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.

2.2

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
71,000 miles

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2002 Honda Accord wheels / hubs problems

wheels / hubs problem

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2002 Honda Accord Owner Comments

problem #1

Sep 052008

Accord

  • 71,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

On Friday 9/05/08 I got a flat tire while driving on the freeway. I had the tire fixed and two days later the same tire went flat on the freeway. I had to purchase a new tire. Then the very next day while driving to work another tire on my vehicle went flat while on the freeway causing me to swerve into the other lane and almost lose complete control. I returned to the tire repair shop where they inspected my tire valves and explained that they were leaking and replaced all 4 of them. I did not hear of the recall until after I got 3 flat tires in 4 days. I was not harmed just inconvenienced.

- Mountlake Terrace, WA, USA

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