2015 Honda Accord: key fob or push-button start problems

Filed Jul 13, 2024 · CA

Intermittent start of vehicle. Will drive fine even for a couple of hours. I stop for 10 minutes to go to store. Then its all dead. No power. Cannot even open the doors with my key fob. Tried pressing start - break pedal is hard. Called AAA. He did not have to jump start. I just kept pressing start. All of a sudden vehicle starts again like nothing happened. Its been fine so far for a week now. Happened twice already - same scenario. Drove it for an hour or so, then after stopping for 10 minutes its completely dead. Then will start again after several attempts -pressing the start button. Took it to Honda dealer. They cannot replicate the problem. Checked my starter, battery, alternator -did a multi-point inspection. Dealer said there are no errors. Cannot find any problem with my vehicle. They said to wait till it happens again and get it towed there dead. That's a terrible solution!

Filed Feb 4, 2024 · Electrical · CT

When starting the car via push button start , there is a clicking sound. The battery was replaced fuses checked and sometimes it will start on the first push other times it takes 5 minutes. I had to start my car after I had to leave my car suddenly due to needing to enter a store asap to retrieve my wallet. Upon returning, one person clearly was attempting to enter my car who saw me than left. So I had to leave the area quickly. But the car just clicked when ignition button pushed. 6 mins later I was able to start it. The car only has 36000 miles on it. But I’ve had every thing checked, alternator, battery etc. the starter is the the obvious problem

Filed Sep 19, 2022 · Engine · IN

Starter motor.Will not turn the engine over to start. When the push button start is pushed you get a buzzing sound because the starter is not engageing the flywheel on the torque converter.Sometimes you have to push the start button as many as 5-10 times before the engine will start. I feel this is a safety issue because if you have a medical issue and need to go for help and the vehicle will not start that is a big problem. Honda knows about this issue but will do nothing about it.Honda's tsb 16-002 does not fix this problem. I have replaced 4 starters on this vehicle not including the original starter and still have the same problem.This problem needs to be addressed before there is a serious problem caused by this issue.This has been a problem on this vehicle for approx. 5yrs..

Filed Mar 9, 2022 · Electrical · WI

Intermittent starting of car. Push button start works inconsistently. All lights on dashboard light up and system sometimes makes clicking sound. Have been stranded numerous times. I often times have young grandchildren in car so this is a safety issue.

Filed Jul 26, 2021 · Electrical · MI

Purchased Used 2015 Honda Accord Hybrid from Dealer March 25, 2021. Vehicle ran clean for two months, but now in the last month and a half, vehicle randomly will not start on 3 separate occasions. During these incidences vehicle will also not give power to door locks, etc, leaving driver stranded with no way to lock themselves in the vehicle for safety if necessary. Vehicle is keyless/push-button start. Battery tests good. ***Incident 1: Vehicle did not start on 88 degree day. No accessory power either. Would not power door locks. Left my 17 year old daughter stranded in excessive heat, in a Metro area parking lot until I could get to her two hours later. Multiple attempts to start the vehicle/pressing brake/start button with key fob next to start button. Replaced batteries in Key fobs with no change. Vehicle started with a jump. ***Incident 2: Similar to 1st incident, vehicle randomly would not start, no accessory power or power to door locks. Again, very hot and humid evening. Multiple attempts were made to push-button-start the vehicle with key fob well within area to start it. Called someone to come get us but continued attempts to start the car. It randomly started after about 45 minutes. Battery indicator on dashboard indicates good charge on battery. Left our family stranded in a rural area in the dark with excessive heat during this time. ***Incident 3: Vehicle will not start when pressing brake, start button, and key fob close by. My daughter was stranded again in 89 degrees outside. I picked her up with no success in starting the vehicle. Car's still sitting. ** There is no 'suspicious' activity of the vehicle before this happens. Completely random. New batteries in fobs. Concerned this could develop into a bigger problem of these models I've discovered; stalling while driving. (??) It appears our problem is large enough that there are public videos online about this. Hopefully we can rectify this as it poses a risk to stranded motorists left alone.

Filed Jun 8, 2021 · Electrical · FL

Took my sister to a car dealership to look at a car and had my car running for a couple of hours due to me having kids and it was hot out. And I accidentally turned my car off and car wouldn’t start back up it kept saying key fob was missing and the key was hanging up on my rear view mirror. Had to literally wait 10 minutes before car would start back up. Honda really needs to get that fixed A.S.A.P that was definitely a scary experience for me especially having my two young kids with me. I can’t afford to be stranded somewhere.

Filed Mar 3, 2021 · Electrical, Engine · 84,000 miles · OH

Engine will not start. 2015 honda accord has about 84k miles. I have been stranded twice now because my car won't start and often requires between 2-4 attempts to start the engine. The cluster lights turn on and everything powered by the battery is working, without the engine starting. I have replaced the battery 3 times (march 2018, january 2020, march 2021). Previous battery was tested and had plenty of voltage left and was charging well, so the alternator is working well. Key fob battery replaced 2 times, most recently december 2020 and is working fine. I believe the starter is defective and I have read countless reports online stating the same issue, and this needs to be investigated and addressed, especially because the part itself is between $150-180 online and the dealership cost to replace this is $1k and above...

Filed Nov 3, 2020 · Electrical · 55,000 miles · OH

Our 2015 honda accord has developed a starting problem the vehicle has a push button start and more so than not it takes repeated pushes of the start button for the car to crank over. This condition started roughly one month ago and is very concerning to me since it is my wife's car and I don't want her to be stranded because the car doesn't start. When you press the brake and the start button all you hear is a loud click coming from the starter but it doesn't crank over. I have researched the problem and found numerous similar problems with 2013 - 2015 honda accords. This is a safety hazard and honda is being very irresponsible for not stepping up to the plate and admitting it is a very serious problem. Most if not all of the other complaints I've read say it is a starter issue and even the honda dealerships are saying it is a very common problem!!!

Filed Jun 13, 2020 · NC

This car has a push button start. You engage the brake and press the button to start. It will not start. It only makes a grinding sound. I can release the brake, press the start button to disengage the start effort. Then reapply the brake, press the start. Sometimes it will then crank and sometimes I have to go through this scenario multiple times before it will crank. This issue does not happen every time you attempt to crank the car but the problem with that is you never know when it will and when it won't. I'm very concerned when is it going to finally not crank and where might I be, this is a safety issue. This has been reported to the dealership many times, only to get the response, "the starter is going bad", this vehicle has less than 70,000 miles and this chain of events has been going on over a year. I purchased this vehicle new and it has been serviced regularly at the dealership. I also have another honda accord 2014 (VIN#[xxx]) that has the exact same issue. My daughter and grand daughter depend on this car. I'm so worried about their safety and when they may get stranded. On you tube there is many examples of the same issues, this is very scary. Please help us! Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).

Filed Nov 15, 2019 · Engine, Fuel system · 82,000 miles · GA

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 honda accord. The contact stated that the vehicle made grinding and whining noises when the push button start was pressed. The contact believed that some of the gears were not matching up. Hennessy honda of woodstock (8931 ga-92, woodstock, ga 30189, (770) 924-9000) stated that since the warranty was expired, they would not cover the expenses. The dealer also stated that there were no recalls; however, an unknown technical service bulletin had been issued regarding the failure. The manufacturer was contacted and stated that the vehicle was not under warranty. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 82,000. The VIN was unknown.

Filed Sep 29, 2019 · 61,000 miles · FL

Almost daily the car will not start on the first try. It can take up to 10 attempts to get it started. All of the lights on dash turn on and I hear a click but it doesn't start. Sometimes if I step out of the car and reintroduce the key it works but not always. We changed the key fob battery, had the recall fixed and the dealer said car had a good inspection. Battery and starter are good.

Filed Jun 18, 2019 · Electrical · SC

Purchased vehicle a year ago and having problems with push button starter. Lights and radio will come on but when you push the button to start it just clicks. Have replaced battery twice and had new starter and still having problems