2002 Honda Accord complaints

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

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

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

2002 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION SLIPPING, DEALER QUOTED AROUND $3-4K. *TR

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

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

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 LI

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

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

DEFAULT IN 2002 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION. PROBLEM PERSIST WITH GEARS SLIPPING. HAVE READ ARTICLES THAT THIS IS A DEFAULT WITH HONDA. *TR

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

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

AT TRANSMISSION FAILURE SLIPPING. *TR

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

THE CAR GEAR STARTED GIVING A JERK WHEN MOVING THE GEAR FROM PARK TO DRIVE MODE. SOMETIME THIS PROBLEM GOT WORST AND FELT CAR WOULDN'T MOVE ANYMORE. SHOWED THE CAR TO A NEAREST HONDA DEALER AND I WAS TOLD THERE IS A TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND NEED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION OF THE CAR, WHICH HE WOULD CHARGE TOTAL $2800. I AM SHOCKED AND REALLY DON'T DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. *TR

VEHICLE WITH 47,000 MILES HAS DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION THAT HESITATES/SHIFTS HARD WHEN THE ENGINE IS COLD. HONDA CORP ACKNOWLEDGES ISSUE YET SAYS IT'S VIN SPECIFIC AND WILL NOT HONOR ANY TYPE OF EXTENDED WARRANTY OR GOODWILL REPAIR. THE COST TO INSTALL A REBUILT UN IT IS $2600-$2800. WITH OVER 100 COMPLAINTS SPECIFIC TO THIS ISSUE, NHTSA SHOULD FORCE HONDA TO IMPLEMENT A RECALL. *TR

MY TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND JERKS GOING INTO 1ST AND SECOND GEAR. IT ALSO JERKS WHEN I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND JERKS OUT OF 1ST GEAR. THE CAR EVENTUALLY WOULDN'T ACCEL WHEN I PRESSED ON THE GAS AND WOULD ONLY GO 20 MPH. I TOOK IT TO A HONDA DEALER AND THEY SAID I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION SO I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER CAR SHOP WHO REPLACED THE SOLENOIDS WHICH SEEMED TO HELP A LITTLE. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING IT FOR A WHILE NOW BUT IT IS STILL NOT 100% AND RECENTLY HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE AND IS REALLY SLIPPING OR JERKING INTO GEAR EVERYTIME I DRIVE IT. *TR

TIRE 100% DAMAGED IN ONE BREAK. *TR

MAKE : HONDA MODEL : ACCORD YEAR : 2002 SE MANUFACTURER : HONDA (ANDERSON HONDA IN BALTIMORE, MD.) DATE OF FAILURE: AUG. 25, 2008 COMPONENT: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SUMMARY: ONE YEAR AND 10 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING I NOTICED THE JUMPY TRANSMISSION. ANDERSON HONDA DEALERSHIP DECIDED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY AND I AM STILL WAITING TO RECEIVE MY VEHICLE AFTER 3 DAYS NOW. I CAME TO THIS WEB-SITE AND NOTICED ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS AND WILL BRING THIS INFORMATION TO THEIR ATTENTION. I AM REQUESTING THE GOVERNMENT PUT OUT A RECALL AND HONDA BE MADE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THERE ARE TOO MANY COMPLAINTS FOR YOU NOT TOO AND BELIEVE IN OUR GOVERNMENT TO HELP US IN TIME OF NEED. *TR

2002 HONDA ACCORD LX 4 CYLINDER WITH 108,000 MILES. TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING AND CLUNKING, PRIMARILY WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE, BECAUSE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP, THEN CATCH SUDDENLY CAUSING CAR TO LURCH FORWARD WHILE DRIVING. ONCE CONDITION STARTED, IT WAS CONSTANT, BUT WORSE WHEN ENGINE WAS WARM. TRANSMISSION WAS EVALUATED BY A SPECIALIST AND REPAIRED. THE PROBLEM WAS A TORQUE CONVERTER THAT WAS BAD. IT CAUSED THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT AT A COST OF $2,671.10.*TR

2002 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION FAILURE. HAD TO PAY TO GET TRANSMISSION REBUILT. EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE. ONLY HAD 89,000 MILES ON CAR. *TR

THE SRS LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD COUPE V6 HAS BEEN ON FOR A FEW YEARS NOW, AND IT NEVER GOES OFF. A FRIEND OF MINE, WHO USED TO WORK FOR HONDA AS A MECHANIC, TOLD ME WHEN THAT LIGHT COMES ON THE AIRBAG IS DISENGAGED, SO IF I GET IN AN ACCIDENT THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. *TR

WHILE MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD COUPE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, MY STEERING WHEEL GOT REALLY TIGHT PROBABLY AROUND 20,000 MILES WHICH WAS AROUND 2004. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THERE WAS A CRACK IN MY POWER STEERING FLUID RESERVOIR, SO THEY REPLACED IT. THEY ALSO SAID I SHOULD NEVER HAVE TO REFILL IT, B/C YOU SHOULD NEVER USE THAT MUCH POWER STEERING FLUID FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR. ABOUT 5 MONTHS AGO, APRIL 2008, I HAD BRAKES PUT ON AND THE MECHANIC POINTED OUT THAT MY POWER STEERING RESERVOIR WAS LEAKING, YET AGAIN. THE CAR ONLY HAS ABOUT 60,000 MILES ON IT NOW. *TR

THIS BECAME A PROBLEM ABOUT 1 MONTH AFTER DRIVING IT OFF OF THE USED CAR LOT APPROXIMATELY 04/2005. THE SRS INDICATOR LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON ON THE DASHBOARD. THIS IS NOT GENERAL WEAR AND TEAR ON THE VEHICLE AS I'VE NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND HAVE NEVER DONE ANYTHING TO DAMAGE THE AIRBAGS. I"VE ATTEMPTED TO CALL HONDA REGARDING THIS ISSUE BUT THEY MAINTAIN IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY TRIED TO DEEMPHASIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF AIRBAGS. MY LOCAL DEALER SAYS THIS COULD COST AROUND 1500 DOLLARS. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE TCS LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON. THE GREEN LIGHT AROUND THE D STARTED BLINKING. I BROUGHT IT TO MY MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT IT WAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM BUT BEING THAT MY CAR ONLY HAS 60K MILES ON IT, I FIND THAT HARD TO BELIEVE. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHO STATED THAT I WASN'T UNDER WARRANTY AND THAT IT WOULD COST ABOUT $2500 TO REPLACE. I'VE JUST READ THROUGH A FEW WEBSITES WITH DISCUSSION BOARDS REGARDING THE 2002 ACCORD AND IT SEEMS THAT THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WHO ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH THEIR TRANSMISSIONS. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE 2002 ACCORDS HAVE NOT BEEN RECALLED BUT I ALSO READ THAT THE 2001 ACCORDS WERE RECALLED DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. MANY PEOPLE, INCLUDING MYSELF, CANNOT AFFORD A NEW TRANSMISSION AND I FEEL THAT HONDA SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO FEAR FOR OUR SAFETY AS WELL AS OTHER'S SAFETY WHEN HONDA CLEARLY HAS A PROBLEM HERE. *TR

I PURCHASED A HONDA ACCORD 2002 IN APRIL 2003 THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BY DEALERSHIP IN NOVEMBER 2003 WHEN I TOOK IN FOR MAINTENANCE DUE TO A NOISE THE DEALER REPORTED TO ME...NOW THE REVERSE GEARS ARE SLIPPING AND I THINK THIS IS RATHER ODD...TO HAVE TWO TRANSMISSION FAILURES IN ONE VEHICLE ARE THERE RECALLS ON THIS MODEL OR REPORTS OF SUCH PROBLEMS NOTED ANYWHERE? *TR

I HAVE HAD 2 OF THE 4 TIRES I BOUGHT, NEW GOODYEAR ASSURANCE SEPARATE. ONE BLEW LEAVING ME STRANDED ON TURNPIKE 2 HRS. THE TREAD WAS HALF GONE WITH THE FIRST AND 4/32 ON THE SECOND. ONE WAS IN JULY AND THE TIRE THAT BLEW WAS IN AUG. *TR

2002 HONDA ACCORD COUPE EX, 4 CYL TRANSMISSION ENGAGING LATE WHEN GOING INTO 2ND GEAR AND SOMETIMES 3RD GEAR. HAPPENS MOST OFTEN WHEN THE CAR IS COLD. *TR

THE SRS LIGHT HAS COME ON MY 2002 V6 HONDA ACCORD EX AND BASED ON DEALERSHIPS THAT I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO CLAIMS THAT IS IT A SEATBELT ISSUE THAT IS NOT COVERED... OTHER FORUMS THAT I HAVE BEEN TO THAT HAVE PEOPLE THAT HAVE SIMILAR PROBLEMS OR AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING PROPERLY AND WAS LINKED TO THE SRS LIGHT. THE SRS SYSTEM IS FOR THE AIRBAG SYSTEM BUT DEALERSHIPS ARE ONLY ASKING FOR MONEY FOR GETTING THE CAR DIAGNOSED BUT STATING THAT THE SEATBELT AND AIRBAG SYSTEM ARE NOT COVERED BY HONDA. PLEASE HELP ME WITH MY SITUATION. MY WIFE AND CHILD RIDE IN THE VEHICLE DAILY. *TR

IN LATE 2006 I NOTICED SLIPPING IN MY TRANSMISSION FOR MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD V-TEC V6 3.0 L BETWEEN THE FIRST AND SECOND GEARS IN MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AT ABOUT 60,000 MILES. I TOOK IT TO MY TRUSTED MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME THAT THEIR DIAGNOSIS WAS A "GENERAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE" AND THAT I SHOULD TAKE IT TO A DEALER TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION. I TOOK IT TO KEYS HONDA IN WOODLAND HILLS AND THEY VERIFIED THERE WAS IN FACT NO RECALL ON THE PART. THE REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION COST ME ABOUT $2000 AND NOW ABOUT 20,000 MILES LATER I'M EXPERIENCING THAT SAME SLIPPING IN THE TRANSMISSION. I WOULD LIKE TO NHTSA TO FORCE HONDA TO ISSUE A RECALL BEFORE SOME UNLIKELY SOUL WHO IS NOT AS DILIGENT TO FIX THEIR CAR HAS A SERIOUS INJURY DUE TO A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

2002 HONDA ACCORD SE, TRANSMISSION IS JERKING AND SHIFTING HARD INTO 1ST THROUGH 3RD GEARS. CAR HAS 112,000 MILES ON IT AND I HAVE NOTICED AN ABUNDANCE OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SPECIFIC TRANSMISSION ACTING UP AROUND 80,000 MILES. WITH THIS MANY COMPLAINTS THE PROBLEM SEEMS LESS THAN INTERMITTENT. THIS IS A RECALL ISSUE AND I ALONG WITH MANY OTHER OWNERS WOULD LIKE TO SEE ACTION TAKEN TO FORCE A RECALL. WITH OUR CURRENT ECONOMIC PROBLEMS THAT HAVE RISEN OUT OF POOR GOVERNMENT DECISION MAKING, THIS IS THE LEAST YOU CAN DO TO EASE THE STRAIN ON OUR POCKET BOOKS. *TR

IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASE OF NEW HONDA ACCORD, 2002, I NOTICED THE JUMPY TRANSMISSION. HONDA DEALERSHIP CHANGED TRANSMISSION FLUID, HOPING THIS WOULD PLACATE ME. IT DID NOT. THIS CONTINUED TO GET WORSE AND HONDA DEALERSHIP DENIED EXPERIENCING PROBLEM ON KEEPING CAR AND TEST RUNS. FINALLY, 2006, THE TRANSMISSION DIED. WE PUT IN A RE-BUILT TRANSMISSION TO REPLACE THIS FAULTY ON. THIS REBUILT TRANSMISSION IS NOW GONE. AN ESTIMATE FOR THAT REPLACEMENT WAS APPROXIMATELY $3000. THIS CAR IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF THE KNOWN PROBLEMS THAT THE HONDA ACCORD 2002 MODEL WAS HAVING WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE IS PRESENTLY BEING HELD FOR DIAGNOSTIC AT A HONDA DEALERSHIP IN TAMPA, FL. THEREFORE, I CANNOT PROVIDE VIN NUMBER AT THIS TIME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE ON THE SIDE OF THE STREET AND IT DRIFTED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. HE RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE GEAR WAS IN DRIVE INSTEAD OF PARK. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING TO THIS FAILURE AND BOTH VEHICLES SUSTAINED DAMAGES. THERE WAS PROPERTY DAMAGE RELATED TO THIS INCIDENT, BUT NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE IGNITION KEY SHOULD NOT RELEASE IF THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

NORMAL DRIVING, CAR TRANSMISSION GIVES JERK WHEN COMES TO STOP, HONDA HAS GIVEN NO HELP, SIMPLE NO. IT OCCURS EVERYTIME THE CAR SLOW DOWN AND SOMETIMES THE ENGINE STOPS WORKING. *TR

THE SRS LIGHT ON MY DASH BOARD IS ON AND WON'T GO OFF. AFTER SOME RESEARCH I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN HONDA ACCORDS. THE SRS LIGHT INDICATES THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE SEAT BELT OR AIRBAGS. AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED BOTH ARE VERY NECESSARY IN PROVIDING TO ALL OCCUPANTS IN THE VEHICLE. *TR

APPROXIMATELY MARCH-2008, AT ABOUT 80,000 MILES, MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD 4DOOR 4CYLINDER TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLAMMING INTO FIRST GEAR AND SLIGHTLY SLIPPING IN 1ST, 2ND, AND 3RD GEARS. I CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, USING HONDA ATF-Z1 FLUID, FOUR TIMES OVER THE PERIOD OF THREE MONTHS. THE FLUID WAS CLEAR AND RED EACH TIME. THE PROBLEM SLOWLY PROGRESSED. IN EARLY JUNE-2008, MY WIFE, MYSELF, AND OUR TWO CHILDREN (AGE 5 AND 2) WERE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS SEVERELY SLIPPING. THE DANGER WAS THAT I HAD TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE 20 - 25 MPH IN A 45MPH ZONE MAJOR ROAD (WHERE CARS REALISTICALLY TRAVEL 10 -15 MPH FASTER THAN THE SPEED LIMIT) AND CARS WERE SWERVING AROUND US. MY HAZARDS WERE ON, BUT DID NOT SEEM TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. I HAVE REVIEWED A WEBSITE WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM AND NOTED IT SEEMS TO BE A PATTERN WITH THE 2002 ACCORD. I TOO RECEIVED A QUOTE FROM A DEALER TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION FOR THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. IT'S STILL PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY BECAUSE IT'S TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. I CANNOT AFFORD TO REPAIR IT. *TR

I AM HAVING ROUGH SHIFTS FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. IT BEGAN TO GET PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AFTER ~80,000 MILES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS A MALFUNCTION WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH. THE CLUTCH WAS NOT REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. RECENTLY, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE MECHANIC RECOMMENDED THAT THE TRANSMISSION BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,754 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,100. UPDATED 08/18/08 *BF UPDATED 08/19/08

I DRIVE A 2002 HONDA ACCORD SE AND I'M HAVING A TRANSMISSION ISSUE. MY CAR ONLY HAS 69,000 MILES. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID MY CAR IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY ANYMORE, ALTHOUGH I HAVE READ THERE IS A RECALL ON AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS FROM 2000-2002 HONDA ACCORD AND THAT THE WARRANTY HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO 7YEARS OR 100,000MILES. I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH HONDA, I THOUGHT HONDA'S WERE GREAT CARS. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER HONDA AGAIN. *TR

TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTING HARD AND SLIPPING. *TR

I TOOK MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD LX TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP IN MY TOWN TO GET ITS 97,000 MILES SERVICE BUT TO LATER FIND OUT THAT I NEED TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION WHICH WILL COST AT ABOUT $3,100. THE CAR JERKS OFF WHEN GOING FROM PARK TO REVERSE AND REVERSE TO DRIVE. I WAS TOLD THAT HONDA VEHICLES ARE VERY RELIABLE AND GOOD ON THE ROAD. I DID NOT EXPECT THAT I WILL REPLACE THE CAR TRANSMISSION THIS EARLY. I ASKED THE SERVICE ADVISOR AT THE HONDA DEALERSHIP HERE IN MY TOWN ABOUT WARRANTIES AND APPARENTLY WARRANTIES ARE ONLY COVERED FOR 36,000 MILES OR 3 YEARS. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT EVEN WITH AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, IT WILL NOT COVER TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. $3,100 IS A LOT OF MONEY TO PULL OUT OF THE POCKET. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH HONDA. *TR

I BOUGHT MY USED 2002 HONDA IN 2003 WITH 15,000 MILES BECAUSE I HEARD HONDAS WERE GREAT CARS. I DID NOT HAVE ANY MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR OTHER THAN THE ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON AND NEEDING A SWITCH REPLACED. OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS, I NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING, BUT I THOUGHT THIS IS A HONDA WITH LESS THAN 100,000 AND THAT THE TRANSMISSION COULD NOT POSSIBLY BE GOING OUT. ON APRIL 18, 2008, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP BADLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC. HE CHECKED THE CAR AND SAID THAT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. BEFORE HE STARTED THE REPAIR, HE MENTIONED THAT HIS DAUGHTER ALSO HAD A 2002 HONDA WITH 66,000 MILES AND THAT HONDA HAD REPLACED HER TRANSMISSION AT NO CHARGE. HE ALSO MENTIONED THAT MANY OF THE HONDAS MANUFACTURED DURING THIS PERIOD WERE HAVING TRANSMISSION FAILURE BECAUSE ONLY ONE FILTER WAS PLACED ON OR IN THE TRANSMISSION. THIS CAUSED DIRT TO FILTER BACK INTO THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH COULD LEAD TO THE TRANSMISSION FAILING. HE MADE A PHONE CALL TO HONDA AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THE CAR HAD 96,000 MILES. I WROTE A LETTER TO HONDA AND A CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE CALLED ME SEVERAL DAYS LATER AND SAID THAT HONDA WOULD REVIEW MY COMPLAINT AND LET ME KNOW IF THEY WOULD STAND BEHIND THE TRANSMISSION. A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER, HONDA CALLED ME BACK AND SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT COMPENSATE ME FOR MY TRANSMISSION REPAIR. SINCE MY TRANSMISSION FAILED, I HAVE TALKED TO TWO OTHER HO

D4 FLASH / TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND LURCHING / BUCKING. *TR

THE SRS AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD EX. MY BEST FRIEND HAS THE SAME CAR AND HIS IS ON ALSO AFTER 75K. APPARENTLY THIS PROBLEM IS IN JUST EVERY ACCORD 98-02 AND ITS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY BECAUSE IT IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. IT CAN COST FROM 400 TO 1000 DOLLARS TO FIX. THIS IS CRAZY! THEY SHOULD RECALL THESE VEHICLES BECAUSE CLEARLY....IF EVERYONE I KNOW WITH AN ACCORD HAS THE SAME PROBLEM THEN ITS HONDAS PROBLEM NOT OURS. *TR