2002 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) HONDA HAS RECALLED MANY 2002 ACCORDS FOR AIRBAG PROBLEMS. I HAVE A 2002 ACCORD. ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO, THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS REMAINED ON SINCE THEN. HONDA HAS TOLD ME MY VEHICLE, [XXX] IS NOT PART OF THE AIRBAG RECALL. I BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE PART OF THE RECALL. *TR

AT 65,000 MILES, MY HONDA IS JERKING AND SKIDDING. I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC THEY SAID IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION, IT NEEDS REPLACEMENT. HONDA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT IT IS NOT RECALLING, IT IS WAITING FOR PEOPLE TO DIE, JUST LIKE TOYOTA BEFORE IT WOULD RECALL THE TRANSMISSION OR REPLACE FOR FREE. *TR

1. MY CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF AND SERVICED RELIGIOUSLY SINCE IT WAS BOUGHT BRAND NEW IN 2002. A HONDA ACCORD. 2. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHEN I'M DOWSHIFTING TO ACCELERATE. IT DOES IT ALL THE TIME UNLESS I COMPLETELY STOP. 3. I HAVEN'T REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THERE ARE ENDLESS QUANTITIES OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE 2002 HONDA ACCORDS AND HONDA STILL HASN'T ISSUED A RECALL. *TR

THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS WHEN STARTED IN THE MORNING AND MOMENTARILY ACCELERATES QUICKLY WHEN DEPRESSED AND THEN DECELERATES. *TR

MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD V6 COUPE HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM. I BROUGHT IT TO DEALER, AND I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A SEAT BELT BUCKLE SWITCH FAILURE, AND IT WOULD COST $200+ TO FIX, EVEN THOUGH THE OWNERS MANUAL STATES THAT ALL SEAT BELT PROBLEMS HAVE A LIFETIME WARRANTY. I REFUSED TO PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED, AND THEY SENT ME AWAY, INFORMING ME THAT THE SRS SYSTEM IS SHUT DOWN. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME, AND I FEEL THEY SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM I HAVE ON THEIR ACCORDS. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP YOU COULD GIVE ME. THANK YOU *TR

TRANSMISSION JERKS OR LUNGES FORWARD WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. I AM AFRAID VEHICLE WILL JUMP FORWARD INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC OR THE POOR PERSON IN FRONT OF ME. *TR

ON DECEMBER 6, 2008 WITH 77,914 MILES I HAD TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION. MY CAR INITIALLY BEGAN JERKING UPON ACCELERATION, ALMOST AS IF I WERE A NEW DRIVER DRIVING A MANUAL TRANSMISSION CAR. IT QUICKLY PROGRESSED TO SLIPPING OF GEARS WHILE DRIVING (BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD) AND I WASN'T ABLE TO ACCELERATE UNTIL MY SPEED DECLINED AND IT WENT BACK INTO 2ND GEAR. I TOOK IT TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS BAD AND WE NEEDED A REPLACEMENT. WE CONTACTED HONDA AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO, THEY CHECKED OUR VIN # TO SEE IF IT WAS ONE THAT WAS INVOLVED IN ANY RECALLS OR WARRANTY EXTENSION AND NO LUCK FOR US. WE BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW AND WERE EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED WITH THIS SITUATION WHICH OBVIOUSLY REFLECTS A FLAW IN THE QUALITY OF TRANSMISSION HONDA IS PUTTING IN THEIR VEHICLES. TOTAL REPAIRS WERE ABOUT $2,600 FOR A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. *TR

THIS IS SIMILAR TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 04V176000, BUT ITS OCCURRING IN A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPS ALMOST EVERY TIME AND THE GEARS DO NOT CHANGE AT THE RIGHT TIME. THIS MAY LEAD TO ACCIDENTS/CRASHES WHEN DRIVING IN/OUT OF FREEWAYS. *TR

MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD V6 COUPE EXPERIENCED A STUCK THROTTLE AND RUNAWAY ACCELERATION. I SLOWED THE CAR WITH THE BRAKES, SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL, TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, THEN RE-STARTED IT. IT WENT BACK TO REDLINE. FINALLY, KICKING THE GAS PEDAL CAUSED THE ACCELERATION TO STOP. I NOTICED SUBSEQUENTLY, THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL HAD ALSO FAILED. THE DEALERSHIP (DARLINGS HONDA, IN BANGOR, ME), TOLD ME THAT THE THROTTLE BODY HAD BROKEN, NEAR THE ATTACHMENT POINT OF THE CRUISE ACTUATOR CABLE. THEY RECOMMENDED THAT I REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. IT APPEARS TO ME, THAT THERE IS A FLAW IN THE VEHICLE, THAT ALLOWS RUNAWAY ACCELERATION WHEN A MECHANICAL FAILURE OF THIS KIND OCCURS. I CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA ("BRIAN" AT 800-999-1009 X 117738), AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM TO HIM. HE GOT BACK TO ME TWO DAYS LATER, AND TOLD ME THAT HONDA WAS UNWILLING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THAT THIS ISSUE WARRANTS AN INVESTIGATION, AS IT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN DEATH OR SEVERE INJURY. THE SAME VEHICLE ALSO HAS DEVELOPED A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, OVER THE LAST YEAR OR SO. IT FEELS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS BEGINNING TO FAIL. THERE IS A DELAY BETWEEN GEARS, THAT FEELS LIKE THE TORQUE CONVERTER ISN'T LOCKING UP AS FAST AS IT USED TO. IT MAKES PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC MORE DIFFICULT. DESPITE THERE HAVING BEEN AN ADMITTED TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, WITH 2002 V6 ACCORDS, THE DEALER SUGGESTS THAT I TRY ANOTHER TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGE, INSTEAD OF REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. THEY CITE THE CAR'S HIGH MILEAGE, 142,000 MILES, AS THE REASON THAT HONDA WILL NOT PAY FOR ANY SAFETY OR WARRANTY RELATED ISSUES. PLEASE ADVISE. *TR

CAR BEGAN SHIFTING BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR VERY ROUGHLY. UPON ACCELERATION TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND JERKS. CAR IS AWAITING REPAIR FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO BE REPLACED. *TR