10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
5 / 3
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
14,270 miles

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problem #50

Mar 012021

Accord

  • 47,000 miles
2018 Honda Accord sedan 2.0 turbo sport. 47,000 miles on odometer. Fuel is mixing with engine oil under normal driving conditions. Currently 5K into last oil change and there is a strong odor of gasoline present on the engine oil dipstick along with an odor of gasoline inside the vehicle especially when the defroster or heat is turned on.

- Aniwa, WI, USA

problem #49

Mar 012021

Accord

  • 33,787 miles
I was backing the vehicle slowly in front of my house and it was accelerate all of sudden. There was a curb on the back, but it went over and hit the tree. It was out of control

- Fullerton, CA, USA

problem #48

Nov 112020

Accord

  • 45,000 miles
2018 Honda Accord hybrid touring - loud humming noise while cruising at 52mph. Read google and you'll find many others have similar issues but no known resolve. Have been repeatedly able to reproduce and it can be obnoxious at times but of course Honda denies any knowledge of the issue and claims they are unable to reproduce.

- Castle Hayne, NC, USA

problem #47

Oct 232020

Accord

  • 49,800 miles
It seems that my remote starter is causing errors. Occasionally when I use it during cold weather. I try to start remotely and it starts for a second and then cuts off. I get in and notice several maintenance alarms telling me to see a dealer when I start the normal way. All safety features seem to be disabled but still driveable.the only way to erase these codes is to disconnect the battery. Then I can go several times with out it happening again. I took to dealers and they found no issues, I told them to just replace the battery, even though that wasnt recommended. I thought it helped, but then the issued occurred again a week later. It is scheduled to be look at by the Honda dealership.

- Paducah, KY, USA

problem #46

Jan 312020

Accord

  • 26,000 miles
The car had a strong smell of fuel in cabin when starting on various occassions. The car also temporarily stalled and lost power when coming to a corner turning and also three times when coming off the freeway. The car was always warmed up and in California during the warm weather. Dealer noted fuel smell in oil and increased oil level. Had oil changed and was told a fix was coming soon. Took car in to dealer months later for a recall, a BCM recall and again I told them that the oil smelled of fuel after 500 miles since oil change. Waiting for manager to call me back with update on fix. It is a 2018 Honda Accord 1.5 litr turbo. 26,000 miles on motor. I bought the car from the dealer in January 2020.

- San Ramon, CA, USA

problem #45

May 082019

Accord

  • 43,000 miles
The contact owns a 2018 Honda Accord. The contact stated that while driving, several unknown warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to hendrick Honda bradenton (5515 14th St w, bradenton, fl 34207) and was not able to be diagnosed due to the warning lights no longer being illuminated. The contact also stated that she had replaced the battery. On another occasion while driving, the brakes independently activated without warning. The failure occurred numerous times. The vehicle was taken back to the same dealer however, the mechanic was not able to retrieve a failure code. The contact also stated that while driving, the vehicle failed to exceed 20 mph. The vehicle was towed back to the same dealer. The dealer called the contact and the contact explained the failure. The dealer informed the contact that fuel injection needed to be replaced and that the vehicle was over 36,000 miles and was not covered under warranty. An estimate for the repair was provided. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and negotiated a price for the repair. The failure mileage was approximately 43,000. The VIN was not available.

- Palmetto, FL, USA

problem #44

Nov 202020

Accord

  • 70,000 miles
Driving down the highway going 70mph and check engine light starts flashing. Car stops accelerating I limp over to the median. I turn the vehicle off and turn it back on. The car has a solid check engine on along with all the assisting lights on. The car accelerates like normal and when I get home I disconnect the battery and everything clears once I reconnect. In another instance I go to turn my car on the check engine light stays on but the vehicle won't go past 1500 rpms and it's basically in limp mode with the check engine light on again to go along with road departure system, vehicle stability system, tire pressure monitoring, brake system, electric power steering, hill start assist, adaptive cruise control, collision mitigation and emission system warnings all light up. I did the same thing disconnect the battery and again they all go away. This has been going on for a month. At least 9 times where all the warning lights come on along with the check engine light. Once when I'm traveling as explained and 2 times where it goes into limp mode from the start. Took vehicle to a friend and got a P0303 cylinder 3 misfire. Having done research of the code noticed that 2012-2018 Honda's have had similar issues addressed by a bulletin and extended the warranty for those vehicles. My car has 70K and it's currently out of the warranty period. Thank you.

- Hanford, CA, USA

problem #43

Nov 142020

Accord

  • 48,835 miles
Purchased in May 2019. Currently < 50,000 miles. All service performed at Honda dealership. Several weeks ago began to notice gasoline smell in the cabin while driving. Didn't think much of it, though it was coming from the outside/other vehicles. Check engine light came on last week. Took the vehicle to the dealership for service, was told the fuel injector needs to be replaced, cylinder 3 issue. Last resort was to do a fuel injector cleaning service, had that done. Two days later, while driving 70 mph on the highway, the vehicle would no longer accelerate. Immediately pulled over without incident but could have been very bad. I am not convinced the fuel pump problems that required a recall for many 2018 Accord with 2.0T engines are not also impacting 1.5T engines.

- Stafford, VA, USA

problem #42

Jan 012020

Accord

  • 15,000 miles
Engine knocks and hesitates when accelerating especially uphill. Ocean Honda in North hollywood, California has checked, did drive tests and kept my car for 2 weeks and assured me the knocking and hesitation were gone. They even insisted they did not encounter any knocking nor hesitation when accelerating and driving uphill. It always does both and never went away.

- North Hollywood, CA, USA

problem #41

Oct 292020

Accord

  • 26,102 miles
On 10/29/2020, while changing lanes, the vehicle abruptly cut the power and slammed the brakes, while flashing "brake" on the instrument panel. There were no vehicle in close proximity in the lane in to which the change was performed. The radar sensor on the vehicle has previously cause a number of issues and this was an extreme case of the cmbs (collision mitigation brake system) reacting improperly. The vehicle deceleration was abrupt to the point of potentially causing the incoming traffic in the new lane impacting the vehicle from behind. Honda's representatives had sworn last winter, when the radar sensor had malfunctioned to the point of causing a catastrophic failure that cascaded to several of the vehicle's safety systems that "issues would not happen again." That was a lie. Currently, there is a class action lawsuit against Honda related to the safety system in the CR-V models: Https://www.carcomplaints.com/news/2020/Honda-CR-V-sensing-lawsuit-SUVS-suddenly-stop.shtml considering that the similar radar sensors are used in the Pilot, Odyssey, Accord and the cr-vs, an investigation and a recall should be launched for the majority of Honda model produced since 2016. Again, the system has malfunctioned a number of times, with Honda failing to address the issue properly upon several complaints and visits to a dealer.

- Lakewood, CO, USA

problem #40

Oct 112020

Accord

  • 48,914 miles
Car lost complete engine power and was in traffic, in motion and luckily could coast into parking lot. Honda is claiming a modified ECU and is disputing warranty. I have owned car since new and have never modified anything on the car. The car has been properly maintained by me and only has 48,914 miles on the vehicle. A Honda dealer diagnosed it so far as having a broken spark plug tip and the piston is not moving up and down -cylinder 1.

- Elburn, IL, USA

problem #39

Nov 192018

Accord

  • 1,000 miles
After 3 months of new car ownership and appx 2000 miles when you hit 52 mph there's a loud roaring noise that abruptly stops. Its louder in cold weather. Same noise also happens at lower speed of appx 35 -49 mph but is muted. Car has been into dealer 5 times for same issue ad Honda hasn't been able to fix. Noise happen on any road while in motion. 1st dealer check was in Nov 2018. I filled complaint number: 11303013 but have never heard back from anyone. Multiple Honda hybrid owners have this problem.

- Troy, IL, USA

problem #38

Aug 012020

Accord

  • 8,000 miles
Most times when slowing down then hitting accelerator, to speed back up, the car "stutters" indicating it is being robbed of fuel. Noticed Honda has a recall in for fuel injectors, but my car is yet to be covered.

- Gainesville, GA, USA

problem #37

Feb 172020

Accord

  • 26,665 miles
The vehicle has developed excessive gas/oil smell halfway through the oil change cycle even when the maintenance minder shows 70% oil life. The smell occurs when driving in the midwest and causes the garage to smell like an oil/gas mixture. Oil dilution has begun occurring even when provided enough time to warm up.

- Valparaiso, IN, USA

problem #36

Feb 042020

Accord

  • 40,000 miles
I was driving my car on 14 South my speed was 55 to 60 I hear lots sound and car was not in my control I feel my rear driver side wheel came out and I almost die rim was broke during drive

- Palmdale, CA, USA

problem #35

Jul 052019

Accord

  • 9,000 miles
I was driving on express way on 7/5/19 early morning. The car shake and slow down all of the sudden. I would be killed if there's a car behine me. I pulled to the curb, and try to restart the car and go, but it keeps shakung in the beginning. So I called Honda for tow truck, that a leased car. But later I tried again, it seems the car could go, so I drove home. Check engine light was on for few days, and the transmission couldn't shift smoothly since then. Looks like a lemon. Only 9000 miles on the car. I have more pictures about the problem but the system won't allow me to upload more than 5

- Brooklyn, NY, USA

problem #34

Dec 212019

Accord

  • 4 miles
Driving at the highway, car suddenly slow down from 70mph to 40-50mph, there were any car in front of me! I have nothing on my windshield! there weren't any stop or traffic sign! so Honda stop saying I am driving recklessly! for few second I regained control of gas, I have to speed up my car so I don't get rear end, then everything happen again, car decided to tap brake by itself. This happen multiple time during the highway driving. Screen pop up said collision mitigation break system error. Please contact Honda dealership. After contact dealership for repair. Was told that they could not determined the problem since the error did not show up during their in house testing. And yes, error code disappeared after car restarted. But problem consists after long distance drive. I don't know I should drive this car or I have pray you god that one day I don't get rear end because Honda Accord decides to brake itself!

- Philadelphia, PA, USA

problem #33

Jan 022019

Accord

  • 150 miles
2018 Honda Accord 2.0T touring with 10-speed automatic transmission, mileage < 1000. Transmission has rough shifting from 2nd into 3rd gear at low rpms/speed (2,000 RPM / < 14mph) feeling like a manual shift car popping the clutch. This can happen when car is cold or warmed up, car is in the northeast with cold or hot weather. I noticed that the rpms don't drop when it happens which creates the slam into gear feeling judder. Under slightly harder but normal acceieration the car shifts (like a manual car ) as if double clutching from 2-3rd feeling like its skipping a gear but its very quick as you hear the engine revs blip between shifts. I have taken to the dealer who observed the same rough shifting and told by dealer it does shift like this compared to other Accord vehicles. Dealer indicated they would only observe the condition since Honda has no official tsa out yet. I showed him the Acura video for the same engine/trans a clutch fix break-in that's was used to help solve some reported rough shifting and Honda dealer would not use it given Acura use case. I am on 7,000 miles but under 1yr ownership and the same rough shift condition exist but less severe. Some internet reports state rough shifting goes away above 7K miles as the transmission breaks-in and the software learns the driving behavior but it really has not in my experience. Hard acceleration going above 4500 RPM the car shifts quite normally and smoothly and does not exhibit the low speed rough shifting in any of the normal or sport modes of the car thus surmising there's some form of operational failure occurring by unintentional design in software or mechanical.

- Syosset, NY, USA

problem #32

Nov 142019

Accord

  • 12,000 miles
The vehicle makes a drone like humming noise. Dealer says they are unable to duplicate and I should report the problem to Honda. Noise happens intermittently when driving car at all speeds.

- Ronkonkoma, NY, USA

problem #31

Oct 202019

Accord

  • 6,400 miles
The problem we had with this 2018 Honda Accord, was it wouldn't start. Without warning of low battery or faulty charging or any other indication displayed in the warning or advisory systems of the car previously - it just wouldn't start. First attempt to start the vehicle displayed these system failures on the driver information interface : vehicle stability sys. Prob., brake sys. Prob., anti- lock brake prob., brake hold sys. Prob. In addition, the parking lights came on automatically and could not be selected "off". being a Sunday morning, we waited until Monday morning to call the towing service to bring car to nearest dealer. Tow driver connected a portable charger to the battery- and was able to start the car, but after disconnecting the charger, the car again would not start. The dealers report to us, was that operation of the vehicle radio without the engine running is the cause and effect of the dead battery- so, operator/owner error. (( it's our fault the, ... ( that the battery is weak, low budget and saves the company ( Honda Motors) money by using cheaper products.)). Now, if this were you, or your wife, or your daughter, or grand mother; or all of them in the car together going to an event like a wedding - and they were suddenly and unexpectedly, without warning.... stranded on the side of a road in the middle of nowhere, at night, in stormy weather, or worse... evacuating the area from a tsunami. Would you be concerned ? or, would you be flippant about it, .... as a "corporation " often is. ".. let's wait and see if the government will catch up with us first, and make us do something about it... ".

- Honolulu, HI, USA

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