10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
4 / 2
Injuries / Deaths:
3 / 0
Average Mileage:
36,456 miles

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problem #99

Jan 012021

Accord

  • 130,000 miles
The contact owns a 2015 Honda Accord. The contact stated that the vehicle lost motive power while driving at slow speeds. There was an abnormal burning odor. After restarting the vehicle, the vehicle worked as designed. The contact stated that while his daughter was driving, she became aware of an abnormal burning odor. The power steering became inoperable while driving. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, and the contact was informed that the electric power steering assist had failed, and the electric motor was overactive. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, who was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 130,000.

- Parsippany, NJ, USA

problem #98

Jan 012023

Accord

  • miles
The starter grinds or spins at startup.

- Allen, TX, USA

problem #97

Sep 042023

Accord

  • 92,000 miles
The contact owned a 2015 Honda Accord. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked outside, the vehicle caught fire. The authorities were called to the scene and extinguished the fire. Upon inspection of the vehicle, the fire department determined that either the battery wiring and/or the roof wiring had caused the fire. The vehicle was towed to an independent tow yard where it was deemed a total loss. There were no injuries or property damage as a result of the fire. The dealer was notified of the failure. The manufacturer had yet to be notified. The vehicle was deemed a total loss. The failure mileage was approximately 92,000.

- Dublin, CA, USA

problem #96

Jul 062023

Accord

  • miles
Problems began at 50,000 miles and now at 60,000 a year and 1/2 later they are ongoing. Electrical and engine -??. Honda knows all the problems bless I am having are in many of their models! This is DANGEROUs and Honda is negligent ! First it was my car wouldn-??t start. The alternator went also It needed to have the front and rear seal replaced. That is crazy ! It must be leaking oil and needed the seals due to improper torque. Had that repaired and within 2 weeks I kept saying it wasn-??t running right. THEN My car overheated after driving for 10 min on a busy highway in Atlanta. Smoke pouring out of the hood. I was trapped and couldn-??t get out because of traffic. HORRIFIC experience.! Electrical issue began at 50,000 miles at the same time. Electrical issues ongoing AND engine does not run right. It-??s rough loud, judders, it can be sluggish or no responsive, Last year my car had 50,000 miles. It had gone through a battery every year and 1-2. Then 16 months ago it wouldn-??t start. Since I have replace the starter, alternator, battery and battery cable. In individual events of warning lights or failing to start. Today the charging systems warning light and fcw light flashed while driving. The electrical system in this car is a known problem. It MUST be recalled. The 4cl has now time to recall the v-6 for torque and parasitic battery drain. This is potential for fire, car sudden loss of power it-??s negligent to not recall. I have invoice after invoice but the problem persists. Why are you only recalling the 4L engine " There is a class action about battery drain but only for 4 L" I know the didnt produce many accord V6 but the V6 is used in the Acura and I believe the Odysse. I have called and called Honda. I emailed the head of Honda in Japan. He sent my email back to the dealer. This is my 4th Honda. We were an entire Honda family but not any more. Safety is not first.My accord problems will result in a terrible accident. Please do something

- Grayson, GA, USA

problem #95

Jun 232023

Accord

  • miles
There was a recall on some of the 2015 for engine cutting out at times when you turn and try to accelerate and nothing happens. Well its been doing it with my car but they say not part of recalls. But at times I take a turn, can't go anywhere cause gas pedal don't go till I wait a few seconds and than it goes. Dangerous driving at times

- Natick , MA, USA

problem #94

Apr 292023

Accord 6-cyl

  • miles
Bought the car used from Michigan car dealer in Shelby MI. Car had 44,820 miles. Bought the car 4/29/23. The day after I bought it the starter would not engage properly and makes a loud grinding periodically and have to put it in neutral to start it.

- Ferndale , MI, USA

problem #93

Feb 182021

Accord

  • miles
I Was driving my vehicle on, standing on the Expressway heading east. The roads were snow and sleek. Out of nowhere. My vehicle start to lose power. And suddenly stopped. I was stuck in the middle of the highway, very scared and feared for my life and I feared for the other peoples lives and their vehicles and hoping no collision occurs. Luckily. I was able to avoid the collision. And a tow truck came to tow my car to the Honda dealership. I had a recall for the drive shaft. A corroded drive shaft broke on which the vehicle was unmovable. My vehicle also roll away when I shifted to parked and I had to set the parking brake. This almost cost me the risk of a crash or injury without prior warning. And the Honda dealership did not correct the problem. I had to tow The vehicle To my mechanic shop and the next following day my mechanic expected that my drive shaft was not good. Mechanic had to order The drive actual shaft And get it replaced and fixed.

- Staten Island , NY, USA

problem #92

Nov 102022

Accord

  • miles
Hello, I turned my car on and saw the engine emissions system warning, which I-??ve never seen before. I thought the cold front or sudden temperature change in my city had something to do with it & it would go away because my car is well maintained(all services done at Honda dealership). I was driving on the freeway about 75 mph and all of a sudden my car stops accelerating. I floored the gas pedal but it was only going about 30 mph(felt weak or like it was operating on battery only) this is when the -??engine cooling system problem-?? and -??engine temperature too hot-?? warnings started flashing. The car behind me almost hit me, other cars were passing & honking at me, I was holding up traffic so I got in the emergency lane. While in the emergency lane I had to turn my car on an off about 6 times for it to work normally for about 5/10 minutes before it would start stalling or the acceleration would stop working(this would happen when the coolant warning started flashing) until I got home. I was confused on why the car wasn-??t accelerating like normal because I had more than half a gas tank left & my coolant has been replaced. The next day I turn on my car and it-??s perfectly normal-no warnings. I took it to the Honda services and showed them the video I took of the warnings because I was scared and felt unsafe driving it, but they told me to bring it back when the warning lights turn back on the dashboard. It was Normal for about a week, then the warning lights popped back up and it would start stalling/not accelerate again. I constantly had to turn my car off and on driving to Honda services. They told me nothing is wrong with the coolant, they did a diagnostic test on it and said it-??s the Computer module/electrical interference causing the warning lights/pumps not to not work. I believe it-??s the hybrid propulsion system recall 15V602000, I have a 2015 Honda Accord Hybrid but my VIN is not recalled" Is there anyway to add my vin to the recall" Please and thank you.

- Houston, TX, USA

problem #91

Apr 122017

Accord

  • miles
Starter motor.Will not turn the engine over to start. When the push button start is pushed you get a buzzing sound because the starter is not engageing the flywheel on the torque converter.Sometimes you have to push the start button as many as 5-10 times before the engine will start. I feel this is a safety issue because if you have a medical issue and need to go for help and the vehicle will not start that is a big problem. Honda knows about this issue but will do nothing about it.Honda's tsb 16-002 does not fix this problem. I have replaced 4 starters on this vehicle not including the original starter and still have the same problem.This problem needs to be addressed before there is a serious problem caused by this issue.This has been a problem on this vehicle for approx. 5yrs..

- Brookville, IN, USA

problem #90

Apr 252022

Accord

  • miles
I was coming out of a turn on a local street, going very slow. My vehicle ended up crossing the two lane road and hit a telephone pole. The pole did not fall down. Thankfully, neither myself nor my front passenger were seriously injured. We had on seat belts and the air bags DID NOT deploy. There was no warning of a crash in terms of instruments or trouble with handling. The vehicle motor was shut off because I tried to cut the motor after impact and it was already stalled.The vehicle was declared a total loss. No one to my knowledge did any safety inspections. I have since learned that the crash may be a result of some known defects in the model. I have never received any recall notices in the years of owning the car. I purchased as certified pre-owned in 2018. This is a courtesy notice to help others.

- Demarest, NJ, USA

problem #89

Jan 102022

Accord

  • miles
Driving on freeway went and applied foot to gas pedal and car goes into limp mode causing in ability to drive as there isnt any power and mil light starts to blink and or will set and if it sets the traction steering and tp light also come on. Have to pull over turn car off and then the car will go this mil if sets is a p0304 code but light will go off.

- Antioch, CA, USA

problem #88

Oct 052020

Accord

  • miles
The car will fail to start on random occasions, I needed to get gas an the car would not restart after shutting off for fueling. The car will also not restart after car washes and stall the operation of the wash.

- Medford, NY, USA

problem #87

Jan 012018

Accord

  • miles
The engine makes a very loud rattle at cold startup for about 1 to 3 seconds. It only makes this noise when starting the car for the first time that day, unless it has been sitting for 5+ hours, then will rattle again at cold startup. Also, The engine burns 1 quart of oil approximately every 2500-3000 miles requiring additional oil to be added.

- Pataskala, OH, USA

problem #86

Oct 052021

Accord

  • miles
Car intermittently won't start

- Darrington, WA, USA

problem #85

Jul 132021

Accord

  • miles
Driving at Interstate speeds, I had the engine suddenly **THUNK** and lose power. I limped it to the side of the road to get out of traffic. I went to investigate and the vehicle would not even idle. It just shut off After having it towed back to local service company, looked at, and the dealership I bought it at to look at, I am told the main bearing failed on the connecting rod. The thunks I hear is the rod spinning in there, shearing off metal shavings that are now all over inside the engine bay. Honda has a TSB out for the car, for this exact issue, but my VIN number somehow doesn't fit in their window. Component that failed - Main bearing on the Connecting Rod Safety of myself and others - Gave out while driving highway speeds, which caused the car to lose power to keep it at highway speeds. Had to limp it to the shoulder Reproduction of problem - Yes, at an independent service center and a dealership service center Component inspected - not by any of the listed people, just the service centers Warning lamps, messages, symptoms - None whatsoever I have amazon receipts of items purchased for all at home maintenance done on the vehicle since it was bought new. I do not have a scanner handy for the service center documentation and receipts

- Kaukauna, WI, USA

problem #84

May 252021

Accord

  • miles
On May, 25, 2021 my family were on the highway and all of a sudden the car started stalling. In which the accelerater started braking instead of moving, the car was slowing with all the lights turning on on the dashboard. FCU failure message flashing with engine sign, Ldw, Fcw, tire pressure, stability sign, steering sign all came on. It almost caused us to have an accident. My kids my wife everyones were screaming because other cars and trucks around us, and we didn't know what's going on with out car and other cars were honking at us. We were all so scared and my wife was crying, my kids were crying. We signal with our hands out of the car to get to the shoulder and stopped the car. We thought we are going to die if any of the trucks or cars hit us. Never scared in our life like that day. So still my car is on my driveway parked. There is a recall of the 6 cylinder of 2015 manufactured. But not for the 4 cylinder same safety issues other people have. I contacted the American Honda but they are denying any safety issues 2015 Honda accord 4 cylinder have engin failure. Please issue a safety recall so it will be safer before someone's family is put in danger instead of not knowing when their cars engin fails.

- Douglassville, PA, USA

problem #83

Mar 102021

Accord

  • miles
My car does have a problem when starting. I have seen online that those models had a recall in 2019 for the same issue. Recal no. N3x. Car is taking longer to start sometimes. I have checked the battery, starter and related items. I came to know when I was watching it in youtube. It is having for so many people on this model. Please help me fix my car.

- Saintpetersburg , FL, USA

problem #82

Jul 032021

Accord

  • miles
As the car is running in the highway lost power and can not accelerate

- Brownsville , TX, USA

problem #81

Apr 022021

Accord

  • 81,000 miles
Car will not start, fcw/ldw light on cranks over but will not start after about ten tries it will finally start with check engine light, tire pressure monitor flashing, fcw, ldw lights on and the message display says fcw failure. After system is re set with a scanner it has done it three more times, Honda does not seem to know what is wrong with the car.

- Temecula, CA, USA

problem #80

Mar 232021

Accord

  • 69,000 miles
Ignition key turned and only heard a click. Had to turn off and on many times for it to eventually start engine, if lucky. Did not even hear the engine crank. Best guess is starter failure.

- Garden Grove, CA, USA

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