2002 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

I HAVE BEEN THE SINGLE OWNER FOR THIS CAR SINCE DECEMBER 2001. CAR HAS 103500 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED. VEHICLE STARTED EXPERIENCING JERKS WHEN UPSHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEARS. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO SAYS IT WILL COST $4600 AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $3100. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL AS TOO MANY PEOPLE ARE REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

LOW BEAMS HAVE STOPPED WORKING? HIGH BEAMS WORKS FINE... I REPLACED WITH A NEW BULB, BUT IT STILL DOESN'T WORK (SOMETHING ELECTRICAL?). THIS DEFECT HAS SIMILAR SYMPTOMS TO THE ELECTRICAL ISSUES I HAVE READ ABOUT FOR THE 2003-2007 MODELS. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME BROKE ON MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD . THE SHOP DIDN'T WANT TO WELD IT BECAUSE OF CONCERNS IT WOULD SIMPLY BREAK AGAIN. A NEW SEAT WOULD HAVE COST $1200 PLUS LABOR. I GOT ONE FROM A WRECKED CAR FOR $560. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD LX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE SEATBELT DID NOT RESTRAIN THE CONTACT. THE CONTACT WAS NOT REPORTED INJURED HOWEVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC HOWEVER, THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 11/9/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED DUE TO THE ACCIDENT SHE HAD TO HAVE OPEN HEART SURGERY. HER CHEST HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AND SHE BROKE HER ARM. THE CONSUMER ALSO HAD AN ANEURYSM THAT COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE ACCIDENT. UPDATED 11/29/2012 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO STATED THAT DUE TO THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE, IT SURPASSED THE STATUE OF LIMITATION AND WAS NO LONGER ELIGIBLE FOR REPAIRS UNDER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V025000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

WHILE GETTING MY REQUIRED YEARLY NY STATE INSPECTION (PERFORMED BY A CERTIFIED HONDA MECHANIC) THE SUBFRAME REAR BEAM (CROSS MEMBER) WAS FOUND TO BE UNSAFE AND RUSTING OUT WITH HOLES ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW THAT ALLOWS FOR THE COLLECTION OF WATER AT THE PROBLEM SPOT. IT IS A VERY EXPENSIVE FIX THAT HE WAS SURPRISED THAT HONDA HAS NOT RECALLED BECAUSE IT HAPPENS SO FREQUENTLY AND IS A SAFETY CONCERN.. THE REST OF THE UNDERCARRIAGE AND FRAME WAS IN GOOD CONDITION. WHY HASN'T HONDA RECALLED THIS SAFETY ISSUE? *TR

2002 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIR BAG INFLATOR REPLACEMENT *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER PERFORMED SHODDY WORK IN REPLACING THE RECALLED DRIVER AIR BAG INFLATOR. THE CONSUMER STATED HE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER ABOUT A DEEP GASH ON THE AIR BAG COVER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STEERING WHEEL. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT WHENEVER THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS TURN ON THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

I TOOK MY CAR FOR A NHTSA RECALL 11V-260 (DRIVER'S AIRBAG INFLATOR) TO; HUGH WHITE HONDA 1360 AUTO MALL DR COLUMBUS , OH 43228-3662 (614)922-1111 ON JULY 16, THEY FIXED THE ISSUE, HOWEVER NOW I HAVE AN SRS LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD THAT WON'T GO AWAY. I WAS TOLD THAT IT IS RELATED TO THE SEAT BELT ISSUE. IF THAT IS THE CASE, THEN THE SEATBELTS SHOULD HAVE BEEN PART OF RECALL AS WELL. IF IT DOES NOT WORK THEN WHAT IS THE POINT OF HAVING THE RECALL. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY TRANSMISSION STARTING SLIPPIN AND WAS STICKING AT 3000RPM'S. I HAD BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE HONDA DEALER WHERE I WAS TOLD "IT IS STILL SAFE TO DRIVE, I DONT NEED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT THE TIME AND TO DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL TRANSMISSION NO LONGER WORKS". I TOOK THE CAR HOME AND HAD TO JUMP ON THE HIGHWAY, AS SOON AS I DID THIS THE CARS TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT AND LEFT ME STRANDED WITH MY CHILDREN. I GOT THE CAR HOME AND THEN HAD A MECHANIC FROM OUR AREA LOOK AT THE CAR AND HE IMMEDIATLY HAD TOLD ME THAT THERE HAS BEEN PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS FOR THIS CAR AND HONDA SHOULD NEVER HAVE TOLD ME IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. I HAD TO SPEND 2400.00 ON A NEW TRANSMISSION. HONDA NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF THIS BILL. *TR