Engine
2.4L 4-cyl
How to read this file. Complaint records are unverified owner submissions to the federal safety agency. Counts are raw, not adjusted for sales volume or vehicle age. Recall campaigns apply to the model; only a VIN check shows whether this car is affected or repaired. Parts shown are named by an editorial note or listed as a search directory; none is a diagnosis. Full methodology.
Fault profile
Complaint-component records on this vehicle, grouped by family. A complaint naming two systems counts once in each.
Complaints are owner-reported and not verified by the agency.
When it fails
The timing of this vehicle's reported failures, from the complaint file itself. A cluster tells you what to expect and when; it is shaped by reporting behavior as well as by the vehicle.
Vehicle age when the failure occurred
Years between the model year and the owner's reported failure date. Based on 1,514 of 1,520 complaints with a usable failure date.
Odometer when the failure occurred
Owner-reported mileage at failure, in 20,000-mile bands. Based on 1,061 of 1,520 complaints reporting a plausible odometer (500 to 500,000 miles; unverified).
Known issues
The component families with the most complaint records against this vehicle. Counts, crash and fire figures belong to the whole family, not to any single named issue. Parts listed are related system parts, not a diagnosis.
Brakes
574 complaint records1 fire report7 crash reports
"REAR BRAKE PADS PREMATURELY WEAR ON 2008 HONDA ACCORD AT 20,775 MILES. PAID NEARLY $200.00 FOR THE PAD REPLACEMENT. *TR..."- one owner's federal complaint about this system; it may not describe the issue named above
Parts
No specific part is named for this issue. Browse brakes parts in the directory →
Air bags
379 complaint records45 crash reports
"PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AND SEAT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UPON EXITING THE CAR. NO IMPACT HAS BEEN MADE ON THIS SIDE OF THE CAR. *TR..."- one owner's federal complaint about this system; it may not describe the issue named above
Parts
No specific part is named for this issue. Browse air bags parts in the directory →
Engine & cooling
251 complaint records5 fire reports6 crash reports
"OVER THE COURSE OF 3000 MILES I HAD TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL 5 QUARTS OF OIL AND WHILE DRIVING THE HEADLIGHTS DIM INTERMITTENTLY. *TR..."- one owner's federal complaint about this system; it may not describe the issue named above
Parts
No specific part is named for this issue. Browse engine & cooling parts in the directory →
Federal defect investigations
Formal investigations opened by the federal safety agency into this vehicle. An investigation is the step between a complaint pattern and a recall; not every one results in one.
| Investigation | Status | Component | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE15029 opened Aug 2015 | closed Jun 2016 | Air Bags | SRS Control Module Failure - led to recall 16V594000 As discussed further below, and by letter dated January 22, 2016, Honda is recalling certain model year (MY) 2008 through 2010 Honda Accords to replace a defective air bag/SRS control module that can result in the Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) becoming... |
| EA14004 opened Jul 2014 | closed Jan 2016 | Air Bags | Inadvertent Side Air Bag Deployment Honda is conducting a safety recall of approximately 303,900 model year 2008-2009 Honda Accord sedans to address inadvertent deployment of the side air bags (see NHTSA recall 15V-665 for more information).It should be noted that almost all of the recalled... |
| PE14004 opened Jan 2014 | closed Jul 2014 | Air Bags | Inadvertent Side Air Bag Deployment ODI has identified 293 incidents of alleged inadvertent deployment of the side air bags in model year (MY) 2008 Honda Accord 4-door vehicles.This total represents all incidents reported to both ODI and Honda including those from Honda's warranty system (note:... |
Recall campaigns
Safety-recall remedies are normally provided at no charge. Under US federal law the mandatory free remedy applies when the vehicle was no more than 15 years old at the time the defect was determined; manufacturers often cover older vehicles voluntarily. Canadian rules differ. Confirm eligibility with the manufacturer using the VIN. Each campaign number links to the federal record.
| Campaign | Component | Summary | Remedy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19V502000 | Air Bags | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2009-2014 Acura TSX, 2011-2014 TSX Sport Wagon, 2010-2013 ZDX, 2008-2012 Honda Accord, 2010-2011 Accord Crosstour, 2006-2011 Civic and Civic Hybrid, 2008-2010 Civic... | Normally free |
| 19V378000 | Air Bags | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2009-2014 Acura TSX, 2011-2013 TSX Sport Wagon, and 2010-2012 ZDX and 2008-2012 Honda Accord, 2010-2011 Accord Crosstour, 2006-2011 Civic, Civic Hybrid and Civic... | Normally free |
| 18V268000 | Air Bags | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2003-2012 Honda Accord and Pilot, 2010 Accord Crosstour, 2001-2011 Civic, 2002-2011 CR-V, 2003-2004, 2006-2008 and 2011 Element, 2007 and 2009-2013 Fit, 2010-2012... | Normally free |
| 17V545000 | Air Bags | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2008-2012 Accord, 2010-2012 Accord Crosstour, 2006-2011 Civic, 2007-2011 CR-V, 2009-2012 Fit and Pilot, 2010-2012 Insight, and 2009-2012 Acura TSX vehicles that... | Normally free |
| 17V030000 | Air Bags | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2009-2012 Acura TSX, 2011-2012 Acura TSX Wagon, 2010-2012 Acura ZDX, 2008-2012 Honda Accord, 2010-2012 Honda Accord Crosstour and Honda Insight, 2009-2012 Honda Fit,... | Normally free |
| 16V346000 | Air Bags | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2009-2011 Acura TSX, 2011 TSX Wagon, 2010-2011 Acura ZDX, 2008-2011 Honda Accord, 2010-2011 Accord Crosstour, 2006-2011 Civic, Civic Hybrid, and Civic GX,... | Normally free |
| 16V056000 | Air Bags | American Honda Motor Company, Inc. (Honda) is recalling certain model year 2008-2010 Accord vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the air bag control units may corrode and fail. | Normally free |
| 11V395000 | Power Train | HONDA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005-2010 ACCORD, 2007-2010 CR-V, AND 2005-2008 ELEMENT PASSENGER CARS MANUFACTURED FROM JULY 1, 2004, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 3, 2010. | Normally free |
Transport Canada recalls
Recalls issued under Canadian law for this model year, from Transport Canada's Vehicle Recalls Database. Matched by model name, so a Canadian-market variant may appear here that was sold under another name in the US. Units are Canadian vehicles affected.
| Recall | System | Units (CA) | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017009 2017-01-10 | Airbag | 428,641 | On certain vehicles, long-term exposure to high absolute humidity and temperature, combined with high temperature cycling, could eventually degrade the propellant contained in the passenger frontal airbag inflator. |
| 2016032 2016-01-25 | Airbag | 23,156 | On certain vehicles, over time, moisture could enter the Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) controller and could cause a fault in the airbag system. |
| 2015473 2015-10-16 | Airbag | 20,247 | On certain vehicles, the Supplementary Restraint System (SRS) threshold setting for the side impact sensor could be too sensitive. |
| 2011286 2011-08-05 | Powertrain | 135,142 | On certain vehicles, the secondary shaft bearing in the automatic transmission may fail. This could cause abnormal noise, the malfunction indicator lamp to turn ON, and allow contact between the transmission idle gear and an electronic... |
| 2009340 2009-11-27 | Other | 96 | Certain accessory nose masks may impede operation of the hood secondary latch. Without secondary latch function, a hood that has not completely closed (because the primary latch has not been engaged) may lift up while the vehicle is being... |
Service bulletins and warranty extensions
Manufacturer communications to dealers on file with the federal agency: repair instructions, service campaigns, and warranty extensions. A warranty extension means the manufacturer may pay for a repair the recall table does not cover.
| Bulletin | Type | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| A18-066 Jun 2026 | Air Bags | Service Bulletin - Warranty Extension: Customer Support Program For Front Passenger's Airbag Inflator. | |
| A21120A Jun 2023 | Electrical System | Service News - The navigation clock and date are incorrect. This is due to a limited GPS receiver Capacity resulting in rollover of the internal chip memory; the rollover occurred on January 1, 2022, at 12:00AM local time. | |
| A21120A Jan 2022 | Electrical System | ServiceNews Article - The clock shows the incorrect time. This issue is due to a limited GPS receiver capacity resulting in "rollover" of the internal chip memory; the "rollover" will occur on January 1, 2022, at 12:00AM local time. | |
| APP05122020 May 2020 | Equipment | Dealer Message - The May episode of Tech2Tech is now posted. We've got some valuable information for you, so check it out! This month we're featuring "Replacing That Leaky Front Rocker Arm Oil Control Valve." | |
| A20-016 Mar 2020 | Air Bags | Service Bulletin - This bulletin is a notification of a class action settlement relating to airbag inflators. American Honda is offering a Customer Support Program (Warranty Extension) to cover any manufacturing defects in the replacement front passenger's airbag inflator only. |
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| Bulletin | Type | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| A20-023 Mar 2020 | Engine And Engine Cooling | Service Bulletin - The front rocker arm oil control valve is leaking. | |
| DORE5C4S09 Jul 2019 | Suspension | This SKU is a Front Upper Ball Joint. The customer communication requested return of unsold inventory to inspect for the outer diameter of the ball joint housing being too small. | |
| A18-115 May 2019 | Air Bags | Service Bulletin - American Honda is conducting an inspection of certain vehicles that have previously had the passenger's airbag inflator replaced as part of the Takata Passsenger's Airbag Inflator recall. | |
| A13-078 Dec 2018 | Engine | "Service bulletin - American Honda is announcing a powertrain warranty extension as a result of a settlement of a class action captioned, Soto et al.v. American Honda Motor Co., Inc., Case No. 3:12-cv-1377-SI (N.D. Cal.). | |
| A12-087 Dec 2018 | Engine | "Service bulletin - American Honda is extending the warranty coverage on the Piston Rings and Pistons for 2008-11 Accord L4 to 8 years from the original date of purchase or 125,000 miles, whichever comes first. | |
| A18100B Oct 2018 | Air Bags | Service bulletin - American Honda is conducting an inspection of certain vehicles that have previously had the passenger's airbag inflator replaced as part of the Takata Passsenger's Airbag Inflator recall. | |
| A18070 Aug 2018 | Engine And Engine Cooling | Service bulletin - Emission certification labels that were replaced on a small number of vehicles may have been replaced with a label listing incorrect information. | |
| ABOM08092018901 Aug 2018 | Equipment | Dealer message - Today, American Honda is notifying dealers of a voluntary noncompliance recall for a small number of Honda vehicles due to an error on the replacement (service part) underhood emissions labels. American Honda previously notified CARB and the EPA for this action. | |
| A13-078 Jun 2018 | Engine And Engine Cooling | Service bulletin - American Honda is announcing a powertrain warranty extension as a result of a settlement of a class action captioned, Soto et al.v. American Honda Motor Co., Inc., Case No. 3:12-cv-1377-SI (N.D. Cal.). | |
| A18-052 Jun 2018 | Air Bags | Service bulletin - This bulletin is a notification of a class action settlement relating to airbag inflators. American Honda is offering a Customer Support Program (Warranty Extension) to cover any manufacturing defects in the replacement front passengers airbag inflator only. | |
| A18-066 Jun 2018 | Air Bags | Service bulletin - This bulletin is a notification of a class action settlement relating to airbag inflators. American Honda is offering a Customer Support Program (Warranty Extension) to cover any manufacturing defects in the replacement front passengers airbag inflator only. | |
| A13-078 May 2018 | Electrical System | Service bulletin - The piston rings on certain cylinders may rotate and align which can lead to spark plug fouling. This can set DTCs P0301 No. 1 cylinder misfire detected, P0302 No. 2 cylinder misfire detected, P0303 No. 3 cylinder misfire detected, P0304 No. | |
| A13-078 Feb 2018 | Electrical System | Service bulletin - American Honda is announcing a powertrain warranty extension as a result of a settlement of a class action captioned, Soto et al.v. American Honda Motor Co., Inc., Case No. 3:12-cv-1377-SI (N.D. Cal.). | |
| A12-087 Jan 2018 | Engine And Engine Cooling | Service bulletin - American Honda is extending the warranty coverage on the Piston Rings and Pistons for 2008-11 Accord L4 to 8 years from the original date of purchase or 125,000 miles, whichever comes first. | |
| A16-007 Jun 2017 | Air Bags | Service bulletin - American Honda is extending the warranty on the SRS unit to 15 years from the original date of purchase with no mileage limit for a certain issue where the SRS indicator is on with one of the following DTCs stored: ? 51-XX (internal failure of the SRS unit) ? | |
| A12-087 Mar 2017 | Engine | SERVICE BULLETIN - AMERICAN HONDA IS EXTENDING THE WARRANTY COVERAGE ON THE PISTON RINGS AND PISTONS FOR 2008-11 ACCORD L4 TO 8 YEARS FROM THE ORIGINAL DATE OF PURCHASE OR 125,000 MILES, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. | |
| A09-010 Feb 2017 | Engine | SERVICE BULLETIN - AT COLD START-UP, THE ENGINE RATTLES LOUDLY FOR ABOUT 2 SECONDS. THE VARIABLE VALVE TIMING CONTROL (VTC) ACTUATOR IS DEFECTIVE. | |
| TAKATA_EMAIL TEM Dec 2016 | Air Bags | EMAIL TEMPLATE TO REMIND OWNERS OF THE TAKATA RECALL AND TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT AT THEIR EARLIEST CONVENIENCE. | |
| A05-032 Nov 2016 | Equipment | SERVICE BULLETIN - NAVIGATION SYSTEM INFORMATION. | |
| AMV161001 Oct 2016 | Air Bags | TECH2TECH VIDEO - AIRBAG INFLATOR INSTALLATION TIPS. PLEASE ADVISE IF YOU WOULD LIKE A COPY OF THE VIDEO SENT TO YOU ON A THUMB DRIVE OR DVD. | |
| AMV161002 Sep 2016 | Air Bags | TECH2TECH VIDEO - AIRBAG INFLATOR INSTALLATION TIPS. PLEASE ADVISE IF YOU WOULD LIKE A COPY OF THE VIDEO SENT TO YOU ON A THUMB DRIVE OR DVD. | |
| A16007 Sep 2016 | Air Bags | "SERVICE BULLETIN - AMERICAN HONDA IS EXTENDING THE WARRANTY ON THE SRS UNIT TO 15 YEARS FROM THE ORIGINAL DATE OF PURCHASE WITH NO MILEAGE LIMIT FOR THE SRS INDICATOR BEING ON WITH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING DTCS STORED: 51-XX (INTERNAL FAILURE OF THE SRS UNIT) 53-XX (INTERNAL... | |
| TAKATA_HAWAII FL Sep 2016 | Equipment | FLYER CIRCULATED TO THE RESIDENTS OF HAWAII TO REMIND OWNERS OF THE TAKATA RECALL AND TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT AT THEIR EARLIEST CONVENIENCE. | |
| TAKATA_HAWAII PO Sep 2016 | Equipment | POSTERS SENT TO HAWAIIAN INDEPENDENT REPAIR FACILITIES, AUTOMOTIVE PART STORES, CAR WASHES, AND GAS STATIONS TO REMIND OWNERS OF THE TAKATA RECALL AND TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT AT THEIR EARLIEST CONVENIENCE. | |
| TAKATA_FLORIDA D Aug 2016 | Equipment | LETTER SENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE FLORIDA HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES DEPARTMENT TO REMIND FLORIDA OWNERS OF THE TAKATA RECALL AND TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT AT THEIR EARLIEST CONVENIENCE. | |
| TAKATA_TEXT MESS Aug 2016 | Equipment | TEXT MESSAGES SENT TO REMIND OWNERS OF THE TAKATA RECALL AND TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT AT THEIR EARLIEST CONVENIENCE. | |
| TAKATA_HAWAII NE Aug 2016 | Equipment | ADVERTISEMENT IN HAWAIIAN NEWSPAPERS TO REMIND OWNERS OF THE TAKATA RECALL AND TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT AT THEIR EARLIEST CONVENIENCE. | |
| A13-078 May 2016 | Engine | SERVICE BULLETIN - THE PISTON RINGS ON CERTAIN CYLINDERS MAY ROTATE AND ALIGN WHICH CAN LEAD TO SPARK PLUG FOULING. SPARK PLUG FOULING MAY REUSLT IN ROUGH ENGINE IDLE AND/OR ENGINE MISFIRE. | |
| 12-087 Apr 2016 | Engine | SERVICE BULLETIN - STICKING RINGS RESULTING IN HIGH ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION. | |
| 16-007 Apr 2016 | Air Bags | SERVICE BULLETIN - ACCORD SRS UNIT WARRANTY EXTENSION. IF THE SRS UNIT FAILS, THE SRS INDICATOR COMES ON. IF THE VEHICLE IS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION AND THE SRS INDICATOR IS ON BECAUSE OF THE SRS UNIT FAILURE, THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. | |
| WE-2008-10 Mar 2016 | Air Bags | INSTRUCTIONS FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF HONDA SAFETY RECALL JX0 FOR AIRBAGS | |
| A-CA-03182016-30 Mar 2016 | Equipment | "DEALER MESSAGE - AMERICAN HONDA PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED SAFETY RECALLS FOR SOME 2008 AND 2009 ACCORD SEDAN VEHICLES TO REFLASH AND/OR REPLACE THE SRS CONTROL UNITS TO REDUCE THE POTENTIAL FOR INADVERTENT DEPLOYMENT AND IMPROVE CRASH DETECTION. | |
| DLR MSG - HONDA Mar 2016 | Electrical System | "DEALER MESSAGE - AMERICAN HONDA PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED SAFETY RECALLS FOR SOME 2008 AND 2009 ACCORD SEDAN VEHICLES TO REFLASH AND/OR REPLACE THE SRS CONTROL UNITS TO REDUCE THE POTENTIAL FOR INADVERTENT DEPLOYMENT AND IMPROVE CRASH DETECTION. | |
| 16-007 Mar 2016 | Equipment | SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. | |
| A09-010.V4 Mar 2016 | Engine | SERVICE BULLETIN - REPLACE THE VTC ACTUATOR IF THE ENGINE RATTLES LOUDLY FOR 2 SECONDS DURING COLD START-UP. | |
| 16007 1 Mar 2016 | Exterior Lighting | American Honda is extending the warranty on the SRS unit to 15 years from the original date of purchase with no mileage limit for the SRS indicator being on with one of the following DTCs stored: ? 51-XX ? 53-XX ? U0151 ? | |
| SB16-00703124V2 Mar 2016 | Equipment | BACKGROUND American Honda is extending the warranty on the SRS unit to 15 years from the original date of purchase with no mileage limit for the SRS indicator being on with one of the following DTCs stored: 51-XX 53-XX U0151 The HDS does not communicate with the SRS unit... | |
| SB09010 ver3 Mar 2016 | Engine And Engine Cooling | Engine Rattles at Cold Start-Up Supersedes 09-010, dated March 3, 2015 to revise the information highlighted in yellow. | |
| A15-078 Mar 2016 | Electrical System | SERVICE BULLETIN - THE SRS THRESHOLD SETTING FOR THE SIDE IMPACT SENSOR IS SUCH THAT WITH THE VEHICLE IGNITION ON, IF THERE IS A STRONG, NON-VEHICULAR COLLISION IMPACT TO THE LOWER BODY OF THE VEHICLE OR IF A DOOR IS SHUT WITH EXTREME FORCE, THE SRS UNIT MAY INTERPRET THE INPUT... | |
| A16-006 Mar 2016 | Electrical System | SERVICE BULLETIN - AN INTERNAL COMPONENT IN THE SRS UNIT MAY BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO CORROSION, POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN THE SRS UNIT FAILING. IF THE SRS UNIT FAILS, THE SRS INDICATOR COMES ON. | |
| A16-007 Mar 2016 | Equipment | "SERVICE BULLETIN - AMERICAN HONDA IS EXTENDING THE WARRANTY ON THE SRS UNIT TO 15 YEARS FROM THE ORIGINAL DATE OF PURCHASE WITH NO MILEAGE LIMIT FOR THE SRS INDICATOR BEING ON WITH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING DTCS STORED: 51-XX 53-XX U0151 THE HDS DOES NOT COMMUNICATE WITH THE... | |
| A-PAS-03162016-3 Mar 2016 | Equipment | "DEALER MESSAGE - YOU MAY HAVE RECEIVED OR WILL RECEIVE SHORTLY, YOUR 2008-2009 ACCORD SRS REPROGRAMMING TOOL KIT P/N 070AZ-TA00100. THIS KIT WILL BE USED FOR SERVICE BULLETIN 15-078 WHICH WILL BE RELEASED SHORTLY." | |
| Reprogramming To Mar 2016 | Air Bags | You may have received or will receive shortly, your 2008-2009 Accord SRS Reprogramming Tool Kit P/N 070AZ-TA00100. This kit will be used for Service Bulletin 15-078 which will be released shortly. | |
| DLR-03-16-2016-3 Mar 2016 | Equipment | Background You may have received or will receive shortly, your 2008-2009 Accord SRS Reprogramming Tool Kit P/N 070AZ-TA00100. This kit will be used for Service Bulletin 15-078 which will be released shortly. | |
| SB09010 ver4 Mar 2016 | Engine And Engine Cooling | Engine Rattles at Cold Start-Up Supersedes 09-010, dated March 3, 2015 to revise the information highlighted in yellow. | |
| A09-010.V3 Mar 2016 | Engine | SERVICE BULLETIN - REPLACE THE VTC ACTUATOR IF THE ENGINE RATTLES LOUDLY FOR 2 SECONDS DURING COLD START-UP. | |
| HONDA 08-09 Feb 2016 | Equipment | SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. | |
| A-PO-02112016-30 Feb 2016 | Air Bags | "DEALER MESSAGE - ON JANUARY 22, 2016, AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC. NOTIFIED NHTSA OF A STOP SALE AND SAFETY RECALL FOR APPROXIMATELY 340,000 MODEL YEAR 2008-2010 ACCORD SEDAN VEHICLES FOR SRS CONTROL UNITS THAT MAY BE PRONE TO INTERNAL FAILURE. | |
| 16-006 Jan 2016 | Air Bags | SERVICE BULLETIN - AN INTERNAL COMPONENT IN THE SRS UNIT MAY BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO CORROSION, POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN THE SRS UNIT FAILING. IF THE SRS UNIT FAILS, THE SRS INDICATOR COMES ON. | |
| 16-007 Jan 2016 | Equipment | SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. | |
| DLR MSG - HONDA Jan 2016 | Equipment | "DEALER MESSAGE - YESTERDAY, JANUARY 22, 2016, AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC. NOTIFIED NHTSA OF A STOP SALE AND SAFETY RECALL FOR APPROXIMATELY 340,000 MODEL YEAR 2008-2010 ACCORD SEDAN VEHICLES FOR SRS CONTROL UNITS THAT MAY BE PRONE TO INTERNAL FAILURE. | |
| 16007 Jan 2016 | Equipment | This warranty extension will not apply to any vehicle that has ever been declared a total loss or sold for salvage by a financial institution or insurer, or has a branded or similar title under any state?s law. | |
| SB16-007 03124V1 Jan 2016 | Air Bags | BACKGROUND American Honda is extending the warranty on the SRS unit to 15 years from the original date of purchase with no mileage limit for the SRS indicator being on with one of the following DTCs stored: 51-XX 53-XX U0151 The HDS does not communicate with the SRS unit... | |
| A15-078 Jan 2016 | Air Bags | SERVICE BULLETIN - THE SRS THRESHOLD SETTING FOR THE SIDE IMPACT SENSOR IS SUCH THAT WITH THE VEHICLE IGNITION ON, IF THERE IS A STRONG, NON-VEHICULAR COLLISION IMPACT TO THE LOWER BODY OF THE VEHICLE OR IF A DOOR IS SHUT WITH EXTREME FORCE, THE SRS UNIT MAY INTERPRET THE INPUT... | |
| ATS150301 Dec 2015 | Engine | "TECHLINE SUMMARY ARTICLE - EDITORS NOTE: THIS ARTICLE REPLACES THE ONE POSTED IN SEPTEMBER 2015 TO EXTEND THAT ARTICLES SHELF LIFE. THE ISSUES COVERED ARE STILL BEING ADDRESSED. |
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Before you buy this vehicle
A test-drive checklist generated from this vehicle's own complaint and recall record.
- Brake hard once from speed on an empty road.A pull to one side, a pulsing pedal, a pedal that sinks at a stop, or an ABS light that stays lit are the brake complaints on this vehicle presenting themselves.
- Watch the airbag warning light through a full key cycle.It should light on start and go out within seconds. A light that stays on, or never lights at all, means the system needs attention. Run the VIN for inflator recalls specifically.
- Cold-start it yourself and listen for the first thirty seconds.Knocking, ticking that fades as it warms, or blue or white smoke on startup are the sounds of this vehicle's engine cluster. Check the oil level and the coolant color, and ask whether the engine or its head gaskets have ever been out.
- Run the VIN against open recalls before you negotiate.This vehicle has 8 recall campaigns on file. An open recall needs VIN-specific confirmation. Many are quick, no-charge fixes and worth negotiating over; an unresolved do-not-drive advisory, or a remedy the manufacturer has not yet made available, should stop the purchase until it is resolved.
- Ask for the service history in writing, then read it against this page.The complaint families above are where owners of this vehicle report trouble. Repairs in exactly those systems are evidence the car had the problem; no such repairs could mean it never developed it, or that it was never fixed. The test-drive items above are how you tell those apart.
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