Posted on 11/19/2025 6:15:33 AM PST by V_TWIN
Honda announced Tuesday that it is recalling roughly 256,000 Accord Hybrid vehicles in the U.S. due to a software glitch that could cause "loss of power while driving," increasing the risk of a crash or injury.
The recall covers certain Honda Accord Hybrids between the 2023 and 2025 model years, the supplier said in a press release.
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I learned to drive on a ‘62 Bug and a ‘66 Bonneville. How strange that neither of them had the problem, either.
Of course, I was a fanatic about keeping both points and plugs clean and properly gapped. And coils and plug wires changed now and then. ;>)
These days people say “Points? Huh? Whutz zat?” At least we could actually DO that work on those cars.
That sounds a lot like our daughter’s experience. Not quite as hair-raising or life threatening, but similar.
The repair involves unplugging for ten seconds.
Modern electronics are prone to changing their minds on what they are suppossed to accomplish. Wait till AI is pervasive.
Ain’t technology grand Moe.
The visual and audio alerts, alone, took your eyes away from that road. Yellow, lots or red, red coming from different places, noise alerts, vibrating steering wheel—strong turning steering wheel—all going nuts at the worst possible time.
It was like the car wanted its own doom, and was possessed—because it was.
Same deal with the Jeep Cherokee models in 2015. Transmission could go from drive to reverse while at high speed. Happened to my Cherokee and we got rid of it the next week.
My truck gets older every year but not fast enough to get away from the 2005 electronics
I learned to drive on a ‘71 Bug. My dad fought the Germans, but he drove Volkswagens the rest of his life.
I went from a 2009 Toyota truck to a 2018 Jeep Wrangler.....the Jeep is a blast to drive but quality wise, it doesn’t hold a candle to the Toyota.
It seems I’m always chasing some minor issue that needs attention.
Right now, the driver side mirror cover is rattling......apparently it’s a common problem as there are youtube videos on how to fix it.......and don’t get me started on “death wobble”.
Lol!
That Death Wobble hit us a few days ago. 65mph and the front wheels felt like we would tumble because they were going back and forth so much. It will be going to the shop under warrantee. It seems they change the steering stabilizer and ball joints.
I have a 1995 Ford Thunderbird that I do the same things to, though for different problems. I have to tap on the "glass" on the dash to unstick the speedometer needle. I don't open the moonroof because the gasket is wasted and there are no replacements.
Some models went out with CRASH_DUMMY_TEST=1
My 2008 F-250 did the death wobble twice after I’d owned it for about 9 years (long out of warranty). I had the upper and lower ball joints, steering dampener, tie rod, and front shocks replaced and it hasn’t done it again in 8 years and about 40,000 miles, but I still cringe a little and grab the wheel tighter when I hit a bump on the highway. These days I pretty much only use the pickup for hunting and hauling things, not much highway mileage.
Right turn, Clyde!
The steering stabilizer is Jeeps go to fix.
I hate to be a downer but from my research and 1st hand experience I doubt it will solve your problem.
From everything I’ve read and seen, the real issue is the steering box is flexing.
Jeep didn’t want to spend that kind of money so they did the cheapest thing possible.
If your steering box housing is aluminum, that’s probably the issue.
Cars are being made with remote engine shut off in case the police want to pull you over.
The car companies are also installing steering wheels with no direct connection to the wheels.
Also the brakes are connected to a module that will determine how the brakes will work.
Drive by wire and hope there is no software glitches...
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