2016 Honda Accord Visibility & Wipers Problems

I was driving in the city at a speed of thirty mph when my wife, a passenger in the car, and myself, heard a loud pop. Suddenly I was unable to see the traffic which was following me because my rear window was completely shattered. Since I had traffic behind me and it was raining hard, I decided to drive a few more blocks to seek refuge and help at a nearby Car dealership, which specializes in glass repair. There they taped and covered the rear window opening in plastic after removing the shattered windshield and vacuuming up the many glass pieces which fell into the car. I have had to contact my insurance company, as both Honda Corporation and the warranty I have remaining on the vehicle will not cover the repair. This I was told by by the Honda dealer where I purchased the vehicle.

While driving the moonroof "exploded"... basically it shattered and the pieces of glass flew off across the rod and the trunk (left scratches all over. Weather was partly cloudy but dry. Dash cam doesn't show any rocks or debris thrown up.

THE BACKUP CAMERA HAS STOPPED WORKING. FOR A FEW WEEKS IT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY TURN WORK, AND NOW IT HAS STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY. WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE, THE SCREEN DASH IS BLACK WITH THE OVERLAY IMAGE OF LINES SHOWING DISTANCES STILL APPEARING BUT NO CAMERA IMAGE. IT IS BEING REPORTED ON THE INTERNET THAT IT IS BELIEVED THIS IS DUE TO THE CAMERA HOUSING ALLOWING CONDENSATION AND MOISTURE GETTING IN CAUSING A SHORT. THE SYSTEM APPEARS LIKE IT IS TRYING TO SHOW THE CAMERA IMAGE, BUT IT IS NOT GETTING A SIGNAL LIKE IT HAS SHORTED OUT.

THE WINDSHIELD GET CRACKED AND SHATTERED TOO EASILY EVEN WITH SMALL CHIPS ON A ROAD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, AN EXPLOSIVE NOISE WAS SUDDENLY HEARD. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SUN ROOF SHATTERED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE SUN ROOF WAS REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000.

FRONT WINDSHIELD HAS WHAT LOOK LIKE HARD WATER SPOTS AND IN THE SUNLIGHT YOU CANNOT HARDLY SEE OUT. THE DEALER HAS SAID THEY ACID CLEANED THIS AND SOME OF IT WAS REMOVED. NOW IT HAS RETURNED MAKING DRIVING INTO THE SUN IMPOSSIBLE. CAR IS ALWAYS IN GARAGE AND IT DOES NOT RAIN IN ALBUQUERQUE SO IT IS SOME KIND OF DEFECT IN THE WINDSHIELD GLASS. I WILL ASK THE IT BE REPLACED THIS TRIP TO DEALER AS ONLY 9500 MILES.

THE REAR WINDOW GLASS HAS WAVE IN IT THAT MAKES VISIBILITY POOR AND THE VIEW IS DISTORTED.

DRIVER-SIDE SIDE-VIEW MIRROR IS SPLIT INTO A FLAT AND CONVEX PARTS. THIS IS EYE-STRESS INDUCING AND IS NOT NATURAL TO LOOK AT. PLEASE REPLACE WITH PROPER BLIND SPOT SYSTEM.

REAR VIEW CAMERA IS TOTALLY USELESS IN SITUATIONS WHERE THERE IS A MIX OF BRIGHT SUNLIGHT AND SHADE CONDITIONS. THE DYNAMIC RANGE OF THE CAMERA ISN'T LARGE ENOUGH TO PROVIDE A CLEAR PICTURE OF WHAT IS BEHIND YOU. YOU GET A BLOWN OUT PICTURE WITH NO DETAIL IN THE SUNLIT AREAS AND BLACKS IN THE SHADE AREAS. I'VE HAD OTHER CARS WITH BACKUP CAMERA SYSTEMS AND THIS IS THE WORST EXCUSE FOR ONE I'VE EVER SEEN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,500.

THE REAR WINDOW IS DISTORTED WHICH PREVENTS A CLEAR AND ACCURATE VIEW OF ALL OBJECTS BEHIND THE VEHICLE. THIS DISTORTION AFFECTS THE ENTIRE BACK WINDOW AND IT CAUSES THE OBJECTS VIEWED THROUGH THE WINDOW TO BE WAVY AND DISTORTED. ITS EFFECTS ARE MAGNIFIED IN WET WEATHER AND AT NIGHT. THE DISTORTION PREVENTS THE OPERATOR FROM ACCURATELY JUDGING THE SIZE, SPEED AND DISTANCE OF THE VEHICLES TRAVELING BEHIND THE VEHICLE. THE DISTORTION OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS MOVING AND STATIONARY.

WHEN YOU PUT THE GEAR ON R. REVIER CAMERA IS NOT FUNCTIONAL IN SUNNY DAY WHEN THE SHADE IS ON THE BUMPER. YOU CANNOT TELL WHERE IS THE BAMPER AND WHERE IS THE SHADE. YOU CAN HIT THE AOBJECT OR PERSON BEHIND THE CAR USING THIS CAMERA. SEE PICTURES.

THERE APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH DISTORTED GLASS BEING USED IN THE REAR WINDOWS OF 2016 HONDA ACCORDS. LOOKING THROUGH THE REAR WINDOW OF MY ACCORD SPORT, VEHICLES AND ESPECIALLY LANE MARKINGS APPEAR OUT OF FOCUS AND WAVY. THE PROBLEM IS EVEN WORSE IN RAINY CONDITIONS. THIS MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE THE PROXIMITY OF VEHICLES BEHIND ME, ESPECIALLY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC CONDITIONS. HONDA'S DISTRICT SERVICE MANAGER ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM WITHOUT EVEN ASKING TO SEE MY CAR. HE CALLED IT "CHARACTERISTIC" OF THE ACCORDS AND CLAIMED THEY ALL HAVE VARYING LEVELS OF DISTORTION. HOWEVER, HONDA REFUSED TO OFFER A REPLACEMENT WINDOW.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR WINDOW WAS DISTORTED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT'S VISION WAS OBSCURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR WINDOW WAS DISTORTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED BECAUSE HONDA INFORMED THE DEALER NOT TO REPLACE THE WINDOW BECAUSE THEY DID NOT HAVE NEW EQUIPMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70. UPDATED 01/06/17*LJ UPDATED 7/13/18*JB

THE ACCORD 2016 MODEL HAS A VERY BAD DISTORTION IN THE BACK WINDSHIELD - WHERE ONE HEADLIGHT/LIGHT WILL BE REFLECTED/SHOWN AS MULTIPLE. IT IS WORSE AT NIGHT, AND IS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITH. THE PICTURES REFLECT (TO A MINIMUM) HOW IT APPEARS. IT IS A HUGE DISTRACTION BECAUSE THERE ARE LIGHTS EVERYWHERE WHEN YOU LOOK AT YOUR REARVIEW MIRROR, AND ALSO IS UNSAFE BECAUSE IT IS NOT ACCURATE AS TO WHERE THE EXACT LIGHT IS COMING FROM. IT SEEMS TO BE FROM THE DEFROSTER LINES, BUT I HAVE NOT HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH ANY OTHER CARS I HAVE OWNED BEFORE.

THE DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR IS THE WORST IDEA IN THE WORLD HOW IS IT THAT NO ONE IS NOT ABLE TO SEE JUST HOW BAD/DANGEROUS THAT MIRROR IS I HAVE HAD THREE CLOSE CALLS COUNT THEM THREE IN ONE DAY OF DRIVING IN HI TRAFFIC I NEED THIS REPLACED.

2016 HONDA ACCORD EX - 100 MILES DRIVEN. THE PARTITION/SPLIT IN THE DRIVER SIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR DISTORTS THE VIEW WHICH MAKES IT VERY HARD TO SEE APPROACHING VEHICLES. THE MIRROR IS NOT SAFE AND SHOULD BE REPLACED ASAP WITH A REGULAR MIRROR. NOT SURE HOW HONDA'S ENGINEERS COULD DEVELOP SUCH A DANGEROUS MIRROR.

THE SPLIT IN THE DRIVERSIDE REAR VIEW MIRRIOR IS DECEIVING U CANNOT SEE TRAFFIC ON COMING VERY WELL ON DRIVER SIDE I WANT TO RIP IT OUT AND REPLACE THE MIRROR GLASS VERY UNSAFE.

THE 'DRIVER'S SIDE EXPANDED VIEW' MIRROR IS CONFUSING TO LOOK AT AND NOT SAFE. A SOLUTION WOULD BE TO REPLACE THIS MIRROR WITH A REGULAR MIRROR THE DRIVER CAN ADJUST. THE CAMERA VIEW FOR THE PASSENGER MIRROR SHOULD HAVE AN OPTION TO TURN IT OFF. NIGHT DRIVING IS DIFFICULT BECAUSE OF THE VEHICLE LIGHTS. OTHERWISE THIS IS A GREAT CAR!