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2014 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 2014 record →

Unknown or Other
Filed Jul 7, 201850,000 milesFL

BACK UP CAMERA NO LONGER WORKING RIGHT TURN CAMERA NO LONGER WORKING

Electrical System
Filed Jul 6, 2018MD

CAR WOULD NOT START BUT WOULD JUST CLICK AND ELECTRICITY WOULD TURN ON. PROBLEM PERSISTED AND GOT WORSE AND WORSE. WOULD REQUIRE 2, THEN 3 UP TO 6 TRIES TO START THE ENGINE. REPLACED BATTERY AND PROBLEM STILL PERSISTED AND GOT WORSE. WENT TO MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD STARTER WAS FAULTY, HAD TO PAY FOR A FULL STARTER REPLACEMENT AT LESS THAN 45,000 MILES.

Engine
Filed Jun 28, 201896,838 milesNJ

PISTON RINGS NEED TO BE CHECKED. WENT FOR OIL CHANGE AND THERE WAS NO OIL IN CAR TECH SAID THERE WAS NOT A LEAK AND IT MUST BE BURNING OIL CAR WAS AT 30%

Visibility/Wiper
Filed Jun 28, 201823,000 milesNC

THE REAR VIEW CAMERA DOES NOT WORK 23000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE.VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY

Back Over Prevention › Sensing System › Camera
Filed Jun 28, 201823,000 milesNC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REARVIEW CAMERA FAILED TO DISPLAY WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS REVERSING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. FRIENDSHIP HONDA (1440 BLOWING ROCK RD, BOONE, NC 28607) WAS CONTACTED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN THERE FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT BACK TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000.

Electrical System
Filed Jun 27, 201896,000 milesTX

I'VE HAD THIS FOR FOR 2 YEARS NOW AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE ARE TIMES MY CAR WON'T START ON THE 1ST KEY TURN. ALL THE LIGHTS COME ON AND THE BATTERY IS STILL RUNNING GOOD. I'VE HAD THE BATTERY TESTED 3 TIMES. THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY. I PUT MY KEY IN TURN IT LIGHTS COME ON IT CLICKS I TURN IT BACK TURN AND THE SAME THING HAPPENS. USUALLY ON THE THE THIRD TRY IT THE ENGINE COMES ON POWERFUL. THIS HAPPENS AT LEAST 3 TIMES A WEEK. I READ ON OTHER FORUMS AND A LOT OF OWNWERS OF THE SAME CAR ARE HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. THEY TOOK THEIRS TO THE DEALER AND THEY HAD TO GET THEIR STARTER REPLACED. WE ARE WONDERING HOW A CAR THIS NEW CAN ALREADY HAVE STARTER ISSUES? THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN WHEN CARS ARE UNDER 100K IN MILES. HONDA NEEDS TO HAVE A RECALL ON THEIR POORLY MADE STARTER. THE OWNERS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO REPLACE THE STARTER ALREADY.

Visibility/Wiper
Filed Jun 27, 201870,000 milesNC

MY SUNROOF EXPLODED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 70 MPH! IT WAS DEFINITELY NOT HIT BY ANYTHING. YOU CAN SEE IN ONE OF THE PHOTOS HOW IT BLEW OUTWARD. FORTUNATELY, MOST OF THE GLASS WENT OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND I WAS NOT INJURED, BUT IT WAS EXTREMELY LOUD AND TERRIFYING! I WAS STILL ABOUT TWO HOURS AWAY FROM HOME SO I CLOSED THE SHADE GUARD SO THAT THE GLASS WOULD NOT FALL INSIDE ON ME. I COULD HEAR PIECES FALLING AND HITTING THE SHADE GUARD THE REST OF THE WAY HOME. THIS WAS NOT COVERED BY MY WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH IN MY OPINION IT SHOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED AND WAS A DEFECT AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED.

Electrical System
Filed Jun 26, 2018VA

VEHICLE WILL NOT START AT TIMES AND THERE IS A CLICKING SOUND. IN THE BEGINNING, IT HAPPENED MAYBE TWICE A MONTH AND IT WOULD START AFTER A FEW SECONDS. IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE AND IT'S AN EVERYDAY OCCURRENCE, SEVERAL TIMES A DAY. ONE DAY IT WOULD NOT START AT ALL. I LEFT IT FOR APPROXIMATELY AN HOUR AND WHEN I LATER TRIED TO START IT, IT STARTED WITH NO HESITATION. IT IS NOT THE BATTERY, BECAUSE I REPLACED THE BATTERY THINKING THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. EVERYTHING ELSE IN THE CAR WORKS EVEN WHEN THE CAR WON'T START.

Electrical System
Filed Jun 6, 201828,000 milesFL

I ONLY HAVE 29,600+ MILES ON MY 2014 HONDA ACCORD WITH TROUBLE STARTING CAR ENGINE. SOMETIMES IT TAKES 2 TO 3 TIMES BEFORE ENGINE STARTS. I BROUGHT TO MY HONDA DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I AM LOOKING AT A $700+ BILL TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE STARTER. I SEE THAT OTHER OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM!

Electrical System
Filed May 30, 201878,000 milesVA

PROBLEM: SEEMS TO BE WITH IGNITION. WHILE CAR IS STATIONARY, THE VEHICLE FAILS AT THE INITIAL TURN OF THE KEY FOR IGNITION. FAILURE OF IGNITION MAY HAPPEN 2-3 TIMES BEFORE CAR WILL RUN. NOT ONLY HAS THIS NOW HAPPENED MORE THAN HALF A DOZEN TIMES, BUT WE ARE ALSO SEEING LARGER NUMBER OF TRIES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WILL START. (EXAMPLE: FIRST SEVERAL OCCURRENCES THE CAR WOULD START AFTER 1-2 TRIES. NOW IT IS MORE COMMON TO TAKE 2-3 TRIES BEFORE IGNITION.) THIS COULD CAUSE ANY OF US TO BE STRANDED UNEXPECTANTLY...ESPECIALLY CONCERNED IF THIS HAPPENS ON A TRIP AWAY FROM HOME, &/OR TO WIFE OR DAUGHTER ALONE. WE HEARD OTHER YEARS OF SAME HONDA ACCORD IS HAVING THIS PROBLEM. SO WE WERE SURPRISED NOT TO SEE OUR MAKE AND MODEL LISTED FOR RECALL.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed May 27, 201846,740 milesCA

RECENTLY MY 2014 BONDA ACCORD SPORT HAS BEEN ACTING UP THE LAST WEEK OF APRIL 2018 GOING OUT FOR LUNCH I WAS GOING TO TURN ON CAR AND I WOULD NOT START SH!T STARTER PROBLEM I RETRIED EVENTUALLY CAR STARTED UP AGAIN BUT NOW WITH ELECTRONIC STEERING ,ABS, TPMS, AND STABILITY CONTROL LIGHTS LIT UP AT SAME TIME SAME DAY DROVE CAR TO DEALER HAVE IT CHECKED OUT BUT 2 MILES AWAY FROM GETTING THERE THE LIGHTS TURNED OFF JUST MY LUCK SO HEADEAD BACK HOME. NOW ON 5/22/2018 IT HAPPEND AGAING THIS TIME WHILE DRIVING HOME IT STARTED WITH BREAK PEDAL WHEN APPLIED IT WOULD PULSE LIKE WHEN YOU SLAM BRAKES AND YOU FEEL ABS DOING ITS JOB MIND YOU I WAS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC WHEN TRAFFIC CLEARED UP THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED ACTING UP THATS WHEN SAME LIGHTS ON DASH CAME UP AGAIN (SEE PICS) WAITING TILL TUESDAY TO GO GET CAR CHECKED OUT.

Electrical System
Filed May 26, 201835,000 milesTX

AT AROUND 35,000 MILES, THE STARTER IS NO LONGER WORKING AND SHOULD NOT BE GOING OUT WITH SO FEW MILES

Unknown or Other
Filed May 25, 201833,250 milesCT

I PURCHASED 2014 HONDA ACCORD SPORT NEW IN MARCH 2014. AFTER 33000 MILES THE STARTER BEGAN TO NOT START THE ENGINE AFTER THE FIRST ATTEMPT AND SOMETIMES THE SECOND OR THIRD ATTEMPT.I BROUGHT THE CAR INTO LIBERTY HONDA HARTFORD CT. FOR SERVICE.DEALER SAID THE STARTER WAS DEFECTIVE AND NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY SINCE THE TIME WAS OVER THE 3YEAR COVERAGE PERIOD EVENTHOUGH THE MILEAGE WAS UNDER THE 36000 MILES.DEALER SAID 2014 AND 2015 YEARS HAD SOME BAD STARTERS INSTALLED BY FACTORY.I PAID FOR NEW STARTER INSTALLED FOR $775. WHY DID HONDA PUT BAD STARTERS IN CARS THAT WOULD BECOME DEFECTIVE SHORTLY AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRATION? MANY COMPLAINTS FROM 2014 & 2015 HONDA ACCORD OWNERS ABOUT THE PROBLEM.HONDA SHOULD HAVE ISSUED A REPAIR BASED ON GOODWILL. DEALER SAID NO. WHEN YOU CAN'T START THE CAR QUICKLY THAT'S A SAFETY ISSUE. CAR WOULD NOT START QUICKLY WHILE PARKED IN DRIVEWAY OVERNIGHT,PARKED AT A STORE PARKING WITH ENGINE STILL WARM OR PARKED ON CITY STREET WITH ENGINE STILL WARM.TIME OF YEAR WAS APRIL AND MAY 2018.

Tires › Pressure Monitoring and Regulating Systems
Filed May 23, 201860,000 milesNJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STABILITY ASSIST, TIRE PRESSURE, POWER STEERING, AND ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO METRO HONDA (540 NEW JERSEY 440, JERSEY CITY, NJ) WHERE THE TECHNICIAN REFUSED TO REPAIR THE FAILURES BECAUSE THE CONTACT DID NOT WANT TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURES RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BECAUSE THE CONTACT DID NOT WANT TO PAY FOR BOTH THE DIAGNOSTIC AND REPAIR COST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

Air Bags1 injured
Filed May 22, 2018CA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING OR IMPACT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD, SHOULDERS, RIBS AND CHEST THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW YARD AND DEEMED DESTROYED. HONDA OF ESCONDIDO IN ESCONDIDO, CALIFORNIA WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. **TR *JS

Engine
Filed May 17, 2018CA

I INFORMED HONDA ABOUT MY CAR'S OIL SYSTEM PROBLEM, AND HOW THE ENGINE IS BURNING OIL AT A FASTER RATE THAN NORMAL. I TOLD THEM THAT I HAD MY CAR CHECKED SEVERAL TIMES AT HONDA IN BURLINGAME FOR THIS PROBLEM. THERE WAS NO LEAKS, YET THEY COULDN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSE. THEY JUST TOLD ME TO KEEP AN EYE ON THE OIL GAUGE ON THE DASHBOARD. AT THE 50% LEVEL IT MADE A BEEPING NOISE AND I HAD THE OIL CHECKED. IT WAS ALMOST COMPLETELY EMPTY! THEREFORE THE OIL GAUGE WAS USELESS. I WROTE TO HONDA AND TOLD THEM THE PROBLEMS. THEY JUST TOLD ME TO GET IT CHECKED AGAIN AND WAS UNWILLING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS POTENTIAL HAZARD. NOW I AM CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING THIS DEFECTIVE VEHICLE, AND VERY ALARMED THAT HONDA IS NOT CONCERNED ABOUT THIS POTENTIAL DANGER OR THEIR CUSTOMER'S SAFETY.

Engine
Filed May 15, 20182,000 milesCA

MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 100K MILES UNCERTAIN WHY BUT ITS OBVIOUSLY A RECALL ON A BAD CAR IM STILL MAKING PAYMENTS AND THE CAR DOESNT WORK THE CAR HAS ENGINE ISSUES AND NO COLD A/C AND MANY OTHER ISSUES I THINK THIS CAR NEEDS TO BE OVERLOOKED AT ITS ONLY BEEN SINCE 2014 TIL 2018 AND THE CAR SHOULD HAVE NOT HAD ANY ISSUES IM SO SAD THAT HONDA LET ME DOWN I OWNED SEVERAL HONDAS IM THE PAST AND I TRUSTED THERE VEHICLE BUT IM NOT HAPPY WITH THIS 2014 HONDA ACCORD SPORT I HOPE THIS ISSUES GETS DOUBT WITH AND HONDA UNDERSTANDS I OWNED HONDA ACCORDS BEFORE MANY OF THEM AND THIS ONE HAS BEEN A LEMON FROM WHAT I SEE NOT A GOOD YEAR FOR HONDA 2014 OR MY CAR WAS A LEMON

Engine
Filed May 12, 201855,349 milesMI

CAR WILL NOT START WHEN THE KEY IS TURNED BUT AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS AND TURNING THE SWITCH ON AND OFF AND TURNING THE WHEEL AND PUSHING ON THE BRAKE IT SOMETIMES JUST STARTS. THE CAR HAS 55000 MILES. HAS BEEN HAPPENING 3 MONTHS GETTING WORSE.

Electrical System
Filed May 9, 201854,000 milesCA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT MADE A GRINDING SOUND AND FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed May 8, 2018CA

IT HAS BEEN DIFFICULT TO START MY CAR. LAST NIGHT IT WOULDN'T START. WHEN IT FINALLY DID START ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME IN AND WOULDN'T GO OUT. THIS SAME THING HAS HAPPENED TO MANY OF MY FRIENDS THAT ALSO OWN 2014 HONDA'S.

Unknown or Other
Filed May 6, 201846,000 milesCA

HAD TO CHANGE THE STARTER 6/2017 AND THEN AGAIN 4/2018 CAR WOULD NOT START

Electrical System
Filed May 4, 201881,000 milesNY

NOTHING HAPPEN TO THE CAR. JUST ONE DAY START CAR AND THE CAR FCW AND LDW SYSTEM FAILED THEN ALL THE OTHER LIGHTS STAY ON ALSO.WE HAD TO REPLACE MODULATOR PART# 57110-T2F-L12. WE WERE 23,000 MILES OVER WARRANTY. WE DID NOT EVEN PAY CAR OFF YET. I HAD TO PAID $2,000 TO REPLACE. NEVER HAD ANY OTHER PROBLEMS. JUST FELT VERY IN UNSAFE WITH THE SYSTEM THAT SUPPOSE TO MAKE ME FEEL SAFE KEPT SAY IT HAS FAILED.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed May 2, 2018CA

TAKATA RECALL.... CAR WON'T START. CONNECTION TO BATTERY LOOSE. I TRIED TO START IT AGAIN BUT MID-IGNITION .... LOUD SOUND AND NOW NOTHING

Structure › Body
Filed Apr 29, 2018OR

VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY: THE ACTUATOR FOR THE DRIVER DOOR LOCK/UNLOCK STOP WORKING INTERMITTENTLY.I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THE REPLACED IT UNDER THE WARRANTY, I MENTIONED TO THEM THIS IS A BRAND NEW CAR AND ALREADY HAVE ISSUES WITH THIS!!! WELL I HAVE THE SAME SITUATION BUT THIS TIME IS IN THE REAR DOOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE SO I TOOK TO THE DEALER THIS TIME THEY TOLD ME WE CAN NOT REPLACED IT SINCE THE WARRANTY IS DUE YOU HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR, I MENTIONED TO THEM SEEMS THAT SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE DOOR LOCK MECHANISM DUE TO THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THE CAR IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE BUT THIS TIME ON DIFFERENT DOOR. APPARENTLY THE LOCKING MECHANISM HAS A FLAWS DESIGN OR MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT HONDA DOES NOT WANTS TO ACCEPT.

Seats
Filed Apr 16, 201811,000 milesGA

SO DISAPPOINTED WITH THE SEAT COVERS ON MY HONDA ACCORD! THIS IS THE 4TH HONDA THAT I OWN AND NONE HAVE HAD SUCH WEAR AND TEAR AS THE 2014!!! EVEN AFTER 10 YEARS OF USE ON ALL OF THEM, THEY WERE IN BETTER SHAPE THAN THE 2014 AFTER 2 YEARS OF USE

Electrical System
Filed Apr 12, 201811,700 milesVA

VEHICLE WILL NOT START UPON INITIALLY PUSHING THE IGNITION . CHANGED BATTERIES IN THE REMOTES YET THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. VEHICLE ONLY STARTS AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. INSTEAD OF PUSHING TO START HAVE BEEN PUSHING AND HOLDING TO START. PROBLEM BECOMING MORE AND MORE FREQUENT. STARTED 03/11/18 AND CONTINUED ON.

Air Bags
Filed Apr 10, 2018LA

2014 HONDA ACCORD. ATTORNEY REPRESENTING CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIRBAG FAILURE DURING ACCIDENT. *SMD *CN

Electrical System
Filed Apr 9, 201860,000 milesVA

ON SOME OCCASIONS THE KEYLESS START BUTTON DOES NOT ACTIVATE THE STARTER. IT MAY TAKE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO WORK OR WON'T AT ALL. SOMETIMES I LEAVE FOR A TIME AND WHEN I TRY AGAIN IT WORKS NORMALLY. I'VE HAD MANY CARS AND THIS ISSUE IS DEFFINETLY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. HONDA DEALER REPLACED STARTER UNDER WARRANTY AND INDICATED THAT THEY KNEW IT WAS AN ISSUE. I THINK IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I NEEDED TO PICK UP MY WIFE AT THE HOSPITAL AND COULD NOT GET CAR STARTED. I DO HAVE ANOTHER CAR SO IT ALL WORKED OUT BUT IF I DIDN'T IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A BAD EVENT. I KNOW THIS ISSUE IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET ESPECIALLY YOUTUBE. HONDA DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT PUBLICLY. OTHERWISE IT'S A GREAT CAR

Service Brakes
Filed Apr 9, 201878,200 milesTX

THE VEHICLE DOES NOT ALWAYS START WHEN YOU PRESSED THE START BUTTON AND ONLY CLICKS. THIS CAN BE DANGEROUS IF THE CAR STALLS IN A BUSY INTERSECTION OR RAIL ROAD CROSSING AND THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE STARTED. TO START THE VEHICLE (KEYLESS W/FOB), YOU HAVE TO PRESS THE BRAKE AND PRESS THE START BUTTON. IT APPEARS THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE AND THE STARTING OF THE CAR MAY BE PART OF THE ISSUE AS WE HAVE NOTICED THAT THE CAR WILL MORE LIKELY START WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS SOFT VS. HARD. NOT SURE IF THE ISSUE IS ISOLATED TO THE START BUTTON, BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER, BOTH OR THE ELECTRONICS THAT INTERACTS WHEN THESE TWO. ANY ASSISTANCE THAT YOU MAY PROVIDE WITH THIS ISSUE IS APPRECIATED. THANK YOU

Power Train
Filed Apr 1, 201826,000 milesGA

WHEEL BEARING FAILURE, PRE-MATURE - THE CAR MADE A LOUD LOW HUM BETWEEN 35-60 MPH. READING FORUM'S ON LINE, ROAD NOISE FROM THE MICHELIN TIRES WAS DESCRIBED WHICH I ASSUMED THE NOISE TO BE. THE NOISE SEEMED TO GET LOUDER OVER TIME SO I HAD THE DEALER CHECK IT OUT. BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT REAR WHEEL BEARINGS HAD GONE BAD ON A 3 PLUS YEAR OLD CAR (JUST OUT OF WARRANTY) WITH 26,000 MILES. BOTH WHEEL BEARINGS WERE REPLACED AND IT SOLVED THE PROBLEM.

Steering
Filed Mar 23, 201866,000 milesTX

ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING ASSIST STOPPED WORKING WHILE I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT, THE STEERING WHEEL EXPLANATION MARK LIGHT APPEARED TO ILLUMINATE. AT THAT MOMENT I WAS UNABLE TO STEER BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT BUT BY SOME MIRACLE I MANAGED TO GET BACK HOME BY USING ALL MY STRENGTH TO TURN. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY FIRST MADE REPLACE THE BATTERY CLAIMING THAT THE CAR IS SHOWING LOW VOLTAGE AND THAT NOT ENOUGH JUICE IS FLOWING TO THE EPS SYSTEM CAUSING IT NOT TO WORK, WHEN THAT DIDN'T FIX THE ISSUE, THEY RECOMMENDED ME TO REPLACE THE CONTROL UNIT, WHEN THAT DIDN'T FIX THE ISSUE, THEY RECOMMENDED TO REPLACE THE MOTOR ON THE RACK. AT THIS MOMENT I CALLED HONDA AND MADE THEM AWARE OF THE SITUATION AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT HELP. AND NOW I AM WRITING THIS INCIDENT TO SPREAD AWARENESS ON THIS ISSUE. MY CAR HAS 66,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN ALWAYS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED. POWER STEERING TO START CAUSING ISSUES THIS SOON IS REALLY SAD, AND FOR HONDA NOT TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT KNOWING IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE IS HIGHLY UNACCEPTABLE. I AM DISAPPOINTED IN HONDA FOR PUTTING THEIR CUSTOMERS LIVES IN DANGER.

Service Brakes
Filed Mar 21, 201853,000 milesKY

OUR 2014 HONDA ACCORD (PURCHASED "CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED") HAS AN INTERMITTENT ISSUE. FIRST OF ALL THE CAR HAS 53,000 MILES. HAVE ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE THE BATTERY; SINCE REPLACING THE BATTERY, A MYRIAD OF LIGHTS COME AND GO ON THE DASH FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 MONTH. NOW THE LIGHTS ARE STAYING ON - BRAKE, ABS, FCW, LDW, STEERING ASSIST. DEALER SAYS "PROBABLY" THE ABS MODULE ($1400). LAUNCHED A COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS ISSUE WITH HONDA AMERICA - THEY TELL ME TO TAKE IT IN AND HAVE IT CHECKED. MY QUESTION(S) WERE (A) BY SPENDING $1400, IS THIS GOING TO FIX IT OR WILL IT "PROBABLY" FIX IT. (B) HOW LONG BEFORE IT HAPPENS AGAIN?- KEEP IN MIND THE FIRST ONE LASTED 53,000 MILES (C) HOW DANGEROUS IS THIS? NO ANSWERS TO ANY OF THESE QUESTIONS WERE ANSWERED; THE ONLY THING THAT WAS CLEAR WAS THAT IT WASN'T A WIDESPREAD ISSUE BECAUSE THE NHSTA OR HONDA HADN'T ISSUED ANY KIND OF TSB OR RECALL. I THOUGHT IT WAS SOMEWHAT TELLING WHEN I CALLED ANOTHER DEALERSHIP, SPOKE WITH THE DESK PERSON IN SERVICE. WHILE OVER THE PHONE, EXPLAINED THE LIGHTS THAT WERE ON - THE ANSWER OF "IT'S THE ABS MODULE" WAS INSTANT. FOR SOMETHING THAT ISN'T "COMMON" OR WIDESPREAD, THIS WAS A VERY QUICK REPLY. ALSO A GOOGLE SEARCH TURNS UP OTHER ISSUES JUST LIKE THE ONE WE ARE HAVING. JUST WONDER HOW SAFE THIS IS?

Engine
Filed Mar 21, 2018NY

THE CAR HAS IGNITION PROBLEMS.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Mar 21, 201834,000 milesTX

THE IGNITION SWITCH TOOK FOREVER TO START ENGINE. I HAD TO HAVE THE STARTER CHANGED AND PAID VANDERGRIFF HONDA DEALER $600+. I BELIEVE IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE BATTERY SENSOR THAT AFFECTS ALSO THE ALTERNATOR.

Electrical System
Filed Mar 14, 201850,000 milesRI

CAR WON'T START

Air Bags
Filed Mar 13, 201850 milesPA

SEATBELT BEEN BROKEN SINCE I BOUGHT CAR. IM NOTICING MORE AND MORE PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR.I BELIEVE I WAS SOLD A LEMON.WHEN PASSANGER SEAT BELT IS FASTENED, LIGHT COMES ON NOTIFYING ME THAT PASSANGER AIR BAG IS NOT ON. THERE IS NO WAY TO MAKE IT COME ON. AND SEATBELT DOES NOT STAY SECURED, IT KEEPS COMING UNFASTENED.VERY DANGEROUS FOR MY PASSENGERS.I WANT MY MONEY BACK FOR THIS CAR, NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS

Electrical System
Filed Mar 8, 201875,289 milesMO

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE DUE TO BATTERY FAILURE AND ALTERNATOR FAILURE. RECEIVED HONDA RECALL NOTICE AFTER REPLACED BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR REPLACEMENT REPAIR .CHARGE 723.92$ FOR ALTERNATOR ,AND 108.00$ FOR A WALMART BATTERY .RECALL PART BMS SENSOR ,CAUSED THIS REPAIR AS IT NOTED IN RECALL DESCRIPTION .HONDA DEALERSHIP DENIED BSM SENSOR FAULT .WILL NOT REFUND CUSTOMER.CONTACTED HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE.NO ACTION TAKEN.EASTBOUND HWY 70 TRAVELING WITH FAMILY ,75MPH ALL OF SUDDEN CONTROL PANEL BLINKS TWICE ,SPEED DECELERATED UP AND DOWN .THIS OCCURRED 3 TIMES .FINALLY MADE IT HOME .VEHICLE NOT START 1HR LATER.CHECKED BATTERY ,DEAD .DEALERSHIP WAS CLOSED .PURCHASED WALMART BATTERY .VEHICLE STILL INCONSISTENT .MON MORNING CONTACTED ED NAPLETON FOR APPT.

Unknown or Other
Filed Mar 2, 2018VA

THE CAR CONSUME OIL AND SOMETIMES THE OIL LEVEL COMPLETELY DRIED UP AT A MILEAGE OF 2500 MILES AND I HAVE TO CHANGE THE OIL LEVEL REGULARLY BECAUSE THERE IS NO MESSAGE IS POPPING UP TO WARN ME.

Steering
Filed Feb 28, 201822,805 milesNE

AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 10 MINUTES ORANGE STEERING WHEEL WITH EXCLAMATORY SIGN CAME ON DASHBOARD.WAS UNABLE TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT BUT ONLY BACK AND FORWARD. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED 3 TIMES.

Electrical System
Filed Feb 22, 201865,880 milesCA

REF PRIOR COMPLAINTS 11048722, 11035177, 11003743... ON 1/9/18, A NEW REMANUFACTURED STARTER PURCHASED FROM HONDA, WAS INSTALLED IN THIS VEHICLE. MILEAGE WAS 64740. TODAY, 2/22/18, THE GRINDING NOISE OCCURRED ON ONE START ATTEMPT - THIS IS THE FIRST ISSUE WITH THE NEW STARTER - MILEGAE IS 65880. SO, IN JUST OVER 1100 MILES, 1 1/2 MO, AND AN AVERAGE OF MAYBE 40 TO 50 STARTS/WEEK, THE PROBLEM IS RESURFACING. I HAD THIS VEHICLE AT HONDA TO COMPLETE A PRIOR RECALL - ON 12/13/17 AND IT DID NOT START THERE. SERVICE MANAGER MADE EXCUSE ABOUT THE REPLACEMENT STARTER NOT BEING FROM HONDA... WELL - THIS ONE IS... SOMETHING IN THE SYSTEM SOMEWHERE IS CAUSING THIS ISSUE. WHILE IT MANIFESTS AS A MECHANICAL GRINDING, CLICKING NOISE, IT IS AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE IN THE SYSTEM AS HAS BEEN NOTED BEFORE, AND IT IS VERY RANDOM... HOW AM I GOING TO BE ABLE TO RE-SELL A VEHICLE WITH SUCH A PROBLEM - A HONDA DESIGN FLAW HAS CAUSED CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO THE CAR'S VALUE, NOT TO MENTION EXPENSES AND TIME LOST. SEE OLD/NEW STARTER PIX... PLEASE KEEP THE INVESTIGATION MOVING FORWARD - I HAVE SUFFERED A LOSS, AS HAVE MANY OTHERS!!

Engine
Filed Feb 20, 2018MD

MY 2014 ACCORD, PURCHASED IN APRIL 2014, BEGAN BURNING OIL AND HAD TO HAVE EXTENSIVE WORK/REPAIRS DONE. ACCORDING TO A RECALL NOTICE ON MODELS MANUFACTURED SHORTLY AFTER MINE, A SIMILAR ISSUE OCCURRED. I WAS INFORMED BY THE SERVICE CENTER THAT THEY HAD SEEN SEVERAL CARS THE SAME MODEL AS MINE WITH THE SAME ISSUE BUT NO RECALL NOTICE HAD BEEN ISSUED YET. IF NOT ALREADY DONE, I BELIEVE THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO FOR A POTENTIAL RECALL. I CAN SEND DOCUMENTS OF WHAT WORK WAS DONE.

Electrical System
Filed Feb 18, 201855,000 milesCT

STARTING IN DEC. 2017 THE ENGINE STARTER WOULD NOT START THE CAR AT TIMES. PROBLEM CONTINUED TO OCCUR SO I TOOK THE CAR TO THE HONDA SERVICE DEALERSHIP AND HAD TO HAVE A NEW ENGINE STARTER PUT IN. MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ONLINE WITH 2013-2014 HONDA ACCORD ENGINE STARTER FAILING JUST OUT OF THE HONDA MILEAGE/YEAR WARRANTY, YET HONDA DOES NOT CHOSE TO FIX THE PROBLEM WITH A RECALL FOR THIS PART.

Unknown or Other
Filed Feb 9, 2018NJ

THE KEYLESS ENTRY ALLOWS THE CAR TO BE DRIVEN WITHOUT HAVING THE KEY IN THE CAR. ACCORDING TO HONDA, THIS IS A FEATURE. AS I HAVE HAD TO DRIVE MANY MILES TO BRING THE KEY (WHICH WAS IN THE CAR WHEN IT WAS STARTED, BUT LEFT IN THE HOUSE BEFORE DRIVING OFF) TO MY HUSBAND BECAUSE HE DIDN'T REALIZE HE DID NOT HAVE HIS KEY UNTIL HE WENT TO START HIS CAR. HE WAS 9 MILES AWAY FROM OUR HOME. IN MY MIND, THIS IS A PROBLEM BECAUSE YOU CAN BECOME STRANDED WITHOUT KNOWING IT.

Engine
Filed Feb 6, 201831,000 milesTX

WHEN I START THE CAR IT WOULDN'T START ALL THE TIME, SPORADICALLY I WOULD GET NO START. THE LIGHT, ACC, RADIO, NAV EVERYTHING TURNS ON BUT THE ENGINE WONT START. I TRY AGAIN FEW TIMES IT WILL START, I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN JULY 2014, 31000 MILES ON IT TILL DATE. I NOTIFIED THE DEALERSHIP IN MAY 2017, THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT UNTIL THE WARRANTY PERIOD EXPIRED THEN THEY SOLD ME A BATTERY THINKING THAT WOULD SOLVE THE "NO START" PROBLEM. I CALLED HONDA AND INQUIRED AFTER RESEARCHING THE INTERNET THEY REFUSED TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM UNTIL THEIR DEALERSHIP IS ABLE TO RE CREATE IT. 3 MONTHS LATER THE PROBLEM BECAME SO WORSE I WOULD GET NO START 2ND/3RD TIME I START THE CAR, I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP AND THEY IDENTIFIED IT'S THE STARTER AND WOULD COST ME $1000 TO REPLACE. ONCE THE STARTER WAS REPLACED, I HAD THE PROBLEM RESURFACE 4 TIMES THAT MONTH. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE STARTER AGAIN UNDER WARRANTY. 3 WEEKS LATER I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, 4 TIMES NO START IN THE SAME WEEK, I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN AND THEY ROTATED THE GEAR PINION RING/ADJUSTED THE TORQUE CONVERTER AS PER HONDA. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT HAPPENED SINCE, THESE SERVICE GUYS AT THE DEALERSHIP I'M GOING ARE EXCELLENT BUT I CANT IMAGINE I'M DRIVING HONDA 'S TOP OF THE CLASS ACCORD EX-L WHICH IS SO VERY UNRELIABLE.

Steering
Filed Feb 2, 201868,000 milesAL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND REQUIRED EXCESSIVE EFFORT TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE NORMALLY. ALSO, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. TAMERON HONDA (1675 MONTGOMERY HWY, BIRMINGHAM, AL) DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING GEAR BOX WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,000.

Electrical System
Filed Feb 2, 201848,000 milesTN

STATIONARY. PUSH BUTTON START MAKING A GRINDING NOISE AND NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS FOR VEHICLE TO START.

Engine
Filed Jan 28, 201844,000 milesCT

THIS CAR CONSUMES 3 QUARTS OF OIL BETWEEN OIL CHANGES.

Engine
Filed Jan 9, 201834,000 milesGA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, IT WOULD NOT START WHEN PROMPTED. CAREY PARK HONDA IN SNELLVILLE, GEORGIA WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE THE SOURCE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 34,000.

Seat BeltsCrash1 injured
Filed Jan 9, 201842,000 milesCA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT FAILED TO ENGAGE AND CAUSED HIM TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE WINDSHIELD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED LACERATIONS TO THE HEAD AND LEFT HAND. THE CONTACT WAS TRANSPORTED TO A TRAUMA HOSPITAL FOR MEDICAL ATTENTION. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR DEALER TO DETERMINE THE SEAT BELT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

Engine
Filed Jan 8, 201833,000 milesOH

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STARTER ON THE VEHICLE WAS DEFECTIVE AND PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM STARTING. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED BEFORE OR AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MATT CASTRUCCI HONDA (3013 MALL PARK DR, DAYTON, OH) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STARTER MOTOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.

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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

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