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2002 HONDA ACCORD — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

crash · 735676 · 2009-09-15

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
ACCORD
Year
2002
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Miles at failure
108,000
Speed
25 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD LX IS AT 110K MILES. I AM HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. IT IS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. IT NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE NOR DID IT HAVE A MINOR PROBLEM LEADING TO IT. IT JUST ALL OF A SUDDEN THIS YEAR, 2009, STARTED TO JERK BETWEEN STOP AND GOES, SLIPS OUT OF GEAR AND DECELERATES, IT DROPS GEARS WHEN SLOWING TO A STOP. I AM AFRAID TO PULL OUT OF TRAFFIC WHEN I KNOW I HAVE ENOUGH TIME AND SPACE TO PULL OUT DUE TO MY CAR JERKING. AND ALSO AFRAID OF STOPPING AT RED LIGHTS AND STOP SIGNS KNOWING THAT MY CAR WILL JERK, SLIP, AND GO THEN DECELERATE. I HAVE REPLACED MY TIMING BELT, FAN BELT, WATER PUMP, TRANSMISSION FLUID FLUSHED AND REFILLED, ENGINE OIL, OIL PAN AND GASKET, SPARK PLUGS. I HAVE DONE ALL THE NECESSARY REPLACEMENTS FOR MY CAR AT 100K MILE MARK. AND I WAS TOLD IF YOU KEEP THE MAINTENANCE MY CAR WILL ALWAYS RUN LIKE NEW. AND IT HAD RUN LIKE NEW UNTIL THIS SUMMER WHEN MY CAR STARTED TO JERK, SLIP, SHIFT IN AND OUT OF GEAR, AND DECELERATE FOR NO REASON. I AM NOT VERY HAPPY AFTER ALL THE MONEY, TIME AND EFFORT I PUT IN THIS CAR AND ESPECIALLY FOR IT TO SUDDENLY NOT DRIVE CORRECTLY. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10284049
Machine
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