Honda Accord Complaints (2008)

1,521 consumer complaints on file.

#10537534August 27, 2013
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG AND THE SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG DEPLOYED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP HAD ILLUMINATED SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10537075August 24, 2013
ENGINE, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME MY CAR ACCELERATED FOR NO REASONS WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE FIRST TIME I WAS ONLY DRIVING 35 MILES AN HOUR AND NO ONE WAS IN FRONT OF ME. THE SECOND TIME THE CAR ACCELERATED AS I WAS STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT. I BARELY MISSED A CAR BY ONE FOOT. BOTH TIMES I WENT TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP IN SANFORD. LONG STORY SHORT...NO ONE KNOWS HOW TO FIX IT. I AM EXTREMELY UPSET OVER THE IDEA THAT THERE ARE ALL CAR OWNERS WITH THESE ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS THAT DON'T WORK. THE SECOND TIME MY THREE YEAR GRANDSON WAS IN THE BACK SEAT. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE ELECTRONIC SYSTEM SENT A MESSAGE THAT DESIGNATED THAT THERE WAS AN ACCELERATION OR MALFUNCTION. ANYWAY I AM SENDING THIS BECAUSE I WANTED MY CAR FIXED AND BECAUSE IT IS A PAPER TRAIL IF SOMEONE GETS KILLED IN THIS CAR. I WILL NO LONGER OWN A HONDA. THIS WAS MY SECOND HONDA AND UNTIL THIS I WAS VERY SATISFIED. I NOW HAVE A CAR PAID FOR THAT I CANNOT DRIVE. I DO WANT THE PUBLIC TO BE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. [XXX] I DON'T HAVE THE VIN NUMBER. MY CAR IS PARTED OUTSIDE THE DEALERSHIP IN SANFORD, N.C. WAITING FOR ME TO PICK IT BACK UP. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10536460August 21, 2013
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED, HOWEVER THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINING UNIT SYSTEM MIGHT HAVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10535694August 16, 2013
SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE SEAT BELT LIGHT ILLUMINATED DESPITE THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER BOTH HAVING THE SEAT BELTS SECURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DETECTION SYSTEM WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,021 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10535756August 16, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE
I BOUGHT THIS CAR PRE OWNED AT 15K THE BACK BRAKE WENT OUT ON THIS CAR AFTER 1YEAR AT 24K I REPLACE BRAKE MYSELF I WAS CURIOUS WHY WOULD A BACK BRAKE WEAR OUT SO FAST ON DOING ONLINE LOOKUP I FOUND NUMEROUS OWNERS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM SO I CALLED HONDA REGIONAL OFFICE AND I GIVEN A REFUND FOR THE EXPENSE. NOW LAST YEAR JUNE I NOTICE COLD RATTLE START ON MY ENGINE AND NOW IS PROGRESSIVELY GETTING LOUDER. I DID A LOOK UP ONLINE AND MY MECHANIC SAID IT VTC ( VARIABLE TIMING CONTROL ) ACTUATOR WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE. I THINK HONDA SHOULD REPLACE THIS SINCE MY CAR NOW HAS 80K MILES I MIGHT BE OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10534017August 7, 2013
VISIBILITY/WIPER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUN VISORS FAILED TO STAY IN THE UP POSITION. THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10534066August 7, 2013
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 07V001000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 158,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10533114August 1, 2013
AIR BAGS
IN MARCH 2012 I TOOK THE CAR TO A HONDA DEALER BECAUSE THE SRS LIGHT WAS ON. I WAS TOLD I NEEDED A BATTERY AND THAT SHOULD MAKE THE LIGHT GO OFF. I GOT A BATTERY ABOUT SIX MONTHS LATER AND THE LIGHT STAYED ON. I TOOK MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALER IN JULY 2013 AND THEY SAID THE SRS MODULE IS OUT AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IF I WERE IN AN ACCIDENT THE AIRBAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10532813July 31, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DURING MAINTENANCE OF THE STABILIZERS BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, HE NOTICED THAT THE RACK AND PINION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10532840July 31, 2013
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE SEIZED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND ADDED OIL TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND CONTINUED TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR A SOFTWARE UPDATE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 58,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10532719July 30, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, SUSPENSION
MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED A 2008 HONDA ACCORD (CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED) JANUARY 06, 2010. THE MILEAGE WAS 46,399. THE HONDA DEALER SAID THE BRAKES WERE NEW. (CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED) WE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES JULY 2011 AT 53,096 MILES. (6697 MILES LATER) AUGUST 2012 WE HAD TO REPLACE BRAKES ROTORS AND CALIPERS 68007 MILES. AT THIS TIME WE WERE ADVISED OF A DEFECT IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM BY JUST BRAKES.. WE CONTACTED HONDA AND THEY SAID SINCE WE WERE NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNERS AND WE DID NOT TAKE ACTION SOONER (PRIOR 2010?) WE WOULD NOT BE REIMBURSED FOR THESE REPAIRS. (HONDA SETTLES LAWSUIT OVER THIS MATTER??) WE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRES IN AUGUST 2012 AS WELL. SINCE THE REPAIR OF THE BRAKES AND CALIPERS WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY ISSUES AND THE GAS MILEAGE INCREASED. WE HAVE SPENT HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TRYING TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT HONDA HAS KNOWN ABOUT. A "CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED" HONDA SHOULD QUALIFY FOR THE REIMBURSEMENT THAT HONDA HAS OFFERED, EVEN THOUGH WE WERE NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNERS. SINCE WE DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THE "PROBLEM" UNTIL AFTER 2010 (AFTER THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE) WE COULD NOT HAD ACTED IN TIME. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THERE WAS A "SAFETY BULLETIN" ABOUT THIS ISSUE? IF THERE WAS, WHY DIDN'T HONDA/DEALER NOTIFY US OF THIS ISSUE? OR SHOULDN'T THEY HAVE FIXED THIS ISSUE BEFORE SELLING THE HONDA AS A "CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED" VEHICLE? I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM HONDA YESTERDAY ABOUT A DEFECT (CONTROL ARM) IN THE 2006, 2007 & 2008 HONDA CIVIC AND REIMBURSEMENT AVAILABLE FOR THIS LAW SUIT. I WOULD LIKE HONDA TO REMEDY THE SITUATION ON MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10531632July 24, 2013
ENGINE
EXCESSIVE OIL NEEDED BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. OIL INDICATOR LIGHT DOES NOT INDICATE LOW OIL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10525415July 17, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
2008 HONDA ACCORD PURCHASED NEW AT GARY FORCE HONDA BOWLING GREEN KY. FIRST ISSUE: COLD START RATTLE, DEALER REPLACED ATC ACTUATOR, PROBLEM CORRECTED. HAVE REPLACED BRAKES ON THE CAR 4 TIMES. MOST RECENTLY REPLACED APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR AGO AND NOW WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES WORSE THAN A ROAD WAGON. AT 70,000 MILES OIL LIGHT CAME ON, CHECKED OIL AND NONE WAS ON THE STICK. ADDED OIL, TOOK THE CAR TO DEALER, THEY REPLACED VTC ACTUATOR BUT IT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. COMPLAINED AGAIN AND THEY PERFORMED OIL CONSUMPTION ANALYSIS ONLY TO TELL ME IT WAS USING LESS THAN ONE QUART PER ONE THOUSAND MILES AND THAT WAS THE INDUSTRY STANDARD. A FEW MONTHS LATER I BECAME MORE IRRITATED ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND COMPLAINED AGAIN. THEY PERFORMED ANOTHER OIL CONSUMPTION ANALYSIS TO TELL ME IT WAS USING MORE THAN IT WAS PREVIOUSLY BUT LESS THAN ONE QUART PER 1000 MILES AND WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING. CURRENTLY THE CAR HAS 100000 MILES ON IT AND YES, THE WARRANTY JUST EXPIRED AND IT'S USING ONE QUART PER 1200 MILES. I WROTE HONDA OF AMERICA A LETTER AND COMPLAINED. THEY CALLED BUT OTHER THAN KIND WORDS, THEY DID NOTHING. OH AND HAVE I MENTIONED THE HEAD LIGHTS.... THEY BLINK WHEN THE HEAT OR AIR IS ON. I MUST NOT FORGET THAT THE LEATHER ON BOTH THE ARM REST AND CONSOLE HAS BUBBLED UP BUT NO SIGNS OF WEAR OR DAMAGE AROUND THE BUBBLES. AND LET ME NOT FORGET THE MOST RECENT ISSUE: NOW OFTEN TIMES WHILE SETTING COMPLETELY STILL AT A STOP LIGHT AND/OR GOING DOWN THE ROAD I HEAR A CLICKING SOUND IN THE STEERING COLUMN. I AM NOT TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN I HEAR THIS NOISE. IT JUST STARTS CLICKING, KIND OF LIKE AN ELECTRONIC CLICK COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. OH WHAT A PIECE OF JUNK HONDA MADE WHEN IT BUILT THE 2008 ACCORD. PAID 30,000 FOR IT AND I'M SADLY DISAPPOINTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524389July 11, 2013
AIR BAGS
WE WERE ABOUT TO BEGIN OUR VACATION TRIP DRIVING OUR 2008 HONDA ACCORD 4 DOOR, WHEN MY WIFE GOT INTO THE DRIVERS SEAT AND MY 29 YEAR OLD SON GOT INTO THE PASSENGER SEAT. WHEN MY SON CLOSED THE PASSENGER DOOR, THE SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG DEPLOYED FROM THE HEADLINER AND FRONT PASSENGER SEAT CAUSING AN ABRASION TO THE RIGHT FOREARM OF MY SON. THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING AND IN THE PARKED POSITION. I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR 5 YEARS AND 1 MONTH AND IT HAS 57,300 MILES ON IT AND HAS NEVER BEEN IN ANY TYPE OF ACCIDENT. HONDA WAS CONTACTED AND RECOMMENDED THAT I HAVE A HONDA DEALER EVALUATE THE INCIDENT WHICH I DID. THE HONDA DEALER TOLD ME THAT THEIR COMPUTER INDICATED THAT THE SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG DEPLOYED, WHICH I ALREADY KNEW. AMERICAN HONDA WAS CONTACTED AND TOLD ME THAT I SHOULD CONTACT MY INSURANCE COMPANY WHO SENT ME TO THEIR ADJUSTER WHO EXAMINED THE CAR AND STATED THAT THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT WAS NOT THE RESULT OF A COLLISION OR COMPREHENSIVE CLAIM AND TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD DENY MY CLAIM FOR REPAIR. HONDA WAS NOTIFIED AND TOLD ME THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE SINCE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE ESTIMATE FOR REPAIR IS $2500. THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE. HONDA HAS RECALLED 800,000 VEHICLES, MANY OLDER THAN MINE, FOR SIMILAR AIRBAG PROBLEMS BUT NOT THE 2008 ACCORD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10524048July 9, 2013
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ENGINE MAKES NOISE WHEN STARTING UP THAT GOES AWAY AFTER AROUND 5 SECONDS. WAS TOLD ATC ACTUATOR WAS BAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10522291June 28, 2013
AIR BAGS
PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AND SEAT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UPON EXITING THE CAR. NO IMPACT HAS BEEN MADE ON THIS SIDE OF THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10515997June 10, 2013
ENGINE
EXCESSIVE NEED FOR OIL, BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. OIL INDICATOR DOES NOT SHOW THAT VEHICLE IS LOW ON OIL, BUT VEHICLE STARTS TO RUN WITH PROBLEMS, IF OIL NOT REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10515706June 7, 2013
POWER TRAIN
INTERMITTENT SUDDEN UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION. WHEN MERGING INTO HIGHWAY TRAFFIC OR PASSING, VEHICLE CONTINUOUSLY ACCELERATES EVEN WHEN NO BRAKING; REVS GO UP TO 5000 AND STAYS THERE EVEN WHEN STOMPING ON BRAKES IN ATTEMPT TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. ONLY WAY TO STOP THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION IS TO PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL. DUE TO INTERMITTENT NATURE OF PROBLEM, DEALER COULD NOT FIX DURING WARRANTY PERIOD. SCHEDULED DEALER APPOINTMENT TWICE IN 2011 AND 2013, BOTH TIMES PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10515460June 6, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE (2008 ACCORD) IN MORNING, I NOTICED A SMALL RATTLE ON INCLINES. LATER THERE WAS A RATTLE WHEN STARTING THE CAR THAT HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. I AM HEARING IT CONSTANTLY NOW AND VERY LOUD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10511645May 13, 2013
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE DRIVERS SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AFTER IT RAN A TRAFFIC LIGHT. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND BOTH DRIVERS SUSTAINED INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,000. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0

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