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fairly significant- Typical Repair Cost:
- No data
- Average Mileage:
- 81,000 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 3 complaints
Most common solutions:
- not sure (3 reports)
I bought this honda accord exl last year 2009. It was a used car. One week later, the battery was dead. I replace the battery, thinking to myself maybe its time to change, but 7 months later, the same thing happened again. Battery died again, I have to jump car to get home. This time I know it's definitely something wrong with the electrical system. I have not taken my car to the shop to figure out what was wrong yet.
- buuanh, Fontana, CA, US
2006 HONDA ACCORD. BATTERY CONTINUES TO DIE FROM A CONSTANT VOLTAGE DRAW. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON NOW FOR OVER 3 YEARS & DEALER REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT YET
MY COMPLAINT IS SIMILIAR TO MANY OTHERS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY AND HAS BEEN A COMPLAINT ON OTHER YEAR MODELS AS WELL FROM 2003 TO PRESENT. THE SIOUX FALLS DEALER SAYS THEY CAN'T FIND IT BUT I CAN TELL THEM EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THEIR SOLUTION IS THAT I SHOULD TRADE MY CAR IN FOR A NEW ONE AND RID MYSELF OF THIS PROBLEM! THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS:
THE BATTERY DROPS FROM 14.1V TO 8.1 V Overnight. Test light from disconnected NEG. battery cable to NEG battery terminal is bright which proves that there is a constant draw on the battery. The draw is coming from the Backup Accessories because when I pull just that fuse, the draw and voltage drop stops. I have had to carry a power pack in my trunk for 3 yrs. to jump start car approx. 200+ times since I bought it new. I went to the dealer numerous times and they will not acknowledge that there is a problem yet there are many complaints exactly like mine posted on the internet from all over the country. How can I fix this problem when Dealer and Honda will not even acknowledge that there is a problem and I can show them the voltage draw with a test light and voltage drop with a volt meter!? The voltage drops about .5 volts in 4 minutes!
I have the dash display package with GPS, Radio, Heat, and A/C. From what I read on
the internet from similiar complaints, the problem is with the radio draining the battery.
Unfortunately I can tell the dealer what the problem is, but how can you get it fixed when the dealer (and apparently Honda Corp) does not want to acknowledge that there is a huge electrical problem with radio voltage draw that dramatically drains the battery overnight?? I am truly amazed that Honda was voted Car of The Year for several years in a row with problems like this. I will be trading this lemon in for a new vehicle soon, but it sure won't be for another Honda or from this dealer. Anyone out there have a solution to this problem other than trading it off? Thanks JT
- Jerry T., Mitchell, SD, US
Factory radio was cutting out, had aftermarket radio installed, seems to have happened since .. Aftermarket radio works well but factory radio display is still on.
- johnboy0506, Bethel, CT, US