2002 Honda Accord Electrical System

Car exploded spontaneously. Fire department thinks it started in the steering wheel/ignition area. Vehicle is still parked on the street and is available for inspection. No one was in or around the vehicle, but it seems if someone had been in the car they would certainly have been incinerated. Anyone in the street would have been struck by shrapnel. Only the fire department has seen the vehicle so far, to put the fire out. This happened last night (1/31/24) about 8:30 pm central time. This happened with no warning, car was parked and turned off - had just been driven 2 hours prior.

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.

The contact owns a 2002 Honda Accord. The contact stated the key was able to be removed from the ignition while the vehicle was in gear. The contact stated that while the key was in his possession, the vehicle unintendedly reversed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 170,000.

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.

MY REQUIRES THE SWITCH RECALL DONE DEALER SAYS ITS NOT COVERED BY THE VIN. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER AS HONDA RECOMMEND I MARKED THE COVER WITH CLEAR TAPE .THEY CLAIMED TO LOOK AT IT BUT DIDN'T. THEY DID GET THE DESCRIPTION OF THE ISSUE RIGHT ON THE JOB CARD. SO I DID THE RESEARCH I'M ASE TECH FOR 15YRS AND FOUND HONDA DOCUMENT AND PERFORMED INSPECTION AND FOUND THAT RECALL SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE ON THIS CAR. I WENT TO DEALER AND GOT THE PART LISTED IN THE DOCUMENT AND COMPARED IT TO THE ORIGINAL AND FOUND THEM TO BE AS DESCRIBED EVEN THE MATERIALS USED ON THE CONSTRUCTION WERE DIFFERENT AND IMPROVED ON THE NEW PARTS. I THINK HONDA IS LYING ABOUT HOW MANY OF THESE SWITCHES ARE FAULTY. *TR

MY VEHICLE IS ROLLING OVER WHEN THE IGNITION IS TURNED OFF (AND KEY REMOVED) AND THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL. HONDA IS NOT RESPONDING TO THIS MATTER PROPERLY.

IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT HONDA HAD A RECALL IN MARCH 2005 ON THE 2002 HONDA ACCORD FOR IGNITION PARK INTERLOCK. I CHECKED THE CAR BY LEAVING IT IN DRIVE, TURNED OFF ENGINE AND REMOVED KEY - CAR THEN BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS. THIS IS WHAT THE RECALL WAS FOR. SINCE THE VIN NUMBERS DIDN'T MATCH WHAT HONDA DETERMINED TO BE FAULTY, THEY NOW SAY THAT IT ISN'T THEIR RESPONSIBILITY. I AM CONFUSED HOW THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR SOME CARS BUT NOT OURS. BECAUSE IT WASN'T LISTED WITHIN THE RANGE OF VIN NUMBERS ACCORDING TO HONDA? SEEMS LIKE IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN PARK, THE VEHICLE WOULD START INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE IMMOBILIZER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

THE SRS DASH LIGHT CAME ON LAST MONTH AND WILL NOT GO OUT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE KEY BECAME DISLODGED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY AND CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V025000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000. UPDATED 01/07/14*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE CAR WAS NOT IN PARK, THE KEY COULD BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION ERROENEOUSLY. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD ROLL BACKWARD. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE KEY SHOULD NOT BE TAKING OUT OF THE IGNITION WITHOUT BEING IN PARKED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACCORD HONDA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WOULD NOT FIT SECURELY IN THE IGNITION. THE KEY WOULD BECOME LOOSE AND DISLODGE FROM THE IGNITION SPORADICALLY WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V364000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 142,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO STATED THAT DUE TO THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE, IT SURPASSED THE STATUE OF LIMITATION AND WAS NO LONGER ELIGIBLE FOR REPAIRS UNDER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V025000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AFTER REMOVING THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL AWAY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO ENTER THE VEHICLE, APPLY THE PARKING BRAKE AND STOP THE VEHICLE FROM ROLLING AWAY. THE CONTACT NOTICED SHE HAD REMOVED THE KEY WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN DRIVE AND NOT IN PARK. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE PARKING BRAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V025000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V041000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY REFUSED TO PERFORM THE REPAIRS BECAUSE THE ODOMETER WAS NOT READING THE MILEAGE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE SITUATION. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 113,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN IT BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS DOWN A HILL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO ENTER THE VEHICLE, APPLY THE BRAKES AND SHIFT IT INTO PARK. THE KEYS WERE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, SO THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE VEHICLE MUST HAVE ALSO BEEN SHIFTED INTO PARK BEFORE IT BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V025000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000.

IGNITION KEY CAN BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WHEN GEAR SHIFT IS NOT IN THE "PARKED" POSITION. THEREFORE, VEHICLE IS ABLE TO ROLL WHEN DRIVER EXITS VEHICLE, RESULTING IN DAMAGE AND/OR INJURY.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE JUST QUITS. THERE IS NO STUTTERING, STALLING, OR ENGINE MISFIRES, IT QUIETLY JUST QUITS. THE RADIO, AC/HEATER FAN, BRAKE LIGHTS STILL WORK BUT NOT THE SIGNAL LIGHTS,WINDOWS, INSTRUMENT PANEL. AFTER RESEARCHING THE INTERNET ON THIS ISSUE, FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH KEEPS COMING UP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART UNTIL IT WAS SHIFTED FROM DRIVE INTO PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V025000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,600.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH WITHOUT THE VEHICLE BEING IN PARK. HE STATED THAT A RELATIVE WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY WITHOUT IT ROLLING FORWARD OR BACKWARDS. NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V364000, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, IGNITION IS RELATED TO THE FAILURE FOR THE 2003 AND 2004 MODEL YEAR BUT NOT FOR THE 2002. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS FAILURE IS EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE FAILURE LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY COULD BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WITHOUT THE VEHICLE BEING ENGAGED IN PARK. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS AND SHE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIR COSTS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 115,000.

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

ON AUGUST 1, 2009, OUR PARKED 2002 HONDA ACCORD LX ROLLED OFF THE PARKING LOT AND STRUCK A VEHICLE PARKED ON THE OTHER SIDE BEFORE BEING STOPPED BY THE CURB. THERE WAS AN APPARENT FAILURE OF THE IGNITION PARK SWITCH INTERLOCK THAT ALLOWED THE IGNITION KEY TO BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH WHILE THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT SHIFTED TO PARK. THE TRANSMISSION WAS FOUND TO BE IN NEUTRAL AFTER THE CRASH. AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH, THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF OUR VEHICLE AND LESSER DAMAGE TO THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE TOTAL COST TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS $2609. THE VEHICLE THAT WAS STRUCK ALSO NEEDED REPAIR. IT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE REAR BUMPER AND TAIL LIGHTS. UPON LEARNING OF OTHER HONDAS HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND BEING RECALLED, I CONTACTED HONDA MANUFACTURER WHOSE REPRESENTATIVE CHECKED THE VIN NUMBER OF OUR VEHICLE AND INFORMED ME THE RECALL DIDN'T APPLY TO 2002 HONDA ACCORDS. I THEN SPOKE TO A NHTSA REPRESENTATIVE WHO INFORMED ME THE RECALL DID APPLY TO SOME 2002 HONDA ACCORDS BUT THAT IT WAS VIN-SPECIFIC. I THEN SPOKE TO A SECOND HONDA REPRESENTATIVE WHO AGREED IT APPLIED TO SOME 2002 HONDA ACCORDS BUT THAT IT WAS VIN-SPECIFIC AND IT DIDN'T APPLY TO OUR CAR. I AM PERPLEXED THAT MY CAR WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH IT HAS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AS OTHER HONDA ACCORDS THAT WERE RECALLED. THE IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED YET AND IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. SHE TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY FIFTEEN SECONDS AND IT RESTARTED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND HE STATED THAT THE IGNITION WAS FAILING AND THERE WAS A RECALL AVAILABLE. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO FAILURES. AMERICAN HONDA STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V025000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 83,000. UPDATED 5/26/09 *CN UPDATED 05/28/09.*JB

MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD ENGINE WOULD SHUT DOWN RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING. ONLY THE ENGINE WOULD SHUT DOWN AND THE LIGHTS AND RADIO STILL WORKS. WHEN I TRY TO RESTART THE CAR, THE ENGINE WOULD CRANK BUT NO START. IT USUALLY STARTS BACK UP RANDOMLY WHEN ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH FLASHES. *TR