32 complaints reported

2007 Honda Accord Electrical System

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
32
Crashes
0
Fires
1
Injuries
0

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Mar 2010

CAR ALARM ON HONDA ACCORD SE 2007,BOUGHT FROM FULLER HONDA, SAN DIEGO DID NOT ACTIVATE, NEVER ACTIVATE WHILE THE CAR WAS BURGLARIZED/BROKEN IN TO WHILE CAR ALARM WAS ARMED AT OUR DESIGNATED PARKING LOT OUTSIDE OUR APARTMENT . I EMAILED FULLER HONDA TO REPORT THE INCIDENT AND INQUIRE WHY IT DID NOT ACTIVATE AT ALL, EVEN ASK THEM IF ALL THE CARS THEY SELL DO THE SAME. I NEVER GOT ANY REPLY FROM THE COMPANY ABOUT MY EMAIL/ CAR PROBLEM. I DID CLAIM FROM AAA WHAT WAS STOLEN AS A RESULT OF THIS EQUIPMENT FAILURE. CLAIM #[XXX] .I SENT THEM COPIES OF PICTURES I TOOK BEFORE I EVEN CALLED SAN DIEGO POLICE TO INVESTIGATE ON THE THEFT AND WHY THE ALARM NEVER ACTIVATED WHILE ITS ARMED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2007 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Aug 2009
Jan 2010

2007 HONDA ACCORD THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION LOCK WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION VEHICLES. THE KEY WILL GET STUCK IN THE IGNITION AT RANDOM TIMES. I CAME TO THE CONCLUSION WHERE THE VEHICLE WILL NOT REGISTER ITS IN PARK. SO YOU CAN TURN THE ENGINE OFF HOWEVER THE KEY WILL BE STUCK IN THE ON POSITION WHERE THE RADIO WOULD STILL BE PLAYING BUT WILL NOT LET YOU TURN THE KEY BACK TO REMOVE IT OUT THE IGNITION. YOU HAVE TO PUT THE CAR IN GEAR THEN BACK IN PARK MULTIPLE TIMES BEFORE IT WILL LET YOU TURN THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY OFF WHERE YOU CAN REMOVE THE KEY. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2007 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jan 2008
Dec 2009

I TOOK THE BATTERY OUT OF AN 2007 HONDA ACCORD V-6 TO GET ACCESS TO THE HEADLIGHT BULB BEHIND THE BATTERY. I PUT THE BATTERY BACK INTO THE CAR AND INSTALLED THE POSITIVE TERMINAL THEN TOUCHED THE NEGATIVE TERMINAL TO THE NEGATIVE POST ON THE BATTERY AND THE CAR ENGINE STARTED WITHOUT THE KEY BEING TURNED ON. IF I WOULD HAVE HAD MY HANDS IN THE WRONG AREA IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT I WOULD NOT BE TYPING THIS E-MAIL. NO ONE WAS IN THE CAR WITH THE KEY TURNED ON, THE CAR STARTED BY ITSELF AND WOULD NOT SHUT OFF WHEN I TURNED THE KEY TO ON OR OFF, I HAD TO GET INTO THE CAR AND PUT IT INTO GEAR AND THEN BACK TO PARK TO GET THE KEY TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2007 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Dec 2009
Dec 2008

IN APPROXIMATELY AUGUST 2008, THE HORN ON MY 2007 HONDA ACCORD STOPPED WORKING. IT HAD BEEN WORKING FINE BEFORE, BUT WOULD NOT WORK WHEN I TRIED TO WARN ANOTHER DRIVER WHO WAS VEERING INTO MY LANE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND CONFIRMED WITH THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP THAT IT WASN'T WORKING. THEN, WHEN I PICKED IT UP THAT EVENING, HE SAID THAT IT HAD STARTED WORKING AND HE COULDN'T REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. HE SAID INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS ARE HARD TO DIAGNOSE AND TO COME BACK WHEN IT STOPS WORKING AGAIN. SINCE THEN THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN ON AND OFF AND IN HEAVY TRAFFIC I HAVE NARROWLY AVOIDED 3 ACCIDENTS WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO USE MY HORN. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2007 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Aug 2008
Aug 2008

THE DASH AND HEADLIGHTS FLICKER WHENEVER THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR CYCLES, EVEN AT HIGHWAY SPEED. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER, AND THEY SAID THAT ALL HONDA'S DO IT. I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM, AND IT'S EVIDENT THAT THE ISSUE IS WIDESPREAD. MY CAR IS A 2007 ACCORD. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2007 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jan 2008
Jun 2008

WHEN IT GETS COLD (BELOW 45) THE HORN ON MY 2007 HONDA ACCORD WILL NOT SOUND. IT HAS BEEN INTO THE HONDA SERVICE SHOP THEY SAY NOTHING IS WRONG WITH IT. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2007 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jan 2007
Jun 2008

I HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM ON BOTH HONDA AND ACURA MODELS. THE DASH BOARD IS ILLUMINATED AND THE DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHT ARE ON BUT THE HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT. THE PROBLEM IS THE DRIVER BELIEVES THE LIGHTS ARE ON AS THE DASH BOARD IS ON AND THEY HAVE SOME FORWARD VISION. I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM IS THE OWNERS FORGET TO MANUALLY TURN ON THE HEADLIGHTS. IT APPEARS AS IF THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ON WHEN IN FACT THEY ARE NOT. THE MAIN PROBLEMS IS THE TAIL LAMPS ARE NOT ON. TWICE IN THE RECENT PAST ON A DARK CURVED SECTION OF THE HIGHWAY I HAVE ALMOST CHANGED LANES INTO A BLACK HONDA ACCORD AND ON A DIFFERENT OCCASION A BLACK ACURA TSX DUE TO THE SAME ISSUE. FROM BEHIND IN THE DARK THEY ARE BASICALLY INVISIBLE. BOTH TIMES I HAVE TRIED TO NOTIFY THE DRIVER AND BOTH TIMES I WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. I COULD SEE THEIR INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AND COULD NOT GET THEM TO UNDERSTAND THEIR HEADLIGHT WERE NOT ON SINCE FROM THEIR PERSPECTIVE EVERYTHING WAS ON. EITHER THE HEADLIGHTS SHOULD TURN ON AUTOMATICALLY OR THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SHOULD NOT BE ILLUMINATED IF THE HEADLIGHT ARE OFF. THE CURRENT OPERATION OF THESE VEHICLES IS UNSAFE. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2007 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Mar 2008

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Quick Summary

The 2007 Honda Accord has 32 Electrical System complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.