2002 Honda Accord electrical system problems
69 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 2002 Honda Accord — 7% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Car exploded spontaneously. Fire department thinks it started in the steering wheel/ignition area. Vehicle is still parked on the street and is available for inspection. No one was in or around the vehicle, but it seems if someone had been in the car they would certainly have been incinerated…”
filed Feb 1, 2024
“The contact owns a 2002 Honda Accord. The contact stated that while parking the vehicle, the vehicle independently accelerated without warning. The contact stated that the vehicle went over a concrete island with the engine revving and the vehicle accelerating. The contact turned the vehicle to the…”
filed Jul 7, 2023
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE INTERLOCK OPERATION OF THE IGNITION SWITCH MAY NOT…Campaign 05V025000 · Jan 28, 2005
Electrical System problems in other Accord years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Accord | 6 | 8% |
| 2024 Accord | 23 | 17% |
| 2023 Accord | 22 | 27% |
| 2022 Accord | 84 | 39% |
| 2021 Accord | 54 | 25% |
| 2020 Accord | 50 | 15% |
| 2019 Accord | 97 | 15% |
| 2018 Accord | 279 | 15% |
| 2017 Accord | 148 | 28% |
| 2016 Accord | 190 | 32% |
| 2015 Accord | 235 | 39% |
| 2014 Accord | 377 | 39% |
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.