Complaint volume
340 consumer-submitted complaints are matched to this model year. Treat the count as a research signal, then read the actual summaries for repeated symptoms.
Complaint records
2020 Honda Accord Complaints
340 consumer-submitted complaints on record for the 2020 Honda Accord, grouped by component category.
340 Total complaints
13 Crash reports
2 Fire reports
7 Injury reports
Complaint data reflects consumer-submitted reports. A complaint is not proof
of a defect, recall, or manufacturer fault. Enriched severity fields come
from official bulk records when the complaint can be matched by ODI number.
Buyer interpretation
How to use these complaints before buying
Complaint records are most useful when they turn into inspection points, seller questions, and comparison checks against nearby model years.
Pattern to inspect
The most common categories are forward collision avoidance, engine, air bags. Use those categories as a test-drive checklist instead of judging the vehicle from the total count alone.
Severity flags
Enriched records include 13 crash reports, 2 fire reports, 7 injury reports, and 1 fatality report. These fields come from complaint records and should be read in context.
Mileage clue
Mileage is available on 82 complaints, with an average reported failure mileage of 31,265 miles. Compare that with the mileage on the listing.
Questions to ask the seller
- Have you had any problems related to forward collision avoidance, engine, air bags?
- Can I see recent maintenance and repair records?
- Has the vehicle ever been towed, involved in a crash, or repaired for the same issue twice?
- Can we also check the recall record for this 2020 Honda Accord?
Used-car checklist
Use these complaints before the test drive.
Build a buyer checklist to turn these issues into questions and inspection points.
2020 Honda Accord
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How severe are the 2020 Honda Accord complaints?
13 Crash
2 Fire
7 Injury
1 Fatality
12 Towed
5 Medical attention
What are the most common 2020 Honda Accord complaint categories?
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 53
ENGINE 32
AIR BAGS 25
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 18
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 17
SERVICE BRAKES 17
SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 15
STEERING 14
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 11
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE 8
340 total complaints on record
Latest complaints
| Date | Component | Summary | Severity | Mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2021 | SERVICE BRAKES | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2020 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE WHILE MAKING A SQUEALING NOISE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LIA HONDA ENFIELD (20 PALOMBA DR, ENFIELD, CT 06082) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH THE REAR ROTORS NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO SCOTT'S AUTOMOBILE SALES (249 HAMPDEN ST, HOLYOKE, MA 01040) FOR A SECOND OPINION AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE LOCAL DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10,835. | Crash: No Fire: No | 10,835 |
| Mar 2021 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES | WHEN TAPPING THE BREAKS THE HAS A SERGE OF ACCELERATION.... AFTER GOING OVER BUMPY ROAD OR POTHOLES THE CAR ALSO HAS A SERGE OF ACCELERATION. | Crash: No Fire: No | 4,100 |
| Mar 2021 | VISIBILITY | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2020 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, SHE HEARD AN ABNORMAL CRACKING SOUND COMING FROM THE SUN ROOF. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE SUN ROOF AND SAW SEVERAL CRACKS HAD FORMED ON THE SUN ROOF. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY CLOSED THE SUN ROOF AND STATED THAT THE SUN ROOF STARTED BREAKING APART AS SHE REACHED HER DESTINATION. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE CRACK OCCURRED WITHOUT IMPACT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO COLONIAL HONDA OF DARTMOUTH (225 STATE RD, DARTMOUTH, MA 02747) WHERE IT REMAINED UNREPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000. | Crash: No Fire: No | 13,000 |
| Mar 2021 | SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE,SERVICE BRAKES | I [XXX] AM WRITING THIS LETTER ABOUT MY 2020 HONDA ACCORD. VIN NUMBER [XXX]. I LEASED THIS CAR IN JANUARY OF 2019 FROM TAMPA HONDA. MY BROTHER'S NAME IS ON THE LEASE AND HIS NAME IS [XXX] . HE HAS BEEN LEASING CARS FOR ME OVER 5 YEARS, FROM HONDA. ON FEBRUARY 10, 2020, I WAS OUTSIDE CLEANING MY CAR, LIKE I ALWAYS DO FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS WITH THE CAR RUNNING SO I CAN LISTEN TO THE MUSIC. I WAS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE CLEANING THE INSIDE DASH BOARD, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR ROLLED BACKWARDS. I WAS IN A STATE OF SHOCK AND DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO STOP IT. I WAS HALF WAY IN THE CAR, AND HALF WAY OUTSIDE WITH MY FEET ON THE GROUND. THE CAR ROLLED OUT IN THE STREET AND HIT THE CAR PARKED ACROSS STREET. I HAD TO FILE A CLAIM FOR THE CAR I HIT, PLUS I WENT TO THE HOSPITAL BECAUSE I HURT MY LEG. I CONTACTED TAMPA HONDA AND WAS TOLD TO TAKE THIS TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THEY WOULDN'T HELP ME, SO I WAITED TO MONDAY, AND I WENT TO TAKE IT TO THE FINANCE AND SPOKE TO [XXX] AND SHOWED HIM THE VIDEO AND SHOWED HIM A VIDEO OF THE CAR GOING IN REVERSE BY ITSELF AND THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO FOR ME. I THEN CONTACTED HONDA CORPORATION OFFICE AND EXPLAINED TO THEM THE SITUATION AND THEY GAVE ME A CASE NUMBER, [XXX], AND TOLD ME SOMEONE WOULD GET BACK TO ME IN 3 DAYS. THE LADY [XXX] CONTACTED ME AND TOLD ME IT WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR, AND SHE SAID SHE IS SORRY FOR WHAT HAPPENED, BUT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. SHE ALSO TOLD ME THAT IT IS A GOOD THING I CONTACTED MY INSURANCE TO FIX THE OTHER PERSON'S CAR, BUT THERE IS NOTHING SHE CAN DO. I AM WRITING THIS LETTER IN HOPES OF GETTING SOME KIND OF HELP, BECAUSE THE CAR IS NOT SAFE AND THEY WILL NOT TAKE IT BACK. MY NEIGHBOR HAS SURVEILLANCE AND HE UPLOADED A VIDEO TO YOU TUBE. THE VIDEO IS HTTPS://YOUTU.BE/JVY9. MY NEIGHBOR PUT IT ON HIS YOUTU [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR | Crash: Yes Fire: No Injuries: 1 Medical attention | 19,600 |
| Mar 2021 | SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE,SERVICE BRAKES | I [XXX] AM WRITING THIS LETTER ABOUT MY 2020 HONDA ACCORD. VIN NUMBER [XXX]. I LEASED THIS CAR IN JANUARY OF 2019 FROM TAMPA HONDA. MY BROTHER'S NAME IS ON THE LEASE AND HIS NAME IS [XXX]. HE HAS BEEN LEASING CARS FOR ME OVER 5 YEARS, FROM HONDA. ON FEBRUARY 10, 2020, I WAS OUTSIDE CLEANING MY CAR, LIKE I ALWAYS DO FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS WITH THE CAR RUNNING SO I CAN LISTEN TO THE MUSIC. I WAS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE CLEANING THE INSIDE DASH BOARD, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR ROLLED BACKWARDS. I WAS IN A STATE OF SHOCK AND DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO STOP IT. I WAS HALF WAY IN THE CAR, AND HALF WAY OUTSIDE WITH MY FEET ON THE GROUND. THE CAR ROLLED OUT IN THE STREET AND HIT THE CAR PARKED ACROSS STREET. I HAD TO FILE A CLAIM FOR THE CAR I HIT, PLUS I WENT TO THE HOSPITAL BECAUSE I HURT MY LEG. I CONTACTED TAMPA HONDA AND WAS TOLD TO TAKE THIS TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THEY WOULDN'T HELP ME, SO I WAITED TO MONDAY, AND I WENT TO TAKE IT TO THE FINANCE AND SPOKE TO [XXX] AND SHOWED HIM THE VIDEO AND SHOWED HIM A VIDEO OF THE CAR GOING IN REVERSE BY ITSELF AND THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO FOR ME. I THEN CONTACTED HONDA CORPORATION OFFICE AND EXPLAINED TO THEM THE SITUATION AND THEY GAVE ME A CASE NUMBER, [XXX], AND TOLD ME SOMEONE WOULD GET BACK TO ME IN 3 DAYS. THE LADY [XXX] CONTACTED ME AND TOLD ME IT WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR, AND SHE SAID SHE IS SORRY FOR WHAT HAPPENED, BUT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. SHE ALSO TOLD ME THAT IT IS A GOOD THING I CONTACTED MY INSURANCE TO FIX THE OTHER PERSON'S CAR, BUT THERE IS NOTHING SHE CAN DO. I AM WRITING THIS LETTER IN HOPES OF GETTING SOME KIND OF HELP, BECAUSE THE CAR IS NOT SAFE AND THEY WILL NOT TAKE IT BACK. MY NEIGHBOR SAVED A VIDEO AND IT CAN BE FOUND HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=JVY9.TUOCSG&FEATURE=YOUTU.BE [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR | Crash: Yes Fire: No Injuries: 1 Medical attention | 19,654 |
| Mar 2021 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | MY CAR WAS AT THE MECHANIC'SHOP AROUND THE CORNER. IT'S AT HONDA OF SERRAMONTE IN COLMA OF DALY CITY. THE CAR WAS AT THE SHOP SINCE 01/28/2021. THERE IS A RECALL ON 2018-2021 HONDA ACCORD. PLEASE GIVE ME A CALL. [XXX]. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). | Crash: No Fire: No | 2,700 |
| Feb 2021 | STEERING,LANE DEPARTURE | THERE APPEARS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE STEERING WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT, THE WILL SEEM TO LACK RESPONSE AND THE CAR WILL DRIFT TO THE RIGHT OR THE LEFT ONLY TO HAVE CONTROL REGAINED VIA A NOTCHY LIGHT JOLT OF THE WHEEL. THIS HAS ALSO BEEN DESCRIBED BY 2018-2020 ACCORD OWNERS AS A NOTCH AND/OR FLAT SPOT IN THE STEERING WHEN ON SMOOTH STRAIGHT HIGHWAY ROADS. I CONSISTENTLY HAVE THIS OCCUR WHEN DRIVING FOR MORE THSN 5 OR TEN MINUTES ON ANY OPEN ROAD. DOES NOT SEEM TO NOTICEABLE IN LOCAL DRIVING. I DO NOTICE THIS WITHIN 20-30 MINUTES OF DRIVING. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP (WALDORF HONDA) AND THEY DID A MINOR ADJUSTMENT TO THE BALANCE OF THE TIRES. THIS HAD NO EFFETC FOR THE PROBLEM AND I NOTICED IT HAPPENING AGAIN IMMEDIATELY UPON DRIVING ON AN PEN HIGHWAY AGAIN. I'VE IDENTIFIED AT LEAST 20 SUCH COMPLAINTS ON THE NHTSA WEB-SITE FROM 2018-2020 MODELS, I'M SURPRISED THAT NO SUCH BULLETIN OR RECALL IS DOCUMENTED TO REMEDY THIS ISSUE. THIS IS PRIMARILY A HIGHWAY ISSUE AT SPEEDS ABOVE 50MPH, BUT I EVEN FEEL THE NOTCHY STEERING ON SMOOTH SINGLE LANE COUNTRY ROADS THAT AT 40-50MPH. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A DEFINITE CAR SFAETY ISSUE WHICH NEEDS TO BE REMEDIED AS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE CAR DRIFTS AND THE DRIVER FIGHTS TO KEEP IT STRAIGHT. ESPECIALLY CONCERNING WHEN DRIVING IN RAIN OR SLICK CONDITIONS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT HONDA NEEDS TO ADDRESS BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT OR KILLED DUE TO HIGH-SPEED SWERVING TO MAINTAIN THE VEHICLE IN A STRAIGHT LINE ON THE ROAD. IN ALMOST FIFTY YEARS OF DRIVING I HAVE NEVER BEEN AFRAID TO DRIVE A CAR ON THE HIGHWAY. THAT IS HOW I FEEL ABOUT THE 2020 HONDA ACCORD NOW. | Crash: No Fire: No | 10,850 |
| Feb 2021 | ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | HAD OIL CHANGE SERVICE MANAGER SAID TECH CHANGING OIL NOTICED A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE IN OIL . MANAGER SAID YOU HAVE GAS IN YOUR OIL. | Crash: No Fire: No | 2,300 |
| Feb 2021 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LANE DEPARTURE | CONSTANT ALERT COMING ON VEHICLE AS DRIVING SAYING "COLLISION MITIGATION BRAKING SYSTEM HAS A PROBLEM. HAVE YOUR VECHILE CHECKED BY DEALER" ALONG WITH "ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROM SYSTEM HAS PROBLEM. TURN OFF ENGINE, THEN RESTART" AM I DEALING WITH A COMPUTER OR A VEHICLE I CAN POTENTIALLY LOSE MY LIFE IF SOMETHING GOES WRONG??? | Crash: No Fire: No | 12,000 |
| Feb 2021 | ENGINE | DRIVING ON I95 NEAR LUMBERTON NC AT 78MPH IN ECON MODE WITH CRUISE ON, WENT TO PASS VEHICLE AFTER CRUISE SLOWED ME DOWN, STEPPED ON GAS AND RESPONSE FELT DIFFERENT, REALIZED I WAS SLOWING DOWN WHILE STEPPING ON THE GAS. NOTICED CEL LIGHT AND CONTINUED TO SLOW DOWN. I THOUGHT CAR WAS DRIFTING BUT THE RPMS STILL SHOWED ENGINE ON. GOT TO SAFETY APRON AND REALIZED CAR WAS IN LIMP MODE. MANAGED TO GET TO EXIT RAMP. SITTING ON RAMP NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE, WHEN YOU TAPPED THE GAS PEDAL, WAS ROUGH BUT SEEMED TO IDLE OK. TOWED TO NEARBY DEALER. THEY SAID IT HAD A P0300 HISTORY CODE BUT NO CURRENT CODE. THEY CLEARED IT, TEST DROVE AND GAVE IT BACK TO ME. CONTINUED BY TRIP TO VIRGINIA WITH NO PROBLEMS. CAR HAD 7251 MILES. NO PROBLEMS BEFORE THIS. PREVIOUS NIGHT (31ST) WE GASSED UP AND DROVE AN HOUR+ TO FLORENCE IN RAIN. STAYED THE NIGHT AND STARTED NEXT DAY. WE HAD DRIVEN ANOTHER HOUR+ WHEN THIS HAPPENED. IT WAS IN THE 30'S THAT DAY IN SC BUT NOT RAINING. | Crash: No Fire: No | 7,251 |
| Feb 2021 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE,LANE DEPARTURE | THE WARNING LIGHTS COME ON FOR THE BREAKING SYSTEM ROAD DEPARTURE MITIGATION SYSTEM PROBLEM SEE YOUR DEALER, COLLISION MITIGATION BRAKING SYSTEM PROBLEM SEE YOUR DEALER ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM PROBLEM SEE YOUR DEALER. WITH THE ACC AND BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHTS ON AND THE CAR ONLY HAS 2516 MILES ON IT. THIS DOES NOT MAKE ME FEEL SAFE AT ALL TO DRIVE. WHAT IS BEING DONE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AS THERE ARE MULTIPLE REPORTS OF THIS KIND? IS THERE A FIX NOW!! | Crash: No Fire: No | 2,516 |
| Jan 2021 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | FOLLOWING A COLLISION, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE RESULTING IN OPERATOR DEATH | Crash: Yes Fire: Yes Fatalities: 1 Towed Medical attention | Unknown |
| Jan 2021 | STEERING | THERE APPEARS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT, THE POWER STEERING WILL LACK RESPONSE AND THE CAR WILL DRIFT ONLY TO HAVE CONTROL REGAINED VIA A NOTCHY LIGHT JOLT OF THE WHEEL. ANOTHER WAY IN WHICH 2018-2020 ACCORD CONSUMERS HAVE DESCRIBED IT AS A NOTCH AND/OR FLAT SPOT IN THE STEERING WHEN ON SMOOTH STRAIGHT HIGHWAY ROADS. AS OTHER CONSUMERS HAVE NOTED, I TYPICALLY ENCOUNTER THIS ONLY AFTER DRIVING FOR A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TIME, BUT I DO EVEN NOTICE THIS WITHIN 20-30 MINUTES OF DRIVING. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP (LEITH HONDA ABERDEEN) TO WHICH THEY STATED "CUSTOMER CONCERN NOT DUPLICATED AT THIS TIME. NO SERVICE BULLETINS AT THIS TIME OR SERVICE NEWS ON THIS CONCERN". THE DEALERSHIP "PERFORMED DIAGNOSTIC TEST NO DTC CODES STEER ANGLE AT ZERO DEGREES". THIS DID NOT REMEDY THE ISSUE. GIVEN THAT I'VE IDENTIFIED AT LEAST 20 SUCH COMPLAINTS ON THE NHTSA WEB-SITE FROM 2018-2020 MODELS, I'M SURPRISED THAT NO SUCH BULLETIN OR RECALL IS DOCUMENTED TO REMEDY THIS ISSUE. THIS IS PRIMARILY A HIGHWAY ISSUE AT SPEEDS ABOVE 50MPH, BUT I EVEN FEEL THE NOTCHY STEERING ON SMOOTH SINGLE LANE COUNTRY ROADS THAT AT 40-50MPH. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE REMEDIED AS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE CAR DRIFTS AND THE DRIVER FIGHTS TO KEEP IT STRAIGHT. ESPECIALLY CONCERNING WHEN DRIVING IN RAIN OR SLICK CONDITIONS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT HONDA NEEDS TO ADDRESS BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT OR KILLED DUE TO HIGH-SPEED SWERVING. | Crash: No Fire: No | 7,500 |
| Jan 2021 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | THE FIRST WEEK I HAD THE CAR I PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE AT A FAST FOOD RESTAURANT IN NASHUA, NH AND WENT TO GET OUT OF THE CAR. I PUSHED THE IGNITION BUTTON TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF BUT INADVERTENTLY FORGOT TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK. THE PARKING SPACE WAS ON A SLIGHT INCLINE WITH THE SLOPE GOING TOWARDS THE FRONT OF THE CAR. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO STAND UP TO GET OUT OF THE CAR THE CAR CONTINUED TO ROLL, KNOCKING ME OVER, CATCHING/TWISTING MY RIGHT LEG IN AND UNDER THE DRIVER SEAT AND THE DOOR (FRACTURING IT IN TWO PLACES REQUIRING ME TO BE WHEELCHAIR BOUND AND NON-WEIGHT BEARING FOR 8 WEEKS). AS I PULLED MY RIGHT LEG OUT, I WAS ON THE GROUND AND THE DRIVER-SIDE REAR TIRE RAN OVER MY LEFT LEG. FORTUNATELY A CURB AT THE END OF THE PARKING SPACE STOPPED THE CAR FROM ROLLING, BUT ALLOWED IT TO ROLL FAR ENOUGH FOR MY LEFT LEG TO NOT BE TRAPPED UNDER THE TIRE. AFTER THE INCIDENT, I MUST HAVE BEEN IN SHOCK AS I GOT BACK IN THE CAR AND DROVE TO MY DAUGHTER'S HOUSE ABOUT 10 MINUTES AWAY. I HAVE DISCUSSED THIS WITH OTHER PEOPLE AND MANY OTHER CAR MANUFACTURERS HAVE A SAFETY MEASURE IN PLACE WHERE IF THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR IS OPENED WHILE THE CAR IS IN DRIVE IT WILL AUTOMATICALLY STOP SO IT WILL NOT RESULT IN THIS TYPE OF ACCIDENT. I BELIEVE THAT THE FAILURE TO HAVE A SAFETY MECHANISM IN PLACE (LIKE NOT DEPLOYING AIRBAGS IF NO WEIGHT IN THE SEAT, OR TURNING OFF THE LIGHTS AFTER A CERTAIN PERIOD OF TIME IF THEY ARE LEFT ON, ETC.) RESULTED IN THIS HAPPENING AND MY UNDERSTANDING FROM OTHER IS THIS COULD BE AS SIMPLE AS A SOFTWARE UPDATE. I BELIEVE HONDA SHOULD IMPLEMENT SIMILAR SAFETY MEASURES THAT OTHER CAR MANUFACTURERS HAVE IN PLACE TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING TO SOMEONE ELSE. | Crash: No Fire: No Injuries: 1 Medical attention | 30 |
| Dec 2020 | STRUCTURE | WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED, AND NOT RUNNING, TRUNK LID UNLATCHES, AND OPENS, RANDOMLY AND UNCOMMANDED. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS (4-5), OCCASIONS WHEN VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN MY GARAGE. | Crash: No Fire: No | 400 |
| Dec 2020 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | 2020 ACCORD 2.0T SPORT 10,600 MILES I WAS TRAVELING ACROSS THE STATE WITH PERIODS OF LIGHT AND HEAVY RAIN. ABOUT HALFWAY INTO MY ~280 MILE TRIP I STOPPED FOR A RED LIGHT. WHEN ACCELERATING FROM THE LIGHT, MY CAR LOST POWER AND THE ACCELERATOR DID NOT WORK. I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NOTICED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BLINKING, WITH NO OTHER WARNING MESSAGES. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED TO FIND NO ENGINE LIGHT OR WARNING. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE LATE IN THE EVENING SO I CONTINUED TO THE DESTINATION. WITH APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES TO GO, I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AROUND A SLOWER MOVING VEHICLE AND WAS MET WITH PREVIOUS PROBLEMS, AS WELL AS MANY WARNING MESSAGES. TURNING OFF AND RESTARTING THE CAR ENABLED ME TO DRIVE AGAIN, BUT THE WARNING MESSAGES REMAIN. BOTH TIMES THIS OCCURRED IT WAS RAINING. BOTH TIMES I LOST POWER AND COULD NOT ACCELERATE TO MOVE TO A SAFE LOCATION. | Crash: No Fire: No | 10,600 |
| Dec 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | I'VE NOTICED A VERY ANNOYING HUMMING SOUND WHILE DRIVING MY 2020 HONDA ACCORD SPORT 1.5T. IT WILL STOP WHEN APPROACHING A STOP OR WHEN OPENING THE FRONT WINDOWS. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND LOTS OF 2018-2020 HONDA OWNER'S ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AND MENTIONED IT COULD BE THE ANC SYSTEM. | Crash: No Fire: No | 650 |
| Nov 2020 | ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | THE CAR RATTLES ON THE REAR WHERE THE EXHAUST END WHEN I TURN IT OFF. IT USED TO NOT DO THAT RATTLING BEFORE. THE CAR VIBRATES WHEN THE CAR IS COMING TO A STOP AND THEN CONTINUES WHEN IDLING. IT FEELS LIKE I AM SITTING AT A VIBRATING CHAIR. THE ENGINE WORKS VERY ROUGH WHEN IDLING. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Oct 2020 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | FROM OCT 10 TO OCT 14, I PARKED MY CAR AT OFF AIRPORT PARKING LOT FOR 5DAYS. WHEN I CAME BACK, MY CAR DIDN'T START. MY CAR WAS TOWED TO THE CLOSEST HONDA DEALERSHIP. I GOT THE INSPECTION REPORT FROM THE DEALERSHIP STATING THAT THE REASON WHY MY CAR DIDN'T START IS DUE TO BAD GAS. I WENT TO THE GAS STATION, WHERE I PUMPED MY GAS LAST TIME BEFORE I FLEW OUT OF ATL, TO CHECK WITH THEM. THEY PROVIDED ME A COPY OF THE SYSTEM STATUS REPORT OF 10/9/20 SHOWING THAT THERE WERE NO ISSUES. SO I WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THEY HAVE CONFIRMED THAT #3 CYLINDER IS FULL OF WATER; THEY SAID THEY COULD GET A FUEL SAMPLE ONCE I AUTHORIZED THEM TO WORK ON THE FUEL TANK REMOVAL AND CLEANING. ONCE THEY PROCEEDED, THEY STATED THEY FOCUSED ON CLEANING THE SPARK PLUGS AND PERFORMING AN OIL CHANGE WHICH LED THEM TO FIND OUT THERE IS INTERNAL DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. SO THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD STOP UNTIL MY INSURANCE COMPANY CHECKS THE CAR. THEY SAID THEY TOOK MULTIPLE FUEL SAMPLES AND DID NOT SEE WATER BUT THERE WAS WATER FILLED IN THE ENGINE CYLINDERS. THEY HAVE ASKED ME IF THE CAR WAS IN A FLOOD, BUT THERE WAS NO MASSIVE RAIN OR STORM WHICH FLOODED THE AREA. THEY EMPHASIZED THAT IT IS NOT A WARRANTABLE REPAIR AS IT IS NOT A PROBLEM CAUSED BY THE MANUFACTURER, WHICH SOUNDED QUESTIONING. THE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME IF THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE OIL AND FUEL TANK, THEN THE ONLY WAY THAT WATER CAN GET INTO THE ENGINE IS MANUALLY POURING LOTS OF WATER THROUGH AIR INTAKE, WHICH ALSO SOUNDS RIDICULOUS AS I HAVE NEVER TOUCHED IT NOR THERE WAS NO TRACE OF SOMEONE TRYING TO OPEN MY HOOD FROM INSIDE AND PUTTING WATER. AFTER I EXPLAINED TO THEM, THEY SAID THEY STILL CANNOT PROVIDE AN ANSWER AS TO WHY THERE IS WATER, BUT IT CANNOT BE WARRANTABLE REPAIR. IF THEY DO NOT KNOW THE CLEAR CAUSE OF THE ISSUES, HOW CAN THEY STRONGLY CONFIRM IT IS NOT DUE TO MANUFACTURER ISSUES? | Crash: No Fire: No | 15,525 |
| Sep 2020 | STEERING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | A MESSAGE CAME OVER THE DASHBOARD "TPMS TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM MALFUNCTION, SEE DEALERSHIP". THERE WAS A TEXT MESSAGE THEN APPEARED ON THE MUSIC SCREEN. I WAS ON MY WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE CAR WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT LANE TOWARDS TRAFFIC AND I WAS PULLING TO THE LEFT AND HIT THE JERSEY BARRIER AND SPIN THE CAR AROUND. THE VEHICLE FROM THE REAR HIT ME AND | Crash: Yes Fire: No Towed | 1,200 |
| Sep 2020 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2020 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE LANE DEPARTURE FEATURE ACTIVATED, FORCING THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE CENTER IN BETWEEN THE LANES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER AN OBJECT OR ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS NEARBY, THE FORWARD COLLISION AUTOMATIC BRAKING ENGAGED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED THE VEHICLE RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MCGRATH HONDA (2020 N RANDALL RD, ELGIN, IL 60123) TO BE DIAGNOSED AND TEST DRIVEN HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK 5 ADDITIONAL TIMES WITH THE SAME RESULTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR MORE DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3,200. | Crash: No Fire: No | 3,200 |
| Sep 2020 | SERVICE BRAKES | I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 65 MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR BRAKES CAME ON WHILE I STILL HAD MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL. LUCKILY FOR ME THERE WHERE NO CARS BEHIND. I HAVE SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT WITH HONDA SERVICE DEPART FIRST THING TOMORROW MORNING. I JUST PURCHASED MY HONDA ACCORD 2020 VEHICLE A MONTH AGO. | Crash: No Fire: No | 65 |
| Sep 2020 | ENGINE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2020 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50-70 MPH IN THE RAIN, THE VEHICLE LOSS MOTIVE POWER AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE CONTACT NOTICED THERE WAS ABNORMAL ODOR OF FUEL IN THE OIL. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED SOUTHEASTERN HONDA (3125 US-1, PALM BAY, FL 32905 (321) 270-8341) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE SENSOR MAY HAVE GOTTEN WET CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SWITCH TO LIMP MODE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300. | Crash: No Fire: No | 300 |
| Aug 2020 | SERVICE BRAKES | I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 15 GOING 70MPH ON A CLEAR SUNNY DAY AND NO TRAFFIC WAS IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CAR SUDDENLY FLASH THE BRAKE LIGHT INDICATOR AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN STOPPING INSTANTLY AS IF THEIR WAS CAR IN FRONT OF MINE. LUCKILY I LOOKED THE MIRROR AND SEEN A SEMI TRUCK BEHIND ME HIT HIS BRAKES AND I HAD TO FLOOR THE GAS PEDAL BEFORE BEING REAR ENDED BU THE SEMI TRUCK. THIS COULD OF CAUSED MULTIPLE FATALITY IN MY CAR IF I DID NOT HIT THE GAS PEDAL WHEN THE CAR BRAKED FOR NO REASON. THE CAR IS ONLY 6 MO OLD AND HAS 15,000K MILES ON IT. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Aug 2020 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | "TRAFFIC SIGN RECOGNITION SYSTEM" SEEMS TO RECOGNIZE HIGHWAY SHOULDER MILEAGE MARKERS AS A SPEED LIMIT BECAUSE THE SMALL SQUARE SIGNS HAVE BLACK LETTER ON WHITE BACKGROUND. [PENNSYLVANIA, UPPER MERION TOWNSHIP]. THE CAR'S OCR ALGORITHM PROCESSING IS FLAWED. SHOULD BE LOOKING FOR WORDS LIKE SPEED AND LIMIT IN ORDER TO REDUCE THE ERROR RATE. ALSO SHOULD TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE CAR'S AVG SPEEDS FOR THE PAST 5 MINUTES TO FILTER OUT FALSE SIGN RECONITION. REPORTS SPEED LIMIT OF 65MPH IN 35MPH ZONE. ONCE REPORTED SPEED LIMIT 120MPH. THE HIGH ERROR RATE CAN LEAD TO DRIVER CONFUSION AND/OR MISINTERPRETATION OF CURRENT SPEED LIMIT. WHILE IT IS A NICE FEATURE, ITS ACCURACY NEEDS TO BE IMPROVED. FALSE READING HAS HAPPENED OVER SIX TIMES IN THE PAST FEW WEEKS. | Crash: No Fire: No | 3,000 |