What 609 owners told NHTSA about the 2015 Honda Accord Hybrid

STARTER BEGAN GRINDING AND SKIPPING AT 55,000 MILES. I DRIVE 70 MILES ROUND TRIP EACH DAY, SO THE MILEAGE DOESN'T REPRESENT THE ACTUAL LIMITED AMOUNT OF STARTS I HAVE HAD WITH THIS CAR. TSB FROM HONDA DECLARES 'IMPROPER CLEARANCE IN STARTER WITH PINION GEAR MAY CAUSE STARTING MALFUNCTION.' MUST ROTATE TORQUE CONVERTER BOLTS ONE ROUND CLOCKWISE AND REPLACE STARTER TO FIX. BUT, THIS WON'T FIX THE ISSUE. THE IMPROPER CLEARANCE IS A DESIGN FLAW. NEW STARTER WILL DO THE SAME THING. IF THE STARTER MALFUNCTIONS AGAIN, THEN A NEW TORQUE CONVERTER IS REQUIRED. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS AND UNFOUNDED IN CAR MAINTENANCE. A BAD STARTER DESIGN COSTS OWNERS +3,400$ TO REMEDY THE SECOND TIME. WHICH STILL WON'T FIX IT. THE THIRD STARTER STILL WON'T HAVE THE PROPER CLEARANCE.

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MANUAL TRANSMISSION KEEPS SLIPPING OUT OF 2ND GEAR AND CAN'T ENGAGE IN 2ND GEAR. WAS TOLD FROM TRANSMISSIONS SHOPS THAT THIS PROBLEM IS HAPPENING WITH OTHER 2015 HONDA ACCORDS WITH LOW MILEAGE.

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STARTER GRINDS WHEN PRESS START BUTTON. HONDA WANTS $1000 TO FIX BUT IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE A RECALL....

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THE CAR WAS MAKING CLICKING SOUND, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WASN'T ON. DROVE ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE SOUND START TO SOUND WORSE. SO DROVE BACK HOME, SPEED WAS DROPPING. IT SHUT OFF WHILE IDLING AT STOP SIGN. TOOK A WHILE TO TURN BACK ON. FINALLY TURNED BACK ON AND WAS ABLE TO GET HOME. HAVEN'T USED THE CAR SINCE. HAVE SOMEONE CHECK THE CAR BUT WHEN HE TRIED TO START THE CAR IT SOUND HORRIBLE SO HE TURN IT OFF AND SAID NOT TO TOUCH IT. HE WAS CHECKING TO SEE IF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. AND IT WASN'T. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STARTER WOULD NOT OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER WHO INFORMED HIM THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO GILLMAN HONDA FORT BEND (26029 SOUTHWEST FWY, ROSENBERG, TX 77471, (832) 361-3804), BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT LINKED THE FAILURE TO TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER: A16-002. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 31,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL, THE VEHICLE STALLED FOR THREE TO FOUR SECONDS AND RESTARTED INDEPENDENTLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE. THE CONTACT PURCHASED A NEW STARTER; HOWEVER, THE FAILURES RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MADE GRINDING AND WHINING NOISES WHEN THE PUSH BUTTON START WAS PRESSED. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT SOME OF THE GEARS WERE NOT MATCHING UP. HENNESSY HONDA OF WOODSTOCK (8931 GA-92, WOODSTOCK, GA 30189, (770) 924-9000) STATED THAT SINCE THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED, THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE EXPENSES. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS; HOWEVER, AN UNKNOWN TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN HAD BEEN ISSUED REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V060000 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER). WHILE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE STALLED. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN THE PUSH START BUTTON WAS ENGAGED, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL GRINDING NOISE DETECTED AND THE BUTTON HAD TO BE PUSHED MULTIPLE TIMES TO START THE VEHICLE. FURTHERMORE, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KENDALL HONDA (846 GOODPASTURE ISLAND RD, EUGENE, OR 97401 (855) 981-5504), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 09827357. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

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MY TRANSMISSION WANT OUT YESTERDAY WITH 10400 MILES ON AND NO LIGHTS OR NOTHING CAME ON SAYING ABOUT TRANSMISSION

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STICKING PISTON RINGS RESULTING IN HIGH ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION: VEHICLE MAINTAINED BY DEALER INCLUDING OIL CHANGES. VEHICLE HAS NO OIL IN RESERVOIR BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. VEHICLE BURNS OIL. PISTON RINGS STICK AND IT CAUSES OIL TO BURN EXCESSIVELY. THERE ARE MULTIPLE CAMPAIGNS THAT HONDA KNOWS ABOUT. THEY KNEW ABOUT TSB 17-089 AND STILL GAVE MY VEHICLE A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED STATUS WITHOUT FIXING THE ENGINE PROBLEM FIRST. IT IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE A VEHICLE WITH NO OIL IN IT!

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AT ~92,500 MILES, THIS CAR HAS SUDDENLY BEGUN IN THE PAST WEEK TO SHUT OFF WHILE ACCELERATING/DRIVING (IN MOTION) ON SURFACE STREETS AND FREEWAYS. THE MULTIFUNCTION SCREEN AND/OR SOUND SYSTEM AND/OR DASH/ENGINE/ACCELERATION WILL SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING WHILE I AM OPERATING THE VEHICLE IN TRAFFIC ANYWHERE FROM 15-65 MPH. WHEN IT HAS HAPPENED, THE SYSTEM HAS QUICKLY REBOOTED AND ALLOWED ME TO RESUME DRIVING. IT FEELS VERY UNSAFE AND UNPREDICTABLE.

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TAKATA RECALL: WHEN STARTING THE CAR, THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON STATING: "EMISSION SYSTEM PROBLEM & ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM PROBLEM." THIS SOMEHOW TRIGGER A SAFE FAIL MODE THAT PROHIBITS THE CAR GOING FASTER THAN APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES AN HOUR. WHEN THE CAR WAS BROUGHT TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSIS, IT SHOWED DTC P2602 STORED FOR ELECTRIC WATER PUMP LOW VOLTAGE. THEY WERE ABLE TO PERFORM THE ELECTRIC WATER PUMP PERFORMANCE AND IT CLEARED THE CODE. BUT WITHIN 24 HOURS, THE DTC RETURNS AND THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AGAIN AND THE CAR WOULDN'T BE ABLE GO FASTER THAN 40 MILES PER HOUR..

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THE STARTER MOTOR SOLENOID FAILS TO ENGAGE CAUSING THE ENGINE TO NOT START. THIS STARTED AT AROUND 38,000 MILES AND HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE ONLY SOLUTION IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE STARTER MOTOR.

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I HAVE STARTED TO EXPERIENCE, NOW ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, GRINDING OF THE STARTER AS DESCRIBED IN HONDA TSB 16-002. APPARENTLY THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN WELL DOCUMENTED BY OTHER CONSUMERS. I FEEL THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT HONDA CONTINUES TO DENY. I WISH TO ADD MY COMPLAINT TO THE OTHERS IN HOPES OF EVENTUALLY HAVING A RECALL ISSUED.

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I HAD MY BATTERY CHECK DUE TO A BATTERY RECALL FROM HONDA. AFTER THEY FIXED THE ISSUE. I EXPERIENCE A HARD START AND THEN AFTER THE CAR START. I SEE ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON AND OTHER WARNING LIGHTS. ENGINE CODE P2101.

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PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR STARTING. AFTER PRESSING THE START BUTTON IT SOUNDS LIKE STATIC, CLICKS, OR DOES NOTHING AT ALL. EXTENDED WARRANTY HAS REPLACED, BATTERY AND STARTER TWICE IN A 2 MONTH PERIOD AND STILL SAME PROBLEM. CAR ONLY HAS 56,000 MILES. DEALER CAN'T SEEM TO FIX PROBLEM. HAVE HAD CAR ONLY 13 MONTHS.

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I TRIED TO START MY VEHICLE WITH THE PUSH BUTTON AND IT WON'T START. ONLY 62000 MILES AND THE BATTERY TESTED GOOD. SEEMS TO BE THE STARTER OR SOMETHING ELECTRONIC THAT IS FAILING. BUT SOMETIMES IT FIRES RIGHT UP. I'VE READ STARTERS HAVE BEEN AN ISSUE AND WANTED TO REPORT MINE AS WELL.

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2015 HONDA ACCORD GOT CALLED IN FOR RECALL DEALING WITH BATTERY GOING INTO FAILSAFE MODE AND CAUSES CAUSED ENGINE TO STALL THE ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED IT MADE MATTERS WORST.THE P2602 SENSOR COOLANT PUMP SENSOR NOW SHOWS ON DASH EMISSION PROBLEMS .HONDA SERVICE DEPT NOW WANTS IS TO REPLACE PUMP A HEFTY 900 DOLLAR JOB THAT'S OBVIOUSLY A FACTORY DEFECT.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA ACCORD. 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 SCREECHING NOISE EMERGED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND A CLICKING SOUND WAS HEARD. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE FINALLY RESTARTED AND WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT START WHEN THE START BUTTON WAS DEPRESSED APPROXIMATELY THIRTY TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000.

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RECALL VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AT A GAS PUMP

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A CONSTANT LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER WITH THE VEHICLE. THE BATTERY SENSOR SHORTED OUT, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO HAVE TO RECHARGE THE BATTERY. THE BATTERY HAD BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V418000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED BY JOHN EAGLE HONDA OF HOUSTON (18787 NORTHWEST FWY, HOUSTON, TX 77065, (281) 955-6666); HOWEVER, THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE REPAIR WAS INSUFFICIENT. IN ADDITION, THE SERVICE ENGINE INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATING. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V121000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA ACCORD. WHEN THE CONTACT'S WIFE ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE BY PUSHING THE START BUTTON, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START. THE CONTACT'S WIFE MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BEFORE THE ENGINE FINALLY STARTED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED, BUT THE CONTACT PLANNED TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT SOON. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

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PERIODICALLY MY CAR WOULDN'T START AND I WOULD GET A GRINDING SOUND FROM THE STARTER EARLY IN THE MORNING WHEN IT'S OARKED IN MY DRIVE WAY. ALSO WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVING AFTER PUTTING A FULL TANK OF GAS IN MY CAR I WOULD SOMETIMES GET A BOGGING DOWN ISSUE AS IF I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH GAS OR AS IF THE MOTOR ISN'T GETTING ENOUGH GAS.

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UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. BATTERY TESTED FINE. HONDA DEALERSHIP TOLD ME TO REPLACE THE STARTER AND THE CAR STILL WON'T START TWO DAYS AFTER BEING REPLACED. THE RECALL FOR THE BATTERY SENSOR WAS ALSO DONE ON THE CAR AND THE CAR HAS BEEN VERY WELL TAKEN CARE OF.

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