What 295 owners told NHTSA about the 2011 Honda Accord Plug In Hybrid

TAKATA RECALL WAS DONE DEC 08,2018. ABOUT 2 MONTH LATER MY AIR BAG LIGHT WAS COMING ON ONCE IN A WHILE, IT'S BEEN GETTING WORSE, NOW AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON CONSTANTLY, EVERYTIME CAE IS RUNNING. I AM WANDERING IF THIS PROBLEM IS DUE TO A RECALL?

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I WAS BACKING INTO A PARKING SPACE AND SUDDENLY MY CAR ACCELERATED. I SIDE SWIPED ONE CAR; HIT THE CEMENT BLOCK AT FRONT OF THE PARKING SPACE AND THEN WENT ABOUT 10 FEET AND HIT THE SIDE OF A PICKUP AND FINALLY THE CAR STOPPED. NO ONE WAS INJURED, HOWEVER MY CAR WAS TOTALED

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT BELT BECAME TANGLED AROUND HIS CHILD'S LEG. AS THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RELEASE THE BUCKLE, THE SEAT BELT JAMMED. THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO CUT THE SEAT BELT IN ORDER TO RELEASE THE CHILD FROM THE RESTRAINT. THE CHILD CRIED PROFUSELY, BUT WAS NOT INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SENSOR (TPMS) ILLUMINATED AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF. THE CONTACT CHECKED THE TIRE PRESSURE AND STATED THAT EACH TIRE HAD AIR AND WERE NOT FLAT OR LOW. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,311.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BALL JOINT WAS LOOSE AND CAUSED THE TIRE TO SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

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ON 4/5/19, MY WIFE'S HONDA PILOT EX EXPERIENCED SEVERE ENGINE PROBLEMS ON THE ROAD IN FAIRVIEW TN RESULTING IN AN INABILITY TO ACCELERATE, HESITATION WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, AND A FLASHING 'CHECK ENGINE' LIGHT. THESE SYMPTOMS WERE IDENTICAL TO AN ISSUE SHE HAD WITH THIS VEHICLE IN 2017 THAT NECESSITATED A TOW TO DARRELL WALTRIP HONDA IN FRANKLIN TN FOR REPAIR, AND SIMILAR TO LESS SEVERE EPISODES OF HESITANT ACCELERATION BOTH SHE AND I HAVE EXPERIENCED WITH THE VEHICLE SINCE AT LEAST 2016. GRASSLAND CAR CARE CENTER IN FRANKLIN TN DIAGNOSED THE SPARK PLUGS WERE OIL FOULED CAUSING A MISFIRE. ENGINE CODES P0301, P0302, P0303, P0304, AND P0300 RESULTED FROM THE INCIDENT. WE HAVE SINCE LEARNED THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT WITH THIS MODEL OF HONDA AND THAT THE VCM-2 CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT RESULTED IN A WARRANTY EXTENSION OF EIGHT YEARS FROM PURCHASE DATE. WE HAVE AN OPEN CASE WITH HONDA OF AMERICA (CASE MANAGER: ZOE; CASE #09478660), BUT ARE BEING TOLD THAT OUR VEHICLE IS OUTSIDE THE EXTENDED EIGHT YEAR WARRANTY BY FOUR MONTHS. WE CONTEND THIS VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS CONSISTENT WITH THE WARRANTIED ISSUE WELL BEFORE THE 4/5/19 FAILURE, TO INCLUDE THE SAME TYPE OF EPISODE SUPPOSEDLY REPAIRED BY DARRELL WALTRIP HONDA ON 5/1/17. THE SUDDEN INABILITY TO ACCELERATE ON A ROADWAY IS A CONSIDERABLE SAFETY CONCERN. WE ARE QUESTIONING WHY THIS WASN'T A SAFETY RECALL ITEM. WE HAVE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION AVAILABLE IF NEEDED.

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PASSENGER AIR BAG IS ALWAYS LIT ( OFF) WHENEVER THE IGNITION IS TURNED ON..ALARM IS ALARM ON ( LIGHT) WHETHER ITS STATIONARY OR CAR IS IN MOTION..EVENTHOUGH THERE IS A PASSENGER SITTING, PASSENGER AIRBAG IS ALWAYS LIGHTING ( FLASHING)...HONDA DEALER SAYS THAT I HAVE TO PAY TO RESET OR DIAGNOSTIC IS DONE..

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TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V661000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (CARBONE HONDA OF YORKVILLE, 5009 COMMERCIAL DR, YORKVILLE, NY 13495, (315) 790-6106) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

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MY HONDA ACCORD 2011, PASSENGER AIR BAG HAS BLINKING OFF, I HAVE A PASSENGER SIT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WITH THE HOPE TO RESET THE ALARM AND NO AVAIL...THERE IS ALSO A RED INDICATION OF THE ALARM ( RED LIGHT) THAT WNEN I TRIED TO START THE IGNITION, THE LIGHT WONT DISAPPEAR..HONDA DEALER SAYS, I HAVE TO PAY DIAGNOSTIC ETC TO RESET THE ALARM..THE ALARM COMES ON WHETHER ITS STATIONARY OR IN MOTION.

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HEARD A WHIRRING NOISE AND SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY ENGINE, MY RACK N PINION POWER STEERING WAS LEAKING AND MY CAR ALMOST CAUGHT ON FIRE. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY MECHANIC AND HE STATED THERE IS A CRACK IN THE RACK N PINION WHICH IS LEAKING FLUID, ESTIMATED 600-1200 DOLLARS TO FIX IT. I LOOKED ONLINE AND THERE WAS A PREVIOUS RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM ON ANOTHER YEAR BUT NOT THE 2011.

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WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED (55 MPH) AND THEN SLOWING DOWN FOR TRAFFIC, THE VARIABLE TIMING CONTROL ACTUATOR APPARENTLY STUCK. THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON FOLLOWED BY WHITE SMOKE FROM THE TAILPIPES. THERE WAS AN IMMEDIATE LACK OF POWER TRYING TO ACCELERATE AGAIN. THIS CONTINUED UNTIL THE CAR WAS AT A SERVICE SHOP. THE MECHANIC INDICATED THE ENGINE WENT FROM 6 CYLINDERS TO 3 CYLINDERS (ECO MODE) BUT NEVER RECOVERED. THE TROUBLE CODE WAS: P3400 MEANS THAT THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) HAS DETECTED AN ABNORMALITY IN THE CYLINDER DEACTIVATION SYSTEM FOR ENGINE BANK ONE. BANK 1 DENOTES THE BANK OF THE ENGINE WHICH CONTAINS THE NUMBER ONE CYLINDER. THIS PROBLEMS APPEARS TO BE THE SAME AS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED BY OTHER CONSUMERS. HONDA NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE AND RECALL THE VTC ACTUATORS.

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ENGINE MAKES LOUD RATTLE FOR APPROXIMATELY 2-3 SECONDS ON COLD STARTUP. RESEARCH INDICATES THAT PROBLEM COULD LEAD TO CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. HONDA HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THIS AS A PROBLEM, HOWEVER IS NOT OFFERING TO FIX IT. OUT OF POCKET COST IS AROUND $800, AND CONSUMERS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS WHEN IT IS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE. THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED AND TURNED IN A CIRCLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO POHANKA HONDA (1772 RITCHIE STATION CT, CAPITOL HEIGHTS, MD 20743, (301) 899-7800). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V661000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. RICHARDS HONDA (7791 FLORIDA BLVD, BATON ROUGE, LA 70806, (225) 341-6650) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

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MY ENGINE MAKES A LOUD RATTLING SOUND FOR 2-3 SECONDS AFTER A COLD START-UP, ESPECIALLY AFTER THE CAR SAT OVERNIGHT. AFTER 2-3 SECONDS, THE SOUND GOES AWAY. ACCORDING TO HONDA TSB, THE VTC ACTUATOR IS FAULTY AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. IF LEFT UNTREATED, THE TIMING CHAIN CAN BE STRETCHED WHICH LEADS TO REDUCED FUEL ECONOMY AND POSSIBLY OTHER ENGINE PROBLEMS. UP TO THE TIME OF THIS COMPLAINT, HONDA HAS NOT YET ISSUED ANY RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. MY HONDA DEALER QUOTED ME $680 TO REPLACE THE VTC ACTUATOR. MY VEHICLE'S WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED SO IF I WANT TO HAVE IT REPLACED, I WILL HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. I REALLY LOVE MY ACCORD. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY A BIG AUTO MANUFACTURER LIKE HONDA HASN'T DONE ANYTHING, GIVEN THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WHICH HAPPENS TO MANY VEHICLES ALREADY.

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TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V661000 (AIR BAGS). PARAGON HONDA (5706 31ST AVE, WOODSIDE, NY 11377, 718-507-3950) WAS CONTACTED MORE THAN FIVE TIMES AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE MANUFACTURER WOULD PROVIDE THE PART TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR APPOINTMENT. THE DEALER KEPT STATING THAT THEY WOULD FOLLOW-UP WITHIN 24 TO 48 HOURS, BUT NEVER DID. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

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TAKATA RECALL: I WAS DRIVING AND WAS IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE TRAFFIC STOPPED AND I REAR ENDED THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME. MY CAR'S FRONT END WAS SMASHED IN ALMOST TO THE DASH. I ESTIMATE MY SPEED AT 25MPH. THE DRIVER AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND MY CHEST HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. I AM SUFFERING FROM A FRACTURED XIPHOID PROCESS.

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MY CAR STARTED HAVING PROBLEM WHEN I PURCHASED IT IN 2011. THE CAR WOULD RUN SLUGGISH. I TOOK IT IN FOR SCHEDULE MAINTENANCE AND COMPLAINED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. I WAS GIVEN THE RUN AROUND FOR THE LAST 7 YEARS. I COMPLAINED IT WAS A DEFECT FROM THE BEGINNING. FINALLY THE CAR STARTED TO MAKE RATTLING SOUNDS. I TOOK IT IN AND WAS TOLD I HAD AN OIL LEAK. I WAS FURIOUS AND TOLD THEM THAT IT IS THAT SAME [XXX] PROBLEM I HAD FOR 7 YEARS. MY CAR HAS 80000 MILES. THE DEALER THAN TOLD ME I NEEDED TO CHANGE TRANS OIL. I BEEN BRINGING IN MY CAR FOR MAINTENANCE FOR THE LAST 7 YEARS AND NEVER DID ANYONE TELL ME ABOUT OIL LEAKS AND TRANS OIL ISSUES. I COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SLUGGISH PERFORMANCE AND THEY COMPLETELY IGNORED THIS ISSUE. THEY KEPT THE CAR AND FINALLY FOUND OUT THE PROBLEM MY CAR HAD FOR 7 YEARS. IT HAD A BAD TIMING BELT. I TOLD THEM IT WAS A DEFECT FROM THE FACTORY AND IT SHOULD BE COVERED THROUGH MY WARRANTY. THE CAR WAS SOLD TO ME DEFECTED! THE DEALER TOLD IT WILL NOT COVER THE COST TO FIX IT. I PAID FOR IT AND NOW THE CAR RUNS PERFECT. I AM WRITING TO YOU BECAUSE I SHOULD NOT HAVE PAID TO FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE CAR HAD A DEFECT FROM THE BEGINNING. I HOPE YOU CAN HELP ME WITH THIS ISSUE. AGAIN I COMPLAINED ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THE DEALER DID NOTHING TO HELP ME. I AM GOING TO WRITE TO HONDA AND COMPLAIN ALSO TO THEM. I WAS MISTREATED AND WAS PUNISHED BY PAYING FOR A DEFECTIVE PART THAT WAS NOT MY FAULT. PLEASE HELP ME RESOLVE THIS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND WILL BE WAITING FOR A RESPONSE. HAVE A GOOD DAY. PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

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NOTICE LARGE AMOUNT OF PAINT CHIPPING OFF WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE PARKED AND WASHING IT WITH WATER HOSE. IT'S NOTICEABLY A BAD PAINT JOB BECAUSE IT'S JUST 7 YEARS OLD WITH LARGE PAINT PATCHES CHIPPING OFF.

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ALERT: SIDE AIRBAG OFF

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INTERIOR WATER LEAK ON DRIVER SIDE WHEN IT RAINS OR CAR IS WASHED. AIRBAG IS GETTING WET. DEALER CANNOT FIX

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IT SEEMS THAT HONDA HAD FULL KNOWLEDGE OF THE ISSUE WITH VTC ACTUATORS FOR YEARS 2008-2013 BEING DEFECTIVE YET WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL. THEY HAVE PUT OUT NUMEROUS SERVICE BULLETINS REGARDING THE ISSUE. THEY JUST RECENTLY CAME IT WITH A REPLACEMENT PIECE FOR THE DEFECTIVES BUT YOU ARE REQUIRED TO PAY FOR IT YOURSELF. THEY SHOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THESE AT THEIR EXPENSE.

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I JUST BOUGHT A 2011 ACCORD WITH 2.4L ENGINE AND I NOTICE IN THE MORNINGS ON COLD START, MY ENGINE MAKES LOUD RATTLE NOISE FOR FEW SEC. I DID RESEARCH AND LOTS OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ENGINES. IT TURN OUT TO BE ENGINE TIMING VTC ACTUATOR DEFECTED. HONDA ISSUED SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS BUT REFUSING TO REPLACE THIS PART. THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE RECALL. IT COST BETWEEN 700-900 DOLLARS TO REPLACE IT. IM ABOUT TO PAY THIS OUT OF MY POCKET FOR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED FROM HONDA. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE. ITS ALL OVER INTERNET PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS. ITS HAPPENING ON MOST 2.4L ENGINES.

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THE ACTIVE HEAD RESTRAINTS MOVED INTO THE FORWARD POSITION FOR NO APPARENT REASON (I.E., THERE WAS NO REAR COLLISION). IT HAPPENED FIRST WITH THE DRIVER'S SEAT AND SEPARATELY, AT SOME LATER POINT, WITH THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT. THE RESTRAINTS WERE SUPPOSED TO AUTOMATICALLY MOVE BACK TO THEIR NORMAL POSITION (ACCORDING TO THE OWNER'S MANUAL), BUT THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN - THEY REMAINED LOCKED IN THE FORWARD POSITION. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO SCHAUMBURG HONDA IN ILLINOIS AND THE TECHNICIAN SAID THAT THE SEAT FRAMES SHOULD BE REPLACED. HE SAID THE PROBLEM INDICATED THAT THE ACTIVE HEAD RESTRAINTS MIGHT FAIL TO WORK PROPERLY IN A COLLISION. I DECIDED TO REPORT THIS BECAUSE IT COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE FOR OTHER DRIVERS WITH SIMILAR HONDA MODELS/SEAT FRAMES.

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TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED AN EMAIL CONCERNING NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V268000 (AIR BAGS), BUT DID NOT RECEIVE A NOTICE INDICATING THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS NOT PROVIDED ANY INFORMATION CONCERNING PART AVAILABILITY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE RECALL WAS TO START ON JUNE 1, 2018. ASHEBORO AUTO MALL (1625 E DIXIE DR, ASHEBORO, NC 27203, (888) 643-7432) WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. *TT THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE AIRBAG DID NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED. *JS

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