2015 Honda Accord UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.
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PROBLEMS STARTING. THOUGHT IT WAS TIME FOR A NEW BATTERY SO I BOUGHT A TOP OF THE LINE ONE SO THAT I DO NOT HAVE TO REPLACE EVERY 3 YEARS. STILL DOES THE SAME THING. TAKES SOMETIMES 4 AND EVEN 7 TIMES TO START. WHEN LEAVING IN THE MORNING FOR ERRANDS WILL START BUT DON'T WANT TO TURN OFF AFRAID THAT I WILL BE STUCK. I BOUGHT THE HONDA THINKING I WAS GETTING A RELIABLE CAR. SO IS MY STARTER OR IGNITION AN ISSUE. OR ELECTRICAL. I DON'T LIKE HAVING CAR PROBLEMS, I AM NOT VERY HAPPY. PLEASE HELP
MY 2015 HONDA ACCORD SPORT STARTED GIVING ME TROUBLE BY NOT STARTING. IT WOULD DO IT EVERY ONCE IN AWHILE STARTING THE SUMMER OF 2019. BY THE WINTER, IT WASN'T STARTING UP UP TO 3 TIMES A WEEK. EVENTUALLY BY THE SUMMER OF 2020, THE CAR WOULDN'T START AT ALL.
BACKUP CAMERA ON THE VEHICLE STOPPED WORKING WHEN PUT IN REVERSE. HAD TO PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED ON 3/3/2020 EQUAL TO WHAT A CAR PAYMENT WOULD OF BEEN A MONTH AFTER FINISHING PAYING OFF VEH.
RECALL FOUND FOR REPLACE BATTERY MGMT SENSOR
INTERMITTENT PROBLEM STARTING THE CAR. AT TIMES THE CAR WOULD START NORMALLY AFTER THE FIRST TURN OF THE KEY. AT OTHER TIMES IT MAY TAKE MORE THAN ONE TURN OF THE KEY OR AS MANY AS 7 TO 10 TURNS OF THE KEY FOR THE CAR TO START. THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN PARK AT ALL TIMES. BEFORE THE CAR STARTED, ALL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT SUCH AS RADIO, WINDSHIELD, A/C, DASHBOARD LIGHTS WERE WORKING AS NORMAL. THIS CONDITION HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. THERE WAS NO WORK DONE ON THE CAR; ALL ELECTRICAL AND ENGINE PARTS THE SAME AS WHEN THE CAR WAS FIRST PURCHASED.
MY 2015HONDA ACCORD PURCHASED NEW OFF THE LOT AND WELL MAINTAINED HAS ISSUES WITH START UP SYSTEM. DEALER REPORTS IT IS A STARTER FAILURE. WHEN FOOT IS FIRMLY PLACED ON THE BRAKE AND START PUSH BUTTON IS PUSHED THE CAR WILL MAKE ONE CLICK SOUND AND NOT START, IT CAN TAKE UP TO 10 ATTEMPTS TO START CAR. THE DISPLAY DOES SHOW UP. I HAD THE BATTERY SENSOR RECALL FIXED AND THIS DID NOT MAKE A DIFFERENCE. DEALER WANTS OVER $750 TO REPAIR STARTER.I BELIEVE THERE IS ANOTHER ISSUE HAPPENING CAUSING THE STARTER TO DIE. HONDA NEEDS TO RECALL THESE STARTERS AND GET DOWN TO THE ROOT CAUSE, BECAUSE THOUSAND OF OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME STARTING ISSUES WITH THESE CARS. IT IS VERY SAD THAT HONDAS REPUTATION IS BEING STAINED DUE TO THEIR NEGLIGENCE IN CORRECTING THIS ISSUE.
ALMOST DAILY THE CAR WILL NOT START ON THE FIRST TRY. IT CAN TAKE UP TO 10 ATTEMPTS TO GET IT STARTED. ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON DASH TURN ON AND I HEAR A CLICK BUT IT DOESN'T START. SOMETIMES IF I STEP OUT OF THE CAR AND REINTRODUCE THE KEY IT WORKS BUT NOT ALWAYS. WE CHANGED THE KEY FOB BATTERY, HAD THE RECALL FIXED AND THE DEALER SAID CAR HAD A GOOD INSPECTION. BATTERY AND STARTER ARE GOOD.
WHILE PARKING CAR REAR BACK UP CAMERA HAS A BLACK SCREEN..
THERE ARE TIMES WHEN MY CAR WON'T START ON THE FIRST TRY. IT SOME TIMES TAKES 3 OR 4 TRIES. WE HAVE CHECKED THE BATERRY AND ITS WORKING JUST FINE. IT SEEMS LIKE ITS THE STARTER. IT KEEPS HAPPENING MORE OFTEN NOW.
TRAVELING IN CAR ON HIGHWAY WITH NO OTHER CARS AROUND AND SUNROOF SUDDENLY EXPLODED.
HORN BUTTON ( LEFT SIDE) ON THE STEERING WILL NOT WORK. DEPRESSING THE HORN BUTTON ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT ACTIVATE THE HORN. RIGHT SIDE IS OK.
STARTER WENT OUT. REPLACED STARTER. STARTER BEGAN TO ACT UP AGAIN. STARTER OUT AGAIN. COULD POSSIBLY BE A PROBLEM WITH A PART THAT IS CONNECTED TO THE STARTER.
I AM HAVING THE PROBLEM WHEN I GO TO START MY CAR IT CLICKS BUT WON'T TURN OVER UNTIL AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. NEW BATTERY NOT THE PROBLEM ALL LIGHTS ARE WORKING .IT BEGAN AFTER I WENT AND HAD A BATTERY SENSOR RECALL DONE. AFTER SEVERAL REACH OUTS I SEE THIS IS A MAJOR COMPLAINT ON THIS YEAR OF VEHICLE.
CAR BATTERY ISSUES. WON'T HOLD A CHARGE. WILL NOT START AT RANDOM WEEKLY. JUST CLICKS EVEN AFTER DRIVING FOR 30 MINS AND RETURNING TO CAR. TOOK IT TO DEALER, BATTERY GOOD, ALTERNATOR GOOD, STARTER GOOD. 2DAYS LATER HAPPENS AGAIN. ESPECIALLY AFTER PUTTING IN FUEL. TURN CAR ON, BATTERY DEAD. RIDICULOUS. TAKE IT BACK TO DEALER. ALL DIAGNOSTICS GOOD. GO TO WORK, COME OUT TO LEAVE BATTERY DEAD. GET A JUMP FROM CO WORKER, DRIVE HOME. NEXT MORNING DEAD. TAKE IT TO AUTOZONE FOR CHARGE, BATTERY LOW ON CHARGE. GET BATTERY CHARGED 4 HOURS, DRIVE TO NY & BACK HOME. GO OUT TO 7ELEVEN BATTERY DEAD, CLICK CLICK. AUTOZONE OR DEALER REFUSE TO SELL BATTERY BECAUSE BATTERY READS GOOD. WHAT'S THE ISSUE. HONDA WITHOUT EVEN CHECKING CAR SAYS IT'S A MAJOR ISSUE WITH 'THESE' CARS AND $700 FOR NEW BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR!!! FOR WHAT? FORD DEALER (WHERE PURCHASED) GAVE THE 'ALL GOOD' AS DID AUTOZONE TESTING.
I HAVE A 2015 HONDA ACCORD WITH ABOUT 34,000 MILES ON IT. A FEW WEEKS AGO I NOTICED I STARTED HAVING TROUBLE TURNING ON MY CAR. WELL THIS MORNING IT JUST WOULDNT START. THE BATTERY IS NEW. WHEN I PRESS THE BRAKE AND PUSH START IT WONT START. I'M GUESSING IT'S MY STARTED. I HAVE LOOKED ONLINE AND THERE ARE TONS OF FORUMS ABOUT DEFECTIVE STARTERS ON 2015 HONDA ACCORDS. WHY ISNT THIS A RECALL?
I AM HAVING INTERMITTENT ISSUES WITH MY CAR STARTING. IT DOES ONE CLICK AND WON'T START. THERE IS NO TURNING OVER. IT LOOKS LIKE MY RADIO ISN'T RESETTING WHEN IT HAPPENS. I TOOK IT TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID MY BATTERY IS 100%, MY STARTER IS FINE, AND MY ALTERNATOR IS FINE AS WELL. AN HOUR AFTER LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP IT DIDN'T START AGAIN. CONNECTIONS AREN'T CORRODED. I HAVE TO ATTACH A BATTERY JUMP START PACK TO START MY CAR EVERY TIME TO FAILS. I HAVE READ FORUMS THAT HAVE CLAIMED THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH FAULTY STARTERS FOR 2013-2015 HONDA ACCORDS, BUT THEY DO NOT HAVE A LEGAL RECALL. MY CAR IS JUST UNDER 50K MILES AT 49,600, AND LIKELY IS JUST OUT OF THE WARRANTY MILEAGE.
MY SUNROOF EXPLODED TWICE WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, JANUARY 31, 2018 AND AGAIN ON FEBRUARY 26, 2018. AFTER ESCALATING MY CONCERNS TO HONDA CORPORATE IN CALIFORNIA, LUCAS HONDA MADE THE REPAIRS, ALTHOUGH THE SECOND REPAIR WAS IMPROPERLY DONE. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO LUCAS HONDA MARCH 13, 2018 FOR THE SECOND REPAIR BECAUSE IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITH ALL THE LOOSE AND BROKEN GLASS EVERYWHERE, PLUS I HAD JUST RETURNED TO FL FROM TX AFTER HAVING MAJOR SURGERY WHICH LIMITED MY MOBILITY. I CALLED AND EMAILED TRACY TO LET HIM KNOW THAT THERE WAS A SMALL GAP IN THE RUBBER LINING THAT WAS AFFIXED TO THE GLASS AS WELL AS THERE WAS STILL LOOSE GLASS THAT I COULD HEAR WHEN TURNING THE CAR OR OPENING THE SUNROOF. IN FACT, THE SUNROOF JAMMED AND IT TOOK ABOUT 10 MINUTES TO GET IT CLOSED AGAIN, FROM THAT POINT I DIDN'T OPEN IT AGAIN. HE LEFT A VOICEMAIL ON 03/16/18 SAYING THAT ONCE IT HEATS UP THE RUBBER SHOULD MOLD IN PLACE SECURING THE GLASS. I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM DARIAN CURTIS AT HONDA CORPORATE THAT A DISTRICT PARTS AND SERVICE MANAGER WOULD BE OVERSEEING THE 3RD REPAIR. I PICKED UP MY CAR SHORTLY THEREAFTER AND HAVE HEARD NOTHING ELSE,NO EXPLANATION,NO RESOLUTION, NOTHING AT ALL. I HAVE SINCE TRADED IN THE VEHICLE FOR SOMETHING ELSE SINCE IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND I AM FEARFUL OF DRIVING IT. THESE UNEXPLAINED INSTANCES COULD CAUSE HARM TO ME AND OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD.
THE PLASTIC CASE OF THE BATTERY SENSOR MAY HAVE GAPS THAT ALLOW MOISTURE TO ENTER THE SENSOR. IF MOISTURE CONTAINING CONDUCTIVE SUBSTANCES (SUCH AS ROAD SALT) ENTERS THE BATTERY SENSOR, IT COULD CAUSE AN ELECTRICAL SHORT AND SUBSEQUENTLY, A FIRE.
FOUL/MUSTY PUNGENT SMELL COMING FROM THE VENTS WITH AIR ON OR OFF. BROUGHT TO A HONDA DEALER...PERFORMED AC/HEATING EVAPORATOR CLEANING/CHANGED ALSO THE ELEMENT FILTER. THE SMELL HAS COME BACK. I DID GOOGLE THE PROBLEM AND FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINS SIMILAR TO MINE
I HAD A RECALLED DATED AUGUST 2017 TO GET THE VEHICLE TO A NEARBY DEALER PROBLEM INDICATED ON THE LETTER: A BATTERY SENSOR CASE MOUNTED ON TOP THE 12V BATTERY WHICH MAY HAVE GAPS THAT COULD ALLOW FOR MOISTURE TO ENTER THE SENSOR. I TOOK IT TO A DEALER OF HONDA OF NEW ROCHELLE IN NY. I WAS TOLD THE PART IS NOT AVAILABLE AND THAT AMERICAN HONDA WILL REISSUE A LETTER. CONSIDERING THE RISK INVOLVED IN DAILY DRIVING THE CAR, HOW SOON WILL THE ISSUE BE FIXED? I AM SCARED DRIVING THIS CAR AND FREELY SO. WHAT FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION HAS AMERICAN HONDA? KINDLY RESPOND. MY NUMMBER -5168089496; EMAIL [email protected]
I RECENTLY BOUGHT THIS CAR IN APRIL 2017 AND NOTICED WHENEVER IT RAINS, THE INTERIOR STINKS LIKE MOLD. I CHECKED FOR LEAKS AND THE RUBBER TRIM AROUND THE DOORS AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THEM. SINCE THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT IS DETECTED BY SMELL, THERE IS NO WAY FOR ME TO PROVE THIS TO A DEALER.
TAKATA RECALL EVERYTIME MY CAR RUNS THRU A DITCH THE LOW TIRE LIGHT COMES ON . I PUT AIR REST THE CALIBRATION AND IN A FEW DAYS I WOULD HIT ANOTHER DITCH AND THE SAME STEPS OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
I WAS GOING HOME ON 6/9/17 ON A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY 52-N AT APPROX 60 MPH. THE CAR QUIT RUNNING, THE REAR WHEELS LOCK ,AND I AM SLIDING SIDEWAYS. THE CAR JUST DIED. THERE WAS A TANKER TRUCK BEHIND ME, WHO HAD TO LOCK DOWN HIS BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING ME WHILE I HAVE MY DAUGHTER WHO IS UNDER 12 YEARS OF AGE IN THE CAR WITH ME! I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID HAVE IT TOWED TO THEM! ON 6/10/17, I WAS TOLD THAT THE BATTERY WAS DEAD AND THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE IT AND HAVE THE TECH DRIVE CAR HOME AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS. ON 6/12/17, I WAS TOLD THAT THEY RESET WARNING SENSOR AND THAT A DIODE WAS BAD. THEY WANTED TECH TO DRIVE CAR AGAIN AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS. ON 6/13/17, I WAS TOLD THAT A SENSOR WAS BAD AND THEY WANTED TECH TO DRIVE CAR AGAIN TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS. THE MORNING OF 6/14/17, I TOLD THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE STEERING HOSE NEEDED REPLACING, AND THEY WANTED A TECH TO DRIVE THE CAR AGAIN! THEY ALSO STATED THEY WERE CALLING THE TECH LINE IN CALIFORNIA TO GET FURTHER INFO. THE AFTERNOON OF 6/14/17, I WAS TOLD THAT THE TECH LINE SUGGESTED CHANGING THE FUEL PUMP AND THAT SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD TAKE 2 DAYS TO GET THE PART AND 1.5 - 2 HOURS TO INSTALL. I SAID OKAY THE MORNING OF 6/15/17, THEY CALLED ME AND SAID PART WAS IN AND INSTALLED, BUT THEY WANTED TECH TO DRIVE AGAIN TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS. I SAID OKAY. THE MORNING OF 6/16/17, I WAS CALLED AND TOLD CAR WAS READY FOR PICK UP. I PICKED CAR UP THE AFTERNOON OF 6/16/17 AND DROVE HOME. I IMMEDIATELY NOTICED A TERRIBLE SMELL. IT ALSO ACTED FUNNY BETWEEN 3RD AND 4TH GEAR. I WENT TO REMOVE A BAG FROM TRUNK AND THE TRUNK SMELLS LIKE A DEAD ANIMAL NOW. SAT. AFTERNOON, I AM GOING HOME AND THE CAR DOES THE SAME EXACT THING BUT ONLY WORSE NOW SINCE I HAVE BOTH KIDS IN THE CAR WITH ME! SOMETHING I NOTICED. THE TECH ONLY DROVE IT 8.5 MILES A DAY (60 MILES TOTAL). 6/19 GOT CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AGAIN!
WITHIN 5 SECONDS AFTER WE GOT INTO THE CAR AND CLOSED THE DOORS ON THE 2 DOOR COUPE THE BACK GLASS EXPLODED. LUCKY I WAS NOT DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. IT SOUNDED LIKE A BOMB AND GLASS FLEW ALL OVER THE CAR. I HAD NOT EVEN STARTED THE ENGINE. IT WAS IN MY PARKING SPACE BEHIND MY HOME. NO ONE WAS NEAR AND THE WEATHER WAS ABOUT 40 DEGREES AND CLEAR.
AIR CONDITION WHEN SET ON HIGH TEMPERATURE (78+), AFTER 10 MINUTES,IT STARTS GENERATING COOL AIR. IN WINTER IT'S NOT WORKING AS PER EXPECTATION. ALWAYS EXPERIENCED WHEN VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. *BF
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The 2015 Honda Accord has 59 UNKNOWN OR OTHER complaints on file. 1 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.