10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
11 / 2
Injuries / Deaths:
6 / 0
Average Mileage:
7,031 miles

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2018 Honda Accord electrical problems

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2018 Honda Accord Owner Comments (Page 9 of 11)

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problem #44

Sep 232019

Accord

  • 9,140 miles

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

As I am driving on the freeway, the center screen will turn off and reset itself. This causes my hands-free to stop working if I am on the phone. Additionally, I am forced to touch the screen while I am driving in order to connect car play/ bluetooth which is hazardous. This has happened to me on more than 10 occasions.

- Cerritos, CA, USA

problem #43

Sep 192019

Accord

  • 14,400 miles
The contact owns a 2018 Honda Accord. When the vehicle was started, several warning indicators illuminated, including a warning indicator who suggested that the vehicle be taken immediately to the nearest dealer. The contact stated that the headlamps and turn signals were inoperable. The vehicle was taken to sanford Honda (3130 S. horner boulevard, sanford, nc 27332) where it was diagnosed that the battery needed to be replaced. The battery was replaced. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 14,400.

- Broadway, NC, USA

problem #42

Aug 012018

Accord 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 4,000 miles
The contact owns a 2018 Honda Accord. The contact stated that the tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) warning indicator illuminated when the ignition was started. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the contact was informed that the tires were perfect and the TPMS was reset, but the failure recurred. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer for diagnostic testing or repairs. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact to take the vehicle to a Honda dealer. The failure mileage was 35,000.

- Miami, FL, USA

problem #41

Jul 052019

Accord

  • 8,500 miles

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

For a while now, im noticing that the auto high beams on my 2018 Honda Accord ex-L 2.0T car isnt working. I've tried reseting the display audio unit, I've tried disabling/re-enabling auto high beam feature by pulling the high beam stick on the steering column - none of this has fixed the issue. Basic obd2 (via bluetooth and android app) do no indicate any fault codes. Will be taking this into the dealership to have it checked out.

- Seattle, WA, USA

problem #40

Jul 312019

Accord

  • 20,000 miles
The contact owned a 2019 Honda Accord. The vehicle was parked, when an explosion was heard. The vehicle had caught on fire. The police was not present and there were no injuries sustained. The fire department extinguished the flames. The vehicle was destroyed and towed to an impound lot. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for a diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and a complaint was filed. The approximate failure mileage was 20,000.

- Compton, CA, USA

problem #39

Aug 012019

Accord

  • 6,417 miles
Started the car and was immediately received 4 messages: "lkas: Lane keeping assist system problem. See your dealer.". "road departure mitigation system problem. See your dealer.", "blind spot information system problem. See your dealer.", "auto high_beam problem. Manual controls available. See your dealer.". turn signals did not work. Hazard lights did not work. Trunk release did not work. Backup camera did not work. Came back after 30 minutes or so and all displayed failures were gone and the trunk opened. My daughter said the brake lights were functioning when I depressed the brake and even though the backup camera did not turn on the back up sensors appeared to be operating.

- Humble, TX, USA

problem #38

Jul 012019

Accord

  • 6,000 miles

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

The contact owns a 2018 Honda Accord. After the contact secured his child in the vehicle and closed the passenger door, the vehicle locked without warning. The contact was unable to open the door with the key fob. The fire department was called to open the vehicle and rescue the child after approximately twenty minutes. The vehicle was taken to Honda world (13600 beach blvd, westminster, ca, 714-890-8900) where it was diagnosed that the failure was caused by the main modular unit. The failed part also caused other electrical components to fail. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 6,000.

- Westminster, CA, USA

problem #37

May 152019

Accord

  • 3,500 miles
Have automatic braking and lane assist driving. Brakes on its own with nothing in front. Happened twice. Dealer calls it a glitch. I call it very dangerous. Police officer was behind me when it happened last. Good thing he had good reflexes and the speed limit was only 45 mph I was in the center of my lane with no obstructions, no vehicles coming from the opposite direction. Turned off the program and haven't used it since. Service department said would have to keep car and test drive until it occurred. I will do this, but am afraid they will be keeping the car for awhile because it happens out of the blue. It's happened twice in a period of two months. I have had the car for four months. Another problem..paint is spotting on car like it was hit with acid. Had protective wax put on the week I purchased it. Vehicle has 3500 miles on it. Paint also shows tons of orange peel. I paid a lot for this model. Expected more.

- Euharlee, GA, USA

problem #36

May 142019

Accord

  • 8,200 miles
With only 8200 miles and 5 months on the road, original battery started to leak and twice experienced a time when push button start would not start the engine. Stranded. Once the problem resolved itself F after 20 minutes. The second time required a jump start to get the engine going. No problems once the engine got started. Replaced leaking battery and problem has not returned.

- Cincinnati, OH, USA

problem #35

May 022019

Accord

  • 10,000 miles
Catastrophic failure. Turned vehicle off, noticed alarm did not work. Hours later tried to enter car and noted the following: Trunk will not open, doors except for driver will not open, turn signals do not work, no high beams, all mitigations systems offline, brake system failure, back up camera doesn't work. Thank goodness experienced driver could get it home and/or I was not far from home with vehicle. Said car is less than a year old and has 10K mileage.

- Woodbine, MD, USA

problem #34

Apr 242019

Accord

  • 7,000 miles

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

I have experienced a number of issues with the 2018 Honda Accord sport, related to the engine, transmission, head unit, brake hold system, noise (tire and poor sound insulation) as well other issues which are described in the attached document.

- Denver, CO, USA

problem #33

Aug 012018

Accord 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 4,000 miles
The contact owns a 2018 Honda Accord. The contact stated that the vehicle went into limp mode and the engine warning indicator randomly illuminated. The vehicle experienced a loss of power more than twice while making a turn and driving highway speeds. The contact had to coast the vehicle over to the side of the road, and shut off and restart the vehicle. Waikem Honda (3910 Lincoln way E, massillon, oh 44646, (330) 477-5002) was unable to duplicate the failure or locate a diagnostic trouble code. The dealer and manufacturer technician test drove the vehicle, but found no failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 4,000 and a second time around 7,300 miles. Consumer stated when the goes into "limp mode" and I cannot accelerate. If I were in the left lane passing a semi, I could visualize this a fatal accident. I am anticipating another "limp mode" soon as I have just over 11,000 miles and it seems to happen about every 3 to 4,000 miles.

- Canton, OH, USA

problem #32

Apr 122019

Accord

  • 10,000 miles
Collision mitigation braking system goes out for no reason and shuts off automatic cruise control. Have to restart car to reset. Has occurred on three occasions. I have 10,000 miles on the car, but don't use acc much since most of my driving is in the city. Happened on long distance trips on freeway. Going 70 mph.

- Anderson, SC, USA

problem #31

Feb 062019

Accord

  • 7,000 miles
Collusion control does not work consistently while in motion and does not recognize children when stationary

- Inverness, IL, USA

problem #30

Dec 232018

Accord

  • 5,000 miles
Since the vehicle reached approximately 5000 miles, I had a massive safety failure of the "Honda sense" system shutting down, hazard & turn signals inoperative, power locks inoperative, brake system warning light on, loss of auto headlights and information screen. Vehicle was taken to the dealrship and they retrieved trouble code which is a "mystery code" that Honda does not know why its occuring.... radar told car to accelerate when vehicle was not in motion U0401-92 along with 3 other codes. Dealership showed me printout from computer but customer receipt said reset system only and did not list out trouble codes (4 codes retrieved) vehicle now stops intermittently while driving at highway speeds, pulls itself out of the lane while driving, and apple car play system no longer will recognize iphones (tried multiple) and dealer has verified issue but just resets. Infotainment screen lost power and set warning message for same when dropped off again at dealership 2/26/19. Dealer in Florida also had car, said nothing wrong, could not duplicate and vehicle never left dealership and carplay did not work after they claimed it was fine. Also found that entire system was reset and rebooted, causing loss of all settings and stored information/stations....why reboot if its working? vehicle now being driven with Honda sense system off due to fear of collision or accident caused by vehicle and not driver. This vehicle is now unsafe to drive. Multiple complaints about vehicle braking on its own, flashing "brake" warning to driver when no car in front... happens local and highway driving now intermittently. Vehicle has been in dealerships approximately 4-5 times since inital electrical failure 12/24/19. Email contact and several phone calls to hma already. Original electrical failure happened 12/23/28 and I have been dealing with since. Also have snapshots

- New Hyde Park, NY, USA

problem #29

Jan 122019

Accord

  • 10 miles
In colder weather, the vehicle makes a drone like humming noise, similar to running a wet finger around a wine glass except louder. If I open the window it stops, it also stops below 5 mph. It is very distracting, I almost went off the road trying to figure out where the noise is coming from. The dealer is telling me it's the speakers, but why would it stop when the window is open. I believe it's the active noise cancellation anc - once the vehicle warms up 15 - 20 minutes the noise stops. I feel this is a known safety hazard that Honda is trying to figure out. One dealership told me the "engineers are working on it, but no fix at this time". this is a brand new vehicle and it isn't stopping. Seems like Honda is hoping for warmer weather but that is not right. Please help.

- West Bloomfield, MI, USA

problem #28

Feb 142019

Accord

  • 5,000 miles
On 2/14/19, I was driving on a city street in a straight line at approximately 40mph. The car ahead of me stopped. I stepped on the brake and instantly the dashboard warnings lit up - adaptive cruise control, collision mitigation braking system, road departure mitigation system, and the brake - and the brake did not work so I could not stop. I rear-ended the car in front of me doing significant damage to the front of my car. The warnings were still visible after the crash and I took pictures of the dashboard as best as possible. The warnings say something about system not working and to see a dealer. The same warnings appeared on 2/13/19 in the afternoon but disappeared on 2/14/19 in the morning. Other warnings of safety systems not active have appeared due to ice/slush but then cleared when the sensors were cleared, but these new warnings are different. At least twice, maybe three times in the past few months, the car would suddenly brake and slow down with nothing in the road or in front of the car. My bluetooth connectivity worked fine for first 2-3 months but then stopped and I couldn't reconnect the phone over the past two months. It seems like more than one system/electronics problem and seems like the warnings appeared at the same time as the brake not working as if it was more than an alert but a system (systems) no longer functioning at all. The brake worked after the accident when the car was restarted.

- Canton, MI, USA

problem #27

Jan 102019

Accord

  • 350 miles
1) when depressing the brake in motion or from a parked position there is a 'clicking' noise that happens intermittently. It sounds like a gear is stuck or something is stuck. It doesn't happen every time but it happens often enough that it is noticeable and does not sound like a normal noise. 2) Honda sensing light will flash even when no object is approaching and will continue to flash.

- East Brunswick, NJ, USA

problem #26

Feb 012019

Accord

  • 8,010 miles
I was driving my vehicle at 25 when it started showing three warnings " collision mitigation system failure, lane departure system failure, adaptive cruise control failure (see your dealer). I called my local hnda dealership in reading pa. They said they have received alot of these complaints and they think they Honda sensing system just freezes in the winter. It only snowed 5 inches a day prior to this event. Basically they said it will go away once its bit warmer and they have no factory recall. All the dealership could repeat " we are sorry". I looked all over the internet and I found 100S of similar complaint. My question is why they are not fixing it" why there has been no recall" the failure of this Honda sensing system defeats the main reason I bought this car along with many others.

- Reading, PA, USA

problem #25

Jan 232019

Accord

  • 4,000 miles
Leased 2018 Honda Accord in October, 25 miles later had checked engine light on, took it back to the dealer, emission hose wasn't attached properly. After 900 miles the wheel alignment went out ( I did not hit any pot holes) took it back to the dealer, according to the dealer one the rod wasn't set right, now it's January 2019 and have 4000 miles yesterday the car started to supporter and all the warning started flashing auto high beam, adaptive cruise control, collision mitigation, road departure mitigation....all this sing said see your dealer..guess what I called the dealer first thing this morning..today is January 24 2019 still waiting to hear from the dealer all this technology is totally useless... I had 2002 Honda Accord with 310,000 miles and no technology

- Holbrook, NY, USA

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