2013 Honda Accord Electrical System Problems
- 241
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 241 stored complaint records:
- 7 indicate a crash
- 4 indicate injury
- 4 indicate fire
What owners report
- push button · 25 records
- button start · 20 records
- start button · 15 records
- battery sensor · 14 records
- failed start · 10 records
- electrical system · 9 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 87 |
| 1–30k mi | 69 |
| 60–100k mi | 39 |
| 100–150k mi | 7 |
| 150–400k mi | 2 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Air Bags · Electrical System
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…
Crash reported · 2 injuries
ODI 11057982
Electrical System
Dealer did a recall update of audio system in march 2013 to repair defects in audio system. This update immediately began to interfere with the car's cell phone blue tooth connection causing loss of pairing, loss of speed dials, etc. I have contacted the dealer and honda factory representative repeatedly. The only response i get is they are working on a solution. Spoke to honda engineering several times. They…
ODI 10549397
Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control
I was pulling away from a stop sign and had accelerated to about 15 mph. All of a sudden the car slowed down and stopped. I stepped on the accelerator and the car didn't move and the engine shut down. At the same time all the dash warning lights came on, including check engine, the big exclamation mark, anti-skid control, and the electric steering wheel warning light. I put the car in park and was able to restart…
ODI 10504876
Electrical System
After starting the car, the forward collision warning came on and said failure. At the same time, all the other warnings were on( i.e. Electric power steering, engine warning, tire pressure warning vehicle stability assist warning etc.) also, the econ assist went off. Did not drive it until wed. Took it to the nearest honda dealer. After inspecting the computer readout, said i would have to bring it to them with the…
ODI 10504446
Electrical System · Power Train · Unknown Or Other
Since delivery date of vehicle from dealer my vehicles navigation and stereo have not worked. I brought it in the service dept could not figure out what was wrong, they replaced the navigation and stereo and the problem still to this day exist. When this radio is on sometimes it freezes and the nav unit states the radio is off and other times it just stays on, volume increases on its own, cannot use touch screen,…
ODI 10775891
Electrical System
My wife had placed her fob in her purse & placed the purse in the trunk. When i started to drive the car (with my fob in my pocket), the trunk opened. I pulled over into a parking lot, closed the trunk & started driving. Again the trunk opened, i pulled over, closed the trunk & began driving. The trunk again opened, i pulled over & my wife realized that her purse was in the trunk with the fob in it & that might have…
ODI 10558984
Electrical System · Engine
The sporadic failure of the radio to operate, come on is some instances, or to display presets and the cd player not operating all at the same time is extremely frustrating! The driver seat memory system not reverting when re-entering vehicle and starting, all point to a possible electrical problem that honda would do good to look into -- there are youtube videos of other owners who have experienced radio…
ODI 10519554
Electrical System · Structure
I have purchased a 2013 honda accord touring model. It is equipped with a front collision warning system (fcw) which has a radar sensor in the grille. The system alerts can be set for long, normal or short. When set for long the alert should come on about three car lengths away from the vehicle ahead. If the system determines a collision is possible, it should give both visual & audible alerts, including a heads-up…
ODI 10500576
Electrical System
Our 2013 honda accord ex-l is equipped with a right turn signal blind spot camera which activates when the driver initiates a right turn signal. The dash console display screen gives the driver a view of the blind spot area. The screen also displays the area directly behind the car whenever the driver places the car into reverse. On the day specified, the right turn signal camera activated as i was merging into the…
ODI 10505337
Electrical System · Equipment Adaptive/Mobility
This car has push button start on and off. The engine can be cut off with car in any gear and it does not have to be in park. I left the car in drive on a hill and went to get out and the car was drifting forward. I bought this car for safety features and this is a great concern. Has collision ,lane change warnings and they are so low you can not hear them. I am 67 and my husband is 71 and this is not a safe car for…
ODI 10496064
Electrical System · Radio/Tape Deck/Cd Etc.
Since i bought my 2013 honda accord ex-l in january 2013, i have had issues with stereo system. At times, the stereo will not turn on or it will turn on but the display screen is blank. Other times, "no disc" appears on the display when i turn the car on. I don't listen to cds, therefore, i never changed the source to play a cd. I only listen to xm. The dealer stated they cannot do anything to fix unless i bring the…
ODI 10534528
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 honda accord. The contact stated that while reversing from a parking space, the back up camera and the warning chime did not activate to notify the contact there was a vehicle in close proximity. The contact crashed into another vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The technician was unable to diagnose the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. There were…
Crash reported
ODI 10496902
Electrical System · Pressure Monitoring And Regulating Systems
2013 honda accord. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle software issues and seeks a new vehicle at no cost to them. Consumer states vehicle is a lemon law issue. *smd the consumer stated the dealer was unable to repair or correct any of the non-conformities after a reasonable number of repairs over a ten month period. The problem with the tpms persisted from the second week ownership. The pressure light problem…
ODI 10545962
Electrical System · Equipment
My new 2013 accord has a serious safety issue with the user interface to the phone and music. The phone book, xm, and usb music are displayed in long lists. My [redacted] has 300 albums. My full collection has many more. The problem is that there is no fast way to scroll these lists. The driver must reach to the furthest-right knob and twist. This moves the list down one item. So selecting any list item while…
ODI 10478374
Electrical System
Went to wedding 125,miles away, at the reception noticed my cell phone charger laying in the seat" berried haft way in the leather seat burnt a hole in the seat. Wife not happy her car. I took the first charger to verizon to be check out at the same time i perches a second charger and to let them no a bought the burn in the seat, after verizon checked charger it was determined not to be there charger after coming…
ODI 10712280
Electrical System
(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…
ODI 11053549
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Catalog year/make/model rows for 2013 Honda Accord.
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