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:
2 / 3
Injuries / Deaths:
5 / 0
Average Mileage:
37,640 miles

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2014 Honda Accord Owner Comments (Page 6 of 9)

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problem #68

Jul 082018

Accord

  • 40,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Starter went bad and was intermittent. The solenoid would not work at times. Also engine would turn over slowly like it had a bad battery.

- Allen, TX, USA

problem #67

Dec 032018

Accord

  • miles
I have been experiencing trouble starting my car recently. I push the start button have my food on the break and it takes a few times sometimes over 4 times to actually start the car. Lights and everything come on when I push to start but the engine is not turning over. Dealership tested battery, alternator, starter, and wiring and everything looked to be working correctly. My car was checked twice for the battery sensor recall issue affecting my make and model and it checked out fine both times.

- Hopewell Junction, NY, USA

problem #66

Aug 012018

Accord

  • 87,000 miles
Last yes when the battery was 3 years old and it completely died on me, had to buy a new one. I didn't might since it was $150. A few month (August 2018) ago my car would not start from the first time I push the start bottom and I would have to push it again for it to start. This happened about once to twice a week. But over the last month (November 2018) this issue really increased. Started to happen more often and the car would start after the 5th or 6th attempt. Called the dealer they quoted me over $500 to fix the issue at a discounted rate. But my starter should not be going out this early when the car is only 3 to 4 years old. This issue must be happening a lot because the dealer didn't even ask to do a diagnostic. After I explain my problem they said quoted me for the starter. I have videos of this issue but I cannot upload it. I will place it on youtube (https://youtu.be/pysds6cndnq). Will upload more videos.

- Columbus, OH, USA

problem #65

Oct 292018

Accord

  • 27,200 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Hi sandy how are you doing? the strangest thing happened to me yesterday. I was driving my 2014 Honda Accord came to a red light. When I put my foot on the brake the engine accelerated and it was hard to stop the car, so I put the transmission in neutral and the engine raced, I then turned the car off. I restarted the car and it was fine. The dealer tested it over night for 160 miles and could not duplicate. Car was out of warranty, so was charged for service. They did a software update on PCM (main computer) and eps system (steering wheel)

- Santa Clara, CA, USA

problem #64

Oct 042018

Accord

  • 17,000 miles
RPM surged to 7000 to 8000 RPM

- North Las Vegas, NV, USA

problem #63

Jul 152018

Accord

  • 118,000 miles
Can is 4 years old and has 118K miles on it. Had to have the transmission replaced, there were no lights or errors on the computer when it was hooked up but told I needed a new transmission. Car stopped getting in gear. Had a salvaged one put in and in less than 2 months it was doing the same thing again. On 2 occasions over the last week, I've had to hit the brakes hard and it took about 5 second for the car to start going again when I accelerated. It reved during that time but the gear did not catch. It is also shifting very rough from through the gears and when braking under normal circumstances, it shifts rough. I have contacted Honda corporate and they've basically told me oh well.

- Troutville, VA, USA

problem #62

Aug 212018

Accord

  • 46,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

I was notified by consumer reports of recall JP2 for my car showing the need for connecting rod bolts on my 2014 Honda Accord. Honda does not recognize this as a valid recall

- Desert Hot Springs, CA, USA

problem #61

Aug 152018

Accord

  • 50,000 miles
When I go to start the car, pushing the break and pressing the start button, I hear clicking and the engine will not start. I have to try multiple times before the care will finally start.

- Mckinney, TX, USA

problem #60

Aug 142018

Accord

  • miles
Vtc actuator failed at 30,000 miles. This is a long term issue (2013,2014,2015,2016,2017 for all Honda models w the 4cyl engine. Part cost $203.88.oem part is the only option for replacement with a replacement time of 5 hours. The dealership stated there was no tsb's or recalls, related to this part. They did not offer to discount any aspect of the bill. I do not believe that the failure of this part at 30K is reasonable and customary and would caution returning a Honda back to the dealer for diagnosis and repair. Utilize a qualified and reputable ase certified repair facility.

- Omaha, NE, USA

problem #59

Jul 302018

Accord

  • 51,000 miles
I recently came upon an article about 2014 Honda's that would over heat and you would lose power causing the vehicle to stall. This happened to my vehicle about a week ago I was driving on the highway at low speed in traffic and my vehicle began to stall before it stalled out I pressed the gas and it returned to normal RPM. It happened again one more time about two minutes later and hasn't happened since.

- Lodi, CA, USA

problem #58

Jul 272018

Accord

  • 50,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

When stationary the vehicle would not start on an intermittent basis for several months and eventually would not start at all. Diagnostics determined the starter was bad and the vehicle has approximately 50,000 miles.

- Shelby, NC, USA

problem #57

Jul 012016

Accord

  • 50,000 miles
Had oil consumption test at Honda dealer I bought car from. Documented car losing quart oil every 1000 miles or 2 quarts between 8000 mile oil changes. Honda does not find this excessive and states a quart per 1000 miles is acceptable, which is total bs. I will never recommend or buy a Honda product in the future!

- Torrington, CT, USA

problem #56

Jul 092018

Accord

  • 47,000 miles
I was slowly making a left turn into and pulling into a front end in parking space with my foot on the brake, the car as already going straight into the parking space when the car suddenly accelerated, could not be slowed down or stopped by the brake, jumped the curb, and crashed into the building. Air bag did not deploy.

- Dix Hills, NY, USA

problem #55

Jul 082018

Accord

  • 42,500 miles
Vehicle would not start. Only a clicking sound would be heard under the hood. All ignition lights would light properly and headlights stayed on and were bright. This indicated battery was good. Also battery was just replaced. But the car engine would not turn over. It would take 2 to 3 tries to get car to start. It got progressively worse as time went on. It turns out I had to replace the starter. It went bad after only 42,500 miles. I seen other complaints about starter issue. It appears Honda may have defect in starter. The warranty expired about 8 months ago, and the dealer wanted to charge me $650 to replace starter. I bought a starter and installed myself saving money.

- Allen, TX, USA

problem #54

Jul 032018

Accord

  • 0 miles
Car would not start but would just click and electricity would turn on. Problem persisted and got worse and worse. Would require 2, then 3 up to 6 tries to start the engine. Replaced battery and problem still persisted and got worse. Went to mechanic and was told starter was faulty, had to pay for a full starter replacement at less than 45,000 miles.

- Silver Spring, MD, USA

problem #53

Jun 282018

Accord

  • 96,838 miles
Piston rings need to be checked. Went for oil change and there was no oil in car tech said there was not a leak and it must be burning oil car was at 30%

- Jackson, NJ, USA

problem #52

May 242018

Accord

  • 96,000 miles
I've had this for for 2 years now and all of a sudden there are times my car won't start on the 1st key turn. All the lights come on and the battery is still running good. I've had the battery tested 3 times. The vehicle is stationary. I put my key in turn it lights come on it clicks I turn it back turn and the same thing happens. Usually on the the third try it the engine comes on powerful. This happens at least 3 times a week. I read on other forums and a lot of ownwers of the same car are having the exact same issue. They took theirs to the dealer and they had to get their starter replaced. We are wondering how a car this new can already have starter issues? this should not happen when cars are under 100K in miles. Honda needs to have a recall on their poorly made starter. The owners should not have to replace the starter already.

- Garland, TX, USA

problem #51

May 152018

Accord

  • miles
I informed Honda about my car's oil system problem, and how the engine is burning oil at a faster rate than normal. I told them that I had my car checked several times at Honda in burlingame for this problem. There was no leaks, yet they couldn't determine the cause. They just told me to keep an eye on the oil gauge on the dashboard. At the 50% level it made a beeping noise and I had the oil checked. It was almost completely empty! therefore the oil gauge was useless. I wrote to Honda and told them the problems. They just told me to get it checked again and was unwilling to do anything about this potential hazard. Now I am concerned about driving this defective vehicle, and very alarmed that Honda is not concerned about this potential danger or their customer's safety.

- San Francisco, CA, USA

problem #50

May 092018

Accord

  • 2,000 miles
My transmission went out at 100K miles uncertain why but its obviously a recall on a bad car im still making payments and the car doesnt work the car has engine issues and no cold A/C and many other issues I think this car needs to be overlooked at its only been since 2014 til 2018 and the car should have not had any issues im so sad that Honda let me down I owned several Honda im the past and I trusted there vehicle but im not happy with this 2014 Honda Accord sport I hope this issues gets doubt with and Honda understands I owned Honda Accord before many of them and this one has been a lemon from what I see not a good year for Honda 2014 or my car was a lemon

- Modesto, CA, USA

problem #49

May 042018

Accord

  • 55,349 miles
Car will not start when the key is turned but after repeated attempts and turning the switch on and off and turning the wheel and pushing on the brake it sometimes just starts. The car has 55000 miles. Has been happening 3 months getting worse.

- Howell, MI, USA

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