general problems of the 2014 Honda Accord - part 1

I brought my 2014 Honda Accord to Honda of westport (authorized dealer) to complete the active driveshaft safety recall. The dealer informed me the recall could not be performed unless I first paid $708. 31 out of pocket to replace both front ball joints. I was given no choice - pay or leave with the recall unresolved. No vehicle owner should face a financial barrier to completing a federally mandated safety recall.

Many lights on dashboard including ldw, front collision system failure, tire pressure came on. Very concerned about driving safety. Researched the issue - seems fairly common across 2012-2017 Accords.

Power steering tpm s and traction control lights are coming on after putting in a new battery. This is a recall for 2013 to 2017 Honda Accord sport with cvt transmission and for some reason, my car is not part of the batch, even though it is experiencing this issue. I am assuming the issue is the battery management.

I brought my 2014 Honda Accord to an authorized Honda dealership to have the cv axle recall completed. The dealership informed me that they would not perform the recall unless I paid out of pocket for “stripped/over-tightened bolts” that must be removed in order to complete the recall. Since this is a federal safety recall, I understand the law requires the manufacturer and dealer to complete the recall at no charge, including all labor and parts necessary to carry out the repair. By refusing to perform the recall unless I pay, the dealer is preventing me from receiving a federally mandated safety repair. I am requesting that NHTSA investigate this matter and ensure Honda/dealership complies with recall obligations.

2014 Honda Accord, about 70,000 miles. Original owner. We had all the dashboard lights come on. Vsa modulator. Local Honda dealer found the following. Tech found codes 123-11 vsasolenoid valve malfunction and request sub-total u0416-68 vsa brake actuator malfunction. The 2 codes confirm that the failure is the vsa modulator. A new modulator. Part# is 04571-t2g-l01. Installed is $3344. 86 contacted a local auto repair show that deals with Hondas. This seems to be a common issue, poor design of the circuit board. Thin wires to the wiring harness. There are 3rd party business that can repair the boards, so know issue. Would be interesting to get info from them. [xxx] south carolina [xxx] California [xxx] canada. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

1. What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? the vehicle stability assist (vsa) modulator failed. This component is responsible for controlling the stability and traction of the vehicle. The faulty part is still installed in the vehicle and is available for inspection upon request. 2. How was your safety or the safety of others put at risk? the failure of the vsa modulator compromised the vehicle’s ability to maintain stability during braking and cornering, especially in wet or slippery conditions. This increased the risk of losing control of the vehicle, potentially endangering myself, passengers, and others on the road. 3. Has the problem been reproduced or confirmed by a dealer or independent service center? yes, the issue has been diagnosed and confirmed by a certified service center. They identified the vsa modulator as the faulty component requiring replacement. 4. Has the vehicle or component been inspected by the manufacturer, police, insurance representatives, or others? the vehicle has been inspected by a certified service center, but not by the manufacturer, police, or insurance representatives at this time. 5. Were there any warning lamps, messages or other symptoms of the problem prior to the failure, and when did they first appear? yes, warning lights related to the vsa and abs systems appeared on the dashboard. These indicators first came on approximately 4 months ago when I was going through an automatic car wash, signaling a malfunction in the stability control system.

Electric power steering system indicator, tire pressure, abs (anti-lock brake system), fcw (front collision warning), ldw (lane departure warning)& vehicle stability assist indicator are the warning lamps that appear on the dashboard all at the same time while driving. Other information provided as shown in the uploads.

About a year ago, I was driving my car on the highway and it jerked and started smoking. At that same time, my forward collision warning came on. After doing a quick google search, I found I was not the only one with this issue. Honda dealership told me I needed a new vsa modulator that cost thousands of dollars. I finally was able to get it fixed, and now (today 5/11/25) less than a few months after getting a new vsa modulator, the same thing happened. This needs to be an official recall. It is a safety hazard.

The abs modulator assembly has a yaw rate sensor (code 81-19) internal circuit malfunction that affects the anti-lock braking system. The abs uses pressure from the abs pump to pulse each wheel's brakes individually if the vehicle slides or skids when braking. This part needs to function properly in slick and icy conditions for safe braking distance, etc. It seems that this part has failed in other countries on a routine basis and is becoming a problem for different Honda models and years. The failure of this component is also not consistent with mileage factors (meaning it fails at low, intermediate, and high mileage). I believe there should be a recall for this issue.

Was driving to work on April 11,2025. Engine stopped working after stopping at red light, all lights on dash came on-causing me to have to push the car from a main road into a business in order to not impede traffic or get hit. Had to have it towed to a body shop. Waiting to see what is wrong with the car, will update with more information as I have it.

I have a 2014 Honda Accord ex-l with not even 62,000 miles. When we purchased the car we got the extended warranty, thinking Honda would stand by their product. Not true. After the first month we had to have the battery replaced. Fast forward a few years and we were told we needed a new battery”wire harness” at a cost of over $2,000. Now it is 2025 and the backup camera only works when the turn signal is used; it remains a black screen when put into reverse. Add to that what is apparently a major problem with other Honda owners. When we go to start the car, we get nothing. The car doesn’t start. Thinking that the key fob needed a battery, we replaced them with new batteries. It continues to be a problem. I have a fear I will be out one day and it will not start completely. I see that I am not the only person complaining of this and feel that Honda should issue a recall for the Accord addressing this problem. I feel that I may become stranded one day and this seems to be a safety issue.

I did the recall and it still doesn’t appear clear on your page I have document to prove that.

I'm trying to file a complaint about the 2014 Honda Accord having a defective starter!! my starter went out on my car today and apparently it's very common problem on my year of Honda Accord! why hasn't Honda issued a recall on their starters for the 2014 Honda Accords???? my neighbor is a licensed mobile mechanic and just confirmed that yes my starter is bad and I will need a new one! I don't have any documentation to upload because he did not charge me since we are next door neighbors! I definitely have decided that I won't be wasting my money buying a genuine Honda Accord starter and will go with a aftermarket one because after reading reviews and stuff I am worried that I will be wasting my money on a obviously very problematic auto part and nobody had anything good to say about the starter for my year make model of car !! if I am not in the right section on this website that I should be 2 file a complaint about my starter then please let me know where I need 2 go to file it so hopefully Honda will finally fix the problem and recall the starter that is defective! thank u.

Part 66988 was diagnosed and confirmed starter motor not engaging replaced starter motor and verified repairs for 1062. 11 dollars. I was stranded multiple times with the car not starting, as this problem was intermittent. We have a number of Hondas, the starter never failed. I looked at your web site and there were many complaints about this problem. I contacted Honda customer service and they refused to acknowledge that this is a known problem, and not subject to recall. I want to call your attention that many Honda customers have lodged complaintes and a recall notice should be considered. Thank you.

Push/start button has intermittent episodes of not starting the vehicle. Throughout all of Honda's models, this is a wide spread and known entity. The manufacturer has had recalls up to a certain date for this problem. Now they claim ignorance for this known malfunctioning part. I presume to save money and have consumers pay hundreds of dollars for a known but denied by Honda. . . . Problem !!!.

The driver side visor has flopped down and has needed to be replaced twice. It is very difficult to repair this yourself and I have had to do it twice. This is ridiculous. It’s a safety hazard because it won’t stay up in position and it won’t go towards the windshield either. I initially replaced this four years ago.

Car has bad battery sensors. When checking the battery status, it always says the battery is in good condition but it is actually dead. The car also consistently puts out a code "p219a. " dealership suggest that fuel injectors are going bad but the fuel injectors shouldn't go bad this early.

Have replaced starter 2 times in 5 months, car would start sometimes, sometimes leaving me stranded. Replaced it in August of 2023, after purchasing from dealership in January 2023, driving 5k miles, then replaced it again today January 26 2024. I drove less than 1k miles since August! this time the starter made a loud whirling sound but started 3 days ago, yesterday it didn't it again and would not start at all, causing me to lose a days work thankful not stranded again. Took to mechanic and had 3rd starter put in today.

Honda has issued a service bulletin for a known issue with the starter on my 2014 Honda Accord v6. I have been in several situations with my children where my car would not start for 2-3 hours. This is very much a safety concern in a michigan winter! the repair to this costs ~$750 and only needs to be done because of a manufacturing error.

This was not a incident, I just want to report that for months now I have problems with the ignition it won't crank right away. I have got the ignition switch replaced and it is still doing it , it is a little better but not perfect. I know their are a lot of complains about this, please submit a recall on this. Thank you, sincerely [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

Abs module failed and hence indicators for abs, electronic steering, stability assist, and tire low pressure have come on. On diagnosis with the dealer, it was told that the module has failed, and it has to be replaced. Such low-quality parts were not expected from Honda.

There was a sudden loss of all control of the vehicle for a few seconds, I. E. , no steering/braking etc. And swerved; it could have easily caused an accident if there were any cars in the next lane. When control came back, pulled to a left turning lane and stopped. After a couple minutes, started driving again slowly and with fear. There were/are no warning lamps/messages/symbols prior to or after this happened.

My dashboard is lit up with lights . . Abs,break vehicle skid control, and steering wheel . I need a new abs control module I am told I have 178,000 the breaks are new, but now making a funny nose. Including shaking and vibrating and squeeking in my driver side wheel. The driver wheel makes a clunking noise only when the lights turn on. And breaks seem to be acting weird. . When lights come on my steering wheel also makes weird noise when turning.

Starter replacement. This is the 2nd time we are having to replace the starter and vehicle has 85,000 miles.

Dashboard lights have remained on. Took to mechanic and was told vsa modulator is faulty.

Failed vsa module. Affects the abs and connected systems. Safety risks: reduced safety due to skidding, reduced steering control during braking, accelerated tire wear, tire deformation, increased breaking distance, wrong brake force distribution, error codes on dash, and decreased function of other systems that rely on abs. Honda dealer confirmed the issue and said this was very common in Accords around the same year. Error codes on dash that appeared were traction control, abs, power steering, and e-brake.

1. Starting system I have had trouble starting with the push button for about 3 weeks. It sometimes would take several tries before turning over. Most times, it would start in 1 – 2 attempts. It was worse this last week. I had to try more often, especially on Thursday night. I did not drive at all on Friday. On Saturday 7/1/23, I drove to the pharmacy less than < 1 mile. It did not start after dozens of tries after shopping. I walked home. Later, I had other errands taking our odyssey. Back at the parking lot, I tried again dozens of times and it would not start. I tried moving the gears from park to neutral, trying to start it and going back again. I called aaa for a tow and called service department to let you know of the issue and the towing to the dealership. I had noticed that when pressing down on the brake pedal, the car started most often when the pedal went down easily. It would usually not start with the pedal being very stiff. 2. Warning lights on dashboard on Thursday 6/30/23, the warning lights on the dashboard all lit up and stayed lit. The odometer message was fcw failed. I had this problem before which should be in the service history of the vehicle. That problem occurred in August, 2019 and beyond. The throttle assembly was ultimately replaced, and it worked fine after that until now. I had been advised by one of the service representatives to use shell or costco gas. I have done that for over 90% of the fill-ups. In the past, the system would reset itself. But several times, the car went into “creep mode” when the errors occurred. Once while crossing the border into niagra falls, canada and on I-90 in rush hour traffic. 3. Stalling I have had several cases when the car stalled when idling at stop lights, in stop and go traffic or in reverse. I was nearly a hood ornament for an 18-wheeler in columbia, SC in April. It stalled and took several attempts to start.

My vehicle is not starting consistently, seems like a starter issue.

1. The vehicle doesn’t accelerate and is available for inspection. 2. My safety and everyone around was compromised with the car failure on the freeway. 3. No. 4. No. 5. No.

Backup camera failed to work, currently not working. I have seen thousands of Honda Accord owners complaint about it online.

I don’t have.

Car does not start on the first attempt. Starter does not crank. It makes a click sound. Need to try upto 5 times until it cranks and starts the engine. Took the car to a mechanic and diagnosed a bad starter that needs replacement. I'm disappointed that the starter failed at only 58000 miles.

What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? computer system firmware, available for inspection, currently at dealership. How was your safety or the safety of others put at risk? multiple dashboard functions not functioning at random. Appears related to a firmware update provided under another recall (bulletin 15-055:6zs00eps software update). It is suspected due to timing of incident onset, beginning the day after service. Firmware was installed by dealership service dept. It is unknown at this time all of the buttons affected. Since buttons on steering wheel are affected, and cruise control is also located there, this could pose a severe hazard if cruise control does not respond to a disable request. Cell phone, radio, display change functions do not work from dashboard. There was a follow up software update (on same eps system) performed by dealership on June 30, 2020 that improved condition for one day, returning to same issues on the 2nd drive. Details of this update: previous version: 39990-t2f-a010 update program: 39990-t2f-a020 program part number: 39990-t2f-3050-m1in control module 39980-t2f-a014 has the problem been reproduced or confirmed by a dealer or independent service center? yes. Jim at the dealership confirmed the issue within 30 seconds of his investigation. Has the vehicle or component been inspected by the manufacturer, police, insurance representatives or others? yes, dealership service center. Will be at dealership 2022-07-11 to 2022-07-15 (estimated) were there any warning lamps, messages or other symptoms of the problem prior to the failure, and when did they first appear? no prior indication until a dashboard function is used. First appeared 2022-05-17.

A strange thing occurred while I was dropping my grandchildren to school on 3/30/22 at 8:45 am.   after dropping off the kids, as I started the car in the car drop off lane, there was no acceleration despite me hitting the accelerator, the car would not accelerate, and cars exiting the school parking lot backed up behind my car. Suddenly, the car accelerated in an uncontrolled manner on its own, brakes did not work, and all warning lights on the side of the dashboard came on.   I steered the car towards an empty area and was ready to crash it into an obstacle to bring it to a stop.   I tried to put the car in park but despite putting it in park, the car continued its acceleration forward. I also tried to turn off the car by hitting the start/stop button but the car would not turn off. The car accelerated uncontrollably for at least 0. 3 miles. After this uncontrolled and automatic acceleration, the car came to a stop. I had the car towed to the Honda dealership. Honda dealership advisor told me that there was no recall on this model.   however, a quick search on car message boards shows that this phenomenon of sudden and uncontrolled acceleration has been reported on 2014, and 2015 and 2016 Honda Accord model year cars as well. Fortunately, no children or their parents in the school were injured this time.   I hope you will direct the Honda dealership to identify and fix the problem.   I am afraid to drive the car without understanding the reason for this frightening experience.   dealership address is 675 state avenue emmaus PA 18049 phone number 610-965-1365 associate who is helping me is michael paxos.

Developed starter issues. Replaced starter. Still considerable loud grinding noises when starting.