general problems of the 2012 Honda Accord

Six problems related to electronic stability control have been reported for the 2012 Honda Accord. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2012 Honda Accord based on all problems reported for the 2012 Accord.

1 Electronic Stability Control problem

Failure Date: 07/30/2020

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. .

2 Electronic Stability Control problem

Failure Date: 02/08/2020

Vsa/ tc fail - caused hazard. Problem description: I got stuck on my driveway, on pavement, in a steep section of the road. Tc kept cutting the throttle. Here's what I did: 1) I tried to use the brakes to keep the car from rolling down the hill and to stop the no-traction wheel from spinning. This did not work. Tc kicked in, over and over, causing the car to roll backwards. 2) I tried to use the brakes, during quick foot swap of the pedals (separate application of brake, then gas pedal). This too, did not work. This was the worse case - the car rolled backward, and then made the drivers side wheel spin even more (beside, I now was almost off the road, and into muddy ditch). 3) next, I tried more careful slow acceleration, there was no difference between idle, off-idle and the very slightest of acceleration (needed more granularity). The wheel spun freely. I now was even closer to being, off the road, and into the muddy ditch. Where others have fallen before. 4) finally, I turned the traction control off. This had no effect. It appears this is dummy-button (its fake). Here's what I expected. . . A) since 3 of the wheels reported 0-mph, and each application of the throttle resulted in negative mph, on the same 3 wheels then the tc should allow low mph of wheel spin, while gas and brakes are applied (I do this all the time in reverse/ backing up hill, and this works good - no tc interference). B) or, since 3 of the wheels reported 0-mph, and each application of the throttle resulted zero forward progress, then the abs should apply slight brakes (maybe even hill holding function), to the front wheels, to force traction to the wheel with the most grip. Abs possibly applying, alternating braking, as traction is lost, and gained, to each front wheel, till forward motion is achieved for 100ft (some distance). C) or, at least allow the vsa/ tc, button to work.

3 Electronic Stability Control problem

Failure Date: 01/03/2017

Car suddenly accelerates making difficult to keep under control. Happened many times. The car was running in the local city streets.

4 Electronic Stability Control problem

Failure Date: 06/02/2016

Excessive oil consumption, using more than 1 qt of oil within 1,000 miles.

5 Electronic Stability Control problem

Failure Date: 08/01/2014

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 susceptabile 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. . . . . .

6 Electronic Stability Control problem

Failure Date: 02/12/2014

Vehicle does not accelerate, but hesitates 2-4 seconds from a stop or near stop, then suddenly surges to mid throttle forcing the driver to either brake suddenly or avoid hitting another vehicle. Happened 4 times in one year with my car.


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