Honda Accord Complaints (2013)

1,427 consumer complaints on file.

#10731399July 1, 2015
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING S ON I-55 A FEW MILES N OF WEST MEMPHIS. AS I ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE LANES MY STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY HARD TO TURN. I LOOKED ALL OVER THE DASH & FOUND A SMALL LIGHT SHAPED LIKE A STEERING WHEEL ON THE FAR LEFT OF THE DASH. FORTUNATELY I WAS NEAR AN EXIT AND WAS ABLE TO GET TO A STATION. TURNING IN & PARKING WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. THE OWNERS MANUAL SAID TO TURN CAR OFF AND ON. THIS CORRECTED THE PROBLEM AND I DROVE THE APPROXIMATE 200 MILES TO MY HOME. I PLANNED TO GET IT CHECKED OUT AT HONDA. TWO DAYS LATER THE KEYLESS IGNITION FAILED ABOUT TEN TIMES BEFORE FINALLY STARTING. THE DOME LIGHTS HAD COME ON BUT NO DASH LIGHTS CAME ON & IT JUST BEEPED AT ME. PREVIOUSLY I HAD A LOW BATTERY (LISTENED TO MUSIC TOO LONG) WHICH FAILED TO START BUT EVEN THEN THE DASH LIGHTS LIT UP & FLASHED. IT SEEMED LIKE BOTH INCIDENTS INDICATED AN ELECTRICAL OR ECU PROBLEM. I DROVE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND REPORTED THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD HAVE TO RECREATE THE INCIDENTS. THEY HAVE HAD MY CAR 3 1/2 DAYS WITH NO WORD. I FINALLY CALLED TODAY. WAS TOLD THEY COULDN'T RECREATE IT SO COULDN'T DO ANYTHING! I TOLD THEM I DIDN'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE CAR. I POINTED OUT THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS LISTED ON THE ARFC.COM SITE. THE SERVICE MANAGER TALKED TO HONDA ENGINEERS WHO CONTINUED TO CONTEND IT HAD TO BE DUPLICATED IN THE COMPUTER TO SOLVE IT. I STRESSED THE SAFETY ISSUE AND THAT I WOULD NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE CAR AGAIN WITHOUT SOLVING THIS. THEY ARE GOING TO DO MORE TESTING. AN HOUR EARLIER IN MY TRIP I WAS ON A VERY CURVY HILLY 2 LANE ROAD. I FEEL IF THIS HAD OCCURRED THERE I COULD EASILY HAVE HAD A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT - WHILE I HAD 2 GRANDCHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT! THERE ARE A NUMBER OF INCIDENTS LIKE THIS REPORTED. WHY HAS SOMETHING NOT BEEN DONE?! MY CAR HAS 36,500 MILES AND FORTUNATELY I PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY! I JUST HOPE WE CAN AGREE ON A SOLUTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10731172June 30, 2015
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM HAS FAILED FOR THE 5TH TIME IN THE LAST MONTH. EPS LIGHT ILLUMINATES ON DASHBOARD, TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. WAS ORIGINALLY CLEARED BY TURNING THE CAR ON AND OFF, BUT NOW FAILS IMMEDIATELY UPON STARTING VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP QUOTED $1,700 REPAIR - THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10730695June 26, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ONCE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000. UPDATED 10/15/15*LJ UPDATED 05/10/16.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10730718June 26, 2015
SEATS
I'M IN MY EARLY 20'S AND RECENTLY DEVELOPED A SEARING PAIN IN MY LOWER BACK THAT WOULD STRIKE EVEN WHEN I AM LYING MOTIONLESS. I STILL WOULDN'T HAVE A CLUE ABOUT WHY IT WAS HURTING UNTIL ANOTHER HONDA ACCORD OWNER (2015) TOLD ME HE HAD THE SAME ISSUE AND FIGURED OUT IT WAS THE SEATS! I BOUGHT THE SACRO EASE SEAT ADAPTER FROM RELAX THE BACK ($269) AND IT FIXED MY PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY. HONDA SHOULD NOTIFY THE PUBLIC OF THE HEALTH RISKS, REPLACE BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT, AND PAY FOR SOME SORT OF THERAPY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10726134June 19, 2015
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON; AND LOST ALL POWER STEERING POWER. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED WHILE I WAS TURNING LEFT. WITH GREAT DIFFICULTY I WAS ABLE TO STEER OUT OF TRAFFIC. THE SYMPTOM WENT AWAY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND TURNED ON. THE SYMPTOM AGAIN HAPPENED AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES OF DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10726145June 19, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
SO THIS HAS NOW HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS, ONCE ABOUT A MONTH AGO AND TWICE LAST WEEK (AFTER HAVING THE CAR DROPPED OFF TO FIX THE BRAKE TSB THAT CAUSES A SQUEAK ON TURNS). I WILL BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD FROM AGGRESSIVE TO NORMAL DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I LOOK AT MY DASH ONLY TO SEE ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ON. ONCE THIS HAPPENS YOU CAN SEE THE MPG INDICATOR HAS A DELAY, A CHANGE IN BEHAVIOR OF THE CARS CONTROLS, LDW SWITCH NO LONGER FUNCTIONS, AND LDW AND FCW STOP WORKING. THE CAR CONTINUES TO DRIVE BUT YOU CAN TELL ALL ELECTRONICS ARE EXPERIENCING A DELAY OR ISSUE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE NAVI AND RADIO. SOME OF THE LIGHTS GO AWAY AND COME BACK AS YOU DRIVE, AND AFTER TURNING THE CAR ON AND OFF A FEW TIMES ALL LIGHTS TURN OFF WITH THE EXCEPTION OF FCW AND LDW WITH THE "FCW SYSTEM FAILURE" MESSAGE WHICH REMAIN, THAT GOES AWAY AFTER A FEW HOURS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10726152June 19, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DEACTIVATE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN OR STOP WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED THROUGH A RED LIGHT AND CRASHED INTO TWO OTHER VEHICLES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. PRIOR TO ACTIVATING THE CRUISE CONTROL, THE BRAKES OPERATED NORMALLY. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10725270June 15, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
NO ACCIDENT. SMELL OF FUEL LEAK AT ALL TIMES BUT NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE SOURCE OF LEAK. ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE AFTER FUEL IS ADDED TO TANK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10725128June 14, 2015
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
HAD GOTTEN BACK IN MY CAR AFTER A STOP AT A RETAIL STORE. WHEN I TURNED THE CAR ON THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT WAS BLINKING, THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING LIGHT WAS ON, AND THE VEHICLE STABILITY ASSIST LIGHT WAS ON. I PULLED OVER AT ANOTHER STORE WITHIN A HALF MILE. I GOT OUT AND CHECKED THE TIRES FOR A POSSIBLE FLAT - NO PROBLEM. TURNED CAR BACK ON AND SAME SCENARIO WITH THE 3 LIGHTS ON. ONLY DIFFERENCE WAS THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT STOPPED FLASHING BUT STAYED ON CONTINUOUSLY. I LOOKED IN CAR MANUAL, PAGE 6 OF HONDA TECHNOLOGY REFERENCE GUIDE, UNDER THE HEADING OF MALFUNCTION INDICATORS AND IT SAID, "IF AN INDICATOR REMAINS ON, THERE MAY BE A PROBLEM; SEE YOUR DEALER". I WILL CALL MY CAR DEALER IN THE MORNING. I WANT TO STATE THAT I STILL HAD FULL CONTROL OF MY POWER STEERING. I READ OF OTHERS LOSING THE POWER STEERING BUT MINE WAS OKAY. AFTER THE SECOND STOP THE 3 MALFUNCTIONING INDICATOR LIGHTS WENT OUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10725176June 14, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN I STARTED MY CAR TODAY I GOT A BLINKING LIGHT ON THE DASH THAT LOOKED LIKE A BATTERY. I LOOKED IT UP IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL AND IT SAID "BATTERY NOT CHARGING" AND TO "CONTACT THE DEALER IMMEDIATELY FOR REPAIRS". I'LL CALL THEM TOMORROW. ABOUT A MONTH AGO, MY CAR WOULDN'T START. I HAD TO GET IT JUMPED AND LATER TOOK IT IN. THEY REPLACED AN UNDER DASH RELAY. MY CAR HAS BEEN OK OTHERWISE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10724621June 10, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED HEAD AND BACK INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000. ......UPDATED 12/17/15 *BF UPDATED 10/19/2017*CN
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10733141June 8, 2015
STEERING
THE STEERING WHEEL WAS UNABLE TO TURN WHEN BACKING UP FOR PARALLEL PARKING AFTER A FEW TIMES, WHEN PRACTICING RIGHT BEFORE MY DAUGHTER'S DRIVING TEST. THEN I TRIED MYSELF A COUPLE TIME WITHOUT LUCK THAT I HAD TO PULL IT OFF. I WAS UNABLE TO TELL ANYTHING WAS WRONG SINCE THERE ARE NO ANY ERROR LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. I WAS ABLE TO TURN IT WHILE DRIVING FORWARD, THOUGH. AFTER BEING PARKED IN THE PARKING LOT FOR SOME TIME, IT BEGAN TO WORK OK AGAIN, AND IT DID NOT FAIL MY DAUGHTER'S DRIVING TEST - A GOOD THING. IT REALLY RAISED A BIG CONCERN FOR ME THAT A HIDDEN ISSUE OF THE STEERING WHEEL FAILURE EXISTS WITH MY CAR. I REALLY NEED HONDA TO RECALL IT AND FIX IT BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE WITH HORRIBLE CONSEQUENCES. YOUR HELP WITH THIS IS GREATLY APPRECIATED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10722488May 31, 2015
STEERING
I HAD PARKED THE CAR IN A PARKING SPACE AT DOLLYWOOD IN PIGEON FORGE, TENNESSEE. WHEN I CAME BACK OUT AND STARTED THE CAR THE LIGHT FOR THE STEERING SYSTEM CAME ON AND I COULD BARELY TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. I LOOKED IN THE MANUAL BUT STARTING AND RESTARTING THE CAR DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. HAD THIS OCCURRED AT SPEED I COULD NOT HAVE CONTROLLED THE CAR . I CALLED HONDA ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND THEY HAD A TOW TRUCK SENT OUT TO GET THE CAR. THE TOW TRUCK COMPANY IS GOING TO TAKE THE CAR TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP MONDAY JUNE 1ST SO I WILL NOT KNOW ANY MORE TILL THAN. I DO SEE ON THE INTERNET OF PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. I DO NOT KNOW IF I SHOULD HAVE REPORTED THIS TILL AFTER THE DEALER CHECKS THE CAR OR NOT BUT AFTER SEEING SIMILAR COMPLAINTS I WANTED TO REPORT IT IF SIMILAR PROBLEMS REOCCUR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10722400May 30, 2015
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG RECALL ?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10721706May 27, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED MULTIPLE TIMES. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO TURN THE VEHICLE. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,600.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10717478May 20, 2015
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY, SEAT BELTS
MY VEHICLE STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME FROM BEHIND. AIRBAG LIGHTS CAME ON YET DID NOT DEPLOY. IMPACT CAUSED DAMAGE TO MY CHEST BY THE SEATBELT. IT CAUSED A TISSUE EXPANDER IMPLANTED IN MY RIGHT BREAST TO BE DAMAGED AND RIPPED OUT THE PLACES STITCHED TO ME. THE TE WAS THERE AS PART OF A BREAST CANCER RECONSTRUCTION PROCESS. SURGERY WAS REQUIRED TO REMOVE AND REPLACE THE TE. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED, SENSORS NEEDED REPLACEMENT, AND SEATBELT STRUCTURE ALSO NEEDED REPLACEMENT.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10716683May 15, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
DURING THREE HOUR NIGHT DRIVE THE DASH DISPLAY DIMMED TO BLACK AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS. AFTER AN HOUR OR SO THE PANEL LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. AFTER A FEW MINUTES THEY WENT OUT AGAIN. THE NEXT DAY DURING THE RETURN DRIVE IN DAYLIGHT PANEL SEEMED NORMAL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10716244May 13, 2015
STEERING
STARTED CAR, PUT IN REVERSE AND COULD NOT TURN STEERING WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION. COULD ONLY STEER STRAIGHT. INFORMATION DISPLAY ISSUED THIS WARNING: POWER STEERING SYSTEM PROBLEM (EPS). TRIED THE WHAT TO DO WHEN THE INDICATOR MESSAGE COMES ON IN THE OWNERS MANUEL SEVERAL TIMES. DIDN'T WORK, CAR IS SITTING DISABLED IN DRIVEWAY. NOW IT IS UP TO US TO HAVE IT TOWED TO LOCAL DEALSHIP TO FIND OUT IF THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR ACCORDING TO HONDA MOTORS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10715633May 11, 2015
STEERING
WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATLEY 45 MILES PER HOUR, MY STREEING WHEEL BECAME VERY STIFF AND THEN COMPLETELY LOCKED. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN WHICH CORRECTED THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10715650May 11, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
AC WAS BLOWING COLD AIR, TOOK THE CAR TO MIDDLETOWN HONDA IN MIDDLETOWN NY WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED AND WAS TOLD THE AC CONDENSER IS DAMAGED DUE TO ROAD DEBRIS AND IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $650.00
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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