2002 Honda Accord Power Train

THIS VEHICLE, LIKE MANY OTHER HONDAS OF THIS ERA, HAS THE 1-2 GEAR SHIFTING ISSUE. IT SHIFTS VERY HARD FROM FIRST TO SECOND AND EVEN DOWNSHIFTING SEEMS TO BE GETTING HARDER. THE ISSUE HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A VERY LONG TIME, AND AT 200,000 MILES, THE CAR IS TO THE POINT THAT I TRY TO DRIVE IT ONLY IN SECOND UNTIL THE LOWER TWO GEARS ARE NO LONGER NEEDED. WE'VE ALREADY REPLACED A MAINSHAFT ($380), WHICH COULD BE RELATED TO THE INCIDENT (SLAMMING INTO GEAR OVER AND OVER AGAIN). THERE IS A 3-4 SECOND LAG CHANGING DIRECTLY INTO SECOND GEAR. THERE IS ALSO A LAG DURING NORMAL OPERATION. IT'S ALMOST AS IF THERE'S A GAP IN BETWEEN 1 AND 2 WHERE THE CAR ALMOST APPEARS TO BE IN NEUTRAL FOR A MOMENT OF TIME. IF TRIGGERED JUST RIGHT, APPLYING EXTRA THROTTLE AFTER THE TRANSMISSION HAS ALREADY STARTED TRYING TO SHIFT (WHICH ISN'T NOTICEABLE AS THE PROCESS INITIATES), THE ENGINE SPEED WILL RISE AS IF IN NEUTRAL AND THEN WILL SLAM INTO GEAR. I ACTUALLY HAD WHEEL SPIN AT ONE POINT. THIS ERRATIC BEHAVIOR COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, AS THE VEHICLE WILL TAKE OFF ON ME. IF ACCELERATING AND THE CAR IS IN 2ND, THE CAR WILL NOT HAVE MUCH POWER, SO THEN I WILL GRADUALLY GIVE IT MORE GAS, ONLY TO HAVE IT DOWNSHIFT AND THEN TAKE OFF (WHEELS CHIRP AND EVERYTHING). IF I LET GO OF THE GAS IT WILL SLAM INTO SECOND AND LURCH A SECOND TIME, WHICH WHEN BRAKING IS VERY ANNOYING AND SEVERELY AFFECTS THE BRAKING DISTANCE. I ACTUALLY ALMOST HIT SOMEBODY THIS PAST WEEK BECAUSE OF A VERY SIMILAR INCIDENT. THIS INCIDENT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT BY LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY IN AN ENVIRONMENT WITH LOW TRACTION (I LIVE IN CHICAGO, WE ONLY HAVE A FEW MONTHS OF OPTIMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS). BESIDES THAT FACT, HONDA KNOWS ABOUT THE ISSUE, AND SHOULD HAVE RECALLED THIS TRANSMISSION YEARS AGO. HONDAS USED TO BE GREAT, BUT THIS IS REALLY HURTING THEIR REPUTATION WITH US. *TR

TRANSMISSION JERKS VIOLENTLY COMING TO A STOP CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BRAKE IMPROPERLY. FROM A DEAD STOP TO NORMAL SPEED, VEHICLE TRANSMISSION SLIPS FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR CAUSING VEHICLE TO SLOW UNEXPECTEDLY AND CARS BEHIND TO SLAM ON THEIR BRAKES. NHTSA NEEDS TO CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION AND WORK WITH HONDA TO ISSUE A RECALL. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CLUTCH PEDAL SANK TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BEFORE IT COMPLETELY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. AFTER THE THIRD FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,728.

IN 2009, CAR WAS JOLTING FORWARD WHEN STOPPING. TOOK CAR TO HONDA. THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. NOW 4 YEARS LATER, TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN (ONLY 33,000 MILES LATER). CAR IS STALLING WHILE DRIVING IT AND NOT SWITCHING GEARS PROPERLY. SEEMS LIKE HONDA REPLACED MY ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION WITH A USED, INFERIOR, RECALLED OR DAMAGED TRANSMISSION. SPOKE TO HONDA AND THEY WILL NOT HELP ME. THEY SAID THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. (3 YRS OR 36,000 MILES). *TR

CAR HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEM ON FIRST GEAR SLIPPING OFF GOING TO HIGHER GEAR. SOMETIMES RUNNING 40-45 ON THE ROAD EXPERIENCED DIS ENGAGING FROM GEAR AND ENGINE GOES ON HIGH REVOLUTION. DANGEROUS FOR CARS THAT IS FOLLOWING BEHIND YOU. *TR

MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN SHIFTING VERY INCONSISTENTLY WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF SHAKING IN BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEARS AND 2ND AND 3RD GEARS. THERE ARE HIGH REVOLUTIONS IN BETWEEN GEARS AND HESITATION BEFORE SHIFTS. THERE IS ALSO RATTLING AROUND 1600 R.P.M. ALL PROBLEMS RELATE TO THE TRANSMISSION IN THIS VEHICLE AND TRANSMISSION FAILURE IS IMPENDING. I DO CONSIDER THIS A DANGER AND IT SEEMS TO BE A REGULAR OCCURRENCE WITH THIS VEHICLE AND MODEL. I DO THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL CONSIDERED WITH THIS TRANSMISSION. *TR

TRANSMISSION IS ALREADY JERKING AND SLIPPING AND OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED ACCELERATING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE D4 LIGHT BEGAN BLINKING. I CALLED THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON TO GET THE CAR RUNNING AGAIN. THIS WORKED AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME. THEN I DROVE THE CAR TO THE HONDA DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. WHILE DRIVING MY CAR ON A VERY BUSY ROAD WITH A 55 MPH SPEED LIMIT, IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ABOVE 25 MPH. IT WAS A VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY EXPERIENCE. AFTER BEING DIAGNOSED, HONDA TOLD ME THE CAR NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR $4100.00. HONDA REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION IN DECEMBER OF 2008 AT 79,945 MILES FOR $2400.00. THE CAR NOW HAS 119,629 MILES ON IT AND WHEN I CONTACTED HONDA THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD NOT HELP REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THE WARRANTY PERIOD ON THE CURRENT TRANSMISSION IS 36,000 MILES OR 3 YEARS. THE REPRESENTATIVE FROM HONDA INSTRUCTED ME TO CONTACT THE NHTSA AND BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU AS NEXT STEPS. *TR

TRANSMISSION SHIFTS SLOW OR HARD, OR OCCASIONALLY DOESN'T "CATCH"... THEN SUMMER OF 2013 AT 73K ON A VERY (FIRST OUT OF TOWN TRIP IN YEARS) LONG TRIP THE TRANSMISSION WOULDN'T SHIFT OUT OF 1ST OR 2ND GEAR UNTIL THE CAR COOLED FOR A COUPLE HOURS. SHIFTS ALRIGHT MOST OF THE TIME FOR SHORT TRIPS DOWN THE STREET, BUT I CAN'T DRIVE OUT OF TOWN FOR FEAR OF BEING STRANDED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGH WAY COMING FROM WORK. MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. I CONTACTED HONDA DEALERSHIP THEY SAID IT WOULD COST THE SUM OF 400.00 TO REPAIR WHICH I DO NOT HAVE. AFTER READING ALL THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS YEAR HONDA, I HAVE REALIZED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND RECALLED FOR FAULTY TRANSMISSION BY HONDA. PLEASE HELP WITH THIS ISSUE. I AM A US MARINE AND I RELY HEAVILY ON MY CAR AND TRANSPORTATION TO WORK. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ALONG, AND MY CAR STARTED LURCHING AND JERKING, MAKING A BIG THUMPING NOISE. I TOOK IT TO A HONDA SERVICE CENTER, THEY SAID I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION- THE CAR ONLY HAD 62,000 MILES. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ALONG, WITH MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR, BUT THE CAR LOST POWER, IT STOPPED GOING FORWARD. I MANAGED TO MAKE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CAR WOULD ACCELERATE, AND THEN STOP ACCELERATING, AND THEN BEGIN AGAIN. GOING SLOWLY, I MANAGED TO MAKE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A HONDA SERVICE CENTER, WHERE THEY SAID I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. I HAD ALREADY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION BACK IN 2008. THE NEW TRANSMISSION HAD ONLY 53,000 MILES ON IT BEFORE IT FAILED. SO, A 2002 HONDA ACCORD, WITH 115,000 MILES IS ON ITS THIRD TRANSMISSION. SO THE ONE I HAD INSTALLED IN 2008 ONLY LASTED 53,000 MILES, SO HONDA PUT A SECOND CRAPPY TRANSMISSION IN MY CAR. THEY DIDN'T FIX THE TRANSMISSION SAFETY PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE ENGINE WAS STARTED, THE GEAR SHIFTER BECAME WAS INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE SHIFT SOLENOID VALVE FAILED AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 182,000.

TRANSMISSION BEGAN SURGING AND TCS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ALONG WITH BLINKING 4TH GEAR LIGHT. SHUT VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED WITH NO ISSUES. TWO DAYS LATER PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN IN TRAFFIC. PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD. LIMPED VEHICLE HOME IN 2ND GEAR. *TR

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SUDDENLY SO I TOOK IT THE SHOP TO GET IT CHECKED OUT. THE TECHNICIAN SAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR IS A HONDA ACCORD EX V6 2 DOOR COUPE AND ONLY HAS 70,600 MILES. IT SEEMS LIKE MANY HONDA VEHICLES ARE EXPERIENCING EARLY TRANSMISSION FAILURES THAT NORMAL. *TR

MY TRANSMISSION RUNS FINE BUT EVERY NOW AND THEN WHEN I COME TO A COME STOP AND HAVE TO PRESS THE GAS TO GO THE CAR WILL MOVE VERY SLOWLY AND THEN JUMP TO A HIGH SPEED, THIS IS HAPPENNING ALOT NOW. I CHECKED THE INTENET AND THE ARE SEVERAL OTHERS WITH THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL VEHICLE THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS. THE CODES ARE COMING BACK 700 AND 780 WITH ARE SHIFT MALFUNCTIONS, THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, PLEASE HELP! *TR

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

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.

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD V6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO HESITATE WITH A DELAYED RESPONSE WHEN APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION GEARS SLIPPED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED TWICE WITHIN FOUR YEARS. IN 2007, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE TRANSMISSION REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, A CLICKING SOUND WAS HEARD FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT A GRINDING NOISE WAS NOTICED WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO BOTH INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND BOLT JOINTS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

I HAVE BEEN THE SINGLE OWNER FOR THIS CAR SINCE DECEMBER 2001. CAR HAS 103500 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED. VEHICLE STARTED EXPERIENCING JERKS WHEN UPSHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEARS. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO SAYS IT WILL COST $4600 AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $3100. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL AS TOO MANY PEOPLE ARE REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SLIPPING FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. I TOOK IT IN FOR MAJOR SERVICE AND ASKED MECHANIC ABOUT SLIPPING TRANSMISSION. HE PULLED PENDING CODE 1730 GEAR RATIO. 2002 HONDA ACCORDS WERE KNOWN TO HAVE MAJOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AS REPORTED BY CONSUMER REPORTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THE TRANSMISSION ON THE VEHICLE FAILED THREE TIMES. THE DEALER STATED EACH TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP AND THERE WAS ALSO DAMAGE TO THE BEARINGS. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED THE FIRST TIME, THE MILEAGE WAS 21,268 MILES AND THE SECOND TIME IT WAS 35,315. THERE WERE ALSO METAL SHAVINGS FOUND IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WAS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT BECAUSE THE DEALER PERFORMED ALL OF THE REPAIRS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

I HAVE A 2002 HONDA ACCORD V6. MY TCS, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND MY D4 TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON SO I TOOK IT TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS A 'PROBLEM' WITH MY TRANSMISSION AND THAT IT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A TOTAL COST OF $4900. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A PERVASIVE PROBLEM IN THIS MODEL - TRANSMISSIONS ARE FAILING AROUND 100K, SOME EARLIER - BUT HONDA HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL OR OFFERED TO REPLACE TRANSMISSIONS TO MY KNOWLEDGE. I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION ON MY HONDA EVER, BUT NOW I NEED TO REPLACE IT WAY TOO SOON. I PREVIOUSLY HAD A BOTTOM OF THE LINE 1994 HONDA CIVIC DX WITH 140K MILES AND NEVER HAD ANY ISSUES SO I DECIDED TO UPGRADE TO THEIR TOP OF THE LINE MODEL. I BOUGHT A HONDA BECAUSE I WANTED IT TO LAST A LONG TIME, BUT NOW THIS COST ALONG WITH A BADLY NEEDED PAINT JOB DUE TO THE CLEAR COAT ERODING (ANOTHER PERVASIVE PROBLEM IN THIS MODEL WHERE AGAIN HONDA HAS NOT ADMITTED FAULT) IS MORE THAN THE $6200 BLUE BOOK VALUE. *TR