73 complaints reported

2013 Honda Accord UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
73
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Nov 2019

2013 HONDA ACCORD IS FAILING TO START. PUSH STARTER BUTTON AND IT WILL NOT START, THEN AGAIN AND WILL NOT START, THEN AGAIN AND IT WILL START. BEGINNING TO OCCUR MORE FREQUENTLY. HAVE A NEW BATTERY AND CHECKED ALTERNATOR AND EVERYTHING FINE.THE CAR WAS STATIONARY AT THE TIME I WAS TRYING TO START IT.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jul 2019
Sep 2019

STARTER STOPPED WORKING.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jan 2019
Sep 2019

PUSH BUTTON START IS NOT RESPONDING ON A REGULAR BASIS. WHEN BUTTON IS PUSHED,THE BATTERY IS ACTIVATED AND ALL LIGHTS AND RADIO ARE OPERATIONAL, HOWEVER THE CAR DOES NOT START. BATTERY HAS BEEN TESTED AND ALL CONNECTIONS SEEM TO BE WORKING PROPERLY. V6 MODELS OF THIS CAR HAVE HAD A SERVICE BULLETIN 16-002 ISSUED FOR STARTER, HOWEVER MY CAR IS A FOUR CYLINDER AND THEREFORE NOT ELIGIBLE TO BE LOOKED AT UNDER SERVICE BULLETIN.. ISSUE CAN HAPPEN AFTER SEVERAL STARTS DURING THE DAY, AFTER SITTING IN COLD OR GARAGE. IT DOES NOT SEEM TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE WHETHER THE CAR HAS BEEN RUNNING OR NOT. CAR HAS 102,000 MILES ON IT, AND IS IN GOOD CONDITION. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE REGARDING THIS SAME SITUATION WITH MY MODEL, SEEMS AS THOUGH IT IS THE EXACT SAME ISSUE AS WITH THE V6. THIS IS AN ONGOING AND RANDOM ISSUE. I HAVE NEVER BEEN UNABLE TO START THE CAR AFTER SEVERAL TRIES, BUT NOT SURE IF THIS LUCK WILL END SOON.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Sep 2019
Aug 2019

CAR HAS ISSUES STARTING AND WITH 60K MILES ONLY. THERE MIGHT BE A DEFECTIVE BATTERY SENSOR OR STARTER. ALTERNATOR CHECKED AND BATTERY CHECKED WITH NO ISSUES. IGNITION WILL NEED TO BE TURNED A FEW TIMES BEFORE CAR STARTS RIGHT UP. NO LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD INDICATING ANY ISSUES MECHANICALLY. SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO AS MY VEHICLE IS MAINTAINED REGULARLY AND SERVICED BY HONDA. SOMETIMES IT STARTS RIGHT UP AND OTHER TIMES IT TAKES 3 TO 5 TURNS ON THE IGNITION FOR THE CAR TO START.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Dec 2018
Jul 2019

I OWN A 2013 (BOUGHT NEW) WITH 45000 MILES ON IT. THE STARTER WENT OUT AND THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDS REPLACED AS WELL. IT A BEAUTIFUL CAR AND ITS WAY TO SOON TO BE HAVING THESE ISSUES. THE CAR WON'T START AND MAKES A GRINDING NOISE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jul 2019
Jul 2019

REARVIEW CAMERA SCREEN IS BLACK WHEN I PUT CAR IN REVERSE

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jan 2019
Apr 2019

WHEN STARTING PUSHING THE START BUTTON THE CAR WONT START UNTIL AFTER A FEW TRIES, I EVEN BROUGHT A NEW BATTERY AND THAT'S NOT THE PROBLEM.. I HAVE ABOUT A LITTLE OVER 77 THOUSAND MILES.. THIS IS HAPPENING MORE AND MORE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Apr 2019
Apr 2019

VEHICLE ONLY HAS 77,000 AND SEEMS TO TURN OFF ON IT OWN , LIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE STAYS ON BUT WHEN TRYING TO TURN ON THE VEHICLE IT WONT TURN ON

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Apr 2019
Apr 2019

AFTER EXPERIENCING HARD STARTING WHERE KEY WOULD NOT ACTIVATE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE FINALLY WOULD NOT START. AFTER DEALERSHIP INVESTIGATION, THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED STARTER SOLENOID AND STARTER MOTOR WERE FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. STARTER MOTOR ON A VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 42,000 MILES SHOULD NOT REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. HONDA HAS A LARGER ISSUE WITH STARTER MOTORS IN MY OPINION. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN IT WOULD NOT START.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Aug 2018
Mar 2019

A FEW DAYS AFTER THE RECALL WORK WAS COMPLETED THE CAR WOULD NOT START WHEN I PRESSED THE START BUTTON. IT WENT INTO ACCESSORY MODE INSTEAD OF STARTING. EVERY DAY SINCE THEN IT HAS INTERMITTENTLY STARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. IT SOMETIMES REQUIRES FOUR, FIVE OR MORE ATTEMPTS TO START THE ENGINE. WE REPLACED THE BATTERY ON MAY 4, 2019. THE INTERMITTENT STARTS CONTINUE. I FOUND SEVERAL INTERNET SITES THAT LIST OTHER 2013 HONDA ACCORD OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH NO POSITIVE SOLUTIONS.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Mar 2019
Feb 2019

IN MY 2013 HONDA ACCORD THE NO KEY ICON APPEARS ON THE DASHBOARD WHEN THE CAR IS ON THEN IT EVENTUALLY GOES OFF ALL WHILE THE KEY IS INSIDE OF THE CAR. NOW WHILE THE CAR IS ON THE WARNING BELL GOES OFF AND NO KEY IS DISPLAYED ON THE DASH, YET AGAIN ALL OF THIS WHILE THE KEY IS INSIDE OF THE CAR.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jan 2013
Nov 2018

" STARTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED" MY 2013 ACCORD ONLY HAS 65,000 MILES AND HAD TO HAVE THE STARTER REPLACED. I WOULD HAVE TO TURN THE KEY MULTIPLE TIMES IN ORDER FOR THE CAR TO START- I THOUGHT IT HAD TO DO WITH THE RECENT BATTERY RECALL.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jan 2018
Oct 2018

MY CAR WILL NOT START AT TIMES, I MAKE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AND AFTER 4 OR 5 TRYS IT THEM STARTS.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Aug 2018
Oct 2018

I HAVE BEEN STRANDED ABOUT 15 TIMES DUE TO MY CAR NOT STARTING AND HAVING SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS ON. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE NEW AND HAVE COMPLETED ALL THE NECESSARY SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. I SHOULD NOT BE EXPERIENCING THIS. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, SEVERAL HONDA OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THUS SAME ISSUE. THIS PROBLEM IS STARTING TO DIMINISH MY QUALITY OF LIFE. I HAVE TO WORK FOR A LIVING AND NOT HAVING A RELIABLE VEHICLE HAS CAUSED ME TO BE LATE OR MISS WORK. HONDA IS SUPPOSED TO BE ONE OF THE RELIABLE VEHICLES BUT THAT IS NOT THE CASE FOR ME. I TRULY BELIEVE THIS CAR IS A LEMON. WHEN THIS HAS HAPPENED, MY VEHICLE WAS OFF AND STATIONARY. I WANT TO STRESS THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED 15 TIMES AND I WISH I HAD STUMBLED ON THIS SITE THE FIRST TIME BECAUSE I WOULD HAVE LOGGED EACH INCIDENT. IT DOES NOT FEEL GOOD TO BE STRANDED WITH A BROKEN VEHICLE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Oct 2018
Oct 2018

VSM BRAKES MODULATOR FAILED AS SOON AS I BOUGHT IT AND PAID FIX 1600. I'VE FOUND THE MODULATOR WIRE MADE BY SOYBEANS AND RABIT OR MOUSE BITED IT AND BROKE IT. THE CAR COMPANY MUST PROMISS FOR SAFE TO THE DRIVER AND IT HAPPENS BY MAKER'S FAILURE THAT MADE BY SOYBEANS TO INVOLVE THE ANIMAL CHEWED TO THREATEN SAFETY.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jan 2017
Sep 2018

STARTER STOP WORKING

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Feb 2018
Aug 2018

FAULTY STARTER: HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR MORE THAN A YEAR. INCREASINGLY, IT HAS TAKEN MORE THAN ONE TIME TO START THE CAR. AT TIMES IT HAS TAKEN MORE THAN 8 TIMES PUSHING THE "PUSH-TO-START" BUTTON TO GET THE CAR TO START. BASED ON MY RESEARCH THIS HAS BEEN A KNOW ISSUE FOR HONDA FOR MORE THAN 2 YEARS, BUT THEY HAVE YET TO ISSUE A RECALL TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. IT COST ME ~$650 TO REPLACE THE STARTER.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Aug 2018
Aug 2018

HONDA ACCORD RECALL NHTSA RECALL NUMBER17V-418 CALLED LOCAL HONDA SERVICE CENTER, HONDA CITY IN BETHPAGE NY. THEY STATED THE DON'T HAVE THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL AND DON'T EXPECT TO GET THEM FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS. PLEASE ADVISE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Aug 2018
Aug 2018

THE HUMMING NOISE ON AND OFF RANDOMLY IN RECENT DAYS ( 06/06/2018 ), SOMETIMES VERY LOUD LIKE A MOTORCYCLE ROARING BESIDE THE CAR. MOST OF THE NOISE HAPPEN AROUND 40-70 MPH WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ( LOUDER ) AND CITY ( HUMMING ). MY 2013 HONDA ACCORD IS AROUND 70000 +/- MILES, REPLACE NEW TIRES AT AROUND 63000 MILES, AND REGULAR MAINTENANCE AT DEALER, THUS NOT THE TIRES PROBLEM. DON'T KNOW WHERE THE NOISE COME FROM. MANY DRIVERS INDICATE THE SAME PROBLEMS WHEN SURF ONLINE COMPLAINS, AND MAYBE SOME SAFETY ISSUE TO WORRY.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jun 2018
Jul 2018

CAR WOULD NOT START AFTER PUSHING PUSH START MULTIPLE TIMES AT 5:00 P.M. CAR WAS STATIONARY .TRIED TO START AGAIN AT 6:00 P.M., WOULD NOT START. NEXT MORNING TRIED TO AGAIN TO START CAR, FAILED TO START. CALLED AAA THEY CAME TWICE THE FIRST TECH STATED BATTERY WAS FINE AND THAT IT WAS THE STARTER HE DIDN'T HAVE TOW TRUCK SO A SECOND TECH CAME AGAIN STATED IT WAS THE STARTER. CAR WAS TOWED TO HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THE DIAGNOSIS WAS STARTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jul 2018
May 2018

IT TURNS OVER THE BATTERY LIGHT GOES ON SMELLS LIKE SMOKE

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jan 2018
Apr 2018

HONDA USED A BAD STARTER WHEN MAKING THE 2013 ACCORD. THEY ALSO PUT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD RIGHT OVER IT. SO THE STARTER FAILS RIGHT AS THE WARRANTY EXPIRES ON YOUR CAR. I KNOW I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN. THE CAR WILL NOT START. THE STARTER IS GARBAGE. IT SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED THIS SOON.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Oct 2018
Jan 2018

I WOKE UP THIS MORNING TO DRIVE TO WORK, WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE ENGINE CUT OFF, I ALMOST HIT A FIRE HYDRANT. I DROVE 0.3 MILES, I WAS AT THE RED LIGHT ,ABOUT TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE CUT OFF AGAIN. THE STEERING GOT LOCKED AND I COUDLN'T POSITION THE VEHICLE. EVER SINCE THE RECALL WAS DONE ON MY VEHICLE REGARDING THE BATTERY ISSUE, I'VE BEEN HAVING PROBLEM, IT'S EITHER I JUMP START TODAY, OR THE CAR WONT START. I WAS TOLD THEY DIDNT TOUCH NOTHNG IN THE VEHICLE. HONDA CLAIM THE VEHICLE IS OKAY.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jan 2018
Dec 2017

THE STARTING CAN'T START THE CAR AND I HAD IT REPLACED AND IT STILL WON'T START. I'VE SEEN A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE 2013 HONDA ACCORD STARTER AND I DON'T KNOW WHY IT HASN'T BEEN RECALLED

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Oct 2017
Dec 2017

I HAD A RECALL AFFECTING THE CHARGING SYSTEM OF MY CAR. I DID TAKE MY CAR IN FOR THE SECOND PART OF THE RECALL BUT UNFORTUNATELY SINCE THAT WORK WAS DONE MY CAR IS EMITTING SMOKE LIKE SMELL AS I AM DRIVING EVEN WHEN THE HEAT IS NOT ON. ALSO IT IS HEATING WITHOUT ME TURNING THE HEATER ON AS WELL. IT IS TO BE NOTED THAT I NEVER HAD THAT ISSUE BEFORE. I HAD THE WORK DONE ON 12/18/2017

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Dec 2017

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The 2013 Honda Accord has 73 UNKNOWN OR OTHER complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.