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What 528 owners told NHTSA about the 2017 Honda Accord Plug In Hybrid

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (528)Crash / fire / injury (50)Electrical system (148)Engine (61)Fuel system (60)Wheels (43)Brakes (42)Driver assistance (34)Transmission & drivetrain (32)Body & structure (24)Steering (24)Airbags (23)

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May 3, 2021Transmission & drivetrainSpeed controlCrash1 death

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HER MOTHER WAS DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF ANY WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO EL PASO HONDA LOCATED AT 1490 LEE TREVINO DR, EL PASO, TX 79936 (915) 591-6100 WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED, JUMPED THE CURB AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WAS NO REPORTED FIRE. THE POLICE REPORT HAD NOT BEEN FINALIZED. THE DRIVER WAS PROVIDED MEDICAL ATTENTION HOWEVER SUCCUMBED TO HER INJURIES. A WITNESS INFORMED THE POLICE THAT THE DRIVER WAS SPEEDING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,517.

NHTSA ODI 11414902

Dec 9, 2020AirbagsSeat beltsCrash1 injury

THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND SLID OFF THE ROAD, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND A CODE FOR THE SEATBELT WAS DETECTED.

NHTSA ODI 11382758

Oct 30, 2020SeatsCrash2 injuries

I WAS STOPPED ON A CITY STREET AT A RED LIGHT AND REAR ENDED BY A DRUNK DRIVER GOING 45+MPH. THE DRIVERS SEAT BACK FAILED UPON COLLISION AND WAS THRUST BACK ON THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT. THE RESULTING SEAT FAILURE CAUSED INJURIES TO MY LOWER BACK THAT WOULD NOT HAVE TAKEN PLACE HAD THE SEAT STRUCTURE BEEN DESIGNED STRONG ENOUGH TO WITHSTAND A REAR COLLISION.

NHTSA ODI 11372459

Jan 29, 2020Electrical systemAirbagsBody & structureCrash

MY AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY AT THE TIME OF FRONTAL ACCIDENT AT APPROXIMATELY 30-40 MPH. ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON COUNTY STREET (GLEN MILL RD MONTGOMERY COUNTY MARYLAND) JANUARY 25TH AT 6:30 AM. WITH THE ROAD BEING VERY DARK, I DIDN'T SEE A FULL SIZE TREE ACROSS THE ROADWAY FROM A SEVERE STORM THE NIGHT BEFORE. I ANTICIPATED THE AIRBAG DEPLOYING ON IMPACT, HOWEVER IT SEEM LIKE A MINUTE OR TWO BEFORE THEY DEPLOYED BUT NEVER INFLATED ( NIETHER THE FRONT OR PASSANGER SIDE CURTIN) PHOTOS ARE ON MY PHONE AND WILL SEND WHEN I CAN DOWNLOAD ON THIS SITE.

NHTSA ODI 11302709

Dec 3, 2019AirbagsCrash2 injuries

I WAS DRIVING SOUTHBOUND ON MD 301 HIGHWAY IN THE FAR RIGHT LANE (4TH LANE) GOING 45MPH. THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS HEADED NORTHBOUND ON MD 301 AND MADE A LEFT TURN ONTO THE SB LANES CROSSING ALL LANES. THE COLLISION OCCURRED WHEN THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO CROSS THE 4TH SB LANE (MY LANE). I HIT THE CAR WITHOUT BREAKING AS I WAS TRAVELING 45MPH. THIS WAS A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH EXTENSIVE FRONT END DAMAGE. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE OTHER VEHICLE HAD AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT.

NHTSA ODI 11286544

Oct 10, 2019Crash1 injury

ON 9-12-2019, MY WIFE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN ACCELERATION WITH HER 2017 HONDA ACCORD. SHE TURNED INTO A PARKING SPACE AT A LOCAL FUNERAL HOME, STOPPED AND WAS ABOUT TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK. SUDDENLY THE CAR ACCELERATED, SURGING FORWARD OVER THE CURB, DOWN THE LANDSCAPED BANK, OVER ANOTHER CURB, CROSSED OVER A 2 LANE ROAD, OVER A CURB INTO A FAST FOOD ENTRANCE, OFF THE CURB, CONTINUING FORWARD AND HIT THE RIGHT REAR CLIP OF A CAR IN THE DRIVE THRU, OVER ANOTHER CURB AND FINALLY STOPPED AFTER HITTING A TREE. THE BREAKS DID NOT SLOW OR STOP THE CAR. THE CAR TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET BEFORE STRIKING THE TREE. THE CAR WAS TOTALED DUE TO ALL OF THE DAMAGE UNDERNEATH. I REPORTED THE ISSUE TO MY HONDA DEALER ON 9-13-19. THEY GAVE ME THE NUMBER TO THEIR NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS. HONDA SENT FIELD REPS OUT TO EXAMINE THE CAR AND TRY TO PULL ANY DATA. ON 10/10/19 I RECEIVED A CALL FROM HONDA STATING NO ISSUES FOUND. AFTER CHECKING THE INTERNET I FOUND OVER 150 ISSUES WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION ISSUES WITH HONDA. THIS REOCCURRING ISSUE NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED BEFORE IT RESULTS INTO SOMEONE DYING .

NHTSA ODI 11267743

Sep 13, 2019Speed controlCrash1 injury

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED AN INJURED RIGHT WRIST AND SHOULDER, WHICH DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO GERMAIN HONDA (3295 PINE RIDGE RD, NAPLES, FL), BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. A MANUFACTURER'S REPRESENTATIVE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND THE OWNER'S CLAIM WAS DENIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

NHTSA ODI 11255242

Aug 23, 2019Transmission & drivetrainBrakesCrash1 injury

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE JUMPED THE CURB CRASHING INTO A BUILDING WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS BEING DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE AS HER HEART RATE WAS DECREASING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO BREAKAWAY HONDA (330 WOODRUFF RD, GREENVILLE, SC 29607 (877) 701-4395) WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AT BREAKAWAY HONDA FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V060000 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER). THE CONTACT WAS NOT SURE IF THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VIN NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000. ## VIN FAILED ## ,2017 HONDA TOURING ##

NHTSA ODI 11246061

Jan 6, 2019Electrical systemEngineFire1 injury

THE CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE BY ITSELF, A CAR ONLY WITH 13,000 MILES AND 1 YEAR OF USAGE THAT MEANS ALMOST BRAND NEW CAR. I DROVE 9 MILES APROX. FROM HOME TO MY WORK LOCATION. WHEN I ARRIVE AND PARK THE CAR BEFORE GOING UPSTAIRS, I SAW THE CAR BLOWING UNUSUAL SMOKE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, I OPENED THE HOOD AND I SAW THE FIRE WAS COMING BETWEEN THE ENGINE AND THE RADIATOR. I CALL THE 911 AND WHEN THEY ARRIVED THEY TRIED TO USE A FIRE EXTINGUISHER BUT THE FIRE STARTED GETTING OUT OF CONTROL, FORCING THEM TO USE THE WATER HOSE TO STOP THE FIRE. HONDA IS NOT TAKING CARE OF THIS SAFETY CONCERN AND NO BODY KNOWS WHAT HAPPENED

NHTSA ODI 11165448

Nov 13, 2018AirbagsSeat beltsCrashFire1 injury

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS PROCEEDING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION, ANOTHER VEHICLE FAILED TO YIELD THE RIGHT OF WAY AND CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE STEERING WHEEL AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND SMOKE ENTERED THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE CONTACT LOST CONSCIOUSNESS AND AWOKE TO FIND THAT THE SEAT BELT DID NOT PROPERLY RESTRAIN HER, WHICH RESULTED IN INJURIES TO THE NECK, HEAD, AND SHOULDERS. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS RECEIVED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

NHTSA ODI 11151161

Nov 8, 2018Electrical systemBrakesDriver assistanceCrash

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2017 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE THE CONTACT'S WIFE WAS DRIVING 40 MPH, THE COLLISION MITIGATION BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED AND SHE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE TO A BODY SHOP AND DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 09105290. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 16,098. *DT CONSUMER CONTINUED TO BRAKE BUT THE BRAKE FAILED TO STOP. THE FRONT AIRBAG DEPLOYED. UPDATED 02/01/19*JB

NHTSA ODI 11150137

Sep 28, 2018Electrical systemFire

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2017 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, A FIRE STARTED IN THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S SPOUSE WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE POLICE IMPOUND LOT AND THEN RELEASED TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER (ATLANTIC HONDA, LOCATED AT 1391 SUNRISE HWY, BAY SHORE, NY 11706, (631) 665-0005), THE MANUFACTURER, AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY DECLINED TO INVESTIGATE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY STATED THAT THERE WAS NO CONCLUSIVE DETERMINATION AS TO THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.

NHTSA ODI 11132059

Jun 27, 2018BrakesCrash

AFTER STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT, IN THE CITY OF TUCSON, ARIZONA, I TURNED RIGHT ON A GREEN LIGHT AND HEARD A LOUD BANG COMING FROM THE FRONT OF MY CAR. I DID NOT KNOW WHAT HAD HAPPENED. THE CAR WAS NOT GOING VERY FAST SINCE I WAS TURNING FROM A DEAD STOP. I COASTED INTO THE SERVICE STATION ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY CAR IN ORDER TO PARK THE CAR. WHEN I TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKES NOTHING HAPPENED. PLACED MY RIGHT FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TWICE AND THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND. I COASTED INTO THE BACK OF A TRUCK THAT WAS PARKED. TWO WITNESSES TOLD ME THAT THE DRIVER OF A TRUCK HAD RUN A RED LIGHT AND HIT ME. THE POLICE WERE CALLED, BUT WOULD NOT MAKE A REPORT. IN TUCSON, AZ, UNLESS TRAFFIC IS BLOCKED OR SOMEONE IS HURT THE POLICE WILL NOT RESPOND TO AN ACCIDENT. THIS TOOK PLACE DURING DAYLIGHT AROUND 7:15 AM. THE BRAKES WORKED LATER AT THE REPAIR SHOP. THEY DID NOT WORK IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE I WAS HIT.

NHTSA ODI 11104301

May 11, 2018AirbagsCrash1 injury

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED; HOWEVER, DUE TO A DELAY IN THE CONTACT'S REACTION TIME, SHE CRASHED INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED CHEST BRUISES, WHICH DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP. THE CONTACT CALLED GALPIN HONDA AT (818) 837-6100 (LOCATED AT 11151 LAUREL CANYON BLVD, SAN FERNANDO, CA 91340), BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.

NHTSA ODI 11093389

Apr 18, 2018Seat beltsCrash1 injury

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND YIELDING FOR A FIRE TRUCK, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT AND THE CONTACT WAS LAUNCHED FORWARD. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A HEAD INJURY THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. POLICE AND FIRE REPORTS WERE FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OF THE SEAT BELT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000. *TT

NHTSA ODI 11088873

Feb 21, 2018Electrical systemBody & structureFire

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT BUMPER STARTED TO MELT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (DUBLIN HONDA, 6300 DUBLIN BLVD, DUBLIN, CA 94568), WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR THE BUMPER REPAIRS BUT STILL THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,661.

NHTSA ODI 11074121

Jan 25, 2018Speed controlCrash

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2017 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, IT UNINTENTIONALLY ACCELERATED AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED WITHOUT WARNING AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER (CONICELLI HONDA, 1100 RIDGE PIKE, CONSHOHOCKEN, PA 19428) WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. STATE FARM INSURANCE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,800. *TT *TR

NHTSA ODI 11064819

Jan 18, 2018Electrical systemFire

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR LIGHTING WOULD REMAIN ILLUMINATED, THE IN-DASH NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND OTHER INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL LIGHTING WOULD BLINK OR FLASH INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AUTONATION HONDA (1990 COVINGTON PIKE, MEMPHIS, TN 38128, (901) 209-1283) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE THAT WAS ATTRIBUTED TO THE KEY FOB NOT BEING IN SYNC WITH THE VEHICLE'S ECU. THE MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, AFTER APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS OF DRIVING, THE FAILURE RECURRED. AFTER THE THIRD FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT SEVERAL WIRING HARNESSES HAD MELTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE COULD RECUR. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO GUARANTEE THAT THE FAILURE WOULD NOT RECUR AND TO GET RID OF THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE WARRANTY EXPIRING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80. *TT *TR

NHTSA ODI 11063517

Jan 13, 2018Transmission & drivetrainBody & structure1 injury

THE VEHICLE I OWNED IS 2017 HONDA ACCORD TOURING. PROBLEM I DISCOVERED WAS CENTER CONSOLE SILVER STRIPE (PASSENGER SIDE) POP UP. I WENT TO DEALERSHIP HAVE IT FIXED. THE PROBLEM OCCURS EVERY MONTH, AND I AM GETTING TRIED TO FIX IT EVERY MONTH. THE SILVER STRIPE PIECE IS SHARP, COULD POSSIBLY CUT YOUR FINGER OR SKIN. I OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR ALMOST A YEAR, LIKE NEW, WITH LESS THAN 3K MILES ON IT.

NHTSA ODI 11062619

Dec 7, 2017AirbagsBody & structureCrash2 injuries

TAKATA RECALL I RECENTLY HAD A CAR ACCIDENT ON 11/29/17 WHERE THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND I CUT MY FACE AND HAD 6 STITCHES AND MY MOTHER BROKE HER ARM AND HAS A CAST AND MIGHT NEED SURGERY. I JUST LEASED THE CAR 2 MONTHS AGO.

NHTSA ODI 11053327

Oct 21, 2017Transmission & drivetrainCrash

2017 HONDA ACCORD SPORT BOUGHT IN BARNABY BC CANADA TRANSMISSION PROBLEM STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, LIGHT TURNS GREEN I PUT MY FOOT ON GAS TO GO FORWARD BUT THE CAR ROLLS BACK AND HIT THE TRUCK BEHIND ME,.PUT CAR IN PARK. TRIED PUTTING IN DRIVE NOTHING HAPPENS PUT IN SPORT MODE I BARLEY MOVE. TURNED RIGHT AND SLOWLY WENT IN SOMEONES CAR PORT TO GET OF THE ROAD. TURNED CAR ON/ OFF /ON PUT MY SHIFTIER IN REVERSE NOTHING HAPPENED PUT THE CAR IN PARK TRIED AGAIN IT BARLEY MOVED. COULD NOT BACK OUT FROM PERSON CAR PORT, HAD MY 10 YEAR OLD TO PUSH ME WHILE I WAS INSIDE REVERSE. FINALLY IT MOVED WITH HIGH RPM GOT ON ROAD PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE ENGINE REVS UP CAR BARLEY MOVES THEN IT STARTS TO MOVE BUT BUT RPM HIGH (NOT NORMAL) THEN IT STARTS WORKING FINE.DID NOT INSPECT MY BACK BUMPER BECAUSE IT WAS LATE AT NIGHT FOR DAMAGE.

NHTSA ODI 11035339

Aug 21, 2017EngineCrash

ON THE NIGHT ON JULY 3, 2017 THE 2017 HONDA ACCORD WHICH WAS ONLY 5 WEEKS OLD WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY OF MY HOUSE. THE CAR WAS IN PARK AND THE MOTOR WAS TURNED OFF. YOU WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY UNLESS THE CAR WAS IN PARK. THE CAR THAT WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF THE HONDA ACCORD WENT TO BACK OUT WITHOUT REALIZING A CAR WAS BEHIND IT. THE OTHER VEHICLE INVOLVED WAS A KIA OPTIMA. THE KIA OPTIMA LIGHTLY BUMPED THE HONDA ACCORD AND STOPPED AS SOON AS IT REALIZED THE HONDA WAS BEHIND IT. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE HONDA ACCORD OR TO THE BACK OF THE KIA OPTIMA. THE HONDA ACCORD WAS PARKED ON A FLAT SURFACE AT THE TIME. WHEN THE KIA HIT THE HONDA THE HONDA ROLLED DOWN THE DRIVEWAY AND HIT A LIGHT POLE. THE ENTIRE LIGHT POLE CRASHED DOWN AND BROKE. AT FIRST I THOUGHT THAT THIS WAS IMPOSSIBLE UNTIL I SAW MY NEIGHBOR'S VIDEO FOOTAGE OF THE INCIDENT. WE CONTACTED HONDA SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND OF COURSE AT FIRST THEY THOUGHT THAT WAS IMPOSSIBLE UNTIL THEY SAW THE VIDEO. AFTER A FEW DAYS HONDA GOT CORPORATE TECH SUPPORT INVOLVED AND WAS TOLD NOT TO RELEASE THE CAR BACK TO ME UNTIL THEY FOUND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG. AFTER ABOUT A WEEK HONDA TOLD ME THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM BUT AS A "PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE" THEY WERE GOING TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THEY DID REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION BUT SAID THEY WOULD NOT PAY FOR THE DAMAGE TO THE BACK OF THE HONDA OR THE LIGHT POLE. I FEEL THAT THEY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DAMAGE TO THE CAR AND THE LIGHT POLE. A CAR THAT IS LIGHTLY BUMPED SHOULD NOT ROLL AWAY. IT COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE HAD A CHILD BEEN BEHIND THE CAR OR THE LIGHT POLE COULD HAVE CRASHED ONTO SOMETHING. I FEEL LIKE THEY FOUND SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND ARE COVERING UP FOR IT OTHERWISE IF THEY TRULY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION THEN WHY DID THEY REPLACE IT IN THE FIRST PLACE.

NHTSA ODI 11016496

Jun 1, 2017Speed control1 injury

MY 2017 HONDA ACCORD TOURING HAS UNINTENDED BREAKING ONCE THE GAS PEDAL IS RELEASED, RATHER THAN SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP IT ABRUPTLY APPLIES THE BREAKS ON ITS ON WITHOUT ANY CAR IN SIGHT (THEREFORE IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH SAFETY FEATURE) WHETHER I AM DRIVING ON A FLAT EVEN SURFACE ROAD, UP OR DOWN A HILL. IN ORDER TO PREVENT OR MINIMIZE THE UNEXPECTED BREAKING I AM HAVING TO APPLY THE GAS TO MAINTAIN A CONSTANT VELOCITY BEFORE APPLYING THE BRAKES. EVEN IF I AM GOING 40,30, 25 MPHS AND I APPLY THE BRAKES TO GRADUALLY COME TO A STOP THE CAR IS STILL STOPPING ABRUPTLY ON ITS OWN WITH ITS UNANNOUNCED BRAKING AS IT GOES FROM 40 TO 30 AND SO FORTH AND OVERRIDING MY APPLICATION OFF APPLYING THE BRAKES. AND TO BE CLEAR IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE LEVEL OF PRESSURE APPLIED OR NOT APPLIED ON THE BRAKES, ETC. THERE IS ALSO A NOISE THAT I HAVE PICKED UP EACH TIME IT BRAKES. NOT TO MENTION THAT I HAVE ALSO DRIVEN A SIMILAR YEAR MAKE AND MODEL OF THE NEW CAR I PURCHASED AND THIS DID NOT OCCUR, SO IT'S DEFINITELY AN ISSUE WITH MY CAR (WHETHER ITS SOFTWARE RELATED, ETC.). IN ADDITION TO THIS I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE RPMS WHEN THE CAR IS IDLING WHILE ON PARK OR WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE IS HIGHER THAN NORMAL (OVER 750RPMS, WHEN IT SHOULD BE NO MORE THAN 500RPMS WHEN IDLING), WHICH MIGHT EXPLAIN WHY THE CAR IS JOLTING ON ITS OWN WHEN I RELEASE MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE WITHOUT APPLYING THE GAS. WHEN A CAR IS DRIVEN AT A SPEED OF 40MPS, ETC MPHS AND YOU RELEASE YOUR FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL THE CAR IS SUPPOSED TO DECELERATE SLOWLY ON ITS OWN, NOT GO THROUGH MOMENTS WHERE IT APPLIES HARD BRAKING THEN RESUMES GRADUAL DECELERATION TO THEN AGAIN STOP ABRUPTLY, WHICH IS WHAT THIS CAR IS CONSTANTLY DOING. NOT TO MENTION THAT EVEN MAINTAINING CRUISING SPEED (WHETHER 25, 40 65) IN THE CAR DOESN'T SEEM TO HOLD THE SPEED AT A CONSTANT RATE, IT EITHER DECIDES TO SPEED UP OR DECELERATE ON ITS OWN.

NHTSA ODI 10992639

Mar 20, 2017Body & structureCrash

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT A GAS PUMP. AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK. I STARTED THE ENGINE, LEAVING IT IN PARK. I STEPPED OUT OF THE VEHICLE TO CHECK MY GAS CAP AND THE VEHICLE STARTED MOVING BACKWARDS QUITE FAST. I RAN IT DOWN, OPENED THE DOOR, BUT BEFORE I COULD BREAK IT THE DOOR WAS SERIOUSLY BENT. I BELIEVE THE ONLY EXPLANATION IS A FAULT IN THE TRANSMISSION WHERE THE GEAR SLIPPED FROM PARK TO REVERSE.

NHTSA ODI 10967295

Dec 11, 2016AirbagsCrash

WHILE DRIVING ON I26 EAST OUTSIDE OF SPARTANBURG SC AT 75 MILES AN HOUR, I HIT A DEER ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, THE DRIVERS AIRBAG DID NOT. THE SPARTANBURG HWY PATROL WROTE A INCIDENT REPORT ON 12/10/2016 AROUND 8PM. I HAVE PICTURES OF INCIDENT AT THE SCENE. *TR

NHTSA ODI 10934489

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