2013 Honda Accord Steering Problems
- 204
- 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 204 stored complaint records:
- 16 indicate a crash
- 7 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- power steering · 118 records
- steering wheel · 73 records
- light came · 26 records
- warning light · 18 records
- steering failed · 15 records
- wheel became · 12 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 75 |
| 1–30k mi | 67 |
| 60–100k mi | 36 |
| 100–150k mi | 9 |
| 150–400k mi | 3 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Steering
While on vacation in the mountains of tennessee the eps indicator came on the instrument display. That was failure of the power steering! It came on when starting the car after driving it for a short slow drive, which seems to be the major contributing factor--slow speed with acceleration. After having the software updated (which did not fix this issue) i am being told only the rack & pinion portion of the eps has…
ODI 11050981
Steering
I made a right hand turn and proceeded down the street. The power steering did not work as i started down the street. I managed to pull over to side of street. The indicator light came on. Waited 5 minutes then continued driving, power steering did not work again and indicator light came on. As i proceeded to pull over again the power steering began to work. Luckily i was traveling at a slow speed when the powering…
ODI 11051509
Steering
Just one day ago i was driving my honda accord ex-l sedan 2013 and i went to turn under the underpass and the steering wheel randomly locked up on me and i could barely turn the steering wheel so i panicked and i must of hit the gas pedal while trying to control the vehicle, but i couldn't turn it enough and i ran over the curb and into the underpasses cement pillar totaling the car so the next day i woke up and was…
Crash reported
ODI 11039137
Steering
We purchased the honda accord 2013 v6 10/22/2017. Steering wheel was tight we noticed ,that night of the 23rd, 2nd time driving it my son turned the corner and the steering wheel locked and he ran into the cement pole and totaled his car. We didn't even have it one full day. We later looked up on the internet that honda was under investigation for power steering locking up or electrical and saw people totaled there…
Crash reported · 4 injuries
ODI 11043085
Steering
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
ODI 11033422
Steering
Power steering wheel failure. Power steering wheel warning light came out and can't control the steering wheel while driving. Extremely dangerous!! Recall is mandatory.
ODI 11046942
Steering
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…
ODI 11023301
Electrical System · Engine · Steering
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…
ODI 11019362
Steering
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…
ODI 11014143
Body · Electrical System · Steering
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!
ODI 11051550
Steering
I was in the middle of the road and the steering locked, this has happened twice on 07/18/2017 and 04/20/2017. I thank god for my life
ODI 11006283
Steering
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…
ODI 11006169
Steering
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…
ODI 11003558
Steering
Power stering gets really tight and was hard to steer
ODI 10992982
Steering
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.…
ODI 10992493
Steering
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…
ODI 10991933
Steering
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
ODI 10991555
Steering
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.
ODI 10995248
Steering
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.
ODI 10979592
Steering
Tl* 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…
ODI 10970122
Steering
Steering gets pulled to one side. Thought might be the alignment but that did not fix anything
ODI 10956904
Steering
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…
ODI 10955365
Electronic Stability Control · Steering · Unknown Or Other
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…
ODI 10937381
Steering
Traveling on freeway and a power steering indicator light turned on (see image). The steering became extremely difficult and the car was slightly swaying (similar to driving in a high wind area, except there was no wind). Once exiting the freeway and decreasing the speed the steering became increasingly difficult. The car experienced a complete power steering failure. Once safely at a gas station the car was shut…
ODI 10924907
Steering
Tl* 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…
ODI 10979341