2002 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY TRANSMISSION DECIDES TO NOT KNOW WHAT GEAR IT WAS IN. IT JUST REVS THE ENGINE ACTS LIKE IT IS IN NEUTRAL. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN SINCE THE CAR LOOSES POWER AND SOMEONE COULD HAVE REAR-ENDED ME. CHECKED ON AUTOBEEF.COM AND THE MAJORITY OF THE COMPLAINTS DEALT WITH THIS ISSUE ON THE ACCORD. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN SINCE SO MANY PEOPLE ARE AFFECTED. HONDA USED TO BE DEPENDABLE BUT NOT NOW. NOW I HAD TO MISS WORK AND LOOK FOR A NEW CAR OR GET IT REPAIRED WHICH COSTS 3,000 DOLLARS. *TR

MY TRANSMISSION FAILED AFTER ONLY 37,140 MILES. AFTER NEGOTIATION, HONDA REPLACED IT; WE SHARED THE COSTS. REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION NOW FAILED; I REGULARLY MAINTAIN IT. HONDA WANTS TO CHARGE $5000 TO REPLACE; HONDA SAID THEY WOULD PAY 60% OF PARTS; LABOR EXTRA. AAMCO REBUILDS FOR $2200 - $2800 TOTAL PARTS & LABOR. HONDA "OFFERED" TO SHARE COSTS. SEEMS EVEN MORE UNREASONABLE GIVEN SEEMING INFLATED COSTS. HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/ACCORD/2002/ HAS RECORDED OVER 640 COMPLAINTS OF 2002 HONDA TRANSMISSIONS. JAN. 8, 2011 ARTICLE, "HONDA TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS SEEM TO EXIST", THE REPORTER STATES THAT ONE COMPLAINANT; "PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA),5U.S.C.552(B)(6) IS NOT ALONE IN HIS DISENCHANTMENT. THE N.H.T.S.A. WEB SITE HAS SOME 570 TRANSMISSION COMPLAINTS FROM OWNERS OF 2003/2004 ACCORDS. MANY REFER TO PROBLEMS WITH SECOND GEAR. THERE ARE JUST OVER 700 TRANSMISSION COMPLAINTS FROM OWNERS OF 2002?4 ODYSSEY MINIVANS. THE SAFETY AGENCY CAN INVESTIGATE IF IT APPEARS THAT A RECALL MAY NOT HAVE SOLVED A SAFETY PROBLEM. BUT THE AGENCY NEVER STARTED SUCH AN INVESTIGATION. LAST WEEK,, A SPOKESWOMAN FOR THE AGENCY, SAID SUCH AN INQUIRY WAS NOW BEING CONSIDERED." THE 2002 TRANSMISSIONS, LIKE THE 2003-04, APPEAR TO HAVE EVEN MORE COMPLAINTS. I BOUGHT A HONDA BECAUSE OF HONDA'S ADS PROMOTING THEIR CARS' RELIABILITY. NOW I HAVE TO CONTEND WITH TWO TRANSMISSIONS FAILING, AND I ONLY HAVE LESS THAN 77,000 MILES ON THE CAR!!! MANY PEOPLE ARE SUFFERING FROM THE EFFECTS OF A BAD ECONOMY AND PAYING FOR WHAT APPEAR TO BE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS ISN'T RIGHT, AND IT ISN'T FAIR. AFTER HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT HONDA ACCORD 2002 TRANSMISSIONS, IT IS TIME FOR THE NHTSA AND HONDA TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND ISSUE A RECALL FOR THESE TRANSMISSIONS AND/OR OTHERWISE REPLACE THEM FOR NOT MORE THAN $500 TOTAL PARTS AND LABOR CHARGED TO THE OWNER IF THE MILEAGE IS LESS THAN 100,000 MILES. PLEASE RECALL! INFORMATION

THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER IN JANUARY OF 2012. I AM THE SECOND OWNER. THE CAR HAS OVER 100 DOCUMENTS IN THE SERVICE RECORD FOLDER I HAVE FOR IT. IT HAS BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OF, WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID JUST CHANGED. THE SHIFTING HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE SINCE ABOUT A MONTH AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. SLIPPING, JERKING, POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WHEEL-SPINNING, IT DOES IT ALL. AT 95,500 MILES THE TRANSMISSION IS PRETTY MUCH BLOWN. IT COULD BE UNSAFE TO DRIVE IN TRAFFIC OR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, SINCE AT ANY TIME THE VEHICLE COULD LOSE POWER OR THE WHEELS COULD LOCK UP. I THOUGHT I WAS BUYING QUALITY WHEN I BOUGHT A HONDA. TURNS OUT I BOUGHT A CAR FROM THE WORST GENERATION OF ACCORDS. THESE YEARS ARE NOTORIOUS FOR TRANSMISSION FAILURES, AND ONE COMPLAINT WEBSITE SAYS TO "AVOID [THIS VEHICLE] LIKE THE PLAGUE". I WISH I HAD. LOOKS LIKE IT WILL COST ~$2500 TO FIX, NOT SURE I WANT TO PUT THE MONEY INTO IT, AND UNLESS HONDA ADMITS THE PROBLEM AND STARTS REPAIRING THESE TRANSMISSIONS FOR NO COST, I WONT BUY ANOTHER HONDA. THEY MAY OFFER TO COVER HALF THE COST OF A REBUILD, BUT THEY'LL CHARGE $5000 FOR IT, SO IT'S POINTLESS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V176000,(POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DESPITE HAVING EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE CHANGING GEARS, THE TRANSMISSION SEIZED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 20 MPH WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO ENTER A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD. SHE THEN CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE AIR BAG CRUSHED AND FRACTURED THE CONTACT'S ARM. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE WAS PUSHED INTO THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO SUSTAIN FRACTURED FEET AND ANKLES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE170,000.

MY TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ENGAGE IN DRIVE WHEN IN THE COLD WEATHER. AFTER THE CAR AND RESTARTING IT STARTS WORKING BUT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE HONDA DEALER AND THEY CALLED HONDA SERVICE DEPT. SUPPOSEDLY, MY ECU IS FAULTY AND NEEDS REPLACEMENT. BUT MY TRANSMISSION COULD ALSO NEED REPLACEMENT AFTER FIXING MY ECU. NOW I AM AFRAID DRIVING MY CAR THINKING WHAT IF TRANSMISSION FAILS WHILE I AM ON THE HIGHWAY. MY TRANSMISSION HAS ALREADY FAILED ONCE AT AROUND 40,000 MILES IN 2005. I THOUGHT IT WAS A ONE-TIME THING AND GOT THE REPAIR DONE AT THAT TIME. UNFORTUNATELY, MY MODEL ACCORD V6 2002 WAS NEVER THE PART OF HONDA TRANSMISSION RECALLS DESPITE HAVING EXACTLY SAME PROBLEM. ALSO, I DO NOT TRUST HONDA CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CODES. FOR YEARS MY SRS LIGHT FOR PASSENGER SEAT BELT WAS ALWAYS ON. EVERYTIME DEALER TOLD ME THAT I ECU HAS FAILED. AFTER DRIVING MY CAR FOR 5 YEARS WITH UNSAFE CONDITIONS, HONDA FINALLY HAD A RECALL OF SRS MODULE AND NOW IT THE LIGHT IS GONE. WITH THE SAME ECU. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THE HEADLIGHTS ON HER VEHICLE WERE CLOUDY, WHICH MADE IT VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE AT NIGHT WHEN ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE FAILURE WILL BE INVESTIGATED. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE COVERED WITH A CLOUDY SUBSTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND JERKING, WARNING LIGHTS COME ON. DEALER DIAGNOSTICS RECOMMENDS TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT AT A COST OF $5,069 PARTS & LABOR. DEALER SAYS OUR 2002 ACCORD V6 NOT INCLUDED IN PREVIOUS TRANSMISSION RECALLS. 57,000 MILES IS VERY LOW MILEAGE FOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE. WE USE THE CAR IN CITY DRIVING MAINLY, SOME HIGHWAY. NEVER HAVE PULLED TRAILERS OR EXCESSIVE WEIGHTS, SO VICTIM CAN'T BE BLAMED. *TR

2002 HONDA ACCORD EX V6. THE TRANSMISSION WAS DETERMINED BY HOLLER HONDA TO BE TERMINAL, MEANING NO GOOD NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. THE DANGER OCCURS WHEN YOU HAVE TO ACCELERATE WITH THE NORMAL TRAFFIC FLOW AND ARE UNABLE TO BECAUSE OF SLIPPING AND IMPROPER SHIFTING. A ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. I'M SURE THERE HAVE ALREADY BEEN ACCIDENTS DUE TO THIS BY PEOPLE WHO UNAWARE OF THE SEVERITY OF THE PROBLEM. FROM WHAT I'VE READ THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM, HONDA HAS AGREED TO SPLIT THE COST OF THE REPAIR OF $4,600, WITH MY MOM HAVING ALZHEIMER'S AND ME NO JOB THAT FIGURE MIGHT AS WELL BE 4 MILLION DOLLARS. PLEASE SOMEBODY HELP US WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TRANSMISSION SLIPS, LUGS, AND HESITATES SHIFTING. DANGEROUS WHEN TRYING TO MERGE ONTO A FREEWAY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND CAR DOES NOT RELIABLY ACCELERATE. ALSO DANGEROUS WHEN CHANGING LANES. THE CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN WELL CARED FOR. A CHECK AND CHANGE OF THE TRANSMISSION FLUID DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *JS