What 295 owners told NHTSA about the 2011 Honda Accord Fhev

MY DRIVER SIDE VISOR IS NOT WORKING. I BELIEVE IT TO BE A HAZARD. MY MECHANIC SAID THE TOYOTAS HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM. I DID NOT SEE ANY RECALL NOTICES FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

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THE SUNROOF OPENED ON ITS OWN, WHILE CAR WAS PARKED. IT WAS DURING A SNOWSTORM AND EXTREME COLD WITH HIGH WINDS AND BELOW ZERO WINDCHILLS. *JS

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THIS VEHICLE HAS KILLED MY BACK, AND THAT TOO WITHOUT ANY ACCIDENT. IT HAS THE MOST AWFUL, POORLY DESIGNED SEATS. FOR OVER TWO YEARS I THOUGHT MY BAD BACK WAS A PROBLEM DUE TO MY WORK POSTURE AND DIET. AND I TRIED EVERY THING I COULD THINK OF, ALONG WITH MONTHLY VISITS TO A CHIROPRACTOR. I CONNECTED THE PROBLEM TO THE CAR QUITE ACCIDENTALLY. I HAPPEN TO CHANGE CARS FOR A FEW MONTHS AND MY BACK PROBLEMS JUST VANISHED. AND NOW I CAN NOTICE HOW MY BACK GOES OUT OF WHACK THE MOMENT I DRIVE IN THIS CAR, WHETHER A PASSENGER OR A DRIVER. I CANNOT LAST MORE THAN A MILE OR TWO. IF I GO LONGER THAN TEN MINUTES, I HAVE TO VISIT THE CHIROPRACTOR THE NEXT DAY. THOUGH THE CAR IS NOT WRECKED, IT HAS WRECKED MY BACK. *TR

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THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG "OFF" LIGHT ALWAYS ILLUMINATES EVEN WHEN THERE IS A PASSENGER OCCUPYING THE SEAT. I AM NOT AWARE IF THE AIR BAGS ARE TAKATA BRAND AIR BAGS. *TR

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OUR CAR WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN AND WAS STRUCK BY OTHER CAR IN THE RIGHT FRONT. ONE PASSENGER WAS IN FRONT SEAT. THE PASSENGER AIR BAG FULLY DEPLOYED PREVENTING HER FROM IMPACTING WINDSHIELD.THE DRIVER AIR BAG ONLY PARTIALLY DEPLOYED (APPROXIMATELY 1/3 SIZE OF PASSENGERS). THE DRIVER WAS SEVERELY BRUISED BY SEATBELTS. *TR

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FRONT AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS SAY THEY ARE OFF EVEN IF SOMEONE IN SETTING IN SEAT. NO ACCIDENT HAS OCCURRED. *TR

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THIS IS THE HONDA ACCORD 2011 EX (V6) MODEL. WHEN MOVING AT VERY SLOW SPEEDS, SAY AROUND 2-4 MPH, THERE SOMETIMES IS A FLAT SPOT, IE NO ACCELERATION WHEN STEPPING ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. , AT THIS POINT THERE SEEMS TO BE A 2 TO 3 SECOND HESITATION BEFORE THE CARE SUDDENLY ACCELERATES AND LURCHES FORWARD. SOMETIME, WHEN THIS SITUATION OCCURS, NOTHING HAPPENS WHEN PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR; THEN THE ACCELERATOR MUST BE COMPLETELY RELEASED AND PRESSED AGAIN, OR PUMPED, TO GET MOVING AND AT SOME POINT POWER SUDDENLY RETURNS AND THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO OCCUR MOST OFTEN WHEN MAKING A TURN, AND IT IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN AS YOU ARE SITTING ALMOST MOTIONLESS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LEFT LANE AND ONCOMING TRAFFIC IS COMING AT YOU AND USUALLY MOVING ALONG BRISKLY. MY VEHICLE, WHEN IN THIS PREDICAMENT, HAS NOT YET BEEN HIT BY AN ONCOMING CAR, BUT THERE HAVE BEEN SOME CLOSE CALLS. I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR 3 YEARS, BUT LIVE AND DRIVE MOSTLY IN THE SUBURBS, AND THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED INFREQUENTLY, SO I NEVER REPORTED THIS PROBLEM. BUT LATELY I HAVE BEEN MAKING DAILY TRIPS TO THE CITY, AND THIS PROBLEM OCCURS EVERY DAY. IT ALSO OCCURS WHEN WAITING AT A STOP LIGHT AND THEN WHEN THE LIGHT TURNS GREEN AND TRAFFIC STARTS TO MOVE, CARS START TO CREEP FORWARD AT A FEW MPH UNTIL IT IS TIME TO ACCELERATE UP TO NORMAL TRAVELING SPEED. AND WHEN THE CREEP IS VERY SLOW, 2-4 MPH, AND THEN IT IS MY TURN TO MOVE OUT AND I HIT THE GAS, I OCCASIONALLY GET THE SITUATION AS DESCRIBED ABOVE. AND IN THIS SITUATION I AM NOT MAKING A TURN BUT TRAVELING IN A STRAIGHT LINE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM! *TR

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CAR STUCK 3 TREES AND WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS. FRONT PASSENGER AND SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT NOT DEPLOY. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO ALL SIDES OF THE CAR AND THE FRONT AND REAR WINDSHIELDS WERE SHATTERED. DRIVER AIR BAD WAS THE ONLY ONE THAT DEPLOYED. *TR

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THE SEATS IN MY CAR I FIND TO BE HORRIBLY UNCOMFORTABLE. I AM NOT SURE THIS SITE IS APPROPRIATE FOR THE COMPLIANT, BUT THOUGHT I WOULD TRY. THE HEADREST IS NOT ERGONOMIC AT ALL, IT PUSHES MY HEAD FORWARD WHEN I SIT BACK. THIS CAUSES LITERALLY A PAIN IN MY NECK FROM STRAIN, AND SIMPLY A DANGER SINCE THE ANNOYANCE IS A DISTRACTION FROM DRIVING. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF A TRUCK AND THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE BATTERY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AND ONLY DURING RAIN WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2011 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRES FAILED AND CAUSED THE DRIVER TO ENTER INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. A HEAD ON COLLISION OCCURRED AND THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE PRESSURE FROM THE DEPLOYMENT CAUSED MAJOR INJURIES TO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER FOR WHICH MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS RECEIVED. THE DRIVER SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE BRAIN, A BROKEN NOSE, A BROKEN ARM, AND A LACERATION TO THE KNEE. THE PASSENGER WAS IN A COMA AND SUSTAINED MASSIVE FACIAL CUTS, LACERATIONS TO THE HEAD, AND THE RIGHT EYE WAS MOVED OUT OF PLACE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

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HAD A LOSS OF STEERING DUE TO POWER STEERING FLUID BEING TOO LOW BECAUSE OF A LEAK IN THE RACK AND PINION. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED THE VEHICLE INTO A POLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000.

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WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY, I NOTICED EXCESSIVE VIBRATION ON BRAKING. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE HONDA DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT ROTORS WERE WARPED. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME I HAD THIS OCCURRED IN THIS CAR. AT APPROXIMATELY 18,000 MILES I HAD THE SAME SITUATION. HONDA RESURFACED THE ROTORS AND THIS PROBLEM DISAPPEARED. HONDA IS REFUSING TO CHANGE THE ROTORS. THIS IS A SAFETY AND MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT HONDA SHOULD RECALL. PLEASE ATTEND TO THIS MATTER URGENTLY. *TR

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THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED THAT THE POWER STEERING RACK WAS LEAKING THE FLUID AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. I KNOW THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS SAME THING ON EARLIER MODEL HONDA ACCORDS. I WONDER IF IT'S STILL AN ISSUE AS MY CAR IS JUST OVER 3 YEARS OLD AND ONLY 46,000 MILES. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 37 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

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THIS IS NOT A SAFETY COMPLAINT BUT MORE OF A DEFECT. I HAVE A 2011 HONDA ACCORD AND IT HAD LESS THAN 50,000 MILES WHEN I NOTICED THE ISSUE. I HAVE LEATHER INTERIOR AND THE ARM REST ON THE DRIVER'S DOOR BUBBLES IN EXTREME HEAT. ONCE IT COOLS OFF, IT LAYS BACK DOWN SOME, BUT NEVER FLAT AS IT SHOULD BE. IT IS CONCERNING THAT THIS IS HAPPENING ON A CAR THAT IS NOT THAT OLD. UPON GOOGLING THIS ISSUE, I SEE THAT THERE ARE MANY HONDA OWNERS WHO HAVE COMPLAINED OF THE SAME THING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND IT IS VERY CONCERNING ESPECIALLY WHEN THE DEALER (PRIOROITY HONDA IN CHESAPEAKE, VA) SAYS THAT ITS THE GLUE AND IT WILL BE $150.00 TO REPAIR. REALLY....I WOULD HAVE BEEN BEST OFF GETTING CLOTH INTERIOR. THIS IS THE 3RD HONDA I HAVE OWNED, BUT AFRAID IT MAY BE MY LAST. *JS

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DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE THERE WAS A LOUD EXPLOSION. I LOOKED IN MY REAR VIEW MIRROR AND SAW THE GLASS FROM THE SUNROOF FLYING OFF INTO THE ROAD. THE TRUCK BEHIND ME HAD TO SWERVE TO MISS THE DEBRIS. WE WERE IN AN OPEN AREA - NO BRIDGES OR OVERPASSES. WE STOPPED, LOOKED AT THE DAMAGE, TURNED AROUND AT THE NEXT EXIT AND CAME BACK TO LOOK AT THE ROAD. THERE WAS NO DEBRIS, JUST PIECES OF GLASS IN THE ROAD. THERE WERE NO OTHER CHIPS OR NICKS ON THE CAR BODY. I HAD HAND WASHED THE CAR THE DAY BEFORE AND THERE WERE NO CHIPS IN THE SUNROOF. HONDA DEALER REFUSED TO COVER UNDER WARRANTY, ALTHOUGH THEY HAD SEEN THE SAME THING HAPPEN TO AN ODYSSEY. THEY COULD NOT EXPLAIN TO ME HOW THIS COULD HAPPEN. ABOUT 2/3 THIRDS OF THE SUNROOF BROKE OFF. LUCKILY WE HAD THE COVER DOOR CLOSED OR WE COULD HAVE BEEN HIT WITH BROKEN GLASS. APPARENTLY THEY ARE USING CHEAP LIGHTER WEIGHT UNLAMINATED GLASS WHICH DOES NOT HOLD UP. THE WEATHER WAS IN THE 80'S AND CLOUDY. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN THE GARAGE OVERNIGHT. THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY HAZARD . *TR

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CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEALERSHIPS IN THE PHOENIX, ARIZONA AREA HOT-WIRING MODIFICATIONS OF NEW VEHICLE IGNITION SYSTEM AND SECURITY SYSTEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE HOT-WIRING MODIFICATIONS WERE FOR THE BENEFIT AND CONVENIENCE OF CAR DEALERS FOR PHYSICALLY MANAGING THEIR INVENTORY. *JB

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THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER'S SEATS ARE EXTREMELY UNCOMFORTABLE. THESE SEAT ARE GOING TO CAUSE BACK PROBLEMS. HONDA SHOULD FIX THESE IMMEDIATELY. *TR

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LEFT FRONT BREAK FILLS LIKE IT'S NOT BREAKING PROPERLY,MAKES A NOISE WHEN BREAKING AT ALL TIMES SLOW OR FAST .I HAVE CALL HONDA FOR THIS ISSUE AND SEE IF MORE PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS AND THEY SAID NO ONE ELSE HAD.I HOPE NO ONE ELSE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM BUT IF THEY DO SO HONDA CAN DO A RECALL TO FIXED THE PROBLEM

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BRAKE ROTORS ARE WARPED AND CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL IN CURVES AND WET OR LOW TRACTION CONDITIONS. *TR

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THE NAVIGATION UNIT SHUT OFF AND WOULD TURN BACK ON, THEN AN ERROR REPORT CAME ON. *TR

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HI, I PURCHASED A HONDA ACCORD (EXL, V6) OF 2011 MODEL. I AND OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS EXPERIENCE HEADACHE WHENEVER WE USE THE CAR, MAINLY FOR LONG DRIVE (SAY, MORE THAN 2 HOURS). I THINK ITS DUE TO ITS NEW ELECTRONIC NOISE CANCELLATION SYSTEM (THAT HONDA INSTALLED IN ITS ACCORD MODELS AROUND 2010) AND HIGH INTERNAL CABIN NOISE, PARTICULARLY AT HIGHER SPEED. HONDA RECONFIGURED THE NOISE CANCELLATION SYSTEM IN ITS 2013 ACCORD MODELS. I REPORTED THE ISSUE TO HONDA TECHNICAL SERVICE AND TWO HONDA DEALERS. NONE FIND/ACKNOWLEDGE ANY ISSUE WITH THE CAR OR WITH ITS NOISE CANCELLATION/SOUND SYSTEM. I WANTED TO INFORM YOUR ORGANIZATION WITH AN AIM TO KNOW IF THAT CAN BE CONSIDERED AS MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION (FOR THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE) OR MANUFACTURING DEFECT OF THAT PARTICULAR HONDA MODEL AND IF I AM ENTITLED FOR REFUND. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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