2002 Honda Accord vehicle speed control problems
46 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 2002 Honda Accord — 4% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“As the vehicle was slowing to a stop at a red light, the rpms suddenly rose to 5-7k ! The driver could not control or stop it from lurching forward into traffic, so she cut off the engine. Upon trying to restart, the engine would not start at normal rpm. A bystander came over and adjusted something…”
filed Jul 5, 2020
“While driving on freeway vehicle accelerated, continue to gain speed. Had to brake real hard, vehicle cont. To accelerate. Exiting freeway at high speed, blow a stop sign could not stop. Continue hard braking caused brakes to catch fire. Finally able to bring vehicle to a complete stop. Unknown…”
filed Aug 9, 2017
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Vehicle Speed Control problems in other Accord years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Accord | 3 | 4% |
| 2024 Accord | 4 | 3% |
| 2023 Accord | 2 | 2% |
| 2022 Accord | 10 | 5% |
| 2021 Accord | 7 | 3% |
| 2020 Accord | 12 | 3% |
| 2019 Accord | 31 | 5% |
| 2018 Accord | 110 | 6% |
| 2017 Accord | 18 | 3% |
| 2016 Accord | 23 | 4% |
| 2015 Accord | 26 | 4% |
| 2014 Accord | 41 | 4% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2002 Honda Accord
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.