2002 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

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.