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#36 of 295 2013 Accord EXL w/ NAV 2.4L by jebtjb

Nov 29, 2012 (9:04 pm)

I'm new to this forum and came upon it tonight. I just purchased a 2013 Honda Accord EXL w/ NAV 2.4L from Lee Honda in Auburn, Maine. The salesman misquoted a vehicle without air and we had been talking about a vehicle with air. This was the last of the month and they wanted to sell me a vehicle. The sales manager asked if I could give him a chance to see if he could get what I wanted. I gave him the color and inside trim color of my choice. He came back with $27,799.00 plus $294.00 Doc. fee. I pick up my the new car tomorrow afternoon. This was far below what other dealers had quoted me. I am concerned about the transmission problems that has been discussed here. The vehicle I test drove tonight did not seem to have that issue.

#37 of 295 2013 honda accord v6 radio screeching by carcam123

Nov 30, 2012 (6:19 am)

I have a one month old 2013 honda accord V6 no navigation. I started it yesterday and only sound coming from radio was garbled screeching, metalic static sound with music greatly muted in background. There was also new sound from dash, a steady buzzing or humming, completely audible like a relay or contact was being shorted. After driving 15 min. home with this occuring, I shut down car, Upon restart the problem was gone. I read in this forum this has occured for some other V6 no navigation owners. I feel like this is going to recur. Does anyone else have this problem?

#38 of 295 Re: 2013 Honda Accord EXL w/Navi [jackson72] by Kirstie@Edmunds HOST

Nov 30, 2012 (7:20 am)

Replying to: jackson72 (Nov 27, 2012 5:48 pm)
Hi - this discussion is for people to discuss issues they're having with their 2013 Accords. We have a Honda Accord Prices Paid discussion, which is the best place to exchange pricing info. Thanks!

#39 of 295 Re: 2013 honda accord v6 radio screeching [carcam123] by natedogg3

Nov 30, 2012 (11:17 am)

Replying to: carcam123 (Nov 30, 2012 6:19 am)
I purchased the same car with Navi. I've experienced the exact same problem twice. In reading other Honda blogs we are not alone. However, it's still to new of a problem for techs to determine cause for now. Hopefully soon.

#40 of 295 Update from christian1962 by christian1962

Nov 30, 2012 (11:35 am)

1) I checked the issue of jerkiness at low speed / minimal gasoline influx. It hasn't disappeared, but on my car (3K+ miles) is really not what I consider something I would need to get fixed (=not very noticeable). My concern is only whether the belt in the CVT may be possibly running under non-optimal conditions (?) I have the feeling, though, that because the car is otherwise so smooth, it's possible that people driving grandpa-style all the time may notice more acutely that the silky smooth is sort of missing at 25mph !?
 
2) Factory reset of Infotainment seems to have not made any difference, even with only one phone configured (paired) to it. And the pairing process each time you enter the car seems to be worse. The cold snap (28 degrees F) we're having nights in Central Virginia right now may have something to do with that...
 
3) Another bug (this one, an interface logic bug): to set the temperature of the climate control while the fan is off - yes! that is a normal function of any car, that is heating the incoming air from outside at speed while fan is off - a user must turn on the fan to gain access to temperature control (!?!) That's nonsensical. Also, the Auto climate control hates to regulate the fan speed until it fully gets to the set temperature, which is not optimal, especially when heating. It should ease off the fan speed the closer the temperature is being reached. If that's what it's doing (?) then that function needs to be optimized as I always intervene manually before the car does.

#41 of 295 Re: Update from christian1962 [christian1962] by pgm17

Nov 30, 2012 (3:05 pm)

Replying to: christian1962 (Nov 30, 2012 11:35 am)
I have a 13 LX CVT Sedan and set my trip A to reset with each fill up.
It moved down the miles per tank but not the avg mpg!
 
I wonder if Honda checks these forums and will take note or maybe I will write them.
 
If they do fix these bugs, do you think it is it a simple software update to the unit or the car computer?
 
I assume the unit would not need be replaced!

#42 of 295 Re: 2013 Honda Accord Issues [rodut] by perunest

Dec 01, 2012 (9:15 am)

Replying to: rodut (Nov 15, 2012 9:23 pm)
Honda transmissions have had a record of excellent reliability for many years in Consumer Reports. From 2006 through 2011 in both the problem categories of "transmission major" and "transmission minor" the Accord has had the highest possible rating every year. Consumer Reports gets its ratings from surveys filled out by thousands of owners. That's a reliable method of determining reliability. What's your reference? The fact that you had a problem or you know some people who may have had a problem is meaningless in statistical terms.
    I have owned 45 cars, 6 of them Hondas. My personal experience is that short life expectancy from the brakes has been a recurring problem. I would consider my experience irrelevant, except that Consumer Reports also lists the brakes as the weak point.
    As for the CVT issue I can say that I did not experience it on my test drive. I did like the Honda CVT better than the 2013 Altima I also test drove. The Altima had no hill hold downshift ability, while the Honda did. I believe that enough people have reported on the Honda CVT issue to make it a concern. I would wait to see if it turns into a reliability promlem. I agree with one other comment I read which suggests that there is inherent risk in buying a car in its first year after a new design.

#43 of 295 Re: Update from christian1962 [pgm17] by christian1962

Dec 01, 2012 (11:59 am)

Replying to: pgm17 (Nov 30, 2012 3:05 pm)
In all likelihood, it could simply be a software 'firmware' update. I have no idea whether Honda reads columns like these, however if I were in charge of their engineering dept (engine [not likely!], software, chassis, transmissions, design), I would consider these kinds of forums as a Gold Chest for improvements!

#44 of 295 Re: 2013 Honda Accord Issues [perunest] by christian1962

Dec 01, 2012 (12:06 pm)

Replying to: perunest (Dec 01, 2012 9:15 am)
All complex designs benefit from 'agile development', which in simple terms includes rapid improvements from customer experiences. So yes, version 1.0 is always a risk. I always say I'll avoid these, however when it comes to cars, I mostly prefer the newer model! I'm weak when it comes to that. For electronics, I pretty much always buy at the sweet spot of development.
In other words, if you can wait, next year's Accord will most certainly be better fine-tuned!
Brakes - me too, I've owned 5 Honda cars (same amount of motorcycles) and their brakes tend to be kinda weak and prone to issues such as irregular pad wear...
Transmissions - have always seemed a strong point at Honda. In fact, as you, I tried the excellent Altima 2013 but Honda's CVT sold me due to its more 'natural' feel...

#45 of 295 Re: 2013 Honda Accord EXL w/Navi [jackson72] by temj12

Dec 01, 2012 (12:47 pm)

Replying to: jackson72 (Nov 22, 2012 6:40 pm)
Since when is anti theft etching a requirement. That is a new one for me.

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