Page 12 of 29 · complaints 551–600 of 1,427

2013 Honda Accord complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2013 record →

Power Train
Filed Aug 5, 202072,000 milesNV

MY DAUGHTERS 2013 HONDA ACCORD V6 HAD A STUTTER UPON ACCELERATION. AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUE, THE TRANSMISSION WAS FLUSHED 4 TIMES. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE NEW TRANSMISSIONS HONDA PUT IN THE 2013. A FEW DAYS AGO THE SIDE WALL OF THE SIDE MISSION EXPLODED. CHUNKS OF METAL WAS FOUND ON THE GROUND AND IT SMELLED LIKE IT MIGHT CATCH ON FIRE.

Visibility/Wiper
Filed Jul 30, 202045,000 milesGA

SUN VISOR FALLING IN FRONT OF MY FACE. WILL NOT STAY UP AT ALL NOW.

Electrical System
Filed Jul 28, 2020106,000 milesRI

HAVING "GRINDING" SOUNDS WHEN TRYING TO START THE CAR, HEARD THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE FOR MULTIPLE 2013-2015 ACCORD OWNERS. THIS IS A INTERMITTENT ISSUE THAT DOESN'T LET THE CAR START. LAST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS 07/28/2020 BUT IT HAD HAPPEN MULTIPLE TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR.

Electrical System
Filed Jul 27, 202083,000 milesMD

INTERMITTENT STARTING PROBLEM

Electrical System
Filed Jul 20, 2020OR

I LOST MY POWER STEERING AT 65MPH DRIVING TO THE COAST ON HIGHWAY 26 IN OREGON. I NEARLY CRASHED MY CAR ON THE CURVE WHEN MY WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN LIKE IT NORMALLY DOES. I HAD TO YANK THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT TO STAY ON THE ROAD. I WAS TERRORIST! I SLOWED MY CAN TO 50MPH THE REST OF THE 45 MILES TO MY BEACH HOUSE IN SEASIDE OREGON. THE STEERING CONTINUED TO GET WORSE AND I HAS HAPPY TO HAVE THE TRAFFIC SLOW DOWN 20 MILES OUT OF SEASIDE TO BUMPER TO BUMPER. I BARELY GOT THE WHEEL TO TURN INTO MY DRIVEWAY AT OUR SEASIDE, OREGON HOME. I STARTED MY 'RESEARCH' TO SEE IF A RECALL HAD BEEN MADE ON MY CAR FOR POWER STEERING BECAUSE I WOULD HAVE DIED HITTING THE WALL OF DIRT AND TREES LEAVING THE HIGHWAY. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE! I FOUND AN ARTICLE FROM 2014 THAT 374,000 PEOPLE HAD COMPLAINED OF THIS SAME PROBLEM. AND THAT YOU WERE INVESTIGATING BACK IN 2014! MY CAR ONLY HAS ABOUT 42,000 MILES ON IT AND THAT WAS THE TIME OF THEM GOING OUT ACCORDING TO THE ARTICLE. CARS EFFECTED WERE 2013-2017 HONDA ACCORDS EX. MINE IS THAT AND A V6. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE CRASHED & DIED WITH THIS FAULTY PART? DO YOU HAVE RECORD OF IT? I WANT THIS ELECTRIAL POWER STEERING PART RECALLED!! YOU HAVE FAILED WITH NOT RECALLING IT BACK IN 2014!! I AM HOLDING "YOU" ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS HAPPENING TO ME!! I WANT YOU TO PAY FOR MY CAR TO BE FIXED AND MY RENTAL CAR! I NEED YOU TO RESPOND TO ME [XXX] [XXX] IS MY CELL. YOU ARE LUCKY I DIDN'T CRASH!! MY CAR IS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY IN SEASIDE, OREGON AND I NEED IT TO

Electrical System
Filed Jul 17, 2020130,000 milesNY

WHEN PRESSING START BUTTON LIGHT WILL FLICKER BUT THE CAR WILL NOT START

Steering
Filed Jul 10, 2020150,000 milesOK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND VIBRATED ABNORMALLY WITH THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FAILURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE WENT INTO LIMP MODE AND DECELERATED TO 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. BOB HOWARD HONDA LOCATED AT 13201 N. KELLY AVE, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73131, AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

Electrical System
Filed Jul 9, 2020130,000 milesMS

WHEN I FIRST PURCHASED MY 2013 HONDA ACCORD FROM THE DEALERSHIP I NOTICED SOMETIMES THE PUSH START WOULD STALL OR SOUND LIKE IT WAS FAILING. ALSO MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT RESPOND TO MY KEY FOB. ALL OTHER DOORS RESPOND TO IT EXCEPT THE DRIVER DOOR. I HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY AND STILL THE ISSUE HASN'T BEEN RESOLVED. I HAVE BEEN TAKING THE ACTUAL KEY OUT OF THE FOB AND INSERTING IT INTO THE CAR DOOR TO UNLOCK MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR. NOW THE AC HAS BEGAN TO STOP AND START. IT ALMOST SOUNDS LIKE THE FAN MOTOR IS KICKING ON AND OFF. AND MY DRIVER SIDE SEAT IS NOT SLIDING BACK PROPERLY. IT WILL BEGAN TO GLIDE THEN STOP. THEN I HAVE TO KEEP PRESSING AND IT'LL GLIDE BACK A LITTLE AND THEN STOP AGAIN. OVERALL I THINK THERE IS SOME SORT OF ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE OR SOMETHING IS HAPPENING WITH IT. ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM RECALL SENT OUT JUNE 29, 2017. AS STATED ON THEIR WEBSITE THIS COULD RESULT IN AN ELECTRICAL SHORT INCREASES THE RISK OF A FIRE. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID IS 17V418000 !

Electrical System
Filed Jul 4, 2020FL

THE CAR SOMETIMES STARTS WITHOUT KEY, THE CAR STEALS POWER WHEN KEPT OUT

Power Train
Filed Jul 2, 202085,000 milesDE

1. THERE IS HESITATION WHEN ACCELERATING AND THE SHIFTS ARE HARD AND JOLTING 2. THE DOWNSHIFTING COMING FROM HIGHWAY SPEEDS IS TERRIFYING. HARD, JOLTING SHIFTS THAT HAPPEN WAY TOO EARLY AND WAY TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. IT MAKES IT LIKE THE CAR IS STALLING CAUSING A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE THIS ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL AND THERE REALLY NEEDS TO BE A RECALL OR A TUNING SOFTWARE UPDATE THAT FIXES THIS. *TR

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Jun 30, 2020NY

VEHICLE STALL, FAILED TO ACCELERATE . THE STALL IS COMMON AND HONDA NEEDS TO FIX THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INTO AN ACCIDENT . I WENT TO HONDA AND NO ISSUE WAS FOUND, I AM THINKING THIS MIGHT BE FUEL PUMP RECALL. *TR

Steering
Filed Jun 25, 202062,010 milesAL

IBA CONDUCIENDO Y DE MOMENTO SE PUSO DURA LA DIRECCIN. LO ESCANEAN, LE BORRAN EL ERROR Y ENCIENDE SIN PROBLEMA, POSTERIORMENTE AL APAGARLO NUEVAMENTE PRESENTA LA DIRECCIN DURA. LE BORRAN NUEVAMENTE EL ERROR Y MIENTRAS NO SE APAGUE NO FALLA. I WAS DRIVING AND AT THE TIME THE DIRECTION GOT HARD. THEY SCAN IT, ERROR IT ERROR AND IT TURNS ON WITHOUT PROBLEM, AFTER TURNING IT OFF AGAIN IT PRESENTS THE HARD ADDRESS. THE ERROR IS CLEARED AGAIN AND AS IT IS NOT TURNED OFF, IT DOES NOT FAIL. *TR

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Jun 23, 2020LA

THE HOSE ON THE GAS TANK HAS A HAIRLINE CRACK IN IT. THE ONLY WAY TO REPAINT IS TO CHANGE THE WHOLE GAS TANK WHICH IS $1200. THE FUEL TANK IS ON BACKORDER SO OBVIOUSLY OTHERS HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH IT. *TR

Electrical System
Filed Jun 18, 2020136,000 milesTX

APPARENTLY MANY HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT FAULTY STARTERS IN THIS PARTICULAR MODEL, AND SURE ENOUGH I EXPERIENCED IT TODAY. THE STARTER FAILED. THIS IS FROM A COLD START AND IT'S HAPPENED THREE TIMES ALREADY. *TR

Electrical System
Filed Jun 15, 202080,000 milesNC

STARTED IN JUNE AFTER WEATHER CONSISTENTLY OVER 80 DEGREES... WHILE TRYING TO START CAR HAVE TO PUSH START BUTTON SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE CAR WILL START. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. *TR

Steering
Filed Jun 11, 2020132,000 milesTX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EPS WARNING LIGHT AND AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE AND LOW PRESSURE FUEL LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Electrical System
Filed Jun 10, 202081,000 milesRI

STARTER ISSUE. ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. 400-700$ REPAIR MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT SAME PROBLEM MY CAR 2013 ACCORD EXL 81000K. *TR

Steering
Filed Jun 9, 2020137,000 milesTN

WE WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ON A TRIP TO TEXAS AND THE STEERING WHEEL AUTOMATICALLY TURNED ON ITS OWN, CAUSING US TO ALMOST CRASH INTO OTHER CARS ON THE HIGHWAY. NO LIGHTS APPEARED ON OUR DASH AND IT WAS OUT OF THE ORDINARY. WE WERE DRIVING 75-85 MPH AND COULD HAVE INJURED MULTIPLE PEOPLE IF WE HAD CRASHED. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME SO HARD TO CONTROL REQUIRING MY FIANC TO GRIP THE STEERING WHEEL TO TURN IT INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE OF THE HIGHWAY. ONCE HE LET GO OF THE STEERING WHEEL, IT WOULD TURN REALLY FAST ON ITS OWN TO THE LEFT. HE TRIED TURNING THE CAR ON AND OFF, BUT THE ISSUE WAS STILL THERE. I CALLED THE HONDA DEALER AND EXPLAINED WHAT I FOUND ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE. HE SAID HE WOULD RESEARCH IT AND CALL ME BACK BUT HE NEVER RETURNED MY CALL. THIS IS BIG SAFETY ISSUE THAT HONDA IS AWARE OF AND SHOULD COVER THE REPAIR COST. I TRIED CALLING CORPORATE ONLY TO HAVE MY CALL CUT OFF 3 TIMES. WHAT IS THE ACTUAL PROBLEM; BECAUSE WITHOUT A DASHBOARD LIGHT AND NO CODE WE DON'T KNOW? *TR

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Jun 8, 2020139,000 milesTX

I PURCHASED MY 2013 HONDA IN 2019. ALREADY IT IS SHOWING THAT IT HAS A FUEL RAIL PRESSURE SENSOR PROBLEM THAT COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A FIRE. WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY THE CAR LOST ACCELERATION. NOW IT CAN ONLY BE DRIVEN 40MPH OR LESS. I RECEIVED A PRINTOUT THAT DETERMINED THIS DIAGNOSIS AND STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. I NOTIFIED HONDA AND THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. COULD YOU PLEASE HELP ME TO CONFIRM THE TRUTH? *TR

Steering
Filed Jun 3, 2020105,500 milesCA

STEERING WHEEL TIGHTEN UP, NO WARNING SIGNS CAME ON. TIGHTNESS IN STEERING TO THE LEFT AND LOOSE WHEN TURNING TO THE RIGHT. NO LOCKUP ON STEERING JUST A SENSE OF TIGHTNESS. HAPPENED RANDOMLY WITHOUT ANY NOTICE. WAS DRIVING LOCAL WHEN IT STARTED TO TIGHT UP. *TR

Electrical System › Starter Assembly
Filed Jun 2, 202048,135 milesMI

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE JUMP STARTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STARTER WAS REPLACED SEPTEMBER 2019 BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WERE NEEDED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS TO START THE VEHICLE. DUNNING HONDA OF FERNDALE (21350 WOODWARD AVE, FERNDALE, MI 48220, 248-548-6300) WAS CONTACTED AND THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED AN ESTIMATE OF $700 TO HAVE THE STARTER REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,135. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE STARTER WAS REPLACED AGAIN ON JUNE 16, 2020 AT BY AUTOZONE IN LIVINIA,, MICHIGAN. *AS

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed May 26, 202093,000 milesMA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PUSH TO START BUTTON FAILED TO START THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WERE NEEDED TO START THE VEHICLE. ADDITIONALLY, ON OCCASIONS SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WERE NEEDED FOR 5-15 MINUTES FOR THE VEHICLE TO START. THE KEYFOB BATTERIES WERE REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED MANUFACTURER COMMUNICATIONS NUMBER: A16-002 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AS A POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

Electrical System
Filed May 19, 2020120,000 milesMD

2013 HONDA ACCORD V6EXL STARTER MAKES GRINDING NOISE WHEN BEING STARTED FOR THE FIRST TIME THAT DAY. HAPPENS MORE ON COLDER MORNINGS THAN WARM MORNINGS. IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR ACCORD. *TR

Power Train
Filed May 12, 202049,000 milesCA

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD. THE DASH ON THE CAR DISPLAYED A "START STOP" ERROR. THEN, THERE WAS MUCH LESS HORSEPOWER. I AM GUESSING THERE WAS BETWEEN 10 AND 20 HORSE POWER. THE CAR COULD BARELY GO 20 MILES PER HOUR. THEN, THE DASH SAID, STOP THE CAR. YOUR CAR IS OVER HEATING. SO, I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE STREET AND STOPPED THE CAR. I WAS LUCKY THAT I WAS ON A RESIDENTIAL SIDE STREET. WHERE I LIVE, SOME SECTIONS OF FREEWAY ARE 12 AND 16 LANES WIDE. IF I HAD LOST POWER IN THIS SITUATION, I DON'T THINK I COULD HAVE MADE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SAFELY. THE WATER PUMP ON MY MODEL CAR WAS PART OF A SAFETY RECALL. AUDI CLAIMS THAT THEY HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM WITH THE DESIGN BEFORE MY CAR WAS MANUFACTURED. HOWEVER, THE WATER PUMP ON MY CAR ONLY LASTED FOR 49,000 MILES. I SUSPECT THAT THE RE-DESIGN OF THE WATER PUMP IS STILL NOT ADEQUATE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE WITH OUR WATER PUMP. *TR

Unknown or Other
Filed May 10, 202090,000 milesOK

I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT 50MPH AND SUDDENLY FELT MY CAR SLIGHTLY JERK AND MAKE A POPPING NOISE. I DID NOT SEE ANY OBSTRUCTIONS PRIOR TO THIS, EVEN THOUGH IT FELT LIKE I HAD RUN OVER A TREE BRANCH. I PULLED OVER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND EVERYTHING ON MY CAR SEEMED FINE UNTIL I SAW MY SUNROOF WAS SHATTERED. THE MIDDLE PART HAD COMPLETELY BROKEN OFF WHILE THE REST OF THE GLASS WAS SHATTERED. IT LOOKED LIKE SOMETHING HAD FALLEN OUT OF THE SKY AND HIT IT, ALTHOUGH IT DID NOT FEEL LIKE ANYTHING HAD BOUNCED OFF MY CAR WHILE DRIVING. THE SUNROOF DOOR HAD BEEN CLOSED AND I RARELY OPEN IT (THE LAST TIME I USED IT WAS AT LEAST 6 MONTHS AGO). *TR

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Apr 27, 202060,000 milesFL

TO BEGIN WITH I'VE HAD TO CHANGE MY BATTERY ATLEAST 4 TIMES(ONE TIME IT EXPLODED WITH BATTERY ACID)IN THE LAST 2 YEARS. ALSO 6 DIFFERENT LIGHTS IN THE PANEL ARE ON(BRAKE/ABS/TIRE PRESSURE/A STEERING WHEEL WITH AN !/MAINTENANCE/POWER STEERING. I RECENTLY PURCHASED 4 NEW TIRES FROM FIRESTONE AND GOT THE CAR ALIGNED THE MECHANIC SAID HE TRIED TO RESET THE NOTIFICATION ON THE DASHBOARD BUT IT WOULDN'T TURN OFF. I ALSO HAD A FAMILY MECHANIC PUT IT UNDER THE COMPUTER WHICH DIAGNOSED AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. ANOTHER ISSUE THE CAR IS HAVING IS IT SHORT CIRCUITS MY HEAD LIGHTS WHEN IT RAIN, WHICH MEANS I'M REPLACING THEM ALMOST MONTHLY. THE CAR TENDS TO SHAKE WHEN ITS STOPPED BUT ONLY IF THE AC IS ON. SO IN CONCLUSION AFTER READING THIS RECALL IN CREDIT KARMA I AM SURE MY CAR NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED

Engine
Filed Apr 20, 202054,000 milesCA

MY HONDA ACCORD 2013 HAS A BURNING OIL ISSUE. FOR EVERY 3,000MILES, MY DIPSTICK WILL ONLY HAVE 1/2 OR 1/4 FROM THE ORIGINAL TOP LEVEL. I NOTICED THIS PROBLEM LAST SEPTEMBER 2018 WHEN I TO A ROAD TRIP IN FRESNO. WHEN I CHECKED MY DIPSTICK, IT HARDLY HAD ANY OIL ON THE SUPPOSED LEVEL. I DROPPED BY A GAS STATION AND POURED 1QUART OF OIL AND THE OIL LEVEL WENT UP TO 1/2 OF THE DIPSTICK. IF I DID NOT PUT OIL, THEN MY CAR WOULD HAVE BEEN RUNNING WITHOUT ANY OIL AND COULD JUST STOP ANY MOMENT I WAS DRIVING. I INFORMED CENTURY HONDA ON 12/01/2018 ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND POWERTRAIN WARRANTY WAS STILL IN EFFECT. AS OF TODAY, IT APPEARS CENTURY HONDA REFUSES TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE.

Electrical System
Filed Apr 8, 2020120,000 milesLA

THE BATTERY LOSES CONNECTION AT RANDOM TIMES, SOMETIMES DURING DRIVING, SOMETIMES WHILE TURNED OFF AND HAVE TO ADJUST SENSOR TO GET CAR TO START. *TR

Electrical System
Filed Mar 31, 202099,663 milesOH

CUSTOMER RECEIVED NOTICE OF OPEN RECALL17-069 PREVIOUSLY AFFECTED VEHICLES RECALLED UNDER 17-057 WERE TEMPORARILY REPAIRED AND NOW WILL HAVE A NEW BATTERY MANAGEMENT SENSOR UNDER THIS NEW BULLETIN TECHNICIAN INSPECTED THE BATTERY SENSOR AND IF THERE IS NO COUNTERMEASURES MARK. REPLACED THE SENSOR. IF THERE IS A COUNTERMEASURES MARK THE SENSOR IS OK AT THIS TIME. I'M STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THIS RECALL UNDER THIS 17-057 WITH A HEALTHY STARTER, BRAND NEW BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR PARTS JOB#3 AT FPS NUMBER 38920-T2A-AO4 DESCRIPTION SENSOR.B36999 THXS HOPEFULLY Y'ALL WILL TAKE CARE OF THIS OPEN RECALL THAT'S STOPPING ME, FROM ENJOYING MY FAVORITE CAR DEALERSHIP JEFF WYLER FROM GETTING BACK AND FORTH TO WORK. I'AM A LOYAL CUSTOMER AND CONTINUE TO BE IN THE NEAR FUTURE AND THXS AGAIN. I HOPE THIS PROBLEM WILL BE RESOLVED

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Mar 25, 202053,878 milesVA

WHILE TRYING TO DIAGNOSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT MY MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE FUEL TANK HAS A CRACK AT THE TOP OF THE TANK WHICH LEAKS GASOLINE WHEN FILLED UP. THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN REPORTED AND RECALLED FOR SOME OTHER 2013 ACCORDS BUT NOT OURS. HONDA NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR ANY VEHICLE THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO. BUT AS IT CURRENTLY STANDS THEY ARE NOT.

Service Brakes
Filed Mar 25, 2020125,000 milesLA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS A PART OF PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND APPLYING THE BRAKE, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SQUEALING SOUND COMING FROM THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SOUND WAS LIKE METAL RUBBING TOGETHER. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE REVERSING AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THERE WAS A WHISTLING SOUND COMING FROM THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HONDA OF SLIDELL LOCATED AT (510 E HOWZE BEACH RD, SLIDELL, LA 70461, (985) 649-9091) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CALIPERS FROZE IN PLACE AND CAUSED SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE ROTORS. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CALIPERS AND ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED A LOANER UNTIL THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000. *LN CONSUMER STATED THERE IS A DISCREPANCY IN INVOICES REGARDING OIL CHANGE MILEAGE AND NOTICED SIDE DOOR DENT CAUSED BY SERVICE DEALER.*JB *BF CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER.*JB

Service Brakes
Filed Mar 8, 2020160,000 milesFL

FCW SYSTEM FAILED, ABS, TPS MESSAGE POPPED UP OUT OF THE BLUE. I BRAKED AND THE CAR SPOED UP, I HAD TO PULL UP MY EMERGENCY BRAKES, AND ALMOST REAR ENDED ANOTHER CAR WITH INFANT BECAUSE OF THIS. TOOK THE CAR TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WITH 18 CERTS. THE BRAKE LINES, FLUID, ROTORS, FLUID WERE PERFECT. NO LEAKS, THE MESSAGE IS STILL UP.HE CANNOT PULL UP ANY CODES. I AM TAKING A SCREENSHOT OF THIS STATEMENT WITH TODAYS FRONT PAGE PAPER INDICATING THE DATE I AM SENDING THIS TO YOU. PLEASE SEND OUT AN EMERGENCY ALERT SO OTHER HONDA DRIVERS DO NOT HAVE TO USE THEIR EMERGENCY BRAKE AND POSSIBLY KILLING AN INFANT OR OTHER PASSENGERS WHEN THEIR BRAKES FAIL.

Electrical System
Filed Mar 8, 202067,000 milesIL

INTERMITTENT STARTING ISSUES. SOMETIMES IT WILL START ON FIRST PUSH OF THE PUSH TO START BUTTON. OTHER TIMES IT TAKES 10+ MINUTES OF ATTEMPTS TO GET IT STARTED. SOMETIMES IT JUST HASN'T STARTED. TOOK TO A MECHANIC, DIAGNOSED AS THE STARTER, REPLACED STARTER. ISSUE IS STILL PRESENT THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM

Engine
Filed Mar 4, 202047,000 milesNY

CAR HAS 52000 MILES AND CAR IS BURNING EXCESSIVE OIL. I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION IN THE 2013 ACCORD EARTH DREAMS ENGINES. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE. THE 2008-2012 ACCORD ENGINES HAD A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AND I BELIEVE ANOTHER ONE IS WARRANTED FOR THE 9TH GEN 2014-2017 ACCORD 2.4L MODELS..I AM LOSING ABOUT 1QT OF OIL PER 1000 MILES. THESE HONDA ENGINES ARE NOTORIOUS FOR EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION AND THE OWNERS NEED HELP.

Electrical System
Filed Mar 3, 202032,000 milesCA

ERROR: KEYLESS ENTRY ISSUE. BATTERY ON BOTH KEY FOBS HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH FRESH BATTERIES. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON HONDA ACCORDS AND HONDA PILOTS. THIS ISSUE HAPPENS DAILY, EVEN WITH KEY WITH-IN 6 INCHES OF IGNITION.. THIS ISSUES 1ST STARTED OCCURRING WITHIN 2.9 OF WHEN WARRANTY WENT OUT. IT WAS REPORTED TO DEALER 1 DAY AFTER WARRANTY WENT OUT.

Steering
Filed Feb 29, 2020206,000 milesAL

TWICE IN THE PAST WEEK THE POWER STEERING HAS SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING ON BOTH A CITY STREET AND A HIGHWAY. IT ALSO SUDDENLY STARTS WORKING AGAIN WHILE DRIVING, USUALLY THE NEXT DAY.

Steering
Filed Feb 27, 2020120,000 milesFL

THE EPS GEAR BOX FAILED. IT'S HARD TO TURN TO ONE SIDE WHILE EASY TO TURN ON THE OTHER SIDE. IT'S HARD TO BE IN CONTROL WHEN TO DRIVE THE CAR WITH THIS PROBLEM.

Electrical System
Filed Feb 26, 202065,000 milesCA

THE CAR HAS INTERMITTENT STARTING ISSUES. I HAVE HAD THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR CHANGED AND CHECKED AND THERE APPEAR TO BE NO ISSUES THERE. ONLINE FORUMS SUGGEST THAT THIS IS A ENDEMIC STARTER ISSUE WITH HONDA ACCORDS. SOMETIMES THE CAR WILL START WITH EASE. OTHER TIMES IT WILL NOT START AT ALL. WHEN IT DOES NOT START I HAVE TO JUMP IT, BUT WHEN I TAKE IT TO THE AUTO SHOP AFTERWARDS THEY TELL ME THAT THERE ARE NO APPARENT ISSUES WITH THE BATTERY OR ALTERNATOR.

Service Brakes
Filed Feb 21, 2020190,000 milesNY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA ACORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLDE DOWN A SMALL HILL. THEN THE ABS LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHEN HE TRIED TO BRAKE. THE CONTACT HAD TO ANGLE THE WHEELS TO COME TO A STOP ON A SLIGHTLY ICY. THE CONTACT WENT TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEY SAID THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE ABS SYSTEM AND REFERRED HIM TO A DEALER CURRY HONDA YORKTOWN 3845 CROMPOND RD, YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, NY 10598 914) 739-7600 .THEY SAID THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND SAID TO BRING IT IN. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CALLED YET. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.

Steering
Filed Feb 13, 2020TX

MY SON WAS PRACTICING PARALLEL PARKING. AND CAR'S STEERING WHEEL BECAME STIFF AND HARD TO TURN. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE WHEEL STRAIGHT AND DROVE AROUND SLOWLY, MOSTLY STRAIGHT LINE, AND STEERING WHEEL BECAME NORMAL, ABLE TO TUNE IT WITHOUT FORCING IT HARD. IT WAS SCARY.

Steering
Filed Feb 6, 2020136,075 milesNJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL CEASED WITH THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT CALLED ROUTE 22 HONDA DEALER, (1480 N BROAD ST, HILLSIDE, NJ 07205, (866) 209-8982) AND WAS INFORMED TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,075.

Electrical System
Filed Jan 30, 202067,000 milesNY

STARTER MOTOR DOES NOT ACTIVATE ALL OF THE TIME. THE STARTER JUST CLICKS ABOUT 50% OF THE TIME . THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR 3 MONTHS. THE CAR WILL EVENTUALLY START AFTER NUMEROUS TRIES. APPROXIMATE MILEAGE 67000

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Jan 29, 2020DC

EMISSIONS LIGHT ON. SMELL GASOLINE ALWAYS. MECHANIC STATED HE NEEDED TO CHANGE THE CYLINDER SENSON AND PUT A NEW GAS CAP ON. ONCE THIS WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE , TWO HOURS OR LESS, EMISSION LIGHT ON AND SAME ISSUE PRESENTED ITSELF. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN THE INITAL PROBLEM OCCURED WITH THE EMISSION AND STILL OCCURING.

Steering
Filed Jan 28, 202098,000 milesCA

MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. CAN'T STEER THE CAR. IT A FINE YESTERDAY. STEERING WHEEL WARNING LIGHT IS ON. I WAS PARKED LUCKILY WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I CAN'T USE MY CAR NOW.

Steering
Filed Jan 26, 202046,000 milesNY

I WAS GETTING OFF THE HIGHWAY AND WAS DRIVING HOME ALONG THE SERVICE ROAD WHEN I NOTICED THE STEERING WHEEL AUTOMATICALLY TURNED ON ITS OWN, CAUSING ME TO ALMOST CRASH INTO PARKED CARS. NO LIGHTS APPEARED ON MY DASH AND IT WAS OUT OF THE ORDINARY. LUCKILY I WAS OFF THE HIGHWAY DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, OTHERWISE I WOULD HAVE INJURED MULTIPLE PEOPLE. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME SO HARD TO CONTROL REQUIRING YOU TO GRIP THE STEERING WHEEL TO TURN IT. ONCE YOU LET GO OF THE STEERING WHEEL, IT WOULD TURN REALLY FAST ON ITS OWN TO THE RIGHT. I TRIED TURNING ON AND OFF THE CAR, UNPLUGGING THE BATTERY, BUT THE ISSUE WAS STILL THERE. I TOOK IT TO THE HONDA DEALER AND ALSO CONTACTED CORPORATE IN WHICH I WAS TOLD THAT THE RACK AND PINION IS BAD, AND IF THE CAR DOESN'T SHOW A CODE, THEY WON'T COVER IT. MY CAR ONLY HAS 46K MILES, AND A BIG SAFETY ISSUE LIKE THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED OR PARTIALLY COVERED. INSTEAD, I WAS TOLD IT WAS GOING TO BE OVER $3K FOR INSTALL AND PARTS, WHICH IS RIDICULOUS.

Electrical System
Filed Jan 14, 202098,000 milesGA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO IMMEDIATELY START WHEN THE PUSH TO START BUTTON WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER SONS HONDA (105 SONS DR. MCDONOUGH GA ) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STARTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE STARTER WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

Electrical System
Filed Jan 13, 2020KS

INTERMITTENT IGNITION FAILURE. THIS SEEMS TO OCCUR MORE FREQUENTLY IN COLDER WEATHER, BUT I HAVE HAD ISSUES ALL YEAR LONG. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE ENGINE, YOU HEAR A LOUD STATIC NOISE WITH NO ENGAGEMENT OF THE ENGINE. I'VE HAD TO ABANDON MY CAR ON A COUPLE OCCASIONS DUE TO THIS FAILURE. HONDA SERVICE TECHNICIAN ADVISED ME THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE AND OFTEN RESULTS IN REPLACING THE STARTER. I DON'T HAVE A WRITTEN QUOTE, BUT HE VERBALLY ESTIMATED THE COST TO BE AROUND $1,000.

Wheels
Filed Jan 7, 202066,000 milesTX

DRIVER'S SIDE REAR WHEEL BEARING HUB ASSEMPLY FAILED AT 66,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. THIS WAS THE ORIGINAL HONDA PART WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW. WHIRRING NOISE WAS INCREASINGLY WORSE WHEN I WAS DRIVING, PROMPTING ME TO HAVE IT EVALUATED BY MY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE HE SHOWED ME THE NOISE MADE WHEN THE ONE WHEEL WAS TURNED WITH THE CAR ON THE RACK. PART WAS REPLACED. THE OTHER REAR BEARING ASSEMBLY SEEMS OK SO FAR. REPAIR BILL WAS $430. MECHANICS TELL ME THIS IS VERY UNUSUAL FOR A WHEEL BEARING TO FAIL WITH SO LITTLE MILES ON THE CAR.

Electrical System
Filed Jan 4, 2020SC

THE SMART ENTRY KEY WARNING LIGHT ON DASHBOARD RANDOMLY GOES ON AND OFF. I HAVE REPLACED BATTERY IN KEY FOB WITH SAME RESULT. I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE AT SOME POINT VEHICLE MAY NOT START. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND STATIONARY AT TIMES WHEN THIS OCCURRED. HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR LAST SEVERAL YEARS.

Engine
Filed Dec 22, 201990,000 milesNJ

THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WENT OUT ON THE VEHICLE AT ABOUT 90,000 MILES WITHOUT WARNING. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH.

Reading these

NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Full record for the 2013 Honda Accord → · Every Accord year → · How the figures are calculated →