Honda Accord Complaints (2002)

1,050 consumer complaints on file.

#10105062December 20, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DRIVER'S SIDE IMPACT AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHILE SITTING AT A RED LIGHT. CONSUMER CONTACTED MANUFACTURER, AND WAS TOLD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO INSPECT FOR COLLISION. AFTER THE INSPECTION MANUFACTURE REFUSED TO MAKE THE REPAIRS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10103974December 16, 2004
SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY
LOUD NOISES COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING OVER 30 MPH. TOOK VEHICLE TO HONDA DEALERSHIP - FOUND OUT THAT THE REAR BEARING(S) WENT BAD - ESTIMATED COST TO REPAIR OVER $600. DEALER WAS VERY HELPFUL - THEY CONTACTED HONDA AND HONDA WILLING TO PERFORM A GOODWLL REPAIR. MY COST WAS $100.54. IT'S A HONDA ACCORD - 4 CYC - EX MODEL (2002), PURCHASED ON 12/27/01. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, IT HAD 43000 MILES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101876November 30, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH VEHICLE JERKED AND VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101339November 19, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH CONSUMER'S STRUCK A GUARD RAIL. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101036November 16, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. CONSUMER'S SPEED IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH. THE DEALER STATED THAT POWER ASSIST:VACUUM WAS DEFECTIVE. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096048October 19, 2004
TIRES:BEAD
REINSTALLING TIRES ON TO RIMS AFTER WINTER TIRE STOARGE, THE TIRE BEAD CAME APART ON INFLATION OF TIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095610October 12, 2004
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
1) AUTO ACCIDENT BY SUV-SIDE IMPACT-DRIVER SIDE FRONT & REAR DOORS 2) DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. JAWS OF LIFE USED TO OPEN DOOR. 3) CONTACTED HONDA CASE#N032004-09-07-01546. INSURANCE CARRIER SENT LETTER FOR HONDA TO COME OUT AND INSPECT. NO RESPONSE AS OF TODAY. ACCIDENT DATE 8/10/04. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10093783October 7, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE, AT FIRST IT WAS NOT SHIFTING NORMALLY THEN THE CHECK ENGINE AND D4 (FLASHED) LIGHTS TURNED ON. WITHIN A WEEK IT SMELLED TERRIBLE AND WAS LEAKING HUGE AMOUNTS OF TRANSMISSION FLUID. A LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP LOOKED AT THE TRANSMISSION AND TOLD ME THAT IT WAS THE INTERNAL BEARINGS, THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM ON ACCORDS AND THAT THE DEALERSHIP SHOULD HONOR AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT MY VIN # WAS NOT COVERED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ONLY THE V6 MODEL EVEN THOUGH THEY SHARE THE SAME TRANSMISSION. AFTER I COMPLAINED HONDA AGREED TO COVER PARTS ONLY AND I WAS STUCK WITH OVER $600.00 BILL FOR LABOR. I FIND THIS OFFENSIVE DUE TO THE FACT THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND CHOOSE NOT TO COVER IT ON THE 4 CYLINDER MODEL. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093604October 5, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
SRS LIGHT CAME ON FOR NO REASON. TOOK CAR TO DEALER, THEY ADVISED NO PROBLEM. RESET IT. LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN, TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER. THEY ADVISED AGAIN, NO PROBLEM. POSSIBLY THE CONTROL UNIT...RESET IT, BUT ADVISED LIGHT MAY COME ON AGAIN. THEY CANNOT BE SURE THAT UNIT IS THE PROBLEM, CAN REPAIR, BUT CANNOT BE SURE THAT IT WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. LIGHT IS NOW BACK ON. UNSURE IF I HAVE AN ACCIDENT IF MY AIRBAG WILL DEPLOY OR IF IT WILL JUST DEPLOY FOR NO REASON.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093418October 1, 2004
AIR BAGS
I HAVE A 2002 HONDA ACCORD WHICH HAS ITS SRS ARIBAG LIGHT ON ALL THE TIME. HONDA INDICATED THE ONBOARD COMPUTER MAY BE DEFECTIVE, BUT SUGGESTED I REPLACE THE BATTERY FIRST BEFORE PROCEEDING. I SPENT $85 FOR A DIAGNOSIS AND THEN $119 TO REPLACE A TWO YEAR OLD BATTERY AND THE LIGHT IS STILL ON! HONDAY WANTS $800 FOR A NEW COMPUTER AND $400 FOR LABOR TO REPLACE THE COMPUTER. A 2 YEAR OLD CAR WITH ONLY 44,000 MILES SHOULD NOT HAVE THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. SURFING THE IINTERNET INDICATES THAT I AM NOT ALONE WITH THESE TROUBLES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10094096September 22, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
RECALL 02V226000 CONCERNING TIMING BELT/WATER PUMP. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER TO SEE IF THIS VEHICLE WOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091398September 21, 2004
AIR BAGS
MY CAR HIT ANOTHER CAR IN THE REAR. SUSTAINED FRONT BUMPER, FENDERS, HOOD LOSS. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT NEITHER OF THE FRONT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. HAVE VISITED WITH SEVERAL BODY SHOPS THAT ADVISE ME THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH HONDA.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10091200September 17, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
ACCELERATOR STICKS IN MORNING ON FIRST STARTUP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090527September 7, 2004
TIRES:SIDEWALL
I PURCHASED A HONDA ACCORD NEW IN 2002 RECENTLY I NOTICED THAT THE TWO FRONT TIRES HAD DEVELOPED BULGES (BUBBLES), ON THE SURFACE OF THE SIDEWALL MEASURING APPROXIMATELY 2 INCHES ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND 1 INCH ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE TIRES HAVE 17,000 MILES OF USE. OUT OF CONCERN FOR MY SAFETY, AS WELL AS THAT OF MY FELLOW MOTORISTS, I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AT HTTP://WWW. CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/TIRES/MICHELIN.HTML AND FOUND THAT AN ALARMING NUMBER OF MOTORISTS USING THIS BRAND OF TIRE WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME TYPE OF SIDEWALL PROBLEM SOME ATTRIBUTING THE SIDEWALL BULGING AS CAUSING CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THEIR TIRES. IN EACH CASE (AS IN MY OWN) THE OWNER OF THE TIRE IS LEFT WITH NO RECOURSE AS TO REPLACEMENT OR AT MINIMUM SAFETY BULLETIN WARNING OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SIDEWALL FAILURES OCCURING WITH THIS BRAND OF TIRE. THE MODEL AND SIZE INFORMATION OF THE TIRE ON MY CAR IS MICHELIN MXV4 PLUS XSE 205/60R16. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090167September 1, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH VEHICLE ACCELERATED, AND RPMS MOVED UP AND DOWN RAPIDLY . NO IMPACT REPORTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10088914August 31, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
1/4 TO 1/2 GALLON OF FUEL JUST STARTED TO RUN OUT FROM UNDER THE FUEL TANK WILL FILLING UP WITH GAS AT A LOCAL SAFEWAY FOOD STORE .CALLED THE DEALER SIMS HONDA MOUNT VERNON WA THEY SAID IT'S NOT A EMMISION CONTROL DEVICE AND IS NOT UNDER ANY WARRANTY.I ASKED WHAT ABOUT A SAFETY ISSUE HE SAID IT WAS BUT I WILL COST ME I SAID NO THANKS ILL TRY YOU GUYS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10088857August 30, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
HONDA REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE FOR A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AGAIN. THEY WILL NOT FIX IT. I FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT HONDA WOULD FIX IT IF QUESTIONED THE COST. THEY PUT IN THE SAME TRANSMISSION THAT WAS BAD IN THE FIRST PLACE. I HAD TO BUY A NEW CAR. A FRIEND OF MINE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEY ARE REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. WHY IS THERE NO RECALL FOR THIS? *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086847August 20, 2004
AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING MY HUSBAND NOTICED THAT THE SRS LIGHT TURNED ON. WE PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE CAR BUT THE LIGHT STAYED ON. NOT KNOWING WHAT THE SRS LIGHT INDICATED I WAS CONCERNED. SO I LOOKED IT UP ON THE OWNERS MANUAL THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE CAUSE WAS DUE TO A TISSUE BOX BEING STUFFED UNDER THE SEAT, WHICH HAD CUT THE WIRING SYSTEM TO THE AIR BAG. THE MANUAL ADVISED THAT IF THE LIGHT WAS ON THERE MAY BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE SRS SYSTEM (AIR BAG) AND TO HAVE A HONDA DEALER CHECK IT OUT. I TOOK IT INTO PASADENA HONDA AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THEY WOULD TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND THAT THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME THAT I HAD STUFF UNDER MY SEAT AND THAT I JAMMED A TISSUE BOX UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT THAT CUT THE WIRING SYSTEM TO THE AIRBAGS IN MY CAR. I ASKED HIM, "TO SHOW ME THE STUFF"!. WE WALKED OVER TO THE CAR AND ALL WE FOUND WAS A TISSUE BOX. MY ENTIRE AIR BAG SAFETY SYSTEM WAS COMPROMISED BY A COMMON TISSUE BOX. I ADDED THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD HAVE HAD THE AIR BAG A SYSTEM, ENCASED SO IT DOES NOT ACCIDENTALLY BECOME DISCONNECTED OR CUT. I ASKED, DOES THIS MEAN I DON'T HAVE AIRBAGS NOW. HIS ANSWER WAS THAT THE WHOLE SYSTEM WAS DOWN BECAUSE OF THE DETACHED WIRING. I WAS SO UPSET AND CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY SYSTEM FAILURE THAT WHEN I RETURNED HOME I IMMEDIATELY CALLED HONDA CORP. TO EXPRESS MY CONCERN. A HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE OPERATOR NOTED MY CONCERN AND SAID AN ADJUSTER WILL CALL IN 3-5 DAYS. ON WEDNESDAY AUGUST 11, 2004 A MR. ANTHONY HILL, WHO REPRESENTED HIMSELF TO BE THE WESTERN REGIONAL SUPERVISOR, CALLED TO SAY THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. I TRIED TO EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPENED BUT HE SAID, I JUST WANT TO MAKE THIS SHORT AND GET THIS OVER WITH. I WOULD SUGGEST THAT HONDA MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO SECURE AND/OR ENCASE THE WIRING FOR THE AIR BAG SAFETY SYSTEM, SO THAT THE CONSUMERS CANNOT ACCIDENTALLY DISCONNECT AND/OR CUT THEIR SAFETY SYSTEM. *AK *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10087639August 10, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL BRAKES FAILED. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND REPLACED IT. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10087479August 9, 2004
AIR BAGS
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT T-BONE COLLISION WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. DRIVER'S CHEST HIT STEERING WHEEL, AND DRIVER SUSTAINED BRUISES TO CHEST, WHIPLASH, AND A MILD CONCUSSION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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