2002 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

BOUGHT THIS 2002 ACCORD W/ 57K MILES FROM PASADENA HONDA DEALERSHIP USED SELECTION ON 10/23/09 AND TWO YEARS LATER W/ 95.5K THE TRANSMISSION STARTED JERKING FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND OUT OF REVERSE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. MECHANIC GOT NO USABLE CODES ON THE COMPUTER SO DID TRANSMISSION SERVICE, BUT TWO DAYS LATER, PROBLEM RETURNED AND 700 SERIES CODES APPEARED IN DIAGNOSIS (TORQUE CONVERTER GONE BAD - TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACING). D4 LIGHT ALSO STARTED FLASHING ON THE 3RD DAY AFTER PROBLEM RETURNED (ON THE WAY TO THE MECHANIC'S!). $2800 IS COST OF 3 YEAR WARRANTY HONDA PARTS DEPT. RBUILLT TRANSMISSION AND $1100 LABOR. HONDA NO LONGER OFFERING ANY GOODWILL REPAIR OF ANY KIND. HONDA HAS LOST ME AS A CUSTOMER FOR LIFE. TOYOTA RAV 4 (PREVIOUS CAR) DROVE TO 215K WITHOUT ANY TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AT ALL. FINALLY GOT REARENDED AND BOUGHT THE USED HONDA ACCORD NEXT. I'VE LEARNED MY LESSON. TOYOTA IS A FAR SUPERIOR PRODUCT TO HONDA AT ALL LEVELS. BE WARNED! *TR

MY AIRBAG HAS NEVER BEEN DEPLOYED, BUT I RECEIVED A LETTER REGARDING THE SAFETY RECALL OF AIRBAGS IN MY MAKE AND MODEL OF CAR. THE INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE DASH WILL NOT GO OFF, AND I AM UNSURE OF WHETHER OR NOT THE AIRBAGS ARE EFFECTIVE. *TR

WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN 2008 FROM A HONDA DEALERSHIP'S USED CAR LOT (UNDER A SEPERATED NAME THAT WAS CLOSED DOWN A FEW MONTHS AFTER WE BOUGHT OUR CAR). WITHIN A MONTH, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN JERKING AND SURGING. BEING A MECHANIC, I HOOKED IT UP TO A MACHINE AND FOUND OUT THE TRANSMISSION HAD A CODE DISPLAYING. HONDA'S SPREADSHEET STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE "1 2 SHIFT SOLENOID" OR IF THIS FAILED TO REPAIR THE ISSUE, "REPLACE TRANSMISSION". COME TO FIND OUT IT WAS A KNOWN ISSUE, ONE THAT HAS CAUSED ACCIDENTS IN THE PAST, AND THAT HONDA HAS DONE VERY LITTLE ABOUT IT TO COMPENSATE CUSTOMERS. WE HAD THE CAR REPAIRED AT THE SHOP THAT [XXX] (THE DEALERSHIP) TOOK ALL THEIR CARS TO. IT HAS WORKED FOR ALMOST 3 YEARS. WE HAVE ONLY GOTTEN 32,000 MILES OUT OF THIS CAR, AND ARE NOW LOOKING AT ANOTHER TRANSMISSION REPAIR/REPLACEMENT. I AM CURRENTLY IN THE NAVY, I LEAVE MY FAMILY FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME, THIS HAS BEEN THE WORST CAR I HAVE EVER OWNED, AND THE COMPANY WHO SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SELLING US A LEMON REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. NEITHER THE DEALERSHIP OR HONDA WISH TO TAKE ANY KIND OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATLEY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED TO 25 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. ONCE THE CONTACT EXITED THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT SHE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 77,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

CAR DELAYS SHIFTING INTO SECOND GEAR THEN SHIFTS HARD CAUSING ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON AND THE GEAR INDICATOR TO FLASH RESULTING IN LOSS OF MOVEMENT. I HAVE TO SHUT THE CAR OFF THEN RE START TO KEEP MOVING. *KB

TRANSMISSION BEGINNING TO SHIFT HARD BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEARS. THE SYMPTOMS SOUND EXACTLY LIKE ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS POSTED AROUND THE INTERNET FOUR 6TH GENERATION HONDA ACCORDS. HONDA SHOULD RECALL THESE TRANSMISSIONS! *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE, IT IS CLEARLY THE FAULT OF DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING. OF COURSE IT IS DANGEROUS, HOW MANY ACCIDENTS, INJURY AND DEATHS WILL IT TAKE TO FIX THE PROBLEM? *TR

PURCHASED THE 2002 HONDA ACCORD SE COUPE IN MARCH 2008 WITH 64K MILES. AFTER A FEW MONTHS OF DRIVING I BEGAN TO FEEL A SLIGHT JERK WHEN I PLACED MY FEET ON THE ACCELERATOR. TOOK MY CAR TO A LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT I NEEDED A TRANSMISSION FLUSH. AFTER DRIVING CAR I BEGAN TO FEEL THE SLIGHT JERK AND OVER A YEAR I RECIEVED 2 TRANSMISSION FLUSHES. JERKING HAS GOTTEN SO BAD THAT I AM NOT ABLE TO TRADE BECAUSE IT IS BASICALLY A LEMON. HONDA DEALERSHIP HAS TOLD ME NOW THAT I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. OVER 3K TO REPLACE AND AFTER CALLING AMERICAN HONDA THEY REFUSED TO HELP WITH THE COST. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE 2002 ACCORDS BUT YET THEY WONT OWN UP TO IT. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE A HONDA EVER AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER HAVING NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 10V041000 (AIR BAGS) REPAIR PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 168,000.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE JUST QUITS. THERE IS NO STUTTERING, STALLING, OR ENGINE MISFIRES, IT QUIETLY JUST QUITS. THE RADIO, AC/HEATER FAN, BRAKE LIGHTS STILL WORK BUT NOT THE SIGNAL LIGHTS,WINDOWS, INSTRUMENT PANEL. AFTER RESEARCHING THE INTERNET ON THIS ISSUE, FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH KEEPS COMING UP. *TR