THE ENGINE STOPS SOMETIMES WHEN I DRIVE AND THE WHEEL SHAKES; JOLTS WHEN I'M WAITING ON A STOP SIGN.
2017 Honda Accord
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 2017 Honda Accord do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 356.
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
229 reports with mileage · 305 unknown
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Electrical System. Review the 152 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine. Review the 62 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Fuel/propulsion System. Review the 55 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
Unknown Or Other complaints
127 reportsMY TRUNK WOULD SUDDENLY OPEN FOR NO REASONS ON A STANDING PARKING LOT. *TR
NOT A SAFETY ISSUE ?? SOMETHING KEEPS KILLING THE BATTERY ON THE CAR .REPLACED BATTERY TWICE IF YOU LEAVE FOR A WEEK THE BATTERY IS DEAD. HAVE A COWORKER THAT HAS THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL WITH SAME ISSUE.HAVE BROUGHT TO HONDA TWICE ONLY TO BE TOLD THERE IS NOTHING WRONG??!! THEREFORE,STILL AN ONGOING ISSUE PRESENTLY.
1/10/2020 CAR WOULDN'T START. NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS. CALLED HONDA ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE THEY PROVIDE A JUMP START IN WHICH THE CAR STARTED. DROVE THE CAR RIGHT TO DAVID HOBBS HONDA. THEY PERFORMED TEST WHICH SAID EVERYTHING. 6/4/2020 MY CAR DID THE EXACT SAME THING EXPECT THIS TIME I DID DRIVE TO THE DEALERSHIP AFTER GETTING A…
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1/10/2020 CAR WOULDN'T START. NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS. CALLED HONDA ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE THEY PROVIDE A JUMP START IN WHICH THE CAR STARTED. DROVE THE CAR RIGHT TO DAVID HOBBS HONDA. THEY PERFORMED TEST WHICH SAID EVERYTHING. 6/4/2020 MY CAR DID THE EXACT SAME THING EXPECT THIS TIME I DID DRIVE TO THE DEALERSHIP AFTER GETTING A JUMP START. LATER THAT EVENING I WENT TO START THE CAR AND IT WOULDN'T START. 6/5/2020 MORNING THE CAR WOULDN'T START. IN ALL INCIDENTS THE CAR WOULD TRY TO TURN ON BUT WOULDN'T, THE KEYLESS ENTRY WORKED, ALL LIGHTS WORKS. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED ON ALL INCIDENTS. ALL INCIDENTS THE CAR WAS STATIONARY. 6/5/2020 MY CAR WAS TOWED TO DAVID HOBBS HONDA AND THEY NOTIFIED ME THE WAS COMPLETELY DEAD WHEN IT ARRIVED NOTHING WAS WORKING. THEY CALLED BACK LATER IN THE DAY AFTER DOING TESTING AND ONCE AGAIN SAID ALL TESTING WAS FINE. HOWEVER, THEY WOULD LIKE TO KEEP MY VEHICLE OVERNIGHT TO SEE IF MY CAR WOULD WORK IN THE MORNING AND TO DO TESTING AGAIN. MY VEHICLE IS STILL AT THE DEALERSHIP. *TR
WHEN DRIVING AT A VERY SLOW SPEED I CAN HEAR WHAT SOUNDS LIKE RUBBING. AS THE CAR GETS UP TO SPEED THE SOUND IS STILL THERE, BUT NOT AS NOTICEABLE WITH ALL OF THE OTHER NOISES DURING DRIVING. IT SOUNDS LIKE THE BRAKES ARE GETTING STUCK OR HAVE A SLOW RELEASE. THERE IS NO VISUAL DAMAGE TO THE ROTOR OR BRAKE PADS, BUT THE WHEEL NO…
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WHEN DRIVING AT A VERY SLOW SPEED I CAN HEAR WHAT SOUNDS LIKE RUBBING. AS THE CAR GETS UP TO SPEED THE SOUND IS STILL THERE, BUT NOT AS NOTICEABLE WITH ALL OF THE OTHER NOISES DURING DRIVING. IT SOUNDS LIKE THE BRAKES ARE GETTING STUCK OR HAVE A SLOW RELEASE. THERE IS NO VISUAL DAMAGE TO THE ROTOR OR BRAKE PADS, BUT THE WHEEL NOISE IS STILL THERE. I'VE SEEN MANY PEOPLE HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE WITH NO FIX AVAILABLE. I DON'T CARE IF ITS KNOWN TO HAPPEN BECAUSE OF THE TIRE/RIM PACKAGE, OR WHATEVER. FIX THE ISSUE! THIS IS A RECURRING ISSUE THAT NO ONE SEEMS TO BE ON THE HUNT FOR THE FIX. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
I HAVE A 2017 ACCORD - IN SEPTEMBER 2019 THE BACKUP CAMERA LCD SCREEN STARTED TO FLICKER FOR A WEEK OR SO EACH TIME I PUT THE CAR INTO REVERSE. WHEN I CHANGED THE CAMERA ANGLE IT WOULD SOMETIMES COME BACK AND WORK WHILE BACKING UP, BUT THEN IT WENT TO A BLACK SCREEN ALTOGETHER. IT'S BEEN BLACK EVER SINCE, THE CAMERA GOES ON WHIL…
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I HAVE A 2017 ACCORD - IN SEPTEMBER 2019 THE BACKUP CAMERA LCD SCREEN STARTED TO FLICKER FOR A WEEK OR SO EACH TIME I PUT THE CAR INTO REVERSE. WHEN I CHANGED THE CAMERA ANGLE IT WOULD SOMETIMES COME BACK AND WORK WHILE BACKING UP, BUT THEN IT WENT TO A BLACK SCREEN ALTOGETHER. IT'S BEEN BLACK EVER SINCE, THE CAMERA GOES ON WHILE I REVERSE BUT NOTHING SHOWS ON THE LCD SCREEN BUT THE GUIDING YELLOW LINES. I WENT TO FIX THE CAMERA TODAY MYSELF AND NOTICED THE RECALL OF THE 2018 ACCORDS. I THINK THE SAME ISSUE IS HAPPENING WITH THE 2017 ACCORD. I'D LIKE TO SEE HONDA TAKE RESPONSIBILITY RATHER THAN HAVE TO PAY ANOTHER $200-$350 TO FIX THIS. I AM OUT OF WARRANTY. HERE IS WHAT I FOUND THAT BROUGH ME TO THIS SITE. VEHICLES RECALLED: 232,140 OF THE 2018 HONDA ACCORD SEDAN AND 2019 HONDA INSIGHT HYBRID SEDAN. THE PROBLEM: THE BACKUP CAMERA MAY FAIL BECAUSE OF BAD SOFTWARE. THE FIX: DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE DISPLAY AUDIO UNIT SOFTWARE, AT NO CHARGE TO OWNERS. HOW TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER: THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN NOV. 5, 2018. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 888-234-2138. HONDA'S NUMBERS FOR THIS RECALL ARE K2G AND V2F. NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V629
BACKUP CAMERA HAS BECOME BLURRY AND UPON RESEARCH ONLINE, THERE ARE OTHERS HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR 2018 HONDA ACCORD VEHICLES, HOWEVER, THIS RECALL NEEDS TO APPLY TO ALL HONDA'S WITH BACK UP CAMERAS BECAUSE THIS IS DANGEROUS AS THE OWNER CANNOT SEE SOMETHING OR SOMEONE DUE TO HOW BLURRY IT IS.
REAR CAMERA HAS MALFUNCTIONED. THE DASHBOARD SCREEN SHOWS A BLACK BACKGROUND WITH HORIZONTAL 'VIBRATING ' LINES. 2018 HONDA ACCORDS HAD A RECALL FOR THIS BUT TO DATE THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL FOR THE 2017 ACCORDS ALTHOUGH IT SEEMS TO BE THE SAME PROBLEM.
ON 9-12-2019, MY WIFE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN ACCELERATION WITH HER 2017 HONDA ACCORD. SHE TURNED INTO A PARKING SPACE AT A LOCAL FUNERAL HOME, STOPPED AND WAS ABOUT TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK. SUDDENLY THE CAR ACCELERATED, SURGING FORWARD OVER THE CURB, DOWN THE LANDSCAPED BANK, OVER ANOTHER CURB, CROSSED OVER A 2 LANE ROAD, OVER A CU…
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ON 9-12-2019, MY WIFE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN ACCELERATION WITH HER 2017 HONDA ACCORD. SHE TURNED INTO A PARKING SPACE AT A LOCAL FUNERAL HOME, STOPPED AND WAS ABOUT TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK. SUDDENLY THE CAR ACCELERATED, SURGING FORWARD OVER THE CURB, DOWN THE LANDSCAPED BANK, OVER ANOTHER CURB, CROSSED OVER A 2 LANE ROAD, OVER A CURB INTO A FAST FOOD ENTRANCE, OFF THE CURB, CONTINUING FORWARD AND HIT THE RIGHT REAR CLIP OF A CAR IN THE DRIVE THRU, OVER ANOTHER CURB AND FINALLY STOPPED AFTER HITTING A TREE. THE BREAKS DID NOT SLOW OR STOP THE CAR. THE CAR TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET BEFORE STRIKING THE TREE. THE CAR WAS TOTALED DUE TO ALL OF THE DAMAGE UNDERNEATH. I REPORTED THE ISSUE TO MY HONDA DEALER ON 9-13-19. THEY GAVE ME THE NUMBER TO THEIR NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS. HONDA SENT FIELD REPS OUT TO EXAMINE THE CAR AND TRY TO PULL ANY DATA. ON 10/10/19 I RECEIVED A CALL FROM HONDA STATING NO ISSUES FOUND. AFTER CHECKING THE INTERNET I FOUND OVER 150 ISSUES WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION ISSUES WITH HONDA. THIS REOCCURRING ISSUE NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED BEFORE IT RESULTS INTO SOMEONE DYING .
LAST NIGHT I HAD JUST GOTTEN HOME FROM WORKED AND GONE IN THE HOUSE TO CHANGE FOR CHURCH. LESS THAN 5 MINUTES LATER, I RETURNED TO MY CAR AND WHEN TRYING TO START IT, IT WOULD START UP. LIGHTS FLICKERED ON DASH, BUT IT WOULDN'T TURN OVER. HAD ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE COME TO JUMP START CAR. LESS THAN 24 HOURS LATER, THE SAME THING HA…
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LAST NIGHT I HAD JUST GOTTEN HOME FROM WORKED AND GONE IN THE HOUSE TO CHANGE FOR CHURCH. LESS THAN 5 MINUTES LATER, I RETURNED TO MY CAR AND WHEN TRYING TO START IT, IT WOULD START UP. LIGHTS FLICKERED ON DASH, BUT IT WOULDN'T TURN OVER. HAD ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE COME TO JUMP START CAR. LESS THAN 24 HOURS LATER, THE SAME THING HAPPENED. CAR WON'T START AFTER DRIVING THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON ALREADY. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS HIS HAPPENED THIS YEAR, WITH IN A FEW MONTHS. CAR HAS LESS THAT 50K MILES. THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO BECAUSE IF I'M IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE, THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS.
Official recalls
326V332000 · Air Bags:sensor:occupant Classification:front Passenger
May 21, 2026
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018-2021, 2023 Acura TLX, 2019-2024 RDX, 2017-2020, 2022-2026 MDX, 2017-2021, 2023, 2025 Honda Ridgeline, 2017-2022 Pilot, 2019-2021 Passport, 2018-2026 Odyssey, 2019-2022 Insight, 2019-2021 HR-V, 2018-2020 Fit, 2020-2022 CR-V Hybrid, 2017-2022 CR-V, 2017-2018, 2021 Civic Type R, 2017-2021 Civic hatchback, 2016-2020 Civic coupe, 2016-2022 Civic, 2017-2022 Accord Hybrid, and 2016-2022 Accord vehicles. The front passenger seat weight sensor may crack and short circuit, which can cause the air bags to deploy unintentionally during a crash.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: Air bags that deploy unintentionally during a crash increase the risk of injury.
Remedy: Dealers will replace the seat weight sensors, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 7, 2026. Owners may contact Honda's customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are BOL, WO9, OOA, WOM, XOH, NOC, POD, BOE, UOF, POB, EOG, AOI, QO8, TOJ, DO7, and SOK. This recall expands previous NHTSA recall number 24V064. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning May 29, 2026.
23V858000 · Fuel System, Gasoline:delivery:fuel Pump
Dec 18, 2023
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2013-2023 Honda Accord, Civic Coupe, Civic Sedan, Civic Hatchback, Civic Type R, CR-V, HR-V, Ridgeline, Odyssey, Acura ILX, MDX, MDX Hybrid, RDX, RLX, TLX, 2019-2022 Honda Insight, Passport, 2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid, 2018-2019 Honda Clarity PHEV, Fit, and 2015-2020 Honda Accord Hybrid, Pilot, Acura NSX vehicles. The fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: Fuel pump failure can cause an engine stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Dealers will replace the fuel pump module, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed September 6, 2024. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are KGC and KGD. This recall is an expansion of NHTSA recall numbers 21V-215 and 20V-314.
19V060000 · Fuel System, Other:delivery:fuel Pump
Jan 29, 2019
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2016-2018 Acura MDX, 2015-2019 Acura TLX and 2015-2017 Honda Accord vehicles, equipped with a 3.5L V6 engine. Particulates in fuel may adhere to the internal components of the fuel pump, reducing its performance.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: Reduced fuel pump performance can result in an engine stall, increasing the risk of crash.
Remedy: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will update the fuel injection engine control unit (FI-ECU) software and, if necessary, replace the fuel pump, free of charge. The recall began March 25, 2019. Owners may contact customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Acura's recall number for this recall is P3W. Honda's recall number for this recall is N3X.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.
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