My '02 accord's transmission is failing. It stalls, it jerks really hard and I almost got in a wreck due to the stalling. Everytime it switches gears the engine revs up and then we're eventually jolted into the gear. Recently I almost got into a car wreck making a left hand turn at a major intersection. I pressed the gas to turn left and of course it stalls and the engine revs up and the oncoming car luckily saw me and made a sudden move to avoid hitting me. Then the transmission kicks it into gear, jerks us, then we move! It's super scary, it just started happening in november and to replace the transmission will cost $2985.00. Honda customer service says that they are unaware of any existing failures and will not help in any way. It may not seem like a safety concern to them, but until they are in my shoes and experience the horror that we did then they have no right to ignore the defect!!!!
2002 Honda Accord transmission complaints
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Tl*the contact owns a 2002 honda accord. While driving approximately 20 MPH, the vehicle hesitated before jerking forward. The failure occurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the contact was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 50,000 and the current mileage was approximately 88,000.
On thanksgiving, I was driving my wife and two small children to dinner. I stepped on the accelerator to move onto a busy main road. The car went at first, then revved the RPM and was unable to catch the gear. My car was essentially paralyzed, half sideways with cars having slam to a stop(they expected the car pulling into traffic to be moving-so did I).they eventually would go around creating more problems for other travellers. I let the car idle and eventually heard the gear catch so I was able to drive the car. Since then the transmission has been slipping. I have read numerous complaints re: this same problem. Apparently, honda is aware of the the transmission/torque converter problem but is not issuing a recall because it has not been deemed a safety issue. I believe it is due to the cost of the repair and they would rather stick the higher repair bill to their customers or let them risk their safety. The speed limits on our local roads avg between 45-55 MPH. I believe it is a significant safety risk to have a car that might not accelerate past 15mph. As a healthcare provider who deals with rehabilitation, I can tell you I have seen significant injuries, paralysis and death due to accidents at lower speeds. I have since been hesitant to drive my car as I fear getting hung out for someone to crash into my vehicle. I ask you to view this website http://www.carcomplaints.com/honda/accord/2002/. It chronicles over 475 complaints. The 2002-2003 show a significant problem with this transmission. If there are that many complaints in one online site, there are surely 20-50x more out there who are currently dealing with this problem(or will be soon) and are at risk. I do not know what has to happen to force honda to issue a recall, however I implore you to be proactive dealing with this before someone does get injured. Thank you for your time and attention.
Auto transmission shift malfunction with only 120,000 miles.
I am an owner of three honda vehicles due to their reliability. I bought the 2002 honda accord ex v6 right after christmas (dec 26th, 2009). I bought it for my two sons to use (ages 17 and 18). A little over a month of owning the vehicle, my younger son reported to me that while he was driving the vehicle, several of the lights on the dashboard went off including the engine check light, the tcs light as well as the d4 light. He said that the car started acting weird and that the engine felt like it was stuck in the same gear. This was while he was on the highway and the engine started racing. I took the vehicle to several shops including aamco and they all indicated that this was a hard code and that the transmission needs to be replaced. Cost from aamco was between $2,500 and $3,000 depending on what they find when they take the transmission apart. The vehicle had roughly 92,000 miles when I purchased it and barely had 1,000 miles when the issue popped up. The car remains somewhat drivable but the engine seems like it is going to explode because the gears seem to be stuck and the car races especially when on the highway. Again, this vehicle was purchased for my two sons due to the supposed reliability of the honda vehicle. Researching the issue on line, I've come across several sites exposing this same problem with these honda accords. I've called honda and their only response was that they do not handle recalls, the federal safety agency does and until they determine this is an issue, honda cannot do anything about it. I think that it is about time that the federal safety agency does the right thing by these honda owners who are experiencing the same issues that I am having with my transmission!
I am a naval officer, single parent, faithful tax payer, and a foster mom. I come to you today with a complaint about my honda accord automobile (2002 ex v6 engine) to which I am the original owner, and the service I received from american honda and hoehn honda of carlsbad ca. Up until this point, I have not had many issues with my honda. My honda accord 2002 was a wonderful car, my very first new car, which I was the origional owner, finances, and so on. I drove this car off the lot without even 1 mile on the dash, and the dealership told me by law they had to put at least 1 mile on the dash, in order to sell the car, and they allowed me to put that 1 mile on the dash. I bought this car with the intentions of keeping well past 400k miles, and possibly passing it onto my son as his first car, which would of given me the security that I was passing him something reliable, and something I know he would have little to no major out of pocket expenses for, and clearly at the time that was the repartition that hondas had'now, I would not give this car to anyone, knowing what I know. Before all of this occurred, I was basically drive my honda to and from work, to and from my kids school, and in and around daily travels, with exception to occasional family outings. I recently paid this car off, and since this time, I have come out of my pocket with all kinds of unforeseen expenses and enough is enough. My first experience with my 2002 honda accord's transmission occurred was when I was driving at 35 MPH and the car bucked in ongoing traffic and completely stalled. I was amazed because, my car had not did this before, and it was terrifying considering I had my kids and 2 of their friends in the car, and it did a number on our necks. Now, my honda accord 2002 now begins to slip every time I pulled off at the light, stop sign, and so on. Honda's transmission started slipping out of gear, jerking, and while driving at a speed of 45-60 MPH my car would start to increase speed.
Vehicle's transmission began to fail causing the vehicle to shift hard and harshly which caused the vehicle to lurch dangerously forward causing a sudden loss of control. Failure of this vehicle's transmission is common, widespread and a known defect by honda motor company. The failure of this vehicle's transmission puts the driver and public at immediate peril for a crash involving possible serious injury or death. This vehicle's transmission defect condition leaves the vehicle's driver and any passengers in the vehicle highly vulnerable, at the time of failure, in an extremely dangerous and uncontrollable position within an untrustworthy unreliable vehicle subject to the ominous perils of the road at the time of failure. The federal safety agency must issue an immediate recall mandating honda motor company repair and/or replace the defective transmission at honda motor company's expense. At a minimum the federal safety agency's recall should require honda motor company to provide an extension of the vehicle's warranty requiring honda motor company to repair and/or replace the dangerously defective transmission in this vehicle and reimbursement to vehicle owners costs for repair and/or replacement of the defective transmission. Request is made to the federal safety agency for immediate action.
Normal driving of the car has lead to a transmission failure that is known by widely by other victims of the problem. 2002 honda accord ex, transmission is know to fail due to 2nd gear slipping, and other gears 'jerking' around. This occurs every time the vehicle is started. When car goes into second gear it lunges forward or feels like someone hit you from the rear. Also jerk violently when put into reverse. When transmission is on it's last breath , it does not go into gear, meaning if your trying to get on the main road from a side street, you might be hit on the side if your lean your car out to go when transmission does not go into gear, leaving you vulnerable on the road. A transmission rebuild due to clutch packet, a transmission swap, or transmission replacement are the only choices a victim has. Pricing from $6,000(transmission swap from acura cl-s type s)-$1,500(transmission rebuild). Honda accord drivers can not afford this due to honda ignorance of it's customers safety.
2002 honda accord - transmission jerks while stopped in gear. While stopped at a traffic light I feel the transmission shifting and jerking. When I take off the engine revs up. Car has 65,000 miles on it.
At 65000 miles the transmission started slipping in 1st and 2nd gears. I started researching this on the internet because I felt that a reliable automobile like a honda accord shouldn't have a transmission go at such low millage. There were several hundred people that have the same year model honda accord with the same automatic transmission that have had the exact same problem at low millage. Honda of america knows that this is a defect in their product and refuse to do anything about it. It is not at all fair to their customers. I would like to see them step up to the plate and help us with this issue. I called them and the person I talked to was very rude and told me that it wasn't their problem and would not help in any way.
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 honda accord. While driving and trying to accelerate the transmission jerked and slipped in and out of gear. The dealer was not notified. The manufacturer was not notified. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was 124,000.
Transmission started jumping from 1st to 2nd. I was advised not to give the car to my 16 yr old daughter cause it could stop working in the middle of highway. I had to get transmission rebuilt at aamoco for 2000.00 dollars. I thought hondas were suppose to last and be better than other cars.
I owned a 2002 honda accord this happened when the car was about 60,000 miles on it. The transmission was very bad. It didn't changed the gear it supposed to be giving a very loud noise and stop in the middle of the road. I contacted the honda dealer and they checked the VIN # and they said it wasn't on a recalled list. I brought the car to honda dealer and tried to pretend to trade my car in for another. They said that the car had problem which is very bad transmission and they said the value was very low because they have to replace a new transmission's was very disappointed, honda had a very good reputation for the best car manufacturer. But it is not.
The transmission in the 2002 honda accord is slipping and jerking. I understand that there are many complaints regarding this issue and trying to get a recall on this problem. This is the second one I had to replace.
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 honda accord. The contact was driving 30 MPH when the transmission began hesitating and exhibiting an abnormal noise. The vehicle was taken to the dealer several times for the failure, but the dealer was unable to duplicate the failure or generate any failure codes. The transmission failed and the vehicle would not accelerate. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer but not repaired. The manufacturer advised the contact that the vehicle was not under recall and would not assist with repairs. The vehicle was not repaired. In addition, the contact stated that she was able to remove her key from the ignition without the vehicle being in park. The VIN was not available. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 66,000.
Honda has a transmission design flaw in their early 2000 honda accords. I own a 2002 accord with 105,000 miles that requires a new transmission. I was surprised because this brand is known to be reliable. Upon researching honda transmission problems online, I found several articles and multiple consumer complaints regarding honda transmission failure. Honda did recall transmissions in certain models from 2003 and 2004. America honda knows they have a problem and they declined to assist me with the repair because my 2002 accord was not one of the recall models. I am now stuck with $3,000 repair bill for a new transmission. This is unfair, particularly since I bought the car brand new, purchased the extended warranty (which ended after 7 yrs.), and maintained my car regularly. Honda needs to be held responsible.
I purchased a 2002 honda accord lx from an original owner, two months ago. As of now the speedometer reads just over 65000 miles and the engine revs high until it hits 20mph and then bangs into second gear and then does the same thing going into third. When coming to a stop it again jumps forward and thereby could possibly hit a pedestrian or ram into the car in front of it. Any car that unpredictably jerks/lurches forward and could ram into the car or a person in front of them is a safety hazard. After researching this problem online I noticed that I'm not alone with this problem and I believe it's a manufacturing defect and this has to be recalled and replaced at honda's expense. I received one quote for approximately $1800.00 and am getting another one tomorrow. Thank you for your prompt attention to this safety concern.
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.
Check engine light came on took it to dealer was told it needed transmission replaced at a cost of $3700. Car had been slow in shifting gears and some jumping when stopped in traffic. Veh. 2002 honda accord v6 with only 69,300 miles.
The transmission in my 2002 honda accord started to slip and shift very hard in the summer of 2007 with only about 53000 miles on it. It's causing me to drive somewhat erratically because it jumps into gear when I try to accelerate. I've drained and refilled the transmission fluid but haven't tried any repairs on it due to how much it would cost.
2002 honda accord ex v6 with 60,000 miles has defective automatic transmission. Vehicle will not accelerate smoothly, making merging onto highway and local roads continuously hazardous.
I have a honda accord 02'. The transmission slips like crazy and I drive the car like its an angel. No matter how fast or slow I accelerate from a stop the transmission will thump switching gears. When I go to pull out into traffic it take the trans a second to catch leaving me rolled out in the road for a few and I don't know if one day its not gonna catch and I get hit. I would like a recall on this its super dangerous!
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.
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.
Automatic transmission failure on 2002 honda v6 accord..slippage from 1st to 2nd occurs all the time as I drive it..
In mid-july of 2010, I began having sporadic transmission issues with my vehicle. On an irregular basis, the automatic transmission would shift in a very rough manner, jolting the vehicle and leading to a dangerous lack of reliability with acceleration with no forewarning. The problem would last approximately 15 minutes and then would rectify itself. When I contacted the dealership, they claimed that there would be no way to diagnose the problem if the check engine light was not on (no computer code being tripped) and they could not replicate the issue. On sept. 13, in the middle of my commute, the check engine light came on and the car would not shift out of first gear, putting me in a dangerous position on a major road. The dealer claims that the computer code states a failure of the torque converter. Allegedly, as the converter was deteriorating, the pieces of metal were falling off of it and into the transmission, causing the shifting problems. Dealer claims that, at this point, the torque converter has damaged the transmission to the degree that both need to be replaced. If it would have been possible to diagnose the faulty torque converter at an earlier date, the transmission may have been saved.
Check engine light comes on & turns off every so often for about 2 months. Took car into dealership & they said it came back with an undiagnostic code. On the 3rd month check engine light came on & stayed on. A couple weeks after I felt the transmission slipping & jerking. I called the car dealership to report the problem & they said due to me not purchasing warranty when I purchased the car less than 4 months ago, it was going to be pretty expensive to fix. I'm still searching around for an affordable transmission fix. For the meantime, I'm having to warm up my car for 15-20 minutes before driving it to prevent less jerking & slipping when I accelerate. I feel honda should put a recall on this make & model (2002 accord auto trans) as there are many people out there aside from myself with this expensive problem.
Car is a 2002 honda accord lx. When I was driving it I felt a sudden jerk like I was hit from behind. When I tried to accelerate to pull to the side the car would not accelerate. I got it down to the honda dealer where they informed me that my transmission was suffering from internal failure and I would need a new transmission. My car only has 60,000 miles and all service and maintenance records. In further reading online it seems as though I am not the only one who has experienced these problems with the 2002 honda accord.
Transmission failure.
1. There were no events leading up to the failure of a transmission. 2. The transmission failed in the middle of the interstate during traffic instantaneously. This event LED to a non responsive throttle and once responsive would LED to a jolt of enormous whiplash. This LED me to a deposition of trying not to get hit from cars behind for not accelerating correctly and hitting the car in front of me from the jolt. Also when my car would come to a stop it would jolt forward. With the transmission failure occurring at such a random time it forced me into the most dangerous situation I have experienced in any vehicle. 3. The vehicle, honda accord, has only 85000 miles on it and talking to many different specialist they all state how abnormal it is for a transmission to fail. The vehicle is currently be service to fix the problem.
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