Transmission Failure problems of the 2002 Honda Accord - part 1

Tl the contact owns a 2002 Honda Accord. While driving approximately 55 mph, the third clutch of the transmission failed and the vehicle failed to accelerate. After surging back and forth, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was coasted to the right side of the road and towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the third gear of the transmission was faulty. The transmission was rebuilt. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The dealer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 119,000.

When I purchased my 2002 ex Honda Accord in 2015; I thought I was getting a reliable dependable car. Honda is know for its reliability but little did I know that the whole sub-frame (front & back was fully rusted). My srs warning light comes on quite often. The a/c drain I strongly believe was installed improperly which causes the sub-frame to rust and crack. I bought the car with only 82,358 miles and purchased a extended warranty through Honda dealership which my powertrain only covered up to 90,000 miles. I had taken the car for its first oil change which was at 91,000 miles and all of a sudden I started to have powertrain problems. Even though on my bill of sale it stated as is Honda dealership knew that a customers such as myself would look under the body of the car. I went online and have read numerous complaints about the same problem I was having with this model & year. Also their extended warranty problem was an issue. Why is the federal government & states allowing Honda to sell a car with improperly installed a/c drain,sub-frame rotting & crack issues, transmission failure, defective seat belt sensor. I pray that no one dies from this vehicle. 1999-2002 models. I'm a mother of four with a non-curable disease and I just want my car to be fully repaired at the expense of Honda. Driving on the highway and turning is dangerous for me to be operating but this is my only means of transportation. My mechanic has to me I shouldn't have purchase this vehicle but I didn't realize that Honda would do there customers wrong like this just for a profit!!!!.

The check engine light came on suddenly so I took it the shop to get it checked out. The technician said that the transmission failed and needs to be replaced. The car is a Honda Accord ex v6 2 door coupe and only has 70,600 miles. It seems like many Honda vehicles are experiencing early transmission failures that normal.

1. Request for an immediately recall for Honda Accord lx 2002 models as having dangerous transmission problems, widespread transmission failure, subframe rust, & problems with the airbag system (srs ), and overall the car's safety or quality numerous concerns. Orderly problems occurred as it bulleted down: ?got it with slipping and jerking gear. Within two days returned, but I was advised that there are no urgent problems and that only my imagination. ?key time from time do not starts or hard to remove. ?problem with a back window to close when opened it. The dealer closed it and recommended not to open it anymore. ?wheel bearings going out and car drags that cause to replace a few times tires and the brakes pads. Premature tire wear. ?ball joint it was thought in the beginning, but then a transmission or both. As of per carscomplaint. Com January/2013 report it talks about subframe rust near the front passenger side wheel. ?change sensors but still ?check engine light remains? ? it shows p1166 and p1167 an air /fuel ratio sensor ? are generally wide band O2 sensor that could be anything. Smells. ?it could be this problem with sensor & check engine light as According to the japanese automaker ?Honda said the sensor wire could break and cause the air bag warning light to be illuminated and prevent the sensor from working properly. When the sensor fails, the air bag system automatically moves to full inflation pressure, which could increase the risk of injury for smaller drivers in a frontal crash?. ?finally transmission gone and my car now taking a long rest in someone's parking lot. I believe it is also a gear breakage! my core survival existence is in a great danger due to it, I have encounter numerous damages/injuries.

Lost power and unable to safely control car. Pulled into intersection and lost power in front of on-coming traffic. Defective transmission, cars is unable to shift, may lose power or accelerate suddenly. Well documented problem in Honda transmission, unsafe to drive as power is unreliable and transmission can fail at any moment. Honda already previously named in class action lawsuit, problems remain. Honda refuses to acknowledge or repair. Ntsb needs to order a recall for the safety of drivers and passengers.

My transmission failed after only 37,140 miles. After negotiation, Honda replaced it; we shared the costs. Remanufactured transmission now failed; I regularly maintain it. Honda wants to charge $5000 to replace; said Honda would pay 60% of parts; labor extra. Aamco rebuilds for $2200 - $2800 total parts&labor. Honda "offer" to share costs seems even more unreasonable given seeming inflated costs. . Read more...

This vehicle was purchased from the original owner in January of 2012. I am the second owner. The car has over 100 documents in the service record folder I have for it. It has been well taken care of, with the transmission fluid just changed. The shifting has gotten progressively worse since about a month after I purchased the vehicle. Slipping, jerking, potentially dangerous wheel-spinning, it does it all. At 95,500 miles the transmission is pretty much blown. It could be unsafe to drive in traffic or at highway speeds, since at any time the vehicle could lose power or the wheels could lock up. I thought I was buying quality when I bought a Honda. Turns out I bought a car from the worst generation of Accords. These years are notorious for transmission failures, and one complaint website says to "avoid [this vehicle] like the plague". I wish I had. Looks like it will cost ~$2500 to fix, not sure I want to put the money into it, and unless Honda admits the problem and starts repairing these transmissions for no cost, I wont buy another Honda. They may offer to cover half the cost of a rebuild, but they'll charge $5000 for it, so it's pointless.

When at a stop sign I press accelerator and the car jerks forward until transmission engages. Diagnosed by Honda as transmission internal failure at 54,856 miles.

My vehicle has been shifting very inconsistently with large amounts of shaking in between 1st and 2nd gears and 2nd and 3rd gears. There are high revolutions in between gears and hesitation before shifts. There is also rattling around 1600 r. P. M. All problems relate to the transmission in this vehicle and transmission failure is impending. I do consider this a danger and it seems to be a regular occurrence with this vehicle and model. I do think there should be a recall considered with this transmission.

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.

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.

Our 2002 Honda Accord only has 80000 miles on it and has been regularly maintained and has had the transmission completely failed. We have been quoted $2800 for the repair/replacement. We were on vacation in las vegas when it happened and broke down in a scary part of town. We had to leave it and now have to fly back to get it. We feel very cheated--shouldn't there be an element of safety knowing you're in a well maintained car with only 80000 miles on it?.

2002 Honda Accord ex v6 3. 0l my abs brakes went on when they shouldn't. . . In light traffic (thank god), I was about to enter route 53. . . D4 light blinking on dash, check engine light on. Turned off engine, waited few minutes. . . Turned on . . . Managed to get into repair friendly Ford in roselle, IL. Received error code p0780. . . Transmission failure. This is dangerous. . . I found many complaints online. . . I only have 44,000 miles on my car. . . Problems were building at about 41,000 miles. . . Honda did not diagnose. They didn't recall my vehicle (VIN number). I am seeing many Hondas' with tranny failure - my car needs to be on the recall list. They strung me along until my warranty ended. . . . I am very very displeased and angry. There needs to be something done with a large recall. . . . I should not have to be stuck paying for many transmissions like everybody else, where they keep failing time and time again. Had I made it onto route 53. . . I would have been rear-ended in a bad way. I am writing letters to Honda corp and Honda dealer where I previously brought in my Honda - where they brushed me off charging couple of thousand for unnecessary rusted tiny bolthole on subframe. Approx 2,000$$$. This is the car where my gas pedal stuck 4 times. . . In which they replaced air valve? that was three replacement on value (2 times firestone and once at Honda) Honda dealer in schaumburg, IL. Diane kingsnorth (630)529-1959. I bought this car as an investment. . . Now I cannot sell with the check engine light on. . . Not that I would sell to somebody for fear of killing them when brakes lockup with bad tranny. Please do something to protect up Honda Accord owners. This was my first Honda. Rebuilt tranny warranty 2 or 3 years. . . Then they fail. . . And people have to pay again and again. Not fair or right. Thank you.

2002 Honda Accord se, 4 door, automatic; 1) car is having severe transmission failure. Rpms increase but car will not move and then it violently shifts into gear and then stalls again on take off because it will not shift into drive. This problem began occurring recently at 118,000 miles. Car is a one owner and is in excellent condition with all maintenance conducted at regular intervals. Car cannot be driven now since it is a safety / hazard to be on the road / interstate. Vehicle is now at the local mechanic and awaiting Honda of America to authorize payment for repairs and replacement of transmission. This car is used to transport my wife and newborn baby. Honda should have disclosed this as a safety issue and should have issued a recall. I have discovered as of today 12/31/2010 that there are thousands of Honda owners who have experienced the same problem across the nation. As a special agent, I hope that the NHTSA gets involved soon and forces Honda to do the right thing. American lives are being put at risk at the expense of a foreign automaker who wants to rake in profits.

Car's transmission needs to be replaced. Upon searching the internet the model year of 2000 and 2001 were recalled for their transmissions, although 2002 model year is also known for the transmission failures. There have been numerous occasions where I have almost been in car accidents because of the faulty transmission. I have placed calls with Honda of America to address the issue and have been told they would not cover anything.

2002 Honda Accord transmission has failed at only 88000 miles.

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!!!!.

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.

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.

Automatic transmission failure on 2002 Honda v6 Accord. . Slippage from 1st to 2nd occurs all the time as I drive it. .

I turned on the car and the transmission had failed. 100k miles.

2002 Honda Accord automatic transmission failed on March 3, 2010 while driving on MD-355 highway during rush traffic hours causing panic to the driver. The engine kept revving up, but automatic transmission gears do not change, not picking up speed, and car does not move. The car has only 90000 miles. Shouldn't this require a recall by Honda? can NHTSA investigate this issue for complaints from other drivers, and follow up with Honda company.

90,00 miles / transmission failed . Hard shift very bad . Impossible to get on highway . Will need to spend 3500. 00 to replace . This transmission in very bad . I am handicapped and getting stuck somewhere or not being able to get on a highway safely is a big hazard.

The transmission is failing, shifting hard and slowly, especially at slower speeds. It occurs every time I drive the car. Have not gotten the transmission replaced yet.

This safety complaint is about the transmission failure of my 2002 Honda Accord ex 3. 0 v6 the current mileage is about 90k. Recently I felt the transmission had difficulty in shifting gears when accelerating from a full stop. On January 15, 2010, my wife drove the car entering into a highway and found it very hard to speed up and the car behind her had to brake to avoid a crash. Then the check engine light of the car was on, and d4 light started to blink. The mechanic I went to pointed out (and Honda dealer later confirmed) that the transmission fluid was burnt out and the transmission was a failure and had to be replaced. From my experience, I believe this is a major safety concern as the failure happens mostly when the car start to accelerate from stop or low speed and can lead to crash if the car can't speed up timely and the car in behind does not have time to respond. I found also many other similar complaints on carcomplaints. Com, which suggest to me this is an inherent product problem for Honda Accord from year 2000 to 2003.

I have a 2002 Honda Accord ex v6 automatic sedan. I have had all service done at the dealer of purchase. At 69,567 miles the car hesitated when accelerator pushed down. Hesitation lasted 2-7 seconds then trans. Engaged. After 3-5 days I took car to dealer. Called in about 1 hour that transmission was shot, no repair possible, needed to replace with rebuilt. This was done at cost of $3,200. No service contract coverage no sharing of cost. Seems unacceptable that at 69k there would be a total transmission failure.

While merging into traffic on the interstate on ramp the transmission on my 2002 Honda Accord began to slip in and out of gear. The car lost acceleration and I had to take emergency action to quickly pull onto the shoulder of the road to avoid being hit in the rear and causing an accident. I was able to exit the interstate by driving on the shoulder and took local roads back to my home. I took the vehicle to my mechanic who diagnosed transmission failure. I then took the vehicle to the local Honda dealership where this problem was confirmed. This is the second complete transmission failure in the last 25 months. The first incident also resulted in a near accident. This issue is well documented and widespread across several model years in the early 1990's. Honda refuses to acknowledge this as a safety issue, however, but for quick driver reaction this defect would have resulted in a significant accident on the interstate. After the first failure (in Dec. 2007) Honda agreed to replace the transmission requiring me to pay for 1/3 of the cost. (the car had 58,000 miles and was not in original manufacturer's warranty). After this failure Honda is offering to pay 50% of the cost. (the car has 110,000 miles). So it looks like every 50,000 miles or so this transmission will suffer complete failure. Honda has extended the manufacturer's warranty from the original (3yr/36000) to (7yr/100000). My vehicle is now 7 1/2 yr old and 110000 so Honda says they will not cover it under warranty (even though the transmission is only 2 yrs old and 53000 miles) I believe there is significant evidence that these mechanical defects are causing safety issues and will undoubtedly lead to injury or death because this problem is so widespread. Honda has implicitly acknowledge the issue because they continue to offer some remediation. Unfortunately, this safety hazard is not being prevented only addressed after consumer complaints.

2002 Honda Accord ex sedan had total transmission failure with only 80,000 miles,it never had difficulty engaging gears or rough shifting, it just stopped one day. I brought it to the dealership and they told me that I had a total transmission failure & would need to replace it or buy another car. I was shocked it had so little miles & needed the transmission($3304. 11)! they said they are seeing alot of 1998-2002 Accords needing new transmissions with less than 100,000 miles.

The contact owns a 2002 Honda Accord. The contact stated that her transmission failed. The dealer advised her that she needed to replace the transmission. The dealer also stated that she would be responsible for paying the repair cost. There were no related recalls or warranties. The failure mileage was 80,000. Updated 12/01/09 updated 12/03/09.

Transmission failed at 70k miles on the Honda Accord v6. Had to get the complete transmission replaced for a few thousands of dollars. This apparently is a common issue as expressed by many Honda owners on several websites. However Honda corp denies to accept responsibility and the consumers are being ripped of thousands. Honda has recalled transmissions and/or accepted that transmissions were defective on 2001 models, the 2002 model cards which are very similar to 2001 could have the same transmission and could have been probably produced in 2001 too and hence could be facing the same issue. However 2002 owners are being turned down by the Honda corp.

Transmission failed and is giving out with only 45,000 miles on it.

My 2002 Honda Accord developed a transmission problem at 45,000 miles. After contacting Honda and being told that my VIN number was not affected I reviewed the complaints section on the internet and realized that 90% of the 2002 problems listed were related to transmission failures and even after many people paid to have their transmission replaced the problem re-occurred after 30k miles in some cases. The average cost of repair for this is $3500 and it is obvious it is a factory defect by the huge percentage of transmission's. I have traded in my Accord but request that the government please investigate this issue in detail and help the many unknowing consumers out there before someone gets injured or killed, as if spending $3500 to fix an obvious design defect isn't bad enough. And even after spending this amount of money to get it fixed it still re-occurs. This should be a definite recall item.

Transmission failing- check engine light is on, tcs light is on, d4 light flashes, smell of burnt transmission fluid while driving, car lunges and hesitates constantly in 2 & 3rd gears (creating a potential crash hazard because you don't know when it will lunge or hesitate). I took the car to the dealer for inspection back in Aug of 2008, they said it was a failing transmission and it would need to be replaced for $3000. Today 6-12-09 I called american Honda motors consumer line and they would not help since there is not a recall out on this year and model. The transmission problem is getting worse. I know other people have had the same issues as me. I am begging you, please make Honda recall this auto transmission. Someone will end up in a crash or killed because of sudden failure of the transmission, especially since it costs at minimum $3000 to repair- folks these days don't have that kind of money lying around. Please make this company recall the product, they recalled the 2001's-- the 2002's are pretty much the same thing/problem.

The contact owns a 2002 Honda Accord. The contact stated that the engine shut off due to transmission failure. Honda confirmed that the transmission was defective. The manufacturer agreed to pay 50% of the repair cost; however, the contact wants them to pay for the entire repair. The failure mileage was 91,000.