2002 Honda Accord Steering 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

SRS bag light has been on for unknown reason(s). Steering is not good and it got checked they said they fixed issue on it but it does not feel fixed

NHTSA ID

11618564

Incident

Sep 16, 2024

The right side of the main front subframe of the car broke. The subframe on the right side was completely rusted out and corroded away. However, the left side of the subframe was perfectly intact with no damage and only minor surface rust. The car has only 50,000 miles on it. When the subframe broke my friends [XXX]aunt [XXX] old) was driving and the right side of the car dropped down and the steering was compromised. The broken subframe resulted in a loss of control of the car but an accident was avoided thankfully due to her only driving at low speeds. They took the car to an independent mechanic, who welded some support brackets to the subframe to get the car to move. After doing some research, I found multiple forums, websites, videos, and repair TSBs about this issue. The failure occurred because of an engineering failure of the placement of the HVAC evaporator drain hose. The hose drips the draining moisture right onto the right side of the subframe. Over time, this trapped moisture leads to corrosion and rust formation on the subframe. The corrosive effect weakens the structural integrity of the subframe, which caused the subframe to break under normal driving conditions. A mechanic has inspected and patch repaired the subframe. I am willing to have the car inspected if requested. There were no symptoms before the failure, it happened all of the sudden. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

NHTSA ID

11607061

Incident

Aug 7, 2024

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER IN EITHER DIRECTION. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING UNTO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING HOSE AND PUMP WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE DRIVING A GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION AND THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE MECHANIC INDICATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER WAS DEFECTIVE AND THE TRANSMISSION NEED TO BE REBUILT OR REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

NHTSA ID

11323884

Incident

May 1, 2018

Mileage

80,000 mi

FOR THE STEERING, THE POWER STEERING PUMP DOESN'T HOLD POWER STEERING FLUID AND WHEN YOU GO AROUND A CURVE AND THERE IS A BUMP IN THE ROAD, YOUR STEERING WHEEL JERKS THE OTHER WAY. IT'S WAY WORSE WITH NO POWER STEERING BUT IT IS STILL THERE EVEN IF YOU HAVE FLUID. THE TRANSMISSION WILL JUMP IN BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR SO ROUGHLY IT FEELS LIKE YOUR TRANSMISSION IS GOING TO FALL OUT, SOMETIMES YOU CAN'T GO BECAUSE OF IT AND IT'S ALMOST CAUSED SOME ACCIDENTS. YOU CAN'T GET UP TO THE SPEED YOU NEED TO WITH IT BEING SO ROUGH AND JUMPY. THEN THERE IS A TICKING NOISE WHEN I PRESS ON THE GAS PEDDLE, FROM THE TIMING BELT AND TRANSISTOR. SOME OF THESE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN HAPPENING SINCE I GOT THE CAR, LIKE THE SHIFTING AND THE STEERING. THE TICKING HAS BEEN THERE BUT NOT AS BADLY AS IT IS NOW. I ALSO KNOW I'M NOT THE ONLY HONDA DRIVER WITH THESE ISSUES FROM THIS MAKE AND MODEL AND ERA FOR THIS CAR.

NHTSA ID

11257816

Incident

Feb 6, 2018

Mileage

116,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL MADE AN ABNORMAL RATTLING SOUND WHILE DRIVING OVER A BUMP AND THE HORN SOUNDED. IN ORDER TO DISENGAGE THE HORN, THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO KNOCK THE MIDDLE OF THE STEERING WHEEL SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PLANET HONDA (2285 ROUTE 22 WEST, UNION, NJ 07083, (908) 964-1600), BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 220,000.

NHTSA ID

11101512

Incident

May 18, 2018

Mileage

220,000 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

MY SRS LIGHT IS ON ... DOES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH THE RECALL OF THE AIRBAG PROBLEM???? , I CONSTANTLY DEAL WITH STEERING PROBLEMS. REPLACED MY STRUTS AT LEAST TWICE!!! I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO GET SOME HELP!!! THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO WHEN I GO IN MY CAR TO GO SOMEWHERE AS IT SAT OVER NIGHT!

NHTSA ID

10956213

Incident

Aug 8, 2016

Mileage

130,000 mi

TOOK MY CAR TO DEALER TO FIX JUST THE AIRBAG ISSUE BUT GOT MY CAR BACK WITH BROKEN STARTER RELAY EVEN IF I JUMP START MY CAR IT WONT CRANK

NHTSA ID

10929497

Incident

Dec 1, 2016

Mileage

157,000 mi

MY ACCORD IS SUFFERING FROM SOME SEVERE RUST ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SUB FRAME. I RECENTLY DISCOVERED THAT IT IS WORSE THAN I HAD THOUGHT. THE RUST AFFECTS THE AREA IN WHICH THE SWAY BAR IS MOUNTED TO THE FRAME, WHERE THE LOWER CONTROL ARM IS MOUNTED, AND ALSO SUPPORTS THE ENGINE. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR/MAKE/MODEL, CAUSED BY AN A/C DRAIN HOSE. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY AND HOPE HONDA HEARS MY/OUR CONCERNS.

NHTSA ID

10809358

Incident

Nov 29, 2015

Mileage

150,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE SRS AND MAINTENANCE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V320000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 219,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

NHTSA ID

10788404

Incident

Jul 30, 2015

Mileage

219,000 mi

DRIVING AROUND 60 M/P/H ON 08/12/15 , A BANG CAME FROM THE RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. WHEN I GOT HOME I INSPECTED THE PROBLEM. THE ENGINE SUB-FRAME HAD ROTTEN AND FELL APART, I WAS VERY LUCKY I DID'NT HAVE A BAD ACCIDENT. I WENT ONLINE AND FOUND OUT THAT HONDA HAD IT AC DRAINPIPE DIRECTS WATER, WHICH IS RIGHT ONTO THE SUB-FRAME IN THIS SECTION, WHICH CAUSE IT TO RUST OUT FASTER THAN THE REST OF THE FRAME. I WILL BE GETTING IT REPAIRED, BECAUSE MY GRANDDAUGTHER NEED THIS CAR TO GET WORK & COLLEGE. HONDA MOTOR SHOULD REPAY ME. I UNDERSTAND THAT HONDA KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM SOME YEARS AGO. (1999 - 2002 PROBLEM).

NHTSA ID

10749533

Incident

Aug 12, 2015

Mileage

146,055 mi

THE REAR BEAM OF THE FRONT SUB FRAME HAS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. THIS LOCATION DIRECTLY AFFECTS THE SWAY BAR BUSHING MOUNT AS WELL AS A BODY ATTACHMENT TO THE SUB FRAME. THE CAR WAS EXHIBITING A SQUEAKING/CLUNKING NOISE DURING TURNS AND HAS INCREASED IN FREQUENCY IN A SHORT MATTER OF TIME. THE REST OF THE FRONT SUB FRAME SHOWS NO SIGNS OF RUST OR DAMAGE WHILE THE PASSENGER SIDE IS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. IT APPEARS THAT THE CAUSE MAY BE LINKED TO THE LOCATION OF THE AC DRAIN HOSE DIRECTLY ABOVE THIS LOCATION. *TR

NHTSA ID

10694360

Incident

Mar 15, 2015

Mileage

199,000 mi

POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKING FROM PRESSURE LINE HOSE. STEERING CONTROL SEEMS STRANGE AND BURNING OIL SMELL COMING FROM ENGINE. HONDA HAS RECALL FOR SAME ITEM ON 2003-2007 MODELS. IF SAME PROBLEM FOR SAME PART IS EVIDENT ON 2002 MODEL IS THIS VEHICLE AT RISK FOR LOSING STEERING CONTROL AND POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD? IF SO, WHY WOULDN'T THE RECALL EXTEND TO 2002 MODELS AND SHOULD HONDA FIX FOR FREE? IF NOT, ARE YOU SAYING THERE IS NO SAFETY PROBLEM TO BE CONCERNED WITH? *TR

NHTSA ID

10691350

Incident

Mar 1, 2015

Mileage

150,000 mi

AS I SLOWED TO MAKE A U-TURN (TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL LEFT) ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET, THE RIGHT FRONT LOWER BALL JOINT BROKE. THE CAR COLLAPSED ON TO THAT WHEEL AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE RIGHT AXLE WAS PULLED OUT IN THE PROCESS. AS I WAITED FOR THE TOW TRUCK I LOOKED AND NOTICED THE SHAFT WHERE THE SCREW CONNECTS TO THE BALL JOINT WAS SPLIT IN HALF. IT WAS A LOUD FRIGHTENING MOMENT AND NOW THAT WHEEL WAS STICKING OUT AWAY FROM THE CAR WITH THE OTHER STILL IN PLACE. I LIFTED THE CAR UP WITH THE JACK...THE CARS FENDER EDGE COLLAPSED ONTO THAT TIRE AND I WAS AFRAID THE SHARP PRESSURE COULD MAKE IT BLOW. I AM THANKFUL THIS HAPPENED ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET WITH NO TRAFFIC AT A LOW SPEED. I HAD JUST FINISHED DRIVING THE CAR ABOUT 20 MILES THAT MORNING AND WONDERED WHAT IF THIS WOULD HAVE BROKEN ON ME ON THE FREEWAY GOING THROUGH A HILLY CURVE OR HITTING A POTHOLE. THE CAR WAS ABLE TO BE REPAIRED. THE BALL JOINT AND AXLE WHERE REPLACED BUT IT COULD HAVE BEEN WORST WAS THE MESSAGE THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER TOLD ME, AND I KNEW IT ALSO. *TR

NHTSA ID

10655348

Incident

Nov 11, 2014

Mileage

128,156 mi

THE MIDDLE OF MY STEERING WHEEL OR WHERE MY AIRBAG WOULD DEPLOY IS STICKY AND THE VINYL HAS LOST ITS INTEGRITY. MY CENTER CONSOLE UNDER THE DASHBOARD HAS MELTED TO THE POINT I HAVE HAD TO COVER IT WITH FELT BECAUSE EVERYTHING STICKS TO IT. IT'S LIKE TAR. APPROXIMATELY A YEAR AGO, I CALLED HONDA AND SPOKE TO A REPRESENTATIVE WHO TOLD ME SHE NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A PROBLEM, AND THAT UNFORTUNATELY I WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY ANYMORE. SHE WOULD MAKE NOTE OF IT. I WAS TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER TO SEE WHAT THEY HAD TO SAY ABOUT IT. MAYBE THEY WOULD HAVE A CLEANER TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. KNOWING THERE WOULD BE NO CLEANER IN THE WORLD TO GET RID OF THE GOO, I DID NOT MAKE AN APPOINTMENT. I DID, HOWEVER, JUST RECENTLY SEE A SEGMENT ON OUR LOCAL NEWS FEATURING 'MELTING DASHBOARDS" WHICH DESCRIBED MY PROBLEM. MY CAR IS GARAGE KEPT. I LIVED IN NEW JERSEY AND MOVED TO FLORIDA IN 2006. *TR

NHTSA ID

10621665

Incident

Mar 1, 2013

Mileage

36,000 mi

A LOUD, CLUNKING SOUND BEGAN WHEN I WOULD GO OVER UNEVEN ROAD OR BUMPS IN THE ROAD. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY THAT LOUD, CLUNKING NOISE APPEARING WHEN I WOULD TURN THE VEHICLE TO THE LEFT AND WHEN I WOULD GO OVER BUMPS. FINALLY, THE LOUD, CLUNKING NOISE WAS HEARD AT ALL TIMES DRIVING, ONLY COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE. WHEN MY MECHANIC, WHO SPECIALIZES IN FOREIGN CARS, INSPECTED MY CAR HE SAID THE REAR SUBFRAME ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS RUSTED ALMOST COMPLETELY THROUGH AND WAS KNOCKING ON THE REST OF THE FRAME/BEAM ON THAT SIDE. HE INDICATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING DRAIN TUBE IS DIRECTLY ABOVE THIS SPOT. WHEN I ASKED HOW THE SUBFRAME LOOKED ON THE DRIVER SIDE, MY MECHANIC REPLIED THAT IT LOOKED GOOD AS NEW. I CONCLUDE THAT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AND WEATHER ELEMENTS COULD NOT BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR SUCH RUSTING ON ONE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE - THAT RUST DAMAGE WOULD BE ON BOTH SIDES. I BELIEVE THAT THE LOCATION OF THE A/C DRAIN TUBE IS MAJORLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS DAMAGE AND SHOULD BE PAID FOR BY HONDA ($1500-$2000 ESTIMATE). I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED ABOUT THE MY SAFETY WHILE IN MY VEHICLE NOW AND NEED TO REPAIR THIS SOON AS I AM AFRAID IT WILL COMPLETELY FALL APART SOON AND VERY LIKELY CAUSE A CRASH. I DO NOT SEE ANY RECALLS OF THE 2002 HONDA ACCORD, BUT MANY COMPLAINTS FOR THE VERY SAME PROBLEM - WHICH WAS FIXED ON LATER MODEL ACCORDS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10543194

Incident

Aug 1, 2013

Mileage

100,000 mi

I WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN TO MERGE INTO THE MIDDLE LANE ON A HIGHWAY SERVICE ROAD WHERE EVERY CAR WAS WAITING FOR THE GREEN LIGHT. I TURNED VERY SLOWLY AT LOW SPEED AFTER STOPPING AT THE STOP SIGN, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO TURN BY ITSELF, THEN MY CAR TURNED 180 DEGREES, WHILE THE ACCELERATOR SPEEDED UP AT A RAPID PACE, SEEMING TO BE STUCK. MY CAR JUMPED THE CURB, HIT A SIGN, AND FINALLY STOPPED. THE BUMPER COVER CAME DOWN, AND I CAN SEE THE BUMPER WAS DAMAGED (PUSHED BACK IN THE MIDDLE ABOUT 2 INCHES), BUT BOTH OF MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT ALL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10442123

Incident

Jan 2, 2012

Mileage

222,000 mi

WHILE NOT CRASHES OR INJURIES HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE HONDA VEHICLE I OWN, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF ENGINEERING AND MANUFACTURING DEFECTS ON THE VEHICLE WHICH ARE A CAUSE OF SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS. I HAVE A 2002 HONDA ACCORD WITH ABOUT 131,000 MILES WHICH HAS HAD THE FOLLOWING ISSUES: 1. THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AROUND 60,000 MILES AND WAS REPLACED BY HONDA. AT AROUND 100,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO EXHIBIT SAME SYMPTOMS. I TOOK THE CAR IN, BUT, OF COURSE, HONDA DEALER SAID THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. THEN AROUND 116,000 MILES A HONDA MECHANIC SAID THAT MY MODEL OF A CAR HAS AN ISSUE WITH TRANSMISSIONS AND THAT IT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION ISSUE IS BAD ENOUGH TO HAVE A WEBSITE DEDICATED TO IT. WHILE A TRANSMISSION FAILING IS NOT NECESSARILY A SAFETY ISSUE, LOOSING VEHICLE CONTROL AND DRIVABLE ON THE HIGHWAY COULD BE. 2. NOW THE VEHICLE STARTS TO VIBRATE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS DESPITE HAVING NEW AND BALANCED TIRES ON IT. I TOOK THE CAR IN TO GET NEW STRUTS. SINCE THEN I TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC OF VERY HIGH INTEGRITY (NOT THE HONDA DEALER) AND THEY SAID THAT UNFORTUNATELY, THE PROBLEM MAY SIMPLY BE ?IMPOSSIBLE? TO FIX SINCE EVERYTHING THEY COULD SEE INDICATED THAT CAR SHOULD BEHAVE NORMALLY, I.E. THE TIRES WERE FINE, THE ALIGNMENT WAS FINE, AND THE CV JOINTS WERE FINE. THIS IS BECOMING MORE AND MORE OF THE ISSUE AND INDICATES A POSSIBLE DESIGN FLAW WITH THE VEHICLE. 3. THE LIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE ARE HORRIBLE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS IT SERIOUSLY IMPAIRS THE VEHICLE DRIVABILITY. 4. THE RAILS FOR THE DRIVER'S SEAT HAD TO BE REPLACED AROUND 32,000 MILES AND NOW (AT AROUND 130,000 MILES) THE SEAT SEEMS TO WOBBLE AGAIN. THIS COULD BE A POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE AS IT SEEMS THAT THE SEAT COULD SIMPLY DETACH IN THE CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. *TR UPDATED 05/07/10.*JB

NHTSA ID

10298836

Incident

Jan 1, 2010

Mileage

36,000 mi

A STEERING STUCK INCIDENT WHICH COULD HAVE BECOME A MAJOR ACCIDENT IF IT HAD HAPPENED ON A BUSY ROAD! WHILE DRIVING NORMALLY AROUND 20MPH IN A 30 MPH SPEED ZONE AND TRYING TO TURN RIGHT, THE STEERING WAS STUCK AND COULD NOT TURN RIGHT. AFTER PROCEEDING STRAIGHT, TURNED RIGHT WITH A GREAT MANUAL EFFORT IN STEERING BY MAKING A VERY WIDE RIGHT TURN AT THE NEXT SIGNAL (ALMOST ENDANGERING CARS IN THE OTHER LANE WAITING AT THE SIGNAL) THEN MOVED INTO A PARKING LOT WHERE I FOUND THE STEERING COULD BE NEITHER TURNED RIGHT OR LEFT. AN EMERGENCY ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WAS SUMMONED AND HE TIGHTENED SOME LOOSE NUT (WHICH HAD RESULTED IN THE BELT BECOMING LOOSE). REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO (1-800-999-1009) ON 12/28/09 AFTER THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED AT MCDAVID HONDA OF IRVING. IF THIS INCIDENT HAD HAPPENED ON THE MAJOR HIGHWAY, IT COULD HAVE LED TO AN ACCIDENT. DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY A CAR BEING REGULARLY SERVICED AT AN AUTHORIZED DEALER COULD HAVE A STEERING FAILURE? *TR

NHTSA ID

10297162

Incident

Dec 23, 2009

Mileage

60,600 mi

WHILE MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD COUPE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, MY STEERING WHEEL GOT REALLY TIGHT PROBABLY AROUND 20,000 MILES WHICH WAS AROUND 2004. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THERE WAS A CRACK IN MY POWER STEERING FLUID RESERVOIR, SO THEY REPLACED IT. THEY ALSO SAID I SHOULD NEVER HAVE TO REFILL IT, B/C YOU SHOULD NEVER USE THAT MUCH POWER STEERING FLUID FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR. ABOUT 5 MONTHS AGO, APRIL 2008, I HAD BRAKES PUT ON AND THE MECHANIC POINTED OUT THAT MY POWER STEERING RESERVOIR WAS LEAKING, YET AGAIN. THE CAR ONLY HAS ABOUT 60,000 MILES ON IT NOW. *TR

NHTSA ID

10239097

Incident

Apr 27, 2008

Mileage

60,000 mi

THE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED AS I WAS PROCEEDING THROUGH A YIED SIGN, THE VEHICLE WHICH PRECEEDED ME HAD COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES, THE CAR DID NOT STOP. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THE ONLY THING STOPPING THE CAR WAS THE IMPACT WITH THE OTHER VEHICLE. BECAUSE EVERYTHING HAPPEN SO FAST, I ASSUMED THAT I DID NOT REACT QUICKLY ENOUGH. ON 1/24/03 WAS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED, THERE WERE TWO PASSENGERS IN THE CAR WITH ME WHO WITNESS THE BRAKE INCIDENT AGAIN. THIS TIME AS I TRIED TO VERE TO THE RIGHT TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT, THE STEERING COLUMN WAS LOCKED AND I WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE CAR. AGAIN THE ONLY THING THAT STOPPED THE CAR WAS THE IMPACT. IN BOTH SITUATIONS I WAS NOT TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND THERE WAS AMPLE TIME FOR THE CAR TO STOP HAD THE BRAKES WORKED. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE HONDA DEALER, THEY SAID THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF ANYTHING LIKE THAT HAPPENING BEFORE. I INSISTED THEY CHECK THE VEHICLE OUT ANYWAY AND, OF COURSE, THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THIS IS A GREAT SAFETY ISSUE AND UNDER OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES THE RESULTS COULD HAVE BEEN MORE SERIOUS OR EVEN FATAL.

NHTSA ID

10058544

Incident

Dec 7, 2001

PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S STEERING AND SUSPENSION. *MR THERE WERE STEERING PROBLEMS, CLICKING NOISES THAT HAD RUN THROUGH THE SHIFTER AND THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN PLACED INTO GEAR. THERE WAS NO PROBLEM FOUND IN THE STEERING OR THE SUSPENSION. THE STEERING WHEEL DID NOT RETURN COMPLETELY AND WHEN IT DID IT WOULD DO SO SLOWLY, IT ALSO MOVED IN CIRCLES. THE BRAKE PEDAL MADE NOISES WHEN IT WAS APPLIED AND METAL LIKE NOISES THAT HAD COME FROM BENEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE DROVE ROUGH OVER BUMPS. WHEN STEPPING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL BEFORE GOING INTO GEAR, IT FELT AS IF THE VEHICLE WAS ALREADY IN PARK. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE RODE ROUGH DUE TO TOO MUCH AIR PRESSURE IN THE TIRES (OVER 50LBS OF PRESSURE IN TWO OF THE TIRES. *SCC THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND RACK AND PINION WERE REPLACED. *JB

NHTSA ID

10050075

MY WIFE AND I EACH SEPARATELY ENCOUNTERED ISSUES WITH STEERING AND BRAKES POSSIBLY NOT WORKING AS INTENDED. FIRST OCCURRED IN OCTOBER I BELIEVE, ONLY COUPLE MONTHS INTO THE LEASE. I WAS ALMOST RUN OFF ON A HIGHWAY, AS I SWERVED TO GET OUT OF THE WAY..I LOST CONTROL AND SPUN OUT(DID 360) AND HIT THE RIGHT SHOULDER BARRIER. I DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING OF IT AT THE TIME. CHALKED IT UP TO BAD LUCK. THEN MAY OF THIS YEAR, MY WIFE ON HIGHWAY, BRAKED HARD TO AVOID HITTING TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF HER THAT HAD BRAKED HARD AS WELL. LOST CONTROL OF STEERING AND AGAIN, DID 360 SPIN AND CRASHED INTO CENTER DIVIDER. NOW I'M A LITTLE LEERY, 2 INCIDENTS IN LESS THAN 9 MONTH SPAN. BOTH TIMES IT SEEMS THAT WE SHOULD'VE NOT LOST CONTROL.*AK

NHTSA ID

764225

Incident

Oct 1, 2001