The contact owns a 2002 Honda Accord. While driving in reverse at 3 mph, the vehicle suddenly surged forward and crashed into two vehicles. A police report was filed. The mechanic stated that the failure was unrecognizable and he repaired the exterior of the vehicle. However, the failure recurred. No repairs were made. The powertrain was unknown. The current mileage was 55,300 and failure mileage was 39,683.

- Los Gatos, CA, USA

2002 Honda Accord accident caused by car prematurely and uncontrollably lunging forward* the dealer was unable to duplicate the problem.

- Wilmington, NC, USA

Re. three major factory defects of 2002 Honda Accord V6 ex I currently own four Honda vehicles. Two of them are 2002 Honda Accord V6 ex models. Honda released 2002 Honda Accord ex without any thorough final inspections. The malfunctioning on my two Honda was all factory defects deeply related to passenger safety. Honda does not care for human life sincerely as advertised. Honda does not deserve to be one of the best vehicles in the states. Since I purchased brand new 2002 Honda, three serious mechanical and electrical defects have been found: Seat belt sensor malfunctioning, timing related engine RPM surge, and powertrain breakdown. All three happened within 36,000 miles. First problem was a seat belt sensor problem. It was detected several months on both vehicles. And I asked a Honda mechanic to fix it. He told me that it would go away if you drove more. However, this problem was not gone. And couple of years later, I strongly ask Honda dealer to check and fix it. One was seat belt sensor problem and the other was the main seat belt controller. Second problem was a timing related engine surge. It happened on both Honda within 30,000 miles on the same day. RPM of both Honda went up and engine light was on. Even in braking, I could feel very strong force, which might break something. It was a sudden surge enough to cause a big accident. I want you to inspect this factory defect of all 2002 Honda Accord ex. Third problem happened in the first 2002 Honda. It was a powertrain problem. This brand new vehicle has surged several months after delivered to us. The mechanics in Honda dealerships said that it would go away if we drove more. The surge in first three years seemed moderate jolting when the second gear shifted to the first gear. But it got worse and worse. Finally, oil leaked. After fixing it, there are no more jolting or surging in gear transitions. This incident took place due to Honda's negligence and irresponsibility.

- Frisco, TX, USA

The contact owns a 2002 Honda Accord. While driving in reverse at 15 mph, the vehicle began to jerk uncontrollably. The contact depressed the accelerator pedal and the vehicle lunged forward. The vehicle must be driven above 30 mph in order for it to operate normally. The dealer currently has the vehicle. The engine size was unknown. The current mileage is 82,000 and failure mileage was 78,981. Updated 06/08/07

- Grovecity, OH, USA

2002 Honda Accord, automatic. Aug 2004 (32,733 miles) I pulled out of the driveway and went about 60 feet to the corner. Then I pulled out onto a 5 lane road, accelerating to 40 mph. The light at the next corner was red and I began applying the brake. The RPM's rose to about 5,000 RPM's, as though the throttle cable was stuck. I tapped on the throttle pedal and the RPM's went back down. I had the vehicletowed to the Honda dealer, they found nothing wrong. On 1/6/06 (58K miles) we had dinner at a restaurant. I pulled out the restaurant's parking lot, made a right turn and stopped at the red light ( approximately 100 feet). All of a sudden the RPM's went up to 4-5,000 rpms and the car wanted to lurch forward. I pressed the brake pedal as hard as I could and it felt like a big truck was trying to push our car out into the intersection. I had no choice but to try to go through the red light as I couldn't keep it from going forward despite my full pressure on the brake. I took my foot off the brake and the car shot through the intersection and I drove home without any recurrence. I took it to the Honda dealer again. Their inspection was to the throttle cable, throttle blade, rev limiter, throttle body and air filter. They could not find anything wrong. I called hond. They initiated a case and at my insistence scheduled an appointment with their district service manager. I met with him on 1/31/06. He spent about 45 minutes with me, discussing the problem and test driving the car. He could not find anything out of the ordinary with the vehicle and said the car "operated as designed." I received a copy of his report. Honda customer service contacted me by phone and reiterated almost verbatim what the dsm had told me and said in his report. Both occurrences were with me driving, the car sitting for at least 1.5 hours, and both happened upon braking. I am still concerned about the safety of this car, as obviously it is an intermittent condition.

- Oregon, OH, USA

Ltr fm (md) experienced sudden acceleration in her 2002 Honda Accord causing front and rear damage to the vehicle, Honda will not look into problem unless insurance company file a claim.

- Baltimore, MD, USA

The contact stated while trying to pull out of a parking lot the vehicle suddenly accelerated. The contact's foot was on the brake pedal at the time of acceleration. There was a loud noise during the acceleration. The vehicle hit a fence after going up an incline. After the impact, the gear shift was placed into reverse and the vehicle began to accelerate uncontrollably again. This time it stopped after crashing into a tree. The vehicle was towed to an independent auto inspection station, and they were unable to determine the cause of the acceleration. They discovered the cruise control was turned on, even though the contact stated she never used the cruise control. There was frame damage and exterior lighting repairs made to the vehicle.

- Baltimore, MD, USA

The contact states while stopping the vehicle surged forward. The contact was unable to steer or stop the vehicle at that time. The vehicle became wedged between a small tree and a fire hydrant. The dealership was unable to diagnose the problem. The vehicle surged forward again on way home from the dealership. Updated 12/27/2005 -

- Newton, MA, USA

On Saturday July 3, 5004 vehicle lunged or accelerated into a concrete parking barrier. The consumer's foot was pressed light on the accelerator pedal when her felt the pedal go down on it's own. The cruise control was not on.

- Santa Clara, CA, USA

While at a stop vehicle accelerated. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.

- Blasdell, NY, USA

Sudden unintended acceleration happens again less than a thousand miles later. Again put car in reverse, engine surged and shot backwards into traffic on a busy street. Car was inspected by another dealership and they also found nothing wrong. Car is currently at body shop being repaired. Honda of America has been notified again, and we are waiting to hear from legal department. Same car-same problem-no help from Honda. Can NHTSA help?

- Redwood City, CA, USA

While attempting to back out of a parking spot, the car suddenly accelerated and slammed into the vehicle waiting for the space. I put the car in drive to get off his bumper, the car shot forward while standing on the brake. The car would not stop. Finally jumped a curb and ran into parking meter to stop car. Dealer said nothing is wrong with the car.

- Redwood City, CA, USA

While at a complete stop and then trying to accelerate vehicle started to accelerate up to speeds of 25-30 mph, and consumer hit two sidewalks before coming to a stop. Contacted dealer, and the dealer was not willing to do anything.

- Vancover, WA, USA