2012 Honda Accord complaints

THE DRIVER SEATS CAUSES YOUR RIGHT LEG TO GO NUMB AND YOUR NECK TO BECOME SO STIFF YOU CANNOT SAFELY CHECK BLIND SPOTS. *TR

I HAVE PURCHASED A NEW 2012 HONDA ACCORD SE MODEL WITH VIN [XXX] ON JANUARY 19TH 2012. I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE FROM RIVERSIDE HONDA THROUGH FOOTHILL FEDERAL CREDIT UNION. EVER SINCE, I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING NOTHING BUT NIGHTMARES. I HAVE FOLLOWED THE RECOMMENDED MANUFACTURER'S BREAK IN PERIOD FORMAT STEP BY STEP. THREE DAYS AFTER THE PURCHASED, I DROVE THE VEHICLE ON THE FWY AND NOTICED A WEIR, UNCOMMON AND RATHER DISTURBING SHIMMY ON THE STEERING WHEEL BETWEEN 65 TO 75 MPH. MY VEHICLE IS UNSAFE AND UNFIT TO BE DRIVEN ON FREEWAYS. I NEEDED YOUR HELP DESPERATELY TO PREVENT A CATASTROPHIC EVENT. THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY, COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC ARE AT RISK. I HAVE ACTED AND PROCEEDED AS INDICATED. I HAVE BROUGHT THIS SHIMMY ISSUE TO THE HONDA DEALERS. I HAVE BROUGHT THIS SHIMMY ISSUE TO AMERICAN HONDA. I HAVE DRIVEN THE VEHICLE WITH A HONDA ADVISER AND A FIELD REP. IN BOTH CASES, THE SHIMMY HAS BEING IDENTIFIED, NOTICED AND ESTABLISHED. YET, NOTING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. AN IDENTICAL VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN WITH THE AMERICAN HONDA FILED REP. NO SHIMMY WAS IDENTIFIED, PROVING HONDA WRONG. THE AMERICAN HONDA FIELD REP THAT TEST DROVE MY VEHICLE STATED THAT HE WAS GOING TO HELP ME. HE STATED THAT SOMETIMES CARS HAVE BEEN FOUND TO HAVE THE WRONG TIRES INSTALLED. HE WAS TO CHECK FOR RECALLS, BULLETINS AND WHAT THE ENGINEERS FROM HONDA WILL ADVISE HIM ON MY CASE. HE OFFERED TO CARE OF THE PAPER WORK. I TRUSTED HIM. HE WAS GOING TO SEND ME A COPY OF WHAT WE HAVE DISCUSSED TOGETH

I OWN A 2012 HONDA ACCORD LX BASE. DRIVERS SIDE SEAT JUST SLIGHTLY ABOVE THE LUMBAR SUPPORT IS HURTING MY BACK. ADJUSTING THE SEAT OR ADDING SOME PADDING DOES NOT HELP. EXTREME DISCOMFORT AFTER 25 MINUTES OF DRIVING TIME. VERY POOR SEAT DESIGN. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN HONDA. I'M FORCED TO SELL MY ACCORD AT A LOSS AS I CANNOT TOLERATE THE PAIN. *JS

FRONT SEATS ARE UNCOMFORTABLE AND CAUSE NECK AND BACK PAIN ON ANY DRIVE >30 MINUTES. PAIN LASTS FOR HOURS. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA ACCORD EQUIPPED WITH DUNLOP SP SPORT TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH. THE CONTACT INSTALLED A SPARE TIRE AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE AND DID NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,200.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER DRIVING IN THE VEHICLE FOR A FEW MINUTES THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT BECAME VERY UNCOMFORTABLE. THE CONTACT SUFFERED PAIN TO HIS BACK DUE TO THE SEAT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE TO THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,500. UPDATED 5/16/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE LUMBAR SUPPORT FULLY RETRACTED INTO THE SEAT, WHICH HURT HIS BACK AFTER DRIVING FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAS TO USE A PILLOW IN ORDER TO DRIVE. UPDATED 05/23/12

THE MOST UNCOMFORTABLE SEATS!!! CAN'T EVEN DRIVE THE CAR. AFTER 5-10 MINUTES I GET SEVERE BACK PAIN AND ON LONGER TRIPS MY LEGS GO NUMB. PLEASE HELP. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT WAS CAUSING HIM SEVERE BACK PAIN WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR MORE THAN 15 MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY COULD NOT ALTER THE VEHICLE DESIGN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 200. UPDATED 05/24/12*LJ

THE DRIVERS SEAT IS SO UNCOMFORTABLE THAT I CAN'T DRIVE IT MORE THAN A HALF AN HOUR. THE LUMBAR SUPPORT IS PUSHING ON MY BACK AND CAUSING ME PAIN EVEN LONG AFTER I 'M DONE DRIVING THE CAR. I COULD NOT HELP BUT NOTICING A LONG LIST OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUES ON THE INTERNET . I NEED SOME HELP WITH ANSWERS CAUSE I CAN NOT DRIVE THIS CAR. *TR

MYSELF AND MY HUSBAND HAVE DRIVEN THIS CAR FOR LESS THAN ONE WEEK AND WE BOTH ALREADY HAVE BACK AND NECK PAIN FROM THE POORLY DESIGNED DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT SEATS. WE COMMUTE ONE HOUR EACH DIRECTION TO WORK EVERY DAY AND AFTER THE FIRST DAY OR DRIVING ONE WAY WE WERE BOTH IN PAIN. WE HAVE TRIED EVERY POSSIBLE COMBINATION POSITION OF THE SEATS WITH AND WITHOUT LUMBAR SUPPORT AND NO MATTER WHAT, THEY ARE BEYOND UNCOMFORTABLE. WE DREAD HAVING TO EVEN GET IN THE CAR AND CANNOT BELIEVE THAT HONDA HAS YET TO ACKNOWLEDGE A PROBLEM THAT IS VERY OBVIOUS TO SO MANY PEOPLE. NOT ONLY IS THE BACK OF THE SEAT AN ISSUE BUT THE HEAD REST LOCATION RESULTS IN NECK PAIN AS WELL. WE HAD A TOYOTA CAMRY AND I AM VERY UNHAPPY THAT WE DIDN'T SAY WITH THE TOYOTA FAMILY AS THEIR CARS ARE MUCH MORE COMFORTABLE AND RELIABLE. HOPEFULLY HONDA WILL ADDRESS THIS SERIOUS ISSUE AND RETAIN THEIR CUSTOMERS. *TR

WE BOUGHT NEW 2012 HONDA ACCORD LIMITED EDITION IN FEB. 2012 AND I AM SO DISAPPOINTED IN THE COMFORT OF THE SEATS! THE SEATS ARE CAUSING SEVERE BACK PAIN AND LEG PAIN. I CANNOT AFFORD TO TRADE IT BACK IN BUT FEEL THAT HONDA NEEDS TO OFFER DIFFERENT SEATS/HEAD RESTS. THE HEAD REST FORCES YOU HEAD TOO FAR FORWARD AND CAUSES SEVERE NECK PAIN AS WELL. AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 25 MIN I EVEN DEVELOP LEG PAIN. I FEAR DRIVING THIS CAR FOR A LONG DISTANCE/LONG TIME MAY CAUSE PERMANENT DAMAGE TO NECK,BACK, AND LEGS.... I HOPE HONDA WILL RECALL THESE SEATS AND REPLACE THEM WITH ONES THAT DON'T CAUSE PAIN! *JS

ON RANDOM OCCASIONS WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP THERE IS A 2 TO 5 SECOND HESITATION UPON DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. I MOVE FORWARD A FEW FEET THEN NOTHING, THE ENGINE DOES NOT STOP BUT REMAINS IN IDLE MODE. THEN THE POWER SUDDENLY RETURNS AND THE CAR MOVES FORWARD. THIS HAS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES, IN BOTH RAINY AND DRY CONDITIONS; GOING STRAIGHT OR MAKING BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT TURNS. ISSUE DOES NOT CAUSE WARNING LIGHTS TO COME ON, AND DEALER CAN NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. DIAGNOSTIC ARE ALL FINE. BUT THIS 2 TO 5 SECOND HESITATION IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, I CAME CLOSE TO BEING HIT DURING ONE OF THESE "HESITATIONS" WHEN TRYING TO TURN ONTO A BUSY ROAD. *TR

THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT IS UNBEARABLY UNCOMFORTABLE AND CAUSING SEVERE BACK PAIN AFTER JUST A FEW HUNDRED MILES OF DRIVING. I FEAR THIS IS CAUSING SERIOUS PHYSICAL DAMAGE TO MY BACK AND PUTTING MY HEALTH AT RISK. I FEEL A RECALL IS IN ORDER TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS ALSO GOING TO BE A SEVERE FINANCIAL BURDEN IF I HAVE TO PAY FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT AND OR REPLACE THE CAR. I TRIED USING AN AFTER MARKET SEAT CUSHION BUT THIS DID NOT HELP. *TR

I WAS DRIVING APPROX 35 MPH ON A BRIDGE THAT CONSIST OF CONCRETE THEN METAL GRADING. IT WAS RAINING MEDIUM AND THE VEHICLE SEEM TO SLIDE ON THE METAL GRADING TOWARDS A NEARBY CAR IN THE NEXT LANE. I BELIEVE THIS IS DUE TO THE TYPE OF FOOTPRINT THE TIRES INSTALLED BY THE FACTORY. I BELIEVE THERE WILL BE AN ACCIDENT WITH THESE TYPE OF TIRES AND HONDA SHOULD REPLACE WITH A DIFFERENT TYPE ASAP. *TR

DRIVER CAR SEAT AS WELL AS FRONT PASSENGER SEAT ARE PAINFULLY UNCOMFORTABLE. AFTER DRIVING THE CAR FOR ABOUT 3 WEEKS I NOTICED SEVERE NECK AND SHOULDER PAIN. NO SEAT ADJUSTMENT COULD ALTER THIS, I HAVE BECOME UNABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR WITHOUT SEVERE PAIN. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS FURTHER ONLINE(EVEN ON THIS WEBSITE FOR 2011) THERE HAS BEEN A NUMBER OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. I KNOW THERE ARE ALWAYS COMPLAINTS ABOUT CAR SEATS BECAUSE DRIVERS ARE ALL SO DIFFERENT, HOWEVER THE HONDA ACCORD HAS BY FAR THE MOST COMPLAINTS MANY OF ANY OTHER CAR. *TR

WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER IN TRAFFIC, MY 2012 HONDA ACCORD COUPE REAR ENDED ANOTHER HONDA ACCORD, I WAS GOING UNDER 20 MPH AND MY HEAD HIT MY STEERING WHEEL DUE TO SEAT BELT FAILURE. *TT

THIS IS THE FIRST CAR I'VE HAD WITH UNCOMFORTABLE SEATS.. I ONLY DRIVE 15 MINUTES TO WORK.. BUT ITS LIKE I'VE BEEN IN THE SEAT FOR ALL DAY... BACK PAIN, MUST ADJUST MY SEATING POSITION CONSTANTLY... WANT HONDA TO FIX THIS SEAT PROBLEM..

SEATS CAUSE BACK AND LEG PAIN VERY UNCOMFORTABLE, TO THE POINT OF DISTRACTION. THIS IS FROM THE DATE OF PURCHASE 11-25-2011. *TR

INCIDENT DATE: 12/05/2011, 5:45PM WEATHER/ROAD CONDITION: GOOD, NO RAIN/SNOW, NORMAL TRAFFIC PATTERN SUMMARY: ACCORD 2012 LX HAD A SUDDEN ENGINE REV FOR ABOUT A COUPLE OF SECONDS AND WENT BACK TO NORMAL WITHOUT DRIVER INTERVENTION. MINOR GAS PEDAL VIBRATION NOTICED FOR FIRST 500 MILES DURING BREAK-IN. DETAILS: I WAS DRIVING ACCORD 2012 LX ON A LOCAL MAIN STREET AT ABOUT 20 TO 25 MPH, ENTERING A NORMAL SMALL SLOPE. I SUDDENLY HEARD LOUDER ENGINE NOISE, AND NOTICED TACHOMETER GOING UP FROM BELOW 2K TO 3K RPM QUICKLY. AT THE SAME TIME, I FELT GAS PEDAL WAS MOVING AWAY FROM MY RIGHT FOOT. EVENTUALLY THE GAS PEDAL CAME BACK AND TACHOMETER READING WENT BACK TO NORMAL AS WELL. THIS LASTED FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS. I DID NOT MOVE MY RIGHT FOOT AWAY FROM GAS PEDAL AND DID NOT INTERVENE WHILE THIS WAS HAPPENING. SINCE THIS SUDDEN ENGINE REV WENT AWAY IN A COUPLE OF SECONDS BY ITSELF, I DIDN'T FEEL THAT THE ACCORD ACCELERATED A LOT DURING THE PERIOD. DURING FIRST 500 MILES ON THE ACCORD, I ALSO FELT MINOR GAS PEDAL VIBRATION FREQUENTLY ON ROADS THAT ARE NOT PERFECTLY PAVED AND HAVE SOME MINOR BUMPS. I HAVE NEVER NOTICED ANY SUCH GAS PEDAL VIBRATION ON OTHER CARS WHEN DRIVING DOWN ON THE SAME ROADS. THE VIBRATION BECAME LESS PRONOUNCED AFTER 500 MILES, AND I DIDN'T NOTICE IT LATELY. I AM NOT SURE IF THERE IS ANY RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INITIAL GAS PEDAL VIBRATION DURING BREAK-IN AND RECENT ENGINE REV INCIDENT. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT HIGHWAY SAFETY OF THE CAR. *TR

HAVE HAD TO BLOCK SEAT RESTRAINT FROM WORKING DIGS INTO BACK CAUSING CONSTANT MOVEMENT WHILE TRYING TO DRIVE CAUSING TO NOT PAYING ATTENTION TO ROAD AHEAD. HONDA SAYS THEY CANNOT MAKE ADJUSTMENTS TO SEAT TO ALLOW TO DRIVE WITH SEAT RESTRAINT ACTIVE. *TR

I JUST BOUGHT A 2012 ACCORD SE AND THE DRIVER'S SEAT IS BEYOND UNCOMFORTABLE--IT'S CAUSING BOTH BACK PAIN AND NUMBNESS DOWN MY RIGHT LEG. I DON'T HAVE ANY BACK PROBLEMS AND FEAR IT WILL CAUSE SOME SERIOUS PROBLEMS. I'VE PUT 400 MILES ON THIS CAR. I HATE TO BE IN THIS POSITION BUT I'M LEANING TOWARD TRADING IT IN AT A SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLAR FINANCIAL LOSS, THINKING THE HIT IS BETTER THAN RUINING A HEALTHY BACK. WHEN I CALLED HONDA TO ASK IF THERE WAS ANY SOLUTION, THE CUSTOMER SERVICE PERSON SAID THE SEAT MEETS GOVERNMENT SAFETY STANDARDS AND HONDA HAS NO PLANS TO DO ANYTHING FURTHER. VERY DISAPPOINTING! I WISH I HAD READ ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS POSTED ONLINE ABOUT THE SEAT BEFORE I PURCHASED THE CAR. APPARENTLY, IT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SEVERAL YEARS. *TR

CANNOT DRIVE VEHICLE MORE THEN 10 MILES WITHOUT EXTREME BACK PAINS. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SEAT IS SO UNCOMFORTABLE THAT I FEEL IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN. DRIVER FATIGUE AND DISTRACTION. THE SEATING MATERIAL IS TOO HARD, THE LUMBAR IS TOO PROMINENT AND MISPLACED (TOO HIGH) BECAUSE THE BOTTOM SEAT CUSHION IS TOO LOW IN THE BACK, AND CAN'T BE ADJUSTED UPWARD. THE HEAD REST IS SO FAR FORWARD AS TO NOT ALLOW ANY HEAD MOVEMENT. ONLY VERY SHORT TRIPS CAN BE MADE IN THIS AUTOMOBILE. LONGER TRIPS ARE NOT ADVISABLE. *TR