2012 Honda Accord Electrical System Problems
- 19
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 19 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 8 |
| 1–30k mi | 6 |
| 60–100k mi | 2 |
| 100–150k mi | 1 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System
Driver window will not go up. Looking online there's an entire thread of honda owners regarding this same issue!! Your windows are malfunctioning and i have only had this car for 18 months!! Most motors in windows last!! Not sure why honda hasn't had a recall on this issue!!
ODI 11268326
Electrical System
Front passenger door randomly will not open, even though door lock appears to be in the unlocked position- while vehicle is parked.
ODI 11256723
Electrical System
We found our car in the garage with all the windows wide open including the moon roof window. The red circle alarm was flashing. I started the car and the alarm went out. Then all was fine. What could cause that? And could it happen while driving?
ODI 11065881
Electrical System · Service Brakes · Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 honda accord. While driving 30 mph, the power steering seized, the brakes locked and failed to respond, and the vehicle stalled. Also, the instrument cluster indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer (nardy honda smithtown, [redacted], st james, ny 11780), but the vehicle was unable to be diagnosed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was towed to…
ODI 11055246
Electrical System
Rodent chewed through soy covered evap vent shut valve wire, abs and vsa sensor wires. Car was parked in garage and warning lights came on next time car was driven.
ODI 10991339
Electrical System
Rats chewed and damaged electrical wiring. Entire wiring harness had to be replaced at my cost. Cost was approximately $2000. Problem first manifested when driving. Transmission shifting became sluggish and soon after the engine and transmission light ("flashing d") occurred.
ODI 10956900
Electrical System · Wheels
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…
ODI 10919743
Electrical System
Both drivers side and passenger side front door locks no longer work.
ODI 10926108
Electrical System · Unknown Or Other
Two rear doors will not unlock when useing the switches on the driver side door. And rear doors will not unlock when using the remote on the key ring. The door motors sound like they are dying. All of this happens when the car is in the off mode engine not running and in park.
ODI 10983278
Electrical System · Unknown Or Other
All four of my door locking actuators have all "failed." the car randomly locks and unlocks on the highway and even though honda has had a class action lawsuit over these door actuators for the crv they are not replacing the honda accord ones (they will for a small fee of $1500.00).
ODI 10726374
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 honda accord. While parked, the vehicle was unable to start and an abnormal buzzing sound emitted from the ignition switch. The contact stated the vehicle was able to start on the second attempt. The failure recurred intermittently. The dealer could not duplicate the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 42,000.
ODI 10735883
Electrical System
Car accelerates then suddenly stops acceleration even though gas pedal is increasing. Suddenly the car accelerates at pedal position causing a sudden jurk motion forward due to sudden over compensated acceleration. Occurs sporadically. Caution must be taken when behind other cars or crossing into median on 4 lane highways. Pause may last as long as 4 seconds which is a long time with on-coming traffic while crossing…
ODI 10690267
Electrical System
Twice in the last few months my car's engine would not turn over when i turned the key to the start position. It only made a buzzing sound. I returned the key to the resting position and tried again. Both times it started. I took it to the honda dealer to have it serviced. The technician told me this was normal. (no. It's normal for a car to start when you turn the key.) he gave me a copy of a honda "service news…
ODI 10609549
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 honda accord. The contact stated that the vehicle caught on fire while parked with the engine turned off. The contact was able to extinguish the fire and noticed that the fire destroyed the driver's side door panel and extended to the instrument panel. A fire report was not filed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the fire and offered no…
Fire reported
ODI 10564266
Body · Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
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…
ODI 10520694
Air Bags · Electrical System
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…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10519629
Electrical System
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…
ODI 10504134
Electrical System · Ignition
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
ODI 10497837
Electrical System · Service Brakes
Abs lights on purchase after 5 months. I purchase my car on 12/30/11. On 30/5/12 i saw the lights on, i dropped my car for 1 day at boardwalk honda service. Next day, when i went to take my car the manager told me that rodents had eaten the wiring. The place where i park my car, there were three other cars also parked everyday. They never have such kind of problem. I think because of their car is old and my car is…
ODI 10460317
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Catalog year/make/model rows for 2012 Honda Accord.
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