2013 Honda Accord Power Train Problems
- 63
- 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 63 stored complaint records:
- 3 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- complete stop · 10 records
- slowing down · 7 records
- light came · 6 records
- engine revs · 5 records
- stop sign · 5 records
- feels like · 5 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 41 |
| 30–60k mi | 13 |
| 60–100k mi | 4 |
| 100–150k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Engine · Power Train
On cold starts the car intermittently fails to drive with full power. Is happening about 10 times a month. Feels like car operates with only 20% power & feels like cvt tranny belts slipping. The engine revs up, whines and the car barely moves. Honda says "they are aware of problem but have no fix for it at this time." vehicle bought new, has been in for service on this issue 5-7 times with various honda repair…
ODI 10547380
Power Train
2013 honda accord cvt lx 4 cylinder. Started vehicle, placed in reverse, gave it gas, went no where. Engine felt resistance but as i gradually gave it fuel, it whet no where . Then pulled slightly like a manual with the clutch semi depressed. After about 30 seconds it started to pull but very sluggish. I put in drive to see how it did. It pulled like normal. Then when tried reverse again it also worked normal. Has…
ODI 10505167
Engine · Power Train
Vehicle shudders/shakes on acceleration, especially with eco button on. Noticeable downshift while decelerating. I was told that this "is just how the car drives" and that the car "reacts to how the driver drives it". Was told by the dealership that the new cvt transmission has had many complaints about the shuttering/shaking on acceleration. *tr
ODI 10508853
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
Engine · Power Train
To state my accord troubles, the car jerks/pulls at low speeds while applying the brake. I am a soft driver and i accelerate/decelerate the same at all times, these are the speeds a noticed it most: @15mph, the car jerk/pulls and decelerates significantly. @ 5mph, the car jerks/pulls (very unsmooth) both when accelerating or decelerating past 5mph. I'm in traffic most of my drive so having the car roughly…
ODI 10512938
Power Train
When attempting to go into reverse after the car has sat in the garage overnight it does not want to move. The rpm's go up but no movement. Have to put the car in park, turn it off and restart the process over again. When it does engage, it will begin moving very slowly almost like the transmission is slipping. Once it gets far enough out of the garage and am able to put in drive it appears to work normal for the…
ODI 10610557
Power Train
Automatic transmission slipped out of gear and into lower gear, cause very high engine revs and sharp deceleration. I was able to re-engage transmission after slowing down to near stop, shifting into neutral, and then shifting into 2nd. It was a dangerous situation as i was on an urban interstate highway. From thereafter, this would re-occur periodically and gradually increased in frequency. *tr
ODI 10620676
Engine · Power Train
When i step on the brake while slowing down from 20+ mph to come to a stop there is a noticeable jerk (when the rpm indicator is close to 1) before the vehicle comes to a complete stop. Took it to the dealership (gun honda, san antonio) and the technician could replicate the issue but mentioned it as a feature of the new cvt transmission and said he doesn't know of any way to fix the same. This happens every time…
ODI 10493229
Power Train · Service Brakes
When i step on the brake while slowing down from 20+ mph to come to a stop there is a noticeable jerk before the vehicle comes to a complete stop. This happens every time when i need to bring the car to a complete stop at a stop sign or signal. It feels as if the rotor is warped when it wants to stop then suddenly jerks forward as if something releases. This is probably a transmission issue which honda needs to…
ODI 10532755
Engine · Power Train
When braking from 20+ mph to complete stop. The cvt transmission jerk/jump/surge forward. Feels like strong engine brake then cvt adjust to have a smooth stop. The jerk/jump/surge happens around 15 mph. There are others that have this problem on driveaccord.net. *tr
ODI 10490884
Power Train
Noticeable jerk when stopping the car right before coming to a complete stop. Also, the car jerks considerably when accelerating from a stop. This car does not have a smooth acceleration like my previous honda had. Pretty sure this is an issue with the cvt transmission. *tr
ODI 10534533
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train · Service Brakes
Came to stop at stop sign. New honda accord 2013 4 door suddenly tried to accelerate. I pushed down as hard as i could on the brake to stop the motion forward. It only moved a foot or two and with my wife yelling i was able to get it into neutral. Scared the life out of us. I am 51 and a financial professional. My wife is 52 and a physician. This was completely real. *tr
ODI 10490809
Power Train
When i step on the brake while slowing down from 20+ mph to come to a stop there is a noticeable jerk (when the rpm indicator is close to 1) before the vehicle comes to a complete stop. This happens every time when i need to bring the car to a complete stop at a stop sign or signal. *tr
ODI 10498439