Honda Accord Complaints (2013)

1,427 consumer complaints on file.

#10917436October 19, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
WHILE PARKING, BUT STOPPED, THE CAR SPED OUT OF CONTROL. FOOT BRAKE AND HAND BRAKE FAILED TO STOP THE SPEEDING CAR. IT LEAPED OVER A CURB AND INTO A RETENTION POND. THE DOORS REFUSED TO UNLOCK. DRIVER AND PASSENGER ESCAPED THRU WINDOWS AND ONTO THE ROOF. PREVIOUSLY, THE UNATTENDED CAR HAD LOCKED ITSELF AND WINDOWS AND SUNROOF HAD OPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE TWO FOBS WERE ON CUP HOOKS IN THE HOUSE. HONDA SHOWS NO INTEREST.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10915262October 11, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND IN PARK. VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY WILL NOT START. WHEN YOU PUT YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL YOU HEAR A "CLICK" AND THEN PUSH THE "START" IGNITION BUTTON, THE CAR DOES NOT CRANK, BUT THE ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENTS IN THE CAR CABIN COME ON. REPLACED BATTER AND STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. TAKES MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS BEFORE VEHICLE WILL FINALLY START. VEHICLE STARTED DOING THIS AT ABOUT THE 33 MONTH OF OWNERSHIP (I PURCHASED IT BRAND NEW). VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 58,000 MILES ON IT WHEN IT STARTED HAVING THIS PROBLEM. VEHICLE CONTINUES TO INTERMITTENTLY NOT START. HONDA DEALERSHIP CAN NOT FIND ANY FAULTS OR CODES. DEALERSHIP IS UNABLE TO AND UN WILLING TO TROUBLESHOOT UNTIL THEY CAN DETECT A CODE/FAULT OR OBSERVE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10915411October 11, 2016
ENGINE
OCT 11, 2016, I DROVE THE KIDS TO SCHOOL AND PARKED THE VEHICLE ON THE STREET. AFTER WALKED THEN CLASS, I RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE. THE CAR DID NOT START ON THE FIRST TRY, SECOND TRY, BUT IT STARTED ON THIRD TRY. SINCE PURCHASED, I REPLACED BATTERY TWICE DUE TO THE ABOVE REASONS. I HAD BATTERY CHECKED AND IT'S STILL GOOD. PLEASE INVESTIGATE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10914146October 6, 2016
STEERING
MY VEHICLE, A 2013 HONDA ACCORD EX-L V6, HAS BEEN HAVING ISSUES WHERE A POWER STEERING LIGHT WOULD COME ON IN MY WARNING LIGHTS, AND THEN I WOULD LOSE THE ASSISTANCE OF ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING. MY COMMUTE IS A SHORT ONE IN THE SUBURBS OF CHICAGO. HOWEVER, IF I WERE ACTUALLY IN DOWNTOWN CHICAGO, OR ON A HIGHWAY, THE EPS FAILURE COULD BE FATAL. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, I WAS DRIVING ACROSS IRVING PARK ROAD, AND I PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE CAR. WHEN I CHECKED THE POWER STEERING FLUID RESERVOIR THE NEXT DAY, IT WAS LOW AND TOOK HALF A BOTTLE OF POWER STEERING FLUID TO FILL. THE PROBLEM RECENTLY RESURFACED TONIGHT WHEN I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM CLASS. EVEN AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, THE POWER STEERING NEVER CAME BACK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10909869September 27, 2016
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY FAILED AND CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE POWER STEERING LATER RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10908806September 22, 2016
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING ON BUSY ATLANTA INTERSTATE AT 55 MPH THE CAR BECAME HARD TO STEER ALL OF THE SUDDEN AND THE EPS LIGHT CAME-ON ON THE DASH BOARD. THEREFORE, I HAD TO MUSCLE THE CAR OVER INTO THE SHOULDER AND SHUT-OFF THE CAR AND RESTART IT THEN THE LIGHT WENT OFF AND I WAS ABLE TO STEER IT PROPERLY. THIS HAS OCCURRED TWICE SO FAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10908028September 19, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
***HAPPENS WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED AND TURNED OFF*** THIS CAR HAS A "FEATURE" THAT IS NOT DISCLOSED TO CUSTOMERS UPON PURCHASE WHICH CAN LEAD TO A DANGEROUS CONDITION FOR PROPERTY AND THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. IF THE KEY FOB IS PLACED IN A POCKET WITH KEYS (AS EVERYONE DOES), THERE IS A COMBINATION OF INADVERTENT BUTTON PRESSES (SPECIFICALLY UNLOCK / UNLOCK / UNLOCK) WHICH CAUSES ALL OF THE WINDOWS AND THE SUNROOF TO OPEN. THIS HAS LEAD TO MY CAR BEING SOAKED BY HAVING ALL THE WINDOWS OPEN DURING A RAINSTORM WHILE I WAS INSIDE MY OFFICE (WITH THE VEHICLE PARKED RIGHT OUTSIDE - THE KEY FOB WORKS FROM QUITE A FAR DISTANCE). IT HAS ALSO LEAD TO MY BELONGINGS BEING COMPROMISED DUE TO ALL OF THE WINDOWS OPENING WHEN I PARKED IN THE CITY AND WAS SITTING IN A BUILDING WITH THE KEYS IN MY POCKET, AMONG OTHER TIMES. WHEN I RETURNED TO THE SELLING DEALER I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE UNAWARE OF THIS FEATURE AND I SHOULD READ THE MANUAL. IT IS NOT DETAILED IN THE MANUAL AND THERE IS NO WAY TO DISABLE IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10907357September 17, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2013 STARTED HAVING INTERMITTENT STARTING PROBLEMS AND I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR AND WAS TOLD NOTHING WRONG. I WENT TO ANOTHER DEALER TWICE BECAUSE THE COULDN'T REPLICATE THE ISSUE BUT ON THE 2ND TIME RIGHT BEFORE THE WARRANTY EXPIRE THEY WERE ABLE TO REPRODUCE IT AND REPLACED THE STARTER. FAST FORWARD IN LESS THAN 2000 MILES AND LESS THAN 1 YEAR, I'M HAVING THE STARTING PROBLEMS. THERE IS NO WAY THAT I SHOULD HAVING THESE ISSUES, I HAVEN'T TAKEN THE CAR IN TO DIAGNOSE THE INTERMITTENT STARTING ISSUES YET, BUT IF THE IS BAD AGAIN. I WISH THEY COULD FIGURE OUT IF THE STARTERS ARE BAD OR WHAT'S CAUSING THE STARTER TO FAIL PREMATURELY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10904658September 8, 2016
WHEELS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN, THE WHEELS LOCKED UP. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE STRUCK A CURB AND THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE WHEELS LOCKED UP DUE TO A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PARTICULAR CODE THAT WAS NEEDED TO UNLOCK THE WHEELS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,207.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10904486September 7, 2016
POWER TRAIN, STEERING
TWO WEEKS AGO, MY STEERING WHEEL PULLED LEFT QUICKLY AND THEN BACK. I THOUGHT I HIT A ROCK. IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS SAME ISSUE. YESTERDAY, PULLED OUT OF THE GARAGE AND THE STEERING WHEEL INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON. READ THE BOOK. RESTARTED THE ENGINE. IT WENT AWAY. TODAY, AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 5 MINUTES INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. STEERING WHEEL FROZE. RESTARTED AND OK. DRIVING ON MAJOR HIGHWAY, INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AND ALL STEERING WAS FROZEN. I AM TRAVELING, THEREFORE HAD TO FIND THE CLOSEST HONDA DEALER. I AM NOW STRANDED FOR TWO DAYS AWAITING REPAIR. I'M 8 HOURS FROM HOME, AND NOW SUSPICIOUS AND WORRIED WHETHER I WILL RETURN HOME SAFELY. AFTER READING SOME ENTRIES, I TOO HAD SLOW MOVEMENTS SINCE I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE -- THOUGHT IS WAS THE NEW CVS ENGINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10903860September 6, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AFTER ONLY 40,000 MILES, 2013 V6 ACCORD, CAR STARTER GIVING PROBLEM. CAR DIDN'T START AT ONE POINT AND AFTER MANY TRIALS, STARTED WITH JUMP START AFTER THAT, STARTED GIVING JERK LIKE ENGINE STALLS DURING DRIVING. SCARY AND DANGEROUS SITUATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10903917September 6, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH STARTING ENGINE. DASH LIGHTS COME ON, BUT STARTER DOES NOT ENGAGE. SO FAR, HAS STARTED AFTER SOMETIMES EXTENSIVE OPERATION OF THE SHIFT LEVER. HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES OVER THE PAST YEAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10903270September 2, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TREE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE PREVIOUSLY OCCURRED AFTER THE BATTERY WAS RECHARGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE DOME LIGHT. THE DOME LIGHT WAS REMOVED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10902939August 31, 2016
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TPM SENSOR LIGHT FAILURE, IT STAYS ON
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10899448August 30, 2016
ENGINE
TWO WEEKS AGO MY ACCORD BEGAN HAVING ISSUES STARTING. AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS THE ENGINE WOULD EVENTUALLY START AND I WOULD BE ON MY WAY. UNTIL LAST FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 2016. I DROVE TO A FRIENDS HOUSE, PARKED, CAME BACK OUT TO START MY CAR AND WOULD HEAR A "POPPING" SOUND LIKE THE ENGINE WAS TRYING TO START UP, BUT TO NO AVAIL. FRIEND'S NEIGHBOR IS A RETIRED AUTO MECHANIC. HE LOOKED AT THE CAR AND FOUND THAT THE ISSUE WAS NOT THE BATTERY, AND DETERMINED IT WAS THE STARTER ITSELF. ALMOST MAGICALLY, THE CAR RANDOMLY DECIDED TO START AGAIN. DROVE IT STRAIGHT TO AN ADDITIONAL AUTO MECHANIC, HE TESTED THE VEHICLE (BATTERY, CABLE CONNECTIONS, WIRES THAT ATTACH TO STARTER) AND ALSO FOUND THAT THE ISSUE WAS THE STARTER. MY ACCORD HAS 66,000 MILES ON IT. THE TOTAL COST TO FIX THIS ISSUE WILL BE $680, KIND OF RIDICULOUS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE FROM WHAT I'VE READ. PLEASE INVESTIGATE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10902012August 28, 2016
STEERING
THIS WEEK, WITH THE CAR AT 33,000 MILES ON IT, MY ACCORDS' EPS LIGHT HAS BEEN GOING ON AND OFF WHEN STARTING THE CAR. IF IT'S LIGHTED UP AND YOU TRY TO DRIVE, YOU HOW NO POWER STEERING. I HAVE TO TURN OFF THE CAR AND RESTART. SOMETIMES IT TAKE UPMTOMFIVE TRY'S.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10901935August 27, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2013 HONDA ACCORD TOURING (29,262 MILES) WILL NOT CRANK NOR START. THERE HAS BEEN NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS/WARNINGS, JUST WOULDN'T START ONE MORNING. IT'S PARKED IN MY GARAGE. I PUT A NEW BATTERY IN THE KEY FOB ALTHOUGH THE OTHER ONE WAS WORKING TO SEE IF THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. WHEN I PRESS IT THE CAR UNLOCKS AS NORMAL. THE INTERIOR & EXTERIOR LIGHTS COMES ON AND THE DIRECTIONS OF HOW TO START THE CAR STILL SHOW. THE CAR IS IN PARK, I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES & PRESS THE START/STOP BUTTON. THERE IS A SLIGHT BEEPING SOUND AND A FEW LIGHTS SHOWING IN THE DASH, BUT IT WON'T START. WHEN I PRESS THE BUTTON AGAIN THE ACCESSORY MODE COMES ON AS NORMAL. THE RADIO PLAYS, MY PHONE CONNECTS, THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM WORKS, LIGHTS WORKS FINE, ETC. WHEN I PRESS IT ONCE TO TURN IT OFF, ALL THE LIGHTS IN THE DASH LIGHT UP, THE AC COMES ON, & ALL THE PRE-PROGRAMMED WARNING LIGHTS COME ON ONE BY ONE WITH A BEEP. FINALLY I PRESS IT ONE FINAL TIME TO TURN IT OFF. SO EVERYTHING WORKS FINE, IT JUST WON'T START. THIS LEADS ME TO CONCLUDE THAT THE STARTER HAS GONE OUT LIKE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS I'VE READ. I'M CURRENTLY WAITING FOR THE DEALER TO VERIFY THAT. AFTER ONLY 3 YEARS & 29,000 MILES, I SHOULD NOT BE HAVING THESE PROBLEMS. AND I DEFINITELY SHOULD HAVE TO PAY $700-$800 WHICH IS ESTIMATED STARTER REPLACEMENT COST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10898105August 23, 2016
WHEELS
TPMS LIGHT ILLUMINATES EVEN THOUGH ALL TIRES HAVE THE CORRECT PRESSURE. TWO VISITS TO THE DEALER HAVE NOT RESOVLED THE ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10897522August 22, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I AM THE 1ST OWNER OF MY ACCORD.THE ISSUE OCCURS WITH THE CAR BEING STATIONARY AND PARKED IN A DRIVEWAY, PARKING LOT OR ON A STREET. WITH IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH STARTING MY CAR. I WOULD TURN THE KEY THE DASH AND ALL ASSOCIATED PARTS WOULD LIGHT UP BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START. THE BATTERY WAS FINE. IT WOULD TAKE 3 TURNS OF THE KEY TO GET IT STARTED. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TODAY 8/17/16 AND THEY DIAGNOSED IT WITH A BAD STARTER. THE COST OF THE REPAIR IS $900-$1000. THE CAR HAS 35000 AND I HAVE OWNED IT FOR 3 YEARS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10897104August 19, 2016
STEERING
ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MY ELECTRIC POWER STEERING LIGHT AND VEHICLE STABILITY LIGHT CAME ON AND THE STEERING FELT VERY LOOSE. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND LIGHTS WENT AWAY. WENT TO THE STORE AND THE TWO LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED IT BACK OFF AND THE LIGHTS WENT AWAY AGAIN. I HAVE READ MANY PEOPLE HAVE LOST CONTROL WHEN THE LIGHT CAME ON AND IT MAKES ME REALLY NERVOUS TO DRIVE THE CAR NOW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

← Back to Honda Accord