2013 Honda Accord Crosstour problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Steering (7) · Electrical System (2) · Power Train (1)
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Safety recalls (1)
Air Bags:frontal:passenger Side:inflator Module 2018-01-09 · campaign 18V042000 · 691,726 vehicles
Defect: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2010-2013 Acura TSX, ZDX, Honda Accord Crosstour, Fit, Insight and Pilot vehicles, 2011-13 Acura TSX Sportswagon, 2010-2012 Honda Accord,, 2010-2011 Honda Civic, Civic NGV, Civic Hybrid and CR-V vehicles and 2013 Honda FCX Clarity and Fit EV vehicles ever registered in the states of Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Sai
Risk: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Fix: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began February 16, 2018. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are B0K and L0J.
What owners report
2019-07-25 · Electrical System · 85,000 mi“the starter fails to start the car. the starter throws out the pinion ,but fails to engage the fly wheel and crank the motor. starts out intermitent and steadily gets worse. i have replaced the starter 3 times, one after market refurb starter failed right out of the box. honda has a service bulletin that documents this failure , but tell the owner…”
2019-07-05 · Steering · 70,000 mi“eps (electric power steering) light on dash lights up followed by almost total loss of steering. takes extreme amount of force to steer car when system cuts out. once car is stopped and engine switched off light will reset and power steering will return.…”
2019-02-05 · Steering · 94,400 mi“while driving the power steering went out. after multiple restarts of the engine it did not work. i was able to drive it to a nearby honda dealer, with much physical effort to turn. the dealership saw the light on and ran the code, but after a later check the eps light went off. no resolution.…”
2019-02-01 · Electrical System · 45,000 mi“tl* the contact owns a 2013 honda accord crosstour. the contact stated that the vehicle hesitated when it was cold started. an independent mechanic replaced the battery, but the failure continued. the vehicle was taken to johnson city honda (2806 n roan st, johnson city, tn 37601, (423) 282-5440) where it was determined that the starter could be th…”
2019-01-08 · Steering · 127,000 mi“while driving the eps light starts flashing and i have no power steering. i pulled over and turned the car off and on many times, but it doesn't fix the problem.…”
2018-10-25 · Steering · 71,700 mi“loss of power assisted steering. event 1. the eps light on the dash illuminated on start, unable to exit parking space. shutting down the car and restarting it, cleared the condition. event 2. within 15 minutes of event 1, the eps light lit and loss of power assisted steering while driving at ~30 mph on a city street. cycled the vehicle and…”
2018-10-23 · Power Train · 82,000 mi“tl* the contact owns a 2013 honda accord crosstour. when the vehicle was started, the contact heard a strange grinding noise coming from the starter. the contact stated that the failure was intermittent and occurred several times over the period of three months. napleton's river oaks honda (17220 torrence ave, lansing, il 60438, (708) 782-4770) was…”
2018-07-09 · Steering · 88,000 mi“takata recall... my dashboard is displaying a steering wheel symbol and that warning sign is restricting my wheel to steer properly.…”
2018-07-02 · Steering · 70,345 mi“driving to work going around a curve on the turnpike at 45 mph and the power steering went out couldnt steer went off the road missing a tree by a foot.…”
2018-04-09 · Unknown Or Other“voice recognition does not work . very intermittent . not what i tell it . all out side sound is not interfering .stationary, parking lot empty 4:30 in morning power stayed it was off and yet music still played / have video . taken in 3 times to dealer / nothing wrong they say…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.