2002 Honda Accord: sudden unintended acceleration

Filed Jul 7, 2023 · Electrical, Transmission · 180,000 miles · GA · 1 injury

The contact owns a 2002 Honda Accord. The contact stated that while parking the vehicle, the vehicle independently accelerated without warning. The contact stated that the vehicle went over a concrete island with the engine revving and the vehicle accelerating. The contact turned the vehicle to the right and grazed a pole which stopped the vehicle. The contact sustained a knot under her right clavicle but did not seek medical attention. A Police report was filed. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 180,000.

Filed Jun 18, 2012 · Acceleration · 70,000 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 honda accord. The contact stated that the vehicle surged forward while attempting to stop. The failure occurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to an independent repair shop on numerous occasions and the throttle plate was cleaned. The failure continued. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 70,000.

Filed Mar 6, 2012 · Transmission · 93,000 miles · OH

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 honda accord. While traveling 35 MPH, the contact noticed that the transmission would not shift into gear occasionally while driving at any speed and vehicle would surge forward without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the contact was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The current and failure mileages were 93,000.

Filed Oct 5, 2010 · Transmission · 65,000 miles · VA

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.

Filed Sep 20, 2010 · Transmission · 90,000 miles · CA

When driving my 2002 honda accord, the transmission slips and jerks. When traveling under 20 MPH, the RPM sometimes goes high before the gear sets in place causing the vehicle to jerk or lunge forward. Not good when you have a newborn in the car and the jerking is causing their heads to jerk. Please help.

Filed Sep 20, 2010 · Transmission · 84,800 miles · CA

I own a 2002 honda accord es loaded with everything. Today, I experienced a transmission malfunction. When the car stops, the transmission disengages while it is still in gear and running. To make the car move forward or backward, I have to rev the motor up to about 1800 RPM's before it will engage. This causes the car to lunge forward when it finally engages and it will certainly cause a wreck. The symptom occurred very gradually and I didn't know it until today when it wouldn't go into gear. Now I know it wasn't just my imagination. I have my car at the shop right now over this incident, and I am told that it is common with these cars by my mechanic. He states it is dangerous and I should replace the torque converter and repair the transmission. This car has about 85k on it. It looks and runs like new -- except the transmission problem. The car is destined to be in an accident because of an uncontrollable engagement of the transmission. This is dangerous. Honda should step up and fix the car with an after market product that will provide the service we expect from honda.

Filed Jun 2, 2010 · Transmission · 106,000 miles · LA

I have a 2002 honda accord and it has 106,000 miles on it. It just passed the warranty period. The transmission on this vehicle has serious problem and it is a safety issue. When you stop at a red light or stop sign and when you start the vehicle will not move and the engine roars and the RPM shoots. The vehicle behind me might think that it is moving and can come and hit from behind. It also has the problem of suddenly accelerating or suddenly losing speed and thus becoming a safety issue. The dealer informed me that the transmission is at fault. After some research I have found that it is a very common problem for this model of vehicle. Honda is not ready to accept any responsibility and says everything is alright. Please act before something happens and take action against honda.

Filed Mar 6, 2010 · Transmission · 69,000 miles · GA

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.

Filed Mar 4, 2010 · Acceleration · 100 miles · NJ · crash

Tl*the contact owns a 2002 honda accord. The contact stated that since he purchased the vehicle, he noticed that whenever he depressed the brake pedal, it seemed that he was pushing on the accelerator pedal. He engaged both pedal at least 5-6 times. On one occasion, the vehicle lunged forward and caused a crash to occur in 2003. There were no injuries. A police report was taken. He took the vehicle to the dealership and they stated that they could find nothing wrong it. He had not called the manufacturer to-date. The vehicle had not been repaired at the time of the complaint. The current mileage was approximately 46,000. The failure mileage was approximately 100.

Filed Jan 17, 2010 · Engine · 79,664 miles · CT

My 2002 honda accord lx-v6 has developed premature failure of both the front and side motor mounts. This is a known defect of honda v6 vehicles, for which honda has issued a technical service bulletin (tsb). Motor mounts are not a normal maintenance item; they are not listed in the honda recommended maintenance schedule for honda accords up to 120,000 miles as an item that needs to be replaced or inspected. Many experts suggest that motor mounts should outlast the life of the car; hence this clearly represents a premature failure of a critical engine safety component. The broken motor mounts represent a 'safety-related defect' as described in the u.s. Code for motor vehicle safety (title 49, chapter 301). A safety defect is defined as a problem that exists in a motor vehicle or item of motor vehicle equipment that poses an risk to motor vehicle safety, and may exist in a group of vehicles of the same design or manufacture, or items of equipment of the same type and manufacture. Broken motor mounts (engine mounts) are dangerous and could lead to catastrophic failure at high speed due to wedged linkages causing unintended acceleration and loss of vehicle control. Driving with damaged engine mounts can be very dangerous. The engine can also spin front ward and damage the radiator with the fan blades. The federal safety agency has previously recognizing broken engine mounts as a 'safety-related' defect. On october 15, 1971, the federal safety agency issued a consumer protection bulletin advising motorists of the "potential risks" of broken gm engine mounts. *tr updated 03/01/10 updated 03/08/10 updated 03/12/10

Filed Dec 31, 2009 · Acceleration · NJ · crash

Last may, my 71 year-old mother in law lost control of her car shortly after starting it and crashed into our house. She stated that the car "took off" on her despite her stepping on the brake. Post-accident investigation did not reveal any defects and the car was repaired. I concluded that she had mistakenly stepped on the gas instead of the brake despite her claims to the contrary and considered the issue closed. There have been no subsequent incidents until last week, I went out to move her car (2002 honda accord). When I put the car in drive the engine raced. I was able to prevent acceleration because my foot was on the brake (important point) and I quickly shifted into neutral. The engine raced for several seconds and then returned to regular idling speed. I then drove the car briefly without further incident, however I made an appointment with honda to have it checked out. The mechanics tested the car and found no clear cause of the racing engine although they did find cracked engine brackets and replaced them. While driving back from the dealer I parked the car for a brief stop. When I started it again I had the same event occur that I experienced last week. I drove home, called the dealer and they suggested that I bring it back. While driving back to the dealer I had two more incidents (once at a red light and once while pulling into the dealer parking lot). Each time I was able to prevent acceleration because my foot was on the brake and I shifted into neutral. I noticed that tach went up to 4500 RPM for several seconds before returning to normal. The dealer is now looking at the car again. Several points: I'm 54 and have been driving for 37 years without ever having caused a traffic accident or had a moving violation; my foot was on the brake (not the accelerator, as is often surmised in cases of sudden unintended acceleration). If it hadn't been, the car would have taken off. I cannot include VIN at present because car is at the dealer.

Filed Jun 15, 2009 · Transmission · 84,000 miles · RI

Tl*the contact owns a 2002 honda accord. While driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle accelerated by itself and almost caused a crash. The vehicle was taken to an auto shop and the mechanic stated that the transmission was slipping. Transmission fluid was added and the vehicle drove fine temporarily, but the failure eventually recurred. The vehicle began jerking and the transmission failed. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The dealer advised her to take the vehicle to a honda dealer for inspection, but they could not guarantee that they could assist. The vehicle will be repaired at the contact's expense. The failure mileage was 84,000 and current mileage was 127,000.