2012 Honda Accord UNKNOWN OR OTHER
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While driving to work and out of nowhere i began to smell a burning smell thought it was engine. I had AC on so I turned it off and that’s when I noticed that my center console was on fire. Was driving on freeway so took the first exit and immediately pulled over tried to put out fire but couldn’t. Luckily a couple from the car in front of me that was waiting for light came to help and put fire out. Have no idea what the cause of the fire was. Definitely a scary situation and safety issue.
It is no reason why my car got stolen. My car has a Anti theft system in it and it was not triggered when it was stolen. I had to file a police report and the police are out looking for my vehicle right now. I went to a nail salon I come back out my car is gone. Its no reason why the alarm did not go off. Honda Accords and other Hondas are being stolen and it is ridiculous. Times are hard it is expensive to maintain there has to be something yall can do to stop these thieves from stealing peoples cars.
Was driving down the highway and the sunroof glass exploded for no apparent reason.
Sun visor snapped. It does not stay in place. It blocks my frontal view when I am driving which is very unsafe. I have looked online and multiple drivers with Hondas complaining of the same issue. I have tried multiple DIY’s to make it stay up and nothing works
SOLD ME A CAR WITH A BAD TIRE ROD DID NOT KNOW IT ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR TOOK IT ONE TIME TO HONDA AND THEY SAID IT WAS ALL RIGHT TOOK IT TO MY OWN MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME I HAD A BAD TIRE ROD
WHILE DRIVING ON THE CITY STREET I HEARD A LOUD NOISE (POP) I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD DIDN'T SEE ANY VISUAL DAMAGE, SO I PRESSED THE BUTTON TO OPEN THE TRUNK AND THE TRUNK WOULD NOT POP OPEN, SO WHEN I LIFTED THE TRUNK THERE IS S BAR THAT WAS LAYING IN THE TRUNK, THE LITTLE WHITE PIECE THAT ROTATES THE BARS AND HOOKS THE BROKE SO THE TRUNK NO LONGER POPS UP WHEN TRUNK BUTTON IS PRESSED.
THE STARTER OF MY 2012 HONDA ACCORD SPORT FAILED. MY CAR HAS 72500 MILES. HONDA HAS CLASSIFIED THIS A PREMATURE FAILURE CAUSED BY DEFECT, BUT HAS FAILED TO RECALL THE STARTER. THE STARTER THAT FAILED IS MADE IN THE UNITED STATES. THE STARTER FAILURE IS CAUSED MY CAR TO STOP RUNNING IN THE MIDDLE OF A HIGHWAY CAUSING SERIOUS RISK. MANY HONDA CUSTOMERS HAVE ALSO COMPLAINED ABOUT THE ISSUE WITH REPORTS OF STARTER FAILURE ON CARS WITH LESS THAN 30000 MILES. THE COST OF REPLACEMENT IS $800.00 AND HONDA HAS REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM OR REIMBURSE THE COST OF THE FIX. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF 2012 - 2017 HONDA ACCORD CARS WITH SIMILAR DEFECTIVE STARTER PART CURRENTLY ON AMERICAN ROADS, POTENTIALLY LEADING TO FAILURES AND ACCIDENTS. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
I WAS TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE91 IN VERMONT WHEN MY SUN ROOF EXPLODED, SHATTERING GLASS ALL OVER THE FRONT AND BACK SEATS AND FLOOR AS WELL AS COVERING ME. THE NOISE WAS DEAFENING AND I HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS HAPPENING WHILE GOING ALONG AT A SPEED OF 69 MPH. I FEEL HONDA SHOULD HAVE BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS HAPPENING, BUT WHEN I CONTACTED THEIR CORPORATE OFFICE THEY TOLD ME THEY WAS NOTHING THEY WERE GOING TO DO TO HELP IF RAY THE COST!
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ON 7/1/2017, I PURCHASED THE ABOVE VEHICLE WITH 12,000+ MILES FROM YONKERS HONDA @ 1980 CENTRAL PARK AVE, YONKERS, NY WITH THE PROVISO THAT THE TPMS LIGHT WHICH WAS ON WOULD BE CORRECTED. I WAS TOLD TO TAKE IT TO YONKERS HONDA SERVICE @ 500 YONKERS AVE., YONKERS, NY WHEREUPON A SENSOR WOULD BE REPLACED & THAT THIS ACTION TAKES 4 HOURS. I HAVE BEEN TO THE SERVICE STATION 3 TIMES - JULY 6, JULY 13 & JULY 25 & STILL THE PROBLEM IS UNRESOLVED. I AM BEGINNING TO WORRY THAT THIS IS A BIGGER PROBLEM WITH THIS FEATURE. 1ST HONDA SERVICE ORDERED THE WRONG PART, THEN THE "CORRECT" PART CAME LATE AND YESTERDAY, MY VEHICLE WAS IN THEIR SHOP FROM 7AM UNTIL 2PM AND STILL IT'S NOT RESOLVED. THIS DESERVES AN INVESTIGATION AS I FEAR MY TIRE/S BEING UNDERINFLATED OR WORSE OVERINFLATED AND NOT KNOWING SO. I FEEL THAT I WAS NOT TOLD THE TRUTH ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AT THE TIME OF PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE AND AM BEGINNING TO THINK THAT THE LOW MILEAGE PERHAPS ATTRIBUTED TO THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU.
MY TPMS SENSORS IS CONSTANTLY COMING ON AND OFF. I TOOK MY CAR TO A CLOSEST DEALER FROM MY WORK. DEALER WAS ABLE TO VERIFY MY COMPLAIN AND CHANGED 3 SENSORS OUT OF 4. I TOOK A LONG TRIP APPX. 2000 MILES. AND STARTED TO EXPERIENCE SAME ISSUES. SENSOR HAS STARTED TO COME OFF AND ON AGAIN. SO I SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT WITH MY HONDA DEALER FROM WHOM I GOT THE CAR. HE TOLD ME THAT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO VERIFY COMPLAIN. SO RIGHT NOW I'M FRUSTRATED. I USED MY TIME TO TAKE MY CAR TO A DEALER AND SINCE IT'S THE ONLY CAR IN MY HOUSEHOLD I SPENT MONEY FOR TRANSPORTATION. I DRIVE 30 MILES TO WORK EVERY DAY AND STILL EXPERIENCE SAME ISSUES WITH TPMS SENSOR IT'S COMING ON AND OFF EVERY TIME I DRIVE.
THE TIRE PRESSURE MS LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY COMES ON AND STAYS ON. EVEN AFTER WE PUT AIR IN THE TIRES. IT IS COMPLETELY UNSAFE BECAUSE WE HAVE NO IDEA IF IT'S REALLY LOW ON PRESSURE OR IF IT'S JUST DEFECTIVE.
ALLSTATE CLAIM NUMBER: 0419487707 EDWARD DUGAN ALLSTATE AGENCY 1-630-351-9222 MY CAR DAMAGE DUE TO UNINTENDED ACCELERATION ON MY 2012 HONDA ACCORD. THE ACCIDENT HAPPED 7/1/16 AT BETWEEN 12/30 AND 1PM. WHEN IT HAPPENED, I DID NOT HAVE BRAKING ON THE BRAKE PETAL OR POWER STEERING. I DID A HALF CIRCLE IN MY YARD TO AVOID HITTING THE HOUSE OR GARAGE. IT HAPPENED FROM A STOP IN THE CULL-DE-SAC. IT LEFT ACCELERATION TIRE STRIPES WHERE IT STARTED IN THE CULL-DE-SAC. IN THE DRIVEWAY IT MARKED WHERE I TURNED. I TRIED TO AVOID THE GARAGE AND THEN THE HOUSE BY MAKING A SEMI CIRCLE IN THE YARD. I CLIPPED THE CONCRETE STEPS AT THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE. RAN OVER 2 SECTIONS OF A 4 FT. FENCE IN OUR YARD. HITTING THE CONCRETE STEPS SLOWED THE CAR SO AFTER THE FENCE, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE STOPPED THE CAR. THE CAR FIX WAS OVER $5000, AND WE HAD A $150 DEDUCTIBLE . SORRY ALLSTATE. CAR FIX AT SERVICE KING 5TH AVE. IN NAPERVILLE, IL
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.
I WAS IN A PARKING LOT. I MADE A RIGHT TURN INTO A SPACE AND TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND HAD IT ON THE BRAKE WHEN THE CAR MADE A NOISE AND ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. I SLAMMED DOWN ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR STOPPED.
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.
WINDOW ON THE DRIVER SIDE IS WOBBLING, AND CAUSING EXCESSIVE, ANNOYING NOISE. IT'S GETTING WORST WITH TIME.
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The 2012 Honda Accord has 17 UNKNOWN OR OTHER complaints on file. 1 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.