Honda Accord Complaints (2018)

2,013 consumer complaints on file.

#11385071December 26, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THIS IS A COMPLAINT FOR A UNIQUE OCCURRENCE OF THIS PROBLEM ON THIS DATE. IN SOME INSTANCES, IT SEEMS THAT THE VENTILATION SYSTEM IS POTENTIALLY PULLING NOXIOUS FUMES IN FROM THE ENGINE BAY AND IN OTHERS, THERE SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH MOISTURE RETENTION WHEN AC IS RUN. THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO FORCE FOUL SMELLING AIR IN TO THE CAB. HONDA HAS FAILED TO PROPERLY TROUBLESHOOT THE ISSUE (I.E. RETAIN THE VEHICLE FOR MORE THAN A FEW HOURS AND TRY TO UNDERSTAND IF THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE VENTILATION SYSTEM OR SOMETHING ELSE).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11385074December 26, 2020
POWER TRAIN
2018 HONDA ACCORD WITH 10 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION EXPERIENCED A VERY VIOLENT UPSHIFT AT LOW SPEEDS (TAKING OFF FROM THE PARKING LOT). THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY AND, OF COURSE, A DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE AS THEY ONLY DRIVE THE VEHICLE FOR, MAYBE, AN HOUR, WHILE THE ISSUE OCCURS EVERY SO MANY HUNDREDS OF MILES (CAN'T QUITE PIN DOWN THE EXACT INTERVAL).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11383916December 17, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE 2018 HONDA ACCORD HYBRID'S ACTIVE NOISE CANCELING (ANC) SYSTEM IS FLAWED. THE CAR HOWLS, ROARS AND CAN EVEN PRODUCE A LOUD BOOM AT CERTAIN CONDITIONS (IE. LIGHT ACCELERATION, ENGINE RPMS ~2250, COLDER TEMPS (<50DEGF), STARTING @ 30+MPH BUT WORST IS @ ~52MPH). I TOOK THE CAR INTO MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, AFTER THEY CHECKED THE INTERNAL CAR MICROPHONES WERE OK (PER A HONDA SERVICE BULLETIN TEST, ...SO HONDA AMERICA KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM), THEY STOPPED WORK AND TOLD ME HONDA CORPORATE WON'T LET THEM REPLACE THE ANC, BECAUSE APPARENTLY THE TECHNICIAN'S AUDIO RECORDING OF THE PROBLEM IN MY CAR WASN'T SUFFICIENTLY ADEQUATE. NOTE: I FIND THIS PROBLEM IS REPEATEDLY DISCUSSED ON THE VARIOUS 2018-20 HONDA ACCORD HYBRID FORUMS WITH MANY FRUSTRATED OWNERS. LIKE MANY ON THE FORUMS, I ASKED (AND PAID FOR) THE HONDA TECHNICIAN TO DISCONNECT THE ANC. WHILE THE LOW SPEED ROAD NOISE IS MUCH HIGHER, THE ROAR, HOWLING AND OBNOXIOUS BOOM IS GONE. IT SURE WOULD BE NICE TO GET MY QUIET CAR BACK SOMEDAY. CAN NHSTA HELP? NOTE: IF NEEDED, I CAN UPLOAD THE HONDA DEALER SERVICE DOCUMENTS WRT ABOVE, PLEASE ADVISE, THANKS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11383651December 16, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
CAR WILL APPLY BRAKES FOR NO REASON,, WAS DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS WITH NOTHING IN FRONT OF ME AND BRAKES WILL APPLY ON THE HIGHWAY AND CAR WOULD STOP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11383691December 16, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
REAR SPEAKERS CONTINUE TO MAKE HORRIBLE SCRATCHY SOUND WHEN DRIVING AND USING AUDIO. SPEAKERS HAVE ALREADY BEEN AND PROBLEM STILL CONTINUES. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, IN MOTION, ON A CITY STREET OR A HIGHWAY, TURNING, BRAKING, ETC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11383530December 15, 2020
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG WARNING SIGN COMES AND DISAPPEARS RANDOMLY. ATTACHED IS THE WARNING SIGN. THERE ARE OTHER ACCORDS THAT SHOWED RECALL FOR AIRBAGS. I THINK MY CAR IS ALSO IN THE CATEGORY. THE ISSUE HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR OVER A MONTH. LIGHT APPEARS BOTH WHILE STOPPED AND IN MOTION, RANDOMLY AND STAYS FOR SO LONG THE CAR IS ON AND THE DISAPPEARS WHEN RESTARTED THE CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11383201December 13, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY CAR PASSENGER SIDE TAIL GATE TRUNK LED LIGHT DAMAGED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11383264December 13, 2020
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
I WAS FOLLOWING MY WIFE'S CAR ON THE EXPRESSWAY. HER SPEED WAS 55 MPH. I HAD THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL (ACC) ON MY VEHICLE SET FOR 70 MPH, SO NATURALLY I WAS ONLY 'PACING' HER AT HER SLOWER SPEED, ABOUT FOUR CAR-LENGTHS BACK. SUDDENLY, MY CAR ACCELERATED RAPIDLY TOWARD MY WIFE'S CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I HAD TO HIT THE BRAKES TO AVOID A COLLISION. AT THAT MOMENT, A WARNING APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL STATING THAT RADAR OBSTRUCTED. BUT EVEN THEN, I WAS ABLE TO RECREATE THE SAME SCENARIO FOUR MORE TIMES BEFORE TURNING OFF ACC FOR THE REST OF THE TRIP. I ALSO NOTICED THAT WHILE THE CAR WAS SURGING FORWARD, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NO CAR IN FRONT OF ME, EVEN THOUGH THERE CLEARLY WAS. IT WAS ALMOST AS IF MY CAR 'COULDN'T SEE' AND DECIDED TO ACCELERATE ANYWAY. THE SYSTEM SHOULD HAVE FAILED IN A SAFE MANNER, BUT IT CLEARLY DID NOT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11383158December 12, 2020
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
WHEN THE CAR IS SWITCHED ON AND STARTED DRIVING, RANDOMLY THE YELLOW PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE CENTER DASHBOARD WOULD START BLINKING. BLINKS WITH A 5 SECOND GAP ALMOST. AND RANDOMLY AFTER THAT HAPPENS, I GET THE ARE AIRBAG LIGHT ON MY DASH SAYING "SUPPLIMENT SYSTEM RESTRAINT PROBLEM. SEE YOUR DEALER". IN ORDER TO RESET THIS, I HAVE TO SWITCH OFF THE CAR, WAIT FOR A FEW MINUTES AND START AGAIN. SOMETIMES THIS ISSUE WOULD COME RIGHT AWAY AFTER STARTING THE CAR, SOMETIME NOT FOR DAYS. READING THE CODE, IT'S GAVE THE FOLLOWING CODE B00D5-14.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11382991December 11, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
2 ISSUES THAT I AM HAVING IS THAT WHEN I PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL THE RADIO GOES CRAZY ( INTERFERENCE). DEALER NOTIFIED AND APPARENTLY CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG SO NO FIX FOR IT YET. THE OTHER ISSUE IS WITH CMBS IT FAILED 2WICE IN THE PAST 3 DAYS. CONDITIONS OF THE ROAD WERE GOOD, ( NO SNOW, NO RAIN) AND THE TRAFFIC WAS NOT HEAVY. BOTH TIMES THE SYSTEM FAILS TO OPERATE MID CRUSE AND SHUTS OFF. THE ONLY WAY TO GET IT TO WORK IS BY RESTARTING THE CAR BUT THIS IS NOT AN OPTION DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11378614December 9, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
ALL LIGHTS IN MY DASH CAME ON, BRAKE, ENGINE, STEERING, COLLISION, ACCELERATION. I TOOK IT IN TO PRIORITY HONDA AND WAS TOLD IT WAS CRACKED SPARK PLUGS AND IT WAS FIXED. I PAID $260. SIX DAYS LATER SAME THING. SAME DEALERSHIP LOOKED AT IT. SAID IT WAS FIX, SENT ME ON MY WAY, BUT TOLD ME THEY WOULD REPLACE SPARK PLUG COVER. SAME ISSUE HAPPENED AGAIN. NOW BACK IN THE SHOP FOR A 4TH TIME. WAS TOLD I HAD BAD FUEL INJECTORS. COST $1700, BUT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $200 DEDUCTIBLE. PROBABLY IS MY CAR WAS BRAND NEW WHEN PURCHASED AND I'M UNDER 5YR, 60,000 MILE WARRANTY. SO WHY AM I PAYING ANYTHING IF IT IS A POWERTRAIN FAILURE AND I'M UNDER WARRANTY. PLEASE HELP. THESE INCIDENTS HAPPEN AS SOON AS I STARTED MY CAR, AND I TOOK IT STRAIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHEN IT DID. THE LAST INCIDENT WAS DECEMBER 5, 2020. BEFORE THAT WAS TWICE IN NOVEMBER BUT I WOULD HAVE TO VERIFY EXACT DATE BASED ON WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THIS IS THE ONLY PLACE I SERVICE MY CAR, AND THE CUSTOMER SERVICE HAS BEEN SUBPAR. I COULDN'T EVEN GET A COMPLIMENTARY RENTAL UNLESS I PAID OUT OF POCKET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11378633December 9, 2020
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, SEVERAL UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HENDRICK HONDA BRADENTON (5515 14TH ST W, BRADENTON, FL 34207) AND WAS NOT ABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED DUE TO THE WARNING LIGHTS NO LONGER BEING ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT SHE HAD REPLACED THE BATTERY. ON ANOTHER OCCASION WHILE DRIVING, THE BRAKES INDEPENDENTLY ACTIVATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SAME DEALER HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS NOT ABLE TO RETRIEVE A FAILURE CODE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO EXCEED 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE SAME DEALER. THE DEALER CALLED THE CONTACT AND THE CONTACT EXPLAINED THE FAILURE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT FUEL INJECTION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OVER 36,000 MILES AND WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. AN ESTIMATE FOR THE REPAIR WAS PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND NEGOTIATED A PRICE FOR THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 43,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11378673December 9, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THERE IS A HUMMING COMING FROM THE REAR SPEAKERS. IT SEEMS TO BE COMING FROM THE NOISE CANCELING SYSTEM. THERE ARE A FEW DIFFERENT FORUMS WHERE PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT IT. MY CAR IS A 2018, AND THERE ARE PEOPLE WITH 2020 VEHICLES COMPLAINING THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS WITH THE NEW VEHICLES. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER A COUPLE OF TIMES, BUT THEY HAVE NO ANSWERS. YOU CAN CHECK HTTPS://WWW.CARGURUS.COM/CARS/DISCUSSION-T75510_DS980301?SNTEMLID=5110927846#MSG1127217 FOR ONE THREAD. I HAVE ALSO RECORDED THE SOUND AND PUT IT ON HTTPS://YOUTU.BE/SS9STC9DFPE ALSO AT HTTPS://YOUTU.BE/J5P7WUDRBIE AND HTTPS://YOUTU.BE/LYUWAKPAYFQ I PROMISE IT IS NOT A RICK ROLL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11382720December 9, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
A LOUD HUMMING NOISE COMES OUT OF THE SPEAKER AND I BELIEVE I'VE IDENTIFIED AS BEING THE AUTOMATIC NOISE CANCELING SYSTEM. IT'S MALFUNCTIONING TO THE POINT THAT I HAVE TO OPEN A WINDOW SLIGHTLY TO GET IT TO TURN OFF. I FEEL LIKE IT'S AT SUCH A DECIBEL THAT I'M HAVING HEARING LOSS FROM IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11377480December 2, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES
PASSENGER REAR BRAKE PAD ON CALIPER SIDE IS WORN TO WEAR INDICATOR. ALL OTHER PADS FRONT AND REAR ARE NORMAL. CALIPER APPEARS TO BE FAULTY AS IT WAS LOCKED INTO POSITION AGAINST ROTOR AND ONLY THAT PAD WAS WORN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11377071November 30, 2020
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
WHILE DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAY AT NIGHT, THE VEHICLE WARNS POTENTIAL COLLISION AND TRIES TO BRAKE AUTOMATICALLY. WHEN I STEP ON THE BRAKE AND PUSH A LITTLE, THE WARNING GOES AWAY. THIS IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS BECAUSE AT 50 OR 60 MPH THE CAR WARNS AND TRIES TO BRAKE HARD. GOD KNOWS WHEN THE CAR BRAKES ONE DAY REALLY HARD AND CAUSES ACCIDENT FOR A FAULTY SENSOR. THERE'S ALWAYS NOTHING AHEAD WHEN THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WARNING COMES. WHEN THE WARNING COMES, THERE'S ALWAYS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING AHEAD, SIMPLY EMPTY ROAD AHEAD. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR OVER A YEAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11376782November 28, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES
THE BRAKE ROTORS CORRODE PREMATURELY. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN JANUARY 2018 AND THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED IN NOVEMBER 2019 WITH 18,000 MILES OF USE. THE REPLACEMENT ROTORS - GENUINE HONDA INSTALLED BY DEALER - ARE CORRODING AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. MILEAGE IS NOW 23,000. THE VEHICLE IS KEPT IN A GARAGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11376704November 27, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM HAS FOUL SMELL. TOOK CAR INTO THE DEALER BUT THEY DIDN'T DO ANYTHING TO RESOLVE IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11376459November 26, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS SLOWLY PULLING INTO MY GARAGE TO PARK. WHEN I PRESSED ON THE PARKING BREAK, THE CAR REVVED TO FULL SPEED, SLAMMED INTO GARAGE AND WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE BRAKES, OR ANY ATTEMPT TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION OR TO CONTROL THE CAR, INCLUDING FAILURE OF THE AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING, FORWARD COLLISION OR PARKING COLLISION TO FUNCTION, EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE ALL TURNED ON. WHEN "PARK" WAS DEPRESSED, WITH THE ENGINE STILL REVVING AT A HIGH SPEED, THE CAR FLEW FULL SPEED INTO REVERSE INTO THE DRIVEWAY, SPUN IN A CIRCLE THEN FLEW THROUGH THE DRIVEWAY ELEVATED CONCRETE DIVIDER, THROUGH THE NEIGHBORS FENCE AND WAS STOPPED BY A LARGE BOULDER UNDER THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINE WAS SMOKING AND REVVING AND DID NOT IMMEDIATELY STOP. THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG HAD DEPLOYED AND THE DOOR WAS JAMMED. I CRAWLED OUT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE NEIGHBOR INTO WHOSE YARD THE VEHICLE WENT, WITNESSED THE INCIDENT. ANOTHER NEIGHBOR RUSHED TO THE CAR WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER, DISCONNECTED ELECTRICAL WIRING AND SPRAYED THE ENGINE. THE CAR HAD GONE TOTALLY OUT OF CONTROL. IT TOOK THE TOWING SERVICE 2 HOURS TO GET THE CAR OUT OF THE YARD. MY INSURANCE COMPANY DETERMINED THE CAR TO BE A TOTAL LOSS. RECENTLY, THE COLLISION CENTER WHERE THE CAR WAS EVENTUALLY TAKEN, COMPLETED AN ANALYSIS OF THE CAR'S COMPUTER AND DETERMINED THERE HAD BEEN MULTIPLE COMPUTER SYSTEM FAILURES LEADING TO THE CAR BECOMING UNCONTROLLABLE. FORTUNATELY, I WAS NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED. HAD THIS HAPPENED IN A BUSY AREA, THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A MUCH MORE DISASTROUS RESULT WITH DEATHS. THE POLICE ARRIVED BUT DID NOT FILE A POLICE REPORT AS THE INCIDENT WAS ON PRIVATE PROPERTY AND THERE WAS NO ONE SERIOUSLY INJURED.*DT *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11375654November 20, 2020
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY GOING 70MPH AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTS FLASHING. CAR STOPS ACCELERATING I LIMP OVER TO THE MEDIAN. I TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON. THE CAR HAS A SOLID CHECK ENGINE ON ALONG WITH ALL THE ASSISTING LIGHTS ON. THE CAR ACCELERATES LIKE NORMAL AND WHEN I GET HOME I DISCONNECT THE BATTERY AND EVERYTHING CLEARS ONCE I RECONNECT. IN ANOTHER INSTANCE I GO TO TURN MY CAR ON THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON BUT THE VEHICLE WON'T GO PAST 1500 RPMS AND IT'S BASICALLY IN LIMP MODE WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AGAIN TO GO ALONG WITH ROAD DEPARTURE SYSTEM, VEHICLE STABILITY SYSTEM, TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING, BRAKE SYSTEM, ELECTRIC POWER STEERING, HILL START ASSIST, ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL , COLLISION MITIGATION AND EMISSION SYSTEM WARNINGS ALL LIGHT UP. I DID THE SAME THING DISCONNECT THE BATTERY AND AGAIN THEY ALL GO AWAY. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A MONTH. AT LEAST 9 TIMES WHERE ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS COME ON ALONG WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. ONCE WHEN I'M TRAVELING AS EXPLAINED AND 2 TIMES WHERE IT GOES INTO LIMP MODE FROM THE START. TOOK VEHICLE TO A FRIEND AND GOT A P0303 CYLINDER 3 MISFIRE. HAVING DONE RESEARCH OF THE CODE NOTICED THAT 2012-2018 HONDA'S HAVE HAD SIMILAR ISSUES ADDRESSED BY A BULLETIN AND EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR THOSE VEHICLES. MY CAR HAS 70K AND IT'S CURRENTLY OUT OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD. THANK YOU.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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