Problems with 2013 Honda Accord POWER TRAIN

After accord ex-l with 2.4l engine & cvt sits overnight in garage it does not back out normally. must press accelerator to get movement. normal just taking foot off brake & vehicle to roll out on own. press accelerator to get car to go, rpm's increase & transmission feels like slipping when backing into the street. shift to drive & cvt slips until travel ~100 feet. then cvt seems to respond normally to accelerator. we have to back into street with blind hill so this is definitely a safety issue. took car to honda dealer for this sporadic, recurring problem on 4/16/13, on 11/12/13 & left w/ dealer for few days & on 02/10/14 & left w/ dealer 9 days. car was driven by service personnel & service mgr. they could not get car to duplicate problem. i opened case w/ honda in ca on 02/07/2014 and discussed w/ their rep, [xxx] opened case no. [xxx]. as dealer could not duplicate problem, [xxx] closed case &said honda would keep on file & reopen if necessary. [xxx] said he had checked with their engineers & claimed they have no record of this issue with accord. if all other complaints about this problem were closed when they couldn't duplicate problem it makes sense they have "no record" of problem. also seems very convenient to fall back on "no record" and "couldn't duplicate" excuses to relieve honda of any liability for what could cause accident. my wife also had same problem. internet search yields sites that reference same problem in 2013 accords. carcomplaints.com 5 complaints listed for cvt slipping. edmunds.com forum section on accord has a report of owner of 2013 accord who got cvt to "slip" w/ the svc mgr with him. owner said he & mgr took a brand new accord off lot & duplicated problem. yet when svc dept put his accord on computer it would not show a code so svc mgr told him it was "normal". same as i was told. most importantly this is a safety issue. information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr

From a cold start the transmission doesn't engage when first putting the car in reverse or drive. the rpm goes up but the mph is almost at 0. *tt

On cold starts the car intermittently fails to drive with full power. is happening about 10 times a month. feels like car operates with only 20% power & feels like cvt tranny belts slipping. the engine revs up, whines and the car barely moves. honda says "they are aware of problem but have no fix for it at this time." vehicle bought new, has been in for service on this issue 5-7 times with various honda repair centers keeping the vehicle for 25+ days. have dealt with service personnel, managers, general managers and regional managers. the bottom line is this expensive car is broken while honda is unresponsive to resolving this problem. *tr

2013 honda accord cvt lx 4 cylinder. started vehicle, placed in reverse, gave it gas, went no where. engine felt resistance but as i gradually gave it fuel, it whet no where . then pulled slightly like a manual with the clutch semi depressed. after about 30 seconds it started to pull but very sluggish. i put in drive to see how it did. it pulled like normal. then when tried reverse again it also worked normal. has been sluggish at stop signs several times, leaves you lacking confidence if any traffic is coming at all as your not sure it will always respond if you turn and cross any lanes. *tr

Vehicle shudders/shakes on acceleration, especially with eco button on. noticeable downshift while decelerating. i was told that this "is just how the car drives" and that the car "reacts to how the driver drives it". was told by the dealership that the new cvt transmission has had many complaints about the shuttering/shaking on acceleration. *tr

Since delivery date of vehicle from dealer my vehicles navigation and stereo have not worked. i brought it in the service dept could not figure out what was wrong, they replaced the navigation and stereo and the problem still to this day exist. when this radio is on sometimes it freezes and the nav unit states the radio is off and other times it just stays on, volume increases on its own, cannot use touch screen, cannot change stations and then the lights on the dash go on and off and car shuts off. i have gone online and see that there are many other people reporting the same problem and when i take it to the dealer if it goes back to working the service dept tells me that they cannot diagnose the problem to keep driving it and bring it back. on sept 21 i brought it in to dealer and it shut off at dealer 3x's making them jump start it and i have once again received my car with no assurance that it works. they said the battery and computer test come back ok but they changed the battery in hopes that that will resolve the issue. it is 9/24/15 and same thing happened this morning. but since after 3 hours of trying to turn it back on it did and i cant go back to being without a car because i have a 2 year old daughter, have to work and know the dealer will say its working again i have to just pray it will not happen while on the road

To state my accord troubles, the car jerks/pulls at low speeds while applying the brake. i am a soft driver and i accelerate/decelerate the same at all times, these are the speeds a noticed it most: @15mph, the car jerk/pulls and decelerates significantly. @ 5mph, the car jerks/pulls (very unsmooth) both when accelerating or decelerating past 5mph. i'm in traffic most of my drive so having the car roughly downshifting/jerking suddenly multiple times in at low speeds is extremely irritating. i am also concerned of the wear and tear this might ensue on the engine further down the line. i have taken my car to the dealer twice and they said there's not much they can do. i'm extremely disappointed with this honda product, buyer beware! *tr

When attempting to go into reverse after the car has sat in the garage overnight it does not want to move. the rpm's go up but no movement. have to put the car in park, turn it off and restart the process over again. when it does engage, it will begin moving very slowly almost like the transmission is slipping. once it gets far enough out of the garage and am able to put in drive it appears to work normal for the rest of the day. this has happened a number of times after the car has sat overnight. *tr

Automatic transmission slipped out of gear and into lower gear, cause very high engine revs and sharp deceleration. i was able to re-engage transmission after slowing down to near stop, shifting into neutral, and then shifting into 2nd. it was a dangerous situation as i was on an urban interstate highway. from thereafter, this would re-occur periodically and gradually increased in frequency. *tr

When i step on the brake while slowing down from 20+ mph to come to a stop there is a noticeable jerk (when the rpm indicator is close to 1) before the vehicle comes to a complete stop. took it to the dealership (gun honda, san antonio) and the technician could replicate the issue but mentioned it as a feature of the new cvt transmission and said he doesn't know of any way to fix the same. this happens every time when i need to bring the car to a complete stop at a stop sign or signal. *tr

When braking from 20+ mph to complete stop. the cvt transmission jerk/jump/surge forward. feels like strong engine brake then cvt adjust to have a smooth stop. the jerk/jump/surge happens around 15 mph. there are others that have this problem on driveaccord.net. *tr

When i step on the brake while slowing down from 20+ mph to come to a stop there is a noticeable jerk before the vehicle comes to a complete stop. this happens every time when i need to bring the car to a complete stop at a stop sign or signal. it feels as if the rotor is warped when it wants to stop then suddenly jerks forward as if something releases. this is probably a transmission issue which honda needs to address. *tr

Noticeable jerk when stopping the car right before coming to a complete stop. also, the car jerks considerably when accelerating from a stop. this car does not have a smooth acceleration like my previous honda had. pretty sure this is an issue with the cvt transmission. *tr

Came to stop at stop sign. new honda accord 2013 4 door suddenly tried to accelerate. i pushed down as hard as i could on the brake to stop the motion forward. it only moved a foot or two and with my wife yelling i was able to get it into neutral. scared the life out of us. i am 51 and a financial professional. my wife is 52 and a physician. this was completely real. *tr

When i step on the brake while slowing down from 20+ mph to come to a stop there is a noticeable jerk (when the rpm indicator is close to 1) before the vehicle comes to a complete stop. this happens every time when i need to bring the car to a complete stop at a stop sign or signal. *tr