2002 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

SRS INDICATOR KEEPS COMING ON. HAD IT REPAIRED TWICE AND IT KEEPS COMING BACK ON. I DO NOT REMEMBER THE DATES OF REPAIR. NOT SURE IF THE AIRBAGS WILL WORK OR IF THEY ARE DEFECTIVE IN SOME WAY, SINCE I COULD NOT AFFORD TO KEEP TAKING THE CAR BACK IN. *TR

I AM ON MY SECOND HONDA - THE FIRST ONE WAS A 1987 HONDA ACCORD THAT I HAD FOR 15 YEARS. I LOVED THAT CAR AND HAD NO ISSUES AT ALL WITH ITS PERFORMANCE. THE CAR LISTED WITH THIS COMPLAINT I BOUGHT NEW IN 2002 AND STILL HAVE IT TODAY. I AM NOT SURE OF THE DATES BUT WITHIN THREE TO FOUR YEARS OF HAVING THIS HONDA, THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING AND THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG RETURNED AN ERROR LIGHT. I FAITHFULLY SERVICE THIS VEHICLE ( KIRKWOOD AUTO CENTER WILMINGTON DE) AND WHEN THEY INVESTIGATED THE ISSUE, I WAS TOLD THAT EACH OF THE REPAIRS WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY AND WOULD BE SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS TO REPAIR. I WAS A SINGLE PARENT AT THE TIME AND LEARNED TO LIVE WITH NO DASHBOARD LIGHTING AT NIGHT AND HAD THE AIR BAGS DISABLED. I HAVE ALSO TAKEN THE CAR TO A CERTIFIED HONDA DEALER (UNION PARK HONDA WILMINGTON DE) AND THEY ALSO CONFIRMED THAT NEITHER OF THOSE REPAIRS WAS COVERED OR THE PRODUCT OF A RECALL. I ALWAYS THOUGHT I WOULD BUY HONDAS FOREVER BUT I AM QUITE DISAPPOINTED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THIS 2002 ACCORD AND HOW IT FAILED SO SOON AFTER I PURCHASED IT WITH NO RECOURSE BUT TO PAY A HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY TO FIX THE ISSUES. EQUALLY UPSETTING IS ALL OF THE ISSUES WITH AIRBAGS THAT ARE BEING REPLACED YET MY CAR, WITH THE FAILED AIRBAG, WOULD HAVE TO BE PAID BY ME TO BE FUNCTIONAL. WHAT CAN HONDA DO FOR ME TO KEEP ME IN YOUR HONDA FAMILY? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED THE VEHICLE INTO A CEMENT WALL. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THREE YEARS LATER, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V351000 (AIR BAGS). THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIRS SINCE THE FAILURE HAD ALREADY OCCURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

I WAS INFORMED OVER A YEAR AGO MY CURRENT AUTO RECEIVED AN AIR BAG "FIX" TO THE AIR BAG ACTIVATOR DURING A NORMAL SERVICE CALL AND HAS NO LONGER ANY AIR BAG RECALLS. MY CAR YEAR AND MODEL IS LISTED INTO THE CURRENT TAKATA AIR BAG REPLACEMENT RECALLS, BUT HONDA REFUSES TO TELL ME IF MY CAR HAS THIS AIR BAG. THE ACTIVATOR FIX IS NOT WHAT THE TAKATA AIR BAG ISSUE IS ABOUT! IT'S THE METAL FRAGMENTS HITTING THE DRIVER. I HAVE NO CONFIDENCE IN WHAT HONDA HAS TOLD ME AND PREFER TO HAVE MY AUTO AIR BAG BE REPLACED, EVEN THOUGH I AM NOT IN A HIGH HUMIDITY ZONE, STATED IN THE CURRENT TAKATA RECALL. PHILADELPHIA HITS HIGH HUMIDITY (>90%) EVERY SUMMER, SO HOW/WHY WILL MY CAR IT KNOW IF IT IS IN FLORIDA OR PHILLY? PLEASE MOVE FORWARD TO HAVE ALL OF THE MODELS, YEARS, IN THE TAKATA MESS REPLACED, PERIOD! REGARDS, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

HELLO, MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD COUPE PAINT ON THE HOOD, TOP, AND TRUNK HAS DETERIORATED QUITE BADLY. IT IS HARD TO DESCRIBE, BUT THE CLEAR COAT HAS DISINTEGRATED AND THE PAINT ALMOST LOOKS DISEASED (FOR LACK OF A BETTER WORD). IT HAS AFFECTED THE HOOD, TOP, AND TRUNK, I APPRECIATE ANY HELP OR GUIDANCE YOU COULD GIVE ME. THANK YOU, *TR

WHILE VISITING A DEALER TO CATCH UP ON RECALLS, ITS COMPUTER AND WEBSITE BOTH SHOW THE 2001-2002 ACCORD DRIVER AIRBAG RECALL FROM 2011 AS FIXED; SINCE THE LAST TIME I WAS AT A (ORIGINAL, DIFFERENT) DEALER WAS 5/10 THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE. I AM CONCERNED THAT AFTER A CERTAIN PERIOD CUSTOMERS WHO DID NOT ATTEND TO THE RECALL ARE AUTOMATICALLY MARKED AS FIXED. FWIW I HAD AN ACCIDENT IN 2007 AND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED BUT THE DRIVER'S DIDN'T. *TR

MY CAR IS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CHROME PLATING ON THE FRONT INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES PEELS AWAY FROM THE PLASTIC SUBSTRATE. THE EXPOSED CHROME CAUSES LACERATIONS SIMILAR TO THOSE CAUSED BY A SCALPEL. THESE BLEED PROFUSELY. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. HONDA SIMPLY SAYS THE VEHICLE IS BEYOND WARRANTY. MY WIFE OWNS A 2007 ACCORD AND THE SAME THING IS HAPPENING ON HER INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES. THESE HAVE RESULTED IN SEVERAL LACERATIONS BOTH TO HER AND TO ME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT ACTIVATE ON THE HIGH SETTING; ONLY LOW OR MEDIUM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

AS I SLOWED TO MAKE A U-TURN (TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL LEFT) ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET, THE RIGHT FRONT LOWER BALL JOINT BROKE. THE CAR COLLAPSED ON TO THAT WHEEL AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE RIGHT AXLE WAS PULLED OUT IN THE PROCESS. AS I WAITED FOR THE TOW TRUCK I LOOKED AND NOTICED THE SHAFT WHERE THE SCREW CONNECTS TO THE BALL JOINT WAS SPLIT IN HALF. IT WAS A LOUD FRIGHTENING MOMENT AND NOW THAT WHEEL WAS STICKING OUT AWAY FROM THE CAR WITH THE OTHER STILL IN PLACE. I LIFTED THE CAR UP WITH THE JACK...THE CARS FENDER EDGE COLLAPSED ONTO THAT TIRE AND I WAS AFRAID THE SHARP PRESSURE COULD MAKE IT BLOW. I AM THANKFUL THIS HAPPENED ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET WITH NO TRAFFIC AT A LOW SPEED. I HAD JUST FINISHED DRIVING THE CAR ABOUT 20 MILES THAT MORNING AND WONDERED WHAT IF THIS WOULD HAVE BROKEN ON ME ON THE FREEWAY GOING THROUGH A HILLY CURVE OR HITTING A POTHOLE. THE CAR WAS ABLE TO BE REPAIRED. THE BALL JOINT AND AXLE WHERE REPLACED BUT IT COULD HAVE BEEN WORST WAS THE MESSAGE THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER TOLD ME, AND I KNEW IT ALSO. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE KEY BECAME DISLODGED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY AND CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V025000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000. UPDATED 01/07/14*LJ