This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
2007 Honda Accord ex V6 coupe. First failure incident came at around 88,000 miles on the car. Check engine light came on and said it was due to an oxygen sensor bank 2 sensor 1. replaced the oxygen sensor and the code disappeared. At about 96,000 miles the same error code came on. Did some research and found that this was common amongst this model Accord and engine V6. After about 5,000 miles of driving on this code with a new oxygen sensor, the cel(check engine light) flashed. I was driving on the highway in about 70 degree weather and traveling at 65 mph. After pulling over to check the car, the spark plug and coil pack had blown completely out of cylinder number 5..(another common issue for 2007 Honda Accord V6). Have not taken it to the dealer for repair costs, but the entire engine will now have to be replaced. There needs to be a recall out for this as it will not cause me to replace the entire engine. I will be calling Honda as well to see what they will be doing about this problem.
Check engine light went on and off a few times, took it to autocheck and found a code. Took it to dealer, they could not locate the code and claimed there is no issue they can find, come back when it happens again. Few weeks later, the check engine light came again in the evening, and now with other problems, the whole electric system including lights, radio etc started dancing on and off, ABS light came on and off. Happened for a few minutes and then everything went smooth. I took the car back to dealership and they claim the code P0685 was found and there was a software update for the PCM and they applied that update. I asked why was there no intimation about it and the response was that it was not considered as one of the critical updates. With the experience I had, the way things were happening in that 2-3 minutes of electric system dance, anything could have gone wrong with the car. There should be a recall notice sent for this update.
I was passing a car on the expressway doing 75 mph when the engine sent too strong a current to the spark plug which grenaded it. This sent pieces into the engine destroying it. The engine is Honda's 3.0 vtec V6. The engine had less than 50000 miles on it when it happened. The first engine blew the same way when the motor grenaded the spark plug at 53000 miles. Honda replaced the first engine because it was under factory warranty. Honda of casper Wyoming would not replace the second motor because the factory warranty was up. This is ridiculous for them not to stand by a motor when it has less than 50000 miles and the same problem that the first engine and many other owners have experienced. I was forced to buy a used car so I could get to work and was not given any trade in value. I even had to pay for the tear down on the blown motor.
I was passing a car on the expressway doing 75 mph and the engine sent an errant signal to the spark plug causing it to grenade. This sent pieces into the engine destroying it. This happened with only 47000 miles on the 3.0 vtec V6 motor. The first motor blew the exact same way. The previous year I was stuck in a snow bank so I was putting it into drive then reverse to rock the car out of the snow bank and the engine sent an errant signal to the spark plug causing it to grenade. This sent pieces into the motor destroying it. Honda replaced the first motor because it was still under factory warranty but wouldn't replace the second motor because it wasn't under factory warranty even though it happened with less than 50,000 miles on the motor. I was forced to purchase a used car so I could get to work and the Honda dealership wouldn't give me anything for trade-in from their piece of junk Accord.
Car was idling waiting as a gas station, foot on brakes, in drive gear, all of a sudden, the engine started to rev up (like car in neutral and pressing the gas pedal), I shifted to park and pulled the emergency brakes. Car stopped revving. Car was returned to the dealer the next day. They could not duplicate the problem. Again, on or about September 23, 2008, it happened again while waiting on line at the gas station. Did the same as before, shifted to park, pulled emergency brakes on. Revving stopped. Returned car to dealer, explained problem again. They road tested car, checked idle control, and transmission PCM for failure codes and retrieved none. The same problem happen again approximately 3 more time after that and the problem had not recurred since. Did anyone encountered a similar problem with their Honda Accord" if I did not shift to park, would the car accelerate even if my foot was still depressing the brake pedal? I read on one of the Honda forums that someone said it was a software problem" appreciate any feedback.
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- Chicago, IL, USA