What 295 owners told NHTSA about the 2011 Honda Accord Fhev

TAKATA RECALL I HAVE NOT RECEIVED NOTICE OF THE RECALL BY MAIL BECAUSE IT WAS SENT TO AND OLD ADDRESS. I WAS MADE AWARE OF THE RECALL VIA THE NEWS. I AM CURRENTLY MOVING IN A WEEK TO ANOTHER STATE. THE TRIP WILL BE AT LEAST 3 DAYS. I AM ALSO TRAVELING WITH A PASSENGER AND MY DOG. I WILL ALSO BE TAKING MOST OF MY POSSESSIONS WITH ME. I AM VERY NERVOUS TO TAKE THIS TRIP KNOWING THAT SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN FATAL TO PEOPLE COULD POSSIBLY HAPPEN TO ANY OF US. IM AWARE OF THE RENTAL CARS BEING OFFERED, HOWEVER THIS IS KIND OF A DIFFERENT SITUATION CONSIDERING I WILL NEED TO HAVE MY CAR IN THE END. I HAVE ALREADY PAID RENT AND CAN NOT POSTPONE THIS MOVE. I CALLED HONDA AND THEY WILL NOT HELP ME. THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO FIX MY CAR AND SAID THEY ARE BEING SENT BUT IT COULD TAKE UP TO 2 MONTHS TO HEAR ANYTHING ABOUT THEM. WHAT SHOULD I DO? THANK YOU! *TR

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TAKATA RECALL - I OWN 2 HONDAS THAT ARE BOTH UNDER RECALL AT THE SAME TIME FOR THE SAME ISSUES. I HAVE REQUESTED A RENTAL FROM HONDA DUE TO FEAR FOR MY LIFE AND THE LIFE OF MY PASSENGERS. THEY TOLD ME TO NOT LET SOMEONE RIDE IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. WHICH MEANS I CAN ONLY TRANSPORT 4 PEOPLE INSTEAD OF 5 THAT THE CAR IS SUPPOSE TO SAFELY TRANSPORT. I BOUGHT THIS AUTOMOBILE TO TRANSPORT 5 PEOPLE SAFELY. HONDA IS TELLING ME I CAN'T TRANSPORT 5 PEOPLE SAFELY UNTIL THIS IS FIXED. HONDA NEEDS TO PROVIDE ME WITH SAFE TRANSPORTATION FOR 5 PEOPLE UNTIL THEY CAN FIX THIS CAR TO TRANSPORT 5 PEOPLE SAFELY. MY COMPLIANT IS HONDA IS NOT PROVIDING ME WITH MY CAR OR ANOTHER CAR TO TRANSPORT 5 PEOPLE SAFELY WHICH IS WHAT I PURCHASED FROM THEM.

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ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF MY CAR. ABOVE MY HEAD WHERE THE AIRBAG IS AT WATER GETS INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND HONDA DOESN'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND SAW THAT MULTIPLE PEOPLE WITH HONDA ACCORDS AND HONDA CIVICS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM AND HONDA WAS NO HELP WITH FIXING THE ISSUE OR KNOWING WHAT IS WRONG. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS IF AN ACCIDENT HAPPENS BECAUSE THE AIRBAG WONT WORK. ALSO, THIS CREATES MOLD IN THE CAR AND WONT BE EASY FOR THE OWNER TO SELL THE CAR. PLEASE MAKE THIS A RECALL ON THE CARS. I HAVE A 2011 ACCORD COUPE V6. THEY WILL SAY MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I PURCHASED IT BRAND NEW AND WITHIN THE LAST YEAR THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON AND I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS ANYTHING UNTIL I REALIZED IT WAS COMING THROUGH MY CAR WHEN IT RAINED OUTSIDE. PLEASE HELP!

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WHEN IT RAINS THE WATER INTRUDES INSIDE, WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED TWICE AND THROUGH THE ROOT-CAUSE IT WAS FOND THAT THE SOURCE IS NOT WINDSHIELD. CLOGGING OF THE VINYL/PLASTIC TRIM PIECES THAT RUN ON THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE CAUSES THE ISSUE. NOW AT EVERY SINGLE RAIN OR SNOW, I CAN SEE THE CURTAIN AIRBAG IS SOAKED IN THE WATER. I AM SURE THAT THE AIRBAGS ARE NOT WATERPROOF.

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SIDE AIR BAG OFF, WHEN I HAVE A PASSENGER WITH ME IN FRONT

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WHEN DRIVING MY 2011 HONDA V6 ELX, PURCHASED 1/21/15 I HAVE EXPERIENCED AN INTERMITTENT HESITATION IN MANY SITUATIONS. WHILE SLOWING IN TRAFFIC,AT A STOPLIGHT OR SIGN,MAKING A LEFT TURN, THERE IS A ACCELERATION GAP. THIS OCCURS WHEN I'M READY TO GO AND REACH SPEEDS UPWARD OF 15-40 MPH, DEPENDING ON THE SITUATION. THERE'S JUST NOTHING AT THE PEDDLE. I MUST LET OFF AND QUICKLY RE- APPLY THE PEDDLE AGAIN WHEN IT FINALLY ACCELERATES! NOW THAT I'VE READ THESE COMPLAINTS I SEE SEVERAL OTHERS WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. THIS MUST BE ADDRESSED RIGHT AWAY! IT IS VERY DANGEROUS IF YOU CAN'T GET OUT OF THE WAY OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC OR SOME OTHER SITUATION WHILE IN MOTION. IT'S OCCURRED AT INTERSECTIONS WITH NO 4 WAY STOP SIGNS, ALSO IN THE MIDDLE OF A 3 LANE BUSY BOULEVARD WAITING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. HOW MANY ACCIDENTS MUST OCCUR BEFORE YOU PURSUE THIS?THIS NEEDS A RECALL INVESTIGATION. OTHER THAN THIS, THE VEHICLE HAS NO OTHER MECHANICAL/ELECTRICAL ISSUES.

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THIS CAR CURRENTLY WITH 20349 MILES.I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY FOR OVER 50 MI.ALL OF SUDDEN THERE'S NO POWER STEERING.I MANAGED TO DRIVE HOME IN FEW MILES. I CHECK THE STEERING FLUID STILL FULL.PLEASE CHECK IS THIS PROBLEM IS THE SAME RECALL WITH 2007 HONDA ACCORD MODEL??

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MY HONDA ACCORD 2 DOOR COUPE'S SUNROOF SHATTERED WITH NO EXPLANATION WHEN I WAS DRIVING IN A SMALL CITY HIGHWAY. AT FIRST, I THOUGHT IT WAS MY LARGE REAR WINDOW BUT WHEN I LOOKED IN MY REARVIEW MIRROR AND SAW SHARDS OF GLASS FLYING BEHIND ME I COME TO FIND OUT IT WAS MY SUNROOF. I DID NOT HAVE IT OPEN AND THERE WAS NO CAR OR TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME TO EXPLAIN THIS "EXPLODING SUNROOF". I WAS CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF OTHERS APPROACHING BEHIND ME AND ALSO FOR MY SAFETY SO I PULLED OVER AND LEARNED THAT MY SUNROOF WAS SHATTERED. I HAD TO GET TO WORK SO I WAS NOT ABLE TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER. THIS WAS VERY SHOCKING AS I WAS DRIVING 65 MPH AND THE "EXPLOSION" COULD EASILY HAVE KILLED A DRIVER THAT MAY HAVE LESS "NERVES" OR HEALTH ISSUES THEN I, LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL MY EMOTIONS AND PULL OVER SAFELY WITHOUT HURTING MYSELF OR ANYONE AS THERE WAS A CAR NEXT TO ME AND I HAD TO SLOW DOWN IN ORDER FOR THEM TO PASS BY IN FRONT OF ME. THIS IS A CONCERN FOR ME AS I UNDERSTAND THAT THE SUNROOF TEMPERED GLASS IS COMING THINNER NOW IN ORDER TO MAKE THE AUTOMOBILE LIGHTER. THIS DEFINITELY HAS TO BE ADDRESSED AS I BELIEVE THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ITEM THAT ARE BEING PUT IN AUTOMOBILES AND COULD POSSIBLY ENDANGER THE PASSENGERS AND OTHERS NEAR AN "EXPLODING" SUNROOF AUTOMOBILE AS GLASS WAS "FLYING" OUT AND MAY HAVE HURT ANYONE CLOSE TO THE VEHICLE HAVING THIS UNFORTUNATE OCCURRENCE SUCH AS MINE. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME AND EVEN IF SOMEONE WOULD HAVE BEEN, I HATE TO THINK "WHAT IF" THEIR WINDOWS WERE OPEN AND SHARDS OF GLASS FLYING OUT FROM A CAR WITH A SHATTERING SUNROOF HIT THEIR EYES OR ANY PASSENGER OR EVEN A PEDESTRIAN THAT MAY HAVE BEEN NEAR THE CAR AS THE WIND WAS ALSO VERY STRONG THAT MORNING THAT THIS HAPPENED TO ME. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED WITH ALL AUTOMOBILES WITH SUNROOFS. THOSE READING THIS SHOULD ALSO "GOOGLE" OR WATCH "YOUTUBES" ON EXPLODING SUNROOFS!!

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I HAD AN SRS LIGHT ON AT 44000 MILES AND TOOK IT INTO HONDA, FIGURE IT WAS A SAFETY THING THEY WOULD TAKE CARE OF IT. HONDA WANTED TO CHARGE ME 100 DOLLARS FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. I TOLD THEM NO. THEY THEN TOLD ME THEY WOULD TALK TO HONDA TO WAVE FEE. HONDA PAID FOR DIAGNOSTIC CAME BACK WITH CODE INDICATING CABLE REEL ISSUE. HONDA SAID IT WOULD BE 545 DOLLARS TO REPLACE AND IF IT DIDN'T GET REPLACED IT MAY CAUSE ISSUES WITH AIRBAG INFLATOR AND MAY NOT INFLATE IN A CAR ACCIDENT. I TOLD THEM THIS WAS A HONDA SAFETY PROBLEM AND THEY SHOULD REPLACE IT. THE NEWEST ROUND OF RECALLS WERE FOR ACCORDS 2008-2010. I GUESS I WILL JUST WAIT AROUND UNTIL MY CAR EVENTUALLY GETS RECALLED UNTIL THEN CROSS MY FINGERS I DON'T GET IN AN ACCIDENT.

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THE REAR WINDOW OF MY 2011 HONDA ACCORD JUST EXPLODED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET, I FOUND THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO A NUMBER OF PEOPLE WITH DIFFERENT MAKES AND MODELS OF AUTOMOBILES AND THAT THE MOST LIKELY CAUSE IS DEFECTIVE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER WIRES. WE WERE MOVING ABOUT 5 MPH ON A CITY STREET

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SUNROOF EXPLODED. COST OF REPAIR TO GLASS AND REPAINTING ROOF, DECK LID,ANTENNA, SPOILER, AND RIGHT QUARTER PANEL WAS OVER $2,400. CAR HAD 61,000 MILES ON IT. DRIVING WITH CRUISE SET AT 70 MPH AND OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE AT 9:30 A.M. WAS 63 DEGREES.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TENSION ROD, THAT HELD THE TRUNK OPEN, FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

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MY CATYLETIC CONVERTORS HAVE ALL GONE OUT AT 127,000 MILES

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO LOCATED A FAILURE CODE FOR THE ENTIRE AIR BAG ASSEMBLY. THE INSPECTION LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE DRIVER SEAT AIR BAG INFLATER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

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MY 2011 HONDA ACCORD MAKES NOISE ON COLD STARTS. ON 10/20/15, I PICKED UP MY CAR FROM HONDA SERVICE AND THEY EXPLAINED IT AS NOISE FROM THE VTC ACTUATOR AND STATED IN WRITING THERE IS NO REPAIR YET AVAILABLE FROM HONDA. I FIND THIS UNACCEPTABLE AND I WON'T BUY A HONDA AGAIN UNLESS THEY REPAIR THIS AT NO CHARGE TO AVOID ANY FURTHER DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE...I HAVE ONLY OWNED HONDA ACCORDS SINCE 1989.

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I LOST POWER AND I NOTICE BATTERY LIGHT INDICATOR CAME ON AFTER MAKING A RIGHT TURN WHILE GOING 5 MPH WHILE RAINING IN A PUDDLE OF WATER. SHORTLY AFTER WHICH, MAYBE 5 SECONDS, I REGAINED POWER BACK. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE WHILE TURNING DURING A RAIN, ALTHOUGH IT DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME IT RAINS.

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I AM HAVING MAJOR LOW BACK AND TAIL BONE PAIN FROM THE FRONT SEATS. I HAVE A HARD TIME EVEN DRIVING 15 MILES TO WORK. THE SEAT ISSUES MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO TRAVEL FAR DISTANCES AND I NEED TO RENT A CAR. I DRIVE A LOT FOR MY JOB, SO I'M IN THE CAR MOST OF THE DAY. THE PAIN AND DISCOMFORT ARE IN EVERY POSITION THE SEAT CAN GO. THERE IS NO RELIEF.

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TRANSMISSION MAKES A LOUD WHINING NOISE. DEALER DIAGNOSED A POWER STEERING RACK FLUID LEAK. I'M TOLD VERY UNUSUAL FOR ONLY APPROX. 46K MILES. NO RECALLS FOR THIS YEAR MODEL YET. THE REPAIR ESTIMATE IS OVER $1500. MY 36K MILE WARRANTY IS EXPIRED SO DEALER WON'T COVER THE REPAIR. I BOUGHT A HONDA BECAUSE I HEARD AND BELIEVED THEY WERE VERY GOOD CARS. I NO LONGER HAVE THAT BELIEF! I WILL NOT PURCHASE ANOTHER HONDA. NO OTHER MAKER HAS REQUIRED EXTENSIVE REPAIR WORK AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE.

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THE 2011 HONDA ACCORD IS EXCELLENT CAR BUT THE SEATS ARE INCREDIBLY A NIGHTMARE. THE SEATS ARE VERY UNCOMFORTABLE IN FACT I HAD TO SEEK THE HELP OF A CHIROPRACTOR. YOU CANNOT DRIVE THE CAR 3 MILES BEFORE YOU START FEELING NECK PAINS, SHOULDERS AND UPPER BACK. HEAD REST AND THE SEAT CURVES MAKES ONE MORE MISERABLE ON THE WHEELS. I HOPE SOMETHING WILL BE DONE TO HELP THIS SAD NEWS.

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I PURCHASED THE 2011 HONDA ACCORD COUPE USED FROM NORM REEVES HONDA IN CERRITOS, CA. I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING EXTREME LEG AND BACK PAIN AFTER LONG COMMUTES. I AM COMPLETELY AFRAID TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. I HAD TO RESORT TO DRIVING A COMPANY CAR INSTEAD, THE PAIN STILL EXISTS AFTER 3 WEEKS OF NOT DRIVING THE VEHICLE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE INTO THIS, THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF CONSUMERS AFFECTED BY THE SEATS. HONDA WILL NOT DO ANYTHING.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A SHOULDER INJURY AND THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SUSTAINED BRUISING AND INTERNAL BLEEDING THAT BOTH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE SUSTAINED A HEAD INJURY THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000.

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I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN FEBRUARY 2015. THE FIRST THING THAT I HAD TO FIX WAS THE AXLE ( OUTPUT SHAFT ) SEAL LEAK WHICH THE HONDA DEALER DID NOT WANT TO REPAIR EVEN THOUGH THE CAR ONLY HAD 62,000. ALSO, IT MAKES A LOUD NOISE IN THE BACK WHEN I GO OVER THE SPEED BUMP WHICH IS COMING FROM THE SUSPENSION. IN ADDITION, WHENEVER I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO NTB FOR AN OIL CHANGE. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE REAR MAIN SEAL NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT IS STARTING TO LEAK MOTOR OIL. AND AGAIN, THE HONDA DEALER DOES NOT WANT TO HONOR THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY ON MY VEHICLE DESPITE THE LOW MILEAGE IT HAS. SEEMS LIKE I NEED TO FILE A LAWSUIT AGAINST THEM.

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THE DRIVER SEAT CAUSE BACK PAIN, BACK INJURIES AND REQUIRE IBUPROFEN TO TOLERATE DRIVING THE CAR. SEVERAL OF HUNDREDS OF CONSUMER COMPLAINT TO HONDA AND EVEN THOUGH THE LOCAL DEALER ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. HONDA IS REFUSING TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE DEFECTIVE SEAT THAT CAUSE BACK INJURIES AND REPLACE THE SEAT.

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I HAVE BEEN TO SEVERAL DEALERS AND I GET THE SAME ANSWER. IF I FIGURE OUT HOW TO FIX MY SEAT PROBLEM IT WILL VOID MY WARRANTY. I CAN NOT GET THE SEAT ON A 90 DEGREE ANGLE.IT IS CUTTING OFF MY CIRCULATION AND MY FOOT GOES NUMB. I HAVE A KNEE REPLACEMENT AND CAN NOT GET MY LEG STRAIGHT ENOUGH SO MY KNEE DOES NOT START TO HURT. BETWEEN THE NUMBNESS AND THE KNEE PAIN I AM AFRAID OF HAVING AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE ANGLE OF THE SEAT. I HAVE TRIED ALL SORTS OF PILLOWS, ETC. DOES NOT HELP. IF I REPLACE THE SEAT WITH ONE THAT WILL SHIFT TO A RIGHT ANGLE IT WILL VOID THE WARRANTY, SO WILL PUTTING A WEDGE OF ANY KIND UNDER THE BACK OF THE SEAT. I AM HEADING FOR AN ACCIDENT AND APPARENTLY I CAN NOT DO ANYTHING TO FIX THE SITUATION WITHOUT GIVING MYSELF ANOTHER BIG PROBLEM. I CAN NOT IMAGINE THAT I AM THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS PROBLEM. SOME PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD ACCIDENTS MAY NOT EVER REALIZE THAT THE CAUSE WAS - NUMB LEG AND FOOT DUE THE SEAT CUTTING OFF THE CIRCULATION. I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN MID AUGUST 2014. *TR

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THIS MODEL CAR HAS THE MOST AWFUL, POORLY DESIGNED SEATS. I AM VARY SURE PEOPLE WILL GET SEVER BACK PROBLEM WITH THIS KIND OF SEAT DESIGN. *TR

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