Honda Accord Complaints (2014)

1,012 consumer complaints on file.

#11003743July 7, 2017
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
INITIAL PROBLEM WITH PUSH BUTTON START - WOULD NOT START ON FIRST PUSH. STARTED AT ABOUT 55K MILEAGE. PROBLEM HAS WORSENED - MAY START ON FIRST PUSH, BUT SOMETIMES TAKES MANY PUSHES IN COMBINATION WITH BRAKE RELEASE AND DEPRESSING OR JUST PUSHING WITHOUT TOUCHING THE BRAKE - THEN BRAKING AND PUSHING. VERY INTERMITTENT IN TERMS OF HOW MANY PUSHES - SOMETIMES JUST A COUPLE, SOMETIME 10 OR MORE! NOW AT JUST UNDER 60K MILEAGE, CAR CANNOT BE TRUSTED. ERROR CODES COME UP AS 85-01 VSA SYSTEM MALFUNCTION AND 61-11 VSA MODULATOR CONTROL UNIT POWER SOURCE CIRCUIT (IC) LOW VOLTAGE AND B-1240 - A PROBLEM IN THE MODE CONTROL LINKAGE DOOR OR MOTOR. THESE ERROR CODES DO NOT SEEM RELATED TO THE PUSH BUTTON START ISSUE, BUT IS ANOTHER PROBLEM TO INVESTIGATE AND FIX. THE PUSH BUTTON PROBLEM HAPPENS TO MANY PEOPLE AND HONDA IS AWARE OF IT. MY MECHANIC CALLED HIS INSIDE CONTACT AT THE LOCAL DEALER AND THEY KEEP STARTERS ON HAND FOR THIS. THEY WILL NOT HANDLE AS A WARRANTY OR 'RECALL' TYPE PROBLEM AND ONE HAS TO PAY A LOT FOR THE FIX - STARTER REPLACEMENT CAN BE CLOSE TO $1K!! ANOTHER HONDA CONTACT KNOWS OF THIS ISSUE - IT IS BECAUSE THE STARTER ON THE ACCORD, ESPECIALLY THE 2.4L ENGINE, IS MOUNTED BELOW THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD, HEATS UP SIGNIFICANTLY AND BEGINS TO FAIL - DEPENDS MORE ON THE # OF STARTS THAN MILEAGE, APPARENTLY. MY ACCORD IS STARTED MANY TIMES PER DAY. THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE FIXED UNDER A RECALL EVENT, I BELIEVE, BUT I MUST GET MINE FIXED NOW!!! NOT GOOD! ALSO A PROBLEM FROM DAY 1, IS THE FORWARD WARNING CAMERA GETS HOT, HERE IN SOUTHERN CAL, AND WILL NOT WORK UNTIL THE AC SYSTEM COOLS IT DOWN. VERY UNSAFE AND WORTHY OF FURTHER REVIEW AS WELL. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11002692July 2, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
THOUGH THERE IS PLENTY OF FUEL IN THE TANK, PETROL ENGINE GOT CUTOFF WHILE DRIVING AND ALL KINDS OF ELECTRICAL ERRORS STARTED APPEARING ON THE DASHBOARD. EVENTUALLY BATTERY (ELECTRIC) PROPULSION ALSO TURNED OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11001257June 25, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE AIR CONDITIONING DOES NOT COOL LIKE IT SHOULD. WE HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WITH OUR HONDA ODYSSEY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10994610June 13, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE DOES NOT START WHEN PUSH TO START. IT CLICK COUPLE TIME BUT DID NOT START. IT HAPPENING MORE OFTEN THAN LAST YEAR AND GOT STRANGE LAST NIGHT AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10995034June 13, 2017
STEERING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS ON MY WAY TO LA DRIVING MY 2014 HONDA ACCORD LX, SOUTHBOUND ON HWY 5. AFTER ABOUT 3 HOURS OF DRIVING, I WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE WITH BOTH HANDS ON THE WHEEL, CRUISE CONTROL ON GOING ABOUT 72 MPH WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY VEERED TO THE LEFT. I TRIED TO SLOW DOWN WITH THE BRAKE AND FOUGHT WITH THE CAR TRYING TO GET IT TO GO STRAIGHT HOWEVER THE CAR WAS OUT OF CONTROL. I TRIED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT TO STOP THE CAR FROM GOING TO THE LEFT HOWEVER THE CAR WOULD NOT COOPERATE AND WAS ALL OVER THE ROAD, BOTH LANES. IT CONTINUED TO SWERVE LEFT INTO THE RIGHT LANE CAUSING IT TO SPIN BACKWARDS OFF THE ROAD AND INTO THE DIRT. I STILL WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE CAR AS IT CONTINUED THEN ROLLED OVER. I WAS UPSIDE DOWN AND TRAPPED IN MY CAR. MY FEET WERE UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL AND MY BODY WAS LENGTHWISE ACROSS THE PASSENGER SEAT....MY SEAT BELT STILL ON. I UNBUCKLED AND TRIED TO OPEN THE DOOR WHICH I COULD NOT OPEN. MY CELL PHONE WAS ON A CHARGER AND WAS STILL WITHIN REACH SO I IMMEDIATELY CALLED 911 (9:35AM) AND TOLD DISPATCH I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND ANOTHER MOTORIST HAD ALREADY CALLED IT IN. THE CHP OFFICER WAS ABLE TO PULL THE DOOR OPEN. I HAD A TOWEL ON THE PASSENGER SEAT WHICH WAS NOW UNDER ME SO I HANDED IT TO HIM TO LAY OVER THE GLASS, I WAS THEN ABLE TO CRAWL OUT OF MY CAR. MY HANDS WERE BLEEDING ESPECIALLY ONE SPOT ON MY LEFT HAND THAT WOULDN'T STOP SO THE OFFICER GOT OUT HIS EMERGENCY BAG AND HANDED ME GAUZE TO PUT ON MY HAND. EVENTUALLY THE BLEEDING STOPPED. THE CHP SAID HE HAS SEEN ACCIDENTS LIKE MINE AND THE OUTCOME WAS NOT GOOD. 2014 HONDA ACCORDS ARE UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR POWER STEERING ISSUES. COMPLAINTS STATE 'CAR PULLING TO THE LEFT'. (CARPROBLEMZOO.COM) MEDICAL ISSUES: WHIPLASH, SOFT TISSUE INJURY TO NECK AND BACK, CUTS TO HANDS AND LEFT ARM, BRUISES TO LEFT ARM, THIGH AND KNEE. WAS UNABLE TO UPLOAD PICTURES.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10994463June 12, 2017
STEERING
LOST ALL POWER STEERING ON HIGHWAY. STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY VERY HARD TO TURN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10994326June 11, 2017
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING THE EPS INDICATOR CAME ON AND THE POWER STEERING BECAME INOPERABLE. TOOK THE 2014 ACCORD TO THE HONDA WORLD DEALERSHIP WHERE A ERROR CODE 53-01 WAS RECORDED. HONDA WORLD DEALERSHIP IN LOUISVILLE KY SAID THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. RELEARNED THE TORQUE SENSOR POSITION. WORKED OK FROM 6-2-2017 TO 6-11-2017. WHILE DRIVING THE EPS INDICATOR CAME ON AND THE POWER STEERING BECAME INOPERABLE AGAIN ON 6-11-2017. WILL TAKE BACK INTO THE HONDA WORLD DEALERSHIP. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT IS WELL DOCUMENTED. HONDA DOES NOT SEEM TO WANT TO CORRECT A SAFETY ISSUE IN THE PRODUCTION OF THE ACCORD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10994303June 10, 2017
ENGINE
I HAVE REPORTED THE LOSS OF MOTOR OIL TO THE DEALER TWICE, IN APRIL, AND TODAY JUNE 10. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT HONDAS WILL LOSE A QUART OF OIL EVERY 1000 MILES.. I ASKED LOSE?? HE SAID YES. I AM CONCERNED THAT THEY ARE NOT ADDRESSING THE ISSUE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I GO IN TO GET SERVICE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10994181June 9, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HONDA ACCORD. AFTER DRIVING MORE THAN 15 MILES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. ALSO, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WARNING INDICATORS, INCLUDING THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR, ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO OPEN ROAD HONDA IN EDISON, NJ, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10993332June 5, 2017
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AS I MADE A RIGHT TURN TO THE PARKING SPOT WITH MY RIGHT FOOT ON THE PEDAL I SLOWED DOWN TO 2-3 MPH WITH FOOT STILL ON THE BRAKE. AT ABOUT 1-2 FEET FROM THE CONCRETE RETAINING WALL LIMITING THE PARKING SPOT I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE FOR THE FINAL STOP. CAR ACCELERATED WILDLY AND HIT THE CONCRETE RETAINING WALL AHEAD. MY FOOT HAD NEVER LEFT THE BRAKE. AIR BAGS DID NOT INFLATE. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION 2-3 MPH, ON A PARKING LOT. ACCELERATION HAPPENED WHEN I WAS BREAKING.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10990962May 22, 2017
SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS REMAINED LOOSE ONCE PULLED AND FAILED TO TIGHTEN WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10985582May 14, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE AC CONDENSER GOT A HOLE IN IT FROM SOMETHING ON THE ROAD, BEEN READING AROUND AND A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, TO ME IT IS NOT OKAY THAT THE CONDENSER IS SO EASILY DAMAGED TO THE POINT THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE SAYING SOMETHING ABOUT IT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10983681May 5, 2017
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
OUR 2014 HONDA ACCORD HAD SOME ROAD DEBRIS PUNCTURE A HOLE IN THE AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSER. FROM WHAT I READ ON THE INTERNET THERE IS A DESIGN FLOW THAT HONDA HAS KNOW ABOUT FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS. WE SPOKE TO THE SERVICE DEPT OF LIA HONDA , PO BOX 1110, ENFIELD CT 06083 AND THEY SAID THAT THE CONDENSER WAS NOT COVERED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT WE PURCHASED FOR $1340 WHEN BE BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW. HONDA REFUSES TO COVER REPLACEMENT AND CALL IT AN ACT OF GOD WHEN DEBRIS FLIES UP AND PUT A HOLE IN THE AC CONDENSER. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC AND HE REPLACED THE PART FOR $476 DOLLARS. I PREFER MY MECHANIC BECAUSE I KNOW AND TRUST HIM, AND HE DOES THE WORK FOR HALF AS MUCH. HONDA DEALERS ARE SCAMMING THEIR CUSTOMERS OUT OF $800-$1000 TO REPLACE PART THAT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE OF THEIR DESIGN FLAW. I AM TIRED OF BEING TAKEN OF ADVANTAGE OF BY BIG COMPANIES AND UNLESS THE GOVERNMENT FORCES THEM TO PAY UP, THEY WILL CONTINUE TO STICK IT TO THEIR CUSTOMERS. I GUESS THE ONLY THING I CAN DO IS SWITCH BACK TO TOYOTA, AND LEAST THE STEPPED UP TO THE PLATE TO DEAL WITH THEIR RUST ISSUES. HOPEFULLY, THE MORE COMPLAINTS YOU GET, THE SOONER HONDA WILL BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10981057April 27, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
EXPERIENCING AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WHEN STARTING THE CAR SOMETIMES YOU TURN THE KEY AND IT WILL NOT START SO FAR IT HAS STARTED BUT ONE TIME IT WAS SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE IT WOULD START CONCERN THAT THIS COULD BE AN ISSUE THAT WILL LEAVE ME OR A FAMILY MEMBER STRANDED-- THE CAR IS SO NEW I DON'T THINK THIS SHOULD BE A PROBLEM THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO DEAL WITH-- OF COURSE THIS JUST STARTED HAPPENING AFTER THE WARRANTY HAS RUN OUT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10980997April 26, 2017
ENGINE
2014 HONDA ACCORD SPORT EXPERIENCING PROGRESSIVE INTERMITTENT STARTING PROBLEMS WITH 56,000 MILES ON ODOMETER. CAR HAS A NEW BATTERY LESS THAN 4 MONTHS OLD. CLICKING SOUND CAN BE HEARD UNDER ENGINE BUT STARTER WILL NOT TURN. AFTER 3 TO 15 ATTEMPTS STARTER WILL ENGAGE AND CAR STARTS. PROBLEM OCCURS AT ANY TIME, WITH HOT OR COLD ENGINE. INTERNET SEARCH SHOWS MANY OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING SAME PROBLEM. DEALERS ARE RECOMMENDING STARTER REPLACEMENT. DEALER REPAIR IS BETWEEN $600 TO $900.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10979996April 23, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I'VE BEEN HAVING ISSUES STARTING CAR FOR APPROX. 1 1/2 YRS AS EVERYBODY WHO HAS FILED A COMPLAINT FOR THIS STARTER ISSUE. I AM A STRUGGLING AMERICAN JUST LIKE MANY, GOT LET GO FROM 19 YRS OF SERVICE AND FINALLY GOT A PART TIME JOB AT AN AFB, BAD TIMING, MY 1ST AT WORK AND THE STARTER ISSUE GOT TO THE POINT THAT NOW IT SIMPLY DOESN'T START, IT USED TO TAKE UP TO 20 TRIES, HAD A HARD TIME GETTING TOW TRUCK INTO BASE BECAUSE OF RESTRICTIONS. MY PREVIOUS CAR WAS HAVING PROBLEMS PASSING SMOG TEST, SO DECIDED TO BUY A RELIABLE VEHICLE, HAD MANY OPTIONS TO BUY FROM BUT HONDA HAD A REPUTABLE LEGACY. NOW I STRESS OUT BECAUSE A 2 1/2 YR OLD CAR IS GIVING TONS OF HONDA OWNERS THE SAME STARTED PROBLEM. WE ARE BEING FORCED TO TAKE VEHICLES BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND PAY $900 PLUS LABOR BECAUSE EY ARE THE ONLY ONES THAT SELL STARTERS FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL, THERE IS NO AFTERMARKET PARTS. IT IS NOT FAIR NOR RIGHT THAT BECAUSE OF HONDAS DEFECTIVE PARTS FAIL AND WE ARE BEING MADE RESPONSIBLE FOR. WHEN PAYING FOR A $30,000+ VEHICLE PEOPLE EXPECT PEACE OF MIND AND NOT UNRELIABLE LEMONS. IT MAY NOT BE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSU BUT THIS STARTER ISSUE SHOULD BE CATEGORIZED AS DEFECTIVE ISSUE AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL BECAUSE IS LEAVING HARDWORKING STRUGGLING AMERICANS STRANDED EVERYWHERE. IS IT A COINCIDENCE THAT THIS PROBLEM STARTS RIGHT AROUND 36,000 MILES. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT IT'S A MATTER OF THE STARTER UNITS GETTING TOO HOT OR BAD WIRING BUT BRAND NEW CARS SHOULD NOT BE HAVING ELECTRICAL ISSUES, THAT'S JUST VALIDATES THAT THIS ARE FAULTY ELECTRICAL STARTERS AND HONDA SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR IT, THERE OUGHT TO BE A RECALL FOR DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL UNITS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10978849April 17, 2017
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE REPAIRED, BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE MAY HAVE BEEN DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10971967April 11, 2017
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE SUN ROOF INDEPENDENTLY SHATTERED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10970294April 3, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HONDA ACCORD. WHEN THE PUSH START BUTTON WAS DEPRESSED, AN ABNORMAL GRINDING NOISE COULD BE HEARD AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STARTER WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 44,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10968883March 28, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I STARTED HAVING AN ISSUE WITH MY CAR ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO. MY CAR HAS THE NEW PUSH BUTTON START AND I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS GETTING IT TO CRANK. WHILE STATIONARY IT WOULD TAKE ANYWHERE FROM 1 TO 10 ATTEMPTS(SOMETIMES MORE) BEFORE IT WOULD CRANK. I HAVE NOT EVEN OWNED THIS CAR 3 YEARS. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW STARTER. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME IN PARKING LOTS, ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AT GAS PUMPS AND AT HOME. YOU ARE REQUIRED TO TURN YOUR CAR OFF AT GAS PUMPS BUT WITH THIS PROBLEM YOU ARE AFRAID TO TURN YOUR CAR OFF IN FEAR OF IT NOT STARTING AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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