Honda Accord Change Vehicle

“Temp gauge going up in down, took car to Honda dealership, repairman claimed car had ran hot and head gasket were blown, claimed car needed a head job at 72000 miles. Result $3000.00 bill, had to have 2 coil packs replace prior to this (note car backfired in both cases). After car was repaired could not get the heater to work, dealership had the car in to check this out could not fine the problem and ask for another $1500.00 to pull the heater core out and replace”

“Oil leakage into cylinders”

“The number 4 cylinder went bad”

“The system that drops the 6 cyclinders to 5 when cruising stopped working”

“The exhaust cam developed many minor holes in #4 exhaust valve - noted by clicking noise. A repair shop (has a radio show to provide help to call-in folks) indicated this is a ongoing problem with the 4cyl Honda engine”

“Piston rings and spark plugs were replaced under warranty extension 13-078”

“I change oil & filter frequently using top grade oil(Mobil 1). The car started burning oil at 30,000 mls. The oil becomes dirty and burned smelling almost immediately after an oil change. I have to keep track of oil level frequently. May be a recall”

“Spark plug in cylinder #3 cracked. engine misfired and oil got into the combustion chamber. Piston and ring had to be replaced”

“Honda 6 cylinder engines have a defect. The piston rings, usually on piston 3, start to rotate and release oil on to the spark plugs and start the engine running rough. One dealer attempted to solve this problem with new spark plugs, but that didn't work and the engine had to be replaced. Honda was sued over this problem, but didn't alert owners about it. Honda did provided a rebuilt engine, but the process took two weeks”

“Recall that entailed replacing pistons and rings”

“Cylinder recall. Honda waranteed”

“Engine cylinders failed and I took it to the dealer and it was repaired at no cost to me, plus dealer provided a substitute Honda Accord until repaired. [in repair shop for 5 days]”

“Oil consumption, one spark plug fouled, 3 piston rings and 4 spark plugs were replaced under Honda's extended warranty policy”

“The engine was misfiring. The Honda garage put in a new short block. similar problem as with the 4 cyl”

“Vehicle began burning excessive amounts of oil. Honda checked into my complaint, verified it, and rebuilt the bottom end of the engine. I was charged $500. They paid the balance”

“Honda was good about fixing the engine”

“Misfiring, had to replace 3 I believe”

“Compressor clutch failure”

“failed, needed a new one”

“Bought the car in April of 2012 and within a year the air was not working. Took it to a mechanic and they said the compressor was "rusted out"”

“The fan control does not take into account the magnitude of the difference between the set point and the actual temperature”

“On vacation outside temp reached 100 the AC blew hot air. Service station said Freon wasn't low enough to cause problem & said with low mileage this shouldn't happen. Returned home, our Honda dealer wouldn't diagnose & said it was operator error”

“computer failure. It took the Honda dealer a week to find the problem”

“Fan was noisy. Got sick of it so reluctantly took to dealer. They swapped out the blower for free but they did some trickery and blamed it on something else in the climate control system that was covered under recall. Kinda sketchy but greed took over. Honda has had their pound of flesh out of me. Figured I was due”

“This was covered by my extended warranty, not a Honda warranty. Fist it was working well, then got very noisy”

“the condensor had to be replaced total cost $2900 for all 3 parts”

“Detected leak a year ago. Added refrigerant with dye to determine leak and noted condenser needed to be replaced”

“AC failed due to leak in condenser”

“Valve would freeze up after 5+ hours of continuous use”

“Evaporator and expansion valve replaced”

“No Air Refrigerant escaped due to O rings on some of plumbing dried out needed to be replaced and system needed to recharged with Freon”

“Had to recharge refrigerant last two years and they can find no leak”

“Noted warm air from air conditioner but dealership service dept. could not determine source of the leak. Service added dye to refrigerant to determine source so repair can be done. It has only one year”

“lost air conditioning, had trouble getting leak fixed, took two days”

“a sensor failed & multiple trouble lights turned on”

“When I was in a lower gear and the rpm went high the engine sputtered. This continued especially when trying to shift to a higher gear till I disconnected the battery and then the car work well”

“VCM didn't work correctly. Had to reprogram the computer. When the problem occurred, I couldn't drive over 50 mph. EXCESSIVE noise from the car during the problem”

“Part of class action lawsuit, updating computer showed fouled spark plugs. then this time, piston rings and other engine valves had to be changed due to oil consumption study”

“Engine started running real rough. Software upgrade was needed to fix the ECO feature resulting in lower gas mileage. If it happens again, the engine may need to be replaced”

“They added something to the spark plugs,and said if that didnt fix the ruffness ,the pistents would need to be changed”

“One of the cylinders cut in and out improperly”

“Burns a tremendous amount of oil. Severe engine knock when the car is started. A Honda rep told me that it was "normal" to add 2quarts of oil between oil changes!”

“Required to add a quart of oil every 4-6 weeks”

“B/c of cylinder 1 failure”

“the car is leaking/burning oil. it gets low on oil at the point that the user indicator is at 60%. low enough that we have to add a quart”

“Car burns through a quart of oil every 6000 miles. There is no sign of a leak. Dealer said they wanted me to bring car in every 1000 miles after a oil change to monitor. I talked to various mechanics and they recommended an oil additive which I just tried a short while ago. To early to make determination”

“oil doesn't leak it seems to just burn (evaporate)”

“The accord goes through a quart of oil every 2000 miles”

“Oil was leaking around the drain plug”

“A car that is well taken care of and garage kept shouldn't leak and burn oil in 3 1//2 years. There may have been an unannounced recall on the oil burning problem. We've not been contacted but I have read a few items”

“I suspect that there is some short in the automobile. I have not been able to track this down, but I have had to purchase two new batteries in the past two years. Even with the new battery, I have had to jump the car on several occasions”

“Replaced. Routine Maintainance”

“Four year old battery failed on a below zero day. That seems normal”

“Defective VTC actuator -- known Honda problem with 2008 - 2012 Accords and many other models & years. Honda refuses to fix and have not been able to diagnose and fix properly in over 10 years according to dealers and lots of reading on internet”

“One plug was fouled with oil causing the car to run very rough when idling. Took it to a Honda dealer and they replaced 4of the 6 spark plugs to fix the problem. Now after 40000 miles the car burns a quart of oil every 2500 miles and Honda considers this normal. Honda won't fix the problem but did extend the warranty on the engine to 8 years. I'm not happy. Never had a car that burned oil”

“Due to computer issues 5 of the 6 cylinder were fouled and te spark plugs became in operative”

“Engine had inconsistent power. Warning lights in dash were activated multiple times”

“Spark plugs needed to be repaired/replaced. Engine still rides rough even after replacement”

“Spark plugs in cylinders 2 and 3 have fouled out two times causing car to have bad miss and misfire”

“related to the class action lawsuit. update to computer revealed fouled and dirty plugs resulting from engine malfunction”

“2 spark plugs fouled out and I had to have them replaced at a Honda dealer”

“check engine light came on me I took the car to Honda and they Said there was a campaign to fix the problem. The problem was fixed at no cost to me”

“Heard grinding noise on startup occasionally for cold start on cold morning. Was able to strar the car on second try each time. The it didn't happen again all day. Sounded like solonoid wasn't engaging. Online showed a Tech Bulletin about a similar”

“Starter was not always catching causing a terrible grinding sound at startup. Dealership could not duplicate the issue until the third time I mentioned it. I had to drop the car off for an extended period so they could figure out what was wrong”

“starter had to be replaced, the original was defective”

“Light bulbs need replacement and very expensive to do so. Did not expect to need to replace this early in car's history”

“I had to replace the entire assembly for the interior map lights as the brackets failed for the lights. I consider this important because lights are a safety issue when entering and exiting the vehicle at night”

“Three dashboard buttons no longer illuminate”

“Electric sensors that lock/unlock the car when in park or drive broke and thus caused the interior lights and locks to randomly go on and off”

“Interior lights are not working. The vehicle is now at a repair shop and out of warranty”

“Rear drivers-side door lock stopped working. Using the key unlock and the button in the door, the door will not lock or unlock. I must now use the manual lever on the inside of the door”

“door locks periodically do not open with the remote”

“Rear driver side door sounds like grinding and sometimes would lock or would not. Then I paid the Honda dealer ~$300 to fix it. That lasted a week. Now, the rear lock has the same issue again. However, the driver door will not work and must manually”

“Their seems to be some short in the keyless entry system. Sometimes it works, then it stops. Two weeks later it works again -- maybe once or twice,then stops again”

“Tire monitor would go on frequently. Took car in for check. Was told we must have a slow leak in tire. Could never get it fixed”

“Tire pressure guages are in constant need of attention. Needed to over inflate the tires to elliminate the internal signal light. Had the system repaired several times. Each time the repair only lasted a short time. Bad system”

“Various lights come on a lot. I am always getting them checked out”

“Engine light goes on and off”

“Some areas do not light up”

“left front outer door belt molding ( window opening) melted and started to fall off”

“I bought it and found the bumper skin slightly protruding, like it had been repaired”

“visor drops down will Drivers seat plastic around base keeps coming off”

“The "leathert" covering the hump between the front seats is not keather but is cheap vinyl which first streached then tore requiring a $250. replacement of the same poor quality material. I fixed with an outside vendor”

“Chalking and fading”

“The paint on my Accord is terrible. It is a well taken care of vehicle with regular car washes. The paint, however, has been cracking and looks awful”

“I have more chips and dents all over the car than any I have ever driven”

“Paint peeling around rear window”

“Paint is peeling around back window”

“The top coat (gel coat) has worn off! car paint looks faded even after polishing”

“painting peels”

“After the car was scratched the paint came off and the body underneath rusted very quickly”

“picked up wife's new flip phone. Unable and have not tried to change over to my new smart phone”

“Radio reception has never been good, but got worse. Honda dealer said everything was ok. Issue not resolved”

“The radio cuts out if the channel was changed to quick or too often”

“blue tooth was stuck in on position at all times,killing thr battery if not every day”

“The microphone for voice commands will not pick up the driver's voice while driving, or even when the vehicle is stopped.It is most frustrating and we have ceased trying to use it”

“glare from external light”

“impossible to read in sunlight”

“incorrect directions”

“sometimes the GPS does not work”

“Whine between 40 and 50 mph in the drive train when reducing power. Have been told it was cupped tires or they couldn't hear it I hear it everyday and so do others”

“stearing wheel vebrates and shakes. They couldn't repair it. Dealer said it was the tires. Replaced tires and still vibrates. Never buy a Honda again”

“Alternator failed”

“Stering, key lock sometimes. In manual how to make it work, but says bring to shop. Two shops made fun of me and says I don't know how to park and I can't expect them to fix it if it isn't locked when they get the car. I should pay to tow.”

“When stuck in a parking spot in snow I tried to turn the traction control off so I could rock out of the spot and give it a little acceleration. The button didn't work. Took it to dealer and they said it had to be recalibrated. Makes no sense. I didn't do anything to cause a problem. Worked after they addressed it”

“Check engine light is on and computer indicates major emission leak. Various repair shops, including Honda, unable to find”

“Check Engine light displays, indicating various issues ex. O2 sensor. Replaced sensor, cleared alarm, yet 6 weeks later Check Engine light displays again, indicating O2 sensor. Emptied gas tank, refilled with new gas, and added an additive. Reset the Check Engine alarm, and currently testing to see if alarm returns”

“This happened twice since purchased. I had to really complain in order to get the 1st time partially covered by warranty, and the 2nd time partially covered by recall. Crazy for this to happen to a new car twice”

“Check Engine light came on, no other problems noticed. Dealer replaced (1) injector under warranty”

“I have had to replace the module that control the locks twice. Passenger door would not lock”

“I have had to have the door lock mechism replaced in 3 doors. My Honda service advisor advises me that this is related to to the faulty door lock actuator problems with my Accord”

“Sunroof frame was protruding through the roof causing the paint to crack. I took it back to the dealer I bought it from and they had it fixed at no cost to me”

“coming down hill in cruise control - car revs very high, will not shift back to normal”

“Bought used from one dealer. I had to buy a new battery within two weeks, and at a second dealer have a leaking transmission repaired and have the engine and cabin filters replaced”