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

"TAKATA RECALL" I'VE TAKEN MY HONDA ACCORD TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY ARE STILL THE SAME ONES FROM WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR. THERE EXCUSE IS THAT THEY DON'T HAVE THE NEW REPLACEMENTS IN YET! SAME WORDS FROM THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE LAST 3YRS ALONG WITH THE INSIDE LIGHTING HASN'T WORKED SINCE 2011.

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1ST ISSUE: INTERIOR LEATHER ON DOOR PANEL BUBBLES WHEN IN SUN AND HAS STARTED TO COM OFF DRIVERS DOOR SIDE. 2ND ISSUE: OUTSIDE FRONT COVER/PANEL OF CAR FELL OFF DUE TO WORN PLASTIC BOLTS WHILE VEHICLE IN MOTION. 3 ISSUE: WHILE PARKED AND REMOVING ITEMS FROM TRUNK, TRUNK CAME DOWN AND HIT ME ON THE FOREHEAD. ALSO, TRUCK WILL NOT STAY DOWN UNLESS I CONTINUOUS SLAM IT WHICH HAS CAUSED DAMAGE TO LOCK. BUMP WITH SLIGHT CUT TO FOREHEAD.

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THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR DOESN'T SNAP BACK INTO PLACE AFTER USE. I USE IT TO HELP PROTECT MY EYES FROM THE SUN WHILE DRIVING, OR TO HOLD UP THE SUN SCREEN WHEN PARKED. INSTEAD OF SNAPPING INTO PLACE AFTER USE, IT DANGLES DOWN ABOUT 2" IN FRONT OF MY FACE. I'M OVER 6' TALL AND THE DANGLING VISOR CAN BLOCK BY VIEW. HONDA HAD A SIMILAR ISSUE WITH THE CIVIC MODEL A FEW YEARS BEFORE AND THEY OBVIOUSLY HAVEN'T FIXED THE POOR DESIGN.

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TAKATA RECALL I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE DATED JULY 2016 INFORMING ME OF THE RECALL BUT SAYING THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. I NEVER RECEIVED A SECOND NOTICE THAT THE PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. RECENTLY I SCHEDULED THE REPAIR WITH HOLLER HONDA OF ORLANDO FL. I ASSUMED I WOULD BE GIVEN A CAR TO DRIVE WHILE THE REPAIR WAS BEING DONE. I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD NOT BE FURNISHED A CAR WHICH MEANT THAT I WOULD HAVE TO RENT A CAR OR PAY TAXI FARE. SINCE THIS AIR BAG DEFECT IS NOT OF MY DOING I FEEL THAT I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY ANYTHING OUT OF MY POCKET. AM I RIGHT OR WRONG? I FEEL THE RECALL SHOULD BE TOTALLY COST FREE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE BATTERY WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

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T BONED A VAN AT 35 MPH. NONE OF MY AIRBAGS WORKED. TOTALED CAR ON 2/29/2016 . CHEST AND NECK INJURY. HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. ALSO, RIGHT KNEE INJURY. VAN CUT ACROSS ME , HIS AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. CHEST BADLY BRUISED AND KNEE. KNEES HIT UP UNDER DASH. BENT THE FRAME ON MY CAR. HAD SEATBELT ON.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND LOST POWER. THE BATTERY AND OIL PRESSURE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRICAL IGNITION WIRE HARNESS WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 67,000.

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I HAVE SPENT OVER $2500 IN BRAKES OVER THE PAST 2 YEARS AND THIS TIME WHEN PURCHASING NEW TIRES FOR MY CAR, I WAS TOLD IT NEEDED FRONT AND BACK BRAKES AGAIN!!! I DID NOT PUT THEM ON THE CAR THIS TIME AS MY BUDGET WAS EXCEEDED WITH THE TIRES. NOW, IT NEEDS A CATALYTIC CONVERTER WHICH I WILL NEED IN ORDER TO PASS INSPECTION. I AM READY TO GIVE THIS CAR BACK TO THE DEALER IN WHICH I GOT IT FROM!!!!

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE SUNV ISOR MECHANISM DETACHED AND THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A HEAD INJURY. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT REQUIRED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE MECHANISM THAT SECURED THE SUN VISOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD COVER THE PART. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2011 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS STRUCK FROM THE PASSENGER'S SIDE BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT'S GRANDSON FLEW THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD OF THE VEHICLE AND SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE EYES, HEAD, AND SHOULDER. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

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FRONT AIR BAG LIGHT ON, MEANING THE AIR BAG WILL NOT WORK IF IN A FRONT COLLISION

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TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V346000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

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"TAKATA RECALL" HONDA DEALERS STATE THAT THEY DOES NOT HAVE THE PARTS AND THE RECALL IS NOT SOLVED

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TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V346000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

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VARIABLE VALVE TIMING ACTUATOR WENT OUT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS WAS RECALLED ON EARLIER MODELS. I'VE SEEN LOTS OF FORUMS WHERE PEOPLE WITH 2010'S AND 2011'S STILL HAVING THIS PROBLEM. WE LEARNED ABOUT THE PROBLEM BY RESEARCHING WHAT THE RATTLING SOUND COULD BE WHEN WE START THE CAR FROM THESE FORUMS. THE OIL LIGHT STARTED COMING ON AND THE CAR WAS LOSING OIL. IT STARTED RATTLING EVEN WHILE DRIVING IT OR IDLING AT A LIGHT. THE AUTO MECHANIC VERIFIED IT AND WE HAD TO PAY $900 TO HAVE IT FIXED. IF THIS PROBLEM WASN'T RESOLVED AS HONDA SAYS IT WAS THEN WE SHOULDN'T BE OUT THE COST TO FIX IT.

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TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V346000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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TAKATA RECALL. ON 3/4/17, THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AT AUTONATION HONDA IN FREMONT, CA FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG INFLATOR. ON 3/16/17 THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH IT REAR-ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, AND THE SEAT BELT LOCKING SYSTEM FAILED TO ENGAGE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2011 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS PENDING. THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED TOTALED BY THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE COMPANY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,000.

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TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V346000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE MADE A WHINING NOISE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS DUE FOR AN OIL CHANGE. THE NOISE STOPPED WHEN THE CONTACT REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LOW ON OIL, WHICH CAUSED THE TIMING CHAIN TO SLIP. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST COMPLETED. THE OIL CONSUMPTION TEST HAD NOT BEEN COMPLETED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,600.

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I NOTICE TWO PROBLEMS WITH THE 2011 ACCORD V6 EXL AUTOMATIC I JUST BOUGHT. 1. WITHOUT FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR, THE CAR ROLLS AT 10MPH SPEEDS. WHILE REVERSING OUT OF GARAGE THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM. 2. RIGHT AROUND 45MPH MARK, THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD BRIEFLY BEFORE IT PICKS UP THE ACCELERATION. BOTH THESE ARE CONSISTENTLY REPRODUCIBLE IN THE CAR I HAVE.

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RECEIVED NOTICE OF RECALL TO REGARDING DEFECT IN AIR BAGS AND INDICATING I WOULD BE CONTACTED TO HAVE THE AIRBAG(S) REPLACED. EXPECTED TO BE CONTACTED LATE SUMMER/FALL 2016. NOW MARCH 2017 AND HAVE NOT YET RECEIVED ANY NOTICE TO REPLACE BAGS. IN THE MEANTIME THEY SUGGESTED NO ONE SIT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT IN CAR. WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME ACTION TO GET THE AIR BAG REPLACED.

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2011 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REPLACEMENT PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG INFLATOR RECALL NOTICE. *SMD

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V346000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V346000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 04/11/17 LJ *CN

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