What 609 owners told NHTSA about the 2015 Honda Accord Hybrid

My car does have a problem when starting. I have seen online that those models had a recall in 2019 for the same issue. Recal no. N3x. Car is taking longer to start sometimes. I have checked the battery, starter and related items. I came to know when I was watching it in youtube. It is having for so many people on this model. Please help me fix my car.

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As the car is running in the highway lost power and can not accelerate

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CAR WILL NOT START, FCW/LDW LIGHT ON CRANKS OVER BUT WILL NOT START AFTER ABOUT TEN TRIES IT WILL FINALLY START WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR FLASHING, FCW, LDW LIGHTS ON AND THE MESSAGE DISPLAY SAYS FCW FAILURE. AFTER SYSTEM IS RE SET WITH A SCANNER IT HAS DONE IT THREE MORE TIMES, HONDA DOES NOT SEEM TO KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE CAR.

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IGNITION KEY TURNED AND ONLY HEARD A CLICK. HAD TO TURN OFF AND ON MANY TIMES FOR IT TO EVENTUALLY START ENGINE, IF LUCKY. DID NOT EVEN HEAR THE ENGINE CRANK. BEST GUESS IS STARTER FAILURE.

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ALMOST ON A DAILY BASIS THE CAR WILL NOT START. AFTER SEVERAL TRIES IT WILL START AS IF NOTHING HAPPENED. WHEN I WOULD TRY TO START IT, IT JUST CLICKS, DOESN'T TURN OVER. ALL MY LIGHTS AND RADIO LIGHTS TURN ON EXCEPT THE CAR. AFTER 2-3 TRIES IT COMES ON. THEN THERE ARE SOME MORNINGS WHERE IT STARTS NO PROBLEM. JUST HIT AND MISS. I AM SCARED OF GETTING STRANDED SOMEWHERE OUT OF THE BLUE! THIS IS A RECALL PROBLEM DUE TO A BAD DESIGN CHANGE OF THE SOLENOID IN THE STARTER. I ALSO SMELLED SMOKE A FEW TIMES.

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ENGINE WILL NOT START. 2015 HONDA ACCORD HAS ABOUT 84K MILES. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED TWICE NOW BECAUSE MY CAR WON'T START AND OFTEN REQUIRES BETWEEN 2-4 ATTEMPTS TO START THE ENGINE. THE CLUSTER LIGHTS TURN ON AND EVERYTHING POWERED BY THE BATTERY IS WORKING, WITHOUT THE ENGINE STARTING. I HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY 3 TIMES (MARCH 2018, JANUARY 2020, MARCH 2021). PREVIOUS BATTERY WAS TESTED AND HAD PLENTY OF VOLTAGE LEFT AND WAS CHARGING WELL, SO THE ALTERNATOR IS WORKING WELL. KEY FOB BATTERY REPLACED 2 TIMES, MOST RECENTLY DECEMBER 2020 AND IS WORKING FINE. I BELIEVE THE STARTER IS DEFECTIVE AND I HAVE READ COUNTLESS REPORTS ONLINE STATING THE SAME ISSUE, AND THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED AND ADDRESSED, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE THE PART ITSELF IS BETWEEN $150-180 ONLINE AND THE DEALERSHIP COST TO REPLACE THIS IS $1K AND ABOVE...

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INTERMITTENT STARTING ISSUES - HAVE REPLACED BATTERY 3 TIMES. TOOK TO HONDA DEALER ON 9/8/17 & 12/29/20. HONDA STATED NO ISSUES. HAD ALTERNATOR AND STARTER TESTED SEVERAL TIMES AT PARTS STORE AND THEY TESTED FINE. ISSUES HAVE INCREASED TO LEAVING ME STRANDED 3 TIMES IN 2 WEEKS. NEW BATTERY 12/29/20 IS NOT DEAD AND TESTS FINE BUT CAR NEEDS JUMP TO START. CAR DOES HAVE REMOTE START AND WILL NOT START WITH KEY OR FOB.

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I HAVE A 2015 HONDA ACCORD WITH 51K MILES. I HAD TO REPLACE THE BATTERY AT 40K MILES. I RECENTLY HAD THE SAME INTERMITTEN STARTING PROBLEM THAT MANY OF YOU DESCRIBED. SOMETIMES I HAVE TO TURN THE IGNITION KEY 20 TIMES FOR THE CAR TO START. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE HONDA DEALER. THEY PROBABLY SAW 100 OF SIMILAR CASES. HOWEVER, THEY ACTED AS IF MY STARTING PROBLEM IS A RARE CASE, AND CHARGED ME $900 TO REPLACE THE STARTER. I AM DISAPPOINTED WITH BOTH HONDA AND THE DEALER.

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VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED AT THE AIRPORT. NO PRIOR MECHANICAL ISSUES OR PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE

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THE VEHICLE IS CONSUMING EXCESSIVE OIL HAS BEEN DOING SO FOR LAST 20,000 MILES OR THAT'S WHEN I NOTICED IT. IT'S LOSING A QUART EVERY 1500 MILES. IT ALSO SEEMS TO HAVE BAD SEALS ON THE DOORS AND WINDSHIELD AIR SEEMS TO BE GETTING INSIDE WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS MAKES UNBEARABLE NOISES WHICH IS A HUGE DISCOMFORT TO ALL PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE HONDA REFUSED TO MAKE ANY CORRECTION ON THESE PROBLEMS. AS BOTH ARE MANUFACTURE DEFECTS. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 73,000 MILES I'M HOPING THAT MY MESSAGE HERE CAN BE SEEN BY NHTSA AND I HOPE THEY CAN HELP WITH MY PROBLEMS BECAUSE HONDA HAS FAILED TO DO ANYTHING. BEST REGARDS [XXX] 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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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE TIRES AND NOTICED NOTHING WRONG. THE NEXT DAY THE CONTACT RE-CALIBRATED THE SYSTEM AND THE WARNING LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT THEN STATED THAT WHILE IN REVERSE THE BATTERY SENSOR LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, A LITTLE WHILE LATER WHILE MOVING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AGAIN AND DROVE BACK TO THE RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT CONTACTED FIRST TEXAS HONDA (3400 STECK AVE, AUSTIN, TX 78757; (512) 220-1121) WHO STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,973.

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WHEN THE PUSH TO START BUTTON WAS PRESSED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. IN ADDITION THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND AN ABNORMAL, THE CAR HAVE 60,644 MILES. THANK YOU

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WHEN TURNING ON THE CAR ENGINE START BUT THEN SHUTS DOWN. LIGHTS & RADIO ARE ONE MULTIPLE LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD ON, CHECK ENGINE, CHECK TIRE. I ATTEMPT TO START CAR AGAIN AND HAPPENS 4 TIMES. WHEN CAR IS FINALLY UP AND RUNNING LIGHT ON DASHBOARD STAY ON.

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MY CAR HAS BEEN BURNING OIL AT AN EXCESSIVE RATE. THERE ARE NO LEAKS AND I GET THE OIL CHANGED EVERY THREE MONTHS REGARDLESS OF MILAGE. TODAY I CHECKED MY OIL AND IT WAS EMPTY. THERE WAS NO INDICATION LIGHT AND THE MORE I SEARCH ONLINE FOR SOLUTIONS, IT SEEMS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. I FEEL HONDA SHOULD FIX THE DEFECT.

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AT ONLY 38,XXX MILES THIS VEHICLE HAS INTERMITTENT STARTING ISSUES. INTERNET RESEARCH AND MECHANIC DIAGNOSIS INDICATES THAT THE STARTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP, BUT YET THEY COULD NOT GIVE ME A CONCRETE ANSWER AS TO IF REPLACING THE STARTER WILL FIX THE PROBLEM LONG TERM. WITH A QUOTED REPLACEMENT COST OF $1,000 I AM LEERY TO HAVE THE STARTER REPLACED IF IT DOES NOT ACTUALLY FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED MULTIPLE TIMES IN THE COLD BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUES. A VEHICLE WITH ONLY 38,XXX MILES AND BARELY OUT OF WARRANTY SHOULD NOT BE HAVING THESE ISSUE. I AM OKAY WITH FIXING A FAULTY PART, BUT I AM NOT OKAY WITH A REOCCURRING ISSUES NOT HAVING AN EXACT SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. ARE THE STARTERS IN THESE VEHICLES TRULY BAD OR IS IT SOMETHING ELSE WITHIN THE CAR THAT IS CAUSING THE STARTER TO BLOW? A RECALL OR RESEARCH OUTSIDE OF HONDA (BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY THEY ARE IGNORING THE ISSUES) NEEDS TO BE ROLLED OUT TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF, AND FIX, THESE STARTING PROBLEMS. STARTERS SHOULD NOT FAIL PRIOR TO 50,000 MILES. IF THEY ARE CONSTANTLY FAILING AT LOW MILEAGE, THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL DONE WITH THE OPTION OF REPLACING THE ORIGINAL STARTERS WITH NON-FAULTY PARTS. IF THE STARTERS ARE SOLID PARTS AS-IS, RESEARCH NEEDS TO BE DONE TO DETERMINE WHY THE STARTERS ARE FAILING. AT $1,000 PER REPAIR, HONDA IS MAKING TOO MUCH MONEY FIXING KNOWN SAFETY ISSUES WITH THEIR VEHICLES.

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WHEN PUTTING IN REVERSE OR DRIVE, ENGINE STUTTERS AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CUTS OUT AND ENTERTAINMENT CONSOLE REBOOTS. SOMETIMES THE CAR STALLS ALL TOGETHER. REPLACED THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR, AND PROBLEM STARTS AGAIN AFTER A FEW WEEKS.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND SEVERAL UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHTS BECAME ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE HEAD BASKET WAS BLOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO SISK AUTO MALL (4599 FORT CAMPBELL BLVD, HOPKINSVILLE, KY 42240) AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V121000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER: THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000.

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WHEN VEHICLE IS OPERATING IT WILL STALL AND TURN OFF COMPLETELY. ALL CAR WILL TURN OFF AND ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH WOULD FLICKER. IT STALLED ON ME WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. MY CAR STOPPED AS I WAS GOING 65 MPH, CARS BEHIND BE SWERVED AS MY CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP ON THE FREEWAY. THE VEHICLE ALSO DOES NOT START WHEN TRYING TO TURN ON. ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH WILL JUST FLICKER. I'VE CHANGED THE BATTERY TWO TIMES. I'VE GOT MY CAR DIAGNOSE AT AUTO ZONE AND A FUEL PUMP CODE CAME UP. TOOK IT TO HONDA TO TELL THEM MY SITUATION PAID 130$ FOR THEM TO TELL ME NOTHING IS WRONG. WHEN THEY DID THE DIAGNOSE THEY SAID NOTHING CAME UP ON THEIR END. FEW DAYS LATER I DROVE IT AND MY CAR STALLED OUT AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO AUTO ZONE AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH MY CAR. I AM AFRAID IF I DRIVE IT, IT WILL STALL AND I WILL GET INTO A CRASH. NOBODY CAN DIAGNOSE THE CAR BECAUSE NO CODE POPS UP ANYMORE, BUT MY CAR STILL STALL OUT.

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I WAS ABOUT TO PARK MY 2015 HONDA ACCORD LX IN A PARKING SPOT IN PARKING LOT IN FRONT OF A SHOPPING CENTRE. THE CAR WAS CRUISING AT 2-3 MILES PER HOUR AT THIS TIME. THERE WAS A SUDDEN AND RAPID ACCELERATION WHICH WAS HIGHLY DISPROPORTIONATE TO THE SLOW SPEED WHILE I WAS ENTERING THE PARKING SPOT. I APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT IT DIDN'T HELP STOP OR SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE. THE CAR MOVED FORWARD WITH THE SAME RAPID ACCELERATION IN THE EMPTY PARKING SPOT IN FRONT AND STARTED MOVING TOWARDS THE NEXT PARKING ROW IN FRONT. I SWUNG THE CAR TO THE RIGHT ON TO THE ROAD BETWEEN THE TWO PARKING ROWS IN ORDER TO AVOID COLLISION WITH THE CARS IN THE NEXT ROW. THE CAR WAS STILL MOVING WITH RAPID ACCELERATION. I TRIED APPLYING BRAKES HARD BUT THE CAR WOULDN'T SLOW DOWN OR STOP. I BRUSHED THE BUMPER OF ANOTHER CAR IN THE PROCESS. I FINALLY HIT ANOTHER CAR PARKED NEAR A CURB AT THE END OF THE PARKING LOT. THE IMPACT WAS SO HIGH THAT THE OTHER CAR SWUNG 90 DEGREES. MY CAR STOPPED AFTER GETTING STUCK ON THE CURB AND WEDGED AGAINST THE OTHER CAR. THE AIRBAGS EXPLODED DUE TO THE HUGE IMPACT. I SURVIVED THE ACCIDENT WITH BRUISES AND BUMPS ON MY HANDS, KNEES, AND FEET. FORTUNATELY, NO OTHER PERSON IN THE PARKING LOT WAS INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT. ACCIDENT DATE AND TIME: JUNE 25, 2020 5:15 PM EASTERN. LOCATION: PARKING LOT OF NORTH TOWN PLAZA, 2856 DEKALB PIKE, NORRISTOWN, PA POLICE REPORT # EAST NORRITON, PA TOWNSHIP, REPORT NUMBER # 2020-0638219401 THE CAR HAS BEEN TOWED TO THE FOLLOWING LOCATION BY POLICE WITH MY CONSENT: CENTERSQUAREMOTORS 911 DEKALB PIKE BLUE BELL, PA 19422 (610) 277 2929 INSURER: STATE FARM

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE USING THE PUSH TO START BUTTON, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL CLICKING AND GRINDING SOUND COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. DARRELL WALTRIP HONDA (1430 MURFREESBORO RD, FRANKLIN, TN 37067, (615) 567-7576) WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

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HELLO THE CAR WAS WORKING FINE YESTERDAY AND TODAY WILL NOT START. THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE . IT MAKES CLICKING BUT REFUSES TO START. I HAD IT CHECKED AT NTB COULD NOR FIND ANY ISSUES WITH BATTERY. I AM NOW LOOKING INTO BUYING A $400 PART + LABOR TO REPLACE A STARTER ON A LESS THAN 70000 CAR. I WILL NEVER BUY A HONDA AGAIN. THIS BRAND HAS AN ISSUE AND REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT. *TR

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MY CAR IS HAVING ISSUES TURNING ON. IT IS BRAND NEW 2015 FROM A HONDA CERTIFIED LOT. UPON STARTUP I HEAR A GRINDING OR WHINING NOISE FROM THE STARTER AREA. (NOT ALWAYS) MAYBE A FAULTY STARTER MOTOR AND INCORRECT POSITIONING OF THE TORQUE CONVERTER RING GEAR, THE GEAR WITH WHICH THE STARTER MESHES TO SPIN THE ENGINE AT STARTUP. IT IS A PROBLEM I HAVE EVERY DAY WHEN I TRY TO TURN ON MY CAR. SOMETIME IT GOES ON THE FIRST PRESS START, OTHER TIMES, I'VE WAITED AN HOUR IN MY CAR TRYING TO TURN IT ON TO GET TO MY NEXT DESTINATION. *TR

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CAR STARTED AND RAN FOR HALF DAY NEAR END OF DAY CAR WON'T START. BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED 2 YEARS LATER CAR HAS SAME ISSUE OF CAR NOT STARTING AFTER CAR WAS RUNNING FINE FOR MOST OF THE DAY . *TR

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MY CAR SOMETIMES STARTS, SOMETIMES DOESN'T START. SOMETIMES IT STARTS RIGHT AWAY ON THE FIRST TRY. SOMETIMES IT TAKES MULTIPLE TRIES AFTER A FEW SECONDS TO A FEW MINUTES. THE TIMES WHEN IT DOESN'T START, I TURN THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND HEAR ONE SINGLE TINY CLICK. THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS COME ON, RADIO PLAYS, AIR COND. WORKS, WIPERS WORK HEADLIGHTS WORK. EVENTUALLY, AFTER A FEW RETRIES, THE ENGINE WILL START. SOMETIMES IT STARTS AFTER WAITING A FEW MINUTES. WHEN I DO GET THE CAR STARTED, IT RUNS PERFECTLY SMOOTH. NO STALLING OR SPUTTERING, NO WEIRD NOISES, NO PROBLEMS WITH ACCELERATION. IT'S ONLY ON STARTING WHEN THERE IS A PROBLEM THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT 6/7 MONTHS.

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MY VEHICLE'S STARTER PERIODICALLY GRINDS AND WILL NOT ENGAGE THE RING GEAR TO START THE ENGINE. HONDA HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THAT IMPROPER INSTALLATION AT THE FACTORY CAUSED THE CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE STARTER MOTOR GEAR AND TORQUE CONVERTER RING GEAR TO BE IMPROPER. SEE TSB 16-002. THE STARTER WILL ENGAGE AFTER REPEATED (SOMETIMES 5+) ATTEMPTS. IF THE VEHICLE WERE TO EXPERIENCE A STALL WHILE DRIVING, THE INABILITY TO RESTART THE ENGINE COULD LEAD TO A CRASH. IN ADDITION, A STARTER THAT RANDOMLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY FAILS TO ENGAGE COULD CAUSE A DRIVER TO BE STRANDED IN POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER CONDITIONS. HONDA HAS DECLINED TO EXTEND WARRANTY COVERAGE TO THIS PART THAT HAS FAILED DUE TO AN ADMITTED ERROR ON THEIR PART.

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