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2002 Honda Accord Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

13
Owner complaint records in our dataset

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

Among these 13 stored complaint records:

  • 1 indicate a crash
  • 1 indicate injury
  • 1 indicate fire

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
100–150k mi4
60–100k mi3
30–60k mi2
1–30k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • December 13, 2011 · 112,000 miles

    Engine And Engine Cooling · Power Train

    Transmission skips between 1st and 2nd and needs replaced. Only 112,000 miles and i have done every service recommended - all but one were done by the dealership! There has always been a little jerk there when accelerating but was told it was fine. *tr

    ODI 10441100

  • December 1, 2011 · 129,000 miles

    Engine And Engine Cooling · Power Train

    Automatic transmission jerks when accelerating past 20mph or when putting it in reverse. After some research, i found out that this seems to be a common problem with 2002 honda accords yet it has not been recalled. Please look into this issue since a lot of drivers appear to be having the same transmission problem. *tr

    ODI 10439158

  • November 23, 2011 · 87,269 miles

    Engine And Engine Cooling · Power Train

    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. *kb

    ODI 10437450

  • June 13, 2011 · 84,000 miles

    Engine And Engine Cooling

    Tl* the contact owns a 2002 honda accord. The contact stated the vehicle would vibrate violently when stopped. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the contact was informed that the motor mounts needed to be replaced, but the vehicle could possibly continue to vibrate when stopped. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 84,000.

    ODI 10406130

  • January 30, 2011 · 102,000 miles

    Engine And Engine Cooling · Unknown Or Other

    At first instance, the car began to show sluggish conditions when shifting gears. As time went on, the 'slips' began to grow more and more dangerous to the point that the car could barely shift between gears at all and was a safety hazard for both driver and to anyone around me as i was vulnerable to be rear-ended by anyone too close behind (because the car could not accelerate) and to those ahead of me as the car…

    ODI 10385629

  • April 23, 2010 · 20 miles

    Engine And Engine Cooling · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control

    2002 honda accord ex v6. The transmission was determined by holler honda to be terminal, meaning no good needing to be replaced. The danger occurs when you have to accelerate with the normal traffic flow and are unable to because of slipping and improper shifting. A accident waiting to happen. I'm sure there have already been accidents due to this by people who unaware of the severity of the problem. From what i've…

    ODI 10456010

  • March 18, 2010 · 107,000 miles

    Engine And Engine Cooling

    Vehicle caught on fire while driving on roadway. *tr

    Fire reported

    ODI 10326476

  • February 1, 2010 · 90,000 miles

    Engine And Engine Cooling · Fuel System, Gasoline · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control

    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…

    ODI 10424175

  • January 28, 2007 · 40,000 miles

    Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip · Engine And Engine Cooling

    Tl*- the contact stated that while driving the 2002 honda accord at 30 mph and slowing down to 20 mph to make a right turn the steering wheel locked. The contact tried to step on the brakes, but the pedal would not move, the vehicle lost power. The dashboard warning lights turned on. The contact turned the key to the off position then restated the vehicle, but the vehicle drove like it had not failed. The vehicle…

    ODI 10181097

  • June 9, 2006 · 60,000 miles

    Engine And Engine Cooling

    Tl*the contact owns a 2002 honda accord. While driving various speeds, the vehicle stalled several times. The vin was not included in nhtsa campaign id number 02v226000. The manufacturer would not take any liability for the failures. The failure and current mileages were less than 60,000.

    ODI 10272569

  • August 31, 2003

    Engine And Engine Cooling · Unknown Or Other

    I tried contacting honda to see whether it is normal to get electric shocks from the car. Every time i close my door to my car i get shock. I even seen electric wave. However, honda indicated that it must be the way i am walking, but everyone who comes in and out of my car gets shock and its only happens in the dry winter time. When i step on my pedal the car stalls which causes me to step on the pedal harder. My…

    ODI 10143716

  • January 2, 2003

    Engine And Engine Cooling

    While traveling on the highway she heard a loud banging noise coming from underneath the vehicle. The vehicle shut down and will not restart dealer is aware of problem please fill in additional information. Ts

    ODI 10004171

  • December 15, 2002

    Electrical · Engine And Engine Cooling

    SUDDEN ACCELERATION, ACCELERATOR STICKING

    Crash reported · 1 injury

    ODI 10069372