USED ACCESSORY SYSTEM FOR 15 MINUTES TO VACUUM CAR WHILE LISTENING TO RADIO. ENTIRE SYSTEM WENT DEAD. COULD NOT MOVE SHIFT LEVER, CLOSE WINDOWS, OR MOVE THE CAR. SAME HAPPENED A YEAR AGO. HONDA SAYS ACCESSORY SYSTEMS USES SO MUCH ENERGY IT DRAINS THE SYSTEM. LONG TERM PROBLEM FOR THIS CAR. NEEDS TO BE FIXED. IT WAS STATIONARY IN AN AWKWARD LOCATION SO IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO LEAVE IT WHERE IT WAS. HAD TO GET NEIGHBORS HELP WHO LUCKILY HAD HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH HER HONDA. MEANWHILE HONDA SAID THIS AM THAT THEY WOULD NOT HONOR THE 100 MONTH WARRANTY ON THEIR REPLACEMENT BATTERY PUT IN A YEAR AGO AS ITS "COVERED UNDER THE 36 MONTH WARRANTY" WHICH RAN OUT LAST AUGUST.
2017 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 2017 record →
I WAS SITTING IN MY GARAGE COMPARING FEATURES FROM MY 2017 ACCORD HYBRID WITH THE 2020 ACCORD HYBRID MY WIFE JUST GOT. THE COLLISION MITIGATION SYSTEM PROBLEM, ROAD DEPARTURE MITIGATION SYSTEM PROBLEM, ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL PROBLEM CAME ON. WHEN I DROVE IT I REALIZED I'D LOST CONTROL OVER THOSE FEATURES.
THERE ARE THREE THINGS CONCERNING TO ME, I'M ORDER OF IMPORTANCE: 1) WHEN I DRIVE IT'S ALMOST AS IF THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING THE WAY THE CAR JERKS. THE OTHER DAY MY GEAR IDENTIFIER KEPT BLINKING N/3 BACK & FORTH & A ERROR LIGHT POPPED UP INDICATING AN EMISSIONS ERROR & A TRANSMISSION ERROR. AFTER TURNING OFF THE CAR THE GEAR IDENTIFIER STOPPED BLINKING & JUST SHOWED D. I TOOK IT TO HONDA & THEY SAID THEY RECEIVED A P076 ERROR WHICH MEANS CONDEMNED TRANSMISSION, BUT AFTER THE REDOING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LIKE THEY HAD DONE A FEW DAYS PRIOR TO THE ISSUE & RERAN THE CODE NOTHING POPULATED ON THE DIAGNOSTICS. I WAS TOLD IT COULD HAVE BEEN A GLITCH. 2) MY NAVIGATION SCREEN GOES BLANK AT RANDOM MOMENTS WITH NO WARNING & WHEN ASKED JUST ADVISED NO UPDATES FOR IT SHOWING. 3) SOMETIMES MY BLUETOOTH WILL NOT CONNECT TO DEVICES OR I CAN LISTEN TO MUSIC, BUT CANNOT SPEAK WITH SOMEONE ON THE PHONE, THEY CANNOT HEAR ME & I CAN'T HEAR THEM, I HAVE TO PUT MY PHONE ON PRIVATE OR SPEAKER.
MY CAR WAS STATIONARY PARKED IN THE GARAGE. I WENT OUT TO GO TO WORK AND A CRACK IN THE WINDSHIELD RAN FROM THE RIGHT SIDE ACROSS AND DOWN THE WINDSHIELD. NO MARKS OF IMPACT AND NOTHING FELL ON IT IN THE GARAGE.IF YOU SEARCH ONLINE MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH 2017-2020 HONDA ACCORDS. I THINK IT IS A DESIGN FLAW THAT CREATES STRESS ON THE EDGE OF THE WINDSHIELD. THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS IF IT HAPPENED WHILE YOU'RE GOING AT A HIGH SPEED.
2017 HONDA ACCORD SUNROOF EXPLODES AS DRIVING ON MAJOR HIGHWAY. UPON CONTACTING HONDA, THERE RESPONSE WAS IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. WHEN I ASKED TO SPEAK TO A SUPERVISOR THEY REFUSED. I WAS TRAVELLING HOME FROM WORK WHEN I THOUGHT RANDOM SHOTS WERE BEING FIRED AT MY VEHICLE. I AM THANKFUL THIS LOUD EXPLOSION DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AND ONE THAT HONDA IS IGNORING.
THE STARTER WENT OUT ON THE VEHICLE JUST AFTER 36K MILES. I HAVE READ THAT IT IS A COMMON ISSUE AND WANTED MORE REPORTS OF IT HAPPENING BECAUSE IT IS UNACCEPTABLE.
I HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY THE HONDA DEALERSHIP THAT THE FACTORY CONTINENTAL TIRES PLACED ON BY HONDA, HAVE A TREAD PATTERN THAT AT LOW SPEEDS MAKES THE SMALL NOISE I AM HEARING BECAUSE IT IS LOOSE FROM THE WHEEL. THAT IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN, AND THIS OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS MOVING AT A SLOW RATE OF SPEED YOU CAN HEAR A GRINDING FROM THE WHEELS THAT IS ACTUALLY THE TIRE. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED ESPECIALLY WHEN HONDA HAS KNOWN ABOUT IT.
THE ENGINE STOPS SOMETIMES WHEN I DRIVE AND THE WHEEL SHAKES; JOLTS WHEN I'M WAITING ON A STOP SIGN.
CAR WOULD NOT START BACK UP. I HAD PARKED AND WHEN I GOT BACK IN THE CAR IT WOULD NOT START.
NOT A SAFETY ISSUE ?? SOMETHING KEEPS KILLING THE BATTERY ON THE CAR .REPLACED BATTERY TWICE IF YOU LEAVE FOR A WEEK THE BATTERY IS DEAD. HAVE A COWORKER THAT HAS THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL WITH SAME ISSUE.HAVE BROUGHT TO HONDA TWICE ONLY TO BE TOLD THERE IS NOTHING WRONG??!! THEREFORE,STILL AN ONGOING ISSUE PRESENTLY.
MY TRUNK WOULD SUDDENLY OPEN FOR NO REASONS ON A STANDING PARKING LOT. *TR
AFTER OWNING THE CAR FOR 2.5 YEARS, THE CAR WOULD NOT START AND REQUIRED A JUMP. AFTER SEVERAL INSTANCES OF THIS OCCURRING, THE ORIGINAL OEM BATTERY WAS REPLACED. WITHIN 2 MONTHS OF INSTALLING THE NEW BATTERY, THE CAR WOULDN'T START AND REQUIRED A JUMP. THE CAR WILL START FINE FOR A FEW WEEKS AND THEN REQUIRES ANOTHER JUMP (THIS REPEATS EVERY SEVERAL WEEKS). THE CAR HAS BEEN INSPECTED BY A HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY FOUND NO CHARGING OR DRAW ISSUES. THE CAR IS DRIVEN ENOUGH, ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, SO THAT'S NOT AN ISSUE EITHER. IT APPEARS BASED ON OTHER COMPLAINTS TO NHTSA THAT THIS ISSUE IS HAPPENING TO OTHER 2017-2018 HONDA ACCORD OWNERS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE WITH HONDA AND HAVE THEM PERFORM A RECALL IF NECESSARY.
1/10/2020 CAR WOULDN'T START. NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS. CALLED HONDA ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE THEY PROVIDE A JUMP START IN WHICH THE CAR STARTED. DROVE THE CAR RIGHT TO DAVID HOBBS HONDA. THEY PERFORMED TEST WHICH SAID EVERYTHING. 6/4/2020 MY CAR DID THE EXACT SAME THING EXPECT THIS TIME I DID DRIVE TO THE DEALERSHIP AFTER GETTING A JUMP START. LATER THAT EVENING I WENT TO START THE CAR AND IT WOULDN'T START. 6/5/2020 MORNING THE CAR WOULDN'T START. IN ALL INCIDENTS THE CAR WOULD TRY TO TURN ON BUT WOULDN'T, THE KEYLESS ENTRY WORKED, ALL LIGHTS WORKS. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED ON ALL INCIDENTS. ALL INCIDENTS THE CAR WAS STATIONARY. 6/5/2020 MY CAR WAS TOWED TO DAVID HOBBS HONDA AND THEY NOTIFIED ME THE WAS COMPLETELY DEAD WHEN IT ARRIVED NOTHING WAS WORKING. THEY CALLED BACK LATER IN THE DAY AFTER DOING TESTING AND ONCE AGAIN SAID ALL TESTING WAS FINE. HOWEVER, THEY WOULD LIKE TO KEEP MY VEHICLE OVERNIGHT TO SEE IF MY CAR WOULD WORK IN THE MORNING AND TO DO TESTING AGAIN. MY VEHICLE IS STILL AT THE DEALERSHIP. *TR
WHEN DRIVING AT A VERY SLOW SPEED I CAN HEAR WHAT SOUNDS LIKE RUBBING. AS THE CAR GETS UP TO SPEED THE SOUND IS STILL THERE, BUT NOT AS NOTICEABLE WITH ALL OF THE OTHER NOISES DURING DRIVING. IT SOUNDS LIKE THE BRAKES ARE GETTING STUCK OR HAVE A SLOW RELEASE. THERE IS NO VISUAL DAMAGE TO THE ROTOR OR BRAKE PADS, BUT THE WHEEL NOISE IS STILL THERE. I'VE SEEN MANY PEOPLE HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE WITH NO FIX AVAILABLE. I DON'T CARE IF ITS KNOWN TO HAPPEN BECAUSE OF THE TIRE/RIM PACKAGE, OR WHATEVER. FIX THE ISSUE! THIS IS A RECURRING ISSUE THAT NO ONE SEEMS TO BE ON THE HUNT FOR THE FIX. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
CAR TAKEN TO DEALER FOR SCRUBBING NOISE FROM FRONT END. EACH TIME TOLD NOTHING WRONG. RUST ON ROTORS FROM RAIN. NOISE HAS PROGRESSED LOUDER DEALER STILL SAYS NOTHING WRONG CAN SAND ROTORS FOR $139 PER AXLE BUT SOUND WILL RETURN. CAR HAS 26,000 MILES. ONLINE FORUM REPORTS SAME NOISE FOR THE SAME MAKE/MODEL. CAR SCRUBBING SOUND WHILE IN MOTION/BRAKING. *TR
2017 HONDA ACCORD TIRE BEAD TSB (BULLETIN ATS 180602) BULLETIN DATE: JUN. 19, 2018 COMPONENT: TIRE BEAD. BULLETIN SUMMARY: TECH LINE SUMMARY ARTICLE - TECH LINE HAS BEEN GETTING CALLS ABOUT A RUBBING NOISE WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED. WE'RE WORKING WITH OUR FIELD ENGINEERS TO UNDERSTAND THE ISSUE AND ARE IN THE PROCESS OF CALLING IN PARTS. VEHICLES COVERED IN THIS TSB: 2016 HONDA ACCORD, 2017 HONDA ACCORD. THEY HAVE YET TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AND HONDA CLAIMS ITS THE NEW CONTINENTAL TIRES THEY USE ON THESE CARS. NOW THAT MY CAR IS GOING OUT OF WARRANTY, I BELIEVE THIS IS WHAT HONDA WANTS TO HAPPEN.
VEHICLE FAILED TO START IN GARAGE FOR FIRST TIME AFTER HAVING BEEN DRIVEN REGULARLY. BATTERY TOO WEAK TO TURN ENGINE OVER. ATTEMPTED TO RECHARGE BATTERY. IT WOULD NOT TAKE A CHARGE. CHECKED BATTERY FLUID LEVEL AND IT WAS BELOW TOP OF PLATES IN THREE OUTER CELLS. ADDED DISTILLED WATER AND ATTEMPTED TO CHARGE AGAIN. IT WOULD STILL NOT TAKE A CHARGE. CALLED DEALER AND REPORTED. 2017 ACCORD WAS 38 MONTHS SINCE PURCHASE WITH 28,000 MILES ON IT. NO WARRANTY COVERAGE THEREFORE I PURCHASED A NEW BATTERY AT FARM & FLEET. TECHNICIAN THERE NOTED BATTERY CASE DISTORTION AS IF THE BATTERY HAD BEEN FROZEN. DEFINITELY DID NOT HAPPEN SINCE WE HAD THE VEHICLE SINCE THE BATTERY HAD NEVER PREVIOUSLY BEEN DISCHARGED TO MAKE IT VULNERABLE TO FREEZING. DEFINITELY A PROBLEM OTHER THAN ROUTINE BATTERY FAILURE DUE TO AGE OR USE.
I HAVE A 2017 ACCORD - THE BACKUP CAMERA LCD SCREEN STARTED TO FLICKER FOR A FEW DAYS EACH TIME I PUT THE CAR INTO REVERSE ALSO WAS REAL GRAINY THE WEEK BEFOR THE FLICKERING . WHEN I CHANGED THE CAMERA ANGLE IT WOULD SOMETIMES COME BACK AND WORK WHILE BACKING UP, BUT THEN IT WENT TO A BLACK SCREEN ALTOGETHER. IT'S BEEN BLACK EVER SINCE, THE CAMERA GOES ON WHILE I REVERSE BUT NOTHING SHOWS ON THE LCD SCREEN BUT THE GUIDING YELLOW LINES THAT SEEM TO BE POINTING UP. I NOTICED THE RECALL OF THE 2018 ACCORDS BACKUP CAMERA AND I THINK THE SAME ISSUE IS HAPPENING WITH THE 2017 ACCORD. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN PARKED FOR A WEEK BEFOR THIS HAPPENED. I REALLY BELIEVE THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. I SEE THAT MORE THAN JUST MY 2017 ACCORD HAS BEEN HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THERE BACKUP CAMERA AS WELL.
INTERMITTENT LOOSE POWER WHILE ACCELERATING, WHILE MAKING TURNS. TURNING THE CAR BATTERY ON THE WAITING 3 SECONDS BEFORE STARTING THE ENGINE WILL USUALLY START THE CAR THEN CAR WILL THROW UP CAUTION LIGHT THAT GAS CAP IS NOT TIGHTLY CLOSED OR PUMP NOT GETTING PROPER PRESSURE. *TR
I HAVE A 2017 ACCORD - IN SEPTEMBER 2019 THE BACKUP CAMERA LCD SCREEN STARTED TO FLICKER FOR A WEEK OR SO EACH TIME I PUT THE CAR INTO REVERSE. WHEN I CHANGED THE CAMERA ANGLE IT WOULD SOMETIMES COME BACK AND WORK WHILE BACKING UP, BUT THEN IT WENT TO A BLACK SCREEN ALTOGETHER. IT'S BEEN BLACK EVER SINCE, THE CAMERA GOES ON WHILE I REVERSE BUT NOTHING SHOWS ON THE LCD SCREEN BUT THE GUIDING YELLOW LINES. I WENT TO FIX THE CAMERA TODAY MYSELF AND NOTICED THE RECALL OF THE 2018 ACCORDS. I THINK THE SAME ISSUE IS HAPPENING WITH THE 2017 ACCORD. I'D LIKE TO SEE HONDA TAKE RESPONSIBILITY RATHER THAN HAVE TO PAY ANOTHER $200-$350 TO FIX THIS. I AM OUT OF WARRANTY. HERE IS WHAT I FOUND THAT BROUGH ME TO THIS SITE. VEHICLES RECALLED: 232,140 OF THE 2018 HONDA ACCORD SEDAN AND 2019 HONDA INSIGHT HYBRID SEDAN. THE PROBLEM: THE BACKUP CAMERA MAY FAIL BECAUSE OF BAD SOFTWARE. THE FIX: DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE DISPLAY AUDIO UNIT SOFTWARE, AT NO CHARGE TO OWNERS. HOW TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER: THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN NOV. 5, 2018. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 888-234-2138. HONDA'S NUMBERS FOR THIS RECALL ARE K2G AND V2F. NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V629
WHILE DRIVING CONDITION, SOMETIMES BREAK PROBLEM WAS FOUND AND OTHER 5 PROBLEMS SHOWING IN THE ODOMETER THAT TIME I COULDNOT HAVE CONTROL ON THE VEHICLE. WHEN I PUSH BREAK PADEL , IT DOESNOT WORK. I AM FACING THIS PROBLRM COUPLE OF THE TIME. FIRST TIME HONDA DEALER RESET THE CODES, 2ND TIME THEY SUGGEST ME TO REPLACE THE BATTERY, I DID. THEN AFTER WHILE I AM FACING SAME PROBLEM. WHAT SHOULD I DO , I DONT UNDERSTAND BUT I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THIS VEHICLE. I COULD BE IN DANGER SOMETIMES WHILE ON HIGHWAY. NEED THE RIGHT SOLUTION BUT I STILL DONT GET THE RESULT.
BACKUP CAMERA HAS BECOME BLURRY AND UPON RESEARCH ONLINE, THERE ARE OTHERS HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR 2018 HONDA ACCORD VEHICLES, HOWEVER, THIS RECALL NEEDS TO APPLY TO ALL HONDA'S WITH BACK UP CAMERAS BECAUSE THIS IS DANGEROUS AS THE OWNER CANNOT SEE SOMETHING OR SOMEONE DUE TO HOW BLURRY IT IS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SCRAPING SOUND COMING FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SOUTH MOTORS HONDA MIAMI LOCATED AT (16165 S. DIXIE HWY, MIAMI, FL 33157, (305) 853-9795 ON FIVE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW TIRE HOWEVER, THE ISSUE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
IN THE SPRING OR EARLY SUMMER OF 2019, AT ABOUT THE 24,000-MILE MARK (CAR HAS ABOUT 27,000 NOW) THE STOCK TIRES/WHEELS ON MY 2017 ACCORD SPORT BEGAN MAKING A RUBBING NOISE THE FREQUENCY OF WHICH INCREASES/DECREASES PROPORTIONAL TO VEHICLE SPEED. ONE DEALER ANALYZED THE SOUND...ROTATED THE WHEELS... AND COULD NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THEY DID, HOWEVER, TELL ME THAT HONDA KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM, AND THAT IT'S NOT DANGEROUS, AND THAT, NO, THEY WOULD NOT SWAP OUT THE TIRES OR WHEELS. AT ANOTHER NEARBY DEALER (WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN MID-MARCH 2017) THE SERVICE REP ASKED "ARE YOUR TIRES CONTINENTAL?" I ANSWERED AFFIRMATIVE, AND HE ECHOED WHAT THE FIRST DEALER TOLD ME. YEP, WE KNOW ALL ABOUT IT... IT'S NOT DANGEROUS... BUT WE WON'T HELP YOU. NEITHER DEALER WOULD REPLACE THE TIRES/WHEELS. I SEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND LOTS OF WEBSITES WITH TONS OF PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY UPSET BY THE EXACT SAME THING--RUBBING SOUNDS COMING FROM THE WHEELS/TIRES OF THEIR 2017 HONDA ACCORD SPORT, AND GETTING NO RESOLUTION FROM HONDA OR THE DEALERS. I AM A LONG-TIME HONDA OWNER. CUSTOMERS DON'T GET MORE LOYAL THAN US. AND I'M SO PERPLEXED WHY HONDA WON'T DO THE RIGHT THING. WHAT CAN I DO?
THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WENT OUT DUE TO A FAULTY ELECTRICAL PLUG. IT WENT OUT WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE THAT IS KNOWN TO HONDA. YET THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR FOR 4 WEEKS.
THERE ARE TIMES THE CAR WILL NOT START. HAVE TO GET A JUMP TO START
MY AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY AT THE TIME OF FRONTAL ACCIDENT AT APPROXIMATELY 30-40 MPH. ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON COUNTY STREET (GLEN MILL RD MONTGOMERY COUNTY MARYLAND) JANUARY 25TH AT 6:30 AM. WITH THE ROAD BEING VERY DARK, I DIDN'T SEE A FULL SIZE TREE ACROSS THE ROADWAY FROM A SEVERE STORM THE NIGHT BEFORE. I ANTICIPATED THE AIRBAG DEPLOYING ON IMPACT, HOWEVER IT SEEM LIKE A MINUTE OR TWO BEFORE THEY DEPLOYED BUT NEVER INFLATED ( NIETHER THE FRONT OR PASSANGER SIDE CURTIN) PHOTOS ARE ON MY PHONE AND WILL SEND WHEN I CAN DOWNLOAD ON THIS SITE.
SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT IS ON. SUSPECT DEFECTIVE SEAT SENSOR. ORIGINAL OWNER, 30,000 MILES ON ODOMETER.
INTERMITTENT LOOSE POWER WHILE ACCELERATING, WHILE MAKING TURNS
BACKUP SYSTEM NOT WORKING
I BOUGHT HONDA ACCORD SPORT. ALMOST EVERY MONTH I HAVE TO BUY A NEW TIRE. TIRE GOES FLAT AS HIT THE PATH HOLE EVEN IN SLOW MOTION. IT'S REALLY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREAT SPECIALLY IN HIGHWAY AND COULD CAUSE SERIOUS ACCIDENT. IT'S HAPPENED 3 TIMES WITH ME ON HIGHWAY BUT LUCKY THERE WERE NO TRAFFIC BEHIND ME. ONCE IN BELT PARK WAY IN BROOKLYN, STATEN ISLAND HIGHWAY 278 AND FDR MANHATTAN, AND MANY TIMES IN STREET SPECIALLY IN RAINY DAY.
FEEL VIBRATION DURING COASTING & THEN GOING UP IN SPEED.
TWO DAYS AGO THE SUNROOF OPENED ON ITS OWN WHILE CAR WAS PARKED AND OFF. IT OPENED OVERNIGHT DURING A RAINSTORM. I CLOSED THE SUNROOF. I WAS PUZZLED BUT THE CAR SEEMED FINE AND DROVE FINE. TODAY THE CAR IS COMPLETELY DEAD. IT JUMP-STARTED BUT THERE NUMEROUS SYMBOLS LIT ON THE DASHBOARD SO MY MECHANIC ADVISED ME TO HAVE IT TOWED, IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE SPEED REDUCED SIGNIFICANTLY. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE TOOK AWHILE TO RESTART, HESITATED, AND DID NOT SMOOTHLY SHIFT GEARS TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE JERKED AND STRUGGLED TO GAIN SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN SLOWLY UNTIL IT FINALLY REACHED 65 MPH; HOWEVER, IT WOULD DECELERATE ON ANY HILL AND STRUGGLE TO GAIN SPEED. ALL THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. TEAM HONDA (6363 SIEGEN LN, BATON ROUGE, LA 70809, (225) 298-4100) SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT FOR LATER IN THE WEEK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE. HAD TO REPLACE THE BATTERY AND THAT DIDN'T WORK. THE SAFETY FEATURES ON THE CAR ARE NO LONGER OPERATING (ABS, LKAS, ACC). THESE FEATURES ALL STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS WAS TERRIFYING AND COULD BE AN ISSUE IF SOMEONE IS USED TO HAVING THESE FEATURES AVAILABLE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THEY DON'T WORK. IF A DRIVER IS DEPENDENT ON THESE SAFETY FEATURES AFTER DRIVING FOR SEVERAL YEARS WITH HAVING THEM ON, A DRIVER COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE HARM TO THEMSELVES OR OTHERS IF THESE FEATURES ARE SUDDENLY NOT FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY. WHEN I WENT TO THE DEALER THEY SAID IT WASN'T COVERED UNDER THE CAR WARRANTY. CAR IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD AND HAS UNDER 60K MILES.
TOOK CAR TO HONDA DEALER DUE TO A GRINDING NOISE THAT'S HEARD COMING FROM MY WHEELS WHEN DRIVING SLOWLY. AFTER LOOKING AT THE CAR, THE HONDA TECH CONFIRMED THAT IT'S THE CONTINENTAL TIRES/HONDA SPORT MODEL 19" WHEEL COMBO THAT'S THE ISSUE. THE BEAD ON THE FACTORY TIRES USED CREATES A RUBBING SOUND THAT SOUNDS LIKE BRAKES GRINDING ON THE ROTORS. THEY SAID THEY HAVE RECEIVED MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SINCE THIS MODEL CAME OUT. I FIND IT RIDICULOUS THAT I WAS TOLD THIS WAS OK AND A KNOWN ISSUE BUT NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT IT. MY LEASE ENDS SOON AND I WAS PLANNING ON BUYING THE CAR BUT NOW PROBABLY NOT. I'VE BEEN A HONDA DRIVER FOR OVER 25 YEARS...MAY HAVE TO MOVE OVER TO TOYOTA.
I WAS DRIVING SOUTHBOUND ON MD 301 HIGHWAY IN THE FAR RIGHT LANE (4TH LANE) GOING 45MPH. THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS HEADED NORTHBOUND ON MD 301 AND MADE A LEFT TURN ONTO THE SB LANES CROSSING ALL LANES. THE COLLISION OCCURRED WHEN THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO CROSS THE 4TH SB LANE (MY LANE). I HIT THE CAR WITHOUT BREAKING AS I WAS TRAVELING 45MPH. THIS WAS A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH EXTENSIVE FRONT END DAMAGE. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE OTHER VEHICLE HAD AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVING UNEVENLY. THE CONTACT CHECKED THE TIRES, WHICH CONSTANTLY HAD TO BE REFILLED WITH AIR. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TIRES WERE INSTALLED BACKWARDS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE DIRECTIONAL TIRES, WHICH WERE INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. RUSSELL HONDA (6100 LANDERS RD, NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR 72117, (501) 835-8996) INSPECTED THE TIRES AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO DIFFERENCE IN HOW THE TIRES WERE INSTALLED. THE DEALER PERFORMED A MULTI-POINT INSPECTION ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE TIRES AND STATED THAT THEY WERE FINE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,546.
THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS IN TOURING MODELS WHICH ARE SEALED HEADLAMP ASSEMBLIES, PARTIALLY FAIL PREMATURELY. NOT HAVING PROPER DRL OR HAVING UNITS THAT FAIL WITH ONLY 45,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE ARE A SAFETY HAZARD.
WHILE DRIVING ON A LOW SPEED, THE FRONT TIRES MAKE A GRINDING NOISE. I HAVE TAKEN THIS IN TO THE DEALER TWICE AND THEY STATED IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH 2017 HONDA ACCORD SPORT DUE TO THE TIRES NOT BEING THE CORRECT VERSIONS FOR THIS VEHICLE. THE TIRES ON MY VEHICLE ARE THE STOCK TIRES. HONDA SOLD ME A VEHICLE WITH THE INCORRECT TIRES? I ASKED THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE CORRECT TIRES, AND NO TIRE WILL FIX THIS ISSUE. THE RIM AND SIZE SINCE IT IS SPECIAL 19 INCHES FOR THIS MODEL, ALL 2017 HONDA ACCORD SPORT HAVE THIS SAME EXACT ISSUE WITH NO RESOLUTION. HONDA KNOWS THIS IS AN ISSUE AND NO RESOLUTION TO FIX THIS. GRINDING NOISE IS LOUD ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU DRIVE THROUGH A NEIGHBORHOOD.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE IDLING, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE ENGINE REVVED. THE CONTACT CALLED LANDMARK HONDA (5125 DUKE ST, ALEXANDRIA, VA 22304, (703) 823-8000) AND INFORMED THEM OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, MY HONDA ACCORD COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM WILL APPLY THE BRAKES FOR NO REASON. THERE WAS NOTHING AHEAD OF ME THAT SHOULD CAUSE THIS TO HAPPEN. LUCKILY, THIS HAS NOT HAPPENED WHEN SOMEONE WAS CLOSELY FOLLOWING ME. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 10 TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN 2017. IT HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT ON A HIGHWAY.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HONDA ACCORD EQUIPPED WITH CONTINENTAL CONTI PRO CONTACT TIRES, SIZE: 235/40R1996V (NA). WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE HAD EXPLODED. THE CONTACT PARKED AT A NEARBY FUEL STATION AND REPLACED THE FAULTY TIRE WITH A SPARE TIRE. ON OCTOBER 10, 2019, WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE. ON A DIFFERENT OCCASION, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TPMS WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PARKED AT A FUEL STATION TO INSPECT THE TIRES. SHE DID NOT NOTICE A FAILURE AND CONTINUED TO DRIVE TO HER DESTINATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HERITAGE HONDA (LOCATED AT 965 VETERANS MEMORIAL HWY NE, ROME, GA 30161, (706) 291-2277) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,893. *LN*JB
11/03/2019 2:30PM. SUNNY 60 DEGREE F. 2017 4DR ACCORD HYBRID TOURING 26009MILES. ALWAYS DEALER SERVICED. EXITING HIGHWAY 55MPH, WHILE APPLY BRAKE THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS COMING ON WITH ALL KINDS OF MESSAGES. INCLUDING THE RED BRAKE ON RIGHT SIDE OF DISPLAY AND AMBER BRAKE SYSTEM ON LOWER RIGHT SIDE OF DISPLAY. BRAKES WERE VERY MINIMAL AND HAD TO USE PARKING BRAKE. BRAKE PEDAL WOULD PULSATE AND MAKE AN AUDIBLE CLICKING NOISE.VERY DANGEROUS. DROVE TO A PARKING LOT, SHUT CAR OFF AND RESTARTED, NO FURTHER ISSUES THAT DAY. I WILL BRING TO DEALER ASAP. WARNINGS DISPLAYED IN CENTER OF DISPLAY: BRAKE SYTEM PROBLEM ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL PROBLEM VEHICLE STABILITY ASSIST (VSA) PROBLEM HILL START ASSIST PROBLEM COLLISION SYSTEM MITIGATION PROBLEM ROAD DEPARTURE MITIGATION SYSTEM PROBLEM. WHILE STOPPED I WAS ABLE TO TAKE PICTURES OF ALL THE DISPLAYS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE TIRES MADE A RUBBING NOISE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TEAM HONDA (LOCATED AT 6363 SIEGEN LN, BATON ROUGE, LA 70809, 855-832-3530) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIRES WERE RUBBING AGAINST THE WHEEL WELL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED WITH THE ACCORD SPORT MODELS WITH THE 19 INCH WHEELS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 09019617. THE CASE WAS CLOSED DUE TO THE MANUFACTURER NOT PROVIDING A REMEDY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100.
THERE IS A LOUD RUBBING NOISE THAT COMES FROM THE FRONT WHEELS DURING A DRIVE AT LOW SPEEDS . ALSO I CAN FEEL THE GRINDING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND CAN HEAR THE THUMPING NOISE WHEN THE CAR COMES TO A STOP. I AM CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY EVEN MORE SO NOW BECAUSE I'VE NOTICED A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE ON THIS WEBSITE. I HAVE 12,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND HAVE GONE TO MY LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP TO HAVE EVERY SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE SERVICE. A DEALER SAID THAT HONDA WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND IT IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE BEADING OF THE TIRE. THEY SAY NO FIX THIS TIME AND REFUSE TO CORRECT THE ISSUE, WHICH IS A SAFETY ISSUE. WHEELS ARE 19 " FACTORY ORIGINAL , AND TIRES ARE FACTORY ORIGINAL CONTINENTAL CONTIPROCONTACT.
REAR CAMERA HAS MALFUNCTIONED. THE DASHBOARD SCREEN SHOWS A BLACK BACKGROUND WITH HORIZONTAL 'VIBRATING ' LINES. 2018 HONDA ACCORDS HAD A RECALL FOR THIS BUT TO DATE THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL FOR THE 2017 ACCORDS ALTHOUGH IT SEEMS TO BE THE SAME PROBLEM.
THIS MORNING ON MY WAY TO WORK I STOPPED FOR GAS, TURNED OFF MY CAR, WENT TO RESTART WHEN MY DASH STARTED GOING CRAZY AND FLICKING ON AND OFF. IT WOULDN'T START AGAIN SO MY HUSBAND HAD TO LEAVE WORK AND COME JUMP ME, WE DROVE IT HOME, IT SAT FOR 3 MINS THEN TRIED TO START IT AGAIN WHEN THE SAME THING HAPPENED. WE DECIDED TO LET THE CAR STAY PLUGGED INTO A TRICKLE BATTERY CHARGER ALL DAY WHILE I WENT TO WORK. AFTER WE GOT HOME, WE DECIDED TO TEST IT, AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP. WE WERE ABLE TO TURN IT ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT HESITATION ALL UNTIL WE LET 5 MINS PASS IN BETWEEN STARTS WHEN THE FLICKERING OF THE DARK BEGAN AGAIN AND THE CAR REFUSED TO START. MY CAR HAS LESS THAN 50K MILES ON IT, THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED WHEN SO MANY USERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. WHEN WE GOT HOME WE CHECKED THE BATTERY AND IT WAS READING 12VOLTZ. WE HAVE FOUND MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE FROM SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT IS BEING DONE TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. SOURCES: CARCOMPLAINTS.COM, HONDAPROBLEMS.COM, HTTPS://WWW.NHTSA.GOV
ON 9-12-2019, MY WIFE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN ACCELERATION WITH HER 2017 HONDA ACCORD. SHE TURNED INTO A PARKING SPACE AT A LOCAL FUNERAL HOME, STOPPED AND WAS ABOUT TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK. SUDDENLY THE CAR ACCELERATED, SURGING FORWARD OVER THE CURB, DOWN THE LANDSCAPED BANK, OVER ANOTHER CURB, CROSSED OVER A 2 LANE ROAD, OVER A CURB INTO A FAST FOOD ENTRANCE, OFF THE CURB, CONTINUING FORWARD AND HIT THE RIGHT REAR CLIP OF A CAR IN THE DRIVE THRU, OVER ANOTHER CURB AND FINALLY STOPPED AFTER HITTING A TREE. THE BREAKS DID NOT SLOW OR STOP THE CAR. THE CAR TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET BEFORE STRIKING THE TREE. THE CAR WAS TOTALED DUE TO ALL OF THE DAMAGE UNDERNEATH. I REPORTED THE ISSUE TO MY HONDA DEALER ON 9-13-19. THEY GAVE ME THE NUMBER TO THEIR NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS. HONDA SENT FIELD REPS OUT TO EXAMINE THE CAR AND TRY TO PULL ANY DATA. ON 10/10/19 I RECEIVED A CALL FROM HONDA STATING NO ISSUES FOUND. AFTER CHECKING THE INTERNET I FOUND OVER 150 ISSUES WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION ISSUES WITH HONDA. THIS REOCCURRING ISSUE NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED BEFORE IT RESULTS INTO SOMEONE DYING .
LAST NIGHT I HAD JUST GOTTEN HOME FROM WORKED AND GONE IN THE HOUSE TO CHANGE FOR CHURCH. LESS THAN 5 MINUTES LATER, I RETURNED TO MY CAR AND WHEN TRYING TO START IT, IT WOULD START UP. LIGHTS FLICKERED ON DASH, BUT IT WOULDN'T TURN OVER. HAD ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE COME TO JUMP START CAR. LESS THAN 24 HOURS LATER, THE SAME THING HAPPENED. CAR WON'T START AFTER DRIVING THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON ALREADY. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS HIS HAPPENED THIS YEAR, WITH IN A FEW MONTHS. CAR HAS LESS THAT 50K MILES. THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO BECAUSE IF I'M IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE, THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS.
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