Honda Accord Complaints (2009)

727 consumer complaints on file.

#10316001March 3, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
PURCHASED 2009 HONDA ACCORD IN OCT. 2008. AT AROUND 15K MILES, THE BRAKES STARING SQUEAKING AND MAKING LOUD NOISE IN THE REAR BRAKES. I THOUGHT IT WAS SOMETHING LOOSE BACK THERE AND KEPT DRIVING. THEN AROUND 24K MILES THE NOISE CAME BACK AND WAS UNBEARABLE. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP COMPLAINED BRAKES WORE OUT TOO QUICKLY. SAID IT WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AND I HAD TO REPLACE BRAKE PADS AND RESURFACE ROTORS. PAID $130.00, DEALER GAVE FREE PADS, BUT MADE ME PAY TO RESURFACE ROTORS. TOLD ME THE FRONT BRAKES WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED SOON CAUSE CAR SHAKES WHEN BRAKING, ROTORS NEED IMMEDIATE RESURFACING. IF I DIDN'T TAKE IN ASAP, THIS COULD OF CAUSE AN ACCIDENT DUE TO ME BEING OUT OF TOWN WHEN PROBLEMS STARTING TO OCCUR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314367March 3, 2010
VISIBILITY, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2009 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER STATES CONTINUED KNOCKING AND RUMBLING NOISE WHEN THE HEAT IS TURNED ON. ISSUES PERSIST AFTER BEING TAKEN IN SEVERAL TIMES FOR SERVICE. *TGW
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314330March 3, 2010
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
2009 HONDA ACCORD SEDAN. CONSUMER STATES DESIGN PROBLEM FOUND WITH HEAD RESTRAINT. *TGW THE HEAD RESTRAINT WAS VERY UNCOMFORTABLE. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315137March 1, 2010
SEATS
IN JULY OF 2009 I PURCHASED A 2009 HONDA ACCORD EX-L SEDAN. FROM THE BEGINNING WHEN ADJUSTING THE POWER DRIVER SEAT, THE MOVEMENT OF THE SEAT FORWARD AND BACKWARD WAS ROUGH (I.E. WOBBLY). I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT AND THEY REPLACED THE SEAT RAILS, BUT THE PROBLEM REMAINS THOUGH NOT AS SEVERE. ADDITIONALLY THE ELECTRICAL CONTROLS FOR THE HEATED FRONT SEATS WERE NOT CONNECTED PROPERLY (ACTUALLY NOT CONNECTED AT ALL) AND CONSEQUENTLY THEY DID NOT WORK UNTIL THE DEALERSHIP CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315255March 1, 2010
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
I WAS DRIVING MY 2009 HONDA ACCORD 4DR SDN ABOUT 70 MILES PER HR. WHEN THE GLASS ON THE SUNROOF BLEW OUT THE TOP. IT WAS NOT HIT BY A ROCK OR ANYTHING AS WE WERE NOT FOLLOWING ANYONE OR MET ANYONE GOING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THE GLASS WAS ALMOST ALL SUCKED UP AND OUT THE TOP SO VERY LITTLE FELL IN ON US. WE TOOK IT TO DEALER AND HAD THE REPAIRS MADE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314859February 27, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I OWN A 2009 HONDA ACCORD . IT WAS PURCHASED AROUND OCTOBER 2008. ON JANUARY 21, 2010, IT WAS TAKEN TO OUR LOCAL HONDA DEALER DUE TO SQUEALING BRAKES. THE DEALER REPORTED THAT THE REAR BRAKES WERE WORN AND THE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED EVEN THOUGH THERE IS ONLY 12,901 MILES OF USE ON THE CAR. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2008 AND 2009 MODEL ACCORDS BECAUSE THE REAR BRAKES WERE REDUCED IN SIZE EVEN THOUGH MORE OF THE CAR'S BRAKING POWER WAS SHIFTED TO THE REAR AXLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT MANY RECENT HONDA ACCORDS WERE NEEDING REAR BRAKE PADS REPLACED WITHIN ONE YEAR AND IN AS FEW AS 7000 MILES OF USE. AS A "GOODWILL" GESTURE, THE DEALER AGREED TO REPLACE THE BRAKES FOR FREE. I THEN CONTACTED HONDA'S CORPORATE CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER IN TORRANCE CALIFORNIA AND WAS INFORMED THAT HONDA IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE, BUT DOES NOT CONSIDER IT A SAFETY MATTER AND HAS NOT ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN REGARDING THIS ISSUE. I BELIEVE THE MATTER IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS FEW DRIVERS WOULD ASSUME THAT THEIR REAR BRAKES MIGHT NEED TO BE REPLACED ANNUALLY OR AFTER AS FEW AS 10,000 MILES OF USE OR LESS. BY WAY OF COMPARISON, MY 2004 HONDA ACCORD HAS OVER 92,000 MILES AND THE BRAKES ARE STILL ORIGINAL. I URGE THE NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE PROMPTLY BEFORE A DRIVER HITS THE BRAKES IN A HONDA ACCORD AND DISCOVERS LITTLE OR NO BRAKE POWER DUE TO THE UNEXPECTEDLY FEW MILES SUCH BRAKES WORK BEFORE NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314261February 25, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKES SQUEAL LOUDLY ON 2009 HONDA ACCORD COUPE (V6) SINCE PURCHASED NEW IN SEPTEMBER 2008. ALL FOUR BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND ALL FOUR ROTORS HAVE BEEN SHAVED TWICE WITH NO EFFECT. REAR BRAKES ARE ALSO WEARING OUT PREMATURELY, NEW PADS ARE ALMOST GONE WITH LESS THAN 14,000 MILES ON CAR. WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER SERVICE GARAGE THAT HONDA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT THEY INSTRUCTED DEALER NOT TO DO ANY MORE REPAIRS ON THE CAR. THAT WAS IN 2008 AND ALL THROUGH 2009 AND NO REPAIR IS IN SIGHT. BECAUSE OF THE CONSTANT SQUEALING SOUND, THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO WAY TO TELL WHEN BRAKES ARE WORN OUT AND THEY ARE CLEARLY WEARING OUT PREMATURELY. THIS SEEMS TO ME THAT THIS WOULD HAVE TO CONSTITUTE A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310591February 15, 2010
SEATS
I HAVE RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2009 HONDA ACCORD LX-PREMIUM AND BELIEVE THAT THE FRONT SEATS ARE UNSAFE. I BELIEVE THAT THE FEATURE TO MOVE THE HEADREST FORWARD IN THE EVENT OF A REAR-END COLLISION PUTS THE UPPER-BACK REGION OF THE SEAT TOO FAR FORWARD, CREATING A VERY UNCOMFORTABLE REGION WITH LITTLE LOWER-BACK SUPPORT. I FIND THAT MY LOWER-BACK ACHES AFTER AN HOUR OF DRIVING, AND NEEDED TO LEAN UP AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING TO RELIEVE THE PAIN. I BELIEVE THIS IS UNSAFE IF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. I HAVE RESORTED TO PUTTING A BOLSTER PILLOW IN THE LUMBAR REGION, BUT THIS AGAIN PLACES ME TOO CLOSE TO THE AIRBAG, ON THE EDGE OF THE SEAT, AND NO MORE SEAT ADJUSTMENT IS POSSIBLE. I HAVE SEEN THESE COMMENTS ON-LINE AS WELL, AND SOME HAVE BEEN CUTTING INTO THE SEATS TO DISABLE THE HEADREST FEATURE, WITH MIXED RESULTS. I DON'T WANT TO OPEN THE SEATS TO PERFORM THESE ACTIONS SINCE THE SIDE AIRBAGS ARE IN THE SEATBACKS. I THINK THESE FRONT SEATS SHOULD BE PROMPTLY RECALLED IN ORDER TO FIX THIS DESIGN DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310202February 13, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKES ON 2009 HONDA ACCORD STARTED PERIODIC VIBRATION AT 5,000 MILES. AT 10,600 MILES THE REAR PADS WERE COMPLETELY WORN OUT AND BRAKING ON A STEEP HILL WAS COMPROMISED. AN ONLINE SEARCH INDICATED THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE BRAKES ON THIS AUTO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308662February 11, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
ON SEPT 22, 2008, WE PURCHASED A NEW 2009 HONDA ACCORD V6 AND STARTED EXPERIENCING BRAKE PROBLEMS WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK OF OWNERSHIP. THE CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED BY HONDA 12-15 TIMES. HONDA HAS REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS, MACHINED THE ROTORS, REPLACED CALIPERS, INSTALLED NEW ABS MODULATOR AND WE ARE STILL EXPERIENCING BRAKE PROBLEMS. AFTER HAVING ALL THESE REPAIRS, THE CAR STILL HAS BRAKE ISSUES. WE FEEL AS IF HONDA ISN'T TAKING THIS SERIOUSLY. NOT ONLY IS THE CAR STILL EXPERIENCING BRAKE PROBLEMS, THE PASSENGER SAFETY RESTRAINT & AIR BAGS INDICATORS COME ON IN THE CAR WHEN A PASSENGER IS IN THE CAR. THESE BRAKE PROBLEMS AND INDICATOR LIGHTS DO NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME THE CAR DRIVEN AND THAT IS WHY WE BELIEVE HONDA WON'T CORRECT THE PROBLEM. HONDA IS AWARE THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE BRAKE PADS, HOWEVER OUR CAR'S BRAKE PEDAL WILL GO TO THE FLOOR, MAKING IT EXTREMELY HARD TO STOP THE VEHICLE ON OCCASION. WE HAVE HAD VERY CLOSE ENCOUNTERS TO CRASHING DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF YOU ARE AWARE OF THESE PROBLEMS WITH HONDA? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308291February 10, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
I PURCHASED A NEW 2009 HONDA ACCORD IN NOVEMBER 2008. THE DAY AFTER I PULLED OFF OF THE LOT I NOTICED EXTREME SQUEALING COMING FROM THE BRAKES. I REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO MY DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WOULD JUST NEED TO BREAK IN. 1 YEAR, 14000 MILES, AND 3 COMPLAINTS LATER IT WAS STILL MAKING THE NOISE. I FOUND A SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER ONLINE AND MENTIONED THIS TO MY DEALER WHO FINALLY REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKES AND RETOOLED THE ROTORS. I AM READING OF MANY PREMATURE FAILURES OF THE REAR BRAKES ON 2008-09 ACCORDS ALSO. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO BY THE GOVERNMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308065February 9, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
A 2009 HONDA ACCORD HEADLIGHT FLICKER WHEN AC OR HEATHER FAN TURNS ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304103February 3, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I PURCHASED A 2009 HONDA ACCORD WITHIN THE PAST FEW MONTHS. I WAS LOOKING INTO A PROBLEM WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE OF MINE AND STUMBLED ACROSS AN ISSUE MANY IF NOT ALL 08' AND 09' ACCORD OWNERS ARE FACING. COUNTLESS CONSUMERS REPORT DEFECTS WITH THE REAR BRAKES. MOSTLY THAT THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED EVERY 12,000 MILES. DEALERSHIPS ARE TELLING THE CONSUMER THIS IS THE NORMAL WEAR PERIOD FOR THE REAR BRAKES. THIS OF COURSE IS NOT TRUE, THE FRONT BRAKES ARE THE ONES THAT USUALLY GO FIRST AT AROUND 50,000 DEPENDING ON DRIVING, CONDITIONS, ETC. I LEARNED HONDA IS USING SOFT SMALL ORGANIC PADS. FURTHERMORE I'VE LEARNED OF THE DEALERSHIPS UNWILLINGNESS TO COVER THE COST OF THE PADS AND LABOR FROM STATE TO STATE. THERE IS A SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW REGARDING THE BRAKE SYSTEM. MY ACCORD CURRENTLY HAS ONLY 4,000 MILES ON IT. THOUGH I HAVE NOT YET EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM EVERYONE ELSE HAS, I KNOW IT IS COMING. IT MAY SEEM ODD FOR SOMEONE TO REPORT A PROBLEM THAT HAS NOT HAPPENED YET, HOWEVER THE NEED TO BE PROACTIVE REGARDING THIS MATTER WILL NO DOUBT SAVE LIVES. AS A POLICE OFFICER IN TEXAS, I SEE THE GRIM REALITY OF WHAT HAPPENS WHEN VEHICLES ARE DRIVEN BEYOND THEIR MEANS OR WHEN THE VITAL SYSTEMS OF THESE VEHICLES ARE DEFECTIVE. IF THESE PADS CAN'T HANDLE "NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR" THEY CERTAINLY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE STOPPING POWER DURING A HARMFUL EVENT. WE ALL CARE ABOUT SAFETY AND OUR FAMILIES WELFARE. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. OUR SAFETY SHOULD NEVER BE COMPROMISED OVER THE GAIN OR LOSS OF A DOLLAR. LETS FIX THIS NOW, NOT AFTER A MAJOR INCIDENT. SOMEONE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO DIE BEFORE WE DECIDE SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT A PROBLEM THAT EXISTED ALL ALONG. THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304171February 3, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START UNTIL THE STEERING WHEEL WAS IN A TILTED POSITION. SUDDENLY, THE "DANGER" WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, FOLLOWED BY AN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE AUTHORIZED DEALER OF THE MALFUNCTION. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304174February 3, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I WAS HEARING GRINDING NOISES FROM MY FRONT AND REAR BRAKES ON MY 2009 HONDA ACCORD LX 4 DOOR SEDAN. THE HONDA DEALER REPORTED THAT MY REAR BRAKE PADS WERE WORN DOWN TO THE SENSOR LEVEL AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. MY HONDA HAS 16,000 MILES AND I AM THE ONLY OWNER AND DRIVER. WHEN I INQUIRED THAT FOR BRAKE PADS TO WEAR DOWN THIS FAST, THE HONDA DEALER DID NOT RESPOND. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION ON GOOGLE, IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE QUALITY AND CRAFTMANSHIP OF THE BRAKE PADS AND HONDA OR THE DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO ACCEPT OR ACKNOWLEDGE THIS DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304322February 3, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
REAR BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AFTER LESS THAN A YEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304632February 3, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
REAR INNER BRAKES WORE OUT AT 26,000 MILES. THE BRAKES SHOULD NOT WEAR OUT THIS FAST. MOST OF THE MILES PUT ON THE CAR WERE HIGHWAY MILES. THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM FOR THIS CAR. I AM AFRAID THIS DEFECT COULD CAUSE THE BRAKES TO FAIL IN THE REAR. HONDA KNOWS THERE IS A DEFECT BUT DOESN'T RECALL THE CAR AND FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303916February 2, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2009 ACCORD COUPE V6 - BRAKE NOISE (SQUEAL) PRESENT SINCE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN 3/09 SO I PERFORMED REGULAR VISUAL INSPECTIONS AND NOTICED PRONOUNCED WEAR OF REAR PADS. AT 13K MI - TOOK CAR TO DEALER WHO REPLACED REAR PADS UNDER WARRANTY (AFTER ORIGINALLY TELLING ME THAT THEY WERE A WEAR ITEM THEREFORE NOT COVERED BUT I BALKED DUE AT PAYING KNOWING THE HIGH NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS FOR THIS SAME ISSUE). TOLD NEW PADS HAVE SAME FORMULA BUT NEW SPRING TO FORCE PAD AWAY FROM ROTOR AFTER BRAKE PEDAL IS RELEASED. INSPECTION OF ORIGINAL PADS SHOWED MAYBE 10% PAD REMAINING AND CHIPPING OF PAD SURFACE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303919February 2, 2010
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL COMES ON OR GOES OFF? YOU LOOK AT IT - TAKING YOUR EYES OFF THE ROAD. THE 'ECO' LIGHT (NOTIFICATION OF CYLINDER DEACTIVATION FEATURE BEING DIS/ACTIVATED) LOCATED JUST BELOW THE TACHOMETER REGULARLY COMES ON AND OFF CAUSING A DISTRACTION. ASKED MULTIPLE DEALERS, THEY HAVE NO WAY OF DISABLING THIS DISTRACTING LIGHT. AT FIRST, I FIGURED I WOULD BE ACCUSTOMED TO THE LIGHT GOING ON AND OFF ALL THE TIME; HAVING HAD THE CAR FOR 9+ MONTHS IT STILL ANNOYS ME. I HAVE NO ISSUE WITH THE ECO FEATURE, JUST THE STUPID, DISTRACTING LIGHT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303927February 2, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2009 HONDA ACCORD THERE ARE SERIOUS BRAKE NOISE PROBLEMS AND PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR ISSUES ON THESE CARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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