Honda Accord Complaints (2012)

373 consumer complaints on file.

#10543035September 11, 2013
SEATS
A MONTH AFTER PURCHASING THIS VECHILE, I NOTICED BACK PAIN. EVERY TIEM I GOT INTO THE CAR, I TRIED TO REPOSTION THE SEATS TO GET COMFORTABLE. HOWEVER, I WAS UNSUCCESSFUL EVERY TIME. I TRIED EVEN ADDING A PAD BETWEEN THE SEAT AND MY BACK AND BEHIND TO MAKE IT MORE COMFORTABLE. ALL I FIND MYSELF DOING IS MOVING AND REPOSITIONING AT STOP LIGHTS OR RED LIGHTS ON MY HOUR DRIVE TO AND FROM WORK. I AM NEVER COMFORTABLE IN THE CAR. MY HEEAD ALWAYS FEELINGS LIKE ITS BEING PUSHED FORWARD BECAUSE OF THE HEAD REST AND MY LOWER BACK FEELS LIKE I AM SITTING IN LOWER THAN THE REST OF ME. I HAVE GONE TO MY DOCTOR NUMEROUS TIMES WITH BACK PAINS AND NECK PAINS. I KNOW HAVE TO CONSTANTLY SLEEP WITH A HEATING PAD TO RELIEVE THE SORENESS FROM THIS CAR. EVERY OTHER CAR I HAVE EVER OWNED I FEEL SAFE AND EXPERIENCE NO PROBLEMS, EXCEPT THIS ONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10541759September 4, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE VEHICLE HAS SEVERAL TIMES FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. WHEN THE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED NOTHING HAPPENS WHEN IT IS EXPECTED TO ACCELERATE FORWARD. THIS HAS HAPPENED FOR THE MOST PART WHEN EXITING AN EXPRESSWAY AND COMING TO A STOP AT THE BOTTOM OF A RAMP AND THEN ATTEMPTING TO ENTER TRAFFIC OR CROSS OVER TRAFFIC LANES. THE REMEDY SEEMS TO BE TO RELEASE PRESSURE FROM THE PEDAL AND DEPRESS IT AGAIN RAPIDLY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10536941August 23, 2013
WHEELS, TIRES
PASSENGER SIDE TIRE KEPT LOOSING AIR , WE KEPT AIRING IT UP NO LUCK WE FOUND OUT THE WHEEL HAS A BUBBLE . NOW THE DRIVER SIDE IS DOING THE SAME THE SAME . NO ACCIDENT A RUFF DRIVING!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10535731August 16, 2013
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
MY SUNROOF EXPLODED WHILE ON THE RAMP TO ENTER THE HIGHWAY. THERE WERE NO CARS AROUND, NO OVERPASSES WHEN I HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION SOUND AND THEN WIND NOISE. NOT KNOWING WHAT HAPPENED I PULLED OVER, LOOKED AROUND THE CAR AND WENT BACK INSIDE AND STARTED DRIVING BUT THE WIND NOISE GOT LOUDER AND WHEN I OPENED THE SLIDER A LITTLE, I SAW THAT THE SUNROOF HAD SHATTERED. I PULLED OVER AGAIN AND CALLED MY DEALERSHIP AND WITHOUT EVEN LOOKING AT THE CAR THE SERVICE PERSON TOLD ME THAT A ROCK MUST OF HIT IT. I TOLD HIM THAT THERE WAS NO CARS OR TRUCKS AROUND ME AND HE SAID THAT IT MUST OF FLEW UP FROM SOMEWHERE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10535609August 13, 2013
STEERING
I TOOK MY HONDA IN FOR A SCHEDULED OIL CHANGE AND TIRE ROTATION AT THE LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP. I TOLD HIM ABOUT A WINDING NOISE IN MY FRONT END AND A STRANGE SUBSTANCE ON MY TIRE RIMS. AFTER HAVING THE CAR A FEW HOURS THEY CALLED ME STATING THAT MY POWER STEERING RACK WAS COMPLETELY GONE IN ME CAR AND THAT IT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. MY CAR HAS 10,992 MILES ON IT. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF I WAS HIGHWAY DRIVING AT 70 MILES AN HOUR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10534956August 12, 2013
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 70MPH, THE GLASS IN MY SUNROOF BURST. THERE WAS A LOUD POP, AND THEN I COULD HEAR HIGHWAY NOISE. THERE WERE ABSOLUTELY NO CARS AROUND ME AND NOTHING ABOVE ME, AND I HAD NOT GONE UNDER AN OVERPASS. MOST OF THE SUNROOF GLASS WAS GONE, AND THE REMAINING GLASS AND SEAL HAD SUNKEN DOWN INTO THE CAR AND WAS IN A CONCAVE SHAPE LIKE IT HAD BURST FROM THE INSIDE OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10533730August 5, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
ROTOR MALFUNCTION PREMATURE. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 25K MILES ON IT, AND THE BRAKES ARE STILL GOOD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10520694June 19, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I HAVE FOUND THAT AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHT SENSOR OVERCOMPENSATES WHEN DETECTING HEADLIGHT BEAMS CAST BY THE OPPOSING LANES OF TRAFFIC. THE SENSOR THEN FORCES THE HEADLIGHT SENSOR TO IMMEDIATELY TURN OFF OUR VEHICLE'S HEADLIGHTS, LEAVING THE DRIVING SHROUDED IN COMPLETE DARKNESS. WHEN DRIVING AT 70 OR MORE MILES AN HOUR ON A HIGHWAY, THESE MOMENTARY SECONDS OF DARKNESS ARE ALL THAT ARE NEEDED TO CAUSE A FATAL MISTAKE OR A DEAD DRIVER. I REPORT AT LEAST FOUR SEPARATE INCIDENTS IN THE LAST 14 MONTHS ALONE: DURING FEBRUARY 2013, WHILE DRIVING UNDER ICY CONDITIONS AT NIGHT IN POTOMAC, MY VEHICLE PASSED OPPOSING TRAFFIC VEHICLE AND THE HEADLIGHT SENSOR ACTIVATED. AFTER LOSING FRONTAL VISIBILITY, MY VEHICLE LOST COMPLETE CONTROL AND BEGAN TO SPIN ON THE ICY ROAD, ALMOST GETTING US KILLED. IN AUGUST 2012, WHILE DRIVING ON A TEXAS HIGHWAY AT HIGH SPEEDS, A LARGE TRUCK CARGO FULL OF CRATES AND BOXES BEGAN TO TOPPLE ONTO THE ROAD SIDE IN FRONT OF MY VEHICLE. THE HEADLIGHT SENSOR HAD, AS BEFORE, ACTIVATED, RESULTING IN PRACTICALLY NO FRONT VISIBILITY. SEEING ALMOST NOTHING, I DODGED THOUGH THE FALLING CARTON BOXES AT A 70 MPH SPEED, ALMOST GETTING KILLED AND WETTING MY PANTS WITH URINE. ON A RECENT TRIP TO THE EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND, WHILE ON THE CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE AT NIGHT. THE HEADLIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED. SHE ATTEMPTED TO KEEP THE VEHICLE INSIDE THE OUTER TRAFFIC LANE BUT WAS NARROWLY CLIPPED BY A WIDE, LARGE TRUCK ON THE OTHER LANE OF TRAFFIC, DENTING THE FRONT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND DAMAGING ONE OF THE SIDE MIRRORS. THIS NEAR-MISS HOWEVER, COULD HAVE EASILY RESULTED IN THE DEATH OF TWO MEMBERS OF MY FAMILY. THIS SUPPOSED SAFETY FEATURE OF THE VEHICLE IS IN FACT QUITE DANGEROUS, POTENTIALLY FATAL. I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY HONDA ACCORD, NOR DO I FEEL SAFE ALLOWING ANY OF THE MEMBERS OF MY FAMILY DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10520029June 16, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
WE HAVE A 2012 HONDA ACCORD WITH A LOUD CLICKING NOISE IN THE FRONT BRAKES WHEN YOU CHANGE DIRECTIONS , WE HAVE HAD IT IN THE DEALER 3 TIMES AND HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THEM THAT THERE IS NOTHING ELSE THAT CAN BE DONE THAT IT WAS BRAKE PAD SHIFT AND IT IS NORMAL FOR THAT YEAR ACCORD, I AM CONCERNED FOR MY FAMILY'S SAFETY AS MY WIFE DRIVES IN IT WITH MY STEPDAUGHTERS AND MY YOUNG GRANDCHILDREN, I'M CONCERNED THAT THE CONSTANT MOVEMENT WILL WEAR DOWN THE METAL AND CAUSE A BRAKE FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10519930June 15, 2013
TIRES
DON'T REALLY KNOW!!! FIRESTONE AFFINITY JUNK TIRE LOSING AIR? TMS LIGHT CAME ON PULLED OVER MAJORITY OF THE TIRE RUPTURED. THERE WASN'T ANY MAGICAL GLASS OR NAILS ON THE HIGHWAY. WOMAN AT THE DEALERSHIP LYING ABOUT TIRE, ROAD HAZARD IS THESE GENERIC TIRES, I'VE HAD BETTER LUCK WITH JUNK YARD TIRES. ONLY 526 MILES ON MY 2013 HONDA CIVIC!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10519629June 13, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS
THE FIRST TIME MY CAR STALLED I WAS IN THE HIGH WAY IN THE MIDDLE LANE AND MY CAR STOPPED WORKING, ALL THE LIGHT CAME ON AND MY RADIO TURNED OFF AND MY CLOCK RESET IT SELF. THE SECOND TIME IT WAS THE SAME DAY WHILE I WAS EXITING ON THE HIGHWAY, IN ADDITION I PUT PRESS THE ACCELERATE IT WOULD NOT RESPONSE. IN ADDITION WHEN I WOULD PRESS THE BRAKES THE MUSIC WOULD GO DOWN AT TIMES. I TOOK IT TO HONDA THEY DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR, WHEN THE CAR WAS RETURN TO ME I FOUND SOMEONE EZ-PASS AND A CUP OF SODA IN THE CAR. THE CAR STALL N MY ONCE AGAIN I TURNING FROM A STOP SIGN. I CALLED THE HONDA DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT CHECKED ONCE AGAIN, AND THE RESPONDED THAT THEY WAS ALL BOOKED UP PLEASE CALL BACK. ON 06/03/13 MY CAR STALLED AND THE WHEEL BECAME HARD, THE BRAKE BECAME HARD AND NONE RESPONSES, MY CAR CONTINUE TO ROLLED AND I CRASH WITH A SCHOOL BUS. I HAD TO GO TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM DUE TO A NECK STAIN. I HAVE BEEN IN CONNECT WITH HONDA BUT AFTER A WEEK OF VERY LITTLE COOPERATION THEY STATE IT IS UP TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY TO SEE FAULT AND ONLY THEN WILL THEY GET INVOLVED. I ALSO INFORMED THEM THAT MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10514944June 3, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
PULLED INTO A VERTICAL PARKING SPACE, APPLIED BRAKES AND THE CAR ACCELERATED HITTING A TREE AND CAUSING FRONT END DAMAGE. FIFTEEN MINUTES PREVIOUS TO THIS ACCIDENT, WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT IN DRIVE & WITH THE FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, I NOTICED THE ENGINE REVVING AS THOUGH ONE WAS STEPPING ON THE ACCELERATOR. FOUND THIS WEIRD BUT DID NOT THINK ANYTHING OF IT UNTIL AFTER THE ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10513419May 24, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE FEELING LIKE IT WAS STICKING IN A HIGH GEAR AROUND 2900 MILES. ON HILLY ROADS, TYPICALLY, THE VEHICLE REVS HIGH AND DOES NOT WANT TO DECELERATE WHEN TRYING TO BRAKE. IT FEELS AS THOUGH THE TRANSMISSION IS STUCK IN GEAR. IT WILL ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE AS WELL. IT HAS ACCELERATED ON ME AND HAS HIT CLOSE TO 5/6 RPMS WHILE TRYING TO MAINTAIN MY SPEED ON HILLY, WINDY, RURAL ROADS. IT HAS DONE THIS ONCE ON THE HIGHWAY AS WELL. IT ALMOST SEEMS AS IF IT IN CRUISE CONTROL AND TRYING TO GET BACK UP TO A HIGHER SPEED. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANY ISSUE. THE PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED, AND I AM NOW AT 9200 MILES. IT IS AN INTERMITTENT ISSUE, HOWEVER, SO IT IS HARD TO KNOW WHEN TO BRING IT BACK TO DEALER JUST TO BE TOLD THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE IT. THIS OCCURS APPROXIMATELY 2 TIMES A WEEK. IT IS SCARY AS I HAVE TWO YOUNG CHILDREN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10511099May 15, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
2012 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO GAS TANK RATTLE NOISE COMPLAINT. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE NOISE WAS MORE PROMINENT WHEN THE GEAR WAS IN DRIVE, WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THE DEALER FOUND THE GAS TANK WAS RUBBING ON THE BODY. THEY LOWERED THE GAS TANK, PLACED INSULATION IN IT AND ADJUSTED THE STRAPS. UPDATED 05/22/13 UPDATED 05/29/13
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10509174April 22, 2013
SEAT BELTS
WE WERE TRAVELING IN MY 2012 HONDA ACCORD AND STOPPED FOR FUEL AT A GAS STATION IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS. I TURNED THE CAR OFF, REMOVED THE KEYS AND EXITED THE VEHICLE TO START FUELING IT. MY 6 YEAR OLD GRANDSON ASKED PERMISSION TO EXIT THE VEHICLE TO USE THE RESTROOM. HE UNBUCKLED THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT THAT I HAD FASTENED HIM INTO HIS BOOSTER SEAT WITH A FEW HOURS EARLIER. BUT SOMEHOW THE SEAT BELT HAD GOTTEN TWISTED AROUND HIS WAIST WHILE IN HIS BOOSTER SEAT AND HE COULD NOT GET OUT. THE SEAT BELT APPEARED TO BE LOCKED SOMEHOW AT THE TOP OF THE SHOULDER AREA AND WE COULD NOT PULL IT OUT AT ALL. IN FACT, IT JUST KEPT RETRACTING FURTHER AND GETTING TIGHTER AND TIGHTER AROUND MY GRANDSON'S CHEST AND WAIST. NO MATTER WHAT WE TRIED WE ABSOLUTELY COULD NOT FREE HIM. EVERY MOVE THAT MY GRANDSON MADE, OR THAT WE MADE TO TRY TO GET SLACK IN THE SEAT BELT TO FREE HIM, CAUSED THE SEAT BELT TO RETRACT FURTHER AND GET TIGHTER AROUND HIS CHEST AND WAIST. WE SLID THE BOOSTER SEAT OUT FROM UNDER HIM TO TRY TO GET SOME SLACK IN THE SEAT BELT, BUT THAT CAUSED THE BELT TO RETRACT EVEN FURTHER AND GET MUCH TIGHTER AROUND HIS CHEST AND WAIST. AFTER AT LEAST 10 MINUTES OF MULTIPLE PEOPLE TRYING TO FREE MY GRANDSON, THE SEAT BELT WAS STILL WRAPPED AROUND HIS WAIST AND CHEST, WAS STILL LOCKED AND WAS STILL TRYING TO RETRACT EVEN FURTHER. THE SEAT BELT JUST KEPT GETTING TIGHTER, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS UNBUCKLED AND THE ENGINE WAS OFF WITH THE KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION AND IN MY HAND. MY GRANDSON WAS IN SERIOUS PAIN AND WAS STARTING TO HAVE TROUBLE BREATHING WHICH WAS MAKING HIM VERY ANXIOUS AND HYSTERICAL. WE HAD TO GET SHEARS FROM THE GAS STATION AND CUT THE SEAT BELT TO FREE MY GRANDSON AND PREVENT SERIOUS INJURY. THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS AND CLEARLY A SERIOUS MALFUNCTION OF A SAFETY FEATURE INTENDED TO PROTECT A PASSENGER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10508945April 20, 2013
POWER TRAIN, SEATS
1). "ACCELERATION" - MY DAUGHTER DRIVES THIS VEHICLE MOST OF THE TIME AND SHE HAS COMPLAINED TO ME ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THAT THIS VEHICLE IS HESITANT IN ITS ACCELERATION SPEED (0MPH AT A STOP, UP TO 55-60 MPH GETTING ONTO HIGHWAYS).FOR AN EXAMPLE: SHE HAS ADVISED,ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHEN AS SHE GOES ON THE "HIGHWAY" INTO MERGING TRAFFIC, THE CAR LOOSES POWER AND DOES NOT ACCELERATE UP TO PROPER SPEED TO GET ON HIGHWAY TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC . SHE STATED PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL DOWN TO THE FLOOR, THEN A COUPLE OF SECONDS, THE CAR WILL PICK UP SPEED. ALSO, WHEN AT A "STOP SIGN" ONCE SHE PRESSES GAS PEDAL TO GO,THE CAR HESITATES TO TAKE OFF AND THEN IT GOES. WE REPORTED THIS TO THE HONDA WARRANTY DEPARTMENT IN FEB/MARCH 2013, WAS TOLD "TAKE VEHICLE TO HONDA DEALER". WE DID AND MECHANIC ADVISED-COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. TO DATE AS OF (4/20/2013 MY DAUGHTER STILL EXPERIENCES THIS HESITANT ACCELERATION PROBLEM. ITS NOT RIGHT AND I AM PAYING $560+ DOLLARS A MONTH FOR A NEW VEHICLE WITH THESE PROBLEMS. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN I HAVE FOR HER, DRIVING THIS CAR. I SAW A TV COMMERCIAL ABOUT A RECALL ON HONDA ACCORDS AND I WAS QUITE SURPRISED THAT WHEN I LOGGED ONTO THE NHTSA WEBSITE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THERE 2012 HONDA ACCORDS AS WE ARE EXPERIENCING. 2)."HEADREST" -WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON A HIGHWAY TRIP-OCTOBER 2012, I NOTICED THAT I COULD NOT PROPERLY REST MY HEAD ON THE "DRIVERS SEAT HEADREST. I AM 5FT-5 &1/2 INCHES TALL. I TRIED TO ADJUST THE DRIVER'S HEADREST UP AND DOWN, BUT I COULD NOT PLACE IT IN A COMFORTABLE POSITION TO HELP SUPPORT MY HEAD AND NECK. IT WAS VERY UNCOMFORTABLE AND I COULD NOT PROPERLY FIT MY HEAD ON THE REST FOR EASE OF DRIVING, ESPECIALLY FOR SUPPORT OF MY NECK. IT WAS EXTREMELY PAINFUL AND STRESSFUL ON MY NECK AS I HAVE ALREADY HAD PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS WITH THIS PART OF MY BODY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10508391April 16, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATES AFTER I START A TURN, THEN HAVE TO STOP, THEN WHEN I WANT TO ACCELERATE AGAIN THE HESITATION OCCURS. THIS HAS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 6 TIMES IN A 4000 MILE PERIOD. THE VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS ACCELERATED AFTER HESITATING BUT THERE IS A NOTICEABLE HESITATION WHICH IS CAUSE FOR CONCERN. I HAVE READ OTHER COMMENTS ABOUT SIMILAR HESITATION PROBLEMS WHICH SEEM TO MIRROR MY EXPERIENCE. I WILL ASK THE DEALER ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WHEN I NEXT TAKE THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10508404April 16, 2013
SEATS
SEATS ARE DESIGNED EXTREMELY BADLY - THEY MADE SOME CHANGE FROM PRIOR YEAR(S), AS I HAVE BEEN AN ACCORD OWNER FOR MANY YEARS, AND I HAVE NEVER HAD NECK AND BACK PROBLEMS CAUSED BY ITS SEATS BEFORE. I NOTICED THE ISSUE RIGHT AWAY AFTER DRIVING IT FOR ABOUT A HALF HOUR - YOU JUST DON'T DO THAT AT THE DEALERSHIP. IF I HAD HAD THE CAR FOR A DAY OR SO TO DRIVE, I WOULD NOT HAVE BOUGHT IT DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. ISSUES: HEADREST IS TILTED FORWARD IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT CAUSES NECK AND BACK PAIN. THE SEAT ITSELF IS NOT COMFORTABLE - KIND OF SLUMPED AND CUPPED IN A BAD WAY. PROMOTES PAIN AND VERY POOR POSTURE FOR SOMEONE 5'4" (ME). IF YOU REMOVE HEADREST, YOU HAVE JUST SCREWED YOURSELF OUT OF A SAFETY FEATURE. I CAN'T BELIEVE HONDA, AS A GOOD COMPANY, IS NOT RESPONDING TO PEOPLE'S COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS. MY NECK AND BACK PROBLEMS CAUSED BY THIS NOW REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION, AND I AM SERIOUSLY THINKING OF SELLING THE CAR AND NEVER BUYING ANOTHER HONDA PRODUCT AGAIN, IF THEY DON'T MAKE IT RIGHT SOON. SAFETY ISSUES: (FOLLOWING CAME FROM ANOTHER COMPLAINANT, AND I AGREE WITH ALL OF IT) THE SEATS AND HEAD RESTS HAS BEEN POORLY DESIGNED. IT LOOKS THAT THESE HAS BEEN DESIGNED FOR MEN HAVING A HEIGHT OF MORE THAN 6 FEET. I HAVE A STANDARD HEIGHT OF 5'-9'. WHEN I REST MY HEAD TO THE HEAD REST, IT TOUCHES ONLY LESS THAN ONE CM TO THE HEAD REST. I CAN NOT LOWER DOWN THE HEIGHT OF HEAD REST BECAUSE THE BACK OF THE SEAT IS TOO HIGH. THERE IS A BIG GAP BETWEEN NECK AND HEAD REST. THE MOST DANGEROUS ASPECT OF THIS DESIGN IS THAT IF A SPEEDY CAR OR TRUCK HITS MY CAR IN THE BACK, MY HEAD WILL STOP WITH HEAD REST AND BODY WILL STOP WITH BACK OF SEAT BUT NECK, HAVING NO SUPPORT BACKWARD, WILL BENT AND MAY BE BROKEN AND ULTIMATELY MAY CAUSE OF DEATH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10505846April 10, 2013
SEATS
THE SEATS AND HEAD RESTS HAS BEEN POORLY DESIGNED. IT LOOKS THAT THESE HAS BEEN DESIGNED FOR MEN HAVING A HEIGHT OF MORE THAN 6 FEET. I HAVE A STANDARD HEIGHT OF 5'-9'. WHEN I REST MY HEAD TO THE HEAD REST, IT TOUCHES ONLY LESS THAN ONE CM TO THE HEAD REST. I CAN NOT LOWER DOWN THE HEIGHT OF HEAD REST BECAUSE THE BACK OF THE SEAT IS TOO HIGH. THERE IS A BIG GAP BETWEEN NECK AND HEAD REST. I HAVE MADE A ROUGH SKETCH OF THIS SITUATION BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW TO SEND IT TO YOU. THE MOST DANGEROUS ASPECT OF THIS DESIGN IS THAT IF A SPEEDY CAR OR TRUCK HITS MY CAR IN THE BACK, MY HEAD WILL STOP WITH HEAD REST AND BODY WILL STOP WITH BACK OF SEAT BUT NECK, HAVING NO SUPPORT BACKWARD, WILL BENT AND MAY BE BROKEN AND ULTIMATELY MAY CAUSE OF DEATH. I FAXED IT IN DETAILS TO HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE, TORRANCE, CA90501 ON 12/3/12 WITH SKETCH AND FAXED THREE TIMES EVERY WEEK. I ALSO ADVISED THEM TO MAKE AN EXPERIMENT: HAVE A DUMMY OF MAN MADE OF BROKEN GLASS, SEAT IT IN THE CAR, BUCKLE UP AND HIT THE CAR FORCIBLY IN THE BACK, THE NECK OF DUMMY WILL BE BROKEN. I TOLD THEM THAT THE CAR WAS GARAGED FOR THE LAST MORE THAN ONE MONTH AT 8024 MILES ODOMETER READING, TAKE THIS FAULTY CAR BACK AND RETURN MY MONEY. AFTER MORE THAN 40 DAYS, I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT MY CLAIM WAS REJECTED AS THE CAR WAS NOT FOUND FAULTY. I REQUEST YOU TO PLEASE CHECK THIS FAULT AND TAKE NECESSARY ACTION AT YOUR END. I AM READY TO HAND OVER THE CAR TO YOU. I AM NOT USING THIS CAR ANY MORE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10505086April 2, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2012 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE APPLIED THE BRAKES TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. INITIALLY, HE FELT THE EFFECTS OF THE BRAKES, IN WHICH THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN. HOWEVER, WITHIN A FEW SECONDS, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE AND IN SPITE OF HIM APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO GAIN SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF CONTROL AND THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO TO STOP CRASHING INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIS. AS A RESULT, HIS VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE CONSUMER, AS WELL AS THE PASSENGERS WERE INJURED, SOME REQUIRED SURGERY AND REHABILITATION. THE CONSUMER DID NOT STATE HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE INJURED, BESIDES HIMSELF.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0

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