2002 Honda Accord complaints

I OWN A 2002 HONDA ACCORD SE WITH 96+ MILES ON IT AND I ALREADY HAVE MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ON WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEM (TCC). INITIAL SLIPPAGE/JERKING OF ACCELERATION CAUSES A THREAT WHILE DRIVING AND I WOULD STRONGLY RECOMMEND THIS MODEL TO BE RECALLED. REFERENCE: HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/ACCORD/2002/TRANSMISSION /TRANSMISSION_SLIPPING_AND_JERKING.SHTML. *TR

TRANSMISSION RANDOMLY JERKS. NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S AIR BAG WAS PROTRUDING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AND HE COULD SEE THROUGH THE OPENING OF THE AIR BAG COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT HE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,575 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

2002 HONDA ACCORD EX, 100,000 MILES. MAINTENANCE LIGHT CAME ON AND ALMOST IMMEDIATELY THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AT SPEEDS OF 40 MPH OR LOWER. MECHANIC SAID TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD SE (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, 4-CYL) HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. IT IS VERY SLOW TO SHIFT FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN FLUSHED WITHOUT POSITIVE RESULTS AND IT HAS BEEN RECOMMENDED THAT THE TRANSMISSION BE REPLACED. THE MILEAGE IS 106,000 MILES. HEARING OF OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS, THIS COULD HAVE NEGATIVE RESULTS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. A OWNER OF A TRANSMISSION REPAIR BUSINESS, SAID THIS CAR SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN AND IT HAS BEEN KNOWN TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION COME APART ON THE ROAD. *TR

I PARKED MY AUTO IN A BUSINESS PARKING LOT ,REMOVED IGNITION KEY AND EXITED VEHICLE. I WAS CALLED TO RECEPTION MINUTES LATER TO BE TOLD THAT MY VEHILCLE HAD ROLLED BACK HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE WHICH WAS OCCUPIED AND PARKED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH WITHOUT THE VEHICLE BEING IN PARK. HE STATED THAT A RELATIVE WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY WITHOUT IT ROLLING FORWARD OR BACKWARDS. NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V364000, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, IGNITION IS RELATED TO THE FAILURE FOR THE 2003 AND 2004 MODEL YEAR BUT NOT FOR THE 2002. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS FAILURE IS EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE FAILURE LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

I TURNED ON THE CAR AND THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. 100K MILES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ENGAGED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHEN SHE SHIFTED FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND IT ALSO RECURRED WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER INFORMED HER THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 110,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

2002 HONDA ACCORD WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AFTER 64,000 MILES AND IS A KNOWN DEFECT IN THIS YEAR MODEL CAR. I STARTED SLIPPING IN FIRST GEAR AND THEN IN FIRST AND SECOND GEARS. I STARTED DOING SOME RESEARCH AND THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH MANY CUSTOMERS AND HONDA REFUSES TO HELP RESOLVE THE ISSUE. I CALLED HONDA OF AMERICA AND THEY TOLD ME THEY KNEW NOTHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND REFUSED TO HELP WITH IT. I DID A SEARCH ON GOOGLE FOR "2002 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION ISSUES" AND FOUND PEOPLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

MY 'SRS" DASHBOARD LIGHT CAME ON FOR NO REASON ON MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD LX. THE LIGHT STAYS ON. PER A HONDA WEB FORUM, THE PROBLEM IS EITHER THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY OR A DEFECTIVE AIR BAG SENSOR. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS. THIS IS A SAFETY FACTOR. I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS. *TR

TRANSMISSION STALL AND SLIP OCCURS MOST OFTEN FROM STOPPED TO MOVING OR SLOWED DOWN TO ACCELERATION. CAN OCCUR IN INTERSECTIONS WHEN TURNING AND THE CAR JUST STOPS WHILE THE ENGINE REVS. GENERALLY WHEN GOING FROM STOPPED TO MOVING THE ENGINE REVS AND THEN THE CAR JERKS. STARTED HAPPENING AT 65,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 30-40 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION EXHIBITED SEVERE HESITATION AND SLIPPING OF THE GEARS. THE VEHICLE TAKEN WAS TAKEN TO A TRANSMISSION AUTO SHOP FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.

2002 HONDA ACCORD STARTED HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AROUND 98K MILES. TRANSMISSION WOULD JERK AND SLIP AND THEN STAY STUCK IN FIRST GEAR. EVENTUALLY THE TCS LIGHTS WOULD COME ON AND LIGHT UP THE PRND321 INDICATING AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. WOULD HAVE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD IN BUSY TRAFFIC AND SHUT DOWN THE CAR AND THEN RESTART IT TO CLEAR THE ELECTRICAL ISSUE. EVENTUALLY WOULD GET THE CAR TO SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR AND THEN COULD CONTINUE ON DRIVING. AFTER READING HUNDREDS OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS ONLINE, I CONTACTED HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE WHO THEN DIRECTED ME TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER CHARGED ME $115 TO HOOK MY CAR UP TO THE COMPUTER TO TELL ME I HAD A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND IT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED WITH AN ESTIMATE OF $4500. THE DEALER CALLED THE REGIONAL CASE MANAGER AT HONDA TO REQUEST A GOODWILL REPAIR ASSISTANCE AND THEY WERE TURNED DOWN. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT HONDA WAS NOT OBLIGATED TO DO ANYTHING SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. I REFERRED TO THE HUNDREDS OF EXACT SAME COMPLAINTS AND THE SAFETY ISSUES INVOLVED WITH A CAR NOT BEING ABLE TO DRIVE NORMALLY IN TRAFFIC. I AM NOW RESEARCHING THE COST TO REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION (OUTSIDE OF HONDA) AS OPPOSED TO THE $4500 CHARGE THEY WANTED TO REPLACE THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION. *TR

DRIVING DOWN ROAD AT 37MPH TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED AND ENGINE STARTED TO REV HIGH. LOST ALL FORWARD MOTION IN VEHICLE. THE TRANSMISSION WILL CONTINUE TO DISENGAGE WHEN IT HEATS UP. I TOOK IT TO HONDA DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE CLUTCH HAD BURNED OUT. I FOUND ONLINE THAT THE TRANSMISSIONS MAY FAIL DUE TO LACK OF THREAD-LOCKING COMPOUND ON NUT FOR LOW CLUTCH. *TR

HONDA HAS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE 2002 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSIONS. I BOUGHT MY CAR IN FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR WITH 64000 MILES ON IT. THE TRANSMISSION IS RUINED IN THIS CAR. THE DEALERSHIP DEFINITELY DID THEIR BEST TO COVER THIS ISSUE BEFORE I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT. COME TO FIND OUT HONDA HAS THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS ON THIS MODEL ACCORD. HONDA NEEDS TO BE FOUND AT FAULT FOR THIS ISSUE. I BOUGHT THE CAR FOR $10,000 AND AM NOW STUCK WITH A LEMON AND A $3000 REPAIR BILL THAT I CANNOT AFFORD. HONDA NEEDS TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND HELD ACCOUNTABLE. *TR

TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION IS FAILING, SHIFTING HARD AND SLOWLY, ESPECIALLY AT SLOWER SPEEDS. IT OCCURS EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR. HAVE NOT GOTTEN THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED YET.

I BOUGHT MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD 4 DOOR EX AUTOMATIC FROM A COWORKER APPROXIMATELY 1.5 YEARS AGO. I IMMEDIATELY NOTICED HARD SHIFTS FROM FIRST GEAR TO SECOND GEAR DURING ANY TYPE OF ACCELERATION. THE ISSUE HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE AND WORSE. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD A TRANSMISSION BE FAULTY AT UNDER 100,000 MILES. WHAT IS MORE DISTURBING IS THAT HONDA RECALLED THE 2001 ACCORDS FOR THIS ISSUE AND THEY USED THE SAME TRANSMISSION IN THE 2002'S. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM, ESPECIALLY WHEN A $2000 TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT IS THE END-GAME. HONDA MUST TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR LACK OF QUALITY AND RECOGNIZE THAT THEIR REPUTATION AS A QUALITY AUTO MANUFACTURER IS IN SERIOUS JEOPARDY. *TR

FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION IN 2002 HONDA ACCORD CAN DAMAGE VEHICLES COMPUTER CAUSING IMMEDIATE STALLING. *TR

2002 HONDA ACCORD EX SEDAN HAD TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITH ONLY 80,000 MILES,IT NEVER HAD DIFFICULTY ENGAGING GEARS OR ROUGH SHIFTING, IT JUST STOPPED ONE DAY. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I HAD A TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE & WOULD NEED TO REPLACE IT OR BUY ANOTHER CAR. I WAS SHOCKED IT HAD SO LITTLE MILES & NEEDED THE TRANSMISSION($3304.11)! THEY SAID THEY ARE SEEING ALOT OF 1998-2002 ACCORDS NEEDING NEW TRANSMISSIONS WITH LESS THAN 100,000 MILES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15-20 MPH, SHE ENGAGED THE ACCELERATOR AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. SHE REMOVED HER FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR AND TRIED TO ACCELERATE AGAIN AND IT HESITATED. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WAS CONSTANT. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE ADVISED HER THAT THE FAILURE WAS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH HER TRANSMISSION AND THE COST OF THE REPAIRS WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY $1,700. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,400 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,474.

2002 HONDA ACCORD: 2 CODES WERE PULLED P0700 & PO740....... AMERICAN HONDA NON RESPONSIVE WITH MYSELF OR HONDA DEALER. VEHICLE HAS 76474 MILES. *TR

2002 HONDA ACCORD SE JUST STARTED HAVING A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. CAR WOULD LURCH FORWARD WHILE STOPPED, WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE CAR WHILE DRIVING WOULD SURGE AND JUMP OUT OF GEAR, WHICH COULD ALSO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. SECOND TRANSMISSION IN 70,000 MILES. AFTER READING ON THE INTERNET, THERE HAS SEEMS TO BE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS TRANSMISSION. HONDA NEEDS TO OWN UP TO THERE FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS. *TR

TRANSMISSION ISSUE-HESITATION AND HARD SHIFTING. TOTAL TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT WAS RECOMMENDED BY LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP. *TR

TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEARS ON 2002 HONDA ACCORD AUTOMATIC. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR RECALL 10V041000 (AIR BAGS). HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO DEALERSHIPS BUT THE CONTACT WAS REFUSED THE REPAIRS. THEY STATED THAT THE SENSOR WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE AND WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL FOR THE INFLATER MODULE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 37,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN EXHIBITING SEVERE JERKING WHILE IN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR. THE DEALER ADVISED THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

THIS IS AN UPDATE TO THE SAFETY COMPLAINT THAT I SUBMITTED YESTERDAY. I JUST HAD AN UPDATE FROM THE TRANSMISSION SHOP ABOUT MY VEHICLE. IN THE INITIAL INSPECTION, THEY MISSED THE FACT THAT A BARING SPUN OUT AND SAID THIS WAS THE ACTUAL CAUSE OF THE TRANSMISSION GOING OUT AND THAT THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW. THE BARING PART WAS 91007-PCJ-003. THEY ALSO SAID THAT THE SECONDARY IDLE GEAR WAS ANOTHER MAIN COMPONENT THAT WAS PART OF THE PROBLEM. *TR

I JUST PURCHASED A CAR FROM A THIRD PARTY AND THE CAR DROVE NICELY BUT IT HAD SOME DASHBOARD LIGHTS ON SO I TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC THE NEXT DAY. HE WENT THROUGH THE CAR AND CHECKED THE CODES. THE CODE THAT CAME UP WAS THE TC (TORQUE CONVERTER) SOLENOID. HE RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION OIL TO SEE IF THAT MIGHT KNOCK OFF SOME CRUD OFF THE SOLENOID. THE NEXT DAY I WENT TO GET IT SERVICED AND NOTICED ON MY WAY TO THE MECHANIC THAT MY CAR SEEMED TO COME TO A DEAD STOP WHEN I STOPPED INSTEAD OF HAVING THE FEELING LIKE IT WAS STILL IN GEAR AND READY TO MOVE FORWARD. I TOLD MY MECHANIC ABOUT IT, HE DID THE SERVICE AND SAID TO DRIVE IT AROUND TO GET THE NEW FLUID MOVING THROUGH THE SYSTEM. I IMMEDIATELY STARTED HAVING WORSE ISSUES, THE CAR WAS NOT GOING INTO FIRST GEAR WHEN I HIT THE GAS, THE RPMS WOULD GO UP AND THEN THE CAR WOULD LURCH FORWARD INTO SECOND. I FELT THIS WAS NOT SAFE BECAUSE I COULD RAM INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME IF I WASN'T CAREFUL. WHEN I WOULD STOP AT A LIGHT, I WOULD STOP SEVERAL FEET BEHIND THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME TO ALLOW FOR MORE ROOM TO LURCH AHEAD, AND I WAS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT PARKING MY CAR IN THE GARAGE IF IT MIGHT UNEXPECTEDLY LURCH INTO THE WALL. BY THE TIME I GOT HOME, MY D4 LIGHT WAS FLASHING. MY MECHANIC RECOMMENDED NOT DRIVING UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION WAS CHECKED OUT. I WAS SURPRISED WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHOP SAID I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION ... AT 81,700 MILES!?!?. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WAS A CLUTCH DRUM AND SOMETHING A

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD COUPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30-35 MPH, THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THE SPEEDOMETER AND RADIO WERE STILL OPERATING AS NORMAL HOWEVER; THERE WAS NO ILLUMINATION OF THE LIGHTS. WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE AT WHAT SPEED HE WAS TRAVELING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 135,000. UPDATED 08/11/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE 2001 MODEL, BUT NOT 2002. THE CONSUMER ALSO WENT TO THE DEALER FOR A RECALL REGARDING THE DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE. THE MECHANIC FOUND A BURNED PART, BUT WOULD NOT REPLACE IT AS IT WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. UPDATED 08/17/10*JB

I HAVE A 2002 HONDA ACCORD AND IT HAS 106,000 MILES ON IT. IT JUST PASSED THE WARRANTY PERIOD. THE TRANSMISSION ON THIS VEHICLE HAS SERIOUS PROBLEM AND IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. WHEN YOU STOP AT A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN AND WHEN YOU START THE VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE AND THE ENGINE ROARS AND THE RPM SHOOTS. THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME MIGHT THINK THAT IT IS MOVING AND CAN COME AND HIT FROM BEHIND. IT ALSO HAS THE PROBLEM OF SUDDENLY ACCELERATING OR SUDDENLY LOSING SPEED AND THUS BECOMING A SAFETY ISSUE. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS AT FAULT. AFTER SOME RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS MODEL OF VEHICLE. HONDA IS NOT READY TO ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY AND SAYS EVERYTHING IS ALRIGHT. PLEASE ACT BEFORE SOMETHING HAPPENS AND TAKE ACTION AGAINST HONDA. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM HONDA MORE THAN ONE MONTH (04/13/2010) BACK SAYING THAT THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL ON THE DRIVERS AIRBAG INFLATER. THE NOTICE SAID THAT I HAVE TO CONTACT MY LOCAL DEALER AND THEY WILL FIX FOR FREE. I CONTACTED THE LOCAL DEALER (TEAM HONDA, BATON ROUGE) THE SAME DAY THE LETTER WAS RECEIVED. THEY SAID THEY WILL ORDER THE PART AND ONCE THEY GET IT THEY WILL LET ME KNOW AND TRY TO FIX IT. I HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING BACK FROM THEM TILL NOW. IT LOOKS LIKE HONDA NOR THE DEALERSHIP IS SERIOUS ABOUT IT AND IS NOT READY TO FIX IT INSPITE OF THE RECALL. *TR

2002 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER EXPRESSES DISCONTENT WITH HONDA AND THEIR HANDLING OF A RECALL *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE RECEIVED A RECALL REGARDING THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. THE CONSUMER IMMEDIATELY MADE AN APPOINTMENT, BUT THE DEALER CALLED BACK TO CANCEL BECAUSE THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PART. THE CONSUMER THEN RE-SCHEDULED AND WHEN HE ARRIVED AT THE DEALERSHIP, HE WAS TOLD THE AIR BAG WOULD NEED TO BE LOOKED AT TO SEE IF IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD IT DID NEED TO BE REPLACED, BUT THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE PART, DESPITE BEING TOLD THE PART HAD BEEN ORDERED *JB

2002 HONDA ACCORD V6 COUPE -- SRS SYSTEM LIGHT ON THE DASH IS ON. THIS INDICATES THAT SRS SYSTEM, INCLUDING SAFETY DEVICES (SEAT BELTS AND AIRBAGS) MAY NOT BE WORKING CORRECTLY. THE PROBLEM WAS AT FIRST INTERMITTENT. I READ THAT THERE WAS RECALL IN REGARDS TO THE SEAT BELTS AND THAT WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. I TOOK THE CAR IN TO THE HONDA DEALER FOR SERVICING. HE DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE SAFETY RECALL AND SAID THEY WOULD TROUBLESHOOT IT AND I HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. THE LIGHT IS SOLID ON FOR PAST COUPLE OF YEARS. *TR

2002 HONDA ACCORD EX, 4 CYLINDER, AUTOMATIC, HAS HARD SHIFTING PROBLEMS. THIS CAN CAUSE A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC AT AN INTERSECTION. THE CAR SOMETIMES WILL NOT ACCELERATE AND GETS STUCK BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR ND WHEN ACCELERATING, THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE TO ENGAGE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED WITH THE FACT THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, FOLLOWING VEHICLES WOULD APPROACH THE VEHICLE RAPIDLY AND FOLLOW VERY CLOSELY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 55,000. UPDATED 11/05/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAS NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE FROM HONDA. UPDATED 11/05/10

I HAVE AN 2002 HONDA ACCORD EX V6. WE PURCHASED WITH 50 MILES ON IT. AROUND 58K SEEMED TO BE SHIFTING HARDER (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) BUT NOT HARD ENOUGH TO KICK ANY TROUBLE CODES. I FOUND THIS OUT AFTER TAKING IT TO AN CERTIFIED TECH WHO PUT IT ON A SCANNER. ABOUT 1 MONTH AGO THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON WHILE MY HUSBAND AND I WHERE DRIVING THE CAR SUDDENLY THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON THE CAR SEEMED TO BOG DOWN , THE MOTOR REVVING UP AND DOWN. WE WHERE ON INTERSTATE 81 WHEN THIS HAPPENED WITH A 18 WHEELER BEHIND US. THANK GOODNESS WE WHERE IN THE CAR AND NOT MY 18 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. THIS WAS THE CAR WE PURCHASED FOR HER AND AT THIS POINT BOTH MY HUSBAND AND WILL NOT LET HER DRIVE. MY HUSBAND CALLED A HONDA DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THEY HAD TROUBLE WITH OLDER HONDA ACCORDS WITH CYLINDER MOTORS UP TO 2001. WHERE THE TRANSMISSIONS WOULD DO THE SAME THINGS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE IN FRONT STOPPED SHORT AND A CRASH OCCURRED. THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED BUT THE PASSENGER SIDE DID NOT. THE PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MINOR HEAD INJURIES AND WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. THE CONTACT ALSO SUSTAINED MINOR HEAD INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO ADVISED HER TO CONTACT THE INSURANCE COMPANY BECAUSE THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO ASSIST HER. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 109,000. UPDATED 11/16/10*BF UPDATED 11/16/10*JB

I PUSHED ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP. I WAS ONLY GOING PROBABLY 5-10 MILES PER HOUR AS I WAS APPROACHING A STOP SIGN. AFTER PUSHING ON THE BRAKE SEVERAL TIMES, THE CAR SLOWED. AS I RECALL, THIS HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE OVER A YEAR AGO. I THOUGHT I MIGHT HAVE BEEN WEARING TOO BIG OF SHOES AND NOT HIT THE BRAKE PROPERLY. IT JUST HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY. LUCKILY, TRAFFIC WAS SLOW AS I WAS UNABLE TO STOP AT THE STOP SIGN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP WHEN GOING FROM FIRST GEAR TO SECOND GEAR. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS COLD. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,200.

2002 ACCORD COUPE SE - TRANSMISSION LURCHING BEGAN IN APPROX. OCT 2008. BECAME VERY BAD IN JUNE 2009 AT THAT TIME SLIPPAGE ALSO STARTED OCCURRING. HAD TRANSMISSION REBUILT AT A COST OF ALMOST $4,000. VEHICLE NOW HAS APPROX 125,000 MILES. NOTICED SLIPPAGE A COUPLE WEEKS AGO - THE SLIPPAGE NEARLY RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON OVER THE WEEKEND. TOOK IT STRAIGHT TO INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR DIAGNOSIS. TRANSMISSION AGAIN; CAME UP WITH TWO CODES: TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH SYSTEM AND TRANSMISSION FAILURE. NOW HAVE TO TAKE BACK FOR MORE WORK. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 HONDA ACCORD EX..WITH A HUGE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. I HAVE MAINTAINED MY VEHICLE AND IT STARTED SHIFTING HARD ABOUT A YEAR AGO. NOW IT WONT GO INTO MOST GEARS. WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT, IT JUST STARTED REVVING REALLY HIGH...IN TRAFFIC, AND WOULDN'T GO FORWARD. I HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID BEING IN AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THIS AND IT SEEMS THIS YEAR AND MODEL HAVE A DEFECT THAT IS NOT BEING ADDRESSED BY HONDA. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 AUTOMATIC SEDAN. I HAVE HAD ALL SERVICE DONE AT THE DEALER OF PURCHASE. AT 69,567 MILES THE CAR HESITATED WHEN ACCELERATOR PUSHED DOWN. HESITATION LASTED 2-7 SECONDS THEN TRANS. ENGAGED. AFTER 3-5 DAYS I TOOK CAR TO DEALER. CALLED IN ABOUT 1 HOUR THAT TRANSMISSION WAS SHOT, NO REPAIR POSSIBLE, NEEDED TO REPLACE WITH REBUILT. THIS WAS DONE AT COST OF $3,200. NO SERVICE CONTRACT COVERAGE NO SHARING OF COST. SEEMS UNACCEPTABLE THAT AT 69K THERE WOULD BE A TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

2002 HONDA ACCORD SE 4CYLINDER,AT TRANSMISSION HARSH JERKY SHIFTS STARTING FROM A DEAD STOP GOING FROM 1ST TO 2ND. *TR

THIS IS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD SE WITH 66,000 MILES. FOR THE PAST SIX MONTHS, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHEN SHIFTING GEARS, RESULTING IN A SEVERAL-SECOND AG BEFORE THE GEARS RE-ENGAGE AND THE CAR IS CAPABLE OF ACCELERATING. IT IS MORE PRONOUNCED AT LOWER GEARS (1-3). OVER THE LAST SIX MONTHS, THE SLIP HAS BECOME MORE SEVERE, DESPITE TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGES BY BOTH A HONDA DEALERSHIP AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. BOTH SOURCES IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AS EXISTING WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION, BUT COULD NOT PINPOINT THE PRECISE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM, AND BOTH RECOMMENDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. BECAUSE OF THE LAG BETWEEN GEARS AND SUBSEQUENT DELAY IN ACCELERATION, THE CAR IS UNRELIABLE WHEN DRIVING IN EVEN MODERATELY DENSE TRAFFIC. *TR

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING ON ROADWAY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATE SPEEDS OF 10 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 175,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD WITH 68,600 MILES UP THE ORTEGA HIGHWAY BETWEEN LAKE ELSINORE AND SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO (THIS IS A RATHER CURVY, STEEP ROAD) AND I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN AND THE CAR LURCHED AND WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS IT WOULDN'T ACCELERATE IMMEDIATELY, JUST KIND OF LURCHED AGAIN. DID THIS A COUPLE TIMES BEFORE IT WOULD REALLY GET GOING AGAIN AND THEN THE ENGINE WAS REVVING IN HIGH GEAR. GEARS DID NOT CHANGE. I LATER STOPPED TO TURN AROUND AND THE CAR WOULD NOT GO IN REVERSE. WHEN I FINALLY GOT HOME TO SAN DIEGO I TOOK IT IN TO MY MECHANIC AND HE SAID I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. HE SUGGESTED I TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A SECOND OPINION. THEY AGREED. MY PROBLEM IS THAT THE CAR HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AND IT SHOULDN'T BE NEEDING A NEW TRANSMISSION. HONDAS NORMALLY RUN WELL INTO THE MID TO HIGH 100,000 MILEAGE RANGE BEFORE NEEDING NEW TRANSMISSIONS. THE COST OF THE REPAIR IS $3500.00 WHICH IS ALOT OF MONEY FOR ME. I BELIEVE THE CAR IS A LEMON. AND IT POSED A SAFETY ISSUE FOR ME WHILE I WAS ON THE ROAD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR RECALL 10V041000 (AIR BAGS). WHEN DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE FRONT DRIVER AIR BAG EXPLODED. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AS A RESULT AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000.