Keys Getting Hot

2013 Honda Accord

This problem may be covered under warranty. Ask your Honda dealer.

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CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2013-2014 Honda Accord is showing signs of an electrical problem with the starter failing soon after the 36K mile warranty expires. It's compounded by reports that the OEM battery doesn't have sufficient amps to start the V6 reliably after a year or two.

For now we are rating this problem with the "Beware" seal because it's occurring so soon after the 36K mile warranty expires. The upshot is when your Accord won't start, that's never good, but especially bad when it's just a few years old.

Also once again, owners are complaining that the 2013 Honda Accord seats are uncomfortable. Uncomfortable seats has been a significant complaint with the Accord since the 2008 model year.

6.7

fairly significant
Typical Repair Cost:
No data
Average Mileage:
17,700 miles
Total Complaints:
3 complaints

Most Common Solutions:

  1. not sure (3 reports)
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2013 Honda Accord Owner Comments

problem #3

Jun 152016

Accord 2.4L

  • CVT transmission
  • 26,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

today is the first time I felt hot when I took the ignition key out the ignition and I touch th ignition it was hot too

- pasel2000, Malden, MA, US

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problem #2

Jun 252015

Accord LX 4 cyl

  • CVT transmission
  • 24,500 miles

I've had my car for almost two years and recently noticed that my ignition key gets extremely hot after driving. It can be a 5 minute drive or much longer and the key is scalding hot when taken out of the ignition. I am taking the car in to the dealership to get checked out. It seems like there must be some sort of bad high-current connection in the ignition that is heating up the switch which is heating up the key. Hopefully, they will install a new ignition switch assembly.

Has anyone experienced this? What was the fix? Did they try to tell you it was "normal" for the key to get so hot?

- Nuni B., Candler, NC, US

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problem #1

Nov 012013

Accord LX

  • Automatic transmission
  • 2,500 miles

Hi,

Whenever I put my keys in the ignition and take them out after a while they get hot. I took my car to the Honda dealer and they said that the car was fine after the service, so i took my car back home and I took my keys out and touched them and they were very hot once again, so I called the Honda dealer again and they said it was because the car was new system, design and computer chips , but i don't think this is normal for a new car. I was wondering if anyone else has this same problem 2013 ?

Thanks

- cerritos, Cerritos, CA, US

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