2002 Honda Accord complaints

TRANSMISSION SLIPS, LUGS, AND HESITATES SHIFTING. DANGEROUS WHEN TRYING TO MERGE ONTO A FREEWAY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND CAR DOES NOT RELIABLY ACCELERATE. ALSO DANGEROUS WHEN CHANGING LANES. THE CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN WELL CARED FOR. A CHECK AND CHANGE OF THE TRANSMISSION FLUID DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *JS

TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING, WOULD SLIP OUT OF GEAR, WOULD SHIFT HARD OR NOT AT ALL, LIGHTS ON DASH REVEALED SOMETHING WRONG WITH BRAKES...DID AS MANUFACTURE SUGGESTED TURNING OFF CAR AND RESTARTING...LIGHTS WENT OFF...FEW DAYS LATER CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON...TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP...THEY TOLD ME $5000 I NEED TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. *JS

THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE POWER SEAT BROKE. SOMETHING ON THE SEAT BROKE THAT CAUSED THE SEAT BACK TO ROCK BACK. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL YEARS AGO. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. THEY SAID IT WOULD COST $1500 TO $2000 TO REPLACE THE SEAT. THE CAR WAS DRIVABLE. EARLIER THIS YEAR, A BRACKET THAT HELD THE SEAT TO THE FLOOR BROKE, CAUSING THE SEAT TO SEPARATE FROM THE FLOOR. THE CAR WAS NOT DRIVABLE. I HAD THE BRACKET WELDED SO THAT I COULD DRIVE THE CAR. ON APRIL 11, 2012, DIFFERENT BRACKET ON THE SEAT BROKE. THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AGAIN BECAUSE THE SEAT ROCKS BACK WHEN YOU ACCELLERATE OR STOP. IT LOOKS LIKE METAL FATIGUE AT BOTH PLACES. *TR

CPSC#I1230350A. 2002 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER STATED SHE ATTEMPTED TO COME TO A STOP AT THE RED LIGHT BUT HER CAR WAS STILL ACCELERATING. *LN THE CONSUMER IMMEDIATELY PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL, THEN PARK AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO RE-START THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN REVVING EXTREMELY HIGH. A PASSERBY, WHO WAS A MECHANIC OPENED THE HOOD, AND DISCOVERED THE ACCELERATOR CABLE WAS STUCK AND RELEASED IT. ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES. *JB

TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SLIPPING FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. I TOOK IT IN FOR MAJOR SERVICE AND ASKED MECHANIC ABOUT SLIPPING TRANSMISSION. HE PULLED PENDING CODE 1730 GEAR RATIO. 2002 HONDA ACCORDS WERE KNOWN TO HAVE MAJOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AS REPORTED BY CONSUMER REPORTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION WITHOUT SHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION INTO PARK. THE VEHICLE THEN ROLLED AWAY AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO MAJOR DAMAGES. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE INTERLOCK MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V025000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH) . THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 161,000. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE FROM A TRAFFIC STOP BUT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME HARD AND WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY RESPOND. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR OCCASIONALLY WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND VEHICLE WOULD SURGE FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 93,000.

I OWN A 2002 HONDA ACCORD AND THE "SRS" LIGHT REMAINS ON CONSTANTLY. I GOOGLED THIS ISSUE AND APPARENTLY HUNDREDS OF HONDA ACCORD OWNERS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. THE SRS APPARENTLY DEALS WITH THE SEATBELT RESTRAINT SYSTEM WHICH IS AN APPARENT DEFECT WITH HONDA. *TR

WHEN AT A STOP SIGN I PRESS ACCELERATOR AND THE CAR JERKS FORWARD UNTIL TRANSMISSION ENGAGES. DIAGNOSED BY HONDA AS TRANSMISSION INTERNAL FAILURE AT 54,856 MILES. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD IN 2007 AND WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER I PURCHASED IT FROM THAT THEY HAD REPAIRED THE TRANSMISSION AS PART OF HONDA'S RECALL. I BEGAN LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID AND SHORTLY AFTER, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO HESITATE. WHEN I AM MOVING FROM A STOPPED POSITION, THE ENGINE REV'S UP BUT THE VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE THEN SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE WILL TAKE OFF. I AM TERRIFIED OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE. I AM AFRAID OF CROSSING TRAFFIC, MAKING TURNS IN FEAR THAT THE VEHICLE WILL HESITATE AND NOT MOVE IN AND I WILL BE HIT BY AN ONCOMING VEHICLE. THIS IS A KNOWN RECALL FROM HONDA CORPORATION AND UNFORTUNATELY DUE TO THE DEALER MISREPRESENTING PERFORMING THE RECALL WORK, I AM NOW STUCK WITH THE VEHICLE AND ITS REPAIR COSTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SRS WARNING LAMP WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RECENTLY REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V260000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, WHO REFUSED TO PERFORM ANY REPAIRS BECAUSE THE FAILURE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 192,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THE TRANSMISSION ON THE VEHICLE FAILED THREE TIMES. THE DEALER STATED EACH TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP AND THERE WAS ALSO DAMAGE TO THE BEARINGS. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED THE FIRST TIME, THE MILEAGE WAS 21,268 MILES AND THE SECOND TIME IT WAS 35,315. THERE WERE ALSO METAL SHAVINGS FOUND IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WAS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT BECAUSE THE DEALER PERFORMED ALL OF THE REPAIRS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

I GOT 2002 HONDA ACCORD V6. RECENTLY, I HEARD A SOUND WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT GEAR, LIKE BAN SOUND. THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN JERK WHILE ACCELERATING.... I RESEARCHED ON THE INTERNET AND SAW A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. *TR

BOUGHT OUR 2002 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 NEW. AT AROUND 70000 MILES, TRANSMISSION STARTED GIVING US PROBLEMS AND FINALLY HAD TO BE REPLACED. VERY SCARY WHEN LIGHT CHANGES AND YOU CAN'T GET CAR TO MOVE! REBUILT ENGINE COST $2500 HAD A 12 MONTH 12K MILE WARRANTY. DIED AT AROUND 20000 MILES. CAR HAS BEEN A LEMON. AFRAID TO BUY A 3RD TRANSMISSION, NEW OR REBUILT AND LET MY 16 YEAR OLD DRIVE IT. HONDA KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH ALL THE V6 THEY BUILT FOR SEVERAL YEARS 2001-2004. WHEN I CALLED THEY COULD HAVE CARED LESS. AND THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

CONTAMINATION OF THE LINEAR SOLENOID AND ITS ASSOCIATED PASSAGES INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION WILL CAUSE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

2002 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIRBAG MALFUNCTION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG MALFUNCTION RED LIGHT DISPLAYED ON THE DASHBOARD ON NOVEMBER 14, 2011. THE CONSUMER MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR NOVEMBER 19, 2011. THE CONSUMER ARRIVED AT THE DEALERSHIP AND PRESENTED THE ADVISOR WHEN THE RECALL NOTICE. ABOUT AN HOUR LATER, THE ADVISOR PRESENTED THE CONSUMER WITH A LIST ITEMS THEY THOUGHT NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED AS WELL AS THE AIR BAG ISSUE. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS CAUSED BY FAULTY SEAT BUCKLE, IN WHICH THEY HAD TO REMOVE THE SEAT IN ORDER TO MAKE THE NECESSARY REPAIR. THE ADVISOR THEN INFORMED THE CONSUMER THEY DID NOT HAVE THE INFLATOR VALVE TO COMPLETE THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED HE WOULD BE CONTACTED ONCE THE PART ARRIVED. THE WORK WAS COMPLETED ON THE BUCKLE. THE CONSUMER FINALLY RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE DEALER STATING THE PART HAD ARRIVED. WHEN THE CONSUMER ARRIVED AT THE DEALER, HE WAS INFORMED THE WORK ORDER HAD BEEN MARKED AS COMPLETED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE RECALL HAD NOT BEEN COMPLETED AS THE PART HAD TO BE ORDERED. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED ANOTHER CALL FROM THE DEALER STATING TO CALL THEM TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE RECALL PERFORMED.

I HAVE A 2002 HONDA ACCORD V6. MY TCS, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND MY D4 TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON SO I TOOK IT TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS A 'PROBLEM' WITH MY TRANSMISSION AND THAT IT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A TOTAL COST OF $4900. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A PERVASIVE PROBLEM IN THIS MODEL - TRANSMISSIONS ARE FAILING AROUND 100K, SOME EARLIER - BUT HONDA HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL OR OFFERED TO REPLACE TRANSMISSIONS TO MY KNOWLEDGE. I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION ON MY HONDA EVER, BUT NOW I NEED TO REPLACE IT WAY TOO SOON. I PREVIOUSLY HAD A BOTTOM OF THE LINE 1994 HONDA CIVIC DX WITH 140K MILES AND NEVER HAD ANY ISSUES SO I DECIDED TO UPGRADE TO THEIR TOP OF THE LINE MODEL. I BOUGHT A HONDA BECAUSE I WANTED IT TO LAST A LONG TIME, BUT NOW THIS COST ALONG WITH A BADLY NEEDED PAINT JOB DUE TO THE CLEAR COAT ERODING (ANOTHER PERVASIVE PROBLEM IN THIS MODEL WHERE AGAIN HONDA HAS NOT ADMITTED FAULT) IS MORE THAN THE $6200 BLUE BOOK VALUE. *TR

SUDDEN JERKING AND SLIPPING; OUT OF CONTROL PARTIALLY; CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON ONLY AFTER A WHILE. *TR

GEAR SELECTOR FLASHES, D4 OVER AND OVER, SETS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WITH MULTIPLE CODES RELATED TO TRANSMISSION ISSUE. TESTED SOLENOIDS, REPLACED FAILED ONE, STILL HAVING ISSUE. WILL NOT GO INTO 4TH. WHEN IT GOES INTO 4TH, ID DOES NOT STAY IN 4TH GEAR. SOMETIMES IT WILL GET TO 3RD, BUT AGAIN DOESN'T STAY. 2ND IS THE HIGHEST THAT WORKS. BUCKS AND JERKS VIOLENTLY, AND IS A PURE DANGER TO DRIVE ON THE STREET. IT HAS BEEN PARKED AND NOT DRIVEN SINCE THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. *TR

I WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN TO MERGE INTO THE MIDDLE LANE ON A HIGHWAY SERVICE ROAD WHERE EVERY CAR WAS WAITING FOR THE GREEN LIGHT. I TURNED VERY SLOWLY AT LOW SPEED AFTER STOPPING AT THE STOP SIGN, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO TURN BY ITSELF, THEN MY CAR TURNED 180 DEGREES, WHILE THE ACCELERATOR SPEEDED UP AT A RAPID PACE, SEEMING TO BE STUCK. MY CAR JUMPED THE CURB, HIT A SIGN, AND FINALLY STOPPED. THE BUMPER COVER CAME DOWN, AND I CAN SEE THE BUMPER WAS DAMAGED (PUSHED BACK IN THE MIDDLE ABOUT 2 INCHES), BUT BOTH OF MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT ALL. *TR

TRANSMISSION SKIPS BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND AND NEEDS REPLACED. ONLY 112,000 MILES AND I HAVE DONE EVERY SERVICE RECOMMENDED - ALL BUT ONE WERE DONE BY THE DEALERSHIP! THERE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A LITTLE JERK THERE WHEN ACCELERATING BUT WAS TOLD IT WAS FINE. *TR

WHEN WE PURCHASED THIS 2002 HONDA ACCORD EX IN MARCH OF 2010 THE CLOCK BACKLIGHT DID NOT WORK. ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO THE GEAR SHIFT CONSOLE BACKLIGHT WENT OUT. THE ONLY WAY WE KNOW AT NIGHT WHAT GEAR WE ARE IN IS TO VIEW IT ON THE DASH. NOW THE BACKLIGHTING FOR THE CLIMATE CONTROLS HAS GONE OUT. WE UNDERSTAND THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR MANY YEARS NOW AND THERE HAS BEEN VERY LITTLE POSITIVE HELP FROM HONDA. TO GET THIS FIXED I UNDERSTAND THAT THE WHOLE RADIO MUST BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF THE INTERLOCKING ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AT A COST SOMEWHERE AROUND $1000.00. *TR

HAS BEEN MAKING A HARD SHIFT SINCE ABOUT 65000 MILES, REALLY NOTICEABLE YESTERDAY AT 94600 MILES. SOMETIMES LOSE ACCELERATION WHEN DRIVING. *TR

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION JERKS WHEN ACCELERATING PAST 20MPH OR WHEN PUTTING IT IN REVERSE. AFTER SOME RESEARCH, I FOUND OUT THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2002 HONDA ACCORDS YET IT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE SINCE A LOT OF DRIVERS APPEAR TO BE HAVING THE SAME TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. *TR

2002 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THERE SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH HONDA TRANSMISSIONS IN THAT THERE ARE OVER 600,000 REPORTED FAILURES. HONDA ADMITS TO THE PROBLEM AND OFFERS TO PAY 50% OF THE REPAIR IF IT IS DONE IN A HONDA DEALERSHIP. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE DEALERSHIP PRICE IS DOUBLE WHAT OTHER ASE REPAIR FACILITIES WOULD CHARGE FOR THE SAME REPAIR SO IN EFFECT HONDA IS OFFERING NOTHING. ATTEMPTS TO GET THROUGH AN APPEAL TO HONDA WITH LETTERS TO OFFICERS OF HONDA HAVE YIELDED NOT RESPONSE FROM THEM. IT SEEMS IMPOSSIBLE TO GET AROUND THE "CUSTOMER SERVICE" FIREWALL. NO DOCUMENTATION HAS EVER BEEN RECEIVED FROM HONDA NOT EVEN THE REPAIR QUOTE. IT IS ALL VERBAL WITH NOT CONCERN FOR THIS DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. *TR

TURNING A CORNER OF A BUSY INTERSECTION THE CAR MADE A LOAD WUMP THUNK SOUND AND STOPPED WITH THE ENGINE STILL RUNNING. LUCKILY, NO ONE REAR-ENDED ME OR KNOCKED ME INTO THE POLICEMAN IN THE ROAD CONDUCTING A LICENSE CHECK. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD EX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEYS FROM THE IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO ROLL FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 205,000.

2002 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE TRANSMISSION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING ABOUT 90 DAYS AGO AND THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND A DIAGNOSIS REVEALED A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED. *JB

2002 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER STATES PREMATURE TRANSMISSION FAILURE . *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING AND EVENTUALLY HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE SECOND TRANSMISSION WAS ALSO DEFECTIVE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. IN JUNE 2011, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING AGAIN. WHILE DRIVING TO THE DEALER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AN INSPECTION REVEALED THE 2ND GEAR PRESSURE SWITCH HAD AN ERROR, ALONG WITH ANOTHER ERROR WHICH WAS A CODE FOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE, WHICH WERE RESET. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHOWN TO BE OVER-FILLED APPROXIMATELY 3/4 OF ONE QUART. THE CONSUMER LEFT THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THE TRANSMISSION CONTINUED TO SLIP. *JB

MY AIRBAG HAS NEVER BEEN DEPLOYED, BUT I RECEIVED A LETTER REGARDING THE SAFETY RECALL OF AIRBAGS IN MY MAKE AND MODEL OF CAR. THE INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE DASH WILL NOT GO OFF, AND I AM UNSURE OF WHETHER OR NOT THE AIRBAGS ARE EFFECTIVE. *TR

BOUGHT THIS 2002 ACCORD W/ 57K MILES FROM PASADENA HONDA DEALERSHIP USED SELECTION ON 10/23/09 AND TWO YEARS LATER W/ 95.5K THE TRANSMISSION STARTED JERKING FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND OUT OF REVERSE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. MECHANIC GOT NO USABLE CODES ON THE COMPUTER SO DID TRANSMISSION SERVICE, BUT TWO DAYS LATER, PROBLEM RETURNED AND 700 SERIES CODES APPEARED IN DIAGNOSIS (TORQUE CONVERTER GONE BAD - TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACING). D4 LIGHT ALSO STARTED FLASHING ON THE 3RD DAY AFTER PROBLEM RETURNED (ON THE WAY TO THE MECHANIC'S!). $2800 IS COST OF 3 YEAR WARRANTY HONDA PARTS DEPT. RBUILLT TRANSMISSION AND $1100 LABOR. HONDA NO LONGER OFFERING ANY GOODWILL REPAIR OF ANY KIND. HONDA HAS LOST ME AS A CUSTOMER FOR LIFE. TOYOTA RAV 4 (PREVIOUS CAR) DROVE TO 215K WITHOUT ANY TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AT ALL. FINALLY GOT REARENDED AND BOUGHT THE USED HONDA ACCORD NEXT. I'VE LEARNED MY LESSON. TOYOTA IS A FAR SUPERIOR PRODUCT TO HONDA AT ALL LEVELS. BE WARNED! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SRS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY CONFIRMED A SEAT BELT MALFUNCTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,358 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 157,000.

WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN 2008 FROM A HONDA DEALERSHIP'S USED CAR LOT (UNDER A SEPERATED NAME THAT WAS CLOSED DOWN A FEW MONTHS AFTER WE BOUGHT OUR CAR). WITHIN A MONTH, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN JERKING AND SURGING. BEING A MECHANIC, I HOOKED IT UP TO A MACHINE AND FOUND OUT THE TRANSMISSION HAD A CODE DISPLAYING. HONDA'S SPREADSHEET STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE "1 2 SHIFT SOLENOID" OR IF THIS FAILED TO REPAIR THE ISSUE, "REPLACE TRANSMISSION". COME TO FIND OUT IT WAS A KNOWN ISSUE, ONE THAT HAS CAUSED ACCIDENTS IN THE PAST, AND THAT HONDA HAS DONE VERY LITTLE ABOUT IT TO COMPENSATE CUSTOMERS. WE HAD THE CAR REPAIRED AT THE SHOP THAT [XXX] (THE DEALERSHIP) TOOK ALL THEIR CARS TO. IT HAS WORKED FOR ALMOST 3 YEARS. WE HAVE ONLY GOTTEN 32,000 MILES OUT OF THIS CAR, AND ARE NOW LOOKING AT ANOTHER TRANSMISSION REPAIR/REPLACEMENT. I AM CURRENTLY IN THE NAVY, I LEAVE MY FAMILY FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME, THIS HAS BEEN THE WORST CAR I HAVE EVER OWNED, AND THE COMPANY WHO SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SELLING US A LEMON REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. NEITHER THE DEALERSHIP OR HONDA WISH TO TAKE ANY KIND OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATLEY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED TO 25 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. ONCE THE CONTACT EXITED THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT SHE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 77,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

CAR DELAYS SHIFTING INTO SECOND GEAR THEN SHIFTS HARD CAUSING ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON AND THE GEAR INDICATOR TO FLASH RESULTING IN LOSS OF MOVEMENT. I HAVE TO SHUT THE CAR OFF THEN RE START TO KEEP MOVING. *KB

TRANSMISSION BEGINNING TO SHIFT HARD BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEARS. THE SYMPTOMS SOUND EXACTLY LIKE ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS POSTED AROUND THE INTERNET FOUR 6TH GENERATION HONDA ACCORDS. HONDA SHOULD RECALL THESE TRANSMISSIONS! *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE, IT IS CLEARLY THE FAULT OF DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING. OF COURSE IT IS DANGEROUS, HOW MANY ACCIDENTS, INJURY AND DEATHS WILL IT TAKE TO FIX THE PROBLEM? *TR

PURCHASED THE 2002 HONDA ACCORD SE COUPE IN MARCH 2008 WITH 64K MILES. AFTER A FEW MONTHS OF DRIVING I BEGAN TO FEEL A SLIGHT JERK WHEN I PLACED MY FEET ON THE ACCELERATOR. TOOK MY CAR TO A LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT I NEEDED A TRANSMISSION FLUSH. AFTER DRIVING CAR I BEGAN TO FEEL THE SLIGHT JERK AND OVER A YEAR I RECIEVED 2 TRANSMISSION FLUSHES. JERKING HAS GOTTEN SO BAD THAT I AM NOT ABLE TO TRADE BECAUSE IT IS BASICALLY A LEMON. HONDA DEALERSHIP HAS TOLD ME NOW THAT I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. OVER 3K TO REPLACE AND AFTER CALLING AMERICAN HONDA THEY REFUSED TO HELP WITH THE COST. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE 2002 ACCORDS BUT YET THEY WONT OWN UP TO IT. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE A HONDA EVER AGAIN. *TR

TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACEMENT. ADVISED BY HONDA 3K. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER HAVING NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 10V041000 (AIR BAGS) REPAIR PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 168,000.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE JUST QUITS. THERE IS NO STUTTERING, STALLING, OR ENGINE MISFIRES, IT QUIETLY JUST QUITS. THE RADIO, AC/HEATER FAN, BRAKE LIGHTS STILL WORK BUT NOT THE SIGNAL LIGHTS,WINDOWS, INSTRUMENT PANEL. AFTER RESEARCHING THE INTERNET ON THIS ISSUE, FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH KEEPS COMING UP. *TR

THE CAR HAD BEEN RUNNING FINE (2002 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 WITH 105K MILES) BUT FELT MINOR SLIPPING IN LOW GEARS. THEN SUDDENLY THE CHECK ENGINE & TCS LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE D4 LIGHT WAS BLINKING. THE CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE FROM A STOP OR SLOWER SPEEDS WELL AT ALL. I HAVE AVOIDED BEING HIT SO FAR BUT JUST BARELY. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO ACCELERATE PROPERLY AND MERGE INTO HIGHWAY TRAFFIC COUNTLESS TIMES. I HAVE BEEN ALMOST REAR-ENDED 3 TIMES IN THE PAST 2 WEEKS WHEN THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE WHEN PROCEEDING FROM A RED LIGHT THROUGH A GREEN ONE. AFTER RESEARCH HAVE IDENTIFIED A WIDELY KNOWN HONDA V6 TRANSMISSION PROBLEM SINCE 1998 BUT HONDA WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE OR RECALL OR REPAIR. *TR

AT CLOSE TO 160K MILES, EXPERIENCED HARSH SHIFTING BETWEEN GEARS. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT INDICATED AN ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION. ONLY OPTION IS TO REPLACE WITH NEW TRANSMISSION. *TT

2002 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A SAFETY RECALL RELATED TO VEHICLE AIRBAG *TGW THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS RENDERED A TOTAL LOSS. THE CONSUMER WAS REAR ENDED AND PUSHED FORWARD INTO THE CAR AHEAD OF HER. SHE HIT HER FOREHEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL CAUSING A BIG BUMP ON HER FOREHEAD. IT ALSO CAUSED A LARGE HEMATOMA WHICH DRAINED INTO HER LEFT EYE AND PARTIALLY TO THE RIGHT EYE CAUSING SWELLING AND REDNESS UP TO THE EYE BAG FOR WEEKS. *JB

2002 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEMS WITH SRS INDICATOR LIGHT *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED IN MAY 2009 THE SRS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY CHARGED HER $115 TO TURN OFF THE LIGHT. IN JUNE 2011, THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE SRS. WHEN SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER, THEY INFORMED HER THE AIR BAG WAS NOT AFFECTED. AS THE CONSUMER LEFT THE DEALER, THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE DEALER THEN INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE AIR BAG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER PAID FOR THE REPLACEMENT AT A COST OF $1,274.00. *JB

TRANSMISSION CONSTANTLY SLIPS WHEN ACCELERATING. THIS IS CONCERNING BECAUSE I CANNOT DEPEND ON MY CAR TO ACCELERATE WHEN I NEED TO. I'VE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR AND AM AWAITING THEIR FEEDBACK. *KB

2002 ACCORD EX-L V6: CAR SHAKES WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND WHEN AT A STOP CONTINUES TO SHAKE AND JERK THEN POWERS OFF. CAR HAS BEEN MAINTAINED WITH REGULAR OIL CHANGES YET THIS CONTINUES TO HAPPEN EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE VEHICLE. *TR

MY WARRANTY REPLACED THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION IN MY CAR BECAUSE IT FAILED TO WORK AT 74.378 MILES. AMERICAN HONDA REPLACED THAT FREE OF CHARGE AND NOW THE NEW ONE WITH LESS THEN 40,000 MILES HAS FAILED. IT WAS CONFIRMED BY THE HONDA DEALER THAT THIS 2ND TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT WHINES AND THE DIFFERENTIAL IS SLIPPING CAUSING PREMATURE WEAR ON THE AXLES. THEY WILL NOT REPLACE THIS ONE FREE OF CHARGE, THEY WANT TO CHARGE $4000 FOR REPAIRS. THE AXLES WERE WEARING IN OCT 2009 AND WERE REPLACED AT LEAST FOUR TIMES BEFORE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION THAT WAS THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. WHEN TRAVELING IN HIGH ROAD AND AIR TEMPERATURE 95+ DEGREES MY TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO JERK WITH STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. I WAS ON A LONG BRIDGE AND UNABLE TO PULL OVER AND STOP. WHEN I WAS ABLE TO STOP I LET MY ENGINE COOL DOWN. EVER SINCE THAT INCIDENT MY TRANSMISSION HAS HAD A JERKING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. I HAVE BEEN BACK TO MY DEALERSHIP AND SERVICE MGR STATED NOTHING IS WRONG WITH YOUR TRANSMISSION. THE SERVICE MGR. KNOWING THAT MY CAR YEAR AND MODEL WERE RECALLED. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO A TRANSMISSION COMPANY RECENTLY AND THEY ADVISED ME TO RETURN TO DEALERSHIP. MY TRANSMISSION IS ABOUT TO FAIL. I FEEL VERY UNSAFE WHEN DRIVING OR PULLING INTO TRAFFIC AS MY TRANSMISSION HAS NO POWER WITH THIS JERKING. I NEVER KNOW WHEN THE VEHICLE WILL COMPLETELY FAIL CAUSING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT TO MYSELF AND OTHERS. I HAVE HAD MY TRANSMISSION SERVICED ACCORDING TO THE GUIDELINES IN MY HONDA MANUAL. I HAVE SEARCHED ON THE INTERNET AND DISCOVERED THAT THE 2002 HONDA ACCORD HAS BEEN RECALLED. I, BEING THE ORIGINAL OWNER, HAVE NEVER BEEN NOTIFIED BY HONDA.THAT MY CAR NEEDS TO BE BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. I NEED TO HAVE MY TRANSMISSION REPLACED AND HONDA WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THERE PRODUCT. *TR