2015 Honda Accord: CVT failure

Filed Mar 6, 2021 · Transmission · 128,000 miles · CT

The vehicle CVT transmission failed while I was driving on a highway.

Filed Feb 14, 2017 · Fuel system · 16,880 miles · NY

Took vehicle to dealer on october 18, 2016 per letter from honda to have product update dtc p1890 performed. This was an update to the PCM software for CVT transmission. Ever since this time the mileage has dropped significantly. I was getting 33mpg around the city. It has dropped to 27mpg. Highway mileage has also dropped from 37mpg to 34mpg. Car feels as thought it is in too low of a gear when accelerating - a change from before the software update. Took car back to two different honda dealers. They could find nothing wrong nor have they heard about similar problems.

Filed Jan 25, 2017 · Transmission · 64 miles · OH

On march 20, 2015, I leased a honda accord for 3 years from the honda of mentor automobile dealership. Immediately after taking possession of the car, I noticed the car had a very significant vibration problem. After driving the car for a few days, I took it back to the dealership and complained about the vibration. The service personnel I complained to acted like the car had no vibration problem at all --- intimating I was imagining things. After driving the car a few days more, I noticed that when stopping at a stop light and shifting the transmission from drive to neutral, the vibration lessened considerably. My car came equipped with a "continuously variable transmission (CVT)", so I assume the vibration is most likely related to the transmission (I have never been an auto mechanic). I have had the car for 22 months now and, although the vibration problem has lessened somewhat, it is causing me considerable consternation because I have decided to purchase the car outright when my 3-year-lease expires. I am worried that shortly after I purchase the car outright I will be faced with a horrendous bill to repair/replace the CVT or whatever it is that is causing the vibration. Question: is the federal safety agency maintaining a log of complaints regarding honda"s "vibration complaints" similar to mine? I am 82 and with my meager pension I certainly do not want to be hit with a horrendous repair bill if the vibration problem is due to the honda's incompetence.

Filed Nov 3, 2016 · Engine, Transmission · 7,500 miles · FL

Page 1 of 2 - I purchased my 2015 honda accord coupe ex-l with 2.4l CVT in june of 2015 new with maybe 5 miles on the odometer. I started having issues just months after purchasing the vehicle from brandon honda. The first incident occurred when pulling out of my office complex onto a busy highway when the car decided to just shut off causing the steering column to also seize while the odometer flashed "fcw failure" along with several other instrument panel lights on steady. Since that occurrence it seems as if I've had nothing but problems with the vehicle. I have on several occasions taken the vehicle in for repeated transmission/front end issues ' such as jerking between rpms, down 'shifting' for no reason causing rpms to just drop instead of holding when releasing my foot from the accelerator and while traveling at highway/interstate speeds of 55+ MPH, etc. The last 3 times included an additional issue where the gearshift would go from (d) drive and into (r) reverse while continuing to go in a forward motion with back up camera displaying on dash screen and (r) displaying on the odometer where the gear is displayed. The discovery of this safety hazard took place for the first time on an interstate while traveling 65+ MPH. The passenger at the time was reaching to grab their beverage from cup holder closest to the gear shifter when it was hit/tapped in the upward motion engaging the transmission into (r) reverse. It took me a minute to grasp what happened because while I'm looking forward into the direction I'm driving, I glance down at the odometer and notice (r) in place of the (d) where the current gear engaged would be indicated. Then out of the corner of my eye I notice the camera was on display but not realizing the camera was from the rear and could see the vehicles directly behind me on the interstate.

Filed Nov 3, 2016 · Engine, Transmission · 7,500 miles · FL

Page 2 of 2 - I have since taken the vehicle to brandon honda and basically was advised by a service advisor, manager and america honda co that my vehicle is 'operating by design', 'my issues could not be duplicated on several test drive attempts' and 'it's a safety feature' talking about when the vehicle can engage into reverse. As of today I have no resolution to the CVT transmission and front end concerns brought to the attention of brandon honda. I was also told by a service technician that 'this was a safety feature' and 'it's operating as designed' which both are not solutions to resolve a mechanical/safety defect in the vehicle or design. I have given brandon honda multiple tsbs to review each visit and kept having them rejected. One of those tsbs mentions having to drop the transmission to replace a module inside of the casing. Obviously the dealership is doing whatever they can to avoid having to perform this repair and keep dragging their feet to accomplish absolutely nothing. The original honda case # [xxx] was opened and then closed via voicemail prior to me receiving my vehicle back from the dealership to determine if the issue was resolved, yet to my satisfaction. What will it take for honda to act and make my vehicle, experience whole????? I bought my vehicle with hard earned $ not counterfeit, broken or life threatening. Note: I have video of the vehicle in reverse motion while continuing forward, along with several tsbs, work orders, pictures and documents to support my case. This is my only means of transportation and I'm driving over the howard franklin bridge (15,899') every day in my commute to and from my office. Feel free to contact me for the video, pictures or documents needed to support my case. Respectfully, a very unsatisfied brandon honda customer information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).

Filed May 3, 2016 · Transmission · 9,000 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 honda accord. While driving 10 MPH, the vehicle hesitated to accelerate and jerked. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the technician installed a snapshot to record the failure and stated that the CVT transmission failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 9,000.

Filed Nov 9, 2015 · Transmission · 100 miles · NJ

This is 2015 brand new accord lx with CVT. The issues are: 1. The car has obvious side to side sway at speed 15 MPH. 2. The car has big amplitude vibration at speed 25~35 MPH. Especially on a downward slope. 3. The whole car is vibrating at high speed (>70 MPH). My hands and legs felt numbed after driving 30 to 40 minutes on highway.