2002 Honda Accord complaints

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

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

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

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH CONSUMER'S STRUCK A GUARD RAIL. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

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

REINSTALLING TIRES ON TO RIMS AFTER WINTER TIRE STOARGE, THE TIRE BEAD CAME APART ON INFLATION OF TIRE. *AK

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

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

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

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

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

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

ACCELERATOR STICKS IN MORNING ON FIRST STARTUP. *AK

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

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH VEHICLE ACCELERATED, AND RPMS MOVED UP AND DOWN RAPIDLY . NO IMPACT REPORTED. *AK

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

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

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

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

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

ON SATURDAY JULY 3, 5004 VEHICLE LUNGED OR ACCELERATED INTO A CONCRETE PARKING BARRIER. THE CONSUMER'S FOOT WAS PRESSED LIGHT ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHEN HER FELT THE PEDAL GO DOWN ON IT'S OWN. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ON. *AK *NM

UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION OF VEHICLE WHILE OPERATING ON FREEWAY. ACCELERATION STOPPED BY PRESSING ON ACCELERATOR BUT NOT ON BRAKE PEDAL. PRESENTLY UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE CRUISE CONTROL.*AK

SRS LIGHT CAME ON AT ABOUT 35,000 MILES MEANING THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE SEAT BELT RESTRAINT SYSTEM OR AIRBAGS. CAR IS WELL KEPT AND IN NEW CONDITION. REPAIRS FOR THIS ARE VERY EXPENSIVE. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL BECAUSE OF NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT SRS. *JB

2002 HONDA ACCORD IS SLIPPING IN 2ND GEAR. HONDA SAYS IT'S AN INTERNAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE YET HONDA'S REPAIR SHOP TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE HAD A LARGE AMOUNT OF ACCORDS COME IN WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. IN FACT, THERE WAS AN ACCORD V6 THERE AT THAT TIME WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I CALLED HONDA'S RECALL DEPT. BUT THEY TOLD ME THAT SINCE THERE WAS NO DIRECT "SAFETY ISSUE" THAT THERE WOULD NOT BE A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION. I FEEL THAT THERE IS A TRANSMISSION DEFECT AND THAT IS THE REASON WHY A LARGE AMOUNT OF OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS. HONDA SAID THEY WOULD PAY FOR 75% OF MY REPAIRS FOR A REBUILT TRANS. I WOULD STILL HAVE TO PAY 500.00. THIS DOES NOT SEEM REASONABLE TO ME SINCE ALL ACCORD V6 MODELS ARE RECEIVING NEW (REBUILT) TRANS. DUE TO A RECALL. I HAVE A 4 CYLINDER AND FEEL IT SHOULD ALSO BE A PART OF THE RECALL. *LA

THERE'S A PROBLEM WITH MY 2002 2 DOOR HONDA ACCORD EX. THE POWER CUTS OFF AND THE CAR DIES WHILE IS DRIVING. I HAVE TO TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND BACK ON WHILE DRIVING. IT'S BEEN HAPPENING SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR. NOW, THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS 2 OR 3 TIMES A MONTH. I BOUGHT IT BACK TO HONDA AND THEY SAID THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH IT, BUT I CONTINUE TO GET THE SAME PROBLEM. *JB

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT IT FAILED, AND VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

SRS LIGHT DOES NOT GO OFF. INDICATES THAT A FAULT EXISTS IN THE AIR BAG SAFETY SYSTEM. THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURANCE. WITHIN THE FIRST 800 MILES OF OPERATION, THE LIGHT DID THE SAME THING. THE TECHNICIAN AT HONDA OF EL PASO IN EL PASO, TEXAS TURNED THE LIGHT OFF AND INFORMED ME THAT IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN, A PART WOULD HAVE TO BE ORDERED. THE VEHICLE NOW HAS APPROXIMATELY 17,000 MILES AND THE FAULT HAS REOCCURED. THE ORIGINAL MANUFACTURER OF THE REQUIRED PART IS NO LONGER PRODUCING THE PART.THE VEHICLE IS NOW AT JACK DIAMONDS HONDA IN TYLER, TEXAS. THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH HANDICAP EQUIPMENT FOR USE BY MY WIFE. I CONSIDER THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITH A NONOPERATIONAL AIR BAG SYSTEM.*AK

THE CAR HESITATES AND JERKS AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 0-20 MPH. THE FLOOR IN THE BACK SEAT AREA OF THE CAR GETS VERY HOT MOST OF THE TIME WHEN DRIVING. CAR ALSO MAKES A STRANGE NOISE UPON ACCELERATION. DEALER DETERMINED THERE IS AN INTERNAL TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND IT NEEDS REPLACEMENT. SINCE THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY I'M EXPECTED TO PAY $4,450 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION ON A CAR THAT'S NOT 3 YEARS OLD YET.*AK

WHILE ACCELERATING CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHAINC DETERMINED THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

THE SRS WARNING LITE IS CONTINUALLY LIT AT 49,000 MILES. AFTER THE OBDII SCANNER WAS CONNECTED THE SYSTEM REPORTED CODE 7-1. CODE 7.1 REFERS TO SRS CONTROLLER UNIT FAILURE. THE CAR IS WELL MAINTAINED AND CLEANED. THE RECOMENED REPAIR IS TO REPLACE THE SRS CONTROLLER UNIT AT A COST OF OVER 500 DOLLARS. THE SRS UNIT IS COMPUTER CONTROLLED AS EVEN THOUGH THE OTHER ENGINE COMPUTERS ARE WARANTYED FOR 8/80,000 THE SRS UNIT IS NOT. I HAVE NOW BEEN TOLD THAT THE CAR I PURCHASED FOR QUALITY AND RELIABILITY NO LONGER HAS FUNCTIONING AIRBAGS OR AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT TENSIONERS. HONDA HAS OPENED A CASE AND I MUST GO THROUGH MY LOCAL DEALER TO REQUEST A WARANTY EXTENTION ON THE PART. RD MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE CAR.*AK

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 55 MPH. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. AS A RESULT, DRIVER SUSTAINED SEVERE HEAD INJURIES. *AK

AFTER THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WAS PUSHED UP FOR SOMEONE TO GET IN TO THE BACK SEAT, THE FRONT SEAT FAILD TO LOCK IN ITS ORIGINAL POSITION. THE FRONT SEAT SLID BACK AND FORTH ON THE TRACK. *AK WHEN THE CONSUMERS HUSBAND STEPPED ON THE BRAKES, THE CONSUMERS MOTHER WHO WAS IN THE PASSENGERS SEAT, THE SEAT HAD MOVED FORWARD AND DID NOT LOCK WHEN IT WAS PUSHED BACK. THIS PROBLEM CAUSED THE COSNUMERS VEHICLE TO REAREND ANOTHER. *SC *JB

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE LUGGAGE RACK CAME UNATTACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY TO RETRIEVE THE BELONGINGS. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT THE DEALER ABOUT THIS ISSUE. *AK THERE WAS NO MECHANICAL RETENTION PROVIDED IN THE DESIGN OF THE DOORS. *SC

AFTER MAKING AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE LOW BEAM LIGHTING RECALL 04V086000 PERFORMED THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO PERFORM THE RECALL INDICATING THAT THIS VEHICLE MODEL ISN'T THE RECALLED MODEL, ALTHOUGH THE CONSUMER HAS A RECALL LETTER WITH THE VIN NUMBER ON IT. *NM

I HAVE RESERVATIONS ABOUT WRITING TO YOU, BUT I DON'T WANT ANY OTHER FAMILIES TO LOOSE A LOVED ONE . I AM NOT EVEN SURE IF THIS IS A VALID COMPLAINT, BUT HERE IT GOES. MY MOTHER OWNED A HONDA ACCORD, I AM NOT SURE WHAT YEAR BUT SHE BOUGHT IT USED JUST RECENTLY AND IT WAS FAIRLY NEW, MY BROTHER HAS POSSESSION AT THIS TIME AWAITING THE BANK DECISION ON HER ESTATE. DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF APRIL 10, 2004, SOMETIME BETWEEN 2 AND 4 AM, MY MOTHERS CAR ALARM WENT OFF, THE NEIGHBORS WILL TESTIFY TO THIS. (I WAS TOLD IT WAS A FEATURE TO LET THE OWNER KNOW THE BATTERY WAS LOW, EXCEPT MY BROTHER HAD JUST CHARGED MY MOTHERS BATTERY THAT WEEK SOMETIME.) DURING THAT TIME THEY SAY IT WENT OFF AND STOPPED TWICE. THE SECOND TIME THEY THOUGHT MAYBE THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH MY MOTHER POSSIBLY CALLING FOR HELP. SHE LIVED ALONE AND WAS 66 YEARS OLD. THE FIRST TIME THEY HEARD THE ALARM THEY THOUGHT MAYBE SHE HAD WENT TO THE CAR FOR SOMETHING AND ACCIDENTALLY SET THE ALARM OFF. SHE HAD PREVIOUSLY HAD A CARDIO -CONVERSION 3 WEEKS PRIOR, WHERE THE DOCTORS ACTUALLY SHOCK THE HEART TO GET A NORMAL RHYTHM, MY MOTHERS HEART WAS BEATING TOO FAST FOR AWHILE. THE PROCEDURE WAS SAID TO HAVE TOOK AND WAS TOO PROLONG HER LIFE 10 TO 15 MORE YEARS. THE CORONER'S REPORT STATES SHE DIED OF A HEART ATTACK. SHE WAS FOUND IN THE DINING ROOM FLOOR WITH HER FEET POINTING TOWARD THE GARAGE, SHE WAS ON HER WAY TO CHECK ON THE CAR. MY SISTER-IN-LAW, A REGISTERED NURSE STATED THAT THE HORN MAY HAVE SCARED MY MOTHE

THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED AT A HIGH SPEED WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP. WHEN THIS OCCURRED VEHICLE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE FRONT END WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED CHEST INJURIES SHOULDERS AND ARMS FROM IMPACTING THE STEERING WHEEL. CONSUMER WAS HOSPITALIZED. *NM

WHILE STARTING FROM A STOP, THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT ENGAGE..THEN AS THE RPM BEGIN TO INCREASE, THE CAR WILL JERK INTO GEAR WITH SEVERE FORCE..CAUSING YOUR HEAD TO SNAP BACK.

PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE ENGINE STALLING REPEATEDLY. *MR *NM

THE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN A COLLISION, BUT IT DID DEPLOY FOR NO REASON AT ALL. *PH THE SEAT BELT DID NOT WORK DURING THE ACCIDENT AS WELL. *SC *JB

CONSUMER WILL PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THE COVER MOTOR MOUNT PROBLEM. *JB

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

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

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

WHILE AT A STOP VEHICLE ACCELERATED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

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

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.

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

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

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

SUDDEN ACCELERATION, ACCELERATOR STICKING