The starter system is intermittent and grinds on occasion which keeps the car from starting. If I were in a situation where the car must start, ie: on a railroad track etc., this would be deadly! I read on line where there are thousands of people having the same issue and Honda knows of this issue and has not addressed it! The starter motor housing is engineered incorrectly and after a short time, the teeth grind and destroy the flywheel. This needs to be recalled and if they do not, it needs to be a forced recall.
2013 Honda Crosstour: grinding or squealing brakes
7 of the 49 complaints about the 2013 Honda Crosstour describe grinding or squealing brakes.
- owner complaints
- 7
- of this car's complaints
- 14%
- typical mileage
- 100,000
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 1 service bulletin covers this area of the car. See below
Grinding or squealing brakes by model year
What owners say
The contact owns a 2013 Honda Crosstour. The contact stated that while attempting to start the vehicle, the vehicle made grinding noises and hesitated to start. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who was unable to duplicate the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. Upon investigation, the contact related the failure to a faulty starter. The failure mileage was approximately 125,000.
Grinding noise of starter when starting engine.
The contact owns a 2013 Honda Crosstour. The contact stated that after starting the vehicle remotely, there was a grinding sound coming from the vehicle. There were several unknown warning lights illuminated and flashing on and off. The contact stated that the failure was intermittent. The contact researched the failure and noted that the failure was found in similar vehicles. The vehicle had been taken to an independent mechanic and an unknown dealer, who were unable to determine the cause of the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000
2013 honda crosstour attemping to start the vehicle, a grinding noise was heard from the starter. Error on dash indicated starter system failure. Attemping again, vehicle started normallye. The failure recurred numerous times.the vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the starter needed to be replaced. Cost 599.54 + 50.00 diagnoistic charge. The vehicle was repaired with manufacturer parts 12/11/2018 107277 mileage. 9 months last september 2019, starter begain same failure. 118100 mileage. Dealer to replace starter again.
When accelerating from 0 MPH to 45 mpa the car shudders. During a couple of these events the shuddering was violent, and when I slowed to investigate I could hear squeaking coming from the engine compartment. When I parked the vehicle there was faint smoke coming from the engine compartment and a burning smell like a burnt clutch. After the vehicle sits for a few hours the problem resolves and doesn't duplicate for that particular occurrence. Took vehicle to dealer one time and they were unable to find root case or duplicate problem. Also when driving constant speed in the range of 10 MPH to 45 MPH the vehicle also shudders, and seems to change gears so excessively that the car decelerates and accelerates +/- 5 MPH uncontrollably. The car had 43k miles on it when this started. It currently has 49k miles.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 honda crosstour. After starting the vehicle, a grinding noise was heard from the front of the vehicle. The contact mentioned that the vehicle had to be restarted every time for the noise to stop. The failure recurred numerous times. In addition, the vehicle failed to operate. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the starter needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.
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Related recalls
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Questions about the 2013 Honda Crosstour grinding brakes
Is grinding or squealing brakes a common problem on the 2013 Honda Crosstour?
7 of 49 owner complaints about the 2013 Honda Crosstour (14%) mention grinding or squealing brakes. The model year with the most reports is 2014.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2013 Honda Crosstour?
There are 0 recalls and 1 service bulletin for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
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