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2002 Honda Accord Other Problems

20 owner-reported other complaints from NHTSA data

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Complaints
1
Fires
Feb 2015Dec 2019
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Data sourced from NHTSA public database. For informational purposes only. Always consult a qualified mechanic.

Owner Complaints (20)

highUNKNOWN OR OTHER
Filed: Jul 2021

Your back door handles don't work from either inside or outside the car, which means passengers in the back seat couldn't get out in an emergency. This is a safety concern if you need to evacuate quickly after an accident. The door handles will likely need to be replaced or repaired by a mechanic.

NHTSA #: 11424187
mediumUNKNOWN OR OTHER
Filed: Dec 2019

BOTH BACK SEAT PASSENGER DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED ONE STOPPED OPENING ABOUT A MONTH BEFORE THE OTHER IT'S AS THOUGH THE CHILD SAFETY LOCK IS ON BUT ISN'T. THEY CAN'T BE OPENED FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. THIS IS A SAFETY MATTER OF GREAT IMPORTANCE IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH MY PASSENGERS WON'T BE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE.

NHTSA #: 11291169
mediumUNKNOWN OR OTHER
Filed: Jul 2019

CAR DELAYED GEAR WHEN OTHER CAR WAS BEHIND ME ALMOST CAUSED A SMALL RECK IN HIGHWAY

NHTSA #: 11234028
mediumUNKNOWN OR OTHER
Filed: Dec 2018

2015 SCRAPPED CAR. HAVE RETURNED 4 CARDS ADVISING AS SUCH. THIS PAST SUMMER/SPRING SOMEONE COME TO MY HOME ABOUT THE CAR AND THE RECALL. ASSURED ME RECORDS WOULD BE UPDATED TO REFLECT CAR DESTROYED. HAVE RECEIVED ANOTHER CARD IN THE FALL AND 2 DAYS AGO RECEIVED ANOTHER PHONE CALL ABOUT GETTING THE AIR BAG TAKEN CARE OF. SINCE IT'S A RECORDING I CAN'T HAVE ANYONE REMOVE US FROM THE LIST. WE ARE TIRED OF THIS HARASSMENT. PLEASE HELP. 2002 GREEN HONDA ACCORD. VIN ENDING IN 2A012127. REGISTERED UNDER WILLIAM MICKEL, 123 PROSPECT PT. RD, LAKE HOPATCONG, NJ 07849. THIS HAS TO STOP. THE CAR WAS DESTROYED/SCRAPPED!!!!! HONDA CAN'T SEEM TO GET THEIR RECORDS STRAIGHT. I EVEN CALLED THEM 2 YEARS AGO ADVISING NO LONGER OWNING THE CAR. I WILL NO LONGER SEND THE CARDS IN. HOWEVER, JUST RECEIVED ANOTHER CARD ADVISING THE CAR HASN'T HAD THE AIRBAG RECALL TAKEN CARE OF. PLEASE STOP THIS . IF I RECEIVE ANY FURTHER CORRESPONDENCE I WILL BE SPEAKING WITH MY LAWYER AND LOOKING TO BE COMPENSATED DO TO THIS HARASSMENT.

NHTSA #: 11162537
mediumUNKNOWN OR OTHER
Filed: Nov 2018

I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL A COUPLE YRS BACK ON THE AIRBAGS AND ALTHOUGH THE RECALL WAS A FEW YRS AGO I AM A NEW OWNER TO THIS VEHICLE AND WANT TO BE SURE I AM SAFE

NHTSA #: 11150702
mediumUNKNOWN OR OTHER
Filed: Oct 2018

ALL OF MY EXTERIOR DOORHANDLES NO LONGER WORK. I CAN'T SECURE MY VEHICLE WITHOUT LOCKING MYSELF OUT AS WELL. THE REAR PASSENGER INTERIOR DOORLATCH NO LONGER WORKS EITHER SO THAT DOOR CAN'T BE OPENED AT ALL NOW. I'M PARANOID THAT THE REST OF MY INTERIOR LATCHES ARE GOING TO STOP WORKING TOO & I MAY BE TRAPPED INSIDE BECAUSE MY ELECTRIC WINDOWS HAVE STARTED HAVING ISSUES AS WELL.

NHTSA #: 11144543
mediumUNKNOWN OR OTHER
Filed: Aug 2018

THIS COMPLAINT IS NOT IN REGARDS TO SOMETHING THAT CAME WITH THE CAR BUT AN AFTERMARKET PRODUCT. SO IT APPLIES TO ALL CARS. IF THIS DEPARTMENT ONLY DEALS WITH OEM MATERIAL THEN PLEASE FORWARD TO THE CORRECT DEPARTMENT. THE PRODUCT IS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ADDITIVE. ONCE APPLIED IT HAS THE ABILITY AT LEAST IN MY CASE TO STOP A CAR FROM MOVING FORWARD ON A FREEWAY. THE PRODUCT IS MADE BY A COMPANY CALLED XADO USA 1207 REMINGTON RD, SCHAUMBURG, IL 60173 -- 888-787-9236. THE SPECIFIC PRODUCT IS XADO REVITALIZANT EX120 CONDITIONER FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS AND CVT. SUPPOSEDLY THE ACTIVE INGREDIENT IN THIS PRODUCT IS REVITALIZANT . THIS PRODUCT WAS ORIGINALLY MADE FOR THEIR ENGINE OIL ADDITIVE. THE REVITALIZANT IS SUPPOSE TO FILL WORN METAL PARTS IN A INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH A CERAMIC METAL COATING. IF WOULDN'T TAKE A CHEMICAL ENGINEERING KNOWLEDGE THAT THIS PRODUCT IN TRANSMISSION OIL WOULD BE COUNTER PRODUCTIVE. A AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OR MANUAL TRANSMISSION HAS CLUTCHS WHICH REQUIRES A ROUGH SURFACE TO GRAB AND TRANSMIT POWER TO THE WHEELS. IF THERE IS SLIPPAGE, FRICTION WOULD BE PRODUCED AND HEAT GENERATED INSTEAD. IN MY SPECIFIC INSTANCE THE TRANSMISSION SHOP LIST THE DAMAGE AS ""TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH LINING PEELED CAUSING FILTER TO PLUG RESTRICTING FLOW OF TRANSMISSION FLUID"". AS STATED THIS IS NOT AN OEM PRODUCT. IT'S AN AFTER MARKET PRODUCTS LIKE CHILD SAFETY SEATS. TRUCK RACK ADD ON ETC. I BELIEVE IT IS A DANGEROUS PRODUCT BECAUSE IT CAN CAUSE THE SUDDEN LOST OF POWER FOR A CAR TO COMPLETE AN INTERSECTION TURN ETC.

NHTSA #: 11118800
mediumUNKNOWN OR OTHER
Filed: Dec 2017

ITS A PIECE OF [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA #: 11052052
mediumUNKNOWN OR OTHER
Filed: Oct 2017

EVER SINCE I GOT MY CAR THE TRANSMISSION HAS SKIPPED ONCE I STARTED TO ACCELERATE. IT PICKS UP SPEED VERY SLOWLY AND ONCE I GET TO ABOUT 20 MPH IT STARTS SKIPPING REALLY BAD AND I HAVE TO RELEASE THE GAS. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT SKIPS IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND ONCE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND IT SKIPPED FOUR TIMES IN A ROW. I WAS SO SCARED I HAD TO GET OFF AND TAKE THE STREETS. I WENT TO SEE IF MY TRANSMISSION FOR MY MODEL WAS RECALLED (HONDA ACCORD 2002) AND I ONLY SEEN THE 2003 MODEL RECALLED BUT MANY 2002 OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THIS INCIDENT OCCURRING ONLINE AS WELL. I FEEL THAT HONDA OWES IT TO THEIR CUSTOMERS TO TEST THIS OUT AND CONDUCT A RECALL.

NHTSA #: 11034468
mediumUNKNOWN OR OTHER
Filed: Aug 2017

2002 HONDA ACCORD FAILED 2017 STATE INSPECTION DUE TO RUST HOLE IN FRONT CRADLE SUBFRAME

NHTSA #: 11013808
mediumUNKNOWN OR OTHER
Filed: Jul 2017

BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS A 2002 THE RECORDS DO NOT SHOW PAST 15 YEARS.I AM UNABLE TO GET AN ANSWER AS TO WHETHER RECALL #02V-226 IN 2002 WAS EVER DONE ON THE CAR.I PURCHASED IN 2004.ANY INFO FOR THIS VEHICLE RECALL WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED

NHTSA #: 11003173
mediumUNKNOWN OR OTHER
Filed: Jun 2017

I HAVE BEEN THE SOLE OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE. THE TRUNK OF THE VEHICLE WILL FALL DOWN AND HIT YOUR HEAD CAUSING A HEAD INJURY. THIS HAPPENS AS YOU ARE LEANING INTO THE TRUNK TO INSERT/REMOVE ITEMS. THERE IS NO LATCH TO KEEP THE TRUNK MORE SECURED. THE TRUNK WILL FALL FROM THE WIND BLOWING OR FOR NO REASON. I INFORMED A HONDA DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS ISSUE WHEN I HAD OWNED THE VEHICLE DURING THE FIRST YEAR, BUT THEY DISMISSED MY CONCERNS. OVER THE COURSE OF THE 14 YEARS I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE, DESPITE BEING CAREFUL, I HAVE HAD SEVERAL INJURIES FROM THIS ISSUE, ESPECIALLY WHEN I NEED TO USE BOTH HANDS TO INSERT/REMOVE ITEMS FROM THE TRUNK. MY HUSBAND AND MOTHER HAVE ALSO HAD INJURIES. THIS IS A VP (VALUE PACKAGE) MODEL OF THE 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE SO I AM GOING TO INSERT TODAY'S DATE EVEN THOUGH THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 2002.

NHTSA #: 10992980
mediumUNKNOWN OR OTHER
Filed: Dec 2016

WELL IT STARTED WITH MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WOULDN'T SHIFT I HAD TO DO IT MANUALLY THEN I GO TO GET IN IT ONE MORNING AND IT WOULDNT ACTUALLY MOVE IN DRIVE BUT WOULD FINE IN REVERSE WHEN I DID GET IT TO MOVE IT SAID IT WAS IN NEUTRAL WELL NOW IT WILL NOT MOVE IN ANY DRIVE 1-4 BUT DOES IN THE NEUTRAL POSITION AND IF U PUBIT IN REVERSE AND SHIFT TO DRIVE AT FIRST IT STILL IS IN REVERSE THEN IT LIKE JUMPS AND GOES INTO SUPPOSED DRIVE BUT WON'T MOVE TILL I SHIFT TO NEUTRAL AGAIN

NHTSA #: 10937176
mediumUNKNOWN OR OTHER
Filed: Jul 2016

IT WAS IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND THE FRONT SUB FRAME ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IS RUSTED TO THE POINT IT WILL NOT PASS A PENNSYLVANIA STATE INSPECTION I CALL HONDA BUT THEY WILL NOT HELP ME THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE 1999 TO 2002 HONDA ACCORDS AND A SAFETY PROBLEM I CAN'T DRIVE THE CAR AND THE COST TO FIX IT OS OVER $2000.00 ( ONLY 99531 MILES ON IT ).

NHTSA #: 10885251
mediumUNKNOWN OR OTHER
FireFiled: Sep 2015

MY FAMILY WAS ASLEEP AND MY CAR HORN WAS GOING OFF (I DON'T HAVE A SECURITY ALARM) RAN OUTSIDE AND MY CAR WAS COMPLETELY ON FIRE AT 3:30AM. WE ARE NOT SURE WHAT HAPPENED AND THE FIRE MARSHAL COULDN'T TELL EXACTLY EITHER OTHER THAN HIS OPINION OF MAYBE AN IDEA OF THE LOCATION IT STARTED. I'M NOT SURE IF THIS COULD BE THE ISSUE OR JUST A COINCIDENCE, BUT... MY POWER STEERING SUCKED AND I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC BECAUSE I WAS ABOUT TO GO ON A 10HR TRIP. I ASKED FOR HIM TO FILL THE POWER STEERING AND DO ALL OTHER NECESSARY ROUTINE MAINTENANCE BEFORE A LONG TRIP (ROTATE TIRES, OIL CHANGE, ADD FREON, ETC) I WAS ON VACATION FOR ABOUT 4 DAYS AND THEN IT CAUGHT FIRE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. CAR RAN FINE BEFORE THAT. ANYWAYS FRIENDS DID SOME RESEARCH AND TOLD ME THERE WAS A RECALL ON HONDA ACCORDS 2003-2007 THAT THE STEERING FLUID CAN DEPLETE AND CAUSE FIRES. MY CAR IS A 2002, THE CAR IS OLD WITH MANY MILES HOWEVER, RAN GREAT. SO NOT SURE WHAT IT COULD BE BUT THAT'S PRETTY COINCIDENTAL!

NHTSA #: 10762959
mediumUNKNOWN OR OTHER,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Filed: Mar 2015

I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PURCHASING A 2002 HONDA ACCORD WHICH HAD 137,00 MILES . WHEN I GOT THE CARFAX IT HAD 222,00 MILES. THE ODOMETER READING HAD BEE CHANGED. THE NAME OF THE COMPANY IS EXPRESS MOTORS CO. ADDRESS 10326 ANTOINE DR HOUSTON TX 77086. TEL 281 260 0999. WEB [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA #: 10691738
mediumUNKNOWN OR OTHER
Filed: Feb 2015

I WENT TO COGGIN HONDA OF ORLANDO AT 11051 SOUTH BLOSSOM TRAIL 32837. I HAD AN APPOINTMENT I CAN'T REMEMBER THE EXACT DATE BUT IT WAS AROUND LATE NOVEMBER EARLY DECEMBER 2014. I REPORTED A COMPLAINT AND I HAVEN'T HEARD FROM THEM. I TOOK MY CAR AND SPENT MORE THAN TWO HOURS WAITING AND NO ONE HELPED ME OUT. I'M STILL WAITING FOR SOMEONE. I HAD TO LEAVE THE DEALER BECAUSE I WOULD ASK FOR ASSISTANCE AND THEY WOULD TELL ME I'LL BE THERE WITH YOU HAVE A SEAT. I CALLED TWICE THEY DID SAY MY COMPLAINT WAS THEIR THAT SOMEONE WILL BE IN TOUCH WITH ME. I STILL HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO TAKE IN MY CAR FOR THE RECALL. PLEASE HELP. THANKS. *JS B H

NHTSA #: 10681764
mediumUNKNOWN OR OTHER
Filed: Sep 2013

CAR PAINT STARTED PEELING YEARS AGO ... PEELING AND FLAKING OFF. IF STARTED WITH A CRACKLY WHITE SURFACE AND JUST FESTERED AND GREW TO THE DISGUSTING EMBARRASSING MESS THAT IT IS TODAY. THE TOP OF THE CAR NEAR THE BACK WINDOW AND THE TOP OF THE BACK TRUNK ARE THE WORST SPOTS. I IGNORED THE PROBLEM FOR MANY YEARS (CALL ME NAIVE, BUT I'VE NEVER EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKE IT). THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT AND HONDA NEEDS TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM.

NHTSA #: 10542361
mediumUNKNOWN OR OTHER
Filed: Jul 2011

WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL, THE CAR JERKED A FEW TIMES, THEN GAVE A HARD KNOCK OR TWO. I STOPPED THE CAR FOR ABOUT TWO MINUTES. WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE, THE CAR DRAGGED AND COULD ONLY MOVE VERY SLOWLY. I PULLED INTO A NEARBY DRIVEWAY AND AWAITED THE TOW. MY MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO BACK IT INTO A PARKING SPOT, BUT THAT WAS THE LAST MOVEMENT THE CAR MADE ON ITS OWN. THE CAR WAS THEN TOWED TO THE HONDA DEALER WHO SAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

NHTSA #: 10414352
mediumUNKNOWN OR OTHER
Filed: Sep 2002

TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY COMING ON, AND STAYING ON. CONTACTED DEALER ,AND THE DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *AK *YH

NHTSA #: 8018490

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