2002 Honda Accord

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2010· POWER TRAIN

  2002 HONDA ACCORD SE, 4 DOOR, AUTOMATIC; 1) CAR IS HAVING SEVERE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. RPMS INCREASE BUT CAR WILL NOT MOVE AND THEN IT VIOLENTLY SHIFTS INTO GEAR AND THEN STALLS AGAIN ON TAKE OFF BECAUSE IT WILL NOT SHIFT INTO DRIVE. THIS PROBLEM BEGAN OCCURRING RECENTLY AT 118,000 MILES. CAR IS A ONE OWNER AND IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH ALL MAINTENANCE CONDUCTED AT REGULAR INTERVALS. CAR CANNOT BE DRIVEN NOW SINCE IT IS A SAFETY / HAZARD TO BE ON THE ROAD / INTERSTATE. VEHICLE IS NOW AT THE LOCAL MECHANIC AND AWAITING HONDA OF AMERICA TO AUTHORIZE PAYMENT FOR REPAIRS AND REPLACEMENT OF TRANSMISSION. THIS CAR IS USED TO TRANSPORT MY WIFE AND NEWBORN BABY. HONDA SHOULD HAVE DISCLOSED THIS AS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD HAVE ISSUED A RECALL. I HAVE DISCOVERED AS OF TODAY 12/31/2010 THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF HONDA OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM ACROSS THE NATION. AS A SPECIAL AGENT, I HOPE THAT THE NHTSA GETS INVOLVED SOON AND FORCES HONDA TO DO THE RIGHT THING. AMERICAN LIVES ARE BEING PUT AT RISK AT THE EXPENSE OF A FOREIGN AUTOMAKER WHO WANTS TO RAKE IN PROFITS. *TR

• 12/31/2009· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  LAST MAY, MY 71 YEAR-OLD MOTHER IN LAW LOST CONTROL OF HER CAR SHORTLY AFTER STARTING IT AND CRASHED INTO OUR HOUSE. SHE STATED THAT THE CAR "TOOK OFF" ON HER DESPITE HER STEPPING ON THE BRAKE. POST-ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION DID NOT REVEAL ANY DEFECTS AND THE CAR WAS REPAIRED. I CONCLUDED THAT SHE HAD MISTAKENLY STEPPED ON THE GAS INSTEAD OF THE BRAKE DESPITE HER CLAIMS TO THE CONTRARY AND CONSIDERED THE ISSUE CLOSED. THERE HAVE BEEN NO SUBSEQUENT INCIDENTS UNTIL LAST WEEK, I WENT OUT TO MOVE HER CAR (2002 HONDA ACCORD). WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE THE ENGINE RACED. I WAS ABLE TO PREVENT ACCELERATION BECAUSE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE (IMPORTANT POINT) AND I QUICKLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. THE ENGINE RACED FOR SEVERAL SECONDS AND THEN RETURNED TO REGULAR IDLING SPEED. I THEN DROVE THE CAR BRIEFLY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT, HOWEVER I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH HONDA TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. THE MECHANICS TESTED THE CAR AND FOUND NO CLEAR CAUSE OF THE RACING ENGINE ALTHOUGH THEY DID FIND CRACKED ENGINE BRACKETS AND REPLACED THEM. WHILE DRIVING BACK FROM THE DEALER I PARKED THE CAR FOR A BRIEF STOP. WHEN I STARTED IT AGAIN I HAD THE SAME EVENT OCCUR THAT I EXPERIENCED LAST WEEK. I DROVE HOME, CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SUGGESTED THAT I BRING IT BACK. WHILE DRIVING BACK TO THE DEALER I HAD TWO MORE INCIDENTS (ONCE AT A RED LIGHT AND ONCE WHILE PULLING INTO THE DEALER PARKING LOT). EACH TIME I WAS ABLE TO PREVENT ACCELERATION BECAUSE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AND I SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. I NOTICED THAT TACH WENT UP TO 4500 RPM FOR SEVERAL SECONDS BEFORE RETURNING TO NORMAL. THE DEALER IS NOW LOOKING AT THE CAR AGAIN. SEVERAL POINTS: I'M 54 AND HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR 37 YEARS WITHOUT EVER HAVING CAUSED A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT OR HAD A MOVING VIOLATION; MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE (NOT THE ACCELERATOR, AS IS OFTEN SURMISED IN CASES OF SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION). IF IT HADN'T BEEN, THE CAR WOULD HAVE TAKEN OFF. I CANNOT INCLUDE VIN AT PRESENT BECAUSE CAR IS AT THE DEALER. *TR

• 12/30/2015· SERVICE BRAKES

  REAR BRAKES DRAG WHEN CAR IS STARTED AND DRIVEN. *JS

• 12/30/2009· POWER TRAIN

  AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DIFFERENTIAL AND CARRIER BEARINGS ARE DAMAGED - CAR HAS BEEN METICULOUSLY CARED FOR BY THE DEALER BUT TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

• 12/30/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED 4 TIMES FOR BRAKE PROBLEMS. BUT DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE COST OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER FEELS THAT THESE ARE FAULTY BRAKES. SCC...*AK

• 12/29/2010· POWER TRAIN,EQUIPMENT

  THIS IS MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD 2ND TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER TO FAIL. I WAS ON THE TURNPIKE GOING 60 MPH WHEN MY SPEED STARTED TO DROP TO 0 RAPIDLY. THE LARGE TRUCKS BEHIND ME WAS ABLE TO GO AROUND ME IN JUST THE NICK OF TIME. I THANK GOD WE WERE NOT KILLED OR ANYONE ELSE HURT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE FOUND THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION FROM 1999 TO 2002 WITH HONDA ACCORDS. WHEN THE TORQUE CONVERTER GOES OUT THE CAR DOES NOT KNOW TO GO FASTER. THE SPEED JUST DROPS WITHOUT ANY CONTROL. THE ENGINE IS WORKING HARD TO MAKE THE CAR GO FORWARD. THE TORQUE CONVERTER GOES OUT WITHOUT ANY TYPE OF WARNING. I HAD A NEW TRANSMISSION PUT IN AT 71,000 MILES IT'S 146,000 LATER AND THE SAME PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED TO MY CAR. I WOULD HATE TO SEE ANYONE GET SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED WITH THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM. I JUST HAD MY TRANSMISSION REBUILT BECAUSE AMERICAN HONDA IS NOT MAKING NEW TRANSMISSION FOR CARS BUILT FROM 1999 TO 2002. *TR

• 12/28/2009· STEERING

  A STEERING STUCK INCIDENT WHICH COULD HAVE BECOME A MAJOR ACCIDENT IF IT HAD HAPPENED ON A BUSY ROAD! WHILE DRIVING NORMALLY AROUND 20MPH IN A 30 MPH SPEED ZONE AND TRYING TO TURN RIGHT, THE STEERING WAS STUCK AND COULD NOT TURN RIGHT. AFTER PROCEEDING STRAIGHT, TURNED RIGHT WITH A GREAT MANUAL EFFORT IN STEERING BY MAKING A VERY WIDE RIGHT TURN AT THE NEXT SIGNAL (ALMOST ENDANGERING CARS IN THE OTHER LANE WAITING AT THE SIGNAL) THEN MOVED INTO A PARKING LOT WHERE I FOUND THE STEERING COULD BE NEITHER TURNED RIGHT OR LEFT. AN EMERGENCY ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WAS SUMMONED AND HE TIGHTENED SOME LOOSE NUT (WHICH HAD RESULTED IN THE BELT BECOMING LOOSE). REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO (1-800-999-1009) ON 12/28/09 AFTER THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED AT MCDAVID HONDA OF IRVING. IF THIS INCIDENT HAD HAPPENED ON THE MAJOR HIGHWAY, IT COULD HAVE LED TO AN ACCIDENT. DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY A CAR BEING REGULARLY SERVICED AT AN AUTHORIZED DEALER COULD HAVE A STEERING FAILURE? *TR

• 12/28/2005· POWER TRAIN

  MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD COUPE HAS A BAD TRANSMISSION, IT'S THE SAME PROBLEM THAT HONDA PUT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON FOR THE OLDER MODELS. I BELIEVE THEY NEED TO EXTEND THAT WARRANTY TO 2002 MODELS AS WELL. *NM

• 12/27/2017· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL, AIR BAGS

• 12/26/2001· TIRES

  TIRE BLEW OUT AND I PULLED OVER RIGHT AWAY TO CHANGE FLAT. DEALER REFUSED TO CONTACT MANUFACTURER TO INSPECT TIRE FOR DEFECTS. CAR WAS LITERALLY 4 DAYS OLD.*AK (TIRESIZE: 195/65R15)

• 12/25/2019· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  BOTH BACK SEAT PASSENGER DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED ONE STOPPED OPENING ABOUT A MONTH BEFORE THE OTHER IT'S AS THOUGH THE CHILD SAFETY LOCK IS ON BUT ISN'T. THEY CAN'T BE OPENED FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. THIS IS A SAFETY MATTER OF GREAT IMPORTANCE IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH MY PASSENGERS WON'T BE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE.

• 12/23/2011· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION SKIPS BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND AND NEEDS REPLACED. ONLY 112,000 MILES AND I HAVE DONE EVERY SERVICE RECOMMENDED - ALL BUT ONE WERE DONE BY THE DEALERSHIP! THERE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A LITTLE JERK THERE WHEN ACCELERATING BUT WAS TOLD IT WAS FINE. *TR

• 12/22/2016· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  WELL IT STARTED WITH MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WOULDN'T SHIFT I HAD TO DO IT MANUALLY THEN I GO TO GET IN IT ONE MORNING AND IT WOULDNT ACTUALLY MOVE IN DRIVE BUT WOULD FINE IN REVERSE WHEN I DID GET IT TO MOVE IT SAID IT WAS IN NEUTRAL WELL NOW IT WILL NOT MOVE IN ANY DRIVE 1-4 BUT DOES IN THE NEUTRAL POSITION AND IF U PUBIT IN REVERSE AND SHIFT TO DRIVE AT FIRST IT STILL IS IN REVERSE THEN IT LIKE JUMPS AND GOES INTO SUPPOSED DRIVE BUT WON'T MOVE TILL I SHIFT TO NEUTRAL AGAIN

• 12/22/2010· AIR BAGSCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH SHE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH IN WHICH THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT STATED SHE WAS ALSO INVOLVED IN A SECOND CRASH IN WHICH THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY A SECOND TIME. THE CONTACT WAS CHANGING A TIRE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED FOR THE AIR BAG FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WAS 160,000.

• 12/22/2009· POWER TRAIN

  NOTICED FLUID ON DRIVEWAY. BROUGHT CAR TO MECHANIC, WHERE WE WERE TOLD THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WE HAD BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN 2001 AND IT HAD ONLY 78,000 MILES ON IT. IT ENDED UP COSTING US CLOSE TO $1,900.00 TO FIX. *TR

• 12/22/2009· POWER TRAIN

  2002 HONDA ACCORD V6 WITH 52,114 MILES WENT OUT NOW I HAVE TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION HONDA DEALER SAID IT FAILED. NOW IT COST ME 3068.00 DOLLARS. I CANT BELIEVE WITH LOW OF MILEAGE THERE HAS TO BE A DEFECT PLEASE ADVICE. THANK YOU. *TR

• 12/21/2018· AIR BAGS

  'TAKATA RECALL' : I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP IN PLYMOUTH MA, AT 9 LONG POND ROAD. THE SRS LIGHT IS STILL LIT UP AFTER THE REPAIRS ON 12/20/18.

• 12/21/2017· AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  TAKATA RECALL

• 12/21/2017· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MULLER HONDA OF GURNEE (7000 GRAND AVE, GURNEE, IL 60031, (847) 623-7673) WHERE THE AIR BAG INDICATOR WAS RESET; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

• 12/21/2017· AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  TAKATA RECALL

• 12/21/2006· POWER TRAIN

  I TOOK MY HONDA ACCORD V6 EX TO CHANGE THE TRANSMISSION OIL AND THEY TOLD ME IT NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. ALL HONDA WAS PREPARED TO DO IS GIVE ME $1000.00 TOWARD THE REPAIR ESTIMATED AT $4000.00. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. THE PROBLEM MANIFESTS ITSELF MORE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS COLD. THIS IS HIGHLY DANGEROUS BECAUSE WHEN YOU TURN ON THE HIGHWAY OR CROSS AN INTERSECTION IF THE VEHICLE LOOSES POWER BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION FAILS TO SHIFT, THIS PUTS THE VEHICLE AT RISK OF BEING REAR ENDED OR HIT FROM THE SIDE. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM SINCE OCCURS MOSTLY COLD BUT SOMETIMES DURING THE DAY. THE REST OF THE TIME THERE APPEARS TO BE NO PROBLEM. I DON'T KNOW OF MANY MOTORISTS WHO WOULD RUSH OUT TO SPEND $4000 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM UNTIL IT BECOMES CONSTANT. UNTIL THEN THE MOTORIST IS AT RISK OF A SEVERE ACCIDENT. HONDA CANNOT FIX THIS PROBLEM OTHER THAN TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT GREAT COST. AT LEAST IF THEY PROVIDED THE TRANSMISSION AND THE OWNER PAID FOR THE LABOR THAT WOULD BE A REASONABLE COMPROMISE. IT IS NOT REASONABLE FOR A TRANSMISSION TO FAIL AT 72K MILES. I HAVE HEARD OF OTHER HONDA OWNERS WITH THIS PROBLEM. I AM REPORTING IT SO THAT IF THIS IS A TREND, PRESSURE MAY BE PUT ON HONDA TO RECALL THESE TRANSMISSIONS OR AT THE VERY LEAST REPLACE IT IMMEDIATELY WHEN IDENTIFIED. THEIR CURRENT LACK OF RESPONSE SHOWS CALLOUS DISRESPECT FOR HUMAN LIFE. *NM

• 12/21/2006· POWER TRAIN

  NOTICED THE SLIPPING/JERKING WHEN IT CHANGES GEARS (SEVERE ON LOWER GEAR SHIFTS). I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE FOR CHECK-UP, AND MECHANIC DIAGNOSED AS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM, AND IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD ISSUE, THAT EVEN A RECALL OF HONDA ACCORD TO 2001 MODELS. I CALLED THE HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE BUT WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL SINCE IT DOES NOT COVER 2002 MODELS. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT HONDA IS NEGLIGENT IN NOT INCLUDING THE 2002 MODELS SINCE THIS PROBLEM IS EXACT/SIMILAR TO THE SYMPTOMS OF THE RECALLED MODELS. *JB

• 12/20/2011· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  WHEN WE PURCHASED THIS 2002 HONDA ACCORD EX IN MARCH OF 2010 THE CLOCK BACKLIGHT DID NOT WORK. ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO THE GEAR SHIFT CONSOLE BACKLIGHT WENT OUT. THE ONLY WAY WE KNOW AT NIGHT WHAT GEAR WE ARE IN IS TO VIEW IT ON THE DASH. NOW THE BACKLIGHTING FOR THE CLIMATE CONTROLS HAS GONE OUT. WE UNDERSTAND THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR MANY YEARS NOW AND THERE HAS BEEN VERY LITTLE POSITIVE HELP FROM HONDA. TO GET THIS FIXED I UNDERSTAND THAT THE WHOLE RADIO MUST BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF THE INTERLOCKING ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AT A COST SOMEWHERE AROUND $1000.00. *TR

• 12/20/2004· AIR BAGS

  DRIVER'S SIDE IMPACT AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHILE SITTING AT A RED LIGHT. CONSUMER CONTACTED MANUFACTURER, AND WAS TOLD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO INSPECT FOR COLLISION. AFTER THE INSPECTION MANUFACTURE REFUSED TO MAKE THE REPAIRS.*AK

• 12/19/2018· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  2015 SCRAPPED CAR. HAVE RETURNED 4 CARDS ADVISING AS SUCH. THIS PAST SUMMER/SPRING SOMEONE COME TO MY HOME ABOUT THE CAR AND THE RECALL. ASSURED ME RECORDS WOULD BE UPDATED TO REFLECT CAR DESTROYED. HAVE RECEIVED ANOTHER CARD IN THE FALL AND 2 DAYS AGO RECEIVED ANOTHER PHONE CALL ABOUT GETTING THE AIR BAG TAKEN CARE OF. SINCE IT'S A RECORDING I CAN'T HAVE ANYONE REMOVE US FROM THE LIST. WE ARE TIRED OF THIS HARASSMENT. PLEASE HELP. 2002 GREEN HONDA ACCORD. VIN ENDING IN 2A012127. REGISTERED UNDER WILLIAM MICKEL, 123 PROSPECT PT. RD, LAKE HOPATCONG, NJ 07849. THIS HAS TO STOP. THE CAR WAS DESTROYED/SCRAPPED!!!!! HONDA CAN'T SEEM TO GET THEIR RECORDS STRAIGHT. I EVEN CALLED THEM 2 YEARS AGO ADVISING NO LONGER OWNING THE CAR. I WILL NO LONGER SEND THE CARDS IN. HOWEVER, JUST RECEIVED ANOTHER CARD ADVISING THE CAR HASN'T HAD THE AIRBAG RECALL TAKEN CARE OF. PLEASE STOP THIS . IF I RECEIVE ANY FURTHER CORRESPONDENCE I WILL BE SPEAKING WITH MY LAWYER AND LOOKING TO BE COMPENSATED DO TO THIS HARASSMENT.

• 12/18/2012· POWER TRAIN

  MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD SE WITH 2.4 L 4 CYL HAS 95,000 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION WILL SOMETIMES SLAM INTO GEAR WHEN GOING FROM PARK TO DRIVE AND SLIPS WHEN THE CAR GOES FROM 1ST GEAR TO 2ND GEAR. WHEN YOU ROLL INTO A STOP AND PRESS THE ACCELERATOR TO GO AGAIN THE VEHICLE WILL SLAM INTO GEAR. WHEN I DO COME TOO A COMPLETE STOP, THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS LIKE IT STILL WANTS TO GO AND THEN HESITATES AND THE SLAMS INTO 1ST GEAR AGAIN. OTHER FRIENDS OF MINE WITH 2000-2001 ACCORDS WITH 80,000 TO 100,000 MILES ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

• 12/18/2009· POWER TRAIN

  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. *TR

• 12/18/2009· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I HAVE A 2002 HONDA ACCORD AND HAVE EXPERIENCE THAT MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING AND/OR COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. I HAVE CHECK THE RECALLS REGARDING THE PROBLEM WITH HONDA CORPORATION AND NOTICE THAT THE PROBLEM ALSO EXIST IN THE HONDA CIVIC, INVOLVING THE IGNITION SWITCH. I HAVE CONTACTED HONDA AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ACCORD DOESN'T FALL INTO THE RECALL, BECAUSE IT IS A ACCORD AND NOT A CIVIC. I HAD TO REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM THAT HONDA WOULD NOT COVER. *TR

• 12/18/2005· AIR BAGS

  SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON FROM TIME TO TIME. *NM

• 12/18/2005· AIR BAGS

  SRS LIGHT CAME ON 12/18/05 AND DOES NOT GO OFF. AFTER READING OTHER COMPLAINTS, MY INTERIOR NEVER GOT WET, JUST HAPPENED. NOT VERY HAPPY AFTER READING THE OTHER COMPLAINTS. I DO REALIZE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY, BUT WILL NOT GET FIXED. *NM

• 12/17/2020· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  AFTER READING THE DESCRIPTION FOR 2002-06 HONDA CR-V POWER WINDOW MASTER SWITCH (PWMS) RECALL (NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 20V-768 ISSUED ON 12/10/2020), I REALIZED THAT MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD PWMS HAS SIMILAR SYMPTOM OF WARM FEELING AND STOPPED TO ROLL DOWN/UP WINDOWS. UPON GOOGLING, THERE ARE NUMEROUS PWMS REPLACEMENT DIY VIDEOS WITH SIMILAR FAILURES ON YOUTUBE. DURING THOSE YEARS OF PRODUCTION, THE PWMS FOR CRV AND ACCORD LOOKS SIMILAR. PARTICULARLY, DRIVER'S SIDE PWMS ON MY 2002 ACCORD HAS THE IDENTICAL SYMPTOM AS THE 2002-06 CRV HAS, HEREBY, EXPOSING TO THE SAME SAFETY DANGER OF FIRE RISK. I AM FILING THE COMPLAINT TO REQUEST HONDA TO ISSUE SAFETY RECALL DRIVER'S SIDE PWMS ON 2002 ACCORD.

• 12/17/2010· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WHILE DRIVING CAR THE D4 LIGHT FLASHED AND THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON,A SHORT TIME PRIOR TO THAT IT SEEMED IT WAS SHIFTED HARDER THAN NORMAL. TOOK IT TO HONDA DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE TRANNY WAS GONE. LOOKING ONLINE FOR SOME INFORMATION ON THIS PROBLEM I FOUND THAT HUNDREDS HAVE HAD THE SAME HAPPEN TO THEM FOR THIS YEAR AND MODEL,I THINK THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL ON THIS. THE HONDA DEALERSHIP DID GIVE US 20% OFF $2900.BECAUSE WE PURCHASED THE CAR THERE BUT I BELIEVE WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN INFORMED ABOUT THIS DEFECT EARLIER.

• 12/17/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  MY HONDA CAR SOUND SYSTEM HAS A WHINING NOISE FROM THE SPEAKERS WHEN PASSING THROUGH CERTAIN AREAS OR WHEN THE CELL PHONE RINGS. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER TWICE AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS NORMAL. I CAN UNDERSTAND IF IT HAPPENS TO THE RADIO ONLY BUT IT HAPPENS ALSO WHEN THE CD PLAYER IS RUNNING.

• 12/16/2016· AIR BAGS

  "TAKATA RECALL" HAVING A PROBLEM WITH HOLLYWOOD HONDA NOT HAVING A REPLACEMENT AIRBAG. *TR

• 12/16/2008· POWER TRAIN

  THE D4 LIGHT STARTED BLINKING IN MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD EX, NOT ALLOWING MY CAR TO UPSHIFT PROPERLY ON THE HIGHWAY LEAVING ME HAVING TO DRIVE SLOW ON A HIGHWAY WITH SPEEDING CARS. I KNOW HONDA HAS HAD NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TRANSMISSIONS IN THEIR 2002 ACCORD MODELS AND REFUSES TO RECALL. THIS IS CERTAINLY A SAFETY ISSUE' OR DOES HONDA JUST WANT TO WAIT UNTIL PEOPLE DIE BECAUSE THEIR CAR STOPPED DEAD ON A HIGHWAY DUE TO A FAULTY TRANSMISSION? *TR

• 12/16/2004· SUSPENSION

  LOUD NOISES COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING OVER 30 MPH. TOOK VEHICLE TO HONDA DEALERSHIP - FOUND OUT THAT THE REAR BEARING(S) WENT BAD - ESTIMATED COST TO REPAIR OVER $600. DEALER WAS VERY HELPFUL - THEY CONTACTED HONDA AND HONDA WILLING TO PERFORM A GOODWLL REPAIR. MY COST WAS $100.54. IT'S A HONDA ACCORD - 4 CYC - EX MODEL (2002), PURCHASED ON 12/27/01. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, IT HAD 43000 MILES.*AK

• 12/15/2014· AIR BAGS

  I HAVE AN COMPLAINT IN REFERENCE TO THE 2002 HONDA ACCORD. I HAVE BEEN DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL , AND HAVE FOUND THAT MANY OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES WITH THE SRS LIGHT ON THE HONDA ACCORD. WE ARE BEING CHARGED TO FIX OR REPLACE THIS ISSUE,AFTER CLEARLY SEEING THAT THIS IS ANOTHER FLAW PRODUCED BY THE HONDA MOTORS COMPANY, IF YOU MAY LOOK INTO THE SRS LIGHT ISSUE ON THE 2002 HONDA ACCORD PLEASE. *TR

• 12/15/2013· ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  AUGUST 2013 - JUST STOPPED WHILE DRIVING; PLACED IN PARK AND STARTED OK; DECEMBER 2013 - STOPPED ON HIGHWAY WHILE DRIVING - 60 MPH IN CENTER LANE - DANGEROUS - PLACED IN PARK AND STARTED AGAIN. TOOK TO MECHANIC WHO REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH AS OLD HONDAS HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM TWO DAYS LATER, JUST STOPPED WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. PLACED IN PARK AND TRIED TO START; TURNED OVER, BUT DIDN'T START - WAITED 1/2 HOUR - STARTED AGAIN. DROVE ABOUT 10 MILES, THEN STOPPED AGAIN. CALLED TOW TRUCK. NOW IT STARTS, BUT I'M AFRAID TO GO ANYWHERE NOTE: FEELS LIKE I RAN OUT OF GAS WHEN IT STOPS. *TR

• 12/15/2009· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. WHEN HE APPLIED PRESSURE ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE AND THEN LURCH FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST FOR INSPECTION. HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HE PLANNED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR CONFIRMATION. HE HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER TO-DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 144,054. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 144,000.

• 12/15/2009· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP GEARS. THIS CONDITION CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED TWICE PRIOR TO THE RECENT FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 140000.

• 12/15/2008· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE THE END OF MAR 2008 WITH 83000 MILES ON IT. APPROX 30 DAYS AFTER PURCHASE I TOOK IT IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE, RADIATOR FLUSH AND TUNE UP. A WEEK LATER MY CAR OVERHEATED, THE UPPER RADIATOR HOSE HAD BLOWN. A NEW MECHANIC LOOKED AT IT AND SAW EVIDENCE OF STOP LEAK AND SAID IT DID NOT LOOK LIKE IT HAD BEEN FLUSHED-HE TOOK CARE OF IT PROPERLY. THEN, APPROX 30 DAYS LATER I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR IT'S SCHEDULED OIL CHANGE AND HE SAID THERE WAS OIL LEAKING INTO THE RADIATOR FLUIDS-RIGHT NOW IT IS A ONE WAY LEAK, THE ANTIFREEZE IS NOT LEAKING INTO THE OIL. HE RECOMMENDED A HEAD GASKET JOB. DURING THE REPAIR IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THIS VEHICLE HAD A RECENT HEAD JOB DONE AND HE PUT OUT A QUERY ONLINE. THE INFORMATION THAT CAME BACK WAS THAT THIS WAS A PROBLEM THAT HONDA WAS AWARE OF, BUT SEEMED TO BE KEEPING QUIET ABOUT-THEY HAD NOT ISSUED ANY SERVICE WARNINGS, SUGGESTIONS, OR RECALLS-THEY WERE DEALING WITH IT ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS...MECHANICS HAVE DETERMINED BY TRYING TO FIX THE PROBLEM (HEAD JOBS, REPLACING RADIATORS, ETC) AND IT NOT BEING SOLVED THAT IT IS A CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK. MY MECHANIC AND I AGREED TO WATCH IT CLOSELY AND BE VERY DILIGENT WITH OIL CHANGES. WITH EACH OIL CHANGE HE ALSO INCLUDES A RADIATOR FLUSH AS THERE IS ALWAYS OIL IN THE RADIATOR OVERFLOW TANK AS WELL AS THE OIL LEVELS ARE NEAR EMPTY. LAST NIGHT ON THE WAY HOME IT OVERHEATED AGAIN AND WHEN WE LOOKED IN THE RADIATOR IT WAS FULL OF SLUDGE. MY "RELIABLE" USED CAR PURCHASE LESS THAN NINE MONTHS AGO HAS BECOME A GREATER EXPENSE TO ME THAN IF I HAD PURCHASED A BRAND NEW CAR. THE ONLY REASON I PURCHASED THIS CAR WAS BECAUSE OF ITS RELIABLE REPUTATION AND THE MOST AFFORDABLE OF A USED CARS. I SIMPLY CANNOT AFFORD THIS CAR, OR TO GET RID OF IT AND GET A NEW ONE. ANY HELP WOULD BE GREATLY WELCOMED! *TR

• 12/14/2010· AIR BAGSCrash

  I WAS DRIVING DOWN MONTGOMERY STREET IN SAVANNAH GEORGIA GOING NORTH IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE OF A 4 LANE ROAD. THE CAR IN THE NEXT LANE GOING THE SAME DIRECTION AS ME WAS TURNING LEFT. A CAR COMING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION TRIED TO TURN LEFT AT THE SAME TIME AS THE CAR NEXT TO ME, NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE ME COMING. I WAS HIT ON MY DRIVERS SIDE DOOR/FRONT OF THE CAR GOING 40MPH. I DO NOT YET HAVE AN ESTIMATE ON THE DAMAGES OF THE CAR BUT IT IS MOST LIKELY TOTALED. BOTH CARS HAD TO BE TOWED. MY CAR WAS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND EXPLODED, LEAVING MY CHEST STINGING. MY AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AT ALL. *TR

• 12/14/2009· POWER TRAIN

  I OWN A 2002 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 AND AS OF 2009 I AM AT APPROXIMATELY 60K. NOW THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS A KNOWN MANUFACTURER DEFECT, AND HONDA SETTLED A LAWSUIT FOR ONLY THE 1998-2001 MODELS, EXTENDING THE WARRANTY. HUNDREDS OF 2002 ACCORD OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES AS THE 98-01 OWNERS. HONDA CORPORATE REFUSES TO COVER REPLACING THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE MY TRANSMISSION SLIPPED IN FIRST GEAR AND I ALMOST CAUSED A PILE UP ON THE FREEWAY. THIS VEHICLE IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND HAS AN OBVIOUS DEFECT. HONDA MUST TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT. MY GRANDPARENTS DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AND GIVE RIDES FOR MY YOUNGER COUSINS. IF THEY GET IN AN ACCIDENT FROM THIS TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND GET INJURED OR KILLED HONDA WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE. I PREVIOUSLY ALERTED HONDA OVER 1 YEAR AGO ABOUT THIS DEFECT, BUT THEY ONLY RECOMMENDED A TRANSMISSION FLUSH AND SENT ME ALONG DISREGARDING MY COMPLAINTS. HONDA MUST RECALL ALL 2002 MODELS OR EXTEND THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY FOR THESE VEHICLES LIKE THEY HAVE FOR 1998-2001 MODELS. THE REDESIGNED 2002 TRANSMISSION IS FAILING LEFT AND RIGHT LIKE THE PREVIOUS MODELS AND IT IS AN OBVIOUSLY DANGER. CONSIDERING THAT 600,000 HONDA ACCORDS OF THE SAME YEAR ARE ON THE ROAD WE ARE LOOKING AT A MAJOR CATASTROPHE. *TR THANK YOU, JAMES H. KWON

• 12/14/2009· POWER TRAIN

  I BOUGHT MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD BECAUSE I HAVE HEARD SO MANY COMPLIMENTS REGARDING HONDAS. I AM SO DISAPPOINTED. I BOUGHT MY AUTOMATIC HONDA NEW AND SOON NOTICED A JERKING WHEN MOVING FROM ONE GEAR TO THE NEXT, HOWEVER WHEN I MADE THE 2 1/2 HOUR DRIVE TO THE SANTA ROSA, CA DEALERSHIP WHERE I HAD BOUGHT THE CAR THEY SAID THAT MY TRANSMISSION WAS FINE THAT IN THIS MODEL IT JUST ISN'T AS SMOOTH AS SOME. THE ISSUE KEPT BECOMING MORE OBVIOUS AND WHEN I BROUGHT IT IN FOR THE 40,000 TUNE-UP I WENT AHEAD AND PAID TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION SERVICED EVEN THOUGH IT IS NOT NORMALLY SCHEDULED UNTIL A LATER TUNE-UP. STILL THE JERKING AND HESITATION MOVING BETWEEN GEARS AND THE STAFF INSISTING THEY SAW NO PROBLEM, BUT EVERYONE ELSE WHO RIDES IN MY CAR NOTICES IT. I HAVE HAD SOME DANGEROUS CALLS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND NOW I DON'T EVEN TRY TO MAKE LANE CHANGES UNLESS I ALLOW FOR THE HESITATION AND LUNGING AS I CANNOT JUST ZIP INTO TRAFFIC SAFELY AS OTHERS CAN. EVEN WHEN ITS NOT DANGEROUS, IT IS PLAIN ANNOYING TO HAVE BOUGHT A NEW CAR AND WITH ALL THE JERKING IT FEELS LIKE IT GOING TO BREAK DOWN LIKE A OLD JALOPY. I REALLY AM FRUSTRATED BOTH WITH THE CAR AND THE FACT THAT NOTHING WAS DONE WHEN IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY, NOW THAT IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY THEY DO NOTICE A PROBLEM BUT IT WOULD BE VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX. BY THE WAY THIS DEALERSHIP HAS AWARD-WINNING SERVICE SIGNS ON THEIR WALL! *TR

• 12/13/2012· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, HE WAS ABLE TO HAPHAZARDLY REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL AWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE OF THE DIAGNOSIS HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 199,000.

• 12/13/2002· POWER TRAIN

  THE AUTO TRANSMISSION HAS PROBLEM WITH 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. WHEN CAR MOVES SLOWLY AT 20 MILES OR LESS, A ROUGH DOWN SHIFT STARTS FROM THE 2ND GEAR TO 1ST GEAR THAT MAKES CAR JERKING. TOOK IT BACK TO A HONDA DEALER FOR A CHECK BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM STILL RANDOMLY SHOWS UP WHEN CAR IS DRIVEN IN THE 25 MILES/H ZONE.

• 12/12/2022· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  Due to the main relay my 2002 Honda Accord SE shuts off I have replaced the box over and over still repeated the same thing I almost got hit because it shut off in traffic with my kids in the car it is a safety issue as I read on many blogs the same thing is happening to many other Honda Accord owners Honda needs to fix this problem.

• 12/12/2017· AIR BAGS,SERVICE BRAKES

  SRS LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR MONTHS. WE GET RECALL NOTICES BUT THE VIN # IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALLS. THE LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON WHEN DRIVING. BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED. BUT, THE BRAKE LIGHT HAS RECENTLY COME ON WHEN DRIVING.

• 12/12/2016· POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT OBSERVED A LOUD ABNORMAL SOUND FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT SHE HAD THE CODES PRINTED THAT SHOWED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND CYLINDER FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 279,000.

• 12/12/2012· POWER TRAIN

  MY CAR HAS ROLL-AWAY PROBLEM. IF THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT IN PARK AND THE PARKING BRAKE IS NOT SET, THE VEHICLE ROLLS AWAY. I HAVE NOTICED A RECALL ON THE SIMILAR GROUNDS ON VARIOUS OTHER VEHICLES (HTTP://WWW.REUTERS.COM/ARTICLE/2012/12/12/US-AUTOS-HONDA-RECALL-IDUSBRE8BB11220121212). MY VEHICLE SHOULD ALSO BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. THANKS *TR