Honda Accord Complaints (2016)

614 consumer complaints on file.

#10972317April 13, 2017
SEATS
DRIVER'S SEAT IS POORLY DESIGNED. AFTER SITTING/DRIVING FOR A WHILE, LEG NUMBS....POOR LUMBER SUPPORT CAUSING BACK PAIN AND LEG NUMBNESS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10972150April 12, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ABOUT A MONTH AGO I BEGAN HAVING INTERMITTENT STARTING ISSUES. I TURN THE KEY TO START AND IT MAY OR MAY NOT ACTIVATE THE STARTER. NOW, THE ISSUE HAS WORSENED TO THE POINT IT MAY START ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT, OR REQUIRE 10 OR MORE ATTEMPTS BEFORE POWER TO THE STARTER IS ACHIEVED. BEING A RETIRED MECHANIC IT ACTS LIKE THERE IS A LOOSE WIRE OR GROUND AT THE STARTER. TALKING WITH HONDA, MY WARRENTY HAS EXPIRED (3 YEAR/36,000 MILE) AND THEY REQUIRE OVER $100 TO DIAGNOSIS THE ISSUE. RESEARHING THIS ISSUE ON THE INTERNET I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL HONDA OWNERS WITH THE EXACT ISSUE. THEY ALL STATE THAT HONDA CORRECTED THE ISSUE BY REPLACING THE STARTER. I PURCHASED MY HONDA WITH AN UNDERSTANDING OF IT TO BE A RELIABLE VEHICLE. NOW, 56,000 MILES LATER (MAJORITY ARE HIGHWAY MILES) I NEED TO REPLACE THE STARTER? THE FACT IS, I HAVE MAINTAINED FLEETS OF VEHICLES, GAS AND DIESEL, AND I FIND THE NEED TO REPLACE THE STARTER PREMATURE AND LUDICROUS! WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ, THERE IS NO REASON THAT THERE IS NOT AND HAS NOT BEEN A HONDA STARTER RECALL/GOOD FAITH WARRANTY FOR WHAT I WOULD CLAIM TO BECOME PREMATURALY DEFECTIVE. FURTHER MORE, IN MY OPINION THIS ELECTRICAL ISSUE COULD EVOLVE INTO A FIRE HAZARD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10971649April 10, 2017
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I PURCHASE A 2016 HONDA ACCORD ON 10/29/2016 AND SINCE I'VE HAD MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AS WELL AS THE LIGHTING AND THE BRAKING SYSTEM!!! 1 WK AFTER PURCHASING THIS CAN ALL THE FONT LIGHTS WENT OUT ON THE CAR AS WELL AS THE PHONE SYSTEM WITH THE CONNECTION TO THE BLUTOOTH HAS A SHORTAGE THE ONLY ISSUE REPAIRED WAS THE LIGHTING ON THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS THE INSIDE LIGHTS WAS NEVER REPAIRED !!! ALSO THE BRAKING SYSTEM WAS NOT STOPPING AS SHOULD HAVE BEEN PROPERLY STOPPING ON INSTANT STOP!!! I HAVE MADE SUDDEN STOPS WHICH LEAD ME TO THE BRAKING SYSTEM LOCKING UP AND THE CAR EITHER SPIRALING OUT OF CONTROL ON THE BRAKES LOCKING UP AND SLIDING A COMPLETE CAR LENGTH BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP!!! UNTIL THIS ON DAY ON 4/07/17 ATTEMPTING. TO MAKE A COMPLETE SUDDEN STOP ONLY LEAVING ME SLIDING A CAR LENGTH PLUS SMASHING INTO THE BACK OF A PICK UP TRUCK,,, WITH THE FRONT END OF THIS 2016 HONDA ACCORD POSSIBLY TOTAL,,, I CALL THE HONDA ASSOCIATION SPEAKING TO [XXX] AND DUE TO INSURANCE NOT PAYING HONDA REFUSED TO SEND THIS INSPECTORS OUT ,,, AND PROCEEDING TO INFORM ME THAT THEY HAVE SENT A NOTICE OUT!!! THE CAR IS ONLY 4 MOTHS OLD AND HAS A NEW OWNER SO HOW IS IS POSSIBLE THAT I RECEIVED A NOTICE??? [XXX] REFUSED TO INFORM ME OF THE TYPE OF NOTICE SENT AS WELL AS WHAT THE NOTICE WAS FOR AS WELL AS WHAT ADDRESS ETC DUE TO NO INSURANCE CLAIM !!! I TRUSTED THE INTERFAITH OF HONA AND THAT THIS COMPANY WOULD NOT HAVE THIS TYPE OF UNSAFE VEHICLE TRAVELING ON ANYBODYS HIGHWAYS WITH UNSAFE BRAKES ENDANGERING LIVE OF ME AND OTHERS,,,, I. AN HE CONTACTED FOR MORE INFORMATION AT [XXX]!!! I AM ASKING THAT MY CAR. E INSPECTED AND THE HONDA BE FELT WITH ACCORDINGLY,,, THANKS INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10971489April 9, 2017
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I WAS TRAVELING I-24 EASTBOUND ON THE FINAL LEG OF A 650 MILE TRIP. IT WAS ABOUT 8:30- 8:45 ET. I WAS PASSING THROUGH MARION COUNTY NEAR MONTEAGLE (TN) WHEN MY HEADLIGHTS DIMMED SO THAT I COULD NOT SEE. (THE HEADLIGHTS WERE IN THE "AUTO" POSITION TO COME ON AS DARKNESS DESCENDED.) WITHIN MINUTES, ALL INTERIOR DASHBOARD LIGHTS FAILED ALSO. I WAS TRAVELING AT 60 MPH THROUGH THIS VERY DANGEROUS MOUNTAIN PASS WITH NO INTERIOR OR EXTERIOR LIGHTS IN THE DARK IN AN UNLIT RURAL AREA, CARS PASSING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. I PUT ON MY FLASHERS SO THAT APPROACHING CARS COULD DETECT MY PRESENCE AND NOT RUN OVER ME. THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS APPEARED TO BE WORKING BUT I QUICKLY REALIZED AS A PICKUP TRUCK APPROACHED MY REAR END AT ABOUT 75 MPH. THAT THE DRIVER COULD NOT SEE ME. AT THE LAST SECOND, HE SWERVED INTO THE LEFT LANE. TWO MORE CARS NEARLY RAN INTO ME SO I KNEW THE FLASHERS WERE NOT WORKING EITHER. I HAD NO IDEA OF HOW FAST I WAS GOING BECAUSE I COULD NOT READ THE SPEEDOMETER. TRIED TO ADJUST THE LIGHTS WITH NO SUCCESS. NO BRIGHT LIGHTS EITHER. I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO EXIT AT A RURAL PLACE WITH A FIREWORKS STORE, BUT IT WAS CLOSED. I TURNED OFF THE CAR; I WAS TERRIFIED. WHEN I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON AFTER A FEW MINUTES, THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS CAME BACK ON BUT NO DASH LIGHTS. A MAN LEAVING THE STORE GAVE ME A HIGH POWER FLASHLIGHT TO PUT ON THE DASH TO ENABLE ME TO SEE THE SPEEDOMETER. I DROVE 10-12 MILES BEFORE I GOT TO LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN AND WAS ABLE TO GET A HOTEL ROOM. I DROVE TO ECONOMY HONDA IN CHATTANOOGA, TN THE NEXT MORNING. AFTER EXAMINING MY NEW ACCORD (<6600 MILES, PURCHASED NEW IN OCTOBER 2016) FOR A WEEK, HONDA WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. IN FACT, ACCORDING TO HONDA, THEY CANNOT DETERMINE THAT AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE OCCURRED AT ALL. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I AM VERY UPSET & CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY AND AFRAID TO DRIVE AT NIGHT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10970672April 5, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE WOULD NOT START POSSIBLY DUE TO ALTERNATOR OR BATTERY MALFUNCTION AFTER BEING PURCHASED FOR ONE YEAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10970836April 5, 2017
VISIBILITY/WIPER
THE REAR WINDOW GLASS HAS WAVE IN IT THAT MAKES VISIBILITY POOR AND THE VIEW IS DISTORTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10968219March 23, 2017
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
I HAVE HONDA SENSORING ON MY 2016 ACCORD SPORT. I DRIVE A WINDING ROAD EVERY DAY AND WHEN I GO AROUND A CURVE THE SENSORING ACTIVATES MY BRAKING SYSTEM WHICH SLAMS THE BRAKES, IT IS VERY UNEXPECTED AND STARTLING . I TURN OFF MY SENSORING BUT EVERY SO OFTEN IT HAPPENS EVEN WITH IT OFF. ALSO THERE IS APART OF THE ROAD I DRIVE ON EVERYDAY IT CURVES BEFORE CROSSING A BRIDGE FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON THE SENSORING WILL ACTIVATE AND STEER ME TO ON COMING TRAFFIC. THE OTHER DAY I ALMOST HIT A BIG RIG. AND LIKE THE BRAKING SYSTEM IT IS NOT ALL OF THE TIME. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THE SENSORING IS GOING TO CAUSE ME TO CRASH. THE GOOD THING IS I CAN OVER POWER THE SYSTEM AND I AM A EXPERIENCED DRIVER. HOWEVER I AM BEGINNING TO TEACH MY CHILD TO DRIVE AND I AM AFRAID SOMETHING DEVASTATING MIGHT HAPPEN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10960269March 13, 2017
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
PURCHASED MY COUPE IN NOVEMBER 2016 BRAND NEW. I HAVE LESS THAN 8600 MILES ON IT. THE OTHER NIGHT MY CAR WENT INTO COMPLETE SHUTDOWN, COMPLETELY DEAD. I WAS TOLD IT COULD BE THE MAIN FUSE. WHY WOULD THE MAIN FUSE BLOW ON BRAND NEW CAR? THAT VERY DANGEROUS WHILE DRIVING. LUCKILY I WAS PULLING INTO MY MOTHER'S DRIVEWAY AND NOT ON THE HIGHWAY OR IN TRAFFIC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10959718March 9, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE BATTERY HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE BY THE DEALERSHIP. WE ARE NOT LEAVING ANYTHING ON. COULD IT BE THE ALTERNATOR?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10959599March 8, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY
TRUNK OPENS BY ITSELF WITHOUT ANY INTERACTION FROM THE KEY FOB. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON AT LEAST 5 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS IN THE PAST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF MY RESIDENCE TEMPERATURES WERE BETWEEN 40 AND 70 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT ON THE DAYS IT HAPPENED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10955518February 19, 2017
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING MY CAR WHEN SUDDENLY THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY HEAVY AND IT WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN IT TO ANY DIRECTION. THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT ANY WARNING. I WAS TRAVELING AT VERY SLOW SPEED (20 MILES/H) ON A VERY CALM STREET. SO I COULD MANAGE TO STOP ON THE SHOULDER. I TURN OFF THE ENGINE. AFTER SOME SECONDS I TURN ON THE ENGINE AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED WORKING PROPERLY AGAIN. THE FACT IS THAT IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY CERTAINLY THE OUTCOME WOULD BE AN SERIOUS ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10948973February 2, 2017
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS ,INCLUDING "METHYL ISOBUTYL KETONE" ARE ENTERING THE VEHICLE CABIN WHILE THE ENGINE IS ON. THIS IS CAUSING SERIOUS EYE IRRITATION AND BREATHING IRRITATION. THIS DESPITE THE AIR CONDITIONING BEING ON, ALL VENTS CLOSED, ALL WINDOWS UP. I'VE ATTACHED THE RESULTS OF A "PASSIVE DIFFUSE MONITOR" THAT WAS USED IN THE CABIN TO MONITOR THE AIR QUALITY FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK IN DECEMBER 2016.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10948626January 31, 2017
SUSPENSION
VEH MAKING WEIRD SOUNDS COMING FROM RIGHT FRONT WHEEL AREA. "CRACKING, POPPING, SQUEAKING" DEALERSHIP FIXED IT AND CONTINUES, NEXT WEEK DEALERSHIP STATED THEY WOULD ORDER MORE PARTS TO REPAIR IT. THEN THEY FOUND WHEN THEY WENT TO FIX IT THE SECOND TIME THAT THE FRAME WAS BENT AND BROKEN WITH RUST AND IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO REPAIR WITHOUT REPAIRING THE SUSPENSION FIRST. THE COST TO ME $2,700.00.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10945427January 15, 2017
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE DIM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10943964January 9, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED AND FAILED. THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT AND BECAME LODGED BETWEEN TWO VEHICLES WITHOUT WARNING. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOWING YARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,768.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10938879December 31, 2016
VISIBILITY/WIPER
DRIVER-SIDE SIDE-VIEW MIRROR IS SPLIT INTO A FLAT AND CONVEX PARTS. THIS IS EYE-STRESS INDUCING AND IS NOT NATURAL TO LOOK AT. PLEASE REPLACE WITH PROPER BLIND SPOT SYSTEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10938866December 30, 2016
POWER TRAIN, VISIBILITY/WIPER
TRANSMISSION( CVT) VIBRATES AROUND 20 TO 45 MPH. REAR WINDOW IS DISTORTED. (WAVY VISION THROUGH WINDOW)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10936689December 21, 2016
SEATS
I WENT TO A BODY WORKER YESTERDAY BECAUSE MY LOWER AND UPPER BACK AND LEGS WERE IN SUCH PAIN. I TRIED PLACING PILLOWS AND TOWELS IN STRATEGIC PLACES, AND I JUST ORDERED A VARIETY OF LUMBAR SUPPORT / CUSHIONS TO TRY TO ALLEVIATE THE PAIN. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT I JUST SPENT $33,000 FOR THIS CAR AND CANNOT DRIVE IT FOR MORE THAN 15 MINUTES BEFORE EXPERIENCING EXCRUCIATING PAIN. I HAVE JUST OVER 1,100 MILES ON IT AND HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TO DO. I TRIED ADJUSTING THE DRIVER SEAT POSITIONS: FORWARD/BACK, UP/DOWN, ANGLED/LEVELED THE SEAT, ADJUSTED THE LUMBER SUPPORT TO MORE/LESS PRONOUNCED POSITIONS, WITHOUT FINDING A POSITION THAT ALLEVIATES THE PAIN. ALSO, WHEN I TRY TO ADJUST THE STEERING WHEEL TO SEE IF ARM POSITION MIGHT BE PART OF THE PROBLEM, IT LANDS EITHER HIGH, OR IF I LOWER IT, THE WHEEL BLOCKS THE SPEEDOMETER IN THE RANGE 55-85 MI/HR. MY PREVIOUS VEHICLE, A DODGE GRAND CARAVAN, HAD WONDERFUL SEATS. I THOUGHT I WAS "MOVING ON UP" WITH A RELIABLE HONDA ACCORD.IN FACT, I NEVER HAD A COMFORT PROBLEM WITH ANY OTHER VEHICLE I HAVE OWNED IN THE PAST 40 YEARS. PLEASE HELP ME FIND A SOLUTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10936692December 21, 2016
SEATS
I EXPERIENCE EXCRUCIATING PAIN WHEN DRIVING FOR MORE THAN 15 MINUTES IN MY NEW HONDA ACCORD EX-L V6. I CANNOT FIND A COMFORTABLE POSITION IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT, DESPITE HAVING TRIED EVERY ADJUSTMENT: FORWARD / BACK, UP/DOWN, ANGLE THE SEAT, ADJUST THE LUMBER SUPPORT, ADJUST THE STEERING WHEEL. I WENT TO A BODY WORKER TWICE THIS WEEK TO ALLEVIATE THE PAIN IN MY LOWER AND UPPER BACK AND LEGS. I HAVE DRIVEN VARIOUS CARS FOR 40 PLUS YEARS AND NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH SEATS, UNTIL NOW. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO. I JUST SPENT $33,000 ON A VEHICLE THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE RELIABLE AND COMFORTABLE, BUT I SIMPLY CANNOT BE IN SUCH PAIN. THE CAR NOW HAS 1,100 MILES ON IT, AND I GUESS THAT I NEED TO SELL IT BACK TO THE DEALER OR TO A PRIVATE PARTY, FOR A LOSS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10935290December 14, 2016
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH APPROACHING A METAL PLATE, THE COLLISION WARNING INDICATOR ILUMINATED. THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN AND VEHICLE STOPPED BEHIND THE METAL PLATE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILAGE WAS 3,300. ...UPDATED 01/23/17 *BF *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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