2002 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

MY 'SRS" DASHBOARD LIGHT CAME ON FOR NO REASON ON MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD LX. THE LIGHT STAYS ON. PER A HONDA WEB FORUM, THE PROBLEM IS EITHER THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY OR A DEFECTIVE AIR BAG SENSOR. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS. THIS IS A SAFETY FACTOR. I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS. *TR

2002 HONDA ACCORD WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AFTER 64,000 MILES AND IS A KNOWN DEFECT IN THIS YEAR MODEL CAR. I STARTED SLIPPING IN FIRST GEAR AND THEN IN FIRST AND SECOND GEARS. I STARTED DOING SOME RESEARCH AND THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH MANY CUSTOMERS AND HONDA REFUSES TO HELP RESOLVE THE ISSUE. I CALLED HONDA OF AMERICA AND THEY TOLD ME THEY KNEW NOTHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND REFUSED TO HELP WITH IT. I DID A SEARCH ON GOOGLE FOR "2002 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION ISSUES" AND FOUND PEOPLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ENGAGED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHEN SHE SHIFTED FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND IT ALSO RECURRED WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER INFORMED HER THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 110,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 30-40 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION EXHIBITED SEVERE HESITATION AND SLIPPING OF THE GEARS. THE VEHICLE TAKEN WAS TAKEN TO A TRANSMISSION AUTO SHOP FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.

2002 HONDA ACCORD STARTED HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AROUND 98K MILES. TRANSMISSION WOULD JERK AND SLIP AND THEN STAY STUCK IN FIRST GEAR. EVENTUALLY THE TCS LIGHTS WOULD COME ON AND LIGHT UP THE PRND321 INDICATING AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. WOULD HAVE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD IN BUSY TRAFFIC AND SHUT DOWN THE CAR AND THEN RESTART IT TO CLEAR THE ELECTRICAL ISSUE. EVENTUALLY WOULD GET THE CAR TO SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR AND THEN COULD CONTINUE ON DRIVING. AFTER READING HUNDREDS OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS ONLINE, I CONTACTED HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE WHO THEN DIRECTED ME TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER CHARGED ME $115 TO HOOK MY CAR UP TO THE COMPUTER TO TELL ME I HAD A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND IT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED WITH AN ESTIMATE OF $4500. THE DEALER CALLED THE REGIONAL CASE MANAGER AT HONDA TO REQUEST A GOODWILL REPAIR ASSISTANCE AND THEY WERE TURNED DOWN. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT HONDA WAS NOT OBLIGATED TO DO ANYTHING SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. I REFERRED TO THE HUNDREDS OF EXACT SAME COMPLAINTS AND THE SAFETY ISSUES INVOLVED WITH A CAR NOT BEING ABLE TO DRIVE NORMALLY IN TRAFFIC. I AM NOW RESEARCHING THE COST TO REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION (OUTSIDE OF HONDA) AS OPPOSED TO THE $4500 CHARGE THEY WANTED TO REPLACE THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION. *TR

HONDA HAS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE 2002 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSIONS. I BOUGHT MY CAR IN FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR WITH 64000 MILES ON IT. THE TRANSMISSION IS RUINED IN THIS CAR. THE DEALERSHIP DEFINITELY DID THEIR BEST TO COVER THIS ISSUE BEFORE I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT. COME TO FIND OUT HONDA HAS THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS ON THIS MODEL ACCORD. HONDA NEEDS TO BE FOUND AT FAULT FOR THIS ISSUE. I BOUGHT THE CAR FOR $10,000 AND AM NOW STUCK WITH A LEMON AND A $3000 REPAIR BILL THAT I CANNOT AFFORD. HONDA NEEDS TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND HELD ACCOUNTABLE. *TR

DRIVING DOWN ROAD AT 37MPH TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED AND ENGINE STARTED TO REV HIGH. LOST ALL FORWARD MOTION IN VEHICLE. THE TRANSMISSION WILL CONTINUE TO DISENGAGE WHEN IT HEATS UP. I TOOK IT TO HONDA DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE CLUTCH HAD BURNED OUT. I FOUND ONLINE THAT THE TRANSMISSIONS MAY FAIL DUE TO LACK OF THREAD-LOCKING COMPOUND ON NUT FOR LOW CLUTCH. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION IS FAILING, SHIFTING HARD AND SLOWLY, ESPECIALLY AT SLOWER SPEEDS. IT OCCURS EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR. HAVE NOT GOTTEN THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED YET.

I BOUGHT MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD 4 DOOR EX AUTOMATIC FROM A COWORKER APPROXIMATELY 1.5 YEARS AGO. I IMMEDIATELY NOTICED HARD SHIFTS FROM FIRST GEAR TO SECOND GEAR DURING ANY TYPE OF ACCELERATION. THE ISSUE HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE AND WORSE. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD A TRANSMISSION BE FAULTY AT UNDER 100,000 MILES. WHAT IS MORE DISTURBING IS THAT HONDA RECALLED THE 2001 ACCORDS FOR THIS ISSUE AND THEY USED THE SAME TRANSMISSION IN THE 2002'S. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM, ESPECIALLY WHEN A $2000 TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT IS THE END-GAME. HONDA MUST TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR LACK OF QUALITY AND RECOGNIZE THAT THEIR REPUTATION AS A QUALITY AUTO MANUFACTURER IS IN SERIOUS JEOPARDY. *TR

FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION IN 2002 HONDA ACCORD CAN DAMAGE VEHICLES COMPUTER CAUSING IMMEDIATE STALLING. *TR