2002 Honda Accord complaints

IGNITION KEY CAN BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WHEN GEAR SHIFT IS NOT IN THE "PARKED" POSITION. THEREFORE, VEHICLE IS ABLE TO ROLL WHEN DRIVER EXITS VEHICLE, RESULTING IN DAMAGE AND/OR INJURY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SRS LIGHT WAS ILLIMUNATED ON THE INSTRUMENATL PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.

I WAS TOLD 2 YEARS AGO BY A HONDA DEALERSHIP THAT A SOLENOID WAS DEFECTIVE IN THE TRANSMISSION. SOLENOID WAS REPLACED BUT PROBLEMS DID NOT GO AWAY COMPLETELY. TRANSMISSION WOULD SHIFT, BUT HARD AND WITH GREAT DELAY IN 1ST GEAR. I RETURNED TO 2 OTHER DEALERSHIPS BUT WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR DID NOT HAVE AN ISSUE. I WILL NOT TRAVEL WITH THE CAR AS I AM AFRAID THE TRANSMISSION WILL FAIL WHEN IT GETS HOT AS IT DID THE 1ST TIME WHEN I WAS 300 MILES FROM HOME. I RECENTLY TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP WHOM I TRUST AND WAS TOLD THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT A RECALL WAS ISSUED BUT I NEVER WAS NOTIFIED BY MAIL OR PHONE EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A 1 OWNER CAR. *KB

DEALER REPORTS TRANSMISSION FAILURE. ALL REQUIRED MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN PERFORMED AND CAR HAS NOT BEEN ABUSED. HONDA REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL. *KB

2002 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIRBAG AND SAFETY CAMPAIGN *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER CLEARED THE CODE, BUT THE NEXT DAY, THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE TRANSMISSION WAS LEAKING AND ONE OF THE DRIVE BELTS WERE NOT PERFORMING CORRECTLY. *JB

THE CAR IS HESITATING TO GO FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND OFTEN JERKING. IT ALSO MAKES A BUSSING NOISE WHEN RUNNING ABOVE 45 MPH. I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR WITH A MILEAGE 113,300 THINKING THAT IT IS HONDA, A DURABLE CAR MANUFACTURER. AFTER DRIVING A CAR APPROXIMATELY 20 DAYS, I NOTICED THE PROBLEM. SO DISAPPOINTED. CHECKED WITH A HONDA DEALER IN CHICAGO AND IT IS SAID THAT IT HAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, COSTING CLOSE TO $4K TO REPLACE WITH AN AFTERMARKET TRANSMISSION OR APPROXIMATELY $4.5K HONDA PART (BOTH INCLUDING LABOR FEES). GIVEN SO MANY COMPLAINS ON THIS TYPE OF CAR (I HAVE DRIVEN DODGE STRATUS AND NOW GOING CLOSE TO 210K WITH NO SINGLE PROBLEM TO A TRANSMISSION), I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THE AGENCY TO SUPPORT A RECALL OF THE PART AND REQUEST HONDA TO BE RESPONSIBLE AND TAKE A FULL FIX ON THE PROBLEM. THANK YOU *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V041000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY REFUSED TO PERFORM THE REPAIRS BECAUSE THE ODOMETER WAS NOT READING THE MILEAGE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE SITUATION. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 113,000.

WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL, THE CAR JERKED A FEW TIMES, THEN GAVE A HARD KNOCK OR TWO. I STOPPED THE CAR FOR ABOUT TWO MINUTES. WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE, THE CAR DRAGGED AND COULD ONLY MOVE VERY SLOWLY. I PULLED INTO A NEARBY DRIVEWAY AND AWAITED THE TOW. MY MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO BACK IT INTO A PARKING SPOT, BUT THAT WAS THE LAST MOVEMENT THE CAR MADE ON ITS OWN. THE CAR WAS THEN TOWED TO THE HONDA DEALER WHO SAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

MY 8 YEARS OLD GRANDSON BECAME ENTANGLED IN THE SEAT TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE CAR. THE SEAT BELT LOCKED AND HE WAS UNABLE TO MOVE. HE MANAGED TO SQUIRM OUT BUT HIS FOOT GOT CAUGHT IN THE BELT. THE BELT TWISTED AND I WAS UNABLE TO LOOSEN IT WORKING ON IT FOR 15 TO 20 MINUTES. THE BELT BECAME TIGHTER EACH TIME I TRIED TO RELEASE IT. HIS FOOT BECAME RED AS THERE WAS NOT ANY CIRCULATION TO HIS RIGHT FOOT. I ENDED UP RETURNING HOME AND CUTTING THE SEAT BELT IN ORDER TO RELEASE HIM. THE SEAT BELT IS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IN THE BACK. I HAVE NOT FIXED THE BELT AND FEEL LIKE HONDA SHOULD REPLACE THE BELT FREE OF CHARGE. I HAVE NOTIFIED HONDA. HOPEFULLY THEY WILL REPLACE THE SEAT BELT FREE OF CHARGE. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN IT BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS DOWN A HILL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO ENTER THE VEHICLE, APPLY THE BRAKES AND SHIFT IT INTO PARK. THE KEYS WERE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, SO THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE VEHICLE MUST HAVE ALSO BEEN SHIFTED INTO PARK BEFORE IT BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V025000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000.

2002 HONDA ACCORD SE V4 - 93,500 MILES: WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, I STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT AND WHEN I PUSHED THE GAS TO TAKE OFF, THE CAR REVVED, BUT DIDN'T GO FOR SEVERAL SECONDS AND THEN STARTED JERKING AS THE CAR WAS TRYING TO ENGAGE INTO FIRST GEAR. FROM THAT POINT, EVERY TIME I STOPPED AT A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN, THE CAR JERKED WILDLY AGAIN AND MADE HORRIBLE NOISES. TOOK CAR INTO THE HONDA DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS TOTALLY SHOT AND THAT I NEED A NEW ONE AT A COST OF $3950.00. CAR HAS BEEN KEPT UP AND FLUID CHANGES DONE REGULARLY. *TT

HAD CAR SERVICED AS PER MANUAL AT HONDA DEALERSHIP. LAST SERVICE, I WAS TOLD TO HAVE TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED. DID THAT. REPORTED WITHIN A COUPLE DAYS THAT THE TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO OCCASIONALLY SHIFT HARD. ASKED TO BRING BACK IN FOR CHECK. DID THIS. DEALER KEPT CAR FOR 2 DAYS, RAN TESTS, SAID NO PROBLEMS NOTICED. PICKED UP CAR, NOTICED WITHIN AN HOUR AGAIN OCCASIONAL SLIPS ON TRANSMISSION. DROVE IT FOR ABOUT A MONTH, TRANSMISSION FAILED. HONDA USA SAID "NOT THEIR PROBLEM", DEALER SAID "NOT THEIR PROBLEM". I AM VERY UPSET AS THIS CAR WAS IN EXCELLENT (GARAGED) CONDITION. *TR

MAJOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. WHEN GENTLY STOPPING THE VEHICLE (AT A STOP SIGN, OR AT A RED LIGHT), THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD AFTER IT HAS ALREADY COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THIS HAPPENS WHEN IT IS TRYING TO DOWNSHIFT FROM SECOND TO FIRST GEAR. THEN, THERE IS A FIVE SECOND DELAY BEFORE THE CAR ACTUALLY ENGAGES IN FIRST GEAR (IN OTHER WORDS, AFTER I STOP, I CANNOT MOVE THE CAR AGAIN FOR AT LEAST FIVE SECONDS). ALSO, SOMETIMES WHEN ACCELERATING, THE CAR SLIPS OUT OF GEAR FOR A FEW SECONDS (JERKS FORWARD AND BACK) AND THEN EVENTUALLY SLIPS BACK INTO GEAR. BOTH OF THESE PROBLEMS OCCUR SPORADICALLY. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE WORSE WHEN THE CAR IS WARMED UP.

1. BOUGHT CAR USED, EVERYTHING ELSE RUNS FINE (EXCEPT REGULAR MAINTENANCE WAS NEEDED). 2. THE TRANSMISSION JERKS BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR WITH A HIGH PITCH SQUEAL BEING EMITTED AT HIGH MPH. THIS CAR ONLY HAS 116,000 MILES ON IT. 3. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE YET, LOOKING TO GET A RECALL ON THIS BECAUSE MANY ACCORD 2002 OWNERS HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH SHE COULD HEAR A WHISTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED A BEARING WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION WAS CAUSING THE NOISE. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO ADVISED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, AND IT REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH THE VIN WAS INCLUDED. THE RECALL WAS ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V259000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE). THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. UPDATED 8/29/11 *CN UPDATED 09/21/11

2002 ACCORD TRANSMISSION LURCHES WHEN GOING INTO SECOND GEAR BUT ENGINE REVS UP BEFORE THAT HAPPENS. 138,000 MILES ON ODOMETER BUT THIS IS A FLAW THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN KNOWN TO HAVE. HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SRS LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE AIR BAG BUT DID NOT PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC TEST ALTHOUGH THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V260000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

I HAVE A 2002 HONDA ACCORD EX THAT HAS CONTINUOUSLY BEEN HAVING TRANSMISSION ISSUES INCLUDING JERKING IN AND OUT OF GEAR REVVING UP WITOUT MOVING AND SWITCHING GEARS. ALSO HAVING NOTICED I FORGOT TO PUT CAR IN PARK AND TURNED OFF MY CAR TAKING KEYS OUT OF GEAR. BOTH OF THESE PROBLEMS ARE BIG SAFETY ISSUES AND HAVE OCCURRED SINCE OWNING THE CAR FOR TWO YEARS. I AM NOW FACED WITH GETTING A NEW TRANSMISSION ON A CAR THAT HAD ORIGINALLY LESS THEN 100 THOUSAND MILES ON IT WHEN PURCHASED. I HAVE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE HEAD LIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS 3 TIMES SINCE OWNING THE CAR AND I HAVE NEVER LEFT LIGHTS ON FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE VIOLENTLY WHEN STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE MOTOR MOUNTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT THE VEHICLE COULD POSSIBLY CONTINUE TO VIBRATE WHEN STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY INCREASED ACCELERATION WITHOUT WARNING. THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED REPEATEDLY AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO TRAVEL AND CRASHED INTO SEVERAL CURBS. THERE WAS SUSBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE PASSENGER SIDE FENDER. IN ADDITION, BOTH FRONT TIRES AND THE REAR PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE TIRES EXPLODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED AND NECESSARY REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED ON THE FENDER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR AREA. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN STARTING TO LURCH, HESITATE, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON AND OFF AND NOBODY HAS BEEN ABLE TO PIN POINT HE PROBLEM - WE HAVE HAD IT CHECKED SEVERAL TIMES BUT NO ONE CAN AGREE ON THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED IMMEDIATELY. WE HAVE RECEIVED NO COMMUNICATION FROM HONDA ON THIS ISSUE AND HAVE HEARD NOTHING ON T HE NEWS - WE DO NOT REGULARLY TROLL THE INTERNET AND WERE NOT AWARE OF PROBLEMS WITH THE HONDATRANSMISSION. *TR

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PAINT ON THE HOOD, ROOF AND TRUNK OF HER VEHICLE TURNED A DIFFERENT COLOR. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, BUT DID NOT REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,000. NW

HONDA HAS A TRANSMISSION DESIGN FLAW IN THEIR EARLY 2000 HONDA ACCORDS. I OWN A 2002 ACCORD WITH 107,000 MILES THAT REQUIRES A NEW TRANSMISSION. I WAS SURPRISED BECAUSE THIS BRAND IS KNOWN TO BE RELIABLE. UPON RESEARCHING HONDA TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ONLINE, I FOUND SEVERAL ARTICLES AND MULTIPLE CONSUMER COMPLAINTS REGARDING HONDA TRANSMISSION FAILURE. HONDA DID RECALL TRANSMISSIONS IN CERTAIN MODELS FROM 2003 AND 2004. AMERICA HONDA KNOWS THEY HAVE A PROBLEM AND THEY DECLINED TO ASSIST ME WITH THE REPAIR BECAUSE MY 2002 ACCORD WAS NOT ONE OF THE RECALL MODELS. I AM NOW STUCK WITH $3,600 REPAIR BILL FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. ALMOST HAD A WRECK WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC SINCE THE CAR DID NOT ENGAGE 2ND GEAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER RECEIVING A RECALL IN REGARDS TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V041000 (AIR BAGS), SHE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND TRIED TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT BUT THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR REPAIRS WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD BEEN ATTEMPTING TO SECURE AN APPOINTMENT SINCE SEPTEMBER 2010 TO NO AVAIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 160,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I CURRENTLY OWN A 2002 HONDA ACCORD WITH 12,744 MILES ON IT. MY CAR STARTS TO JERK WHEN I AM ACCELERATING. SOMETIMES WHEN I AM AT A COMPLETE STOP IT FEELS LIKE SOME ONE HAS HIT MY CAR FROM THE BACK, AND IT THEN JERKS BEFORE IT IS ABLE TO MOVE. *TR

2002 ACCORD SE SEDAN TRANSMISSION IS STARTING TO FAIL AT 135,000 MILES. TRANSMISSION SLIPS FROM 1 TO 2 GEAR ON ACCELERATION AND HAS DELAYED DOWNSHIFT FROM 2 TO 1 WHEN BRAKING FOR A STOP. TRANSMISSION WAS WELL MAINTAINED AND FLUSHED/REFILLED WITH CORRECT HONDA ATF AT RECOMMENDED INTERVALS. VERY SCARY DRIVING THE CAR BECAUSE BEHAVIOR OF THE DRIVETRAIN IS UNCERTAIN. *TR

OUR 2002 HONDA ACCORD ONLY HAS 80000 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN REGULARLY MAINTAINED AND HAS HAD THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED. WE HAVE BEEN QUOTED $2800 FOR THE REPAIR/REPLACEMENT. WE WERE ON VACATION IN LAS VEGAS WHEN IT HAPPENED AND BROKE DOWN IN A SCARY PART OF TOWN. WE HAD TO LEAVE IT AND NOW HAVE TO FLY BACK TO GET IT. WE FEEL VERY CHEATED--SHOULDN'T THERE BE AN ELEMENT OF SAFETY KNOWING YOU'RE IN A WELL MAINTAINED CAR WITH ONLY 80,000 MILES ON IT? *TR

SRS ON FOR NO REASONS. *TR

2002 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 3.0L MY ABS BRAKES WENT ON WHEN THEY SHOULDN'T...IN LIGHT TRAFFIC (THANK GOD), I WAS ABOUT TO ENTER ROUTE 53...D4 LIGHT BLINKING ON DASH, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. TURNED OFF ENGINE, WAITED FEW MINUTES...TURNED ON ...MANAGED TO GET INTO REPAIR FRIENDLY FORD IN ROSELLE, IL. RECEIVED ERROR CODE P0780...TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THIS IS DANGEROUS...I FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE...I ONLY HAVE 44,000 MILES ON MY CAR...PROBLEMS WERE BUILDING AT ABOUT 41,000 MILES...HONDA DID NOT DIAGNOSE. THEY DIDN'T RECALL MY VEHICLE (VIN NUMBER). I AM SEEING MANY HONDAS' WITH TRANNY FAILURE - MY CAR NEEDS TO BE ON THE RECALL LIST. THEY STRUNG ME ALONG UNTIL MY WARRANTY ENDED....I AM VERY VERY DISPLEASED AND ANGRY. THERE NEEDS TO BE SOMETHING DONE WITH A LARGE RECALL....I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE STUCK PAYING FOR MANY TRANSMISSIONS LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE, WHERE THEY KEEP FAILING TIME AND TIME AGAIN. HAD I MADE IT ONTO ROUTE 53...I WOULD HAVE BEEN REAR-ENDED IN A BAD WAY. I AM WRITING LETTERS TO HONDA CORP AND HONDA DEALER WHERE I PREVIOUSLY BROUGHT IN MY HONDA - WHERE THEY BRUSHED ME OFF CHARGING COUPLE OF THOUSAND FOR UNNECESSARY RUSTED TINY BOLTHOLE ON SUBFRAME. APPROX 2,000$$$. THIS IS THE CAR WHERE MY GAS PEDAL STUCK 4 TIMES...IN WHICH THEY REPLACED AIR VALVE? THAT WAS THREE REPLACEMENT ON VALUE (2 TIMES FIRESTONE AND ONCE AT HONDA) HONDA DEALER IN SCHAUMBURG, IL. [XXX]. I BOUGHT THIS CAR AS AN INVESTMENT...NOW I CANNOT SELL WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON...NOT THAT I WOULD SELL TO

BOUGHT CAR NEW IN 2002 AND HAD A 7 YR EXTENDED WARRANTY AND SINCE I DRIVE VERY FEW MILES ,THE PROBLEM DIDN'T GET NOTICED UNTIL WELL INTO MY WARRANTY IN 2006 BUT MY CAR ONLY HAD 22,000 MILES ON IT! THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED IT UNDER WARRANTY AT NO COST WITH A REFURBISHED TRANSMISSION AND I WAS ASSURED I'D HAVE NO PROBLEMS....WELL LESS THAN 28,000 MILES LATER THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED WHAT I THOUGHT I WAS IMAGINING,A SLIPPING AND SLOPPY SHIFTING TRANSMISSION!!! IN THE TECHNICIANS NOTES HE STATED"THE TRANSMISSION HAS A LATE SHIFT FROM 1ST -2ND AND A SLOPPY SHIFT FROM 3RD TO 4TH" I SPOKE WITH THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND HE TOLD ME THAT THE WARRANTY WAS WELL OVER (EVEN THOUGH I WAS ONLY AT THE 50,000 MILE MARK AND WAS GOING TO NEED A SECOND TRANSMISSION ALL WITH NO GUARANTEE HOW LONG THAT WOULD LAST.HE TOLD ME HIS MANAGER WOULD CALL ME BUT I TOOK FROM HIS DEMEANOR THAT NOTHING WOULD GET DONE ON THAT END. I CANT TRULY AFFORD A NEW CAR BUT POURING MONEY INTO WHAT I CONSIDER A LEMON WILL NOT BE SATISFACTORY EITHER...ANY IDEAS? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING IN SECOND GEAR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE IN THE TRANSMISSION AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT. THE CONTACT CALLED MANUFACTURER REGARDING NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000.

FOR THE LAST 4 THIS CAR HAS JUMPED AND SHIFTED HARD AT STOPS WHEN COLD. THE DEALER TOLD ME THIS WAS NORMAL AND NEVER MADE RECORD OF IT ON A SERVICE SLIP (ROUGHLY 70K). THE DEALER MADE ME SERVICE THE TRANSMISSION EVER 15-20K AFTER THE CAR HAD 35K MILES. MY HONDA DEALER HAS NOW TOLD ME THAT THE CAR HAS AN ODOMETER DISCREPANCY, WHICH I HAD NEVER BEEN INFORMED OFF, AND THAT THE CAR PROBABLY HAS CLOSER TO 98K ON IT. THE TRANSMISSION NOW SLIPS AND STALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTIONS AND YOU HAVE TO BRAKE HARD AT STOPS TO KEEP THE CAR FROM LUNGING FORWARD WHEN COLD. I FEEL HONDA IS CHARGING THE CUSTOMER WITH EXTRA MAINTENANCE TO KEEP THE TRANSMISSION FROM GOING OUT WHILE IT IS IN WARRANTY TO KEEP THEM FROM BEING RESPONSIBLE. I ALSO FEEL THE SURGING AND SLIPPING IS A SAFETY HAZARD CAUSED BY MAKING A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. *TR

MY CAR DID NOT SHOW ANY WARNING SIGNS OF FAILURE UNTIL I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THEN THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLAMMING INTO GEAR AS I ACCELERATED CAUSING LURCHING. I HAD TO SEND MY HONDA ACCORD 2002 TO THE REPAIR SHOP FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION AT ONLY 85000 MILES. ALL THE TRANSMISSION DEALERS I COMMUNICATED WITH STATED THAT THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF A TRANSMISSION BREAKING AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE. *TR

AT FIRST INSTANCE, THE CAR BEGAN TO SHOW SLUGGISH CONDITIONS WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. AS TIME WENT ON, THE 'SLIPS' BEGAN TO GROW MORE AND MORE DANGEROUS TO THE POINT THAT THE CAR COULD BARELY SHIFT BETWEEN GEARS AT ALL AND WAS A SAFETY HAZARD FOR BOTH DRIVER AND TO ANYONE AROUND ME AS I WAS VULNERABLE TO BE REAR-ENDED BY ANYONE TOO CLOSE BEHIND (BECAUSE THE CAR COULD NOT ACCELERATE) AND TO THOSE AHEAD OF ME AS THE CAR TENDED TO JERK FORWARD. AFTER A REPAIR TO THE SOLENOID ONCE BEFORE, THE CAR'S PERFORMANCE IMPROVED, HOWEVER SOME SLUGGISH CONDITIONS REMAIN AND THE CONDITIONS ONLY WORSEN AS TIME GOES ON. AT 102,000 MILES, THE CAR'S 2ND' TRANSMISSION APPEARS TO NEED TO BE REPLACED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE FOR HONDA ACCORDS AS REPORTED ON SEVERAL WEBSITES AND KNOWN AND ACKNOWLEDGED BY INDEPENDENT MECHANICS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. IT IS IRRESPONSIBLE AND REPREHENSIBLE FOR HONDA TO NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS AND BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. AT THIS CURRENT TIME HONDA REFUSES TO TAKE SUCH ACTION AND WILL ONLY OFFER MINOR REDUCTION IN REPAIR COSTS THAT HARDLY SEEMS FAIR TO THE THOUSAND'S OF OWNERS AFFECTED BY THIS. PLEASE KEEP RECORD OF THIS AND OFFER WHATEVER ASSISTANCE YOU CAN PROVIDE. SOURCE: HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/ACCORD/2002/TRANSMISSION/HESITATES_AND_SHIFTS_VERY_HARD.SHTML OTHERS MAYBE PROVIDED UPON REQUEST.

I HAVE TAKEN MY ACCORD INTO THE DEALER FOR TRANSMISSION LEAKS AND PROBLEMS THREE TIMES AND HAVE TO TAKE IT IN AGAIN. THE CAR JERKS AND SLIPS OUT OF GEARS AND I HAVE HAD A FEW CLOSE CALLS IN INTERSECTIONS BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE GEARS ARE SLIPPING IN 1ST AND 2ND. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS NO 2ND GEAR. *TR

AS USUAL HONDA TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. NOTHING NEW. *TR

TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE WHEN ACCELARTING; JERKY TRANSMISSION; HARD SHIFTING; CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND D-4 LIGHTS ILLUMINATING. *TR

I START MY CAR AND WHEN I PUT IT INTO GEAR, IT GREATLY JERKS! IT'S AWFUL! I CAN LET THE CAR SIT FOR 25 MINUTES AND THEN IT WON'T JERK ON ME LATER ON, BUT THAT SURE IS A LOT OF GAS BEING WASTED. I'VE GONE TO ALL THESE OTHER WEBSITES WHERE PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS HONDA AND THEY ALL SAY THE SAME. BAD JERKING! STALING ON CHANGING GEARS! DANGEROUS IF YOU PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND IT STALLS ON YOU! VERY BAD! *TR

I BOUGHT A NEW 2002 HONDA ACCORD 4 CYLINDER LE AUTOMATIC IN SEPTEMBER 2002. I HAD IT SERVICED REGULARLY AT A SUNOCO STATION NEAR MY HOUSE THAT DOES HONDA-CONSISTENT SERVICE. THEY ADVISED ME TO CHANGE THE TRANSMISSION OIL AT 50,000 MILES SERVICING, WHICH I DID IN 2008. SEVERAL WEEKS ALTER I NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING GOING AROUND CORNERS. I WENT TO COUNTY TRANSMISSIONS TO ASK THEM TO LOOK AT IT, BUT THEY SAID IT IS SEALED AND I SHOULD DRIVE IT TIL IT BREAKS. IT NOW HAS 75,000 MI AND IS STILL SLIPPING, PARTICULARLY GOING AROUND CORNERS - A SAFETY ISSUE, SINCE THE TRANSMISSION COULD FAIL IN TRAFFIC. I HAVE GIVEN THE CAR TO MY SON, WHO DRIVES IT ON A DAILY BASIS. I THINK HONDA SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL ON THE 2002 ACCORDS AND REPLACE THE TRANSMISSIONS S IT DID FOR OTHER MODEL YEARS WITH A SIMILAR PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO JERK. THE D4 LIGHT WAS FLASHING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A LEAK INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 03/15/11*LJ UPDATED 03/21/11

CAR'S TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. UPON SEARCHING THE INTERNET THE MODEL YEAR OF 2000 AND 2001 WERE RECALLED FOR THEIR TRANSMISSIONS, ALTHOUGH 2002 MODEL YEAR IS ALSO KNOWN FOR THE TRANSMISSION FAILURES. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHERE I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN CAR ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION. I HAVE PLACED CALLS WITH HONDA OF AMERICA TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THEY WOULD NOT COVER ANYTHING. *TR

ORIGINAL OWNER AT 117,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION WOULD JERK AS THE CAR ACCELERATED. I HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID FLUSHED AND REPLACED. THIS IMPROVED THE RESPONSE BUT DIDN'T ENTIRELY FIX IT. AT 120,725 MILES NOW, THIS MORNING AS I START THE VEHICLE ROLLING, I NOTICE A SLOW RESPONSE FOR THE TRANSMISSION FROM A STANDING START. THE D4 LIGHT THAT INDICATES THAT YOU ARE IN DRIVE IS BLINKING. I FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS SIMILAR TO MINE ONLINE. IT APPEARS TO ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION FOR THE 2002 HONDA ACCORD IS FAILING PREMATURELY.

TRANSMISSION SHAKES WHILE DOWNSHIFTING, THIS CAUSES THE WHEEL TO SHAKE VICIOUSLY AND MAY CAUSE SOMEONE TO LOSE CONTROL. THE TRANSMISSION ALSO JERKS INTO 2ND 3RD AND 4TH SHIFT CAUSING HE CAR TO DRIFTED BACKWARDS BEFORE MOVING FORWARD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE EXCESSIVELY AND EXHIBIT A VIOLENT JERKING. THE CONTACT THEN NOTICED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR WOULD NOT ALLOW HIM TO PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO OFFER ANY ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE DEALER OF THE FAILURE NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 118,247.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART UNTIL IT WAS SHIFTED FROM DRIVE INTO PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V025000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,600.

2002 HONDA ACCORD SE, 4 DOOR, AUTOMATIC; 1) CAR IS HAVING SEVERE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. RPMS INCREASE BUT CAR WILL NOT MOVE AND THEN IT VIOLENTLY SHIFTS INTO GEAR AND THEN STALLS AGAIN ON TAKE OFF BECAUSE IT WILL NOT SHIFT INTO DRIVE. THIS PROBLEM BEGAN OCCURRING RECENTLY AT 118,000 MILES. CAR IS A ONE OWNER AND IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH ALL MAINTENANCE CONDUCTED AT REGULAR INTERVALS. CAR CANNOT BE DRIVEN NOW SINCE IT IS A SAFETY / HAZARD TO BE ON THE ROAD / INTERSTATE. VEHICLE IS NOW AT THE LOCAL MECHANIC AND AWAITING HONDA OF AMERICA TO AUTHORIZE PAYMENT FOR REPAIRS AND REPLACEMENT OF TRANSMISSION. THIS CAR IS USED TO TRANSPORT MY WIFE AND NEWBORN BABY. HONDA SHOULD HAVE DISCLOSED THIS AS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD HAVE ISSUED A RECALL. I HAVE DISCOVERED AS OF TODAY 12/31/2010 THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF HONDA OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM ACROSS THE NATION. AS A SPECIAL AGENT, I HOPE THAT THE NHTSA GETS INVOLVED SOON AND FORCES HONDA TO DO THE RIGHT THING. AMERICAN LIVES ARE BEING PUT AT RISK AT THE EXPENSE OF A FOREIGN AUTOMAKER WHO WANTS TO RAKE IN PROFITS. *TR

THIS IS MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD 2ND TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER TO FAIL. I WAS ON THE TURNPIKE GOING 60 MPH WHEN MY SPEED STARTED TO DROP TO 0 RAPIDLY. THE LARGE TRUCKS BEHIND ME WAS ABLE TO GO AROUND ME IN JUST THE NICK OF TIME. I THANK GOD WE WERE NOT KILLED OR ANYONE ELSE HURT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE FOUND THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION FROM 1999 TO 2002 WITH HONDA ACCORDS. WHEN THE TORQUE CONVERTER GOES OUT THE CAR DOES NOT KNOW TO GO FASTER. THE SPEED JUST DROPS WITHOUT ANY CONTROL. THE ENGINE IS WORKING HARD TO MAKE THE CAR GO FORWARD. THE TORQUE CONVERTER GOES OUT WITHOUT ANY TYPE OF WARNING. I HAD A NEW TRANSMISSION PUT IN AT 71,000 MILES IT'S 146,000 LATER AND THE SAME PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED TO MY CAR. I WOULD HATE TO SEE ANYONE GET SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED WITH THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM. I JUST HAD MY TRANSMISSION REBUILT BECAUSE AMERICAN HONDA IS NOT MAKING NEW TRANSMISSION FOR CARS BUILT FROM 1999 TO 2002. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH SHE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH IN WHICH THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT STATED SHE WAS ALSO INVOLVED IN A SECOND CRASH IN WHICH THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY A SECOND TIME. THE CONTACT WAS CHANGING A TIRE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED FOR THE AIR BAG FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WAS 160,000.