2020 HONDA ACCORD HYBRID Problems & Recalls
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Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Pilot, Accord, Civic sedan, HR-V, Odyssey, 2020 Civic coupe, Fit, 2021-2022 Civic hatchback, 2021 Civic Type R, Insight, 2020-2021 CR-V,...
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Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2020 CR-V Hybrid, Accord Hybrid, and 2020-2021 Insight vehicles. The DC-DC converter may shut down and prevent the 12-volt battery from rechargin...
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WHEN USE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL, AUDIO [RADIO] CUTS OUT. WE REPORTED IT TO THE DEALER IN [XXX], THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. INTERMITTENT PROBLEM [XXX]- USE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL, RADIO CUTS OUT. HONDA DEALER REPLACED ELECTRICAL HARNESS WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY [XXX] - SAME PROBLEM - USE RIG...
WHEN USE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL, AUDIO [RADIO] CUTS OUT. WE REPORTED IT TO THE DEALER IN [XXX], THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. INTERMITTENT PROBLEM [XXX]- USE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL, RADIO CUTS OUT. HONDA DEALER REPLACED ELECTRICAL HARNESS WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY [XXX] - SAME PROBLEM - USE RIG...
I am reporting a potential safety issue with my 2020 Honda Accord Touring Hybrid. On September 4, 2025, my dealership identified a non-genuine purple quick-splice connector in the driver’s door harness, which they attribute to error codes B1142 (Driver’s Door Lock Knob Switch Circuit), U0199 (Lo...
Five times the past year, while driving on the freeway, the first incident I cannot remember, but I do know that the other four incidents were on a slight incline. The car acted as if it wasn’t getting enough gas and slowed down and was shaking. Giving gas would not help, and it kept slowing down....
While diving at highway speeds (first at 55mph in may 2025 and then again in July 2025 at 65mph) I got a warning on screen about power loss and a critical failure and that power will be reduced and to stop at the side of the road. Within 30 seconds or a minute of the warning the car power cut out si...
Mileage: 46,002
While diving at highway speeds (first at 55mph in may 2025 and then again in July 2025 at 65mph) I got a warning on screen about power loss and a critical failure and that power will be reduced and to stop at the side of the road. Within 30 seconds or a minute of the warning the car power cut out si...
Mileage: 46,002
While diving at highway speeds (first at 55mph in may 2025 and then again in July 2025 at 65mph) I got a warning on screen about power loss and a critical failure and that power will be reduced and to stop at the side of the road. Within 30 seconds or a minute of the warning the car power cut out si...
Mileage: 46,002
When picking up speed, the steering wheel is difficult to turn. And not working line keep Assistance. U0416 code in ecu (eps). No any errors on dashboard.
When picking up speed, the steering wheel is difficult to turn. And not working line keep Assistance. U0416 code in ecu (eps). No any errors on dashboard.
The Collision Avoidance system activated twice for no reason. Inspection is available. I and my passenger were jerked by the rapid stop & could have been rear ended if anyone was behind me. The second event was in an intersection when I and the driver behind me were driving slowly. if the car behind...
The contact owns a 2020 Honda Accord. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V858000 (Fuel System, Gasoline); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repai...
On several occasions and almost never under similar circumstances, my entire Brake System suddenly shows there is a problem and flashes warnings on my dashboard - parking brake, power steering, vehicle stability assist, hill start assist, adaptive cruise control, collision mitigation, road departure...
On several occasions and almost never under similar circumstances, my entire Brake System suddenly shows there is a problem and flashes warnings on my dashboard - parking brake, power steering, vehicle stability assist, hill start assist, adaptive cruise control, collision mitigation, road departure...
On several occasions and almost never under similar circumstances, my entire Brake System suddenly shows there is a problem and flashes warnings on my dashboard - parking brake, power steering, vehicle stability assist, hill start assist, adaptive cruise control, collision mitigation, road departure...
At speeds between 50mph a howling noise begins and gets louder as the speed increases to 55mph. The howling noise is quite loud. It stops after you get above 55pmh or you open a window. The dealer said he was not aware of this problem.
Overnight while parked in the garage, the front windshield became cracked without signs of impact. The next night before I had even had the chance to bring it in for a scheduled inspection at the dealership, the crack spidered out to cover almost 15-20% of the windshield. When I took it into for ins...
FREON LEAKING FROM THE EVAPORATOR.
Power system error and warning lights pop up or off no were
Power system error and warning lights pop up or off no were
Power system error and warning lights pop up or off no were
Without driver intervention, the vehicle engaged the brakes. Threw both passengers forward until the seat belt restraints engaged. Bruising both passengers shoulders. The vehicle would not respond to either pedal - brake or gas for a few seconds. There was no visible traffic in front of us. The day ...
Without driver intervention, the vehicle engaged the brakes. Threw both passengers forward until the seat belt restraints engaged. Bruising both passengers shoulders. The vehicle would not respond to either pedal - brake or gas for a few seconds. There was no visible traffic in front of us. The day ...
Without driver intervention, the vehicle engaged the brakes. Threw both passengers forward until the seat belt restraints engaged. Bruising both passengers shoulders. The vehicle would not respond to either pedal - brake or gas for a few seconds. There was no visible traffic in front of us. The day ...
On 2 incidents, I've had the collision mitigation braking system (CMBS) issue driver warnings/alerts and automatically hit the brakes without warning when there are no obstacles in front of the vehicle and it has not deviated from its lane. Both incidents occurred during highway speeds. 1 incident w...
On 2 incidents, I've had the collision mitigation braking system (CMBS) issue driver warnings/alerts and automatically hit the brakes without warning when there are no obstacles in front of the vehicle and it has not deviated from its lane. Both incidents occurred during highway speeds. 1 incident w...
My car is a hybrid. At times, a Very loud humming noise is produced, due to glitch in software with the ANC. Noise starts and stops suddenly, intermittently, without warning, and is a safety hazard. Noise can build to be extremely loud and jarring, and can last for several minutes. Honda claims this...
My car is a hybrid. At times, a Very loud humming noise is produced, due to glitch in software with the ANC. Noise starts and stops suddenly, intermittently, without warning, and is a safety hazard. Noise can build to be extremely loud and jarring, and can last for several minutes. Honda claims this...
I was driving yesterday accordingly to the speed limit on a main city street. There were no cars in front of me AT ALL when all of a sudden my car hit the breaks 3 times back to back out of nowhere causing my car to swerve! I felt completely out of control of my vehicle and I am so thankful I wasn't...
I was driving yesterday accordingly to the speed limit on a main city street. There were no cars in front of me AT ALL when all of a sudden my car hit the breaks 3 times back to back out of nowhere causing my car to swerve! I felt completely out of control of my vehicle and I am so thankful I wasn't...
I was driving yesterday accordingly to the speed limit on a main city street. There were no cars in front of me AT ALL when all of a sudden my car hit the breaks 3 times back to back out of nowhere causing my car to swerve! I felt completely out of control of my vehicle and I am so thankful I wasn't...
I have had two (2) separate incidents of the automatic emergency braking system engaging suddenly & without reason as I was driving. Once on a residential street & the second on the freeway at approx. 65 mph. The AEBS released very quickly each time, but is a highly and potentially dangerous thing t...
This seems to carry over from problems with prior year models. I can be on the highway with no vehicle in front of me and the brakes apply by themselves (foot not even near the brake pedal). It is a brief braking, but it can be dangerous when someone decides to ride on my tail. I notice it does h...
While driving at highway speeds (50 -55mph), the ANC (active noise control) unit delivers a loud Booming sound through the speaker system. The sudden and unexpected booming noise startled the driver causing temporary loss of control of the vehicle. The solution has already been identified in a Servi...
While driving at highway speeds (50 -55mph), the ANC (active noise control) unit delivers a loud Booming sound through the speaker system. The sudden and unexpected booming noise startled the driver causing temporary loss of control of the vehicle. The solution has already been identified in a Servi...
The contact's client owns a 2020 Honda Accord. The contact stated that while his client was driving at about 45 MPH, the vehicle inadvertently accelerated on his own, drove off the road and drove down in a steep embankment, hit 8-9 fence posts, ramped up over the driveway of the embankment, and cras...
The contact's client owns a 2020 Honda Accord. The contact stated that while his client was driving at about 45 MPH, the vehicle inadvertently accelerated on his own, drove off the road and drove down in a steep embankment, hit 8-9 fence posts, ramped up over the driveway of the embankment, and cras...
My car died as we pulled into traffic. Honda said the fuel pump failed. It took months to get the fuel pump replaced. Honda said that my vin # wasn't included in a recall.
I was on the Freeway ramp from I11N to I215 in Henderson, NV. I tapped off the interactive cruise control because my exit was Gibson - immediately after the ramp. Within a few seconds, the car braked heavily on its own, no dash warnings, and almost caused me to get rear ended. I pushed on the bra...
A loud booming / vibrating noise from the speakers while traveling between 52 & 54 mph with windows closed. Sound starts as a low noise / vibration and escalates to its maximum before abruptly ceasing. Noise / Vibration first noticed when taking car home after initial delivery 3/28/2020. Vehicle u...
A loud booming / vibrating noise from the speakers while traveling between 52 & 54 mph with windows closed. Sound starts as a low noise / vibration and escalates to its maximum before abruptly ceasing. Noise / Vibration first noticed when taking car home after initial delivery 3/28/2020. Vehicle u...
THE PAINT IS DEFECTIVE , THE CLEAR COAT IS PEELING OFF A LOT OF SCRATCHES ALL OVER THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE IN MANY PLACES .THE IS 2020 AND HAS LESS THAN 1400 MILES.ABOUT 6 MONTHS OLD GARAGE KEPT .
Mileage: 300
THE PAINT IS DEFECTIVE , THE CLEAR COAT IS PEELING OFF A LOT OF SCRATCHES ALL OVER THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE IN MANY PLACES .THE IS 2020 AND HAS LESS THAN 1400 MILES.ABOUT 6 MONTHS OLD GARAGE KEPT .
Mileage: 300
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2020 HONDA ACCORD HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN ACOUSTICALLY DRIVEN DRONE SOUND WAS COMING FROM FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SOUND BECAME LOUD ENOUGH PREVENTING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE VEHICLE P...
Mileage: 8,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2020 HONDA ACCORD HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN ACOUSTICALLY DRIVEN DRONE SOUND WAS COMING FROM FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SOUND BECAME LOUD ENOUGH PREVENTING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE VEHICLE P...
Mileage: 8,000
VEHICLE HAS OPEN RECALL. DEALERSHIP STATES THAT NO UPDATE IS SHOWING NEEDED ON COMPUTER. CONTACTED HONDA AND DEALER SENT PAPERWORK STATING THAT NO UPDATE TO BE PERFORMED TO HAVE RECALL REMOVED FROM VIN. RECALL STILL HAS NOT BEEN REMOVED. FIRST WENT TO DEALERSHIP TOWARDS THE END OF DECEMBER 2020.
WHEN TRAVELING 52 MPH MY CAR MAKES A VERY LOUD DRONING SOUND. MY DEALERSHIP HAS CONFIRMED THE NOISE AND BELIEVE IT TO BE AN ACTIVE NOISE CONTROL PROBLEM. THEY REPLACED THE MICS AND MODULE WERE REPLACED WITHOUT RESOLUTION. HONDA ENGINEERING ADVISED TO REPLACE WITH A PART FOR A 2021 MODEL YEAR. A...
Mileage: 19,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2020 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 53 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND AN ABNORMAL SOUND WAS COMING FROM THE SPEAKERS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABNORMAL SOUND INTERFERED WITH HIS ABILITY TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FOX HONDA...
Mileage: 200
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2020 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, SHE HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RAIRDON'S HONDA OF SUMNER (6302 AUTO LN, SUMNER, WA 98390, (253)826-6800) WHERE IT WAS DIAG...
Mileage: 760
LOUD BUZZING NOISE RANDOMLY. I THINK ITS AN ISSUE WITH THE ACTIVE NOISE CANCELATION SYSTEM. IT'S LOUD, RANDOM AND FREQUENT. NOTICED IT AS SOON AS I GOT THE VEHICLE. HAVE FOUND FORUMS WHERE THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE.
Mileage: 300
WHILE ON MOTION ON A STATE HIGHWAY MINOR DEBRIS FROM THE ROADWAY THAT HITS THE WINDSHIELD OFTEN CREATES SMALL NICKS ON THE WINDSHIELD THAT COLLECTIVELY IMPAIR VISIBILITY. IT APPEARS THAT THERE IS AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF WINDOW NICKS AND CHIPS.
Mileage: 3,500
THIS VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEEDS TENDS TO MAKE A HIGH ACCELERATING NOTICES, IT MAKES A PERSON FEEL AS IF SOME OTHER VEHICLE WAS PASSING ON THE LEFT SIDE AT A VERY HIGH SPEED. THE FIRST TIME I HEARD THIS NOISE, I MOVED TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD, THINKING THAT A SPEEDING DRIVER WAS PASSI...
Mileage: 5,000
THIS VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEEDS TENDS TO MAKE A HIGH ACCELERATING NOTICES, IT MAKES A PERSON FEEL AS IF SOME OTHER VEHICLE WAS PASSING ON THE LEFT SIDE AT A VERY HIGH SPEED. THE FIRST TIME I HEARD THIS NOISE, I MOVED TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD, THINKING THAT A SPEEDING DRIVER WAS PASSI...
Mileage: 5,000
THIS VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEEDS TENDS TO MAKE A HIGH ACCELERATING NOTICES, IT MAKES A PERSON FEEL AS IF SOME OTHER VEHICLE WAS PASSING ON THE LEFT SIDE AT A VERY HIGH SPEED. THE FIRST TIME I HEARD THIS NOISE, I MOVED TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD, THINKING THAT A SPEEDING DRIVER WAS PASSI...
Mileage: 5,000
1. THE APPLE CAR PLAY FREEZES WITH THE ORIGINAL APPLE LIGHTNING CABLE 2. THE DRIVER'S DOOR CLOSES WORSE THAN THE PASSENGER DOOR. I HAVE TO PUSH THE DRIVER'S DOOR MUCH HARDER TO CLOSE IT. 3. THE ISSUE WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER. I'M USING AUTO 72 DEGREES AND DON'T LIKE TO PLAY WITH THE AC. 30-40 MIN...
Mileage: 300
1. THE APPLE CAR PLAY FREEZES WITH THE ORIGINAL APPLE LIGHTNING CABLE 2. THE DRIVER'S DOOR CLOSES WORSE THAN THE PASSENGER DOOR. I HAVE TO PUSH THE DRIVER'S DOOR MUCH HARDER TO CLOSE IT. 3. THE ISSUE WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER. I'M USING AUTO 72 DEGREES AND DON'T LIKE TO PLAY WITH THE AC. 30-40 MIN...
Mileage: 300
1. THE APPLE CAR PLAY FREEZES WITH THE ORIGINAL APPLE LIGHTNING CABLE 2. THE DRIVER'S DOOR CLOSES WORSE THAN THE PASSENGER DOOR. I HAVE TO PUSH THE DRIVER'S DOOR MUCH HARDER TO CLOSE IT. 3. THE ISSUE WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER. I'M USING AUTO 72 DEGREES AND DON'T LIKE TO PLAY WITH THE AC. 30-40 MIN...
Mileage: 300
NEW CAR, LESS THAN 2000 MILES. ALL OF A SUDDEN LOUD NOISE IS COMING OUT OF THE SPEAKERS, SOMETHING LIKE AN AUDIO AMPLIFIER NOISE UNDER LOAD, BUT VERY LOUD. HAPPENS RANDOMLY, CAN BE REALLY DISTRACTING.
Mileage: 1,700
NEW CAR, LESS THAN 2000 MILES. ALL OF A SUDDEN LOUD NOISE IS COMING OUT OF THE SPEAKERS, SOMETHING LIKE AN AUDIO AMPLIFIER NOISE UNDER LOAD, BUT VERY LOUD. HAPPENS RANDOMLY, CAN BE REALLY DISTRACTING.
Mileage: 1,700
LONG LOUD HUMMING SOUND WHILE DRIVING 53 MPH (BELOW 40 F DEGREE) AND SHORT LOUD HUMMING SOUND WHILE DRIVING AROUND 38 MPH. ACTIVE NOISE CANCELLATION SYSTEM WORKING NOT PROPERLY. A LOT OF HONDA OWNERS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE FROM 2018! HTTPS://WWW.CARGURUS.COM/CARS/DISCUSSION-T75510_DS980301 HTT...
Mileage: 330
FROM BEING STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT, I THEN PROCEEDED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION ONCE THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN. THERE WAS A STEEL CONSTRUCTION ROAD PLATE ON THE ROAD JUST BEYOND THE FAR SIDE OF THE INTERSECTION AND AS I APPROACHED IT AT APPROX 25MPH, THE EMERGENCY BRAKING WARNING SIGNAL ON THE DASH CAME ...
Mileage: 3,803
CAR WITH LESS THAN 8000 MILES HAD COMPLETE FAILURE OF BRAKES GOING THROUGH A STOP SIGN ON A CITY STREET (25 MILES AN HOUR) AND CAUSED A CRASH THAT TOTALED THE CAR. SHORTLY BEFORE THE CRASH THE BRAKES SEEMED HARDER TO STOP AT PREVIOUS STOP BUT STILL WORKED.
Mileage: 7,900
THIS VEHICLE WOULD MAKE UNCOMFORTABLE NOISE AT A SPEED OF ROUGHLY 55 MPH. WHEN I WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND CRUISE AT AROUND 55 MPH, THERE WAS A CHANCE THAT I CAN HEAR A NOISE BUILDING UP. THIS NOISE FELT LIKE ENGINE SPINNING AT 2000-3000 RPMS BUT I COULDN'T DETERMINE WHAT EXACTLY IT WAS. I AM SA...
Mileage: 1,240