2002 Honda Accord complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THERE WERE TWO RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THE AIR BAGS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS: 11V260000 AND 10V041000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER THREES TIMES AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000.

INVESTIGATING SOME STRANGE ISSUES, PULLING AND CLUNKS AT SPEED AND BUMPS, TRANNY ISSUES AND NOSE FROM THE FRONT OF MY CAR I DECIDED TO DO AN INSPECTION. I TOOK THE PASSENGER FRONT WHEEL OFF AND DISCOVERED RUST HOLES RIGHT THREW THE REAR BEAM OF THE FRONT SUB FRAME! IS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT, THIS CAR IS A SAFETY HAZARD. IT WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION IN MY STATE AND MY FAMILY AND I ARE TERRIFIED TO DRIVE IT. THIS HONDA HAS BEEN IN MY FAMILY SINCE NEW. AND HAS BEEN DEALER MAINTAINED FOR ALL THE MAJOR SERVICE OVER THE PAST 11 YEARS AND THIS WAS NEVER SEEN? ITS NOT LIKE IT JUST HAPPENED TODAY IN MARCH OF 2013! I LOOKED AROUND UNDER THE CAR AND UNDER THE HOOD, I SEE THE DRAIN TUBE FOR THE AC DRIPS RIGHT ON THE SPOT THE FRAME IS RUSTED THREW! THEN I TOOK THE DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL OFF AND THERE IS NO RUST AT ALL! THIS IS A TRAGIC DEFECT. WHAT IF THE PASSENGER SIDE FRAME IS TO SNAP WHEN I'M DRIVING IT? THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE THAT CAR IN OTHER WISE PRISTINE CONDITION WITH ONLY LESS THAN 91,000 WOULD HAVE THIS KIND OF RUST AND WOULD HAVE TO SUFFER SUCH A HIDEOUS FLAW LIKE THIS. I CANT AFFORD TO FIX THIS NOW. ITS GOING TO BE WELL OVER $1500 AND NOT ONLY THAT MY LIFE AND MY FAMILY'S LIFE IS PRICELESS. AGAIN THE REAR BEAM OF THE FRONT SUB FRAME IS RUSTED THREW DUE TO THE FACT THE AC DRAIN TUBE DRIPS DIRECTLY ON THIS SPOT. NO OTHER RUST ON THE REST OF THE SUB FRAME. POTENTIAL DEATH TRAP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED EXTENSIVE RUST ON THE SUB FRAME BELOW THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WROTE A LETTER TO THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS CONTACT BY THEM, STATING THAT THEY COULD PROVIDE NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,660.

MY UNCLE WAS TRAVELING ON A STATE HIGHWAY WHEN HIS 02 HONDA HYDROPLANED ON A RAINY AFTERNOON AND HIT HEAD ON WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. MY THREE MONTH OLD DAUGHTER SUSTAINED SEVERE HEAD TRAUMA AND DIED AT THE HOSPITAL A LITTLE LATER. ELEVEN DAYS LATER MY UNCLE DIED FROM SEVERE BLEEDING AND BRAIN DAMAGE. HONDA SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THIS CAR. MY DAUGHTER WHO WAS 2 AT THE TIME WAS A PASSENGER ALONG WITH TWO OTHER COUSINS, THEY ALL CAME OUT FINE. NOW 6 YEARS LATER WE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ABOUT THE AIRBAGS AND I'M CONCERNED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE ENOUGH AND COULD HAVE BEEN THE MAIN RESULT IN MY DAUGHTERS DEATH. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ALONG, WITH MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR, BUT THE CAR LOST POWER, IT STOPPED GOING FORWARD. I MANAGED TO MAKE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CAR WOULD ACCELERATE, AND THEN STOP ACCELERATING, AND THEN BEGIN AGAIN. GOING SLOWLY, I MANAGED TO MAKE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A HONDA SERVICE CENTER, WHERE THEY SAID I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. I HAD ALREADY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION BACK IN 2008. THE NEW TRANSMISSION HAD ONLY 53,000 MILES ON IT BEFORE IT FAILED. SO, A 2002 HONDA ACCORD, WITH 115,000 MILES IS ON ITS THIRD TRANSMISSION. SO THE ONE I HAD INSTALLED IN 2008 ONLY LASTED 53,000 MILES, SO HONDA PUT A SECOND CRAPPY TRANSMISSION IN MY CAR. THEY DIDN'T FIX THE TRANSMISSION SAFETY PROBLEM. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ALONG, AND MY CAR STARTED LURCHING AND JERKING, MAKING A BIG THUMPING NOISE. I TOOK IT TO A HONDA SERVICE CENTER, THEY SAID I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION- THE CAR ONLY HAD 62,000 MILES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE ENGINE WAS STARTED, THE GEAR SHIFTER BECAME WAS INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE SHIFT SOLENOID VALVE FAILED AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 182,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V260000 (AIR BAGS) AND NEEDED A DIAGNOSIS PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,000. *TR

THE CLEAR COAT AND PAINT IS ALMOST COMPLETELY DISSOLVED ON THE ROOF, TRUNK AND HOOD OF MY NIGHTHAWK-COLORED HONDA. THIS STARTED LESS THAN 3 YEARS FROM THE PURCHASE OF THIS CAR!! I WAS NOT AWARE OF ALL OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS AT THAT TIME. I HAVE ALWAYS TAKEN EXTREMELY GOOD CARE OF MY CAR, INSIDE AND OUT. IT CURRENTLY ONLY HAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000 MILES ON IT, AND THE PAINT LOOKS ABSOLUTELY HORRID. THIS IS NOT NORMAL OXIDATION, IT'S CLEARLY A DEFECT IN THE PAINT, JUST LIKE ALL OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS/PICTURES ONLINE OF OTHER HONDAS WITH THE SAME DEFECTIVE PAINT ISSUE. HELP! *TR

YOUR URGENT RESPONSE AND AN ACTION NEEDED 1.REQUEST FOR AN IMMEDIATELY RECALL FOR HONDA ACCORD LX 2002 MODELS AS HAVING DANGEROUS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, WIDESPREAD TRANSMISSION FAILURE, SUBFRAME RUST, & PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM (SRS ), AND OVERALL THE CARS SAFETY OR QUALITY NUMEROUS CONCERNS. 2.TO FIX THE PROBLEMS AND REFUND CAUSED DAMAGES AND PERSONAL INJURIES DUE TO IT, REFUND PAID PURCHASE COST INCLUDING DAMAGES, REPLACE TO A NEW CAR WITH INCLUDED PAID AND DAMAGES OCCURRED TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, 2002 HONDA ACCORD PROBLEMS & COMPLAINTS CARCOMPLAINTS.COM NOTES: THE 2002 HONDA ACCORD SUFFERS FROM WIDESPREAD TRANSMISSION FAILURE, SUBFRAME RUST, & PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM (SRS). WE RECOMMEND AVOIDING THIS MODEL YEAR LIKE THE PLAGUE. THE TRANSMISSION BEGINS SLIPPING & EVENTUALLY HAS TO BE REPLACED, TYPICALLY SOON AFTER 90,000 MILES & WITH A REPAIR COST OF OVER $2,000. TRANSMISSION FAILURE HAS BEEN A HUGE PROBLEM FOR THE ACCORD & SEVERAL OTHER HONDA MODELS ALL THROUGH THE EARLY 2000S MODEL YEARS. HONDA EXTENDED THE TRANSMISSION WARRANTY TO 93 MONTHS/109K MILES FOR THE 2000-2001 ACCORD AS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT SETTLEMENT, BUT OWNERS OF OTHER ACCORD MODEL YEARS WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ARE OUT OF LUCK. SUBFRAME RUST NEAR THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL HAS BECOME A PROBLEM RECENTLY, DUE TO THE POORLY POSITIONED A/C DRAIN HOSE DIRECTLY ABOVE THAT AREA. REPAIR COST TO THE SUBFRAME IS OVER $2,000. THE SRS WARNING LIGHT LIKES TO COME ON DUE TO A DEFECTIVE SEAT BELT SEN

1.REQUEST FOR AN IMMEDIATELY RECALL FOR HONDA ACCORD LX 2002 MODELS AS HAVING DANGEROUS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, WIDESPREAD TRANSMISSION FAILURE, SUBFRAME RUST, & PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM (SRS ), AND OVERALL THE CAR'S SAFETY OR QUALITY NUMEROUS CONCERNS. ORDERLY PROBLEMS OCCURRED AS IT BULLETED DOWN: ?GOT IT WITH SLIPPING AND JERKING GEAR. WITHIN TWO DAYS RETURNED, BUT I WAS ADVISED THAT THERE ARE NO URGENT PROBLEMS AND THAT ONLY MY IMAGINATION. ?KEY TIME FROM TIME DO NOT STARTS OR HARD TO REMOVE. ?PROBLEM WITH A BACK WINDOW TO CLOSE WHEN OPENED IT. THE DEALER CLOSED IT AND RECOMMENDED NOT TO OPEN IT ANYMORE. ?WHEEL BEARINGS GOING OUT AND CAR DRAGS THAT CAUSE TO REPLACE A FEW TIMES TIRES AND THE BRAKES PADS. PREMATURE TIRE WEAR. ?BALL JOINT IT WAS THOUGHT IN THE BEGINNING, BUT THEN A TRANSMISSION OR BOTH. AS OF PER CARSCOMPLAINT.COM JANUARY/2013 REPORT IT TALKS ABOUT SUBFRAME RUST NEAR THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL. ?CHANGE SENSORS BUT STILL ?CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS? ? IT SHOWS P1166 AND P1167 AN AIR /FUEL RATIO SENSOR ? ARE GENERALLY WIDE BAND O2 SENSOR THAT COULD BE ANYTHING. SMELLS. ?IT COULD BE THIS PROBLEM WITH SENSOR & CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AS ACCORDING TO THE JAPANESE AUTOMAKER ?HONDA SAID THE SENSOR WIRE COULD BREAK AND CAUSE THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT TO BE ILLUMINATED AND PREVENT THE SENSOR FROM WORKING PROPERLY. WHEN THE SENSOR FAILS, THE AIR BAG SYSTEM AUTOMATICALLY MOVES TO FULL INFLATION PRESSURE, WHICH COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF INJURY FOR SMALLER DRIVERS

TRANSMISSION BEGAN SURGING AND TCS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ALONG WITH BLINKING 4TH GEAR LIGHT. SHUT VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED WITH NO ISSUES. TWO DAYS LATER PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN IN TRAFFIC. PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD. LIMPED VEHICLE HOME IN 2ND GEAR. *TR

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SUDDENLY SO I TOOK IT THE SHOP TO GET IT CHECKED OUT. THE TECHNICIAN SAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR IS A HONDA ACCORD EX V6 2 DOOR COUPE AND ONLY HAS 70,600 MILES. IT SEEMS LIKE MANY HONDA VEHICLES ARE EXPERIENCING EARLY TRANSMISSION FAILURES THAT NORMAL. *TR

MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD SE WITH 2.4 L 4 CYL HAS 95,000 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION WILL SOMETIMES SLAM INTO GEAR WHEN GOING FROM PARK TO DRIVE AND SLIPS WHEN THE CAR GOES FROM 1ST GEAR TO 2ND GEAR. WHEN YOU ROLL INTO A STOP AND PRESS THE ACCELERATOR TO GO AGAIN THE VEHICLE WILL SLAM INTO GEAR. WHEN I DO COME TOO A COMPLETE STOP, THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS LIKE IT STILL WANTS TO GO AND THEN HESITATES AND THE SLAMS INTO 1ST GEAR AGAIN. OTHER FRIENDS OF MINE WITH 2000-2001 ACCORDS WITH 80,000 TO 100,000 MILES ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, HE WAS ABLE TO HAPHAZARDLY REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL AWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE OF THE DIAGNOSIS HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 199,000.

MY CAR HAS ROLL-AWAY PROBLEM. IF THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT IN PARK AND THE PARKING BRAKE IS NOT SET, THE VEHICLE ROLLS AWAY. I HAVE NOTICED A RECALL ON THE SIMILAR GROUNDS ON VARIOUS OTHER VEHICLES (HTTP://WWW.REUTERS.COM/ARTICLE/2012/12/12/US-AUTOS-HONDA-RECALL-IDUSBRE8BB11220121212). MY VEHICLE SHOULD ALSO BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. THANKS *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, A CLICKING SOUND WAS HEARD FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT A GRINDING NOISE WAS NOTICED WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO BOTH INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND BOLT JOINTS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACCORD HONDA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WOULD NOT FIT SECURELY IN THE IGNITION. THE KEY WOULD BECOME LOOSE AND DISLODGE FROM THE IGNITION SPORADICALLY WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V364000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 142,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD V6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO HESITATE WITH A DELAYED RESPONSE WHEN APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION GEARS SLIPPED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED TWICE WITHIN FOUR YEARS. IN 2007, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE TRANSMISSION REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER HEARING A NEWS REPORT ABOUT RUST IN THE SUB FRAME OF HIS MODEL VEHICLE, HE DECIDED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHINIAN VERIFIED THAT THE SUB FRAME WAS SEVERELLY CORRODED AND THERE WAS A DANGER THAT THE ENGINE COULD FALL OUT OF THE VEHICLE. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 119,000. UPDATED 12/21/12*LJ UPDATED 1/4/2013 *JS

TL* (COUNTERFEIT AIR BAG CONCERN) THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE MAKING HER AWARE OF THE COUNTERFIT AIR BAG ISSUE. AS THE FIRST OWNER OF THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT DID NOT BELIEVE THAT THERE WAS ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE AIR BAGS. HOWEVER, SHE BECAME CORCERNED AND CONTACTED THE DEALER. THE MECHANIC ADVISED HER TO BRING IN THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO DETERMINE IF IN FACT THE AIR BAGS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT EXPIRIENCE ANY PROBLEMS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

LOW BEAMS HAVE STOPPED WORKING? HIGH BEAMS WORKS FINE... I REPLACED WITH A NEW BULB, BUT IT STILL DOESN'T WORK (SOMETHING ELECTRICAL?). THIS DEFECT HAS SIMILAR SYMPTOMS TO THE ELECTRICAL ISSUES I HAVE READ ABOUT FOR THE 2003-2007 MODELS. *TR

I HAVE BEEN THE SINGLE OWNER FOR THIS CAR SINCE DECEMBER 2001. CAR HAS 103500 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED. VEHICLE STARTED EXPERIENCING JERKS WHEN UPSHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEARS. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO SAYS IT WILL COST $4600 AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $3100. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL AS TOO MANY PEOPLE ARE REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME BROKE ON MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD . THE SHOP DIDN'T WANT TO WELD IT BECAUSE OF CONCERNS IT WOULD SIMPLY BREAK AGAIN. A NEW SEAT WOULD HAVE COST $1200 PLUS LABOR. I GOT ONE FROM A WRECKED CAR FOR $560. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD LX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE SEATBELT DID NOT RESTRAIN THE CONTACT. THE CONTACT WAS NOT REPORTED INJURED HOWEVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC HOWEVER, THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 11/9/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED DUE TO THE ACCIDENT SHE HAD TO HAVE OPEN HEART SURGERY. HER CHEST HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AND SHE BROKE HER ARM. THE CONSUMER ALSO HAD AN ANEURYSM THAT COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE ACCIDENT. UPDATED 11/29/2012 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO STATED THAT DUE TO THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE, IT SURPASSED THE STATUE OF LIMITATION AND WAS NO LONGER ELIGIBLE FOR REPAIRS UNDER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V025000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

WHILE GETTING MY REQUIRED YEARLY NY STATE INSPECTION (PERFORMED BY A CERTIFIED HONDA MECHANIC) THE SUBFRAME REAR BEAM (CROSS MEMBER) WAS FOUND TO BE UNSAFE AND RUSTING OUT WITH HOLES ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW THAT ALLOWS FOR THE COLLECTION OF WATER AT THE PROBLEM SPOT. IT IS A VERY EXPENSIVE FIX THAT HE WAS SURPRISED THAT HONDA HAS NOT RECALLED BECAUSE IT HAPPENS SO FREQUENTLY AND IS A SAFETY CONCERN.. THE REST OF THE UNDERCARRIAGE AND FRAME WAS IN GOOD CONDITION. WHY HASN'T HONDA RECALLED THIS SAFETY ISSUE? *TR

2002 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIR BAG INFLATOR REPLACEMENT *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER PERFORMED SHODDY WORK IN REPLACING THE RECALLED DRIVER AIR BAG INFLATOR. THE CONSUMER STATED HE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER ABOUT A DEEP GASH ON THE AIR BAG COVER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STEERING WHEEL. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT WHENEVER THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS TURN ON THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

I TOOK MY CAR FOR A NHTSA RECALL 11V-260 (DRIVER'S AIRBAG INFLATOR) TO; HUGH WHITE HONDA 1360 AUTO MALL DR COLUMBUS , OH 43228-3662 (614)922-1111 ON JULY 16, THEY FIXED THE ISSUE, HOWEVER NOW I HAVE AN SRS LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD THAT WON'T GO AWAY. I WAS TOLD THAT IT IS RELATED TO THE SEAT BELT ISSUE. IF THAT IS THE CASE, THEN THE SEATBELTS SHOULD HAVE BEEN PART OF RECALL AS WELL. IF IT DOES NOT WORK THEN WHAT IS THE POINT OF HAVING THE RECALL. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY TRANSMISSION STARTING SLIPPIN AND WAS STICKING AT 3000RPM'S. I HAD BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE HONDA DEALER WHERE I WAS TOLD "IT IS STILL SAFE TO DRIVE, I DONT NEED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT THE TIME AND TO DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL TRANSMISSION NO LONGER WORKS". I TOOK THE CAR HOME AND HAD TO JUMP ON THE HIGHWAY, AS SOON AS I DID THIS THE CARS TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT AND LEFT ME STRANDED WITH MY CHILDREN. I GOT THE CAR HOME AND THEN HAD A MECHANIC FROM OUR AREA LOOK AT THE CAR AND HE IMMEDIATLY HAD TOLD ME THAT THERE HAS BEEN PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS FOR THIS CAR AND HONDA SHOULD NEVER HAVE TOLD ME IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. I HAD TO SPEND 2400.00 ON A NEW TRANSMISSION. HONDA NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF THIS BILL. *TR

POLICE REPORT #[XXX]FILED WITH OZAUKEE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT WI HAS PARTICULARS. MY VEHICLE CRASHED HEADON WITH SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. MY WIFE WAS THE ONLY PASSENGER AND RECIEVED SPINAL INJURIES. SHE WAS WEARING HER SEAT BELTS BUT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ON EITHER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE'S AIRBAG WAS THE SUBJECT OF RECALL IN 2011 AND REPAIRS WERE MADE BY ME IN LINE WITH THAT RECALL. I HAVE NOTIFIED HONDA WITH CASE # [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

ON AUGUST 3, NOTICE A LOUD CRACKING SOUND IN RIGHT FRONT OF CAR. TOOK CAR TO HONDA DEALER AUG. 9. WAS CONTACTED BY SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE, STATED FRONT CROSS BEAM WAS CRACKED NEARLY INTO TWO PIECES AND THAT DUE TO THE SERIOUS DANGEROUS CONDITION OF THE CAR IT CAN NOT BE DRIVEN. I WAS ASKED TO COME AND OBSERVE THE CONDITION. UPON ARRIVING I ASKED HOW THIS COULD OCCUR, CAR IS GARAGED, EXCELLENT CONDITION, WELL MAINTAINED. I WAS INFORMED THEY HAVE SEEN THIS CONDITION BEFORE AND THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING DRAINS ONTO THIS BEAM MAKING IT WET ALL THE TIME. THEY BELIEVE THIS HELPED THE BEAM RUST, IN ONE AREA ONLY, UNTIL EVENTUALLY NEARLY BREAKING INTO 2 PIECES. I ASKED IF HONDA ACKNOWLEDGED THIS DEFECT I WAS TOLD THEY KNOW THE DRAIN DRIPS ON THE BEAM AND THAT THEY HAVE SEEN THIS BEFORE BUT THERE WAS NO RECALL?? I CALLED HONDA USA FOR ASSISTANCE ON THIS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SAFETY CONDITION, I WAS INSTRUCTED THAT BECAUSE OF THE CARS AGE THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST. I WAS ONLY ASKING FOR HONDA TO SUPPLY THE PART, I WAS WILLING TO PAY THE LABOR COSTS. IF THIS FRONT CROSS BEAM WOULD HAVE BROKEN COMPLETELY THROUGH WHILE DRIVING IT CERTAINLY WOULD HAVE CAUSED A TRAFFIC CRASH RESULTING IN INJURY OR WORSE. I LEARNED THAT HONDA RECOGNIZED THE SAFETY PROBLEM AND CHANGED THE AC DRAIN LOCATION IN NEWER MODELS YEARS 2004 OR 2005 SO THAT IT NO LONGER DRAINS ONTO THE BEAM. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONDITION THAT CERTAINLY HAS HAD TO RESULT IN TRAFFIC CRASHES, HOPEFULLY NO INJURIES HAVE OCCURRED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AFTER REMOVING THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL AWAY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO ENTER THE VEHICLE, APPLY THE PARKING BRAKE AND STOP THE VEHICLE FROM ROLLING AWAY. THE CONTACT NOTICED SHE HAD REMOVED THE KEY WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN DRIVE AND NOT IN PARK. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE PARKING BRAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V025000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

SRS LIGHT STAYS ON. SEAT BELTS WERE REPLACED AND WARNING LIGHT RESET,BUT CAME ON AFTER A COUPLE OF MILES. NOW THERE IS A RECALL ON THE AIR BAG INFLATORS, BUT THE SEAT BELT CONTROL MODULE, WHICH ACTIVATES THE INFLATORS IS DEFECTIVE, AND NOT COVERED UNDER ANY UPDATE OR RECALL PROGRAM. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IN A CRASH IF THE SRS LIGHT IS ON. THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM AND IN MY OPINION SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER A FEDERALLY MANDATED SAFETY RECALL WITH NO CHARGE TO THE CONSUMER. *TR

HONDA HAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT FOR A REAR BEAM PLACE. AT THE HONDA DEALERSHIP, A HONDA AND STATE OF MICHIGAN CERTIFIED MECHANIC HAS CERTIFIED THAT HONDA PUT CARS IN PRODUCTION WITH A DEFECTIVE PLACE FOR AIR CONDITIONING DRAIN. THE DRAIN FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER COMES STRAIGHT ON THE TOP OF THE REAR BEAM AND MAKE THIS PIECE OF METAL CORRODED AND RUST OUT. THE POSITION FOR DRAIN HAS NOT BEEN MANUFACTURED IN THE RIGHT PLACE. THE CAUSE IS TO BREAK THE REAR BEAM AND PUT THE DRIVER IN EXTENSIVE DANGER WITH HAVING CAR RUNNING ON LESS THAN FOUR WHEELS AND DRIVING ON HIGHWAY CAN KILL A PERSON ALONG WITH OTHERS MAY GET HIT WITH THE VEHICLE. REPAIR COSTS $2000.00. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT HAD RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V260000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE). AT THE TIME OF RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTICE, THERE WERE NO LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS INSPECTED HOWEVER NO FAILURE WAS FOUND. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SRS WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER WHILE THE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND THEY DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW AIR BAG. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE HOWEVER NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

2002 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE HINGES ON THE SEAT BROKE, THE SHOULDER BELT DID NOT KEEP HER SECURELY AGAINST SEAT, ONLY THE LAP BELT WORKED. CONSUMER SUFFERED NUMEROUS INJURIES FROM THE ACCIDENT. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT, WHEN SHE WAS REAR ENDED BY A DRUNK DRIVER. THE CONSUMER STATED AT NO TIME DID THE AIR BAGS DEPLOY. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL. # 11V260000 REGARDING THE AIR BAGS. *JB

LOST POWER AND UNABLE TO SAFELY CONTROL CAR. PULLED INTO INTERSECTION AND LOST POWER IN FRONT OF ON-COMING TRAFFIC. DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION, CARS IS UNABLE TO SHIFT, MAY LOSE POWER OR ACCELERATE SUDDENLY. WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM IN HONDA TRANSMISSION, UNSAFE TO DRIVE AS POWER IS UNRELIABLE AND TRANSMISSION CAN FAIL AT ANY MOMENT. HONDA ALREADY PREVIOUSLY NAMED IN CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT, PROBLEMS REMAIN. HONDA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE OR REPAIR. NTSB NEEDS TO ORDER A RECALL FOR THE SAFETY OF DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AND THE THROTTLE PLATE WAS CLEANED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TIMES WHEN DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V025000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION: SWITCH); HOWEVER THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP IN A JERKING MOTION WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY TRANSMISSION DECIDES TO NOT KNOW WHAT GEAR IT WAS IN. IT JUST REVS THE ENGINE ACTS LIKE IT IS IN NEUTRAL. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN SINCE THE CAR LOOSES POWER AND SOMEONE COULD HAVE REAR-ENDED ME. CHECKED ON AUTOBEEF.COM AND THE MAJORITY OF THE COMPLAINTS DEALT WITH THIS ISSUE ON THE ACCORD. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN SINCE SO MANY PEOPLE ARE AFFECTED. HONDA USED TO BE DEPENDABLE BUT NOT NOW. NOW I HAD TO MISS WORK AND LOOK FOR A NEW CAR OR GET IT REPAIRED WHICH COSTS 3,000 DOLLARS. *TR

MY TRANSMISSION FAILED AFTER ONLY 37,140 MILES. AFTER NEGOTIATION, HONDA REPLACED IT; WE SHARED THE COSTS. REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION NOW FAILED; I REGULARLY MAINTAIN IT. HONDA WANTS TO CHARGE $5000 TO REPLACE; HONDA SAID THEY WOULD PAY 60% OF PARTS; LABOR EXTRA. AAMCO REBUILDS FOR $2200 - $2800 TOTAL PARTS & LABOR. HONDA "OFFERED" TO SHARE COSTS. SEEMS EVEN MORE UNREASONABLE GIVEN SEEMING INFLATED COSTS. HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/ACCORD/2002/ HAS RECORDED OVER 640 COMPLAINTS OF 2002 HONDA TRANSMISSIONS. JAN. 8, 2011 ARTICLE, "HONDA TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS SEEM TO EXIST", THE REPORTER STATES THAT ONE COMPLAINANT; "PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA),5U.S.C.552(B)(6) IS NOT ALONE IN HIS DISENCHANTMENT. THE N.H.T.S.A. WEB SITE HAS SOME 570 TRANSMISSION COMPLAINTS FROM OWNERS OF 2003/2004 ACCORDS. MANY REFER TO PROBLEMS WITH SECOND GEAR. THERE ARE JUST OVER 700 TRANSMISSION COMPLAINTS FROM OWNERS OF 2002?4 ODYSSEY MINIVANS. THE SAFETY AGENCY CAN INVESTIGATE IF IT APPEARS THAT A RECALL MAY NOT HAVE SOLVED A SAFETY PROBLEM. BUT THE AGENCY NEVER STARTED SUCH AN INVESTIGATION. LAST WEEK,, A SPOKESWOMAN FOR THE AGENCY, SAID SUCH AN INQUIRY WAS NOW BEING CONSIDERED." THE 2002 TRANSMISSIONS, LIKE THE 2003-04, APPEAR TO HAVE EVEN MORE COMPLAINTS. I BOUGHT A HONDA BECAUSE OF HONDA'S ADS PROMOTING THEIR CARS' RELIABILITY. NOW I HAVE TO CONTEND WITH TWO TRANSMISSIONS FAILING, AND

THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER IN JANUARY OF 2012. I AM THE SECOND OWNER. THE CAR HAS OVER 100 DOCUMENTS IN THE SERVICE RECORD FOLDER I HAVE FOR IT. IT HAS BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OF, WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID JUST CHANGED. THE SHIFTING HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE SINCE ABOUT A MONTH AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. SLIPPING, JERKING, POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WHEEL-SPINNING, IT DOES IT ALL. AT 95,500 MILES THE TRANSMISSION IS PRETTY MUCH BLOWN. IT COULD BE UNSAFE TO DRIVE IN TRAFFIC OR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, SINCE AT ANY TIME THE VEHICLE COULD LOSE POWER OR THE WHEELS COULD LOCK UP. I THOUGHT I WAS BUYING QUALITY WHEN I BOUGHT A HONDA. TURNS OUT I BOUGHT A CAR FROM THE WORST GENERATION OF ACCORDS. THESE YEARS ARE NOTORIOUS FOR TRANSMISSION FAILURES, AND ONE COMPLAINT WEBSITE SAYS TO "AVOID [THIS VEHICLE] LIKE THE PLAGUE". I WISH I HAD. LOOKS LIKE IT WILL COST ~$2500 TO FIX, NOT SURE I WANT TO PUT THE MONEY INTO IT, AND UNLESS HONDA ADMITS THE PROBLEM AND STARTS REPAIRING THESE TRANSMISSIONS FOR NO COST, I WONT BUY ANOTHER HONDA. THEY MAY OFFER TO COVER HALF THE COST OF A REBUILD, BUT THEY'LL CHARGE $5000 FOR IT, SO IT'S POINTLESS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V176000,(POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DESPITE HAVING EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE CHANGING GEARS, THE TRANSMISSION SEIZED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 20 MPH WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO ENTER A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD. SHE THEN CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE AIR BAG CRUSHED AND FRACTURED THE CONTACT'S ARM. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE WAS PUSHED INTO THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO SUSTAIN FRACTURED FEET AND ANKLES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE170,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THE HEADLIGHTS ON HER VEHICLE WERE CLOUDY, WHICH MADE IT VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE AT NIGHT WHEN ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE FAILURE WILL BE INVESTIGATED. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE COVERED WITH A CLOUDY SUBSTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

MY TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ENGAGE IN DRIVE WHEN IN THE COLD WEATHER. AFTER THE CAR AND RESTARTING IT STARTS WORKING BUT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE HONDA DEALER AND THEY CALLED HONDA SERVICE DEPT. SUPPOSEDLY, MY ECU IS FAULTY AND NEEDS REPLACEMENT. BUT MY TRANSMISSION COULD ALSO NEED REPLACEMENT AFTER FIXING MY ECU. NOW I AM AFRAID DRIVING MY CAR THINKING WHAT IF TRANSMISSION FAILS WHILE I AM ON THE HIGHWAY. MY TRANSMISSION HAS ALREADY FAILED ONCE AT AROUND 40,000 MILES IN 2005. I THOUGHT IT WAS A ONE-TIME THING AND GOT THE REPAIR DONE AT THAT TIME. UNFORTUNATELY, MY MODEL ACCORD V6 2002 WAS NEVER THE PART OF HONDA TRANSMISSION RECALLS DESPITE HAVING EXACTLY SAME PROBLEM. ALSO, I DO NOT TRUST HONDA CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CODES. FOR YEARS MY SRS LIGHT FOR PASSENGER SEAT BELT WAS ALWAYS ON. EVERYTIME DEALER TOLD ME THAT I ECU HAS FAILED. AFTER DRIVING MY CAR FOR 5 YEARS WITH UNSAFE CONDITIONS, HONDA FINALLY HAD A RECALL OF SRS MODULE AND NOW IT THE LIGHT IS GONE. WITH THE SAME ECU. *TR

TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND JERKING, WARNING LIGHTS COME ON. DEALER DIAGNOSTICS RECOMMENDS TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT AT A COST OF $5,069 PARTS & LABOR. DEALER SAYS OUR 2002 ACCORD V6 NOT INCLUDED IN PREVIOUS TRANSMISSION RECALLS. 57,000 MILES IS VERY LOW MILEAGE FOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE. WE USE THE CAR IN CITY DRIVING MAINLY, SOME HIGHWAY. NEVER HAVE PULLED TRAILERS OR EXCESSIVE WEIGHTS, SO VICTIM CAN'T BE BLAMED. *TR

2002 HONDA ACCORD EX V6. THE TRANSMISSION WAS DETERMINED BY HOLLER HONDA TO BE TERMINAL, MEANING NO GOOD NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. THE DANGER OCCURS WHEN YOU HAVE TO ACCELERATE WITH THE NORMAL TRAFFIC FLOW AND ARE UNABLE TO BECAUSE OF SLIPPING AND IMPROPER SHIFTING. A ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. I'M SURE THERE HAVE ALREADY BEEN ACCIDENTS DUE TO THIS BY PEOPLE WHO UNAWARE OF THE SEVERITY OF THE PROBLEM. FROM WHAT I'VE READ THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM, HONDA HAS AGREED TO SPLIT THE COST OF THE REPAIR OF $4,600, WITH MY MOM HAVING ALZHEIMER'S AND ME NO JOB THAT FIGURE MIGHT AS WELL BE 4 MILLION DOLLARS. PLEASE SOMEBODY HELP US WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR