2013 Honda Accord Visibility & Wipers Problems

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.

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!!!

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

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.

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. 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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

THE 2013 HONDA ACCORD LX DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR HAS AN OUTER SEGMENT DESIGNED TO PROVIDE A WIDER VIEW OF THE ROAD TO CORRECT FOR BLIND SPOTS. HOWEVER, THE DESIGN IS SELF-DEFEATING. THE OUTER SEGMENT SHOWS MORE AREA, BUT, TO ACCOMPLISH THIS, IT COMPACTS THE FIELD OF VIEW CAUSING A CONFUSING DISTORTION. ADDITIONALLY, THE OUTER SEGMENT MAY APPEAR OUT OF FOCUS TO DRIVERS WEARING EYE GLASSES. THIS ISSUE WAS REPORTED TODAY BY PHONE TO HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND A STATEMENT WAS TAKEN BY A REPRESENTATIVE. A MORE APPROPRIATE DESIGN FOR THE DRIVER''S MIRROR WOULD INCORPORATE A SEAMLESS, GRADUAL CONVEX CURVE AT THE LEFT SIDE, PRODUCING AN UNINTERRUPTED PANORAMIC EFFECT. A DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR THAT CAUSES SEVERE DISTORTION AND CONFUSION POSES A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. EVEN A MOMENTARY CONFUSION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS MAY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT AND INJURY. *TR

IN AN EVENT OF HEAVY DOWNPOUR I NOTICED WHEN USING MY HONDA STOCK WIPER BLADES RAINWATER IS PUSHED INTO THE VIEW OF THE DRIVER, AND FOR A MOMENT COLLECTS IN MY VIEW. WHEN THE STORM WAS OCCURRING I HAD THE WIPERS ON FULL SPEED SO MY VIEW WAS OBSTRUCTED MANY TIMES TO WHERE I HAD TO TRY AND IGNORE THE PUDDLE OF WATER IN THE LEFT OF THE WINDSHIELD. I HAVE SINCE PURCHASED NEW WIPERS OUT OF MY OWN POCKET, BUT THAT DID NOT CORRECT THE ISSUE. I BELIEVE IT IS THE SHAPE OF THE HONDA ACCORDS WINDSHIELD. THIS IS A SMALL BUT IMPORTANT ISSUE HONDA NEEDS TO CORRECT FOR THE 2014-2015 HONDA ACCORD VEHICLES. *TR

THERE SEEMS TO BE SOME SORT OF DESIGN FLAW IN THE WINDSHIELD. IN MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN THE DRIVERS SIDE WIPER PULLS WATER BACK ONTO THE CENTER OF THE WINDSHIELD ON THE RETURN SWIPE. I FIND IT TO BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS AS I HAVE TO CROUCH DOWN AND LOOK THROUGH THE BOTTOM THIRD OF MY WINDSHIELD. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR IS DISTORTED CAUSING THE CARS TO APPEAR FURTHER AWAY THAN THEY ACTUALLY ARE. THERE IS A HORIZONTAL LINE THAT CONTRIBUTES TO THE DISTORTION. I HAVE BEEN HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME WITH THIS SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. IT ALSO MAKES ME DIZZY/HAVE DOUBLE VISION AS I LOOK INTO THE MIRROR AFTER A FEW SECONDS. THIS DISTORTION CAUSED ME TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT WHERE I WAS CHANGING LANES THINKING THE VEHICLE IN THE LANE LEFT TO ME WAS FURTHER BEHIND ME. BOTH VEHICLES HAD EXTENSIVE DAMAGE AND THE DRIVERS INJURIES. ON SEVERAL OTHER OCCASIONS I HAVE VEHICLES BEEPED AT ME WHEN I AM CHANGING LANES BECAUSE THEY ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR IN MY MIRROR. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO HONDA FOR THE REPAIRS AND THE EMPLOYEE WAS AWARE OF THE DISTORTION THE MIRROR CAUSES. IN FACT, ON THE WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP I ALMOST HAD ANOTHER CRASH, SOMETHING I TOLD THE HONDA REPRESENTATIVE. AS I THINK BACK OF WHEN I TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE BEFORE PURCHASE, THE SALESPERSON TOOK ME ON A ROAD WHERE THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLES PASSING BY US SO THAT I COULD REALIZE THE DISTORTION. I CONTACTED HONDA'S MAIN CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT HONDA DESIGNED THEIR MIRROR THAT WAY SO THAT THE DRIVER HAS A LARGER VIEW OF THE VEHICLES IN THEIR BLIND SPOT. THIS DESIGN IS FLAWED AND CAUSES A DANGEROUS DISTORTION MAKING THE VEHICLES APPEAR FURTHER AWAY AND MAKING THE DRIVER THINK THAT THEY HAVE TIME TO CHANGE LANES.