2013 Honda Accord complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR FAILED TO REMAIN OPEN WHEN PARKED ON AN INCLINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS WORKING UP TO SPECIFICATIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,640.

HEAD RESTS ARE ANGLED TOO FAR FORWARD. I CANNOT DRIVE THE CAR LIKE IT WAS MANUFACTURED. I HAVE TURNED THE HEADREST BACKWARDS. *TR

TURNING A CORNER (RIGHT OR LEFT) AT A SLOW RATE OF SPEED IT SOUNDS LIKE THE ENGINE WILL STALL. AFTER THIS THE CAR SUDDENLY SURGES FORWARD. THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY AND PRESENTS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

THE FORWARD COLLISION WARNING SYSTEM ON THIS VEHICLE HAS NOT WORKED PROPERLY SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED NEW FROM DARLINGS HONDA IN BANGOR MAINE ON 6/14/13. IT HAS BEEN RETURNED TO THE DEALER AT LEAST THREE TIMES FOR CALIBRATION AND ADJUSTMENTS TO NO AVAIL. I HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF AT LEAST 2 OTHER VEHICLES WHICH ARE THE SAME. I HAVE ALSO CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA AND HAVE BEEN ADVISED TO RETURN IT TO THE DEALER. (WHICH AS STATED HAS BEEN DONE) THE DEALER SAYS THAT AMERICAN HONDA HAS FURNISHED NO INFORMATION TO THEM AS TO HOW TO RESOLVE THIS MATTER. THE DEALER AGREES THAT THIS SYSTEM IN NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND IS AWAITING INFORMATION. THE FORWARD COLLISION WARNING SYSTEM IS LISTED BY HONDA AS A SAFETY FEATURE. IT SIMPLY DOES NOT WORK AND HAS NO VALUE AS A SAFETY FEATURE. *TR

DRIVER WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN. STEERING JERKED TO THE LEFT AND THEN TO THE RIGHT. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE STEERING. IF ANOTHER VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN THE LANE NEXT TO THE DRIVER, AN ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE OCCURRED. AFTER FIRST AND SECOND INCIDENT, HONDA SERVICE DEPARTMENT IN BURLESON, TX STILL SAY THEY CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. HONDA OF BURLESON IS STILL IN POSSESSION OF THIS VEHICLE. THEIR ADVICE TO US WAS TO TRADE IT IN AND THEY WOULD SELL IT AT AUCTION. WE FOUND THAT TO BE UNACCEPTABLE. NO ONE SHOULD BE DRIVING THIS CAR, AS IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

DRIVER WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA. IN THE PROCESS OF MAKING THAT TURN, STEERING JERKED TO THE LEFT AND DRIVER WAS NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE STEERING WAS NOT RESPONDING; THEREFORE, CAUSING DRIVER TO RUN INTO LEFT HAND CURB. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, SHE PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK WHEN IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO TO A HANDICAP SIGN AND PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO A TREE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE BODY REPAIRS WERE SCHEDULED TO BE PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT AN ENGINEER WOULD INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50. UPDATED 2/18/14*CN

I HAVE HAD 3 (OR 4) FALSE LOW TIRE PRESSURE WARNINGS. THE FIRST 3 TIMES THE DEALER REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING OTHER THAN CHECK THE PRESSURE AND RESET THE LIGHT. THE LAST TIME I HAD AN ALARM I DROVE ANOTHER 25 MILES AND THEN LOOKED AT THE TIRES. I COULD SEE NOTHING WRONG SO I ASSUMED IT WAS ANOTHER FALSE ALARM. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED ON A SATURDAY SO THE DEALER WAS CLOSED AND I CONTINUED THE TRIP WE HAD PLANNED. WHEN I FINALLY WENT TO THE DEALER, IT WAS 5 DAYS AND 300 MILES LATER, THE DEALER DID FIND A NAIL AND THE PRESSURE WAS 24 PSI. NOW THE DEALER IS TELLING ME THAT HE HAS RESEARCHED THE HONDA DATA BASE AND/OR TALKED TO HONDA AND THERE IS NOTHING ELSE THEY CAN DO UNTIL I BRING IT IN AGAIN WITH A FALSE ALARM. THEY WILL THEN CONNECT THE COMPUTER AND BEGIN A PROCEDURE. *TR

AT 11:00 A.M. ON NOV.6 I WAS DRIVING MY 2013 HONDA ACCORD. I PULLED INTO A STORE PARKING AREA AT ABOUT 5 MILES PER HOUR. I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND TURNED TO ENTER THE PARKING SPACE WHEN MY CAR ACCELERATED WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. I HEARD THE CAR REV-UP AND PUSHED ON THE BRAKE MORE. THE REVVING STOPPED, BUT THE CAR CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD SLOWLY. THE CAR MOVED OVER THE PARKING BARRIER AND HEADED FOR THE STORE WALL. IT BROKE THROUGH THE STORE WALL AND I PUSHED THE TRANSMISSION INTO PARK AND PUSHED THE BUTTON TO TURN THE CAR OFF. THE CAR STOPPED IMMEDIATELY. I WAS NOT HURT AND LEFT THE CAR TO LET THE OWNER OF THE STORE KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. MY CAR HAS THE CVT TRANSMISSION. *TR

I HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING STUTTERING WITH MY VEHICLE WHILE ACCELERATING. BRAND NEW VEHICLE AND ISSUES BEGAN AT APPROXIMATELY 500 MILES. TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE SERVICE TECH ACKNOWLEDGED THE ISSUE BUT CLAIMED THEY RAN FULL DIAGNOSTICS AND ASSURED ME THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN PERFECT CONDITION. TWO WEEKS LATER, WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE GAS PEDAL, THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED AND DIRECT INJECTION SYSTEM REPLACED. *TR

ONGOING ISSUE. SOMETIMES WHEN I START MY CAR IN THE MORNING, OR WHEN LEAVING THE OFFICE IN THE EVENING, AND PUT IT IN REVERSE AND GIVE IT GAS THE ENGINE REVS, RPMS GO UP, BUT THE CAR WON'T GO. I WILL ROLL DOWN MY DRIVEWAY (IT'S ON AN INCLINE), PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND STILL HAVE THE ISSUE. THEN, WITHOUT WARNING, THE CAR WILL RESPOND TO ME GIVING IT GAS AND TAKE OFF. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE! I HAVE ALMOST COLLIDED WITH MY NEIGHBOR BEFORE BECAUSE OF THIS. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I WAS TOLD THAT THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE THE ISSUE SO THEY CAN'T CHECK IT. IF THE CAR WON'T GO, HOW CAN I TAKE IT TO THEM WHILE I AM EXPERIENCING THE ISSUE? *TR

WHILE DRIVING, MY FCW AND LDW LIGHTS CAME ON AND SYSTEM FAILURE WAS FLASHING IN THE MIDDLE OF MY SPEEDOMETER. PULLED OVER TURNED CAR OFF AND BACK ON, WARNING LIGHTS STILL FLASHING. DEALERS SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS CLOSED (IT WAS A SUNDAY EVENING). THE NEXT DAY, STARTED THE CAR AND THE WARNING LIGHTS WERE NO LONGER FLASHING. ON TUESDAY, THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AS I AM DRIVING, FOLLOWED BY THE FCW AND LDW LIGHTS AND SYSTEM FAILURE WAS FLASHING AGAIN. CAR HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR 2 DAYS NOW AND THEY CALLED AND TOLD ME ALL OF THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO LOW TIRE PRESSURE. BUT, I HAD JUST HAD MY TIRES ROTATED AT THAT DEALERSHIP THE WEDNESDAY BEFORE. *TR

WAS STOPPED WITH CAR IN GEAR FRONT COLLISION WARNING PROBLEM AND ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL PROBLEM WARNINGS COME ON IN THE DASH IT ALSO HAPPENED TODAY IN A DRIVE THRU AT COFFEE SHOP THIS MORNING. *TR

WHEN THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE ON THEY DO NOT SHINE HIGHER THAN 3-4 FEET HIGH. IF A PERSON IS STANDING IN FRONT OF THE CAR YOU COULD NOT SEE ABOVE THEIR WAIST. I THINK IT A *TR

DEALER DID A RECALL UPDATE OF AUDIO SYSTEM IN MARCH 2013 TO REPAIR DEFECTS IN AUDIO SYSTEM. THIS UPDATE IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO INTERFERE WITH THE CAR'S CELL PHONE BLUE TOOTH CONNECTION CAUSING LOSS OF PAIRING, LOSS OF SPEED DIALS, ETC. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND HONDA FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE REPEATEDLY. THE ONLY RESPONSE I GET IS THEY ARE WORKING ON A SOLUTION. SPOKE TO HONDA ENGINEERING SEVERAL TIMES. THEY OFFERED TWO SUGGESTIONS WHICH DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. RECENTLY I SPOKE TO ENGINEERING AND THEIR SUGGESTION THIS TIME CONCERNS ME. I WAS TOLD THAT SHIFTING THE CAR OUT OF PARK BEFORE THE PHONE PAIRS SEEMS TO CAUSE THE PHONE FAILURE AND IF I DELAY UNTIL THE PHONES SYNCS THAT APPEARS TO BE AN REMEDY. WHEN I ASKED IF THIS WAS THE PERMANENT SOLUTION I WAS TOLD NO BUT NOW THEY KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM AND THEY WILL HAVE A FIX SOON. I AN CONCERNED BECAUSE WHAT WOULD SHIFTING OUT OF PARK HAVE TO DO WITH MY PHONE CONNECTING TO THE CAR. IF HONDA IS USING A SYSTEM THAT IS SO INTEGRATED THAT A FAILURE OF THE PHONE SYSTEM TIES IN WITH SHIFTING OUT OF PARK WHAT OTHER POTENTIAL FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE MARCH UPDATE OF A RADIO ? COULD THAT UPDATE ALSO AFFECT THE TRANSMISSION, ENGINE OR BRAKING SYSTEM? HONDA HAS KNOWN ABOUT MY PROBLEM, THERE ARE MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, SINCE MARCH AND THEY CLAIM THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING ON A SOLUTION SINCE THEN. COULD IT BE THE PROBLEM IS MORE SEVERE THEN HONDA WILL ADMIT? IN THE MEAN TIME I OWN A CAR WITH A DEFECT THAT IS UNSELLABLE

LTR RE A SIMILAR VERSION OF A PETITION TO REVIEW THE SAFETY OF THE SEATS USED IN 2012 AND 2013 HONDA ACCORDS- THE HEAD REST AND OTHER SEAT ELEMENTS CAUSE DRIVER DISTRACTION/IMPAIRMENT (ATTACHMENT NOT IMAGED FWD TO NVS-200) *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE HEAD REST RESTRAINT CAUSED DISCOMFORT AND WAS A DISTRACTION WHILE DRIVING. THE DRIVER'S SEAT PUT THE CONSUMER IN AN AWKWARD POSITION AND IMPOSED A LONG DURATION STATIC LOAD ON HIS NECK AND UPPER SPINE. THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS DISTRACTED BY THE PUSH OF THE HEAD REST, WHICH WAS TOO FAR FORWARD. IT PUSHED HIS HEAD FORWARD FROM A NEUTRAL POSITION BY AT LEAST ONE-HALF INCH. THE UPPER SEAT WAS VERY CONCAVE AND CAUSED TENSION TO HIS UPPER SPINE. FINALLY, THE SHAPE OF THE BOTTOM OF THE SEAT BACK FORCED HIM INTO A SLUMPED POSITION WHICH CAUSE LOWER BACK PAIN. WHEN THE LAST REPAIR WAS PERFORMED AT THE DEALER, THEY REVERSED THE HEAD RESTRAINT, WHICH APPARENTLY, WAS COMMON AND UNSAFE, A PRACTICE DEALERS USED TO RESOLVE OWNER COMPLAINTS.

2013 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE SOFTWARE ISSUES AND SEEKS A NEW VEHICLE AT NO COST TO THEM. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE IS A LEMON LAW ISSUE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR OR CORRECT ANY OF THE NON-CONFORMITIES AFTER A REASONABLE NUMBER OF REPAIRS OVER A TEN MONTH PERIOD. THE PROBLEM WITH THE TPMS PERSISTED FROM THE SECOND WEEK OWNERSHIP. THE PRESSURE LIGHT PROBLEM WOULD COME ON AT RANDOM TIMES ON A MONTHLY BASIS. AFTER TEN MONTHS, HONDA STATED IT WAS A SOFTWARE PROBLEM, AND THEY DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE SOFTWARE UPDATE WOULD BE AVAILABLE.

ON COLD STARTS THE CAR INTERMITTENTLY FAILS TO DRIVE WITH FULL POWER. IS HAPPENING ABOUT 10 TIMES A MONTH. FEELS LIKE CAR OPERATES WITH ONLY 20% POWER & FEELS LIKE CVT TRANNY BELTS SLIPPING. THE ENGINE REVS UP, WHINES AND THE CAR BARELY MOVES. HONDA SAYS "THEY ARE AWARE OF PROBLEM BUT HAVE NO FIX FOR IT AT THIS TIME." VEHICLE BOUGHT NEW, HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE ON THIS ISSUE 5-7 TIMES WITH VARIOUS HONDA REPAIR CENTERS KEEPING THE VEHICLE FOR 25+ DAYS. HAVE DEALT WITH SERVICE PERSONNEL, MANAGERS, GENERAL MANAGERS AND REGIONAL MANAGERS. THE BOTTOM LINE IS THIS EXPENSIVE CAR IS BROKEN WHILE HONDA IS UNRESPONSIVE TO RESOLVING THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEEL SEIZED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

I AM FINDING THE DRIVER SEAT IN MY 2013 HONDA ACCORD TO BE UNBEARABLE. I AM 5' 10" AND 160 LBS, AND DRIVE 20 MILES TO WORK, WHICH TAKES AN AVERAGE 35 MINUTES. AS MANY HAVE SAID, THE HEAD RESTS ARE PITCHED TOO FAR FORWARD, CAUSING NECK PAIN. I HAVE TRIED TURNING THE HEAD REST AROUND, BUT THIS ALLOWS TOO MUCH SPACE, AND IS MOST LIKELY VERY DANGEROUS, BUT I HAVE FOUND IT TO BE MORE COMFORTABLE. IN ADDITION, THERE IS NO LUMBAR SUPPORT AT ALL, AND THE UPPER PART OF THE SEAT CURVES YOUR UPPER BODY FORWARD. THE RESULT IS THAT YOUR BODY IS CURVED INTO A C SHAPE, WHICH IS EXTREMELY UNCOMFORTABLE AND PAINFUL. *TR

THE DRIVER WIPER DOES NOT CLEAR THE WATER AFTER HITTING IT'S LEFT STOP. IT PULLS WATER BACK INTO VIEW OF THE DRIVER. DURING A MODERATE AND HEAVIER RAIN IT AFFECTS VISIBILITY MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE THE LEFT SIDE OF THE LANE (ESSENTIALLY LIKE NOT HAVING A WIPER ON DRAWING THE DRAW BACK TO THE RIGHT - IT CLEARS AS THE RELATIVE WIND BREAKS UP THE WATER. THIS IS VERY DISTURBING AS IT CREATES A VISIBILITY ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE EXITING THE HIGHWAY AT 30 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE ONTO THE SHOULDER WHERE IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED, WHICH WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A FAILURE CODE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,000. UPDATED 07/03/14 MA UPDATED 07/11/2014 *JS

I HAVE DEVELOPED SEVERE BACK AND NECK ACHES DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE DRIVERS SEAT. I HAVE ADJUSTED THE SEAT IN EVERY WAY POSSIBLE AND THE PROBLEM JUST SEEMS TO GET WORSE. I HAVE ONLY OWNED THE CAR FOR 2 WEEKS AND PURCHASED IT NEW FROM THE DEALER. I DRIVE ABOUT 140 MILES A DAY. *TR

SOON AFTER PURCHASING MY 2013 HONDA ACCORD EX-L W/NAV, I BEGAN TO SUFFER SEVERE LOWER BACK PAIN. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO ADJUST THIS SEAT INTO A COMFORTABLE DRIVING POSITION. WITHIN 10 MINUTES, MY LEGS AND HIPS BEGIN TO GO NUMB. FATIGUE FORMS IN MY ARMS AND AN ACUTE TIGHTNESS FORMS AT THE ABSE OF MY SPINE. THE SEATS ARE PERFORATED MATTE LEATHER AND THEY GRIP YOU AND CREATE "HOT" SPOTS THAT CAUSE CONSTANT SHIFTING IN YOUR SEAT. IT IS SO UNCOMFORTABLE, I MUST CONSTANTLY ADJUST THE SEAT WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. I AM FATIGUED AND IN LINGERING PAIN UPON EXITING THE VEHICLE, EVEN AFTER ONLY 30 MINUTES OF DRIVING. I COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER AND ASKED THEM TO BUY THE CAR BACK FROM ME. THEY OFFERED ME APPROXIMATELY $5,500 LESS THAN I SPENT ON THE PURCHASE ONE WEEK EARLIER (WITH 400 MILES ON THE ODOMETER). I REFUSED THEIR OFFER AS I AM UNABLE TO RECOUP THAT LOSS SO I MAY PURCHASE ANOTHER CAR. THEY ALSO CLAIM THEY HAD NEVER HEARD A COMPLAINT LIKE MINE. UNLIKELY, AS THE INTERNET IS FULL OF THIS PARTICULAR COMPLAINT AGAINST HONDA AND MANY OTHER MANUFACTURERS OF LATE. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFELY DRIVABLE AS DESIGNED. HONDA NEEDS TO CHANGE THE SEATS! *TR

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, ALL OF THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD UNEXPECTEDLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT A SCREW HAD CHIPPED AN ELECTRICAL WIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WITHIN 2 WEEKS OF PURCHASING A NEW HONDA I EXPERIENCED A 2 TO 3 SECOND HESITATION PROBLEM WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM LOW SPEEDS. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS ON A GREEN LIGHT TURNING LEFT, SO I HAD TO YIELD TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I HAD SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 3 OR 4 MPH BUT TRIED TO ACCELERATE ONCE THE WAY WAS CLEAR ONLY TO FIND THAT I HAD NO POWER! I THEN PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. IT WAS ALMOST AS IF THE CAR HAD STALLED. JUST AS I WAS ABOUT TO TRY AND RESTART THE CAR IT KICKED IN AND I SURGED AHEAD JUST SECONDS BEFORE BEING HIT HEAD ON. THE SAME THING HAPPENED A FEW DAYS LATER. THIS TIME THE ONCOMING CAR HAD TO GO AROUND ME OR WE WOULD HAVE CRASHED. MY CAR IS NOW CLOSE TO 7 MONTHS OLD AND I'M STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH I'VE TAKEN IT TO 2 DIFFERENT HONDA DEALERS AND REPORTED IT TO HONDA OF AMERICA. MY CASE NUMBER IS #12013-04-1600114. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH THEM MANY TIMES. THE PROBLEM IS THAT IT'S AN INTERMITTENT OCCURRENCE AND ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO RECREATE WHILE RIDING AROUND WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER IN THE CAR. I HAVE FOUND MANY INSTANCES ALMOST EXACTLY LIKE MINE ON THE INTERNET AS WELL AS FINDING A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT WHICH IS PENDING IN CALIFORNIA, SO I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY MUST SEE IT FOR THEMSELVES. THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM FROM MY DESCRIPTION, ESPECIALLY SINCE OTHER DRIVERS ARE RELATING THE SAME SYMPTOMS. I'VE BEEN WITHOUT MY CAR A TOTAL OF 34 DAYS WHILE IT SAT IN THE SHOP OF 2 DIFF. DEALERS

2013 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO NAVIGATION AND AUDIO SYSTEM ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE FOUND OUT THERE WAS A SOFTWARE FIX FOR THE PROBLEMS HE EXPERIENCED, HE WAS NOT ABLE TO GET ANY INFORMATION FROM THE DEALER OR AMERICAN HONDA. AFTER WASTING OVER FOUR HOURS AT THE DEALERSHIP, WAITING TO GET THE SOFTWARE UPDATE, HE WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED TO FIND OUT MOST OF THE PROBLEMS HE EXPERIENCED WERE NOT ADDRESSED AND THAT NEW PROBLEMS EXISTED. THE CONSUMER STATED HE PAID OVER $2,000 FOR THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM, ONLY TO DISCOVER THE ROUTES PROVIDED WERE NOT THE QUICKEST OR SHORTEST ROUTES AVAILABLE. THE CONSUMER CALLED THE DEALER, ON AUGUST 21, 2013 TO FIND OUT IF THERE WAS ANOTHER SOFTWARE UPDATE, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO GIVE HIM AN ANSWER. THE AUDIO SYSTEM WOULD NOT DISPLAY ID3 TAG INFORMATION FROM SONGS PLAYED FROM THE USB PORT.

NEAR MISS AT 1300 MILES. DID YOU KNOW OWNER FILED NHTSA SAFETY COMPLAINTS RELATED TO SEATS/HEAD RESTRAINTS FOR THE 2012 AND 2013 ACCORD ARE OCCURRING AT A RATE 49 TIMES HIGHER THAN THE COMBINED RATE FOR ALTIMA, CAMRY, ELANTRA AND TAURUS? MOST ACCORD COMPLAINTS INCLUDE THE SAME ELEMENTS: AWKWARD POSTURE, PRESSURE ON HEAD AND NECK, PAIN AND DISTRACTION CAUSED BY THE SEAT/HEAD RESTRAINT. HONDA TELLS OWNERS THAT ALL MANUFACTURERS GET THE SAME COMPLAINTS, AND BLAMES NHTSA FMVSS 202: BOTH ARE UNTRUE! AFOREMENTIONED 4-12-2013 COMPLAINT COUNT SHOWS THIS IS A VERY SEVERE PROBLEM FOR ACCORDS, BUT NOT ALL OTHER MANUFACTURERS. THE SEATS IN MY 2013 ACCORD ARE PAINFUL PARTLY BECAUSE THEY PROVIDE NO BACKSET BETWEEN THE HEAD RESTRAINT AND MY HEAD; INSTEAD, THEY IMPOSE A PUSH OF A LEAST 13 MM. THIS YIELDS MAJOR DISTRACTION IN 30 MINUTES, SEVERE PAIN IN 2 HOURS; BOTH IMPAIR DRIVING. OTHER SEAT ERGONOMIC FEATURES EXACERBATE THE PROBLEM. DURING FMVSS 202 RM, UMTRI RESEARCH SHOWED A 50 MM BACKSET WOULD RESULT IN HEAD RESTRAINT INTERFERENCE FOR 13% OF THE DRIVING PUBLIC. THE MAJORITY OF MANUFACTURERS, INCLUDING GM, MAGNA, JOHNSON CONTROLS, AIAM, THE ALLIANCE, NISSAN, PORSCHE, DAIMLERCHRYSLER, AND FORD, STATED THAT A BACKSET OF 50 MM MAY CAUSE SIGNIFICANT INTRUSIONS INTO THE SPACE WHERE THESE OCCUPANTS TYPICALLY PLACE THEIR HEADS, FORCING THEIR HEADS INTO AN UNNATURAL FORWARD-TILTING POSITION. NHTSA LISTENED, ALLOWS 55 MM. HONDA IGNORED THESE FINDINGS, IS SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR BAD SEAT DESIGN. A 1

AS I WAS TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT, THE ELECTRIC POWER STEER FROZE UP. I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE STEERING AND ALMOST WENT INTO A BUILDING. ALSO ANOTHER CAR WAS COMING THE OTHER DIRECTION AND HAD TO STOP SHORT JUST SHY OF HITTING MY CAR. IT WORKED AGAIN ONCE I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED IT. WHEN I CAME OUT OF THE STORE, THE STEERING LOCKED UP AGAIN WHEN I TRY TO GET OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE. I FELT UNSAFE TO DRIVE THE CAR AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP.

WHEN THE CAR FIRST STARTS UP, AND YOU SHIFT IT INTO DRIVE, THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD RATHER RAPIDLY. IT IS ESPECIALLY BAD WHEN YOU GO FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE

HEAD RESTS PUSH THE HEAD TOO FAR FORWARD, CAUSING NECK PAIN WHEN SEAT BACK IS AT A NORMAL UPRIGHT, DRIVING POSITION. SEATS ARE EXTREMELY UNCOMFORTABLE TO DRIVE IN, UNLESS THE SEAT BACK IS SIGNIFICANTLY RECLINED - WHICH POSES AN ISSUE WITH BEING ABLE TO REACH THE STEERING WHEEL AND OTHER CONTROLS EFFECTIVELY. I FIND MYSELF PULLING MYSELF FORWARD WITH THE STEERING WHEEL, SO THAT I CAN SIT UP STRAIGHT WITHOUT THE HEAD REST PUSHING MY HEAD FORWARD. I'M SURE THIS IS NOT THE SAFEST POSITION TO DRIVE IN. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT NO CAUSE FOR THE FAILURE WAS DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,700. .... UPDATED 10-17-13 *BF WHEN THE CONSUMER READ THE INVOICE, IT STATED TECHNICIAN CHECKED AND FOUND DTC CODE P2135 TP SENSOR A/B INCORRECT VOLTAGE CORRELATION. THE TECHNICIAN RECALIBRATED THE TP SENSOR. THE THIRD TIME THE INCIDENT HAPPENED, THE CONSUMER WAS ABOUT TO MERGE ONTO THE HIGHWAY, WHEN SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE SCREECHED AND STARTED TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE ALL WHILE THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS LIT UP. THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY DECELERATED TO LESS THAN 20 MPH IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER, WHERE THE REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN FOR A FOURTH TIME, WHERE THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE COMPUTER. UPDATED 10/31/13 UPDATED 12/5/13

FROM A COLD START THE TRANSMISSION DOESN'T ENGAGE WHEN FIRST PUTTING THE CAR IN REVERSE OR DRIVE. THE RPM GOES UP BUT THE MPH IS ALMOST AT 0. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED SEVERAL TIMES. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD BECOME HARD TO CONTROL WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST ONTO THE SHOULDER, SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTART. THE STEERING WHEEL THEN RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE ELECTRONIC POSITION SENSOR AND THE WIRING HARNESS WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,162 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1 6,922.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, SHE APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT IT DROPPED TO THE FLOOR BOARD. THE BRAKE PEDAL INDEPENDENTLY RETURNED TO THE CORRECT POSITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SURGED AND THE RPM READING INCREASED WHEN IN STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE OR A REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,200. *TR

I WAS DRIVING WHEN A HONDA ACCORD CAME TOWARD ME FROM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS WERE EXTREMELY BRIGHT AND CAUSED TEMPORARY BLINDNESS WHEN I SAW THEM. IT TOOK SEVERAL MINUTES FOR THE IMAGE OF THE LIGHTS TO FADE FROM MY VISION. *TR

THE FRONT SEATS ARE SO UNCOMFORTABLE AS TO CAUSE A DISTRACTION FROM DRIVING. THE SEAT ITSELF CAUSES A PERSON TO BE BENT LIKE THE LETTER "C". THE SHOULDER BLADES AND PELVIS ARE SUPPORTED WHILE THE MIDDLE BACK HAS A GAP (NO SUPPORT) BETWEEN IT AND THE SEAT BACK. THE ONLY WAY TO CONFORM TO THE SEAT IS TO BE A HUNCHBACK. (I AM A NORMAL, SLIM (150 LB) 5'9" MALE.) TO ADD TO THE DISCOMFORT THE HEAD RESTS ARE CANTED SO FAR FORWARD SO AS TO CONTINUOUSLY FORCE THE HEAD FORWARD PUSHING THE CHIN TOWARD THE CHEST. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY UNCOMFORTABLE POSITION TO DRIVE IN. THIS IS NOT WHAT THE GOVERNMENT MANDATES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A WALL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILED. THE BLADE WAS REPLACED BUT CONTINUED TO EXHIBIT THE SAME ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500. UPDATED 11/19/13*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA ACCORD SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH OUT OF A DRIVEWAY THERE WAS A DELAYED RESPONSE UPON ENGAGING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES AND THEY WERE UNAVAILABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200.

HI. I JUST NOTICED DURING HEAVY RAIN , MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS PULLING THE WATER BACK ON THE WINDSHIELD AT 55MPG OR ABOVE CAUSING VISIBILITY ISSUES. THIS IS A BRAND NEW CAR AND BRAND NEW WIPERS, SO I THINK THERE IS SOMETHING GOING ON. THIS IS A BIG ISSUE SINCE MY VISIBILITY DURING HEAVY/MODERATE RAIN IS IMPACTED. THANKS *TR

SINCE I BOUGHT MY 2013 HONDA ACCORD EX-L IN JANUARY 2013, I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH STEREO SYSTEM. AT TIMES, THE STEREO WILL NOT TURN ON OR IT WILL TURN ON BUT THE DISPLAY SCREEN IS BLANK. OTHER TIMES, "NO DISC" APPEARS ON THE DISPLAY WHEN I TURN THE CAR ON. I DON'T LISTEN TO CDS, THEREFORE, I NEVER CHANGED THE SOURCE TO PLAY A CD. I ONLY LISTEN TO XM. THE DEALER STATED THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING TO FIX UNLESS I BRING THE CAR IN WHILE THE ISSUE IS HAPPENING. THE ISSUE IS INTERMITTENT AND NEVER HAPPENS WHILE NEAR A DEALER. I DID RECEIVE A RECALL IN APRIL 2013 AND TOOK MY CAR IN FOR THE STEREO SOFTWARE UPDATE. DID NOT SOLVE MY ISSUES. *TR

NOTICEABLE JERK WHEN STOPPING THE CAR RIGHT BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. ALSO, THE CAR JERKS CONSIDERABLY WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. THIS CAR DOES NOT HAVE A SMOOTH ACCELERATION LIKE MY PREVIOUS HONDA HAD. PRETTY SURE THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH THE CVT TRANSMISSION. *TR

WHEN IT RAINS MODERATE TO HEAVY THE WINDSHIELD WIPER DESIGN CAUSES THE WATER TO BE PULLED BACK ON THE WINDSHIELD CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. VISIBILITY IS REDUCED GREATLY AND IS POOR AT BEST. *TR

HI. I'VE NOTICE OIL LEAK ON MY BRAND NEW 2013 ACCORD V6 THIS MORNING. I ALREADY MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER, BUT I'M DISAPPOINTED TO SEE BRAND NEW CAR (ESPECIALLY HONDA) WITH THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ONLINE, LOOKS LIKE MORE PEOPLE ARE HAVING SIMILAR ISSUE. I HOPE THIS IS NOTHING MAJOR AND THEY DON'T HAVE TO REPLACE AN ENGINE BLOCK LIKE MENTIONED BELOW. HTTP://WWW.DRIVEACCORD.NET/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=80981 [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I PURCHASED 2013 HONDA ACCORD ON OCT 2012. THE CAR HAS ONLY 3,000 MILES ON IT. RECENTLY MY CAR HAS ENGINE OIL LEAKING FROM ENGINE GASKET SEAL. HONDA HAS SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH ENGINE OIL LEAKING. *TR

WHEN I STEP ON THE BRAKE STARTING AROUND 20 MPH TO A COMPLETE STOP, FREQUENTLY THERE IS A NOTICEABLE JERK TO THE CVT TRANSMISSION. IT MOSTLY HAPPENS WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR. OTHER PEOPLE WHO DROVE THE CAR ALSO FELT THE JERK WHEN STOPPING. SOME PEOPLE ON TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM AND ON DRIVEACCORD.NET HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. ALSO ON THESE ONLINE FORUMS OTHER PEOPLE SAY THEY DO NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM THAT THERE CAR RIDES SMOOTHLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADREST WOULD CAUSE SEVERE NECK AND BACK PAIN TO THE DRIVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE HEADREST WAS INSTALLED PROPERLY AND WORKING AS DESIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70. *TR

THERE IS A HESITATION/JERK/SHUDDER WHEN ACCELERATING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. *TR