10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
10 / 2
Injuries / Deaths:
6 / 0
Average Mileage:
7,318 miles

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2018 Honda Accord Owner Comments (Page 4 of 10)

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problem #136

Nov 042018

Accord

  • 1,000 miles

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

The contact owned a 2018 Honda Accord. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the collision mitigation braking system (CMBS), the Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC), the Lane Keeping Assist System (LKAS), and the Road Departure Mitigation (RDM) warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the failure could not be duplicated. Additionally, the contact stated that upon parking and turning off the vehicle, the doors failed to unlock. The contact stated that he was unable to unlock the doors by pressing the door lock switch or the key fob. The contact stated that his wife and himself remained locked in the vehicle for 30-45 minutes while the inside vehicle temperature rose to approximately 115 degrees F. The contact notified his friend who pulled the driver-??s side door several times from the outside and the door opened. Both the contact and his wife exited the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to the dealer who informed the contact that they could not duplicate the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but provided no assistance. The vehicle was traded in. The failure mileage was approximately 1,000.

- Lake Charles, LA, USA

problem #135

Oct 012022

Accord

  • miles
While driving the vehicle loses power in traffic or on highway. The brakes won-??t stop and the gas won-??t accelerate. It-??s like the car dies the light all come on reading warnings Break mitigation system, Break ABS loss of engine power. I have had this looked at by the dealership and they just replaced the battery and the problem keeps occurring. I-??m scared as I travel with small children. I hope this matter is looked into because it cause myself and other having the same issue a serious accident.

- Charlottesville , VA, USA

problem #134

Aug 032022

Accord

  • miles
The sensor is located under the license plate, and because of it being so low, anything that hits it on the road, such as a rock or insects, the sensor gets triggered. There-??s no protective cap on it. And every single light turns on the dash. Such as the collision, lane departure, brake system and cruise control.

- Bakersfield, CA, USA

problem #133

Aug 012022

Accord

  • miles

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

While driving using ACC, the warning message -??Crash mitigation not working-?? comes on out of nowhere and the cruise control stops working. This has happened multiple times. Also, About a month ago, my whole left side of the dash completely stopped working. CAM DTC are the error codes and cruise control and necessary functions just stopped working all together. It feels very unsafe and unreliable.

- Neotsu, OR, USA

problem #132

Sep 172022

Accord

  • miles
Climate controls and dual climate control worked fine 1 week ago. However, as of yesterday (September 17, 2022), not only is the dual climate control not working, but I am NOT able to get heat from any vents after raising the temperature to 80?F. Currently the passenger's side vents blow cold air conditioned air, while driver's side doesn't. Moreover, air from driver's side vents feel tepid cool regardless of temperature setting. Winter is approaching, heat in the car will be needed to defrost windows.

- Chicago, IL, USA

problem #131

Sep 122022

Accord

  • miles
Hi my car the date Monday 12 September 2022. The car don't start and on the display is warning. Brake system problem. Parking brake not available. Brake performance may be reduced. The rear right caliper side is all broken complete internally. This is a real safety problem.

- Bayamon, PR, USA

problem #130

Aug 252022

Accord

  • miles

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

I have had this vehicle since June 2018 and I have not had any issues until the last month or so. The first incident happened while driving to work and it was raining, when I turned into the parking lot a number of warnings started going off : Electric Parking Brake System Problem, Brake System Problem, Brake Hold System Problem, Electric Power Steering System Problem, Adaptive Cruise Control System Problem. Parked my car, went in my office and called the dealership. They told me it was most likely because of the rain and that the issue should resolve on it's own. By lunch time it had stopped raining, went to get lunch and the warnings were gone, but now when accelerating I would lose power. So I go the the dealership, they check to see what the issue is and they can't find anything. Told me to come back if it does it again. Few weeks later, driving down the interstate going 75 and I start losing speed for no reason and car almost crashes into me due to the dramatic decrease in speed and once again all the warnings are back on - but it's not raining this time! Honda can't find any issues and I'm so frustrated because it's a danger to me!

- Kimberly, WI, USA

problem #129

Sep 012022

Accord

  • miles
software error causing intermittent disruptions in communication between the PCM. Car suddenly wouldn't start on multiple occasions have had vehicle checked many times not battery, not alternator, not starter it was deemed on 9/1 it's the PCM board failing to properly communicate...

- Cypress, TX, USA

problem #128

Apr 232017

Accord

  • 2,000 miles
The contact owns a 2018 Honda Accord. The contact stated while driving 40 MPH, the speakers were making booming or humming sounds. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the contact was informed there was no failure with the vehicle. The contact researched and found that the vehicle had experienced the failure stated in the Manufacturer Service Bulletin: 21-053. The manufacturer was contacted and they stated that the repair would be an out-of-pocket expense. The failure mileage was 2,000.

- Plainfield, IL, USA

problem #127

Jun 062022

Accord

  • miles
On 6/6/22 the car had multiple Alarms came on the dashboard (break sys prob, emission prob, road dept mit, collision mit, break sys prot, aac sys prob, hill start asst prob, break performance prob). I called Honda Valley Stream informing them of the above. Got appt 6/8 I was told I would need to leave the car on 6/8 appt. On 6/8 approx 4pm rec a call from them to come get the car. Alarms only needed to be reset and rear camera recall was done. Next day all the alarms plus a few other returned. I went back and forth with Manger. I left the car Sat 6/11.Told it was injection fluid that's covered under warranty. Then later the manager called that it was CO2 built up and $413 to clean and take care of the problem. I paid for it and picked up the car. 6/15 during the day I noticed a problem with the steering and that car kept moving into the other lane, this got worst if I had to use the break. Later that night an alarm for Supplemental Restraint System. Ive notified Honda of Valley Stream of this new issue. Awaiting a resolution.

- St Albans, NY, USA

problem #126

Dec 012020

Accord 4-cyl

  • 0 miles

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

The contact owns a 2018 Honda Accord. The contact stated while driving 55 MPH, the BCM software and multiple unknown warning lights were illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to THE local dealer, where it was diagnosed with needing an unknown software program updated. The vehicle was repaired but continued to experience the failure. The contact ignored the warning lights and continued driving the vehicle. The contact took the vehicle to a second dealer; Lawley Honda (3200 E Fry Blvd, Sierra Vista, AZ 85635, (520) 333-6353) where the vehicle was diagnosed with needing an unknown computer wire to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, two days later she continued to experience the failure. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. Consumer would like to withdrawal complaint.

- Hereford, AZ, USA

problem #125

Feb 012022

Accord

  • miles
Half of my front and back windows don-??t defrost making it hard to see also I keep getting a supplemental restraint system problem

- Bakersfield , CA, USA

problem #124

Mar 262022

Accord

  • miles
Started car up on morning all lights on dash board came on, took it had it checked by three different car shops, they said the car was showing three misfire codes, had spark plugs put in the car, two weeks later started car let warm left home to go to drop kids off to school and go to work, car started stalling in the middle of traffic I made it to the side of the road my husband who is also a mechanic told me to cut it of for 5 mins, I did so and the car ran find for the rest of the day, next morning same thing happen again me and my husband took it to the Honda dealership, we were told that a recall was in affect for the car by one lady, then another lady said it wasn't on my car it was Accords with 2.0 engine, my husband then started calling around pricing fuel pumps $1300 for a new pump and then come to find out that the 1.5 and the 2.0 engine use the exact same pump, if the pump was recalled for the 2.0 why not the 1.5 that has the same exact pump, the dealership did the recall service that was on my car some kind of software update, next day tried to start my car it did nothing but turn over and would not start after second try it started and all the lights were on in my dash board again, my husband started a google search on my car and found that their are a lot of complaints on this mode all on the same problems I'm having with mind, and a lot of complaints about the transmission in these cars as well, me and my kids could have been hit from the back by another car when the car stalled out, and when all my lights come on in the dash the cars anti crash system along with a lot of other things do work as they should.

- Aurora, NC, USA

problem #123

Mar 032022

Accord

  • miles
While driving the car infotainment system blacks out and reboots. Causing a lost of direction and confusion while driving. Will be contacting the dealership for an inspection.

- Arlington, VA, USA

problem #122

Oct 242021

Accord

  • miles
The contact owns a 2018 Honda Accord. The contact stated that when the vehicle was started, there were several unknown warning lights illuminated. The contact was unable to access several features in the vehicle during the failure. Additionally, the contact stated that while stopped at a traffic light, the vehicle would shake and vibrate abnormally. The spark plugs and rear sensors replaced by an independent mechanic however, the failure persisted. The local dealer was contact and informed of the failure however, the vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was unknown.

- Whiteface, TX, USA

problem #121

Feb 272022

Accord

  • miles
2018 Accord tachometer LCD just black no showing of anything at all. Can-??t see no mileage no information at all.

- Bellevue, NE, USA

problem #120

Jan 032022

Accord

  • miles
Possible glitch that sometimes causes the car randomly slam on brakes or slow down with out the driver touching the brake pedal.

- Raleigh, NC, USA

problem #119

Jan 072022

Accord

  • miles
1-When I would hit the remote to unlock the doors it would make a weird noise. 2-After a few days I started hearing the noises in the gas cap area and in the gearshift when I put the car in gear. 3-Shortly after that, all of the warning indicators on the dashboard began to come on at the same time-3a- Brake Performance may be reduced, then the automatic emergency brake came on when there was nothing in front of me getting off on an exit ramp; 3b- Brake System-Electric Parking Brake Problem-3c- Vehicle stability 3d-Safety support system; 3e-ABS Anti-lock brake system; 3f-Systems Initiating message while in driving and in park; 3g Failure to disengage the parking brake. All of the above issues have the ability to put mine and others at risks of injury or worse if not properly addressed! Thankfully, there were no injuries or accidents. I took it to the Honda Dealership and left it, The tech called and told me that I had a problem with the fuel induction and I needed battery, which does not address any of the issues- so I feel like no one is taking these issues serious which is a problem. I am sure there are some details that I have forgotten, I will resubmit if that is the case. Please do something to address these issues. This vehicle is only 3 years old and should not have these major issues. With so many complaints of the same issues with the same model and year, I am appalled that NTHSA NOR HONDA is taking this seriously enough to issue a recalls or open an investigation. It seems that our safety and the safety of others is of no consequence to you all! PLEASE ADDRESS IMMEDIATELY!!!

- Stonecrest, GA, USA

problem #118

Feb 012020

Accord

  • miles
The A/C blows only cold air all the way to 72F. Others online are experiencing similar issues

- Lincoln, CA, USA

problem #117

Jan 142022

Accord

  • miles
The door locks on my vehicle don't always work as they should. Often times only one or two of the doors lock and unlock, and it is not always the same two doors. I was told that the BCM recall would likely fix the problem when I took in for recall about a year or so ago. During my most recent trip on January 14, 2022, I was told that the problem is my actuators. After a quick inquiry I found that Honda has experienced this issue with this model before as well as other models. I wasn't aware that the locks weren't engaging for quite some time which meant that I was driving with unlocked car doors. There were no indicators that the doors were unlocked.

- Virginia Beach, VA, USA

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