Honda Accord Complaints (2002)

1,050 consumer complaints on file.

#10652159November 3, 2014
POWER TRAIN
CAR HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEM ON FIRST GEAR SLIPPING OFF GOING TO HIGHER GEAR. SOMETIMES RUNNING 40-45 ON THE ROAD EXPERIENCED DIS ENGAGING FROM GEAR AND ENGINE GOES ON HIGH REVOLUTION. DANGEROUS FOR CARS THAT IS FOLLOWING BEHIND YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10651840November 1, 2014
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND PERSISTED AFTER RESET. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER IT IS DUE TO A FAULTY SENSOR IN THE SEATBELT. DEALER/HONDA REFUSES TO REPLACE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10650290October 27, 2014
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY, WHEELS
I WAS TRAVELING HOME IN THE FAR NORTH BOUND LANE GOING 40 MPH AND WAS HIT HEAD ON BY A DODGE DURANGO TRAVELING SOUTH BOUND IN THE FAR RIGHT LANE. (2 LANES EACH WAY WITH A CENTER.) I WAS DRIVING AND THE AIRBAG EXPLODED AS THE DURANGO CUT OFF ANOTHER CAR AND HIT HEAD ONTO ME. THE AIRBAG EXPLOSION PRODUCED A BURNING SMELL WHICH I THOUGHT THE CAR WAS ON FIRE BUT IT WAS THE AIRBAG EXPLOSION. MY FACE WAS VERY RED AND SWOLLEN AND JUST FELT ON FIRE FROM THE EXPLOSION WHICH COVERED MY FACE. I HAD A SCRATCH IN MY LEFT EYE AND NEEDED A RINSE AND A SMALL LACERATION ABOVE MY EYE. MY RIGHT HAND WAS SWOLLEN IMMEDIATELY AND WAS THROBBING FROM THE GRIP OF THE WHEEL AND THE AIRBAG EXPLOSION. MY RIGHT PINKY WAS TOTALLY NUMB FOR QUITE A WHILE WITH RADIATING PAIN UP THE RIGHT ARM. THE RIGHT HAD STILL HAS ISSUES WITH GRASPING THINGS AND DROPPING THEM. I HAD AND STILL HAVE HEADACHES FROM THE JOLT AND NECK INJURY ESPECIALLY IN THE FRONTAL AREA. I NOTICED MY SPEECH BECAME SLURRED AND THOUGHTS TOOK LONGER TO PROCESS WHEN SPEAKING TO PEOPLE. ON THE JOB THIS CREATED DIFFICULTY. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10650366October 27, 2014
POWER TRAIN
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10649862October 25, 2014
POWER TRAIN
THIS VEHICLE, LIKE MANY OTHER HONDAS OF THIS ERA, HAS THE 1-2 GEAR SHIFTING ISSUE. IT SHIFTS VERY HARD FROM FIRST TO SECOND AND EVEN DOWNSHIFTING SEEMS TO BE GETTING HARDER. THE ISSUE HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A VERY LONG TIME, AND AT 200,000 MILES, THE CAR IS TO THE POINT THAT I TRY TO DRIVE IT ONLY IN SECOND UNTIL THE LOWER TWO GEARS ARE NO LONGER NEEDED. WE'VE ALREADY REPLACED A MAINSHAFT ($380), WHICH COULD BE RELATED TO THE INCIDENT (SLAMMING INTO GEAR OVER AND OVER AGAIN). THERE IS A 3-4 SECOND LAG CHANGING DIRECTLY INTO SECOND GEAR. THERE IS ALSO A LAG DURING NORMAL OPERATION. IT'S ALMOST AS IF THERE'S A GAP IN BETWEEN 1 AND 2 WHERE THE CAR ALMOST APPEARS TO BE IN NEUTRAL FOR A MOMENT OF TIME. IF TRIGGERED JUST RIGHT, APPLYING EXTRA THROTTLE AFTER THE TRANSMISSION HAS ALREADY STARTED TRYING TO SHIFT (WHICH ISN'T NOTICEABLE AS THE PROCESS INITIATES), THE ENGINE SPEED WILL RISE AS IF IN NEUTRAL AND THEN WILL SLAM INTO GEAR. I ACTUALLY HAD WHEEL SPIN AT ONE POINT. THIS ERRATIC BEHAVIOR COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, AS THE VEHICLE WILL TAKE OFF ON ME. IF ACCELERATING AND THE CAR IS IN 2ND, THE CAR WILL NOT HAVE MUCH POWER, SO THEN I WILL GRADUALLY GIVE IT MORE GAS, ONLY TO HAVE IT DOWNSHIFT AND THEN TAKE OFF (WHEELS CHIRP AND EVERYTHING). IF I LET GO OF THE GAS IT WILL SLAM INTO SECOND AND LURCH A SECOND TIME, WHICH WHEN BRAKING IS VERY ANNOYING AND SEVERELY AFFECTS THE BRAKING DISTANCE. I ACTUALLY ALMOST HIT SOMEBODY THIS PAST WEEK BECAUSE OF A VERY SIMILAR INCIDENT. THIS INCIDENT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT BY LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY IN AN ENVIRONMENT WITH LOW TRACTION (I LIVE IN CHICAGO, WE ONLY HAVE A FEW MONTHS OF OPTIMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS). BESIDES THAT FACT, HONDA KNOWS ABOUT THE ISSUE, AND SHOULD HAVE RECALLED THIS TRANSMISSION YEARS AGO. HONDAS USED TO BE GREAT, BUT THIS IS REALLY HURTING THEIR REPUTATION WITH US. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10649523October 23, 2014
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT TURNS ON AND OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10648941October 20, 2014
SUSPENSION
I DROPPED MY CAR OFF AT THE MECHANIC'S TO HAVE MY UPPER BALL JOINTS REPLACED. BOB CALLED ME WITH AN ESTIMATE AND I GAVE HIM THE GO AHEAD TO COMPLETE THE REPAIR. SADLY, HE CALLED ME BACK 2 HOURS LATER TO TELL ME THAT THERE WAS NO SENSE IN SPENDING THE MONEY ON THE REPAIR BECAUSE THE SUBFRAME ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT AND THAT THE CAR WOULD SOON FALL APART. HE SAID THAT HE HAD NEVER SEEN DAMAGE LIKE THAT BEFORE, THAT IT WAS ODD FOR A CAR OF THAT AGE, AND THAT THE REST OF THE CAR WAS IN GOOD CONDITION. HE ADVISED ME TO CONTACT HONDA TO SEE IF ANY RECALLS HAD BEEN ISSUED. I SEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND NO RECALLS (AS YOU KNOW) BUT FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS FROM OTHERS DOCUMENTING THE SAME ISSUES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10644958October 15, 2014
SUSPENSION, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
THE SUB-FRAME IS RUSTED/ROTTED THROUGH ON THE PASSENGER-SIDE FRONT ADJACENT TO OIL DRAIN PLUG. I WENT TO A MECHANIC FOR A POWER STEERING SYSTEM INSPECTION AND THEY POINTED OUT THE EXTENT OF RUST DAMAGE AND TOLD ME THE CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I LOOKED INTO THE PREVALENCE OF THIS ISSUE AND FOUND THIS IS A COMMON DEFECT AFFECTING ONLY THE SUB-FRAME AT THE PASSENGER-SIDE FRONT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10644975October 15, 2014
AIR BAGS
SRS LIGHT IS ON, WHICH IS FOR AIRBAG. I SEARCHED THE RECALL IN HONDA OWNER'S WEBSITE AND FOUND THERE IS ONE (LETTER DATED SEPT 2014) WHICH IS FOR DRIVER AIRBAG FOR HUMIDITY AREA (WHICH INCLUDE CALIFORNIA). SO I CALLED DEALER ON 10/8/14 AND I WAS TOLD PART WILL BE ORDERED AND AVAILABLE IN A WEEK. I CALLED AFTER A WEEK AND I WAS TOLD THAT IT IS BACK ORDERED SO IT CANNOT BE ORDER PART UNTIL TWO WEEKS LATER. DEALER PROMISE AGAIN TO ORDER IT AFTER TWO WEEKS, AND I WILL CALL THEM AFTER NOV 6 IF I DON'T HEAR FROM THEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10643855October 10, 2014
SUSPENSION, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
SUB FRAME IS ROTTED THROUGH ON PASSENGER SIDE FRONT ADJACENT TO WHERE THE OIL DRAIN PLUG IS LOCATED. I'VE BEEN TAKING MY CAR TO THE LOCAL HONDA OF MENTOR DEALERSHIP FOR OIL CHANGES FOR YEARS. NO MENTION OF THIS PROBLEM WHEN THEY HAVE COMPLETED THEIR SAFETY CHECKS. MOST RECENT OIL CHANGE WAS IN THE LAST 30 DAYS. THE SUB FRAME IS NOT RUSTING AT ALL ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10641266October 3, 2014
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER LOCK ACTIVATOR MALFUNCTIONED. THE DOORS LOCK AND UNLOCK CONTINUOUSLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10639690September 29, 2014
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
I WAS CHANGING SOME UNRELATED PARTS ON MY CAR WHEN I REALIZED MY PASSENGER SIDE SUB FRAME REAR BEAM WAS ALMOST COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH WHILE THE DRIVER SIDE IS FINE. IF THIS WOULD SNAP IT COULD POSE A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE IN MY OPINION. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE REALIZED THAT THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE WITH THIS GENERATION OF ACCORD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10639366September 26, 2014
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS MOISTURE DRIPPING FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER CAUSING THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SUB FRAME TO RUST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10639312September 26, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION JERKS VIOLENTLY COMING TO A STOP CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BRAKE IMPROPERLY. FROM A DEAD STOP TO NORMAL SPEED, VEHICLE TRANSMISSION SLIPS FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR CAUSING VEHICLE TO SLOW UNEXPECTEDLY AND CARS BEHIND TO SLAM ON THEIR BRAKES. NHTSA NEEDS TO CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION AND WORK WITH HONDA TO ISSUE A RECALL. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10636964September 17, 2014
AIR BAGS
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10632752September 12, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V351000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10629835September 1, 2014
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
I SLOWED DOWN AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND MY CAR WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER CAR WHO FAILED TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND/OR MAY HAVE HIT THE GAS PEDAL INSTEAD OF THE BRAKES. THE CAR HAS BEEN DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS AS THE CAR CHASSIS SEEMS TO BE CRUMPLED. WHAT I FIND VERY SURPRISING IS THAT NEITHER THE SEAT BELTS TIGHTEN NOR THE AIR BAGS WERE DEPLOYED DESPITE BEING HIT SO HARD. I WAS WONDERING WHAT MAY HAVE BEEN THE REASON AND WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE SO THAT IT DOESN'T HAPPEN WITH ANYONE ELSE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10628766August 27, 2014
AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, SEAT BELTS
CAR WAS HEADED WEST IN THE LEFT LANE OF A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY. A BIG SUV HEADED IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION WAS TURNING TO THE LEFT. HE DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO GO AND STOPPED RIGHT IN MY LANE. MY CAR HIT HERS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. WHEN WE CRASHED, BOTH OF MY AIR BAGS EXPLODED. I THOUGHT MY CAR WAS ON FIRE BECAUSE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE BAGS. MY RIGHT ARM AND HAND SWELLED UP SO BIG AND IS STILL PAINFUL. I THINK THERE MUST BE MEDAL EMBEDDED IN MY ARM. BLOOD WAS GUSHING FROM MY ARM AND RIGHT KNEE. THE INCH GASH IN MY RIGHT KNEE WAS ON TOP OF MY TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT. THIS HAD TO BE STITCHED UP. I HAD CONTUSIONS ON MY CHEST, ARM AND LEFT KNEE. MY RIBS AND STERNUM WERE BRUISED BADLY. MY RIGHT ANKLE WAS FRACTURED. MY CAR WAS TOTALED. I WAS TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO EMERGENCY AND STAYED UNTIL JUNE 26, 2014. I WAS ORDERED TO PUT NO WEIGHT ON MY RIGHT LEG AND WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO A MEDICAL REHABILITATION CENTER. BEFORE MY RELEASE FROM THERE, I DEVELOPED PNEUMONIA AND COULD NOT LEAVE UNTIL JULY 14, 2014. I STILL HAVE TO HAVE SURGERY ON MY LEFT KNEE FOR TORN MENISCUS. THAT SURGERY IS SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 9, 2014. MY BACK WAS FRACTURED ALSO; HOWEVER, I HAVE NOT SCHEDULED THAT SURGERY AS OF YET.......UPDATED 09-03-14 *BF UPDATED 11/26/2014 *JS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10621665August 12, 2014
STRUCTURE, STEERING
THE MIDDLE OF MY STEERING WHEEL OR WHERE MY AIRBAG WOULD DEPLOY IS STICKY AND THE VINYL HAS LOST ITS INTEGRITY. MY CENTER CONSOLE UNDER THE DASHBOARD HAS MELTED TO THE POINT I HAVE HAD TO COVER IT WITH FELT BECAUSE EVERYTHING STICKS TO IT. IT'S LIKE TAR. APPROXIMATELY A YEAR AGO, I CALLED HONDA AND SPOKE TO A REPRESENTATIVE WHO TOLD ME SHE NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A PROBLEM, AND THAT UNFORTUNATELY I WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY ANYMORE. SHE WOULD MAKE NOTE OF IT. I WAS TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER TO SEE WHAT THEY HAD TO SAY ABOUT IT. MAYBE THEY WOULD HAVE A CLEANER TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. KNOWING THERE WOULD BE NO CLEANER IN THE WORLD TO GET RID OF THE GOO, I DID NOT MAKE AN APPOINTMENT. I DID, HOWEVER, JUST RECENTLY SEE A SEGMENT ON OUR LOCAL NEWS FEATURING 'MELTING DASHBOARDS" WHICH DESCRIBED MY PROBLEM. MY CAR IS GARAGE KEPT. I LIVED IN NEW JERSEY AND MOVED TO FLORIDA IN 2006. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10621748August 12, 2014
POWER TRAIN
PULLING AWAY FROM AN INTERSECTION (STOP SIGN) VEHICLE HESITATED DUE TO TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE CAUSING VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN AND IMPEDE TRAFFIC IN THE INTERSECTION. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AT BOTH INTERSECTIONS AND HIGHWAY ON-RAMPS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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