What 379 owners told NHTSA about the 2012 Honda Accord Plug In Hybrid

2012 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE APPLIED THE BRAKES TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. INITIALLY, HE FELT THE EFFECTS OF THE BRAKES, IN WHICH THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN. HOWEVER, WITHIN A FEW SECONDS, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE AND IN SPITE OF HIM APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO GAIN SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF CONTROL AND THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO TO STOP CRASHING INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIS. AS A RESULT, HIS VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE CONSUMER, AS WELL AS THE PASSENGERS WERE INJURED, SOME REQUIRED SURGERY AND REHABILITATION. THE CONSUMER DID NOT STATE HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE INJURED, BESIDES HIMSELF.

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ONE MONTH AFTER PURCHASING MY HONDA ACCORD COUPE, I HAD HORRIBLE BACK PAIN. I COULD BARLEY WALK WITHOUT HELP. I WENT TO THE DOCTOR AND WAS PRESCRIBED MUSCLE RELAXANT AND IBUPROFEN. MY BACK HAS NOT STOPPED HURTING. I COMMUTE 45 MINS EACH WAY TO WORK 5 DAYS A WEEK. I THOUGHT BACK TO WHEN MY BACK PAIN BEGAN AND THE ACCORD WAS THE ONLY CHANGE THAT I MADE. I DECIDED TO GOOGLE TO FIND OUT IF ANY OTHER 2012 HONDA ACCORD OWNERS WERE EXPERIENCING BACK PAIN PROBLEMS AND TO MY SURPRISE A NUMBER OF OWNERS ARE. I WILL CONTACT HONDA TO SEE IF THEY WILL RECTIFY THE PROBLEM, BUT FROM WHAT I READ FROM OTHER CONSUMERS HONDA WILL NOT DO ANYTHIN. *TR

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AS I WAS BRAKING WHILE APPROACHING AN ANGLED PARKING SPACE THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP. THE CAR ACCELERATED, CROSSED THE SIDEWALK AND HIT A CONCRETE BUILDING. THE AIR BAGS WERE DEPLOYED. THE INSURANCE ADJUSTOR DECLARED THE CAR TOTALED. *TR

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FRONT DRIVER SEAT IS CAUSING NECK,BACK AND HIP PAIN AFTER DRIVING 10-15 MINUTES, ADJUSTING SEAT DOES NOT HELP. I TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALERSHIP, THEY INSPECTED SEAT AND SAID THERE IS NO PROBLEM, I TOLD THEM THERE IS A PROBLEM BECAUSE NO MATTER WHO DRIVES THE CAR EVERYONE EXPERIENCES THE SAME PAIN. I GOOGLED "ACCORD SEAT PROBLEM" AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL WEBSITES AND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. FOR A COMPANY THAT MAKES SUCH GREAT CARS I NEVER EXPECTED TO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH A SEAT, I HOPE THEY VALUE THEIR CUSTOMERS AND FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

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VAN IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED SHORT IN FRONT OF ME. I WAS IN 2012 HONDA ACCORD. THE FRONT END OF HONDA ACCORD IS HEAVILY DAMAGED AND REQUIRED TOWING FROM THE SCENE DUE TO DAMAGE. I HAD MY SEAT BELT ON HOWEVER, MY FACE IMPACTED THE STEERING WHEEL CAUSING FACIAL DAMAGE INCLUDING FACIAL DAMAGE. THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT AND HEAD REST WERE VERY UNCOMFORTABLE, CAUSING HER TO SUSTAIN BACK PAIN AND HEADACHES. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO OFFERED TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,012.

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THE FRONT SEATS IN THE 2012 HONDA ACCORD ARE SO BAD THE OWNERS ARE ALTERING THE SEATS AND COMPROMISING THE BUILT IN SAFETY DESIGN. THE SEATS IN THIS CAR CAN PHYSICALLY HURT YOUR BACK MINE GOES NUMB AFTER A 30 MIN RIDE. HONDA OF AMERICA NEEDS TO PUT ON NOTICE THE SEATS IN THIS CAR ARE NOW A SAFETY ISSUE. I DID CONTACT HONDA THEY DID NOT DENY THE SEAT PROBLEM BUT OFFERED NO SOLUTIONS OTHER THAN TRADE IN THE 2012 ACCORD FOR THE 2013 WITH THE NEW SEAT DESIGN. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE HEAD REST WOULD MOVE FORWARD TOO FAR AND WAS CAUSING PAIN TO THE CONTACT'S NECK WHEN DRIVING. ADDITIONALLY, THE SEAT CAUSED PAIN TO HER BACK AND WAS EXTREMELY UNCOMFORTABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND RECOMMENDED THE ADJUSTMENT OF THE SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500.

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I WAS DRIVING DOWN MARKET STREET IN YOUNGSTOWN WHEN I WAS ALMOST OBSTRUCTED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, I SWERVED AND WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT 40MPH AND SHE WAS GOING 25MPH. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE SIDE AIR BAGS, MY BACK AND NECK HURT AS WELL AS MY PASSENGER. AMERICAN HONDA SAID THERE WERE NOT DEFECTS... *TR

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A DRIVER PULLED OUT INFRONT OF ME INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND IN A HEAD ON COLLISION THE DRIVER AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. *JS

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I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR TWO WEEKS AGO. THE FIRST TIME I NOTICED THE ISSUE WAS ON A LONG DRIVE, 5+/- HOURS WITH THE CAR. AT THE END OF THE DRIVE, MY LOWER BACK WAS ON FIRE AND I HAD A HARD TIME MOVING AROUND FOR THE REST OF THAT WEEKEND. THEN THE DRIVE HOME WAS WORSE, BECAUSE MY BACK ALREADY WAS HURTING. THESE SEATS ARE AWFUL! I TOOK THE CAR RIGHT BACK TO THE DEALER AND TOLD THEM ABOUT THE ISSUE, I WAS TOLD THEY REALLY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT AND THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE SEAT (IT WASN'T BROKEN). I THEN CALL HONDA CARE, EXPLAINED MY ISSUE AND WAS GIVEN A CASE NUMBER (N012012-4-3002271). THAT CASE ENDING IN HONDA USA BASICALLY TELLING ME TO POUND SAND! I SAID THAT I WAS NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THESE ISSUES, JUST GO AND GOOGLE IT. THESE ISSUES HAVE BEEN GOING ON FOR QUITE A WHILE. THE HONDA REP "CAROLINE" TO ME HONDA WAS UN-AWARE OF ANY ISSUES LIKE THIS AND FURTHER TOLD ME, THEY DON'T PAY ATTENTION TO WEB POSTINGS. BOTTOM LINE IS THIS... I HAVE A BRAND NEW CAR. THE FRONT SEATS (DRIVER AND PASSENGER) ARE CAUSING EXTREME BACK PAIN AND NUMBNESS IN MY LEGS. HONDA IS KNOWINGLY OR UN-KNOWINGLY IGNORING THIS ISSUE. I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THESE ISSUES AND I'M JUST LOOKING FOR HELP TO RESOLVE THIS. I HAVE TRIED THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURE THEMSELVES WITHOUT SATISFACTION. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER DRIVING IN THE VEHICLE FOR A FEW MINUTES THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT BECAME VERY UNCOMFORTABLE. THE CONTACT SUFFERED PAIN TO HIS BACK DUE TO THE SEAT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE TO THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,500. UPDATED 5/16/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE LUMBAR SUPPORT FULLY RETRACTED INTO THE SEAT, WHICH HURT HIS BACK AFTER DRIVING FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAS TO USE A PILLOW IN ORDER TO DRIVE. UPDATED 05/23/12

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT WAS CAUSING HIM SEVERE BACK PAIN WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR MORE THAN 15 MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY COULD NOT ALTER THE VEHICLE DESIGN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 200. UPDATED 05/24/12*LJ

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WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER IN TRAFFIC, MY 2012 HONDA ACCORD COUPE REAR ENDED ANOTHER HONDA ACCORD, I WAS GOING UNDER 20 MPH AND MY HEAD HIT MY STEERING WHEEL DUE TO SEAT BELT FAILURE. *TT

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