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:
2 / 2
Injuries / Deaths:
5 / 0
Average Mileage:
36,450 miles
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Hello' whenever I cold start my Honda Accord, there's a short grinding noise at the start, in which disappears immediately after a second or two of the grinding. This has happened every single cold start since I bought the car 3 months ago. After doing some research, it appears there was a similar issue for earlier years of this car.
When starting the engine a loud squealing noise happens and it can go away or remain for multiple attempts. The starter light is on during this entire process. It may not happen for weeks then mult times a day
The contact owns a 2014 Honda Accord. The contact stated that it took numerous attempts to start the vehicle and the starter warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and the starter was repaired. The failure recurred and the mechanic replaced the battery. The failure recurred a third time. The vehicle was not repaired again. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was made aware of the failures. The failure mileage was 54,000.
Since the expiration of the vehicle's warranty, the following issues have occurred. Both door locking actuators have failed and require replacement. This failure requires the driver to manually lock and unlock the vehicle. The air conditioning blower motor has failed several times and will eventually need to be replaced, causing no air to flow through the vents in some of the hottest and coldest days of the year. Most noticeably the starter and starter solenoid has failed on several occasions, preventing the engine from starting, and will also need to be replaced.
I have a 2014 Honda Accord ex and it's burning 2 to 3 quarts of oil every 2 weeks. It's aggravating it's burning so much oil and there are thousands of reviews about this matter with the Accord model and Honda is not doing anything about it. I took the car to the dealership for this matter and I have extended warranty and they were said that they will charge me $129.99 to look at the car when I have the extended warranty. I feel so disappointed in Honda because they are leaving their loyal customers in the air when they know what is going on and don't do anything to help... I drive a little in the city but mainly on highway. How many people have to complain in order for Honda to do something about this serious problem... help help help help help help help help help help
- Providence, RI, USA
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The vehicle made a loud grinding noise and failed to start at 50K miles on the odometer. Dealer stated that the starter needed to be replaced at a cost of over $900. Dealer refused to provide assistance with expense despite low mileage and clearly premature problem with this vehicle.
Grinding noise while attempting to start. Vehicle was stationary. Grinding noise can occur once or up to 10 times before engine will finally start. Engine had less than 100,000 miles when initially occurred. Continued to get worse over time and mileage.
The contact owns a 2014 Honda Accord. When the contact pressed the push/start button to start the vehicle, the engine would not immediately start. The failure was not diagnosed or repaired. The local dealer and manufacturer were not notified. The failure mileage was 60,000.
Starter went bad and was intermittent. The solenoid would not work at times. Also engine would turn over slowly like it had a bad battery. Replaced battery 2X!!!
I have been experiencing trouble starting my car recently. I push the start button have my food on the break and it takes a few times sometimes over 4 times to actually start the car. Lights and everything come on when I push to start but the engine is not turning over. Dealership tested battery, alternator, starter, and wiring and everything looked to be working correctly. My car was checked twice for the battery sensor recall issue affecting my make and model and it checked out fine both times.
Last yes when the battery was 3 years old and it completely died on me, had to buy a new one. I didn't might since it was $150. A few month (August 2018) ago my car would not start from the first time I push the start bottom and I would have to push it again for it to start. This happened about once to twice a week. But over the last month (November 2018) this issue really increased. Started to happen more often and the car would start after the 5th or 6th attempt. Called the dealer they quoted me over $500 to fix the issue at a discounted rate. But my starter should not be going out this early when the car is only 3 to 4 years old. This issue must be happening a lot because the dealer didn't even ask to do a diagnostic. After I explain my problem they said quoted me for the starter. I have videos of this issue but I cannot upload it. I will place it on youtube (https://youtu.be/pysds6cndnq). Will upload more videos.
Hi sandy how are you doing? the strangest thing happened to me yesterday. I was driving my 2014 Honda Accord came to a red light. When I put my foot on the brake the engine accelerated and it was hard to stop the car, so I put the transmission in neutral and the engine raced, I then turned the car off. I restarted the car and it was fine. The dealer tested it over night for 160 miles and could not duplicate. Car was out of warranty, so was charged for service. They did a software update on PCM (main computer) and eps system (steering wheel)
Can is 4 years old and has 118K miles on it. Had to have the transmission replaced, there were no lights or errors on the computer when it was hooked up but told I needed a new transmission. Car stopped getting in gear. Had a salvaged one put in and in less than 2 months it was doing the same thing again. On 2 occasions over the last week, I've had to hit the brakes hard and it took about 5 second for the car to start going again when I accelerated. It reved during that time but the gear did not catch. It is also shifting very rough from through the gears and when braking under normal circumstances, it shifts rough. I have contacted Honda corporate and they've basically told me oh well.
I was notified by consumer reports of recall JP2 for my car showing the need for connecting rod bolts on my 2014 Honda Accord. Honda does not recognize this as a valid recall
When I go to start the car, pushing the break and pressing the start button, I hear clicking and the engine will not start. I have to try multiple times before the care will finally start.
Vtc actuator failed at 30,000 miles. This is a long term issue (2013,2014,2015,2016,2017 for all Honda models w the 4cyl engine. Part cost $203.88.oem part is the only option for replacement with a replacement time of 5 hours. The dealership stated there was no tsb's or recalls, related to this part. They did not offer to discount any aspect of the bill. I do not believe that the failure of this part at 30K is reasonable and customary and would caution returning a Honda back to the dealer for diagnosis and repair. Utilize a qualified and reputable ase certified repair facility.
I recently came upon an article about 2014 Honda's that would over heat and you would lose power causing the vehicle to stall. This happened to my vehicle about a week ago I was driving on the highway at low speed in traffic and my vehicle began to stall before it stalled out I pressed the gas and it returned to normal RPM. It happened again one more time about two minutes later and hasn't happened since.
When stationary the vehicle would not start on an intermittent basis for several months and eventually would not start at all. Diagnostics determined the starter was bad and the vehicle has approximately 50,000 miles.
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- Jackson, WI, USA