Mike Phillips
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- Dec 5, 2022
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First my guess is since the issue is isolated to one area and Matt has explained very thoroughly what the problems could NOT be... I'll say it's the exception to the rule issue. That is while the majority of Honda cars are sold without any issues... once in a blue moon something goes wrong either at the beginning of the manufacturing process or somewhere down the line and that's the exception to the rule or the exception to the normal high quality put out by Honda.
Using warm water and a little soap, even a simple hand soap is what I'll recommend for sticky interior surfaces.
First it's a very safe approach and you want to work safe when it comes to interior surfaces like leather covered steering wheels.
Second, it's a simple approach, sometimes keeping it simple is better than all the complicated approaches put together.
Third, if it doesn't work you can always get more aggressive.
Forth, while your hands are not leather like you find in your car you've probably noticed at time or two in your life where your hands were dirty, maybe even sticky, and a little warm water and some hand soap restored them to like-new again. You've probably rarely if ever whipped out the APC to clean your hands.
So yeah, for sticky issues I'll try a safe, simple approach like a little water and some soap. Mix a little in a bowel or cup, dip a microfiber towel into it, wring out any excess so you don't drip water all over the car interior and then wipe the steering wheel down.
I'm thinking using an APC is going to end up with extreme results, that is it's either going to fix the problem, (that's one extreme), or it's going to make it worse, (that's the other extreme).
Before doing anything aggressive I'd take it to the dealership in a very nice, friendly way. I'd share this thread on the Autogeek forum, maybe just print out the first page and show or use a highlighter to mark the little numbers on the upper, right hand side that shows how many pages this thread is going and all the suggestions you're getting.
If I owned a 2015 Honda Accord I would be a member of this forum (AG)), and I would also be a member of the HondaAccordForum.com or the DriveAccord.net forum and then in the general section for 2015 Honda Accords or in the car detailing section I would make a post to see if anyone else has come across this specific issue.
With all the thousands of Honda Accords that have been sold over the years and all the thousands of 2015 Honda Accords that have been sold in the last year, if there is any chance at all that this issue has happened to some other Accord owner then there's a good chance there's already a thread about it documenting the problem as well as the solution.
Wait... did a quick search on Google using these search terms
2015 honda accord sticky leather steering wheel
and found Matt has already taken this approach but alas... no solution so far on DriveAccord.net with 6 replies.
Leather Steering Wheel Help? - Drive Accord Honda Forums
One thing for sure, looking down the list of search results for the above search terms and it looks like sticky leather in Honda's is an issue. I see threads on pretty much all the Honda make and model forums for sticky leather and sticky leather steering wheels.
This means this issue has probably come up at your local Honda dealership as other customers have more than likely brought purchased Honda's back for remedy.
Your dealership is either aware of this issue and has a solution or my try to simply make you go away. Print out the search results page on Google too... above all... be nice when you go the the Honda dealership. Stress that it appears to be an ongoing issue for Honda and it's really time to find a remedy. Maybe vinyl covered steering wheels?
I'd try the simple approach first, then re-try the Pinnacle Leather Cleaner & Conditioner as it is a very good AIO but it's not going to fix the impossible to fix as this seems to be a very common problem. I read through a couple of the other Honda threads on multiple forums and I'm sorry to say I did not find a single issue where someone posted a sure fire fix.
I did read a lot of recommendations for Lexol and I did read one person suggest the issue came from a mechanic with brake fluid on one hand that was the root cause of the original problem. I don't know if there was a mechanic that did cause the problem with brake fluid but one thing for sure, brake fluid is some nasty stuff.
Good luck Matt and do all Honda owners over the entire world a huge favor and if you do find out what the specific problem and solution is to fix the sticky steering wheel updated this thread to help others into the future.
Using warm water and a little soap, even a simple hand soap is what I'll recommend for sticky interior surfaces.
First it's a very safe approach and you want to work safe when it comes to interior surfaces like leather covered steering wheels.
Second, it's a simple approach, sometimes keeping it simple is better than all the complicated approaches put together.
Third, if it doesn't work you can always get more aggressive.
Forth, while your hands are not leather like you find in your car you've probably noticed at time or two in your life where your hands were dirty, maybe even sticky, and a little warm water and some hand soap restored them to like-new again. You've probably rarely if ever whipped out the APC to clean your hands.
So yeah, for sticky issues I'll try a safe, simple approach like a little water and some soap. Mix a little in a bowel or cup, dip a microfiber towel into it, wring out any excess so you don't drip water all over the car interior and then wipe the steering wheel down.
I'm thinking using an APC is going to end up with extreme results, that is it's either going to fix the problem, (that's one extreme), or it's going to make it worse, (that's the other extreme).
Before doing anything aggressive I'd take it to the dealership in a very nice, friendly way. I'd share this thread on the Autogeek forum, maybe just print out the first page and show or use a highlighter to mark the little numbers on the upper, right hand side that shows how many pages this thread is going and all the suggestions you're getting.
If I owned a 2015 Honda Accord I would be a member of this forum (AG)), and I would also be a member of the HondaAccordForum.com or the DriveAccord.net forum and then in the general section for 2015 Honda Accords or in the car detailing section I would make a post to see if anyone else has come across this specific issue.
With all the thousands of Honda Accords that have been sold over the years and all the thousands of 2015 Honda Accords that have been sold in the last year, if there is any chance at all that this issue has happened to some other Accord owner then there's a good chance there's already a thread about it documenting the problem as well as the solution.
Wait... did a quick search on Google using these search terms
2015 honda accord sticky leather steering wheel
and found Matt has already taken this approach but alas... no solution so far on DriveAccord.net with 6 replies.
Leather Steering Wheel Help? - Drive Accord Honda Forums
One thing for sure, looking down the list of search results for the above search terms and it looks like sticky leather in Honda's is an issue. I see threads on pretty much all the Honda make and model forums for sticky leather and sticky leather steering wheels.
This means this issue has probably come up at your local Honda dealership as other customers have more than likely brought purchased Honda's back for remedy.
Your dealership is either aware of this issue and has a solution or my try to simply make you go away. Print out the search results page on Google too... above all... be nice when you go the the Honda dealership. Stress that it appears to be an ongoing issue for Honda and it's really time to find a remedy. Maybe vinyl covered steering wheels?
I'd try the simple approach first, then re-try the Pinnacle Leather Cleaner & Conditioner as it is a very good AIO but it's not going to fix the impossible to fix as this seems to be a very common problem. I read through a couple of the other Honda threads on multiple forums and I'm sorry to say I did not find a single issue where someone posted a sure fire fix.
I did read a lot of recommendations for Lexol and I did read one person suggest the issue came from a mechanic with brake fluid on one hand that was the root cause of the original problem. I don't know if there was a mechanic that did cause the problem with brake fluid but one thing for sure, brake fluid is some nasty stuff.
Good luck Matt and do all Honda owners over the entire world a huge favor and if you do find out what the specific problem and solution is to fix the sticky steering wheel updated this thread to help others into the future.
