2002 HONDA ACCORD Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

CAR DELAYS SHIFTING INTO SECOND GEAR THEN SHIFTS HARD CAUSING ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON AND THE GEAR INDICATOR TO FLASH RESULTING IN LOSS OF MOVEMENT. I HAVE TO SHUT THE CAR OFF THEN RE START TO KEEP MOVING. *KB

MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD LX-V6 HAS DEVELOPED PREMATURE FAILURE OF BOTH THE FRONT AND SIDE MOTOR MOUNTS. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT OF HONDA V6 VEHICLES, FOR WHICH HONDA HAS ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB). MOTOR MOUNTS ARE NOT A NORMAL MAINTENANCE ITEM; THEY ARE NOT LISTED IN THE HONDA RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE FOR HONDA ACCORDS UP TO 120,000 MILES AS AN ITEM THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED OR INSPECTED. MANY EXPERTS SUGGEST THAT MOTOR MOUNTS SHOULD OUTLAST THE LIFE OF THE CAR; HENCE THIS CLEARLY REPRESENTS A PREMATURE FAILURE OF A CRITICAL ENGINE SAFETY COMPONENT. THE BROKEN MOTOR MOUNTS REPRESENT A 'SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT' AS DESCRIBED IN THE U.S. CODE FOR MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY (TITLE 49, CHAPTER 301). A SAFETY DEFECT IS DEFINED AS A PROBLEM THAT EXISTS IN A MOTOR VEHICLE OR ITEM OF MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT THAT POSES AN RISK TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY, AND MAY EXIST...

MY CASE IS VERY SIMILAR TO ODI ID NUMBER: 10251868. I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. THE ENGINE OVERHEATED AND IT WAS FOUND THAT THE UPPER RADIATOR HOSE BURST. ENGINE OIL LEAKED INTO THE COOLING SYSTEM ALSO. THE HONDA DEALER TORN DOWN THE ENGINE, AND DID A SERIES OF INSPECTIONS, LEAK DOWN TEST, AND PRESSURE TEST. NO VISIBLE SIGN OF A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. NO SIGNS OF WARPING AND/OR CRACKS ON THE CYLINDER HEAD. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID IT IS PROBABLY DUE TO A VERY POROUS CYLINDER HEAD. THE MOST LIKELY CAUSE FOR THE ENGINE OVERHEATING IS AS FOLLOWS: THE POROUS CYLINDER HEAD ALLOWED ENGINE OIL TO LEAK INTO THE COOLING SYSTEM. THE OIL DETERIORATED THE RUBBER GASKET ON THE THERMOSTAT. (THIS WAS INDICATED BY FRESH ENGINE OIL RESIDUE FOUND ON THE DAMAGED RUBBER GASKET OF THE ORIGINAL THERMOSTAT.) THE DETERIORATED RUBBER GASKET BLOCKED THE FLOW OF THE COOLANT. WITHOUT...

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE THE END OF MAR 2008 WITH 83000 MILES ON IT. APPROX 30 DAYS AFTER PURCHASE I TOOK IT IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE, RADIATOR FLUSH AND TUNE UP. A WEEK LATER MY CAR OVERHEATED, THE UPPER RADIATOR HOSE HAD BLOWN. A NEW MECHANIC LOOKED AT IT AND SAW EVIDENCE OF STOP LEAK AND SAID IT DID NOT LOOK LIKE IT HAD BEEN FLUSHED-HE TOOK CARE OF IT PROPERLY. THEN, APPROX 30 DAYS LATER I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR IT'S SCHEDULED OIL CHANGE AND HE SAID THERE WAS OIL LEAKING INTO THE RADIATOR FLUIDS-RIGHT NOW IT IS A ONE WAY LEAK, THE ANTIFREEZE IS NOT LEAKING INTO THE OIL. HE RECOMMENDED A HEAD GASKET JOB. DURING THE REPAIR IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THIS VEHICLE HAD A RECENT HEAD JOB DONE AND HE PUT OUT A QUERY ONLINE. THE INFORMATION THAT CAME BACK WAS THAT THIS WAS...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER AND STALLS. ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATE WHEN THIS OCCURS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON MAY 31, 2008 AND THEY KEPT THE VEHICLE UNTIL JUNE 4, 2008. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT TO RETRIEVE THE VEHICLE ON JUNE 5, 2008, BUT SHE ENDED UP RETURNING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE BECAUSE THE DEALER COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE CODE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,860 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. DRIVER WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND HAD IT TOWED TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

HONDA REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE FOR A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AGAIN. THEY WILL NOT FIX IT. I FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT HONDA WOULD FIX IT IF QUESTIONED THE COST. THEY PUT IN THE SAME TRANSMISSION THAT WAS BAD IN THE FIRST PLACE. I HAD TO BUY A NEW CAR. A FRIEND OF MINE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEY ARE REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. WHY IS THERE NO RECALL FOR THIS? *AK

PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE ENGINE STALLING REPEATEDLY. *MR *NM

CONSUMER WILL PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THE COVER MOTOR MOUNT PROBLEM. *JB

THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE DEALER HAD INSPECTED THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL CONTINUED. *AK *JB *NLM

THERE WAS A RATTLING SOUND NEAR THE REAR DOOR AND PASSENGER SEAT, HOWEVER THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, ALSO THE VEHICLE STALLED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS.*JB