What 609 owners told NHTSA about the 2015 Honda Accord Plug In Hybrid

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS WIFE WAS REVERSING DOWN THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE LOSS POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO OCEAN HONDA OF WEYMOUTH (211 MAIN ST, WEYMOUTH, MA 02188) AND DIAGNOSED AS A TORQUE SENSOR FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER 31 MILES, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MOVE FROM THE DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE SAME DEALER. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD PERFORM THE SAME REPAIR HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO GUARANTEE THAT THE FAILURE WOULD NOT RETURN. THE CONTACT PICKED UP THE VEHICLE AND TOOK IT TO PRIME HONDA - BOSTON (1575 VFW PKWY, WEST ROXBURY, MA 02132) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS TORQUE SENSOR FAILURE. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT RODENTS HAD EATEN THE WIRING HARNESS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OVER THE WARRANTY COVERAGE. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000.

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THE 2015 HONDA ACCORD HAS INTERMITTENTLY AND TEMPORARILY LOSS STEERING CONTROL (TURNING THE WHEEL HAS NO IMPACT ON DIRECTION OF VEHICLE) AND HAS HAD UNKNOWN STEERING REDIRECTION (WHEEL TURNING ON ITS OWN OUTSIDE OF DRIVERS CONTROL) WHILE TRAVELING ON THE ROAD. BOTH ISSUES LAST APPROXIMATELY A FEW SECONDS AND THEN APPARENTLY RESOLVED ITSELF. ISSUE APPEARS RANDOM WITH NO NOTICEABLE DRIVER INPUT CAUSING IT.

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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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TRY STARTING MY HONDA ACCORD 2015 AFTER CHURCH AND FCW SYSTEM FAILED POPPED UP WITH OTHER LIGHTS. EVERY TIME I STARTED MY CAR IT WOULD AUTOMATICALLY TURN OFF AGAIN. AND ONCE AGAIN POPPED UP FCW SYSTEM WITH LDW SYSTEM FAILED. CAR DIDN'T START SO I HAD AAA TOW IT TO MY HOUSE. WHEN I GOT HOME I TRY STARTING IT AGAIN AND IT STARTED WITH SAME LIGHTS. FCW,LDW,LOW TIRE PRESSURE,ELECTRIC POWER STEERING AND MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP. GOING TO CALL HONDA DEPARTMENT TODAY. HOPEFULLY THEY WILL BE ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I'VE BEEN DOING SOME RESEARCH AND SEEN A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS THE LAST THING I NEED TO BE WORRIED ABOUT. ON TOP OF COVID-19 AND LOSING MY JOB. NOW MY CAR GOING OUT. I WILL THINK TWICE BEFORE PURCHASING ANOTHER HONDA. HONDA PLEASE FIX THE PROBLEM.

NHTSA ODI 11415402

BRAKES LOCKED UP ON DRY ROAD FCW SYSTEM FAILED ABS LIGHT TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ENGINE LIGHT PARKING BRAKE LIGHT LDW LIGHT ALL CAME ON WITHIN TWO WEEKS LIGHTS COMING OFF AND ON DIAGNOSIS FROM HONDA DEALERSHIP CAR REQUIRES NEW ABS MODULE FOR $1800 HOWEVER PART IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER AND I AM REQUIRED TO DRIVE THE CAR WITHOUT A FUNCTIONING ABS SYSTEM FOR SEVERAL MONTHS THIS PART SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE REPLACED BRAKES HAVE BEEN LOCKING UP LOUD CLUNKING SYSTEM FROM UNDERNEATH CAR FRONT SUSPENSION. THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE TO HAVE THESE CARS ON THE ROAD I WORK IN HOME HEALTH CARE AND HAVE TO DRIVE FOR WORK HOWEVER I'M UNABLE TO AFFORD A RENTAL CAR AND HONDA WILL NOT PROVIDE ME WITH A LOANER CAR UNTIL THIS PROBLEM CAN BE FIXED RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED FOR THESE UNSAFE VEHICLES

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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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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HORN STARTED HONKING INDEPENDENTLY, WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE PRESSED THE HORN PAD AND THE HONKING CEASED TEMPORARILY. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT CALLED BRANNON HONDA (300 GADSDEN HWY, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35235) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED A DIAGNOSTIC FEE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

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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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MY 2015 HONDA ACCORD EX-L V6 WILL RANDOMLY DECIDE NOT TO START. THERE IS NO WARNING AND BATTERY HAS BEEN CHANGED MULTIPLE TIMES. IT PASSES ALL TESTS FOR VOLTAGE, BUT JUST DOESN'T START AT LEAST 3 TIMES A DAY. VERY DANGEROUS, AND LEAVES YOU UNSURE OF HOW YOU WILL MAKE IT HOME. CAUSES EXTREME ANXIETY.

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REAR CAMERA STOP WORKING FOR NO REASON AND FORWARDS COLLISION DOESN'T WORK WELL WHEN IT'S HOT.

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THE VEHICLE CVT TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY.

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CENTRLOCK SYSTEM IS ACTING WEIRD ON ALL DOORS RANDOMLY.

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MY 2015 ACCORD V6 HAS A STARTING PROBLEM WHERE THE STARTER WILL GRIND SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE CAR WILL START. THIS HAPPENS ABOUT EVERY 3 TO 5 WEEKS. THE CAR WILL EVENTUALLY START AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. ALTHOUGH THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT OCCUR EVERY TIME, I AM CONCERNED I WILL BE STRANDED.

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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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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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PAINT IS PEELING FROM LEFT PASSENGER PANEL, BY THE TRUNK, AND SPOILER. RIGHT SIDE LOOKS TERRIBLE ALSO.

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VEHICLE BATTERY DIED , NO WARNING ABOUT HEALTH OF BATTERY

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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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SOME TIME CAR WON'T START WHILE PRESSING START BUTTON, I REPLACED THE BATTERY , STILL ISSUE IS THERE. I NOTICED THAT, WHEN I HAVE THIS ISSUE BREAK BECOME STIFF. I CONTACTED HONDA SERVICE THEY TOLD THIS IS VERY COMMON ISSUE ACROSS HONDA 2015. THE Y QUOTE ME 190$ FOR STARTER INSPECTION AND ANOTHER 190$ FOR BREAK INSPECTION, THESE ARE JUST FOR INSPECTIONS. SINCE THEY TOLD MY CASE WAS THE 3RD CASE IN THAT DAY AND HONDA 2015 ACCORD MODEL HAS FAULTY STARTER , I WONDER WHETHER CAN YOU DO A RESEARCH AND MAKE A RECALL ?

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AT ABOUT 48,000 MILES I STARTED HAVING INTERMITTENT NO START SITUATIONS WHICH RENDERED THE CAR UNRELIABLE. IF YOU TURN THE KEY NOTHING HAPPENS. BUT USUALLY AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS THE CAR WOULD START AND THEN THE PROBLEM WOULD NOT REPEAT FOR SEVERAL SUBSEQUENT STARTS. THEN IT WOULD REAPPEAR. I FOUND A MECHANIC WHO LOCATED THE PROBLEM REQUIRING A STARTER REPLACEMENT. HONDA SHOULD RECALL THESE VEHICLES.

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