CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2013-2014 Honda Accord is showing signs of an electrical problem with the starter failing soon after the 36K mile warranty expires. It's compounded by reports that the OEM battery doesn't have sufficient amps to start the V6 reliably after a year or two.
For now we are rating this problem with the "Beware" seal because it's occurring so soon after the 36K mile warranty expires. The upshot is when your Accord won't start, that's never good, but especially bad when it's just a few years old.
Also once again, owners are complaining that the 2014 Honda Accord seats are uncomfortable. Uncomfortable seats has been a significant complaint with the Accord since the 2008 model year.
10.0
really awful
Crashes / Fires:
5 / 5
Injuries / Deaths:
8 / 0
Average Mileage:
34,701 miles
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After putting the car in gear it shows a fcw code in the dashboard. It happens everytime the car is moving out of the driveway, on a street, highway, and interstate.
Car does not start reliably and when it does, lights dim upon engaging the power steering to turn, the radio goes on and off while the car is running and the car nearly dies while stopped at a light with the ac running.there are countless similar complaints online to warrant a recall. Either the battery harness is defective or the Honda Accord in general has major electrical issues starting as early as 35,000 miles.the battery, starter & alternator have been tested and ruled out as defective. This is a completely unreliable car that could die in the middle of traffic. There have been several recalls on the battery-adjusting software and some issue with moisture increasing risk of fire.
Engine will not start intermittently. Car is push button start. Hear relay click but starter does nothing. After repeated attempts, car starts normally with plenty of crank from the starter. Battery/alternator checks out fine; this is not a battery problem. Intermittent but seems to be increasing in frequency.
My car will have moments when it will not start. In order to start my vehicle, I have to keep turning the key into it turns on. My battery and alternator have been check but both are functioning properly. It will do this in various scenarios, if the car is off 5 minutes or 5 hours.
Today is February 24 2020 and my car started doing a weird noise on the engine what it sound like a misfire but all the lights started coming up on my dashboard while losing power on it was very scary cuz a lot of cars were passing by at a high speed on the freeway I was real scary cars almost hit me.. the car was service a week before they recommended to replace ignition coils and spark plugs which got done on it ever since then my car has had a weird rattling noise when starting it up after a few minutes it goes away hope these issues are corrected bye dinners under ships or manufacturers for safety purposes thank you.
- Lancaster, CA, USA
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In the 2014 Accord, the push to start turns the lights on and the dash, but the car does not start. There was a recall for the same issue in other models of Honda but not in the 2014. So needless to say I can turn everything but the car on. The piece is $200 to replace without labour cost. I only have 44,000 miles on my vehicle. I have looked up the issue and, I'm not the only person with this vehicle to experience the problem. I truly hope this can be fixed and a recall should be in order. This is ongoing still sometimes after trying for 10-15 minutes it will start other times it doesn't. makes it very hard when I'm a single mom who thought she was buying a good reliable car.
Engine fails to crank at first try. Car has only 30000 miles. Starter makes strange sound and nothing happens when cars is parked for some time. Had the battery terminal recall done before this started to happen. Repeated tries with the start button will eventually work, so far.
I have had 1 oem Honda starter replaced and 2 aftermarket ones. The car intermittently starts. Sometimes immediately and sometimes leaves me stranded. I took the car in a few times to the Honda dealership in the past and since I couldn't replicate it they couldn't do anything and was charged the diagnostic fee $180. This car is so unreliable that I can't even have my kids drive it fearing them being stranded. I had the car towed at least 6 times. To have the car start fine the next day or even hours later. There are so many complaints with others owning the same generation Honda Accord on all the forums online. It is not safe at all. I have been dealing with this around 40K and now my car is 160K, since no one seems to be able to fix it.
Vehicle sometimes does not start. I have two vehicles of the same model and year one was recalled and software was fixed concerning the electrical system and battery and this vehicle that I am submitting was not recalled even though they were bought on the same day and are the same exact model.
Vehicle will not start sometimes when you push the start button. I had the battery, alternator, and started tested and all are in perfect working order.. all the batteries in the keys are fine as well. The process I use to start the car is push the break then press the push start button. When it does not start it makes a clicking noise like the battery is dead but there again when the battery is tested it is fuller charged. This is very frustrating as a new mother. I am scared my son and I will be left somewhere with my car unable to start. I have attached an image of which dashboard alerts appears when this issue occurs.
My 2014 Honda Accord has been having intermittent issues with the push-button start for several months. I took it to the dealership who replaced the battery and things worked a little better for a couple of weeks, but it is back to not starting intermittently when I hold down the brake and push the starter button.
When trying to start, makes a clicking noise and won't start. Have to turn it off, wait, then try again. Sometimes I even get out the car and lock it to reset everything. Sometimes it starts, sometimes it doesn't. sometimes I have to jump start it.
Rear view camera display suddenly stopped working. Guidelines are there but no rear picture. Dealer says its a bad camera but may be a ploy to mak some money.
Bought a 2014 Accord coupe new. It is now 12/16/19 and this is the fifth battery in the car. 4 replaced by Honda and 1 replaced by mechanic. If car sits in the driveway for 2 - 3 days it will not start. Honda says they cannot find any electrical issues with the car which is hard to believe. Like the ride on the car but very disappointed in the reliability.
My 2014 Honda Accord was having trouble starting, pressing the push button start would only result in a click. After being stranded by the vehicle not starting I had to have the vehicle towed. I removed the starter for testing. When the starter was bench tested it worked fine. I put it back on the car, it started once and would not start again. I replaced the starter myself. It was $310 for the part. There have been no issues starting the car in the week following the replacement. After reading the NHTSA posts and online this is a systemic issue with the Accord that is underreported.
The contact owns a 2014 Honda Accord. The contact stated that the push start feature would not start the engine. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to esserman large hondo (554 nee ave, Florida city, fl 33034, (844) 329-6036) twice. During both visits, the battery was replaced; however, the failure continued. The contact discovered that the vehicle was included in nets campaign number: (electrical system). The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 4,000.
My Accord had starting issues for sometime, few weeks ago it completely dead. Called aaa battery service, they checked and replaced the battery. Again I faced same issue, with in a week my vehicle completed dead, which didn't start. Towed the vehicle to near by Honda dealer, they inspected and told that issue was bad starter. And they charged fancy price for that, $431 for spare and $375 for labor just replacing the starter. So many customers facing the issue, within 45,000 miles, Honda doesn't care. When I raised this issue to Honda they told me that starter is wear part and I need to replace every 40,000 miles. Attached Honda sevice invoice for reference.
2014 Honda Accord LX with 28000 miles. Started having starting issues approximately 2 months ago. Takes anywhere from 2 to 8 tries to start at times then other times, no issue at all. No issues while driving, only when parked. Changed the battery without improvement. Called Honda customer care since this is an identified issue by the number of posts on the internet. The care rep "anna" informed me that since the car was not under warranty, basically nothing could be done, and that there was no recall. She informed me that it appears to be a starter issue. I told her it wasn't. it is faulty design part issue by Honda. I asked her why the 2013 cars were recalled but not the 2014. Her response was that the 2014 cars are not recalled.
My 2014 Honda Accord starts by a key fob and push button starter. Recently, the car would take 5-6 attempts to start.. now it will not start at all. It just will not crank over. I have about 65,000 miles but as I research "starter problems of the 2014 Honda Accord", I get over 70 of the same complaints from one website. Some of the other same complaints with mileage from 15,000 to more than 70,000. I called american Honda, 1-800-999-1009, and my case number is: [xxx]. I spoke to [xxx] on 10/31/19. She said they are aware of this "issue" but cannot do anything I asked how many complaints must they have before they do an official recall. She cannot answer. I asked if they will do anything for me in light of so many complaints? she says no, it is over the warranty. I could not obtain any information as to the cause of the problem not the fix from american Honda. Information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
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- Fremont, NE, USA