2002 honda accord transmission failure. There seems to be a problem with honda transmissions in that there are over 600,000 reported failures. Honda admits to the problem and offers to pay 50% of the repair if it is done in a honda dealership. The problem is that the dealership price is double what other ase repair facilities would charge for the same repair so in effect honda is offering nothing. Attempts to get through an appeal to honda with letters to officers of honda have yielded not response from them. It seems impossible to get around the "customer service" firewall. No documentation has ever been received from honda not even the repair quote. It is all verbal with not concern for this defective transmission.
2002 Honda Accord transmission complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2002 honda accord ex. The contact stated that while the vehicle was in drive, the contact was able to remove the keys from the ignition and the vehicle proceeded to roll forward. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but the manufacturer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 110,000 and the current mileage was 205,000.
Turning a corner of a busy intersection the car made a load wump thunk sound and stopped with the engine still running. Luckily, no one rear-ended me or knocked me into the policeman in the road conducting a license check.
2002 honda accord. Consumer states problem with vehicle transmission *tgw the consumer stated the transmission started slipping about 90 days ago and then the check engine light illuminated. The consumer took the vehicle to the dealer and a diagnosis revealed a new transmission was needed.
2002 honda accord. Consumer states premature transmission failure . *tgw the consumer stated the transmission began slipping and eventually had to be replaced. The second transmission was also defective and had to be replaced. In june 2011, the transmission began slipping again. While driving to the dealer, the check engine light illuminated. An inspection revealed the 2nd gear pressure switch had an error, along with another error which was a code for transmission failure, which were reset. In addition, the transmission was shown to be over-filled approximately 3/4 of one quart. The consumer left the dealership, but the transmission continued to slip.
Bought this 2002 accord w/ 57k miles from pasadena honda dealership used selection on 10/23/09 and two years later w/ 95.5k the transmission started jerking from 1st to 2nd and out of reverse. Check engine light came on. Mechanic got no usable codes on the computer so did transmission service, but two days later, problem returned and 700 series codes appeared in diagnosis (torque converter gone bad - transmission needs replacing). D4 light also started flashing on the 3rd day after problem returned (on the way to the mechanic's!). $2800 is cost of 3 year warranty honda parts dept. Rbuillt transmission and $1100 labor. Honda no longer offering any goodwill repair of any kind. Honda has lost me as a customer for life. Toyota rav 4 (previous car) drove to 215k without any transmission problem at all. Finally got rearended and bought the used honda accord next. I've learned my lesson. Toyota is a far superior product to honda at all levels. Be warned!
We purchased this vehicle in 2008 from a honda dealership's used car lot (under a seperated name that was closed down a few months after we bought our car). Within a month, the transmission began jerking and surging. Being a mechanic, I hooked it up to a machine and found out the transmission had a code displaying. Honda's spreadsheet stated that the problem was the "1 2 shift solenoid" or if this failed to repair the issue, "replace transmission". Come to find out it was a known issue, one that has caused accidents in the past, and that honda has done very little about it to compensate customers. We had the car repaired at the shop that [xxx] (the dealership) took all their cars to. It has worked for almost 3 years. We have only gotten 32,000 miles out of this car, and are now looking at another transmission repair/replacement. I am currently in the navy, I leave my family for long periods of time, this has been the worst car I have ever owned, and the company who should be responsible for selling us a lemon refuses to do anything about it. Neither the dealership or honda wish to take any kind of responsibility for their poor customer service. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 honda accord. The contact stated that while driving approximatley 65 MPH, the vehicle suddenly decelerated to 25 MPH without warning. Once the contact exited the highway, the vehicle would not shift into reverse. The vehicle was taken to a dealer and they advised her that she needed a new transmission. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were approximately 77,000. The VIN was unavailable.
Car delays shifting into second gear then shifts hard causing engine light to come on and the gear indicator to flash resulting in loss of movement. I have to shut the car off then re start to keep moving.
Transmission beginning to shift hard between 1st and 2nd gears. The symptoms sound exactly like all the other complaints posted around the internet four 6th generation honda accords. Honda should recall these transmissions!
Transmission failure, it is clearly the fault of design and manufacturing. Of course it is dangerous, how many accidents, injury and deaths will it take to fix the problem?
Transmission needs replacement. Advised by honda 3k.
Purchased the 2002 honda accord se coupe in march 2008 with 64k miles. After a few months of driving I began to feel a slight jerk when I placed my feet on the accelerator. Took my car to a local honda dealership only to be told that I needed a transmission flush. After driving car I began to feel the slight jerk and over a year I recieved 2 transmission flushes. Jerking has gotten so bad that I am not able to trade because it is basically a lemon. Honda dealership has told me now that I need a new transmission. Over 3k to replace and after calling american honda they refused to help with the cost. This is a known problem with the 2002 accords but yet they wont own up to it. I will never purchase a honda ever again.
The car had been running fine (2002 honda accord ex v6 with 105k miles) but felt minor slipping in low gears. Then suddenly the check engine & tcs lights came on and the d4 light was blinking. The car will not accelerate from a stop or slower speeds well at all. I have avoided being hit so far but just barely. I have been unable to accelerate properly and merge into highway traffic countless times. I have been almost rear-ended 3 times in the past 2 weeks when the vehicle will not accelerate when proceeding from a red light through a green one. After research have identified a widely known honda v6 transmission problem since 1998 but honda will not acknowledge or recall or repair.
At close to 160k miles, experienced harsh shifting between gears. Check engine light indicated an issue with the transmission. Only option is to replace with new transmission.
Transmission constantly slips when accelerating. This is concerning because I cannot depend on my car to accelerate when I need to. I've taken the car to the dealership for repair and am awaiting their feedback.
2002 accord ex-l v6: car shakes when slowing down and when at a stop continues to shake and jerk then powers off. Car has been maintained with regular oil changes yet this continues to happen every time I drive the vehicle.
My warranty replaced the original transmission in my car because it failed to work at 74.378 miles. American honda replaced that free of charge and now the new one with less then 40,000 miles has failed. It was confirmed by the honda dealer that this 2nd transmission needs to be replaced because it whines and the differential is slipping causing premature wear on the axles. They will not replace this one free of charge, they want to charge $4000 for repairs. The axles were wearing in oct 2009 and were replaced at least four times before it was discovered that it was the transmission that was the root of the problem.
I have a 2002 honda accord. When traveling in high road and air temperature 95+ degrees my transmission began to jerk with stop and go traffic. I was on a long bridge and unable to pull over and stop. When I was able to stop I let my engine cool down. Ever since that incident my transmission has had a jerking from 1st to 2nd gear. I have been back to my dealership and service mgr stated nothing is wrong with your transmission. The service mgr. Knowing that my car year and model were recalled. I have taken the car to a transmission company recently and they advised me to return to dealership. My transmission is about to fail. I feel very unsafe when driving or pulling into traffic as my transmission has no power with this jerking. I never know when the vehicle will completely fail causing a serious accident to myself and others. I have had my transmission serviced according to the guidelines in my honda manual. I have searched on the internet and discovered that the 2002 honda accord has been recalled. I, being the original owner, have never been notified by honda.that my car needs to be brought to the dealership for repair. I need to have my transmission replaced and honda will not stand behind there product.
I was told 2 years ago by a honda dealership that a solenoid was defective in the transmission. Solenoid was replaced but problems did not go away completely. Transmission would shift, but hard and with great delay in 1st gear. I returned to 2 other dealerships but was told that the car did not have an issue. I will not travel with the car as I am afraid the transmission will fail when it gets hot as it did the 1st time when I was 300 miles from home. I recently took the car to a local transmission shop whom I trust and was told this is a common occurrence with this make and model. I was also told that a recall was issued but I never was notified by mail or phone even though this is a 1 owner car.
Dealer reports transmission failure. All required maintenance has been performed and car has not been abused. Honda refuses to issue a recall.
2002 honda accord. Consumer writes in regards to airbag and safety campaign *tgw the consumer stated the air bag light illuminated. The dealer cleared the code, but the next day, the light illuminated again. The dealer informed the consumer the transmission was leaking and one of the drive belts were not performing correctly.
The car is hesitating to go from 1st to 2nd and often jerking. It also makes a bussing noise when running above 45 MPH. I just bought the car with a mileage 113,300 thinking that it is honda, a durable car manufacturer. After driving a car approximately 20 days, I noticed the problem. So disappointed. Checked with a honda dealer in chicago and it is said that it has a transmission problem, costing close to $4k to replace with an aftermarket transmission or approximately $4.5k honda part (both including labor fees). Given so many complains on this type of car (I have driven dodge stratus and now going close to 210k with no single problem to a transmission), I would like to ask the agency to support a recall of the part and request honda to be responsible and take a full fix on the problem. Thank you
2002 honda accord se v4 - 93,500 miles: while driving home from work, I stopped at a stop light and when I pushed the gas to take off, the car revved, but didn't go for several seconds and then started jerking as the car was trying to engage into first gear. From that point, every time I stopped at a light or stop sign, the car jerked wildly again and made horrible noises. Took car into the honda dealer and was told that the transmission is totally shot and that I need a new one at a cost of $3950.00. Car has been kept up and fluid changes done regularly.
Had car serviced as per manual at honda dealership. Last service, I was told to have transmission fluid changed. Did that. Reported within a couple days that the transmission seemed to occasionally shift hard. Asked to bring back in for check. Did this. Dealer kept car for 2 days, ran tests, said no problems noticed. Picked up car, noticed within an hour again occasional slips on transmission. Drove it for about a month, transmission failed. Honda USA said "not their problem", dealer said "not their problem". I am very upset as this car was in excellent (garaged) condition.
Major automatic transmission problems. When gently stopping the vehicle (at a stop sign, or at a red light), the car lurches forward after it has already come to a complete stop. This happens when it is trying to downshift from second to first gear. Then, there is a five second delay before the car actually engages in first gear (in other words, after I stop, I cannot move the car again for at least five seconds). Also, sometimes when accelerating, the car slips out of gear for a few seconds (jerks forward and back) and then eventually slips back into gear. Both of these problems occur sporadically. The problem seems to be worse when the car is warmed up.
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 honda accord. The contact stated that while driving approximately 40 MPH she could hear a whistling noise coming from the engine. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the contact was informed a bearing within the transmission was causing the noise. The contact was also advised to replace the transmission. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 102,000 and the current mileage was 108,000.
1. Bought car used, everything else runs fine (except regular maintenance was needed). 2. The transmission jerks between 1st and 2nd gear with a high pitch squeal being emitted at high MPH. This car only has 116,000 miles on it. 3. Nothing has been done yet, looking to get a recall on this because many accord 2002 owners have this same issue.
2002 accord transmission lurches when going into second gear but engine revs up before that happens. 138,000 miles on odometer but this is a flaw that the transmission has been known to have. Happens all the time.
I have a 2002 honda accord ex that has continuously been having transmission issues including jerking in and out of gear revving up witout moving and switching gears. Also having noticed I forgot to put car in park and turned off my car taking keys out of gear. Both of these problems are big safety issues and have occurred since owning the car for two years. I am now faced with getting a new transmission on a car that had originally less then 100 thousand miles on it when purchased. I have also had to replace the head lights and brake lights 3 times since owning the car and I have never left lights on for an extended period.
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