Honda Accord Complaints (2002)

1,050 consumer complaints on file.

#10241252September 7, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10240925September 4, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE WITH 47,000 MILES HAS DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION THAT HESITATES/SHIFTS HARD WHEN THE ENGINE IS COLD. HONDA CORP ACKNOWLEDGES ISSUE YET SAYS IT'S VIN SPECIFIC AND WILL NOT HONOR ANY TYPE OF EXTENDED WARRANTY OR GOODWILL REPAIR. THE COST TO INSTALL A REBUILT UN IT IS $2600-$2800. WITH OVER 100 COMPLAINTS SPECIFIC TO THIS ISSUE, NHTSA SHOULD FORCE HONDA TO IMPLEMENT A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10240969September 4, 2008
POWER TRAIN
MY TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND JERKS GOING INTO 1ST AND SECOND GEAR. IT ALSO JERKS WHEN I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND JERKS OUT OF 1ST GEAR. THE CAR EVENTUALLY WOULDN'T ACCEL WHEN I PRESSED ON THE GAS AND WOULD ONLY GO 20 MPH. I TOOK IT TO A HONDA DEALER AND THEY SAID I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION SO I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER CAR SHOP WHO REPLACED THE SOLENOIDS WHICH SEEMED TO HELP A LITTLE. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING IT FOR A WHILE NOW BUT IT IS STILL NOT 100% AND RECENTLY HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE AND IS REALLY SLIPPING OR JERKING INTO GEAR EVERYTIME I DRIVE IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10240658September 2, 2008
TIRES
TIRE 100% DAMAGED IN ONE BREAK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10240023August 28, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10240005August 27, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10239088August 20, 2008
POWER TRAIN
2002 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION FAILURE. HAD TO PAY TO GET TRANSMISSION REBUILT. EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE. ONLY HAD 89,000 MILES ON CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10239095August 20, 2008
AIR BAGS
THE SRS LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD COUPE V6 HAS BEEN ON FOR A FEW YEARS NOW, AND IT NEVER GOES OFF. A FRIEND OF MINE, WHO USED TO WORK FOR HONDA AS A MECHANIC, TOLD ME WHEN THAT LIGHT COMES ON THE AIRBAG IS DISENGAGED, SO IF I GET IN AN ACCIDENT THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10239097August 20, 2008
STEERING
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10238166August 14, 2008
AIR BAGS
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10238340August 14, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10237939August 13, 2008
POWER TRAIN, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10237850August 12, 2008
TIRES
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10237220August 6, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2002 HONDA ACCORD COUPE EX, 4 CYL TRANSMISSION ENGAGING LATE WHEN GOING INTO 2ND GEAR AND SOMETIMES 3RD GEAR. HAPPENS MOST OFTEN WHEN THE CAR IS COLD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10237085August 5, 2008
AIR BAGS
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10237088August 5, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10236714August 2, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10234480July 15, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10234222July 14, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10234280July 14, 2008
POWER TRAIN
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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