2014 Honda Crosstour Electrical system Problems

“System starter light appears on the dash. Car will not start. Sounds of grinding and almost like a hissing sound coming out. It has to do with the push button start. Something is wrong. Honda is well aware of this issue. I have been reading about it via online for a while, there are quite a few cases of this in all models Honda manufactures. It is a very costly repair, one that Honda should make a recall or pay us customers back.”

“We bought the vehicle new in 2014. The battery prematurely failed first and now we are having issues with the starter not engaging. It takes several attempts to start and it has done this on three different out of state road trips. The dealership is refusing to acknowledge problem at the moment. The car has 55000 miles on it currently.”

“The contact owns a 2014 Honda Crosstour. The contact stated that the ignition made a loud, abnormal screeching noise, which occurred every time the vehicle was started. It also took more than a few attempts to start the engine. All the warning indicators were illuminated on the instrument panel. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and did not assist. The failure mileage was 35,183.”

“The contact owns a 2014 Honda Crosstour. The contact stated that on separate occasions after he depressed the brake pedal then push the start/ stop button to start the vehicle, he could hear grinding and spinning on start-up, but the vehicle failed to start. The contact stated that after approximately six attempts, the vehicle may start. The contact stated that the failure may occur randomly. No warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the starter failed and needed to be replaced. …”

“The contact owns a 2014 Honda Crosstour. When attempting to start the vehicle, it failed to start on the first attempt. It took approximately 2-5 attempts before the vehicle would start. The dealer was unable to diagnose the cause of the failure; however, the failure recurred. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer a second time and the contact was informed that a new battery was needed. The battery was replaced, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 35,500.”