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2002 Honda Accord electrical system problems

Owners reported electrical system problems in 71 complaints for the 2002 Honda Accord, 6% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
71 6% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
100,000 miles 55 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
10 and 2
Injuries and deaths
2 and 1

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2002 Honda Accord Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 100,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 2 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 5 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 1 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 11 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 8 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 9 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 7 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 4 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 4 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 3 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 100,000 miles
Based on 55 complaints that include mileage. 15% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles2
20k to 40k miles5
40k to 60k miles1
60k to 80k miles11
80k to 100k miles8
100k to 120k miles9
120k to 140k miles7
140k to 160k miles4
160k to 180k miles4
180k to 200k miles3
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 55 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 100,000 miles, and 15% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 10 crashes, 2 fires, 2 injuries, 1 death.

What owners wrote

The radio caught on fire. The car radio the was the original factory installed radio when I purchased the vehicle from albany ga honda. I did not make any changes or any upgrades to the radio. After I doused the radio with a soda, the speakers were emitting a radio static sound and I could hear the beeping sound of people unlocking their car doors with their devices. The vehicle was parked and the engine was off.

Reported at 195,000 miles, March 2020 Fire

My car is completely unsafe to drive. It stalls while driving. It has stopped on highways, busy intersections, daytime-nightime. Honda dealership as well as other repair shops have told me that nothing shows up on their electrical tests. They test drive and it doesn't happen. The car will go 2 -3 between occurences, but it happens. The ignition switch has been replaced. Presently, the car is a death trap at 125,000 mileage. I have read that this happens to other hondas. If this is true, this warrants a recall.

Reported at 125,000 miles, December 2015

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