2002 Honda Accord complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE AT 3 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO TWO VEHICLES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS UNRECOGNIZABLE AND HE REPAIRED THE EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,300 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,683.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. AFTER PARKING IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE CONTACT REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION WHILE THE GEAR WAS IN DRIVE. A FEW MINUTES LATER, THE VEHICLE ROLLED FORWARD AT APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH AND DAMAGED THE GARAGE. THE DEALER INFORMED HIM THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V025000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH) ONLY PERTAINS TO VEHICLES THAT WERE MANUFACTURED IN JAPAN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 62,500.

HONDA ACCORD 2002 4DR SEDAN, V6. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IGNITION KEY FAILURE. I WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY WHILE TRANSMISSION WAS IN DRIVE AND ENGINE OFF. AFTER ABOUT 2 MINUTES , THE CAR ROLLED FORWARD INTO MY GARAGE DOOR. HAND BRAKE WAS OFF. SPARE KEY, GIVE THE SAME RESULTS. I WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE HONDA ACCORD 2002. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. NORMALLY A PERSON WOULD NOT KNOW OF THIS PROBLEM UNTIL WHAT HAPPENED TO ME. THIS TIME THE ONLY INJURY WAS TO A GARAGE DOOR ,NOT A PERSON. *UPDATED 12/12/07 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE CRASHED IN THE HER GARAGE. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE ACCIDENTALLY LEFT THE VEHICLE IN THE DRIVE AFTER SHE REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER HER VEHICLE WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. RECALL# 05V025000. IT WAS ONLY FOR VEHICLES MANUFACTURED IN JAPAN NOT THE USA. UPDATED 12/12/07.

TL 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE AIR CONDITIONER STOPS PERIODICALLY A COUPLE OF TIMES A WEEK. IT COMPLETELY FAILED THIS WEEKEND. THERE IS AN ODOR AND SHE IS WORRIED THAT THERE MAY BE A SHORT AND CATCH FIRE. THE COMPRESSOR WAS REPLACED. THEY ALSO REPLACED THE WATER PUMP AND ON THE 3RD OCCASION IT WAS A THERMAL COUPLER WAS ALSO REPLACED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY ALSO CHECKED THE TIMING BELT. A COMPLAINT WAS FILED WITH THE HONDA MANUFACTURER AND THE BBB APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS AGO. THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU STATED THAT THEY ARE WAITING ON A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90395 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98463. RK

NOTE: TRANSMISSION BROKE THREE TIMES IN THE PAST 8 MONTHS AND AN SRS PROBLEM AS WELL. EVEN THIS WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, DOES NOT REALLY APPEAR TO BE NORMAL ISSUES AND HAPPENED TOO FREQUENTLY. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION WHILE THE GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR WAS IN THE DRIVE POSITION. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE CAUSE OF FAILURE AS THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NUMBER 05V025000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH). THE CONTACT FELT THAT HIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED AS PART OF THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,800 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,036.

AROUND 65,000 MILES I NOTICED WHEN I STOP AT A STOP LIGHT OR GET A ROLLING START FROM A STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN, THE CAR MAKES A VERY LOUD CLUNK, IT FEELS AS IF SOMEONE HAS RAN INTO THE BACK OF ME. I REALLY THINK THAT HONDA SHOULD HANDLE THE PROBLEM, FROM WHAT I HAVE READ, ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM ON THE 2002'S. I HAVE ALWAYS VERY THOUGHT HIGHLY OF HONDA'S AND THERE CUSTOMER SERVICE, BUT I AM NOW HAVING SECOND THOUGHTS THERE ARE TOO MANY OTHER BRANDS THAT DO OFFER A 100,000 MILE WARRANTY. *TR

2002 HONDA ACCORD ACCIDENT CAUSED BY CAR PREMATURELY AND UNCONTROLLABLY LUNGING FORWARD**CC THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *JB

05-08-2007 OIL SEAL WAS REPLACED DUE TO LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID. ON 05-21-2007 TRANSMISSION FLUID AGAIN WAS LEAKING, DEALER SERVICE CENTER ADVISED THE THE LEFT SEAL NEEDED REPLACEMENT, AND/OR THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE OUT OF BALANCE OR WHEEL ROTATION SOUND BEGAN AFTER AN EXTENDED TRIP TO WISCONSIN, ON THE RETURN TRIP. THERE WAS NO LEAKING AT THAT TIME. AFTER HAVING THE WHEELS CHEKED, AND NO EXPLANATION FOR THE SOUND, WE CONTINUED TO IDENTIFY THE SOURCE. WHEN WE SPOTTED THE FLUID ON THE GARAGE FLOOR WE TOOK CAR IN FOR SERVICE. 05-28-2007 PRECISION TRANS VERIFIED DEFINETLY THE TRANSMISSION WAS GOING BAD AND SEAL REPLACEMENT WOULD NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 71640 MILES.

MY BOYFRIEND AND I WERE GOING TO GO OUT AND WE DECIDED TO TAKE MY CAR SO HE HAD TO MOVE THE DRIVER'S SEAT BACK IT' WAS A POWER OPERATED SEA, ) AND IT WOULD NOT GO BACK, BUT EVENTUALLY IT DID. THE NEXT DAY WHEN I WENT TO GET IN TO THE CAR I TRIED TO MOVE THE SEAT POSITION CLOSER AND IT WENT UP A LITTLE BUT THEN STOPPED AT A POSITION WHERE I WAS JUST ABLE TO TOUCH THE PEDALS, AND I WAS UNABLE TO MOVE IT FORWARD ANYMORE. ALSO, THE BOTTOM OF THE SEAT LIFTED UP IF I PUSHED THE BACK OF THE SEAT. I WAS UNABLE TO ADJUST THE HEIGHT OF THE SEAT , AND THE BACK OF THE SEAT WAS NOW GIVING ME A PROBLEM WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO PUSH THE SEAT IN A STRAIGHTER POSITION AFTER BEING RECLINED BACK A LITTLE. *AK

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE ON 8/24/2004 AS A CERTIFIED USED VEHICLE. ALSO I PUT EXETENDED SERVICE AGREEMENT ON IT. AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT HAD A PROBLEM AND LIGHT STAYED ON. IT WAS REPLACED.AND LIGHT WENT OFF.ON JUNE 11 2007 THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON AND DID NOT GO OFF. I HAD THE VEHICLE COMPUTER CHECK FOR CODES AND FOUND NO PROBLEM CODES. MILEAGE 94,228.*AK

RE. THREE MAJOR FACTORY DEFECTS OF 2002 HONDA ACCORD V6 EX I CURRENTLY OWN FOUR HONDA VEHICLES. TWO OF THEM ARE 2002 HONDA ACCORD V6 EX MODELS. HONDA RELEASED 2002 HONDA ACCORD EX WITHOUT ANY THOROUGH FINAL INSPECTIONS. THE MALFUNCTIONING ON MY TWO HONDAS WAS ALL FACTORY DEFECTS DEEPLY RELATED TO PASSENGER SAFETY. HONDA DOES NOT CARE FOR HUMAN LIFE SINCERELY AS ADVERTISED. HONDA DOES NOT DESERVE TO BE ONE OF THE BEST VEHICLES IN THE STATES. SINCE I PURCHASED BRAND NEW 2002 HONDAS, THREE SERIOUS MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL DEFECTS HAVE BEEN FOUND: SEAT BELT SENSOR MALFUNCTIONING, TIMING RELATED ENGINE RPM SURGE, AND POWERTRAIN BREAKDOWN. ALL THREE HAPPENED WITHIN 36,000 MILES. FIRST PROBLEM WAS A SEAT BELT SENSOR PROBLEM. IT WAS DETECTED SEVERAL MONTHS ON BOTH VEHICLES. AND I ASKED A HONDA MECHANIC TO FIX IT. HE TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD GO AWAY IF YOU DROVE MORE. HOWEVER, THIS PROBLEM WAS NOT GONE. AND COUPLE OF YEARS LATER, I STRONGLY ASK HONDA DEALER TO CHECK AND FIX IT. ONE WAS SEAT BELT SENSOR PROBLEM AND THE OTHER WAS THE MAIN SEAT BELT CONTROLLER. SECOND PROBLEM WAS A TIMING RELATED ENGINE SURGE. IT HAPPENED ON BOTH HONDAS WITHIN 30,000 MILES ON THE SAME DAY. RPM OF BOTH HONDA WENT UP AND ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. EVEN IN BRAKING, I COULD FEEL VERY STRONG FORCE, WHICH MIGHT BREAK SOMETHING. IT WAS A SUDDEN SURGE ENOUGH TO CAUSE A BIG ACCIDENT. I WANT YOU TO INSPECT THIS FACTORY DEFECT OF ALL 2002 HONDA ACCORD EX. THIRD PROBLEM HAPPENED IN THE FIRST 2002 HONDA. IT WAS A POWERTRAIN

I HAVE STARTED TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION ON 2002 HONDA ACCORD EX V6, (PURCHASED NEW. I FELT SUDDEN JERKS WHILE STARTING AFTER STOPPING AT LIGHTS OR STOP SIGNS. I KNEW HONDA DID DO FREE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT FOR 2001 MODELS. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THIS HAS BEEN PROBLEM WITH OTHER PEOPLE TOO AND A FIX BY MANUFACTURER. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE AT 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE MUST BE DRIVEN ABOVE 30 MPH IN ORDER FOR IT TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THE DEALER CURRENTLY HAS THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 82,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,981. UPDATED 06/08/07 *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD V6 EX IN 2005. WHEN THE CAR REACHED ABOUT 55K MILES A COUPLE MONTHS AGO THE TRANSMISSION STARTED BADLY SLIPPING. IT HAD BEEN SLIPPING SINCE ABOUT 45K MILES BUT BECAME MUCH WORSE AT 55K. TOOK IT TO MULTIPLE MECHANICS, AND TRANSMISSION SHOPS. THE FINAL DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS OUT AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. I WAS FORCED TO PURCHASE A RE-MANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION FROM A HONDA DEALER. TOTAL COST OF REPAIRS $2345.30. THERE WAS A RECALL THE 2001 MODELS THAT COVERED THE EXACT PROBLEMS. MY 2002 WAS NOT PART OF THIS RECALL, AND BECAUSE I HAD NOT PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY I WAS FORCED TO PAY FOR THE ENTIRE COST OF REPAIR. *JB

HONDA TRANSMISSIONS: 2002 HONDA ACCORD TANSMISSION SLIPPING OR NOT CHANGING GEAR. THIS IS THE 2ND TRANSMISSION IN A YEARS TIME. THIS ONE IS NOW SLIPPING AND NOT GOING INTO GEAR. 8AK

I OWN A 2002 HONDA ACCORD, LEASED IT NEW FOR 2 YEARS AND THEN PURCHASED IT. I SERVICED IT ONLY AT THE DEALERSHIP. WHEN MY CAR WAS AT 95,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING. I CALLED HONDA AND TOLD THEM ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THEY SAID IT WASN'T UNDER WARRANTY. I HAD TOLD THEM THAT I WOULD HAVE PURCHASED A CHEVY FOR HALF THE PRICE OF THE HONDA HAD I KNOWN THE TRANSMISSION WOULD GO OUT AS QUICKLY AS THAT ON THE LESS EXPENSIVE CAR. I ALSO HAD A MAIN REAR SEAL GO OUT WHICH IS NOT TYPICAL WITH THE AGE OR MILEAGE OF THIS CAR, AND THE ENGINE MOUNTS. THEY AGREED TO ONLY CHARGE ME LABOR FOR ALL OF THE PROBLEMS; HOWEVER IT WAS STILL ALMOST $1000 THAT I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE PAYING RIGHT NOW. I JUST GRADUATED FROM COLLEGE AND HAVE OVER $60,000 IN STUDENT LOANS. ALL OF THE AFOREMENTIONED PROBLEMS SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN TAKING PLACE FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER 50-100,000 MILES. I LOOKED ONLINE AND SAW THAT OTHER HONDA ACCORDS HAVE BEEN RECALLED UP TO 2001. THIS DID NOT INCLUDE MY CAR RIGHT NOW, BUT PROBABLY WILL IN THE FUTURE. THE DEALERSHIP WAS VERY COOPERATIVE; HOWEVER, HONDA CORPORATE WAS NOT. *JB

TRANSMISSION SLIPS, DRIVE LIGHT FLASHES, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON 2 TIMES IN LAST 2 MONTHS. HONDA DEALER SAID NEEDED NEW TRANSMISSION. OTHER SHOP CLAIMED NOTHING WAS WRONG. CAR HAS ALWAYS SHIFTED DIFFERENTLY THAN OTHERS. TOOK CAR TO HONDA IN 1ST YEAR OWNED ASKED ABOUT IT AND WAS TOLD IT WAS NORMAL FOR THIS CAR TOOK CAR TO TRANSMISSION SHOP IN 08/06 TO HAVE IT CHECKED, AND THEY SAID NOTHING WRONG. THIS WAS DONE AT 100,400 MILES. I HAD EXT WARRANTY, BUT DAUGHTER DID NOT TAKE TO SHOP BEFORE IT WENT OVER 100,000. HONDA CLAIMED MY CAR NOT INCLUDED IN SETTLEMENT ,ADDING 5% TO MILEAGE. HONDA STATED MY CAR NOT INCLUDED IN TRANSMISSION RECALLS. I BOUGHT MY CAR IN EARLY NOVEMBER 2002.*AK

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE 2002 HONDA ACCORD WITH 130000 FAILURE MILEAGE AT 60 MPH THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE GOODYEAR VIVA TIRE, P155/80R13, WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE FOUR TIRES WERE PURCHASED AND PUT ON AT WALMART ON AUGUST 21, 2005, THE TIRES HAD 35000 MILES ON THEM, AND THEY WERE 80000 MILE TIRES. WALMART REPLACED THE ONE TIRE AFFECTED. *AK

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOR OVER A MONTH. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THEY NEED ED TO REPLACE IT. HOWEVER, THE DEALER DIDN'T GIVE HER A WRITTEN COPY OF THE ESTIMATE AND DIAGNOSIS, ONLY A VERBAL ESTIMATE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 82000. *AK

ACCORD V6 EX. TRANSMISSION SLIPPING, WITH ABRUPT SHIFTING BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEARS, AND ABRUPT DOWNSHIFTING BETWEEN GEARS. POTENTIAL SAFETY DEFECT AS CAR HESITATES WHEN CROSSING TRAFFIC. CURRENTLY 69,000 MILES, BUT PROBLEM SURFACED AT AROUND 55K MILES AND IS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. APPARENTLY HONDA IS COVERING REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSIONS FOR 2001, BUT NOT 2002 MODELS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. LOVE HONDAS, BUT THEY DROPPED THE BALL ON THIS ONE. *JB

I WAS IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT ON 01-17-07 AND WAS HIT HEAD ON. MY CAR IS NOW TOTALED. NOT ONE SINGLE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. MY CAR WAS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD AND WAS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE. *JB

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE 2002 HONDA ACCORD AT 30 MPH AND SLOWING DOWN TO 20 MPH TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. THE CONTACT TRIED TO STEP ON THE BRAKES, BUT THE PEDAL WOULD NOT MOVE, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS TURNED ON. THE CONTACT TURNED THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION THEN RESTATED THE VEHICLE, BUT THE VEHICLE DROVE LIKE IT HAD NOT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. *AK THE ENGING SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING. UPDATED 03/15/07. *JB

HONDA ACCORD 2002 VALUE PACKAGE THE TRANSMISSION STARTS TO FAIL AT 59000 MILES. SYMPTOMS INCLUDE CLUNKING WHEN SHIFTS FROM NEUTRAL TO DRIVE, FAILING TO CHANGE GEARS SOMETIMES, AND SUDDEN CLUNKS WHEN CHANGING GEARS. I AM AFRAID THAT THIS FAILURE MAY LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT AND REQUEST A RECALL FROM THE MANUFACTURER. I TRIED TO CHANGE TRANSMISSION FLUID, BUT IT STILL LEAVES THE SAME PROBLEM. *NM

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 2002 HONDA ACCORD WITH 50,000 MILES. TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED INTO THE DIFFERENTIAL. I AM AFRAID THE GEARS MIGHT LOCK & CAUSE A CRASH. I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR A REPLACEMENT RE-MANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION FOR ALMOST A MONTH. THE HONDA DEALER SAID IT WAS OK TO DRIVE UNTIL THE PARTS COME IN. *JB

FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. THE KEY CAN BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WHILE THE CAR IS STILL IN GEAR (DRIVE). THE CAR ROLLED DOWN THE BLOCK AND HIT A NEIGHBOR'S MAILBOX. *JB

THE SRS LIGHT COMES ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON, I TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP, THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WERE CASES OF THIS LIGHT COMING ON FOR NO REASON, SO THEY WENT AHEAD AND RESET IT FOR ME. HOWEVER, JUST RECENTLY IT CAME ON AGAIN FOR NO REASON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN, NOW THEY ARE SAYING THAT I NEED TO PAY 180 DOLLARS JUST FOR A DIAGNOSTIC, AND REPAIRS WOULD BE ADDITIONAL. TRANSMISSION KEEPS SLIPPING, GEARS DO NOT CHANGE PROPERLY. *NM

I TOOK MY HONDA ACCORD V6 EX TO CHANGE THE TRANSMISSION OIL AND THEY TOLD ME IT NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. ALL HONDA WAS PREPARED TO DO IS GIVE ME $1000.00 TOWARD THE REPAIR ESTIMATED AT $4000.00. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. THE PROBLEM MANIFESTS ITSELF MORE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS COLD. THIS IS HIGHLY DANGEROUS BECAUSE WHEN YOU TURN ON THE HIGHWAY OR CROSS AN INTERSECTION IF THE VEHICLE LOOSES POWER BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION FAILS TO SHIFT, THIS PUTS THE VEHICLE AT RISK OF BEING REAR ENDED OR HIT FROM THE SIDE. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM SINCE OCCURS MOSTLY COLD BUT SOMETIMES DURING THE DAY. THE REST OF THE TIME THERE APPEARS TO BE NO PROBLEM. I DON'T KNOW OF MANY MOTORISTS WHO WOULD RUSH OUT TO SPEND $4000 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM UNTIL IT BECOMES CONSTANT. UNTIL THEN THE MOTORIST IS AT RISK OF A SEVERE ACCIDENT. HONDA CANNOT FIX THIS PROBLEM OTHER THAN TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT GREAT COST. AT LEAST IF THEY PROVIDED THE TRANSMISSION AND THE OWNER PAID FOR THE LABOR THAT WOULD BE A REASONABLE COMPROMISE. IT IS NOT REASONABLE FOR A TRANSMISSION TO FAIL AT 72K MILES. I HAVE HEARD OF OTHER HONDA OWNERS WITH THIS PROBLEM. I AM REPORTING IT SO THAT IF THIS IS A TREND, PRESSURE MAY BE PUT ON HONDA TO RECALL THESE TRANSMISSIONS OR AT THE VERY LEAST REPLACE IT IMMEDIATELY WHEN IDENTIFIED. THEIR CURRENT LACK OF RESPONSE SHOWS CALLOUS DISRESPECT FOR HUMAN LIFE. *NM

NOTICED THE SLIPPING/JERKING WHEN IT CHANGES GEARS (SEVERE ON LOWER GEAR SHIFTS). I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE FOR CHECK-UP, AND MECHANIC DIAGNOSED AS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM, AND IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD ISSUE, THAT EVEN A RECALL OF HONDA ACCORD TO 2001 MODELS. I CALLED THE HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE BUT WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL SINCE IT DOES NOT COVER 2002 MODELS. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT HONDA IS NEGLIGENT IN NOT INCLUDING THE 2002 MODELS SINCE THIS PROBLEM IS EXACT/SIMILAR TO THE SYMPTOMS OF THE RECALLED MODELS. *JB

SRS LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON DURING A 500 MILE TRIP AFTER STOPPING AND TURNING THE ENGINE BACK ON. THIS MEANT THE SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEMS SUCH AS SEAT BELT TENSIONERS AND AIRBAGS WOULD NOT FUNCTION UNTIL SRS PROBLEM IS CORRECTED. REQUIRED A SERVICE CALL TO DEALER TO ORDER NEW SRS UNIT AND REPLACE. NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY. REPLACEMENT WILL BE DONE DEC 1 SO NOT SURE IF THIS WILL CORRECT THE PROBLEM. SO MUST CONTINUE TO DRIVE CAR WITHOUT SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM FUNCTIONING. *JB

SRS RED LIGHT CONTINUES TO GO ON. I'VE GOTTEN VARYING ANSWERS ABOUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT AND WILL HAVE TO SPEND $1,000 TO FIX IT AND TAKE THE RISK THAT I WENT WITH THE CORRECT DIAGNOSIS. I'M TOLD THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT NOW. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH HONDA VEHICLES. *JB

AIRBAG DASHLIGHT CAME ON AND REMAINED ON STEADILY. CALLED DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM PROBABLY WAS COVERED BY WARRANTY. DEALER CHECKED VEHICLE ON 10/2 AND STATED THAT PROBLEM REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF SRS CONTROL UNIT AT A TOTAL COST OF $442.74. MECHANIC STATED THAT HE FREQUENTLY SEES THIS PROBLEM ON ACCORD VEHICLES. THIS VEHICLE HAS ONLY 32,,046 MILES ON IT. *NM

INVOLVED IN SERIOUS HEAD ON MVA WHERE MY VEHICLE WAS TOTALED, INJURIES SUSTAINED. SPENT 24 HRS IN ICU DUE TO HEAD TRAUMA, MEMORY LOSS, CONTUSIONS, AND ABRASIONS. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, DRIVER SEAT FRACTURED WHILE SEAT BELT HELD, WHICH ALLOWED FORWARD THRUST INTO WINDSHIELD. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE TRANSMISSION DIED TWICE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS JUST OVER A YEAR OLD. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AFTER EACH INCIDENT AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO DIE TWO MORE TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS PERSISTED BY JERKING AND THE TRANSMISSION BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN GEARS. IT ALSO HAD DIFFICULTY WITH DRIVING UP HILLS. *NM

MY SRS LIGHT CAME ON. I RECEIVED THE WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR THE MAIN COMPONENTS OF THE OCCUPANT POSITION DETECTION SYSTEM. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY CHECKED OUT MY CAR AND SAID THAT MY PROBLEM WAS THE SRS CONTROL UNIT. THE SRS CONTROL UNIT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY EXTENSION AND COULD COST ME OVER $400. FIRST OF ALL, I FOUND THIS TO BE VERY IRONIC THAT I HAD JUST RECEIVED THE WARRANTY EXTENSION AND MY SRS LIGHT CAME ON LIKE THE WARRANTY EXTENSION SAID, BUT YET MY PROBLEM IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY EXTENSION. I FEEL AS THOUGH I AM BEING DUPED BY THE DEALERSHIP SINCE THIS SRS CONTROL UNIT IS A MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE PART THAN THE PARTS DESCRIBED IN THE WARRANTY EXTENSION. *NM

I OWN A 2002 HONDA ACCORD 4-DR SEDAN. I AM NOW AT 51,000 MILES AND HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. I CALLED HONDA TODAY AND THEY SAID THAT MY CAR IS NO LONGER WARRANTED BUT THAT 2000-2001 HONDA GOT A 7YR/100K MILE EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR FREE. I AM DISMAYED BY HONDA'S DECISION TO NOT HELP ME PAY FOR THIS REPAIR AS I KNOW I AM NOT ALONE IN THIS COMPLAINT AND THERE ARE MANY MANY MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. I AM HOPING THAT NHSTA WILL BE ABLE TO HELP ME OUT. THANK YOU. *NM

REPLACE SRS CONTROL UNIT. *NM

2002 HONDA ACCORD SE, USED TO JUMP START SON'S CAR (1991 HONDA CIVIC LX) RIGHT AFTER JUMPSTART, SRS STAYED ON AND HASN'T GONE OFF SINCE. THOUGHT IT JUST MIGHT BE A FUSE, BUT WHEN CAR TAKEN TO HONDA FOR MAINTENANCE TODAY, WAS TOLD THE CONTROL UNIT IS BAD AND IT WOULD COST $1,000+ TO REPLACE. I ASKED IF JUMP STARTING SON'S CAR COULD HAVE CAUSED THIS, AND WAS TOLD YES. CAR WAS USED TO PROPERLY JUMP START SON'S CAR, SO DON'T SEE HOW THIS COULD HAPPEN. WE SHOULD BE TOLD NEVER TO OFFER TO JUMP START ANYONE! MY SON COULD HAVE CALLED AAA (TRIPLE A), BUT WE HAD NO IDEA THIS WOULD HAPPEN. *JB

MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD V-6 4 DR SEDAN WAS IN A 40 MPH HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I WAS CAUGHT SOLELY BY THE SEAT BELT. OUCH! THE AUTO WAS TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WERE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REBUILT AND REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED BY THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BECAUSE THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE CALLED WHO STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO STATED THAT REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPAIRS TO THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT BE PROVIDED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE.

1) NORMAL DRIVING 2) SRS LIGHT CAME ON, WHICH INDICATES AIR BAGS ARE NOT ACTIVE. SEEMS LIKE IF YOU HAVE TO INSTALL AIR BAGS THE DESIGN SHOULD MAKE SURE THEY FUNCTION. *JB 3) STAYS ON AND SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. *JB

2002 HONDA ACCORD EX 4 CYLINDER 58K MILES TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED B/C OF SOMETHING "INTERNAL". ESTIMATED COST FROM A HONDA DEALERSHIP: $2600. *JB

AT 47500 MILES (THE WARRANTY ENDED AT 36K), MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD (4 CYLINDER.) HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS (STARTED WITH A STRONG "THUMP", AS IF ANOTHER CAR HAD REAR-ENDED MY CAR, JERKY UPSHIFTS ESPECIALLY IN THE MORNING, SLIPPING GEARS, LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID FROM THE DIFFERENTIAL). THE HONDA DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM, DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED, CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA, AND RECEIVED A GOODWILL WARRANTY APPROVAL FOR TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. I STILL HAD TO PAY OUT OF MY OWN POCKET FOR A NEW REAR MAIN SEAL AS A PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED WITH A HONDA RE-MANUFACTURER TRANSMISSION, PAID BY HONDA. I WAS OFFERED A 3-YEAR, 36000-MILE WARRANTY ON THE REPLACEMENT. I CAN ONLY HOPE THAT I WON'T NEED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE WARRANTY IN THE FUTURE OR THAT THE WARRANTY IS LONG ENOUGH...ONLY TIME WILL TELL...*JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT HAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED THE AIR BAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT OR DEPLOY WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALERSHIP WAS ALERTED VERBALLY AND EXPLAINED THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE BROUGHT IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN ALERTED. *NM

I HAVE 25000 MILES ON A 2002 HONDA ACCORD SE. LAST YEAR WE STARTED TO HAVE A LOW WHINE BETWEEN 30 AND 50 MPH . THIS YEAR (2006) THERE IS A RUMBLING NOISE ON ACCELERATION AND DISAPPEARS WHEN THE SPEED IS DECREASED. I THOUGHT IS WAS THE TIRES AND REPLACED THEM BUT THE NOISE REMAINS. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO SEVERAL MECHANICS AND THEY ALL BELIEVE IT IS THE TRANSMISSION. CALLED HONDA PUBLIC RELATIONS TO DISCUSS AND I WAS ESSENTIALLY TOLD TOUGH LUCK. THERE APPEARS TO BE MANY FAILURES OF HONDA TRANSMISSIONS AND AN OBVIOUS ENGINEERING FLAW. *JB

2002 HONDA ACCORD AIR BAG SRS LIGHT INDICATES AIR WILL NOT FUNCTION. *NM

TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 2002 HONDA ACCORD. *NM

I WAS DRIVING MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD WHEN THERE WAS JERKING MOTION WHEN THE CAR WOULD SHIFT GEARS. THE JERKING MOTION ALSO OCCURRED WHEN THE CAR WAS SHIFTED TO REVERSE. I WAS INSTRUCTED BY A MECHANIC TO CALL AMERICAN HONDA. AFTER SPEAKING WITH A CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE I WAS TOLD TO TAKE THE CAR TO A LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST ON THE CAR AND REPORTED THAT THE CAR NEEDED A SOLENOID .AFTER HAVING REPLACED THE SOLENOID THE CAR STILL DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY AND IT WAS FOUND THAT THE CAR NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. AMERICAN HONDA DID PAY FOR THE TRANSMISSION BUT I HAD TO PAY FOR THE LABOR. DOING A DIAGNOSTIC TEST ON THE CAR THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 20 MPH THE DRIVER SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHY THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED.

I DROVE MY VEHICLE ON A HIGHWAY IN THE RAIN OVER ONE MONTH AGO. WHEN THE VEHICLE WENT WITH SPEED OF ABOUT 50 MILES/HOUR, THE WHEEL COVER (TRIM) OF RIGHT FRONT TIRE (PASSENGER SIDE) BROKE ALL THE SUDDEN, AND A SIGNIFICANT PART OF THE WHEEL COVER FLEW OUT AFTER ROUNDS OF ROTATION WITH HIGH SPEED VERY NEARLY HITTING OTHER MOVING VEHICLES. AS A RESULT, THE WHEEL COVER ITSELF IS COMPLETELY DAMAGED, THE PINT OF THE BODY AROUND THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE IS SERIOUSLY SCRATCHED, AND SOME MINOR DAMAGES AROUND. THIS IS A SERIOUS VEHICLE SAFETY ISSUE CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE PART. AS A RESULT, I HAVE TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WHEEL COVER WITH A NEW ONE. ALSO, I NEED TO GET BODY REPAINTED AT THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE WITH OTHER REPAIRS. THE OLD BROKE PART IS AVAILABLE NOW. *NM