Continuously variable transmission (CVT) problems

Continuously variable transmission (CVT): Continuously variable transmission. It shifts gears in a continuous manner without making the car jerk.
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Fix 2013 Honda Accord Sport CVT 4cyl

Honda Accord 2013 Sport Sedan 2.4L CVT
I am driving between 20-30 mph. The power steering light comes and immediately loses power steering. I am a big guy and i have to use a lot of strength to move to the side of the road. I shut off car for a few minutes and restart car. The problem went away. This happened 3x time in the last month
NHTSA consumer report from United States 8 years ago
18 reports 
shapoor karimi from United States 3 years ago
I have accord 2013 when i was going to out parking i couldn't turn steering and forced to back to parcki with the same position, called several technician no one could find the problem ,i am living in Tehran. sahelranan@yahoo.com
harrythan2020 from United States 3 years ago
I have the same issue with looses power what was the fix?
Homder from United States 2 years ago
Same issue about 6 months ago. It comes and goes and then just stopped for months but it’s doing it again. Why?
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2013 Accord CVT LX 4dr fix

Honda Accord 2013 LX Sedan 2.4L CVT 8500 miles
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 honda accord. While driving approximately 20 mph, there was a fuel odor inside the vehicle. The failure occurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that the vin was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 13v297000 (fuel system, gasoline). The approximate failure mileage was 8,500. Updated 01/12/14*lj
NHTSA consumer report from United States 9 years ago

Problems 2014 Honda Accord CVT

Honda Accord 2014 EX-L Sedan 2.4L CVT
At night, when i am utilizing my regular headlights on a dimly light road, my front windshield becomes partly obscured. It is as if either a mesh shade has been pulled about half way down my front windshield or suddenly i have tinting on the upper half of the window. This obscures my vision and i sometimes feel as if i need to try to look under this obscurity to see the distant part of the road. I was told by the salesperson that it may be the result of the type of front headlight now being installed. *tr
NHTSA consumer report from United States 9 years ago
2 reports 

Problems 2014 Honda Accord LX 4dr CVT

Honda Accord 2014 LX Sedan 2.4L CVT
From time to time when i press the accelerator, there is no immediate response. It may take another try to get the engine to respond. This mainly occurs when i need rapid acceleration from a stop to quickly get into traffic. I was told that the computer that controls the fly-by-wire accelerator takes time to coordinate with the computer that controls the cvt transmission. I have a safety concern with this. *tr
NHTSA consumer report from United States 9 years ago
1 report 

Problem 2013 Honda Accord LX 4dr CVT

Honda Accord 2013 LX Sedan 2.4L CVT
The drivers side mirror is a danger. The outer 1/4 of the mirror is supposed to expose a blind spot, it does not. It is like looking in a fun house mirror distorting on coming vehicles. It is worse in the rain and at night with other vehicle headlights adding to the problem. I see accidents happening in the future. I called the honda dealer and asked to get a plain mirror put in. I was told they would order it and in a week i brought the car in for the replacement. After waiting 1/2 hour the service man came and told me the mirror sent was the same glass and there was no other mirror offered b… Read complete
NHTSA consumer report from United States 11 years ago
1 report 

Problems 2013 Honda Accord CVT

Honda Accord 2013 EX Sedan 2.4L CVT
Power steering suddenly failed in the vehicle, making it impossible to steer.
NHTSA consumer report from United States 9 years ago

2013 Accord 2.4L CVT issues

Honda Accord 2013 EX Sedan 2.4L CVT
The car has lost power steering on three occasions over the past one and one half weeks. The first time, 8/19/2015, after waiting at a red light to make a left turn, i could barely turn the steering wheel to make the turn. I forced the turn and could smell a burning smell. I turned the car off, read the manual, then turned the car on and drove the less than a mile to my home with no problem. On 8/26/2015, after driving less than a half mile from home at not more than 20-30 miles an hour, the car lost steering power again. I pulled over, turned the car off, then turned it back on. I returned ho… Read complete
NHTSA consumer report from United States 9 years ago
1 report 

Problem Accord 2013 EX-L CVT

Honda Accord 2013 EX-L Sedan 2.4L CVT
While changing lanes on the highway the steering wheel stiffened ,that caused me to go to the shoulder with breaking hard to stop from going into the guard rail.
NHTSA consumer report from United States 9 years ago
1 report 

Problem 2013 Accord Sport 4cyl CVT

Honda Accord 2013 Sport Sedan 2.4L CVT
Went for lunch, and parked my car on the street. After finishing lunch, about half an hour later, got into the car and proceeded to start it. Everything worked, but the car immediately shut off (radio and ac would stay on however). Tried again, but the same thing happened. Followed by a check engine light warning, and tire pressure warning. Took key out of ignition, waited a minute, before trying again. This time, turned off radio and ac. Car immediately shut off still. Tried 2-3 more times, and car finally started, all with a total of 4 warning lights. Check engine, tire pressure, power steer… Read complete
NHTSA consumer report from United States 9 years ago
1 report 

Problem 2014 Honda Accord 2.4L CVT

Honda Accord 2014 EX-L Sedan 2.4L CVT
I was driving down the highway on a tuesday morning around 6:45am and i heard a loud bang. Pulled back my sun visor for sunroof and saw that my sunroof was shattered. Closed visor just in case it wanted to break. Then all off a sudden i heard a loud crash and my visor started flapping. Road to work holding visor with one hand and driving with the other scared the visor was going to fly open. Got to work and looked at sun roof and it was a big hole in my sunroof. 75% of my sunroof was missing or gone.
NHTSA consumer report from United States 9 years ago
1 report 

2013 Accord CVT problems

Honda Accord 2013 Sport Sedan 2.4L CVT 59209 miles
I have a honda accord 2013 (just 2 years old) with 59209 miles on it. Car sometimes clicks and will not start. Sometime it will start after about 5 to 10 tries, or waiting for a while. Sometimes the car starts fine on the first try. I talked to honda of america on 7/20/2015 and they said it might be the starter or ignition going bad and should be covered under the 5 year/60k power train warranty. I took it to the dealer yesterday and they diagnosed it to the starter motor and replaced it and said that it is not covered under the power train warranty. I then talked to honda and they said that t… Read complete
NHTSA consumer report from United States 9 years ago
2 reports 

Problems 2014 Honda Accord EX-L 4dr CVT

Honda Accord 2014 EX-L Sedan 2.4L CVT
I had a serious problem with my honda accord ex-l, 2014. While i was driving, my car showed an error message on the dash panel. It said "system failed", and the dash functions became paralyzed. Smoke started coming from the hood. In a few minutes, the front part of the car was in flames. Most of the car was burned.
NHTSA consumer report from United States 9 years ago

2013 Accord CVT 4cyl Sport fix

Honda Accord 2013 Sport Sedan 2.4L CVT 9205 miles
This vehicle has been fine up to 9,205 miles. We have bought this vehicle back three times to our honda dealer including this original date for shuttering, jerking, vibration,lagging and loss of power 0-25 m.p.h. Worse with a/c or econ button on as well. Also while driving, transmission jumped out of gear then revs out then goes back into gear, this problem happened once on deceleration into a residential turn. This problem occurred after our last visit to dealer in july 2015. Vibration seems from drive line in gear and was told this is normal by dealer. These issues i feel are not normal. The… Read complete
NHTSA consumer report from United States 9 years ago
1 report 

Problem Accord 2013 Sport 2.4L CVT

Honda Accord 2013 Sport Sedan 2.4L CVT 10000 miles
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 honda accord. After the vehicle was parked, a fuel odor emitted in and around the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where the technician stated that the vehicle was operating as designed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and stated the vin was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 13v297000 (fuel system, gasoline). The failure mileage was 10,000.
NHTSA consumer report from United States 9 years ago

Problem Accord Sport 4dr CVT

Honda Accord 2014 Sport Sedan 2.4L CVT
When pulling into my parking space at my condo the car suddenly accelerated and went over the parking space cement marker, over the shrubs and onto sidewalk. I was finally able to apply the brakes hard enough to stop the car before crashing into the building. I just nicked the edge of the cement doorway leading into the walkway to my condo but it was enough to cause the hood to buckle. There was some damage to the undercarriage of the car and the total cost of repair was $5500.00. Ma 10/14
NHTSA consumer report from United States 9 years ago

Fix Accord 2013 LX 4cyl CVT

Honda Accord 2013 LX Sedan 2.4L CVT 49500 miles
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 honda accord. The contact stated while driving approximately 30 mph, the steering wheel seized and the power steering warning light illuminated. The failure recurred several times intermittently. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 49,500.
NHTSA consumer report from United States 9 years ago

2013 Accord CVT LX issues

Honda Accord 2013 LX Sedan 2.4L CVT
I'm in my early 20's and recently developed a searing pain in my lower back that would strike even when i am lying motionless. I still wouldn't have a clue about why it was hurting until another honda accord owner (2015) told me he had the same issue and figured out it was the seats!

i bought the sacro ease seat adapter from relax the back ($269) and it fixed my problem immediately. Honda should notify the public of the health risks, replace both the driver and passenger seat, and pay for some sort of therapy.
NHTSA consumer report from United States 9 years ago

Problems 2013 Accord Sport 4dr 2.4L CVT

Honda Accord 2013 Sport Sedan 2.4L CVT
No accident. Smell of fuel leak at all times but not able to determine source of leak. Especially noticeable after fuel is added to tank.
NHTSA consumer report from United States 9 years ago
1 report 

Problems Accord Sport 4dr CVT 2.4L

Honda Accord 2013 Sport Sedan 2.4L CVT
Had gotten back in my car after a stop at a retail store. When i turned the car on the tire pressure light was blinking, the electric power steering light was on, and the vehicle stability assist light was on. I pulled over at another store within a half mile. I got out and checked the tires for a possible flat - no problem. Turned car back on and same scenario with the 3 lights on. Only difference was the tire pressure light stopped flashing but stayed on continuously. I looked in car manual, page 6 of honda technology reference guide, under the heading of malfunction indicators and it said,… Read complete
NHTSA consumer report from United States 9 years ago
6 reports 

Problem 2013 Honda Accord EX-L 4dr CVT

Honda Accord 2013 EX-L Sedan 2.4L CVT
When i started my car today i got a blinking light on the dash that looked like a battery. I looked it up in the owner's manual and it said "battery not charging" and to "contact the dealer immediately for repairs". I'll call them tomorrow. About a month ago, my car wouldn't start. I had to get it jumped and later took it in. They replaced an under dash relay. My car has been ok otherwise.
NHTSA consumer report from United States 9 years ago

Issues 2013 Accord LX 4dr CVT

Honda Accord 2013 LX Sedan 2.4L CVT
Air bag recall ?
NHTSA consumer report from United States 9 years ago

Fix Accord 2014 LX CVT

Honda Accord 2014 LX Sedan 2.4L CVT
Windshield has coating, or appears to have internal laminate defect in manufacture. When damp or wet, visibility is made worse by use of wipers causing extremely reduced visibility & excessive glare from opposing traffic. Night driving in rain is extremely hazardous.
NHTSA consumer report from United States 9 years ago
3 reports 

Problem 2015 Accord EX-L CVT

Honda Accord 2015 EX-L Sedan 2.4L CVT
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 honda accord. The contact stated that the side airbag and wires were able to be accessed by a child from the rear seat. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician stated that there was no failure and was unable to alter the design of the vehicle. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 45.
NHTSA consumer report from United States 9 years ago

Issues Accord 2014 LX 4cyl CVT

Honda Accord 2014 LX Sedan 2.4L CVT 20000 miles
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 honda accord. While driving in reverse at low speeds, the power steering would malfunction and the steering wheel became very difficult to turn. The contact indicated that the failure was intermittent. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who was unable to duplicate the failure. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who was able to duplicate the failure but was unable to diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 20,000.
NHTSA consumer report from United States 9 years ago

Problems 2013 Honda Accord CVT

Honda Accord 2013 Sport Sedan 2.4L CVT 18000 miles
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 honda accord. The contact stated when driving at low speeds or coming to a stop, the lighting on the instrument panel would dim and the vehicle stalled without warning. Upon placing the vehicle in park and restarting the engine, the vehicle resumed normal function. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The technician was not able to diagnose the cause of the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 18,000.
NHTSA consumer report from United States 9 years ago

Problem Accord Sport 4dr 4cyl CVT

Honda Accord 2014 Sport Sedan 2.4L CVT
This complaint is not for a specific incident. The car has excessive wind noise since i purchased it at the end of august 2014. I filed a complaint with honda america and after several visits to the local honda dealership service they have determined some of their cars have more wind noise than others and this is acceptable. However, for me this is a safety issue as the wind noise becomes quite loud at highway speeds and presents a distraction. The noise is pronounced around the driver side b-pillar and sometimes feels like somebody blowing air directly in my left ear. I'd like to see what options i have here as honda is dismissing my case.
NHTSA consumer report from United States 9 years ago

2015 Accord CVT issues

Honda Accord 2015 EX Sedan 2.4L CVT
When the temperature drops rapidly below freezing, the window motors freeze the windows become inoperable. This occurred with my left front, right front, and left rear windows. These various windows have frozen 4 additional times since the original incident. Sometimes it has only been one of the 3 windows that has frozen shut; other times it has been all three.
NHTSA consumer report from United States 9 years ago

Problems Accord LX 4dr CVT 2.4L

Honda Accord 2014 LX Sedan 2.4L CVT
On multiple occasions (roughly once a month), i have come back to my parked car to find that the trunk is open. This has happened in multiple locations, including at home where my key is hanging on a hook and not in my pocket (eliminated accidental presses as a cause). Honda service center replaced the trunk latch and cable, but the problem persists.
NHTSA consumer report from United States 9 years ago

2013 Accord CVT 2.4L EX-L problem

Honda Accord 2013 EX-L Sedan 2.4L CVT
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.
NHTSA consumer report from United States 9 years ago

Problem 2015 Honda Accord CVT 4cyl

Honda Accord 2015 Sport Sedan 2.4L CVT
After leasing my honda accord sport, i took it for a drive on the freeway, after reaching the speed of about 55 miles per hour i started hearing a noise on the passenger side door. First i tought my door or window was not fully closed but that was not the case. It sounds like air is leaking through the door once i get above 55 mph. I rechecked the seals on the doors, everything seems fine but the noise keeps happening. I might need to get the door seals on that side to be replaced. Not sure what to do.
NHTSA consumer report from United States 9 years ago

Problems 2013 Honda Accord Sport 4cyl CVT

Honda Accord 2013 Sport Sedan 2.4L CVT
While driving the steering system turn off and the steering wheel became hard to turn.
NHTSA consumer report from United States 9 years ago
2 reports 

Problems Accord EX-L CVT 4cyl

Honda Accord 2013 EX-L Sedan 2.4L CVT
This is a keyless car. Drove to store listing to music on the radio. Pulled into parking spot, put the brake on put the car into park and turned of car. I got in the car put foot on brake and touched button to start car. Put car in reverse, backed out of parking spot and after coming to a complete stop put car into drive and my display said there was no cd. I didn't touch any buttons and i was not playing a cd when i parked i didn't have a cd inserted in the cd player. This ame problem happens on and off many times.
NHTSA consumer report from United States 9 years ago
1 report 

Problem 2014 Honda Accord Sport 4cyl CVT

Honda Accord 2014 Sport Sedan 2.4L CVT
Sitting in the driver's seat causes muscle and nerve pain in the right leg and lower back pain after about 50 miles. The seat also affects the sciatica nerve. No matter the adjustments made on the seat, it does not stop. There are several complaints about this on the internet with the 2014 accord. *tr
NHTSA consumer report from United States 9 years ago

Problems 2014 Honda Accord CVT

Honda Accord 2014 LX Sedan 2.4L CVT
On october 22 , 2014 i drove from my home to my office, approx 30 minutes. The temp outside was about freezing or high 30's. By this time the car would not get hot even on highest setting of heat. It was blowing cold air. I called gwinnettt place honda where i purchased the vehicle on june 1 2014. The dealer had the vehicle for over two hours only to tell me there is nothing wrong with the car. On thursday november 6, the heating system was blowing cold air again. On saturday i still felt cold air, so i called gwinnett place honda. They advised me to go to any dealer, so i was closet to honda… Read complete
NHTSA consumer report from United States 9 years ago
1 report 

Issues 2013 Honda Accord CVT

Honda Accord 2013 Sport Sedan 2.4L CVT
During low speed driving (approximately 30-40 mph) and squeaking noise was emitting from the right rear tire. Prior to this, the power steering warning light, anti lock brake warning light, anti skid warning light, all illuminated. When the car was diagnosed at dch honda, temecula it was reported that the right rear wheel bearing was broken / falling apart. It was stated by the mechanic that the car would not be safe to drive until the bearing was replaced and that this was covered under the powertrain warranty. However, there was no previous notification (technical bulletins, recalls) on thi… Read complete
NHTSA consumer report from United States 9 years ago

2014 Accord CVT 2.4L EX problem

Honda Accord 2014 EX Sedan 2.4L CVT
The trunk fell on my head and my grandmothers head. It did not hurt when it fell on my head but my grandmother was in pain when it fell on hers. I live on a sloped driveway, so any time i open my trunk it doesn't stay open and falls right down. It stayed open a few times, but would then randomly come falling down. I can€�t unload my groceries properly, i can€�t load my trunk up properly, it€�s very disturbing. Also, i took it to two honda dealerships and they said €�it was fine€� and €�nothing was wrong. €� one even suggested i used a broom to keep the trunk open (which is absurd because it€�s a brand new 2014 honda accord. But when i spoke to the car repair shop about it, they said it was not normal and something was definitely wrong with the trunk. *tr
NHTSA consumer report from United States 10 years ago
1 report 

Problem Accord LX 2.4L CVT

Honda Accord 2014 LX Sedan 2.4L CVT
After a couple of months of driving my new 2014 honda, i felt the car swaying and pulling to the right. It was difficult for me to keep the car driving straight. I took the car in to be inspected in august because the pulling became very severe even when driving 30mph i could feel it. They said the alignment was off and readjusted the alignment. The car drove much better. A month later now i feel the car start to pull to the right again. Not as bad as before but still noticeable. I tried to take it in and the dealership drove it around the block and said it was fine. I tried to explain it to t… Read complete
NHTSA consumer report from United States 10 years ago

2014 Accord CVT fix

Honda Accord 2014 LX Sedan 2.4L CVT
I drove the brand new honda accord with my 9 year old son on high way 93 south in the middle of the lane. It was friday noon time, busy in high way. I felt something wrong with the car and tried to changed to slow lane. The engine stopped working with error code instead of "d" in the panel. There was big truck behind me. I pulled it over. It was within 24 hour after we picked up the car. It was scary experience! luckily, we are safe! even luckier, it happened when i drove it, not my 20 year old, inexperienced child drove. I could not imagine what would happen it occurred while he drove. Dealer told us it was regulator in the transmission system broken. They replaced the transmission as a solution. *tr
NHTSA consumer report from United States 10 years ago

2014 Accord 4cyl CVT problem

Honda Accord 2014 LX Sedan 2.4L CVT 88833 miles
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 honda accord. The contact stated that while driving 65 mph, the vehicle hesitated and stalled. The contact was able to merge onto the side of the road where the vehicle was restarted and resume normal function. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician was unable to diagnose the failure. However, the technician advised that the vehicle was unsafe to drive and required further inspection. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 88,833.
NHTSA consumer report from United States 10 years ago

2014 Accord CVT EX-L problem

Honda Accord 2014 EX-L Sedan 2.4L CVT
Excessive fixed headrest tilt forward. Sitting somewhat upright is impossible without tilt the neck and head forward can cause neck and upper back pain. A headrest that can tilt forward and backward will solve this issue. *tr
NHTSA consumer report from United States 10 years ago


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