Honda Accord Complaints (2002)

1,050 consumer complaints on file.

#10247300October 30, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2002 HONDA ACCORD WAS DIAGNOSED BY JERRY DAMSON HONDA IN HUNTSVILLE AL. AS NEEDING A NEW TRANSMISSION DUE TO INTERNAL TRANSMISSION ISSUES. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 31,000 MILES. DEALER SAID THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. CONTACTED HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY SAID THEY HAD COMPLAINTS BUT OFFERED NO HELP IN REPAIRING THE VEHICLE. OBVIOUSLY EVERYONE IS AWARE OF THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS BASED ON MY CONVERSATION WITH THE DEALER AND HONDA . NOT TO MENTION IT'S ALL OVER THE INTERNET. WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL OR SOME TYPE OF INVESTIGATION INTO THIS ISSUE? THE CONSUMER CERTAINLY DESERVES BETTER. THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR ANY HELP IN THIS MATTER. BEST REGARDS, ROBERT ENGLISH *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10247099October 29, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE CAR SHIFTS HARD AND JERKS SEVERELY IN THE FIRST AND SECOND DRIVE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WANT GO OFF. THE D4 BUTTON BLINKS OR FLASHES RED. IT MAKES A STRANGE NOISE WHEN THE CAR WILL NOT PULL. THE CAR WILL PULL OFF VERY SLOWLY LIKE 5 MILES PER HOUR AND THEN SEVERELY JERK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10247149October 29, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 02 HONDA ACCORD SE 4-CYCL FOR APPROXIMATELY $22,000. IN 2007 I BEGAN TO NOTICE A SEVERE JERKING WHEN SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 1ST GEAR. I TOOK IT INTO THE HONDA DEALER TO GET THE TRANSMISSION FLUID REPLACED AND MENTIONED THAT IT WAS JERKY. THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND STATED THAT EVERYTHING ELSE WAS FINE. THE JERKING CONTINUED TO OCCUR. APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR LATER I NOTICE MY CAR REVVING WHILE IN FIRST GEAR. TODAY MY CAR HAS INDICATED TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND IS NO LONGER USABLE. I AM CURRENTLY WITHOUT MY VEHICLE FOR TRANSPORTATION TO WORK AND I NOW MUST PAY FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DESIGN IS FAULTY AS IT SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED AT 138,000 MILES; ESPECIALLY AS A HONDA. THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD BE RECALLED BECAUSE NOW I MUST PAY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO REPLACE A COMPONENT THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED PREMATURELY WHEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10247176October 29, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2002 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION SLIPPING, DEALER QUOTED AROUND $3-4K. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10246704October 25, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2002 HONDA ACCORD EX MODEL WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED. AT 60K MILES, IT STARTED TO ACT UP, AND NOW IT SLAMS BETWEEN 1ST AND SECOND OR SECOND AND THIRD GEARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10246540October 23, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2002 HONDA ACCORD V6 - CHECK ENGINE LIGHT LIT, TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. 4K - ACCUSED ME OF NOT SERVICING MY TRANSMISSION (I'D DONE ALL OF THE SERVICE THERE), AND IF I COULD BRING THEM PROOF OF SERVICE THEY MIGHT HELP ME WITH REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION WHICH HONDA KNOWS ALL ABOUT BUT HAVEN'T RECALLED. CALLED HONDA, THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO CALL ME BACK WITH MORE INFO. I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW AND IT HAS ONLY 85K MILES ON IT, PER SOME SITES WARRANTY WAS SUPPOSED TO BE EXTENDED 7 YRS BUT NOT MY VIN! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10246290October 21, 2008
VISIBILITY
ON SUNDAY THE 19TH, MY WIFE HAD AN ACCIDENT IN OUR VEHICLE INVOLVING A DEER. THE LOCATION WAS IN OUR AREA, ON A SEMI-RURAL 2-LANE ROAD. WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR, AND OCCURRED AT APPROX 11:30AM. THE DEER WAS AVERAGE IN WEIGHT, 70-90 LBS, VEHICLE SPEED WAS 45MPH AT THE TIME OF IMPACT. THE POINT OF IMPACT APPEARED TO BE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD, EYE HEIGHT OF THE DRIVER, AND WAS SEVERE ENOUGH TO SHATTER APPROX 90% OF THE WINDSHIELD. INTEGRITY OF THE WINDSHIELD REMAINED, AND WAS NOT EXPELLED FROM THE VEHICLE, NOR WAS IT PERFORATED, IT WAS JUST ALMOST COMPLETELY SHATTERED. UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE ON MONDAY AT THE TOWING YARD, I DISCOVERED THAT THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE, FRONT AND BACK, HAD MANY PARTICLES OF SHARP GLASS SHARDS, AND ALMOST A COMPLETE COVERING OF WHAT I WOULD CALL "GLASS DUST", WHICH I DID NOT EXPECT. MY UNDERSTANDING OF SAFETY GLASS, WHEN SHATTERED, THE RESULT IS SMALL PARTICLES OF GLASS ABOUT THE SIZE OF A PENCIL ERASER, WITHOUT THE SHARP SHARDS AND DUST. MY DESCRIPTION OF THIS "DUST" IS JUST THAT - LIKE THE DUST ON FURNITURE IF LEFT UNDUSTED FOR A WHILE. HAD MY WIFE NOT BEEN WEARING SUNGLASSES, SHE WOULD HAVE HAD SERIOUS INJURY TO HER EYES. MY QUESTION (OR FOOD FOR THOUGHT) IS THIS. IS THERE A DIFFERENCE IN THE SAFETY STANDARDS FOR U.S. MANUFACTURED VEHICLE SAFETY GLASS, AND THAT WHICH IS IMPORTED? MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS ASSEMBLED IN THE U.S., BUT THE COMPONENTS WERE IMPORTED. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME IF YOU WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION. SINCERELY, GARY S. WESTBROOK *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10245717October 16, 2008
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
2002 HONDA ACCORD, 4 DR, MANUAL TRANS, SRS LIGHT STAYS ON AFTER PASSENGER SEAT GOT WET OR TWO MUCH HUMIDITY IN CAR. FIRST TIME, DEALER RESET UNDER WARRANTY, SECOND TIME, THEY WANTED $75 - FOUND WEBSITE WWW.GEOCITIES.COM/MYINTEGRA96/SRS.HTML WHERE DIRECTIONS ARE LISTED FOR RESETTING - IT WORKS, HAVE DONE IT ON MY CAR. SOMEONE SHOULD FORCE HONDA TO CORRECT THIS, THOUGH - LOVE MY HONDA, HATE THE LIGHT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10245183October 12, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY CAR STARTED JERKING SO I TOOK IT IN WITH MY MECHANIC. HE TOLD ME THAT MY TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING SO I TOOK IT TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP. THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD COST $3300. I WENT BACK TO MY MECHANIC BECAUSE I WAS SHOCKED THAT IT WAS FAILING HE TOLD ME TO CONTACT HONDA CORPORATION TO NOTIFY THEM AND ASK IF THEY WILL REPAIR IT UNDER GOOD WILL. I DID CALL AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT HAPPENS AND UNFORTUNATELY, MY CAR WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. I STOPPED DRIVING MY CAR IN AUGUST AND IT HAS BEEN PARKED. I'M A TEACHER AND TALKING TO PEOPLE, I HEAR THAT THEY ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THEIR ACCORD AND HONDA HELPED. I HAVE DOCUMENTATION THAT MY CAR HAS FOLLOWED THE RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE. I'M NOT SURE WHICH STEP TO TAKE NEXT.*TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10243409September 25, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DEFAULT IN 2002 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION. PROBLEM PERSIST WITH GEARS SLIPPING. HAVE READ ARTICLES THAT THIS IS A DEFAULT WITH HONDA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10243278September 23, 2008
AIR BAGS
THE SRS LIGHT HAS BEEN STAYING ON CONTINUOUSLY ON MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD. I WAS WONDERING IF THERE WAS RECALL FOR THIS THAT I HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10242926September 19, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ROUGH SHIFTING DEVELOPED AROUND 58,000 MILES. IT CONSISTENTLY HAPPENS WHEN SHIFTING FROM SECOND TO THIRD. A NEW OR REBUILT TRANSMISSION WILL BE NEEDED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10242775September 18, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AT TRANSMISSION FAILURE SLIPPING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10242777September 18, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A HONDA ACCORD 2002 V4 V-TEC. WHILE DRIVING THIS CAR THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND JERKS VIOLENTLY. WHEN I AM TRYING TO PASS ANOTHER CAR AND ACCELERATE THE CAR WILL JERK VIOLENTLY AND SLOW DOWN. THIS ALSO HAPPENS WHEN I AM STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION AND TRY TO ACCELERATE. THE CAR WILL JERK AND SLOW DOWN. I'VE NOTICED MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION OF THE 2002 HONDA ACCORD AND AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN HONDA. I BROUGHT THE CAR ON A COUPLE OF OCCASIONS TO HONDA AND THEY SAID THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY A MISDIAGNOSE. BEFORE A WRECK AND INJURY HAPPENS I WOULD LIKE THIS REPLACED FOR FREE BY HONDA. I WILL BE DOCUMENTING THIS SUBMISSION AND HOPE TO HEAR BACK FROM YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10242536September 17, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I BOUGHT THE CAR WITH 98600 MILES IN FEB 08. AT ABOUT 99,600 MILES I STARTED THE CAR AN PUT IT IN DRIVE AND I GOT A HARD JERK FORWARD FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER JERK, FOLLOWED BY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON AND STAYING ON AND THEN THE D4 LIGHT FLASHING. THESE JERKS WERE UNEXPECTED AND I HURT MY NECK AS IT SNAPPED BACK HITTING THE HEADREST AND ALMOST HITTING THE CAR PARKED IN FRONT OF MINES. I WAITED FOR A WHILE AND I DROVE OFF, BUT I GOT NO POWER. I PULLED OVER AND AFTER LETTING THE CAR WARM UP, I WAS ABLE TO RESUME WITH NORMAL DRIVING BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON AND THE D4 LOG DISAPPEARED AND NEVER CAME BACK ON. THIS HAPPENS ANYTIME I DO NOT WARM UP THE CAR THOROUGHLY. I MEAN FOR 10 MINUTES OR MORE AND THIS IS SUMMER TIME. I CALLED AMERICAN HONDA AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY TO 100,000 MILES BUT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO SINCE THE CAR IS NOW AT 106,000 MILES AND THEREFORE OUT OF WARRANTY. THEY SUGGESTED THAT I TAKE IT TO THE HONDA DEALER AND SEE IF THEY WOULD ASSIST IN THE REPAIR. I DID THAT AND THEY ASKED FOR ANY REPAIR RECEIPTS I HAD ON THE CAR SO THAT THEY CAN PRESENT IT TO AMERICAN HONDA FOR ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATION. KEEP IN MIND THAT I ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 7 MONTHS AND I ONLY DROVE ABOUT 7000 MILES SO THEREFORE I ONLY DID 2 OIL CHANGES THAT'S ALL. ANYWAY I PRESENTED THESE 2 RECEIPTS AND LATER ON THAT DAY THEY TOLD ME THAT AMERICAN HONDA WILL NOT ASSIST ME IN THE REPAIR. THE QUOTED COST WAS $2892+7% TAX. I HAVE READ MANY MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT HONDA TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, ON WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM AND ON WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM, PARTICULARLY IN THE 2002,2003 ACCORDS. I SEE THAT THE 2003 HAS A TRANSMISSION RECALL. WHY DOES THE 2002 ACCORD ALSO HAVE A TRANSMISSION RECALL? THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A SAFETY ISSUE AND SOMEONE CAN BE INJURED AND PROPERTY DAMAGE CAN OCCUR IF THE CAR HITS A PARKED CAR IN FRONT OF IT OR GOD FORBID SOMEONE PASSING IN FRONT OF THE CAR WHEN IT IS BEING PUT INTO GEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10242485September 16, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND JERKING. LEADING TO GEAR TOOTH CHIPPING OR GEAR BREAKAGE WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. 2. NUMEROUS CONSUMERS REPORTED FOR IDENTICAL ISSUES. FAILURE IN TRANSMISSION COULD RESULTS IN A CRASH/INJURE. (ALMOST HAD BIG ACCIDENTS COUPLE TIMES ON THE WAY TO HONDA) 3. REPAIR/REPLACE ESTIMATED BY HONDA DEALER: $3,085 TOO COSTLY TO AFFORD INDIVIDUALLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10241707September 10, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD, WAS BOUGHT BRAND NEW AND REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION TWICE IN 2004, THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT AGAIN. HONDA CARE SAID SINCE I WAS OVER THE 100,000 WARRANTY, I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE EVEN THOUGH IT WAS REPLACED THE LAST TIME WHEN MY CAR WAS AT 80,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10241725September 10, 2008
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
ON FRIDAY 9/05/08 I GOT A FLAT TIRE WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. I HAD THE TIRE FIXED AND TWO DAYS LATER THE SAME TIRE WENT FLAT ON THE FREEWAY. I HAD TO PURCHASE A NEW TIRE. THEN THE VERY NEXT DAY WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ANOTHER TIRE ON MY VEHICLE WENT FLAT WHILE ON THE FREEWAY CAUSING ME TO SWERVE INTO THE OTHER LANE AND ALMOST LOSE COMPLETE CONTROL. I RETURNED TO THE TIRE REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY INSPECTED MY TIRE VALVES AND EXPLAINED THAT THEY WERE LEAKING AND REPLACED ALL 4 OF THEM. I DID NOT HEAR OF THE RECALL UNTIL AFTER I GOT 3 FLAT TIRES IN 4 DAYS. I WAS NOT HARMED JUST INCONVENIENCED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10241588September 9, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1. I AM FEELING THAT MY CAR'S TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. 2. EVERYDAY 3. I THINK I NEED TO CHANGE TRANSMISSION? BUT WHY FOR THIS TYPE OF NEW CAR? IT'S A HONDA 2002 ACCORD. I THINK HONDA NEEDS TO RECALL THIS MODEL TO CHANGE TRANSMISSION. I SAW NUMBER OF PEOPLE COMPLAINED IN THE INTERNET ABOUT SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM. MY CAR'S MILEAGE: 90K. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10241586September 9, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
REPEATED TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ON A 02 HONDA ACCORD V6 /AUTOMATIC. WON'T SHIFT WITHOUT ANY NOTICE, HAVE TO PULL OF ROAD AND RESTART CAR BEFORE BEING ABLE TO DRIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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