2002 Honda Accord complaints

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

DEALER HAS REPLACED REAR BRAKES AND ROTORS. *AK

REFLECTION OF THE DASHBOARD IS CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, AS WELL AS AT DIFFERENT LIGHTING SITUATIONS. *AK

THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES WERE SPONGY. WHEN THE CONSUMER WAS AT A STOP LIGHT WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED, AFTER ABOUT 2-3 SECONDS, THE PEDAL MOVED, WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO PRESS DOWN HARDER , TO KEEP THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC THE BRAKES PERFORMED AS DESIGNED. *JB

THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE DEALER HAD INSPECTED THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL CONTINUED. *AK *JB *NLM

CONSUMER STATED THE TURN SIGNALS DID NOT CANCEL WHEN SWITCHING LANES ON THE HIGHWAY. *AK THEY DIDN'T CANCEL WITHOUT AN ABRUPT MOVEMENT. *SCC *JB

WHILE DRIVING WITH AIR CONDITIONER ON, THE CONSUMER SMELLED CHEMICAL FUMES. THE DEALER SPRAYED LYSOL AND THE FUMES DISAPPEARED. *AK *JB

DRIVERS SEAT OF 2002 HONDA ACCORD FEELS LOOSE. SIMILAR TO THAT WHICH IS DESCRIBED IN INCIDENT #PE02072. *AK

CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE FOG LAMPS LENS SHATTERED CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. DEALER NOTIFIED. *PH

SUBJECT: FRONT SEAT BREAKS OFF IN REAR END COLLISION ON HONDA ACCORD SEDAN. O WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2002 HONDA ACCORD LX SEDAN FROM BLOOMFIELD HONDA IN BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MICHIGAN ONE YEAR AGO.*AK MY WIFE WAS REAR ENDED BY A LARGE FORD TRUCK WHILE SHE WAS STOPPED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN ONTO A NEIGHBORHOOD STREET. I TRUCK DIDNT EVEN BRAKE AND DROVE THE TRUCK ALL THE WAY UP TO THE BACKSEAT. LUCKILY SHE WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT. HER DRIVER SEAT, HOWEVER, BROKE OFF ITS MOORINGS AT THE FLOORBOARD GIVING HER NO SUPPORT AS SHE WAS FLUNG BACKWARD IN THE CRASH. IT WAS LIKE THE FRONT SEAT WAS A ROCKING CHAIR AFTER THE CRASH. NO PART OF THE FRONT END WAS DAMAGE EXCEPT THE DRIVER SEAT (ONLY THE REAR END HAD BEEN STRUCK). THE TRUNK AND REAR-END ARE DESTROYED. ARE DRIVERS SEATS SUPPOSED TO COME LOOSE OR BREAK OFF IN CRASHES??? IS THIS THE HONDA WAY? WE HAVE OWNED HONDAS FOR YEARS AND THIS IS A MAJOR QUALITY BREECH AND A DANGER. IF MY WIFE WASNT WEARING THAT SEAT BELT SHE MIGHT BE DEAD. THE MANAGER OF THE DEALERSHIP SAID THIS SOMETIMES HAPPENED IN THE HONDA ACCORD IN REAR END COLLISIONS...THIS IS ACCEPTABLE???? THE DRIVERS SEAT WOULD HAVE DRIVEN HER INTO THE DASH. I WOULD ALSO RETHINK NOT HAVING THE AIRBAG DEPLOY IN A SEVERE REAR-END COLLISION. IT WOULD HAVE HELPED IN THIS INCIDENT.

CONSUMER NOTICED WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKES A CLICKING LOUD NOISE COMING FROM GEAR BOX, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPONG DISTANCE. *AK

CALIPERS ARE RUSTED CAUSING PREMATURE WEAR OF THE ROTORS AND BRAKES. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS DO NOT PROVIDE ENOUGH LIGHT TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. THE PROBLEM MAKES TURNING TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT ON DARK OR POORLY LIGHT ROADS VERY DIFFICULT AS WELL AS BEING ABLE TO SEE PEOPLE AND OBJECTS TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT ON ROADS AT NIGHT. SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE AUTO, I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER TO CHECK THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS. THE DEALER SAID THE HEADLIGHTS WERE PROPERLY ALIGNED. I THEN TOOK THE AUTO TO A SERVICE STATION THAT ALSO DOES VIRGINIA SAFETY INSPECTIONS TO CHECK ONLY THE HEADLIGHTS. THE SERVICE STATION TECHNICIAN SAID THE HEADLIGHTS WERE PROPERLY ALIGNED. THE HEADLIGHTS DID NOT AND DO NOT PROVIDE SUFFICIENT LIGHT TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT OF THE AUTO!!! *JB

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED CRUISE CONTROL CABLE FAILURE. THIS RESULTED IN VEHICLE ACCELERATING IN FULL THROTTLE.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING 20 MPH AND COMMING TO AN STOP BRAKES LOCKED UP. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, TECHNICIAN NOTICED BRAKE BOOSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S SEAT BELTS. *MR WHEN THE VEHICLE GOES OVER BUMPS, LARGE OR SMALL, THE SEATS BELTS TIGHTEN, WHICH PREVENTED THE PASSENGER FROM MOVING. AS THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE WARMED UP, THE SEAT BELT WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY, BUT WHEN COOL OR COLD, THEY WOULD TIGHTEN UP SO HARD THAT THE PASSENGER WOULD BECOME UNABLE TO BREATHE. *SCC

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH VEHICLE WAS IN A COLLISION AND WAS IMPACTED ON THE DRIVER. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED.*AK

WHEN THE VEHICLE WENT OVER A BUMP, THE SEAT BELTS TIGHTENED WHICH PREVENTED THE CONSUMER FROM MOVING. *JB *TS

THE DASHBOARD REFLECTED IN THE WINDSHIELD, WHEN DRIVING IN DIRECT SUNLIGHT. MR *TS *JB

THE FUEL GAUGE MALFUNCTIONED, NEVER REGISTERED LESS THAN I/2 FULL. *JB...*AK

WHEN THE CONSUMER DROVE TOWARD DIRECT SUNLIGHT, THE DASH BOARD REFLECTED THE SUN LIGHT TOWARD THE WINDSHIELD, WHICH IMPAIRED CONSUMER'S VISIBILITY. *PH *JB

DRIVER'S FRONT SEAT MOVES AND RATTLES WHEN TURNING AND BRAKING. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND HONDA HAS BEEN UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. BOTH MY DAD AND BROTHER HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH TWO DIFFERENT 2002 HONDA ACCORDS. TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS HAVE NOT RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. *NLM

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BACK OUT OF A PARKING SPOT, THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND SLAMMED INTO THE VEHICLE WAITING FOR THE SPACE. I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE TO GET OFF HIS BUMPER, THE CAR SHOT FORWARD WHILE STANDING ON THE BRAKE. THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP. FINALLY JUMPED A CURB AND RAN INTO PARKING METER TO STOP CAR. DEALER SAID NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR.*JB

SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION HAPPENS AGAIN LESS THAN A THOUSAND MILES LATER. AGAIN PUT CAR IN REVERSE, ENGINE SURGED AND SHOT BACKWARDS INTO TRAFFIC ON A BUSY STREET. CAR WAS INSPECTED BY ANOTHER DEALERSHIP AND THEY ALSO FOUND NOTHING WRONG. CAR IS CURRENTLY AT BODY SHOP BEING REPAIRED. HONDA OF AMERICA HAS BEEN NOTIFIED AGAIN, AND WE ARE WAITING TO HEAR FROM LEGAL DEPARTMENT. SAME CAR-SAME PROBLEM-NO HELP FROM HONDA. CAN NHTSA HELP? *JB

THE RIGHT REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, WHICH CAUSED THE TIRE TO BLOW OUT. *JB

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *JB*TS

THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK.*JB

WHEN RELEASING THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE ROLLS BACKWARDS. DEALER NOTIFIED. PH

THERE WAS A RATTLING SOUND NEAR THE REAR DOOR AND PASSENGER SEAT, HOWEVER THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, ALSO THE VEHICLE STALLED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS.*JB

I HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED IN JAN OF 2002 AFTER NOTICING A WHINE FROM THE TRANSMISSION AROUND 45MPH UNAFFECTED BY GEAR SELECTION AND BEING CONFIRMED BY SERVICE TECHS. I AM NOW NOTICING A SIMILAR, BUT NOT AS LOUD, WHINE AROUND 42-44MPH WHICH GOES AWAY IF I SHIFT FROM SAY 4TH TO 3RD, OR INTO NEUTRAL

2002 HONDA ACCORD - SEAT BELT AND AIRBAGS MALFUNCTIONED DURING A FRONT IMPACT COLLISION. CAR TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN DRIVER (PULLED ENTIRELY OUT) AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. AUTO BODY SHOP EXAIMED SAFETY FEATURES AND IN THEIR OPINION, SAFETY FEATURES DID NOT OPERATE PROPERLY.

ON DECEMBER 27, 2002 I EXPERIENCED POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE WITH MY HONDA ACCORD LX V4 2002. ON A EXIT OUT OF A SHOPPING CENTER I REGULARLY GO TO (TERRA NOVA SHOPPING CENTER ON EAST H IN CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA) THE CAR IN DRIVE STARTED TO ROLL BACK AFTER THE BRAKE WAS RELEASED AS TRAFFIC STARTED TO MOVE FORWARD. IN ORDER TO PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM CONTINUING TO REVERSE IN FREE FALL AND STRIKE ANOTHER CAR IN THE REAR IT WAS NECESSARY TO SLAM THE ACCELERATOR DOWN TO REGAIN FORWARD MOTION. AFTER I GOT HOME I CALLED MY DEALER (TIPTON HONDA IN EL CAJON, CALIFORNIA) AND ONE OF THE TECHNICIANS INFORMED ME THAT A SLIGHT ROLLBACK WAS NORMAL IN SMALL CARS BECAUSE OF THEIR TRANSMISSIONS. I THEN CALLED A FRIEND OF MINE WHO HAS A DEGREE IN AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING AND HE TOLD ME THAT ROLLBACK IS NOT NORMAL ON ANY CAR; THERE IS A BRAKE THAT IS SUPPOSE TO ACTIVATE IN THE TRANSMISSION TO PREVENT THIS WHEN THEN THE CAR IS STOPPED. I THEN BEGAN TO CONTACT OTHER LOCAL HONDA DEALERS, BALL HONDA IN NATIONAL CITY, CONNECTED ME TO A TECHNICIAN WHO SAID THAT IN ORDER TO MEET THE STRINGENT REQUIREMENTS ON EMISSIONS (VTEC ULEV) IN CALIFORNIA THE TIMING HAD TO BE ALTERED WHICH DOES RESULT IN SOME ROLLBACK. THE NEXT WEEK I TALKED TO LATEEFAH FROM HONDA (CASE NO. 12002-12-300-1175) AND SHE OTHER CUSTOMERS HAD REPORTED THIS AND HONDA WAS AWARE OF IT BUT THE ENGINE WAS DESIGNED TO MEET SPECS AND THEY WOULD NEVER SELL AN UNSAFE CAR. SHE STATED A SERVICE BULLETIN HAD BEEN ISSUED AND SAID THAT THE D

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SUFFERED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK INTO DRIVE, VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH TWO OTHER VEHICLES AND STOPPED AT A PRIVATE FENCE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR A MONTH. CONSUMER IS AFRAID THE AIRBAG MAY NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT OR MAY DEPLOY UNEXPECTEDLY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. PH

INTERSTATE HIGHWAY CLEAR,DRY ROAD CONDITIONS IN LIGHT TRAFFIC CONDITIONS. VEHICLE BECOMES UNSTABLE, BEGINS TO SWERVE. ATTEMPTS TO CONTROL & CORRECT HAVE NO EFFECT. VEHICLE'S FRONT LEFT IMPACTS CENTER "JERSEY BARRIER" SENDING THE CAR INTO A COUNTER-CLOCKWISE SPIN AGAINST THE "JERSEY BARRIER". NY WIFE SUFFERED SPINAL FRACTURES, BROKEN NOSE, BRUISED RIBS.......1 WEEK HOSPITALIZATION AND 3 WEEKS REHABILITATVE THERAPY. INJURY TO HER SPINE IS PERMANENT. STATE POLICE INDICATED AT LEAST ONE FRONT TIRE BLEW-OUT CAUSING THE ACCIDENT. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. VEHICLE PURCHASED NEW IN OCTOBER 2001.

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY SHE HEARD A LOUD BANGING NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AND WILL NOT RESTART DEALER IS AWARE OF PROBLEM PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AND IT WOULD BE HARD FOR CONSUMER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PH

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE GOING 45 MPH. THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. CONSUMER STATES BOTH FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT LOCK. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS *DT

CONSUMER STATES THAT TRUNK LID DOES NOT STAY UP WHEN OPENED. WHEN TRUNK IS OPENED LID FALLS BACK DOWN. CONSUMER AND OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS HAVE BEEN HIT IN THE HEAD SEVERAL TIMES WHILE LOADING AND UNLOADING ITEMS FROM THE TRUNK. CONSUMER CONTACTED MANUFACTURER WHO ADVISED THAT TRUNK IS OPERATING WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS. TS

CONSUMER STATES THAT DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT ONCE UNBUCKLED AND DOOR OPENED. TS

VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED 4 TIMES FOR BRAKE PROBLEMS. BUT DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE COST OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER FEELS THAT THESE ARE FAULTY BRAKES. SCC...*AK

MY HONDA CAR SOUND SYSTEM HAS A WHINING NOISE FROM THE SPEAKERS WHEN PASSING THROUGH CERTAIN AREAS OR WHEN THE CELL PHONE RINGS. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER TWICE AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS NORMAL. I CAN UNDERSTAND IF IT HAPPENS TO THE RADIO ONLY BUT IT HAPPENS ALSO WHEN THE CD PLAYER IS RUNNING.

THE AUTO TRANSMISSION HAS PROBLEM WITH 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. WHEN CAR MOVES SLOWLY AT 20 MILES OR LESS, A ROUGH DOWN SHIFT STARTS FROM THE 2ND GEAR TO 1ST GEAR THAT MAKES CAR JERKING. TOOK IT BACK TO A HONDA DEALER FOR A CHECK BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM STILL RANDOMLY SHOWS UP WHEN CAR IS DRIVEN IN THE 25 MILES/H ZONE.