2010 Honda Accord electrical system problems

34 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 2010 Honda Accord — 6% of all complaints for this model year.

Electrical System complaints

share of all complaints

60,500 mi

median reported mileage

0 / 2

crash / fire reports

What owners report

“While backing out of my garage, my daughter observed flames coming out from the front center of the hood. I then put the car into park, and we got out of the car. I opened the hood, and observed smoke coming out of the alternator, and flames coming from the lower engine area. I then went into my…”
filed Oct 11, 2024
“This past week I experienced a catastrophic malfunction with the vehicle, while driving it appeared to short circuit and shut down. It would not allow me to drive in any gear whatsoever. Upon taking it to a mechanic at Jiffy Lube he stated the incident is identical and experienced the same issues…”
filed Feb 14, 2022

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Service News - The navigation clock and date are incorrect. This is due to a limited GPS receiver Capacity resulting in rollover of the internal chip memory; the rollover occurred on January 1, 2022, at 12:00AM local…
A21120A · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Jun 13, 2023
ServiceNews Article - The clock shows the incorrect time. This issue is due to a limited GPS receiver capacity resulting in "rollover" of the internal chip memory; the "rollover" will occur on January 1, 2022, at…
A21120A · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Jan 25, 2022