2012 Honda Accord complaints

WHEN CRUISING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE STEERING WHEEL DEVELOPS A VIBRATION. ALSO, WHEN THE CAR IS IDLE, IT VIBRATES ALMOST LIKE A CYLINDER IS MISSING A SPARK. ONLY HAVE 34000 MILES ON THIS CAR AND ITS GIVING ME THESE ISSUES THAT THEY SAY "CAN'T BE FIXED". *TR

2012 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ENGINE MISFIRE THAT MAY DISABLE VEHICLE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. SUPPOSEDLY, A FEDERAL COURT AUTHORIZED A NOTICE REGARDING THE ENGINE MISFIRE PROBLEM. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, EVEN THOUGH HIS VIN WAS INCLUDED, THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO, UNTIL HE EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

THERE IS A SOUND COMING FROM THE LEFT FRONT TIRE THAT SOUNDS LIKE A WHEEL BEARING. HAD THE MICHELIN TIRES CHECKED, AND THEY FOUND THEM TO BE OK. TOOK IT TO HONDA DEALERSHIP, THEY COULD HEAR THE THUMPING ON SOME ROADS, BUT NOT ALL ROADS. THERE IS STILL THE THUMPING SOUNDS. REPLACED THE TIRES WITH ANOTHER SET OF MICHELINS AT 30,000 MILES AND THE THUMPING SOUND IS STILL THERE!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CARPET UNDER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS NOT ATTACHED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE CARPET HAD BEEN CUT INCORRECTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000. UPDATED 1/7/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE CARPET IS COMING UP BY THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE, FRONT PASSENGER SIDE, AND ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE BY THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. A REPAIR WAS ATTEMPTED BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. UPDATED 1/22/2014 *JS

SEAT DESIGN DOES NOT PROVIDE COMFORT AND COULD CAUSE DRIVER TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO SHIFT YOUR BODY SO THAT THE SEAMS ON THE SEAT DO NOT PINCH YOUR SCIATICA NERVE...IT CAUSES NUMBNESS IN YOUR LEG WHICH COULD IMPACT PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR. ALSO, BACK OF SEAT DESIGN CAUSES PAIN FOR PEOPLE WITH BACK ISSUES (HERNIATED DISCS). *TR

MY MAIN ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE IS THE SEATING, SPECIFICALLY THE DRIVERS SEAT. I CAN HONESTLY SAY ITS THE WORST SEATING I'VE EVER EXPERIENCED IN A VEHICLE. THIS IS VERY SURPRISING, ESPECIALLY SINCE IM TALKING ABOUT A 2012 HONDA ACCORD! WHILE THE SEAT IS RELATIVELY COMFORTABLE IN SHORT TRIPS, ANY LONGER TRIPS (GREATER THAN 30 MINUTES) PLAYS HAVOC ON MY BODY. IM A MALE OF AVERAGE HEIGHT (5 FOOT 10 INCHES) AND WEIGHT (170 LBS) A LONG TRIP IN THIS VEHICLE CAUSES SORENESS IN MY LOWER BACK, NECK AND NUMBNESS IN MY LEGS. I HAVE TRIED TO MAKE SEVERAL ADJUSTMENTS TO THIS SEAT TO ALLEVIATE THE PROBLEM BUT HAVE HAD NO SUCCESS. MY WIFE ALSO HAS SIMILAR ISSUES WITH THE SEATING AND THE EFFECT ON HER BODY. IN DEFENSE OF HONDA, I HAVE NOT BROUGHT THIS ISSUE TO THEIR ATTENTION. HOWEVER, AFTER READING HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB CONCERNING THIS SEATING ISSUE AND HONDAS RESPONSE TO THEIR COMPLAINTS, MY ATTEMPT TO HIGHLIGHT THIS PROBLEM TO HONDA WOULD MOST CERTAINLY FALL ON DEAF EARS. I HAVE READ "HOME REMEDIES" FOR MAKING MODIFICATIONS TO THE SEAT TO INCREASE COMFORT BUT SHOULD I HAVE TO RESORT TO SUCH MAINTENANCE? NOTHING CAN BE DONE TO IMPROVE THE SEATING IN THIS CAR SHORT OF REPLACING THE SEAT. *TR

THE DRIVERS SEATS ARE VERY BAD AND CAUSE BACK PROBLEMS. I HAVE DEVELOPED SERVER BACK ACHES AFTER USING THIS HONDA FOR THE PAST 3 MONTHS. *TR

CHILD'S ARM BECAME ENTRAPPED BY TANGLEMENT IN THE UNBUCKLED SEATBELT NEXT TO THE SEAT WHERE HE WAS SITTING. THE SEATBELT LOCKED AND WOULD NOT RELEASE THE CHILD'S ARM. THE CHILD'S ARM WAS LOSING CIRCULATION AND THE BELT HAD TO BE CUT. THE CHILD SUFFERED BRUISING AND SPRAINED WRIST. HONDA IS REFUSING TO REPLACE THE SEATBELT BECAUSE IT THE WARRANTY DOESN'T COVER AND "MODIFICATIONS" TO THE SEAT BELT. I WAS TOLD THAT WE SHOULD HAVE DROVE TO A DEALER FOR ASSISTANCE. I'M NOT SURE HOW THAT WOULD BE POSSIBLE DURING AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED, THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BRAKES AND ROTORS NEEDED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000.

2012 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK, ENGAGED THE PARKING BRAKE, WITH THE VEHICLE STILL ON, AS HIS WIFE WAS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, WITH THE AIR CONDITION ON. FIVE MINUTES LATER, THE VEHICLE STARTED ROLLING DOWN AN INCLINE, AND WENT THROUGH A FENCE. THE CONSUMERS HANDWRITING IS ILLEGIBLE.

A MONTH AFTER PURCHASING THIS VECHILE, I NOTICED BACK PAIN. EVERY TIEM I GOT INTO THE CAR, I TRIED TO REPOSTION THE SEATS TO GET COMFORTABLE. HOWEVER, I WAS UNSUCCESSFUL EVERY TIME. I TRIED EVEN ADDING A PAD BETWEEN THE SEAT AND MY BACK AND BEHIND TO MAKE IT MORE COMFORTABLE. ALL I FIND MYSELF DOING IS MOVING AND REPOSITIONING AT STOP LIGHTS OR RED LIGHTS ON MY HOUR DRIVE TO AND FROM WORK. I AM NEVER COMFORTABLE IN THE CAR. MY HEEAD ALWAYS FEELINGS LIKE ITS BEING PUSHED FORWARD BECAUSE OF THE HEAD REST AND MY LOWER BACK FEELS LIKE I AM SITTING IN LOWER THAN THE REST OF ME. I HAVE GONE TO MY DOCTOR NUMEROUS TIMES WITH BACK PAINS AND NECK PAINS. I KNOW HAVE TO CONSTANTLY SLEEP WITH A HEATING PAD TO RELIEVE THE SORENESS FROM THIS CAR. EVERY OTHER CAR I HAVE EVER OWNED I FEEL SAFE AND EXPERIENCE NO PROBLEMS, EXCEPT THIS ONE. *TR

THE VEHICLE HAS SEVERAL TIMES FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. WHEN THE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED NOTHING HAPPENS WHEN IT IS EXPECTED TO ACCELERATE FORWARD. THIS HAS HAPPENED FOR THE MOST PART WHEN EXITING AN EXPRESSWAY AND COMING TO A STOP AT THE BOTTOM OF A RAMP AND THEN ATTEMPTING TO ENTER TRAFFIC OR CROSS OVER TRAFFIC LANES. THE REMEDY SEEMS TO BE TO RELEASE PRESSURE FROM THE PEDAL AND DEPRESS IT AGAIN RAPIDLY. *JB

PASSENGER SIDE TIRE KEPT LOOSING AIR , WE KEPT AIRING IT UP NO LUCK WE FOUND OUT THE WHEEL HAS A BUBBLE . NOW THE DRIVER SIDE IS DOING THE SAME THE SAME . NO ACCIDENT A RUFF DRIVING!! *TR

MY SUNROOF EXPLODED WHILE ON THE RAMP TO ENTER THE HIGHWAY. THERE WERE NO CARS AROUND, NO OVERPASSES WHEN I HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION SOUND AND THEN WIND NOISE. NOT KNOWING WHAT HAPPENED I PULLED OVER, LOOKED AROUND THE CAR AND WENT BACK INSIDE AND STARTED DRIVING BUT THE WIND NOISE GOT LOUDER AND WHEN I OPENED THE SLIDER A LITTLE, I SAW THAT THE SUNROOF HAD SHATTERED. I PULLED OVER AGAIN AND CALLED MY DEALERSHIP AND WITHOUT EVEN LOOKING AT THE CAR THE SERVICE PERSON TOLD ME THAT A ROCK MUST OF HIT IT. I TOLD HIM THAT THERE WAS NO CARS OR TRUCKS AROUND ME AND HE SAID THAT IT MUST OF FLEW UP FROM SOMEWHERE. *TR

I TOOK MY HONDA IN FOR A SCHEDULED OIL CHANGE AND TIRE ROTATION AT THE LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP. I TOLD HIM ABOUT A WINDING NOISE IN MY FRONT END AND A STRANGE SUBSTANCE ON MY TIRE RIMS. AFTER HAVING THE CAR A FEW HOURS THEY CALLED ME STATING THAT MY POWER STEERING RACK WAS COMPLETELY GONE IN ME CAR AND THAT IT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. MY CAR HAS 10,992 MILES ON IT. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF I WAS HIGHWAY DRIVING AT 70 MILES AN HOUR.

AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 70MPH, THE GLASS IN MY SUNROOF BURST. THERE WAS A LOUD POP, AND THEN I COULD HEAR HIGHWAY NOISE. THERE WERE ABSOLUTELY NO CARS AROUND ME AND NOTHING ABOVE ME, AND I HAD NOT GONE UNDER AN OVERPASS. MOST OF THE SUNROOF GLASS WAS GONE, AND THE REMAINING GLASS AND SEAL HAD SUNKEN DOWN INTO THE CAR AND WAS IN A CONCAVE SHAPE LIKE IT HAD BURST FROM THE INSIDE OUT. *TR

ROTOR MALFUNCTION PREMATURE. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 25K MILES ON IT, AND THE BRAKES ARE STILL GOOD. *TR

I HAVE FOUND THAT AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHT SENSOR OVERCOMPENSATES WHEN DETECTING HEADLIGHT BEAMS CAST BY THE OPPOSING LANES OF TRAFFIC. THE SENSOR THEN FORCES THE HEADLIGHT SENSOR TO IMMEDIATELY TURN OFF OUR VEHICLE'S HEADLIGHTS, LEAVING THE DRIVING SHROUDED IN COMPLETE DARKNESS. WHEN DRIVING AT 70 OR MORE MILES AN HOUR ON A HIGHWAY, THESE MOMENTARY SECONDS OF DARKNESS ARE ALL THAT ARE NEEDED TO CAUSE A FATAL MISTAKE OR A DEAD DRIVER. I REPORT AT LEAST FOUR SEPARATE INCIDENTS IN THE LAST 14 MONTHS ALONE: DURING FEBRUARY 2013, WHILE DRIVING UNDER ICY CONDITIONS AT NIGHT IN POTOMAC, MY VEHICLE PASSED OPPOSING TRAFFIC VEHICLE AND THE HEADLIGHT SENSOR ACTIVATED. AFTER LOSING FRONTAL VISIBILITY, MY VEHICLE LOST COMPLETE CONTROL AND BEGAN TO SPIN ON THE ICY ROAD, ALMOST GETTING US KILLED. IN AUGUST 2012, WHILE DRIVING ON A TEXAS HIGHWAY AT HIGH SPEEDS, A LARGE TRUCK CARGO FULL OF CRATES AND BOXES BEGAN TO TOPPLE ONTO THE ROAD SIDE IN FRONT OF MY VEHICLE. THE HEADLIGHT SENSOR HAD, AS BEFORE, ACTIVATED, RESULTING IN PRACTICALLY NO FRONT VISIBILITY. SEEING ALMOST NOTHING, I DODGED THOUGH THE FALLING CARTON BOXES AT A 70 MPH SPEED, ALMOST GETTING KILLED AND WETTING MY PANTS WITH URINE. ON A RECENT TRIP TO THE EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND, WHILE ON THE CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE AT NIGHT. THE HEADLIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED. SHE ATTEMPTED TO KEEP THE VEHICLE INSIDE THE OUTER TRAFFIC LANE BUT WAS NARROWLY CLIPPED BY A WIDE, LARGE TRUCK ON THE OTHER LANE OF TRAFFIC, DENTING THE FRONT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE

WE HAVE A 2012 HONDA ACCORD WITH A LOUD CLICKING NOISE IN THE FRONT BRAKES WHEN YOU CHANGE DIRECTIONS , WE HAVE HAD IT IN THE DEALER 3 TIMES AND HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THEM THAT THERE IS NOTHING ELSE THAT CAN BE DONE THAT IT WAS BRAKE PAD SHIFT AND IT IS NORMAL FOR THAT YEAR ACCORD, I AM CONCERNED FOR MY FAMILY'S SAFETY AS MY WIFE DRIVES IN IT WITH MY STEPDAUGHTERS AND MY YOUNG GRANDCHILDREN, I'M CONCERNED THAT THE CONSTANT MOVEMENT WILL WEAR DOWN THE METAL AND CAUSE A BRAKE FAILURE. *TR

DON'T REALLY KNOW!!! FIRESTONE AFFINITY JUNK TIRE LOSING AIR? TMS LIGHT CAME ON PULLED OVER MAJORITY OF THE TIRE RUPTURED. THERE WASN'T ANY MAGICAL GLASS OR NAILS ON THE HIGHWAY. WOMAN AT THE DEALERSHIP LYING ABOUT TIRE, ROAD HAZARD IS THESE GENERIC TIRES, I'VE HAD BETTER LUCK WITH JUNK YARD TIRES. ONLY 526 MILES ON MY 2013 HONDA CIVIC!!! *TR

THE FIRST TIME MY CAR STALLED I WAS IN THE HIGH WAY IN THE MIDDLE LANE AND MY CAR STOPPED WORKING, ALL THE LIGHT CAME ON AND MY RADIO TURNED OFF AND MY CLOCK RESET IT SELF. THE SECOND TIME IT WAS THE SAME DAY WHILE I WAS EXITING ON THE HIGHWAY, IN ADDITION I PUT PRESS THE ACCELERATE IT WOULD NOT RESPONSE. IN ADDITION WHEN I WOULD PRESS THE BRAKES THE MUSIC WOULD GO DOWN AT TIMES. I TOOK IT TO HONDA THEY DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR, WHEN THE CAR WAS RETURN TO ME I FOUND SOMEONE EZ-PASS AND A CUP OF SODA IN THE CAR. THE CAR STALL N MY ONCE AGAIN I TURNING FROM A STOP SIGN. I CALLED THE HONDA DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT CHECKED ONCE AGAIN, AND THE RESPONDED THAT THEY WAS ALL BOOKED UP PLEASE CALL BACK. ON 06/03/13 MY CAR STALLED AND THE WHEEL BECAME HARD, THE BRAKE BECAME HARD AND NONE RESPONSES, MY CAR CONTINUE TO ROLLED AND I CRASH WITH A SCHOOL BUS. I HAD TO GO TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM DUE TO A NECK STAIN. I HAVE BEEN IN CONNECT WITH HONDA BUT AFTER A WEEK OF VERY LITTLE COOPERATION THEY STATE IT IS UP TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY TO SEE FAULT AND ONLY THEN WILL THEY GET INVOLVED. I ALSO INFORMED THEM THAT MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

PULLED INTO A VERTICAL PARKING SPACE, APPLIED BRAKES AND THE CAR ACCELERATED HITTING A TREE AND CAUSING FRONT END DAMAGE. FIFTEEN MINUTES PREVIOUS TO THIS ACCIDENT, WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT IN DRIVE & WITH THE FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, I NOTICED THE ENGINE REVVING AS THOUGH ONE WAS STEPPING ON THE ACCELERATOR. FOUND THIS WEIRD BUT DID NOT THINK ANYTHING OF IT UNTIL AFTER THE ACCIDENT. *TR

I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE FEELING LIKE IT WAS STICKING IN A HIGH GEAR AROUND 2900 MILES. ON HILLY ROADS, TYPICALLY, THE VEHICLE REVS HIGH AND DOES NOT WANT TO DECELERATE WHEN TRYING TO BRAKE. IT FEELS AS THOUGH THE TRANSMISSION IS STUCK IN GEAR. IT WILL ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE AS WELL. IT HAS ACCELERATED ON ME AND HAS HIT CLOSE TO 5/6 RPMS WHILE TRYING TO MAINTAIN MY SPEED ON HILLY, WINDY, RURAL ROADS. IT HAS DONE THIS ONCE ON THE HIGHWAY AS WELL. IT ALMOST SEEMS AS IF IT IN CRUISE CONTROL AND TRYING TO GET BACK UP TO A HIGHER SPEED. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANY ISSUE. THE PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED, AND I AM NOW AT 9200 MILES. IT IS AN INTERMITTENT ISSUE, HOWEVER, SO IT IS HARD TO KNOW WHEN TO BRING IT BACK TO DEALER JUST TO BE TOLD THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE IT. THIS OCCURS APPROXIMATELY 2 TIMES A WEEK. IT IS SCARY AS I HAVE TWO YOUNG CHILDREN. *TR

2012 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO GAS TANK RATTLE NOISE COMPLAINT. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE NOISE WAS MORE PROMINENT WHEN THE GEAR WAS IN DRIVE, WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THE DEALER FOUND THE GAS TANK WAS RUBBING ON THE BODY. THEY LOWERED THE GAS TANK, PLACED INSULATION IN IT AND ADJUSTED THE STRAPS. UPDATED 05/22/13 UPDATED 05/29/13

WE WERE TRAVELING IN MY 2012 HONDA ACCORD AND STOPPED FOR FUEL AT A GAS STATION IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS. I TURNED THE CAR OFF, REMOVED THE KEYS AND EXITED THE VEHICLE TO START FUELING IT. MY 6 YEAR OLD GRANDSON ASKED PERMISSION TO EXIT THE VEHICLE TO USE THE RESTROOM. HE UNBUCKLED THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT THAT I HAD FASTENED HIM INTO HIS BOOSTER SEAT WITH A FEW HOURS EARLIER. BUT SOMEHOW THE SEAT BELT HAD GOTTEN TWISTED AROUND HIS WAIST WHILE IN HIS BOOSTER SEAT AND HE COULD NOT GET OUT. THE SEAT BELT APPEARED TO BE LOCKED SOMEHOW AT THE TOP OF THE SHOULDER AREA AND WE COULD NOT PULL IT OUT AT ALL. IN FACT, IT JUST KEPT RETRACTING FURTHER AND GETTING TIGHTER AND TIGHTER AROUND MY GRANDSON'S CHEST AND WAIST. NO MATTER WHAT WE TRIED WE ABSOLUTELY COULD NOT FREE HIM. EVERY MOVE THAT MY GRANDSON MADE, OR THAT WE MADE TO TRY TO GET SLACK IN THE SEAT BELT TO FREE HIM, CAUSED THE SEAT BELT TO RETRACT FURTHER AND GET TIGHTER AROUND HIS CHEST AND WAIST. WE SLID THE BOOSTER SEAT OUT FROM UNDER HIM TO TRY TO GET SOME SLACK IN THE SEAT BELT, BUT THAT CAUSED THE BELT TO RETRACT EVEN FURTHER AND GET MUCH TIGHTER AROUND HIS CHEST AND WAIST. AFTER AT LEAST 10 MINUTES OF MULTIPLE PEOPLE TRYING TO FREE MY GRANDSON, THE SEAT BELT WAS STILL WRAPPED AROUND HIS WAIST AND CHEST, WAS STILL LOCKED AND WAS STILL TRYING TO RETRACT EVEN FURTHER. THE SEAT BELT JUST KEPT GETTING TIGHTER, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS UNBUCKLED AND THE ENGINE WAS OFF WITH THE KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION AND IN MY HAND. MY GRANDSON

1). "ACCELERATION" - MY DAUGHTER DRIVES THIS VEHICLE MOST OF THE TIME AND SHE HAS COMPLAINED TO ME ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THAT THIS VEHICLE IS HESITANT IN ITS ACCELERATION SPEED (0MPH AT A STOP, UP TO 55-60 MPH GETTING ONTO HIGHWAYS).FOR AN EXAMPLE: SHE HAS ADVISED,ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHEN AS SHE GOES ON THE "HIGHWAY" INTO MERGING TRAFFIC, THE CAR LOOSES POWER AND DOES NOT ACCELERATE UP TO PROPER SPEED TO GET ON HIGHWAY TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC . SHE STATED PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL DOWN TO THE FLOOR, THEN A COUPLE OF SECONDS, THE CAR WILL PICK UP SPEED. ALSO, WHEN AT A "STOP SIGN" ONCE SHE PRESSES GAS PEDAL TO GO,THE CAR HESITATES TO TAKE OFF AND THEN IT GOES. WE REPORTED THIS TO THE HONDA WARRANTY DEPARTMENT IN FEB/MARCH 2013, WAS TOLD "TAKE VEHICLE TO HONDA DEALER". WE DID AND MECHANIC ADVISED-COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. TO DATE AS OF (4/20/2013 MY DAUGHTER STILL EXPERIENCES THIS HESITANT ACCELERATION PROBLEM. ITS NOT RIGHT AND I AM PAYING $560+ DOLLARS A MONTH FOR A NEW VEHICLE WITH THESE PROBLEMS. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN I HAVE FOR HER, DRIVING THIS CAR. I SAW A TV COMMERCIAL ABOUT A RECALL ON HONDA ACCORDS AND I WAS QUITE SURPRISED THAT WHEN I LOGGED ONTO THE NHTSA WEBSITE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THERE 2012 HONDA ACCORDS AS WE ARE EXPERIENCING. 2)."HEADREST" -WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON A HIGHWAY TRIP-OCTOBER 2012, I NOTICED THAT I COULD NOT PROPERLY REST MY HEAD ON THE "DRIVERS SEAT HEADREST. I AM 5FT-5 &1/2 INCHES TA

THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATES AFTER I START A TURN, THEN HAVE TO STOP, THEN WHEN I WANT TO ACCELERATE AGAIN THE HESITATION OCCURS. THIS HAS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 6 TIMES IN A 4000 MILE PERIOD. THE VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS ACCELERATED AFTER HESITATING BUT THERE IS A NOTICEABLE HESITATION WHICH IS CAUSE FOR CONCERN. I HAVE READ OTHER COMMENTS ABOUT SIMILAR HESITATION PROBLEMS WHICH SEEM TO MIRROR MY EXPERIENCE. I WILL ASK THE DEALER ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WHEN I NEXT TAKE THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE. *TR

SEATS ARE DESIGNED EXTREMELY BADLY - THEY MADE SOME CHANGE FROM PRIOR YEAR(S), AS I HAVE BEEN AN ACCORD OWNER FOR MANY YEARS, AND I HAVE NEVER HAD NECK AND BACK PROBLEMS CAUSED BY ITS SEATS BEFORE. I NOTICED THE ISSUE RIGHT AWAY AFTER DRIVING IT FOR ABOUT A HALF HOUR - YOU JUST DON'T DO THAT AT THE DEALERSHIP. IF I HAD HAD THE CAR FOR A DAY OR SO TO DRIVE, I WOULD NOT HAVE BOUGHT IT DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. ISSUES: HEADREST IS TILTED FORWARD IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT CAUSES NECK AND BACK PAIN. THE SEAT ITSELF IS NOT COMFORTABLE - KIND OF SLUMPED AND CUPPED IN A BAD WAY. PROMOTES PAIN AND VERY POOR POSTURE FOR SOMEONE 5'4" (ME). IF YOU REMOVE HEADREST, YOU HAVE JUST SCREWED YOURSELF OUT OF A SAFETY FEATURE. I CAN'T BELIEVE HONDA, AS A GOOD COMPANY, IS NOT RESPONDING TO PEOPLE'S COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS. MY NECK AND BACK PROBLEMS CAUSED BY THIS NOW REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION, AND I AM SERIOUSLY THINKING OF SELLING THE CAR AND NEVER BUYING ANOTHER HONDA PRODUCT AGAIN, IF THEY DON'T MAKE IT RIGHT SOON. SAFETY ISSUES: (FOLLOWING CAME FROM ANOTHER COMPLAINANT, AND I AGREE WITH ALL OF IT) THE SEATS AND HEAD RESTS HAS BEEN POORLY DESIGNED. IT LOOKS THAT THESE HAS BEEN DESIGNED FOR MEN HAVING A HEIGHT OF MORE THAN 6 FEET. I HAVE A STANDARD HEIGHT OF 5'-9'. WHEN I REST MY HEAD TO THE HEAD REST, IT TOUCHES ONLY LESS THAN ONE CM TO THE HEAD REST. I CAN NOT LOWER DOWN THE HEIGHT OF HEAD REST BECAUSE THE BACK OF THE SEAT IS TOO HIGH. THERE IS A BIG GAP BETWEEN NECK AND HEAD REST. THE MOST DANGEROUS AS

THE SEATS AND HEAD RESTS HAS BEEN POORLY DESIGNED. IT LOOKS THAT THESE HAS BEEN DESIGNED FOR MEN HAVING A HEIGHT OF MORE THAN 6 FEET. I HAVE A STANDARD HEIGHT OF 5'-9'. WHEN I REST MY HEAD TO THE HEAD REST, IT TOUCHES ONLY LESS THAN ONE CM TO THE HEAD REST. I CAN NOT LOWER DOWN THE HEIGHT OF HEAD REST BECAUSE THE BACK OF THE SEAT IS TOO HIGH. THERE IS A BIG GAP BETWEEN NECK AND HEAD REST. I HAVE MADE A ROUGH SKETCH OF THIS SITUATION BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW TO SEND IT TO YOU. THE MOST DANGEROUS ASPECT OF THIS DESIGN IS THAT IF A SPEEDY CAR OR TRUCK HITS MY CAR IN THE BACK, MY HEAD WILL STOP WITH HEAD REST AND BODY WILL STOP WITH BACK OF SEAT BUT NECK, HAVING NO SUPPORT BACKWARD, WILL BENT AND MAY BE BROKEN AND ULTIMATELY MAY CAUSE OF DEATH. I FAXED IT IN DETAILS TO HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE, TORRANCE, CA90501 ON 12/3/12 WITH SKETCH AND FAXED THREE TIMES EVERY WEEK. I ALSO ADVISED THEM TO MAKE AN EXPERIMENT: HAVE A DUMMY OF MAN MADE OF BROKEN GLASS, SEAT IT IN THE CAR, BUCKLE UP AND HIT THE CAR FORCIBLY IN THE BACK, THE NECK OF DUMMY WILL BE BROKEN. I TOLD THEM THAT THE CAR WAS GARAGED FOR THE LAST MORE THAN ONE MONTH AT 8024 MILES ODOMETER READING, TAKE THIS FAULTY CAR BACK AND RETURN MY MONEY. AFTER MORE THAN 40 DAYS, I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT MY CLAIM WAS REJECTED AS THE CAR WAS NOT FOUND FAULTY. I REQUEST YOU TO PLEASE CHECK THIS FAULT AND TAKE NECESSARY ACTION AT YOUR END. I AM READY TO HAND OVER THE CAR TO YOU. I AM NOT USING THIS CAR ANY MORE. *T

2012 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE APPLIED THE BRAKES TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. INITIALLY, HE FELT THE EFFECTS OF THE BRAKES, IN WHICH THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN. HOWEVER, WITHIN A FEW SECONDS, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE AND IN SPITE OF HIM APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO GAIN SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF CONTROL AND THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO TO STOP CRASHING INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIS. AS A RESULT, HIS VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE CONSUMER, AS WELL AS THE PASSENGERS WERE INJURED, SOME REQUIRED SURGERY AND REHABILITATION. THE CONSUMER DID NOT STATE HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE INJURED, BESIDES HIMSELF.

ONE MONTH AFTER PURCHASING MY HONDA ACCORD COUPE, I HAD HORRIBLE BACK PAIN. I COULD BARLEY WALK WITHOUT HELP. I WENT TO THE DOCTOR AND WAS PRESCRIBED MUSCLE RELAXANT AND IBUPROFEN. MY BACK HAS NOT STOPPED HURTING. I COMMUTE 45 MINS EACH WAY TO WORK 5 DAYS A WEEK. I THOUGHT BACK TO WHEN MY BACK PAIN BEGAN AND THE ACCORD WAS THE ONLY CHANGE THAT I MADE. I DECIDED TO GOOGLE TO FIND OUT IF ANY OTHER 2012 HONDA ACCORD OWNERS WERE EXPERIENCING BACK PAIN PROBLEMS AND TO MY SURPRISE A NUMBER OF OWNERS ARE. I WILL CONTACT HONDA TO SEE IF THEY WILL RECTIFY THE PROBLEM, BUT FROM WHAT I READ FROM OTHER CONSUMERS HONDA WILL NOT DO ANYTHIN. *TR

I GOT MY 2012 HONDA ACCORD IT HAD 8 MILES ON IT. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL INCIDENTS WHILE DRIVING THAT THE ACCELERATION DELAYS ABOUT FIVE SECONDS IT FEELS JUST LIKE THE CAR IS NOT GETTING GAS AND THEN IT KICKS IN. THIS USUALLY OCCURS WHEN I HAVE SLOWED DOWN OR AM TAKING OFF FROM A LIGHT TURNING. I HAVE HAD THAT DELAY HAPPEN WHEN EVER I DRIVE. *TR

AS I WAS BRAKING WHILE APPROACHING AN ANGLED PARKING SPACE THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP. THE CAR ACCELERATED, CROSSED THE SIDEWALK AND HIT A CONCRETE BUILDING. THE AIR BAGS WERE DEPLOYED. THE INSURANCE ADJUSTOR DECLARED THE CAR TOTALED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED HE WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH WITHOUT THE VEHICLE BEING IN PARK AND ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 155,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AND THE REST OF THE TIRES WOULD NEED TO BE ROTATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

MY EXPERIENCE OPERATING THE HONDA ACCORD ON THE DATE OF PURCHASE INDICATES SITTING IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT WITH SOUND POSTURE AND BEST-CASE SEAT ADJUSTMENTS CAUSED ALL BACK PAIN ISSUES I WAS EXPERIENCING. THE HONDA ACCORD DRIVER'S SEAT IS THE ONLY VARIABLE AND IS SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR MY BACK PAIN; ALL VARIABLES CONSIDERED, AGE, SEX, HEIGHT, WEIGHT, WEATHER, OFFICE CHAIR, ETC. HONDA ENGINEERS, MANUFACTURES, QUALITY ASSURANCE, AND GENERAL STAFF SHOULD BE ASHAMED FOR SELLING A CAR WITH SUCH A POORLY CONSTRUCTED SEAT! THE DRIVER'S SEAT IS DEFECTIVE AND OVER A VERY BRIEF DURATION DEMONSTRATES THE POTENTIAL TO ADVERSELY IMPACT A PERSONS HEALTH IN A HARMFUL MANNER. *TR

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WAS UNABLE TO BE INSERTED INTO THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,000. UPDATED 3/19/13 *CN

FRONT DRIVER SEAT IS CAUSING NECK,BACK AND HIP PAIN AFTER DRIVING 10-15 MINUTES, ADJUSTING SEAT DOES NOT HELP. I TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALERSHIP, THEY INSPECTED SEAT AND SAID THERE IS NO PROBLEM, I TOLD THEM THERE IS A PROBLEM BECAUSE NO MATTER WHO DRIVES THE CAR EVERYONE EXPERIENCES THE SAME PAIN. I GOOGLED "ACCORD SEAT PROBLEM" AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL WEBSITES AND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. FOR A COMPANY THAT MAKES SUCH GREAT CARS I NEVER EXPECTED TO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH A SEAT, I HOPE THEY VALUE THEIR CUSTOMERS AND FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

WHEN I GOT MY 2012 HONDA ACCORD IT HAD 300 MILES ON IT. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL INCIDENTS WHILE DRIVING THAT THE ACCELERATION DELAYS ABOUT FIVE SECONDS IT FEELS JUST LIKE THE CAR IS NOT GETTING GAS AND THEN IT KICKS IN. THIS USUALLY OCCURS WHEN I HAVE SLOWED DOWN OR AM TAKING OFF FROM A LIGHT TURNING OR GOING STRAIGHT. AT TIMES IT HAS DONE CUT OUT WHILE TURNING IN FRONT OF ON COMING CARS AS WELL AS FROM A LIGHT. I HAVE FELT A FEW TIMES THAT IT WASN'T GOING TO GO AT ALL AND THE ON COMING CAR WOULD RUN IN TO ME. I HAVE HAD THAT DELAY HAPPEN AT LEAST ONCE ALMOST EVERYDAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,000. UPDATED 3/14/13*CN UPDATED 04/09/2013 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN COLDER WEATHER, THE FUEL CAP WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO REMOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION BUT THEY WERE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT IN COLDER WEATHER, THE FUEL WOULD SHRINK AND CAUSE A VACUUM, MAKING IT MORE DIFFICULT TO REMOVE THE FUEL CAP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

THE SEATS AND HEAD RESTS HAS BEEN POORLY DESIGNED. IT LOOKS THAT THESE HAS BEEN DESIGNED FOR MEN HAVING A HEIGHT OF MORE THAN 6 FEET. I HAVE A STANDARD HEIGHT OF 5'-9'. WHEN I REST MY HEAD TO THE HEAD REST, IT TOUCHES ONLY LESS THAN ONE CM TO THE HEAD REST. I CAN NOT LOWER DOWN THE HEIGHT OF HEAD REST BECAUSE THE BACK OF THE SEAT IS TOO HIGH. THERE IS A BIG GAP BETWEEN NECK AND HEAD REST. I HAVE MADE A ROUGH SKETCH OF THIS SITUATION BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW TO SEND IT TO YOU. THE MOST DANGEROUS ASPECT OF THIS DESIGN IS THAT IF A SPEEDY CAR OR TRUCK HITS MY CAR IN THE BACK, MY HEAD WILL STOP WITH HEAD REST AND BODY WILL STOP WITH BACK OF SEAT BUT NECK, HAVING NO SUPPORT BACKWARD, WILL BENT AND MAY BE BROKEN AND ULTIMATELY MAY CAUSE OF DEATH. I FAXED IT IN DETAILS TO HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE, TORRANCE, CA90501 ON 12/3/12 WITH SKETCH AND FAXED THREE TIMES EVERY WEEK. I ALSO ADVISED THEM TO MAKE AN EXPERIMENT: HAVE A DUMMY OF MAN MADE OF BROKEN GLASS, SEAT IT IN THE CAR, BUCKLE UP AND HIT THE CAR FORCIBLY IN THE BACK, THE NECK OF DUMMY WILL BE BROKEN. I TOLD THEM THAT THE CAR WAS GARAGED FOR THE LAST MORE THAN ONE MONTH AT 8024 MILES ODOMETER READING, TAKE THIS FAULTY CAR BACK AND RETURN MY MONEY. AFTER MORE THAN 40 DAYS, I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT MY CLAIM WAS REJECTED AS THE CAR WAS NOT FOUND FAULTY. I REQUEST YOU TO PLEASE CHECK THIS FAULT AND TAKE NECESSARY ACTION AT YOUR END. I AM READY TO HAND OVER THE CAR TO YOU. I AM NOT USING THIS CAR ANY MORE.

WHEN MY CAR IS ON DIM, THE LIGHTS POINTS DOWN TO THE ROAD AND YOU CANNOT SEE ANYTHING IN FRONT OF YOU. *TR

THAT WAS ON MONDAY 12/31/2012 WHILE TRAFFIC IN FREEWAY WAS VERY CLEAR. I SET CRUISE CONTROL AT 60 MILE/HOUR BUT SUDDENLY THE CAR KEPT INCREASING FASTER MORE THAN 75 MILES. I WAS PANIC AND KEPT STEPPING BRAKE TO REDUCE SPEED. ABOUT ONE MINUTE, THE CAR WAS REDUCED AT SPEED OF 50 MILES/HOUR. I TESTED IT WITHOUT CRUISE CONTROL. I DROVE STEADILY ABOUT 60 MILE/HOUR ABOUT 10 MINUTES THAT THE CAR STARTED ACCELERATED BY ITSELF AGAIN AND HIT 75 MILES/HOUR. I KEPT STEPPING BRAKE STEADILY TO REDUCE SPEED UNTIL IT KICKING INTO 50 MILE/HR. THIS CAR IS DEFINITELY DEFECTIVE CAR WITH NUMEROUS ISSUES. ITS DEFROST SYSTEM DOES NOT FUNCTION AT ALL THAT ALMOST KILLED ME ON SEPTEMBER 2012. AGAIN I BROUGHT IT TO DEALER ON 01/02/2013 FOR ACCELERATED ISSUE AND DEFROST SYSTEM BUT HONDA POWER DEALER STILL COULD NOT DETECT IT. I FILED COMPLAINT WITH FTC AND DISTRICT ATTORNEY/PROSECUTE UNIT TO REQUEST TO INVESTIGATE ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I CONTACTED TO HONDA MOTOR TO REQUEST IT TO TAKE THIS CAR BACK AND TERMINATE MY LEASE BUT HONDA MOTOR REFUSED MY REQUEST BECAUSE HONDA MOTOR USED TEST RESULTS FROM POWER HONDA DEALER AND HONDA WORLD DEALER AS HONDA MOTOR 'S DECISION FOUND THAT THERE WERE NOT ANY DEFECTIVE WITH DEFROST SYSTEM AND ACCELERATE FOUND. HONDA MOTOR MADE THIS CAR AND FAILED TO DETECT ITS PROBLEMS THAT IS NO MATTER IT CAN DETECT THIS CAR PROBLEM OR NOT THAT HONDA HAS TO HOLD ACCOUNTABILITY TO LEASE IT TO ME. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(

VAN IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED SHORT IN FRONT OF ME. I WAS IN 2012 HONDA ACCORD. THE FRONT END OF HONDA ACCORD IS HEAVILY DAMAGED AND REQUIRED TOWING FROM THE SCENE DUE TO DAMAGE. I HAD MY SEAT BELT ON HOWEVER, MY FACE IMPACTED THE STEERING WHEEL CAUSING FACIAL DAMAGE INCLUDING FACIAL DAMAGE. THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

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.

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

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 VIBRATION NO LONGER EXISTED; ONLY ROAD FEEL. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VIBRATION, IS STILL PRESENT AND EVEN WORSE THAN BEFORE. UPDATED 04/01/13

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT AND HEAD REST WERE VERY UNCOMFORTABLE, CAUSING HER TO SUSTAIN BACK PAIN AND HEADACHES. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO OFFERED TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,012.