10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
2 / 0
Average Mileage:
8,529 miles

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problem #29

Sep 042018

Accord

  • 5,000 miles
On several occasions this cars collision mitigation system has applied the brakes without any reason and this is a very serious safety issue for the public at large and needs immediate attention from Honda. I've seen some complaints about the 2017 and 2018 CRV doing this exact same thing.

- Alsip, IL, USA

problem #28

Sep 012018

Accord

  • 1,200 miles
I have gotten the warning on my dash stating "collision mitigation braking system problem. See dealer" several times per week since putting about 1200 miles on the car (Feb 2018). Since seeing this warning my car will slam on the brakes at random (during highway and city driving) as if it detected a vehicle in front of me but there was no vehicle present. I have taken the car to the dealer several times and have gotten no solution. I have also called Honda North America and filed a complaint and still have gotten nowhere. This issue could easily cause an accident and I have spoken with other owners having the same problem and even someone who has been rear-ended because of this.

- Lorton, VA, USA

problem #27

Aug 312018

Accord

  • 9,333 miles
The car randomly slams on brakes caused by the Honda sensing collision mitigation system. This is very dangerous

- Chicago, IL, USA

problem #26

Jun 152018

Accord

  • 8,000 miles
On 3 seperate occasions the car has seen a shadow on the ground and slammed on brakes then releasing for no reason. There were no other vehicles around me on each occasion. I thought the car was stopping on a yellow light on the first incident but was told by the service manager that it doesn't do that. This is a very dangerous issue that needs to be addressed. I asked the service manager to disable it but was told he can't do that when it is possible because this is an added feature.

- Chicago, IL, USA

problem #25

Jul 102018

Accord

  • miles
My car `collision mitigation braking system` has gone out several times. My car has rattling sound from the sound system in cold days. My car also has rattling sound when driving on road bumps.

- Sunnyvale, CA, USA

problem #24

Jul 252018

Accord

  • 6,500 miles
*****asterisks are used in case your system does not support paragraph separation. *****while traveling on the highway with lkas on and lane markers registered (per the readout on the instrument panel), the vehicle will attempt to steer toward the very edge of the lane near a large vehicle (pickup truck, semi, etc). If allowed to continue while allowing the system to control the steering, the vehicle will maintain this position. *****while driving on the highway with the Honda sensing suite on, the vehicle will occasionally register tar patches and skid marks as lane markers and road departure mitigation will attempt to steer away from the marking which means the vehicle may or may not attempt to leave its current lane. **** above are reproduced daily, one of which almost caused an accident by attempting to steer into (and almost reaching before I could react) the pickup truck in the next lane. *****incident occurred one time: During heavy braking on the highway to avoid a read-end collision, the vehicle attempted to leave its lane. Vehicle has approximately 6500 miles on it at the time of writing and was purchased in may of 2018.

- Cincinnati, OH, USA

problem #23

Jul 222018

Accord

  • 100 miles
The check TPMS system light comes on. Tire pressure is fine.

- Bethlehem, PA, USA

problem #22

Jul 172018

Accord

  • 900 miles
I purchased the car July 3rd, 2018. Driving on a trip at around 900 miles and had the adaptive cruise control engaged. The car made a beeping sound and the cruise control powered off. A message came up stating collision mitigation breaking system needed to be serviced. The cruise would not come back on. When I arrived at the destination I turned the car off, and upon turning it back on the warning was gone. I drove home with no problem.

- Chiefland, FL, USA

problem #21

Jul 062018

Accord

  • 240 miles
I was driving straight down a residential street, accelerating and the braking system automatically stopped the vehicle and the transmission automatically went into neutral. The car motor was still running but the car was inoperable. The gearshift indicated the car to be in drive but would not accelerate. I moved through the automatic gear shift selections but nothing happened. The dash brake failure contact dealer light appeared, then transmission failure contact dealer warning light appeared. I called the dealership and was instructed to turn the car off and restart, which I did. The car restarted, there were no warning lights and I was able to drive the one block to home. The dealer told me to drive it to the dealership which I did not do as I did not feel it was safe. It was fortunate I was not on a freeway or in traffic as I most likely would have been rear ended because it came to a complete stop unexpectedly; for no apparent reason and no notice like brake stop lights to warn other drivers the car was stopping. I had the car towed to the dealership. I was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced.

- Arlington, TX, USA

problem #20

Nov 272017

Accord

  • 500 miles
When I crank car and pull off it jumps real hard and say collision mitigation system failure see dealer. I shouldn't have to keep turning brand new car off for it to do right. Please recall all Accord very bad Honda this one is horrible. Vehicle was on a regular street good condition miami fl. The side mirrors shake all the time. The music always take time to load. Defect in whole car please please recall before injury.

- Miami, FL, USA

problem #19

Jul 092018

Accord

  • 19 miles
Just like others have said, I'm also having an issue with the sensitivity of my brake pedal. The brake feels like there are steps to it instead of a smooth linear pedal. I have never driven a car with a brake pedal like this. From the first stop leaving the dealership after buying my 2018 Honda Accord 1.5, I knew something was wrong with the brakes. The pedal feels binary like the brakes are either on or off and not smooth and linear. It's either full brake or no brake and no in between. There are steps to the brake pedal and it makes it impossible to brake smoothly. This has caused back pain and if the Accord I test drove felt that way, I would have never bought one. I drove a friend's 18 Accord and it didn't feel that way at all. It's been to the dealer twice now and I told them the brake booster is likely the issue and they've just pushed back with "it feels fine" or "it needs to break in". will be opening a complaint with Honda of America.

- Stamford, CT, USA

problem #18

Jun 252018

Accord

  • 1,680 miles
Collision mitigation braking system problem. See your dealer. Warning light. Vehicle in motion in a round about turning right. Light stayed until car was turned off. Then light was off.

- Stillwater, MN, USA

problem #17

Jun 072018

Accord

  • 670 miles
At 670 miles, I was driving slowly around a corner when I heard a long beep followed by a "collision mitigation braking system problem. See your dealer" message. The adaptive cruise control also stopped working. I restarted the car and the error went away. About a week later at 813 miles, I was driving in a straight road at 55 mph with the adaptive cruise control engaged when I heard a long beep, the adaptive cruise control disengaged, and I received the same error message as before. Restarting the vehicle clears the error and allows the adaptive cruise control to work again until the next time it occurs. Both times this has happened were on warm, sunny, clear days with dry roads and no obstructions in front of the radar or camera units. Yesterday, the cmbs failed to alert me to a four-wheeler that drove across the street in front of me and it seems less sensitive at detecting other vehicles now - even when there are no error messages or warning indicators present.

- White Oak, TX, USA

problem #16

May 252018

Accord

  • 6,000 miles
On May 25th, I was driving on the interstate when I noticed the brake warning light flashing on the dashboard. I was the only vehicle on the interstate when the brake warning light appeared. On May 29th, I took my car to a local dealership for an inspection. The dealer did not find any errors when they put it on the computer.

- Brusly, LA, USA

problem #15

May 132018

Accord

  • miles
May 13th, 2018 driving on the highway doing 50-55 going eastbound on the bay bridge in san francisco -'out of no where' the electric parking brake came on! and I didn't push no buttons! not quite sure of the malfunctioning, but it cost an accident' cause someone hit me from behind! also my airbags didn't deploy, but when Honda link assistant called and we was told- 'they sense an accident cause of deployed airbags.' I'm afraid to drive a car that nearly killed us.

- San Francisco, CA, USA

problem #14

Jan 152018

Accord

  • 200,000 miles
Brakes are very touchy and when braking pedal sometimes goes all the way to the floor. Car does not stop smoothly and it seems to have different stages when breaking. It also jerks when when lightly touching break while at a stop light and slowly moving forward.

- Edmond, OK, USA

problem #13

Apr 052018

Accord

  • 400 miles
The transmission does not shift correctly on the 10speed it jerks and shutters all the time in first thru 5 th gear the brake booster makes a clicking noise when stopping movin it from drive to park to neutral the transmission shutters when in several gears and bangs you head against the head rest the rear seat leather was bit stitched correctly

- Tampa, FL, USA

problem #12

Feb 142018

Accord

  • 1,100 miles
Brakes do not stop smoothly, there is a dead spot in the brake pedal that takes extra pressure to get the car to stop. Makes the car stop suddenly when trying to brake smoothly. Dealer acknowledged the problem and replaced the master cylinder with no fix and now dealer says they neex to wait for american Honda to allow them to replace the brake booster that have been successful for others on Honda forums

- Naples, FL, USA

problem #11

Mar 082018

Accord

  • miles
Brakes pedal making a loud thumping sound. Dealer will not fix. Since it involves brakes I feel it should be investigated further.

- Whittier, CA, USA

problem #10

Jan 012018

Accord

  • 50 miles
Loud clunk is consistently heard and felt every time the brake pedal is released after being depressed. The noise is more pronounced in cold weather and can be heard above the radio and road noise. The loud clunk sound occurs whether or not the car is moving, or the engine is running or the ignition/accessory power is turned on. The noise can be consistently reproduced and emanates from the firewall area under the dash where the brake pedal linkage attaches to the brake booster.

- Sea Cliff, NY, USA

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