2010 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE SENSOR INDICATOR SUDDENLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT NO OIL WAS PRESENT INSIDE THE ENGINE ALTHOUGH THE OIL GAUGE DISPLAY INDICATED THAT THE OIL INSIDE THE ENGINE WAS AT 30 PERCENT. THE MECHANIC ADDED OIL TO THE ENGINE AND THE FAILURE WAS REMEDIED. THE LOCAL DEALER (AUTO PARK HONDA IN CARY, NC) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 151,692.

THE VEHICLE WILL USE ABOUT A QUART OF OIL EVERY 1500 MILES. THE NUMBER 3 CYLINDER PLUG WILL BECOME FOULED AND CASE THE ENGINE TO RUN ROUGH AND ENGINE LIGHT FLASHES. THIS IS UNDER HONDA TSB 11-033

RED OIL PRESSURE LIGHTS TRIGGERING INTERMITTENTLY WHILE IN MOTION ON BOTH HIGHWAY AND CITY. ESP UPHILL MOTION. HONDA NOT ABLE TO ID A "CODE" FOR CAUSE IN SYSTEM SENT ME ON MY WAY. HAS HAPPENED 12 TIMES SINCE THEN IN 24H. 2010 ACCORD CROSSTOUR 4WD

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. THE CAR BEGAN GRINDING AND HAD NO OIL REGISTERED ON THE DIPSTICK AFTER 1000 MILES FOLLOWING AN OIL CHANGE. THIS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES DESPITE USING HIGH MILEAGE OIL AND GETTING OIL CHANGES MORE FREQUENTLY THAN RECOMMENDED,

I WAS UNABLE TO OPEN THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR, EVEN AFTER UNLOCKING THE DOOR. THIS COULD BE AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, SHOULD EMERGENCY RESPONDERS NEED TO GAIN IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO THE CAR AND A PASSENGER WAS UNRESPONSIVE. THE POWER DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR FAILED, WHICH CAUSES THE DOOR LOCK TO STAY ENGAGED EVEN AFTER UNLOCKING THE CAR USING THE REMOTE FOB AND USING THE POWER LOCK BUTTON ON THE DOOR. THE ONLY WAY TO UNLOCK THE DOOR IS TO MANUALLY FLIP THE INTERIOR DOOR LOCK SWITCH. THIS IS THE SECOND POWER DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR TO FAIL, AND MY CAR HAS LESS THAN 93,000 MILES ON IT. THE POWER DOOR LOCKS SHOULD LAST THE LIFE OF THE CAR, AND DOORS THAT STAY LOCKED ARE AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD. HONDA CHARGES $298, PER ACTUATOR, MAKING COMPLETE REPAIR CLOSE TO $1,200. MY GUESS IS MOST PEOPLE WOULD CHOOSE TO LIVE WITH THE ISSUE RATHER THAN PAY THE HIGH REPAIR COST, BUT THEY DON'T THINK ABOUT WHAT COULD HAPPEN IF THEY ARE UNRESPONSIVE, THE CAR IS IN FLAMES, AND THE DOORS WON'T OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. I SPOKE WITH HONDA CORPORATE ABOUT THE ISSUE, AND THEY PROVIDED NO RESPONSE. THEY JUST SAID "WE DOCUMENT YOUR CALL." VERY FRUSTRATING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE COMING TO A STOP OR APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AFTER A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND STALLED. THE BATTERY AND OIL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RESEARCHED THE FAILURE ONLINE AND FOUND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V004000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 106,000.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V346000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (VANDERGRIFF HONDA LOCATED AT 1104 W INTERSTATE 20, ARLINGTON, TX 76017; (817) 533-4266) WHO STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY AND WOULD LET THE CONTACT KNOW WHEN THE PARTS BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

WHEN THIS PROBLEM FIRST HAPPENED THE CAR HAS A GRINDING NOISE AT COLD START CAR IS SITTING STILL, VEHICLE IS NOW PRODUCING GRINDING NOISE AT START AND AT TAKE OFF, AT VARIOUS INTERVALS. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND ADVISED BY A MECHANIC THIS IS CALLED THE VTC ACUATOR AND SEEMS TO BE COMMON IN 2008 TO 2011 HONDA ACCORD'S.

ENGINE MAKES A RATTLING SOUND ON COLD START, THEN DISAPPEARS. THIS ISSUE BEGAN AFTER MY PREVIOUS OIL CHANGE, PERFORMED BY HONDA. ON FURTHER INVESTIGATION THE SOUND IS THE CAUSED BY THE VTC ACTUATOR. THE HONDA TECHNICIAN CONFIRMED THAT DIAGNOSTIC, HOWEVER, THE DEALERSHIP STATES THAT MY VEHICLE ISN'T COVERED UNDER THE SERVICE BULLETIN A09-010 MARCH 17, 2016 01607 VERSION 4, TO INCLUDE 2008-2012 ACCORD ALL TRIMS AND VIN RANGES. I WAS INFORMED THAT ALTHOUGH MY VEHICLE MEETS THOSE SPECIFICATIONS, MY VIN IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY CLAIM INFORMATION, EVEN THOUGH MIN IS A PZEV 15-150K MILES POWER TRAIN VEHICLE. I REPORTED THE ISSUE AT 144,000 MILES AND IF I WANTED IT REPAIRED IT WOULD COST NEARLY $1900 PARTS AND LABOR.

ACCORD V6 WITH VARIABLE CYLINDER MANAGEMENT (VCM). AT EXACTLY 65,000 MILES, IN EXPRESSWAY RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, IMMEDIATE CATASTROPHIC POWER LOSS AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. TOW TO HONDA DEALER. DEALER RECEIPT SHOWS CODE P3400 FOUND AND DEALER REPLACED REAR OIL PRESSURE SENSOR. CAR OWNER SUGGESTS THAT AN OIL CHANGE MIGHT BE IN ORDER DUE TO EVENT. ONCE HOME, OWNER FINDS OIL OVERFILLED. THIS VEHICLE IS PART OF CLASS ACTION ENGINE MISFIRE SETTLEMENT. DEALER DID NOT REPORT ANY OTHER ERROR CODES, THAT IS, THOSE THAT ARE COVERED UNDER THE SETTLEMENT. AMERICAN HONDA HAS DECLINED THE OWNER'S REQUEST TO HAVE THE ENGINE PERFORMANCE REVIEWED WITH THE VEHICLE OWNER AND AN AMERICAN HONDA REGIONAL SERVICE MANAGER PRESENT.