general problems of the 2012 Honda Accord

The contact owns a 2012 Honda Accord. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked in the driveway, the contact attempted to start the vehicle, but the vehicle would not start. The contact self-diagnosed the vehicle with a code reader which showed that the map sensor needed to be cleaned. The contact cleaned the map and mass air flow sensor however, the failure recurred. Upon inspection, the contact noticed that the fuel pump relay in the driver's side cabin was in a stuck position. The contact replaced the main pgm-fi (programmed fuel injector) fuel pump relay. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The contact related the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 07v097000 (fuel system, gasoline) however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The failure mileage was 19,377.

2012 Honda Accord. Consumer states the vehicle has never been able to give the expected city on highway miles per gallon the consumer stated the manufacturers window sticker stated for city driving, the mpg was between 19 to 27 mpg with the average being 23 mpg. The consumer stated his vehicle was averaging 13 mpg in the city and on average, 19 mpg. Per the manufacturer's sticker, the expected combined fuel economy was 27 mpg. However, the consumer's combined fuel economy was 15. 4 mpg. The dealer was unable to diagnose any problems.