2002 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

WHEN DRIVING MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND JERKS. WHEN TRAVELING UNDER 20 MPH, THE RPM SOMETIMES GOES HIGH BEFORE THE GEAR SETS IN PLACE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO JERK OR LUNGE FORWARD. NOT GOOD WHEN YOU HAVE A NEWBORN IN THE CAR AND THE JERKING IS CAUSING THEIR HEADS TO JERK. PLEASE HELP. *TR

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 2002 HONDA V6 ACCORD..SLIPPAGE FROM 1ST TO 2ND OCCURS ALL THE TIME AS I DRIVE IT.. *TR

IN MID-JULY OF 2010, I BEGAN HAVING SPORADIC TRANSMISSION ISSUES WITH MY VEHICLE. ON AN IRREGULAR BASIS, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WOULD SHIFT IN A VERY ROUGH MANNER, JOLTING THE VEHICLE AND LEADING TO A DANGEROUS LACK OF RELIABILITY WITH ACCELERATION WITH NO FOREWARNING. THE PROBLEM WOULD LAST APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES AND THEN WOULD RECTIFY ITSELF. WHEN I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, THEY CLAIMED THAT THERE WOULD BE NO WAY TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM IF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS NOT ON (NO COMPUTER CODE BEING TRIPPED) AND THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE ISSUE. ON SEPT. 13, IN THE MIDDLE OF MY COMMUTE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR, PUTTING ME IN A DANGEROUS POSITION ON A MAJOR ROAD. THE DEALER CLAIMS THAT THE COMPUTER CODE STATES A FAILURE OF THE TORQUE CONVERTER. ALLEGEDLY, AS THE CONVERTER WAS DETERIORATING, THE PIECES OF METAL WERE FALLING OFF OF IT AND INTO THE TRANSMISSION, CAUSING THE SHIFTING PROBLEMS. DEALER CLAIMS THAT, AT THIS POINT, THE TORQUE CONVERTER HAS DAMAGED THE TRANSMISSION TO THE DEGREE THAT BOTH NEED TO BE REPLACED. IF IT WOULD HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTER AT AN EARLIER DATE, THE TRANSMISSION MAY HAVE BEEN SAVED. *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON & TURNS OFF EVERY SO OFTEN FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS. TOOK CAR INTO DEALERSHIP & THEY SAID IT CAME BACK WITH AN UNDIAGNOSTIC CODE. ON THE 3RD MONTH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON & STAYED ON. A COUPLE WEEKS AFTER I FELT THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING & JERKING. I CALLED THE CAR DEALERSHIP TO REPORT THE PROBLEM & THEY SAID DUE TO ME NOT PURCHASING WARRANTY WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR LESS THAN 4 MONTHS AGO, IT WAS GOING TO BE PRETTY EXPENSIVE TO FIX. I'M STILL SEARCHING AROUND FOR AN AFFORDABLE TRANSMISSION FIX. FOR THE MEANTIME, I'M HAVING TO WARM UP MY CAR FOR 15-20 MINUTES BEFORE DRIVING IT TO PREVENT LESS JERKING & SLIPPING WHEN I ACCELERATE. I FEEL HONDA SHOULD PUT A RECALL ON THIS MAKE & MODEL (2002 ACCORD AUTO TRANS) AS THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE OUT THERE ASIDE FROM MYSELF WITH THIS EXPENSIVE PROBLEM. *TR

CAR IS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD LX. WHEN I WAS DRIVING IT I FELT A SUDDEN JERK LIKE I WAS HIT FROM BEHIND. WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE TO PULL TO THE SIDE THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I GOT IT DOWN TO THE HONDA DEALER WHERE THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY TRANSMISSION WAS SUFFERING FROM INTERNAL FAILURE AND I WOULD NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. MY CAR ONLY HAS 60,000 MILES AND ALL SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE RECORDS. IN FURTHER READING ONLINE IT SEEMS AS THOUGH I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS EXPERIENCED THESE PROBLEMS WITH THE 2002 HONDA ACCORD. *TR

1. THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE OF A TRANSMISSION. 2. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSTATE DURING TRAFFIC INSTANTANEOUSLY. THIS EVENT LED TO A NON RESPONSIVE THROTTLE AND ONCE RESPONSIVE WOULD LED TO A JOLT OF ENORMOUS WHIPLASH. THIS LED ME TO A DEPOSITION OF TRYING NOT TO GET HIT FROM CARS BEHIND FOR NOT ACCELERATING CORRECTLY AND HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME FROM THE JOLT. ALSO WHEN MY CAR WOULD COME TO A STOP IT WOULD JOLT FORWARD. WITH THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE OCCURRING AT SUCH A RANDOM TIME IT FORCED ME INTO THE MOST DANGEROUS SITUATION I HAVE EXPERIENCED IN ANY VEHICLE. 3. THE VEHICLE, HONDA ACCORD, HAS ONLY 85000 MILES ON IT AND TALKING TO MANY DIFFERENT SPECIALIST THEY ALL STATE HOW ABNORMAL IT IS FOR A TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BE SERVICE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

THERE ARE OVER 400 COMPLAINTS LOGGED ON CARCOMPLAINTS.COM SPECIFYING VARIATIONS OF TRANSMISSION TROUBLES AND/OR FAILURES IN ALL MODELS OF THE 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THESE COMPLAINTS ARE OF THE EXACT NATURE OF OTHER MODEL YEARS OF THIS VEHICLE THAT HAVE BEEN COVERED BY A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. THIS MODEL YEAR HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED EVEN THOUGH THE CONDITIONS AND RESULTS ARE EXACTLY THE SAME. THE TRANSMISSIONS START JERKING, HARD-SHIFTING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND VARIOUS ROAD CONDITIONS. ALL REPORTS SUBMITTED BY OWNERS DESCRIBE SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES AND SIMILAR ACTIONS TAKEN, NAMELY CONTACTING EITHER A HONDA DEALER OR TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST. MOST CONSULTATIONS SUGGEST THAT THE TRANSMISSION WILL EVENTUALLY FAIL AND THE ONLY REMEDY IS TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. IN ALL REPORTED CASES, THE VEHICLES HAVE BEEN OPERATED UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS AND THERE ARE NO CASES OF OPERATOR NEGLIGENCE. SINCE THIS IS A WIDELY-PUBLICIZED MANUFACTURING DEFECT WITH NO CAUSATION STEMMING FROM OWNER NEGLIGENCE, IT IS NOT UNREASONABLE TO EXPECT HONDA TO EXPAND ITS RECALL TO INCLUDE THE 2002 MODEL YEAR OF THE ACCORD VEHICLE. THIS WILL ASSIST THOSE CUSTOMERS WHO, AT THE VERY LEAST, EXPECTED A HIGH LEVEL OF RELIABILITY AND MOST LIKELY BECAME (OR REMAINED) CUSTOMERS OF THE HONDA PRODUCT BECAUSE OF THE COMPANY'S LONG-STANDING TRACK RECORD OF PRODUCING QUALITY PRODUCTS. *TR

WHILE COMING TO A STOP CAR BEGAN TO BUCK. WHILE STOPPED CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE GREEN BAND AROUND THE D ON THE DASHBOARD BEGAN TO FLASH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SRS LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49000. UPDATED 12/15/10. *LB UPDATED 12/27/10

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE AIR BAG INFLATOR WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE FAILURES. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 98000.