2012 Honda Accord Other / unspecified Problems

I have bought three Hondas and leased one, I still have a 2012 Sedan and 18 months ago the car stopped in the middle of the road, thankfully no one hit us. The axle was broken and had to be repaired. Today [XXX] the car just stopped driving in a horrible round about [XXX] . The police and fire men, thank God helped to push the car out of the way into a parking lot. Talk about stress, the round abouts are a horror show, with more accidents than ever and a car just STOPS driving. Well now we are being told the axle is broken. What in [XXX] is wrong, I looked on-line and many people have made complaints about broken axels on their Honda's. You have to do something, someone could have gotten killed and I would like a call back. [XXX] [XXX] . [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

NHTSA ID

11716999

Incident

Feb 10, 2026

I just saw the new Honda Civic recall for wheels falling off and it reminded me to report this. On January 6, 2022 I was driving down I-29 from Grand Forks to Fargo and about 60 miles into my trip I thought I had a flat tire. I pulled over at the next exit and found I was missing 3 lug bolts and nuts, 1 lug nut with the bolt still attached, and my wheel was hanging on by just 1 lug bolt + nut. It looked like 3 or the bolts sheared off while I was driving. There was absolutely no prior warning or indication before this happened. I was doing about 75 mph and, from what I remember, it was about -20f outside. I had my car towed to a local mechanic, Tuffy Tire and Auto Servicr, and they fixed it. If my tire fell off at 75 mph I almost certainly would’ve ended up hitting another car or going into the ditch. The problem hasn’t been reproduced by a local dealer, but the Tuffy Tire and Auto Care in Fargo, ND should still have records/invoice about my service. My Honda accord has been inspected by Rydell Honda in Grand Forks, ND and they should have records of my lug nuts coming loose because I brought it in multiple times and I think they had to order a part for it. Another time, I think in late 2022 or 2023, I had my tires rotated at Rydell Honda in Grand Forks, ND and I drove about 90 miles and my lug nuts came loose on one wheel. I had to pull over and tighten them, but there was damage to the wheel. I believe Rydell Honda has records about this incident as well.

NHTSA ID

11698886

Incident

Jan 6, 2022

PURCHASED JUNE 13, 2020.. SHORTLY AFTER NOTICED IT'S LIGHT ON DASH WAS ON.. I HAVE JUST BECOME AWARE WHAT IT IS, IT IS STILL ON ALL THE TIME.. WITHIN A WEEK OR TWO I GOT AN OIL CHANGE AND THEY SUGGESTED I GET 2 NEW TIRES AND A FLANGE ON THE EXHAUST WOULD NEED REPAIRED SOON.. A FEW WEEKS AGO I PURCHASED 2 NEW TIRES UPON RETURNING HOME FRONT FLASHERS ONLY BEGAN TO BLINK INTERMITTENTLY IT CONTINUES TO DO THIS OCCASIONALLY.. I CALLED DISCOUNT TIRE THAT SAME DAY AND THEY DIDN'T KNOW IF ANYTHING HAD TO BE RESET SO I HAVE BEEN CONTINUOUSLY LOOKING FOR ANSWERS SO NOW I HAVE COME ACROSS THE RECALLS AND COMMON PROBLEMS. THE TPMS. LIGHT CAME ON AFTER A 2 HOUR DRIVE HOME AND ALL TIRES WERE 10-12 LBS PRESSURE LOW.. WHAT IS GOING ON..

NHTSA ID

11354665

Incident

Jul 30, 2020

Mileage

161,000 mi

STEERING ISSUES, WHEEZING NOISE FROM THE STEERING WHEN STARTS THE ENGINE AND IN MOTION. STEERING OFTEN BECOMES STIFFS WHEN IN MOTION. PROBLEMS IDENTIFIED SINCE THE FIRST DAY DRIVEN OUT OF THE LOT. IT HAS BEEN FIXED AT LEAST, FOUR TIMES NOW BY HONDA, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. THE STIFFENING OF THE STEERING OCCURRED ON 8NOV2019 AGAIN.

NHTSA ID

11279192

Incident

Nov 8, 2019

Mileage

101,000 mi

TAKATA RECALL MY 2012 HONDA ACCORD HAS CONSISTENT VIBRATION/SHIMMING WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60+MPH. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED FROM A HONDA DEALER IN JANUARY OF 2017. I REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES AND HAD THEM BALANCE BUT THE PROBLEM PERSIST AND HONDA OF AMERICA ISN'T WILLING TO HELP. I HAVE READ MANY TESTIMONIES ON LINE ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE AND NO HELP FROM HONDA USA.

NHTSA ID

11184311

Incident

Jan 30, 2017

TAKATA RECALL MY 2012 HONDA ACCORD HAS A CONSISTENT VIBRATION/SHIMMING WHILE DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAY. I REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES WITH BRAND NEW TIRES, HAD THE TIRES BALANCE BUT THE PROBLEM PERSIST AT 60+MPH. I HAVE READ MANY TESTIMONIES ONLINE ABOUT THE SAME ISSUES AND HONDA OF AMERICA NOT WILLING TO HELP.

NHTSA ID

11184307

Incident

Jan 30, 2017

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.

NHTSA ID

11057140

Incident

Sep 1, 2017

TIRE INFLATION METER ARE TOO EXPENSIVE FOR SIMPLE FLAT REPAIRS. CONSUMER RIP OFF CAUSED BUT GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS REQUIRED TIRES TO HAVE PRESSURE SENSOR AND WARNING LIGHTS. EACH TIRE HAS AN EXPENSIVE $80 SENSOR THAT EASILY LEAKS OR GETS BUMPED BY MECHANICS. IT COST ME $200 TO STOP THE LEAKS AND WARNING LIGHTS. ON FIRST LOOK, SOUNDS LIKE A NICE IDEA BUT IN PRACTICE COMPANIES ARE RIPPING US OFF DOING SIMPLE NAIL FIXES. THE MECHANICS WEAKING, PURPOSELY LOOSEN THE VALUE AND SAY IT IS OUR CAR'S COMPUTER PROBLEM. PLEASE DO NOT REQUIRED CARS TO HAVE THESE MONITORS. THANKS FOR LISTENING. SOUNDS LIKE THE LOBBYIST ARE CREATING MONEY GRABS. REGARDS JOHN

NHTSA ID

10919743

Incident

Oct 5, 2016

Mileage

80,000 mi

I BOUGHT THIS 2012 HONDA ACCORD IN LATE SEPTEMBER 2014. IN OCTOBER, JUST A FEW SHORT WEEKS LATER, MY AC STOPPED COOLING. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND FOUND THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE AC DRYER. HOW EXACTLY DOES A 2 YEAR OLD CAR ALREADY HAVE AC ISSUES? AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, APPARENTLY THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW BECAUSE ROCKS CAN FLY UP IN IT AND CAUSE THE HOLE. HONDA WILL NOT COVER THE $800+ EXPENSE. COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE. I OWNED A NISSAN FOR OVER 5 YEARS AND NEVER ONCE HAD AN ISSUE OR REPAIR THAT WAS MORE THAN $200. EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED IN HONDA AND WILL NOT PURCHASE ANOTHER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10704480

Incident

Oct 9, 2014

Mileage

50,000 mi

I HAVE VIBRATION ON STEERING WHEEL BEYOND SPEED OF 60MPH. THE THREAD DEPTH ON THE FRONT TIRES IS 9.5/10 ON BOTH THE SIDES. THE THREAD DEPTH ON REAR TIRES IS 5 ON BOTH THE SIDES. AT THE DEALERSHIP I WAS TOLD THAT THERE ARE FLAT SPOTS ON THE TIRE. IT WAS WORKED UPON FOR WHEEL BALANCING. HOWEVER THE VIBRATION EXISTS. IS SUCH A VEHICLE SAFE TO DRIVE WITH A CHILD? HOW SAFE IS THE VEHICLE SITUATION? DOES HONDA AMERICAN KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM? I DID SOME SEARCH AND READING ON THE INTERNET FOR THE DEFINED PROBLEM, MODEL YEAR AND COMPONENTS. IT IS NOTED THAT THERE ARE OTHERS AS WELL WITH SAME ISSUE WHICH HAS RESULTED INTO UNCOMFORTABLE AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING DRIVING CONDITIONS. I DON'T THINK DEALERSHIP SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10691871

Incident

Feb 20, 2015

Mileage

35,500 mi

HONDA IS SENDING OUT ITS CARS WITH THE REAR WHEEL CAMBER SET TO NEGATIVE 1 TO 2 DEGREES. THIS CAUSES THE TIRES TO WEAR OUT ON THE INSIDE EDGE AND THE REAR TIRES DO NO MAKE PROPER CONTACT WITH THE ROAD. THE FRONT CAMBER IS USUALLY SET TO ZERO (IE STRAIGHT UP AND DOWN FOR THE TIRES). THE SMALLER CONTACT PATCH NOT ONLY WEARS OUT THE TIRE EDGES BUT MAKES A SAFETY HAZARD AS THE TIRES WEAR DOWN AND THE CONTACT PATCH DECREASES. ROTATING THE TIRES ONLY MAKES THE PROBLEM WORSE. I REQUESTED A WHEEL ALIGNMENT AT ZERO MILES AND AGAIN AT 6K WITH THE REQUEST THAT THE REAR TIRES BE SET TO ZERO CAMBER. AT 30K MY TIRES ARE WORN OUT ONLY ON THE INSIDE EDGE AND I AM REQUESTING A THIRD WHEEL ALIGNMENT WHICH NOW WILL COST 600 DOLLARS OR MORE TO FIX HONDA'S PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THE CAMBER PROBLEM MAKES THE CARS SUSCEPTIBLE TO SPINNING AROUND IN ICY WEATHER DUE TO THE DIFFERENCE IN TIRE PATCHES. THIS IS WORSE ON AN ICY ROAD. HONDA OTHER THAN THE LOCAL DEALER WILL NOT TALK TO ITS CUSTOMERS...... *TR

NHTSA ID

10627121

Incident

Aug 1, 2014

Mileage

30,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10559092

Incident

Nov 7, 2012

Mileage

5,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10536941

Incident

May 5, 2013

Mileage

2,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING DOWN MARKET STREET IN YOUNGSTOWN WHEN I WAS ALMOST OBSTRUCTED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, I SWERVED AND WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT 40MPH AND SHE WAS GOING 25MPH. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE SIDE AIR BAGS, MY BACK AND NECK HURT AS WELL AS MY PASSENGER. AMERICAN HONDA SAID THERE WERE NOT DEFECTS... *TR

NHTSA ID

10475332

Incident

Sep 8, 2012

Mileage

7,000 mi

I NOTICED NOISE, WHEEL VIBRATIONS AND STEERING PROBLEMS. THE HONDA SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT I HAD A BAD WHEEL BEARING ON THE LEFT SIDE AND REPLACED IT. AFTER I RECEIVED THE CAR BACK FROM THE SHOP, I NOTICED THE CAR WAS PULLING TO THE LEFT, WHEEL VIBRATIONS, LOOSE STEERING WHEEL AND MAKING NOISE. THE CAR DID NOT SHIFT BETWEEN GEARS PROPERLY AND FLUCTUATED BETWEEN RPMS RANDOMLY (EVEN WHEN AT IDLE). I TOOK IT BACK TO THE HONDA SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THIS TIME THEY RESET THE COMPUTER IN THE CAR AND PERFORMED IDLE RELEARN PROCEDURE; ADJUSTED THE TOE ON ALL FOUR WHEELS. THEY ALSO FOUND THAT THE REAR ROTORS WERE OUT OF ROUND AND "MACHINE REAR BRAKE ROTORS" BUT REUSED THE BRAKE PADS. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE SCHEDULED ANOTHER SERVICE APPOINTMENT FOR 8/28. HOWEVER, I AM STILL HAVING THE IDLE RPM, SHIFTING PROBLEMS, WHEEL VIBRATION ISSUES, STEERING PROBLEMS, NOISE ISSUES AS WELL AS SEVERAL OTHER PROBLEMS. THIS MANUFACTURE SHOULD BE FORCED TO ISSUE A RECALL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10472610

Incident

Aug 6, 2012

Mileage

3,276 mi

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE BLEW UP. IT WAS AN EXPERIENCE NEVER FELT BEFORE. I FELT SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR UNTIL NOW. I TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR INSPECTION AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY WERE NO HELP. WHEN I TOLD THEM ABOUT THE TIRE, IT SEEM THAT THEY ALREADY KNEW HOW IT HAPPENED. IMMEDIATELY THE MANAGER CAME TO CHECK UNDER THE TIRE AND WITHIN 30 SECONDS OF INSPECTION SAID THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO REPLACE THE TIRE BECAUSE IT WAS CAUSED BY A PUNCTURE. THE MANAGER SAID THERE IS A BREAK CABLE RIGHT ABOVE THE TIRE AND THAT IS WHAT CAUSED THE TIRE TO RUPTURE. THEN OFFERED TO CHECK THE VEHICLE JUST IN CASE BUT KNEW HE KNEW THEY WERE NOT COVERING THE TIRE. HE OFFERED ME TO ONLY PAY FOR THE TIRE BUT WILL NOT CHARGE FOR INSTALLATION. NEED HELP!!! *TR

NHTSA ID

10470467

Incident

Aug 12, 2012

Mileage

5,600 mi

THE VEHICLE HAS A SHIMMY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT THE ROADS ARE LIKE AS MANY IN MY AREA ARE BRAND NEW, THE VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE AND HAS A SIGNIFICANT VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WILL BE GOING BACK TO HONDA FOR THE THIRD TIME AND I HAVE HAD THE WHEELS BALANCED, FRONT END ALIGNED, AND I AM NOW GOING IN FOR A ROAD FORCE BALANCE. THERE ARE MANY ISSUES REPORTED ON LINE AND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES. HAVING OWNED 7 HONDA PRODUCTS IN THE LAST 16 YRS, THIS WILL BE MY LAST. ONE MORE VISIT AFTER THIS AND I WILL BE SEEKING A LEMON LAW CLAIM ON THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A HUGE ISSUE AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE INTERNET. I AM IN THE CAR BUSINESS AND THIS IS FAR FROM WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS FROM ANY VEHICLE I HAVE EVER DRIVEN AND POSES A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE FOR MANY VEHICLE OWNERS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10465621

Incident

Jun 13, 2012

Mileage

1,550 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10452121

Incident

Mar 18, 2012