Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 12/01/2011 | 600 | 1 | |
| Since i purchased this car, the engine vibrates, power steering makes noise (and the pump was replaced by dealer), now it also vibrates when riding (wheel) and brakes make a clamping noise that honda assures me is normal. at 7k miles, the brakes were adjusted. the car is now 14.5k miles and still vibrates in idle and when riding. i have filed a lemon law claim with the state of florida already, though honda is working on proving i am wrong. do i just get rid of the car? is this car safe? lemon law arbitration case #[xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr | |||
| 07/10/2012 | 10123 | 1 | |
| I am into my first year of leasing this new vehicle. i have brought it to the dealer for repairs 3 times. it has been confirmed by the dealer/shop that the vehicle has a definite shimmy shaking of steering wheel at highway speed. ( 60-65 ). they have done all the necessary steps to repair this problem and nothing has worked. i have called honda mfg and filed a report as well. i was told by the mfg, they would look into this problem. i was also told by a honda rep. that it may be a characteristic of some accords. i feel as a consumer this would be unsafe to drive. i don not feel safe driving this vehicle. also, the a/c has been worked on 3 times as well, and still not working properly. why can't the dealer authorize a replacement when it has been confirmed? why would the dealer even let me leave lot knowing it has a definite problem? shouldn't safety come first for all? *tr | |||
| 12/05/2011 | 970 | ||
| 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. | |||