Honda Accord Complaints (2013)

1,427 consumer complaints on file.

#10820639January 16, 2016
POWER TRAIN
IN NOVEMBER 2015 AND AGAIN IN JANUARY 2016 I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO MOVE INTO A PARKING SPACE (ONCE IN A PARKING LOT AND ANOTHER ON A SIDE STREET) WHEN MY CAR HAD A SUDDEN JOLT OF POWER. FORTUNATELY, BECAUSE I WAS GOING AT A SLOWER SPEED I WAS ABLE TO IMMEDIATELY HIT THE BRAKE AND COME TO A STOP, BUT BOTH TIMES IT WAS WITHIN INCHES OF HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. THE JOLT WAS SUDDEN AND IS NOT THE SAME SURGE OF POWER ONE FEELS IF YOU STEP HEAVY ON THE GAS PEDAL.
Crash:
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0
Deaths:
0
#10820570January 15, 2016
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET AT 30 MPH EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND EPS WARNING LIGHT SIMULTANEOUSLY CAME ON. TURNED VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED AS MANUAL INSTRUCTED; WARNING LIGHT WENT OUT AND POWER STEERING APPEARED OK. LATER THE SAME DAY WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET AT 30 MPH THE EPS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND VEHICLE WAS ONCE AGAIN VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER DUE TO LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE NEXT DAY LIGHT WAS STILL ON AND POWER STEERING DID NOT WORK. VEHICLE HAD TO BE REPAIRED. DEALER STATED IT NEEDED A "SOFTWARE UPDATE" AND THEY FOUND A "LOOSE PIN FIT AT EPS CONTROL UNIT".
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10818584January 7, 2016
ENGINE
MY ACCORD HESITATES WHEN PUT TO D FROM A STOP OR ACCELERATING FROM STOP, LOW RPM OR ZERO SPORADICALLY EVEN WHILE LEAVING MY DRIVEWAY. IT USUALLY HAPPENS FROM PARK TO DRIVE OR REVERSE TO DRIVE. IT HAS STALLED WHILE LEAVING A STOP SIGN OR AN INTERSECTION ON THE STREET, SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I'VE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT IS A HONDA ISSUE AND TO BASICALLY LIVE WITH THE PROBLEM. I'VE BEEN HAVE THIS ISSUE SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN NOVEMBER 2015.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10817649January 4, 2016
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING FAILED AT 62K MILES WITH NO EARLIER INDICATIONS/WARNINGS THERE WAS AN ISSUE. I COULD NOT MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL AND HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED AT MY EXPENSE TO A HONDA DEALER. FORTUNATELY, THIS OCCURRED IN MY DRIVEWAY WITHOUT MY CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE. THE REPAIR TOOK ONE WEEK (HAD TO ORDER PARTS, HOLIDAY, STAFFING SHORTAGE) AND WAS COVERED UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THROUGH HONDA DUE TO A KNOWN ISSUE AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $1,500. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMPLAINT IS FOR AWARENESS. 2013 HONDA ACCORD OWNERS SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS ISSUE.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10817023December 30, 2015
ENGINE
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS OVER THE LAST SIX WEEKS WHEN TURNING LEFT, THE CAR WILL STALL FOR A SECOND OR SO LOSING ALL POWER. IT THEN WILL SUDDENLY ACCELERATE. I HAVE NEARLY BEEN HIT WHEN TURNING ONTO A ROAD BY ON COMING TRAFFIC WHEN I SHOULD HAVE HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO GET OUT OF THE WAY. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE! THE DEALER HAD THE CAR FOR THREE DAYS. THE SERVICE REP DROVE IT HOME. THE MECHANIC DROVE IT. THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. THE DAY I GOT THE CAR BACK IT AGAIN STALLED OR LUGGED. MOST OF THE TIME IT STALLS WHEN TURNING LEFT BUT IT HAS FAILED IN REVERSE AND WHEN LEAVING A STOP LITE. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID HE WOULD CALL HONDA ENGINEERING TO SEE WHAT PROBLEMS THEY MIGHT BE AWARE OF. THAT WAS A WEEK AGO AND I'VE NOT HEARD BACK. THE PROBLEM DOES NOT HAPPEN IF YOU ARE OVER 20 MPH. THIS IS A 6 CYLINDER HONDA. THE PROBLEM HAPPENS WITH ECCO OFF OR ON. I PURCHASED THE CAR CERTIFIED USED 10/2015 FROM A HONDA DEALER. IT HAS 18,000 MILES. I AM AN EXPERIENCED DRIVER OF HONDA'S FOR THE LAST 25 YEARS. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10811617December 22, 2015
STEERING
ELECTRIC POWER STEERING STOPPED FUNCTIONING AFTER 2ND START UP OF THE DAY SEVERAL HOURS LATER. AMBER LIGHT ON DASH, NO STEERING. CANNOT MOVE STEERING WHEEL AT ALL. SHUTTING OFF AND TURNING BACK ON DOESN'T HELP RESOLVE ISSUE AS PER SOME COMPLAINTS. APPEARS TO BE RELATED TO HONDA TSB #15-055 AND 15-056.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10811110December 18, 2015
STEERING
HONDA HAS NOTIFIED OF AN ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING TORQUE SENSOR DEFECT WHICH COULD CAUSE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THEY PROVIDED A SOFTWARE UPDATE WHICH ONLY RETAINS PARTIAL STEERING CONTROL AND THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STILL BE DISABLED, I WOULD BE STRANDED AND WOULD HAVE TO BE TOWED. I HAVE REQUESTED A REPLACEMENT OF THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING ASSEMBLY TO PREVENT MY HAVING AN ACCIDENT. THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THE SAFETY DEFECT BUT ARE ONLY WILLING TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PARTS IF THERE IS A FAILURE. AFTER DISCUSSIONS, THEY OFFERED TO PAY HALF OF THE COST (APPROX. $500) BUT I CAN'T AFFORD $500. I WOULD LIKE ASSISTANCE IN CORRECTING THIS SAFETY ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10810659December 16, 2015
AIR BAGS
MY CAR IS MAKING THIS "CLICKING" SOUND WHEN I TURN THE WHEEL. HONDA KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM BECAUSE IT IS ON THEIR SERVICE BULLETIN. MY CAR HAS 46,000 MILES ON IT SO I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR KNOWN BY HONDA! I THINK THIS IS A LOAD OF CRAP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10810506December 15, 2015
ENGINE
MY 2013 4 CYLINDER ACCORD AT APPROX. 35,000 IS BURNING OIL. I HAVE TAKEN TO LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP FOR ROUTINE SERVICING PER THE MAINTENANCE MINDER SYSTEM, LAST VISIT WAS 4,000 MILES /3 MONTHS AGO. I CHECKED THE OIL LEVEL AND IT WAS BELOW THE MARK ON THE DIPSTICK TO INDICATING TO ADD OIL. I CALLED HONDA CORPORATE WHO SUGGESTED I TAKE IN TO THE DEALER. APPOINTMENT IS IN TWO DYES FROM NOW. I SURELY HOPE I AM NOT TOLD THIS IS NORMAL AS NO ENGINE THIS NEW SHOULD BURN OIL AT THIS RATE; FORTUNATELY I AM STILL UNDER THE BUMPER TO BUMPER AND POWERTRAIN WARRANTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10809682December 11, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
INTERMITTENT STARTING PROBLEMS. DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL HARDER SOMETIMES SOLVES PROBLEM, SOMETIMES NOT. CHANGED BATTERIES IN KEY FOBS. REPLACED CAR BATTERY. STILL INTERMITTENT STARTING PROBLEMS. CAN HEAR "CLICK", DASH LIGHTS-UP BUT ENGINE DOES NOT ENGAGE. REPEATED ATTEMPTS UNTIL ENGINE STARTS. HAS BEEN HAPPENING BETWEEN 48K AND NOW 50K MILES.
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No
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10807851December 1, 2015
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMPLAINT ABOUT A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN THAT HAPPENED TO ME RECENTLY WHILE DRIVING MY HONDA ACCORD 2013 ,LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT.I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR FOR FEAR FOR MY LIFE.I WAS DRIVING IN PENNSYLVANIA ON RT 33 SOUTH TRAVELING AT ABOUT 65 MPH WHEN MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED.I HAD TO LEAN INTO THE STEERING WHEEL WITH ALL MY BODY WEIGHT TO TRY TO GET IT TO TURN BUT IT WAS LOCKED .I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR AND SHUT IT OFF.AFTER A FEW MINUTES I STARTED IT BACK UP AND IT RETURNED TO NORMAL,I WAS LUCKY THAT PART OF THE ROAD I WAS DRIVING ON WAS STRAIGHT AND CURVE OR MOUNTAIN SECTION LIKE MOST OF PENNSYLVANIA.I AM AFRAID THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAINST AND I WON'T BE SO LUCKY.PLEASE INVESTIGATE MY VEHICLE AND WORK WITH HONDA TO GET THIS FIXED SO NO ONE HAS TO DIE. IT MORE THAN THIS ,I BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE RADIO,SUNROOF,KIEYS ALARM GO ON WENT I WAS DRIVING .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10806399November 23, 2015
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
CAR WILL NOT START IN THE MORNINGS: WITHIN A MONTHS 3 TIMES. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CONSTANTLY LIGHTING UP. BACK AND BUTT PAIN INCLUDING LEGS FALLING ASLEEP
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10795285November 22, 2015
STEERING
EPS LIGHT CAME ON. LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING. HARD TO STEER THE VEHICLE. TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND TURNED BACK ON COUPLE TIMES WAITED A FEW MINUTES IN BETWEEN. WARNING LIGHT WAS GONE AND GOT POWER BACK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10794897November 19, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, A FUEL ODOR WAS NOTICED. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK LINE WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V297000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,829.
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10790283November 13, 2015
POWER TRAIN
AFTER MY 2013 HONDA ACCORD WITH CVT TRANSMISSION SITS FOR AWHILE (1- 2 DAYS) WITHOUT BEING MOVED, THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT ENGAGE. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF IT IS IN REVERSE OR NEUTRAL. WHEN I PRESS ON THE GAS PEDAL, THE ENGINE REVS BUT THE CAR DOESN'T DO ANYTHING. AFTER ABOUT 30 SECONDS, THE CAR WILL MOVE, BUT VERY SLOWLY ALTHOUGH THE RPMS ARE HIGH. THE CAR IS FINE AFTER ABOUT A MINUTE. MY CAR NOW HAS 45,000 MILES BUT IT HAS HAD THE PROBLEM SINCE 30,000 MILES. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE, BUT THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID "IT IS AT FACTORY SPECIFICATIONS AND THEY CAN'T GET IT TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM." I ALSO CALLED THE HONDA HOTLINE, BUT THEY COULD OR WOULD NOT HELP. THEY TOLD ME I WOULD JUST HAVE TO WORK WITH THE DEALERSHIP. MY TOWN ONLY HAS ONE DEALERSHIP; SO, I GUESS I'M OUT OF LUCK. DON'T BUY A HONDA WITH THE CVT TRANSMISSION.
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10789480November 10, 2015
SUSPENSION
EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE AS REPORTED IN NHTSA REFERENCE #10055834 TSB REFERENCE #IN-4-18-2014 HONDA: SOME VEHICLES, WITH THE COMPLAINT OF A REAR WHEEL BEARING NOISE, ARE BEING INVESTIGATED NOISE CAN BE COMPARED TO A GROWLING, HUMMING GROANING, WHIRRING, OR ROARING. *JS
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10787986November 3, 2015
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
IT SO FAR HAS HAPPENED TO ME TWICE THAT I NEED TO JUMP-START THE CAR. THERE PROBABLY HAS SOME ELECTRICAL LEAKAGE ISSUES OR SOMETHING RELATED TO IT. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS MORE THAN A YEAR AGO THAT WHEN I CAME EARLIER TO A DOCTOR APPOINTMENT WAITING FOR THE CLINIC TO OPEN, I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND LEFT THE CD PLAYER ON. BUT IT ONLY PLAYED FOR ABOUT HALF AN HOUR OR SO IT TURNED OFF AUTOMATICALLY DUE TO THE BATTERY POWER HAS ALREADY BEEN DEPLETED AND THE CARD COULD NOT START AT ALL THAT I HAD TO CALL AAA AFTER THE DOCTOR APPOINTMENT TO JUMP-START FOR ME. I THOUGHT AT THAT TIME IT WAS DUE TO THE CD PLAYER TOOK TOO MUCH POWER SO I DID NOT COMPLAIN ABOUT IT. BUT THE SECOND TIME IT WAS A FEW WEEKS AGO ON SUNDAY, WHICH GIVE ME THE CONCERNS THAT THERE MUST BE SOME ELECTRICAL LEAKAGE ON MY CAR. AFTER PARKING FOR THE CHURCH MEETING AND TURNED OFF THE CAR, BOTH MY WIFE AND I DECIDED TO OPEN THE WINDOW A LITTLE BIT TO LET THE AIR FLOWS IN THE HOT WEATHER SINCE WE PARKED UNDER A COVERED PARKING AND WOULD NOT WORRY ABOUT POSSIBLE RAINFALL. SO BEFORE WE OPEN THE DOORS, WE OPENED BOTH FRONT WINDOWS A VERY LITTLE BIT AND LEFT FOR THE MEETINGS. THEN ABOUT 3.5-4 HOURS LATER WHEN IT WAS TIME TO GO HOME, WE FOUND OUT THE CAR WOULD NOT START, AND WE HAD TO ASK FOR HELP TO JUMP-START IT AGAIN. THIS TIME IT GAVE A DEFINITE GUESS THAT THERE MUST BE SOME ELECTRICAL LEAKAGE IN THE CAR. I ALSO COMPLAINED IN EARLY JUNE OF THIS YEAR ABOUT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK ISSUE. I RECEIVED A MAIL FROM HONDA TO FIX IT, BUT WHEN I CALL THE DEALERS, NONE OF THEM EVEN OFFER LOANER CARS FOR SUCH RECALL AND MANUFACTURE FAILURE REPAIRS. HONDA IS BAD FOR THINGS LIKE THIS. I DON'T KNOW WHETHER I SHOULD PURCHASE HONDA AGAIN IN THE FUTURE. I NEVER COMPLAINED ONCE FOR MY TOYOTA FOR YEARS. EVEN THEY SCHEDULE FOR MANUFACTURE RECALLS, WHICH I NEVER ENCOUNTER MYSELF, I DID NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THE LOANER CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10787394October 31, 2015
STEERING
10/27/2015 SUDDENLY LOST STEERING ABILITY WHILE VEHICLE WAS MOVING UNDER 15 MPH. THIS WAS ON A CITY STREET. STEERING BECAME STIFF AND ALMOST UNMOVABLE. TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED. STEERING FUNCTIONING AGAIN. 10/28/2015 RECEIVED IN THE MAIL FROM HONDA A PRODUCT UDATE CONCERNING THE EPS TORQUE SENSOR(DTC53-1 OR 53-2).I WILL UPLOAD THE HONDA.THIS ACCORD HAS LESS THAN 20000 MILES ON IT. I AM BRING THE CAR TO A DEALER TOMORROW. GREATLY CONCERNED THAT A SOFTWARE UPDATE WILL NOT BE A BENEFIT IF THE STEERING FAILS AGAIN. PRODUCT UDATE FROM HONDA THIS WEEK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10787395October 31, 2015
ENGINE
CAR HAD INTERMITTENT STARTING PROBLEMS. TURNED THE KEY MULTIPLE TIMES AND JUST HEARD CLICKS. ENGINE DOES NOT CRANK. WOULD NOT START WHILE RUNNING ERRANDS AND HAD TO PUSH IT TO A NEARBY GARAGE. THEY REPLACED THE STARTER AND IT NEVER HAD THE PROBLEM AGAIN. CAR HAD JUST PASSED 36K AND AMERICAN HONDA WILL NOT REIMBURSE FOR THE WORK DONE BECAUSE IT WAS NOT A HONDA DEALERSHIP, BUT IT WAS OEM STARTER. BAD STARTERS ON THESE CARS. HONDA SHOULD BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS AS THE CAR IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD. SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW THE AVERAGE LIFE OF A STARTER. UNACCEPTABLE...
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10787447October 31, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
SINCE PURCHASED NEW IN 2013 THE BRAKES MAKE A LOUD ROARING SOUND WHEN APPLIED AT HIGH SPEEDS ( 55- 70) MPH. THE FASTER THAT YOU'RE DRIVING WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE LOUDER THE ROAR. ROAR HAPPENS EVERY TIME THAT BRAKES ARE APPLIED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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