Honda Accord Complaints (2002)

1,050 consumer complaints on file.

#8023675December 4, 2002
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
ORIGINAL BRIDGESTONE TIRES. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE DOT, AND TIRE SIZE. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#770294December 1, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING STALL WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY SURGED. WITNESSES HEARD THE ENGINE SURGE, DRIVER WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP GOING UP OVER A LANDSCAPE TIMBER AND STRUCK A CONCRETE BLOCK WALL. UNKNOWN REASON FOR THE ENGINE TO SURGE. DRIVER REPORTED THE BRAKES WOULD NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE FROM FORWARD PROGRESS. DT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023269November 25, 2002
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN HIT AT 35MPH IN THE FRONT CENTER OF THE VEHICLE THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING MINOR INJURIES TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769863November 18, 2002
TIRES
CAR (2002 HONDA 2 DOOR COUPE) IS LESS THAN 1 YEAR, 10 MONTHS TO BE EXACT. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 30 MPH, EXPERIENCED A BUBBLE. DEALER SAID TO CALL MICHELIN, WHICH WAS DONE. TIRES ARE LESS THAN A YEAR OLD YET EVEN WITH A "WARRANTY" ARE NOT COVERED. I QUESTION WHAT EXACTLY IS A WARRANTY, IF TIRES LESS THAN A YEAR OLD BUBBLEAND ARE NOT COVERED? I WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT I CAUSED THE BUBBLE BY DRIVING TOO FAST OR HITTING A POT HOLE OR ROCK. I HAVE A CLEAR LICENSE, NEVER BEEN PULLED OVER FOR SPEEDING, AND NEVER HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT. I FEEL THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED NOW OR EVEN 2 YEARS FROM NOW. THESE TIRES ONLY HAVE 16,500 MILES. MICHELIN REFUSES TO COVER COSTS OF REPLACEMENT, WHICH IS NOT THE REAL ISSUE. GOD FORBID I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE TIRE FAILURE, WHO WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE? IT'S A QUESTION OF CREDIBILITY WHICH APPARENTLY MICHELIN TIRES IS NOT WILLING TO ACCEPT THAT THEY ARE IN FACT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEFECTS IN THEIR TIRES. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8022833November 15, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR WHEN CAR IS STANDING AND STILL MOTOR RUNNING, CAUSING TO PULL OUT OF THE ROAD. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769633November 12, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
BRAKE PEDEL LOCATION ALLOWS ACCELATOR TO BE DEPRESSED WHILE BRAKING CAUSING ENGINE TO SPEED UP, AS THE BRAKE PEDEL BECOME LOWER THAN THE ACCELATOR. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769283November 4, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER TWICE FOR WHINING TRANSMISSION. NEW TRANSMISSION ORDERED BUT NOT INSTALLED BECAUSE THEY SAY THE WHINING NOISE DISAPPEARED. HONDA TECH HEARS WHINING. TRANSMISSION AND THAT IS WHY IT WAS ORDERED. THE WHINING IS STILL THERE. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769231November 3, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON,'D' LIGHT WAS FLASHING, AND 'TSA' LIGHT CAME ON. DROVE TO DEALER AND DEALER CHECKED AND VERIFIED THAT INTERNAL FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION HAD OCCURED. DEALER INSTALLED NEW TRANSMISSION. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#567997October 30, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
THE CONSUMER CAN'T BUCKLE THE HI-BACK BOOSTER SEAT INTO THE CAR'S SEAT BELT SYSTEM. THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THERE SHOULD BE A 2 INCH EXTENSION ADDED. THE CONSUMER STATES THAT HER GRANDCHILDREN HAS TO USE THE BOOSTER SEATS UNTIL THEY REACH THE WEIGHT OF 80 LBS. THEY ARE 3 1/2 AND 5 1/2, AND THE CONSUMER DOESN'T WANT ANYTHING TO HAPPEN TO THEM.*SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#567943October 23, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING THE MOTOR WAS ABOUT TO FAIL. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS PROBLEM WAS DUE TO MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE. *YH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON, RAN ROUGH, AND WAS SLUGGLISH. *SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#567978October 23, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE IN MOTION, CONSUMER IMPACTED A POT HOLE WHICH CAUSED THE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY INJURING THE PASSENGER. HONDA IS NOT ACCEPTING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE INCIDENT. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8021484October 23, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER HAS PROBLEMS WITH HER ENGINE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768714October 22, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
INITIALLY MY FATHER BORROWED THIS CAR AND CLAIMED THE BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND HE HAD DIFFICULTY DRIVING THE CAR. I DID NOT BELIEVE HIM AS I HAD NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS. THEN ON 7/20/02 WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKE THE CAR DID NOT STOP AND I WENT THROUGH A RED LIGHT AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE CAR WHEN I WANTED TO MAKE A TURN. I TOOK THE CAR TO HONDA AND THEY REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN ON 8/12/02 AND THE CAR WAS TAKEN BACK AND HONDA CLAIMED THERE WAS AIR IN THE BRAKE LINES WHICH THEY CLAIMED TO FIX. ON 8/26 THE BRAKES TOTALLY FAILED ON THE HIGHWAY AND I REFUSED TO DRIVE THE CAR. THEY PICKED UP THE CAR ON A FLAT BED AND VACUUMED THE BRAKE LINES. THE BRAKES ARE STILL SPONGY AND THERE IS LONG PLAY IN THE BRAKE PEDAL. WHEN THE BRAKES ENGAGE THEY DO NOT ENGAGE TOTALLY. SOMETIMES THE BRAKES ENGAGE AND THEN DISENGAGE TOTALLY. I HAVE SEEN THE HONDA REP WHO SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES AND THAT IT IS MY DRIVING. I REFUSE TO DRIVE THE CAR AND TRADED CARS WITH MY HUSBAND. YESTERDAY 10/20/02 MY HUSBAND WENT THROUGH A STOP SIGN WHEN THE BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE. WE ARE TERRORIZED TO DRIVE THIS CAR AS WE FEEL WE MAY KILL SOMEONE OR OURSELVES. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768634October 19, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH MY VERY FIRST NEW CAR PURCHASE. I THOUGHT HONDA WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A NUMBER ONE CAR FOR SAFETY AND WAS SUPPOSED TO BE LONG LASTING. I HAVE HAD MINE IN THE SHOP 6-7 TIMES IN THE LAST 6 -7 MONTHS AND IT IS DUE TO GO INTO THE SHOP AGAIN BECAUSE THEY STILL HAVE NOT FIXED THE WINDOW BUTTONS CORRECTLY. I HAVE HAD THE CAR NOT START 3 TIMES AND HAVE BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALER TO HAVE THEM TELL ME THAT NOTHING IS WRONG. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A CAR FOR SEVERAL DAYS WHILE THEY HAVE IT HOOKED UP TO SOME COMPUTER AND HAVE HAD NO RENTAL CARS AVAILABLE TO ME. I AM VERY FRUSTRATED AND VERY AFFRAID TO GO OUT TO MY CAR AND HAVE IT NOT START ON A DAY THAT I REALLY NEED IT. I WANT THESE PRONBLEMS FIXED AND AM BRINGING IT TO ANOTHER DEALER TO SEE IF THEY CAN HELP ME WITH IT. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021150October 18, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR CHECK UP. AND THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS MAKING A WINNING SOUND. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. MR THE DEALER HAS NOW REPLACED TRANSMISSION UNDER WARRANTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768312October 10, 2002
AIR BAGS
I AM THE OWNER OF A HONDA ACCORD 2002 ([XXX]). ON AUGUST 30, 2002 MY CAR WAS HIT BY ANOTHER CAR AT THE LEFT FRONT END OF MY CAR. IN THIS ACCIDENT MY CARS BOTH AIR BAGS WERE DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER OF MY CAR [XXX] WAS TAKEN TO THE OSF EMERGENCY HEALTH CENTER IN BLOOMINGTON FOR THE TREATMENT. A SECOND-DEGREE BURN ON MY WIFE'S RIGHT HAND WAS DIAGNOSED. FOR THE PAST FIVE WEEKS I HAVE TRIED HARD TO FIND OUT THE CAUSE OF THE SECOND DEGREE BURN IN THE ABSENCE OF ANY ELECTRICAL SHORT CIRCUIT OR FLAME. I HAVE CONTACTED HONDA CO. TWICE OVER THE PHONE BUT BOTH TIMES THEY NEITHER ANSWER MY QUESTION NOR WAS I ALLOWED TO SPEAK TO ANY TECHNICAL PERSON FROM THE HONDA COMPANY. ALSO, I HAVE WRITTEN TWO LETTERS TO THEM BUT NO RESPONSE. I AM SPECULATING THAT THE SECOND DEGREE BURN IS CAUSED BY SOME CHEMICALS WHICH CAME OUT OF THE DEFECTIVE AIR BAG. IS THERE ANYWAY TO GET HONDA'S ATTENTION AT THIS PROBLEM? MR INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8019929October 1, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE LATCH IS LOCATED SO FAR INTO THE SEAT, THAT CONSUMER OR CHILD SEAT TECHINCIAN ARE UNABLE TO FASTEN IT,WHEN INSTALLING A CHILD SEAT.MANUFACTURER CONTACTED,DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING TO FIX PROBLEM. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8019556September 26, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING 55MPH HAD A HEAD ON COLLISION AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING SERIOUS INJURIES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#767334September 18, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
THIS IS NOT SO MUCH A FAILURE AS A QUESTION/SUGGESTION ABOUT WHAT REGULATIONS ARE IN PLACE FOR US STANDARDS OF REAR TAILLIGHT ASSEMBLIES. A LOT OF MANUFACTURES HAVE GONE TO USING RED TURN SIGNALS THAT ALSO SERVE AS BRAKE LIGHTS. THE PROBLEM I HAVE, AND I'M SURE THIS HAS CAUSED ACCIDENTS, IS THAT WHEN SOMEONE IS INDICATING A TURN 90% OF THE TIME THEY MUST BRAKE TO DO SO. BUT THE ACT OF BRAKING OBSCURES THE TURN INDICATOR. WHEN ONE TURNS THEY DROP A LOT MORE SPEED THEN SOMEONE BRAKING WITH TRAFFIC. THE UNIFORMLY RED TURN/BRAKE LIGHT ASSEMBLIES CAN CAUSE CONFUSION AMONG DRIVERS BEHIND THE TURNING VEHICLE AND LEAD TO MISINTERPRETATION OF THE DRIVERS INTENTION AND LEAD TO ACCIDENTS. HAS ANY STUDY BEEN DONE INVOLVING REAR-END ACCIDENTS INVOLVING TURNING VEHICLES? THERE IS PROBABLY A HIGHER % INVOLVING VEHICLES WITH RED REAR-TURN SIGNALS. IM HOPING THAT THE NHTSA WILL PERFORM A STUDY REGARDING RED TURN SIGNALS AND PROPOSE NEW REGULATIONS THAT REQUIRE AUTOMAKERS TO USE YELLOW LENSES FOR ALL REAR-TURN SIGNALS. ANOTHER ISSUE WITH THEM IS WHEN THE VEHICLES HAZARD LIGHTS ARE ON. HAVING BLINKING YELLOW LIGHTS WILL ALERT DRIVERS MUCH QUICKER TO THE PRESENCE OF A DISABLED VEHICLE THAN BLINKING RED LIGHTS. THE RED LIGHTS WILL BLEND IN WITH ANY OTHER VEHICLE BRAKING TO SLOW DUE TO THE HAZARD. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO READ MY QUESTION, IF THIS IS NOT THE RIGHT DEPARTMENT FOR SUCH A COMPLIANT/SUGGESTION, CAN YOU PLEASE FORWARD IT TO THE APPROPRIATE PERSONAL. COULD YOU ALSO NOTIFY ME OF THE PROPER DEPARTMENT AND ITS CONTACT INFORMATION FOR MAKING SUCH SUGGESTIONS? THANKS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8018490September 12, 2002
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY COMING ON, AND STAYING ON. CONTACTED DEALER ,AND THE DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *AK *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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