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Transmission Slipping And Jerking
2002 Honda Accord (Page 6 of 18)
This problem may be covered under warranty. Ask your Honda dealer.
CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2002 Honda Accord suffers from widespread transmission failure, subframe rust, & problems with the airbag system (SRS). We recommend avoiding this model year like the plague.
The transmission begins slipping & eventually has to be replaced, typically soon after 90,000 miles & with a repair cost of over $2,000. Transmission failure has been a huge problem for the Accord & several other Honda models all through the early 2000s model years. Honda extended the transmission warranty to 93 months/109k miles for the 2000-2001 Accord as a class action lawsuit settlement, but owners of other Accord model years with transmission problems are out of luck.
Subframe rust near the front passenger side wheel has become a problem recently, due to the poorly positioned A/C drain hose directly above that area. Repair cost to the subframe is over $2,000.
The SRS warning light likes to come on due to a defective seat belt sensor -- typically the driver's side. This sensor is covered under Honda's lifetime seat belt warranty, but some dealers charge a $100+ "diagnostic fee" or tell customers the entire SRS unit ($800) is bad.
7.9
pretty bad- Typical Repair Cost:
- $2,500
- Average Mileage:
- 94,950 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 354 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- recall should be issued, replaced @ Honda's expense (188 reports)
- replace transmission (53 reports)
- not sure (45 reports)
- replaced transmission (32 reports)
- replaced transmission, split cost with Honda (14 reports)
- Honda refused to repair under warranty, had to pay (9 reports)
transmission problem
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A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
I have had my car serviced regularly at my neighborhood Sunoco station, which follows Honda service procedures - only with more frequent oil changes than recommended by Honda. They advised me to change the transmission oil at the 50,000 mile service, which I did. Some weeks later, the transmission started slipping going around corners. Now at 75,000 miles it still slips - not terribly, but terrible quality for a Honda. I bought a new Honda Accord in 2010 (my fourth Accord) and gave the slipping one to my son. Possibly I would have bought a different make if I had seen all the complaints on the web about Honda transmissions.
Shortly after I noticed the problem in 2008, I asked County Transmissions in Vienna, VA if they could look at it and possibly fix it and they said it is sealed and can't be fixed and that I should just drive it until it breaks and then replace the transmission. I called Honda and they said it would cost about $3,500 to 4,000 to replace the transmission. County transmissions said they would replace it with the same three year 36,000 mile warranty for $2,650.
- slipping, Vienna, VA, US