Honda Accord Complaints (2013)

1,427 consumer complaints on file.

#10897107August 19, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
PUSH START FAILURE MY CAR HAD 50000 MILES ON IT WHEN IT STARTED HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE PUSH START BUTTON. IT DID IT ONCE A WEEK SOMETIMES AND EVENTUALLY HAPPENED EVERY TIME I TRIED TO START THE CAR. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO PIN POINT THE PROBLEM. THE STARTER CHECKED OUT OK BUT SINCE THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY OTHER PROBLEM, THEY REPLACED THE STARTER AND KEPT THE ORIGINAL INCASE I CONTINUED TO HAVE THE PROBLEM THEY COULD RETURN THE ORIGINAL AND GIVE ME MY MONEY BACK. IT'S BEEN TWO WEEKS AND SO FAR I HAVENT HAD THE PROBLEM ANYMORE. ONLY TIME WILL TELL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10896274August 16, 2016
ENGINE
I PARKED VEHICLE ON RESIDENTIAL CITY STREET. RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE 15 MINUTES LATER AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. MANY OF THE INDICATOR LIGHTS CAME ON. CALLED AAA, INITIAL TECHNICIAN RESPONDED AND COULD NOT START THE CAR BY JUMPING WITH BATTERY PACK. BATTERY TESTED OK. TOW TRUCK WAS CALLED, OPERATOR TRIED TO JUMP THE VEHICLE AGAIN WITH BATTERY PACK AND THE VEHICLE STARTED. TOW TRUCK OPERATOR SUGGESTED I TELL THE DEALERSHIP HE SUSPECTED THE STARTER OR THE WIRING TO THE STARTER WAS THE PROBLEM. A/C PRIOR TO THIS EVENT HAD BEEN WORKING NOW HAD NO POWER. DROVE THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY TO DEALERSHIP. VEHICLE WAS LEFT AND DIAGNOSED WITH FAULTY STARTER. FUSE WAS BLOWN TO A/C. (WE DID NOTE THAT THE CAR HAD BEEN HARDER TO START RECENTLY - HAVING TO TURN THE KEY MORE THAN 1 TIME TO GET THE CAR TO START. STILL THIS WAS HARDLY NOTICEABLE OR APPARENT THAT A PROBLEM WAS DEVELOPING.) STARTER AND FUSE TO BE REPLACED AT DEALERSHIP WILL BE PICKING UP CAR HOPEFULLY TODAY. THIS WAS NOT MERELY INCONVENIENT AND UNPLEASANT BUT EXTREMELY DANGEROUS EMERGENCY FOR PERSONS WITH HEALTH/MEDICAL ISSUES - IT WAS VERY HOT OUT WITH POOR AIR QUALITY AND PASSENGER AND MYSELF WERE STRANDED AND WITHOUT A/C FOR 4 HOURS. CONCERNED ABOUT THIS HAPPENING AGAIN AND WHY THIS HAPPENED. VEHICLE IS MAINTAINED, 3YRS OLD WITH APPROX. 35,000. I AM SEEING NUMEROUS SIMILAR/IDENTICAL REPORTS FROM OTHER OWNERS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10896456August 16, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE STARTER IN MY 2013 HONDA ACCORD COUPE FAILED AFTER ONLY 3 YEARS AND 55,000 MILES. THE CAR WOULD NOT START WHEN I PRESSED THE PUSH TO START BUTTON AND WOULD FINALLY TURN ON AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THIS WENT ON FOR 3 WEEKS UNTIL THE CAR WOULD NO LONGER START.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10895215August 12, 2016
ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I AM THE FIRST OWNER OF MY 2013 HONDA ACCORD SPORT AND 2 MONTHS AGO I DEVELOPED AN ISSUE WITH THE STARTER. I'VE REPLACED THE STARTER TWICE AND TONIGHT GOT STRANDED AND HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK TO BRING IT HOME. I'VE GONE TO THE HONDA DEALER AND, OF COURSE, THERE'S AN ISSUE WITH THE STARTER, BUT IT WILL COST $1000+ TO FIX! THIS ISSUE MUST BE INVESTIGATED AND RECALLED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. HONDA IS FULLY AWARE OF ALL OF THESE ISSUES AND IF YOU GET THE RIGHT TECHNICIAN AT THE DEALERSHIP - THEY'LL TELL YOU HONDA IS FULLY AWARE, BUT COULDN'T CARE LESS! 2 STARTERS LATER - I'M STILL IN THE SAME POSITION!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10894295August 9, 2016
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10894164August 8, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
GO TO START MY CAR AND LIGHTS AND AC WORK FINE. THE ENGINE DOES NOT WANT TO TURN OVER AND TAKES SEVERAL ATTEMPTS SOMETIMES AND OTHER TIMES IT STARTS RIGHT OFF. THE BATTERY IS ONLY TWO MONTHS OLD AND THE DEALER SAID IT WAS THE STARTER WHICH IS GOING TO COST ME $700!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THE. DEALER SAID THAT THIS IS WAY TOO EARLY FOR A STARTER TO GO OUT ON A 3 YEAR OLD CAR WITH 550 MILES ON IT. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS AND HAVE FOUND THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ACROSS THE U.S. HAVING THIS SAME EXACT ISSUE. THIS NEEDS THE UPMOST IMMEDIATE ATTENTION AS THIS IS A VERY COSTLY AND DETRIMENTAL ISSUE AND SOME OF US HAVE NO MONEY TO FIX THIS!!! THIS MUST BE DEALT WITH NOW BEFORE LAWSUITS START HAPPENING!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10892701August 3, 2016
ENGINE
INTERMITTENT ENGINE STARTING. STARTER IS ENERGIZED BUT FAILS TO START MOTOR. A LOUD GNASHING OR GRINDING CAN BE HEARD AS THE STARTER TRIES TO TURN MOTOR. IT SOUNDS AS IF THE STARTER DOESN'T FULLY ENGAGE THE FLEX PLATE/FLYWHEEL. ENGINE EVENTUALLY STARTS AFTER SEVERAL (AS MANY AS 10) ATTEMPTS. THE PROBLEM IS NOT CONSISTENT WITH ANY CONDITION. I'VE DRIVEN 2 WEEKS WITH NO ISSUES THEN WILL HAVE 5 EPISODES IN 2 DAYS. A COMPLETELY RANDOM OCCURRENCE BUT VERY FRUSTRATING AND EMBARRASSING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10893009August 3, 2016
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING ON A 2 LANE ROAD, I SUDDENLY LOST POWER IN MY STEERING AND AS I WAS APPROACHING A CURVE I NEARLY CRASHED INTO THE CAR NEXT TO ME. THE STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND STEERING THE CAR WAS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE AND EXITED A THE NEAREST EXIT AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. WHEN I TURNED IT OFF AND ON AGAIN THE LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD VANISHED AND THE STEERING WAS BACK TO NORMAL. SINCE THEN I HAVEN'T FELT COMFORTABLE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. I CALLED MY LOCAL HONDA SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY SAID THAT WITHOUT THE LIGHT ON OR THE ISSUE BEING APPARENT, THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. I AM CONCERN WITH THIS ISSUE AS IT IMPLIES A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE READ SOME POSTS AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR AND MODEL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10892545August 2, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE OWNED MY 2013 HONDA ACCORD SINCE 2013. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS MODEL. THE MOST BEING WITH THE CAR STARTING. I HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY AND THE STARTER AND AM STILL HAVING PROBLEMS STARTING THE CAR. I WENT ONLINE AND NOTICED THAT THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. TH CAR MAKES A CLICKING NOISE AS IF IT IS GOING TO START THEN IT DOESN'T START. ALL THE LIGHTS COME ON AND IT THEN BEGINS TO START AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES HAVE GONE BY. PUSHING THE BUTTON DOES NOT GET THE CAR TO START. YOU HAVE TO PUSH IT NUMEROUS TIMES TO GET IT TO START. THIS PROBLEM HAS COST ME UPWARDS OF $700 TO $1,000 TO REPLACE EVERY TIME THERE IS AN ISSUE. THIS SHOULD BE A MANUFACTURERS ISSUE AS A STARTER SHOULD NOT BE WORN OUT IN 3 YEARS. PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT THIS PROBLEM AS I AM SURE IT WILL BE A LAWSUIT COMING SOON BASED ON ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ WITH THIS ISSUE. I AM TAKING MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALER TODAY TO HAVE THIS ISSUE LOOKED AT AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10892041August 1, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
THE KEY TURNS OVER BUT ENGINE DOES NOT CRANK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10892315August 1, 2016
POWER TRAIN, WHEELS
I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2013 HONDA ACCORD, EX-L,. MY HONDA HAS 42K MILES. AT ABOUT 25K MILES MY ACCORD STARTED TO MAKE A VERY OBVIOUS AND DISTURBING DRONING/HUMMING NOISE AT SPEEDS ABOVE 40 MPH. THE NOISE BECAME PROGRESSIVELY LOUDER AS TIME WENT BY. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER 2 TIMES AND ASKED THEM TO FIX THE PROBLEM, TO NO AVAIL. AFTER HAVING NEW TIRES INSTALLED AT 42K MILES, AND THE DRONING NOISE WAS STILL OCCURRING, I BROUGHT THE CAR TO MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER A THIRD TIME AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE NOISE PROBLEM AS COMING FROM A DEFECTIVE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL BEARING AND A DEFECTIVE REAR LEFT WHEEL BEARING. BOTH WHEEL BEARINGS WERE REPLACED ON JULY 27, 2016 AND THE DRONING NOISE ABOVE 40 MPH IS GONE. REPLACING THE WHEEL BEARINGS FIXED THE PROBLEM! THE SERVICE ADVISOR AT THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO EXPLAIN WHY THE WHEEL BEARINGS FAILED, AND HE STATED THAT THE TECHNICIANS AT THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT KNOW WHY/HOW THE BEARINGS FAILED EITHER. I CONTACTED HONDA AMERICA HQ ON AUGUST 1, 800-999-1009, AND WAS TOLD THAT HONDA AMERICA WOULD NOT DISCLOSE THE DETAILS OF THE BEARING FAILURES. THEY ALSO DECLINED MY REQUEST TO AUTHORIZE THE REPLACEMENT OF THE REMAINING 2 WHEEL BEARINGS. HONDA AMERICA ESTABLISHED A CASE NUMBER FOR MY ISSUE, CASE # 04884545. DUE TO THE LACK OF TRANSPARENCY FROM HONDA AMERICA AS TO THE CAUSE/RESOLUTION OF THE WHEEL BEARING FAILURES, I AM CONCERNED THAT THE UNDERLYING BEARING OR WHEEL STRUCTURE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED, AND THAT MY 2013 HONDA ACCORD WILL BE SUBJECTED TO FUTURE WHEEL BEARING FAILURES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10889192July 28, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED TO START AND THE NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CAUSED THE BATTERY TO DRAIN. THE NAVIGATIONAL ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED TO OPERATE DUE TO BATTERY FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BATTERY AND THE STARTER ASSEMBLY; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND THE NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM CONTINUED TO FAIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,031.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10888535July 26, 2016
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING ON A LOCAL STREET I ATTEMPTED TO MALE A LEFT WHEN SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES, TURNED IT ON AND THE STEERING RESPONDED. THAT SAME DAY WHEN RETURNING HOME I DECIDED NOT TO TAKE THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE OF THE STEERING PROBLEM. AGAIN, THIS TIME WHILE DRIVING IN A STRAIGHT LINE THE VEHICLE LOST STEERING. TURNING IT OFF AGAIN FOR THREE MINUTES SEEMED TO RESTORE STEERING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10885739July 19, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR. REPLACED FRONT ROTORS AND FRONT PADS LAST YEAR DUE TO VIBRATION ALONG WITH REAR PADS. AROUND JUNE 2015 WITH 55,000 MILES ON CAR. THEN THE REAR CALIPER SEIZED UP ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IN MARCH 2016, 70245 MILES. REAR ROTORS RESURFACED AND PADS REPLACED. NOW I JUST HAD SERVICE DONE BECAUSE REAR DRIVER SIDE CALIPER SEIZED UP. THEY ALSO DID FRONT ROTORS AND PADS DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR. MILEAGE 79000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10885176July 15, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING 7/15/16 THE ELECTRIC STEERING WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT WENT ON, AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN OR STEER UNTIL IT FINALLY CEASED TO TURN (TOTAL TIME FOR COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING CAPABILITY WAS LESS THAN 1 MIN.). I WAS DRIVING ON A 4-LANE CITY STREET TRAVELING AT ABOUT 45MPH. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF FOR ABOUT 3 MINS. AND THEN RESTARTED IT. THE INDICATOR LIGHT WAS OFF AND THE STEERING WORKED FINE. I IMMEDIATELY DROVE TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP WHO TOLD ME THE CAR IS PROBABLY FINE AS IT HAD A SOFTWARE UPDATE INSTALLED 9 MOS. AGO AND IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN I SHOULD BRING THE CAR IN FOR REPLACING THE STEERING BOX. I REQUESTED A NOTE BE MADE IN MY CAR REPAIR HISTORY. THEY DID NOT PROVIDE ME WITH ANY PAPERWORK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10884955July 15, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2013 HONDA ACCORD EX-L HAS BEEN HAVING INTERMITTENT STARTING PROBLEMS (PUSH BUTTON START). THIS STARTING HAPPENING APPROXIMATELY THREE WEEKS AGO. YESTERDAY, JULY 14, 2016, THE CAR WOULD NOT START AT ALL. THIS IS NOT A CAR BATTERY ISSUE BECAUSE ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS ARE WORKING, I.E. RADIO, DASH LIGHTS, HORN ETC. THIS ALSO IS NOT A KEY FOB BATTERY ISSUE BECAUSE THE KEY FOB STILL LOCKS AND UNLOCKS THE DOOR. CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP TO HAVE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THIS CAR IS STILL UNDER THE ORIGINAL MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY, CAR IS LESS THAN 3 YEARS OLD AND HAS A LITTLE OVER 32,000 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10884802July 14, 2016
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
ON TWO OF OUR TIRES THE RUBBER CRACKED AND COMPLETELY SPLIT FROM THE RADIAL AROUND 1/3 TO 2/3 AROUND THE TIRE ABOUT 0.25" FROM THE WHEEL RIM. THIS HAPPENED ON 2 OF THE 4 TIRES (ALL THE SAME DOT AND INSTALLED AT THE SAME TIME.) THE REAR TIRES SHOW THE INITIAL SIGNS OF THE SAME DEFECT BUT THE RUBBER HASN'T SEPARATED YET FROM THE RADIAL. THE TIRES HAVE ABOUT 45,000 MILES ON THEM INSTALLED AND SERVICE BY FIRESTONE. LUCKILLY THERE WAS NOT AN ACCIDENT, BREAKDOWN, FIRE, ETC; HOWEVER, IT IS VERY SUSPICIOUS THAT ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE NEARLY THE SAME DEFECT. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE TIRES. DOT Y9BC CLHX 3315. BRAND PRIME WALL SIZE 205/65/R16 ON 2013 HONDA ACCORD. LOCATED IN SAN DIEGO CALIFORNIA.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10884572July 13, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2ND TIME HAVING THE FCW FAILED ISSUE. DASH LIGHTS UP LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE. TRACTION AND SLUGGISH RESPONSE TO FOOT ON PEDAL. MAKES ME NERVOUS TO DRIVE. COST ME A TON TO FIX THE FIRST TIME, I'M SURE THEY WILL CHARGE ME AGAIN. READING ONLINE I AM NOT ALONE. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10877015June 27, 2016
STEERING
IN ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO, WHEN SOMETIMES I TURN THE WHEELS I LOOSE THE POWER AND THE CAR RESTARTED. IT MAKING ME SCARY TO DRIVE THE CAR. I WENT TO THE HONDA DEALER IN COLLAGE PARK, MARYLAND WITH THE RECALL LETTER FOR THE EPS SYSTEM THAT I RECEIVED AND EXPLAINED TO THEM THE PROBLEM THAT I AM HAVING, BUT I DID NOT GET ANY HELP. THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS AN UPDATE ON MY SYSTEM LAST YEAR AND THAT THE PROBLEM IS NOT CAUSED BY THE EPS SYSTEM AND I HAVE TO PAY $130 FOR THE DIAGNOSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10876486June 24, 2016
STEERING
FIRST OCCASION IT HAPPENED, THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED TO THE RIGHT, THE STEERING WHEEL LIGHT DID NOT COME ON.. (30 MPH) SECOND OCCASION IT HAPPENED, THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED TO THE RIGHT, THE STEERING WHEEL LIGHT DID NOT COME ON. I WAS DRIVING ROUGHY 20 MPH. THIRD TIME IT HAPPENED, I WAS DRIVING 70 MPH AND ALMOST HIT THE GUY NEXT TO ME. THE STEERING WHEEL LIGHT DID NOT COME ON THE FOURTH TIME IT HAPPENED, I WAS DRIVING 40 MPH AND THE STEERING WHEEL LIGHT DID COME ON. I DID NOT HAVE POWER STEERING FOR ABOUT 30 MILES. THE FIFTH TIME IT HAPPENED, I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 80 MPH AND THE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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