Honda Accord Complaints (2002)

1,050 consumer complaints on file.

#10055636March 17, 2004
AIR BAGS
THE SRS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL DEEMED THE VEHICLE A LEMON.*AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10062281March 15, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM, WHEN ACTIVATED DOES NOT SMOOTHLY REGULATE SPEED. INSTEAD IT SETS AT THE DESIRED SPEED AND THEN PROCEEDS TO SPEED UP ABOUT 5 MILES PER HOUR BEYOND THE SET SPEED POINT AND THEN DECELERATE BACK TO THE SET SPEED POINT IN A RECURRING CONTINOUS FASHION UNTIL DEACTIVATED. ON AT LEAST TWO OCCASIONS THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED BY SIMPLY PUSHING ON THE GAS PEDDLE. IN BOTH INSTANCES THIS OCCURRED WHEN PUSHING ON THE GAS PEDDLE NEAR THE 25 MILES PER HOUR ACTIVATION SPEED OF THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM. IT DEACTIVATED IMMEDIATELY BY STEPPING ON THE BRAKE PEDDLE. IF A DRIVER DOES NOT REALIZE WHAT IS HAPPENING, THEY MAY FIND THEIR CAR ACCELERATING AND NOT REALIZE THAT THEY MUST DEACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL BY STEPPING ON THE BRAKE OR TURNING OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL BY PRESSING THE CANCEL BUTTON ON THE STEERING WHEEL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061627March 8, 2004
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION, IT T-BONED ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER CALLED HONDA, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE AIR BAGS OPERATED PROPERLY, AND THERE WAS NO DEFECT. CONSUMER DID NOT SEE WHY THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY BECAUSE HE WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 40 MPH. CONSUMER WAS ALSO TOLD BY A HONDA REPRESENTATIVE THAT THE SENSORS WERE IN THE FENDER,AND THAT WAS WHY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER STATED THAT THIS MADE NO SENSE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061164March 2, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE AT A STOP VEHICLE ACCELERATED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060130March 1, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
THREE OF THE WHEEL BEARINGS WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY IN THE FIRST 36,000 MILES ON THE CAR. THERE ARE NOW 58,000 ON THE CAR, AND ANOTHER BEARING IS GOING BAD. I AM NOT SURE AT THIS TIME WHICH BEARING IT IS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058544February 19, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, STEERING:COLUMN
THE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED AS I WAS PROCEEDING THROUGH A YIED SIGN, THE VEHICLE WHICH PRECEEDED ME HAD COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES, THE CAR DID NOT STOP. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THE ONLY THING STOPPING THE CAR WAS THE IMPACT WITH THE OTHER VEHICLE. BECAUSE EVERYTHING HAPPEN SO FAST, I ASSUMED THAT I DID NOT REACT QUICKLY ENOUGH. ON 1/24/03 WAS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED, THERE WERE TWO PASSENGERS IN THE CAR WITH ME WHO WITNESS THE BRAKE INCIDENT AGAIN. THIS TIME AS I TRIED TO VERE TO THE RIGHT TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT, THE STEERING COLUMN WAS LOCKED AND I WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE CAR. AGAIN THE ONLY THING THAT STOPPED THE CAR WAS THE IMPACT. IN BOTH SITUATIONS I WAS NOT TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND THERE WAS AMPLE TIME FOR THE CAR TO STOP HAD THE BRAKES WORKED. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE HONDA DEALER, THEY SAID THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF ANYTHING LIKE THAT HAPPENING BEFORE. I INSISTED THEY CHECK THE VEHICLE OUT ANYWAY AND, OF COURSE, THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THIS IS A GREAT SAFETY ISSUE AND UNDER OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES THE RESULTS COULD HAVE BEEN MORE SERIOUS OR EVEN FATAL.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056491February 4, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
SRS LIGHT ACTIVITED DUE TO DEFECTIVE OPDS SENSOR. DEFECTIVE SENSOR WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THE AIR BAG FROM DEPLOYING IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. CAR ONLY HAS 68K MILES. VEHICLE IS GARAGED INDOORS AND HAS NEVER BEEN IN ANY TYPE OF ACCIDENT AND/OR INCIDENT. A NON-MECHANICAL CRITICAL PART SHOULD NOT FAIL IN SUCH A MANOR. CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE WORK WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. DEALER COULD NOT PROVIDE A GOOD ANSWER AS TO WHY THE PART FAILED TO FUNCTION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057564February 4, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THIS CAUSED ANOTHER VEHICLE TO MERGE INTO CONSUMER'S VEHICLE LANE, RESULTING IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES, AND WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10053478January 23, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL AT 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT A HIGH SPEED WITHOUT THE CONSUMER DISENGAGING THE CRUISE CONTROL MODE. WHEN THIS OCCURRED, THE VEHICLE IMPACTED A DITCH AND WENT UP A HILL. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE HAD TO BE ENGAGED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *AK *TT *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10069372January 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
SUDDEN ACCELERATION, ACCELERATOR STICKING
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10053500January 6, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
WHILE APPLYING BRAKES A CLICKING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE REAR. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR ANALYSIS, AND MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE STRUTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WORN OUT PARTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042456December 10, 2003
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
THE CONSUMER PURCHASED GOODYEAR TIRES EAGLE BRAND WITH 40,000 MILES, TREAD WARRANTY, HOWEVER THE TREAD BEGAN TO SEPARATE AT APPROXIMATELY 36,000. THE RUBBER BEGAN TO SEPARATE FROM THE INSIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS CHECKED FOR PROPER WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND BALANCE. IT CHECKED OUT OKAY.*AK *CB *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10049440December 9, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THUMPING NOISE LIKE A TIRE LOW ON AIR NOTICEABLE FROM ABOUT 35 AND ABOVE. CHECKED TIRES AND THEY WERE OK. DETERMINED IT WAS SOMETHING IN DRIVE TRAIN. NOISE WENT AWAY WHEN IN NEUTRAL AND WAS LESS ON DOWNHILL. TOOK CAR IN AND DESCRIBED PROBLEM. SERVICE GUY SAID IT SOUNDED LIKE "SOME BAD BEARINGS" IN THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT THEY HAD SEEN THIS SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE. IT WOULD BE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY OR OUT OF WARRANTY. MINE WAS IN WARRANTY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10050075December 3, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, STEERING, SUSPENSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S STEERING AND SUSPENSION. *MR THERE WERE STEERING PROBLEMS, CLICKING NOISES THAT HAD RUN THROUGH THE SHIFTER AND THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN PLACED INTO GEAR. THERE WAS NO PROBLEM FOUND IN THE STEERING OR THE SUSPENSION. THE STEERING WHEEL DID NOT RETURN COMPLETELY AND WHEN IT DID IT WOULD DO SO SLOWLY, IT ALSO MOVED IN CIRCLES. THE BRAKE PEDAL MADE NOISES WHEN IT WAS APPLIED AND METAL LIKE NOISES THAT HAD COME FROM BENEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE DROVE ROUGH OVER BUMPS. WHEN STEPPING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL BEFORE GOING INTO GEAR, IT FELT AS IF THE VEHICLE WAS ALREADY IN PARK. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE RODE ROUGH DUE TO TOO MUCH AIR PRESSURE IN THE TIRES (OVER 50LBS OF PRESSURE IN TWO OF THE TIRES. *SCC THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND RACK AND PINION WERE REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048998December 1, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
MY HONDA ACCORD 2002 VEHICLE ID NUMBER [XXX]....MY WIFE AND I ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS HAVE OPENED THE TRUCK LID....LOOKED IN THE TRUNK ( TO REMOVE GROCERIES OR LUGGAGE) AND HAD THE TRUNK LID COME DOWN SUDDENLY AND STRIKES US ON THE HEAD. THE TRUNK LID DOES NOT LOCK PROPERLY IN PLACE. WE HAVE NOT BEEN INJURED ...BUT SOMEONE COULD EASILY SUFFER A SERIOUS HEAD INJURY.*AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048278November 19, 2003
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
THE HEAD RESTRAINT IS TOO HIGH AND OBSTRUCTS THE DRIVER'S VISION WHEN TRYING TO REVERSE THE VEHICLE. WHILE REVERSING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT VEHICLE STRUCK A PEDESTRIAN. DRIVER DID NOT SEE THE PEDESTRIAN AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10044697October 24, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED RAPIDLY. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE TRANSMISSION DID INDEED FAIL. THE DEALER AGREED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043108October 17, 2003
TIRES
I HAVE EXPERIENCED 3 TIRE BLOWOUTS WITHIN 1 YEAR WITH MY MICHELIN TIRES. I OWN A 2002 HONDA ACCORD WITH ONLY 19,000 MILES & CANNOT BELIEVE THAT I HAVE HAD TO INCUR THE COST OF REPLACING 3 OUT OF 4 BRAND NEW TIRES WITHIN A 1-YEAR PERIOD. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS NOV. 2002, THE 2ND ON OCT. 2, 2003 & THE 3RD ON OCT. 9, 2003. IT APPEARS THAT THESE TIRES ARE NOT MANUFACTURED UP TO NORMAL SAFETY STANDARDS SINCE THEY HAVE CAUSED 3 BLOWOUTS FROM USUAL ROAD HAZARD CONDITIONS. MICHELIN CLAIMS THE BLOWOUTS ARE NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY SINCE THE DAMAGE WAS DUE TO A ROAD HAZARD. WHY ARE THESE HIGH-PROFILE & VERY EXPENSIVE TIRES NOT MANUFACTURED TO PERFORM UNDER NORMAL ROAD HAZARD CONDITIONS? THESE BLOWOUTS COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS INJURY TO MY AND/OR OTHERS IF I HAD BEEN TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND/OR ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. LUCKILY, ALL 3 INCIDENTS OCCURED ON LOCAL ROADS & I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD SAFELY AND CALL EMERGENCY ROAD SERVICE FOR HELP. I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT MICHELIN SHOULD BE WILLING TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THE COST OF REPLACING THE TIRES, HAVING THEM BALANCED AND FOR THE DISTRESS AND ANXIETY I HAD TO INDURE DURING THESE INCIDENTS. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040761September 26, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
DEALER HAS REPLACED REAR BRAKES AND ROTORS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10038495September 9, 2003
STRUCTURE, VISIBILITY
REFLECTION OF THE DASHBOARD IS CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, AS WELL AS AT DIFFERENT LIGHTING SITUATIONS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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