Owner-reported complaints naming the visibility system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming windshields, glass, wipers, defrosters and mirrors. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2013 Honda Accord submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 37 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
The 25 most recent of 37, in the owner's own words
The contact owns a 2013 Honda Accord. The contact stated while driving 60 MPH in the rain, the windshield wipers stopped operating as needed. The contact was able to continue driving at slower speeds. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 115,000.
The driver's side sun visor will not stay in the upright position, sometimes blocking my view of traffic signals or other items, even those below the level of the rear-view mirror. Honda wants $150 for the part. There are may YouTube videos about the problem caused by a failure of a cheap piece of plastic that is prone to breaking. It seems to me that Honda should fix this safety feature as part of a recall.
MY CAR ABS SYSTEM PROPLEM.
THE WINDSHIELD WASHER MOTOR STOPPED WORKING.
SUN VISOR FALLING IN FRONT OF MY FACE. WILL NOT STAY UP AT ALL NOW.
THE VISOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE SUDDENLY POPPED AND NOW IT KEEPS FALLING, IMPAIRING VISIBILITY. THIS APPEARS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH OTHER HONDA'S AND IF THAT'S THE CASE, YOU NEED TO INVESTIGATE THIS AND PUT A RECALL ON IT BECAUSE NOT ONLY IS IT ANNOYING, BUT IT IS A HAZARD THAT MOST DEFINITELY IMPAIRS DRIVING. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS!!!
OVER TIME, DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SUN VISORS NO LONGER FOLD UP FLUSH WITH CEILING. THEY INSTEAD SAG; PARTIALLY BLOCKING DRIVER'S VIEW. THIS IS DUE TO A FAULTY HINGE SYSTEM THAT, WITH REPEATED USE, BECOMES DETACHED FROM THE VISOR.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE SUN ROOF SPONTANEOUSLY SHATTERED WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 125,000. *TT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ELEVATE THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT. THE SEAT MADE A CLICKING NOISE AND FAILED TO ELEVATE. WHENEVER THE SEAT WAS ELEVATED, IT WOULD FALL OUT OF POSITION, WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR THE CONTACT TO DRIVE. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW FAILED TO CLOSE COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE FAILURES AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: 08428126. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.
THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR FALLS DOWN BLOCKING THE VIEW AND DISTRACTING THE DRIVER. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM AS THERE ARE A NUMBER OF VIDEOS ON YOU TUBE CLAIMING TO SHOW HOW TO REPAIR IT. HONDA SHOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THESE VISORS WHEN THEY MALFUNCTION. NHTSA IS DERELICT IF IT DOES NOT ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM! THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING OR ANY ACTION ON THE PART OF THE DRIVER.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WAS LEAKING UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE WASHER RESERVOIR, HOSE, AND THE HOOD LINER WERE CHEWED THROUGH COMPLETELY. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE HOSES, WASHER MOTOR, AND SPRAY NOZZLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,504. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. UPDATED 04/20/16*LJ CONSUMER STATED ON 2/15/16 SHE NOTICED LEAK UNDERNEATH PASSENGER SIDE FRONT. FOUND HOSES HAD BEEN CHEWED THROUGH IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS. ALSO FOUND CHEWING OF METAL IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND HOLE CHEWED THROUGH LINER OF HOOD. CONSUMER FOUND ONLINE THERE IS A FEDERAL CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FILED 1/21/16 INVOLVING AMERICAN MOTOR COMPANY INC (HONDA) FOR VEHICLES 2012 THUR 2015. THE SUIT CHARGES HONDA USED SOY-BASED PRODUCTS IN THEIR MANUFACTURING WHICH ATTRACTS RODENTS. UPDATED 6/25/18*JB
I WAS DRIVING MY HONDA ACCORD 2013 EX-L V6 ON INTERSTATE 405 IN WASHINGTON STATE BETWEEN BELLEVUE AND KIRKLAND WHEN I HEARD A LARGE EXPLOSION OVER MY HEAD. GLASS IMMEDIATELY FELL ON ME AND ALL OVER MY CAR. I LOOKED UP AND SAW THAT MY SUNROOF HAD BROKEN INTO MANY PIECES. THE BRUNT OF THE GLASS FELL ON THE PASSENGER SEAT SO I WAS LUCKY THAT NO ONE WAS RIDING WITH ME, BUT I STILL HAD A FEW CUTS ON MY ARM FROM THE GLASS FALLING ON ME. OF COURSE, IN SHOCK FROM THE EXPLOSION, I SWERVED OUT OF PANIC TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED ANOTHER ACCIDENT IF SOMEONE WAS ON THE RIGHT OF ME. HONDA DENIES THAT THE SUNROOF EXPLODED AND THAT A ROCK MUST HAVE HIT THE SUNROOF, BUT I HAVE SEEN COUNTLESS FIRST HAND ACCOUNTS ON THE INTERNET DETAILING THIS SAME EXPERIENCE ON MULTIPLE HONDA VEHICLES. HONDA WILL NOT TAKE OWNERSHIP AND I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY HURT OR IMPALED FROM THE GLASS. HONDA SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. THE SUNROOF GLASS IS NOT UP TO PAR AND THERE WAS NO ROCK CONTAINED WITHIN MY VEHICLE AND I DID NOT HEAR A LOUD THUD WHEN THE EXPLOSION OCCURRED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE SUN ROOF EXPLODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SMEARED IN THE LINE OF VISION ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN IT RAINED, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER WOULD PUT THE WATER BACK INTO THE LINE OF VISION ON THE DRIVER SIDE WINDSHIELD AFFECTING THE CONTACT'S VISIBILITY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000. UPDATED 5/11/15*CN UPDATED 9/29/2017*CN
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 11 PM AND THE SUNROOF GLASS JUST EXPLODED. NOTHING HIT THE CAR AND LUCKILY THE VISOR WAS CLOSED OR I WOULD HAVE CRASHED. THIS IS A HAZARD AND HAS HAPPENED IN OTHER HONDA ACCORDS. THE DEALER OFFERED NO RECOURSE. *TR
I WENT TO PULL MY VISOR DOWN AND I HEARD A LOUD CRACK NOISE FROM THE VISOR. THE VISOR WILL NOT STAY UP ANYMORE, JUST HANGS ABOUT 2-3" FROM THE CEILING OF THE CAR. WENT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME IT'S NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY EVEN IF IT'S ONLY A YEAR OLD. *TR
REAR DEFOG DID NOT WORK' DEALER COULD NOT LOCATE PROBLEM AFTER A FEW TIMES ADVISING OF INCIDENT. TODAY THEY FINALLY ADVISED THEY LOCATED THE CONNECTION AFTER THE PLUG AND BETWEEN THE GLASS THE METAL THEY USED DOES NOT FLOW CURRENT TO GLASS' AWAITING HONDA TO OK REPLACEMENT' STILL NOT REPAIRED' NELSON MIAMI FLORIDA. *TR
SUN VISOR ON PASSENGER SIDE KEEPS GOING DOWN BLOCKING VIEW, THAT HAPPENED 3 WEEKS AGO AND LAST THURSDAY THE ONE ON THE DRIVER SIDE BEGAN TO ACT THE SAME WAY... BLOCKING DRIVERS VISION, I AM 6-02 AND REALLY GETS REAL HAZARD WHEN A BUMPY ROAD IS AHEAD OR WHILE DRIVING ENVIER 35 MILES PER HOUR.... *J'S
THE DRIVER WIPER DOES NOT CLEAR THE WATER ON THE WAY DOWN. IT PULLS WATER BACK INTO VIEW OF THE DRIVER WHICH MAKES IT APPEAR LIKE A STREAK. DURING A MODERATE AND HEAVIER RAIN IT AFFECTS VISIBILITY MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE THE LEFT SIDE OF THE LANE (ESSENTIALLY LIKE NOT HAVING A WIPER ON DRAWING THE DRAW BACK TO THE RIGHT - IT CLEARS AS THE RELATIVE WIND BREAKS UP THE WATER. THIS ISSUE COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.
PICK THIS VEHICLE UP FROM THE DEALER GOT ONE EXIT DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY AND TURNED AROUND BECAUSE EVEN HOLDING THE STEEL WILL PERFECTLY STRAIGHT WITH BOTH HANDS ON THE WHEEL THE CAR JUST DRIFTS FROM SIDE TO SIDE IN THE LANE AND IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO KEEP CONTROL OF WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER WHO SAID THAT THEY PUT IT BACK ON THE ALIGNMENT MACHINE AND THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE ALIGNMENT, I ALSO AM HAVING ISSUES WITH THE REAR DEFROSTER NOT WORKING PROPERLY. I ALSO POINTED OUT A VISUAL DEFECT IN THE PAINT ON THE HOOD OF THE CAR WHICH THE DEALER SAID I'LL WILL CALL YOU BACK IN A WEEK OR TWO AND SET UP AN APPOINTMENT AND WILL HAVE TO HAVE THE HOOD REPAINTED I HAVE YET FIVE MONTHS LATER YET TO HEAR BACK FROM THIS DEALER SHIP AS TO WHEN THE GOING TO ACTUALLY REPAINT THE HOOD ON THE VEHICLE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEFROSTER SYSTEM FAILED TO CLEAR THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDSHIELD, WHICH INTERFERED WITH THE WIPERS BLOCKING THE CONTACT'S VISIBILITY OF THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,000. UPDATED 3/5/14*CN THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED, THE DRAINAGE WOULD FREEZE.
THE DRIVER WIPER DOES NOT CLEAR THE WATER AFTER HITTING IT'S LEFT STOP. IT PULLS WATER BACK INTO VIEW OF THE DRIVER. DURING A MODERATE AND HEAVIER RAIN IT AFFECTS VISIBILITY MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE THE LEFT SIDE OF THE LANE (ESSENTIALLY LIKE NOT HAVING A WIPER ON DRAWING THE DRAW BACK TO THE RIGHT - IT CLEARS AS THE RELATIVE WIND BREAKS UP THE WATER. THIS IS VERY DISTURBING AS IT CREATES A VISIBILITY ISSUE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILED. THE BLADE WAS REPLACED BUT CONTINUED TO EXHIBIT THE SAME ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500. UPDATED 11/19/13*LJ
HI. I JUST NOTICED DURING HEAVY RAIN , MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS PULLING THE WATER BACK ON THE WINDSHIELD AT 55MPG OR ABOVE CAUSING VISIBILITY ISSUES. THIS IS A BRAND NEW CAR AND BRAND NEW WIPERS, SO I THINK THERE IS SOMETHING GOING ON. THIS IS A BIG ISSUE SINCE MY VISIBILITY DURING HEAVY/MODERATE RAIN IS IMPACTED. THANKS *TR
WHEN IT RAINS MODERATE TO HEAVY THE WINDSHIELD WIPER DESIGN CAUSES THE WATER TO BE PULLED BACK ON THE WINDSHIELD CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. VISIBILITY IS REDUCED GREATLY AND IS POOR AT BEST. *TR
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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