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Honda Accord Power Train Problems

1,261
Owner complaint records in our dataset
28
Years with records
1991–2020
Stored years

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

Among these 1261 stored complaint records:

  • 46 indicate a crash
  • 28 indicate injury
  • 6 indicate fire

Complaints by year

What appears in the records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
100–150k mi378
60–100k mi336
1–30k mi155
150–400k mi146
30–60k mi113

Complaint evidence

Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.

  • February 7, 2020 · 135,000 miles

    Air Bags · Power Train · Service Brakes

    My air bags are takita and needs replaced i can leave my car in any gear but park and it drifts away i have replaced my transmission 2x with only150k miles

    Crash reported

    ODI 11307625

    2000 records in this system

  • January 14, 2020 · 3,200 miles

    Power Train

    We recently purchased a 2020 honda accord ex. We have driven it about 3200 miles in the 3 months we owned it. During that time it has shifted from drive to neutral 3 times when my wife, while driving forward at normal speeds, lightly brushed the shifter while adjusting a control on the dash or on the steering wheel. The third time she attempted to quickly shift back to drive and because the lock is on the front side…

    ODI 11299486

    2020 records in this system

  • January 10, 2020 · 120,000 miles

    Power Train

    Was driving my daughter to school in the 2004 honda accord v6. Heard a loud pop and it just stopped and revved up in every gear and when i tried putting it in park it made a loud grinding noise. Had to have it towed home and it hasn't worked since!

    ODI 11302361

    2004 records in this system

  • December 26, 2019

    Power Train

    Feel vibration during coasting & then going up in speed.

    ODI 11291246

    2017 records in this system

  • December 12, 2019 · 1,400 miles

    Power Train

    Purchased new 2019 honda accord sedan on 07/17/2019. While driving on vacation in september 2019 on interstate going around 75 mph reached over to put cup in holder and lightly bumped gear shift. This moved gear shift back from drive to neutral. Did not touch button on front of stick to change gears! Pushed back on stick to put back into drive and it moved back into drive without braking or using button on stick to…

    ODI 11289732

    2019 records in this system

  • December 11, 2019 · 29,000 miles

    Power Train

    Driving the car on the highway when suddenly the car begins pulling back, which then is followed by a binking 'd3" on the dash.

    ODI 11289067

    2015 records in this system

  • December 9, 2019 · 72,000 miles

    Power Train

    2015 honda accord v6 bought as new now with 72k miles has starter problem. Car will have a winding/grinding noise when attempting to start (from off and stationary position) but will not start. When inspecting problem, it was found that the flywheel has been damaged likely due to misalignment of torque converter ring gear or bad starter motor. Called to honda dealership and they said the components are not covered…

    ODI 11298173

    2015 records in this system

  • December 7, 2019 · 66,000 miles

    Engine · Power Train

    Tl* the contact owns a 2017 honda accord. While driving 80 mph on the highway, the speed reduced significantly. The contact pulled over and attempted to restart the vehicle. The vehicle took awhile to restart, hesitated, and did not smoothly shift gears to accelerate. The vehicle jerked and struggled to gain speed. The vehicle was driven slowly until it finally reached 65 mph; however, it would decelerate on any…

    ODI 11287853

    2017 records in this system