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
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 honda accord. While driving at approximately 35 mph, the steering wheel seized without warning. The vehicle was towed to a dealer. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 17,000. The vin was not available.
ODI 10711983
Steering
I was driving on i 75 north near miramar exit and i felt the steering wheel hard, then i looked at the dashboard and the esp light was on. I was able to reduce speed and use all my strength to go the the side isle. Turned off the car and on again and the esp light was not there anymore. I got back my exit was less than a mile away. I exited on miramar pkwy east and the esp light came back again, i was able to stop…
ODI 10704813
Steering
On two separate occasions my steering has gone out. 1st time was on april 4 2015 going approx. 20 miles per hour, was about to turn into a parking lot. Was totally unaware of what happen but steering got extremely hard. Had to turn the car off, pull out the manual and see what the indicator light on the dash meant. Then on april 24 2015, going approx. 75 miles per hour on the interstate it went out again. Could have…
ODI 10712822
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 honda accord. While driving at 40 mph, the steering wheel seized and excessive force on the steering wheel was required. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 41,000. Updated 5/4/15*cn
ODI 10704616
Steering
The electric power steering on my 2013 honda accord sport suddenly fail. Two of which occurred at speeds of less than 10 miles per hour, while making a left/right turns. After coming to a complete stop i was able to successfully turn off the car and restarted it to clear the problem. The third time it happened i was driving straight at 45 miles per hour, a power steering warning message flashed as the failure…
ODI 10695191
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 honda accord. The contact stated that the power steering failed and the power steering light illuminated. The failure recurred multiple times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer three times; however, the technician was unable to duplicate or diagnose the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 20,000.
ODI 10712269
Steering
I was sitting at a traffic light and the power steering quit while the car was stationary. Ten minutes later the power steering quit while i was making a right hand turn from a traffic light. In both cases the steering re-set itself after turning the vehicle off then starting it back up. *tr
ODI 10679982
Steering
While driving straight i lost power steering. After pulling off road i shut the car off and restarted it and the steering re-set itself. *tr
ODI 10672452
Steering
2013 honda accord: i was driving about 35 mph and suddenly i felt the steering wheel get stiff and immediately the indicator light came on the dashboard indicating my electronic power steering system had an issue. I slowed down promptly in the road (no one was behind me) and it took all i had to turn the wheel to get it off the road. I turned the car off for a moment just as the honda manual instructed and when i…
ODI 10676256
Steering
So scary when all of a sudden you can't move the steering wheel of your car. I couldn't get the car steering to move, it was worse than driving a mac truck. I had a real hard time getting around corners but what do you do when you have this happen at night with no one around but drive it to a safe place. *tr
ODI 10664259
Steering
I turned my vehicle on and had no power steering. The power steering light was on, indicating that there was a problem. I was able to drive it to the dealer where they told me the power steering torque had gone bad. To repair the vehicle, i would need to have the power steering rack replaced - over $2k! Although my vehicle is less than 2 years old, i have passed the 35k mile warranty. This is a pretty painful bill…
ODI 10664234
Steering
I was driving and suddenly lost control over the steering of the car. It became almost impossible to steer and almost ran into another car. Was able to forcefully turn the wheel with all my might. Pulled over safely and turned the car off and when i turned it back on the problem was gone. Brought by car into the bode shop for unrelated issues and they experienced the problem while moving the car to another location.…
ODI 10667364
Steering
We had just pulled off of a major highway in bluffton south carolina. Stopped at guard house and proceeded approx. 1/2 mile to stop sign when we tried to turn left without warning the (eps) power steering stopped working. We did not get a warning light until after the steering stopped working. You could not control the steering, but lucky for us we were turning into a parking area and stopped the car. We got out the…
ODI 10661240
Steering
On 11/22/14 i was driving on a small residential street going under 15mph approximately 5 feet from the turn i was going to be making. A right hand turn. I heard a bang and my steering completely locked up. I hit the curb causing my right front passenger tire to blow. The steering was completely locked up and the vsa light was on. I followed the instructions in the owners manual and turned the car off and then on…
Crash reported
ODI 10662592
Steering
The vehicle's steering got very hard to turn while pulling into a parking spot. It became extremely difficult to steer all the way to the kingwood honda service dept. This problem happened immediate and without warning. As i drove the vehicle to the dealer it normalized and then without warning got very stiff. Thus far the dealer does not know what is wrong with the vehicle and advised me today that they are going…
ODI 10658748
Steering
While driving the steering system turn off and the steering wheel became hard to turn. *tr
ODI 10661223
Steering · Suspension
As i was making a left turn at low speed from a stop sign, my car lost stability and steering felt unusual. Traffic was light and i was able to recover. The two subsequent turns (right and then left) on the same drive yielded similar feelings. When i looked into this, i found reports of an investigation by the nhtsa regarding loss of power steering on these vehicles. I believe this incident was related and felt it…
ODI 10654560
Steering
I have a 2013 honda accord v6 coupe. When making a left turn the power steering went out i was able to just miss a curb and pulled into a parking lot wheel was very hard to turn. After shutting the car down and restarting the problem cleared. Will be taking it to the dealer today. *tr
ODI 10654485
Steering
The power steering just stopped working as the car was being driven. It also stalled out and was hard to start back up. Had it towed to dealer where the fix was the repair of the "torque angle sensor and harness." *tr
ODI 10644762
Steering
The power steering failed light illuminated and wasn't able to steer. Was able to park and restart car and everything was fine. Took it to the dealers they replaced the steering rack. Car was at dealers for 6 days. *tr
ODI 10648623
Steering · Wheels
In two incident that steering wheel stop working: last week while the car was parked and tried to drive it and today (oct 7, 2014) while i was driving between 35-40 mph the steering wheel was not working and i had to stop and switch the engine off and after 2 minutes start the car and it was fine. *tr
ODI 10643217
Steering
While driving down farris rd at ~40 mph the eps light came on and the power steering failed. This happened on the way back from my pregnant wife's doctor appointment. We pulled over to the nearest empty parking lot and read the manual. We hadn't been doing any of the things the manual said would cause this. Over the next 10 miles this happened 3 more times. Once while sitting still in a drive through line. We called…
ODI 10640012
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Steering
The vehicle steering simply 'shut-down', or locked-up out of nowhere. It appears the power steering system simply failed. I was only able to regain control of the steering by bringing the vehicle to a full stop in order to turn it off and then restart it... As though i were rebooting a crashed computer! The issue repeated itself three times the next day, once while driving at full speed on a public street. We…
ODI 10630852
Steering
While driving on highway at 50 mph, the power steering failed and the steering light came on. Luckily, i was able to slow the car down and get off of the highway. I pulled into a neighborhood and put the car in park. After several minutes, i put the car back in gear and the power steering was still out, but i was able to make it home. The next day, i started the car and the power steering was working. The steer…
ODI 10629629
Electrical System · Steering
On jan 24th, 2013 i took my car to the honda dealership for a problem with my power steering. The eps (electric power steering) system indicator came on and off several times and lost power steering during those times. The problem has been intermittent. The honda dealership tried to fix the problem 3 times. On feb 5th, 2013 the intermittent power steering problem seemed to be fixed. Then on aug 21st, 2014 the power…
ODI 10627922