2012 Honda Accord Brakes Problems

Your car's VSA/ABS brake module has failed, which could cause your brakes to lock up or stop working properly—a serious safety issue that's been confirmed by your Honda dealer. Your dashboard is showing ABS, brake, and traction control warning lights. Your car has a recalled module that should be covered, even though your vehicle has 105k miles and you haven't completed every recommended service.

Problem: When the ABS computer system (ABS) fails, the balance between front and rear brakes becomes abnormal even for a vehicle without ABS, it becomes rear biased. Making it unsafe to stop quickly. (90% of the brake force is to the rear). The cost of this part is too expensive for most people to replace and this means that most will drive the car as is without replacing the ABS module. What I expect: I expect that the balance of brake force, is that of a vehicle without ABS (60-70% front).

The contact owns a 2012 Honda Accord. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH, the ABS warning light illuminated. The contact pulled the vehicle over to the side of the road and called an independent mechanic to describe the warning message on the vehicle. The independent mechanic informed her that she could continue to drive the vehicle to her residence. The following day the contact took the vehicle to the independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the ABS module needed to be replaced however, the replacement part was on backorder. The contact then took the vehicle to the local dealer who inspected the vehicle and confirmed that the ABS module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 75,071.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE VEHICLE STABILITY ASSIST WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND TO BILL PAIGE HONDA (6715 ARLINGTON BLVD, FALLS CHURCH, VA 22042, (703)533-9700) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF A SOLENOID VALVE DEFECT IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW IN 2012 AND TO DATE HAVE HAD REPAIRS TO EITHER REPLACE OR RESURFACE ROTORS WITH NEW BRAKE PADS 3 TIMES NOW. IT'S UNREAL AND VERY COSTLY. CLEARLY THERE IS AN ISSUE AND HONDA SHOULD DO A RECALL, THAT'S EXCESSIVE. THE FIRST TIME WAS WHEN THE CAR WAS BARELY 2 YEARS OLD. WHO HAS TO REPLACE ROTORS IN A CAR THAT'S SO YOUNG AND I'M CONTINUING DOING IT. IT'S 2018 AND I'M UP TO 3 TIMES NOW AND ONLY AT 83,000 MILES. DEFINITELY NOT LIVING UP TO THE HONDA BRAND.

WHEN TRANSITIONING FROM BRAKING BACK TO ACCELERATING THERE IS SOMETIMES A SIGNIFICANT LAG IN THE CAR RESPONDING WHICH MAKES IT VERY DANGEROUS WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN ACROSS ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE LAG IS INCONSISTENT SOMETIMES NOT AT ALL AND SOMETIMES IT SEEMS LIKE A FEW SECONDS. I BELIEVE HONDA HAS A PROBLEM IN THE SOFTWARE THAT CONTROLS THE RESPONSE TIME FROM BRAKING TO ACCELERATING. THE CAR IS USUALLY SLOWING TO A VERY SLOW SPEED OR STOPPING AND THEN IMMEDIATELY ACCELERATING. THIS HAPPENS ONCE OR TWICE PER WEEK, SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR FROM NEW, BUT THE HONDA DEALERSHIP WON'T RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM AND WON'T TRY TO FIX IT.

FRONT DRIVE SHAFT OIL SEAL WAS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. IT WAS SPRAYING BRAKE FLUID UNDERNEATH MY DRIVERS DOOR WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES. SEAL WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY BY THE HONDA DEALER.

NOTICED A SHUDDER IN STEERING WHEEL WHEN BRAKING. DEALER HAD TO REPAIR BRAKE ROTORS -- CAR ONLY HAS 24000 MILES.

FROZEN DRIVER SIDE REAR CALIPER.

I'M ON MY 4TH SET OF REAR BRAKES AT 70K MILES. THE FRONT ARE ORIGINAL. AND THIS WEEK, MY DRIVER REAR WHEEL WAS VERY HOT TO THE POINT OF A VERY STRONG ODOR. MECHANIC TORE REAR BRAKES PARTS APART AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG.

THE 2012 HONDA ACCORD LX HAS 24000 MILES ON IT. AND THE RIGHT FRONT PADS COMPLETELY WORE OUT. ALL OTHERS PADS ON CAR WAS OK. I REPLACED FRONT ROTORS AND PADS ON FRONT. MAKES A NOISE NOW WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. ROTORS AND PADS NORMALLY LAST 60000 MILES. WHAT IS UP WITH THE 2012 ACCORD. ANY RECALLS ON THE BRAKE SYSTEM?

I HAVE HONDA ACCORD 2012. AT MILEAGE 15K DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME I NEED TO REPLACE REAR TIRE BREAK PAD. HONDA DIDN'T ACCEPT ANY DEFECT PART OR BREAK SYSTEM. I REPLACED PADS BY MY OWN MONEY. NOW AT MILEAGE 44K I AM INFORMED BY DEALERSHIP THAT MY FRONT AND REAR TIRE PADS NEED TO BE REPLACED. IT IS CLEAR TO ME SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH BREAK SYSTEM AND COULD CAUSE SAFETY ISSUE IN FUTURE. PLEASE FOLLOW UP WITH CAR MANUFACTURER TO FIX THE BREAK SYSTEM. THANKS, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).? *JB

MOTHER-IN-LAW NEEDED TO REPLACE A 1996 HONDA. SHE TEST DROVE A 2012 HONDA ACCORD LX. NOTICED A SHIMMY IN STEERING WHEEL WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. I ALSO DROVE IT BUT DIDN'T IMMEDIATELY NOTICE IT. SHE PURCHASED IT, EVEN WITH THE "SHIMMY". I LATER NOTICED IT WHEN DRIVING ALONE. IT'S BARELY NOTICEABLE AND THERE IS NO ACCOMPANYING NOISE. A GOOGLE SEARCH SHOWED SOME HONDAS OF THE TIME HAVE WARPED ROTORS THAT MAY CAUSE SHIMMIES AND, LATER, TIE-ROD DAMAGE, WHICH HAPPENED TO HER '96 ONE. FOR NOW, I'VE NOT MENTIONED IT, JUST TO SEE HOW SHE LIKES THE '12 OTHERWISE. THE CAR WAS PERFECT IN OTHER RESPECTS, AND IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY.

AFTER 18 MOS OF LEASING THE VEHICLE I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE COMPLETE BRAKE SYSTEM ($444). THERE MUST BE A DEFECT TO HAVE TO REPLACE IT AFTER ONLY 18 MOS. *TR

THE BRAKE HAS FAILED FOUR TIMES STARTING AT ABOUT 22 MONTH OLD. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PRESSED DOWN, THE WHEELS KEPT RUNNING. FIRST TIME, I WAS EXITING FROM HIGHWAY. THE ROAD WAS SLIGHTLY SLIPPERY. THE BRAKE WORKED FINE INITIALLY BUT STOPPED WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CURVE. THE CAR ZIGZAGGED FOR THREE TIMES BEFORE REACHING THE STRAIGHT ROAD. THE SECOND TIME WAS ON DECEMBER 14, 2012 AFTER SNOWING FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES. AS I WAS SWITCHING TO THE LEFT TURN LANE, THE TRAFFIC LIGHT TURNED YELLOW, THE BRAKE WORKED INITIALLY SO I WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN. HOWEVER, AS I WAS APPROACHING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, THE BRAKE FAILED AGAIN AND THE CAR CONTINUE TO CRUISE FORWARD EVEN THOUGH I WAS APPLYING THE BRAKES FIRMLY. AT THE END, I HAD TO TURN THE CAR TOWARDS CURB ON MY LEFT SIDE AND THE IMPACT OF HITTING THE CURB FINALLY STOPPED THE CAR. I TOOK MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS ON THE SAME DAY. THE DEALER CHECKED THE BAKE AND DIDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN TWICE IN THE MORNING OF FEBRUARY 26, 2014 WHEN MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING MY SON TO MIDDLE SCHOOL ON SLIPPERY ROAD. THE FIRST TIME, THERE WAS A SLIGHT TURN TO THE LEFT AND A SMALL DOWNWARD SLOPE, AND APPLYING THE BRAKES COULD NOT STOP THE CAR EVEN THOUGH THE CAR WAS MOVING AT AROUND 10 MPH. THE SECOND TIME WAS NEAR AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. WHEN HE WANTED TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN, ON A STRAIGHT ROAD WITHOUT AN INCLINE, THE CAR PULSATED (ASSUMING ABS STARTED) BUT DID NOT STOP AND DID NOT EVEN SLOW DOWN. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER AGAIN. HOWEVER, THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO IDENTIFY AND FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

I BEGAN TO HEAR AN INTERMITTENT SCRAPING, RUBBING NOISE IN THE BACK OF THE CAR. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR AND THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED REAR BRAKE PADS ONLY AND THE FRONT BRAKES WERE FINE, NO PROBLEM'. SOON AFTER, I HAD NECESSITY TO BRAKE SUDDENLY ON THE FREEWAY AND I DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT END SHOOK VIOLENTLY WHEN BRAKING AT 55-60 MPH! I FELT A DREAD TO TELL THE DEALER DUE TO PREVIOUS ISSUES WITH THEM. I FINALLY TOOK IT BACK AND WAS TOLD THAT NOW THE FRONT BRAKES WERE WARPED AND NEEDED THE 'ROTORS TURNED! AT A COST OF $300.00+ TO ME. I COMPLAINED THAT THIS CAR IS STILL UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY AND DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH MILEAGE FOR SUCH DRASTIC MEASURES OF TURNING THE ROTORS. I RECEIVED A VAGUE ESTIMATE WHICH OFFERED TO REPAIR AT NO CHARGE TO CUSTOMER. WHY CAN'T HONDA REPLACE THESE ROTORS AND NOT JUST TURN THEM? I AM STILL PAYING FOR THIS CAR AND CERTAINLY NEVER ANTICIPATED SUCH A MESS AS THIS WHEN IT IS STILL NEW! IS THERE SOME PROBLEM WITH THESE ROTORS AS YET UNDISCLOSED BY HONDA? I DID MONTHS OF RESEARCH AND TEST DRIVING AND LOOKING FOR MY FIRST BRAND NEW CAR. I EXPECT MORE FROM HONDA AND THIS IS VERY DISAPPOINTING! HONESTLY, I THOUGHT I WOULD HAVE THIS CAR FOR MANY YEARS TO COME AND NOW I FIND MYSELF WONDERING WHY I BOUGHT A NEW CAR IN THE FIRST PLACE. THIS IS NOT A GOOD START! PLEASE PROVIDE SOME ANSWERS FOR ME. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED, THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BRAKES AND ROTORS NEEDED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000.

ROTOR MALFUNCTION PREMATURE. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 25K MILES ON IT, AND THE BRAKES ARE STILL GOOD. *TR

WE HAVE A 2012 HONDA ACCORD WITH A LOUD CLICKING NOISE IN THE FRONT BRAKES WHEN YOU CHANGE DIRECTIONS , WE HAVE HAD IT IN THE DEALER 3 TIMES AND HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THEM THAT THERE IS NOTHING ELSE THAT CAN BE DONE THAT IT WAS BRAKE PAD SHIFT AND IT IS NORMAL FOR THAT YEAR ACCORD, I AM CONCERNED FOR MY FAMILY'S SAFETY AS MY WIFE DRIVES IN IT WITH MY STEPDAUGHTERS AND MY YOUNG GRANDCHILDREN, I'M CONCERNED THAT THE CONSTANT MOVEMENT WILL WEAR DOWN THE METAL AND CAUSE A BRAKE FAILURE. *TR

PULLED INTO A VERTICAL PARKING SPACE, APPLIED BRAKES AND THE CAR ACCELERATED HITTING A TREE AND CAUSING FRONT END DAMAGE. FIFTEEN MINUTES PREVIOUS TO THIS ACCIDENT, WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT IN DRIVE & WITH THE FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, I NOTICED THE ENGINE REVVING AS THOUGH ONE WAS STEPPING ON THE ACCELERATOR. FOUND THIS WEIRD BUT DID NOT THINK ANYTHING OF IT UNTIL AFTER THE ACCIDENT. *TR

MY BRAKES CONSTANTLY MAKE AN ANNOYING CLICKING SHOULD IT IS ONLY GETTING WORSE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I MADE THE PURCHASE I WAS WAITING FOR ONE HOUR AND A HALF ONLY TO BE TOLD THEY DID NOT DO A FULL INSPECTION AND EVERYTHING IS NORMAL THE CLICKING SOUND IS NORMAL. I AM VERY UNHAPPY WITH MY CAR IT IS THE FIFTH HONDA IN THE FAMILY THE NEW VEHICLE WITH THE LOUD CLICKING SOUND. I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE VEHICLES FROM MAZDA TO NISSAN EVEN TOYOTA AND THIS IS THE FIRST VEHICLE THAT I HAVE WITH SUCH ANNOYING CLICKING SOUND. *TR

CAR WAS STOPPED ENGINE KEEP RUNNING FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKES. *TR

STOPPED FOR GAS ENGINE KEEP RUNNING AT HIGH LEVEL OF RPMS WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKES STOPPED THE CAR BY SHIFTING TO NEUTRAL AND TURNING ENGINE OFF THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPEN IN ONE DAY. IN MY OTHER COMPLAIN REGARDING HONDA I SAID APRIL INSTEAD OF MAY. *TR