2002 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CLUTCH PEDAL SANK TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BEFORE IT COMPLETELY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. AFTER THE THIRD FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,728.

CAR HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEM ON FIRST GEAR SLIPPING OFF GOING TO HIGHER GEAR. SOMETIMES RUNNING 40-45 ON THE ROAD EXPERIENCED DIS ENGAGING FROM GEAR AND ENGINE GOES ON HIGH REVOLUTION. DANGEROUS FOR CARS THAT IS FOLLOWING BEHIND YOU. *TR

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND PERSISTED AFTER RESET. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER IT IS DUE TO A FAULTY SENSOR IN THE SEATBELT. DEALER/HONDA REFUSES TO REPLACE. *TR

AS SOON AS THE CAR HIT 80000 THE GEARS CHANGE VERY RUFF FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND THE CAR WILL JUMP LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING BUT CAR IS STILL GOING AND STILL DOES THAT WITH NOW OVER 290,000 MILES. UPON TAKING IT TO THE DEALER THEY SAY NOTHING IS WRONG WITH IT. WE PURCHASED THE CAR NEW IN 2002. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING HOME IN THE FAR NORTH BOUND LANE GOING 40 MPH AND WAS HIT HEAD ON BY A DODGE DURANGO TRAVELING SOUTH BOUND IN THE FAR RIGHT LANE. (2 LANES EACH WAY WITH A CENTER.) I WAS DRIVING AND THE AIRBAG EXPLODED AS THE DURANGO CUT OFF ANOTHER CAR AND HIT HEAD ONTO ME. THE AIRBAG EXPLOSION PRODUCED A BURNING SMELL WHICH I THOUGHT THE CAR WAS ON FIRE BUT IT WAS THE AIRBAG EXPLOSION. MY FACE WAS VERY RED AND SWOLLEN AND JUST FELT ON FIRE FROM THE EXPLOSION WHICH COVERED MY FACE. I HAD A SCRATCH IN MY LEFT EYE AND NEEDED A RINSE AND A SMALL LACERATION ABOVE MY EYE. MY RIGHT HAND WAS SWOLLEN IMMEDIATELY AND WAS THROBBING FROM THE GRIP OF THE WHEEL AND THE AIRBAG EXPLOSION. MY RIGHT PINKY WAS TOTALLY NUMB FOR QUITE A WHILE WITH RADIATING PAIN UP THE RIGHT ARM. THE RIGHT HAD STILL HAS ISSUES WITH GRASPING THINGS AND DROPPING THEM. I HAD AND STILL HAVE HEADACHES FROM THE JOLT AND NECK INJURY ESPECIALLY IN THE FRONTAL AREA. I NOTICED MY SPEECH BECAME SLURRED AND THOUGHTS TOOK LONGER TO PROCESS WHEN SPEAKING TO PEOPLE. ON THE JOB THIS CREATED DIFFICULTY. *TR

THIS VEHICLE, LIKE MANY OTHER HONDAS OF THIS ERA, HAS THE 1-2 GEAR SHIFTING ISSUE. IT SHIFTS VERY HARD FROM FIRST TO SECOND AND EVEN DOWNSHIFTING SEEMS TO BE GETTING HARDER. THE ISSUE HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A VERY LONG TIME, AND AT 200,000 MILES, THE CAR IS TO THE POINT THAT I TRY TO DRIVE IT ONLY IN SECOND UNTIL THE LOWER TWO GEARS ARE NO LONGER NEEDED. WE'VE ALREADY REPLACED A MAINSHAFT ($380), WHICH COULD BE RELATED TO THE INCIDENT (SLAMMING INTO GEAR OVER AND OVER AGAIN). THERE IS A 3-4 SECOND LAG CHANGING DIRECTLY INTO SECOND GEAR. THERE IS ALSO A LAG DURING NORMAL OPERATION. IT'S ALMOST AS IF THERE'S A GAP IN BETWEEN 1 AND 2 WHERE THE CAR ALMOST APPEARS TO BE IN NEUTRAL FOR A MOMENT OF TIME. IF TRIGGERED JUST RIGHT, APPLYING EXTRA THROTTLE AFTER THE TRANSMISSION HAS ALREADY STARTED TRYING TO SHIFT (WHICH ISN'T NOTICEABLE AS THE PROCESS INITIATES), THE ENGINE SPEED WILL RISE AS IF IN NEUTRAL AND THEN WILL SLAM INTO GEAR. I ACTUALLY HAD WHEEL SPIN AT ONE POINT. THIS ERRATIC BEHAVIOR COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, AS THE VEHICLE WILL TAKE OFF ON ME. IF ACCELERATING AND THE CAR IS IN 2ND, THE CAR WILL NOT HAVE MUCH POWER, SO THEN I WILL GRADUALLY GIVE IT MORE GAS, ONLY TO HAVE IT DOWNSHIFT AND THEN TAKE OFF (WHEELS CHIRP AND EVERYTHING). IF I LET GO OF THE GAS IT WILL SLAM INTO SECOND AND LURCH A SECOND TIME, WHICH WHEN BRAKING IS VERY ANNOYING AND SEVERELY AFFECTS THE BRAKING DISTANCE. I ACTUALLY ALMOST HIT SOMEBODY THIS PAST WEEK BECAUSE OF A VERY SIMILAR INCIDENT. THIS INCIDENT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT BY LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY IN AN ENVIRONMENT WITH LOW TRACTION (I LIVE IN CHICAGO, WE ONLY HAVE A FEW MONTHS OF OPTIMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS). BESIDES THAT FACT, HONDA KNOWS ABOUT THE ISSUE, AND SHOULD HAVE RECALLED THIS TRANSMISSION YEARS AGO. HONDAS USED TO BE GREAT, BUT THIS IS REALLY HURTING THEIR REPUTATION WITH US. *TR

I DROPPED MY CAR OFF AT THE MECHANIC'S TO HAVE MY UPPER BALL JOINTS REPLACED. BOB CALLED ME WITH AN ESTIMATE AND I GAVE HIM THE GO AHEAD TO COMPLETE THE REPAIR. SADLY, HE CALLED ME BACK 2 HOURS LATER TO TELL ME THAT THERE WAS NO SENSE IN SPENDING THE MONEY ON THE REPAIR BECAUSE THE SUBFRAME ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT AND THAT THE CAR WOULD SOON FALL APART. HE SAID THAT HE HAD NEVER SEEN DAMAGE LIKE THAT BEFORE, THAT IT WAS ODD FOR A CAR OF THAT AGE, AND THAT THE REST OF THE CAR WAS IN GOOD CONDITION. HE ADVISED ME TO CONTACT HONDA TO SEE IF ANY RECALLS HAD BEEN ISSUED. I SEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND NO RECALLS (AS YOU KNOW) BUT FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS FROM OTHERS DOCUMENTING THE SAME ISSUES. *TR

SRS LIGHT IS ON, WHICH IS FOR AIRBAG. I SEARCHED THE RECALL IN HONDA OWNER'S WEBSITE AND FOUND THERE IS ONE (LETTER DATED SEPT 2014) WHICH IS FOR DRIVER AIRBAG FOR HUMIDITY AREA (WHICH INCLUDE CALIFORNIA). SO I CALLED DEALER ON 10/8/14 AND I WAS TOLD PART WILL BE ORDERED AND AVAILABLE IN A WEEK. I CALLED AFTER A WEEK AND I WAS TOLD THAT IT IS BACK ORDERED SO IT CANNOT BE ORDER PART UNTIL TWO WEEKS LATER. DEALER PROMISE AGAIN TO ORDER IT AFTER TWO WEEKS, AND I WILL CALL THEM AFTER NOV 6 IF I DON'T HEAR FROM THEM. *TR

THE SUB-FRAME IS RUSTED/ROTTED THROUGH ON THE PASSENGER-SIDE FRONT ADJACENT TO OIL DRAIN PLUG. I WENT TO A MECHANIC FOR A POWER STEERING SYSTEM INSPECTION AND THEY POINTED OUT THE EXTENT OF RUST DAMAGE AND TOLD ME THE CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I LOOKED INTO THE PREVALENCE OF THIS ISSUE AND FOUND THIS IS A COMMON DEFECT AFFECTING ONLY THE SUB-FRAME AT THE PASSENGER-SIDE FRONT. *TR

SUB FRAME IS ROTTED THROUGH ON PASSENGER SIDE FRONT ADJACENT TO WHERE THE OIL DRAIN PLUG IS LOCATED. I'VE BEEN TAKING MY CAR TO THE LOCAL HONDA OF MENTOR DEALERSHIP FOR OIL CHANGES FOR YEARS. NO MENTION OF THIS PROBLEM WHEN THEY HAVE COMPLETED THEIR SAFETY CHECKS. MOST RECENT OIL CHANGE WAS IN THE LAST 30 DAYS. THE SUB FRAME IS NOT RUSTING AT ALL ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. *TR