NHTSA Complaint #10904255 — 2002 HONDA ACCORD

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND JERKS WHEN SHIFTING GEARS--IT IS WORSE WHEN I STOP, THE ENGINE IDLES, AND THEN SEVERELY JERKS WHEN I ACCELERATE, BUT THE JERKING MOTION ALSO HAPPENS GOING UP INCLINES. IT IS SO BAD, IT HAS CAUSED BROKEN MOTOR MOUNTS. I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS EVENTUALLY GOING TO FAIL, WHICH COULD BE HAZARDOUS WHILE DRIVING. THOUGH I TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY CAR, I THOUGHT THAT MAYBE IT WAS JUST OLDER AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS NATURALLY FAILING, BUT DOING SOME RESEARCH, I FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH HONDA'S TRANSMISSIONS IN GENERAL, BUT PARTICULARLY WITH THE '02 ACCORD. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE 2013, BUT I WILL PUT TODAY'S DATE AS IT STILL IS HAPPENING. I FEEL LIKE THIS ISSUE IS SO PREVALENT AMONG HONDA OWNERS THAT HONDA REALLY SHOULD DO RIGHT BY THEIR CUSTOMERS AND RECALL THE TRANSMISSION.