NHTSA Complaint #11641546 — 2016 HONDA ACCORD

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11641546
Vehicle	2016 HONDA ACCORD
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident	December 11, 2024
Date Filed	February 8, 2025
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	WA

Consumer Description

Very frequenly after idling for more that 5 minutes with the heat on before beginning to drive, the vehicle will create extremely loud and disorienting scratching static noise. This condition is recreated under a number of other conditions and is heavily reported and documented on various forms and youtube pages. Can be found by searching "2016 accord head unit static" This issue has been reported to honda and has not been recognized as a defect. They quote a repair cost to solve the issue with the defective head unit. The issues can only be stopped by pressing the power button on the head unit it self. Sometimes, frequent start and stops of the ignition can remedy the issue.

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