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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The contact owns a 2014 Honda Accord. The contact stated that it took multiple attempts to start the vehicle. The failure occurred periodically. The contact also mentioned that the vehicle's doors locked by themselves. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or independent mechanic for diagnostic testing or repairs. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 39,980.
Accord has push button start problem started month ago but is getting worse. Try to start and nothing happens except dash lights. Sometimes on second try it starts but now needs multiple tries. Have health issues do not need to get stuck multiple times. Battery is under 3 years old and car has 47000 miles. Went to dealer for recall and oil change and their checklist showed wrong about 6 months ago
My 2014 Honda Accord started having problems starting around Oct.1st 2019. I have 91,000 miles and have replaced the battery twice since purchasing the vehicle at 28,000 miles in January 2016. The issue is most times it will take anywhere from 5 - 16 turns of the key before the car starts, its taken up to 40+ times a few times! I see there are 100's of complaints in regards to this problem. Its a safety issue because I was at a gas station and was physically threatened by a guy with a knife because I finished pumping my gas and could not start my car! I had to push my car on the street so the crazed guy could move his car from behind mine. This issue has to be addressed because it causes many safety issues.
I have had the message "check charge system" on my car since I bought it from moses Honda. I got a recall notice on it and took it in and the service guy said the recall would fix it. When I pulled out of the lot at moses Honda after having the recall supposedly fixed my car still said "check charge system". took it to a Honda dealer in Georgia and said needs a new starter. Still says "check charge system". Honda will not fix it's cars.
This problem with 2014 H Accord exists since Nov. 2018 (mileage then approx.. 49,000 mi). The starter clicks (battery is full) and nothing is happening. After several attempts the engine typically started. In June 2019 I checked at Honda dealership whether the battery switch recall is the offender. It was not. They could not replicate the issue ' despite my detailed description how the non-start event happens. In 2019 this issue started showing up with higher frequency ' just yesterday I got stranded on the road in parking lot. Had to leave car there overnight (attempted to start maybe 20 times with different P-N configurations ' battery about 13.6 V) ' no success ' the car and starter were dead (1 click only). Came back next morning with towing service. The car started. This issue with malfunctioning starter is on- and -off. Hundreds of people have exactly the same problem with the starter with this H. Accord LX 2014 model. The H. dealer pretended that they are not familiar with the issue (plenty of complains on the internet which I showed them). I am waiting for oem starter part to be replaced. Car has 61,000 miles now. It is way premature for the starter to develop these types of problems ' which for me last exactly for one year (Nov. 2018) and creates a real road hazard, especially in winter time. Recall from Honda is necessary. It is systemic issue here.
- Painted Post, NY, USA
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2014 Honda Accord -multiple warning lights stay on and steering wheel locks upon startup. An hour later, the symptoms are gone. Honda has issued technical service bulletin 16-011 stating that the cause is corrosion between the engine wire harness and the ckp sensor connector. Honda's corrective action is to have the customer pay to replace the engine wire harness and the ckp sensor. This is a safety issue, and should be part of a recall.
Engine takes long to start. Starter doesn't turn over. Starter takes up to multiple attempts before engine turns on. Once you turn the car off the process start over again. It takes me anywhere from 15 to 20 mins to start the car.
Grinding & spinning noise when I attempt to start the engine. The engine would eventually start after a few attempts. This should be treated as a safety issue as I am afraid electrical circuits could catch fire due to this grinding and the car could fail to start when involuntarily stopped on a busy freeway or in an unsafe parking lot, putting my family at risk. This happens almost every other time I start the engine and the car would not start until the second or third attempt. I recall that this issue first started happening probably about six months after I purchased the vehicle in June 2014 but I kept thinking that it was probably due to me not pushing the button properly as this was the first car I owned with a push button. This is an issue Honda apparently knew about and issued a tsb (#16-002) in 2016 when my car was still under warranty and Honda and their dealers did not disclose it to me during the many items I took my car to them and asked them if they were aware of this issue.
Grinding & spinning noise when I attempt to start the engine. The engine would eventually start after a few attempts. This should be treated as a safety issue as I am afraid electrical circuits could catch fire due to this grinding and the car could fail to start when involuntarily stopped on a busy freeway or in an unsafe parking lot, putting my family at risk. This happens almost every other time I start the engine and the car would not start until the second or third attempt. I recall that this issue first started happening probably about six months after I purchased the vehicle in June 2014 but I kept thinking that it was probably due to me not pushing the button properly as this was the first car I owned with a push button. This is an issue Honda apparently knew about and issued a tsb (#16-002) in 2016 when my car was still under warranty and Honda and their dealers did not disclose it to me during the many items I took my car to them and asked them if they were aware of this issue.
Grinding & spinning noise when I attempt to start the engine. The engine would eventually start after a few attempts. This should be treated as a safety issue as I am afraid electrical circuits could catch fire due to this grinding and the car could fail to start when involuntarily stopped on a busy freeway or in an unsafe parking lot, putting my family at risk. This happens almost every other time I start the engine and the car would not start until the second or third attempt. I recall that this issue first started happening probably about six months after I purchased the vehicle in June 2014 but I kept thinking that it was probably due to me not pushing the button properly as this was the first car I owned with a push button. This is an issue Honda apparently knew about and issued a tsb (#16-002) in 2016 when my car was still under warranty and Honda and their dealers did not disclose it to me during the many items I took my car to them and asked them if they were aware of this issue.
Push button start does not work intermittently. It will go through start sequence but does not turn over engine. Have to wait a period of time to start or try multipile times until turns over. I have been stranded in parking lots several times. On review of internet I see that this is an ongoing problem with this model and year.
Driver entered car after grocery shopping. Car was put into drive and light accelerator pressure was applied appropriate for moving out of the parking space. Car proceeded to advance slowly at first but suddenly accelerated. The amount of rapid and sudden acceleration was inconsistent and disproportionate with the amount of pressure and effort that was applied to the accelerator when advancing from the parking space. Three (3) pedestrians were either hit directly by the car or the resultant debris from the accident. Two (2) required medical care/hospitalization. Additionally there was significant property damage to the grocery store and vehicle. The cost to repair damage to the vehicle has been appraised at about $9,500. The extent and nature of injuries to pedestrians and damage to building has not yet been determined. The 2014 Honda Accord according to public NHTSA database reporting has experienced at least 17 sudden acceleration events (sae) attributed to failed vehicle speed control with strikingly similar circumstances. According to NHTSA public reportings Honda has been notified of some of these 17 saes. The saes are not limited to just 2014 Honda Accord. It has been reported in other model years in 9th generation Accord. The 2014 Honda Accord are part of the 9th generation Honda Accord from (2013 to 2017) in North America. Request NHTSA investigate sudden acceleration events in 9th generation Honda Accord (2013 to 2017) in North America. There are significant number of instances of sae to observe a clear and present pattern to warrant an in-dept investigation. There have been prior instances of Honda recalling vehicles due to sae.
Parked in store parking lot, veh turned off for aprox 30 min. Vehicle needed multiple tries to start. Repl battery, was better for a week. Needed 8-10 tries to start yesterday. Would just click when turning the key. Taking in to have starter replaced. Vehicle only had 60K miles, should not be needing a starter this soon. Started having issues in the past month.
The car did not turn on. Had to jump it. After jump battery was still good. But all safety light in the car came on. The battery is 2-year-olds and still under warranty. Took it to the dealer and they are testing it now. But dealer mentioned that they need to put a new battery in to test it first.
The contact owns a 2014 Honda Accord. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start. The vehicle was towed to an unknown Honda dealer where it was diagnosed that the battery needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the battery needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure persisted. The contact mentioned that the battery was replaced multiple times. The manufacturer was not notified of the failures. The approximate failure mileage was 62,314.
My 2014 Honda Accord car could not start without two or three attempts. On July 31 2019, I took the car to a Honda dealer for possible battery problem but was found that the battery was good. About a week after, the car was showing similar problems, I.e, by turning the key in the ignition, I was not able to start the car with the first and sometimes with the second attempt. On August 13 2019, I took the car back to the same dealer and was told by supervisor that the starter was no longer good so needed to be changed. This was after my warranty expired a little over a month ago. I argued with the person that handled my car that why the started could go bad while driven 30,883 miles only. The only advise I was given was that if I didn't change the starter, the car would completely stop from starting. So I decided the dealer to put a new starter with a total of $798.25 price tag.
There was a battery electrical sensor recalled in which I have already replaced but now the mechanic is saying there is an electrical issue with the starter sensor delays. My car has 75K and takes 6 or so times to start when pushing the start button. There appears to be a large community of 2013-2014 Honda Accord owners experiencing the same thing and needing to be replaced every 20K thereafter. Please issue a recall. With having a baby in the car, I cannot afford to become stranded in the heat, not to mention the high expense this costs with no guarantee it will not need to be fixed again after 20K miles. Long time Honda owner who does not want to switch brands but needs safety and integrity to be top priority from a car manufacturer.
My vehicle was parked with the engine shut off and out of nowhere when I went to start it it wouldn't start I tried maybe jumping it but it wasn't working so I had to get it towed. And turns out it was the little connector to the battery terminal so I purchased the part at the dealer and had the mechanic install it the first time. Now it is happening again and I didn't realize the first time I did it the part was a recall so paid out of my own pocket myself. And now for it to happen again is a bummer so I should of filed a compliment the first time around but didn't know about it I figured it might of been something I did but now I know now. And it's the second time this happened and I don't know what else to do I fix the problem and it just comes back
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- Salem, OH, USA