAKE LIGHTS STILL WORK BUT NOT THE SIGNAL LIGHTS,WINDOWS, INSTRUMENT PANEL. AFTER RESEARCHING THE INTERNET ON THIS ISSUE, FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH KEEPS COMING UP. *TR

TRANSMISSION BEGINNING TO SHIFT HARD BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEARS. THE SYMPTOMS SOUND EXACTLY LIKE ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS POSTED AROUND THE INTERNET FOUR 6TH GENERATION HONDA ACCORDS. HONDA SHOULD RECALL THESE TRANSMISSIONS! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE FROM A TRAFFIC STOP BUT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME HARD AND WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY RESPOND. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,000.

TRANSMISSION CONSTANTLY SLIPS WHEN ACCELERATING. THIS IS CONCERNING BECAUSE I CANNOT DEPEND ON MY CAR TO ACCELERATE WHEN I NEED TO. I'VE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR AND AM AWAITING THEIR FEEDBACK. *KB

CAR DELAYS SHIFTING INTO SECOND GEAR THEN SHIFTS HARD CAUSING ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON AND THE GEAR INDICATOR TO FLASH RESULTING IN LOSS OF MOVEMENT. I HAVE TO SHUT THE CAR OFF THEN RE START TO KEEP MOVING. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT WHENEVER THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS TURN ON THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

2002 ACCORD EX-L V6: CAR SHAKES WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND WHEN AT A STOP CONTINUES TO SHAKE AND JERK THEN POWERS OFF. CAR HAS BEEN MAINTAINED WITH REGULAR OIL CHANGES YET THIS CONTINUES TO HAPPEN EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE VEHICLE. *TR

IGNITION KEY CAN BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WHEN GEAR SHIFT IS NOT IN THE "PARKED" POSITION. THEREFORE, VEHICLE IS ABLE TO ROLL WHEN DRIVER EXITS VEHICLE, RESULTING IN DAMAGE AND/OR INJURY.

2002 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE TRANSMISSION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING ABOUT 90 DAYS AGO AND THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND A DIAGNOSIS REVEALED A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED. *JB

THE CAR HAD BEEN RUNNING FINE (2002 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 WITH 105K MILES) BUT FELT MINOR SLIPPING IN LOW GEARS. THEN SUDDENLY THE CHECK ENGINE & TCS LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE D4 LIGHT WAS BLINKING. THE CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE FROM A STOP OR SLOWER SPEEDS WELL AT ALL. I HAVE AVOIDED BEING HIT SO FAR BUT JUST BARELY. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO ACCELERATE PROPERLY AND MERGE INTO HIGHWAY TRAFFIC COUNTLESS TIMES. I HAVE BEEN ALMOST REAR-ENDED 3 TIMES IN THE PAST 2 WEEKS WHEN THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE WHEN PROCEEDING FROM A RED LIGHT THROUGH A GREEN ONE. AFTER RESEARCH HAVE IDENTIFIED A WIDELY KNOWN HONDA V6 TRANSMISSION PROBLEM SINCE 1998 BUT HONDA WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE OR RECALL OR REPAIR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD LX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE SEATBELT DID NOT RESTRAIN THE CONTACT. THE CONTACT WAS NOT REPORTED INJURED HOWEVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC HOWEVER, THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 11/9/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED DUE TO THE ACCIDENT SHE HAD TO HAVE OPEN HEART SURGERY. HER CHEST HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AND SHE BROKE HER ARM. THE CONSUMER ALSO HAD AN ANEURYSM THAT COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE ACCIDENT. UPDATED 11/29/2012 *JS

AT CLOSE TO 160K MILES, EXPERIENCED HARSH SHIFTING BETWEEN GEARS. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT INDICATED AN ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION. ONLY OPTION IS TO REPLACE WITH NEW TRANSMISSION. *TT

THE CAR IS HESITATING TO GO FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND OFTEN JERKING. IT ALSO MAKES A BUSSING NOISE WHEN RUNNING ABOVE 45 MPH. I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR WITH A MILEAGE 113,300 THINKING THAT IT IS HONDA, A DURABLE CAR MANUFACTURER. AFTER DRIVING A CAR APPROXIMATELY 20 DAYS, I NOTICED THE PROBLEM. SO DISAPPOINTED. CHECKED WITH A HONDA DEALER IN CHICAGO AND IT IS SAID THAT IT HAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, COSTING CLOSE TO $4K TO REPLACE WITH AN AFTERMARKET TRANSMISSION OR APPROXIMATELY $4.5K HONDA PART (BOTH INCLUDING LABOR FEES). GIVEN SO MANY COMPLAINS ON THIS TYPE OF CAR (I HAVE DRIVEN DODGE STRATUS AND NOW GOING CLOSE TO 210K WITH NO SINGLE PROBLEM TO A TRANSMISSION), I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THE AGENCY TO SUPPORT A RECALL OF THE PART AND REQUEST HONDA TO BE RESPONSIBLE AND TAKE A FULL FIX ON THE PROBLEM. THANK YOU *TR

COMING TO A YIELD, WAS CLEAR, ACCELERATED VEHICLE IN D4, VEHICLE DID NOT MOVE, RPMS 2000, 30 SEC LATER GEAR ENGAGE, SPINNING FRONT TIRES, ROAD WAS NOT CLEAR AT THIS TIME, HAD TO APPLY EMERGENCY BRAKE ALONG WITH PEDAL BRAKE TO KEEP FROM HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. THIS WAS NOT A SAFE SITUATION. THIS VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD WHEN STOPPING, SHIFTING HARD. NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. *JB

WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL, THE CAR JERKED A FEW TIMES, THEN GAVE A HARD KNOCK OR TWO. I STOPPED THE CAR FOR ABOUT TWO MINUTES. WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE, THE CAR DRAGGED AND COULD ONLY MOVE VERY SLOWLY. I PULLED INTO A NEARBY DRIVEWAY AND AWAITED THE TOW. MY MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO BACK IT INTO A PARKING SPOT, BUT THAT WAS THE LAST MOVEMENT THE CAR MADE ON ITS OWN. THE CAR WAS THEN TOWED TO THE HONDA DEALER WHO SAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

MY 8 YEARS OLD GRANDSON BECAME ENTANGLED IN THE SEAT TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE CAR. THE SEAT BELT LOCKED AND HE WAS UNABLE TO MOVE. HE MANAGED TO SQUIRM OUT BUT HIS FOOT GOT CAUGHT IN THE BELT. THE BELT TWISTED AND I WAS UNABLE TO LOOSEN IT WORKING ON IT FOR 15 TO 20 MINUTES. THE BELT BECAME TIGHTER EACH TIME I TRIED TO RELEASE IT. HIS FOOT BECAME RED AS THERE WAS NOT ANY CIRCULATION TO HIS RIGHT FOOT. I ENDED UP RETURNING HOME AND CUTTING THE SEAT BELT IN ORDER TO RELEASE HIM. THE SEAT BELT IS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IN THE BACK. I HAVE NOT FIXED THE BELT AND FEEL LIKE HONDA SHOULD REPLACE THE BELT FREE OF CHARGE. I HAVE NOTIFIED HONDA. HOPEFULLY THEY WILL REPLACE THE SEAT BELT FREE OF CHARGE. *KB

2002 HONDA ACCORD SE V4 - 93,500 MILES: WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, I STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT AND WHEN I PUSHED THE GAS TO TAKE OFF, THE CAR REVVED, BUT DIDN'T GO FOR SEVERAL SECONDS AND THEN STARTED JERKING AS THE CAR WAS TRYING TO ENGAGE INTO FIRST GEAR. FROM THAT POINT, EVERY TIME I STOPPED AT A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN, THE CAR JERKED WILDLY AGAIN AND MADE HORRIBLE NOISES. TOOK CAR INTO THE HONDA DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS TOTALLY SHOT AND THAT I NEED A NEW ONE AT A COST OF $3950.00. CAR HAS BEEN KEPT UP AND FLUID CHANGES DONE REGULARLY. *TT

HAD CAR SERVICED AS PER MANUAL AT HONDA DEALERSHIP. LAST SERVICE, I WAS TOLD TO HAVE TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED. DID THAT. REPORTED WITHIN A COUPLE DAYS THAT THE TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO OCCASIONALLY SHIFT HARD. ASKED TO BRING BACK IN FOR CHECK. DID THIS. DEALER KEPT CAR FOR 2 DAYS, RAN TESTS, SAID NO PROBLEMS NOTICED. PICKED UP CAR, NOTICED WITHIN AN HOUR AGAIN OCCASIONAL SLIPS ON TRANSMISSION. DROVE IT FOR ABOUT A MONTH, TRANSMISSION FAILED. HONDA USA SAID "NOT THEIR PROBLEM", DEALER SAID "NOT THEIR PROBLEM". I AM VERY UPSET AS THIS CAR WAS IN EXCELLENT (GARAGED) CONDITION. *TR

2002 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIRBAG AND SAFETY CAMPAIGN *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER CLEARED THE CODE, BUT THE NEXT DAY, THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE TRANSMISSION WAS LEAKING AND ONE OF THE DRIVE BELTS WERE NOT PERFORMING CORRECTLY. *JB