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.
10.0
really awful
Crashes / Fires:
20 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
15 / 1
Average Mileage:
34,163 miles
About These NHTSA Complaints:
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So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
Driving when power to steering went out. In motion/ city street auto in to dealer 3 wks prior on recall service and power steering level checked and report indicates "checked and ok at this time. Other complaints on line of same problem with this model - waiting eval by Honda North tomorrow a.M
Power steering failure shows up on the dashboard, and power steering fails. After turning off/ on car the problem is resolved, but this keeps happening. Took to the dealership, but they could not find anything wrong. They suspected it could be due to the battery, which I had replaced. Once I left the dealership, the power steering failed again. I have been reading about problem regarding the power steering in 2013 Honda Accord all over the internet.
My car is 2013 Accord bought brand new from gardena Honda and no other mechanic touched it. Since 2013, I have serviced my car at the same location. My car was perfectly fine however, once I received the battery recall letter I decided to take my car into gardena Honda. Please note my car still has less than 30,000 miles on it. August 2017 I went to get my car checked for the battery recall they said everything was fine and that they applied konshi bond to protect bms. Two days later after work my car did not start (stationary). Check engine was on, check steering light on & traction light on plus low pressure on. I immediately felt unsafe to drive my car but had to take it back to Honda to see what they had done to it. Honda said it was not their fault and that now the problem had nothing to do with my battery. Instead, it was my engine wire harness. That needed to be fixed for a price of ~$2,800 but they could lower it to $669.15 + tax I just want to express how disappointed I am in Honda. I bought a Honda because they are supposed to be a reliable car. Back in March 2016 they told me by battery failed the battery test and decided to charge it. November 2016, they made me buy a new battery, at that time my car was still brand new with only 22,000 miles on it. I don't believe this is coincidence. I got a Honda for reliability reasons. I also know you are not supposed to service the car for the same issue 3 times and I shouldn't be concern of my 2013 Honda car that still has less than 30,000 miles of any electrical issues. I am concern of service fraud because I was charge to recharged and replace the battery. One time I was within warranty and the other was just a few months afterward. I am requesting a reimbursement of some manner; it can be monetary or free servicing my car.
While driving on the highway the power steering warning light (its a little orange steering wheel with an ! next to it) comes on and the wheel becomes very hard to turn. The car also feel unstable as if I were driving over a bridge in high wind. This has happend twice so far in the last two days. Both times were at night on the highway about 20 minutes into a 45 min commute. Luckily for me it was late at night so I was able to pull over without incident. Turning off the car and restarting it after a minute temporarily fixed the problem.
This is an update on what I experience with my 2013 Honda Accord 7/4/2017. On this day which was independence day my eps locked up while leaving South Carolina headed back to North caroline. I had to have my car towed to the nearest Honda dealership to exam the car to see why the system locked up. As I researched the issue I notice several issue with the eps system in this year model. I read that an extended warranty was given on the torque sensor 5 year. As Honda diagnosed the vehicle they did the update and replaced the torque sensor, but the part that would allow the system to work was not covered under the extended warranty and that was the control unit. I located another article an it also had that Honda was aware of this issue as well, but extended this warranty to only the fit and civic not the Accord. I will be writing a letter to the corporate office regarding this issue as well. I'm not sure why they would only extend it to those two cars when Accord are the number #1 seller. This was my second Honda car and over all my family have purchased 4 Honda cars. The cost for the control unit was almost $600 which I refused to pay and Honda service brought the balance to $500 even as if they was doing me a favor. The service member and service was terrible and right now as a owner I'm not a satisfied client. If eps is a known issue why was the entire system extended under warranty. You know why it wasn't extended because they want the customer to pay for something at the end of the day. I know we all look for new improve ways to make technology better, but making an electric power steering was not a bright idea in my option. Luckily I was not driving on a highway doing 70 miles an hour and the steering locked up it could have been fatal for me or someone else. Today I think my option on purchasing a vehicle with Honda will be last on the list.
7/4/2017 was out of town in South Carolina and my eps light came on when leaving a function. I was unable to turn my steering wheel as normally. After turning the car off and trying to reset the car the light came on again with the wheel and steering have issues. Was unable to drive back to North Carolina and had to get my car towed. Now my car is at the Honda dealership which is the company I purchased from and they have to determine why light came on my 2013 Honda Accord which I show reviews and complaints about a known issue.
Car keeps losing its power steering. Doesn't matter what speed, nor how long I've been driving it, it's even gone out sitting at a traffic light. The only way to get it back is to turn the car off and then turn it back on. Very scary when it goes out in the middle of a curve in the road.
When reversing from a parking space and while turning the steering wheel to the left, the eps light indicator came on and my steering wheel was very hard to turn/would not turn at all. I shut off the car 3 times after waiting a minute each time. The light still came one and the wheel was still stuck. After waiting about 5 minutes and restarting, it went away. Took my car to the dealership today and it is there now. They are stating I may need to use my extended warranty for coverage but after researching, seems to be a glitch in the torque censor. Hoping they will do the software update without needing to use my warranty.
Power steering failed while at a red light on 5/21/2017. It fixed itself after 3 car restarts (over the course of ~5 hours). The car was taken to the dealer on 5/22/2017 for software update to the electronic power steering control unit. The car drove fine until 5/27/2017 when it again lost power steering, this time while navigating a turn at 50mph on the freeway. Luckily, I was able to regain control of the car without hitting any other cars. Clearly, there is a problem with the electronic power steering and their software update does not solve the problem.
Failure of power steering wheel while driving in the highway..went to the dealership about the problem they said software update was needed.. few months later loss of power steering and steering light comes back on while driving on the local road.. if you turn off the engine and restart light will disappear and power steering works again
Power steering failed while driving! this is the 2nd time this has happened within 6 mos. First time I was able to restart the steering by turning off the ignition and restarting. This time 4/20/17 can't get the epr to return!!! the car was in motion both times on local streets.
The contact owns a 2013 Honda Accord. The contact stated that the steering wheel was extremely tight and hard to turn left and right. The contact mentioned that the failure was progressing. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the steering gear box needed to be replaced. In addition, the manufacturer stated that the vehicle was included in a service campaign to update the eps software and address the eps torque sensor but the contact was uncertain if the manufacturer solution would provide a remedy to prevent the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 47,000.
The contact owns a 2013 Honda Accord. While driving approximately 50 mph, the steering wheel locked up. The contact coasted to a fuel station and the vehicle was turned off. The electronic power steering warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was started and the steering ability became very difficult. The vehicle was driven home. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing where it was diagnosed that the electronic power steering system needed to be replaced; however, it was not covered under warranty. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 85,000.
While driving about 40mph in a straight line I suddenly lost power steering. I had the eps light show on my dash. I pulled over and restarted the car 2 or 3 times before the power steering came back to normal. The steering was incredibly hard to turn. A few hours later I brought the car to a Honda dealer and they were able to confirm that an error code was logged during incident: Dtc 71-01 motor angle sensor (sin/cos signals) unfortunately, they were not able to determine the cause of the above eps failure. They concluded that the issue is "intermittent" and that I should continue to drive the car and see if it happens again. I am afraid to drive this car now after this experience.
When I stopped for paying toll, car displayed engine light and steering safely light with jerking sound, not acceleration and steering G locked for few seconds and then released. I pulled the vehicle to parking lot and stopped...I started the vehicle after 3 minutes... there is a rattling noise in the engine and (fcw) warning came... says fcw system failed. I left the car at parking lot and towing back to dealer tomorrow... not safe to drive as the accelation is very erratic and consistent...traveling with my kids and scared of losing control of the car... it is on interstate 294 close O'hare airport.. christmas day and all repair shops closed
The contact owned a 2013 Honda Accord. While driving approximately 60 mph, the vehicle suddenly pulled to the right without the contact turning the steering wheel. The vehicle crashed into the wall on the side of the road. The air bags deployed. The vehicle was destroyed and towed. A police report was filed. The contact received injuries to the leg, arm, and hand. The passenger received injuries to their collar bone and knee. Medical attention was required. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The contact received a notice from the manufacturer indicating that the vehicle needed to be examined for a possible power steering failure due to an extensive amount of complaints that started an investigation regarding the same failure the approximate failure mileage was 14,000. Updated 01/31/17
When driving all of a sudden power steering fails all the lights on the dashboard flash on and off and all the electrical's shut off including heat/ac. Everything goes back to normal after a few seconds. This happens randomly and at various speeds.
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