Honda Accord Complaints (2002)

1,050 consumer complaints on file.

#10448396February 18, 2012
POWER TRAIN
I PURCHASED MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD IN 2007 AND WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER I PURCHASED IT FROM THAT THEY HAD REPAIRED THE TRANSMISSION AS PART OF HONDA'S RECALL. I BEGAN LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID AND SHORTLY AFTER, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO HESITATE. WHEN I AM MOVING FROM A STOPPED POSITION, THE ENGINE REV'S UP BUT THE VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE THEN SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE WILL TAKE OFF. I AM TERRIFIED OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE. I AM AFRAID OF CROSSING TRAFFIC, MAKING TURNS IN FEAR THAT THE VEHICLE WILL HESITATE AND NOT MOVE IN AND I WILL BE HIT BY AN ONCOMING VEHICLE. THIS IS A KNOWN RECALL FROM HONDA CORPORATION AND UNFORTUNATELY DUE TO THE DEALER MISREPRESENTING PERFORMING THE RECALL WORK, I AM NOW STUCK WITH THE VEHICLE AND ITS REPAIR COSTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10447832February 13, 2012
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SRS WARNING LAMP WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RECENTLY REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V260000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, WHO REFUSED TO PERFORM ANY REPAIRS BECAUSE THE FAILURE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 192,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10447375February 10, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THE TRANSMISSION ON THE VEHICLE FAILED THREE TIMES. THE DEALER STATED EACH TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP AND THERE WAS ALSO DAMAGE TO THE BEARINGS. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED THE FIRST TIME, THE MILEAGE WAS 21,268 MILES AND THE SECOND TIME IT WAS 35,315. THERE WERE ALSO METAL SHAVINGS FOUND IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WAS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT BECAUSE THE DEALER PERFORMED ALL OF THE REPAIRS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10445183January 25, 2012
POWER TRAIN
I GOT 2002 HONDA ACCORD V6. RECENTLY, I HEARD A SOUND WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT GEAR, LIKE BAN SOUND. THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN JERK WHILE ACCELERATING.... I RESEARCHED ON THE INTERNET AND SAW A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10444810January 22, 2012
POWER TRAIN
BOUGHT OUR 2002 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 NEW. AT AROUND 70000 MILES, TRANSMISSION STARTED GIVING US PROBLEMS AND FINALLY HAD TO BE REPLACED. VERY SCARY WHEN LIGHT CHANGES AND YOU CAN'T GET CAR TO MOVE! REBUILT ENGINE COST $2500 HAD A 12 MONTH 12K MILE WARRANTY. DIED AT AROUND 20000 MILES. CAR HAS BEEN A LEMON. AFRAID TO BUY A 3RD TRANSMISSION, NEW OR REBUILT AND LET MY 16 YEAR OLD DRIVE IT. HONDA KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH ALL THE V6 THEY BUILT FOR SEVERAL YEARS 2001-2004. WHEN I CALLED THEY COULD HAVE CARED LESS. AND THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10444737January 21, 2012
POWER TRAIN
CONTAMINATION OF THE LINEAR SOLENOID AND ITS ASSOCIATED PASSAGES INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION WILL CAUSE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10444271January 18, 2012
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
2002 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIRBAG MALFUNCTION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG MALFUNCTION RED LIGHT DISPLAYED ON THE DASHBOARD ON NOVEMBER 14, 2011. THE CONSUMER MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR NOVEMBER 19, 2011. THE CONSUMER ARRIVED AT THE DEALERSHIP AND PRESENTED THE ADVISOR WHEN THE RECALL NOTICE. ABOUT AN HOUR LATER, THE ADVISOR PRESENTED THE CONSUMER WITH A LIST ITEMS THEY THOUGHT NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED AS WELL AS THE AIR BAG ISSUE. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS CAUSED BY FAULTY SEAT BUCKLE, IN WHICH THEY HAD TO REMOVE THE SEAT IN ORDER TO MAKE THE NECESSARY REPAIR. THE ADVISOR THEN INFORMED THE CONSUMER THEY DID NOT HAVE THE INFLATOR VALVE TO COMPLETE THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED HE WOULD BE CONTACTED ONCE THE PART ARRIVED. THE WORK WAS COMPLETED ON THE BUCKLE. THE CONSUMER FINALLY RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE DEALER STATING THE PART HAD ARRIVED. WHEN THE CONSUMER ARRIVED AT THE DEALER, HE WAS INFORMED THE WORK ORDER HAD BEEN MARKED AS COMPLETED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE RECALL HAD NOT BEEN COMPLETED AS THE PART HAD TO BE ORDERED. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED ANOTHER CALL FROM THE DEALER STATING TO CALL THEM TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE RECALL PERFORMED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10443147January 9, 2012
POWER TRAIN
I HAVE A 2002 HONDA ACCORD V6. MY TCS, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND MY D4 TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON SO I TOOK IT TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS A 'PROBLEM' WITH MY TRANSMISSION AND THAT IT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A TOTAL COST OF $4900. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A PERVASIVE PROBLEM IN THIS MODEL - TRANSMISSIONS ARE FAILING AROUND 100K, SOME EARLIER - BUT HONDA HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL OR OFFERED TO REPLACE TRANSMISSIONS TO MY KNOWLEDGE. I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION ON MY HONDA EVER, BUT NOW I NEED TO REPLACE IT WAY TOO SOON. I PREVIOUSLY HAD A BOTTOM OF THE LINE 1994 HONDA CIVIC DX WITH 140K MILES AND NEVER HAD ANY ISSUES SO I DECIDED TO UPGRADE TO THEIR TOP OF THE LINE MODEL. I BOUGHT A HONDA BECAUSE I WANTED IT TO LAST A LONG TIME, BUT NOW THIS COST ALONG WITH A BADLY NEEDED PAINT JOB DUE TO THE CLEAR COAT ERODING (ANOTHER PERVASIVE PROBLEM IN THIS MODEL WHERE AGAIN HONDA HAS NOT ADMITTED FAULT) IS MORE THAN THE $6200 BLUE BOOK VALUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10442213January 3, 2012
POWER TRAIN
SUDDEN JERKING AND SLIPPING; OUT OF CONTROL PARTIALLY; CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON ONLY AFTER A WHILE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10442306January 3, 2012
POWER TRAIN
GEAR SELECTOR FLASHES, D4 OVER AND OVER, SETS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WITH MULTIPLE CODES RELATED TO TRANSMISSION ISSUE. TESTED SOLENOIDS, REPLACED FAILED ONE, STILL HAVING ISSUE. WILL NOT GO INTO 4TH. WHEN IT GOES INTO 4TH, ID DOES NOT STAY IN 4TH GEAR. SOMETIMES IT WILL GET TO 3RD, BUT AGAIN DOESN'T STAY. 2ND IS THE HIGHEST THAT WORKS. BUCKS AND JERKS VIOLENTLY, AND IS A PURE DANGER TO DRIVE ON THE STREET. IT HAS BEEN PARKED AND NOT DRIVEN SINCE THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10442123January 2, 2012
STEERING, AIR BAGS, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN TO MERGE INTO THE MIDDLE LANE ON A HIGHWAY SERVICE ROAD WHERE EVERY CAR WAS WAITING FOR THE GREEN LIGHT. I TURNED VERY SLOWLY AT LOW SPEED AFTER STOPPING AT THE STOP SIGN, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO TURN BY ITSELF, THEN MY CAR TURNED 180 DEGREES, WHILE THE ACCELERATOR SPEEDED UP AT A RAPID PACE, SEEMING TO BE STUCK. MY CAR JUMPED THE CURB, HIT A SIGN, AND FINALLY STOPPED. THE BUMPER COVER CAME DOWN, AND I CAN SEE THE BUMPER WAS DAMAGED (PUSHED BACK IN THE MIDDLE ABOUT 2 INCHES), BUT BOTH OF MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT ALL. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10441100December 23, 2011
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TRANSMISSION SKIPS BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND AND NEEDS REPLACED. ONLY 112,000 MILES AND I HAVE DONE EVERY SERVICE RECOMMENDED - ALL BUT ONE WERE DONE BY THE DEALERSHIP! THERE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A LITTLE JERK THERE WHEN ACCELERATING BUT WAS TOLD IT WAS FINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10440649December 20, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN WE PURCHASED THIS 2002 HONDA ACCORD EX IN MARCH OF 2010 THE CLOCK BACKLIGHT DID NOT WORK. ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO THE GEAR SHIFT CONSOLE BACKLIGHT WENT OUT. THE ONLY WAY WE KNOW AT NIGHT WHAT GEAR WE ARE IN IS TO VIEW IT ON THE DASH. NOW THE BACKLIGHTING FOR THE CLIMATE CONTROLS HAS GONE OUT. WE UNDERSTAND THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR MANY YEARS NOW AND THERE HAS BEEN VERY LITTLE POSITIVE HELP FROM HONDA. TO GET THIS FIXED I UNDERSTAND THAT THE WHOLE RADIO MUST BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF THE INTERLOCKING ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AT A COST SOMEWHERE AROUND $1000.00. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10439144December 9, 2011
POWER TRAIN
HAS BEEN MAKING A HARD SHIFT SINCE ABOUT 65000 MILES, REALLY NOTICEABLE YESTERDAY AT 94600 MILES. SOMETIMES LOSE ACCELERATION WHEN DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10439158December 9, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION JERKS WHEN ACCELERATING PAST 20MPH OR WHEN PUTTING IT IN REVERSE. AFTER SOME RESEARCH, I FOUND OUT THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2002 HONDA ACCORDS YET IT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE SINCE A LOT OF DRIVERS APPEAR TO BE HAVING THE SAME TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10438060December 2, 2011
POWER TRAIN
2002 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THERE SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH HONDA TRANSMISSIONS IN THAT THERE ARE OVER 600,000 REPORTED FAILURES. HONDA ADMITS TO THE PROBLEM AND OFFERS TO PAY 50% OF THE REPAIR IF IT IS DONE IN A HONDA DEALERSHIP. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE DEALERSHIP PRICE IS DOUBLE WHAT OTHER ASE REPAIR FACILITIES WOULD CHARGE FOR THE SAME REPAIR SO IN EFFECT HONDA IS OFFERING NOTHING. ATTEMPTS TO GET THROUGH AN APPEAL TO HONDA WITH LETTERS TO OFFICERS OF HONDA HAVE YIELDED NOT RESPONSE FROM THEM. IT SEEMS IMPOSSIBLE TO GET AROUND THE "CUSTOMER SERVICE" FIREWALL. NO DOCUMENTATION HAS EVER BEEN RECEIVED FROM HONDA NOT EVEN THE REPAIR QUOTE. IT IS ALL VERBAL WITH NOT CONCERN FOR THIS DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10437450November 28, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
TURNING A CORNER OF A BUSY INTERSECTION THE CAR MADE A LOAD WUMP THUNK SOUND AND STOPPED WITH THE ENGINE STILL RUNNING. LUCKILY, NO ONE REAR-ENDED ME OR KNOCKED ME INTO THE POLICEMAN IN THE ROAD CONDUCTING A LICENSE CHECK. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10437540November 28, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD EX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEYS FROM THE IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO ROLL FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 205,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10437017November 22, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2002 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE TRANSMISSION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING ABOUT 90 DAYS AGO AND THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND A DIAGNOSIS REVEALED A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10435911November 15, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2002 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER STATES PREMATURE TRANSMISSION FAILURE . *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING AND EVENTUALLY HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE SECOND TRANSMISSION WAS ALSO DEFECTIVE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. IN JUNE 2011, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING AGAIN. WHILE DRIVING TO THE DEALER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AN INSPECTION REVEALED THE 2ND GEAR PRESSURE SWITCH HAD AN ERROR, ALONG WITH ANOTHER ERROR WHICH WAS A CODE FOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE, WHICH WERE RESET. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHOWN TO BE OVER-FILLED APPROXIMATELY 3/4 OF ONE QUART. THE CONSUMER LEFT THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THE TRANSMISSION CONTINUED TO SLIP. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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