HondaAccord2012
  1. Honda Accord
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  3. 2012
  4. Engine

2012 Honda Accord Engine Problems

29
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 29 stored complaint records:

  • 5 indicate a crash
  • 2 indicate injury
  • 1 indicate fire
  • 1 indicate a death

What owners report

  • loss power · 4 records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
1–30k mi9
60–100k mi7
30–60k mi5
100–150k mi1
150–400k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • December 13, 2013 · 30,000 miles

    Engine · Power Train

    I was on the street, approaching a red light. All of a sudden the engine started to speed up. The car did not jump forward. I immediately pressed on the brake, put the car into park, and shut the engine. Luckily there were no cars in back of me. I started the car again. Everything seemed normal. Two days ago, on march 22, i was parking the car on the street between two other cars. I was in either d or r, when the…

    ODI 10574261

  • November 28, 2013 · 32,500 miles

    Engine · Steering

    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

    ODI 10562051

  • December 31, 2012 · 2,450 miles

    Engine · Vehicle Speed Control · Visibility/Wiper

    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…

    ODI 10491921

  • December 3, 2012 · 1,500 miles

    Engine

    This is an intermittent recurring issue with the vehicle. When making a slow speed turn, typically accelerating from a traffic light or stop sign, the engine will not respond to the accelerator being depressed. This occurs if i have to lift off of the accelerator and reapply pressure, due to traffic slowing around turns or other driving conditions that necessitate lifting off of the gas pedal and then stepping on it…

    ODI 10726653