2002 Honda Accord Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V041000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY REFUSED TO PERFORM THE REPAIRS BECAUSE THE ODOMETER WAS NOT READING THE MILEAGE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE SITUATION. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 113,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN IT BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS DOWN A HILL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO ENTER THE VEHICLE, APPLY THE BRAKES AND SHIFT IT INTO PARK. THE KEYS WERE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, SO THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE VEHICLE MUST HAVE ALSO BEEN SHIFTED INTO PARK BEFORE IT BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V025000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE VIOLENTLY WHEN STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE MOTOR MOUNTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT THE VEHICLE COULD POSSIBLY CONTINUE TO VIBRATE WHEN STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, AND IT REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH THE VIN WAS INCLUDED. THE RECALL WAS ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V259000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE). THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. UPDATED 8/29/11 *CN UPDATED 09/21/11

2002 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A SAFETY RECALL RELATED TO VEHICLE AIRBAG *TGW THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS RENDERED A TOTAL LOSS. THE CONSUMER WAS REAR ENDED AND PUSHED FORWARD INTO THE CAR AHEAD OF HER. SHE HIT HER FOREHEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL CAUSING A BIG BUMP ON HER FOREHEAD. IT ALSO CAUSED A LARGE HEMATOMA WHICH DRAINED INTO HER LEFT EYE AND PARTIALLY TO THE RIGHT EYE CAUSING SWELLING AND REDNESS UP TO THE EYE BAG FOR WEEKS. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SRS LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE AIR BAG BUT DID NOT PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC TEST ALTHOUGH THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V260000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

THE PAINT IS PEELING OFF IN HUGE AREAS. I HAVE A '94 BUICK THAT HAS NO PAINT ISSUES AND HAS BEEN OUTSIDE ITS WHOLE LIFE. THIS '02 ACCORD HAS BEEN GARAGED ITS WHOLE LIFE AND SHOULD NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. *TR

HONDA HAS A TRANSMISSION DESIGN FLAW IN THEIR EARLY 2000 HONDA ACCORDS. I OWN A 2002 ACCORD WITH 107,000 MILES THAT REQUIRES A NEW TRANSMISSION. I WAS SURPRISED BECAUSE THIS BRAND IS KNOWN TO BE RELIABLE. UPON RESEARCHING HONDA TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ONLINE, I FOUND SEVERAL ARTICLES AND MULTIPLE CONSUMER COMPLAINTS REGARDING HONDA TRANSMISSION FAILURE. HONDA DID RECALL TRANSMISSIONS IN CERTAIN MODELS FROM 2003 AND 2004. AMERICA HONDA KNOWS THEY HAVE A PROBLEM AND THEY DECLINED TO ASSIST ME WITH THE REPAIR BECAUSE MY 2002 ACCORD WAS NOT ONE OF THE RECALL MODELS. I AM NOW STUCK WITH $3,600 REPAIR BILL FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. ALMOST HAD A WRECK WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC SINCE THE CAR DID NOT ENGAGE 2ND GEAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THE HEADLIGHTS ON HER VEHICLE WERE CLOUDY, WHICH MADE IT VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE AT NIGHT WHEN ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE FAILURE WILL BE INVESTIGATED. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE COVERED WITH A CLOUDY SUBSTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

2002 ACCORD TRANSMISSION LURCHES WHEN GOING INTO SECOND GEAR BUT ENGINE REVS UP BEFORE THAT HAPPENS. 138,000 MILES ON ODOMETER BUT THIS IS A FLAW THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN KNOWN TO HAVE. HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. *TR

2002 ACCORD SE SEDAN TRANSMISSION IS STARTING TO FAIL AT 135,000 MILES. TRANSMISSION SLIPS FROM 1 TO 2 GEAR ON ACCELERATION AND HAS DELAYED DOWNSHIFT FROM 2 TO 1 WHEN BRAKING FOR A STOP. TRANSMISSION WAS WELL MAINTAINED AND FLUSHED/REFILLED WITH CORRECT HONDA ATF AT RECOMMENDED INTERVALS. VERY SCARY DRIVING THE CAR BECAUSE BEHAVIOR OF THE DRIVETRAIN IS UNCERTAIN. *TR

OUR 2002 HONDA ACCORD ONLY HAS 80000 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN REGULARLY MAINTAINED AND HAS HAD THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED. WE HAVE BEEN QUOTED $2800 FOR THE REPAIR/REPLACEMENT. WE WERE ON VACATION IN LAS VEGAS WHEN IT HAPPENED AND BROKE DOWN IN A SCARY PART OF TOWN. WE HAD TO LEAVE IT AND NOW HAVE TO FLY BACK TO GET IT. WE FEEL VERY CHEATED--SHOULDN'T THERE BE AN ELEMENT OF SAFETY KNOWING YOU'RE IN A WELL MAINTAINED CAR WITH ONLY 80,000 MILES ON IT? *TR

BOUGHT CAR NEW IN 2002 AND HAD A 7 YR EXTENDED WARRANTY AND SINCE I DRIVE VERY FEW MILES ,THE PROBLEM DIDN'T GET NOTICED UNTIL WELL INTO MY WARRANTY IN 2006 BUT MY CAR ONLY HAD 22,000 MILES ON IT! THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED IT UNDER WARRANTY AT NO COST WITH A REFURBISHED TRANSMISSION AND I WAS ASSURED I'D HAVE NO PROBLEMS....WELL LESS THAN 28,000 MILES LATER THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED WHAT I THOUGHT I WAS IMAGINING,A SLIPPING AND SLOPPY SHIFTING TRANSMISSION!!! IN THE TECHNICIANS NOTES HE STATED"THE TRANSMISSION HAS A LATE SHIFT FROM 1ST -2ND AND A SLOPPY SHIFT FROM 3RD TO 4TH" I SPOKE WITH THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND HE TOLD ME THAT THE WARRANTY WAS WELL OVER (EVEN THOUGH I WAS ONLY AT THE 50,000 MILE MARK AND WAS GOING TO NEED A SECOND TRANSMISSION ALL WITH NO GUARANTEE HOW LONG THAT WOULD LAST.HE TOLD ME HIS MANAGER WOULD CALL ME BUT I TOOK FROM HIS DEMEANOR THAT NOTHING WOULD GET DONE ON THAT END. I CANT TRULY AFFORD A NEW CAR BUT POURING MONEY INTO WHAT I CONSIDER A LEMON WILL NOT BE SATISFACTORY EITHER...ANY IDEAS? *TR

2002 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 3.0L MY ABS BRAKES WENT ON WHEN THEY SHOULDN'T...IN LIGHT TRAFFIC (THANK GOD), I WAS ABOUT TO ENTER ROUTE 53...D4 LIGHT BLINKING ON DASH, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. TURNED OFF ENGINE, WAITED FEW MINUTES...TURNED ON ...MANAGED TO GET INTO REPAIR FRIENDLY FORD IN ROSELLE, IL. RECEIVED ERROR CODE P0780...TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THIS IS DANGEROUS...I FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE...I ONLY HAVE 44,000 MILES ON MY CAR...PROBLEMS WERE BUILDING AT ABOUT 41,000 MILES...HONDA DID NOT DIAGNOSE. THEY DIDN'T RECALL MY VEHICLE (VIN NUMBER). I AM SEEING MANY HONDAS' WITH TRANNY FAILURE - MY CAR NEEDS TO BE ON THE RECALL LIST. THEY STRUNG ME ALONG UNTIL MY WARRANTY ENDED....I AM VERY VERY DISPLEASED AND ANGRY. THERE NEEDS TO BE SOMETHING DONE WITH A LARGE RECALL....I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE STUCK PAYING FOR MANY TRANSMISSIONS LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE, WHERE THEY KEEP FAILING TIME AND TIME AGAIN. HAD I MADE IT ONTO ROUTE 53...I WOULD HAVE BEEN REAR-ENDED IN A BAD WAY. I AM WRITING LETTERS TO HONDA CORP AND HONDA DEALER WHERE I PREVIOUSLY BROUGHT IN MY HONDA - WHERE THEY BRUSHED ME OFF CHARGING COUPLE OF THOUSAND FOR UNNECESSARY RUSTED TINY BOLTHOLE ON SUBFRAME. APPROX 2,000$$$. THIS IS THE CAR WHERE MY GAS PEDAL STUCK 4 TIMES...IN WHICH THEY REPLACED AIR VALVE? THAT WAS THREE REPLACEMENT ON VALUE (2 TIMES FIRESTONE AND ONCE AT HONDA) HONDA DEALER IN SCHAUMBURG, IL. [XXX]. I BOUGHT THIS CAR AS AN INVESTMENT...NOW I CANNOT SELL WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON...NOT THAT I WOULD SELL TO SOMEBODY FOR FEAR OF KILLING THEM WHEN BRAKES LOCKUP WITH BAD TRANNY. PLEASE DO SOMETHING TO PROTECT UP HONDA ACCORD OWNERS. THIS WAS MY FIRST HONDA. REBUILT TRANNY WARRANTY 2 OR 3 YEARS...THEN THEY FAIL...AND PEOPLE HAVE TO PAY AGAIN AND AGAIN. NOT FAIR OR RIGHT. THANK YOU. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOE), 5 552(B)(6). *TRW

SRS ON FOR NO REASONS. *TR

MAJOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. WHEN GENTLY STOPPING THE VEHICLE (AT A STOP SIGN, OR AT A RED LIGHT), THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD AFTER IT HAS ALREADY COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THIS HAPPENS WHEN IT IS TRYING TO DOWNSHIFT FROM SECOND TO FIRST GEAR. THEN, THERE IS A FIVE SECOND DELAY BEFORE THE CAR ACTUALLY ENGAGES IN FIRST GEAR (IN OTHER WORDS, AFTER I STOP, I CANNOT MOVE THE CAR AGAIN FOR AT LEAST FIVE SECONDS). ALSO, SOMETIMES WHEN ACCELERATING, THE CAR SLIPS OUT OF GEAR FOR A FEW SECONDS (JERKS FORWARD AND BACK) AND THEN EVENTUALLY SLIPS BACK INTO GEAR. BOTH OF THESE PROBLEMS OCCUR SPORADICALLY. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE WORSE WHEN THE CAR IS WARMED UP.

I CURRENTLY OWN A 2002 HONDA ACCORD WITH 12,744 MILES ON IT. MY CAR STARTS TO JERK WHEN I AM ACCELERATING. SOMETIMES WHEN I AM AT A COMPLETE STOP IT FEELS LIKE SOME ONE HAS HIT MY CAR FROM THE BACK, AND IT THEN JERKS BEFORE IT IS ABLE TO MOVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 20 MPH WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO ENTER A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD. SHE THEN CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE AIR BAG CRUSHED AND FRACTURED THE CONTACT'S ARM. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE WAS PUSHED INTO THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO SUSTAIN FRACTURED FEET AND ANKLES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE170,000.

FOR THE LAST 4 THIS CAR HAS JUMPED AND SHIFTED HARD AT STOPS WHEN COLD. THE DEALER TOLD ME THIS WAS NORMAL AND NEVER MADE RECORD OF IT ON A SERVICE SLIP (ROUGHLY 70K). THE DEALER MADE ME SERVICE THE TRANSMISSION EVER 15-20K AFTER THE CAR HAD 35K MILES. MY HONDA DEALER HAS NOW TOLD ME THAT THE CAR HAS AN ODOMETER DISCREPANCY, WHICH I HAD NEVER BEEN INFORMED OFF, AND THAT THE CAR PROBABLY HAS CLOSER TO 98K ON IT. THE TRANSMISSION NOW SLIPS AND STALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTIONS AND YOU HAVE TO BRAKE HARD AT STOPS TO KEEP THE CAR FROM LUNGING FORWARD WHEN COLD. I FEEL HONDA IS CHARGING THE CUSTOMER WITH EXTRA MAINTENANCE TO KEEP THE TRANSMISSION FROM GOING OUT WHILE IT IS IN WARRANTY TO KEEP THEM FROM BEING RESPONSIBLE. I ALSO FEEL THE SURGING AND SLIPPING IS A SAFETY HAZARD CAUSED BY MAKING A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. *TR

1. BOUGHT CAR USED, EVERYTHING ELSE RUNS FINE (EXCEPT REGULAR MAINTENANCE WAS NEEDED). 2. THE TRANSMISSION JERKS BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR WITH A HIGH PITCH SQUEAL BEING EMITTED AT HIGH MPH. THIS CAR ONLY HAS 116,000 MILES ON IT. 3. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE YET, LOOKING TO GET A RECALL ON THIS BECAUSE MANY ACCORD 2002 OWNERS HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE ENGINE WAS STARTED, THE GEAR SHIFTER BECAME WAS INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE SHIFT SOLENOID VALVE FAILED AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 182,000.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE GEARS ARE SLIPPING IN 1ST AND 2ND. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS NO 2ND GEAR. *TR

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

TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE WHEN ACCELARTING; JERKY TRANSMISSION; HARD SHIFTING; CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND D-4 LIGHTS ILLUMINATING. *TR

THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE POWER SEAT BROKE. SOMETHING ON THE SEAT BROKE THAT CAUSED THE SEAT BACK TO ROCK BACK. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL YEARS AGO. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. THEY SAID IT WOULD COST $1500 TO $2000 TO REPLACE THE SEAT. THE CAR WAS DRIVABLE. EARLIER THIS YEAR, A BRACKET THAT HELD THE SEAT TO THE FLOOR BROKE, CAUSING THE SEAT TO SEPARATE FROM THE FLOOR. THE CAR WAS NOT DRIVABLE. I HAD THE BRACKET WELDED SO THAT I COULD DRIVE THE CAR. ON APRIL 11, 2012, DIFFERENT BRACKET ON THE SEAT BROKE. THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AGAIN BECAUSE THE SEAT ROCKS BACK WHEN YOU ACCELLERATE OR STOP. IT LOOKS LIKE METAL FATIGUE AT BOTH PLACES. *TR

TRANSMISSION SLIPS, LUGS, AND HESITATES SHIFTING. DANGEROUS WHEN TRYING TO MERGE ONTO A FREEWAY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND CAR DOES NOT RELIABLY ACCELERATE. ALSO DANGEROUS WHEN CHANGING LANES. THE CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN WELL CARED FOR. A CHECK AND CHANGE OF THE TRANSMISSION FLUID DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SRS LIGHT WAS ILLIMUNATED ON THE INSTRUMENATL PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.

AS USUAL HONDA TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. NOTHING NEW. *TR

AT FIRST INSTANCE, THE CAR BEGAN TO SHOW SLUGGISH CONDITIONS WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. AS TIME WENT ON, THE 'SLIPS' BEGAN TO GROW MORE AND MORE DANGEROUS TO THE POINT THAT THE CAR COULD BARELY SHIFT BETWEEN GEARS AT ALL AND WAS A SAFETY HAZARD FOR BOTH DRIVER AND TO ANYONE AROUND ME AS I WAS VULNERABLE TO BE REAR-ENDED BY ANYONE TOO CLOSE BEHIND (BECAUSE THE CAR COULD NOT ACCELERATE) AND TO THOSE AHEAD OF ME AS THE CAR TENDED TO JERK FORWARD. AFTER A REPAIR TO THE SOLENOID ONCE BEFORE, THE CAR'S PERFORMANCE IMPROVED, HOWEVER SOME SLUGGISH CONDITIONS REMAIN AND THE CONDITIONS ONLY WORSEN AS TIME GOES ON. AT 102,000 MILES, THE CAR'S 2ND' TRANSMISSION APPEARS TO NEED TO BE REPLACED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE FOR HONDA ACCORDS AS REPORTED ON SEVERAL WEBSITES AND KNOWN AND ACKNOWLEDGED BY INDEPENDENT MECHANICS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. IT IS IRRESPONSIBLE AND REPREHENSIBLE FOR HONDA TO NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS AND BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. AT THIS CURRENT TIME HONDA REFUSES TO TAKE SUCH ACTION AND WILL ONLY OFFER MINOR REDUCTION IN REPAIR COSTS THAT HARDLY SEEMS FAIR TO THE THOUSAND'S OF OWNERS AFFECTED BY THIS. PLEASE KEEP RECORD OF THIS AND OFFER WHATEVER ASSISTANCE YOU CAN PROVIDE. SOURCE: HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/ACCORD/2002/TRANSMISSION/HESITATES_AND_SHIFTS_VERY_HARD.SHTML OTHERS MAYBE PROVIDED UPON REQUEST.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING IN SECOND GEAR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE IN THE TRANSMISSION AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT. THE CONTACT CALLED MANUFACTURER REGARDING NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000.

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS GIVEN ME A PROBLEM ABOUT 3 MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED IT USED IN 2011. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD THE MUFFLER FIXED TWICE JUST RECENTLY MARCH 22,2016 COST WAS $422 AND PRIOR IN 2014.. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT JUST KEEPS COMING ON ,AND THE VEHICLE INSPECTION IS FAILING BECAUSE OF EMISSIONS. I AM FEARFUL THAT ODORLESS GASSES ARE SEEPING INTO THE CAR WHICH IS A HAZARD TO MYSELF AND PASSANGERS

ORIGINAL OWNER AT 117,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION WOULD JERK AS THE CAR ACCELERATED. I HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID FLUSHED AND REPLACED. THIS IMPROVED THE RESPONSE BUT DIDN'T ENTIRELY FIX IT. AT 120,725 MILES NOW, THIS MORNING AS I START THE VEHICLE ROLLING, I NOTICE A SLOW RESPONSE FOR THE TRANSMISSION FROM A STANDING START. THE D4 LIGHT THAT INDICATES THAT YOU ARE IN DRIVE IS BLINKING. I FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS SIMILAR TO MINE ONLINE. IT APPEARS TO ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION FOR THE 2002 HONDA ACCORD IS FAILING PREMATURELY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART UNTIL IT WAS SHIFTED FROM DRIVE INTO PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V025000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,600.

TRANSMISSION SHAKES WHILE DOWNSHIFTING, THIS CAUSES THE WHEEL TO SHAKE VICIOUSLY AND MAY CAUSE SOMEONE TO LOSE CONTROL. THE TRANSMISSION ALSO JERKS INTO 2ND 3RD AND 4TH SHIFT CAUSING HE CAR TO DRIFTED BACKWARDS BEFORE MOVING FORWARD. *TR

TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN STARTING TO LURCH, HESITATE, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON AND OFF AND NOBODY HAS BEEN ABLE TO PIN POINT HE PROBLEM - WE HAVE HAD IT CHECKED SEVERAL TIMES BUT NO ONE CAN AGREE ON THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED IMMEDIATELY. WE HAVE RECEIVED NO COMMUNICATION FROM HONDA ON THIS ISSUE AND HAVE HEARD NOTHING ON T HE NEWS - WE DO NOT REGULARLY TROLL THE INTERNET AND WERE NOT AWARE OF PROBLEMS WITH THE HONDATRANSMISSION. *TR

2002 HONDA ACCORD SE, 4 DOOR, AUTOMATIC; 1) CAR IS HAVING SEVERE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. RPMS INCREASE BUT CAR WILL NOT MOVE AND THEN IT VIOLENTLY SHIFTS INTO GEAR AND THEN STALLS AGAIN ON TAKE OFF BECAUSE IT WILL NOT SHIFT INTO DRIVE. THIS PROBLEM BEGAN OCCURRING RECENTLY AT 118,000 MILES. CAR IS A ONE OWNER AND IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH ALL MAINTENANCE CONDUCTED AT REGULAR INTERVALS. CAR CANNOT BE DRIVEN NOW SINCE IT IS A SAFETY / HAZARD TO BE ON THE ROAD / INTERSTATE. VEHICLE IS NOW AT THE LOCAL MECHANIC AND AWAITING HONDA OF AMERICA TO AUTHORIZE PAYMENT FOR REPAIRS AND REPLACEMENT OF TRANSMISSION. THIS CAR IS USED TO TRANSPORT MY WIFE AND NEWBORN BABY. HONDA SHOULD HAVE DISCLOSED THIS AS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD HAVE ISSUED A RECALL. I HAVE DISCOVERED AS OF TODAY 12/31/2010 THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF HONDA OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM ACROSS THE NATION. AS A SPECIAL AGENT, I HOPE THAT THE NHTSA GETS INVOLVED SOON AND FORCES HONDA TO DO THE RIGHT THING. AMERICAN LIVES ARE BEING PUT AT RISK AT THE EXPENSE OF A FOREIGN AUTOMAKER WHO WANTS TO RAKE IN PROFITS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE EXCESSIVELY AND EXHIBIT A VIOLENT JERKING. THE CONTACT THEN NOTICED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR WOULD NOT ALLOW HIM TO PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO OFFER ANY ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE DEALER OF THE FAILURE NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 118,247.

TAKATA RECALL, IN 2010 WE WERE IN AN ACCIDENT, I WAS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. WE WERE HIT HEAD ON. THE DASH CAME OFF AND WHAT LOOKED LIKE A SMALL ROCKET CAME OUT AND HIT ME IN THE CHEST BREAKING MY STERNUM BONE IN HALF, THEN THE AIR BAG OPENED. RECENTLY I SAW ON TELEVISION THE CANISTER FOR THE AIRBAG AND IT WAS THE SAME SIZE. I BELIEVE WHAT HIT ME, WAS FIRST, THE CANISTER BEFORE THE AIRBAG OPENED. POLICE WERE CALLED AND I WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING ON A HIGHWAY. WE ARE FROM OHIO AND WERE VISITING MY SON, USING HIS CAR ON DEC. 24TH, 2010. I WAS TAKEN TO YAVAPAI MEDICAL CENTER IN PRESCOTT VALLEY ARIZONA. THERE ARE HOSPITAL RECORDS, POLICE AND INSURANCE RECORDS. CAR WAS TOTALED.

TAKATA RECALL, HEAD ON COLLISION ON HIGHWAY, THE AIRBAG DASH OPENED UP, AIRBAG CANISTER/INFLATOR SHOT OUT WITH AIRBAG HITTING ME IN CHEST FRACTURED STERNUM. RE:10795239.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN MONTGOMERY STREET IN SAVANNAH GEORGIA GOING NORTH IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE OF A 4 LANE ROAD. THE CAR IN THE NEXT LANE GOING THE SAME DIRECTION AS ME WAS TURNING LEFT. A CAR COMING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION TRIED TO TURN LEFT AT THE SAME TIME AS THE CAR NEXT TO ME, NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE ME COMING. I WAS HIT ON MY DRIVERS SIDE DOOR/FRONT OF THE CAR GOING 40MPH. I DO NOT YET HAVE AN ESTIMATE ON THE DAMAGES OF THE CAR BUT IT IS MOST LIKELY TOTALED. BOTH CARS HAD TO BE TOWED. MY CAR WAS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND EXPLODED, LEAVING MY CHEST STINGING. MY AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AT ALL. *TR

CAR'S TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. UPON SEARCHING THE INTERNET THE MODEL YEAR OF 2000 AND 2001 WERE RECALLED FOR THEIR TRANSMISSIONS, ALTHOUGH 2002 MODEL YEAR IS ALSO KNOWN FOR THE TRANSMISSION FAILURES. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHERE I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN CAR ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION. I HAVE PLACED CALLS WITH HONDA OF AMERICA TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THEY WOULD NOT COVER ANYTHING. *TR

TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WHILE DRIVING CAR THE D4 LIGHT FLASHED AND THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON,A SHORT TIME PRIOR TO THAT IT SEEMED IT WAS SHIFTED HARDER THAN NORMAL. TOOK IT TO HONDA DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE TRANNY WAS GONE. LOOKING ONLINE FOR SOME INFORMATION ON THIS PROBLEM I FOUND THAT HUNDREDS HAVE HAD THE SAME HAPPEN TO THEM FOR THIS YEAR AND MODEL,I THINK THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL ON THIS. THE HONDA DEALERSHIP DID GIVE US 20% OFF $2900.BECAUSE WE PURCHASED THE CAR THERE BUT I BELIEVE WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN INFORMED ABOUT THIS DEFECT EARLIER.

MY HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND THIS WILL BE THE CARS 2ND TRANSMISSION AND CAR ONLY HAS 95,000 MILES. *TR

2002 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AT ONLY 88000 MILES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH SHE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH IN WHICH THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT STATED SHE WAS ALSO INVOLVED IN A SECOND CRASH IN WHICH THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY A SECOND TIME. THE CONTACT WAS CHANGING A TIRE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED FOR THE AIR BAG FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WAS 160,000.

ON THANKSGIVING, I WAS DRIVING MY WIFE AND TWO SMALL CHILDREN TO DINNER. I STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR TO MOVE ONTO A BUSY MAIN ROAD. THE CAR WENT AT FIRST, THEN REVVED THE RPM AND WAS UNABLE TO CATCH THE GEAR. MY CAR WAS ESSENTIALLY PARALYZED, HALF SIDEWAYS WITH CARS HAVING SLAM TO A STOP(THEY EXPECTED THE CAR PULLING INTO TRAFFIC TO BE MOVING-SO DID I).THEY EVENTUALLY WOULD GO AROUND CREATING MORE PROBLEMS FOR OTHER TRAVELLERS. I LET THE CAR IDLE AND EVENTUALLY HEARD THE GEAR CATCH SO I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR. SINCE THEN THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SLIPPING. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS RE: THIS SAME PROBLEM. APPARENTLY, HONDA IS AWARE OF THE THE TRANSMISSION/TORQUE CONVERTER PROBLEM BUT IS NOT ISSUING A RECALL BECAUSE IT HAS NOT BEEN DEEMED A SAFETY ISSUE. I BELIEVE IT IS DUE TO THE COST OF THE REPAIR AND THEY WOULD RATHER STICK THE HIGHER REPAIR BILL TO THEIR CUSTOMERS OR LET THEM RISK THEIR SAFETY. THE SPEED LIMITS ON OUR LOCAL ROADS AVG BETWEEN 45-55 MPH. I BELIEVE IT IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY RISK TO HAVE A CAR THAT MIGHT NOT ACCELERATE PAST 15MPH. AS A HEALTHCARE PROVIDER WHO DEALS WITH REHABILITATION, I CAN TELL YOU I HAVE SEEN SIGNIFICANT INJURIES, PARALYSIS AND DEATH DUE TO ACCIDENTS AT LOWER SPEEDS. I HAVE SINCE BEEN HESITANT TO DRIVE MY CAR AS I FEAR GETTING HUNG OUT FOR SOMEONE TO CRASH INTO MY VEHICLE. I ASK YOU TO VIEW THIS WEBSITE HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/ACCORD/2002/. IT CHRONICLES OVER 475 COMPLAINTS. THE 2002-2003 SHOW A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM WITH THIS TRANSMISSION. IF THERE ARE THAT MANY COMPLAINTS IN ONE ONLINE SITE, THERE ARE SURELY 20-50X MORE OUT THERE WHO ARE CURRENTLY DEALING WITH THIS PROBLEM(OR WILL BE SOON) AND ARE AT RISK. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT HAS TO HAPPEN TO FORCE HONDA TO ISSUE A RECALL, HOWEVER I IMPLORE YOU TO BE PROACTIVE DEALING WITH THIS BEFORE SOMEONE DOES GET INJURED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION.

AUTO TRANSMISSION SHIFT MALFUNCTION WITH ONLY 120,000 MILES. *TR

WHILE DRIVING INTO WORK MY TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SHIFT IMPROPERLY AND THE ENGINE STARTED TO REV UP DURING SHIFTING PROCESS WHICH COULD OF CAUSED ME TO RUN INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER CAR... AFTER LOOKING THIS ISSUE UP IT APPEARS THAT HONDA HAS A EXTREME DEFECT WITH TRANSMISSION ISSUES FROM 98-03 AND ARE DOING ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ABOUT IT. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION CAUSES THE HONDA TO SHIFT WRONG THE ENGINE WILL REV UP WHEN SHIFTING WHICH ON BAD WEATHER CONDITIONS OR REGULAR DRIVING CONDITIONS CAN CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. ANOTHER THING IS WHEN YOU ARE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND IT TURNS GREEN THE CAR CAN STALL FOR A BRIEF MOMENT AND THEN REV FORWARD WHICH CAN CAUSE WHIPLASH TO THE DRIVER AND OR PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE. I JUST PURCHASED MY HONDA ACCORD COUPE SE ON 9/26/10 AND ALREADY I AM HAVING THIS TRANSMISSION ISSUE AND WHEN I TOOK IT TO HONDA THEY TOLD ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS LEAKING OUT TRANSMISSION FLUID ALL OVER THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST 2890 FROM HONDA TO FIX. MY CO WORKERS TRANSMISSION DROPPED IN HER HONDA ACCORD CAUSING HER CAR TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD.... PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A IMMEDIATE SAFETY CONCERN CONSIDERING IF YOU ARE ON THE EXPRESSWAY SOMEONE INCLUDING THE DRIVER COULD DIE. *TR

THIS IS MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD 2ND TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER TO FAIL. I WAS ON THE TURNPIKE GOING 60 MPH WHEN MY SPEED STARTED TO DROP TO 0 RAPIDLY. THE LARGE TRUCKS BEHIND ME WAS ABLE TO GO AROUND ME IN JUST THE NICK OF TIME. I THANK GOD WE WERE NOT KILLED OR ANYONE ELSE HURT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE FOUND THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION FROM 1999 TO 2002 WITH HONDA ACCORDS. WHEN THE TORQUE CONVERTER GOES OUT THE CAR DOES NOT KNOW TO GO FASTER. THE SPEED JUST DROPS WITHOUT ANY CONTROL. THE ENGINE IS WORKING HARD TO MAKE THE CAR GO FORWARD. THE TORQUE CONVERTER GOES OUT WITHOUT ANY TYPE OF WARNING. I HAD A NEW TRANSMISSION PUT IN AT 71,000 MILES IT'S 146,000 LATER AND THE SAME PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED TO MY CAR. I WOULD HATE TO SEE ANYONE GET SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED WITH THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM. I JUST HAD MY TRANSMISSION REBUILT BECAUSE AMERICAN HONDA IS NOT MAKING NEW TRANSMISSION FOR CARS BUILT FROM 1999 TO 2002. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. DURING THE CRASH, THE CONTACTS CHEST HIT THE STEERING WHEEL CRACKING HER STERNUM. NO ONE ELSE WAS INJURED DURING THE CRASH. THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY BUT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DID. NO ONE WAS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT. THE CONTACT WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY HAVE NOT PROVIDED ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.