I noticed several weeks ago that the car would not start at first attempt and today (01-25-18) my 2013 honda accord failed to start completely. I have about 50,000 miles on it and I feel that this problem should not happen since the car is not very old. Now I have to pay about $900 to have it repaired because a new starter is needed. Hopefully, the car was in the parking lot of my local library so no accidents happened. The only reason I have this car is for its reliability but now I have second thoughts.
2013 Honda Accord electrical complaints
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Intermittent starting problems. Depress the brake, push the start button: a click, dashboard lights some on, radio works, starter does not even try to turn over....nothing. After a few tries, the car starts just fine. Car was stationary when trying to start.
2013 honda accord. Consumer writes in regards to starter issues with vehicle. *ld the consumer stated the battery has failed. The manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time completing the recall repair.
Our 2013 honda accord push button engine start button is not working reliably. We depress the brake and push the button, lights come on but no starter noise. We recently had the honda recall for the battery boot completed. Within 2 months we began having difficulty with the push button engine start. The car battery was replaced approximately 4 months ago so we were sure it wasn't that. Next step, replaced both fob batteries. Still having the same difficulty. Is it a coincidence that honda dealer has been in the engine/electrical system recently or is this a bad sign of honda's poor workmanship?
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 honda accord. On several occasions, while attempting to drive, the vehicle failed to start. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the starter needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and did not assist. The approximate failure mileage was 30,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 honda accord. On several occasions, the contact experienced failures with the starter on her vehicle. The contact was not able to start the vehicle and had it towed to an independent mechanic. The mechanic diagnosed that the starter failed. The vehicle was repaired. The dealer was not notified, but the manufacturer was notified. The VIN was unknown. The approximate failure mileage was 27,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 honda accord. When the contact attempted to start the vehicle by pushing the button, the vehicle failed to start on the first attempt. The failure occurred without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer (honda world westminster, 13600 beach blvd, westminster, ca 92683) where it was diagnosed that the starter needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted at 800‑999‑1009 and stated that they would call the contact back. The contact did not receive any calls from the manufacturer. Case number: 06597757/66597757 was provided. The approximate failure mileage was 38,000.
60,000 miles car would not start. After several attempts it started ok. Again a few days later tried to start and would not. Bought a new battery and worked ok for a couple days. Getting worse and worse and now instead of once a week it's 4-5 times a week. Took to honda dealership in leesberg fla and they told me I was putting "cell phone" to close to key fob therefore blocking signal to ignition. The next day I replaced key fob and did not have cell phone anywhere close. Car would not start. After now knowing if car would start or not and dealer telling me unless it happened "all" the time they could not fix. Got on the internet and it said that everyone is having this problem and honda has a defective starter. I took car to have new starter installed and have not had any problems since. I find it strange that the honda "dealer" was not aware of this and I had to research info thru the internet to find the problem and don't know why honda does not repay the customer and or have a recall on the starter. My problem is now fixed with the installation of a new starter!
The starter grinds or spins at startup. The issue is similar to . It appears other honda accord models are also impacted. I have honda accord ex
I have been having trouble with starting up my honda accord. I thought it was the battery so I got that replaced but am still having issues. I press the start button and the power turns on but does not start the engine. It does this multiple times. Sometimes it will start the engine but lately, it has turned more into a gamble on when it will actually start the engine.
Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2013 honda accord. The contact stated that there was a sudden loss of power and control of the vehicle. While driving approximately 65 MPH, the vehicle veered to the right and crashed into a pole. The front driver and passenger side air bags deployed with force. The driver sustained a broken right arm, minor bruising, and scratches from the impact, which required medical assistance. The front passenger sustained shock and whiplash, which also required medical assistance. A police report was filed. The insurance company towed the vehicle to a collision center. The vehicle was not diagnosed by a dealer. The manufacturer was notified of the failure years later. The VIN and failure mileage were not available.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 honda accord. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start without warning. The vehicle was taken to gwinnett place honda (3325 satellite blvd, duluth, ga 30096) where it was diagnosed that the starter needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to the federal safety agency. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 85,000.
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Starter failure at only 45,000 miles. Vehicle will sometimes start immediately and other times will only start after multiple attempt over a period of several minutes. When the system fails, the lights on the dash will be on, but there is not sound coming from the starter.
I received a recall notice and the dealer "auto nation honda of chandler az" has not returned any of my calls to this fixed. Dealers phone number 480_505_5185 service the mike bradley. I have had numerous electrical problems with this car. Thank you
(from the service department's invoice on 08/09/16) 2 sensor one wires chewed on by rodent shorting PCM. Triggered shut off. Replaced sensor. My complaint is that the wires were not vinyl but were soy and that's the cause of the problem. The car had to be towed to the dealer for repair. Since the car was out of warranty, I was charged $422 to replace the sensor. I want a refund. I understand that there is a class action law suit against honda over the issue of the soy coated wires. ( my husband, roy baker, is most familiar with this issue.)
I have a 2013 honda accord and I have been the only owner. I recently had to replace the starter! It's rediculous to have to do that on a 2013. I would press the start button and it would just click. After several attempts, it would finally start.
@31000 mles,trunk lid no longer responds to key fob. Opening trunk requires inside lever action. Estimated cost to repair seems out of reason for a part that failed while car was in garage.
Start button issue on 2013 honda accord. Periodically, the start button does not start the car. It sounds like static. The car eventually will start after multiple attempts. I noted many complaints of such a similar problem on cargurus.com web blog. My car only has 42,000 miles. The dealer said it was the starter and it has been replaced at a cost of $1,018.61.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 honda accord. While the vehicle was parked, the battery failed. The vehicle was not diagnosed. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 17v418000 (electrical system). The local dealer (kens harvey dublin honda, 6300 dublin blvd, dublin, ca 94568) was contacted and stated that the parts were not available. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The contact received the notification for the parts to become available. The failure mileage was approximately 20,000.
In the few years I've had my car, which I take very good care of and have low mileage on, the power steering stopped working suddenly while I was driving (very scary and dangerous!), the driver's side sun visor broke one day when I was trying to put it back up, and the dashboard sensors go off unnecessarily. Very disappointing from a honda vehicle. Beware!
Having trouble with starter. Takes about three to five times before I can get my car started.. My car was in park, this is not the first time this has happened to me.it's been going over two months.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 honda accord. The contact stated that it took several attempts to start the vehicle. Additionally, there was an abnormal squealing noise. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer (lute riley honda, 1331 n central expy, richardson, tx 75080) where it was diagnosed that the starter needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was approximately 45,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 honda accord. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 17v418000 (electrical system); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 honda accord. The contact stated that the vehicle would not start until multiple attempts were made. The vehicle was driven to an independent mechanic and repaired. The independent mechanic diagnosed that the starter was the cause of the failure. After operating the vehicle three times, the vehicle experienced the failure again and was towed to pohanka honda of salisbury (2011 n salisbury blvd, salisbury, md 21801 (410) 749-2301). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired a second time. The VIN was invalid. The failure mileage was 123,546.
At times the car will not start when the ignition key is turned. It will start on the second turn. On 11/17/2017 , it did not start on the second try. I called for a tow truck . The driver arrived and after turning the key multiple times , the car started. He stated that it is the starter and to have it checked.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 honda accord. While attempting to start the vehicle, it failed to start. The vehicle was taken to coast honda (2110 nj-35, sea girt, nj 08750, (732) 974-2211) and received an interim repair per the federal safety agency campaign number: 17v418000 (electrical system); however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was not repaired a second time. The contact was informed that the manufacturer would notify vehicle owners when the final remedy was available. The contact was concerned that the failure could recur. The manufacturer was not contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 22,464.
Ignition fails intermittently with grinding, scraping noise.
Takata recall. Plus battery gap that can cause ignition / fire hazard. Honda said they will do this recall at carson honda (nov 1, 2017), however one of window started malfunctioning after recall performed. Not sure if recall is performed either.
Honda sensor not fix causing electrical to heat up and smell of electrical wire burn and goes away this happens randomly and usually when I activate turn signal and honda is not able to fix the problem I have taken it to honda dealer service department and they say they fix the problem but problem keeps coming back
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