CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2013-2014 Honda Accord is showing signs of an electrical problem with the starter failing soon after the 36K mile warranty expires. It's compounded by reports that the OEM battery doesn't have sufficient amps to start the V6 reliably after a year or two.
For now we are rating this problem with the "Beware" seal because it's occurring so soon after the 36K mile warranty expires. The upshot is when your Accord won't start, that's never good, but especially bad when it's just a few years old.
Also once again, owners are complaining that the 2014 Honda Accord seats are uncomfortable. Uncomfortable seats has been a significant complaint with the Accord since the 2008 model year.
10.0
really awful
Crashes / Fires:
5 / 4
Injuries / Deaths:
8 / 0
Average Mileage:
38,561 miles
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The engine push start button has stopped working. The battery is new, the starter is good. Numerous attempts have to be made to start the vehicle. Numerous complaints have been filed with Honda and the company refuses to help.
The vehicle is a push start. For several weeks now my car will not start on the first try. I put my foot on the brake press the button and the engine will not start. It gives a clicking noise and the air conditioning and displays come on. Sometimes I have to try 5 times and eventually, it starts. Other times I have to try more than 30 times to get the vehicle to start. I put my foot on the brake and press the button. If the engine does not start, I turn the car completely off and try again. Now the car will not start no matter how many times I press the button with my foot on the brake. This happens when the car has been turned off and parked.
Numerous consumers have had the same problem with the 2014 Honda Accord ignition switch. Honda refuses to do a recall on it. Honda did a recall of other Honda except mines and a few others which should be against the law. If you search on line. The ignition switch is the main problem for 2014 Honda Accord and maybe the reason for numerous accidents, life threatening situations where the car doesn't start in unsafe areas or at night when getting off of work. Please investigate
- Phila, PA, USA
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The contact owns a 2014 Honda Accord. The contact stated that while attempting to start the vehicle, intermittently there was a grinding sound coming from the vehicle and the vehicle would not start-up. Due to the grinding sound, the fly-wheel was replaced after the starter had been replaced the third time. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the starter needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was informed of failure. The contact was informed that the VIN was not under recall. The failure mileage was approximately 110,000.
Got my starter replaced since it was turning off on me but that did not fix the issue. Reading a lot of similar situations. My car has turned off on me once on the freeway and I almost got hit the good thing is I was on the far left lane and turned the wheel on time, but my car was still sticking out a bit I almost got hit multiple times. Turned off on me twice on the street luckily I was in traffic, still a scary and risky situation. Also tried replacing the alternator did not work.
Honda lanewatch which is a camera-based assist that projects a live feed of the vehicle's right-side blind spot on the car's infotainment screen, stopped working. Car distance markings still appear but the camera feed has gone black/there is no live feed. Similar issue is with reverse camera. There is no live image upon entering in reverse gear, the camera feed has gone black.
The car has intermittently had a no crank start problem for the past six months. I thought it was due to a failing battery but that was replaced and the problem has progressively worsened. It will eventually start as of now. According to google, this is a common problem with the Accord that will eventually lead to it not starting at all and a costly repair that may or may not solve the problem. This has happened while parked.
The contact owns a 2014 Honda Accord. The contact stated that the traction control, TPMS, seat belt warning lights were illuminated. Additionally, the forward collision warning and lane departure warning messages were displayed on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to autonation Honda roseville (230 automall dr, roseville, ca 95661, (866)984-4756) where it was diagnosed with needing vehicle stability assist module to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 130,000.
The failing starter is a well known issue among the Honda Accord community. The starter begins to fail prematurely and eventually will fail to start the car leaving the driver and or their passengers stranded. This can happen at anytime/anywhere the vehicle needs to be started. There is a current tsb to replace the starter and turn the flex plate one bolt hole over. Many times this happens after any warranty has expired leaving the owner to pay out of pocket a large amount of money.
Backup camera shows black screen while reversing. Intermittent failure at first, the completely died. When the vehicle was put it reverse the camera screen with guide lines displayed, but no image was visible.
I AM INQUIRING ON MY VEHICLE BECAUSE I RECEIVED ANOTHER RECALL NOTICE. WHEN I PUT MY CAR IN DRIVE, REVERSE, NEUTRAL, OR PARK, SPORT I CANNOT SEE THE LIGHT ON THE SYSTEM. IT CONSTANTLY BLINKS LIKE IT'S STUCK. I HAVE BROUGHT THIS UP NUMEROUS TIMES TO DIFFERENT HONDA DEALERS. I AM IN THE MILITARY AND ACTIVE DUTY SO I USE MY VEHICLE TO DRIVE FOR WORK. IT ALSO HAS CONNECTION ISSUES WITH MY BLUETOOTH WHEN I TRY TO CONNECT MY PHONE OR NEED TO TAKE A PHONE CALL. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A FEW YEARS AND I STILL HAVE MY DOCUMENTATION AND RECEIPTS FOR ALL THE HONDAS AND SERVICE DEALERS THAT HAVE PREFORMED SERVICES ON MY CAR AND IT NEVER GETS FIXED OR RESOLVED AND DATES BACK ALL THE WAY FROM 2016-2020. THERE HAS BEEN TIMES WHEN I TURN MY CAR ON IN THE MORNING AND THE TEMPERATURE AND SCREENS ARE ALL SCRAMBLED AS WELL. I ADDED ALL MY RECEIPTS AND I HAVE SPENT OVER $6,007.23 TO BE EXACT ON MY CAR REPAIRS AND STILL NO RESOLUTION FOR THE ELECTRICAL ERRORS THAT KEEP HAPPENING. I DO HOPE SOMEONE CAN RESOLVE THIS ISSUE AND MY SAFETY CONCERNS ON MY VEHICLE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND I CAN BE CONTACTED BELOW. [XXX] CELL: [XXX] EMAILS: [XXX] OR [XXX] INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
Starter malfunctioned while parked on the street. This is a widely reported issue with hundreds of reports online and no recall. Cost to replace at dealer is over $700. Car died on the street.
Putting vehicle in reverse, the car jerked and shut off thenstarted on own. Repeated twice. This happened once while making a broken U turn in a culdesac, the other was in my parking spot.
The contact owns a 2014 Honda Accord. The contact stated that several attempts were needed to start the vehicle. The contact mentioned that the failure occurred intermittently. The power steering, tire pressure and check engine warning lights were illuminated. The contact stated that on another occasion when the vehicle restarted on the second attempt, several warning lights were blinking randomly then disappeared. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and was diagnosed that the failure was a faulty sensor. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was taken to another independent mechanic and was diagnosed and no failure code was found and was informed the vehicle was fine. The contact mentioned that the dealer replaced the brake pads and provided an oil change. The vehicle was not yet taken to a dealer. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 68,000.
My 2014 Honda Accord does not start intermittently. Started when my car had 40,000 miles on it. I thought it to be a battery problem. Had my battery tested at advance auto parts and my battery was good. I still replace it. Next day, same problem. No start until the 8th attempt. The loud grinding that come with the fail attempt is frustrating and embarrassing. Today after 11 failed attempts to start my car it finally started on the 12th time. I'm so over Honda and the crazy part is I own a 2007 Honda Accord, a 2010 Honda Accord and this 2014 Honda Accord. The two older years gives me 0 problems while the newer one with less miles give me sooo much trouble. Honda stand up and be the reputable dealer that caused me to buy Honda in the first place. Oh and next the brkes are nothing like the older models. U feel a skip and you slide. These brakes are by far the worst
The car wont start intermittently. You hear a clicking sound when trying to start. After waiting for few minutes and try again it will start and the problem comes back again.
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- Coral Gables, FL, USA