Honda Accord Complaints (2008)

1,521 consumer complaints on file.

#10579241April 11, 2014
AIR BAGS
I STOPPED MY CAR TO LET MY BOYFRIEND OUT OF THE CAR. WHEN HE CLOSED THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR THE SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS WERE DEPLOYED AS WELL AS THE ONE OUT OF THE PASSENGER SEAT. THERE WAS NO IMPACT TO MY CAR WHATSOEVER, NO DINGS, DENTS OR DAMAGE. HE JUST CLOSED THE DOOR. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578211April 8, 2014
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
THERE WAS A PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE SRS MODULE IN OUR 2008 HONDA ACCORD WHICH, ACCORDING TO A LOCAL HONDA REPRESENTATIVE, RENDERS THE AIRBAGS USELESS IN A CRASH OR CAN CAUSE PREMATURE DEPLOYMENT. AT THE TIME, MY WIFE WAS PREGNANT AND DROVE 100 MILES ROUNDTRIP (HIGHWAY) DAILY TO WORK. I NEEDED THIS PART ADDRESSED ASAP. MULTIPLE HONDA DEALERSHIPS REFUSED TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE IN A TIMELY FASHION (INSIDE A 2 WEEK WINDOW), WOULD NOT OFFER A COMPLEMENTARY VEHICLE, AND INSISTED ON CHARGING A DIAGNOSTICS FEE WHEN I HAD ALREADY PERFORMED THE DIAGNOSTICS THROUGH WORK AND ASSOCIATED PARTNERSHIPS (FLEET MANAGEMENT PROVIDER AND MAINTENANCE VENDORS). HONDA REFUSED TO WARRANTY THE PART AND I HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET CLOSE TO $500 FOR PARTS AND LABOR. SEEMS SILLY AS THIS WAS A SAFETY RELATED SERVICE. *TR....UPDATED 12/15/15 *BF UPDATED 7/06/17 *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10577293April 4, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
BOLT FROM FRONT BRAKES FELL OFF AT DEALER WHILE DRIVING UP TO INSPECT BRAKES. DEALER REPAIRED BRAKES FREE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10577292April 4, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
BOLT FELL OFF FRONT BRAKE AT DEALER. DEALER REPAIRED BRAKES FREE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576518April 1, 2014
AIR BAGS
MY HONDA ACCORD 2008 EX MODEL'S PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG TOOK OFF WITHOUT ANY IMPACT WHICH IT WAS GETTING PARKED BY A VALE DRIVER. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE ANY WHERE TO TRIGGER THE SAME. THIS OCCURRED WHEN THE VALE DRIVER PARKED MY CAR AND SHUT THE DOOR OF THE CAR. AIR BAG TOOK OFF AND INJURED THE PERSON. GEICO DID THE REPAIR AND COULD NOT FIND ANY REASON WHAT COULD TRIGGER THE AIR BAG. I TOOK MY CAR TO HONDA DEALERSHIP (HUNTINGTON HONDA) AND THEY ALSO COULD NOT FIND THE REASON. GARAGE DENIED THE CLAIM AND NO ONE IS ABLE TO GIVE CONFIDENCE THAT THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN.I HAVE SEVERAL PICTURES AND DETAILED REPORT AND LIKE TO SHARE IF THERE IS ANY WAY TO DO THAT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10574375March 24, 2014
VISIBILITY/WIPER
VEHICLE SUN VISOR, WHEN BEING LOWERED, SNAPPED AND SOMETHING INSIDE APPEARED TO BREAK RENDERING THE VISOR UNABLE TO RETURN TO THE UP POSITION. SAME THING HAPPENED ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO TO THE DRIVERS SIDE VISOR AND THIS IS THE PASSENGERS SIDE. I REPLACED THE FIRST BREAKAGE MYSELF AT A COST OF ABOUT $90 FOR REPLACEMENT. I AM GETTING TIRED OF REPLACING HONDA'S POORLY DESIGNED SAFETY EQUIPMENT. VEHICLE IS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD LX-P. THIS IS A WELL MAINTAINED ADULT DRIVEN CAR WHICH WAS BOUGHT NEW. MY SIXTH NEW HONDA AND MAYBE MY LAST. HONDA SAYS NOT COVERED EXCEPT FOR THREE YEARS INITIAL WARRANTY. ONE BREAKING MAY BE A FLUKE BUT WHEN BOTH BREAK WITHIN TWO YEARS, POORLY DESIGNED PART. WHEN PARTIALLY IN THE DOWN POSITION, THEY CREATE A DISTRACTING AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS CONDITION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10574614March 24, 2014
ENGINE
I BOUGHT THIS ACCORD USED WITH 95,000 MILES ON IT. WHEN I WENT TO CHANGE THE OIL AFTER 3000 MILES, IT WAS VERY, VERY LOW ON OIL. I MIGHT HAVE TAKEN TWO QUARTS OUT, MAYBE LESS. I STARTED WATCHING THE OIL CONSUMPTION, WHICH HAS GOTTEN WORSE. I NOW ADD ABOUT 1.5 QUARTS EVERY 1000 MILES. IT EMITS NO BLUE SMOKE FROM THE EXHAUST AND HAS NO OIL LEAKS. IT'S GETTING WORSE. AFTER OWNING A VERY RELIABLE 2005 CIVIC, THIS CAR HAS BEEN A COMPLETE DISAPPOINTMENT. MY HONDA DEALER WON'T EVEN RETURN MY CALL (I'VE CALLED THEM 18 TIMES) AND WHEN I GO IN PERSON, THEY TELL ME THEY WILL HAVE TO CONSULT WITH THE MANUFACTURER'S SPECIALIST, WHO ONLY STOPS IN THE DEALERSHIP EVERY 2 WEEKS. I'VE GOING IN PERSON TO ASK ABOUT THIS 4 TIMES. HONDA HAS OFFERED A HORRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE EXPERIENCE THUS FAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10574625March 24, 2014
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
8/11:CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED PURCHASED FROM HONDA DEALER AT 35787 MI OIL CHANGES: 3/15/2012: 41659MI; 9/6/2012: 48687MI 7/1/13: 54340MI-OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT AND RATTLING NOISE APPEARS;VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY TAKEN TO SUBURBAN HONDA DEALER (FARMINGTON HILLS, MI);NO DIAGNOSTIC CODES GIVEN. ONLY EXPLANATION WAS THE OIL LEVEL WAS TOO LOW AND THE NOISE DISAPPEARED WHEN OIL WAS FILLED. NO EXPLANATION FOR SUSPECTED LEAK/EXCESSIVE CONSUMPTION DESPITE LAST OIL CHANGE BEING JUST 6000MI BACK 3/18/14:OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT FLASHES ONCE AND CAR WAS NOT STARTED UNTIL I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH SUBURBAN HONDA ON 3/20/2013 3/20/14: 62450 MI- WITHIN 0.25MI OF MY WAY TO DEALER, THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT FLASHES IN THE MIDDLE OF A SIGNAL INTERSECTION AND ENGINE FAILS AMIDST HEAVY TRAFFIC THEREBY, COMPROMISING MY SAFETY. ON 1ST NOTICE(7/13), DEALER COMPLETELY NEGLECTED MY CONCERNS FOR OIL LEAK/MALFUNCTION WHICH LED TO MASSIVE ENGINE DAMAGE (ESTIMATE $8000). NEGLIGENCE LED TO ENGINE FAILURE ON ROAD CAUSING MASSIVE COMPROMISE TO MY SAFETY. DEATH COULD HAVE BEEN IMMINENT IF MY CAR STALLED ON A FREEWAY. HONDA HAS A DESIGN FLAW RESULTING IN EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION NOTED BY MULTIPLE CUSTOMERS.DEALER DID NOT RECOMMEND AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST DESPITE OIL LEVELS REACHING CRITICAL LEVELS WITHIN 6000MI OF PREVIOUS OIL CHANGE.I WAS INFORMED ACCORD CONSUMES 1 QUART OF OIL/ 1000MI AND SINCE MY MILEAGE WAS BEYOND HONDA LIMITS, I'M TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE. DEALER MENTIONED THAT 'APOLOGY' IS WHAT THEY CAN OFFER AND THAT 'NO COST WILL BE ON DEALER SINCE IT IS NOT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY'. OFFICIAL REP OF AMERICAN HONDA STATED THAT THIS IS PURELY A MAINTENANCE ISSUE AND THAT THEY DO NOT POSSESS OWNERSHIP OF DEALER AND HAVE NOTHING TO SAY REG IRRESPONSIBILITY OF THE OFFICIAL HONDA DEALER. HONDA'S DESIGN FLAW&IRRESPONSIBLE DEALERS NEGLECTING THIS ISSUE COULD RESULT IN SEVERE BODILY INJURY OR DEATH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10572880March 17, 2014
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
I HAVE HAD 2 BLOWOUTS WITHIN A 3 MONTH PERIOD OF MY FRONT DRIVERS' SIDE GOODYEAR WEATHERHANDLER FUEL MAX TIRES. I WAS FORTUNATE THAT IT WAS A SMOOTH STOP BUT I'M CONCERNED THAT I HAD TWO IN SUCH A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME WITH THE TIRES ONLY BEING 2 YEARS OLD. I HAD MY CAR CHECKED OUT, FRONT END CHECKED AND NO PROBLEMS THERE. THE INSIDE RIM OF BOTH TIRES WERE "DRY ROTTED" PER ONE TIRE GUY AND UNEXPLAINABLE ON HOW IT WOULD WEAR LIKE IT DID. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10568937March 12, 2014
POWER TRAIN
WHEN I START MY CAR (USUALLY WHEN IT IS OFF FOR 4~6 HOURS) IT WILL MAKE A SCREECH NOISE. BUT IF IT HAS BEEN OFF FOR LESS THAN THAT, THEN THE CAR DOES NOT MAKE THE NOISE. I'VE TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN TODAY AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT THE CAUSE WAS THE VTC ACTUATOR. THE DEALERSHIP IS ASKING FOR AN $800 CHARGE TO FIX THIS. MY CAR IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY. AS OF RIGHT NOW I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS NO RECALL FROM HONDA FOR THIS. I HAVE DONE A GOOGLE SEARCH ON 2008 HONDA ACCORD VTC ACTUATOR RECALL AND HAVE FOUND THAT A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE HAS THE SAME ISSUE AS I DO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10567408March 5, 2014
AIR BAGS
I HAD A CAR WRECK ON 2/4/2014 BETWEEN 10 AND 1030 AM. IT WAS CLOUDY AND DRIZZLY AND I CROSSED A 2 LANE STREET WHEN A TRUCK HIT ME AND TOOK ALL THE FRONT FENDER OFF. THE TRUCK SHAVED ALL THE FRONT OF MY CAR. MOST OF THE DAMAGE WAS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. I HIT MY HEAD ON WINDOW AND MY CHEST ON STEERING WHEEL. NO AIRBAGS WENT OFF, NOT THE SIDE ONE OR THE STEERING WHEEL ONE. MY CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS AND MY NECK IS BEEN GIVING ME SOME TROUBLE SOME DAYS MORE THAN OTHERS BUT MOSTLY AT NIGHT TIME. I WENT TO SEE MY DOCTOR AND SHE PUT ME ON MUSCLE RELAXANTS AND ANTI-INFLAMMATORY MEDS. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T GO OFF TO PROTECT ME. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10567176February 27, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HEAD LAMPS DIM AND FLICKER EVERY FEW MINUTES WHILE DRIVING. I AM AN ASE CERTIFIED MASTER TECH AND L! TECH SO I UNDER STAND THE CAUSE. HONDA USES A VOLTAGE SENSING DEVISE TO TURN OFF THE CHARGING SYSTEM TO LOWER THE ENGINE LOAD SOMETIMES AND INCREASE GAS MILEAGE. THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE HEAD LAMPS ON THE ALTERNATOR CAN ONLY BE TURNED OFF BRIEFLY BEFORE THE VOLTAGE FALLS TOO LOW AND THE CHARGING SYSTEM MUST TURN BACK ON. THIS LEADS TO A CONSTANT FLICKERING OF ALL THE LAMPS AND SOMETIMES CONFUSION TO OTHER DRIVERS WHO THINK YOU FLASHED YOUR LIGHTS AT THEM SO THEY CAN TURN LEFT IN FRONT OF YOU WHEN REALLY YOU DID NOT. I THINK ALL THESE CARS NEED TO BE REPROGRAMMED TO KEEP THE ALTERNATOR TURNED ON WHEN THE HEAD LAMPS ARE ON, A SIMPLE FIX THAT WOULD MAKE THEM MUCH SAFER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10565463February 23, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
MY REAR BRAKE PADS NEED REPLACEMENT ABOUT EVERY 25K MILES. I EVEN HAD THE ROTORS RESURFACED BY THE DEALER AT ABOUT THE 25K MARK IN THE FRONT ALSO UNTIL I UPGRADED MY FRONT PADS BUT EVEN WITH UPGRADED REAR PADS NO DIFFERENCE AT ALL STILL WEAR TOO FAST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10565423February 22, 2014
AIR BAGS, SEATS
I HAD JUST RETURNED FROM THE STORE IN MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD EX/L. I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY PLACED MY CAR INTO PARK AND EXITED THE VEHICLE AS I NORMALLY WOULD. BUT TO MY SURPRISE WHEN I CLOSED MY DOOR I HEARD A LOUD POP! I TURNED AROUND AND SAW MY CAR FILLED WITH DUST I OPENED MY DOOR AND REALIZED MY AIRBAGS HAVE DEPLOYED. BOTH DRIVER SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS AND THE DRIVER'S SEAT SIDE IMPACT AIRBAGS WERE DEPLOYED. I DIDN'T "SLAM" THE DOOR OR CLOSE IT ANY HARDER THEN I NORMALLY DO. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHERE I HAD PURCHASED THE CAR FROM AND HE TOLD ME I HAD TO OF SLAMMED MY DOOR FOR ALL OF THEM TO BLOW OFF LIKE THEY DID "THEY DON'T JUST BLOW OFF ON THEIR OWN" " YOU SLAMMED YOUR DOOR" I KNOW HOW I CLOSE MY DOOR. I TAKE CARE OF ALL OF MY BELONGINGS. IS WHAT I REPLIED WITH. THE SERVICE WRITER TOLD ME I WAS LOOKING AT $6,000 TO GET THEM REPLACED. I DON'T HAVE 6 GRAND SITTING AROUND SO AFTER MANY HEADACHES AND THE DEALER TRYING TO SCAM MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND GETTING MAD THAT I TRIED TO CONTACT HONDA DIRECTLY TO RESOLVE MY ISSUE THEY FINALLY FIXED MY CAR....(IT TOOK THEM 2 MONTHS) AND COST ME A LOT OF MONEY. I WAS GIVEN NO HELP FROM HONDA EVEN AFTER I HAD FOUND OUT THAT I WAS NOT THE ONLY PERSON OUT THERE WITH THIS SAME EXACT PROBLEM. WITH THAT BEING SAID YOU'D THINK HONDA WOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. APPARENTLY TAKING CARE OF CUSTOMERS AND DOING WHAT'S RIGHT HAS FALLEN LOW ON THE POLE FOR HONDA. I CAN PROMISE I WILL NEVER PURCHASE A CAR FROM HONDA EVER AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10565311February 21, 2014
AIR BAGS
MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT HOME AND I WAS GETTING GROCERIES OUT OF MY CAR AND PUSHED THE DOOR SHUT WITH MY BEHIND. NEXT THING I HEAR IS A HUGE BOOM AND I LOOK BACK AND MY AIRBAGS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY CAR WERE COMPLETELY DEPLOYED. MY CURTAIN AIRBAGS AND MY SEAT AIRBAG BOTH DEPLOYED. I WENT TO THE SAM SWOPE DEALERSHIP AT 1 SWOPE AUTOCENTER DR, LOUISVILLE, KY 40299 WHERE I PURCHASED MY CAR AND EXPLAINED THE ISSUE TO THEM. THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME IN 2008 ACCORDS AND THAT THEY WOULD TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND GET BACK TO ME. THEY PROCEEDED TO TELL ME THEY SAW NO DEFAULT CODES SO IT WAS NOT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX IT AND QUOTED ME $5000 THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO FIX IT. I WAS ANGRY AND TOLD THEM I WOULD NOT STAND FOR IT AND I WANTED TO SPEAK WITH CORPORATE. I HAD TO THEN TAKE MY VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR CORPORATE TO LOOK IT OVER. A WEEK OR SO LATER I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM THE CORPORATE OFFICE INFORMING ME THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING THEY COULD DO AND IT WAS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX IT. I WAS LIVID!!! I PAY MY CAR PAYMENT ON TIME EVERY MONTH, PAY FOR AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND GAP INSURANCE BUT OBVIOUSLY HONDA DOES NOT HOLD TRUE TO TREATING THEIR CUSTOMERS THE WAY THEY SHOULD BE TREATED. I AM 24 YEARS OLD AND SINGLE AND DO NOT $5000 JUST LAYING AROUND TO FIX THE ISSUE, SO I HAVE BEEN DRIVING AROUND EVER SINCE WITH NO AIRBAGS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. I TRULY HOPE THE MORE PEOPLE THAT COME FORWARD WITH THIS ISSUE WILL GET 2008 HONDA ACCORDS RECALLED. PAYING $400 A MONTH FOR 3 MORE YEARS OF THE 6 YEAR LOAN I HAVE IS VERY FRUSTRATING WHEN HONDA DOES NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS WHATSOEVER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10564906February 19, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
I HAVE THE 2008 HONDA ACCORD WITH THE 4CYL ENGINE AND DRIVE APPROXIMATELY 8 MILES PER DAY. WITHIN THE LAST FEW MONTHS I HAVE NOTICED SIGNIFICANT OIL LOSS IN BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. APPROXIMATELY 3-4 QUARTS NEEDS TO BE ADDED IN BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. THERE IS NOT A LEAK TO BE FOUND AND I AM NOT BLOWING SMOKE OUT OF THE TAILPIPE. UPON ADDITIONAL RESEARCH, I'VE FOUND THAT MULTIPLE OTHER OWNERS OF THE EXACT SAME MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE ARE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE. I'VE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL SHOP TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT, BUT STILL DON'T HAVE A RESOLVE. HONDA JUST RECENTLY LOST A CLASS ACTION SUIT REGARDING THE V6 MODELS, BUT STILL WON'T ADMIT TO THE ISSUE WITH THE 4CYL MODEL. I HAVE HAD ESTIMATES ANYWHERE FROM $500 ON UP TO A COMPLETE ENGINE OVERHAUL, WHICH IS FAR MORE THAN I CAN AFFORD. HONDA NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS AND FIX THE PROBLEM. I'VE OWNED MANY OTHER HONDA'S AND THIS IS THE FIRST I'VE EVER SEEN DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS. PLEASE HELP! THANK YOU *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10564506February 15, 2014
ENGINE
MY VEHICLE BURNS ABOUT A QUART OF OIL EVERY 1000 MILES. MY ENGINE MAKES KNOCKING NOISES WHEN STARTING VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF OIL. IT SEEMED TO START AFTER DEALERSHIP PERFORMED RECALL. I HAVE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND THEY CLAIM NORMAL FOR THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10564193February 13, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE REMOTE KEY FOB FAILS TO LOCK THE VEHICLE AFTER STOPPING, TURNING OFF ENGINE AND EXITING. ALSO, THE DOORS REMAIN LOCKED AFTER THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED AND ENGINE IS TURNED OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10564048February 12, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
HAVING TIRES REPLACED TECH NOTED REAR BRAKES WORN TO NEED REPLACEMENT. WORK COMPLETED ON 09 SEP 2011. TIRES ROTATED ON 29 JANUARY 2014. TECH ADVISED BRAKE REPLACEMENT. MILEAGE 45,715. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL/YEAR ACCORD. LESS THAN 20K ON SECOND BRAKE JOB - BOTH SETS REAR BRAKE FAILURE OF "NORMAL" MILEAGE GIVEN REASONABLE USE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10563629February 10, 2014
AIR BAGS
MY FIANCE GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND SHUT THE DOOR ON THE RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE. WHEN HE SHUT THE DOOR, THE AIR BAGS IMMEDIATELY DEPLOYED ON THAT SIDE OF THE CAR. NO CRASH TOOK PLACE FOR THIS TO HAPPEN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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