Honda Accord Complaints (2015)

641 consumer complaints on file.

#10992299May 30, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GOADY HONDA IN ALHAMDIA, CALIFORNIA WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS FAULTY. THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY WERE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 400.
Crash:
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10991996May 28, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES
2015 HONDA ACCORD HAS PASSENGER SIDE REAR BRAKE NOISE PROBLEM. LUTE RILEY DEALERSHIP SAID THIS IS DUE TO BRAKE PADS WEAR OUT. HOWEVER, IT IS VERY RARE THAT A NEW CAR WITH LESS TWO AND HALF YEARS OLD AND MILEAGE LESS THAN 35K HAS REAR BRAKE WEAR-OUT. MY PREVIOUS TOYOTA CAMRY NEVER HAD REAR BRAKE PAD OUT FOR MORE THAN 12 YEARS AND > 155K. THE HONDA REAR BRAKE PAD PROBLEM IS DUE TO HONDA'S REAR BRAKE DESIGN/FABRICATION/MATERIAL PROBLEM. THUS HONDA SHOULD TAKE ALL THE RESPONSIBILITY.
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0
Deaths:
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#10991861May 26, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STEERING
VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY WITH POWER SYSTEM FAILURE WARNING. I COULD NOT ACCELERATE THE CAR. I HAD TO TAKE THE EXIT SINCE I WAS LUCKILY IN THE RIGHT LANE AND CLOSE TO THE EXIT. CAR WAS RUNNING ON BATTERY ONLY AT AROUND 30 MPH. I PULLED OUT IN THE PARKING LOT, TURNED OFF POWER AND TURNED BACK ON AND WAS ABLE TO REACH HOME. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER, THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE RIGHT AWAY AND ASKED ME TO LEAVE THE CARDIE TO DRIVABILITY ISSUE. THEY CALLED US BACK AFTER 2 DAYS AND TOLD US THAT THEY UPDATED THE SOFTWARE. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR. PLEASE TAKE NECESSARY ACTION IMMEDIATELY.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10990859May 22, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WITHIN 5 SECONDS AFTER WE GOT INTO THE CAR AND CLOSED THE DOORS ON THE 2 DOOR COUPE THE BACK GLASS EXPLODED. LUCKY I WAS NOT DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. IT SOUNDED LIKE A BOMB AND GLASS FLEW ALL OVER THE CAR. I HAD NOT EVEN STARTED THE ENGINE. IT WAS IN MY PARKING SPACE BEHIND MY HOME. NO ONE WAS NEAR AND THE WEATHER WAS ABOUT 40 DEGREES AND CLEAR.
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10983457May 4, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AIR CONDITION WHEN SET ON HIGH TEMPERATURE (78+), AFTER 10 MINUTES,IT STARTS GENERATING COOL AIR. IN WINTER IT'S NOT WORKING AS PER EXPECTATION. ALWAYS EXPERIENCED WHEN VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. *BF
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10980986April 26, 2017
STEERING
MY 2015 HONDA ACCORD LX KEY STARTED CHIPPING OFF IN THE LOCK CYLINDER AND STOP TURNING AFTER 45,000 MILES ON THE CAR. THE LOCK CYLINDER STOP TURNING WITH MY KEY IN THE CYLINDER. THE HONDA TURNED OFF ON THE INTERSTATE AND I COULD NOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WITH THIS OCCURRED. THE LOCK CYLINDER, KEY RE-PROGRAMMED TO MATCH THE NEW LOCK CYLINDER COST MY $660 AND WAS NOT COVERED BY MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. THIS NEEDS TO BE ISSUED AS A RECALL IMMEDIATELY. I ALSO CONFIRMED THAT SEVEN (7) OTHER HONDA OWNERS AT MY JOB WITH KEYS EXPERIENCED THE SAME LOCK CYLINDER PROBLEM ON THE AVERAGE BEFORE 30,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. THEY HAD TO GET THE LOCK CYLINDER REPLACED TOO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10978655April 15, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
OWNER WAS DRIVING THE 2015 HONDA ACCORD HYBRID ON THE FREEWAY AT SPEED LIMIT (60MPH) AND SUDDENLY THE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR WAS PUT ON A "FAIL SAFE MODE" OR A DRIVING SPEED OF NO MORE THAN 40MPH. LUCKILY THE OWNER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO A SAFE AREA, CALLED HONDA FOR ASSISTANCE AND THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP. A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK WAS PERFORMED AND AN UPDATE OF A VEHICLE SOFTWARE WAS MADE BASED ON HONDA SERVICE BULLETIN 15-057. I THINK HONDA SHOULD RECALL ALL HONDA ACCORD HYBRID THAT HAVE THESE ISSUES IMMEDIATELY AND HAVE THE VEHICLE SOFTWARE UPDATED BECAUSE OF POSSIBLE VEHICLE FAILURE AND INJURY TO CAR OCCUPANTS AS BEING ON A FAIL SAFE DRIVING MODE COULD HAPPEN ANYTIME AND COULD PUT THE CAR OCCUPANTS IN A VERY DANGEROUS AND UNSAFE SITUATION..
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10971199April 7, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY TPMS (TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR SYSTEM) SIGNALS FALSE ALARMS. MOST RECENTLY, 4-5-17, 60 MILES AFTER PROPER RESET OF THE TPMS, THE WARNING LIGHT LIT UP AGAIN. ALL FOUR TIRES PROVED CORRECTLY INFLATED TO 37.5PSI (HOT). FOR FALSE TPMS ALARMS THE MANUAL INSTRUCTS THE OWNER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR, UNDER WARRANTY. ON 4-7-5 MORGAN HILL HONDA CLAIMED (A) THAT MY COMPLAINT IS COMMON AND (B) THAT THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO FIX. "HONDA IS VERY SORRY." THE INHERENT DANGER OF A SPURIOUS WARNING LIGHT IS OBVIOUS: CONSIDER A STRANGE LIGHT AT 70MPH IN THE DIAMOND LANE AT NIGHT: IF THE DRIVER CANNOT RECOGNIZE THE LIGHT, PANIC MAY ENSUE. AND IF THE DRIVER DOES RECOGNIZE THE LIGHT, WHAT THEN? CROSS FOUR LANES OF TRAFFIC TO FIND A SAFE PLACE TO EXIT IN THE DARK IN ORDER TO VISUALLY INSPECT BLACK LOW-PROFILE ("HIGH PERFORMANCE") TIRES FOR INFLATION? WHAT CAN GO WRONG FOR A WOMAN PULLING OFF THE HIGHWAY INTO A STRANGE NEIGHBORHOOD TO INSPECT HER TIRES? THEORETICALLY "MIKE" AT MORGAN HILL HONDA (408-500-3000) DOCUMENTED MY CASE TODAY, 4-7-17. HE PROVIDED NO PAPER RECEIPT, AS HE DID NOTHING OTHER THAT SPIN A YARN ABOUT TEMPERATURE VARIATIONS AS A PROBABLY CAUSE. (GARAGED CARS EXPERIENCE ENORMOUS TEMP VARIATIONS EVERY MORNING, WINTER AND SUMMER.) UNLESS NHTSA IS BEING DRAINED AS PART OF THE "SWAMP", IT SHOULD INVESTIGATE THIS COMPLAINT VIGOROUSLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10968979March 28, 2017
VISIBILITY/WIPER
WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY CAR DOWN A ROAD THAT WAS PAVED NO FASTER THAN 35MPH WITHOUT ANY OTHER VEHICLES IN FRONT OR BEHIND ME OR EVEN ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD MY SUNROOF EXPLODED. IT MADE THE LOUDEST SCARIEST NOISE I'VE EVER HEARD! WHEN I CALLED HONDA TO RECEIVE HELP I WAS ENTIRELY IGNORED AND BLOWN OFF. THEY BASICALLY TOLD ME IT HAPPENS AND IS A COMMON ISSUE, WELL IF THAT'S THE CASE WHY WASN'T I INFORMED OF THAT WHEN I BOUGHT MY CAR?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10965790March 13, 2017
SEATS
LONG STORY SHORT, I TOOK THE 2015 HONDA ACCORD FOR A TEST DRIVE AND IT SEEMED FINE. THE NEXT DAY AFTER DRIVING QUITE A BIT MY LOWER BACK STARTED BURNING. I COULDN'T ADJUST THE SEAT TO MAKE IT COMFORTABLE OR STOP THE BACK PAIN. IT FELT LIKE IT CUT OFF THE CIRCULATION IN MY LEGS AFTER JUST DRIVING 30 MILES. I COULDN'T TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT THEY PAID FOR ME TO GET A SEAT WEDGE FOR MORE CUSHION. THAT JUST PUT ME HIGHER IN THE SEAT AND THE LUMBAR AT MY TAILBONE. I HAVE TO DRIVE A LOT FOR MY WORK AND IT'S KILLING MY LOWER BACK AND NECK. I'VE TRIED NUMEROUS CUSHIONS, PADS AND BACK SUPPORTS BUT NOTHING SEEMS TO MAKE THIS SEAT WORK. I CAN'T DRIVE IT WITHOUT PAIN AND AM AT A LOSS ON WHAT TO DO OTHER THAN TAKE A MASSIVE LOSS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10959459March 7, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY, ENGINE
DUE TO HONDA USING SOY BASED WIRING, RODENTS CHEWED THROUGH THE WIRING IN OUR ENGINE AREA AND IN THE UNDERSIDE OF OUR HOOD AREA. REQUIRED REPAIR OF OVER $3000 AT FOLSOM LAKE HONDA. HONDA KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM... WHY NO RECALL? THEY SHOULD PAY FOR REPAIRS. THEY ARE SELLING RODENT PROOF TAPE AT DEALER OR SUGGEST PUTTING DRYER SHEETS IN OUR ENGINE AREA??!,, I BELIEVE CLASS ACTION SUIT HAS BEGUN IN CALIFORNIA. WE WOULD LIKE TO BE INVOLVED.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10958061March 2, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE A 2015 HONDA ACCORD LX. I STARTED EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE STEREO APPROX NOVEMBER 2016. WHEN I WOULD TOGGLE BETWEEN THE RADIO PRE-SETS I WOULD LOOSE EVERYTHING, NOW SOUND NO STATIONS. IT IS NOT TILL AFTER I SHUT MY CAR OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES THAT IT WILL RESET. I HAVE TAKEN VIDEO AND AN ACTUAL SERVICE ADVISOR AT THE HONDA DEALERSHIP HAS SEEN WHAT IT IS DOING. SINCE THEY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHY IT WAS DOING THIS, THEY REPLACED THE STEREO WITH, WHICH I THOUGHT WAS A NEW ONE, BUT IT WAS A RE-MANUFACTURED ONE I FOUND OUT AFTER I WENT TO CONNECT MY PHONE BACK TO MY CAR AND A BUNCH OF NAMES POPPED UP IN THE PHONE AREA. I WAS TOLD HONDA WILL ONLY AUTHORIZE A RE MANUFACTURED ONE. THE STEREO THAT WAS INSTALLED NOW IT DOING THE SAME THING. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS MY IPHONE AND I NEEDED TO GET A NEW PHONE. MY PHONE HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE ACTUAL RADIO STATIONS. BLUETOOTH, ITUNES AND PANDORA YES MY PHONE AFFECTS THOSE BUT NOT THE RADIO. AND IF IT WAS MY PHONE THEN HOW CAN I MAKE CALLS WHEN IT ALL WAS NOT WORKING?
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10957099February 26, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HONDA ACCORD ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED-BRAKES,STEERING,FLASHER LIGHTS, POWER, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED AS I WAS MAKING A TURN ONTO A VERY BUSY STREET. IF THIS EVENT HAPPENED ON A BUSY STREET WITH A POWER FAILED SYSTEM, I MAY HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT TO ME AND OTHER CARS DUE TO LACK OF CONTROL.
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10955175February 16, 2017
WHEELS
08/04/2016 SIDEWALL BLOWOUT ON GOODYEAR ASSURANCE ULTRATOUR 215/55 TIRE WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. NO OBSTACLES OR ROADWAY OBSTRUCTIONS HIT JUST SUDDEN FAILURE OF TIRE. 08/23/2016 SIDEWALL BLOWOUT ON SAME MAKE AND MODEL TIRE WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. ALSO NO OBSTACLES OR ROADWAY OBSTRUCTIONS HIT JUST SUDDEN FAILURE OF THE TIRE. 12/23/2016 CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF SAME MAKE AND MODEL OF TIRE. WAS DRIVING THRU AN INTERSECTION OF A CITY STREET AT APPROX. 15 - 20 MILES / HOUR FROM A COMPLETE STOP AND TIRE BLEW OUT. VEHICLE IS A BRAND NEW ONE OWNER VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 22,000 MILES AT THE TIME OF EACH FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10954407February 14, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER ON OCTOBER 18, 2016 PER LETTER FROM HONDA TO HAVE PRODUCT UPDATE DTC P1890 PERFORMED. THIS WAS AN UPDATE TO THE PCM SOFTWARE FOR CVT TRANSMISSION. EVER SINCE THIS TIME THE MILEAGE HAS DROPPED SIGNIFICANTLY. I WAS GETTING 33MPG AROUND THE CITY. IT HAS DROPPED TO 27MPG. HIGHWAY MILEAGE HAS ALSO DROPPED FROM 37MPG TO 34MPG. CAR FEELS AS THOUGHT IT IS IN TOO LOW OF A GEAR WHEN ACCELERATING - A CHANGE FROM BEFORE THE SOFTWARE UPDATE. TOOK CAR BACK TO TWO DIFFERENT HONDA DEALERS. THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG NOR HAVE THEY HEARD ABOUT SIMILAR PROBLEMS.
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10948426January 30, 2017
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RPMS SURGED AT LOW SPEEDS. WHEN REVERSING OR DRIVING ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE WOULD SPEED UP. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THE ISSUE THE DAY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100...UPDATED 03/01/17 *BF *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10947610January 25, 2017
POWER TRAIN
ON MARCH 20, 2015, I LEASED A HONDA ACCORD FOR 3 YEARS FROM THE HONDA OF MENTOR AUTOMOBILE DEALERSHIP. IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKING POSSESSION OF THE CAR, I NOTICED THE CAR HAD A VERY SIGNIFICANT VIBRATION PROBLEM. AFTER DRIVING THE CAR FOR A FEW DAYS, I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND COMPLAINED ABOUT THE VIBRATION. THE SERVICE PERSONNEL I COMPLAINED TO ACTED LIKE THE CAR HAD NO VIBRATION PROBLEM AT ALL --- INTIMATING I WAS IMAGINING THINGS. AFTER DRIVING THE CAR A FEW DAYS MORE, I NOTICED THAT WHEN STOPPING AT A STOP LIGHT AND SHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL, THE VIBRATION LESSENED CONSIDERABLY. MY CAR CAME EQUIPPED WITH A "CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION (CVT)", SO I ASSUME THE VIBRATION IS MOST LIKELY RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION (I HAVE NEVER BEEN AN AUTO MECHANIC). I HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR 22 MONTHS NOW AND, ALTHOUGH THE VIBRATION PROBLEM HAS LESSENED SOMEWHAT, IT IS CAUSING ME CONSIDERABLE CONSTERNATION BECAUSE I HAVE DECIDED TO PURCHASE THE CAR OUTRIGHT WHEN MY 3-YEAR-LEASE EXPIRES. I AM WORRIED THAT SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASE THE CAR OUTRIGHT I WILL BE FACED WITH A HORRENDOUS BILL TO REPAIR/REPLACE THE CVT OR WHATEVER IT IS THAT IS CAUSING THE VIBRATION. QUESTION: IS THE NHTSA MAINTAINING A LOG OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING HONDA"S "VIBRATION COMPLAINTS" SIMILAR TO MINE? I AM 82 AND WITH MY MEAGER PENSION I CERTAINLY DO NOT WANT TO BE HIT WITH A HORRENDOUS REPAIR BILL IF THE VIBRATION PROBLEM IS DUE TO THE HONDA'S INCOMPETENCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10929017December 1, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
PURCHASED 2 HONDA ACCORD EX-L V6'S IN DECEMBER OF 2014. JUST 1 WEEK AGO ONE OF THE BATTERIES SUDDENLY DIED AND EVENTUALLY SHOWED "CHECK CHARGE SYSTEM" ON THE DISPLAY. HONDA DETERMINED THAT THE BATTERY WAS REALLY LOW AND REPLACED IT. FAST FOWARD JUST A COUPLE OF DAYS AND THE OTHER ONE STARTS TO EXHIBIT THE SAME EXACT PROBLEMS. TAKING IT TO HONDA AGAIN TODAY BUT ASSUME THEY WILL REPLACE THE BATTERY AS WELL. SEEMS ODD THAT THE BATTERY WOULD DIE ON BOTH VEHICLES LESS THAN 2 YEARS AFTER PURCHASE. CARS ARE DRIVEN DAILY FOR ATLEAST A 20 MINUTE COMMUTE EACH WAY PLUS OTHER TRIPS/ERRANDS/ETC. VERY UNACCEPTABLE AND SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE DATING BACK TO PREVIOUS MODELS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10928620November 29, 2016
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAD AN ABNORMAL EXHAUST ODOR AFTER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 4,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10927145November 21, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE TRUNK LID WILL NOT STAY IN THE OPEN POSITION WHEN PARKED ON AN INCLINE. NO ISSUES WITH LID CLOSING HAVE OCCURRED WHILE PARKED ON LEVEL GROUND. BUT, WHEN PARKED ON A SLOPING DRIVEWAY, TRUNK LID WILL DROP TO THE CLOSED POSITION WITHOUT WARNING HITTING ANYONE ACCESSING ITEMS IN THE TRUNK. INCIDENTS OF THE TRUNK LID HITTING SOMEONE IN THE HEAD OR BACK HAVE OCCURRED. WHILE IT HAS NOT HAPPENED SO FAR, IF TRUNK LID WERE TO FALL THE ENTIRE DISTANCE AND HIT SOMEONE'S HANDS, THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR MAJOR INJURY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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