Honda Accord Complaints (2014)

1,012 consumer complaints on file.

#11221445June 20, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN TRYING TO TURN THE CAR ON, THE CAR MAY START OR NOT. IT'S ALMOST A GAMBLE WHEN TRYING TO TURN THE CAR ON. HONDA HAS ALWAYS BEEN SAFE AND RELIABLE BUT DUE TO THIS IGNITION PROBLEM I DON'T FEEL SAFE OR IT'S RELIABILITY. THE CAR IS PUSH TO START, SO WHEN IT DOES NOT WANT TO START IT CAN TAKE ANYWHERE FROM 2 TO 8 TRY'S BEFORE THE CAR STARTS. I HAD AN INSTANCE IN THE PAST TWO MONTHS WHERE MY PHONE WAS DEAD AND I WAS 27 MILES FROM HOME IN A PARKING STRUCTURE AND THE CAR DID NOT WANT TO START AT ALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11221581June 20, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I TOOK MY CAR TO OIL CHANGE SERVICE AT HONDA DEALERSHIP. THE NEXT DAY MY CAR WON'T START. I HAD TO CALL AAA TO JUMP START MY CAR. 5 DAYS LATER, IT DIED AGAIN. CALLED AAA TO JUMP START IT AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO HONDA DEALERSHIP TO GET IT INSPECTED. I PAID THEM $100+ JUST FOR THEM TO SAY, "EVERYTHING LOOKS FINE TO ME". 5 DAYS LATER, IT DIED AGAIN. TO WHICH AT THIS POINT, I WOULD RATHER NOT DRIVE IT AGAIN UNTIL A RECALL HAPPENS. THIS IS UNSAFE ESPECIALLY IF YOU GET STRANDED SOMEWHERE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11220711June 17, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE ONLY HAS 40000 MILES ON IT AND ALL ROTORS ARE WARPED AND THE VOLUME TUNER KNOB WILL TURN THE VOLUME UP WHEN YOU TRY TO TURN IT DOWN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11220748June 17, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
STARTER IS FAILING FROM TIME TO TIME. WHEN USING PUSH-BUTTON START, SOMETIMES THE STARTER MAKES A STRONG GRINDING NOISE AND DOES NOT START THE VEHICLE. IT WILL SOMETIMES DO THIS FOR ONE, TWO, OR THREE ATTEMPTS IN A ROW. EVENTUALLY, THE STARTER WILL WORK. I'M AFRAID THE STARTER WILL EVENTUALLY FAIL COMPLETELY. CAR HAS LESS THAN 75,000 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11220143June 14, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
STARTER SYSTEM FAILED TO START THE ENGINE. IT TURNED ON ELECTRICAL BUT WOULD NOT START THE CAR. THE LIGHTS TURNED ON AND THERE WAS ONE CLICK BUT NOTHING ELSE DESPITE REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO START THE CAR. LEFT ME STRANDED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11220185June 14, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO MY 2014 HONDA ACCORD WOULD NOT START ON THE FIRST TRY. MY CAR WAS STATIONARY, AND I WOULD NEED TO PRESS THE PUSH BUTTON START SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE IT STARTED. LUNDGREN HONDA IN AUBURN MASSACHUSETTS SAID I NEEDED A NEW STARTER. I DID NOT EXPECT A STARTER TO FAIL ON A CAR WITH 43K MILES, AND I'VE READ ONLINE THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE ESPECIALLY WITH THE 2013 AND 2014 ACCORDS. I PAID FOR THE NEW STARTER SINCE I DID NOT WANT TO BE STRANDED IF THE CAR WOULDN'T START. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH HONDA NORTH AMERICA BUT THEY SAID THE STARTER IS NOT AN ISSUE AND THERE IS NO NEED FOR A RECALL. I'M CONCERNED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE HONDA STARTERS WITHOUT A RECALL AND IT POSES A SAFETY RISK IF PEOPLE ARE STRANDED BY A PART THAT FAILS PREMATURELY. ALTHOUGH I HAVE A NEW STARTER I FEAR IT MAY FAIL LIKE THE FIRST ONE DID. I'VE ATTACHED PHOTOS OF THE INVOICE FROM THE HONDA DEALERSHIP EXPLAINING THE ISSUE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11219144June 10, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN TRYING TO START THE CAR, IT WON'T TURN ON, LIKE THE BATTERY IS DEAD OR I NEED A NEW STARTER. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS EVERYDAY. BEFORE IT WAS EVERY ONCE IN AWHILE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11218719June 9, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SEATS
THE BACKUP CAMERA DISPLAY HAS A BLACK SCREEN AND NO IMAGE OF WHAT'S BEHIND THE VEHICLE. SOMETIMES IT COMES BACK ON BUT IS FUZZY AND BLURRY. IT THEN GOES BACK TO BLACK. IN BOTH CASES THE REAR BACK UP CAMERA FEATURE IS USELESS AND CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD FOR THE DRIVER. ADDITIONALLY THE SEAT MEMORY FEATURE HAS GONE OUT AS WELL. IT NO LONGER REMEMBERS THE LOCATION FOR DRIVER 1 OR DRIVER 2. THE MOVEMENT OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT IS ALSO AFFECTED AND DOES NOT MOVE CONTINUOUSLY WHEN THE CONTROLS ARE ENGAGED. THIS AFFECTS THE SAFETY OF THE DRIVER AND PROPER SEAT LOCATION AND VIEWPOINT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11218218June 6, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
STARTER GRINDS OR SPINS AT STARTUP. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AT FIRST BUT GETS WORSE OVER TIME UNTILL THE CAR WON'T START AT ALL LEAVING YOU STRANDED. HONDA RELEASED A SERVICE BULLETIN 16-002 THAT COVERS THE PROBLEM AND THE FIX FOR IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11210758May 30, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
HONDA ACCORD 2014 FAILS TO START AFTER MULTIPLE TRIES, THEN WORKS OUT OF THE BLUE. I AM WORRIED IT WILL LEAVE ME STRANDED ONE IF THESE DAYS. MY CAR IS ONLY 33K MILES. HONDA NEEDS TO DO A RECALL. WE SHOULD ALL FILE A PETITION AGAINST HONDA STARTER ISSUES. I SEE MULTIPLE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11210229May 28, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY CAR KEEPS DYING. THE DEALER IS UNSURE WHAT'S GOING ON WITH MY CAR. THERE IS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. THERE WAS A BATTERY RECALL IN 2017.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11209957May 25, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
GRINDING NOISE AT START UP. HAD TO REPLACE STARTER AT GREAT COST
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11208895May 21, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HONDA ACCORD FHEV. WHEN THE CONTACT PRESSED THE ENGINE START BUTTON, A CLICK SOUND WAS HEARD, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT START. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND THE VEHICLE STARTED NORMALLY. AFTER APPROXIMATELY AN HOUR AND A HALF, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HONDA OF DOWNTOWN CHICAGO (1111 N CLARK STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60610) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STARTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE STARTER WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,400.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11208835May 20, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY AND MOVING THE BACK UP CAMERA IS BLACK WHEN IN REVERSE WITH GUIDELINES. IT GOT DARKER AND PIXILATED THEN WHEN BLACK ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO. NOW THE SIDE LANEWATCH CAMERA HAS ALSO STOPPED WORKING WHEN BLINKER IS ON OR BUTTON PRESSED. VERY DANGEROUS TO HAVE LIMITED VISIBILITY ESPECIALLY WHEN BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT OR ON A GARAGE. PLEASE ADDRESS THIS!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11208841May 20, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY HONDA ACCORD HAS HAD STARTER ISSUES BEGINNING AROUND 36,000 MILES. IT HAS LEFT ME STRANDED AT WORK AND AT THE GAS STATION. IT CONVENIENTLY BEGINS TO GIVE OUT AROUND TIME WARRANTY ENDS. IF IT IS A TYPICAL 100+ DEGREE DAY HERE OR A VERY COLD DAY THE STARTER WILL NOT WORK. I HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY TWICE. I HAVE CONTACTED HONDA ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION AND THEY WILL ONLY GIVES A SMALL REDUCTION IN PRICE TO FIX. THEY REFUSE TO ISSUE A RECALL STATING IT DOESN'T CAUSE RISK OF LIFE OR BODILY INJURY. I BEG TO DIFFER, AS A CAR NOT STARTING IN MIDDLE OF NIGHT WHEN CHANCE OF NO ONE BEING AROUND TO HELP, IT CAN BE LIFE THREATENING. THE CAR HAS EVEN STOPPED WORKING SEVERAL TIMES WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DURING RUSH HOUR AND BEGINNING TO FAIL WHILE GOING 70 MPH. AFTER EXTENSIVE RESEARCH I FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH OWNERS OF 2012 - 2016 HONDAS (MORE THAN ONE MODEL) AND RANGING BETWEEN 36,000 TO 55,000 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11208541May 19, 2019
POWER TRAIN
I BELIEVE HONDA IS CHEATING ON THEIR EMISSIONS CERTIFICATIONS MY CAR. MY CAR HAS A CALIFORNIA: PZEV EMISSION CERTIFICATION WHICH CONTINUES FOR 15 YEARS OR 150,000 MILES, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. I PURCHASED THIS PZEV CAR THINKING IT WOULD BE GOOD FOR OUR ENVIRONMENT. MY CAR HAS BEEN WELL CARED FOR, HAS 28,XXX MILES ON IT, AND IS CURRENTLY CONSUMING ENGINE OIL AT THE RATE OF ABOUT ONE QUART EVERY 3,000 MILES. I HAVE BEEN TO WALNUT CREEK HONDA COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION, AND THEY TELL ME TO CONTINUE ADDING OIL UNTIL THE OIL CONSUMPTION RATE INCREASES TO ONE QUART EVERY 500 MILES. ENOUGH-IS-ENOUGH! THE INTERNET. THE INTERNET IS FULL OF POSTINGS FROM OTHER ANGRY HONDA OWNERS COMPLAINING ABOUT EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION OF UP TO ONE QUART EVERY THOUSAND MILES AND HONDA SAYS THIS IS NORMAL AND REFUSED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR CORRECTING HONDAS PROBLEM. DISCUSSION. PZEV MEANS PARTIAL ZERO EMISSIONS VEHICLE AND I BELIEVE MY CAR ALSO MEETS THE LOW EMISSIONS VEHICLE (LEV) TAILPIPE-EMISSION STANDARDS. EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION UNNECESSARILY INCREASES AIR POLLUTION AS EVIDENCED BY THE COATING OF BLACK SOOT ON THE INSIDES OF MY CARS TAIL PIPE. CONCLUSION. I BELIEVE THAT HONDA IS CHEATING ON THEIR EMISSIONS CERTIFICATIONS BY DESIGNING AND BUILDING ENGINES THAT EARLY IN THEIR USEFUL LIFE DEVELOP EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION AND HONDA IS REFUSING TO CORRECT THEIR DESIGN DEFECT UNTIL IT REACHES ONE QUART OF OIL BURNED (CREATING UNNECESSARY AIR POLLUTION) EVERY 500 MILES DRIVEN. MY FRIEND FRANK HAS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD WITH 85,XXX MILES THAT USES ALMOST ZERO OIL BETWEEN OIL CHANGES, SO HONDA DEFINITELY KNOWS HOW TO MAKE ENGINES THAT DO NOT BURN OIL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11207946May 16, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CAR DOES NOT START SOMETIMES AND WHEN I CONTACTED HONDA THEY SAID 800 $ FOR THE STARTER ISSUE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11208098May 16, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
PUSH BUTTON START INTERMITTENTLY DOES NOT START CAR -- LIGHTS COME ON BUT WONT START THINK IT MAY BE PART OF THE PROBELMS STATED ONDER TSB 16002 APPARENTLY A DEFECT IN THE DESIGN OF THE STARTER SYSTEM N--- HOWEVER HONDA WILL NOT PAY IF OUT OF WARRANTY AT 45000 MILES SHOULD NOT HAPPEN HONDA NEEDS TO MAN UP
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11207492May 14, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THIS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY VEHICLE HAS HAD SOME ODD PROBLEMS, SOME THAT MADE THE CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE, 1) AC COMPRESSOR CLUTCH MELTED ONTO COMPRESSOR. FIXED UNDER WARRANTY. 2) TIMING BELT TENSIONER LEAKED FLUID, FIXED UNDER WARRANTY. 3) DEALER DIAGNOSED ABS MODULE FAULT. AN INTERMITTENT FAILURE. CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS PROBLEM CAUSED EVERY OTHER ELECTRONIC SAFETY SYSTEM IN THE CAR TO INTERMITTENTLY FAIL. OPENED A CASE WITH AMERICAN HONDA WHO DENIED ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROBLEM. THESE UNITS FAIL RARELY AND SHOULD LAST THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. THE PART (36,000 MILE 3-YR WARRANTY) WAS EVEN BACK ORDERED FROM THE MANUFACTURER. FOR EXAMPLE, ONLY 1 UNIT WAS REPLACED IN ATLANTA, GA SINCE 2014, THEY WANTED ALMOST $1,600 TO FIX THE ISSUE. TOOK IT TO ANOTHER SPECIALIST WHO FIXED IT FOR UNDER $600 BY FINDING A USED PART. I THINK HONDA SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE ACCOMMODATING AND CONCERNED. THIS PROBLEM CAUSED THE ABS, LDW, FCW, AND TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEMS TO EVENTUALLY FAIL. LITERALLY, I WAS LUCKY THAT I DIDN'T GET IN A BAD ACCIDENT AS THE ABS WAS ACTUALLY FUNCTIONING (THE DAY A CAR TURNED LEFT IN FRONT OF ME) AND SAVED ME FROM SKIDDING INTO AND T-BONING ANOTHER CAR. BUT ALL THESE ODD ISSUES JUST LEAVES ME WONDERING... WHEN'S THE NEXT WEIRD PROBLEM GOING TO POP UP?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11206784May 10, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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