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2010 Honda Accord complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2010 record →
ALL 4 OF MY LOCK ACTUATORS HAVE GONE OUT IN ABOUT A 6 YEAR PERIOD OF TIME. THEY WENT OUT INDIVIDUALLY APPROXIMATELY A YEAR APART. THE PROBLEM STARTED WITHIN THE FIRST 3 YEARS OF OWNING THE CAR AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. HONDA DID COVER THE FIRST BUT REFUSED TO COVER THE OTHER 4. I️ HAD ASKED TO TO HAVE ALL OF THEM REPLACED INITIALLY AND WAS TOLD NO. HONDA OBVIOUSLY BOUGHT A BATCH OF BAD LOCK ACTUATORS. I HAVE OWNED 8 HONDA'S OVER THE LAST 35 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD A SINGLE LOCK ACTUATOR GO OUT IN ANY HONDA I️ HAVE EVER OWNED.
WITHIN THE LAST YEAR WHEN MY CAR IS FIRST STARTED IT GRINDS WHEN THE KEY IS TURNED. LIKE IT IS NOT BEING TURNED ALL THE WAY OR BEING HELD TOO LONG BUT IT ISN'T. DOES NOT HAPPEN AFTER THE FIRST START AND DOESN'T HAPPEN EVERY TIME. SEEMS TO BE WORSE WHEN IT IS COLD.
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SUNROOF EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE ABOURT 70 MILES AN HOUR
MY VEHICLE ENGINE RPM'S RAISES AS MUCH AS 500 TO 700 MORE THAN IDLE, WHEN MOVING AT SLOW SPEEDS OF 10 MPH OR STOPPED. HAD IT CHECKED BY SUNNY KING HONDA IN OXFORD ALABAMA, THEY SAID IT COULD BE THE PCM WHICH IS UNDER RECALL FOR THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE FOR ONES MADE PRIOR TO SEPT 2010. MY VEHICLE WAS MADE IN DECEMBER 2010. THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME AND CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO SPEED UP WHEN MOVING AT SLOW OR STOPPED SPEED. JUST WONDERING IF THIS HAD BEEN REPORTED BY ANYONE ELSE. ALSO VEHICLE MAKES A LOUD NOISE WHEN YOU CRANK IT UP. IT HAS DONE THIS SINCE I GOT THE CAR BACK IN AUGUST 2017
AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN MY CAR ACCIDENT
EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUPMTION. AFTER DRIVING 4~5 MILES.. IT CAN'T CHECK "OIL QUANTITY" BY OIL STICK
THE SUNROOF EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WITH NO CARS IN FRONT OF ME.
I GOT A LETTER SAYING THAT THERE WAS A RECALL. I NO LONGER HAVE THIS CAR BUT DID GET INTO AN ACCIDENT WITH THIS CAR AND MY AIRBAG WAS DEPLOYED
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, A GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SHINGLE SPRINGS HONDA (4070 MOTHER LODE DR, SHINGLE SPRINGS, CA 95682, (530) 677-5700) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE OIL LEVEL WAS LOW AND THE VEHICLE WAS DUE FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE. THE ROUTINE OIL CHANGE WAS COMPLETED AND THE GRINDING NOISE WAS GONE. THE CONTACT THEN RECEIVED A SERVICE BULLETIN FROM HONDA FOR OIL CONSUMPTION TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER EVERY 1,000 MILES FOR SEVERAL MONTHS WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A HALF QUART OF OIL WAS BEING USED. THE OIL WAS REFILLED. AT THE END OF THE TESTING PERIOD, THE DEALER FOUND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT CONSUMING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE VEHICLE CONSUMED AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL AND NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER WHERE A CASE WAS OPENED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000.
MY 2010 HONDA ACCORD EX IS BURNING OIL EXCESSIVELY. I AM REQUIRED TO ADD ABOUT 2 QUARTS OF OIL IN BETWEEN OIL CHANGES UP TO 5 TIMES. THERE IS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY RECALL ADD FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT THE DEALERSHIP SAYS MY CAR DOES NOT QUALIFY. THE EXTENDED WARRANTY RECALL STATES THAT 2010 HONDA ACCORD'S QUALIFY, BUT THEY WILL NOT REPLACE THE PISTON RINGS.
CAR ACTS LIKE IT DOESN'T WANT TO TAKE OFF, THEN STALLING WHILE DRIVING, IT SOMETIMES STARTS TO JERKING. WHEN PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR IT DOESN'T WANT TO ACCELERATE. I SOMETIMES PULL OVER TO TURN THE CAR OFF TO SEE IF IT WOULD DO BETTER IF I RESTART IT, BUT THEN IT STARTS ACTING LIKE IT DOESN'T WANT TO CRANK BACK UP.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD SOUND FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR, BUT THERE WAS NO SMOKE OR FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO BRONX HONDA (2541 E TREMONT AVE, BRONX, NY 10461) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE WAS LEAKING OIL INTERNALLY DUE TO A GASKET FAILURE, AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.
A GRINDING NOISE WHEN VEHICLE COLD STARTS STARTED OVER A WEEK AGO AND EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS. WAS TOLD BY HONDA DEALERSHIP THAT IT MAY COST UP TO $600 TO GET THE VTC ACTUATOR FIXED BUT AFTER DOING RESEARCH FOUND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE 2008-2012 ACCORDS. WHY SHOULD I PAY FOR A KNOWN ISSUE BY THE MANUFACTURER. IVE ALWAYS BEEN A ADVOCATE FOR HONDA VEHICLES BUT THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND A RECALL NEEDS TO BE MADE TO FIX THIS AND THE PISTONS LEADING TO THE EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. I WILL BE FIGHTING THIS WITH THE DEALERSHIP ON THIS COST TO GET IT FIXED AND IM HIGHLY DISAPPOINTED IN THE FINDINGS ABOUT THIS ISSUE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE SENSOR INDICATOR SUDDENLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT NO OIL WAS PRESENT INSIDE THE ENGINE ALTHOUGH THE OIL GAUGE DISPLAY INDICATED THAT THE OIL INSIDE THE ENGINE WAS AT 30 PERCENT. THE MECHANIC ADDED OIL TO THE ENGINE AND THE FAILURE WAS REMEDIED. THE LOCAL DEALER (AUTO PARK HONDA IN CARY, NC) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 151,692.
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EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. THE CAR BEGAN GRINDING AND HAD NO OIL REGISTERED ON THE DIPSTICK AFTER 1000 MILES FOLLOWING AN OIL CHANGE. THIS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES DESPITE USING HIGH MILEAGE OIL AND GETTING OIL CHANGES MORE FREQUENTLY THAN RECOMMENDED,
I WAS UNABLE TO OPEN THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR, EVEN AFTER UNLOCKING THE DOOR. THIS COULD BE AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, SHOULD EMERGENCY RESPONDERS NEED TO GAIN IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO THE CAR AND A PASSENGER WAS UNRESPONSIVE. THE POWER DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR FAILED, WHICH CAUSES THE DOOR LOCK TO STAY ENGAGED EVEN AFTER UNLOCKING THE CAR USING THE REMOTE FOB AND USING THE POWER LOCK BUTTON ON THE DOOR. THE ONLY WAY TO UNLOCK THE DOOR IS TO MANUALLY FLIP THE INTERIOR DOOR LOCK SWITCH. THIS IS THE SECOND POWER DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR TO FAIL, AND MY CAR HAS LESS THAN 93,000 MILES ON IT. THE POWER DOOR LOCKS SHOULD LAST THE LIFE OF THE CAR, AND DOORS THAT STAY LOCKED ARE AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD. HONDA CHARGES $298, PER ACTUATOR, MAKING COMPLETE REPAIR CLOSE TO $1,200. MY GUESS IS MOST PEOPLE WOULD CHOOSE TO LIVE WITH THE ISSUE RATHER THAN PAY THE HIGH REPAIR COST, BUT THEY DON'T THINK ABOUT WHAT COULD HAPPEN IF THEY ARE UNRESPONSIVE, THE CAR IS IN FLAMES, AND THE DOORS WON'T OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. I SPOKE WITH HONDA CORPORATE ABOUT THE ISSUE, AND THEY PROVIDED NO RESPONSE. THEY JUST SAID "WE DOCUMENT YOUR CALL." VERY FRUSTRATING.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE COMING TO A STOP OR APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AFTER A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND STALLED. THE BATTERY AND OIL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RESEARCHED THE FAILURE ONLINE AND FOUND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V004000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 106,000.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V346000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (VANDERGRIFF HONDA LOCATED AT 1104 W INTERSTATE 20, ARLINGTON, TX 76017; (817) 533-4266) WHO STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY AND WOULD LET THE CONTACT KNOW WHEN THE PARTS BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
WHEN THIS PROBLEM FIRST HAPPENED THE CAR HAS A GRINDING NOISE AT COLD START CAR IS SITTING STILL, VEHICLE IS NOW PRODUCING GRINDING NOISE AT START AND AT TAKE OFF, AT VARIOUS INTERVALS. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND ADVISED BY A MECHANIC THIS IS CALLED THE VTC ACUATOR AND SEEMS TO BE COMMON IN 2008 TO 2011 HONDA ACCORD'S.
ENGINE MAKES A RATTLING SOUND ON COLD START, THEN DISAPPEARS. THIS ISSUE BEGAN AFTER MY PREVIOUS OIL CHANGE, PERFORMED BY HONDA. ON FURTHER INVESTIGATION THE SOUND IS THE CAUSED BY THE VTC ACTUATOR. THE HONDA TECHNICIAN CONFIRMED THAT DIAGNOSTIC, HOWEVER, THE DEALERSHIP STATES THAT MY VEHICLE ISN'T COVERED UNDER THE SERVICE BULLETIN A09-010 MARCH 17, 2016 01607 VERSION 4, TO INCLUDE 2008-2012 ACCORD ALL TRIMS AND VIN RANGES. I WAS INFORMED THAT ALTHOUGH MY VEHICLE MEETS THOSE SPECIFICATIONS, MY VIN IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY CLAIM INFORMATION, EVEN THOUGH MIN IS A PZEV 15-150K MILES POWER TRAIN VEHICLE. I REPORTED THE ISSUE AT 144,000 MILES AND IF I WANTED IT REPAIRED IT WOULD COST NEARLY $1900 PARTS AND LABOR.
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ACCORD V6 WITH VARIABLE CYLINDER MANAGEMENT (VCM). AT EXACTLY 65,000 MILES, IN EXPRESSWAY RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, IMMEDIATE CATASTROPHIC POWER LOSS AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. TOW TO HONDA DEALER. DEALER RECEIPT SHOWS CODE P3400 FOUND AND DEALER REPLACED REAR OIL PRESSURE SENSOR. CAR OWNER SUGGESTS THAT AN OIL CHANGE MIGHT BE IN ORDER DUE TO EVENT. ONCE HOME, OWNER FINDS OIL OVERFILLED. THIS VEHICLE IS PART OF CLASS ACTION ENGINE MISFIRE SETTLEMENT. DEALER DID NOT REPORT ANY OTHER ERROR CODES, THAT IS, THOSE THAT ARE COVERED UNDER THE SETTLEMENT. AMERICAN HONDA HAS DECLINED THE OWNER'S REQUEST TO HAVE THE ENGINE PERFORMANCE REVIEWED WITH THE VEHICLE OWNER AND AN AMERICAN HONDA REGIONAL SERVICE MANAGER PRESENT.
EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION WITH EARLY REPLACEMENT OF SPARK PLUGS IN 2010 HONDA ACCORD V6. ALL SPARK PLUGS WERE REPLACED AROUND 65K MILES DUE TO AN "COMPUTER ISSUE" ACCORDING TO MY LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP. I WAS INFORMED AT THE TIME THAT THE WARRANTY HAD BEEN EXTENDED TO COVER THE COMPUTER ISSUE NOT AN OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE. WAS ALSO INFORMED THE ISSUE WAS FIXED. THE OIL IS NOW CHANGED EVERY 3K MILES (WHICH DIFFERS FROM RECOMMENDATIONS FROM HONDA TO CHANGE THE OIL ACCORDING TO THE MAINTENANCE MINDER VARYING BETWEEN 4K AND 5K MILES) AND HAVING TO ADD .5 TO A FULL QUART OF OIL EVERY THOUSAND MILES. THERE HAVE BEEN NO OIL STAINS WHERE I PARK ON A REGULAR BASIS, LEADING TO BELIEVE IT IS NOT LEAKING BUT BURNING OR BEING CONSUMED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON MULTIPLE TIMES AND USUALLY PULLS THE CODE THAT A CYLINDER IS MISFIRING. THE OIL LIGHT NEVER COMES ON EVEN WHEN THE OIL BARLEY READS ON THE DIP STICK. THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR OVER 2 YEARS.
BAD SEAT DESIGN. CAUSING BACK PAIN. HELL FOR LONG COMMUTE. NEED TO RECALL.
CAR STALLED IN MIDDLE OF ROAD WITH ENGINE LIGHT ON. UPON CHECKING MECHANIC FOUND THAT THERE WAS HARDLY ANY OIL LEFT. LOW OIL LIGHT DIDN'T LIGHT UP AS IT SHOULD. THIS WAS VERY STRANGE AS I MAINTAIN MY VEHICLE REAL WELL WITH REGULAR OIL CHANGES ETC. UPON RESEARCHING ONLINE IT SEEMS HONDA CARS CONSUMING OIL IS TOP ISSUE REPORTED BY CONSUMERS, CHECK THIS FORUM... HTTP://WWW.HONDAPROBLEMS.COM/TRENDS/EXCESSIVE-OIL-CONSUMPTION/ THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AND HONDA AGREED TO FIX ISSUE VIA SOFTWARE UPGRADE, PLEASE REFER TO TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB #11-033) IN JULY OF 2011 THAT ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, ONLY CERTAIN V6 MODELS WERE COVERED AND V4 ETC. WERE NOT COVERED APART FROM OTHER MODELS. THERE IS NO DOUBT IN MY MIND, I BEING AN ENGINEER, THAT THIS IS SAME ISSUE THAT HONDA NEEDS TO EXPAND IT INVESTIGATION TO AND RECALL/FIX IT. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND WE ARE BLESSED THAT OUR VEHICLE DIDN'T STALL ON FREEWAY, EVEN THOUGH IT STALLED ON SURFACE STREET DURING COMMUTE HOURS AND WE WERE LUCKY TO BE NOT HIT. I REQUEST NHTSA TO REVIEW THIS ISSUE IMMEDIATELY IN INTEREST OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION. I HAVE ALSO NOTIFIED HONDA USA OF THIS ISSUE. AWAITING A RESPONSE.
BURNS EXCESSIVE OIL. ENGINE SHUDDERED. FLASHED PCM CHANGED PLUGS, OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. SAID FIXED. IT IS NOT.
INBOARD PASSENGER REAR BRAKE PAD JAMMED AND PREMATURELY WORN; DRIVER SIDE REAR BRAKE PADS OK. CALIPERS OK. . DEALER HAD TO REPLACE BOTH REAR BRAKE SETS AND RESURFACE THE ROTORS AT MY EXPENSE. DEALER BLAMED "CORROSION"; I BLAME A HONDA DESIGN DEFECT IN THEIR BRAKING SYSTEM.
TAKATA RECALL - I VISITED A HONDA DEALER AT THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS: SPRING BRANCH HONDA 10250 KATY FWY HOUSTON, TX 77043-5208 (713) 464-7482 THEY TOOK ALL MY INFORMATION AND SAID THEY WERE GOING TO CALL ME TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. THAT WAS AROUND LATE OCTOBER LAST YEAR AND I HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM THEM
EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION, 5 QUARTS USED IN 6,000 MILES.
THE ENGINE DEVELOPED A LOUD KNOCK DURING USE. THE KNOCK WAS VERY LOUD WHEN THE CAR WAS IDLING. IT IS A V6 AND HAD 104K MILES. HONDA DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS THE FRONT CAMSHAFT LOBE FOR CYLINDER 6 HAD SIGNIFICANT WEAR AND THE CAMSHAFT HAD TO BE REPLACED. THEY WOULD NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY BY ADMITTING THE PART WAS DEFECTIVE. THE ONLY WAY 1 LOBE COULD DETERIORATE THAT MUCH WAS IF IT HAD NOT BEEN HEAT TREATED IN THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT BURNED UP. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD TO PUT OUT THE FIRE...ON A CITY STREET.
MY ACCORD HAS ONLY 89000 MILES AND ENGINE IS BURNING ENGINE OIL ALMOST 1 QUART EVERY 3 WEEKS. I HAVE ALWAYS TOOK GOOD CARE AND CHANGE OIL AS SOON AS MAINTENANCE REQUIRED(OIL CHANGE) LIGHT COMES ON.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V346000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
ENGINE LIGHT DOES NOT GO OFF I LOSE OIL
DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS HAVE STOPPED LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE DOORS ON THREE OF THE FOURS DOORS OF THE CAR. I HAVE TO MANUALLY LOCK AND UNLOCK THE DRIVERS DOOR WITH THE KEY IN ORDER TO LOCK IT. THE TWO REAR PASSENGER DOORS DO NOT UNLOCK VIA THE INTERIOR UNLOCK BUTTON ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND MUST BE MANUALLY UNLOCKED AND LOCKED BY FLIPPING THE DOOR LOCK ITSELF ON EACH DOOR. THIS IS RIDICULOUS FOR A CAR THAT IS ONLY 7 YEARS OLD .. TO HAVE ALL THREE DOOR AFFECTED IS FAULTY EQUIPMENT AND NOT INCORRECT USE. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT 5 MONTHS BUT WE INITIALLY THOUGHT IT WAS THE BATTERY IN THE ELECTRONIC KEYS. AFTER REPLACING IT AND THE PROBLEMS CONTINUING THE CAR WAS BROUGHT IN FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND WE WERE TOLD THE 3 ACTUATORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.
THE LAST WRITTEN NOTICE I RECEIVED FROM HONDA WAS DATED 12/5/2016. I CONTACTED HONDA AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD SEND ME A NOTICE WHEN TO COME IN TO HAVE THE AIRBAG REPLACED. I HAVE HEARD NOTHING SINCE THEN.
TOOK MY 2010 HONDA ACCORD TO REPAIR A ATC ACTUATOR. I AM TOLD THE PART HAS NOT BEEN IMPROVED AND EVERYONE WHO HAD THIS REPAIRED IS RETURNING WITHIN 6 MONTHS . THERE ARE ALOT OF COMPLAINTS .WHEN IS HONDA GOING TO RECALL AND FIX THIS FAULTY PART . THE CAR STARTS SO LOUD !!!!
RIGHT TURN SIGNAL CANCEL IS BROKEN. IT IS NOT CANCELING THE SIGNAL AFTER FINISHING A RIGHT TURN. I HAVE TO MANUALLY TURN IT OFF. IF I FORGET TO TURN IT OFF IT MIGHT BE MISLEADING OTHER DRIVERS AND COULD INCREASE CHANCES FOR A CRASH.
I CALLED HONDA CUSTOMER TO REPORT A PROBLEM DUE TO CONSTANT CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS AND TO GET MY CAR CHECKED WITH A RECALL NOTICE . THEY TOLD ME I WILL CHARGED TO SEE WHETHER MY IS ELIGIBLE FOR THE RECALL NOTICE AND TOLD MY CHECK ENGINE PROBLEM CANNOT BE CHECKED OUT SINCE MY MFG WARRANTY EXPIRED SINCE IT IS ONLY GOOD FOR 6 YRS FROM THE YEAR OF MANUFACTURED DATE AND NOT THE SOLD DATE . I BOUGHT MY CAR 2011 SO MY WARRANTY IS STILL VALID , BUT FOR WHATEVER REASON THEY ARE GOING BY MFG DATE AND SOLD DATE.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V346000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
MY CAR IS BURNING 1.6 QUARTS OF OIL EVERY 1,600 MILES; THE LOW OIL PRESSURE SENSOR DOES NOT COME ONE. THE ONLY REASON I KNOW IT IS LOW IS DUE TO A NOISE THAT IT MAKES. HONDA DEALERSHIP SAYS IT IS NORMAL TO BURN 1.2 QUARTS OF OIL EVERY 1,200 MILES. THIS IS MY FIFTH HONDA AND I HAVE NEVER HAD A CAR DO THIS.
ON FEBRUARY 10, 2017 THE CAR HORN SOUNDED FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES, AND THIS REPEATED TWICE BEFORE 2 AM. THE CAR WAS IN THE DRIVEWAY, AND NO ONE WAS NEAR IT. THE KEY WAS ON THE TABLE. THE ACTION WAS SPONTANEOUS. IT STOPPED ONLY WHEN I UNLOCKED THE CAR DOOR. WHEN I STARTED THE CAR LATER IN THE MORNING AT LEAST FOUR SAFETY WARNINGS APPEARED INCLUDING "BRAKES" ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THIS BEHAVIOR WAS CONFIRMED BY THE DEALER DARCARS HONDA IN BOWIE MARYLAND, WHERE IT WAS ATTRIBUTED TO A FUSE BOX WHICH MUST BE REPLACED. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR, EVEN IF IT CAN BE REPAIRED, BECAUSE OF THE CAR'S SAFETY WARNING.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V346000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V346000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
MY 2010 V4 HONDA ACCORD IS BURNING EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL. AFTER DOING THE OIL CONSUMPTION TEST THOUGH HONDA, THEY DETERMINED THAT MY ENGINE BURNED 2.5 QUARTS OF OIL IN APPROXIMATELY 5,100 MILES. I BELIEVE THAT THE AMOUNT IS ACTUALLY GREATER BECAUSE THEY SAID THAT AS LONG AS IT DOES NOT CONSUME 1 QUART PER 1,000 MILES THAT THIS IS NORMAL AND THEY WILL NOT FIX IT. I KNOW THEY HAVE SETTLED A CLASS-ACTION SUIT FOR THE V6 MODEL, BUT CHOSE NOT TO INCLUDE THE V4 MODELS THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM! HOW CAN IT BE NORMAL TO BURN THROUGH MORE THAN HALF OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF MOTOR OIL IN BETWEEN OIL CHANGES? I NOW HAVE A CAR THAT HAS AN ENGINE THAT HAS NOT BEEN PROPERLY LUBRICATED FOR I AM NOT SURE HOW LONG BECAUSE I PURCHASED IT USED. I MAY BE HAVING TO REPLACE MY ENGINE BEFORE I AM EVEN HALF WAY THROUGH MY LOAN. *TR
MY SRS LIGHT CAME ON AND WHEN I TOOK IT TO HONDA OF FISHERS IN INDIANA I WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE A $100 JUST TO RUN THE DIAGNOSTICS AND SINCE MY SPECIFIC MODEL OF CAR ISN'T UNDER A CURRENT RECALL I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR ANY REPAIRS NEEDED OUT OF POCKET. THIS DOESN'T SEEM FAIR AS MY CAR SHOULD HAVE A LIFETIME WARRANTY ON SEAT BELTS AND RELATED SRS COMPONENTS. I WOULD THINK THEY WOULD AT LEAST PROVIDE A FREE DIAGNOSTICS TO MAKE SURE MY AIRBAGS WILL WORK CORRECTLY AS PART OF A SAFETY MATTER. I FOUND MANY 2010 ACCORDS WERE RECALLED BUT APPARENTLY MY ACCORD COUPE WASN'T.
TAKATA RECALL - HONDA ADVISED NOT TO CARRY PASSENGERS UNTIL THIS WAS REPAIRED. RECEIVED NOTICE IN MAY 2016. AS OF 24JAN2017 STILL HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. IT HAS BEEN LONG ENOUGH.
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