What 653 owners told NHTSA about the 2019 Honda Accord Fhev

While driving my 2019 Honda Accord at approximately 65 mph on the highway, the car suddenly lost power, went into limp mode, and the steering wheel locked up. I was unable to turn or control the vehicle, which resulted in another car crashing into me. I sustained injuries in the accident and required medical attention. The incident was extremely dangerous and could have been fatal. After being towed to Russell & Smith Honda, they confirmed a blown head gasket was the cause of the failure. This issue is already the subject of a class-action lawsuit due to known design flaws in the 1.5T engine. Honda only offered partial assistance, leaving me responsible for thousands in repair costs. This vehicle is unsafe and needs to be investigated immediately.

NHTSA ODI 11658054

My car is losing power I can’t go over 60 miles over I had spent so much money on this car 2.the AC is not working no more I told the people at the Honda dealer that it will hiss and my car will vibrate in the seats and this been going on for 2 years and I had Honda care and the people at the dealership told me it’s not nun to worry saying it’s common for Honda 3.ever time I turn my wheel it’s make noise and I got my struts,ball joints,control arm ,inner tire rods and etc even got my emissions replace and it’s still making noise tire rod have to replace 3 times 4.my steering after I got my wheel alignment the tire rod broke and my wheel say crooked after I got it done again it still wasn’t fix and went to another dealership to get it fix and it was still the same problem 5. My transmission is going out and it’s slipping my car have 108,000 miles and I take care of my car

NHTSA ODI 11590417

At approximately 16:08 EST on Jan 1, 2022 I was traveling westbound on I-76 at mile marker 146.9 WB (40°02'03.0"N 78°29'50.0"W) in the center lane on a straight section of road at approximately 70mph. Car mileage was 21264 at the time of the crash. The weather at the time of the crash was light rain and with temperature approximately 50F. The car suddenly and for no apparent reason began skidding / fishtailing. I tried steering to regain control of the vehicle and applying the brakes to slow down, but the car continued fishtailing. I did not feel the anti lock brakes engage at any point during the skid. I went into the left lane, and struck the center concrete barrier, causing the airbags to deploy and the car to come to rest in the left lane. 3 symptoms appeared the day of the crash which had never happened before: 1) Several hours before the crash, the vehicle began handling strangely. It felt like there was either steering or brake input from the land keeping assist / adaptive cruise control / traction control systems which was "fighting" me and causing the vehicle to swerve slightly. These handling anomalies occurred randomly about 10 times immediately before the crash. 2) About 2 hours before the crash, the check engine light began flashing and there was a loss of engine power. I pulled over and restarted the car, which seemed to resolve the check engine light / power loss. 3) At one point the adaptive cruise control turned itself off and gave a message about traction conditions. To my knowledge the problem has not been confirmed or reproduced, and the vehicle has not yet been inspected by Honda, my insurer, or anyone else. As of Jan 6, the vehicle is currently in a yard near Altoona PA awaiting assessment, and is available for inspection upon request. I informed Honda about the crash on Jan 6, 2022. They gave me a case number and said to work through my insurer on next steps. Honda service bulletin 21-052 may be relevant to this incident.

NHTSA ODI 11446495

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY DOING A NORMAL LANE CHANGE THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN LOST ALL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. LOSS OF POWER AND MANEUVERABILITY. I WENT INTO THE SIDE DITCH WHERE MY VEHICLE COMPLETELY FLIPPED OVER. I HAD JUST GOT THE BCM RECALL ON MY VEHICLE 5 DAYS PRIOR. I CANNOT EXPLAIN HOW, ONLY THAT MY VEHICLE LOST COMPLETE CONTROL FOR NO REASON, IT WAS AS IF I HAD TURNED MY ENGINE OFF WHILE CHANGING LANES.

NHTSA ODI 11406792

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT EMAILED HONDA OF COVINGTON (100 HOLIDAY SQUARE BLVD, COVINGTON, LA 70433, (985) 892-0001) BECAUSE THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2019, WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE AUTO BRAKE SYSTEM SUDDENLY ENGAGED AND STOPPED THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO VEHICLES IN FRONT OF THE CONTACT AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS EMAILED AGAIN REGARDING THE FAILURE. LATER, THE VEHICLE MOVED ON ITS OWN IN REVERSE FROM A PARKED POSITION AND STRUCK A NEIGHBOR'S MAILBOX. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ROADSIDE SERVICE TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE SAME DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS $3,700 WORTH OF DAMAGE, BUT NO FAILURE CODES WERE LOCATED. THE CONTACT RESEARCHED AND FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AND A LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 700. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

NHTSA ODI 11278412