What 1,418 owners told NHTSA about the 2013 Honda Accord Plug In Hybrid

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A WALL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,500.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADREST WOULD CAUSE SEVERE NECK AND BACK PAIN TO THE DRIVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE HEADREST WAS INSTALLED PROPERLY AND WORKING AS DESIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE HEADREST PUSHED HER HEAD FORWARD LIMITING THE MOBILITY OF HER HEAD WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT STATED THE DESIGN OF THE HEADREST CAUSED HER SEVERE BACK AND NECK PAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200. *TR

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I OWN A 2013 HONDA ACCORD EX-L V6 WITH 7520 MILES ON HIT. I APPROACHED MY GATED COMMUNITY ON FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 28, 2013 AT APPROXIMATELY 9:45PM, HIT THE REMOTE TO OPEN THE GATES, PLACED MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THERE WAS NO BRAKE REACTION WHATSOEVER. THE CAR CONTINUED TO ROLL FORWARD. FORTUNATELY, THE GATE OPENED BEFORE I HIT IT. I CONTINUED TO MY HOME, CHECKING THE BRAKES AND THEY APPEARED TO WORK, OPENED UP THE GARAGE AND WAS PUTTING THE CAR IN THE GARAGE WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND AGAIN THE CAR'S BRAKES HAD NO REACTION AND I HIT THE WALL AND DOOR LEADING INTO MY HOUSE. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR AND NO RAIN. FORTUNATELY, THE CAR HAS MINIMAL DAMAGE; HOWEVER, THE HOUSE HAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. I AM UNABLE TO CLOSE AND LOCK MY KITCHEN DOOR LEADING FROM THE GARAGE INTO THE HOUSE. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM, AND THIS APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR ALONG WITH PREVIOUS YEARS. *TR

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THE DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR IS DISTORTED CAUSING THE CARS TO APPEAR FURTHER AWAY THAN THEY ACTUALLY ARE. THERE IS A HORIZONTAL LINE THAT CONTRIBUTES TO THE DISTORTION. I HAVE BEEN HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME WITH THIS SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. IT ALSO MAKES ME DIZZY/HAVE DOUBLE VISION AS I LOOK INTO THE MIRROR AFTER A FEW SECONDS. THIS DISTORTION CAUSED ME TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT WHERE I WAS CHANGING LANES THINKING THE VEHICLE IN THE LANE LEFT TO ME WAS FURTHER BEHIND ME. BOTH VEHICLES HAD EXTENSIVE DAMAGE AND THE DRIVERS INJURIES. ON SEVERAL OTHER OCCASIONS I HAVE VEHICLES BEEPED AT ME WHEN I AM CHANGING LANES BECAUSE THEY ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR IN MY MIRROR. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO HONDA FOR THE REPAIRS AND THE EMPLOYEE WAS AWARE OF THE DISTORTION THE MIRROR CAUSES. IN FACT, ON THE WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP I ALMOST HAD ANOTHER CRASH, SOMETHING I TOLD THE HONDA REPRESENTATIVE. AS I THINK BACK OF WHEN I TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE BEFORE PURCHASE, THE SALESPERSON TOOK ME ON A ROAD WHERE THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLES PASSING BY US SO THAT I COULD REALIZE THE DISTORTION. I CONTACTED HONDA'S MAIN CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT HONDA DESIGNED THEIR MIRROR THAT WAY SO THAT THE DRIVER HAS A LARGER VIEW OF THE VEHICLES IN THEIR BLIND SPOT. THIS DESIGN IS FLAWED AND CAUSES A DANGEROUS DISTORTION MAKING THE VEHICLES APPEAR FURTHER AWAY AND MAKING THE DRIVER THINK THAT THEY HAVE TIME TO CHANGE LANES.

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DURING THE FIRST WEEK OF DRIVING MY NEW HONDA ACCORD SPORT, I FIND MYSELF CONSTANTLY TRYING TO ADJUST THE SEATS TO A COMFORTABLE POSITION. I'VE CONCLUDED THAT THE HEADRESTS PUSH MY HEAD FORWARD SO MUCH THAT THE UPPER BACK IS UNABLE TO REST FIRMLY AGAINST THE CHAIR. THIS IS VERY IRRITATING CAUSING NECK AND SHOULDER STIFFNESS DURING MY 1HR COMMUTE EACH WAY. MY OLD 2005 MODEL THAT I STILL OWN IS NOT LIKE THIS. I WONDER HOW MANY ACCIDENTS WILL BE CAUSED BY THE DISTRACTION AND IRRITATION THIS CREATES FOR THE DRIVER. I'VE READ THAT THIS IS A GOVERNMENT REQUIRED HEADREST ANGLE. DID THEY MEASURE THE POSTURE OF 80 YEAR-OLDS TO DETERMINE THIS ANGLE? I'M IN MY 50S OF GOOD HEALTH AND POSTURE. I NOW HAVE TO TRY TO FIND SOME UPPER BACK SUPPORTS OR I MAY HAVE TO PAY FOR CHIROPRACTIC CARE. I'M A DESIGNER AND KNOW THAT YOU NEED TO TEST THINGS BEFORE RELEASING DESIGNS TO THE PUBLIC. PERHAPS THIS IS A DESIGN ERROR CAUSED DUE TO CUTS IN RESEARCH FUNDING? WELL, PERHAPS YOU COULD ASK GENERAL MOTORS TO USE SOME OF THEIR SUBSIDIES TO DO A LITTLE MORE TESTING ON THIS? I'M BEING SARCASTIC OF COURSE, BUT PERHAPS HONDA IS ALSO AT FAULT IF FORD ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE ADJUSTABLE HEADRESTS. I'M UNHAPPY AND ALSO SUFFERING FROM A LITTLE BUYERS REMORSE. *TR

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2013 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED AS SHE PULLED INTO HER DRIVEWAY, WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. SHE PLACED BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE, AND SHE FORCED THE TRANSMISSION INTO PARK. IT CAME TO A STOP, BUT NOT BEFORE SHE CRASHED INTO HER GARAGE DOOR. AMERICAN HONDA INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, BUT CONCLUDED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG.

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AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY I VEERED TO THE LEFT AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED FREE SPINNING AND THE TIRES WERE NOT CONTROLLED BY THE STEERING WHEEL ANY LONGER. I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I HIT A WALL AND STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. HONDA HAS NEVER COME TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AS I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD. MY VEHICLE IS STILL SITTING AT THE LOCAL HONDA SERVICE DEPARTMENT WITHOUT ANYTHING DONE TO IT. HONDA WILL NOT LOOK INTO WHAT CAUSED MY VEHICLE TO LOSE STEERING. *TR UPDATED 06/13/13*LJ

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I PURCHASED A 2013 HONDA ACCORD AFTER MY FORMER CAR WAS REAR ENDED AND I SUFFERED SEVERE WHIPLASH AND BACK PAIN. AS A RESULT OF THIS I DID NOT REALIZE THE POOR DESIGN OF THE SEAT, AND MORE SPECIFICALLY THE HEAD RESTS. IN MY TEST DRIVE LASTING 10 - 15 MINUTES I DID NOT NOTICE IT, BUT AFTER TWO WEEKS OF OWNERSHIP AND DRIVING THE CAR 1 HOUR EACH WAY TO AND FROM WORK, I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE HEAD REST STICKS OUT SO FAR THAT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO GET COMFORTABLE IN THE CAR, AND ADDITIONALLY, IT HURT THE THORACIC PORTION OF MY MIDDLE BACK. I KNOW THIS, BECAUSE ALTHOUGH I AM STILL IN PHYSICAL THERAPY, ON THE WEEKEND WHEN I DON'T DRIVE THE CAR MY BACK HURTS MUCH LESS THAN IT DOES DURING THE WEEK WHEN I MAKE MY COMMUTE TO WORK. ADDITIONALLY THIS WEEKEND MY WIFE WAS A PASSENGER IN THE CAR FOR A LONG DRIVE AND SHE SUFFERED FROM THE SAME PAIN THAT I SUFFERED FROM. IT IS SO BAD, WE HAD TO CUT OUR TRIP SHORT. I CONTACTED THE DEALER SHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR AND THEY STATED THAT THIS IS NOT A DEFECT BUT A REQUIREMENT BY THE US GOVERNMENT. THEREFORE I AM CONTACTING YOU CONCERNING HELP IN RESOLVING THIS ISSUE. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING FROM A PARKING SPACE, THE BACK UP CAMERA AND THE WARNING CHIME DID NOT ACTIVATE TO NOTIFY THE CONTACT THERE WAS A VEHICLE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100.

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I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND A CAR WAS VEERING INTO MY LANE. AS I WENT TO THE LEFT MY STEERING WHEEL JUST KEPT SPINNING AND THE TIRES WERE GOING ALL OVER THE PLACE. I COULDN'T CONTROL THE CAR BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL WAS NOT CORRESPONDING WITH THE TIRES. WE JERKED ACROSS THE HIGHWAY FROM LANE TO LANE UNTIL WE FINALLY CRASHED INTO THE CONCRETE WALL OF THE HIGHWAY. WE THEN SPUN OUT INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY WHERE WE RESTED. HONDA HAD NOT RESPONDED AT THIS TIME BUT EVERYONE INCLUDING THE GUYS AT THE HIS BODY SHIP FEEL THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. *TR

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