2011 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

MY CURRENT ACCORD IS THE 4TH I'VE LEASED SINCE 2002. WHEN THE CAR HIT 1,000 MILES THE SPRINGS IN THE BOTTOM SEAT CUSHION STARTED TO FEEL LIKE THEY WERE PUSHING UP THROUGH THE SEAT. THE LONGER I WAS IN THE CAR THE WORSE IT GOT. IT ACTUALLY BECAME PAINFUL TO DRIVE. SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET, I SAW THAT I WAS NOT ALONE. MANY COMPLAINED OF THE SAME PROBLEM AND WERE TOLD BY THEIR DEALER THAT THE SEATS WERE WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS AND NO PROBLEM COULD BE FOUND. SADLY, MY DEALER TOLD ME THE SAME, ALTHOUGH THEY MADE AN "ADJUSTMENT" TO THE PROBLEM THAT DIDN'T EXIST AND REDUCED THE SEAT FROM PAINFUL TO JUST REALLY UNCOMFORTABLE. I'M 6'3". IF YOU SIT INTO THE BACK OF THE SEAT YOU WILL REGRET PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE. HONDA IS IN DENIAL ABOUT THE ISSUE AND WON'T STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. *TR

MY CAR HAS A STEERING SHIMMY AND VIBRATION PROBLEM THAT BEGAN AS MILD AND IS NOW SEVERE AND VIBRATES THE ENTIRE VEHICLE. HONDA BALANCED MY TIRES SEVERAL TIMES, THEN REPLACED ALL 4 MICHELIN PILOT TIRES WITH 4 NEW ONES. THOSE HAD TO BE REPEATEDLY BALANCED AND THEN WERE REPLACED A 2ND TIME IN LESS THAN 1,000 MILES. THE 2ND SET WAS REPEATEDLY BALANCED WITH NO RESULTS. BOTH FRONT AXLES WERE REPLACED AND BOTH FRONT ROTORS WERE REPLACED WITH THE VIBRATION NEVER CHANGING. HONDA'S AREA REP AGREED TO REPLACE WHEELS AND TIRES WITH AFTER MARKET BBS WHEELS AND BRIDGESTONE SERENITY TIRES TO RULE OUT WHEEL AND TIRE PROBLEMS. PROBLEM DID NOT CHANGE AND HAS NOW GOTTEN WORSE AS THE MILEAGE INCREASES. (9K MILES NOW). YOU CAN GOOGLE 2011 HONDA ACCORD SHIMMY PROBLEM AND SEE THAT THE PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD IN THE USA AND CANADA, BUT HONDA USA IS TELLING ME THAT I AM THE ONLY ONE. I HAVE BOUGHT 4 BRAND NEW ACCORD EXL V6 CARS IN 8 YEARS, HAVE LOVED THESE CARS, AND AM VERY SURPRISED THAT HONDA IS FLAT OUT LYING TO ME. MY DEALER HAS BEEN HELPFUL AND SUPPORTIVE, AND THE AREA REP HAS BEEN DILIGENT IN HIS EFFORTS, TOO. HOWEVER HONDA USA IS STONEWALLING ME, BY NOT RETURNING CALLS, AND DELAY AFTER DELAY. I HAVE ASKED FOR A BUYBACK UNDER LEMON LAW STATUTE, AS THE DEALER SAYS THAT THEY CANNOT FIX THIS PROBLEM, THAT THEY DEFINITELY ACKNOWLEDGE. (THEY REPLACED TIRES 3 TIMES, AND WHEELS AND AXLES ONCE) HONDA USA IS TAKING THE POSITION THAT THIS IS NOT A BIG DEAL, BUT THE VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. HONDA USA TOLD ME TO TAKE THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER TODAY, BUT THE DEALER DOESN'T WANT IT AND SAYS THAT HONDA IS DONE CHASING THE PROBLEM. CAN YOU HELP ME UNDERSTAND MY OPTIONS, AND IF YOUR ADMINISTRATION CAN ASSIST ME IN GETTING HONDA'S ATTENTION AT (HOPEFULLY) A HIGHER LEVEL OF MANAGEMENT? I SINCERELY APPRECIATE ANY SUGGESTIONS THAT YOU CAN OFFER. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEED (65) THE ENGINE WOULD JUST LOSE POWER WITH NO WARNING!! ITS BEEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES NOW FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. NOW NO ONE IN THE FAMILY WANTS TO DRIVE THE CAR. ITS JUST TOO NERVE RACKING TO GUESS WHEN THE CAR WILL LOSE POWER, OR TRUST IT FOR A LONG TRIP. THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPEN WE WERE ALMOST HIT BY A TRUCK AS WE WERE TRYING TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. *KB

FRONT DRIVER SEAT LUMBAR PAINFUL TO SIT IN FOR ANY AMOUNT OF TIME (NOW THAT MY BACK IS IN SPASM CREATED BY THE SEAT) DUE TO THE MISALIGNMENT AND OVER INFLATED LUMBAR SUPPORT BAG, EVEN WHEN COMPLETLEY DEFLATED. THIS IS CAUSING SIATICA AND LOWER LIMB NUMBNESS AND TINGLING RELATED TO SPINAL NERVE COMPRESSION. DRIVING IN A CONSTANT DISTRACTED MANNER DUE TO SEVERE PAIN AND NUMBNESS INCREASES THE POSSIBILITY OF AN ACCIDENT DUE TO DISTRACTION. I WAS DISTRACTED :LAST NIGHT TRYING TO READJUST THE SEAT FOR THE 50,000TH TIME TO DECREASE THE PAIN, AND I ALMOST HIT A JAYWALKER! SO, I HAVE SEEN SO MANY OF THESE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE SEATS . WHY DON"T YOU DO ANYTHING TO HELP US? *TT

DEFECT IN DUNLOP SPORT 7000 A/S TIRE: TIRE SIDEWALL BULGED OUT FROM THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE. SIZE OF BULGE IS APPROX 1.5 IN X 2.0 IN. RUBBER EXTERIOR WALL OF TIRE APPEARS AS FRAYED. THERE WERE NO ACCIDENTS OR OTHER KNOWN CAUSES OF THE BULGE OR FRAYING. TIRE WAS 6 MONTHS OLD AND HAD 8600 MILES, MOSTLY SUBURBAN DRIVING (SOME HIGHWAY/INTERSTATE), DRIVEN UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE DEFECT WAS DISCOVERED WHEN THE CAR'S SENSOR SHOWING TIRE AIR PRESSURE INDICATED LOW PRESSURE IN AT LEAST ONE TIRE; VISUAL INSPECTION IMMEDIATELY REVEALED THE DEFECT; TIRE PRESSURE HAD DROPPED TO 22 PSI, PROBABLY OVER A PERIOD OF 2-3 DAYS. NO INJURIES, ACCIDENTS OR OTHER PROPERTY DAMAGE CAUSED BY DEFECT DUE TO ALERT PROVIDED BY TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR. DUNLOP OFFERED TO REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE TIRE UNDER WARRANTY; OFFER DECLINED, AND OWNER REPLACED ALL FOUR (RELATIVELY NEW) DUNLOP TIRES WITH OTHER BRAND TIRES. ALL FOUR ORIGINAL TIRES HAVE BEEN DISCARDED, BUT PHOTOS OF THE DEFECTIVE TIRE ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. OWNER TELEPHONED DUNLOP TO NOTIFY MANUFACTURER OF THE DEFECT SEPT 20, 2011 11:40 A.M. EDT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, A CHILD WAS ABLE TO FASTEN THE SEAT BELT AROUND THEIR NECK, BUT THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE SEAT BELT FROM THE CHILD'S NECK. THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO CUT THE SEAT BELT WITH A BOX CUTTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,568.

TL* THE CONTACT PREVIOUSLY OWNED A 2011 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, HE WOULD SUSTAIN INTENSE BACK PAIN AND NUMBNESS IN THE LEFT LEG WHICH WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE DESIGN OF FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE CONSTANT PROBLEM. THE CONTACT NO LONGER OWNS THE VEHICLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES INTO THE FLOORBOARD ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS WERE ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE BUT WAS UNAWARE OF THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE AN ENGINEER FURTHER INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,300.

BOUGHT ACCORD 2011 SE ON JULY 22. AFTER FIRST WEEK OF OWNERSHIP, I FOUND IT HARD TO ADJUST THE DRIVER SEAT TO A CONFORTABLE POSITION. IT STARTED GIVING ME EITHER LEG PAIN OR BACK PAIN OR SHOULDER/NECK PAIN. THE SEAT FEELS SO HARD AND IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND A GOOD POSITION TO DRIVE FOR MORE THAN 10 MIN. THANKS TO THE POWER SETA, I KEPT ADJUSTING THE SEAT WHILE DRIVING BUT COULD NOT FIND A GOOD POSITION. CALLED HONDA, THEY ASKED ME TO CALL DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED ME TO TRADE IN THE CAR. ONLY IF I HAD FELT THIS DURING MY TEST DRIVE..AHH....TOO LATE NOW. NOT SURE WHAT TO DO. DONT WANT TO LOOSE THOUSANDS OF DOLLORS IN REPLACING THE CAR, BUT CANT SEE MYSELF DRIVING THIS CAR UP TO 150,000 MILES. *TT

THE FRONT SEATS IN MY 2011 HONDA ACCORD LX-P GIVE ME LEG CRAMPS AND LOWER BACK PAIN. THE SEAT BOTTOM IS VERY HARD AND UNFORGIVING, AND THE LUMBAR SUPPORT IS TOO PRONOUNCED. I TEST DROVE THE CAR FOR 15-20 MINS. AND DID NOT NOTICE THIS. BUT I SURE NOTICED IT ON MY 30+ MIN. COMMUTE TO WORK THE FIRST TIME. I'VE TRIED NUMEROUS SEAT ADJUSTMENTS AND SEAT CUSHIONS TO NO AVAIL. I'M 6'2" 170 LBS. SO I DON'T CONSIDER MYSELF AN ABNORMALLY SIZED PERSON. I ACTUALLY CONSIDERED TRADING IN THE CAR AFTER A FEW WEEKS FOR A SUBSTANTIAL LOSS. I REALLY HOPE HONDA DOES SOMETHING TO ADDRESS THESE UNCOMFORTABLE FRONT SEATS.