2015 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

I HAVE HAD THREE INCIDENTS IN THE 4500 MILES THAT I HAVE DRIVEN THE CAR WHERE THE SUN REFLECTS OFF OF THE SHINY PORTION OF THE CHROME CENTER CONSOLE AND BLINDS ME. THIS IS UNSAFE AND CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. OTHER COMPANY'S USE NON-REFLECTIVE TO AVOID THIS. I THINK IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. I ALSO THINK FMVSS STANDARDS SHOULD ADDRESS THIS EXTREMELY UNSAFE CONDITION. I THREW A RAG OVER THE PORTION OF THE CONSOLE TO PREVENT THE SUN FROM REFLECTING IN MY EYES SO I WOULD NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT.

I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGH WAY AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN A LIGHT CAME ON THAT SAID "POWER SYSTEM FAIL" AND I LOST THE ABILITY TO USE THE ACCELERATOR. I STAYED CALM BECAUSE THERE WERE CARS ALL AROUND ME AND I BEGAN TO COAST AND USE MOMENTUM TO DRIFT TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. THEN A SECOND LIGHT CAME ON AND SAID 'BRAKE SYSTEM POWER FAIL". I TAPPED THE BREAK AND IT SEEMED TO WORK BUT I CONTINUED TO COAST DOWN THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY UNTIL I RAN OUT OF MOMENTUM. I THEN TURNED MY BRAND NEW HONDA ACCORD EXL HYBRID OFF AND RESTARTED THE CAR. THE LIGHTS REMAINED ON BUT THE ACCELORATOR WAS WORKING SO I DROVE THE CAR TO THE CLOSEST SERVICE AREA ON THE HIGHWAY. I THEN CALLED HONDA ROADSIDE WHO TOLD ME TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND WAIT FOR A TOW TRUCK. HE SAID THAT I MUST HAVE BROKEN A BELT. WHY HE SAID OR THOUGHT THAT HE COULD DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM FROM A CALL CENTER I'M NOT SURE. IT WAS OVER 100 DEGREES SO I DID NOT LISTEN TO THE MAN FROM HONDA BECAUSE IT WAS TOO HOT AND NOT SAFE FOR ME TO SIT IN THE VEHICLE WITHOUT AIR. I WAITED FOR A TOW TRUCK WHICH COST ME $250 EVEN THOUGH ITS A BRAND NEW CAR AND I HAVE HONDA ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. MY HUSBAND CAME AND MET ME WHERE THE TOW LEFT ME. HE DROVE THE VEHICLE TO OUR DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD US THAT THEY HAVE NO RECORD OF THIS EVER HAPPENING AND THE COMPUTER DOES NOT SHOW THAT ANYTHING HAPPENED. IT WAS SO SCARY AND DANGEROUS AND I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. THEY SAY THAT THEY CAN'T DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE NOTHING IS WRONG. THEY EVEN ASKED ME IF I ACCIDENTALLY TURNED THE CAR OFF WHILE DRIVING?!?!?! THAT ISN'T POSSIBLE!!!! I JUST FOUND THE EXACT SAME COMPLAINT FROM ANOTHER HONDA DRIVER ON HERE WHICH ALSO SHOWS THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE AND SOMETHING IS WRONG. AS A WOMAN WHO CHOSE THIS CAR BECAUSE IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE SO RELIABLE AND SAFE I AM SO UPSET. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT MY VEHICLE IS SAFE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED WITH THE BRAKES ENGAGED, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER. SECONDS LATER, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500.

MY STOCK RADIO KEPT GOING ON AND OFF. IT WOULD JUST STOP PLAYING AND THEN START PLAYING ON IT'S OWN. LIKE AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. I WENT TO HONDA DEALERSHIP AFTER IT CONTINUED. THEY SAID IT WOULD COST ME $500 TO JUST LOOK AT IT NOT GUARANTEE THAT THEY COULD FIX IT. THE RADIO IS PART OF THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM KNOBS AND I DIDN'T WANT ANY FURTHER SHORTS TO OCCUR SINCE THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT PART OF THE SYSTEM. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER

I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT APPROX 75MPH WHEN GOT MESSAGE POWER FAILED, OVERHEATING AND BREAKS FAILED. ACCELERATOR / GAS PEDAL STOPPED WORKING. COULD HAVE BEEN BIG ACCIDENT IF VEHICLE FROM BEHIND HIT THE CAR.

FOR A WEEK THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD SHOWED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS BRAKES & TRACTION DEVICE FLASHING AND SO WE TOOK IT IN TO HONDA TO HAVE THEM FIND OUT WHY. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS A SUNDAY AFTERNOON (MAY 31TH) AND THE FELLOW SAID IT WAS A COMPUTER GLITZ AND HE RESET THE COMPUTER. IN LESS THAN 1 DAY THE LIGHTS APPEARED AGAIN, SO WE MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THAT WEDNESDAY JUNE 3RD TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT; WHEN WE GOT THERE THEY SAID IT WOULD TAKE 2-3 HOURS TO CHECK ALL THE CODES, ETC. WE WERE NOT TOLD THIS WHEN WE MADE THE APPOINTMENT, SO WE DID NOT HAVE THE TIME THAT DAY. WE ASKED THE MAN THAT TALKED TO US (IT WAS MIKE OR DOUG) WOULD IT BE DANGEROUS TO DRIVE IT AND HE SAID "NO." ....JUST COMPUTER PROBLEMS. SO THE VERY NEXT DAY AS I WAS DRIVING TO WORK IN MY ONLY 4 MONTH OLD CAR AND WAS ON THIS 2 LANE ROAD THAT IS BY ALL INFO CAN BE DANGEROUS. I WAS IN A STRAIGHT WAY (WHICH IS A BLESSING) AND PRESSED ON THE BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN THE CAR AND IT PULLED TO THE RIGHT AND THE CAR SLAMMED AGAINST A 2 FOOT ASFAULT CURB CAUSING THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE TO BLOW AND SENDING MY CAR INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THANK THE LORD NO CARS WERE COMING, BUT I HAD A HORRIBLE TIME STOPPING THE CAR AND BRINGING IT INTO A RIGHT LANE. THEN I HAD TO DRIVE ABOUT 1/2 MILE TO WHERE I COULD PULL OVER SAFELY (I WAS DRIVING ON THE RIM). WE KNEW RIGHT AWAY THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR, AND TOLD THIS TO OUR INSURANCE WHEN WE CALLED IN THE CLAIM. THE LIGHTS WERE STILL FLASHING AFTER IT WAS REPAIRED! THE AUTO BODY MAN THEN TOOK THE CAR TO HONDA TO HAVE IT CHECKED, AND THEY FOUND OUT THAT THE WHEEL-BARING ON THE WHEEL WAS PUT IN BACKWARDS!! THIS CAUSED THE BRAKES TO FAIL! THEY MADE ME TAKE BACK THE SAME CAR WITH NO OTHER CHOICE (IT IS A LEASE). I JUST WANTED A NEW CAR THAT I WAS NOT CONCERNED TO DRIVE. LIBERTY MUTUAL (OUR COMPANY) IS GOING ON RECOVERY; THEY SAY GET A LAWYER!

HONDA A/C CONDENSER PRONE TO DAMAGE FROM ROAD DEBRIS IN DECEMBER 2014 I PURCHASED A NEW 2015 HONDA ACCORD. ON JULY 9, 2015 MY AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED WORKING. I LIVE IN FLORIDA WHERE THE SUMMER IS EXTREMELY HOT MAKING EVEN THE SHORTEST OF TRIPS VERY UNCOMFORTABLE. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT MORNING FOR SERVICE, KNOWING THAT I HAVE A 3 YEAR/36,000 MILE WARRANTY IN ADDITION TO AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. I WAS SURE THAT THE REPAIR WOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I WAS INFORMED THAT A ROCK/PEBBLE HAD PIERCED MY CONDENSER WHICH PUT A PINHOLE IN IT, AND IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. HONDA INDICATED THAT THE COST TO FIX THE CONDENSER IS $716.85. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE TO SPEAK WITH THE GENERAL MANAGER TO SEE IF THIS CAN BE RESOLVED GIVEN THAT MY CAR IS ONLY 8 MONTHS OLD WITH ONLY 9000 MILES AND I WAS TOLD TO GO THROUGH MY INSURANCE COMPANY. I ALSO REACHED OUT TO HONDA OF AMERICA AND WAS TOLD THAT THE DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY ROAD DEBRIS AND IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW. THE HONDA AIR-CONDITIONING CONDENSER IS UNDULY PRONE TO DAMAGE CAUSED BY "NORMAL" ROAD DEBRIS THAT DOES NOT AFFECT OTHER AUTO MANUFACTURER'S CONDENSER DESIGN. AS WITH OTHER AUTO MAKERS, THE FRONT BUMPER CLIP IS WIDE OPEN TO ANY KIND OF ROAD DEBRIS AND THE CONDENSER SITS RIGHT BEHIND THE FRONT AIR INTAKE WITH NO PROTECTION AT ALL. HOWEVER, THIS TYPICAL DESIGN POSES A PROBLEM FOR THE HONDA CONDENSERS AND WILL HAPPEN OVER & OVER AGAIN, AND HONDA REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT CALLING IT NORMAL AND WORKING AS DESIGNED! THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL.

I WAS TRAVELING N/B ON I-95 IN THE LAUREL, MD AREA WHEN THE DASH BOARD DISPLAYED WARNINGS THAT THE CAR WAS OVER HEATING, BRAKING SYSTEM PROBLEM, AND REDUCING POWER. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE RAPIDLY. I FELT THE IMMINENT DANGER OF HAVING TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY WITH TRACTOR TRAILERS DRIVING BY WITH SPEEDS IN EXCESS 75MPH, AS MY CAR WAS SLOWING DOWN. I SINCERELY FEEL THAT A GUARDIAN ANGEL WAS LOOKING OVER ME, ALLOWING ME FIND A BREAK IN TRAFFIC AND EXIT THE ROADWAY. ITS FRIGHTENING TO THINK OF THE OUTCOME IF I WERE UNABLE TO EXIT THIS HIGHWAY SAFELY. THIS 2015 HONDA ACCORD HYBRID WAS PURCHASED IN MAY OF 2015. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED ON THE FIRST EXTENDED ROAD TRIP ON THE HIGHWAY. I WILL NOT JEOPARDIZED MY LIFE, OR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY BY OPERATING THIS NEW VEHICLE EVER AGAIN. HONDA CORPORATION NEEDS TO RECTIFY THIS SITUATION BEFORE PEOPLE LOSE THEIR LIVES UNNECESSARILY. A NEW CAR THAT SHUTS DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY, OPERATING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IS ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE ANYTIME. THE DEFECTIVE PART NUMBER IS 1K100-5K1-A03, WHICH I WAS TOLD WAS ON A NATIONAL BACK ORDER, AND WERE UNABLE TO TELL ME WHEN THIS PART WOULD ARRIVE. *TR UPDATED 10/06/15*LJ UPDATED 11/22/2017*CN

I HAVE A 2015 HONDA ACCORD ( PURCHASED IN DEC 2014), ON JULY 9TH MY A/C STOPPED WORKING, I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER ON JULY 10TH AROUND 7:00 AM FOR SERVICE. I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE DEALER STATING THAT MY AC/ CONDENSER HAD A LEAK DUE TO "ROAD DAMAGE", POSSIBLE HIT BY A PEBBLE AND CAUSED A LEAK, AND IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE COST TO FIX IT IS $716.85. TO ADD INSULT TO INJURY I HAVE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY... I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. AFTER DOING MY RESEARCH ONLINE, THIS SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR ISSUE WITH HONDA ACCORD. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW DUE TO LACK OF PROPER PROTECTION BEHIND THE LOWER GRILL FOR THE AC/ CONDENSER. I REACHED OUT TO AMERICAN HONDA TO SEE IF THEY COULD ASSIST AND I WAS TOLD ' THIS IS NOT A MANUFACTURE DEFECT" I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASION TO SPEAK WITH THE GENERAL MANAGER AND I WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO ASSIST. I WAS TOLD TO CONTACT MY INSURANCE COMPANY. NICE DESIGN HONDA... I DID SOME RESEARCH AND PEOPLE ARE GOING TO HOME DEPOT TO FIX AN OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW . HTTP://WWW.8THCIVIC.COM/FORUMS/DIY-HONDA-CIVIC-EXTERIOR-STYLE-MODS/248465-HOW-ADD-GUTTER-GUARD-LOWER-GRILLE-PROTECT-C-CONDENSER.HTML

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT MY CAR HAS HAD PROBLEMS AT 60 TO 70 MPH. IT HAPPENS WHEN COASTING NOT BRAKING. THE HIGH TEMPERATURE WARNING FOR THE BRAKES COMES ON AND THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN. THE CAR WILL COAST AND BRAKE BUT THERE IS NO POWER. IT TAKES 5 MINUTES BEFORE YOU CAN TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESET. OTHERWISE THE CAR IS LOCKED OUT AND WILL NOT FUNCTION. TODAY I WAS ON I75 GOING 70 MPH WITH TRUCKS ALL AROUND. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. MY LOCAL DEALER HAS BEEN RESPONSIVE BUT THE FIRST TIME THEY RAN THE CODES ETC THE NATIONAL HONDA FOLKS HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME WITH THE SAME ISSUE. FIRST WAS AT ABOUT 2500 MILES.