2002 Honda Accord Power Train

TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEARS ON 2002 HONDA ACCORD AUTOMATIC. *TR

2002 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AT ONLY 88000 MILES.

HONDA HAS A TRANSMISSION DESIGN FLAW IN THEIR EARLY 2000 HONDA ACCORDS. I OWN A 2002 ACCORD WITH 105,000 MILES THAT REQUIRES A NEW TRANSMISSION. I WAS SURPRISED BECAUSE THIS BRAND IS KNOWN TO BE RELIABLE. UPON RESEARCHING HONDA TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ONLINE, I FOUND SEVERAL ARTICLES AND MULTIPLE CONSUMER COMPLAINTS REGARDING HONDA TRANSMISSION FAILURE. HONDA DID RECALL TRANSMISSIONS IN CERTAIN MODELS FROM 2003 AND 2004. AMERICA HONDA KNOWS THEY HAVE A PROBLEM AND THEY DECLINED TO ASSIST ME WITH THE REPAIR BECAUSE MY 2002 ACCORD WAS NOT ONE OF THE RECALL MODELS. I AM NOW STUCK WITH $3,000 REPAIR BILL FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. THIS IS UNFAIR, PARTICULARLY SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW, PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY (WHICH ENDED AFTER 7 YRS.), AND MAINTAINED MY CAR REGULARLY. HONDA NEEDS TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE. *TR

STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHT, WHEN LIGHT CHANGED, ALTHOUGH LIGHTLY PRESSING ON GAS, THE CAR WOULD LUNGE FORWARD. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS NOT A CAR BEHIND ME AND A DISTANCE BETWEEN THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME; OTHERWISE COULD HAVE RESULTED IN SERIOUS ACCIDENT. WOULD RANDOMLY LUNGE FORWARD FROM A STOPPED POSITION. ALSO, WHEN STOPPED ON SMALL INCLINE; WOULD SLIP AS IF PULLING BEFORE TRANSMISSION WOULD KICK IN. ONLY 69,000 MILES BUT REQUIRED REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. HONDA 2002 ACCORD. ALTHOUGH SOME 2002 WERE RECALLED, ADVISED BY HONDA MY CAR WAS NOT ELIGIBLE DUE TO PLANT WHERE IT WAS MANUFACTURED. HOWEVER, THIS TRANSMISSION WAS DEFINITELY DEFECTIVE. *TR

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

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

WHILE DRIVING TO A FLORIDA VACATION IN OCT., 2005 THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP ON MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD. BY THE TIME WE ARRIVED, I HAD TO DRIVE IMMEDIATELY TO THE NEAREST TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP INCURRING A BILL OF $3,024 + THE COST OF A RENTAL CAR & A TRIP BACK TO FL THE FOLLOWING WEEKEND TO GET THE HONDA. FORWARD TO FEB, 2009...ONCE AGAIN TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. INCURRED ANOTHER REPAIR FOR $3200. FORWARD TO TODAY, DEC. 2010 (NOT EVEN 2 YRS LATER) THE TRANSMISSION IS ONCE MORE SLIPPING, AND IT LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER $3,000+ REPAIR ON THE HORIZON!!! THAT WILL BE 3 TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENTS IN 5 YEARS!!! *TR

I PURCHASED A 2002 HONDA ACCORD LX FROM AN ORIGINAL OWNER, TWO MONTHS AGO. AS OF NOW THE SPEEDOMETER READS JUST OVER 65000 MILES AND THE ENGINE REVS HIGH UNTIL IT HITS 20MPH AND THEN BANGS INTO SECOND GEAR AND THEN DOES THE SAME THING GOING INTO THIRD. WHEN COMING TO A STOP IT AGAIN JUMPS FORWARD AND THEREBY COULD POSSIBLY HIT A PEDESTRIAN OR RAM INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF IT. ANY CAR THAT UNPREDICTABLY JERKS/LURCHES FORWARD AND COULD RAM INTO THE CAR OR A PERSON IN FRONT OF THEM IS A SAFETY HAZARD. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM ONLINE I NOTICED THAT I'M NOT ALONE WITH THIS PROBLEM AND I BELIEVE IT'S A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND THIS HAS TO BE RECALLED AND REPLACED AT HONDA'S EXPENSE. I RECEIVED ONE QUOTE FOR APPROXIMATELY $1800.00 AND AM GETTING ANOTHER ONE TOMORROW. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PROMPT ATTENTION TO THIS SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD WHEN IT TRANSITIONED FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN SO IT WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURES CONTINUES WHENEVER THE VEHICLE CHANGES GEARS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 65,000.

THIS IS AN UPDATE TO THE SAFETY COMPLAINT THAT I SUBMITTED YESTERDAY. I JUST HAD AN UPDATE FROM THE TRANSMISSION SHOP ABOUT MY VEHICLE. IN THE INITIAL INSPECTION, THEY MISSED THE FACT THAT A BARING SPUN OUT AND SAID THIS WAS THE ACTUAL CAUSE OF THE TRANSMISSION GOING OUT AND THAT THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW. THE BARING PART WAS 91007-PCJ-003. THEY ALSO SAID THAT THE SECONDARY IDLE GEAR WAS ANOTHER MAIN COMPONENT THAT WAS PART OF THE PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 HONDA ACCORD EX..WITH A HUGE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. I HAVE MAINTAINED MY VEHICLE AND IT STARTED SHIFTING HARD ABOUT A YEAR AGO. NOW IT WONT GO INTO MOST GEARS. WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT, IT JUST STARTED REVVING REALLY HIGH...IN TRAFFIC, AND WOULDN'T GO FORWARD. I HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID BEING IN AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THIS AND IT SEEMS THIS YEAR AND MODEL HAVE A DEFECT THAT IS NOT BEING ADDRESSED BY HONDA. *TR

IT SEEMS AS IF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. IT OCCASIONALLY HAPPENS BUT IS MORE FREQUENT WHEN IT'S RAINING. IT WAS RAINING LIGHTLY AND I WAS AT A DEAD STOP AT A RED LIGHT AND UPON IT TURNING GREEN I GAVE IT SOME GAS BUT IT BARELY MOVED BUT I DID SEE THE RPMS CLIMB LIKE NORMAL, THIS HAPPENED FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 SECONDS AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEARD A BIG METAL CLUNK NOISE FROM THE ENGINE BAY AND THE CAR JERKED AND STARTED TO MOVE, THIS STARTLED AND I'M GLAD NO ONE WAS IN FRONT OF ME BECAUSE I MAY HAVE REAR ENDED THEM. I CALLED AMERICAN HONDA AND INFORMED THEM OF MY PROBLEM ABOUT A MONTH AGO BUT THEY SAID THE 2002 ACCORD IN QUESTION DID NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE THE VIN DID NOT FALL BETWEEN CERTAIN NUMBERS. *TR

2002 HONDA ACCORD VP; TRANSMISION SLIPPING 'GOING OUT'. *TR

THIS IS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD SE WITH 66,000 MILES. FOR THE PAST SIX MONTHS, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHEN SHIFTING GEARS, RESULTING IN A SEVERAL-SECOND AG BEFORE THE GEARS RE-ENGAGE AND THE CAR IS CAPABLE OF ACCELERATING. IT IS MORE PRONOUNCED AT LOWER GEARS (1-3). OVER THE LAST SIX MONTHS, THE SLIP HAS BECOME MORE SEVERE, DESPITE TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGES BY BOTH A HONDA DEALERSHIP AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. BOTH SOURCES IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AS EXISTING WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION, BUT COULD NOT PINPOINT THE PRECISE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM, AND BOTH RECOMMENDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. BECAUSE OF THE LAG BETWEEN GEARS AND SUBSEQUENT DELAY IN ACCELERATION, THE CAR IS UNRELIABLE WHEN DRIVING IN EVEN MODERATELY DENSE TRAFFIC. *TR

I JUST PURCHASED A CAR FROM A THIRD PARTY AND THE CAR DROVE NICELY BUT IT HAD SOME DASHBOARD LIGHTS ON SO I TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC THE NEXT DAY. HE WENT THROUGH THE CAR AND CHECKED THE CODES. THE CODE THAT CAME UP WAS THE TC (TORQUE CONVERTER) SOLENOID. HE RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION OIL TO SEE IF THAT MIGHT KNOCK OFF SOME CRUD OFF THE SOLENOID. THE NEXT DAY I WENT TO GET IT SERVICED AND NOTICED ON MY WAY TO THE MECHANIC THAT MY CAR SEEMED TO COME TO A DEAD STOP WHEN I STOPPED INSTEAD OF HAVING THE FEELING LIKE IT WAS STILL IN GEAR AND READY TO MOVE FORWARD. I TOLD MY MECHANIC ABOUT IT, HE DID THE SERVICE AND SAID TO DRIVE IT AROUND TO GET THE NEW FLUID MOVING THROUGH THE SYSTEM. I IMMEDIATELY STARTED HAVING WORSE ISSUES, THE CAR WAS NOT GOING INTO FIRST GEAR WHEN I HIT THE GAS, THE RPMS WOULD GO UP AND THEN THE CAR WOULD LURCH FORWARD INTO SECOND. I FELT THIS WAS NOT SAFE BECAUSE I COULD RAM INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME IF I WASN'T CAREFUL. WHEN I WOULD STOP AT A LIGHT, I WOULD STOP SEVERAL FEET BEHIND THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME TO ALLOW FOR MORE ROOM TO LURCH AHEAD, AND I WAS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT PARKING MY CAR IN THE GARAGE IF IT MIGHT UNEXPECTEDLY LURCH INTO THE WALL. BY THE TIME I GOT HOME, MY D4 LIGHT WAS FLASHING. MY MECHANIC RECOMMENDED NOT DRIVING UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION WAS CHECKED OUT. I WAS SURPRISED WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHOP SAID I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION ... AT 81,700 MILES!?!?. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WAS A CLUTCH DRUM AND SOMETHING ABOUT A CEILING RING BEING WORN DOWN. THEY DID A SOFT PART OVERHAUL AND HAD TO REPLACE THE TORQUE CONVERTER, CLUTCH DRUM AND LINEAR SOLENOID. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR A SIMILAR ISSUE FOR THIS TYPE OF CAR IN A PREVIOUS YEAR. I THINK THIS YEAR SHOULD BE ADDED TO THE LIST. *TR

2002 HONDA ACCORD AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED ON MARCH 3, 2010 WHILE DRIVING ON MD-355 HIGHWAY DURING RUSH TRAFFIC HOURS CAUSING PANIC TO THE DRIVER. THE ENGINE KEPT REVVING UP, BUT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GEARS DO NOT CHANGE, NOT PICKING UP SPEED, AND CAR DOES NOT MOVE. THE CAR HAS ONLY 90000 MILES. SHOULDN'T THIS REQUIRE A RECALL BY HONDA? CAN NHTSA INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE FOR COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER DRIVERS, AND FOLLOW UP WITH HONDA COMPANY. *TR

ON NOV 17, 2009, MY HONDA ACCORD SUDDENLY COULD NOT BE STOPPED WITH THE FULL BRAKE. THE VEHICLE KEPT ON THE SAME SPEED EVEN WITH FULL BRAKE. THEN IT HAD TO HIT ANOTHER CAR. AFTER I SAW THE STOPPED VEHICLE IN THE LANE IN FRONT OF ME AT ABOUT 100-150 FEET, I THEN APPLIED THE FULL BRAKE, BUT THE VEHICLE KEPT GOING, I THEN RELEASED THE BRAKE AND APPLIED THE BRAKE AGAIN, BUT THE VEHICLE STILL KEPT GOING UNTIL IT HIT ANOTHER CAR IN THE LANE. THIS IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE CURRENT TOYOTA ACCELERATOR PROBLEM. ACTUALLY THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I MET THIS PROBLEM. ANOTHER TIME, BECAUSE THERE WAS NO CAR IN FRONT OF ME, SO THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE GOT STOPPED AFTER I RELEASED THE BRAKE AND TOUCHED THE ACCELERATOR AND THEN APPLIED BRAKE LIGHTLY AGAIN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. SHE STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING SHE CAN HEAR THE ENGINE ACCELERATING WHEN THE VEHICLE DOES NOT WANT TO GO INTO GEAR AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE FORWARD. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. A MECHANIC STATED THAT SHE NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 120000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE WARNING PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 105000.

TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON HOND ACCORD. ACCELERATOR GET STUCK. CAR DOES NOT TRANSTION, THEN REV UP. CALLED AMERICAN HONDA. THEY ARE USELESS. *DT

WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE PARKING GARAGE, THE TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO SLIP GEARS AND THEN GET STUCK IN 1ST GEAR. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THE D4 STARTED FLASHING AND THE TCS LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND TURN OFF THE CAR. WHEN I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON, ONLY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON AND EVERYTHING ELSE SEEMED FINE. A MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT IT WAS JUST A SHIFTING MALFUNCTION AND HE RESET THE COMPUTER. HOWEVER, A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER IT HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE STREET AND I HAD TO QUICKLY GET OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BEFORE ANY CARS REAR-ENDED ME AS THE CAR WAS SUDDENLY GOING VERY SLOW. I HAVE HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID FLUSHED AND THIS DIDN'T HELP AT ALL. I HAVE HAD ALL OTHER REQUIRED MAINTENANCE AND STILL THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT AT SLIGHTLY OVER 100,000 MILES. *TR

MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD EX DOESN'T SHIFT OUT OF FIRST UNTIL IT GOES INTO LIMP MODE (VERY HARD SHIFT). THE D LIGHT THEN BEGINS TO BLINK AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. IF I AM ON A HILL THE CAR WILL ROLL BACKWARDS WHILE IN DRIVE AND MY CAR ISN'T A STANDARD. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IF A CAR IS BEHIND ME. I HAVE HAD IT LOOKED AT AND ALL I HAVE FOUND WAS IT MAY BE A SOLENOID OR JUST A FAULTY TRANSMISSION. IT HAPPENS EVERY DAY. DURING THE WINTER MONTHS IT ISN'T AS BAD BUT IT STILL OCCURS. *TR

VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO FAIL CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHIFT HARD AND HARSHLY WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LURCH DANGEROUSLY FORWARD CAUSING A SUDDEN LOSS OF CONTROL. FAILURE OF THIS VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION IS COMMON, WIDESPREAD AND A KNOWN DEFECT BY HONDA MOTOR COMPANY. THE FAILURE OF THIS VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION PUTS THE DRIVER AND PUBLIC AT IMMEDIATE PERIL FOR A CRASH INVOLVING POSSIBLE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. THIS VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION DEFECT CONDITION LEAVES THE VEHICLE'S DRIVER AND ANY PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE HIGHLY VULNERABLE, AT THE TIME OF FAILURE, IN AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND UNCONTROLLABLE POSITION WITHIN AN UNTRUSTWORTHY UNRELIABLE VEHICLE SUBJECT TO THE OMINOUS PERILS OF THE ROAD AT THE TIME OF FAILURE. THE NHTSA MUST ISSUE AN IMMEDIATE RECALL MANDATING HONDA MOTOR COMPANY REPAIR AND/OR REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION AT HONDA MOTOR COMPANY'S EXPENSE. AT A MINIMUM THE NHTSA'S RECALL SHOULD REQUIRE HONDA MOTOR COMPANY TO PROVIDE AN EXTENSION OF THE VEHICLE'S WARRANTY REQUIRING HONDA MOTOR COMPANY TO REPAIR AND/OR REPLACE THE DANGEROUSLY DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION IN THIS VEHICLE AND REIMBURSEMENT TO VEHICLE OWNERS COSTS FOR REPAIR AND/OR REPLACEMENT OF THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. REQUEST IS MADE TO THE NHTSA FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION.

THERE ARE OVER 400 COMPLAINTS LOGGED ON CARCOMPLAINTS.COM SPECIFYING VARIATIONS OF TRANSMISSION TROUBLES AND/OR FAILURES IN ALL MODELS OF THE 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THESE COMPLAINTS ARE OF THE EXACT NATURE OF OTHER MODEL YEARS OF THIS VEHICLE THAT HAVE BEEN COVERED BY A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. THIS MODEL YEAR HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED EVEN THOUGH THE CONDITIONS AND RESULTS ARE EXACTLY THE SAME. THE TRANSMISSIONS START JERKING, HARD-SHIFTING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND VARIOUS ROAD CONDITIONS. ALL REPORTS SUBMITTED BY OWNERS DESCRIBE SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES AND SIMILAR ACTIONS TAKEN, NAMELY CONTACTING EITHER A HONDA DEALER OR TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST. MOST CONSULTATIONS SUGGEST THAT THE TRANSMISSION WILL EVENTUALLY FAIL AND THE ONLY REMEDY IS TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. IN ALL REPORTED CASES, THE VEHICLES HAVE BEEN OPERATED UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS AND THERE ARE NO CASES OF OPERATOR NEGLIGENCE. SINCE THIS IS A WIDELY-PUBLICIZED MANUFACTURING DEFECT WITH NO CAUSATION STEMMING FROM OWNER NEGLIGENCE, IT IS NOT UNREASONABLE TO EXPECT HONDA TO EXPAND ITS RECALL TO INCLUDE THE 2002 MODEL YEAR OF THE ACCORD VEHICLE. THIS WILL ASSIST THOSE CUSTOMERS WHO, AT THE VERY LEAST, EXPECTED A HIGH LEVEL OF RELIABILITY AND MOST LIKELY BECAME (OR REMAINED) CUSTOMERS OF THE HONDA PRODUCT BECAUSE OF THE COMPANY'S LONG-STANDING TRACK RECORD OF PRODUCING QUALITY PRODUCTS. *TR

WHILE COMING TO A STOP CAR BEGAN TO BUCK. WHILE STOPPED CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE GREEN BAND AROUND THE D ON THE DASHBOARD BEGAN TO FLASH. *TR