Honda Accord Complaints (2002)

1,050 consumer complaints on file.

#10202550September 11, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE AT 3 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO TWO VEHICLES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS UNRECOGNIZABLE AND HE REPAIRED THE EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,300 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,683.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10201918September 5, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. AFTER PARKING IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE CONTACT REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION WHILE THE GEAR WAS IN DRIVE. A FEW MINUTES LATER, THE VEHICLE ROLLED FORWARD AT APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH AND DAMAGED THE GARAGE. THE DEALER INFORMED HIM THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V025000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH) ONLY PERTAINS TO VEHICLES THAT WERE MANUFACTURED IN JAPAN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 62,500.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10201097August 29, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
HONDA ACCORD 2002 4DR SEDAN, V6. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IGNITION KEY FAILURE. I WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY WHILE TRANSMISSION WAS IN DRIVE AND ENGINE OFF. AFTER ABOUT 2 MINUTES , THE CAR ROLLED FORWARD INTO MY GARAGE DOOR. HAND BRAKE WAS OFF. SPARE KEY, GIVE THE SAME RESULTS. I WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE HONDA ACCORD 2002. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. NORMALLY A PERSON WOULD NOT KNOW OF THIS PROBLEM UNTIL WHAT HAPPENED TO ME. THIS TIME THE ONLY INJURY WAS TO A GARAGE DOOR ,NOT A PERSON. *UPDATED 12/12/07 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE CRASHED IN THE HER GARAGE. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE ACCIDENTALLY LEFT THE VEHICLE IN THE DRIVE AFTER SHE REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER HER VEHICLE WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. RECALL# 05V025000. IT WAS ONLY FOR VEHICLES MANUFACTURED IN JAPAN NOT THE USA. UPDATED 12/12/07.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10201446August 27, 2007
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
TL 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE AIR CONDITIONER STOPS PERIODICALLY A COUPLE OF TIMES A WEEK. IT COMPLETELY FAILED THIS WEEKEND. THERE IS AN ODOR AND SHE IS WORRIED THAT THERE MAY BE A SHORT AND CATCH FIRE. THE COMPRESSOR WAS REPLACED. THEY ALSO REPLACED THE WATER PUMP AND ON THE 3RD OCCASION IT WAS A THERMAL COUPLER WAS ALSO REPLACED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY ALSO CHECKED THE TIMING BELT. A COMPLAINT WAS FILED WITH THE HONDA MANUFACTURER AND THE BBB APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS AGO. THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU STATED THAT THEY ARE WAITING ON A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90395 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98463. RK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10198925August 9, 2007
AIR BAGS, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NOTE: TRANSMISSION BROKE THREE TIMES IN THE PAST 8 MONTHS AND AN SRS PROBLEM AS WELL. EVEN THIS WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, DOES NOT REALLY APPEAR TO BE NORMAL ISSUES AND HAPPENED TOO FREQUENTLY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10198763August 7, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AROUND 65,000 MILES I NOTICED WHEN I STOP AT A STOP LIGHT OR GET A ROLLING START FROM A STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN, THE CAR MAKES A VERY LOUD CLUNK, IT FEELS AS IF SOMEONE HAS RAN INTO THE BACK OF ME. I REALLY THINK THAT HONDA SHOULD HANDLE THE PROBLEM, FROM WHAT I HAVE READ, ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM ON THE 2002'S. I HAVE ALWAYS VERY THOUGHT HIGHLY OF HONDA'S AND THERE CUSTOMER SERVICE, BUT I AM NOW HAVING SECOND THOUGHTS THERE ARE TOO MANY OTHER BRANDS THAT DO OFFER A 100,000 MILE WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10198723August 7, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION WHILE THE GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR WAS IN THE DRIVE POSITION. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE CAUSE OF FAILURE AS THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NUMBER 05V025000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH). THE CONTACT FELT THAT HIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED AS PART OF THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,800 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,036.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10197004July 19, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2002 HONDA ACCORD ACCIDENT CAUSED BY CAR PREMATURELY AND UNCONTROLLABLY LUNGING FORWARD**CC THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10194977June 29, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
05-08-2007 OIL SEAL WAS REPLACED DUE TO LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID. ON 05-21-2007 TRANSMISSION FLUID AGAIN WAS LEAKING, DEALER SERVICE CENTER ADVISED THE THE LEFT SEAL NEEDED REPLACEMENT, AND/OR THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE OUT OF BALANCE OR WHEEL ROTATION SOUND BEGAN AFTER AN EXTENDED TRIP TO WISCONSIN, ON THE RETURN TRIP. THERE WAS NO LEAKING AT THAT TIME. AFTER HAVING THE WHEELS CHEKED, AND NO EXPLANATION FOR THE SOUND, WE CONTINUED TO IDENTIFY THE SOURCE. WHEN WE SPOTTED THE FLUID ON THE GARAGE FLOOR WE TOOK CAR IN FOR SERVICE. 05-28-2007 PRECISION TRANS VERIFIED DEFINETLY THE TRANSMISSION WAS GOING BAD AND SEAL REPLACEMENT WOULD NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 71640 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10194871June 28, 2007
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST, EQUIPMENT
MY BOYFRIEND AND I WERE GOING TO GO OUT AND WE DECIDED TO TAKE MY CAR SO HE HAD TO MOVE THE DRIVER'S SEAT BACK IT' WAS A POWER OPERATED SEA, ) AND IT WOULD NOT GO BACK, BUT EVENTUALLY IT DID. THE NEXT DAY WHEN I WENT TO GET IN TO THE CAR I TRIED TO MOVE THE SEAT POSITION CLOSER AND IT WENT UP A LITTLE BUT THEN STOPPED AT A POSITION WHERE I WAS JUST ABLE TO TOUCH THE PEDALS, AND I WAS UNABLE TO MOVE IT FORWARD ANYMORE. ALSO, THE BOTTOM OF THE SEAT LIFTED UP IF I PUSHED THE BACK OF THE SEAT. I WAS UNABLE TO ADJUST THE HEIGHT OF THE SEAT , AND THE BACK OF THE SEAT WAS NOW GIVING ME A PROBLEM WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO PUSH THE SEAT IN A STRAIGHTER POSITION AFTER BEING RECLINED BACK A LITTLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10193297June 13, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE ON 8/24/2004 AS A CERTIFIED USED VEHICLE. ALSO I PUT EXETENDED SERVICE AGREEMENT ON IT. AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT HAD A PROBLEM AND LIGHT STAYED ON. IT WAS REPLACED.AND LIGHT WENT OFF.ON JUNE 11 2007 THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON AND DID NOT GO OFF. I HAD THE VEHICLE COMPUTER CHECK FOR CODES AND FOUND NO PROBLEM CODES. MILEAGE 94,228.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10193048June 12, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT, AIR BAGS, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
RE. THREE MAJOR FACTORY DEFECTS OF 2002 HONDA ACCORD V6 EX I CURRENTLY OWN FOUR HONDA VEHICLES. TWO OF THEM ARE 2002 HONDA ACCORD V6 EX MODELS. HONDA RELEASED 2002 HONDA ACCORD EX WITHOUT ANY THOROUGH FINAL INSPECTIONS. THE MALFUNCTIONING ON MY TWO HONDAS WAS ALL FACTORY DEFECTS DEEPLY RELATED TO PASSENGER SAFETY. HONDA DOES NOT CARE FOR HUMAN LIFE SINCERELY AS ADVERTISED. HONDA DOES NOT DESERVE TO BE ONE OF THE BEST VEHICLES IN THE STATES. SINCE I PURCHASED BRAND NEW 2002 HONDAS, THREE SERIOUS MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL DEFECTS HAVE BEEN FOUND: SEAT BELT SENSOR MALFUNCTIONING, TIMING RELATED ENGINE RPM SURGE, AND POWERTRAIN BREAKDOWN. ALL THREE HAPPENED WITHIN 36,000 MILES. FIRST PROBLEM WAS A SEAT BELT SENSOR PROBLEM. IT WAS DETECTED SEVERAL MONTHS ON BOTH VEHICLES. AND I ASKED A HONDA MECHANIC TO FIX IT. HE TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD GO AWAY IF YOU DROVE MORE. HOWEVER, THIS PROBLEM WAS NOT GONE. AND COUPLE OF YEARS LATER, I STRONGLY ASK HONDA DEALER TO CHECK AND FIX IT. ONE WAS SEAT BELT SENSOR PROBLEM AND THE OTHER WAS THE MAIN SEAT BELT CONTROLLER. SECOND PROBLEM WAS A TIMING RELATED ENGINE SURGE. IT HAPPENED ON BOTH HONDAS WITHIN 30,000 MILES ON THE SAME DAY. RPM OF BOTH HONDA WENT UP AND ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. EVEN IN BRAKING, I COULD FEEL VERY STRONG FORCE, WHICH MIGHT BREAK SOMETHING. IT WAS A SUDDEN SURGE ENOUGH TO CAUSE A BIG ACCIDENT. I WANT YOU TO INSPECT THIS FACTORY DEFECT OF ALL 2002 HONDA ACCORD EX. THIRD PROBLEM HAPPENED IN THE FIRST 2002 HONDA. IT WAS A POWERTRAIN PROBLEM. THIS BRAND NEW VEHICLE HAS SURGED SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER DELIVERED TO US. THE MECHANICS IN HONDA DEALERSHIPS SAID THAT IT WOULD GO AWAY IF WE DROVE MORE. THE SURGE IN FIRST THREE YEARS SEEMED MODERATE JOLTING WHEN THE SECOND GEAR SHIFTED TO THE FIRST GEAR. BUT IT GOT WORSE AND WORSE. FINALLY, OIL LEAKED. AFTER FIXING IT, THERE ARE NO MORE JOLTING OR SURGING IN GEAR TRANSITIONS. THIS INCIDENT TOOK PLACE DUE TO HONDA'S NEGLIGENCE AND IRRESPONSIBILITY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10191421May 22, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE STARTED TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION ON 2002 HONDA ACCORD EX V6, (PURCHASED NEW. I FELT SUDDEN JERKS WHILE STARTING AFTER STOPPING AT LIGHTS OR STOP SIGNS. I KNEW HONDA DID DO FREE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT FOR 2001 MODELS. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THIS HAS BEEN PROBLEM WITH OTHER PEOPLE TOO AND A FIX BY MANUFACTURER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10190766May 15, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE AT 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE MUST BE DRIVEN ABOVE 30 MPH IN ORDER FOR IT TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THE DEALER CURRENTLY HAS THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 82,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,981. UPDATED 06/08/07 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10189125April 27, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I PURCHASED MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD V6 EX IN 2005. WHEN THE CAR REACHED ABOUT 55K MILES A COUPLE MONTHS AGO THE TRANSMISSION STARTED BADLY SLIPPING. IT HAD BEEN SLIPPING SINCE ABOUT 45K MILES BUT BECAME MUCH WORSE AT 55K. TOOK IT TO MULTIPLE MECHANICS, AND TRANSMISSION SHOPS. THE FINAL DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS OUT AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. I WAS FORCED TO PURCHASE A RE-MANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION FROM A HONDA DEALER. TOTAL COST OF REPAIRS $2345.30. THERE WAS A RECALL THE 2001 MODELS THAT COVERED THE EXACT PROBLEMS. MY 2002 WAS NOT PART OF THIS RECALL, AND BECAUSE I HAD NOT PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY I WAS FORCED TO PAY FOR THE ENTIRE COST OF REPAIR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10187280April 8, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
HONDA TRANSMISSIONS: 2002 HONDA ACCORD TANSMISSION SLIPPING OR NOT CHANGING GEAR. THIS IS THE 2ND TRANSMISSION IN A YEARS TIME. THIS ONE IS NOW SLIPPING AND NOT GOING INTO GEAR. 8AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10186273March 27, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 2002 HONDA ACCORD, LEASED IT NEW FOR 2 YEARS AND THEN PURCHASED IT. I SERVICED IT ONLY AT THE DEALERSHIP. WHEN MY CAR WAS AT 95,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING. I CALLED HONDA AND TOLD THEM ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THEY SAID IT WASN'T UNDER WARRANTY. I HAD TOLD THEM THAT I WOULD HAVE PURCHASED A CHEVY FOR HALF THE PRICE OF THE HONDA HAD I KNOWN THE TRANSMISSION WOULD GO OUT AS QUICKLY AS THAT ON THE LESS EXPENSIVE CAR. I ALSO HAD A MAIN REAR SEAL GO OUT WHICH IS NOT TYPICAL WITH THE AGE OR MILEAGE OF THIS CAR, AND THE ENGINE MOUNTS. THEY AGREED TO ONLY CHARGE ME LABOR FOR ALL OF THE PROBLEMS; HOWEVER IT WAS STILL ALMOST $1000 THAT I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE PAYING RIGHT NOW. I JUST GRADUATED FROM COLLEGE AND HAVE OVER $60,000 IN STUDENT LOANS. ALL OF THE AFOREMENTIONED PROBLEMS SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN TAKING PLACE FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER 50-100,000 MILES. I LOOKED ONLINE AND SAW THAT OTHER HONDA ACCORDS HAVE BEEN RECALLED UP TO 2001. THIS DID NOT INCLUDE MY CAR RIGHT NOW, BUT PROBABLY WILL IN THE FUTURE. THE DEALERSHIP WAS VERY COOPERATIVE; HOWEVER, HONDA CORPORATE WAS NOT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10186096March 25, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SLIPS, DRIVE LIGHT FLASHES, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON 2 TIMES IN LAST 2 MONTHS. HONDA DEALER SAID NEEDED NEW TRANSMISSION. OTHER SHOP CLAIMED NOTHING WAS WRONG. CAR HAS ALWAYS SHIFTED DIFFERENTLY THAN OTHERS. TOOK CAR TO HONDA IN 1ST YEAR OWNED ASKED ABOUT IT AND WAS TOLD IT WAS NORMAL FOR THIS CAR TOOK CAR TO TRANSMISSION SHOP IN 08/06 TO HAVE IT CHECKED, AND THEY SAID NOTHING WRONG. THIS WAS DONE AT 100,400 MILES. I HAD EXT WARRANTY, BUT DAUGHTER DID NOT TAKE TO SHOP BEFORE IT WENT OVER 100,000. HONDA CLAIMED MY CAR NOT INCLUDED IN SETTLEMENT ,ADDING 5% TO MILEAGE. HONDA STATED MY CAR NOT INCLUDED IN TRANSMISSION RECALLS. I BOUGHT MY CAR IN EARLY NOVEMBER 2002.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184629March 9, 2007
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE 2002 HONDA ACCORD WITH 130000 FAILURE MILEAGE AT 60 MPH THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE GOODYEAR VIVA TIRE, P155/80R13, WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE FOUR TIRES WERE PURCHASED AND PUT ON AT WALMART ON AUGUST 21, 2005, THE TIRES HAD 35000 MILES ON THEM, AND THEY WERE 80000 MILE TIRES. WALMART REPLACED THE ONE TIRE AFFECTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10182495February 13, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOR OVER A MONTH. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THEY NEED ED TO REPLACE IT. HOWEVER, THE DEALER DIDN'T GIVE HER A WRITTEN COPY OF THE ESTIMATE AND DIAGNOSIS, ONLY A VERBAL ESTIMATE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 82000. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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