Honda Accord Complaints (2012)

373 consumer complaints on file.

#10861628April 27, 2016
ENGINE
VTC ACTUATOR GRINDING NOISE - IN THE SPRING OF 2015 I STARTED TO NOTICE A GRINDING NOISE WHEN THE CAR WAS STARTED IN THE MORNING. I TOOK THE CAR IN TO HONDA OF BOWIE (BOWIE, MARYLAND) ON MAY 23, 2015, AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE VTC ACTUATOR AND THAT HONDA HAD THE CONCERN UNDER INVESTIGATION, AND THAT HONDA WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIR. THEY ALSO SAID THEY WOULD CONTACT ME WITH ANY ADDITIONAL DETAILS. IT HAS BEEN NEARLY YEAR SINCE I BROUGHT THE CAR IN, AND HONDA HAS NOT CONTACTED ME AND THE GRINDING NOISE NOW OCCURS NOT ONLY EVERY MORNING BUT NOW EVERY TIME THE CAR SITS FOR A COUPLE HOURS. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE AND I AM WORRIED ABOUT THE LONG TERM RELIABILITY OF THIS CAR AND ASSOCIATED FUTURE REPAIR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10854056April 7, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
FRONT DRIVE SHAFT OIL SEAL WAS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. IT WAS SPRAYING BRAKE FLUID UNDERNEATH MY DRIVERS DOOR WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES. SEAL WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY BY THE HONDA DEALER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10853850April 6, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
HONDA ACCORD 2012 MODEL TRUNK SPRING BROKEN LEADING TRUNK FREE FALLING CAN CAUSE SERIOUS HUMAN BODY DAMAGE OR POTENTIAL FATAL ISSUE IF KID OR TEENAGER IS INVOLVED. WHAT HAPPENED ON MY 2012 ACCORD (LESS THAN 4 YR AND ABOUT 51K MIL) IS ONE OF TWO TRUNK SPRING IS BROKEN AT END. I BELIEVE IT IS SERIOUS QUALITY ISSUE BASED ON MY OBSERVATION DUE TO MATERIAL FATIGUE. I GOT HIT ON MY HEAD AFTER OPENING THE TRUNK BUT NOT AWARE OF TRUNK FREE FALLING DUE TO SPRING BROKEN WHEN I WAS MOVING STUFF IN THE TRUNK. AS ADULT, I STAND TALL SO THE TRAVEL DISTANCE OF FALLING TRUNK ABOVE MY HEAD IS SHORT HOWEVER I STILL FEEL THE PAIN NOW. NO BLEEDING BUT BRUISE FOR SURE. IMAGINE IF KID OR TEENAGER IS INVOLVED, THE DAMAGE TO HUMAN BODY CAN BE SERIOUS AND EVEN FATAL. I DID TEST MYSELF BY PUTTING KID HELMET AND PLASTIC BOTTLE THERE. THE HELMET SURFACE HAS DENT AND CUT FOR SURE AFTER TRUNK FREE FALLING. THE BOTTLE IS TOTALLY SMASHED BY FREE FALLING TRUNK. I SEARCHED ONLINE AND REALIZED THAT THE INCIDENT HAPPENED ON OUR CAR COULD BE 1ST ONE HAPPENED ON THIS STILL KINDE OF NEW 2012 ACCORD. I AM AFRAID IT WILL START SHOWING UP AND THE IMPACT DEFINITELY CAN BE SERIOUS HUMAN BODY DAMAGE EVEN FATAL DEPENDING ON WHO IS INVOLVED AND PEOPLE MAY NOT BE AWARE OF TRUNK SPRING BROKEN WITH BODY (HEAD, ARM, HAND...) UNDERNEATH FREE FALLING TRUNK. I STRONGLY RECOMMEND RELATED GOVERNMENT RELATED INSTITUTION AND HONDA TO INVESTIGATE SERIOUSLY. IF IT HAS TO BE RECALL, IT HAS TO BE QUICK. IT (HIT BY FALLING TRUNK) ALREADY HAPPENED TO ME AND MY WIFE. WE ALREADY PUT WARNING SIGN ON THE TRUNK TO OUR KID NOT OPENING IT BEFORE FIX. I HAVE BOTH TEST VIDEOS AND PHOTOS SHOWING THE SERIOUS IMPACT BY FREE FALLING TRUNK HOWEVER DUE TO FILE SIZE LIMITATION, I CAN ONLY UPLOAD 5 PHOTOS. I CAN PROVIDE FURTHER VIDEOS AND ADDITIONAL PHOTOS IF REQUIRED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10851634March 25, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
NOTICED A SHUDDER IN STEERING WHEEL WHEN BRAKING. DEALER HAD TO REPAIR BRAKE ROTORS -- CAR ONLY HAS 24000 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10850669March 21, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
I WAS GOING STRAIGHT AND THE LADY SHE CAME FROM PARKING LOT N HIT ME UP. SHE HAD STOP SAYING BUT SHE DIDN'T STOP. I DO HAVE MY POLICE REPORT IF YOU GUYS NEED TO? ...UPDATED 08/01/16 *BF *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10837090February 19, 2016
AIR BAGS
THREE DAYS AGO, MY AIRBAG LIGHT SHOWED UP ON MY CAR'S DASHBOARD, ALTHOUGH IT WENT OFF AFTER SWITCHING THE IGNITION OFF WHEN I REACHED MY DESTINATION. IT SHOULD UP AGAIN THE EVENING OF THE NEXT DAY. THIS CONCERN ME . HAS THERE BEEN A POSSIBLE OVERSIGHT ON THE RECALL OF AIRBAGS ON MY CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10825515February 10, 2016
ENGINE
MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 88,000 MILES AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP IS STARTING TO SCREAM. IS THERE A POSSIBLE RECALL ON THIS ITEM?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10824161February 4, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT AIR BAG SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10820656January 16, 2016
ENGINE
OPERATING ON THE HIGHWAY AND VEHICLE HAD A LOSS OF POWER. THIS LOSS OF POWER HAPPENED WHEN TRYING TO MERGE INTO FAST MOVING TRAFFIC ON THE INTERSTATE. THE VEHICLE LOSS POWER AS THE MERGE BEGAN AND CAUSED VEHICLES OPERATING FROM BEHIND TO DRASTICALLY SLOW DOWN OR PULL INTO LEFT HAND LANE ALSO, WAS UNABLE TO SAFELY TRAVEL IN THE SLOW VEHICLE LANE BECAUSE OF THE LOSS OF POWER. EVIDENTLY, DEALERSHIP REPORTED SEVERAL CYLINDERS HAD OIL FOWLING ON THE SPARK PLUG. THE ENGINE WAS TAKEN APART AND CYLINDERS 1,3,5 RINGS WERE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10816479December 28, 2015
SEATS
DRIVERS SEAT FELT LIKE METAL WAS PUSHING THROUGH IT, CAUSING DISCOMFORT WHEN I SAT; WORSE WHEN GETTING IN/OUT OF THE CAR. I DID NOT OWN CAR 3 YEARS BUT MILEAGE PAST WARRANTY. HONDA SAID THEY WOULD REPLACE SEAT AS A "GOODWILL GESTURE". REPIAIR DONE BY HONDA DEALER, MADE THE PROBLEM WORSE. I CALLED IMMEDIATELY. ALTHOUGH THE ESTIMATE I RECEIVED TO FIX THE SEAT INCLUDED REPLACING THE ENTIRE CUSHION AND COVER, WHEN THE DEALER DID IT THEY SAID THEY HAD ONLY REPLACED THE COVER. I HAD TO BRING IT BACK AND THEY REPLACED THE CUSHION; PROBLEM WAS WORSE. SOMETHING PRESSES UP THROUGH THE SEAT AND SOMETHING IS DIGGING INTO MY BACK. I BROUGHT IT BACK, DEALER SAID THEY DON'T FEEL THE PROBLEM. I CALLED HONDA, THEY SAID BRING IT BACK WHEN REGIONAL MANAGER WAS THERE. BROUGHT BACK SO REGIONAL MANAGER COULD LOOK AT IT, HE SAID HE DOESN'T FEEL THE PROBLEM. THEY ALL TELL ME THAT THAT IS HOW THE SEATS ARE MADE. THE SEAT FEELS LIKE THERE IS METAL PRESSING UP INTO ME AND WHEN I TURN TO GET IN AND OUT OF THE CAR IT IS WORSE. THERE IS ALSO A PROBLEM WITH THE BACK PART OF THE SEAT BECAUSE IT DIGS INTO MY BACK. I AM NOT A NEW HONDA OWNER AND THESE ARE NOT TYPICAL. TO GET RELIEF WHILE TRYING TO GET THIS RESOLVED, I GOT A KITCHEN CHAIR CUSHION AND FOLDED IT SO 1/2 IS ON THE BACK AND 1/2 IS ON THE SEAT. IMMEDIATELY AFTER STARTING TO USE THE CUSHION I NOTICED THAT AN ONGOING PAIN I WAS HAVING IN MY HIP AND LEGS DISAPPEARED AND WHEN I DROVE LONG DISTANCE MY LEGS DID NOT ACHE. IT IS EASY TO ASSUME ACHES AND PAINS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH GETTING OLD, HOWEVER AFTER I STARTED USING THE CUSHION THE ACHES AND PAINS STOPPED ACHING. BY COINCIDENCE, I GAVE MY FATHER MY 2010 HONDA ACCORD WHEN I GOT THIS ONE. HE IS AN ACTIVE SENIOR AND HE HAD STARTED COMPLAINING OF HIP PAIN. A RECENT MRI SHOWED A CYST IN HIS HIP. I WONDER IF THIS IS RELATED TO HONDA SEATS TOO? PEOPLE MAY NOT BE AWARE THAT SEAT IS CAUSING THEIR PAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10794667November 18, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
FROZEN DRIVER SIDE REAR CALIPER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10794464November 17, 2015
STEERING
POWER STEERING RACK IS LEAKING. NEED TO REPLACE POWER STEERING RACK. THIS IS MY SECOND REPAIR. I CURRENTLY HAVE 55,000 MILES ON WHAT WAS A BRAND-NEW 2012 HONDA ACCORD COUPE. POWER STEERING RACK IS LEAKING. NEED TO REPLACE POWER STEERING RACK. THIS IS MY SECOND REPAIR. I CURRENTLY HAVE 55,000 MILES ON WHAT WAS A BRAND-NEW 2012 HONDA ACCORD COUPE. I FIRST NOTICED THE PROBLEM 10 MONTHS AGO AND HAD IT REPAIRED. THAT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. BECAUSE IT IS A VERY SLOW LEAK I AM ESTIMATING THE PROBLEM EXISTED WELL BEFORE I DISCOVERED IT. I AM CONFIDENT I GOT A BAD POWER STEERING RACK FROM THE MANUFACTURER. HEY EXPERIENCED WHINING SOUNDS GOING AROUND TURNS ESPECIALLY ROUNDABOUTS. I'M CONVINCED THIS IS A FAULTY PARTS BECAUSE HONDA POWER STEERING RACK STEVE NOT GO BAD AT 45 TO 50,000 MILES. HONDAS CORPORATE CUSTOMER RESPONSE ABOUT THE SITUATION HAS BEEN LACKLUSTER TO SAY THE LEAST. DEALER IS BETTER TO DEAL WITH. THIS IS THE FIFTH HONDA I HAVE OWNED OR DRIVEN VIA A FAMILY MEMBER. THIS IS NOT A WEAR AND TEAR PROBLEM THIS IS A MANUFACTURING SAFETY PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10789972November 12, 2015
VISIBILITY/WIPER
WINDOW TAB FAILURE. WHILE IN MOTION ON SURFACE STREETS DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC WINDOW WOULD NOT ROLL UP OR DOWN. DRIVER LIGHTLY PUSHED ON WINDOW TO TRY TO JOSTLE THE WINDOW LOOSE. WINDOW THEN COLLAPSED INTO DOOR WELL. WINDOW WAS SUBSEQUENTLY STUCK IN THE DOOR WELL. DRIVER WAS EXPECTANTLY EXPOSED TO ELEMENTS AND UNABLE TO MANIPULATE WINDOW UP OR DOWN. VEHICLE IS 3 YEARS OLD WITH 59,044 MILES. HONDA AUTOMOTIVE SHOP IDENTIFIED THAT THE WINDOW CAME UNGLUED FROM THE TAGS HOLDING IT IN PLACE. HONDA SHOP IDENTIFIED THAT THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS ON A CAR THIS NEW, MAY BE COMMON FOR A 20-30 YEAR OLD CAR BUT NOT FOR A HONDA THIS NEW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10788954November 6, 2015
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
ENGINE COOLANT, THERMOSTAT, RADIATOR AND ENGINE FAILED AT A MERE 37K MILES. HONDA REFUSED TO COVER. IT WAS IN MOTION WHEN IT STARTED SMOKING AND SHOOTING OUT FLUID FROM UNDER THE HOOD. HAD IT TOWED TO TWO HONDA DEALERSHIPS ONLY TO NOT HAVE IT COVERED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10788588November 5, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE TEMPERED GLASS SUNROOF EXPLODED UPWARDS, LEAVING SHARDS OF GLASS IN A PATTERN LIKE A CROWN. THE TEMPERATURE WAS 60 DEGREES, I WAS TRAVELING AT 65 MPH ON A LONELY STRETCH OF TWO-LANE ROAD WITH NO OTHER CARS OR PEOPLE AROUND ME. THE SOUND WAS LIKE A TIRE BLOWOUT. THE CAR IS HOUSED IN A GARAGE AND HAS 27,000 MILES ON IT. THE HONDA SERVICE MANAGER SAID SOMETHING HAD TO HAVE HIT IT, BUT HE IS WRONG. NOTHING HIT IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10788445November 4, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
I'M ON MY 4TH SET OF REAR BRAKES AT 70K MILES. THE FRONT ARE ORIGINAL. AND THIS WEEK, MY DRIVER REAR WHEEL WAS VERY HOT TO THE POINT OF A VERY STRONG ODOR. MECHANIC TORE REAR BRAKES PARTS APART AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10787941November 3, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AFTER THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THE CONTACT SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURIES THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V030000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10782997October 16, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING WITH THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BEING OCCUPIED, WHEN THE PASSENGER MOVED, THE SIDE PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR FAILED. THE DEALER DID NOT OFFER ANY REMEDY AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10781356October 11, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
THE 2012 HONDA ACCORD LX HAS 24000 MILES ON IT. AND THE RIGHT FRONT PADS COMPLETELY WORE OUT. ALL OTHERS PADS ON CAR WAS OK. I REPLACED FRONT ROTORS AND PADS ON FRONT. MAKES A NOISE NOW WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. ROTORS AND PADS NORMALLY LAST 60000 MILES. WHAT IS UP WITH THE 2012 ACCORD. ANY RECALLS ON THE BRAKE SYSTEM?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10781141October 9, 2015
SEATS
THE FRONT SEATING IS SO UNCOMFORTABLE THAT IS CAUSES BACK AND NECK PAIN, AND I FEAR IF THE CAR WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT THE HEAD REST, WHICH IS POINTED SO FAR FORWARD AS TO CAUSE NECK PAIN IF THE PERSON USES THE SEAT IN A STRAIGHTER POSITION. THE LUMBAR SUPPORT CAUSES ME BACK PAIN BECAUSE I CANNOT ADJUST IT OUT. IT HITS ME IN A BAD PLACE IN THE BACK AND CAUSES BACK PAIN. I AM AN AVERAGE HEIGHT MALE (5'11").
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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