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Honda Accord Electrical System Safety Report | Feb 04, 2013
Reported on Feb 04, 2013
| OUR 2013 HONDA ACCORD EX-L IS EQUIPPED WITH A RIGHT TURN SIGNAL BLIND SPOT CAMERA WHICH ACTIVATES WHEN THE DRIVER INITIATES A RIGHT TURN SIGNAL. THE DASH CONSOLE DISPLAY SCREEN GIVES THE DRIVER A VIEW OF THE BLIND SPOT AREA. THE SCREEN ALSO DISPLAYS THE AREA DIRECTLY BEHIND THE CAR WHENEVER THE DRIVER PLACES THE CAR INTO REVERSE. ON THE DAY SPECIFIED, THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL CAMERA ACTIVATED AS I WAS MERGING INTO THE RIGHT LANE, BUT THEN, INSTANTANEOUSLY, THE DISPLAY SYSTEM FROZE, POPPED REPEATEDLY, AND THEN WENT TO A DARK SCREEN--MUCH LIKE STATIC ON A TELEVISION SET. THIS HAS OCCURRED MORE THAN TWO DOZEN TIMES, EVEN AFTER MY LOCAL DEALER REPLACED THE UNIT. ON OTHER OCCASIONS, THE REAR BACK-UP CAMERA EITHER FREEZES, POPS, AND GOES TO DARK SCREEN OR FREEZES IN POSITION--WHILE I AM DRIVING FORWARD DOWN THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO MY LOCAL DEALER FIVE TIMES ALREADY, AND, AS OF YET, THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE WHOLE SYSTEM POPS, FREEZES, AND REBOOTS ITSELF MULTIPLE TIMES EACH DAY. SOMETIMES IT IS NECESSARY FOR ME TO STOP THE CAR, TURN IT OFF, AND THEN TURN IT ON AGAIN IN ORDER FOR THESE FEATURES TO WORK. *TR | |
| Make: | Honda |
| Model: | Accord |
| Manufactured by: | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| Year: | 2013 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | 0 person(s) were injured. |
| Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | GAINESVILLE GA |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1HGCR2F88DA |
| Mileage: | 553 miles. |
| Speed: | 65 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 4 |
| Vehicle type: | |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | |
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