2017 Honda Accord

I have a 2017 Honda Accord, which I purchased new from the dealer. On May 8, 2021, when pulling into my parking space with my foot on the brake, the car suddenly, violently accelerated, jumping the parking curb, crossing the sidewalk, knocking down (1) bush and crashing into another bush when the car finally stopped. I narrowly misses a large tree, the A/C unit in front of my condominium and was very close to running into the exterior wall of my unit. I was pressing the brake the entire time. I immediately put the car in reverse. The bumper needed to be repaired and I was terrified! I researched online to see if anyone else had experienced this sudden acceleration event (SAE) and found a list of 35 other drivers who had experienced the identical SAE while pulling into a parking space. The other incidents indicated that Honda could not find anything wrong with the vehicles, even though this has been a continual complaint. Failure dates were indicated from 2013 - May, 2021 for 2012-2019 Honda Accords. I notified Honda.com of the incident and was assigned a case number but have not received any other communication from them. I made a service appointment at the Honda dealer and was told that I had to wait until June 10th when a Honda engineer would be available to inspect the vehicle and see if they can identify and correct this potentially lethal automotive defect.

The contact owns a 2017 Honda Accord. The contact stated while entering and starting the vehicle, the front driver’s side and passenger’s side seat warmers activated inadvertently and remained on while the vehicle was in operation. The contact stated that the seat warmers were extremely hot to the point of melting the driver’s side front seat. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer to be inspected. The mechanic was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 38,933.

The contact owns a 2017 Honda Accord. The contact stated while driving 40 mph, the contact became aware of a spare tire in the middle of the roadway. While attempting to avoid driving over the tire, the contact swerved and was struck by the vehicle on the driver’s side of the vehicle. The driver’s side seat air bag failed to deploy properly. The contact stated that there were holes in the air bag. The contact was able to pull the vehicle over to the side of the road and call 911. The contact was later told that no emergency service was available. The contact was informed to drive to the residence. There was no medical treatment at the scene however, the contact did see a doctor for pain in their upper left arm and left hip, and side. A police report was filed. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 70,000.

REAR-BACKUP CAMERA WENT BLACK AFTER I DROVE CAR TO PICK UP SON AT FRIENDS HOUSE AT NIGHT CAMERA WORKED, PARKED CAR OVERNIGHT, WENT TO USE CAR NEXT MORNING REAR CAMERA INOP, I THOUGHT IT WAS FUSE SO I CHECKED FUSE, NOT BLOWN.TOOK CAR IN TO HONDA DEALERSHIP 2 DAYS LATER STATED IT WAS P&A DUE TO FAILURE, EST. AT OVER $700 TO REPLACE. VERY UNHAPPY SINCE CAR IS ONLY 4YRS OLD AND ONLY 40K MILES. HOW DO HONDA OWNERS KNOW THAT THIS YEAR CAMERA WAS NOT AFFECTED LIKE THE RECALL ON THE 2018'S. WHAT IF SOME 2017'S HAD THE DEFECTIVE CAMERAS INSTALLED, SO I CALLED HONDA WAS TOLD NO RECALL ON CAMERA, BROUGHT UP THE 2018/ RECALL TO THE REP AND SHE STATED THIS DID NOT AFFECT MY VIN#. I WAS NOT SATISFIED AND WANTED THIS ISSUE TO BE REVIEWED SINCE THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE CAMERA. I FEEL THIS IS AN ISSUE HONDA SHOULD RECTIFY DUE TO IT BEING A SAFETY ISSUE AND THE RECALLS ON OVER THOUSAND OF OTHER CAMERAS IN THEIR OTHER VEHICLES. HONDA SHOULD STAND BY THE OEM PARTS THAT CAME WITH THE VEHICLE AND CORRECT THE SAFETY ISSUE REGARDING REAR CAMERAS THAT STOP WORKING. THIS IS A MULTI-DOLLAR INDUSTRY BECAUSE OF THE EVERYDAY PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF THAT PURCHASE THESE VEHICLES AND THAT IS WHY I FEEL HONDA SHOULD BE MORE CONCERNED WITH THE SAFETY OF THEY DRIVERS AND OTHERS AROUND THEM AND ADD 2017 MODELS TO THEIR RECALL LIST INSTEAD OF MAKING THE CONSUMER PAY TO AN ABSURD AMOUNT OF MONEY TO FIX AN ISSUE WITH HONDA PARTS. HONDA NEEDS TO STAND BY THE CRAFTSMANSHIP OF THEIR PARTS AND VEHICLES JUST LIKE ANY OTHER BUSINESS AND MAKE IT RIGHT TO THE CONSUMER. I ALSO HAD ISSUES WHERE CAR WOULD FEEL LIKE IT WAS GOING TO DIE WHILE TURNING AND ACCELERATING, TOOK IT IN AND DEALERSHIP TO FIND OUT IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP, MADE IT SEEM LIKE THEY WERE DOING ME A FAVOR TO REPLACE IT SINCE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY BY ONLY A FEW HUNDRED MILES WHEN IN FACT IT WAS A RECALL ON MY VIN#. IT HAS BEEN FIXED, DID I GET A LEMON?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HER MOTHER WAS DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF ANY WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO EL PASO HONDA LOCATED AT 1490 LEE TREVINO DR, EL PASO, TX 79936 (915) 591-6100 WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED, JUMPED THE CURB AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WAS NO REPORTED FIRE. THE POLICE REPORT HAD NOT BEEN FINALIZED. THE DRIVER WAS PROVIDED MEDICAL ATTENTION HOWEVER SUCCUMBED TO HER INJURIES. A WITNESS INFORMED THE POLICE THAT THE DRIVER WAS SPEEDING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,517.

2017 HONDA ACCORD SPORT SE. HAS BEEN LOSING POWER AND STALLING RANDOMLY. RESTARTS FINE AFTER PULLING OVER AND TURNING ENGINE OFF.. WHEN IT STARTS TO LOSE POWER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT, AND TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM LIGHT ALL TURN ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED NEARLY 10 TIMES ON THE CITY STREETS GOING 30MPH AND THE FREEWAYS GOING 65+ MPH. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS!! IT HAS HAPPENED THE PAST COUPLE MONTHS AND AGAIN EACH OF THE LAST FEW DAYS.

PART NUMBER39530-T2A-A31 REPAIR COST $550 HONDA DESIGNED A DEFICIENT PLASTIC CLIP TO HOLD THE REAR CAMERA IN PLACE ON THE CAR TRUNK. AFTER NORMAL USE OPENING AND CLOSING THE TRUNK THE CLIP BREAKS AND THE ENTIRE UNIT MUST BE REPLACED. AFTER 23,000 DRIVEN MILES (44 MONTHS) THE CLIP BROKE AND I SPENT $550 TO REPAIR IT. A GOOGLE SEARCH MAKES IT CLEAR THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST THE GOVERNMENT REQUIRE HONDA TO RE-ENGINEER THE REAR CAMERA MOUNT AND OFFER A 10 YEAR EXTENDED WARRANTY.