2002 Honda Accord Other / unspecified Problems

THE RADIO CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CAR RADIO THE WAS THE ORIGINAL FACTORY INSTALLED RADIO WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM ALBANY GA HONDA. I DID NOT MAKE ANY CHANGES OR ANY UPGRADES TO THE RADIO. AFTER I DOUSED THE RADIO WITH A SODA, THE SPEAKERS WERE EMITTING A RADIO STATIC SOUND AND I COULD HEAR THE BEEPING SOUND OF PEOPLE UNLOCKING THEIR CAR DOORS WITH THEIR DEVICES. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND THE ENGINE WAS OFF. *TR

NHTSA ID

11325431

Incident

Mar 24, 2020

Mileage

195,000 mi

FOUND BOLT TO FUEL PUMP ON GROUND AND LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR EVAPORATED AIR LEAK IN SYSTEM FOR 5 MONTHS.STILL HAVE BOLT!

NHTSA ID

11255912

Incident

Nov 30, 2018

Mileage

120,000 mi

THE SUB FRAME IS RUSTED AWAY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. I NOTICED IT WHILE I WAS DRIVING. IF I WOULD'VE KEPT DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND THE RUSTED FRAME GAVE WAY, ME AND MY KIDS OR OTHER PASSENGERS IN VEHICLES ON THE ROAD COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED OR EVEN KILLED

NHTSA ID

10807214

Incident

Nov 20, 2015

Mileage

80,000 mi

TODAY I RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM HONDA OF IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL TELLING ME THAT THE DRIVER'S FRONT AIR BAG INFLATOR IN MY CAR CAN INJURE OR KILL. THE EMAIL INSTRUCTION PROVIDED BY HONDA TO CONTACT HONDA DOES NOT ACHIEVE CONTACT; IT SEEMS TO BE PROVIDED AS A CYA PROVISION INSTEAD OF A BONA FIDE EFFORT TO MAKE MY CAR SAFE.

NHTSA ID

10743432

Incident

Jul 24, 2015

Mileage

52,000 mi

I WAS TRAVELING HOME IN THE FAR NORTH BOUND LANE GOING 40 MPH AND WAS HIT HEAD ON BY A DODGE DURANGO TRAVELING SOUTH BOUND IN THE FAR RIGHT LANE. (2 LANES EACH WAY WITH A CENTER.) I WAS DRIVING AND THE AIRBAG EXPLODED AS THE DURANGO CUT OFF ANOTHER CAR AND HIT HEAD ONTO ME. THE AIRBAG EXPLOSION PRODUCED A BURNING SMELL WHICH I THOUGHT THE CAR WAS ON FIRE BUT IT WAS THE AIRBAG EXPLOSION. MY FACE WAS VERY RED AND SWOLLEN AND JUST FELT ON FIRE FROM THE EXPLOSION WHICH COVERED MY FACE. I HAD A SCRATCH IN MY LEFT EYE AND NEEDED A RINSE AND A SMALL LACERATION ABOVE MY EYE. MY RIGHT HAND WAS SWOLLEN IMMEDIATELY AND WAS THROBBING FROM THE GRIP OF THE WHEEL AND THE AIRBAG EXPLOSION. MY RIGHT PINKY WAS TOTALLY NUMB FOR QUITE A WHILE WITH RADIATING PAIN UP THE RIGHT ARM. THE RIGHT HAD STILL HAS ISSUES WITH GRASPING THINGS AND DROPPING THEM. I HAD AND STILL HAVE HEADACHES FROM THE JOLT AND NECK INJURY ESPECIALLY IN THE FRONTAL AREA. I NOTICED MY SPEECH BECAME SLURRED AND THOUGHTS TOOK LONGER TO PROCESS WHEN SPEAKING TO PEOPLE. ON THE JOB THIS CREATED DIFFICULTY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10650290

Incident

Jan 16, 2009

VEHICLE LURKED INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC CAUSING VEHICLES TO SLAM ON BRAKES AND A NEAR MISS ON INTERSTATE 10. 3 OR FOUR VEHICLES HAD TO GO TO THE MEDIAN,ENTERING ON-RAMP HEADED WEST ON I10. NOT THE FIRST OCCASION THIS SITUATION HAS HAPPENED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10609972

Incident

May 29, 2012

Mileage

60,000 mi

MY UNCLE WAS TRAVELING ON A STATE HIGHWAY WHEN HIS 02 HONDA HYDROPLANED ON A RAINY AFTERNOON AND HIT HEAD ON WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. MY THREE MONTH OLD DAUGHTER SUSTAINED SEVERE HEAD TRAUMA AND DIED AT THE HOSPITAL A LITTLE LATER. ELEVEN DAYS LATER MY UNCLE DIED FROM SEVERE BLEEDING AND BRAIN DAMAGE. HONDA SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THIS CAR. MY DAUGHTER WHO WAS 2 AT THE TIME WAS A PASSENGER ALONG WITH TWO OTHER COUSINS, THEY ALL CAME OUT FINE. NOW 6 YEARS LATER WE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ABOUT THE AIRBAGS AND I'M CONCERNED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE ENOUGH AND COULD HAVE BEEN THE MAIN RESULT IN MY DAUGHTERS DEATH. *TR

NHTSA ID

10503932

Incident

Sep 17, 2006

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

NHTSA ID

10373248

Incident

Nov 22, 2010

I HAVE AN 2002 HONDA ACCORD EX V6. WE PURCHASED WITH 50 MILES ON IT. AROUND 58K SEEMED TO BE SHIFTING HARDER (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) BUT NOT HARD ENOUGH TO KICK ANY TROUBLE CODES. I FOUND THIS OUT AFTER TAKING IT TO AN CERTIFIED TECH WHO PUT IT ON A SCANNER. ABOUT 1 MONTH AGO THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON WHILE MY HUSBAND AND I WHERE DRIVING THE CAR SUDDENLY THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON THE CAR SEEMED TO BOG DOWN , THE MOTOR REVVING UP AND DOWN. WE WHERE ON INTERSTATE 81 WHEN THIS HAPPENED WITH A 18 WHEELER BEHIND US. THANK GOODNESS WE WHERE IN THE CAR AND NOT MY 18 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. THIS WAS THE CAR WE PURCHASED FOR HER AND AT THIS POINT BOTH MY HUSBAND AND WILL NOT LET HER DRIVE. MY HUSBAND CALLED A HONDA DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THEY HAD TROUBLE WITH OLDER HONDA ACCORDS WITH CYLINDER MOTORS UP TO 2001. WHERE THE TRANSMISSIONS WOULD DO THE SAME THINGS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10331153

Incident

Apr 13, 2010

Mileage

63,465 mi

I PURCHASED A HONDA ACCORD 2002 IN APRIL 2003 THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BY DEALERSHIP IN NOVEMBER 2003 WHEN I TOOK IN FOR MAINTENANCE DUE TO A NOISE THE DEALER REPORTED TO ME...NOW THE REVERSE GEARS ARE SLIPPING AND I THINK THIS IS RATHER ODD...TO HAVE TWO TRANSMISSION FAILURES IN ONE VEHICLE ARE THERE RECALLS ON THIS MODEL OR REPORTS OF SUCH PROBLEMS NOTED ANYWHERE? *TR

NHTSA ID

10237939

Incident

Jul 28, 2008

MY BOYFRIEND AND I WERE GOING TO GO OUT AND WE DECIDED TO TAKE MY CAR SO HE HAD TO MOVE THE DRIVER'S SEAT BACK IT' WAS A POWER OPERATED SEA, ) AND IT WOULD NOT GO BACK, BUT EVENTUALLY IT DID. THE NEXT DAY WHEN I WENT TO GET IN TO THE CAR I TRIED TO MOVE THE SEAT POSITION CLOSER AND IT WENT UP A LITTLE BUT THEN STOPPED AT A POSITION WHERE I WAS JUST ABLE TO TOUCH THE PEDALS, AND I WAS UNABLE TO MOVE IT FORWARD ANYMORE. ALSO, THE BOTTOM OF THE SEAT LIFTED UP IF I PUSHED THE BACK OF THE SEAT. I WAS UNABLE TO ADJUST THE HEIGHT OF THE SEAT , AND THE BACK OF THE SEAT WAS NOW GIVING ME A PROBLEM WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO PUSH THE SEAT IN A STRAIGHTER POSITION AFTER BEING RECLINED BACK A LITTLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

10194871

Incident

Jun 23, 2007

HONDA TRANSMISSIONS: 2002 HONDA ACCORD TANSMISSION SLIPPING OR NOT CHANGING GEAR. THIS IS THE 2ND TRANSMISSION IN A YEARS TIME. THIS ONE IS NOW SLIPPING AND NOT GOING INTO GEAR. 8AK

NHTSA ID

10187280

Incident

Apr 7, 2007

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE LUGGAGE RACK CAME UNATTACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY TO RETRIEVE THE BELONGINGS. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT THE DEALER ABOUT THIS ISSUE. *AK THERE WAS NO MECHANICAL RETENTION PROVIDED IN THE DESIGN OF THE DOORS. *SC

NHTSA ID

10065221

Incident

Oct 17, 2003

Mileage

45,000 mi

VEHICLE WAS JACKED UP WHILE PERFORMING OIL CHANGE. FRAME METAL WHERE JACK WAS POSITIONED BENT WITH EASE AND WAS VERY RUBBERY IN FEEL. JACK ALMOST DISENGAGED WHILE CONSUMER WAS UNDER VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

8013567

Incident

Jun 15, 2002