2011 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

HI, I PURCHASED A HONDA ACCORD (EXL, V6) OF 2011 MODEL. I AND OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS EXPERIENCE HEADACHE WHENEVER WE USE THE CAR, MAINLY FOR LONG DRIVE (SAY, MORE THAN 2 HOURS). I THINK ITS DUE TO ITS NEW ELECTRONIC NOISE CANCELLATION SYSTEM (THAT HONDA INSTALLED IN ITS ACCORD MODELS AROUND 2010) AND HIGH INTERNAL CABIN NOISE, PARTICULARLY AT HIGHER SPEED. HONDA RECONFIGURED THE NOISE CANCELLATION SYSTEM IN ITS 2013 ACCORD MODELS. I REPORTED THE ISSUE TO HONDA TECHNICAL SERVICE AND TWO HONDA DEALERS. NONE FIND/ACKNOWLEDGE ANY ISSUE WITH THE CAR OR WITH ITS NOISE CANCELLATION/SOUND SYSTEM. I WANTED TO INFORM YOUR ORGANIZATION WITH AN AIM TO KNOW IF THAT CAN BE CONSIDERED AS MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION (FOR THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE) OR MANUFACTURING DEFECT OF THAT PARTICULAR HONDA MODEL AND IF I AM ENTITLED FOR REFUND. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I HAD MY CAR SERVICED FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE ON 5/31/ 2013. THIS MAINTENANCE INCLUDED ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE AS SUGGESTED BY HONDA. ON 6/9/2013 I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM A TRIP ON AN INTERSTATE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WHEN I SUDDENLY LOST THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. THE CAR WAS OPERABLE, MEANING I HAD POWER FOR THE STEERING AND THE ENGINE WAS ON, HOWEVER I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. AN ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASH. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE AT AN EXIT POINT. I EXITED THE INTERSTATE TO A GAS STATION PARKING LOT AT THE END OF THE EXIT RAMP. AT THIS TIME I DISCOVERED I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR HOME. I ALSO REALIZED I WAS IN AN UNDESIRABLE LOCATION FOR A SINGLE WOMAN TRAVELING ALONE. I ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE CAR AT LEAST TO A MORE SECURE LOCATION FOR PERSONAL SAFETY REASONS. AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES PER HOUR ON A BUSY ROAD, I RELOCATED THE CAR TO A LOCATION I FELT MORE SAFE. I DISCOVER ON JUNE 10, 2013 WHEN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OPENS THAT MY CAR CAN BE REPAIRED AND THAT IT IS NOT A MAJOR PROBLEM (RELATIVE WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING 70 MILES AN HOUR AND LOSE POWER), BUT RATHER A SIMPLE ELECTRICAL OIL SWITCH. I WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A ?BULLETIN? (13-031) ISSUED ON THIS PROBLEM I ASKED IF THE BULLETIN HAD BEEN ISSUED WHY CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS NOT COMPLETED WHEN THE CAR WAS IN THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT TWO WEEKS EARLIER. I WAS TOLD THAT BULLETINS WERE NOT MEANT FOR PROACTIVE CORRECTION, BUT RATHER RE-ACTIVE CORRECTION AFTER THE ISSUE OR REPAIR NEED PRESENTS ITSELF. I WAS TOLD ONLY A ?RECALL? WOULD HAVE ALLOWED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO PROACTIVELY CORRECT THE KNOWN ISSUE. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A HORRIFIC DISASTER. IF AN ISSUE IS KNOWN TO CAUSE LOSS OF ACCELERATION, AND THIS LOSS OF ACCELERATION CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME UNPREDICTABLY (WHILE TRAVELING AT A HIGH SPEED) THIS IS NOT A BULLETIN BUT A RECALL. *TR

MY SUNROOF EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE WITH APPROXIMATELY 1/3 OF THE WINDOW BLOWING OUT WHILE IT WAS FULLY CLOSED. I WAS DRIVING ON AN ELEVATED INTERSTATE WITHOUT ANY CARS AROUND ME. THE SUNROOF HAD NOT BEEN PREVIOUSLY HIT BY A ROCK. THE EXPLOSION SOUNDED LIKE A SHOTGUN FIRING, SHOCKING ALL 3 OF THE ADULTS IN THE VEHICLE. THE INITIAL HONDA DEALERSHIP STATED I WAS HIT BY A ROCK WITHOUT SEEING THE VEHICLE. A SECOND DEALERSHIP SAID THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE WHY THE SUNROOF SHATTERED. CORPORATE HONDA HAS STATED THE WINDOW IS MY PROBLEM AND CONTACT MY INSURANCE COMPANY. *TR

I BROUGHT THE CAR USED CERTIFIED WITH 6,800 MILES. AFTER A WEEK OF DRIVING, THE CAR FEELS LIKE IT HAS A MIND OF IT OWN,I DON'T HAVE FULL CONTROL OF THE CAR. EVERY TIME I HIT A BUMP THE CAR WILL SWING LEFT AND RIGHT. OR WHEN I'M GOING OVER 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR MOVES LEFT AND RIGHT BY IT SELF. SOMETHING FEELS LOOSE, I WAS DRIVING LOCAL ON 11/25/12 AND MADE A LEFT TURN, THE ENGINE JUST SHUT OFF ON ME, I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR OR WITH THE SUSPENSION. MY FRIEND HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH HIS CAR, THE SUSPENSION ON THE 2011 HONDA ACCORD SE DON'T FEEL RIGHT.THE PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED, I HAVE A 2 YEAR OLD AND A NEW BORN IN MY HOUSE THAT GOES IN AND OUT OF THIS VEHICLE. I DON'T NEED TO WAIT UNTIL SOMETHING HAPPENS FOR THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

AT APPROXIMATELY 50+ MPH THE FRONT OF THE CAR SHAKES. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ALMOST OVER AN YEAR. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, SAID NOTHING IS WRONG. IT STARTS TO SHAKE SO BAD THAT YOU HAVE TO LET UP ON THE ACCELERATOR AND ALMOST STOP, BEFORE YOU FEEL SAFE ENOUGH TO CONTINUE ON. SHAKING IS THE WORSE FOR THE FIRST 3 MILES AT THE START OF THE DAY BUT NEVER SEEMS TO COMPLETELY GOES AWAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, INDICATING THAT THE AIR BAG HAD BECOME INOPERATIVE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 16,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 16,500.

DRIVERS SEAT CAUSES UNBEARABLE PAIN AND DAMAGE TO CERVICAL SPINE, LUMBAR SPINE AND LEGS. POOR DESIGN PLACES SPINE IN UNCOMFORTABLE AND DAMAGING POSITION AND CAUSES NUMBNESS AND NERVE DAMAGE TO MY LEGS. I AM IN SEVERE PAIN WHENEVER DRIVING CAR HONDA SHOULD REPLACE OR REPAIR SEATS OR COMPENSATE OWNERS FOR COST OF TRADING IN CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUN ROOF SUDDENLY SHATTERED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE SUN ROOF WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 41,298.

2011 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO EXCESSIVE STEERING VIBRATION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING VIBRATION TRAVELED THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER ON FIVE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, TO HAVE THE PROBLEM CORRECTED, BUT TO DATE, THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DO SO.

AS I WAS COMPLETING A LEFT HAND TURN, I APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE AND MY CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE DESPITE MY FOOT BEING FIRMLY APPLIED TO THE BRAKE. I CONTINUED TO MAINTAIN PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE YET THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE WHERE I HIT AN EMBANKMENT / TREE, I STEERED THE CAR BACK ONTO THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. I CONTACTED HONDA THOUGH WAS GIVEN A REPORT INDICATING THAT THERE WEREN'T ANY DIAGNOSTIC CODES & THE HONDA FACTORY ENGINEER DROVE THE CAR 5 TO 6 MILES WITHOUT ACCELERATION ISSUES. I'M GREATLY CONCERNED BECAUSE I DROVE THE CAR FOR OVER 13,000 MILES PRIOR TO THIS WITHOUT HAVING ACCELERATION PROBLEMS AND I'VE READ ROUGHLY 18 OTHER COMPLAINTS WITH THE 2011 ACCORD ON THIS SITE CITING VARIOUS ACCELERATION PROBLEMS! JUST SEEMS TO ME THERE SHOULD BE SOMETHING MORE I SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO, BUT I CAN'T AFFORD TO JUST WALK AWAY FROM THE CAR! *TR