2002 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PAINT ON THE HOOD, ROOF AND TRUNK OF HER VEHICLE TURNED A DIFFERENT COLOR. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, BUT DID NOT REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,000. NW

HONDA HAS A TRANSMISSION DESIGN FLAW IN THEIR EARLY 2000 HONDA ACCORDS. I OWN A 2002 ACCORD WITH 107,000 MILES THAT REQUIRES A NEW TRANSMISSION. I WAS SURPRISED BECAUSE THIS BRAND IS KNOWN TO BE RELIABLE. UPON RESEARCHING HONDA TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ONLINE, I FOUND SEVERAL ARTICLES AND MULTIPLE CONSUMER COMPLAINTS REGARDING HONDA TRANSMISSION FAILURE. HONDA DID RECALL TRANSMISSIONS IN CERTAIN MODELS FROM 2003 AND 2004. AMERICA HONDA KNOWS THEY HAVE A PROBLEM AND THEY DECLINED TO ASSIST ME WITH THE REPAIR BECAUSE MY 2002 ACCORD WAS NOT ONE OF THE RECALL MODELS. I AM NOW STUCK WITH $3,600 REPAIR BILL FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. ALMOST HAD A WRECK WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC SINCE THE CAR DID NOT ENGAGE 2ND GEAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER RECEIVING A RECALL IN REGARDS TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V041000 (AIR BAGS), SHE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND TRIED TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT BUT THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR REPAIRS WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD BEEN ATTEMPTING TO SECURE AN APPOINTMENT SINCE SEPTEMBER 2010 TO NO AVAIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 160,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I CURRENTLY OWN A 2002 HONDA ACCORD WITH 12,744 MILES ON IT. MY CAR STARTS TO JERK WHEN I AM ACCELERATING. SOMETIMES WHEN I AM AT A COMPLETE STOP IT FEELS LIKE SOME ONE HAS HIT MY CAR FROM THE BACK, AND IT THEN JERKS BEFORE IT IS ABLE TO MOVE. *TR

2002 ACCORD SE SEDAN TRANSMISSION IS STARTING TO FAIL AT 135,000 MILES. TRANSMISSION SLIPS FROM 1 TO 2 GEAR ON ACCELERATION AND HAS DELAYED DOWNSHIFT FROM 2 TO 1 WHEN BRAKING FOR A STOP. TRANSMISSION WAS WELL MAINTAINED AND FLUSHED/REFILLED WITH CORRECT HONDA ATF AT RECOMMENDED INTERVALS. VERY SCARY DRIVING THE CAR BECAUSE BEHAVIOR OF THE DRIVETRAIN IS UNCERTAIN. *TR

OUR 2002 HONDA ACCORD ONLY HAS 80000 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN REGULARLY MAINTAINED AND HAS HAD THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED. WE HAVE BEEN QUOTED $2800 FOR THE REPAIR/REPLACEMENT. WE WERE ON VACATION IN LAS VEGAS WHEN IT HAPPENED AND BROKE DOWN IN A SCARY PART OF TOWN. WE HAD TO LEAVE IT AND NOW HAVE TO FLY BACK TO GET IT. WE FEEL VERY CHEATED--SHOULDN'T THERE BE AN ELEMENT OF SAFETY KNOWING YOU'RE IN A WELL MAINTAINED CAR WITH ONLY 80,000 MILES ON IT? *TR

BOUGHT CAR NEW IN 2002 AND HAD A 7 YR EXTENDED WARRANTY AND SINCE I DRIVE VERY FEW MILES ,THE PROBLEM DIDN'T GET NOTICED UNTIL WELL INTO MY WARRANTY IN 2006 BUT MY CAR ONLY HAD 22,000 MILES ON IT! THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED IT UNDER WARRANTY AT NO COST WITH A REFURBISHED TRANSMISSION AND I WAS ASSURED I'D HAVE NO PROBLEMS....WELL LESS THAN 28,000 MILES LATER THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED WHAT I THOUGHT I WAS IMAGINING,A SLIPPING AND SLOPPY SHIFTING TRANSMISSION!!! IN THE TECHNICIANS NOTES HE STATED"THE TRANSMISSION HAS A LATE SHIFT FROM 1ST -2ND AND A SLOPPY SHIFT FROM 3RD TO 4TH" I SPOKE WITH THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND HE TOLD ME THAT THE WARRANTY WAS WELL OVER (EVEN THOUGH I WAS ONLY AT THE 50,000 MILE MARK AND WAS GOING TO NEED A SECOND TRANSMISSION ALL WITH NO GUARANTEE HOW LONG THAT WOULD LAST.HE TOLD ME HIS MANAGER WOULD CALL ME BUT I TOOK FROM HIS DEMEANOR THAT NOTHING WOULD GET DONE ON THAT END. I CANT TRULY AFFORD A NEW CAR BUT POURING MONEY INTO WHAT I CONSIDER A LEMON WILL NOT BE SATISFACTORY EITHER...ANY IDEAS? *TR

2002 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 3.0L MY ABS BRAKES WENT ON WHEN THEY SHOULDN'T...IN LIGHT TRAFFIC (THANK GOD), I WAS ABOUT TO ENTER ROUTE 53...D4 LIGHT BLINKING ON DASH, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. TURNED OFF ENGINE, WAITED FEW MINUTES...TURNED ON ...MANAGED TO GET INTO REPAIR FRIENDLY FORD IN ROSELLE, IL. RECEIVED ERROR CODE P0780...TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THIS IS DANGEROUS...I FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE...I ONLY HAVE 44,000 MILES ON MY CAR...PROBLEMS WERE BUILDING AT ABOUT 41,000 MILES...HONDA DID NOT DIAGNOSE. THEY DIDN'T RECALL MY VEHICLE (VIN NUMBER). I AM SEEING MANY HONDAS' WITH TRANNY FAILURE - MY CAR NEEDS TO BE ON THE RECALL LIST. THEY STRUNG ME ALONG UNTIL MY WARRANTY ENDED....I AM VERY VERY DISPLEASED AND ANGRY. THERE NEEDS TO BE SOMETHING DONE WITH A LARGE RECALL....I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE STUCK PAYING FOR MANY TRANSMISSIONS LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE, WHERE THEY KEEP FAILING TIME AND TIME AGAIN. HAD I MADE IT ONTO ROUTE 53...I WOULD HAVE BEEN REAR-ENDED IN A BAD WAY. I AM WRITING LETTERS TO HONDA CORP AND HONDA DEALER WHERE I PREVIOUSLY BROUGHT IN MY HONDA - WHERE THEY BRUSHED ME OFF CHARGING COUPLE OF THOUSAND FOR UNNECESSARY RUSTED TINY BOLTHOLE ON SUBFRAME. APPROX 2,000$$$. THIS IS THE CAR WHERE MY GAS PEDAL STUCK 4 TIMES...IN WHICH THEY REPLACED AIR VALVE? THAT WAS THREE REPLACEMENT ON VALUE (2 TIMES FIRESTONE AND ONCE AT HONDA) HONDA DEALER IN SCHAUMBURG, IL. [XXX]. I BOUGHT THIS CAR AS AN INVESTMENT...NOW I CANNOT SELL WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON...NOT THAT I WOULD SELL TO SOMEBODY FOR FEAR OF KILLING THEM WHEN BRAKES LOCKUP WITH BAD TRANNY. PLEASE DO SOMETHING TO PROTECT UP HONDA ACCORD OWNERS. THIS WAS MY FIRST HONDA. REBUILT TRANNY WARRANTY 2 OR 3 YEARS...THEN THEY FAIL...AND PEOPLE HAVE TO PAY AGAIN AND AGAIN. NOT FAIR OR RIGHT. THANK YOU. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOE), 5 552(B)(6). *TRW

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING IN SECOND GEAR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE IN THE TRANSMISSION AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT. THE CONTACT CALLED MANUFACTURER REGARDING NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000.

FOR THE LAST 4 THIS CAR HAS JUMPED AND SHIFTED HARD AT STOPS WHEN COLD. THE DEALER TOLD ME THIS WAS NORMAL AND NEVER MADE RECORD OF IT ON A SERVICE SLIP (ROUGHLY 70K). THE DEALER MADE ME SERVICE THE TRANSMISSION EVER 15-20K AFTER THE CAR HAD 35K MILES. MY HONDA DEALER HAS NOW TOLD ME THAT THE CAR HAS AN ODOMETER DISCREPANCY, WHICH I HAD NEVER BEEN INFORMED OFF, AND THAT THE CAR PROBABLY HAS CLOSER TO 98K ON IT. THE TRANSMISSION NOW SLIPS AND STALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTIONS AND YOU HAVE TO BRAKE HARD AT STOPS TO KEEP THE CAR FROM LUNGING FORWARD WHEN COLD. I FEEL HONDA IS CHARGING THE CUSTOMER WITH EXTRA MAINTENANCE TO KEEP THE TRANSMISSION FROM GOING OUT WHILE IT IS IN WARRANTY TO KEEP THEM FROM BEING RESPONSIBLE. I ALSO FEEL THE SURGING AND SLIPPING IS A SAFETY HAZARD CAUSED BY MAKING A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. *TR