Honda Accord Complaints (2002)

1,050 consumer complaints on file.

#10378493January 24, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I BOUGHT A NEW 2002 HONDA ACCORD 4 CYLINDER LE AUTOMATIC IN SEPTEMBER 2002. I HAD IT SERVICED REGULARLY AT A SUNOCO STATION NEAR MY HOUSE THAT DOES HONDA-CONSISTENT SERVICE. THEY ADVISED ME TO CHANGE THE TRANSMISSION OIL AT 50,000 MILES SERVICING, WHICH I DID IN 2008. SEVERAL WEEKS ALTER I NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING GOING AROUND CORNERS. I WENT TO COUNTY TRANSMISSIONS TO ASK THEM TO LOOK AT IT, BUT THEY SAID IT IS SEALED AND I SHOULD DRIVE IT TIL IT BREAKS. IT NOW HAS 75,000 MI AND IS STILL SLIPPING, PARTICULARLY GOING AROUND CORNERS - A SAFETY ISSUE, SINCE THE TRANSMISSION COULD FAIL IN TRAFFIC. I HAVE GIVEN THE CAR TO MY SON, WHO DRIVES IT ON A DAILY BASIS. I THINK HONDA SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL ON THE 2002 ACCORDS AND REPLACE THE TRANSMISSIONS S IT DID FOR OTHER MODEL YEARS WITH A SIMILAR PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378011January 20, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO JERK. THE D4 LIGHT WAS FLASHING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A LEAK INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 03/15/11*LJ UPDATED 03/21/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376691January 14, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CAR'S TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. UPON SEARCHING THE INTERNET THE MODEL YEAR OF 2000 AND 2001 WERE RECALLED FOR THEIR TRANSMISSIONS, ALTHOUGH 2002 MODEL YEAR IS ALSO KNOWN FOR THE TRANSMISSION FAILURES. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHERE I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN CAR ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION. I HAVE PLACED CALLS WITH HONDA OF AMERICA TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THEY WOULD NOT COVER ANYTHING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10375948January 8, 2011
POWER TRAIN
ORIGINAL OWNER AT 117,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION WOULD JERK AS THE CAR ACCELERATED. I HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID FLUSHED AND REPLACED. THIS IMPROVED THE RESPONSE BUT DIDN'T ENTIRELY FIX IT. AT 120,725 MILES NOW, THIS MORNING AS I START THE VEHICLE ROLLING, I NOTICE A SLOW RESPONSE FOR THE TRANSMISSION FROM A STANDING START. THE D4 LIGHT THAT INDICATES THAT YOU ARE IN DRIVE IS BLINKING. I FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS SIMILAR TO MINE ONLINE. IT APPEARS TO ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION FOR THE 2002 HONDA ACCORD IS FAILING PREMATURELY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10375101January 7, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SHAKES WHILE DOWNSHIFTING, THIS CAUSES THE WHEEL TO SHAKE VICIOUSLY AND MAY CAUSE SOMEONE TO LOSE CONTROL. THE TRANSMISSION ALSO JERKS INTO 2ND 3RD AND 4TH SHIFT CAUSING HE CAR TO DRIFTED BACKWARDS BEFORE MOVING FORWARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373897January 3, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE EXCESSIVELY AND EXHIBIT A VIOLENT JERKING. THE CONTACT THEN NOTICED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR WOULD NOT ALLOW HIM TO PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO OFFER ANY ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE DEALER OF THE FAILURE NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 118,247.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373918January 3, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART UNTIL IT WAS SHIFTED FROM DRIVE INTO PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V025000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,600.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373649December 31, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2002 HONDA ACCORD SE, 4 DOOR, AUTOMATIC; 1) CAR IS HAVING SEVERE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. RPMS INCREASE BUT CAR WILL NOT MOVE AND THEN IT VIOLENTLY SHIFTS INTO GEAR AND THEN STALLS AGAIN ON TAKE OFF BECAUSE IT WILL NOT SHIFT INTO DRIVE. THIS PROBLEM BEGAN OCCURRING RECENTLY AT 118,000 MILES. CAR IS A ONE OWNER AND IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH ALL MAINTENANCE CONDUCTED AT REGULAR INTERVALS. CAR CANNOT BE DRIVEN NOW SINCE IT IS A SAFETY / HAZARD TO BE ON THE ROAD / INTERSTATE. VEHICLE IS NOW AT THE LOCAL MECHANIC AND AWAITING HONDA OF AMERICA TO AUTHORIZE PAYMENT FOR REPAIRS AND REPLACEMENT OF TRANSMISSION. THIS CAR IS USED TO TRANSPORT MY WIFE AND NEWBORN BABY. HONDA SHOULD HAVE DISCLOSED THIS AS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD HAVE ISSUED A RECALL. I HAVE DISCOVERED AS OF TODAY 12/31/2010 THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF HONDA OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM ACROSS THE NATION. AS A SPECIAL AGENT, I HOPE THAT THE NHTSA GETS INVOLVED SOON AND FORCES HONDA TO DO THE RIGHT THING. AMERICAN LIVES ARE BEING PUT AT RISK AT THE EXPENSE OF A FOREIGN AUTOMAKER WHO WANTS TO RAKE IN PROFITS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373248December 29, 2010
EQUIPMENT, POWER TRAIN
THIS IS MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD 2ND TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER TO FAIL. I WAS ON THE TURNPIKE GOING 60 MPH WHEN MY SPEED STARTED TO DROP TO 0 RAPIDLY. THE LARGE TRUCKS BEHIND ME WAS ABLE TO GO AROUND ME IN JUST THE NICK OF TIME. I THANK GOD WE WERE NOT KILLED OR ANYONE ELSE HURT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE FOUND THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION FROM 1999 TO 2002 WITH HONDA ACCORDS. WHEN THE TORQUE CONVERTER GOES OUT THE CAR DOES NOT KNOW TO GO FASTER. THE SPEED JUST DROPS WITHOUT ANY CONTROL. THE ENGINE IS WORKING HARD TO MAKE THE CAR GO FORWARD. THE TORQUE CONVERTER GOES OUT WITHOUT ANY TYPE OF WARNING. I HAD A NEW TRANSMISSION PUT IN AT 71,000 MILES IT'S 146,000 LATER AND THE SAME PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED TO MY CAR. I WOULD HATE TO SEE ANYONE GET SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED WITH THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM. I JUST HAD MY TRANSMISSION REBUILT BECAUSE AMERICAN HONDA IS NOT MAKING NEW TRANSMISSION FOR CARS BUILT FROM 1999 TO 2002. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372070December 22, 2010
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH SHE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH IN WHICH THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT STATED SHE WAS ALSO INVOLVED IN A SECOND CRASH IN WHICH THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY A SECOND TIME. THE CONTACT WAS CHANGING A TIRE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED FOR THE AIR BAG FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WAS 160,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10371725December 17, 2010
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WHILE DRIVING CAR THE D4 LIGHT FLASHED AND THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON,A SHORT TIME PRIOR TO THAT IT SEEMED IT WAS SHIFTED HARDER THAN NORMAL. TOOK IT TO HONDA DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE TRANNY WAS GONE. LOOKING ONLINE FOR SOME INFORMATION ON THIS PROBLEM I FOUND THAT HUNDREDS HAVE HAD THE SAME HAPPEN TO THEM FOR THIS YEAR AND MODEL,I THINK THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL ON THIS. THE HONDA DEALERSHIP DID GIVE US 20% OFF $2900.BECAUSE WE PURCHASED THE CAR THERE BUT I BELIEVE WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN INFORMED ABOUT THIS DEFECT EARLIER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370603December 14, 2010
AIR BAGS
I WAS DRIVING DOWN MONTGOMERY STREET IN SAVANNAH GEORGIA GOING NORTH IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE OF A 4 LANE ROAD. THE CAR IN THE NEXT LANE GOING THE SAME DIRECTION AS ME WAS TURNING LEFT. A CAR COMING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION TRIED TO TURN LEFT AT THE SAME TIME AS THE CAR NEXT TO ME, NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE ME COMING. I WAS HIT ON MY DRIVERS SIDE DOOR/FRONT OF THE CAR GOING 40MPH. I DO NOT YET HAVE AN ESTIMATE ON THE DAMAGES OF THE CAR BUT IT IS MOST LIKELY TOTALED. BOTH CARS HAD TO BE TOWED. MY CAR WAS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND EXPLODED, LEAVING MY CHEST STINGING. MY AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AT ALL. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369718December 8, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND THIS WILL BE THE CARS 2ND TRANSMISSION AND CAR ONLY HAS 95,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369421December 7, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING INTO WORK MY TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SHIFT IMPROPERLY AND THE ENGINE STARTED TO REV UP DURING SHIFTING PROCESS WHICH COULD OF CAUSED ME TO RUN INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER CAR... AFTER LOOKING THIS ISSUE UP IT APPEARS THAT HONDA HAS A EXTREME DEFECT WITH TRANSMISSION ISSUES FROM 98-03 AND ARE DOING ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ABOUT IT. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION CAUSES THE HONDA TO SHIFT WRONG THE ENGINE WILL REV UP WHEN SHIFTING WHICH ON BAD WEATHER CONDITIONS OR REGULAR DRIVING CONDITIONS CAN CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. ANOTHER THING IS WHEN YOU ARE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND IT TURNS GREEN THE CAR CAN STALL FOR A BRIEF MOMENT AND THEN REV FORWARD WHICH CAN CAUSE WHIPLASH TO THE DRIVER AND OR PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE. I JUST PURCHASED MY HONDA ACCORD COUPE SE ON 9/26/10 AND ALREADY I AM HAVING THIS TRANSMISSION ISSUE AND WHEN I TOOK IT TO HONDA THEY TOLD ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS LEAKING OUT TRANSMISSION FLUID ALL OVER THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST 2890 FROM HONDA TO FIX. MY CO WORKERS TRANSMISSION DROPPED IN HER HONDA ACCORD CAUSING HER CAR TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD.... PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A IMMEDIATE SAFETY CONCERN CONSIDERING IF YOU ARE ON THE EXPRESSWAY SOMEONE INCLUDING THE DRIVER COULD DIE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369490December 7, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 2002 HONDA ACCORD LX V6 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFT VERY ROUGH AND SLIP WHEN UP SHIFT. I FOLLOWED ALL THE RECOMMENDED MAINTAIN SCHUDULE. THE DEALER SAYS IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSIMISSION AND HONDA USA IS NOT COVERING THE COST. THIS CAR SHOULD BE RECALLED THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN AS IT FEEL LIKE IT MAY STALL ON THE ROAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370060December 6, 2010
POWER TRAIN
2002 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AT ONLY 88000 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369234December 5, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING TO A FLORIDA VACATION IN OCT., 2005 THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP ON MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD. BY THE TIME WE ARRIVED, I HAD TO DRIVE IMMEDIATELY TO THE NEAREST TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP INCURRING A BILL OF $3,024 + THE COST OF A RENTAL CAR & A TRIP BACK TO FL THE FOLLOWING WEEKEND TO GET THE HONDA. FORWARD TO FEB, 2009...ONCE AGAIN TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. INCURRED ANOTHER REPAIR FOR $3200. FORWARD TO TODAY, DEC. 2010 (NOT EVEN 2 YRS LATER) THE TRANSMISSION IS ONCE MORE SLIPPING, AND IT LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER $3,000+ REPAIR ON THE HORIZON!!! THAT WILL BE 3 TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENTS IN 5 YEARS!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369063December 3, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD EX DOESN'T SHIFT OUT OF FIRST UNTIL IT GOES INTO LIMP MODE (VERY HARD SHIFT). THE D LIGHT THEN BEGINS TO BLINK AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. IF I AM ON A HILL THE CAR WILL ROLL BACKWARDS WHILE IN DRIVE AND MY CAR ISN'T A STANDARD. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IF A CAR IS BEHIND ME. I HAVE HAD IT LOOKED AT AND ALL I HAVE FOUND WAS IT MAY BE A SOLENOID OR JUST A FAULTY TRANSMISSION. IT HAPPENS EVERY DAY. DURING THE WINTER MONTHS IT ISN'T AS BAD BUT IT STILL OCCURS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10368725December 2, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY '02 ACCORD'S TRANSMISSION IS FAILING. IT STALLS, IT JERKS REALLY HARD AND I ALMOST GOT IN A WRECK DUE TO THE STALLING. EVERYTIME IT SWITCHES GEARS THE ENGINE REVS UP AND THEN WE'RE EVENTUALLY JOLTED INTO THE GEAR. RECENTLY I ALMOST GOT INTO A CAR WRECK MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN AT A MAJOR INTERSECTION. I PRESSED THE GAS TO TURN LEFT AND OF COURSE IT STALLS AND THE ENGINE REVS UP AND THE ONCOMING CAR LUCKILY SAW ME AND MADE A SUDDEN MOVE TO AVOID HITTING ME. THEN THE TRANSMISSION KICKS IT INTO GEAR, JERKS US, THEN WE MOVE! IT'S SUPER SCARY, IT JUST STARTED HAPPENING IN NOVEMBER AND TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WILL COST $2985.00. HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE SAYS THAT THEY ARE UNAWARE OF ANY EXISTING FAILURES AND WILL NOT HELP IN ANY WAY. IT MAY NOT SEEM LIKE A SAFETY CONCERN TO THEM, BUT UNTIL THEY ARE IN MY SHOES AND EXPERIENCE THE HORROR THAT WE DID THEN THEY HAVE NO RIGHT TO IGNORE THE DEFECT!!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10368324November 30, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED BEFORE JERKING FORWARD. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 88,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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