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

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

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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 HONDA ACCORD 2015 HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR 48000 MILES. I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE STARTER. THE CAR DOESN'T START AT TIMES AND HAS BECOME UNRELIABLE TO DRIVE. THIS APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH MANY SIMILAR MODEL HONDA. REQUEST HONDA TO TAKE ACTION AND RESOLVE THIS ISSUE FOR ALL HONDA ACCORD OWNERS AND CONTINUE TO KEEP THEIR BRAND PROMISE OF RELIABILITY AND QUALITY. MY CAR CONTINUES TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND WILL TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP.

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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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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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CAR WOULD NOT START COMPLETELY ONE NIGHT LEAVING ME STRANDED. NOW INTERMITTENT STARTING ISSUES AT LESS THAN 33K MILES. VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH STARTER AND HONDA HAS ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN BUT NO RECALL

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MY 15 ACCORD EXL V4 IS ABOUT 5 YEARS AGO AND 68K. START HAVING ISSUE TO START THE CAR. PUSH THE BUTTON AND BREAK, CAR DOESN'T START. TOOK MY CAR FOR A CHECK, I WAS BEEN TOLD I NEED TO REPLACE THE STARTER. I SEARCHED ONLINE AND LOTS OF 9TH GEN OWNERS ARE HAVING SAME ISSUE. UNACCEPTABLE FOR SUCH AGE CAR WITH STARTER ISSUE

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I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN SEPTEMBER OF 2018. SINCE THEN TO DATE, 12/08/2020, I'VE REPLACED THE TIRES TWICE. THE TWO REAR TIRE HAVE REPEATEDLY WORN DOWN SEVERELY IN A SHORT TIME FRAME, CUPPING, WAVEY PATTERN. I'VE HAD THREE ALIGNMENTS DONE IN THIS TIMEFRAME AS WELL. NO ONE KNOWS WHAT TO DO. THIS DOES NOT LOOK GOOD FOR SUCH A RESPECTED CAR BRAND. I'VE OWNED MULTIPLE HONDAS. I PROBABLY WON'T BE MAKING ANOTHER PURCHASE.

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MY 2015 HONDA ACCORD SPORT STARTED GIVING ME TROUBLE BY NOT STARTING. IT WOULD DO IT EVERY ONCE IN AWHILE STARTING THE SUMMER OF 2019. BY THE WINTER, IT WASN'T STARTING UP UP TO 3 TIMES A WEEK. EVENTUALLY BY THE SUMMER OF 2020, THE CAR WOULDN'T START AT ALL.

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AT 52K MILES, ENGINE WILL NOT CRANK WHEN KEY IS TURNED. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, ENGINE WILL FINALLY CRANK AND THEN WILL START AS IF NOTHING WERE WRONG. HAPPENS AT LEAST ONCE IN EVERY 3-4 TIMES STARTING ENGINE IS ATTEMPTED.

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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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BAD ALTERNATOR KEEPS CAUSING CORROSION ON THE BATTERY CONNECTORS.

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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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OUR 2015 HONDA ACCORD HAS DEVELOPED A STARTING PROBLEM THE VEHICLE HAS A PUSH BUTTON START AND MORE SO THAN NOT IT TAKES REPEATED PUSHES OF THE START BUTTON FOR THE CAR TO CRANK OVER. THIS CONDITION STARTED ROUGHLY ONE MONTH AGO AND IS VERY CONCERNING TO ME SINCE IT IS MY WIFE'S CAR AND I DON'T WANT HER TO BE STRANDED BECAUSE THE CAR DOESN'T START. WHEN YOU PRESS THE BRAKE AND THE START BUTTON ALL YOU HEAR IS A LOUD CLICK COMING FROM THE STARTER BUT IT DOESN'T CRANK OVER. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND FOUND NUMEROUS SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH 2013 - 2015 HONDA ACCORDS. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND HONDA IS BEING VERY IRRESPONSIBLE FOR NOT STEPPING UP TO THE PLATE AND ADMITTING IT IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM. MOST IF NOT ALL OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS I'VE READ SAY IT IS A STARTER ISSUE AND EVEN THE HONDA DEALERSHIPS ARE SAYING IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM!!!

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START INTERMITTENTLY AND HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE VEHICLE STARTED AND OPERATED AS INTENDED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED AND PERSISTED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BECOME UNDRIVEABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE STARTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VIN AND THAT THE REPAIR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000.

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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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MY STARTER CLICKS ONCE WHEN I TRY TO TURN THE CAR ON, BUT THE CAR WON'T TURN ON. IT'S AN INTERMITTENT THING, BUT HAS STARTED HAPPENING MORE AND MORE OFTEN. I'VE BEEN STRANDED NOW TWO TIMES BECAUSE OF IT.

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WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT A SPEED OF 65MPH I HEARD A LOUD POP AND THEN GLASS BREAKING. WHEN I STOPPED THE CAR TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED, THE SUNROOF GLASS WAS SHATTERED. LUCKILY THE SUNROOF COVER WAS CLOSED BECAUSE MY SON WAS SITTING IN THE BACKSEAT. THE WEATHER TODAY WAS ABOUT 50 DEGREES AND RAINY. THE CAR WAS PARKED INSIDE OUR GARAGE BEFOREHAND SINCE THE NIGHT BEFORE.

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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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CAR TAKES SEVERAL TRIES BEFORE IT WILL START

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I WAS PULLING SLOWLY INTO A PARKING SPOT IN A PARKING LOT WHEN SUDDENLY CAR ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL AND BRAKES DID NOT FUNCTION..CAR WAS GOING EXTREMELY FAST..I HIT A POST AND A BUILDING..AIRBAG DEPLOYED..CAR WAS TOTALED.. AIRBAG SAVED ME. CAR ONLY HAD LITTLE OVER 30,500 MILES..IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. MY FAMILY WHO DROVE THE CAR CAR SAID THAT AT TIMES WHEN RELEASING BRAKE THE CAR WOULD LURCH FAST FORWARD OR BACK WHEN IN REVERSE. WHEN THE CAR CAME TO A STOP AFTER HITTING BUILDING THE 1ST THING I DID WAS LOOK WHERE MY FOOT WAS..IT WAS ON THE BRAKE. I KNEW IT WOULD BE CONSIDERED "DRIVER ERROR" BECAUSE I AM 80 YRS. OLD. BUT IT WAS THE CAR. ACTUALLY THIS HAPPENED BEFORE A FEW MONTHS AGO BUT I WAS ABLE TO STOP CAR . SAME SITUATION..PULLING SLOWLY INTO A PARKING SPOT IN A MCDONALD'S PARKING LOT. CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, JUMPED CURB WENT DOWN A HILL AND ENDED UP ON NEW ROAD UNDER CONSTRUCTION..THAT LANE HAD NOT OPENED YET. I MANAGED TO STOP AT BOTTOM OF HILL. CONSUMER HAS INJURIES FROM THE AIRBAGS. I HAVE A CLEAN DRIVING RECORD..NO ACCIDENTS. I AM A RETIRED RN..VERY CLEAR MINDED. NO SERIOUS HEALTH PROBLEMS. *LN*JB

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