I was driving my car yesterday when out of no where it started to take a long time to shift into gear and started to make a jerking movement. I immediately pulled over and shut off the car. I waited about two minutes and started it back up again and started to drive it. Again....it started to jerk very hard when I would step on the gas peddle. After a minute or two, the malfunction light turned on. When I got home, I contacted my Honda dealer, (Honda cars of Boston). They told me I should bring the car in to have a diagnostic check on it to find out what the problem was... plus I would have to pay $100 to have this test done. I then decided to take it to Autozone where they perform the same diagnostic check for FREE!!!!...Yes FREE!!! The diagnostic check came back that the there was a problem with the transmission. What???? My car is only 5 years old with only 65,000 miles and there is a transmissions problem???? I couldn't believe it!!!! So I did some research on line to see if anyone else has had a problem like this and I found out that several people are complaining about the same thing. When I bought my Accord I did so because I thought it was a great car and is known to last forever. I am baffled about this. So I then contact the dealer again and I tell them about the diagnostic test. The dealer tells me that they don't fix transmissions there and that my car because it is a 2002 would not be covered to have the transmission problem fixed under a class action suit that was done for the 2000- 2001 models. He then gave me a phone # to call the Honda headquarters. I called and spoke to someone there and he told me the same thing. He then gave me a case # and told me a case mgr would contact me in 1 to 2 days. He was going to put my complaint in as a goodwill repair. Hopefully this works!!! I'm very disappointed with what happened to my car. I'va already contacted the atty general's office to file a complaint about this. I believe there should be some type of class action suit or be entitled to a recall and not have to pay for the cost to repair this problem. It is a very expensive problem to fix and Honda needs to step to the plate and take care of this problem!!!

I starting having minor transmission problems last year at around 50,000 miles.. I took it to the Honda dealer and they of course could not find anything wrong. no codes came up. I took it to my local mechanic who also couldn't find anything wrong. he flushed the transmission and thought that would help.. I called a muffler place and they are the ones who told me about the extended warranty for 2002... After investigating with auto beef i see I am not the only one with transmission problems.. i will pursue this...

I have a 2002 Honda Accord. The other night I was headed to class when it felt like my car lost power but it was still running and when I pressed the gas the engine would rev up like it wanted to go but it would only inch along. My check engine light came on and my drive 4 light was flashing at me. A mechanic has it right now and I am waiting to see the cost on the repairs. They are saying that sensors are bad but I am not for sure on what else it could be. I am a college student and a woman so when this happened on campus I didn't feel to safe, because I had no idea what was going on because it happened all at once. I called Honda America but the lady told me that the extended warranty was only for 2000 and 2001 models.

I have recently noticed that the transmission is shifting very hard from first to second gear when starting from a stop. The whole reason I bought a Honda, and not a cheap one, was to avoid problems like this and deal with a company that takes pride and stands behind their product. After reviewing all of your comments, it looks like I may be headed toward an expensive repair soon as this problem escalates. No check engine light or flashing "D" yet...Any advice on how to deal with the dealer so that they will own up and pay for the replacement?

What is all the hype about Hondas?? I have never owned a Honda until this car and probably never will again after such a huge problem as a transmission at under 100K miles. The car slips/shifts really hard, it now will only drive in 1st or 2nd gear and the D4 light on the instrument panel blinks along with the engine light. I'm sure there is no cheap or easy fix. I've seen enough people have the same problem that Honda needs to step up to plate and admit this transmission sucks!! A recall is warranted in my opinion.

Thank God I found this site........Unfortunately my problem were the symptoms everyone who needed a transmission had stated but it had not gone. Honda would not help me, because I am a a high mileage driver and not only was my car under warranty, but way beyond the 105,000 miles benchmark before my problems worsened.

Because my car had so many miles on it, it is starting to nicklet and dime me. This year I had two hubs go, $500.00, all new breaks and tires, and the weird driving problem. The car would literally seem like gas would quit going to the engine while driving - slowing the car down dramatically usually followed by a hard shift.

It would happen at wierd times and not all of the time. Since it wasn't a constant the only thing that HONDA offerred was for me to leave the car with them, at a cost of course so they could try to repeat the issue.

I don't have that kind of money or patience, or the luxury of being without my car. I chose to sell with full disclosure of what my issues were.......

The nice thing is, even with issues my car sold in a day on craigslist and I am going to pick up my new ACURA today. I don't know if I have a gripe with HONDA, but I did buy expecting 250,000 miles of trouble free driving.

The plus is that the first 6 /2 years, I had no issues like I have had with many other cars.. I'll still by Honda products, but will definitley recognize when to hold and when to ffold. The price to have these cars fixed is to expensive and disappointing that major problems occur.....I have friends with accords from the late 90's who are still running and don't take care of their vehicle like I did. I drive about 2,000+ miles per month and had astanding appointment once a month with my mechanic to change oil, and do a total overhaul.....

Well in the end Honda is getting my money again; hopefully I can get another 6 years of trouble free driving.....Cross your fingers for me....

Thanks