10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
6 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
5 / 0
Average Mileage:
8,322 miles

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problem #72

May 112020

Accord 4-cyl

  • 7,000 miles
Auto brake system activated in the middle of an intersection. No cars, no bikes around. It simply stopped in the intersection.

- Philadelphia, PA, USA

problem #71

May 102020

Accord 4-cyl

  • miles
Tachmeter disapeared havig software issue glitch and seen tis multiple time other vihecle after just turining on the car in park.

- Haverhill, MA, USA

problem #70

Mar 302020

Accord

  • 40,000 miles
The tachometer goes completely out and won't cycle back on without leaving the car off for a great deal of time. Most of the time this happens when you remote start the car using the key fob or the app.

- Augusta, GA, USA

problem #69

Feb 232020

Accord

  • 12,000 miles
Sometimes at highway speeds the car will stall momentarily, jolting me until it recovers and normal speed is resumed. Recovery is a few seconds but the stall is significant.

- Lakeside, CA, USA

problem #68

Feb 022020

Accord

  • 40,000 miles
This car almost killed me on highway while driving 70 miles/H it decided to tap breaks by itself(slow down) the gas pedal would not respond it was not any car in front of me.I took it to a dealer they restarted the system said everything it's fine now but did not fixed the problem the same day I had the same issue with it.I don't feel safe driving in it.

- S Burlington, VT, USA

problem #67

Nov 192018

Accord

  • 2,000 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.

- Troy, IL, USA

problem #66

Nov 012018

Accord

  • 3,500 miles
Vehicle exhibits humming noise of varying volume at various driving speeds. Issue exacerbates at ~53 mph and in colder weather. Brought vehicle to dealer 5 times, with failure to resolve the issue after each visit.

- Kingston, NY, USA

problem #65

Jan 062020

Accord

  • 18,200 miles
Vehicle was parked/stationary on semi-flat a school parking lot. When I looked back the vehicles moved. Seems the parking gear did not fully engaged. Regardless vehicle was not in neutral or drive and it still moved forward with no one on it, no keys inside and engine off. Vehicle hit another parked vehicle. Luckily no one got hurt. Seems that the transmission/cvt system may be at fault, but unknown at this time.

- Severna Park, MD, USA

problem #64

Dec 022019

Accord

  • 3,000 miles
Here is a description of the safety issues this car continues to have that the manufacturer and two dealers will not fix under the manufacturer's warrantee because they claim they can not duplicate and there are no stored error codes. This car has a lane departure mitigation (ldm) system that has falsely activated many times while the car is centered on the driving lane. The ldm activates by providing a warning on the dashboard and by moving the steering wheel quickly to the left and to the right which distracts the driver (a safety issue) and once caused me to almost steer the car into a semi on my right by compensating for the left steering wheel movement. This car also has a lane keep assist system (lkas) which repeatedly has steered the car off the road. Both these issues have been recorded and provided to ahm and both dealers. These issues happen randomly on city streets and highways. Additionally, this car has issues with randomly displaying an incorrect speed limit on the dashboard (100 mph in a 60 mph zone), falsely warning "steering is required" on the dashboard, a "shift to park" warning while repositioning the car and the engine is on, and the brake assist/anti-collision falsely activating when nothing is directly in the path of the car. All of these happen while the car is operating on city streets and highways.

- Kent, WA, USA

problem #63

Dec 042019

Accord

  • miles
Repeatedly at random intervals during hot & cold weather I hear loud buzzing vibration sound coming from area housing high voltage lithium ion battery!!! over the past one year. Always while driving at 46 to 52 mph, now in cold weather is starting at 35 mph. I fear over heating or fire from high voltage lithium ion battery!!! I had the dealer replace a mic located in the cabin and not problem was corrected, 7 different technicians at Honda had hear this noise but they don"T know what it is. This is been happen since the car had 4200 miles now is 28000 and is getting worst. Please if you having this similar issue take the time to report it here so Honda can take it serious this can be a fire hazard.

- Valrico, FL, USA

problem #62

May 152019

Accord

  • 200 miles
The external paint of our vehicle is thin and fragile, it chips and scratches quite easily even if contacted by plastic such as a child seat or camera lense cover, never mind what an inconsiderate parking neighbor, shopping cart or road debris do to it. I have contacted the owner of the dealership; who offered to fix the paint, then revoked his offer. And american Honda motor co., Inc. Who opened a case and then closed it, ignoring my responses to their communications. Attached are copies of my communications.

- Brandon, FL, USA

problem #61

Nov 252019

Accord

  • 22,000 miles
I was accelerating from a stop at a red light and once I hit about 10-15 mph, the collision mitigation system came on and slammed the car to a complete stop for no apparent reason. I have a dash camera video which shows the incident. This was on a clear, sunny day on a non-busy city street (overpass).

- Frisco, TX, USA

problem #60

Nov 222019

Accord

  • 14,290 miles
The vehicle had a sudden loss of function in: 1. road departure mitigation 2. collision mitigation 3. adaptive cruise control 4. braking system the vehicle was in motion at speed of 10-40mph, with air temperature of 28-32 degrees and snowy conditions. Honda has repeatedly refused to investigate numerous, potentially sw/hw - related issues that have been manifesting themselves in other parts of the vehicle. What happened today was a new set of symptoms, but with much higher severity and no obvious precedent. I have already had to disable the lane departure and the collision avoidance systems on this vehicle due to their erratic behavior. However, in this case the messages that have come up (will attache photos) demanded that the vehicle be taken to the dealer and the errors and message did not go away upon multiple restarts of the vehicle. Upon arrival to the dealer, it was indicated to me that Honda is aware of some of the other issues I've been experiencing with the vehicle and still (months hence) does not have a fix, and that Honda has, essentially, been resorting to testing their vehicle on the customers, instead of more rigorous pre-release testing, instead choosing to use the dealers as a quasi-test/R&D department. The multiple safety system failure I experienced today is a pretty clear indication of that. I have filed another complaint with nthsa related to the other issues and would urge you to initiate a recall on all of the Honda Accord (and possibly Odyssey and Pilot as they share some of the sub-systems) for the 2018, 2019 and the coming 2020 models.

- Lakewood, CO, USA

problem #59

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 #58

Oct 082019

Accord

  • 4 miles
After being parked in a friends driveway for several hours I proceeded to open my car and drive home. First remote control would not open doors, after several tries it open the driver door only, upon turning ignition on a series of warning indicating the adaptive cruise control system automatically disables itself, all collision mitigation functions stop working, series of warning see pics appear on display to see dealer, all windows and truck will not function, turn signals and brake lights, rear view camera do not function, brake system msg appears on display. Turned off and on car with no success in restoring all functions as on two previous occasions. Drove car for 4 miles in this state felt it was dangerous for us and other drivers. This morning all has restored to normal. Called Honda dealer in el monte ca. Was told they did not know anything about this type of problem, was not able to book service call until middle of next week in researching online found Honda service bulletin 19-051 describing a software update to car modules to fix this problem. I believe that is really should merit a recall as it interferes with the safe driving of the vehicle. A recall will force Honda to inform its service dealers and instruct them on a prompt scheduling of required software upgrade to resolve this software defect affecting drivability of their flagship car.

- Montebello, CA, USA

problem #57

Sep 032019

Accord

  • 9,600 miles
Collision mitigation system does not work; initial issue was warning systems went on with no one in front of car. Second time brakes were applied to vehicle with no one in front of car, leading to car induced panic stop on road, thankfully, no one was trailing my car at that time. Honda test drove and could not find anything; since this is sporadic, this was not surprising. Told them it is a very dangerous condition and that this is a well documented complaint on websites; they told us we can turn off front mitigation collision system each time we drive. Requested dealership general manager to report this condition to regional director at Honda

- Monroe Township, NJ, USA

problem #56

Aug 292019

Accord

  • 12,000 miles
My vehicle's backup camera software has failed again despite being "fixed" once already. The vehicle was recalled in 2018 to fix defective software that caused the backup camera to not function properly. The camera's collision sensor quit working and failed to warn me of objects in my path when I was backing up. Honda loaded new software, but the problem has persisted. I took it back to the dealer for another repair, but I got the same old song and dance... "gee, it's working fine for us, and we can't fix it if it ain't broke!" well it is broken, and Honda won't fix it. This is a serious safety issue, and I hope the NHTSA can help me get it resolved.

- Santa Fe, TX, USA

problem #55

Aug 012019

Accord

  • 4,000 miles
Honda's collision mitigation system shuts down, disallowing cruise control and all safety features that are included in the collision mitigation system. Dealer cannot find cause. Turning off the car and restarting it resets it, but when it turns off, there is no clear factor as to why it happened. There is a safety risk if you are using cruise control, as it could fail to brake when the car in front of you slows down. It has happened 4 or 5 times in the past 8 months since I bought it brand new.

- Camarillo, CA, USA

problem #54

Jul 292018

Accord

  • 100 miles
Rattle/squeak from hud area of driver's side dash after vehicle has been sitting outdoors in the heat. Vehicle is driven in Florida and whenever it is parked outside, especially if left in the sun, there is a loud rattle/squeak from the hud area of the dash for some time after. Passengers in the car constantly ask what the noise is. Dealer has been unable to correct the issue and Honda is aware of the issue. See NHTSA id number 10136423 dated April 2018. Online research indicates this issue also exists in 2019 models as well. Honda needs to find a solution to this issue and implement a fix for something they have known about for over a year. This is our sixth Honda and we are frustrated that something as annoying as this was not discovered and resolved during the vehicle's development and testing. This issue was discovered during our first week of ownership and we have discussed it with the dealer multiple times. They tell us that Honda is aware of the issue and are awaiting a fix from Honda. Until then there is nothing they can do.

- Port St. Lucie, FL, USA

problem #53

Jul 172019

Accord

  • 11,000 miles
7/17/19. 2018 Accord touring 2.0 purchased new in November (has about 11,000 miles now). I was driving 65mph on highway when car made loud clunking noise, began to smoke intensely, and shuddered to a stop and died. I was on bluetooth phone call at the time and the person on the other end heard it and asked what it was. I said I thought the engine was on fire. I was able to pull over just as every possible warning light flashed on dash and profuse smoke poured from sides and under hood. I jumped out and moved away from vehicle, seeing a long stream of liquid from under the car along the road where I had pulled over. Fire rescue came, although the car did not ignite. They and the roadside service man advised me that oil had exploded everywhere, as from a high pressure situation. The car has had one oil change at the dealer, per its maintenance schedule, and otherwise has had nothing done. I did hear a strange noise coming from it the previous evening--loud enough that I checked to see if it had any maintenance warnings, which it did not. It said my oil was at 60% and would need a B1 when it was time. After my car died, it required a tow to the dealership. The dealer said they could not even turn it on and they don't know what is wrong, but they need a specialist to come look at it. I'm concerned about how utterly dangerous the situation was. If it had been later in the day with heavier traffic, my life would have been at even greater risk. It seems really unusual to have such a catastrophic failure for no reason on a new, historically reliable vehicle.

- Boulder City, NV, USA

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