Honda Accord Complaints (2008)

1,521 consumer complaints on file.

#10511079May 8, 2013
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG AND THE SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG DEPLOYED SUDDENLY. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED FROM THE DEPLOYMENT. THE CONTACT CALLED A DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO REGARDING THE ERRONEOUS DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAGS. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD SEND A CASE MANAGER TO FURTHER INVESTIGATE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10510249May 1, 2013
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
THE VTC ( VARIABLE TIMING CONTROL ) ACTUATOR ON OUR 2008 HONDA ACCORD SEDAN 4 DOOR MODEL WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE AND REQUIRED IMMEDIATE REPLACEMENT BY THE HONDA DEALERSHIP. THE 4 CYLINDER ENGINE IS EXHIBITING HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION AND POOR GAS MILEAGE. ODOMETER READING IS APPROXIMATELY 40,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10508464April 16, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES - THERE IS A REALLY BAD VIBRATION/PULSING IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKE PEDAL. THE CAR IS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD EX-L WITH 19,000 MILES. DEALER WANTS TO REPLACE ROTORS .......... CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY !!!!! LOOKS LIKE A KNOWN PROBLEM ONLINE FOR THE 2008-2010 HONDA ACCORD . CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT WAS SETTLED FOR MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. BUT THE DEALER SAID THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS OR COMPLAINTS FOR BRAKES .... I AM GOING TO REPLACE PADS AND ROTORS ON FRONT AND BACK .... WITH TOP SHELF PARTS NOT CHEAP ASS HONDA PARTS !!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10505844April 10, 2013
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER A PASSENGER EXITED THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT NO CAUSE FOR THE FAILURE WAS DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10507330April 6, 2013
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), POWER TRAIN
MY VEHICLE WAS IN PARK. WHEN I TRIED TO PUT IT IN DRIVE, IT WOULD NOT MOVE. I INSERTED A KEY BESIDE THE GEAR SHIFT TO RELEASE THE GEAR SHIFT. MY VSA LIGHT, ALONG WITH THE ! WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN I LOOKED IN MY CAR MANUAL, IT INSTRUCTED ME TO TAKE IT TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY. I TOOK IT TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY CALLED AMERICAN HONDA BUT COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR. THE GEAR SHIFT NOW LOCKS AT LEAST ONCE A DAY AND IS GETTING HARDER TO RELEASE. IT ALSO MAKES A CLICKING NOISE. I WENT BACK TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP AND WAITED 3 1/2 HOURS FOR THEM CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THEY AGAIN CALLED AMERICAN HONDA AND THEIR ONLY RECOMMENDATION IS FOR ME TO PAY $1200.00 TO BUY A NEW PART. THE HONDA DEALERSHIP CHARGED ME $200.00 FOR THEIR TIME. I WAS SENT AWAY WITH NO REPAIR TO MY CAR. I CALLED AMERICAN HONDA AND EXPLAINED THAT I AM WORRIED ABOUT MY SAFETY. THE VSA LIGHT ALONG WITH THE ! WARNING LIGHT SAYS IN THE MANUAL "VSA SYSTEMMALFUNCTION. VEHICLE HAS NORMAL DRIVING ABILITY, BUT DOES NOT HAVE VSA TRACTION AND STABILITY ENHANCEMENT; SEE DEALER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE". I HAVE WENT THROUGH 3 SETS OF TIRES THIS YEAR AND I THINK IT IS BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. HONDA HAS ALREADY RECALLED THE VSA IN THE 2005 HONDA PILOT. IN THEIR RECALL STATEMENT, "DURING A VSA SYSTEM MALFUNCTION, THE AMOUNT OF BRAKE FORCE APPLIED COULD EXCEED THE DRIVER'S INTENDED INPUT. UNEXPECTED BRAKE ACTIVATION COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH." I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT HONDA IS NOT CONCERNED ABOUT MY PERSONAL SAFETY EVEN THOUGH THEY KNOW THEIR IS AN ISSUE WITH THEIR VSA SYSTEM. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF THE PASSENGERS THAT RIDE IN MY CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10505420April 2, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN ACCELERATING TO MERGE INTO HIGHWAY TRAFFIC, CAR UNCONTROLLABLY RAPIDLY ACCELERATES AND REVS UP TO 5000 RPMS. BRAKING NO MATTER HOW HARD, NOR PUMPING BRAKES DID NOT STOP CAR - MAY HAVE PREVENTED IT FROM GOING FASTER, HOWEVER; BUT REVS REMAINED HIGH. ONLY WAY TO REGAIN CONTROL WAS TO SWITCH TRANSMISSION TO NEUTRAL AND THEN BACK TO DRIVE. WHEN PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED, RAPID PUMPING OF BRAKES DECELERATED CAR AND ALLOWED TO REGAIN CONTROL; HOWEVER, BRAKE PUMPING DID NOT WORK RECENTLY. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND THUS, DEALER COULD NOT REPLICATE EVEN WHEN COMPLAINT OCCURRED DURING FIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP - AND IN FACT, DID NOT RECUR FOR MORE THAN 1 YEAR AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10504268March 23, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
AT 25,111 MILES BRAKES WERE SQUEAKING AND WORE DOWN. REAR BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED AND CLEANED ROTORS STILL SQUEAKED. PAID $195.00. HAD A COUPLE OF SERVICES AND COMPLAINED ABOUT BRAKES BUT THEY TOLD ME SINCE THEY WERE NEW THEY WILL SQUEAK FOR A WHILE UNTIL THEY BREAK IN. FINALLY HAD ENOUGH OF THE SQUEAKY BRAKES, WENT BACK IN FOR SERVICE AT 33,037 MILES. BRAKES STILL SQUEAKING. FRONT PADS 7.8MM REAR PADS 6.2MM. THEY RECOMMENDED REPLACE PADS AGAIN!! AND RESURFACE ROTORS $249.00 SPECIAL. DID NOT REPLACE!! AT 60,601 MILES HAD TO REPLACE REAR BRAKES AGAIN CHARGE $257.00. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10504230March 23, 2013
SEAT BELTS
RIDING DOWN THE ROAD AND MY 12 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER GOT TANGLED IN THE SEAT BELT. WE PULLED INTO A GAS STATION AND TRIED TO GET THE SEAT BELT TO RELEASE- IT WOULD NOT RELEASE. IT KEPT EATING ANY SLACK WE GAVE IT AND KEPT TIGHTENING ON HER. IT GOT TO THE POINT WHERE SHE, NOR I (BECAUSE OF THE POSITION) COULD HOLD HER BODY WEIGHT UP ANY MORE- IT WAS STARTING TO CUT INTO HER SIDE. I YELLED CAN ANYONE HELP WE NEED TO CUT A SEAT BELT AND THANK GOODNESS A YOUNG MAN CAME OVER AND WAS ABLE TO CUT THE BELT OFF. I THEN TOOK THE CAR TO THE HONDA DEALER WHO REPLACED THE BELT AND FILED A COMPLAINT WITH HONDA ABOUT THE SEAT BELT- THEY TOOK THE COMPLAINT- HOWEVER THEY REFUSED TO TELL ME ANYTHING ELSE. A SUPERVISIOR FROM HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE- STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT WOULD BE LOOKED INTO AND THAT I SHOULD HEAR IF IT WAS MALFUNCTIONING OR WHAT CAME OF THE INSPECTION OF WHY THE BELT LOCKED UP. I CALLED TODAY 3/23 TO FOLLOW UP WITH HONDA SPOKE TO ANOTHER SUPERVISIOR - HE TOLD ME THAT THE PART WAS UPSTAIRS IN A BOX AND THAT THEY DO NOT OPEN OR TOUCH THE BELT. THAT BECAUSE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY THEY JUST KEEP IT, HE SAID HE WOULD LOOK INTO IT AND CONTACT ME...I WAIT ... MY ISSUE IS WHY DID THIS HAPPEN- I KNOW SEATBELTS ARE TO PROTECT US BUT THIS WAS DANGEROUS- THERE WAS NO WAY TO RELEASE THE BELT OTHER THEN CUTTING IT. SAFETY ISSUE ESPECIALLY FOR CHILDREN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10503439March 18, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
REAR BRAKE PADS WORE OUT AT 25910 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503269March 16, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
REAR BRAKES FAILED AT 21,000 MILES. WE PURCHASED THE CAR NEW AND HAVE VERY LOW MILEAGE. THE REAR BRAKES NEEDED TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503137March 15, 2013
ENGINE
OUR 2008 HONDA ACCORD LX (4 CYLINDER) HAS BEEN BURNING OIL AT A RATE OF 1QT / 1000MILES. I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THE CAR. A LOT OF OTHER HONDA ACCORD OWNERS (2008-2010) HAVE REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEM ONLINE IN MULTIPLE FORUM: HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/ACCORD/2008/ENGINE/EXCESSIVE_OIL_CONSUMPTION.SHTML MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS THAT THE ENGINE WOULD STALL DURING A LONG ROAD TRIP ACROSS COUNTRY WHICH WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST WITH OTHER CARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10500547February 26, 2013
AIR BAGS
I PURCHASED MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD BRAND NEW AND I HAVE HAD NO ACCIDENTS. APPROXIMATELY 1 WEEKS AGO MY SRS LIGHT REMAINED ON AFTER STARTING MY ENGINE AND HAS REMAINED ON SINCE. I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR AN INSPECTION TODAY AT MY LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT DETECTED A CODE IN WHICH THERE WAS AN INTERNAL FAILURE OF THE SRS UNIT. THIS WOULD REQUIRE ME TO REPLACE THE UNIT AT A COST OF $402.78 AS THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. HOW CAN A VEHICLE THAT IS 5 YEARS OLD AND NO PRIOR ACCIDENTS ALREADY HAVE A SYSTEM FAILURE REGARDING THE AIRBAGS? I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, I HAVE HAD NO ACCIDENT, THE SRS UNIT SHOULD CARRY A LIFETIME WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10499977February 25, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ENGINE
BACK IN AUGUST I TOOK MY CAR TO SOUTHEASTERN HONDA DEALER LIKE I ROUTINELY DO TO HAVE MY OIL CHANGED. IT WAS SUGGESTED BY SERVICE REP TO CHANGE MY TRANSMISSION FLUID, WHICH I DID. ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK ONE NIGHT MY ENGINE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AND MY CAR WAS DRIVING LIKE IT IS GOING TO SHUT OFF. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY HOOKED IT UP TO A MACHINE AND SAID IT WAS 2 OF MY SPARK PLUGS, IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE ACCORDS V6 SO IT'S BEST TO CHANGE ALL OF PLUGS WHICH I AGREED TOO AND THIS WILL SOLVE THE PROBLEM. ON 2/7/13 I TOOK MY CAR TO SOUTHEASTERN HONDA FOR MY ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AND AGAIN THE SERVICE REP SUGGESTED MY POWER STEERING FLUID AND BRAKE FLUID NEEDED TO BE CHANGED WHICH I AGREED TOO. ON MY WAY HOME THE VSA, BRAKE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT CAME ON IN THE CAR. AS SO AS I WAS ABLE TO I TOOK IT BACK TO SOUTHEASTERN HONDA, THE SAME SERVICE REP SAID THEY HOOK IT UP AND IT WAS THE SPARK PLUGS WHICH WAS CHANGE BACK IN AUGUST AND IT SHOULD NOT BE OCCURRING BECAUSE ALL THE PLUGS WERE CHANGED AND IT'S A DEFECT IN THE ENGINE. HE WILL SPEAK WITH THE GOOD WILL HONDA PERSON BECAUSE THE CAR NEEDS AN ENGINE. HE CALLED BACK A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER AND SAY IT'S THE ENGINE AND I WILL BE REQUIRED TO PAY HALF FOR THE ENGINE. I LEFT MY CAR AT THE DEALER FOR A WEEK, PAID A FEW DOLLARS SHORT OF $3000.00 DOLLARS AND MY ENGINE VSA, BRAKE AND ABS LIGHTS IS STILL COMING ON. I GOOGLED THIS PROBLEM AND ALOT OF THE HONDAS HAVE THIS PROBLEM. I WILL LIKE TO KNOW WHAT IS THE STATUS OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10499209February 19, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE REAR WHEELS BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO WAY TO ADJUST THE REAR ALIGNMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ALSO ADVISED THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS, AS WELL AS THE KNUCKLE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10498482February 18, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY, ENGINE, AIR BAGS, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SUBJECT: SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AT ABOUT 9:25 PM, ON WEDNESDAY JANUARY 23, 2013 I WAS PARKED IN THE NORTH PARKING LOT OF THE VIENNA METRO STATION, IN FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA, AWAITING ARRIVAL OF MY WIFE. I HAD PARKED IN THE FIRST PARKING SPACE, ACROSS FROM THE WAITING AREA IN FRONT OF THE METRO STATION ENTRANCE. WHEN I SAW MY WIFE EMERGE FROM THE ENTRANCE OF THE METRO STATION, I STARTED MY CAR AND SHIFTED TO DRIVE. THE ENGINE SUDDENLY REVVED UP AND THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD, ACCELERATING AT HIGH SPEED AND OUT OF CONTROL. I REMEMBER REACTING BY APPLYING THE BRAKES WITH ALL MY MIGHT AND ENGAGING THE HAND BRAKE WITHOUT MUCH EFFECT.THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD ABOUT 100 FEET AND HIT A CONCRETE BARRIER WHICH SMASHED THE FRONT AND ENGINE AND TOTALED THE VEHICLE. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS OR PEDESTRIANS IN THE VICINITY OTHERWISE THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE SEVERE CONSEQUENCES. WHEN I REGAINED CONSCIOUSNESS, I HAD BEEN TRANSPORTED TO THE FAIRFAX HOSPITAL AND HAD SUFFERED SEVERE TRAUMA TO THE NECK, THROAT, LARYNX AND MOUTH AREA AND WAS BLEEDING FROM A CUT ON THE CHIN. TWO DAYS OF INTENSE EXAMINATION AT THE HOSPITAL AND SEVERAL FOLLOW-UP MEDICAL EXAMS FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF ANY PHYSICAL OR MEDICAL CONDITION THAT COULD HAVE POSSIBLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT. IT MUST BE NOTED THAT I DID NOT RECEIVE ANY CITATION FOR THE ACCIDENT FROM THE FAIRFAX POLICE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10498023February 13, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
I NOTICED A SPOT ON THE HOOD THAT HAD WORN AWAY TO THE GRAY. I TOOK IT TO HONDA AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS MY RESPONSIBILITY. FAST FORWARD TO A FEW DAYS AGO AND ANOTHER SPOT IS WEARING. THE PAINT IS NOT GOOD QUALITY. MY CAR WAS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD WHEN THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10496105February 1, 2013
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE STARTED THE VEHICLE AND HEARD A RATTLING NOISE NEAR THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE VT ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10494971January 28, 2013
AIR BAGS
WITH THE CAR TURNED OFF THE DRIVER'S SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG AND SEAT AIRBAG DEPLOYED AFTER I SHUT THE DOOR. I CAN SITE AT LEAST 30 POSTS ON NHTSA'S WEBSITE WHERE THIS HAS HAPPENED AND THERE IS CERTAIN TO BE THOUSANDS MORE. THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE FIX THAT NEITHER AMERICAN HONDA CO. NOR MOST INSURANCE COMPANIES WILL NOT FIX. THOSE WITH THE AIRBAG PROBLEM ARE NOW DRIVING AROUND WITH DEPLOYED AIRBAGS DUE TO A MANUFACTURER DEFECT THAT HONDA REFUSES TO FIX. I AM HOPING TO JOIN A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST HONDA BECAUSE THEY HAVE IGNORED THIS PERSONAL SECURITY CONCERN. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE NHTSA TAKE A STANCE ON THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10494785January 26, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH SHUDDERING IN MY CAR. ON JANUARY 21, 2013, I LOGGED A COMPLAINT NUMBER WITH HONDA USA. THEIR RECOMMENDATION WAS FOR ME TO HAVE MY CAR LOOKED AT BY A CERTIFIED HONDA TECHNICIAN. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR JANUARY 25TH AND TOOK THE CAR IN. THE CERTIFIED DEALER IN COUNTRYSIDE CALLED TO TELL ME HE WAS ABLE TO REPLICATE THE ISSUE. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN DID AN UPLOAD OF MORE RECENT SOFTWARE AND THE ISSUE SEEMED TO BE FIXED. I WAS SKEPTICAL. WHEN I ARRIVED TO PICK UP MY VEHICLE, I WAS SHOWN A SERVICE BULLETIN THAT HONDA SERVICE WAS RECEIVING NOTIFYING THEM OF THE ISSUE. I ASKED WHY HONDA WAS NOT ACTIVELY RECALLING THE CARS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID THEY DID NOT KNOW WHY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10494760January 25, 2013
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE HAD 5 DOOR ACTUATORS CHANGED ON MY CAR - ALL DOORS AND ONE DOOR WAS TWICE. I HAVE A 6TH ONE OUT BUT I HAVE NOT GOTTEN IT FIXED. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT "SOMETIMES THINGS HAPPEN". I TRIED TO TALK WITH HONDA, THEY DID PAY FOR MOST OF THEM REPAIRS BUT REFUSED TO ADMIT IT WAS A PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP NEVER COULD TELL ME WHY IT WAS HAPPENING, JUST KEPT REPLACING THE ACTUATORS. I GOT TIRED OF FIGHTING WITH THEM, THAT IS WHY THE LAST ONE HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED. THIS IS MY FIRST AND LAST HONDA. I WAS EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED WITH MY SERVICE FROM HONDA. WE BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW OFF THE LOT AND IT STARTED WITHIN A YEAR AND A HALF OF PURCHASE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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