Honda Accord Complaints (2011)

296 consumer complaints on file.

#11182699February 27, 2019
STEERING
HEARD A WHIRRING NOISE AND SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY ENGINE, MY RACK N PINION POWER STEERING WAS LEAKING AND MY CAR ALMOST CAUGHT ON FIRE. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY MECHANIC AND HE STATED THERE IS A CRACK IN THE RACK N PINION WHICH IS LEAKING FLUID, ESTIMATED 600-1200 DOLLARS TO FIX IT. I LOOKED ONLINE AND THERE WAS A PREVIOUS RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM ON ANOTHER YEAR BUT NOT THE 2011.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11182105February 23, 2019
ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED (55 MPH) AND THEN SLOWING DOWN FOR TRAFFIC, THE VARIABLE TIMING CONTROL ACTUATOR APPARENTLY STUCK. THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON FOLLOWED BY WHITE SMOKE FROM THE TAILPIPES. THERE WAS AN IMMEDIATE LACK OF POWER TRYING TO ACCELERATE AGAIN. THIS CONTINUED UNTIL THE CAR WAS AT A SERVICE SHOP. THE MECHANIC INDICATED THE ENGINE WENT FROM 6 CYLINDERS TO 3 CYLINDERS (ECO MODE) BUT NEVER RECOVERED. THE TROUBLE CODE WAS: P3400 MEANS THAT THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) HAS DETECTED AN ABNORMALITY IN THE CYLINDER DEACTIVATION SYSTEM FOR ENGINE BANK ONE. BANK 1 DENOTES THE BANK OF THE ENGINE WHICH CONTAINS THE NUMBER ONE CYLINDER. THIS PROBLEMS APPEARS TO BE THE SAME AS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED BY OTHER CONSUMERS. HONDA NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE AND RECALL THE VTC ACTUATORS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11173065January 30, 2019
ENGINE
ENGINE MAKES LOUD RATTLE FOR APPROXIMATELY 2-3 SECONDS ON COLD STARTUP. RESEARCH INDICATES THAT PROBLEM COULD LEAD TO CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. HONDA HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THIS AS A PROBLEM, HOWEVER IS NOT OFFERING TO FIX IT. OUT OF POCKET COST IS AROUND $800, AND CONSUMERS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS WHEN IT IS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11172522January 28, 2019
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE. THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED AND TURNED IN A CIRCLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO POHANKA HONDA (1772 RITCHIE STATION CT, CAPITOL HEIGHTS, MD 20743, (301) 899-7800). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11172635January 28, 2019
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V661000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. RICHARDS HONDA (7791 FLORIDA BLVD, BATON ROUGE, LA 70806, (225) 341-6650) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11157190December 9, 2018
ENGINE
MY ENGINE MAKES A LOUD RATTLING SOUND FOR 2-3 SECONDS AFTER A COLD START-UP, ESPECIALLY AFTER THE CAR SAT OVERNIGHT. AFTER 2-3 SECONDS, THE SOUND GOES AWAY. ACCORDING TO HONDA TSB, THE VTC ACTUATOR IS FAULTY AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. IF LEFT UNTREATED, THE TIMING CHAIN CAN BE STRETCHED WHICH LEADS TO REDUCED FUEL ECONOMY AND POSSIBLY OTHER ENGINE PROBLEMS. UP TO THE TIME OF THIS COMPLAINT, HONDA HAS NOT YET ISSUED ANY RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. MY HONDA DEALER QUOTED ME $680 TO REPLACE THE VTC ACTUATOR. MY VEHICLE'S WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED SO IF I WANT TO HAVE IT REPLACED, I WILL HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. I REALLY LOVE MY ACCORD. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY A BIG AUTO MANUFACTURER LIKE HONDA HASN'T DONE ANYTHING, GIVEN THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WHICH HAPPENS TO MANY VEHICLES ALREADY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11155849December 4, 2018
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V661000 (AIR BAGS). PARAGON HONDA (5706 31ST AVE, WOODSIDE, NY 11377, 718-507-3950) WAS CONTACTED MORE THAN FIVE TIMES AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE MANUFACTURER WOULD PROVIDE THE PART TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR APPOINTMENT. THE DEALER KEPT STATING THAT THEY WOULD FOLLOW-UP WITHIN 24 TO 48 HOURS, BUT NEVER DID. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11155525December 2, 2018
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL: I WAS DRIVING AND WAS IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE TRAFFIC STOPPED AND I REAR ENDED THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME. MY CAR'S FRONT END WAS SMASHED IN ALMOST TO THE DASH. I ESTIMATE MY SPEED AT 25MPH. THE DRIVER AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND MY CHEST HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. I AM SUFFERING FROM A FRACTURED XIPHOID PROCESS.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11114803July 31, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY CAR STARTED HAVING PROBLEM WHEN I PURCHASED IT IN 2011. THE CAR WOULD RUN SLUGGISH. I TOOK IT IN FOR SCHEDULE MAINTENANCE AND COMPLAINED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. I WAS GIVEN THE RUN AROUND FOR THE LAST 7 YEARS. I COMPLAINED IT WAS A DEFECT FROM THE BEGINNING. FINALLY THE CAR STARTED TO MAKE RATTLING SOUNDS. I TOOK IT IN AND WAS TOLD I HAD AN OIL LEAK. I WAS FURIOUS AND TOLD THEM THAT IT IS THAT SAME [XXX] PROBLEM I HAD FOR 7 YEARS. MY CAR HAS 80000 MILES. THE DEALER THAN TOLD ME I NEEDED TO CHANGE TRANS OIL. I BEEN BRINGING IN MY CAR FOR MAINTENANCE FOR THE LAST 7 YEARS AND NEVER DID ANYONE TELL ME ABOUT OIL LEAKS AND TRANS OIL ISSUES. I COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SLUGGISH PERFORMANCE AND THEY COMPLETELY IGNORED THIS ISSUE. THEY KEPT THE CAR AND FINALLY FOUND OUT THE PROBLEM MY CAR HAD FOR 7 YEARS. IT HAD A BAD TIMING BELT. I TOLD THEM IT WAS A DEFECT FROM THE FACTORY AND IT SHOULD BE COVERED THROUGH MY WARRANTY. THE CAR WAS SOLD TO ME DEFECTED! THE DEALER TOLD IT WILL NOT COVER THE COST TO FIX IT. I PAID FOR IT AND NOW THE CAR RUNS PERFECT. I AM WRITING TO YOU BECAUSE I SHOULD NOT HAVE PAID TO FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE CAR HAD A DEFECT FROM THE BEGINNING. I HOPE YOU CAN HELP ME WITH THIS ISSUE. AGAIN I COMPLAINED ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THE DEALER DID NOTHING TO HELP ME. I AM GOING TO WRITE TO HONDA AND COMPLAIN ALSO TO THEM. I WAS MISTREATED AND WAS PUNISHED BY PAYING FOR A DEFECTIVE PART THAT WAS NOT MY FAULT. PLEASE HELP ME RESOLVE THIS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND WILL BE WAITING FOR A RESPONSE. HAVE A GOOD DAY. PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11104921July 1, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY
NOTICE LARGE AMOUNT OF PAINT CHIPPING OFF WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE PARKED AND WASHING IT WITH WATER HOSE. IT'S NOTICEABLY A BAD PAINT JOB BECAUSE IT'S JUST 7 YEARS OLD WITH LARGE PAINT PATCHES CHIPPING OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11104827June 30, 2018
AIR BAGS
ALERT: SIDE AIRBAG OFF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11104834June 30, 2018
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY
INTERIOR WATER LEAK ON DRIVER SIDE WHEN IT RAINS OR CAR IS WASHED. AIRBAG IS GETTING WET. DEALER CANNOT FIX
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11103822June 25, 2018
POWER TRAIN
IT SEEMS THAT HONDA HAD FULL KNOWLEDGE OF THE ISSUE WITH VTC ACTUATORS FOR YEARS 2008-2013 BEING DEFECTIVE YET WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL. THEY HAVE PUT OUT NUMEROUS SERVICE BULLETINS REGARDING THE ISSUE. THEY JUST RECENTLY CAME IT WITH A REPLACEMENT PIECE FOR THE DEFECTIVES BUT YOU ARE REQUIRED TO PAY FOR IT YOURSELF. THEY SHOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THESE AT THEIR EXPENSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11102732June 20, 2018
ENGINE
I JUST BOUGHT A 2011 ACCORD WITH 2.4L ENGINE AND I NOTICE IN THE MORNINGS ON COLD START, MY ENGINE MAKES LOUD RATTLE NOISE FOR FEW SEC. I DID RESEARCH AND LOTS OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ENGINES. IT TURN OUT TO BE ENGINE TIMING VTC ACTUATOR DEFECTED. HONDA ISSUED SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS BUT REFUSING TO REPLACE THIS PART. THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE RECALL. IT COST BETWEEN 700-900 DOLLARS TO REPLACE IT. IM ABOUT TO PAY THIS OUT OF MY POCKET FOR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED FROM HONDA. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE. ITS ALL OVER INTERNET PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS. ITS HAPPENING ON MOST 2.4L ENGINES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11100306June 7, 2018
SEATS
THE ACTIVE HEAD RESTRAINTS MOVED INTO THE FORWARD POSITION FOR NO APPARENT REASON (I.E., THERE WAS NO REAR COLLISION). IT HAPPENED FIRST WITH THE DRIVER'S SEAT AND SEPARATELY, AT SOME LATER POINT, WITH THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT. THE RESTRAINTS WERE SUPPOSED TO AUTOMATICALLY MOVE BACK TO THEIR NORMAL POSITION (ACCORDING TO THE OWNER'S MANUAL), BUT THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN - THEY REMAINED LOCKED IN THE FORWARD POSITION. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO SCHAUMBURG HONDA IN ILLINOIS AND THE TECHNICIAN SAID THAT THE SEAT FRAMES SHOULD BE REPLACED. HE SAID THE PROBLEM INDICATED THAT THE ACTIVE HEAD RESTRAINTS MIGHT FAIL TO WORK PROPERLY IN A COLLISION. I DECIDED TO REPORT THIS BECAUSE IT COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE FOR OTHER DRIVERS WITH SIMILAR HONDA MODELS/SEAT FRAMES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11096456May 17, 2018
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED AN EMAIL CONCERNING NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V268000 (AIR BAGS), BUT DID NOT RECEIVE A NOTICE INDICATING THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS NOT PROVIDED ANY INFORMATION CONCERNING PART AVAILABILITY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE RECALL WAS TO START ON JUNE 1, 2018. ASHEBORO AUTO MALL (1625 E DIXIE DR, ASHEBORO, NC 27203, (888) 643-7432) WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. *TT THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE AIRBAG DID NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11090489April 27, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA ACCORD. SHORTLY AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, SMOKE AND FLAMES WERE PRESENT COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11082075March 29, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE CAR HAVE A CROWS FEET CRACKS ALL OVER AND WENT TO MEL RAPTON HONDA BODY SHOP AND SAID THAT THE CAR HAVE A PROBLEM WITH PAINT FROM FACTORY , NOTHING FROM HONDA RECALLS REGARDING THE PROBLEM , NO ONE WANTS TO HELP , THIS IS THE LAST HONDA CAR WILL BUY IN OUR FAMILY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11080743March 21, 2018
AIR BAGS
PRIOR TO YOUR RECALLS ON TAKATA AIR BAGS. THE LAST 2 YEARS MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH THE HONDA DEALER SHIP REGARDING MY AIR BAG LIGHT STAYING ON, THEY SAID THEY COULD CHECK IT OUT BUT WOULD CHARGE $14900.FOR A DIAGNOSTICS FEE. MONEY I DON'T HAVE. MY VEHICLE IS IN MY DAUGHTER POSSESSION WHO ALSO HAS 2 KID AGES 6 AND 9. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY COULD DISCONNECT THE SWITCH SO SHE WOULDN'T HAVE TO SEE IT. THAT IS NOT THE ANSWER. I WOULD HATE TO SEE IF THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE AIR BAGS AND IT S NOT ON THE RECALL LIST AND SOMETHING HAPPENS TO MY DAUGHTER OR MY GRANDKIDS . I JUST WATCHED THE NEWS ON THE UPDATES AND THE PERSON THAT DIED BECAUSE THE AIR BAGS WERE NOT RECOGNIZED AS A PROBLEM. IT ALSO SAID SHE WOULD HAVE LIVED IF THEY WERE FIXED.(SHE WAS 17 YEARS OLD). IS THERE A WAY TO HAVE THIS VEHICLE CHECKED OUT NOT AT MY EXPENSE PLEASE. ( ON DECEMBER 6 I RECENTLY TOTALED MY 2014 HONDA ODYSEE AND MY AIR BAGS SAVED ME AND THE VAN WAS TOTALED ) MY POINT ISI DON'T WANT MY FAMILY TO END UP LIKE THAT 17 YEAR OLD DEAD. AGAIN TO REITERATE THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON AND I AM NOT COMFORTABLE WITH IT. PLEASE HELP TO FIX THIS. PLEASE CONTACT ME AT THANKS [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *PM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11063041January 16, 2018
AIR BAGS
I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN TO SERRA HONDA OF SYLACAUGA ON OR AROUND APRIL 2017 TO HAVE MY HAVE MY TAKATA AIRBAG INFLATOR REPAIRED DUE TO A RECALL. SINCE THE REPAIR, MY AIRBAG LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF AND I HAVE CALLED SEVERAL TIMES TO INFORM SERRA HONDA SERVICE PERSONNEL. SERRA HONDA PERSONNEL HAS INFORMED ME THAT THE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT BEING ON HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THAT IF I BROUGHT IT BACK, THERE WOULD BE A MINIMUM OF $140 CHARGE TO LOOK AT MY AIRBAG. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. ALTHOUGH THE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY, IT IS STILL A CONCERN FOR ME ESPECIALLY SINCE MY FIANCE IS THE PRIMARY DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE. IT HAS BEEN TITLED TO HER. TERRA T. FOSTER. THANK YOU FOR LOOKING INTO THIS FOR ME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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