2002 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL . THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 81000. UPDATED 11/12/09 *CN UPDATED 11/16/09 *JB

I SLICED THE TIP OF MY FINGER OFF WHEN I TRIED TO OPEN THE DOOR OF MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CHROME/PLASTIC HANDLES ARE WORN AND BROKEN AWAY AT THE SEAMS CREATING A RAZOR-LIKE HAZARD. *TR

2002 HONDA ACCORD EX TRANSMISSION FAILURE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE, TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT UP SHIFT AT TIMES OR SEVERE JUMPING WHEN IT WOULD SHIFT; ALSO IT WOULD DOWN SHIFT AT NORMAL DRIVING SPEED CAUSING A SUDDEN SLOWING OF THE CAR. I WAS PULLING OUT ONTO THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT SLIPPED AND COULD ONLY SEE A TRUCK BARRELING TOWARDS ME. LUCKILY, THERE WAS NO ONE IN THE LEFT LANE AND THEY SWITCHED BEFORE I COULD GET MY CAR OFF THE ROAD. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WHERE THE LIVES OF THOSE RIDING IN A HONDA 2002 ARE AT RISK. *TR

MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD HAD A FAILED SRS UNIT WHICH HONDA REPAIRED BUT ISSUED ME A BILL STATING IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. STATING A FAIL CODE OF 15-3 (OPDS SENSOR) THAT IS CLEARLY COVERED UNDER THE 06-009 HONDA SERVICE BULLETIN. IT COST ME $85 FOR THEM TO CLEAR THE CODE, STATING THAT THE CAUSE WAS ELECTRICAL INTERFERENCE LIKE A CELL PHONE OR LAPTOP. IT IS AN IMPORTANT SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IF AT ANYTIME I SHOULD USE AN ELECTRICAL DEVICE IN MY CAR THERE IS A CHANCE MY AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. HONDA SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL NOT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND FIX THE ISSUE NOT COVER IT UP. *TR

MY DRIVER SEAT HAS COME LOOSE AND MISTLIN HONDA HAS REFUSED TO REPAIR IT. BOB THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME TO GO AHEAD AND CONTACT YOU. ITS OUT OF WARRANTY. I TOLD HIM I WILL BE KILLED IN A CRASH AND HE SAID OH WELL. *TR

TRANSMISSION SLIPPING - OCCURS ALL THE TIME; THEREFORE MAKING THE RPM'S RACE, REDUCING FUEL MILEAGE AND EVENTUALLY COMPLETE FAILURE. VEHICLE WAS INITIALLY EVALUATED BY AUTO ALTERNATIVE, NICHOLASVILLE, KY NOT KNOWING THERE WAS A MAJOR PROBLEM. THEY FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION, SCOPED IT AND THEN SAID THE TRANSMISSION WAS GOING BAD AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THEN TOOK IT TO POWERS TRANSMISSION AND THEY VERIFIED THE SAME INFORMATION. THEN TOOK IT TO DON JACOBS OLDSMOBILE HONDA AND THEY VERIFIED THE SAME INFORMATION. THEN BEGIN TO LOOK ON-LINE TO WARRANTY/DEFECT ISSUES WITH 2002 HONDA ACCORDS AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF ISSUES W/LOTS BEING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND MANY COMPLAINTS BEING FILED THROUGH THIS WEBSITE. THIS INDICATES TO ME THAT HONDA HAS KNOWN OF TRANSMISSION DEFECTS BUT DIDN'T SEEM TO RECALL OR EXTEND WARRANTY ON THIS YEAR LIKE THEY DID ON THE 1999 - 2001. THIS HAS BECOME A MAJOR PROBLEM FOR ME SINCE IT IS GOING TO COST OVER $2,000 TO REPLACE THIS TRANSMISSION. I CAN'T AFFORD TO BUY ANOTHER CAR AND WOULD GET NO DECENT VALUE ON A TRADE-IN. I FEEL THAT AMERICAN HONDA CORPORATION SHOULD BE WILLING TO HELP ME WITH THE COST OF REPAIR. THIS IS THE 2ND HONDA ACCORD I HAVE OWNED AND HOW QUICK OF A RESPONSE I GET FROM HONDA WILL DETERMINE IF I EVER PURCHASE ANOTHER CAR FROM HONDA. HONDA'S SHOULD LAST AS LONG AS TOYOTA'S AND I FEEL THIS CAR SHOULD LAST AT LEAST 150,000 MILES. THAT IS WHAT I GET ON MY TOYOTA'S. PLEASE HELP! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. SHE STATED THAT WHEN IDLING SHE EXPERIENCES UNINTENDED VEHICLE ACCELERATION. SHE CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND A TECHNICIAN SPECULATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED AT AN EXPENSE OF $ 1500.00. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118250. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 118899.

WAS DRIVING ALONG AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR DOWNSHIFTED AND DRIVE LIGHT BLINKING. THIS WAS WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING. THE TCS LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL AS CHECK ENGINE. TRANSMISSION SLIPS ALL OF THE TIME NOW. AMERICAN HONDA REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT NOR WILL FAIRFAX HONDA. *TR

MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD LX IS AT 110K MILES. I AM HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. IT IS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. IT NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE NOR DID IT HAVE A MINOR PROBLEM LEADING TO IT. IT JUST ALL OF A SUDDEN THIS YEAR, 2009, STARTED TO JERK BETWEEN STOP AND GOES, SLIPS OUT OF GEAR AND DECELERATES, IT DROPS GEARS WHEN SLOWING TO A STOP. I AM AFRAID TO PULL OUT OF TRAFFIC WHEN I KNOW I HAVE ENOUGH TIME AND SPACE TO PULL OUT DUE TO MY CAR JERKING. AND ALSO AFRAID OF STOPPING AT RED LIGHTS AND STOP SIGNS KNOWING THAT MY CAR WILL JERK, SLIP, AND GO THEN DECELERATE. I HAVE REPLACED MY TIMING BELT, FAN BELT, WATER PUMP, TRANSMISSION FLUID FLUSHED AND REFILLED, ENGINE OIL, OIL PAN AND GASKET, SPARK PLUGS. I HAVE DONE ALL THE NECESSARY REPLACEMENTS FOR MY CAR AT 100K MILE MARK. AND I WAS TOLD IF YOU KEEP THE MAINTENANCE MY CAR WILL ALWAYS RUN LIKE NEW. AND IT HAD RUN LIKE NEW UNTIL THIS SUMMER WHEN MY CAR STARTED TO JERK, SLIP, SHIFT IN AND OUT OF GEAR, AND DECELERATE FOR NO REASON. I AM NOT VERY HAPPY AFTER ALL THE MONEY, TIME AND EFFORT I PUT IN THIS CAR AND ESPECIALLY FOR IT TO SUDDENLY NOT DRIVE CORRECTLY. *TR

TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE, WHICH CAUSES THE CAR TO FAIL TO ACCELERATE OR SHIFT UP GEARS ALSO MAY CAUSE A SUDDEN DECELERATION WITH AN UNINTENTIONAL DOWN SHIFT WHICH MAY CAUSE ACCIDENTS DUE TO DRIVER IS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE SPEED OF VEHICLE. *TR