2011 Honda Accord Engine Problems

Your engine is misfiring in cylinder 1, causing the car to either shut down completely or hesitate severely while driving. You've spent thousands on repairs over the past two years, but the fixes haven't been permanent. Honda has acknowledged this is a known issue on certain models but won't provide warranty support for vehicles after 2014. The repeated repairs suggest this may be a design defect rather than normal wear.

While driving at 65 MPH, your check engine light started flashing and your car began vibrating and losing power. A mechanic diagnosed the problem as fouled piston rings and replaced your spark plugs to fix it. This issue has been associated with a class action lawsuit involving piston ring fouling. The repair involved cleaning the piston rings and replacing the spark plugs.

When you start your car after it's been sitting for a while, you hear a metal rattling or clattering sound for 2-3 seconds that goes away once the engine warms up. This doesn't happen if you start the car again within an hour or two. You've been told the VTC (variable timing control) actuator may be failing, which could allow engine oil to drain and cause a dry start condition. The repair could be expensive and may involve replacing the VTC actuator or related timing system components.

The contact owns a 2011 Honda Accord. The contact stated that after the vehicle was started, he shifted into drive(D) and depressed the accelerator pedal; however, the vehicle hesitated to respond. The contact stated that upon accelerating, the vehicle independently decelerated at slow speeds. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that he used a code reader to diagnose the vehicle and retrieved two unknown codes for a faulty manifold air pressure sensor and mass air flow sensor. Additionally, the contact stated that he performed a tune-up and routine maintenance on the vehicle however, the failure recurred. The check engine warning light illuminated again after the tune-up. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was not notified of the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed that TSB 13-078 Warranty Extension had expired. The failure mileage was approximately 135,500.

When starting up a noise it the motor for the sencod time with 71,000 miles why

CVT actuator makes noise on cold start up.

ENGINE RATTLES LOUDLY FOR ABOUT 4 SECONDS AT STARTUP WHILE STATIONARY. I BELIEVE THE VARIABLE VALVE TIMING CONTROL (VTC) ACTUATOR IS DEFECTIVE.

AFTER 2 YEARS OF OWNING MY NEW 2011 HONDA ACCORD, I NOTICED A GRINDING SOUND DURING COLD STARTS THAT LASTED 1-2 SECONDS AND THEN STOPS. I HAVE THE DEALERSHIP INSPECT THE PROBLEM BUT THEY QUICKLY DISMISSED AND SAID THE NOISE WAS BEING MADE BY THE VTC AND TO NOT WORRY ABOUT THE NOISE. IN ADDITION, THEY SAID THAT NO HARM WOULD BE CAUSED BY THE NOISE. NOW I HAVE OVER 100,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND THE NOISE IS ON EVERY COLD START NO MATTER WHAT THE TEMPERATURE AND LAST FOR 2-5 SECONDS. I RECENTLY CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY INDICATED THAT IF THE VTC WAS THE PROBLEM (WHICH IT HAS BEEN ALL ALONG), THEN I WOULD NEED TO PAY IN FULL FOR THE REPAIR SINCE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY.

ON 4/5/19, MY WIFE'S HONDA PILOT EX EXPERIENCED SEVERE ENGINE PROBLEMS ON THE ROAD IN FAIRVIEW TN RESULTING IN AN INABILITY TO ACCELERATE, HESITATION WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, AND A FLASHING 'CHECK ENGINE' LIGHT. THESE SYMPTOMS WERE IDENTICAL TO AN ISSUE SHE HAD WITH THIS VEHICLE IN 2017 THAT NECESSITATED A TOW TO DARRELL WALTRIP HONDA IN FRANKLIN TN FOR REPAIR, AND SIMILAR TO LESS SEVERE EPISODES OF HESITANT ACCELERATION BOTH SHE AND I HAVE EXPERIENCED WITH THE VEHICLE SINCE AT LEAST 2016. GRASSLAND CAR CARE CENTER IN FRANKLIN TN DIAGNOSED THE SPARK PLUGS WERE OIL FOULED CAUSING A MISFIRE. ENGINE CODES P0301, P0302, P0303, P0304, AND P0300 RESULTED FROM THE INCIDENT. WE HAVE SINCE LEARNED THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT WITH THIS MODEL OF HONDA AND THAT THE VCM-2 CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT RESULTED IN A WARRANTY EXTENSION OF EIGHT YEARS FROM PURCHASE DATE. WE HAVE AN OPEN CASE WITH HONDA OF AMERICA (CASE MANAGER: ZOE; CASE #09478660), BUT ARE BEING TOLD THAT OUR VEHICLE IS OUTSIDE THE EXTENDED EIGHT YEAR WARRANTY BY FOUR MONTHS. WE CONTEND THIS VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS CONSISTENT WITH THE WARRANTIED ISSUE WELL BEFORE THE 4/5/19 FAILURE, TO INCLUDE THE SAME TYPE OF EPISODE SUPPOSEDLY REPAIRED BY DARRELL WALTRIP HONDA ON 5/1/17. THE SUDDEN INABILITY TO ACCELERATE ON A ROADWAY IS A CONSIDERABLE SAFETY CONCERN. WE ARE QUESTIONING WHY THIS WASN'T A SAFETY RECALL ITEM. WE HAVE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION AVAILABLE IF NEEDED.

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED (55 MPH) AND THEN SLOWING DOWN FOR TRAFFIC, THE VARIABLE TIMING CONTROL ACTUATOR APPARENTLY STUCK. THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON FOLLOWED BY WHITE SMOKE FROM THE TAILPIPES. THERE WAS AN IMMEDIATE LACK OF POWER TRYING TO ACCELERATE AGAIN. THIS CONTINUED UNTIL THE CAR WAS AT A SERVICE SHOP. THE MECHANIC INDICATED THE ENGINE WENT FROM 6 CYLINDERS TO 3 CYLINDERS (ECO MODE) BUT NEVER RECOVERED. THE TROUBLE CODE WAS: P3400 MEANS THAT THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) HAS DETECTED AN ABNORMALITY IN THE CYLINDER DEACTIVATION SYSTEM FOR ENGINE BANK ONE. BANK 1 DENOTES THE BANK OF THE ENGINE WHICH CONTAINS THE NUMBER ONE CYLINDER. THIS PROBLEMS APPEARS TO BE THE SAME AS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED BY OTHER CONSUMERS. HONDA NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE AND RECALL THE VTC ACTUATORS.

ENGINE MAKES LOUD RATTLE FOR APPROXIMATELY 2-3 SECONDS ON COLD STARTUP. RESEARCH INDICATES THAT PROBLEM COULD LEAD TO CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. HONDA HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THIS AS A PROBLEM, HOWEVER IS NOT OFFERING TO FIX IT. OUT OF POCKET COST IS AROUND $800, AND CONSUMERS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS WHEN IT IS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT.

MY ENGINE MAKES A LOUD RATTLING SOUND FOR 2-3 SECONDS AFTER A COLD START-UP, ESPECIALLY AFTER THE CAR SAT OVERNIGHT. AFTER 2-3 SECONDS, THE SOUND GOES AWAY. ACCORDING TO HONDA TSB, THE VTC ACTUATOR IS FAULTY AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. IF LEFT UNTREATED, THE TIMING CHAIN CAN BE STRETCHED WHICH LEADS TO REDUCED FUEL ECONOMY AND POSSIBLY OTHER ENGINE PROBLEMS. UP TO THE TIME OF THIS COMPLAINT, HONDA HAS NOT YET ISSUED ANY RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. MY HONDA DEALER QUOTED ME $680 TO REPLACE THE VTC ACTUATOR. MY VEHICLE'S WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED SO IF I WANT TO HAVE IT REPLACED, I WILL HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. I REALLY LOVE MY ACCORD. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY A BIG AUTO MANUFACTURER LIKE HONDA HASN'T DONE ANYTHING, GIVEN THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WHICH HAPPENS TO MANY VEHICLES ALREADY.

I JUST BOUGHT A 2011 ACCORD WITH 2.4L ENGINE AND I NOTICE IN THE MORNINGS ON COLD START, MY ENGINE MAKES LOUD RATTLE NOISE FOR FEW SEC. I DID RESEARCH AND LOTS OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ENGINES. IT TURN OUT TO BE ENGINE TIMING VTC ACTUATOR DEFECTED. HONDA ISSUED SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS BUT REFUSING TO REPLACE THIS PART. THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE RECALL. IT COST BETWEEN 700-900 DOLLARS TO REPLACE IT. IM ABOUT TO PAY THIS OUT OF MY POCKET FOR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED FROM HONDA. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE. ITS ALL OVER INTERNET PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS. ITS HAPPENING ON MOST 2.4L ENGINES.

VARIABLE VALVE TIMING ACTUATOR WENT OUT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS WAS RECALLED ON EARLIER MODELS. I'VE SEEN LOTS OF FORUMS WHERE PEOPLE WITH 2010'S AND 2011'S STILL HAVING THIS PROBLEM. WE LEARNED ABOUT THE PROBLEM BY RESEARCHING WHAT THE RATTLING SOUND COULD BE WHEN WE START THE CAR FROM THESE FORUMS. THE OIL LIGHT STARTED COMING ON AND THE CAR WAS LOSING OIL. IT STARTED RATTLING EVEN WHILE DRIVING IT OR IDLING AT A LIGHT. THE AUTO MECHANIC VERIFIED IT AND WE HAD TO PAY $900 TO HAVE IT FIXED. IF THIS PROBLEM WASN'T RESOLVED AS HONDA SAYS IT WAS THEN WE SHOULDN'T BE OUT THE COST TO FIX IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE MADE A WHINING NOISE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS DUE FOR AN OIL CHANGE. THE NOISE STOPPED WHEN THE CONTACT REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LOW ON OIL, WHICH CAUSED THE TIMING CHAIN TO SLIP. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST COMPLETED. THE OIL CONSUMPTION TEST HAD NOT BEEN COMPLETED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,600.

A DESIGN DEFECT THAT ENABLES OIL TO ENTER INTO ENGINE'X COMBUSTION CHAMBER. THIS LEADS TO PREMATURE SPARK PLUG DEGRADATION AND ENGINE MALFUNCTION. ESSENTIALLY, THE ENGINE IS WORKING MUCH HARDER THAN IT HAS TO IN NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. UNFORTUNATELY, MY DAILY COMMUTE DOES NOT CONSIST OF CLIMBING THROUGH THE BEAUTIFUL ROCKIE MOUNTAINS, BUT FIGHTING TRAFFIC ON I94. THUS THE OIL CONSUMPTION SHOULD BE NORMAL, AND YET IT'S NOT!!

MY 2011 HONDA ACCORD MAKES NOISE ON COLD STARTS. ON 10/20/15, I PICKED UP MY CAR FROM HONDA SERVICE AND THEY EXPLAINED IT AS NOISE FROM THE VTC ACTUATOR AND STATED IN WRITING THERE IS NO REPAIR YET AVAILABLE FROM HONDA. I FIND THIS UNACCEPTABLE AND I WON'T BUY A HONDA AGAIN UNLESS THEY REPAIR THIS AT NO CHARGE TO AVOID ANY FURTHER DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE...I HAVE ONLY OWNED HONDA ACCORDS SINCE 1989.

CAR HESITATES OR PAUSES WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP OR FROM A ROLLING STOP. IT FREQUENTLY HAPPENS WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN GOING FORWARD. THE ENGINE DOES NOT STOP BUT REMAINS IN IDLE MODE. RAPID ACCELERATION FOLLOWS THE HESITATION. *JS

WE PURCHASED A HONDA ACCORD A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO. RECENTLY THE AIR CONDITIONING HAS FAILED AND WE WERE TOLD BY THE HONDA DEALER THAT "A ROCK PROBABLY DAMAGED THE CONDENSER" AS THEY FOUND A LEAK. THEY REFUSE TO COVER IT UNDER WARRANTY. THEY QUOTED US A REPAIR COST OF $841.88. UPON INSPECTION WE FOUND THAT THERE IS NO PROTECTION PROVIDED TO THE CONDENSER TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING. FURTHER, I RESEARCHED AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A KNOWN AND CONTINUOUS PROBLEM THAT HONDA HAS BEEN AWARE OF FOR YEARS. THERE IS NO QUESTION IT IS A DESIGN DEFECT. FURTHER, IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED A.S.A.P. HEAT STROKE IS A SERIOUS CONDITION THAT CAN BE DEADLY. PLEASE CONTACT ME AT YOUR EARLIEST CONVENIENCE REGARDING THIS, THANK YOU. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEED (65) THE ENGINE WOULD JUST LOSE POWER WITH NO WARNING!! ITS BEEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES NOW FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. NOW NO ONE IN THE FAMILY WANTS TO DRIVE THE CAR. ITS JUST TOO NERVE RACKING TO GUESS WHEN THE CAR WILL LOSE POWER, OR TRUST IT FOR A LONG TRIP. THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPEN WE WERE ALMOST HIT BY A TRUCK AS WE WERE TRYING TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. *KB

I PURCHASE A HONDA ACCORD 2011 ON 2/18/2011. I ALWAYS GET AN OIL CHANGE VERY 3000 TO 4000 MILES. THE SECOND TIME I TOOK IT IN FOR OIL CHANGE THE TECH TOLD ME THERE IS A LEAK IN THE MAIN REAR SEAL AREA AND THAT THEY NEED THE FOR ABOUT TWO DAYS. I DIDN'T MIND IT DUE TO THAT FACT IT WAS NOT THE MAJOR REPAIR LIKE TOUCH THE ENGINE, BUT SOON AFTER I RECEIVE A CALL TELLING ME THAT THEY NEED TO CHANGE THE SHORT BLOCK OF THE ENGINE THAT'S WHEN I GOT CONCERN. IT A BRAND NEW CAR WITH A NEW ENGINE AND THEY ALREADY TO PLACE THE SHORT BLOCK ENGINE ! I WAS UPSET. I ONLY HAVE THE CAR ONLY FOR ABOUT 3 MONTH NOT AND NOW I'M PAYING NOTE FOR A NEW CAR BUT DRIVING A REBUILT HONDA ACCORD 2011. AND THE BEST PART OF MY CAR NOW IS AN THE STEERING WHEEL STARTING TO SHAKING A LITTLE WHEN IT COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP OR IN PARK. REMIND YOU MY CAR WAS IN FOR REPAIR ON 5/25/ TO 6/8/2011 AND THE SHAKING STARTED ON 6/9/2011. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND HONDA TO SEE IF THEY CAN GET ME IN TO ANOTHER CAR, SAME MODEL AND EVERYTHING. THEY BOTH TOLD ME THAT CAN'T BECAUSE THE CAR WAS A FEW MONTH OLD AND THEY WOULD LOSS SOME MONEY AND ONCE YOU SIGN THAT CONTRACT YOUR SOL AND IT NOT THEIR PROBLEM.BUT THEY ARE WILLING TO GIVE ME A ACCESSORIES FOR THAT CAR FOR CUSTOMER SATISFACTION. I GUESS ONE YEAR FROM NOW WHEN I WHEN MY CAR BRAKE DOWN THAT ACCESSORIES WOULD DO GREAT HELP. LOL . NO MORE HONDA FOR ME!!! CUSTOMER SER. SUCK. HERE IS A LIST WHAT THEY DID TO THE CAR: "CHECK AND REPORT ON OIL LEAK AT ENGINE AREA.TROUBLESHOOT OIL LEAK. INSPECTION INDICATED OIL LEAK AT REAR MAIN SEAL AREA.R/R TRANSMISSION AND INSPECT REARE MAIN SEAL= DRY. INSPECTION INDICATE LEAK AT ENGINE BLOCK ASSEMBLY. RE-INSTALL TRANS. REMOVE ENGINE/TRAN ASSEMBLY FROM VEHICLE. REPLACE ENGINE SORT BLOCK ASSEMBLY. REPLACE ALL RELATED GASKETS AND SEAL. EVACUATE AND RECHARGE A/C SYSTEM ADD COOLANT/ ROAD TEST VEHICLE.". *TR

WIFE WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED WHEN CAR BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE AS IF ENGINE WAS MISFIRING. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THEN SEVERELY REDUCED POWER. SHE WAS BARELY ABLE TO EXIT AND MAKE IT ACROSS THE ACCESS ROAD AND INTO A TURN LANE WITH THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR. CAR STILL SHOOK VIOLENTLY AS SHE PLACED IT IN PARK. DEALERSHIP CANNOT EXPLAIN SHAKING. CAR ONLY HAS 4,700 MILES AND WAS PURCHASED NEW FROM SERVICING DEALER. THEY SAID OIL WAS 1.5-2 QUARTS LOW SO THEY TOPPED IT OFF. TRIPPED A CODE FOR A STUCK SOLENOID IN THE CAMSHAFT TIMING SYSTEM SO THEY REPROGRAMMED THE PCM AND GAVE THE CAR BACK TO US. THIS WAS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS MY WIFE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH POWER TO MOVE THE VEHICLE OUT OF TRAFFIC. HAD THERE BEEN MORE TRAFFIC IN HER WAY OR SOMEONE FOLLOWING CLOSELY, SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. DEALER WAS STILL PUZZLED AS TO THE POWER LOSS AND SHAKING AND JUST SHRUGGED THEIR SHOULDERS. THEY SAID TO WATCH THE OIL LEVEL AND IF THIS HAPPENS AGAIN TO BRING IT BACK. WE HOPE THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN AGAIN AS IT WAS DANGEROUS AND STRANDED MY WIFE ON THE SIDE OF AN INTERSTATE FOR 3 HOURS WAITING ON A TOW TRUCK. PLEASE LET US KNOW IF THIS WARRANTS INVESTIGATION OR YOU NEED ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *TR