About 2000 miles after buying the car I noticed a shake in the steering wheel . We took it too the dealership for a rotate and balance. When we got it back I still felt the shake. We took it back again and they balanced them again (so they say) and still has a shake. I am a mechanic and have been for 12 years, so I took it to the shop and balanced them myself, and it still has a shake. It seems to happen between 60 and 75. *tr
2012 Honda Accord owner complaints
377 complaints filed with NHTSA on this vehicle , including 3 reporting a crash, fire, injury, or fatality. Showing the 300 most recent — grouped by category for scanning.
steering 6 complaints shown
The driver side lower ball joint spontaneously failed at 106000 miles. No creaking, whining, clunking, or any indication that it was failing. There were no cracks in the boot and the vehicle drove fine prior to the failure.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 Honda accord. While driving 30 MPH, the power steering seized, the brakes locked and failed to respond, and the vehicle stalled. Also, the instrument cluster indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer (nardy Honda smithtown, 559 middle county rd, st james, ny 11780), but the vehicle was unable to be diagnosed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was towed to a local dealer (atlantic Honda, 1375 sunrise highway, bayshore, ny 11706) where it was diagnosed that the battery and alternator needed to be repaired. The failure recurred. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 53,000.
From day of purchase brand new, vehicle vibrates (shimmies) at speeds beginning at about 58 MPH and upward. The vibration is felt in the steering wheel, and the wheel can be seen visibly vibrating. Passenger can sense the vibration from sitting in the passenger seat. After four attempts to correct the problem, dealer has failed. *tr the dealer performed a wheel balance and replaced the tires. However, the problem continued. Honda acknowledged the vibration existed, but returned the vehicle to the consumer. According to engineer from Honda, a radial force balance was performed on the vehicle and an index of all four tires was done, as well as fine tuned the balance and wheel alignment and adjusted the steering rack pre-load. The engineer stated the vehicle had improved by 90%, as the
Made an appointment for electric power steering torque sensor recall at schamburg Honda,schamburg ill for which I waited one hour in line and never got into service area. Dealer appears to purposely not want to make mandated repair.,
"takata recall" I started having issues with the car heavily vibrating when the car reached 60,000 which is a concern driving on the highway. If felt unsafe, I first brought it in while under warranty at only 30,000 miles, they said it was cracked seals in the steering rack. The car would shake uncontrollable, vibrate. They fixed it, again it happened at 55,000 miles, then again a few thousand miles later replacing the steering column. All under warranty, thank god I have the extended warranty but is this normal. Now I am fully out of warranty, it is beginning to vibrate again. This issue has been a headache since I got this make and model, never had an issue with another Honda. Just concerned that it will be an expensive issue that seemed to be a problem since early on. The car would be I
airbags 5 complaints shown
I notice white the car is in motion the air bag keep popping up on and off
Nearly head on collision at approximately 30-35 MPH and neither the side curtain airbag or driver's steering wheel airbag deployed
During the accident the other car ran the red light and crashed into my car on the driver side, the impact was at speed of almost 25-30mph. Sideairbags are failed to open in my car. I tried to report to Honda about the accident because the 2012 models are under recall for defected airbags. But Honda tried to ignore my request. *tr
Yesterday my airbag light came on. I checked the recall list for my vehicle and there is no recalls for my car on.
'takata recall' since after 1 month when I bought my car 'SRS' pop out on my dash board and took it from the mechanic and it was diagnosed that my airbag something problem and I dont have confidence when im driving it so I decided to buy a second car to have peace of mind ...... So until now my Honda accord 2002 still in low mileage I got to the dealer 50,000 miles for almost 13 yrs second owner ive used only around 46,000 miles coz im not confident or peace of mind sinced my mechanic told me that my airbag had a problem and its not safety to drive specially if got an accident!!!
engine 4 complaints shown
Upon start of I heard a rattle and it stopped after a couple seconds. I got online and see it seems to be a common problem for my Honda the vtc actuator goes out frequently.
I am experiencing the issue outlined in Honda tsb 09-010, at cold start-up, the engine rattles loudly for about 2 seconds. Notice issue after driving vehicle 95,000 miles. Was not able to have dealership check the issue because it only happens when vehicle has been sitting idle in the cold for a long period of time. Plus vehicle is garage kept. Now that extended warrenty has expired, wondering if this a recurring issue, would a recall force Honda to resolve issue.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 Honda accord. The contact heard an abnormal noise coming from the engine. The contact called burns Honda (325 nj-73, marlton, nj 08053, 1-888-667-2937) and was informed that the warranty was expired and the vehicle was unable to be repaired. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 126,000.
Vtc acuator is faulty. For 2 years now I've had a grinding noise when I start the car and no car shop has been able to tell me what is wrong up until yesterday I found out it's the vtc actuator that's making the grinding sound and it's been draining my oil. I call america Honda to see if it has a recall for this faulty part and all I am told is that if I have had the car for less than 3 years or under 35 thousand miles then it would be covered under warranty. Which the car is 2012. So the $700 that all shops want to fix this part is being put all on the owner with no warning that this problem will happen. This has had a lawsuit before for the excessive oil being lost but not for the actual problem which is the vtc actuator. Honda needs to recall all of the cars that they have sold with the
suspension 2 complaints shown
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 Honda accord. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 MPH, the front suspension began vibrating abnormally. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The technician advised that the rotation and alignment of the tires were needed. The vehicle was taken on several occasions to the dealer for the same failure. The contact also stated that on the second occasion of the failure, the technician advised that all four tires needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 50 and the current mileage was 2,000.
Tires on Honda accords are cupping for no given reason, there was a recall on Honda civic for cupping, there needs to be a recall for cupping on hoda acconrd v6 and seddan, toooooo many complaints , even when alignments tire rotation and all done on time
wheels 1 complaint shown
I just brought this car in 2016 and it already needing new tires I think where I got the car from should be responsible for me some new tires.
other 1 complaint shown
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 l
body 1 complaint shown
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 Honda accord. While attempting to load the trunk of the vehicle, the hatch closed and injured three family members. Medical attention was not received. The vehicle was taken to apostolakis Honda (3156 elm rd, cortland, oh 44410, (800) 900-4600) where it was diagnosed that the dampers on the spring may have weakened due to the age of the vehicle. The contact was informed to properly open the trunk to its full upright position for proper operation of the trunk. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 60,000. The VIN was invalid.