2014 Honda Accord battery/alternator

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Asked by Daniel_C Mar 25, 2018 at 09:34 PM about the 2014 Honda Accord EX

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I NEED HELP!!! :(  so I did a test with my multimeter on a
2014 Honda Accord and the initial voltage stays at 12.39
or around there but when I try and start the car (which
won’t start without a jump) the voltage drops to 2.5- 3.8,
very low. I’m guessing it’s the alternator as we just went in
for a oil change at Honda a couple weeks ago and they
said the battery was good, but we weren’t expierenceing
these problems then.  I would really appreciate the
feedback please and thank you!!!!

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here's my advice , don't bring the car to the dealer , I think the batt. is bad or there's an electrical problem if you have a voltage drop like that , make sure any and all connections are tight

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Thanks for the input!!! And unfortunately the only reason why we take it to the dealer is because where I live they are the absolute cheapest to get a full synthetic oil change, only $60 there but everywhere else is $80 Plus :(. Personally I haven’t noticed any electrical probelms with the car at all other then now, the car runs perfectly fine with a jump but once I turn it off I can’t get it started without a jump again. Absolutely no other problems with the car though.

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Just checked all connections and all are tight as can be. As soon as I can find the correct fuse box diamgram I’ll go check the fuses and once I can get it jumped I’ll check the voltage while it’s running. It also seems like the battery is holding a good charge, I’ve tried starting multiple times and even left the ignition on for a little while and it’s still holding a charge :/

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Will do thank you!!!!! I really appreciate it :) !!!

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Heyyy that’s happening with my 2014 too so what did you come up with ?

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GuruT45VN ... I was wondering the same thing....sorry to see he never replied to you.

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In the 2014 Honda Accord if you do not change the battery correctly you will have a lot of issues such as the LDW AND FCW which will be your secondary transmission valve control body. So the proper way to change it and not have these issues is start to finish. Remove the negative terminal 1st then the positive be sure to not let the battery terminal arc on any metal then remove the positive terminal samething do not allow the terminal to arc same as before. I can not explain how Important it is that you follow these instructions or you will be spending money that should not be necessary. I believe Honda has made it this way in order to cost more money for there service department kinda the same thing they did back in I think 2007 when they put a 18.5 size tire and rim on there van so be careful when you change the battery so you dont go thru what my wife and I just experienced having to spend a bunch of money because we removed the positive terminal band the you drive the it or start it it will cause a lot of transmission and LDW FCW lights to come on and I have no idea what I ju as t found that putting it to 4 different shops before anyone was able to help us with out problem. Good luck with your issue I hope this helps at least 1 person save some money!

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The 2014 Accord came with a battery that is too small for all of the electrical options in the car. Anyone with one should replace the battery with a NON Honda battery that has about 200 more CCA (cold cramping amps) than the OEM battery. If you have the dealership do it, they are required to put in the same underpowerwd original battery...and you will soon have the exact same problem. This will also allow you to go on vacation and bot return to a dead battery in 2 weeks!

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I have a Honda Accord 2015 and has the same starting problem. I read online and hundred comments with similar problem (2013 to 2015 Honda). Honda shall address this issue!!!!

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