2002 Honda Accord Body & structure Problems

-The front subframe on the passenger side completely rusted through and broke. The driver side is perfectly fine and still has factory paint on it, but the passenger side is completely rusted out. Yes the vehicle and issue are available for inspection. -The front subframe is the frame component that holds and supports your front suspension, steering, engine and transmission. With the failure of the subframe the front passenger side of the car dropped down and the steering and suspension were compromised. Very unsafe for the driver and passengers to lose control of the vehicle. Loss of control is also very dangerous for others on the road. -The problem is very prominent for this year and model of car. It is an engineering flaw from the factory for years 1998-2002. The air conditioning evaporator drain hose is routed right onto the passenger side sub frame. The moisture from the drain is what accelerates the rust. The car only has 55,000 miles on it and it has failed this soon. -The car has been inspected by a shop previously and the shop welded a new support piece to “patch” the frame to make back home. -There were no symptoms, there was just a loud clunk on the front end and it dropped down.

NHTSA ID

11693726

Incident

Aug 16, 2023

I am writing to express my concern regarding a significant safety issue with my 2002 Honda Accord's subframe. The subframe is rusting severely in the area where the air conditioning drain line drips directly onto it. This design flaw has caused concentrated corrosion over time, significantly weakening the subframe and making the vehicle unsafe to drive. As the subframe supports essential components such as the engine, transmission, and suspension, its deterioration poses a serious risk of structural failure. This could lead to loss of control while driving, endangering both the driver and others on the road. Considering the critical nature of this defect, I urge Honda to take responsibility for addressing this issue and provide a resolution to ensure the safety and reliability of affected vehicles.

NHTSA ID

11626298

Incident

Nov 19, 2024

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NHTSA ID

11467144

Incident

Jan 4, 2013

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT SUBFRAME WAS SEVERELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JIM WHITE HONDA (1505 S. REYNOLDS RD, MAUMEE, OH 43537, (419) 893-5581) TO BE INSPECTED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT DUE TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE SALVAGED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE IMPROPER PLACEMENT OF THE DRAIN TUBE CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED NOR SENT TO BE SALVAGED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATELY FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 172,000. *BF *AS

NHTSA ID

11342535

Incident

Jul 10, 2020

Mileage

172,000 mi

WAS IN AN ACCIDENT ON THE EXPRESSWAY WHERE A LATTER FLEW OUT OF THE BACK OF A GUYS TRUCK AND BECAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND I HIT HIM WHEN I COULDN'T STOP FAST ENOUGH AND NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. I WAS BERRYBRUISED UP AND I DID GO TO THE HOSTPITAL.

NHTSA ID

11302956

Incident

Nov 11, 2019

Mileage

250,000 mi

UPON INSPECTION OF THIS VEHICLE, PART OF THE FRONT SUBFRAME HAD RUSTED THROUGH, FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSER HOSE EMPTYING ON TOP OF IT. ATTACHED PHOTOS SHOW THE EXTENT OF VISIBLE DAMAGE; OTHER DAMAGE WITHIN THIS STRUCTURE IS NOT VISIBLE TO THE EYE. HONDA REFERS TO THIS PART AS THE "REAR BEAM," PART NUMBER 50200-S87-A00. THE STEERING RACK AND FRONT SUSPENSION COMPONENTS ATTACH TO THIS PART, ALONG WITH THE REAR ENGINE MOUNT, AND CAN CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND SERIOUS PERSONAL INJURY. THIS IS A VERY COMMON AND VERY DANGEROUS FLAW IN THIS GENERATION OF ACCORD.

NHTSA ID

11299012

Incident

Oct 8, 2019

Mileage

220,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A CRACK APPEARED IN THE SUBFRAME ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO RUST. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HONDA SUPERSTORE OF LISLE (4475 LINCOLN AVE, LISLE, IL 60532, 630-852-7200) FOR A BRAKE INSPECTION AND A QUOTE FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE SUBFRAME. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT A HOSE DRAINED ONTO THE SUBFRAME TO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 09919793. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 157,610.

NHTSA ID

11258401

Incident

Sep 15, 2019

Mileage

157,610 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. DURING A ROUTINE TIRE ROTATION, THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT THE SUBFRAME OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 195,000.

NHTSA ID

11232443

Incident

Jul 15, 2019

Mileage

195,000 mi

HONDA ACCORD 2002, FAILED INSPECTION, FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SUB FRAME COMPLETELY ROTTED OUT. CONTACTED DEALER, QUOTED ME OVER $3000 FOR REPAIR. NO RECALL AS OF YET, SPEAKING WITH HEAD TECH AT HONDA STATES THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. CAR IS NOT DRIVABLE, MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN.

NHTSA ID

11220779

Incident

May 10, 2019

Mileage

125 mi

I WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL CRASH AND NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY; NO INJURIES IN EITHER VEHICLE. OCT 26, 2018 INTERSECTION OF MAINE AVENUE AND 7TH STREET, S.W., WASHINGTON, DC

NHTSA ID

11149984

Incident

Oct 26, 2018

Mileage

89,000 mi

RIGHT SIDE SUBFRAME BY REAR CONNECTING POINT ROTTED THROUGH WITH HOLES UNDER WHERE RIGHT LOWER CONTROL ARM CONNECTS TO SUBFRAME. MOST LIKELY CAUSED FROM A/C DRAIN DRIPPING DIRECTLY ON SUBFRAME. VEHICLE WILL NOT PASS STATE SAFETY INSPECTION. CONTACTED LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE.

NHTSA ID

11127875

Incident

Sep 6, 2018

Mileage

96,500 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE EMITTED AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS SEVERELY CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO CALL A DEALER. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000.

NHTSA ID

11119809

Incident

Aug 7, 2018

Mileage

120,000 mi

THE SUBFRAME HAS RUSTED DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW BY HONDA ... THE AC DRAINS ON IT. THIS CREATES A SAFETY ISSUE AND THE POTENTIAL FOR A FATAL CRASH TO OCCUR.

NHTSA ID

11089959

Incident

Apr 23, 2018

AC FLUID DRIP SYSTEM ON THE SUBFRAME PASSENGER SIDE AND RUST IT UNTIL IT BREAKS IT'S A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD FOR MANY PEOPLE KIDS INCLUDED IT'S HOW HONDA MADE THE CAR SO THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE CAR WITH THE MISTAKES THEY'VE MADE MAKING THE CAR AND PLACING THE PARTS IN THOSE SPOTS FOR THAT TO HAPPEN SOMEONE COULD CRASH AND DIE BECAUSE OF THAT THERE ARE TONS OF ARTICALES AND COMPLAINT AND 1.5MILLION + HONDA ACCORDS FROM 99-02 ARE LIKE THIS IT WASN'T CHANGED UNTIL 03 HONDA CAN'T DENY THE MISTAKE THEY'VE MADE BY PUT PARTS IN THE SPOTS FOR THAT TO HAPPEN PEOPLE'S LIVES ARE AT RISK AND THEY DESERVE RECALLS

NHTSA ID

11062691

Incident

Jan 12, 2018

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. UPON INSPECTION OF THE LIFTGATE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE RETAINED EXCESSIVE WATER FROM THE TAIL LAMP ASSEMBLY. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 06603477. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT RECALLS WERE ADMINISTERED AND ENFORCED BY NHTSA AND WAS ADVISED TO CALL NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 121,430.

NHTSA ID

11062397

Incident

Jan 11, 2018

Mileage

121,430 mi

WHEN DRIVING ALONG THE HIGHWAY THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT POPS ON ALONG WITH THE SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT. MY TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO BE GOING OUT. WHEN I'M AT A COMPLETE STOP AND ATTEMPT TO PROCEED THROUGH A GREEN LIGHT THE CAR SEEMS TO NOT WANT TO GET GAS. I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME?

NHTSA ID

11052353

Incident

Dec 4, 2017

Mileage

146,000 mi

WHILE INSPECTING MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD I NOTICED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SUB-FRAME IS ROTTING OUT AND APPEARS TO BE CLOSE TO BREAKING APART. THIS LOOKS TO BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.

NHTSA ID

11044497

Incident

Oct 28, 2017

Mileage

184,521 mi

MY HONDA WAS HIT AND THE AIRBAGS AT THE STEERING WHEEL WENT OFF AND BURNT MY ARM AND IT WAS VERY HARD TO BREATH

NHTSA ID

11042907

Incident

Jun 1, 2016

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE PASSENGER SIDE SUBFRAME IS BADLY CORRODED, DUE TO THE A/C DRAIN HOSE DRIPPING ONTO THE SUBFRAME. THE DRIVER'S SIDE LOOKS FINE THOUGH. I NOTICED THE ISSUE, AFTER READING ABOUT COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER OWNERS AND CHECKED OUT OF CURIOSITY. I HAVE BEEN QUOTED $2000-$2500 TO REPLACE THE SUBFRAME (ABOUT A $1,000 FOR THE SUBFRAME AND ANOTHER $1,000-$1,500 FOR LABOR) AND WAS TOLD THIS IS A SAFEY ISSUE. IF THE SUBFRAME WERE TO FRACTURE, THE HANDLING OF THE VEHICLE COULD BE COMPROMISED AND STEERING WILL CEASE.

NHTSA ID

11032694

Incident

Oct 7, 2017

Mileage

106,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED, HE WAS INFORMED BY THE INSPECTOR THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SUB-FRAME WAS RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTIFY A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000.

NHTSA ID

11003044

Incident

Jul 5, 2017

Mileage

137,000 mi

PAINT FAILURE. PAINT IS PEELING AND FADING. HONDA SHOULD STAND BEHIND THIS PRODUCT.

NHTSA ID

10986146

Incident

May 1, 2015

Mileage

135,000 mi

NOVEMBER 2016. NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A CREEKING SOUND COMING FROM PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR WHEN DRIVING IT. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT SUB FRAME HOLDING THE ENGINE HAS RUSTED OUT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND THAT THE CAR IS NOT ROAD WORTHY. HIS EXACT WORDS WERE "THE ENGINE COULD POP OUT AT ANY TIME" AND THAT "HE WOULD NOT DRIVE IT".

NHTSA ID

10980317

Incident

Nov 15, 2016

Mileage

129,000 mi

EVERY TIME I DROVE THE CAR THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WAS MAKING NOISES AT THE WHEEL. I HAD MY MECHANIC TAKE THE WHEEL OFF TO CHECK IT. HE NOTICED THAT THE SUBFRAME IS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. I TRIED TO PURCHASE THE PART FROM HONDA ESTORE AND THEY DON'T SELL A SUBFAME SO I CALLED OVER 25 USED PARTS STORES AND ALL 25 OR SO PLACES TOLD ME THE SAME THING "ON EVERY 1999-2002 HONDA THAT WE'VE SEEN THAT PART IS RUSTED AWAY". I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THIS PART HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED SINCE IT IS SUCH A LARGE PROBLEM WITH EVERYONE THAT I'VE SPOKE TO.

NHTSA ID

10930281

Incident

Nov 1, 2015

Mileage

70,000 mi

HIT A POTHOLE, AND HEARD LOUD CRACK. BODY SHOP FOUND LARGE CRACK IN SUBFRAME AND DEEMED UNREPAIRABLE. FOUND LARGE RUSTED AREA ON SUBFRAME, WHICH WAS DEEMED A "HONDA DEFECT" AND STATE FARM REFUSED TO COVER THE CLAIM. HONDA REPORTS THERE WAS NO RECALL.

NHTSA ID

10892916

Incident

Jul 7, 2016

Mileage

230,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR REPAIRS, THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WELL WAS CORRODED AND THE FRONT SUBFRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,000.

NHTSA ID

10860575

Incident

Apr 19, 2016

Mileage

121,000 mi