2013 Honda ACCORD CROSSTOUR: complaints, problems and recalls

POWER STEERING FAILURE. VERY HARD TO STEER. VERY DANGEROUS. EPS LIGHT CAME ON. WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME.

Owner-reported narrative. 104,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11076391 at NHTSA ↗

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

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 11084015 at NHTSA ↗

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.

Owner-reported narrative. 70,345 miles reported. Look up ODI 11105035 at NHTSA ↗

TAKATA RECALL... MY DASHBOARD IS DISPLAYING A STEERING WHEEL SYMBOL AND THAT WARNING SIGN IS RESTRICTING MY WHEEL TO STEER PROPERLY.

Owner-reported narrative. 88,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11110262 at NHTSA ↗

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, [phone removed]) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE STARTER AND THE GEAR SHIFTER BOX WERE FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE …

Owner-reported narrative. 82,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11142166 at NHTSA ↗

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 THE CONDITION CLEARED AGAIN. EVENT 3. WITHIN 10 MINUTES OF EVENT 2, THE SYMPTOMS OF EVENT 2 REPEATED. DROVE VEHICLE FOR 1 DAY WITHOUT ISSUE EVENT 4. ON START, NO POWER ASSISTED STEERING, CONDITION…

Owner-reported narrative. 71,700 miles reported. Look up ODI 11142743 at NHTSA ↗

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.

Owner-reported narrative. 127,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11165075 at NHTSA ↗

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, [phone removed]) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE STARTER COULD BE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE REPAIR WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $725. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

Owner-reported narrative. 45,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11173466 at NHTSA ↗

Reported: 2018-01-09 (January 9, 2018)

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 (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands or "Zone A." Additionally, Honda is recalling certain 2010-2012 Acura TSX, Honda Accord, Accord Crosstour, Fit and Pilot, 2010-2011 Honda Civic, Civic NGV, Civic Hybrid and CR-V, and 2010 Acura ZDX and Honda Insight vehicles ever registered in the states of Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia or "Zone B." Unless included in Zones A or B above, Honda is recalling certain 2009 Acura TSX, Honda Accord, Civic, Civic NGV, Civic Hybrid, CR-V, Fit, and Pilot vehicles ever registered in the states of Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming or "Zone C." These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the frontal air bag modules, and used as original equipment or replacement equipment (such as after a vehicle crash necessitating replacement of the original air bags), may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to higher absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.

Consequence: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy: 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.