Honda Accord Complaints (2012)

373 consumer complaints on file.

#10778787September 30, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
VERY EASY TO ACCIDENTALLY CAUSE ALL WINDOWS TO FULLY OPEN IN LOCKED CAR WHEN KEYFOB IS IN POCKET. THIS HAS CAUSED CAR INTERIOR TO BECOME SOAKED INCLUDING CONTENTS AND GIVES FULL ACCESS TO ALL CONTENTS AND TRUNK. THIS COULD BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IN A CITY ENVIRONMENT AS SOMEONE COULD ENTER CAR AND HIDE IN BACK AT NIGHT. THIS HAPPENS WHEN CAR IS PARKED AND LOCKED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10763834September 15, 2015
SEATS
I PURCHASED THIS HONDA ACCORD AS A CERTIFIED USED VEHICLE FROM A HONDA DEALER ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO. I HAVEN'T DRIVEN THE VEHICLE VERY MUCH, CONSEQUENTLY THE PROBLEM DIDN'T BECOME VERY APPARENT UNTIL YESTERDAY. THE LUMBAR SUPPORT CAUSES SEVERE BACK PAIN. I TRIED ADJUSTING THE LUMBAR BUT EVEN AT THE LOWEST AVAILABLE SETTING THE THING SIMPLY RAMS INTO YOUR LOWER BACK. THIS PROBLEM ISN'T NOTICEABLE DURING A TEST DRIVE OF 5-10 MINUTES. IT BECOMES VERY APPARENT AFTER ABOUT 30-40 MINUTES. I'VE BEEN OUT OF THE VEHICLE FOR 18 HOURS AND STILL HAVE DISCOMFORT IN THE AREA WHERE THE LUMBAR SUPPORT CONTACTS MY BACK. THIS MAY CAUSE PERMANENT INJURY! HOPEFULLY, HONDA WILL RECTIFY THIS OBVIOUS PROBLEM FOR THE NUMEROUS UNFORTUNATE PURCHASERS OF THIS EXPENSIVE VEHICLE!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10759770August 27, 2015
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STOPPED ABRUPTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON ONE SEPARATE OCCASION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000. UPDATED09/18/15*LJ *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10758929August 24, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VIN: [XXX] YEAR: 2012 MAKE: HONDA MODEL: ACCORD SEDAN WHEN ACCELERATING FROM STOP OR STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, WHEN ACCELERATOR IS ENGAGED CAR DOES NOT RESPOND FOR APPX. 5 SECONDS THEN ACCELERATES AT RAPID PACE CAUSING A SUDDEN JERK IN ACCELERATION. I HAVE BEEN BEHIND OTHER CARS WHEN THIS HAS HAPPEN WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN REAR-IN ACCIDENT. ALSO CROSSING MEDIAN WITH ON-COMING TRAFFIC ON OTHER SIDE WHEN CAR WOULD STALL WHILE CROSSING ALMOST CAUSING ON-COMING CAR TO HIT ME ON PASSENGER SIDE. SINCE CAR WAS PURCHASED USED AND OUT OF WARRANTY FOR THIS PROBLEM, TOWNSEND BMW, WOULD NOT REPAIR PROBLEM OR EVEN LOOK AT IT AFTER SALE. THIS OCCURS AT DIFFERENT TIMES SO HAVE TO DRIVE FOR A WHILE BEFORE IT WILL OCCUR. WILL BE TAKING TO DEALER SOON WHEN I CAN AFFORD COST OF PARTS AND REPAIRS. I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT IF I HOLD BRAKE AND GIVE SOME ACCELERATION I AM ASSURED THE CAR WILL NOT STALL ON TAKE OFF. THIS IS THE ONLY SAFE WAY TO DRIVE THIS CAR IN THIS CONDITION.HOWEVER, IT IS NOT NORMAL BY NO MEANS. THANK YOU FOR READING AND HOPE THIS ISN'T HAPPENING TO OTHERS BUT CERTAINLY NEEDS TO BE CONSIDERED FOR RECALL IF OTHERS ARE HAVING PROBLEMS. MANY POSSIBLE SITUATIONS WHERE THIS COULD CAUSE ACCIDENT AND INJURY TO DRIVER, PASSENGER AND OTHERS IN FRONT OF THE CAR. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10758663August 23, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
ON 8/03/2015 I WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER SUV THAT FAILED TO STOP WHILE I WAS WAITING BEHIND A RED LIGHT. THE IMPACT OF THE ACCIDENT WAS SEVERE ENOUGH TO FORCE MY CAR TO HIT THE OTHER CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND CONSEQUENTLY I WAS TAKEN BUT THE AMBULANCE TO THE LOCAL HOSPITAL FOR FURTHER PHYSICAL EXAMINATION. I AM WRITING YOU THIS BECAUSE AFTER MY RELEASE FROM THE HOSPITAL I NOTICED DUE TO THE HIGH SPEED IMPACT THE AIR BAG LIGHT IN MY CAR HAD BEEN TURNED ON YET THE AIR BAG ITSELF NEVER DEPLOYED. THEREFORE I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE AN OFFICIAL COMPLAINT AND INQUIRY ABOUT THE HONDA AUTO COMPANY. I BELIEVE I MIGHT HAVE SKIPPED VERY SERIOUS PHYSICAL INJURIES PERHAPS BY LUCK YET THE FACT THAT THE AIRBAG OF MY HONDA NEVER DEPLOYED IS REY DISTURBING TO ME. I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR HELP IN THIS MATTER.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10748900August 15, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I PULLED UP TO PARK AT A BIKE TRAILHEAD AND AS I TOUCHED THE BRAKE THE ACCELERATOR WENT TO THE FLOOR, LURCHING THE CAR FORWARD AND FORCING THE LEFT FRONT TIRE OVER THE RAILROAD TIE PARKING MARKER. THE CAR HIGH CENTERED AND I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE ENGINE KEPT RACING. I FINALLY GOT THE CAR IN PARK WITH ENGINE STILL RACING AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. WHEN I TURNED THE CAR ON AGAIN, IT RESPONDED NORMALLY. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL DEALER AND THERE WERE NO ERROR CODES IN THE CAR ELECTRONIC SYSTEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10746765August 6, 2015
ENGINE
I WAS SLOWING DOWN AND BRAKING FOR A RED TRAFFIC LIGHT. I HAD TO APPLY A LOT OF PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES AS IT FELT LIKE THE CAR WAS GOING TO ACCELERATE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT I HAD THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM. BOTH TIMES, THIS ACCELERATION ATTEMPT WHEN I WAS BRAKING, DID NOT HAPPEN FOR THE REMAINDER OF MY DRIVE. I DID NOT NOTICE THE ENGINE REVVING OR SEE THAT THE ENGINE WAS OVERHEATED. I WAS DRIVING ON CITY STREET WHERE THE POSTED PEED LIMIT IS 25 MPH AND I WAS DRIVING WITHING THE SPEED LIMIT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10743249July 27, 2015
AIR BAGS
2012 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING ACCIDENT. *SMD ..UPDATED 10/27/15*BF
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10735883July 22, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO START AND AN ABNORMAL BUZZING SOUND EMITTED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO START ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10731847July 2, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
I HAVE HONDA ACCORD 2012. AT MILEAGE 15K DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME I NEED TO REPLACE REAR TIRE BREAK PAD. HONDA DIDN'T ACCEPT ANY DEFECT PART OR BREAK SYSTEM. I REPLACED PADS BY MY OWN MONEY. NOW AT MILEAGE 44K I AM INFORMED BY DEALERSHIP THAT MY FRONT AND REAR TIRE PADS NEED TO BE REPLACED. IT IS CLEAR TO ME SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH BREAK SYSTEM AND COULD CAUSE SAFETY ISSUE IN FUTURE. PLEASE FOLLOW UP WITH CAR MANUFACTURER TO FIX THE BREAK SYSTEM. THANKS, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).? *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10726653June 22, 2015
ENGINE
THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT RECURRING ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE. WHEN MAKING A SLOW SPEED TURN, TYPICALLY ACCELERATING FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR STOP SIGN, THE ENGINE WILL NOT RESPOND TO THE ACCELERATOR BEING DEPRESSED. THIS OCCURS IF I HAVE TO LIFT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR AND REAPPLY PRESSURE, DUE TO TRAFFIC SLOWING AROUND TURNS OR OTHER DRIVING CONDITIONS THAT NECESSITATE LIFTING OFF OF THE GAS PEDAL AND THEN STEPPING ON IT THE PROBLEM HAS NOT HAPPENED WHEN GOING STRAIGHT, ONLY ON TURNS. THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHERE THIS HAS PROVEN TO BE UNNERVING AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS AS THERE WERE VEHICLES APPROACHING AND THE BRIEF HESITATION CAUSED WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN AN EASY TURN WITH NO CHANCE OF AN ONCOMING VEHICLE HITTING MY CAR TO A SITUATION WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR MY VEHICLE BEING STRUCK. WHEN THE FIRST FEW HESITATIONS OCCURRED I WAS ADVISED THAT IT COULD BE CAUSED BY THE DRIVE BY WIRE TECHNOLOGY. AS I REVIEW SOME OF THE FORMS I SEE NUMEROUS INSTANCES WHERE OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS MOMENTARY NON RESPONSE WHEN PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THIS IS NOT JUST AN ACCORD ISSUE AS OTHER HONDA MODEL OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME PROBLEM. AT FIRST THIS WAS AN ANNOYANCE, BUT AS STATED IT HAS BECOME MORE OF A SAFETY CONCERN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10726399June 21, 2015
SEATS
DRIVERS SEAT IS NOT RIGHT . IT IS CAUSING ME BACK NECK AND LEG PAINS . FOUND MYSELF ADJUSTING IT WHILE DRIVING IN A 55 MLS EXPRESSWAY AND ALMOST GOT INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT . THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING QUITE OFTEN AND NOW I TRY TO MOVE AROUND OR ADJUST THE SEAT WHEN ITS SAFE TO DO SO. I THINK THAT HONDA AMERICAN CORP., AND YOU PEOPLE SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS ASAP AND HAVE THIS PROBLEM RECALLED AND FIX. THANK YOU . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10726374June 20, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ALL FOUR OF MY DOOR LOCKING ACTUATORS HAVE ALL "FAILED." THE CAR RANDOMLY LOCKS AND UNLOCKS ON THE HIGHWAY AND EVEN THOUGH HONDA HAS HAD A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT OVER THESE DOOR ACTUATORS FOR THE CRV THEY ARE NOT REPLACING THE HONDA ACCORD ONES (THEY WILL FOR A SMALL FEE OF $1500.00).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10725448June 16, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
MOTHER-IN-LAW NEEDED TO REPLACE A 1996 HONDA. SHE TEST DROVE A 2012 HONDA ACCORD LX. NOTICED A SHIMMY IN STEERING WHEEL WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. I ALSO DROVE IT BUT DIDN'T IMMEDIATELY NOTICE IT. SHE PURCHASED IT, EVEN WITH THE "SHIMMY". I LATER NOTICED IT WHEN DRIVING ALONE. IT'S BARELY NOTICEABLE AND THERE IS NO ACCOMPANYING NOISE. A GOOGLE SEARCH SHOWED SOME HONDAS OF THE TIME HAVE WARPED ROTORS THAT MAY CAUSE SHIMMIES AND, LATER, TIE-ROD DAMAGE, WHICH HAPPENED TO HER '96 ONE. FOR NOW, I'VE NOT MENTIONED IT, JUST TO SEE HOW SHE LIKES THE '12 OTHERWISE. THE CAR WAS PERFECT IN OTHER RESPECTS, AND IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10723346June 4, 2015
ENGINE
I AM EXPERIENCING THE ISSUE OUTLINED IN TSB 09-010, AT COLD START-UP, THE ENGINE RATTLES LOUDLY FOR ABOUT 2 SECONDS. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO CONTACT AMERICAN HONDA TO SEE IF I CAN GET GOODWILL TO GET THIS REPAIRED. IT IS UNACCEPTABLE THAT THIS IS SUCH A WIDESPREAD KNOWN ISSUE YET HONDA FAILS TO ISSUE A RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10723355June 4, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, SUSPENSION
ON THE FRONT OF THE CAR, I HEAR A SIREN WHEN I PRESS THE BRAKES AND IT IS REALLY ANNOYING THAT IT GIVES ME A HEADACHES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10722252May 29, 2015
ENGINE
I WAS DRIVING ON A DOWN HILL ROAD ( ABOUT 0.3 MILES), AND MY TRANSMISSION WAS EXACTLY ON "D". BECAUSE IT WAS A DOWN HILL ROAD, I RELEASED MY GAS PEDAL. HOWEVER, SUDDENLY MY ENGINE MADE SOME ACCELERATION SOUND, AND ON THE METER, IT SHOWED THAT THE ENGINE SPEED WAS INCREASING FROM 2000RPM TO 3000RPM. (PLEASE NOTICE THAT I WAS NOT FEEDING THE GAS AT THAT MOMENT BECAUSE I WAS DRIVING ON A DOWN HILL ROAD ). I IMMEDIATELY STEP ON THE BRAKE AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN. I NEED TO DRIVE ON THIS ROAD ON A DAILY BASIS. THIS KIND OF INCIDENT HAD NEVER HAPPENED PREVIOUSLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10715776May 11, 2015
AIR BAGS
RECENTLY MY AIR BAG INDICATOR STARTED COMING ON AND STAYING ON AT RANDOM INTERVALS IN MY 2012 HONDA ACCORD. TODAY (MAY 11, 2015) I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND HAD THEM CHECK THE MATTER. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE SAID THE "AIR BAG SWITCH IS FAILING" AND RECOMMENDED THAT IT BE REPLACED. THE COST OF REPLACEMENT IS $205.00 PLUS TAX. PRIOR TO GOING TO THE DEALERSHIP, I RESEARCHED THE MATTER TO DETERMINE IF THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO THE AIR BAGS, AND I FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL. I MADE THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE AWARE OF THIS. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE SAID THE RECALL WOULD NOT APPLY TO MY SITUATION BECAUSE MY PROBLEM IS RELATED TO THE "AIR BAG SWITCH." IT WOULD SEEM THAT BECAUSE THIS IS AN INTERRELATED AND INTEGRATED SYSTEM, THE RECALL WOULD APPLY. IF THE "SWITCH" IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, THIS COULD BE THE REASON THE AIR BAGS DO NOT DEPLOY PROPERLY. I NEVER RECEIVED A NOTICE ABOUT A RECALL. I PURCHASED THE CAR IN OCTOBER 2011, BUT THE CAR IS A 2012 ACCORD. THE THREE-YEAR WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED, BUT THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 32,852 MILES AS OF TODAY'S SERVICE. IS THIS "FAILING SWITCH" COVERED BY THE RECALL? SHOULD I HAVE RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION ABOUT THE AIR BAG RECALL? DO I HAVE ANY RECOURSE?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10713511April 29, 2015
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2012 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE'S REAR BUMPER, A SIGN, AND A GRANITE BARRIER. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.....UPDATED 07/22/15 *BF UPDATED 10/11/2017*CN
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10704480April 8, 2015
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
I BOUGHT THIS 2012 HONDA ACCORD IN LATE SEPTEMBER 2014. IN OCTOBER, JUST A FEW SHORT WEEKS LATER, MY AC STOPPED COOLING. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND FOUND THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE AC DRYER. HOW EXACTLY DOES A 2 YEAR OLD CAR ALREADY HAVE AC ISSUES? AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, APPARENTLY THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW BECAUSE ROCKS CAN FLY UP IN IT AND CAUSE THE HOLE. HONDA WILL NOT COVER THE $800+ EXPENSE. COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE. I OWNED A NISSAN FOR OVER 5 YEARS AND NEVER ONCE HAD AN ISSUE OR REPAIR THAT WAS MORE THAN $200. EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED IN HONDA AND WILL NOT PURCHASE ANOTHER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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