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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 →

Engine
Filed Sep 26, 2020NJ

ENGINE STARTED LEAKING OIL. MAJOR ENGINE GASKETS AND SEALS REPLACEMENT WAS REQUIRED. CAR WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY

Air Bags
Filed Sep 23, 202080,000 milesCA

WHEN I TURN ON THE ENGINE, THE CAR DASHBOARD LIGHT KEEPS SHOWING FAILED IN MOST OF THE SYSTEMS. IT IS JUST LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE!

Service Brakes
Filed Sep 15, 202068,000 milesMD

THE EPS,BRAKE, AND ABS LIGHTS CAME ON WHEN I STARTED THE CAR AND WOULD NOT GO OFF. WE TOOK THE CAR TO OUR MECHANIC WHO AFTER DOING DIAGNOSTICS TOLD US WE NEED TO TAKE OUR CAR TO A HONDA DEALER AND NOT DRIVE ANY MORE THAN WE HAD TO FOR SAFETY REASONS. THE DEALER DETERMINED IT WAS THE VSA MODULATOR AND COST $1788.78 TO REPAIR. REALLY DISGUSTED WITH HONDA AS I READ ONLINE WHERE THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL OTHER HONDA OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM YET THERE IS STILL NO RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM!

Electrical System
Filed Sep 7, 202073,000 milesTX

THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE OTHER 250 ENTRIES. ENGINE WON'T START AT THE PRESS OF THE PUSH BUTTON. I HAVE 75,000 MILES ON THE CAR. IT IS GARAGED AND WELL TAKEN CARE OF. IT DOESN'T MATTER THE TIME OF DAY, TEMPERATURE OR IF IT'S THE FIRST OR LAST DRIVE OF THE DAY. FRUSTRATING TO SAY THE LEAST. I HAVE TO REPEATEDLY PUSH THE BUTTON, TRY SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL, TRY GETTING OUT AND BACK IN. IT IS ENTIRELY RANDOM, SOMETIMES TAKING TEN MINUTES OR MORE TO FINALLY START. ALL INDICATIONS ARE NORMAL ON THE DASH, IT JUST WILL NOT ENGAGE THE STARTER. NO CLICK, NOTHING.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Sep 5, 202084,000 milesVA

BEEN HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS SINCE WE GOT THE CAR. YEAR 3 WE NEEDED NEW STARTER, NEW BACK UP CAMERA. THIS YEAR DRIVER'S WINDOW WOULD WORK ONLY WORK SOME OF THE TIME. IN JUNE WHEN I STARTED ALL THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON WITH ABS SYSTEM POWER FAILURE WARNING. IT WOULD GO ON AND OFF AS I DROVE. THEN THE CAR STARTED JERKING AS IT WAS DRIVEN AND FINALLY STAYED ON AND WAS ON EVERYTIME WE STARTED. NEEDS A NEW MODULATOR-CONTROL UNIT WHICH IS $1,400 AND HAS BEEN BACKORDERED SINCE MID JUNE. HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE CAR, AND I CAN'T RENEW REGISTRATION BECAUSE IT WON'T PASS VA SAFETY INSPECTION.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)2 injured
Filed Aug 21, 2020TX

WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY 08-18-2020 3 LIGHTS APPEARED OUT OF NOWHERE ON THE DASHBOARD, THE TPMS, ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING & VEHICLE STABILITY ASSIST WARNING LIGHTS. MY CHILD & I FELT THE VEHICLE SWERVE & I MANAGE NOT TO HIT A CEMENT WALL OR ONCOMING TRAFFIC, BUT INSTANTANEOUSLY NOTICED MY VEHICLE FELT DIFFERENT. AFTER JUST HAVING A 21-PT INSPECTION AT JOHN EAGLE HOUSTON & PAYING ALMOST 1,000 FOR FRONT & REAR BRAKE PADS & OTHER MECHANICAL ISSUES, SURELY I WOULD'VE THOUGHT THE DEALERSHIP COULD'VE TOLD ME THIS OR WARNED ME IT WAS GOING TO FAIL. ANYWAYS, AFTER REPLACING ALL 4 TIRES, I THOUGHT THIS WOULD ERADICATE THE ISSUE, BUT IT DIDN'T. I TOOK IT BACK TO JOHN EAGLE HOUSTON, ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT THE YAW RITE WENT OUT. I READ UP ON THIS BEFORE HEADING TO THE DEALERSHIP & DURING THE 2 HOUR WAIT & ACCORDING TO CARCOMPLAINT.COM & NHTSA THEY'RE MANY 2014 HONDA ACCORD OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME ISSUE & HAVE PAID OVER $1,500+ TO FIX THIS & THE WORST PART IS THE PART IS ON BACKORDER & WON'T BE IN FOR 2 MONTHS! SO, YOU HAVE FAULTY CARS ON THE ROADS THAT CAN POSSIBLY INJURE PEOPLE. HONDA WILL HAVE BLOOD ON THEIR HANDS! THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY RECALL, BUT I KNOW NOT GUESS REVENUE IS MORE IMPERATIVE THAN HUMAN LIFE! WHAT WILL IT TAKE? PREVENTIVE DEATH? THIS CAN BE PREVENTED, THERE'S STILL TIME. EVERYONE DOESN'T HAVE THE MONEY & THOSE WHO DON'T WILL JUST RIDE WITH THEIR DASHBOARD'S LIGHTS LIT LIKE THE MONTH OF DECEMBER. THIS IS HORRIBLE.

Unknown or Other
Filed Aug 19, 202057,000 milesMN

MY 2014 HONDA ACCORD COUPE EX-L V6 HAS 58.000 MILES. I RECENTLY HAD MY STARTER REPLACED AND TORQUE CONVERTER ADJUSTED. I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS IS A ISSUE HONDA IS AWARE OF AND HAS CREATED A BULLETIN (16-002). THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE, AND WHY WOULDN'T THERE BE A RECALL ISSUED. IT'S CLEAR THIS IS A MANUFACTURING AND EQUIPMENT ISSUE IN ACCORD V6 2013-2016 AND CROSSTOUR V6 2013-15. WHY IS THE REPAIR AT THE CONSUMERS COST INSTEAD OF HONDA?

Electrical System
Filed Aug 10, 2020FL

I HAVE A 2014 HONDA ACCORD 2.4L EX-L WITH ONLY 40,000 MILES. ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO, I STARTED EXPERIENCING AN INTERMITTENT STARTING PROBLEM WITH THE PUSH START BUTTON. WHEN I DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL AND PUSH THE START BUTTON, ALL OF MY 'NORMAL' DASH LIGHTS COME ON AS IF I PUT IT IN START MODE AND I HEAR ONE CLICK, BUT THE ENGINE DOES NOT TURN OVER. WHILE THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME, IT HAPPENS MORE THAN IT STARTS ON THE FIRST TRY. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, IT CAN TAKE BETWEEN 2-6 TRIES BEFORE IT FINALLY STARTS. I REPLACED THE BATTERY 6 MONTHS AGO, BUT THE ISSUE CAME RECENTLY AND IS STILL ONGOING. I HAD THE ALTERNATOR AND STARTER BOTH TESTED BY NUMEROUS PLACES AND BOTH ARE TESTING GOOD.

Unknown or Other
Filed Aug 7, 2020CA

PURCHASED 2014 HONDA ACCORD IN 2017. ABOUT 18 MONTHS LATER, THE CLEAR COAT STARTED TO ERODE AWAY. I REGULARLY WAX AND WASH MY CAR. CURRENTLY, THE PAINT LOOKS CLOUDY, CHALKY AND IS ROUGH TO THE TOUCH. NOT AT ALL WHAT A 6 YEAR OLD CAR THAT'S TAKEN CARE OF SHOULD LOOK LIKE. I'M HIGHLY DISSATISFIED. I'VE REACHED OUT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HONDA DIRECTLY TO SEE WHAT THEY CAN DO AS THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE TO LEAVE YOUR CUSTOMERS WITH THIS SITUATION AND ZERO RECOURSE.

Electrical System
Filed Aug 5, 2020IL

SAME ISSUE AS CASE #11339806 EXCEPT MY 2014 ACCORD'S PUSH-BUTTON STARTER FAILED AT LESS THAN 72,000 MILES. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL YEAR, TSB MC-10100621-6340. COST OF REPAIR OVER $900. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL.

Electrical System
Filed Aug 4, 2020IL

THE CAR RANDOMLY STOPPED STARTING. 95% OF THE TIMES IT WORKS FINE HOWEVER SOMETIME IT WON'T START WHICH IS SECURITY RISK TO GET STRANDED IN CASE I AM NOT CLOSER TO TOWING LOCATION. TOOK THE CAR TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED IT UNDER WARRANTY. THEY SAID ITS A KNOWN ISSUE. I SAW PEOPLE HAVING TO REPLACE THE STARTER MULTIPLE TIMES AND HONDA STILL HAS NOT RECALLED FOR THAT ISSUE.

Service Brakes
Filed Jul 22, 202075,000 milesNY

ABS MODULE IS MALFUNCTIONING. ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH ARE ON AND THE VEHICLE BRAKES SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING.

Structure › BodyCrash
Filed Jul 21, 202036,000 milesVA

WAS HIT IN REAR ON 7/18.2020.WHEN MY HEAD HIT HEAD REST THE HEAD REST WENT UP TO HIGHEST POSITION. MY HEAD HIT AGAIN AND HIT METAL BARS.THE HEADREST IS NOW STUCK IN HIGHEST POSITION.I WAS STATIONARY STOPPED AT STOPLIGHT ON CITY STREET

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Jul 16, 202070,000 milesNY

WE HAVE AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH THE CAR STARTING. WE FOUND AN ONLINE THREAD ON THE SUBJECT WITH WORKAROUND TRICKS. SOMETIMES PUTTING THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND STARTING IT FROM THERE WORKS, BUT NOT CONSISTENTLY. WHAT WORKS MOST OFTEN IS TURN KEY ONE NOTCH, WAIT 3 SECONDS, TURN AGAIN AND WAIT UNTIL LIGHTS GO AWAY, THEN AGAIN AND THEN IT STARTS. WHAT IS THIS ISSUE? IS THERE A RECALL THAT CAN FIX THIS ISSUE?

Electrical System
Filed Jul 16, 202054,000 milesWA

STARTER MAKES GRINDING NOISE AND VEHICLE WON'T START. APPROX 78,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. STARTED HAVING ISSUES AT @54,000 MILES. PUSH BUTTON WOULD CLICK, PANEL LIGHTS FLASHED, BUT CAR WOULDN'T START. REPLACED BATTERY AND THAT SOLVED CLICKING ISSUE. HONDA STATES STARTER NEEDS REPLACED BUT WON'T COVER AS IT'S OUT OF WARRANTY. SHOULD NOT FAIL ON A 2014 ACCORD V6 WITH ONLY 78450 MILES. ATTEMPTING TO START WHEN AT WORK OR HOME. THERE IS A KNOWN TSB AT HONDA, MC-10100621-9340

Electrical System
Filed Jul 13, 202056,000 milesNY

I HAVE BEEN NOTICING SOME KIND OF NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES,LIGHTS AND SUDDEN VEHICLE TURNING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. CREATING TRAUMATIC EFFECTS ON ME.I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A CALL FROM HONDA TO GET THIS SITUATION FIXED.

Electrical System
Filed Jul 10, 202049,000 milesAL

I HAVE A 2014 HONDA ACCORD V-6 EXL. THE CAR INTERMITTENTLY WILL NOT START. THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE BECOMING MORE FREQUENT. BATTERY HAS BEEN REPLACED. IT TAKES SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AFTER PRESSING THE STARTER BUTTON. FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM IT SOUNDS LIKE AND ELECTRICAL WHINE. THIS OCCURS SOMETIMES AT THE FIRST START-UP OR WHILE OUT AND ABOUT RUNNING ERRANDS.HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR APPROXIMATELY 8 MONTHS. THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW IN JULY 2014. I AM THE ONLY QWNEROF THIS VEHICLE. IT HAS 5500 MILES AND IS KEPT IN THE GARAGE.

Service Brakes
Filed Jul 7, 202082,500 milesVT

VEHICLE'S BRAKES AND CALIPERS SEIZED UP WHILE DRIVING - UPON REPORTING TO THE DEALER, THEY ADVISED THIS WAS A KNOWN AND COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. BOTH REAR CALIPERS FAILED AT THE SAME TIME, NEARLY CAUSING A FIRE. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO LOCAL DEALER FOR SAFETY

Electrical System1 injured
Filed Jul 3, 2020CA

ALL 2013-2016 HONDA ACCORDS WITH V6 ENGINES AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAVE A DESIGN FAILURE THAT CAUSES THE STARTER AND TORQUE CONVERTER TO GRIND INTERMITTENTLY UNTIL THEY FAIL. THIS DESIGN FAILURE CREATES AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITION AND CAN LEAD TO THE OWNER STRANDED. THE COST TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM IS OVER $4,000 . MY FAILURE STARTED WITHIN THE FIRST 3 YEARS OF SERVICE WITH LESS THEN 50,000 MILES. I'VE HAD TO PAY FOR 3 NEW STARTERS AND THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. AN ONLINE SEARCH SHOW THIS PROBLEM OCCURS AT A VERY HIGH RATE ON THESE VEHICLES. I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM IS THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION WON'T ALIGN AND EVEN AFTER THE TORQUE CONVERTER IS REPLACED THE PROBLEM WILL STILL OCCUR BECAUSE OF THE CLEARANCE FAILURE DUE A MANUFACTURER DESIGN ISSUE.

Service Brakes
Filed Jun 22, 2020112,000 milesCA

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT LOW SPEEDS ON CITY STREETS THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING, VEHICLE STABILITY ASSIST, FORWARD COLLISION WARNING, ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM, LANE DEPARTURE WARNING AND PARKING BRAKE INDICATOR LIGHTS ALL ACTIVATED. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED A FAULTY VSA MODULATOR CONTROL UNIT, HONDA PART # 57110-T2G-L02. WHEN WE ATTEMPTED TO ORDER THE PART WE WERE INFORMED THAT THE PART IS BACKORDERED WITH NO EXPECTED RELEASE DATE. THAT WAS JUNE 2, 2020. TODAY IS JUNE 22, 2020 AND I CALLED HONDA AGAIN WITH THE SAME RESULT. I BELIEVE THE WARNING INDICATORS ARE ACCURATELY COMMUNICATING THAT THESE SAFETY SYSTEMS ARE OFFLINE AND AM NOT DRIVING THE VEHICLE UNTIL I CAN REPAIR IT. IT SEEMS UNREASONABLE AND UNSAFE THAT HONDA CANNOT PROVIDE A REPLACEMENT FOR SUCH A CRUCIAL SAFETY-RELATED PART. *TR

Engine
Filed Jun 12, 202057,525 milesCA

MY NAME IS [XXX] AND I BOUGHT THIS CAR HONDA ACCORD 2014,FROM QUEST AUTO SALES IN SACRAMENTO,CA95821 ON MARCH 2020.THIS CAR DON'T HAVE GOOD ACCELERATION OR PICK UP SPEED LIKE IT SHOULD BE .THE DAY I TEST DRIVE IT WAS OK ,BUT HE GAVE IT TO ME NEXT DAY.AFTERWARDS I KEPT CALLING THIS DEALER NO ANSWER BACK.I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS THE PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR FEELS LIKE DRIVE AND PICK UP IS VERY POOR WITH VERY LOW POWER.PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY IDEA ABOUT THE PROBLEM,ON THE HIGHWAY PERFORMANCE IS REALLY POOR,WILL APPRECIATE A LOT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *CC *TR

Electrical System
Filed Jun 9, 202087,000 milesMA

2014 ACCORD SUDDENLY HAD ISSUES STARTING. PUSH BUTTON START PRODUCES NO CRANK, NO ATTEMPT TO START. ALL DASHBOARD LIGHTS COME ON, RADIO, HEADLIGHTS WORK. NEXT TRY STARTED IT PROPERLY. ISSUE THEN HAPPENS MORE FREQUENTLY AND IT TAKES MORE AND MORE ATTEMPTS TO START. BRAND NEW BATTERY. NO ERROR CODE / CHECK MOTOR LIGHT. ALL YOU CAN DO IS WAIT AND KEEP TRYING TO START IT. . HIGH SCHOOL AGED DAUGHTER CAN NO LONGER DRIVE THE CAR AS WE CANNOT HAVE HER STRANDED SOMEWHERE WHEN THE CAR DOES NOT START. FOR ALL OF US IN THE FAMILY, THE CAR IMMEDIATELY BECAME UNRELIABLE AND A RISK SINCE I HAVE STRONG CONCERNS ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING AS WELL SINCE EVERYTHING WITH THE OPERATION RELIES ON THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TO FUNCTION PROPERLY.. AT THE HONDA DEALERSHIP, I REPRODUCED THE ISSUE. DID NOT START ON 3 OF 5 ATTEMPTS. SERVICE TECH DIAGNOSIS WAS "POSSIBLE BAD STARTER". NO WAY A STARTER SHOULD GO BAD ON A 2014 THAT IS WELL CARED FOR AND NOT USED EXTENSIVELY. THE SOLUTION OFFERED WAS FOR ME TO PAY $900 FOR SOMETHING THAT "MIGHT" FIX THE ISSUE. THEY CLAIMED TO NOT BE AWARE OF THE ASTRONOMICALLY HIGH NUMBER OF 2014 ACCORDS WITH THIS ISSUE, DESPITE MANY, MANY OTHERS WHO HAVE REPORTED THIS ISSUE. GOOGLE AUTO-COMPLETE SUGGESTS "STARTER ISSUES" AS SOON AS YOU ENTER "2014 HONDA ACCORD".IN THE SEARCH BOX BECAUSE IT'S ONE OF THE MOST COMMON ENTRIES. THE 2013 ACCORDS GOT RECALLED FOR FAULTY STARTER. THE 2014 ACCORD ALREADY HAD A RECALL FOR BATTERY HOUSING. THERE CLEARLY IS A DEFECTIVE EL

Engine
Filed May 28, 202098,000 milesNC

2014 HONDA ACCORD WILL NOT START. I PRESS THE BRAKE BUT IT'S HARD TO PRESS DOWN. PUSH START WILL NOT GO IN TO START THE CAR. THE CAR HAS A BRAND NEW BATTERY AND THE COMPUTER SYSTEM WAS RESET. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I'M EXPERIENCING THIS WITH MY CAR. THE CAR DOES NOTHING NO SOUND. EVERYTHING JUST LOCK UP. *TR

Electrical System
Filed May 26, 202075,000 milesNY

I BOUGHT A NEW HONDA ACCORD 2014. THE TRANSMISSION BROKE AT 47K MILES AND AFTER IT WAS REPAIRED AT NARDY HONDA IT ONCE AGAIN BROKE DOWN AT 75K MILES . I HAVE AN 7 YEAR WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE AND NARDY MGT. EXTENDED IT TO 112K MILES . NOW IN APRIL 2020 THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO HAVE ENGINE TROUBLE . I HAVE IT TOWED TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP TO REPAIR VEHICLE SINCE NARDY WAS TOTALLY CLOSED DUE TO THE CORONA VIRUS. ONCE AT HUNTINGTON HONDA, SERVICE MECHANIC SHOWS ME SOME THING HAPPENED TO THE WIRES ON TOP OF THE ENGINE BY THE FIRE WALL. HE STATED A RODENT MAY HAVE CHEWED SOME WIRES. THE SERVICE MGT. STATED I WOULD NOT BE COVERED AND WAS AN UNBELIEVABLE EXPENSIVE REPAIR BILL. THEY PUT SOME KIND OF RODENT PROOF TAPE OVER THE AREA , BUT DIDN'T EXTENDED THE TAPE ANOTHER 2 FEET TO COVER THE ENTIRE BACK AREA. WHEN I ASKED WHY NOT THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TAPE WAS EXPENSIVE. WELL 2 WEEKS LATER THE SAME PROBLEM AROSE A COUPLE INCHES WHERE THE MECHANIC FAILED TO EXTEND THE TAPE. SERVICE MGT STATED THAT THEY WERE SORRY BUT YOU WILL NOT BE COVERED FOR THE SAME REPAIR WHICH IN TOTAL WAS OVER 1000 DOLLARS WHEN THE DEALERSHIP SHOULD OF REPAIRED THE PROBLEM THE FIRST TIME . I ALSO LEARN THAT HONDA HAD MADE THESES LINES ECO FRIENDLY FROM 2010 TO 2016 WHERE IT ATTRACTED RODENTS . I FEEL I SHOULD BE COMPENSATED FOR THIS VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR.*DT*JB

Engine
Filed May 22, 2020100,000 milesMA

WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHOOK, ALL LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD CAME ON, AND VEHICLE STALLED. VEHICLE TOWED TO MIDAS. MECHANIC THERE INFORMED ME THAT THE ISSUE IS FAULTY ENGINE. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IN 2017 AND MAINTAIN COMPLETE UPKEEP OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

Electrical System
Filed May 22, 202048,000 milesCA

MY CAR 2014 HONDA ACCORD SPORT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS A PROBLEM WITH STARTING ENGINE , IT WAS QUIET SEVERAL TIMES WHEN STARTING ENGINE AND IT TURNS OUT IT CAUSED STARTER WON'T START . MY CAR JUST 49,000 MILES AND OCCURS THIS PROBLEM . I'M TOTALLY DISAPPOINT THE QUALITY OF HONDA. I'M NOT SURE THAT : SHOULD NHTSA TAKE AN ACTION TO ORDER HONDA MOTOR RECALL THIS MATTER DUE TO DEFECTED STARTER OR WHAT SO EVER ? *TR

Unknown or Other
Filed May 19, 202057,350 milesCA

HONDA ACCORD SPORT 2014, NEW BATTERY AND NEW STARTER. SOME TIME START NORMAL SOME TIME DEAD. AFTER GIVING JUMP, START AND NO PROBLEM FOR FEW WEEKS AND START AGAIN. DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS THE PROBLEM. *TR

Unknown or Other
Filed May 15, 202050,000 milesCA

I'VE CONTACTED MY LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP AS WELL AS CORPORATE HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE WITH THE ISSUE OF THE PAINT PEELING OFF AT THE RAIN CHANNELS AT THE REAR WINDSHIELD. THEY SAID THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON THIS ISSUE SO THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO, I DID SOME RESEARCH AND SAW THAT I AM NOT THE FIRST OR THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS PROBLEM. HONDA TELLS ME IT'S DUE TO THE TYPE OF WASH FLUID I'M USING AS WELL AS BIRD DROPPINGS AND TREE SAP HOWEVER, I WASH THE VEHICLE REGULARLY LIKE ALL OTHER VEHICLES I'VE OWNED, ALL UNDER THE SAME WASHING AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS, AND THIS IS THE ONLY VEHICLE THIS HAS HAPPENED ON. THE PAINT IS PEELING IS MAKING ITS WAY UP THE CHANNEL AND WHEN IT REACHES THE TOP IT'S GOING PEEL MUCH FASTER AROUND THE VEHICLE. THERE IS ALSO A FACEBOOK GROUP (HONDA PAINT DEFECT ACTION GROUP) AS AN EXAMPLE WITH ALMOST 2,000 PEOPLE WITH THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM IN THE SAME EXACT LOCATION. THAT IS NOT A COINCIDENCE. *TR

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed May 13, 2020108,000 milesGA

MY 2014 HONDA ACCORD IS EXPERIENCING EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION, LACK OF ENGINE POWER, ENGINE STALLING ISSUES AND OVERALL UNSAFE DRIVABILITY CONDITIONS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ALBANY HONDA ON 5/4/2020 FOR THEM TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR THE ISSUE BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEMS I WAS EXPERIENCING SO THEY RECOMMENDED AN OIL CHANGE AND GASKET VALVE COVER REPLACEMENT AND CHARGED ME $262.08 FOR THE SERVICE. I PAID FOR THE SERVICE AND DROVE MY VEHICLE OFF THE LOT WITH THE SEVERE ISSUES STILL PRESENT. AFTER 30 MINUTES OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE ENGINE STRUGGLED TO GET UP HILLS, BEGAN JERKING, JOLTING VIOLENTLY AND I WAS ALMOST HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC, I IMMEDIATELY CALLED SERVE DEPARTMENT BACK AT HONDA AND TOLD THEM ABOUT THE INCIDENT AND THAT I WAS BRINGING THE CAR BACK AND FOR THEM TO DO A THOROUGH INSPECTION AND DIAGNOSIS OF THE VEHICLE AS IT HAD BECOME A SAFETY HAZARD AND I DIDN'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT. THE NEXT DAY THE TELLS ME THAT THEY 'TEST DROVE' THE VEHICLE AGAIN AND THAT THE MECHANIC NOTICED A 'SLIGHT SURGE' BUT STILL COULD NOT PINPOINT THE ISSUE. THEY THEN RECOMMENDED A HOST OF COMPLETELY UNRELATED EXPENSIVE REPAIRS THAT WOULD COST ME $600 TO $700; MONEY THAT ABSOLUTELY NO ONE HAS TO SPARE DURING THIS NATIONWIDE PANDEMIC. FRUSTRATED AND DISAPPOINTED I ENDED UP TAKING MY VEHICLE TO ANOTHER CERTIFIED REPAIR SHOP AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE AS P0300'AS AN ENGINE MISFIRE. THE SHOP REFUSED TO WORK ON THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THEY SAID IT'S A SERIOUS ISSUE AND THAT HONDA SHOUL

Electrical System
Filed May 6, 2020MS

EVERY ONCE AND A WHILE I GET IN MY CAR AND TRY TO START IT UP AND IT WON'T START . IT TAKES SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE IT DOES START UP . YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT'S GOING TO NOT START BECAUSE IT DOES IT EVERY NOW AND THEN . I HAVE BEEN STRANDED MANY TIMES WAITING AND CONSTANTLY TURNING THE SWITCH TO SEE IF IT'LL START AND AFTER MANY TRIES, IT DOES . I HAVE REPLACED THE STARTER AND KEY FOB BATTERIES NEITHER ONE OF THEM WERE THE PROBLEM. AFTER REPLACING THE STARTER , MY KEY FOB STOPPED WORKING AND I CAN'T LOCK MY DOORS ANYMORE . I'VE ALSO TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AND THEY TRIED TO REPLACE TWO OF THE FUSES BUT THEY BOTH BURNT OUT AS SOON AS THEY WERE PUT IN . I'VE ONLY HAD THIS CAR FOR TWO MONTHS AND IT FEELS LIKE I'VE HAD IT FOR YEARS THE WAY I'M HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IT . *TR

Service Brakes
Filed May 5, 2020131,000 milesNC

THE ABS MODULE IS BAD WHICH CAUSES THE BRAKING SYSTEM TO GO BAD. THE FCW SYSTEM FAILURE LIGHT COMES ON ALONG WITH THE ABS, BRAKE, VEHICLE STABILITY, ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM LIGHTS. *TR

Service Brakes
Filed May 1, 202088,000 milesCA

I TURNED MY CAR ON ONE DAY AND THE LIGHT WITH THE CAR AND A SQUIGGLY LINE UNDER STARTED FLASHING THEN MOMENTS LATER THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT WITH THE EXCLAMATION MARK CAME ON THEN WEEKS FOLLOWING THE STEERING WHEEL LIGHT WITH THE ! CAME ON. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE TIRE PLACE TO CHECK AND THEY SAID NOTHING IS WRONG AND AFTER MONTHS OF GOING BACK ALMOST WEEKLY AT THIS POINT ONE OF THE TECHS SAYS HE HEARD OTHER HONDA ACCORD'S WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND THAT IT MAY BE A FALSE READING. THEN AFTER SOME WEEKS MY ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. AT FIRST IT WAS ONLY IN THE AFTERNOON OR LATER THESE LIGHT WOULD COME ON BUT NOW IT'S WHENEVER. SOMETIMES THEY GO OFF AFTER I START DRIVING BUT THEN THEY EVENTUALLY COME BACK ON. I LOOKED ON GOOGLE AND IT APPEARS THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHERS STATING THERE WAS SOME KIND OF FAULTY BOX THINGY THAT IS USED TO COMMUNICATE BETWEEN THE LIGHTS GOING OFF AND THE CAR. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO GET SOMEONE TO DO ALL OF THIS AND IF THERE ARE OTHERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM DID HONDA USE A FAULTY PART AS OTHERS ARE SAYING? PLEASE HELP

Electrical System
Filed Apr 27, 202080,000 milesCA

THE CAR WILL NOT START AT ALL. IT DOES NOT GIVE A CODE AND AFTER 3-6 ATTEMPTS IT FINALLY STARTS. THIS HAS NOW HAPPENED OVER THE LAST MONTH FOUR TIMES.

Unknown or Other
Filed Apr 19, 202040,000 milesGA

ALONG THE ROOF-LINE WHERE THE ROOF MEETS THE BACK WINDSHIELD THE PAINT IS PEELING AWAY AND IT GETTING PROGRESSIVE WORSE. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE AS WITH HONDA AND THEIR DEALERSHIP. ITS A KNOWN ISSUE AND NEED ADDRESSING. MY VEHICLE HAS 40+K MILE AND GARAGE KEPT...EXTREMELY WELL MAINTAINED AND NO ACCIDENTS AND NO ISSUES AT ALL. MY VEHICLE IS ALWAYS IN THE GARAGE...MY COMMUTE DISTANCE IS 2 MILES FROM MY HOME. SEE PHOTOS OF CONDITION OF VEHICLE AND PAINT PEELING AWAY/FLAKING OFF AT THE ROOF-LINE. I HAVE BEEN A HONDA OWNER FOR OVER 3 DECADES WITH MANY DIFFERENT HONDA PRODUCTS INCLUDING THEIR LAWNMOWERS! PLEASE REVIEW AND ASSIST. I AM PUTTING THE DATE BELOW OF DEC 2017 (ONLY 3 YEARS IN) WHEN THE PAINT STARTED PEELING... ITS GOTTEN WORSE WITH EACH PASSING DAY. MANY THANKS

Electrical System
Filed Apr 12, 202045,000 milesWA

REAR VIEW CAMERA DOES NOT HAVE AN IMAGE ON FRONT SCREEN. GRID LINES ARE THERE. SIDE MIRROR CAMERA IS OK.

Electrical System
Filed Apr 10, 202041,666 milesCA

5 TIMES ONE OR MORE SPARK PLUGS FAILED, CAUSING POWER LOSS TO GASOLINE ENGINE, SLOWING CAR TO A STOP. EACH TIME, THE CAR WAS ON THE FREEWAY (CA-2), UTILIZING CRUISE CONTROL. DEALER REPLACED SPECIAL SPARK PLUGS AS A WARANTY ISSUE. HAPPENED 2X IN 2015, 1X IN 2017, 1X IN 2018, 1X IN 2020. THE CAR WAS CLIMBING A SLIGHT GRADE, WEATHER WAS VARIABLE (COOL TO HOT), ALWAYS ON CRUISE CONTROL, SPEED NEVER EXCEEDING 60 MPH.

Electrical System
Filed Apr 8, 202095,000 milesNY

THE CAR INTERMITTENTLY WILL NOT START. ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS WORK, AC WORKS, WINDOWS, EXCEPT THE ENGINE DOESN'T TURN OVER. THE ENGINE DOES NOT START. SOMETIMES IT STARTS THE FIRST TIME, OTHER TIMES YOU ARE SITTING THERE TRYING TO START FOR 15, 20 MIN. THE FREQUENCY OF NON- START INCREASES AS TIME GOES ON. TEMPERATURE AND TIME DRIVEN DO NOT MATTER. IT'S HAPPENED IN 70 DEGREE WEATHER AND IN 15 DEGREE WEATHER. IT'S HAPPENED AFTER I'VE DRIVEN FOR 5 MIN OR 50 MIN.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Mar 23, 2020107,000 milesNE

AFTER PUTTING THE CAR IN GEAR IT SHOWS A FCW CODE IN THE DASHBOARD. IT HAPPENS EVERYTIME THE CAR IS MOVING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, ON A STREET, HIGHWAY, AND INTERSTATE.

Electrical System
Filed Mar 13, 202085,000 milesTX

CAR DOES NOT START RELIABLY AND WHEN IT DOES, LIGHTS DIM UPON ENGAGING THE POWER STEERING TO TURN, THE RADIO GOES ON AND OFF WHILE THE CAR IS RUNNING AND THE CAR NEARLY DIES WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT WITH THE AC RUNNING.THERE ARE COUNTLESS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ONLINE TO WARRANT A RECALL. EITHER THE BATTERY HARNESS IS DEFECTIVE OR THE HONDA ACCORD IN GENERAL HAS MAJOR ELECTRICAL ISSUES STARTING AS EARLY AS 35,000 MILES.THE BATTERY, STARTER & ALTERNATOR HAVE BEEN TESTED AND RULED OUT AS DEFECTIVE. THIS IS A COMPLETELY UNRELIABLE CAR THAT COULD DIE IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL RECALLS ON THE BATTERY-ADJUSTING SOFTWARE AND SOME ISSUE WITH MOISTURE INCREASING RISK OF FIRE.

Engine
Filed Mar 11, 202084,000 milesAL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHANGE OIL SERVICE LIGHT SHOWED 30 PERCENT OIL LIFE REMAINING IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT'S SPOUSE REMOVED THE DIPSTICK AND CHECKED THE OIL LEVELS. THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE TECHNICIAN CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE ENGINE. THE OIL WAS TOPPED OFF. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

Unknown or Other
Filed Mar 10, 202059,994 milesVA

MY ACCORD'S BACKUP CAMERA STOPPED WORKING, FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE SCREEN IS SHOWING MULTI-ANGLE, BUT NO PICTURE. THE CAR WAS IN REVERSE, OF COURSE, WHEN I NOTICED IT. TALKING TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP, WAS OF COURSE SURPRISED.

Electrical System
Filed Mar 6, 202052,500 milesCA

ENGINE WILL NOT START INTERMITTENTLY. CAR IS PUSH BUTTON START. HEAR RELAY CLICK BUT STARTER DOES NOTHING. AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS, CAR STARTS NORMALLY WITH PLENTY OF CRANK FROM THE STARTER. BATTERY/ALTERNATOR CHECKS OUT FINE; THIS IS NOT A BATTERY PROBLEM. INTERMITTENT BUT SEEMS TO BE INCREASING IN FREQUENCY.

Engine
Filed Mar 5, 202045,000 milesIL

MY CAR IS BURNING OIL. 1. THERE IS BLACK SUTT AROUND THE EXHAUST. 2. CHECKED THE ENGINE OIL DIPSTICK AND THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE CAR. CAR HAS LESS THAN 45000 MILES ON IT. VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND LEFT FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. THANKS!

Engine
Filed Mar 4, 202051,000 milesFL

2014 HONDA ACCORD WILL NOT START. IT STARTS INTERMITTENTLY, BUT SOMETIMES WHEN I TRY TO START IT, IT MAKES A CLICKING NOISE, BUT WILL NOT START. SOMETIMES IT EVENTUALLY STARTS, BUT OTHER TIMES I HAVE TO JUMP IT. BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR BOTH CHECK OUT FINE.

Engine
Filed Mar 3, 202087,000 milesCA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A QUART OF OIL WAS NEEDED TO BE ADDED PER WEEK TO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED AN OIL CONSUMPTION FAILURE. THE CONTACT WHO WAS A CERTIFIED MECHANIC, DIAGNOSED AND PROVIDED THE SERVICE ON THE VEHICLE. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

Engine
Filed Mar 1, 202051,900 milesNY

SINCE ABOUT OCT 2019 HAD AN OIL LEAK BUT ALWAYS KEPT ENOUGH OIL IN CAR BY OCCASIONALLY CHECKING/FILLING WHEN NECESSARY THEN ON 2/17/20 WHILE DRIVING UPHILL AT 55MPH THE CAR LOSS POWER SO I PULLED OVER TO CHECK OIL LEVEL WHICH WAS FINE. THEN RESTARTED CAR BUT CAR WAS STILL UNDER POWERED BUCKING WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE FORWARD. TOOK CAR IN TO FIND THAT 1 OF 4 CYLINDERS HAD ONLY 15% COMPRESSION WHY? BUT DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO TAKE ENGINE APART SO PUT IN NEW PLUGS AND POINTS BUT DIDN'T SOLVE PROBLEM. FOUND 2014 RECALL THAT WAS STRIKING SIMILAR BUT HONDA CLAIMS THAT RECALL DOESN'T COVER MY CAR?? PLEASE HELP BECAUSE THIS RECALL OF JULY 2014 MANUFACTURED CARS SHOULD POSSIBLY BE EXPANDED OR MAYBE ANOTHER RECALL IS NEEDED. THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Engine
Filed Feb 29, 202027,578 milesCA

VEHICLE RATTLES ON COLD START. FREQUENTLY BURNING OIL. HAVE PROPERLY MAINTAINED VEHICLE SINCE PURCHASED FEBRUARY 2014.

Unknown or Other
Filed Feb 27, 2020MS

I MAY HAVE CLICKED THE WRONG SUBJECT BUT MY STARTER HAS BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS AND I GOOGLED I AND SAW THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE STARTER

Electrical System
Filed Feb 26, 2020100,000 milesVA

MY CAR WILL HAVE MOMENTS WHEN IT WILL NOT START. IN ORDER TO START MY VEHICLE, I HAVE TO KEEP TURNING THE KEY INTO IT TURNS ON. MY BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR HAVE BEEN CHECK BUT BOTH ARE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. IT WILL DO THIS IN VARIOUS SCENARIOS, IF THE CAR IS OFF 5 MINUTES OR 5 HOURS .

Engine
Filed Feb 24, 2020NY

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH ONLY 76,000 MILES.

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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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