Honda Accord Complaints (2002)

1,050 consumer complaints on file.

#10295633December 14, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I BOUGHT MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD BECAUSE I HAVE HEARD SO MANY COMPLIMENTS REGARDING HONDAS. I AM SO DISAPPOINTED. I BOUGHT MY AUTOMATIC HONDA NEW AND SOON NOTICED A JERKING WHEN MOVING FROM ONE GEAR TO THE NEXT, HOWEVER WHEN I MADE THE 2 1/2 HOUR DRIVE TO THE SANTA ROSA, CA DEALERSHIP WHERE I HAD BOUGHT THE CAR THEY SAID THAT MY TRANSMISSION WAS FINE THAT IN THIS MODEL IT JUST ISN'T AS SMOOTH AS SOME. THE ISSUE KEPT BECOMING MORE OBVIOUS AND WHEN I BROUGHT IT IN FOR THE 40,000 TUNE-UP I WENT AHEAD AND PAID TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION SERVICED EVEN THOUGH IT IS NOT NORMALLY SCHEDULED UNTIL A LATER TUNE-UP. STILL THE JERKING AND HESITATION MOVING BETWEEN GEARS AND THE STAFF INSISTING THEY SAW NO PROBLEM, BUT EVERYONE ELSE WHO RIDES IN MY CAR NOTICES IT. I HAVE HAD SOME DANGEROUS CALLS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND NOW I DON'T EVEN TRY TO MAKE LANE CHANGES UNLESS I ALLOW FOR THE HESITATION AND LUNGING AS I CANNOT JUST ZIP INTO TRAFFIC SAFELY AS OTHERS CAN. EVEN WHEN ITS NOT DANGEROUS, IT IS PLAIN ANNOYING TO HAVE BOUGHT A NEW CAR AND WITH ALL THE JERKING IT FEELS LIKE IT GOING TO BREAK DOWN LIKE A OLD JALOPY. I REALLY AM FRUSTRATED BOTH WITH THE CAR AND THE FACT THAT NOTHING WAS DONE WHEN IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY, NOW THAT IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY THEY DO NOTICE A PROBLEM BUT IT WOULD BE VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX. BY THE WAY THIS DEALERSHIP HAS AWARD-WINNING SERVICE SIGNS ON THEIR WALL! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295723December 14, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 2002 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 AND AS OF 2009 I AM AT APPROXIMATELY 60K. NOW THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS A KNOWN MANUFACTURER DEFECT, AND HONDA SETTLED A LAWSUIT FOR ONLY THE 1998-2001 MODELS, EXTENDING THE WARRANTY. HUNDREDS OF 2002 ACCORD OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES AS THE 98-01 OWNERS. HONDA CORPORATE REFUSES TO COVER REPLACING THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE MY TRANSMISSION SLIPPED IN FIRST GEAR AND I ALMOST CAUSED A PILE UP ON THE FREEWAY. THIS VEHICLE IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND HAS AN OBVIOUS DEFECT. HONDA MUST TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT. MY GRANDPARENTS DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AND GIVE RIDES FOR MY YOUNGER COUSINS. IF THEY GET IN AN ACCIDENT FROM THIS TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND GET INJURED OR KILLED HONDA WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE. I PREVIOUSLY ALERTED HONDA OVER 1 YEAR AGO ABOUT THIS DEFECT, BUT THEY ONLY RECOMMENDED A TRANSMISSION FLUSH AND SENT ME ALONG DISREGARDING MY COMPLAINTS. HONDA MUST RECALL ALL 2002 MODELS OR EXTEND THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY FOR THESE VEHICLES LIKE THEY HAVE FOR 1998-2001 MODELS. THE REDESIGNED 2002 TRANSMISSION IS FAILING LEFT AND RIGHT LIKE THE PREVIOUS MODELS AND IT IS AN OBVIOUSLY DANGER. CONSIDERING THAT 600,000 HONDA ACCORDS OF THE SAME YEAR ARE ON THE ROAD WE ARE LOOKING AT A MAJOR CATASTROPHE. *TR THANK YOU, JAMES H. KWON
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10295245December 10, 2009
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE DRIVER-SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN HE REAR-ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 50 MPH. HE SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND NO OCCUPANT WAS PRESENT. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE AND REPAIRED; EXCEPT FOR THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG. THE HONDA MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDED THAT THE AIR BAG DID NOT REQUIRE REPLACEMENT BECAUSE THE IMPACT WAS NOT SEVERE ENOUGH TO MERIT DEPLOYMENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10295021December 8, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 2002 HONDA ACCORD, WHICH HAS 90K MILES ON IT CURRENTLY. OVER THE PAST YEAR CAR HESITATES AND SHIFTS HARD. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS TIMES WHEN TURNING IN FRONT OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHEN THIS HESITATION WOULD ALMOST CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. HAVING A CAR THAT HESITATES WHEN IT SHIFTS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE OTHER DRIVERS ARE NOT AWARE OF THIS AND EXPECT YOUR CAR TO ACCELERATE NORMALLY. THERE ARE OTHER TIMES WHEN APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT/SIGN WHEN THE CAR WOULD DOWNSHIFT HARD CAUSING A QUICK DECELERATION AND THE CARS BEHIND ME WOULD NEARLY REAREND ME. THIS TYPICALLY OCCURS ABOUT ONCE A WEEK AND HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ALMOST A YEAR. I AM A COLLEGE STUDENT WHO CANT AFFORD THE REPAIRS OF AN ACCIDENT OR A FAULTY TRANSMISSION. THIS PROBLEM IS A DEFINITELY A SAFETY PROBLEM AND PEOPLE NEED TO OPEN THEIR EYES AND TAKE ACTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294526December 4, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, SHE NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING BETWEEN GEARS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO MAKING A NOISE WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED FROM PARK TO REVERSE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 72000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294194December 1, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION JERKING REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF TRANSMISSION IN 2002 HONDA ACCORD V6 WITH 86,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293803November 29, 2009
POWER TRAIN, SEAT BELTS
TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND SMOKING, THIS HAS CAUSED A HARDSHIP FOR OUR FAMILY DUE TO THE FACT THAT THIS IS OUR MAIN MODE OF TRANSPORTATION. MY WIFE IS AFRAID TO EVEN DRIVE THE CAR AND REFUSES TO PLACE OUR SON IN THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293722November 27, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2002 HONDA ACCORD 4 CYL EX TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 34,000 MILES , SEE ALOT OF PROBLEMS ON LINE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM . CAR TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND WILL NOT MOVE WHEN YOU STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL .COULD BE A VERY POTENTIAL HAZARD WHEN STARTING OUT IN TRAFFIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292876November 19, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HE WAS DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS HIS TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO THE CORRECT GEAR AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND HE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292681November 18, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE DEALER ADVISED HER THAT SHE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT SHE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING THE REPAIR COST. THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS OR WARRANTIES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 12/01/09 *BF UPDATED 12/03/09
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292693November 18, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. HER ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL. ALSO WHEN DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD INTERMITTENTLY SLIP GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT AN EXPENSE OF $3500.00. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 111,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292255November 16, 2009
POWER TRAIN, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
IN FEBRUARY, 2004 I PURCHASED MY PRE-OWNED 2002 HONDA ACCORD LX 4DR SEDAN AT MY CREDIT UNION'S EVENT. IT HAD ONLY 14,000 MILES ON IT AT TIME OF PURCHASE. I THOUGHT I WAS GETTING A SUPER GREAT DEAL ON A" USED" HONDA WITH LOW MILEAGE! I HAVE SINCE USED IT FOR MY JOB LOCALLY, ON THE ROAD 5 DAYS A WEEK. I HAVE KEPT UP THE MAINTENANCE FROM MINOR OIL CHANGES AND FLUID/FILTER CHANGES TO MAJOR TUNE UPS, ALL AT THE LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP. SINCE THAT TIME I WOULD PUT BETWEEN 16 TO 18,000 MILES PER YEAR ON THE CAR. TWO YEARS LATER, BY AUGUST OF '06, I FELT THAT THE CAR WAS NOT PULLING ITS WEIGHT PROPERLY AND TOOK IT IN FOR A CHECK UP. THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD FIND; BUT KEEP A LOG OF WHEN AND WHERE IT OCCURS THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND BRING IT BACK IN 2-4 WKS AND THEY WOULD CHECK IT AGAIN. I DID THIS, BROUGHT THEM MY LOG, THEY LOOKED AT THE CAR AGAIN AND SAID IT NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION (THIS WAS AT 53,000 MILES). FORTUNATELY, IT WAS UNDER EXTENDED HONDA CARE WARRANTY, AND I PAID ONLY A $50 DEDUCTIBLE. FOR THE LAST 3 YEARS, I PUT APPROXIMATELY 18,000 MILES PER YEAR ON IT AGAIN. THIS PAST OCTOBER I JUST HAD THEM REPLACE THE TIMING BELT, A LARGE TICKET ITEM! NOW, A MONTH LATER THE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVING WITH A SLIGHT LURCHING AS I BEGIN TO MOVE FROM A STOP OR AS I DECELERATE TO BRAKE. I TOOK THE CAR IN AND LOW AND BEHOLD, THEY TELL ME THE TRANSMISSION IS OUT! AGAIN! THIS IS RIDICULOUS. I HAVE FRIENDS WITH HONDAS AT 250,000 MILES AND NEVER LOST THEIR TRANNY! WHAT CAN I DO? THIS IS A HUGE EXPENSE; ONE I NEVER SUSPECTED I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE AGAIN BEFORE RESELLING OR TRADING IT IN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292168November 14, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY TRANSMISSION IN MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD V6 STAYS IN FIRST GEAR FOR SOME TIME BEFORE VIOLENTLY KICKING INTO SECOND. MY PROBLEM IS THAT I LIVE ON BUSY STREETS AND WHEN I PULL OUT ONTO ONE OF THESE STREETS, I AM UNABLE TO ACCELERATE AT THE RATE OF SPEED THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC IS GOING. THUS, CARS ARE SLAMMING ON BREAKS TO AVOID SLAMMING INTO THE BACK OF ME. SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS. NO ACTION TAKEN YET SINCE I HEARD HONDA DOES NOTHING FOR YOU AND I AM UNABLE TO AFFORD THE COSTLY REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10290835November 3, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. SHE APPLIED PRESSURE ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH CAUTION. THE ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE TRANSMISSION WHICH REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 94,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289813October 26, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL . THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 81000. UPDATED 11/12/09 *CN UPDATED 11/16/09 *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10287051October 12, 2009
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
I SLICED THE TIP OF MY FINGER OFF WHEN I TRIED TO OPEN THE DOOR OF MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CHROME/PLASTIC HANDLES ARE WORN AND BROKEN AWAY AT THE SEAMS CREATING A RAZOR-LIKE HAZARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10286970October 10, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2002 HONDA ACCORD EX TRANSMISSION FAILURE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE, TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT UP SHIFT AT TIMES OR SEVERE JUMPING WHEN IT WOULD SHIFT; ALSO IT WOULD DOWN SHIFT AT NORMAL DRIVING SPEED CAUSING A SUDDEN SLOWING OF THE CAR. I WAS PULLING OUT ONTO THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT SLIPPED AND COULD ONLY SEE A TRUCK BARRELING TOWARDS ME. LUCKILY, THERE WAS NO ONE IN THE LEFT LANE AND THEY SWITCHED BEFORE I COULD GET MY CAR OFF THE ROAD. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WHERE THE LIVES OF THOSE RIDING IN A HONDA 2002 ARE AT RISK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286333October 5, 2009
AIR BAGS
MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD HAD A FAILED SRS UNIT WHICH HONDA REPAIRED BUT ISSUED ME A BILL STATING IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. STATING A FAIL CODE OF 15-3 (OPDS SENSOR) THAT IS CLEARLY COVERED UNDER THE 06-009 HONDA SERVICE BULLETIN. IT COST ME $85 FOR THEM TO CLEAR THE CODE, STATING THAT THE CAUSE WAS ELECTRICAL INTERFERENCE LIKE A CELL PHONE OR LAPTOP. IT IS AN IMPORTANT SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IF AT ANYTIME I SHOULD USE AN ELECTRICAL DEVICE IN MY CAR THERE IS A CHANCE MY AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. HONDA SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL NOT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND FIX THE ISSUE NOT COVER IT UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285942October 1, 2009
SEATS
MY DRIVER SEAT HAS COME LOOSE AND MISTLIN HONDA HAS REFUSED TO REPAIR IT. BOB THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME TO GO AHEAD AND CONTACT YOU. ITS OUT OF WARRANTY. I TOLD HIM I WILL BE KILLED IN A CRASH AND HE SAID OH WELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285226September 25, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SLIPPING - OCCURS ALL THE TIME; THEREFORE MAKING THE RPM'S RACE, REDUCING FUEL MILEAGE AND EVENTUALLY COMPLETE FAILURE. VEHICLE WAS INITIALLY EVALUATED BY AUTO ALTERNATIVE, NICHOLASVILLE, KY NOT KNOWING THERE WAS A MAJOR PROBLEM. THEY FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION, SCOPED IT AND THEN SAID THE TRANSMISSION WAS GOING BAD AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THEN TOOK IT TO POWERS TRANSMISSION AND THEY VERIFIED THE SAME INFORMATION. THEN TOOK IT TO DON JACOBS OLDSMOBILE HONDA AND THEY VERIFIED THE SAME INFORMATION. THEN BEGIN TO LOOK ON-LINE TO WARRANTY/DEFECT ISSUES WITH 2002 HONDA ACCORDS AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF ISSUES W/LOTS BEING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND MANY COMPLAINTS BEING FILED THROUGH THIS WEBSITE. THIS INDICATES TO ME THAT HONDA HAS KNOWN OF TRANSMISSION DEFECTS BUT DIDN'T SEEM TO RECALL OR EXTEND WARRANTY ON THIS YEAR LIKE THEY DID ON THE 1999 - 2001. THIS HAS BECOME A MAJOR PROBLEM FOR ME SINCE IT IS GOING TO COST OVER $2,000 TO REPLACE THIS TRANSMISSION. I CAN'T AFFORD TO BUY ANOTHER CAR AND WOULD GET NO DECENT VALUE ON A TRADE-IN. I FEEL THAT AMERICAN HONDA CORPORATION SHOULD BE WILLING TO HELP ME WITH THE COST OF REPAIR. THIS IS THE 2ND HONDA ACCORD I HAVE OWNED AND HOW QUICK OF A RESPONSE I GET FROM HONDA WILL DETERMINE IF I EVER PURCHASE ANOTHER CAR FROM HONDA. HONDA'S SHOULD LAST AS LONG AS TOYOTA'S AND I FEEL THIS CAR SHOULD LAST AT LEAST 150,000 MILES. THAT IS WHAT I GET ON MY TOYOTA'S. PLEASE HELP! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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