Honda Accord Complaints (2002)

1,050 consumer complaints on file.

#10233769July 10, 2008
AIR BAGS
THE SRS LIGHT ON MY DASH BOARD IS ON AND WON'T GO OFF. AFTER SOME RESEARCH I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN HONDA ACCORDS. THE SRS LIGHT INDICATES THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE SEAT BELT OR AIRBAGS. AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED BOTH ARE VERY NECESSARY IN PROVIDING TO ALL OCCUPANTS IN THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10233836July 10, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
APPROXIMATELY MARCH-2008, AT ABOUT 80,000 MILES, MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD 4DOOR 4CYLINDER TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLAMMING INTO FIRST GEAR AND SLIGHTLY SLIPPING IN 1ST, 2ND, AND 3RD GEARS. I CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, USING HONDA ATF-Z1 FLUID, FOUR TIMES OVER THE PERIOD OF THREE MONTHS. THE FLUID WAS CLEAR AND RED EACH TIME. THE PROBLEM SLOWLY PROGRESSED. IN EARLY JUNE-2008, MY WIFE, MYSELF, AND OUR TWO CHILDREN (AGE 5 AND 2) WERE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS SEVERELY SLIPPING. THE DANGER WAS THAT I HAD TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE 20 - 25 MPH IN A 45MPH ZONE MAJOR ROAD (WHERE CARS REALISTICALLY TRAVEL 10 -15 MPH FASTER THAN THE SPEED LIMIT) AND CARS WERE SWERVING AROUND US. MY HAZARDS WERE ON, BUT DID NOT SEEM TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. I HAVE REVIEWED A WEBSITE WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM AND NOTED IT SEEMS TO BE A PATTERN WITH THE 2002 ACCORD. I TOO RECEIVED A QUOTE FROM A DEALER TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION FOR THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. IT'S STILL PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY BECAUSE IT'S TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. I CANNOT AFFORD TO REPAIR IT. *TR
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10233475July 8, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I AM HAVING ROUGH SHIFTS FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. IT BEGAN TO GET PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AFTER ~80,000 MILES. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10233518July 8, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS A MALFUNCTION WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH. THE CLUTCH WAS NOT REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. RECENTLY, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE MECHANIC RECOMMENDED THAT THE TRANSMISSION BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,754 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,100. UPDATED 08/18/08 *BF UPDATED 08/19/08
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10233208July 4, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I DRIVE A 2002 HONDA ACCORD SE AND I'M HAVING A TRANSMISSION ISSUE. MY CAR ONLY HAS 69,000 MILES. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID MY CAR IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY ANYMORE, ALTHOUGH I HAVE READ THERE IS A RECALL ON AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS FROM 2000-2002 HONDA ACCORD AND THAT THE WARRANTY HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO 7YEARS OR 100,000MILES. I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH HONDA, I THOUGHT HONDA'S WERE GREAT CARS. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER HONDA AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10233031July 2, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTING HARD AND SLIPPING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10233080July 2, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I TOOK MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD LX TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP IN MY TOWN TO GET ITS 97,000 MILES SERVICE BUT TO LATER FIND OUT THAT I NEED TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION WHICH WILL COST AT ABOUT $3,100. THE CAR JERKS OFF WHEN GOING FROM PARK TO REVERSE AND REVERSE TO DRIVE. I WAS TOLD THAT HONDA VEHICLES ARE VERY RELIABLE AND GOOD ON THE ROAD. I DID NOT EXPECT THAT I WILL REPLACE THE CAR TRANSMISSION THIS EARLY. I ASKED THE SERVICE ADVISOR AT THE HONDA DEALERSHIP HERE IN MY TOWN ABOUT WARRANTIES AND APPARENTLY WARRANTIES ARE ONLY COVERED FOR 36,000 MILES OR 3 YEARS. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT EVEN WITH AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, IT WILL NOT COVER TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. $3,100 IS A LOT OF MONEY TO PULL OUT OF THE POCKET. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH HONDA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10232105June 23, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I BOUGHT MY USED 2002 HONDA IN 2003 WITH 15,000 MILES BECAUSE I HEARD HONDAS WERE GREAT CARS. I DID NOT HAVE ANY MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR OTHER THAN THE ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON AND NEEDING A SWITCH REPLACED. OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS, I NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING, BUT I THOUGHT THIS IS A HONDA WITH LESS THAN 100,000 AND THAT THE TRANSMISSION COULD NOT POSSIBLY BE GOING OUT. ON APRIL 18, 2008, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP BADLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC. HE CHECKED THE CAR AND SAID THAT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. BEFORE HE STARTED THE REPAIR, HE MENTIONED THAT HIS DAUGHTER ALSO HAD A 2002 HONDA WITH 66,000 MILES AND THAT HONDA HAD REPLACED HER TRANSMISSION AT NO CHARGE. HE ALSO MENTIONED THAT MANY OF THE HONDAS MANUFACTURED DURING THIS PERIOD WERE HAVING TRANSMISSION FAILURE BECAUSE ONLY ONE FILTER WAS PLACED ON OR IN THE TRANSMISSION. THIS CAUSED DIRT TO FILTER BACK INTO THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH COULD LEAD TO THE TRANSMISSION FAILING. HE MADE A PHONE CALL TO HONDA AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THE CAR HAD 96,000 MILES. I WROTE A LETTER TO HONDA AND A CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE CALLED ME SEVERAL DAYS LATER AND SAID THAT HONDA WOULD REVIEW MY COMPLAINT AND LET ME KNOW IF THEY WOULD STAND BEHIND THE TRANSMISSION. A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER, HONDA CALLED ME BACK AND SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT COMPENSATE ME FOR MY TRANSMISSION REPAIR. SINCE MY TRANSMISSION FAILED, I HAVE TALKED TO TWO OTHER HONDA OWNERS THAT HAD TO REPLACE THEIR TRANSMISSIONS. I BELIEVE THAT HONDA SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR CARS AND COMPENSATE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAD TO REPLACE THEIR CAR'S TRANSMISSIONS. MY TOTAL REPAIR BILL FOR THE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT WAS $3,100. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231536June 18, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
D4 FLASH / TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND LURCHING / BUCKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231307June 17, 2008
AIR BAGS
THE SRS AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD EX. MY BEST FRIEND HAS THE SAME CAR AND HIS IS ON ALSO AFTER 75K. APPARENTLY THIS PROBLEM IS IN JUST EVERY ACCORD 98-02 AND ITS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY BECAUSE IT IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. IT CAN COST FROM 400 TO 1000 DOLLARS TO FIX. THIS IS CRAZY! THEY SHOULD RECALL THESE VEHICLES BECAUSE CLEARLY....IF EVERYONE I KNOW WITH AN ACCORD HAS THE SAME PROBLEM THEN ITS HONDAS PROBLEM NOT OURS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231143June 16, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER AND STALLS. ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATE WHEN THIS OCCURS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON MAY 31, 2008 AND THEY KEPT THE VEHICLE UNTIL JUNE 4, 2008. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT TO RETRIEVE THE VEHICLE ON JUNE 5, 2008, BUT SHE ENDED UP RETURNING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE BECAUSE THE DEALER COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE CODE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,860 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231207June 16, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY ACCORD HAS 115,000 AND I HAVE TAKEN IMPECCABLE CARE OF IT. I WAS DRIVING FROM BALTIMORE, MD TO MYRTLE BEACH, SC FOR A WEEK LONG VACATION. WHILE ON I-95, THE CAR BEGAN JERKING AND THE RPMS WERE FLUCTUATING RAPIDLY, BUT THE CAR WAS NOT PICKING UP. THEN, I NOTICED A FUNNY ODOR. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AT A REST STOP AND LET THE CAR COOL OFF. MY HUSBAND CHECKED THE FLUID LEVELS AND EVERYTHING SEEMED NORMAL. WE TRIED TO GET BACK ONTO THE INTERSTATE AGAIN, AND IT BEGAN JERKING RAPIDLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WE THEN DROVE TO THE NEAREST EXIT, AND WENT TO A GARAGE WHERE IT WAS THEN TOWED 30 MILES TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER SOLENOID HAD FAILED AND I WOULD NEED A REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION (AT THE COST OF $2800.00). I HAVE CONTACTED HONDA CUSTOMER CARE AFTER LOOKING ONLINE AND NOTICED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON ISSUE WITH HONDAS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10230787June 12, 2008
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
I SUFFERED A SEVERE HEAD INJURY REQUIRING 13 STITCHES TO THE SIDE OF MY HEAD/FACE. I WAS T-BONED IN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. MY SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY RESULTING IN THIS INJURY. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10230779June 11, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD SE, MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLIP AND THEN JERK SUDDENLY. UPON RESTART, WHEN I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR, THE ENGINE REVVED AND JERKED AGAIN BEFORE FINALLY GETTING INTO GEAR. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO MY HONDA DEALER WHERE THEY COMPLETED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE OUTCOME OF THE DIAGNOSTIC WAS THAT I HAD TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND NEEDED A REPLACEMENT. IMAGINE MY SURPRISE AS MY HONDA HAS BEEN REGULARLY MAINTAINED AND HAS ONLY JUST TURNED 83,000 MILES. AFTER SEEING ALL OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS, I CERTAINLY FEEL THAT HONDA SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS OBVIOUS DEFECT. I UNDERSTAND THAT EARLIER MODELS (2000,2001) WERE AT LEAST REPAIRED UNDER A WARRANTY EXTENSION DUE TO A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. I FEEL THAT THE PROBLEMS ON THE 2002 ALSO NEED TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE THESE PROBLEMS CAUSE SERIOUS ACCIDENTS! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10230448June 10, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE TORQUE CONVERTER DETACHED AND FELL INTO THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SLIP BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR AND JERK HEAVILY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION, INCLUDING THE COMPUTER PARTS AT THE COST OF $3,500. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,400.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10230126June 6, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE MOVED WITHOUT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SHAKE AND JERK WITHOUT WARNING. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS WERE NOT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE DIRECTLY TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DUE TO THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED OR REBUILT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 113,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10230078June 5, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WE BOUGHT A NEW HONDA ACCORD EX-L IN 2002 WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. IT NOW HAS 45,000 MILES. WE TOOK GREAT CARE OF THE CAR, MAINTAINED IT AT THE HONDA DEALER, AND DROVE IT CAREFULLY. TWO WEEKS AGO, WE NOTICED THAT THE CAR JERKS AND MAKES A NOISE WHEN CHANGING GEARS. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID WE HAVE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THIS IS PRACTICALLY A NEW CAR AND WE SHOULD NOT EXPERIENCE THIS. HONDA IS NOT RELIABLE, THIS CAR IS CLEARLY DEFECTIVE AND HONDA SHOULD EITHER EXTEND THE WARRANTY OR RECALL THESE CARS. HONDA REFUSES TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY OR RECALL ALTHOUGH SO MANY CONSUMERS COMPLAINED ABOUT SIMILAR TRANSMISSION ISSUES. THEIR CORPORATE CUSTOMER SERVICE INSISTS THAT THEY NEVER RECEIVED SUCH COMPLAINTS ALTHOUGH THE INTERNET AND CONSUMER WEBSITES ARE FULL OF SUCH EXAMPLES. I AM REQUESTING THAT YOU INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE AND FORCE HONDA TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR DEFECTIVE CARS . THANKS, NAJAT KBAIT *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10229699June 3, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I'VE HAD MY 02 ACCORD EX-V6 FOR ABOUT 3 YRS NOW. IT PRESENTLY HAS ABOUT 96K MILES ON IT (MY WIFE DRIVES IT). I STARTED NOTICING HARD SHIFTING, ESPECIALLY GOING INTO AND COMING OUT OF PARK, APPROXIMATELY A YEAR AGO. MY WIFE HASN'T NOTED ANYTHING SIGNIFICANT YET, BUT I'VE DEFINITELY NOTICED THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. I HAVEN'T TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER YET BECAUSE ALL OF THE RESEARCH I'VE DONE REPORTS THE SAME THING...THE DEALERS ARE DENYING THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM FOR THE MOST PART. THIS IS THE ONLY COMPLAINT I HAVE. OTHER THAN THIS ISSUE, THE CAR HAS BEEN ROCK-SOLID AND EXTREMELY GOOD TO US! IN FACT, I WAS SO PLEASED WITH ITS OVERALL PERFORMANCE THAT, WHEN MY 89 ACCORD WAS REAR-ENDED AND TOTALED (AT 262K MILES), I WENT AND BOUGHT ANOTHER 02 ACCORD SE! MY "NEWER" ACCORD IS SHOWING JUST THE SLIGHTEST OF HESITATION IN SHIFTING, BUT ONLY INTERMITTENTLY. LIKE ALL OTHER ACCORD OWNERS (ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE VOICED THEIR CONCERNS IN THIS FORUM), I PURCHASED MY CARS FOR ONE MAIN REASON...THE RELIABILITY HISTORY OF THIS VEHICLE! I, TOO, AM VERY CONCERNED BY THE NUMBER OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PERFORMANCE ISSUE. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH MY LOCAL DEALER ON FRIDAY (6 JUNE 2008). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10229701June 3, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THIS IS MY SECOND 02 ACCORD! I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR THREE MONTHS AGO AND I'M STARTING TO NOTICE A SLIGHT HESITATION IN SHIFTING. MY OTHER ACCORD HAS A MORE SIGNIFICANT SHIFTING ISSUE, ALTHOUGH IT HASN'T FAILED YET. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE MY OTHER ACCORD SERVICED AND THIS ONE IS RIGHT BEHIND IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10229716June 3, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. IT BEGAN JERKING AS IF THE TRANSMISSION HAD SLIPPED OUT OF PLACE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, AND THEY REPLACED IT WITH A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. THERE HAD BEEN NO FURTHER OCCURRENCES SINCE THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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