10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
6 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
6 / 1
Average Mileage:
48,734 miles

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problem #42

Oct 022023

Accord

  • miles
Car has frequent issues with starting and power loss inside and outside the car. This is my second time having a issue with my car not starting that did not have to do with the battery or alternator. I have 135xxx miles and keep up with maintenance so this is frustrating and expensive, happening months apart. The first time I had to have a new starter put in. The car also looses brightness on the dash board and in the headlights. The car stalls while starting since Ive had it.

- Hamden, CT, USA

problem #41

Jan 022023

Accord 6-cyl

  • miles
2012 Accord exl - Engine Seizure! I had the air-bag recall done about 5 years ago. None of the air-bags deployed when the 2012 exl hit a telephone pole at 20 mph and broke the telephone pole in half. I finally found out about the class action lawsuit for the excessive oil consumption yesterday (1 Qt per 1,000 miles), 2 years after the engine seizure. I spoke with Honda headquarters (1919 Torrance Blvd., Torrance, ca 90501) today for an hour and a half. mostly on hold waiting for [XXX] to get her stupervisor [XXX] to come to the phone. Honda Seemed to think my 2012 v6 exl is not part of the lot of cars they were supposed to fix in the excessive oil consumption class action lawsuit. If you have any advice on how I could recover any funds spent on my engine repair or if there is any recourse I could take with the airbags not deploying when I had the recall done 5 years ago at my local Honda dealer. Thanks [XXX] PS.. Cherokee Auto in North Atlanta Georgia has the car for sale with the faulty airbags-?? CarMax repossessed it, sold it for more than I owed them, wrote off $6500 as bad debt, and still say I owe them 750 and staying on my credit report. Pls help! TF INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

- Macon, GA, USA

problem #40

Jan 132022

Accord

  • miles
My 2012 Honda Accord is using oil in between my 3000 mile oil changes and it should not be using that much, in between changes I put 1.5 quarts of oil in the engine. I have read that some Hondas are having this problem I only have 125000 miles on my car and take really good care of my vehicles the inside still looks new. Also the air conditioner isn-??t blowing cold enough air. I purchased it in May of 2014 I love my car, my mechanic says it-??s the rings in the engine, I don-??t drive car erratically. Hope you can help get my car fixed correctly, My Machanic noticed this the last couple of oil changes

- Milledgeville , GA, USA

problem #39

May 062022

Accord

  • 120,640 miles
The contact owns a 2012 Honda Accord. The contact stated while in a drive-through with the vehicle in idle, the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the piston rings had failed and needed to be replaced. The dealer also informed the contact that the vehicle could not be repaired under an extended warranty associated to the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 120,640.

- Cincinnati, OH, USA

problem #38

Feb 172022

Accord

  • miles
Twice in the past couple of months my car has turned off while in drive and I lost power steering/braking. Both times were luckily in my apartment parking lot. They occured about 10-15 seconds after backing out and putting it in drive. The second time I almost slid into a car driving by since I wasn't able to brake.

- Grand Forks, ND, USA

problem #37

Aug 112021

Accord

  • miles
I don't have a air bag due to someone stealing the whole air bag

- Los Angeles, CA, USA

problem #36

Aug 212021

Accord

  • 147,000 miles
The contact owns a 2012 Honda Accord. The contact stated that the engine was misfiring in cylinder number 1. The contact stated that the check engine and traction control warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was diagnosed at a local mechanic and was repaired but continued to experience failure. The manufacturer was informed of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was not included in a recall. The failure mileage was approximately 147,000.

- Las Vegas, NV, USA

problem #35

May 112021

Accord

  • 112,000 miles
The contact owns a 2012 Honda Accord. The contact stated while driving 65 mph, the check engine warning light illuminated. There was an abnormal sound coming from the vehicle. While attempting to pull over into a parking lot, the vehicle started shaking abnormally. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the number 3 cylinder was misfiring. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle remained undriveable. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer were made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 112,000.

- Los Angeles, CA, USA

problem #34

Jun 012020

Accord

  • 195,000 miles
This vehicle consumes so much oil to the point that there is not hardly any oil when the oil change is due

- Franklin, WI, USA

problem #33

Oct 012020

Accord

  • 83,000 miles
Engine seizure

- Macon, GA, USA

problem #32

Nov 232019

Accord

  • 25 miles
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.

- Morgan Hill, CA, USA

problem #31

Sep 152020

Accord

  • 76,552 miles
The check engine light and vehicle stability assist lights came on first while the car was stationary. The obd codes were scanned and the code P0341 was read. The camshaft position sensor was replaced and the lights turned off and the P0341 codes were cleared. The second time the lights came on the car was in motion. The obd codes were scanned again and the code P1009 was read meaning the vtc actuator is bad and needs to be replaced. This is a very common issue with all 2008-2012 Accord and there has been service bulletins issued regarding the problem. There has also been a class action lawsuit about the issue. If there is not already, there needs to be a recall issued.

- Berkeley Heights, NJ, USA

problem #30

Dec 292019

Accord

  • 120,000 miles
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.

- Tahuya, WA, USA

problem #29

May 232019

Accord

  • 70,000 miles
Engine/transmission has stuttering/jerking at low speeds in 1st or 2nd gear daily.

- Pittsburgh, PA, USA

problem #28

Jun 102017

Accord

  • 65,000 miles
The timing between shifts on the automatic shifts are good sometimes and when air conditioning is on it makes noises and causes the car to have latency in gear shifts, the front wheel hub covers fall off causing the tire to roll over the plastic and rip it off the body, the coolant system is definitely compromised because the car overheats too fast especially in hot weather, the debris from the road get caught up in and around the engine and air filtration system from the wheel covers being faulty the parking break doesn't work well and it's been having the same problem since the day I bought it off the show room floor also the tie rods wear out so fast causing major problems while on highway shaking and vibrating the car and steering wheel, also the car burns oil so fast that you have to change the oil and filter at max 3000 miles, being that the newer models are having timing belt recalls in June 2019 this leads me to question why my model wouldn't have the same issues if not worse

- North Wales, PA, USA

problem #27

Nov 212018

Accord

  • 152,000 miles
Driving my Honda on a cold night at 20 degree, I hit my brakes and the car accelrated at a extreme high speed, I was unable to stop and crashed totalling my vehicle

- Mckees Rocks, PA, USA

problem #26

Jan 122019

Accord

  • 79,000 miles
'takata recall'. I have taken measures for the safety recalls, adhering to required dates provided by NHTSA of this vehicle, one being the air bags recalls. I was involved in a recent car wreck (January 12th, 2019)at which the driver front air bag deployed from steering wheel. The opposing passenger ran a red light at a street/intersection perpendicular to the street I was traveling on. I T-boned her 2010 Honda Accord in the rear panel, driver's side. I was traveling at speed limit, approx 42 mph and she was traveling at excessive speed but I am unaware of her speed limit. My vehicle continued in a straight path but completely totaled the front end and driver's side front panel, frame, etc. As for my my injury, I felt burnt on both wrists at the time of impact, but due to shock of accident I did not seek medical attention. Over a course of 4-5 days my left wrist showed significant burns and only now, 23 days later, has the left wrist burn begun to heal but will most definitely leave an obvious scar.

- Taylors, SC, USA

problem #25

Feb 012017

Accord

  • 126,000 miles
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.

- Palmyra, NJ, USA

problem #24

Aug 092016

Accord

  • 58,000 miles
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 faulty vtc acuators and pay for this mistake they have known about for years. When my engine dies it will be on Honda for not properly making and selling these faulty cars.

- Denver, CO, USA

problem #23

May 182018

Accord

  • 93,000 miles
Engine grinds during cold startup. Engine noise progressively louder during driving and idling. Honda was aware of the problem and finally issued a fix but my car is out of the warranty period that they've advertised. I feel cheated because Honda seems to have waited until enough cars were out of warranty before issuing a costly fix that they've known of for close to a decade.

- Douglasville, GA, USA

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