What 609 owners told NHTSA about the 2015 Honda Accord Hybrid

2015 HONDA HAS INTERMITTENT ISSUES WITH STARTING. I HEAR A CLICK AND THEN IT DOESN'T START. MY RADIO SHOWS AND SO DO MY DASH LIGHTS. IT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE RESETTING MY RADIO CLOCK. I PLUG A JUMPER PACK IN AND IT IMMEDIATELY STARTS. I TOOK IT TO AUTOZONE AND MY BATTERY IS 100%. I TOOK IT TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATE THAT MY BATTERY, STARTER, AND ALTERNATOR ARE WORKING GREAT. THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY CAR, BUT ONCE I LEAVE TO STOP IN TO A STORE FOR 10 MINUTES, IT SUDDENLY WON'T START AGAIN. IT IS HAPPENING JUST OUT OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD. I BOUGHT THIS CERTIFIED USED IN JUNE LAST YEAR AND THIS IS MY THIRD BATTERY. I AM JUMPING MY CAR REGULARLY EACH DAY AS I DRIVE AROUND.

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TRY TO START VEHICLE AND ONE FAINT CLICK HAPPENS, NO START. PROBLEM PERSISTS. IF I WAIT A MINUTE OR SO AND TRY AGAIN, SOMETIMES IT WILL WORK. OTHER TIMES, I'VE NEEDED SOMEONE TO JUMP MY CAR. THE HONDA DEALERSHIP SAYS EVERYTHING IS FINE. REPLACED THE BATTERY 7 MONTHS AGO. THIS HAS OCCURRED ABOUT 5 TIMES OVER THE LAST 2.5 MONTHS. BOTH IN THE MORNING AND LATER IN THE DAY. BOTH COOLER WEATHER AND WARMER. CAR IS USUALLY STATIONARY FOR 8-12 HRS BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE.

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IN 4 YEARS I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BATTERY TWICE AND NOW I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE STARTER. AND THE CAR HAS ONLY 48000 MILES. POOR QUALITY PRODUCTS INSTALLED ON HONDA CARS THAT USED TO BE ONE OF THE MOST RELIABLES IN THE MARKET

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PUSH BUTTON START MALFUNCTIONED AND THERE WAS INCONSISTENCY IN THE VEHICLE BEING ABLE TO START. THE STARTER WOULD WORK SOMETIMES ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT, BUT OTHER TIMES, IT COULD TAKE UP TO SIX ATTEMPTS. THE DEALER (BRANDON HONDA, 9209 E ADAMO DR, TAMPA, FL 33619, (813) 664-1234) ACKNOWLEDGED THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD BE CHARGED FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD A LIFETIME WARRANTY WITH HONDA, BUT WAS NOT SURE IF THE STARTER ISSUE WAS COVERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

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THE CAR WAS PARKED AND WOULD NOT START.. THE DASH BOARD DID NOT LIGHT UP. I OPENED THE ACCESS PANEL ON THE GEAR SHIFT AND PUT THE KEY IN AND THE CAR STARTED AFTER 2 ATTEMPTS. PREVIOUSLY, I HAD TROUBLE STARTING THE CAR, BUT IT WOULD START. I CALLED CAREY PAUL HONDA AND AN ADVISOR SAID IT SHOULD BE CORRECTED WHEN THE NEW SENSOR WAS PUT IN. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT AND THE NEW SENSOR WAS PUT IN A WHILE AGO. NOW I'M HAVING EXTENSIVE PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR STARTING. THIS IS A PUSH BUTTON TO START VEHICLE.

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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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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION WOULD NOT TURN OVER FROM A COLD START IN THE MORNING DUE TO STARTER FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD TO MAKE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD START. THE FAILURE WAS BECOMING MORE FREQUENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HOLLER HONDA (2211 N SEMORAN BLVD, ORLANDO, FL 32807, (877) 872-9906) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE STARTER FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

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2015 ACCORD HAS HAD STARTER PROBLEMS. IT HAD A THIRD STARTER INSTALLED AND WILL BE GOING BACK FOR THE FOURTH. IT HAS HAD STARTER ISSUES FOR OVER THREE YEARS. WILL CONTINUE TO REPLACE UNTIL HONDA STEPS UP TO PLATE AND FIXES ITS ISSUES.WHEN PRESSING THE START BUTTON A CONTINUOUS GRINDING NOISE STARTS BUT THE CAR DOES NOT. IT MAY TAKE UP TO 20 TIMES TO FINALLY START THE CAR. SOMETIMES IT WON'T START AT ALL. DO NOT HAVE EXACT DATES OR MILAGE OF EACH OCCURENCE, HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES.

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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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WHILE DRIVING ALL MY LIGHTS CAME ON IT IS DUE TO THE ABS GOING OUT BUT MY WARRANTY IS UP. SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE GONE INTO NY MECHANIC AND THIS MUST BE FIXED BECAUSE IF THERE IS A TRUE PROBLEM, I WOULDN'T KNOW IT DUE TO THE FACT ALL LIGHTS ARE ON. THE PART ALONE IS 1500 DOLLARS. WHY NOT FIX THIS ISSUE SO CONSUMERS ARE OUT OF POCKET FOR SOMETHING THAT IS FAULTY. THE BURLESON DEALERSHIP STATED IT WAS A COMPUTER IN MY CAR THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. CHARGING ME A 100 DOLLARS JUST TO GIVE ME THE WRONG INFO. AND SAYING THE WORK WOULD BE OVER 2500 DOLLARS. I WAS ON THE HWY WHEN ALL LIGHTS CAME ON.

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JUNE 2018 I TOOK MY 2015 HONDA ACCORD FOR A BATTERY SENSOR RECALL. THE HONDA DEALER REPLACED THE BATTERY SENSOR. NOW I'M HAVING ISSUE OF CAR NOT START. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS THE BATTERY. THE HONDA DEALER TESTED THE BATTERY AND THE BATTERY IS GOOD. AFTER SEVERAL WEEKS THE CAR WON'T START AGAIN. AFTER READING A SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT THE BATTERY SENSOR. I TESTED THE BATTERY SENSOR AND IT THE TEST. THE BATTERY SENSOR THAT THE HONDA DEALER REPLACED WAS FAULTY AFTER 9 MONTHS OF USE.

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2015 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO BATTERY SENSOR SAFETY RECALL NOTICE. *AS *TR

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TAKARA INFLATORS DIDN'T DEPLOY WHEN MY VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IS A HORRIBLE FRONT END ACCIDENT INVOLVING INJURIES ALSO AD FOR THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PROBLEM MY CLIMATE CONTROL NEVER TURNS ON AND I'VE BEEN BACK AND FORTH AT THE HONDA DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY CAN'T SEEM TO FIND THE ISSUE THEY TOLD ME ITS SOMETHING TO DO WITH ELECTRICAL

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THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO START. JUMPED THE CAR WITH ANOTHER CAR VIA BATTERY CABLE THEN IT STARTED. DROVED THE CAR HOME ABOUT 4 MILE DRIVE. CHECKED BATTERY VOLTAGE WHILE THE CAR IS RUNNING AND IT READS 12.4 VOLTS WHICH IS A LOW READING. TURNED OFF THE CAR AND TRIED TO RESTART AND THE CAR WON'T START. CHARGED THE BATTERY WITH A BATTERY CHARGER AND RESTARTED THE CAR AGAIN THIS TIME THE CAR STARTED. CHECKED THE BATTERY VOLTAGE AGAIN WHILE IT RUNNING AND THIS TIME BATTERY VOLTAGE READS 14.5 VOLTS. SOME WEIRD IS HAPPENING WITH THE CHARGING SYSTEM WITH THIS CAR. THIS HAPPEN 3 TIMES ALREADY. IT'S INTERMITTENT PROBLEM THAT IT WON'T START. IT'S NOT THE BATTERY AND IT'S NOT THE ALTERNATOR.

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I AM UNABLE TO START VEHICLE WHEN PRESSING PUSH START BUTTON. THE VEHICLE WILL START AFTER APPROXIMATELY 10-15 TIMES OF TRYING. IT STARTED HAPPENING TWO WEEKS AGO BUT VEHICLE WOULD IGNITE WITH NO MORE THAN TWO TRIES. VEHICLE WILL NOW START AFTER MULTIPLE TIMES GETTING WORST EVERY DAY. BATTERY LIFE WAS CHECKED AND NO ISSUES WERE FOUND WITH BATTERY. IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME I TURN OFF VEHICLE AND TRY TO RESTART.

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STARTER GRINDING NOISE! ASKED HONDA DEALER ABOUT THE GRINDING NOISE? THEY COULD NOT GET THE STARTER TO MAKE THE NOISE(38,139 MILES((5/2017)). SPEED AHEAD 1 1/2 YEARS. I PUT 2 STARTERS AND A NEW BATTERY(2/19). STILL HAVING GRINDING ISSUES(51,326 MILES). CALLED AMERICAN HONDA CORP. TO SEE ABOUT ANY RECALLS.THEY WANTED A HONDA DEALER TO DIAGNOSE COMPLAINT. JUST GOT BACK FROM DEALER(2-16-2019). THE HONDA DEALER TOLD ME ABOUT A SERVICE BULLETIN: STARTER GRINDING OR SPINS AT STARTUP. (2013-2016 ACCORD V6 A/T ONLY & 2013-2015 CROSSTOUR V6 A/T ONLY). CORRECTIVE ACTION: REPLACE STARTER (PT# 31200-5G0-A04) AND ROTATE THE TORQUE CONVERTER CLOCKWISE 1 BOLT HOLE). THE HONDA DEALER SAID IT WOULD COST ROUGHLY $600 PLUS DOLLARS TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. IF THIS IS SUCH AN ISSUE ON THESE SPECIFIC VEHICLES, THEN WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL!!!

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PROBLEM WITH GEAR BOX, BATTERY SENSOR AND ALSO STARTER

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WE HAVE HAD INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WHERE THE CAR WILL NOT START. IT JUST MAKES A CLICKING SOUND. WE CAN JUMP START IT AND DRIVE IT AROUND AND SOMETIMES THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY FOR MONTHS AT A TIME. THEN RANDOMLY IT WILL NOT START AGAIN. I HAVE HAD THE BATTERY AND CHARGING SYSTEM CHECKED MULTIPLE TIMES BY AUTOZONE, ADVANCE AUTO, O'REILLY, AND WALMART SERVICE CENTER. THE BATTERY AND CHARGING SYSTEM ALWAYS REPORTS AS FINE. I RECENTLY HAD THE OIL CHANGED AT WALMART AND THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT GET IT TO START. HE JUMPED IT AND DROVE AROUND TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BAY TO CHECK THE BATTERY AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. HE REMOVED THE CABLES AND CLEANED THE TERMINALS AND SPRAYED ON BATTERY POST PROTECTANT AND THEN JUMPED IT AGAIN. I DROVE HOME AND HAD NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS FOR OVER A MONTH AND NOW IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS ALL STARTED AFTER HAVING THE FACTORY RECALL BATTERY MANAGEMENT SENSOR REPLACED IN LATE 2017. THIS IS AT LEAST THE EIGHT TIME OVER THE PAST 1+ YEARS. I WAS TOLD BY AT LEAST ONE AUTOZONE EMPLOYEE THAT THEY HAVE SEEN MANY HONDA VEHICLES WITH A SIMILAR PROBLEM BECAUSE THE BATTERY SENSOR OR MAIN FUSE BLOCK WILL INTERMITTENTLY BLOCK ANY VOLTAGE COMING FROM THE BATTERY INTO THE STARTING SYSTEM. IT IS RANDOM AND WILL SOMETIMES EVEN PREVENT A JUMP START UNLESS YOU TAP ON THE TOP OF THE SENSOR. AND THEN IT STARTS FINE. MY LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THERE IS NO SUCH PROBLEM AND REFUSED TO CALL ME BACK TO HAVE THE VEHICLE CHECKED WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY. I AM NOW OUT OF WARRANTY DUE TO THE DATE OF PURCHASE AND NOT MILEAGE AND ALL THEY WILL SAY IS THAT IT SOUNDS LIKE MY STARTER IS BAD AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED WHICH WILL COST OVER $700 NOW THAT I AM OUT OF WARRANTY.

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MY 2015 ACCORD HAS APPROX 62,000 MILES, I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE SINCE NEW AND IT HAS BEEN 100% MAINTAINED PRECISELY TO ALL MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES BY SCOTT HONDA OF WEST CHESTER PA SINCE NEW. FOLLOWING A DISSATISFACTORY SERVICE VISIT TO SCOTT HONDA, I OPENED HOOD TO PERFORM MINOR FLUIDS CHECK, AND OBSERVED ALARMING CORROSION OF BATTERY TERMINALS. I HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS LEVEL OF ACCUMULATION OF CORROSION ON BATTERY TERMINALS FOR ANY VEHICLE IN MY LIFE. THIS IS NOT NORMAL. I DISCONNECTED, CAREFULLY INSPECTED AND CLEANED BOTH POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE TERMINALS AND HARDWARE. THE POSITIVE CABLE FITTING IS DISINTEGRATED AND NEARLY THE THICKNESS REMAINING EQUIVALENT TO A PIECE OF "ALUMINUM FOIL". REMOVING THE FINISHING TAPE OF POSITIVE HARNESS REVEALS HEAVY GREEN/BLUE CORROSION BEYOND BATTERY FITTING AND CABLE SWAGE. ALSO OBSERVED HEAVILY CORRODED NEGATIVE BATTERY CONNECTION BEHIND DRIVER-SIDE WHEEL. NEGATIVE TERMINALS AND CONNECTIONS ARE ALSO CORRODED AT BATTERY AND BATTERY SENSOR. BATTERY SENSOR WAS SERVICED IMMEDIATELY UPON RECALL NOTICE BY SCOTT HONDA. BATTERY IS OEM ORIGINAL AND EXHIBITS NO SIGNS OF BATTERY PROBLEMS OR STARTING...BEYOND CORROSION. SCOTT HONDA NEVER ALERTED OF THE BATTERY CORROSION MATTER, NOR ASSERTED ANY SERVICE NEED OR PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE TO CORRECT CONDITION. THUS, THERE VERY MANY "SAFETY CHECKLISTS" AND STATE INSPECTIONS ARE LARGELY SYSTEMATIC "WINDOW DRESSING". SCOTT HONDA HAS IGNORED MY WRITTEN REQUESTS AND PHOTOS FOR EXPLANATION, ROOT CAUSE, OR FOLLOW UP. I WILL SEEK COMPENSATION FROM AMERICAN HONDA TO REPLACE ALL BATTERY CABLE HARNESSES AND INSPECTION OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AT HONDA EXPENSE. PHOTOS ARE ATTACHED. I URGE ACCORD OWNERS TO VISUALLY PERFORM THEIR OWN UNDER-HOOD INSPECTIONS....REGARDLESS THE AMOUNT INSPECTIONS THEY PERCEIVE TO BE PERFORMED BY DEALER.

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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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MY 2015 HONDA ACCORD AFTER 33,000 MILES IS GIVING ME A LOT OF PROBLEM BATTERY WISE. I HAD TO HAVE IT BOOSTED SEVERAL TIMES, I TOOK IT TO A HONDA DEALER WHO DID A THOROUGH CHECK AND WHO CLAIM THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BATTERY. EVEN BEING VERY CAREFUL ABOUT NOT LEAVING ANYTHING ELECTRIC WHEN THE POWER IS NOT ON, I STILL EXPERIENCE TREMENDOUS PROBLEMS WITH STARTING THE CAR; I HOPE I WONT HAVE TO CHANGE THE BATTERY AT 34,000 MILES AND BARELY 40 MONTHS OLD CAR. ALSO WHILE IN MOTION I EXPERIENCED THE CAR WANTING TO STALL, WITH THE POWER OF THE CAR SHUTTING DOWN FOR A SECOND OR 2. THERE WAS A RECALL HAVING TO DO WITH THE BATTERY.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V418000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) IN AUGUST OF 2017. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BOYD HONDA OF SOUTH HILL VIRGINIA (1121 E ATLANTIC ST, SOUTH HILL, VA 23970, (434) 447-3111) WHERE THE BATTERY SENSOR WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY SENSOR REPLACEMENT WAS TO PREVENT THE BATTERY FROM DYING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 09195187. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

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THE CAR FAILS TO START AFTER SEVERAL TURNS OF THE KEY UP TO 12 TIMES BEFORE STARTING. ONCE IT DOES START, IT STARTS LIKE THERE ISN'T A PROBLEM AT ALL. CAR RARELY STARTS ON THE FIRST TURN OF THE KEY. THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE ABOUT 47,000 MILES. CAR CURRENTLY HAS 51,000

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HONDA ACCORD WINDOWS OPENING WHEN CAR IS LOCKED. THIS IS A WELL DOCUMENTED ISSUE E.G. SEE HTTPS://WWW.CARGURUS.COM/CARS/DISCUSSION-C23084_DS575177 IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME TWICE WHILE THE CAR IS PARKED OUTSIDE IN MY DRIVEWAY DURING RAINY WEATHER. HONDA DOES DOCUMENT IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL THAT REMOTE OPENING OF WINDOWS IS POSSIBLE IN CERTAIN MODELS WITH A DOUBLE PRESS AND HOLD OF THE DOOR OPEN BUTTON ON THE KEY FOB. SO I CANNOT SAY FOR CERTAIN THAT IT WAS NOT AN INADVERTENT PRESS SEQUENCE ON MY KEY FOB SINCE I DID HAVE IT IN MY POCKET WITH OTHER KEYS IN MY HOUSE. HOWEVER NOTE THAT THIS POSSIBLE INADVERTENT PRESS HAS HAPPENED TWICE - AND OBVIOUSLY CAN HAPPEN AGAIN. I WOULD ALSO SPECULATE THAT SOME RANDOM STRAY SIGNAL MAY TRIGGER THIS, TOTALLY OUT OF MY CONTROL. KEY FOBS THAT CAN ACTUATE WINDOWS AND DOORS INADVERTENTLY ARE UNSAFE AND A PROCESS NEEDS TO BE MADE TO DEACTIVATE THEM UNTIL A DESIRED ACTION IS SPECIFICALLY MADE BY THE DRIVER.

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WHEN YOU STEP ON BRAKE TO START AUTO, IT MAKES A SOUND AND WILL NOT START, IT IS STATIONARY.

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