What 609 owners told NHTSA about the 2015 Honda Accord Hybrid

I WAS LEAVING MY HOUSE AFTER REVERSING AND PUTTING IT IN DRIVE AND IT PULLED TO THE HARD LEFT. I COULDN'T CONTROL THE CAR IT RAN INTO THE FENCE ON MY PROPERTY. THE FENCE STOPPED IT BEFORE IT WENT ONTO A BUSY ROAD. I TOOL IT TO STELING MCALL HONDA AND THEY SAID NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR. IT DID IT AGAIN A FEW WEEKS LATER PULLED TO THE LEFT AND I COULDN'T CONTROL IT. THAT TIME I DIDN'T HAVE A ACCIDENT I WAS ABLE TOP TURN THE CAR OFF.. I'M SCARED TO DRIVE THE CAR. SOMETHING IS VERY WRONG WITH THE STEERING ON THIS CAR.

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LOST STEERING WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 75 MPH AND CAR STARTED SWERVING BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT CROSSING BOTH LANES. CAR VEERED OFF OF A BRIDGE EMBANKMENT WITH NO CONTROL OF STEERING THE WHOLE TIME. THE POWER STEERING AND STABILITY CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON DURING THE EVENT. THIS HAPPENED TO MY 22 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER ON APRIL 21, 2021. NO OTHER CARS INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT AND NO INJURY TO MY DAUGHTER THANK GOODNESS.

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WAS DRIVING ON RT 440 IN JERSEY CITY ON A STRAIGHT ROAD AND SUDDENLY THE STEERING WHEEL WOULDN'T TAKE CONTROL AND ENDED UP ON A GUARD RAIL. THE CAR WAS TOTALLED. MY SON DEVIN WAS THE DRIVER. HE HAD WHIP LASH AND HIS NECK STILL HURTS.THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON 4/30/21. POLICE WERE THERE. NO SUMMONS WERE GIVEN. THE ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO THE INSURANCE.

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AFTER PARKING AND PRESSING THE SHUTOFF BUTTON, THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED OUT OF THE DRIVERS HAND APPROXIMATELY 70 DEGREES BUT THE TIRES WERE STRAIGHT.

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2015 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO LOSS OF STEERING WHILE DRIVING. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER CAR AND A GUARDRAIL WHEN THE STEERING FAILED. THE AIRBAGS DID DEPLOY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT, REFUSED TO INVESTIGATE THE MATTER. THE CONSUMER SUFFERS FROM NECK, BACK AND SHOULDER PAIN DUE TO THE ACCIDENT AS WELL AS, NIGHTMARES AND DIFFICULTY SLEEPING. *JS

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[XXX] WAS DRIVING AT 25 MPH AND STEERING WHEEL TOOK OVER THE VEHICLE AND HE COULD NOT CONTROL VEHICLE ICE VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY WENT INTO THE WOODS AND HIT SMALL TREES. SOMEONE CAME AND HELPED HIM OUT F VEHICLE AND TOOK HIM HOME AROUND THE BLOCK DEALE SAID IT WAS TOTALED AFTER TOW. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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CAR WAS IN MOTION ON COUNTY ROAD WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL TOOK OVER THE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE AND WENT ODD THE ROAD INTO A WOODED AREA. TOWED TO NICK NICHOLAS FORD WHO TELEPHONED TO TELL ME THAT THE PROBLEM CANNOT BE REPAIRED. I THEN HAD TO TOTAL SAID VEHICLE. 30;000 PLUS MILES IS TOO LOW MILEAGE FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. SOMETHING IS WRONG AS I DID MY DUE DILIGENCE BEFORE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE. DRIVING STRAIGHT. PHOTOS TO FOLLOW DON'T HAVE AT THIS TIME.

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MY WHEEL IS LOCK AND I CAN'T UNLOCK IT. FOR 3-4 DAYS I'VE HAD TO WIGGLE THE WHEEL AND KEYS JUS TO TURN MY CAR ON. AND IT DOESN'T EVEN LET ME DO THAT ANY MORE

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 HONDA ACCORD. CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING INDICATOR AND STABILITY ASSIST WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CAUSING THE CONTACT TO DRIFT TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD WHILE TRYING TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL CRASHED INTO A VEHICLE WENT ACROSS TWO LINES AND CRASHED INTO A CEMENT WALL. ALL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE PASSENGER WAS THE CONTACT'S MOTHER AND SHE SUSTAINED BURSES AND A CONCISION ALSO A FRACTURED LEFT RIB. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES BURSES ON BOTH ARMS. A POLICE REPORT WAS MADE. STATE FARM WAS CONTACTED AND TOWED THE VEHICLE TO A LOT WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 76,000.

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MY POWER STEERING UNEXPECTEDLY FAILED. I WAS ON THE ROAD TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND WENT TO MAKE A TURN BUT COULD NOT WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT EFFORT. MY VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN THE REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THEY ARE TRYING TO DIAGNOSE A CAUSE. THE POWER STEERING IS ELECTRONIC, AS MY VEHICLE IS A HYBRID.

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1HGCR3F86FA[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TT

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AS I WAS DRIVING ON FREEWAY THE STEERING WHEEL STOPPED WORKING, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED AND COULDN'T MOVE AND THE CAR WAS STILL DRIVING AT 65 MPH

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DRIVING ON HWY STEERING BEGAN TO PULL. I ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT WHEN I NOTED STEERING WAS MORE DIFFICULT. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE HWY BUT FOUND WHEN I STOPPED I WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AT ALL. I THEN CALLED MY HUSBAND AND INFORMED HIM OF MY SITUATON. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS IT'S THE RACK AND PINION POWER STEERING. I ONLY HAVE 19,000 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE

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WHILE DRIVING ON I-75 AT 65 MPH THE CAR SUDDENLY MOVED LEFT AND THE STEERING BECAME VERY HARD TO TURN. THEN THE CAR MOVED SHARPLY RIGHT AND LEFT THE ROADWAY AND STRUCK THE GUARDRAIL DAMASGING THE RIGHT FRONT. THE DEALER, SHOTTENKIRK HONDA IN CARTERSVILLE,GA SAID THEY COULD DO NOTHING AS THE CAR WAS DAMAGED. THE CAR WAS REPAIRED BY A BODY SHOP. THEY SENT IT OUT TO HAVE THE ALIGNMENT DONE. WHEN THE CAR WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE STEERING CHECKED THEY SAID THE ALIGNMENT WAS OFF AND THE RIGHT FRONT STRUT WAS BENT. THEY REPAIRED IT AND DID THE ALIGNMENT. THE DEALER SAYS THAT THE DIAGNOSTIC CHECK DOES NOT SHOW ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE STEERING. THE REASON IS THAT IT IS TO LONG A TIME SINCE THE INCIDENT. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THE CAR MAY NOT BE SAFE TO DRIVE.

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I TOOK MY CAR FOR A BATTERY RECALL. THE DEALER CORRECTED THE BATTERY RECALL BUT I NOTICED SOME ISSUES. MY CAR SOMETIMES EXPERIENCES HARD START AND THEN I WILL GET MULTIPLE ALERTS - ENGINE LIGHT, CHECK STEERING LIGHT, TRACTION LIGHT AND TIRE PRESSURE LOW LIGHT ON. I CHECKED THE INTERNET AND MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN POSTED WITH SIMILAR ISSUE AND SYMPTOMS.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY TURNED TO THE LEFT AND ALMOST COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD INADVERTENTLY MOVE TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CULVER CITY HONDA (9055 W WASHINGTON BLVD, CULVER CITY, CA (310) 815-3888), BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AIRPORT MARINA HONDA (5850 W CENTINELA AVE. LOS ANGELES, CA 90045 (310) 649-2440). THE CONTACT WENT ON A DIAGNOSTIC TEST DRIVE WITH A TECHNICIAN AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND MOVED TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. THE CONTACT WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN SHAFT WAS LOOSE, THE FRONT SUSPENSION FELT ROUGH, AND THERE WAS A KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000. *JS

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VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY WITH POWER SYSTEM FAILURE WARNING. I COULD NOT ACCELERATE THE CAR. I HAD TO TAKE THE EXIT SINCE I WAS LUCKILY IN THE RIGHT LANE AND CLOSE TO THE EXIT. CAR WAS RUNNING ON BATTERY ONLY AT AROUND 30 MPH. I PULLED OUT IN THE PARKING LOT, TURNED OFF POWER AND TURNED BACK ON AND WAS ABLE TO REACH HOME. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER, THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE RIGHT AWAY AND ASKED ME TO LEAVE THE CARDIE TO DRIVABILITY ISSUE. THEY CALLED US BACK AFTER 2 DAYS AND TOLD US THAT THEY UPDATED THE SOFTWARE. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR. PLEASE TAKE NECESSARY ACTION IMMEDIATELY.

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MY 2015 HONDA ACCORD LX KEY STARTED CHIPPING OFF IN THE LOCK CYLINDER AND STOP TURNING AFTER 45,000 MILES ON THE CAR. THE LOCK CYLINDER STOP TURNING WITH MY KEY IN THE CYLINDER. THE HONDA TURNED OFF ON THE INTERSTATE AND I COULD NOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WITH THIS OCCURRED. THE LOCK CYLINDER, KEY RE-PROGRAMMED TO MATCH THE NEW LOCK CYLINDER COST MY $660 AND WAS NOT COVERED BY MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. THIS NEEDS TO BE ISSUED AS A RECALL IMMEDIATELY. I ALSO CONFIRMED THAT SEVEN (7) OTHER HONDA OWNERS AT MY JOB WITH KEYS EXPERIENCED THE SAME LOCK CYLINDER PROBLEM ON THE AVERAGE BEFORE 30,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. THEY HAD TO GET THE LOCK CYLINDER REPLACED TOO.

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HONDA ACCORD ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED-BRAKES,STEERING,FLASHER LIGHTS, POWER, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED AS I WAS MAKING A TURN ONTO A VERY BUSY STREET. IF THIS EVENT HAPPENED ON A BUSY STREET WITH A POWER FAILED SYSTEM, I MAY HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT TO ME AND OTHER CARS DUE TO LACK OF CONTROL.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARALLEL PARK THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EXTRA EFFORT WAS NEEDED TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR OVERHEATED AND CAUSED THE POWER STEERING FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000.

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OBVIOUS STEERING PROBLEMS ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN BREAKING. HONDA SAYS THEY CAN CORRECT THE ROTOR PROBLEMS WITH A BREAK JOB FOR $209.00. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 16000 MILES ON IT. THERE HAVE BEEN HUNDREDS OF ROTOR PROBLEM COMPLAINTS.

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THE FIRST PROBLEM OCCURRED OCTOBER 22ND, 2015. I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT AND I WENT TO CHANGE THE VOLUME (UP AND DOWN) ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND IT WAS NOT REGISTERING TO THE CAR. I THEN TRIED CHANGING THE STATION WITH THE LEFT AND RIGHT BUTTONS, AND NOTHING CHANGED. I PROCEEDED TO TRY USING THE TOUCHSCREEN AND I WOULD PRESS FIRMLY AND THE STATIONS WOULD NOT CHANGE. I WOULD HAVE TO STOP, TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON SEVERAL TIMES, THEN IT WOULD RANDOMLY WORK AGAIN. SOMETIMES IT WOULD NOT WORK TILL THE NEXT DAY. I TOOK MY CAR IN, SHOWED THEM THE VIDEO(S), AND THEY SAID THEY REBOOTED/RESTARTED/UPDATED THE FIRMWARE OR THE 'SYSTEM' AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN TO JUST COME IN. MY CAR IS CURRENT BACK IN THE SHOP, AND NOW I HAVE SEVEN VIDEOS DOCUMENTED OF THIS HAPPENING, ALL WITH THE SAME ISSUE RECURRING, ON DECEMBER 2ND, 2015, DECEMBER 15TH, 2015, JANUARY 17TH, 2016, AND JANUARY 21ST, 2016. I CAN SEND ALL VIDEOS TO AN EMAIL BUT IT WILL NOT LET ME UPLOAD IT ON THE WEBSITE. PLEASE NOTE, EVERY TIME THIS SITUATION HAS HAPPENED, YOU CAN SEE IN THE VIDEOS, I AM DRIVING AND/OR STATIONED. MORNING, NIGHT, TURNING, DRIVING FORWARD, AND REVERSING EVEN. I CHECKED TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS AND/OR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE, AND I COULD NOT FIND ANY. I HONESTLY DO NOT FEEL SAFE SINCE THIS IS A BRAND NEW CAR WITH UNDER 9K MILES.

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LOST POWER STEERING, WHICH IS ELECTRIC ON THIS CAR. SUDDEN INCREASED EFFORT REQUIRED TO STEER, LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN GAUGE CLUSTER SHOWING STEERING WHEEL AND EXCLAMATION POINT. DEALER HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIGURE IT OUT SINCE THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE IT. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON A DOZEN OCCASIONS BUT NOT WITH REGULARITY.

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WHILE TURNING LEFT AFTER THE STOP LIGHT DISPLAYED GREEN, THE STEERING WHEEL GOT LOCKED AND BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. I ENDED UP HITTING THE CURB ON THE RIGHT SIDE. I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE. ONLY THEN WAS I ABLE TO ROTATE THE STEERING WHEEL. FORTUNATELY IT WAS A MID-DAY AND THERE WAS NO CAR BEHIND. TWO DAYS LATER, AGAIN WHILE RETURNING HOME FROM WORK WHICH IS ABOUT A MILE AWAY, AGAIN THE STEERING WHEEL GOT LOCKED WHEN DEPARTING FROM THE INTERSECTION. THIS TIME I WAS GOING STRAIGHT, BUT THE STEERING WHEEL GOT LOCKED AND WAS VERY HARD TO MOVE. I HAD TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN TO ENTER THE APARTMENT COMPLEX, WHEN WITH MUCH DIFFICULTY WAS ABLE TO MAKE A WIDE SWERVE AND PARK IN THE LOT. I COULD SEE THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING (EPS) INDICATOR TURNED ON IN THE DASHBOARD. AGAIN TO RELEASE THE LOCK, I HAD TO RESTART THE ENGINE. I GOT THE CAR TOWED TO NEARBY HONDA DEALER. THE SERVICE ENGINEER SAID THAT HE HAS NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A PROBLEM!!! WHAT A SHAME!!! HIS TOTAL LACK OF KNOWLEDGE OF SUCH A PROBLEM IS MORE WORRISOME THAN THE ACTUAL DEFECT ITSELF. I TOLD HIM THAT THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT SUCH AN ISSUE IN ONLINE. NOT SURE IF THE DEALER CAN CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE THAT HONDA HAS TO TAKE SERIOUS ACTION ON. MY TRUST ON HONDA'S SAFETY IS LOST NOW!

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CAR HAS PULLED TO THE LEFT DRAMATICALLY AT SPEEDS ABOVE 60MPH SINCE WE TOOK DELIVERY. DEALER UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR. STATES THAT IT IS "NORMAL" AND THAT IT'S "THE CROWNING OF THE ROAD" THAT CAUSES THIS. *TR

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