2002 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD COUPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30-35 MPH, THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THE SPEEDOMETER AND RADIO WERE STILL OPERATING AS NORMAL HOWEVER; THERE WAS NO ILLUMINATION OF THE LIGHTS. WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE AT WHAT SPEED HE WAS TRAVELING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 135,000. UPDATED 08/11/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE 2001 MODEL, BUT NOT 2002. THE CONSUMER ALSO WENT TO THE DEALER FOR A RECALL REGARDING THE DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE. THE MECHANIC FOUND A BURNED PART, BUT WOULD NOT REPLACE IT AS IT WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. UPDATED 08/17/10*JB

I HAVE A 2002 HONDA ACCORD AND IT HAS 106,000 MILES ON IT. IT JUST PASSED THE WARRANTY PERIOD. THE TRANSMISSION ON THIS VEHICLE HAS SERIOUS PROBLEM AND IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. WHEN YOU STOP AT A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN AND WHEN YOU START THE VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE AND THE ENGINE ROARS AND THE RPM SHOOTS. THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME MIGHT THINK THAT IT IS MOVING AND CAN COME AND HIT FROM BEHIND. IT ALSO HAS THE PROBLEM OF SUDDENLY ACCELERATING OR SUDDENLY LOSING SPEED AND THUS BECOMING A SAFETY ISSUE. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS AT FAULT. AFTER SOME RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS MODEL OF VEHICLE. HONDA IS NOT READY TO ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY AND SAYS EVERYTHING IS ALRIGHT. PLEASE ACT BEFORE SOMETHING HAPPENS AND TAKE ACTION AGAINST HONDA. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM HONDA MORE THAN ONE MONTH (04/13/2010) BACK SAYING THAT THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL ON THE DRIVERS AIRBAG INFLATER. THE NOTICE SAID THAT I HAVE TO CONTACT MY LOCAL DEALER AND THEY WILL FIX FOR FREE. I CONTACTED THE LOCAL DEALER (TEAM HONDA, BATON ROUGE) THE SAME DAY THE LETTER WAS RECEIVED. THEY SAID THEY WILL ORDER THE PART AND ONCE THEY GET IT THEY WILL LET ME KNOW AND TRY TO FIX IT. I HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING BACK FROM THEM TILL NOW. IT LOOKS LIKE HONDA NOR THE DEALERSHIP IS SERIOUS ABOUT IT AND IS NOT READY TO FIX IT INSPITE OF THE RECALL. *TR

2002 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER EXPRESSES DISCONTENT WITH HONDA AND THEIR HANDLING OF A RECALL *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE RECEIVED A RECALL REGARDING THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. THE CONSUMER IMMEDIATELY MADE AN APPOINTMENT, BUT THE DEALER CALLED BACK TO CANCEL BECAUSE THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PART. THE CONSUMER THEN RE-SCHEDULED AND WHEN HE ARRIVED AT THE DEALERSHIP, HE WAS TOLD THE AIR BAG WOULD NEED TO BE LOOKED AT TO SEE IF IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD IT DID NEED TO BE REPLACED, BUT THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE PART, DESPITE BEING TOLD THE PART HAD BEEN ORDERED *JB

2002 HONDA ACCORD V6 COUPE -- SRS SYSTEM LIGHT ON THE DASH IS ON. THIS INDICATES THAT SRS SYSTEM, INCLUDING SAFETY DEVICES (SEAT BELTS AND AIRBAGS) MAY NOT BE WORKING CORRECTLY. THE PROBLEM WAS AT FIRST INTERMITTENT. I READ THAT THERE WAS RECALL IN REGARDS TO THE SEAT BELTS AND THAT WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. I TOOK THE CAR IN TO THE HONDA DEALER FOR SERVICING. HE DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE SAFETY RECALL AND SAID THEY WOULD TROUBLESHOOT IT AND I HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. THE LIGHT IS SOLID ON FOR PAST COUPLE OF YEARS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR ND WHEN ACCELERATING, THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE TO ENGAGE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED WITH THE FACT THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, FOLLOWING VEHICLES WOULD APPROACH THE VEHICLE RAPIDLY AND FOLLOW VERY CLOSELY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 55,000. UPDATED 11/05/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAS NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE FROM HONDA. UPDATED 11/05/10

2002 HONDA ACCORD EX, 4 CYLINDER, AUTOMATIC, HAS HARD SHIFTING PROBLEMS. THIS CAN CAUSE A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC AT AN INTERSECTION. THE CAR SOMETIMES WILL NOT ACCELERATE AND GETS STUCK BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I HAVE AN 2002 HONDA ACCORD EX V6. WE PURCHASED WITH 50 MILES ON IT. AROUND 58K SEEMED TO BE SHIFTING HARDER (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) BUT NOT HARD ENOUGH TO KICK ANY TROUBLE CODES. I FOUND THIS OUT AFTER TAKING IT TO AN CERTIFIED TECH WHO PUT IT ON A SCANNER. ABOUT 1 MONTH AGO THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON WHILE MY HUSBAND AND I WHERE DRIVING THE CAR SUDDENLY THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON THE CAR SEEMED TO BOG DOWN , THE MOTOR REVVING UP AND DOWN. WE WHERE ON INTERSTATE 81 WHEN THIS HAPPENED WITH A 18 WHEELER BEHIND US. THANK GOODNESS WE WHERE IN THE CAR AND NOT MY 18 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. THIS WAS THE CAR WE PURCHASED FOR HER AND AT THIS POINT BOTH MY HUSBAND AND WILL NOT LET HER DRIVE. MY HUSBAND CALLED A HONDA DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THEY HAD TROUBLE WITH OLDER HONDA ACCORDS WITH CYLINDER MOTORS UP TO 2001. WHERE THE TRANSMISSIONS WOULD DO THE SAME THINGS. *TR

I PUSHED ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP. I WAS ONLY GOING PROBABLY 5-10 MILES PER HOUR AS I WAS APPROACHING A STOP SIGN. AFTER PUSHING ON THE BRAKE SEVERAL TIMES, THE CAR SLOWED. AS I RECALL, THIS HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE OVER A YEAR AGO. I THOUGHT I MIGHT HAVE BEEN WEARING TOO BIG OF SHOES AND NOT HIT THE BRAKE PROPERLY. IT JUST HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY. LUCKILY, TRAFFIC WAS SLOW AS I WAS UNABLE TO STOP AT THE STOP SIGN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE IN FRONT STOPPED SHORT AND A CRASH OCCURRED. THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED BUT THE PASSENGER SIDE DID NOT. THE PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MINOR HEAD INJURIES AND WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. THE CONTACT ALSO SUSTAINED MINOR HEAD INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO ADVISED HER TO CONTACT THE INSURANCE COMPANY BECAUSE THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO ASSIST HER. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 109,000. UPDATED 11/16/10*BF UPDATED 11/16/10*JB