Honda Accord Complaints (2009)

727 consumer complaints on file.

#10286983October 10, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAND NEW HONDA ACCORD COUPLE 2009 HAS HAD SQUEAKY BREAKS SINCE 1000 MILES. I LEASED THE CAR IN FEB. 2009. HONDA, ALTHOUGH MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS AROUND THE COUNTRY, HAS DONE ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ON A RECALL, ETC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286532October 6, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
HONDA ACCORD 2008 REAR BRAKE PADS WEAR DOWN TOO FAST, SEE: HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/ACCORD/2008/BRAKES/PREMATURE_BRAKE_WEAR.SHTML. THEY DIE WITHIN 15K TO 25K IN MOST CASES. THOUGH NOT AN IMMEDIATE HAZARD, EVENTUALLY THERE MAY BE MANY HONDA ACCORDS ON THE ROAD WITH WORN BRAKE PADS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285941October 1, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2009 HONDA ACCORD WITH LESS THAN 30K MILES NOTED TO HAVE SQUEAKING FROM REAR BRAKES WITHIN FEW MONTHS OF PURCHASE. DEALER SAID IT WAS "NORMAL" WEAR IN PERIOD. SQUEAK NEVER RESOLVED. WENT TO INDEPENDENT AUTO REPAIR SHOP. INSPECTION REVEALED SEVERE BRAKE PAD WEAR FOR LIMITED MILEAGE AND DANGEROUS AMOUNT OF WARPING AND DAMAGE TO THE REAR ROTORS. HONDA MOTOR CO. CONTACTED AND STATED "WILL LOOK INTO IT", BUT "NOTHING TO DO NOW", AS THIS IS "NOT A SAFETY CONCERN". I QUESTIONED HOW DAMAGE TO THE BRAKE SYSTEM CAN BE CONSIDERED "NOT A SAFETY CONCERN" AND THEY HUNG UP.*TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285756September 30, 2009
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA ACCORD. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, SHE WAS UNABLE TO SIT COMFORTABLY IN THE DRIVER SEAT DUE TO THE HEAD REST. SHE ALSO HAD A SHARP PAIN BETWEEN HER SHOULDER BLADES AFTER TEST DRIVING THE VEHICLE. SHE IS FAMILIAR WITH DETAILED INFORMATION RELATED TO THE HEAD REST AND STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD REDESIGN THE VEHICLE. HER HEIGHT IS 5'2 AND COULD BE A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR; HOWEVER, THE HEAD REST SHOULD ACCOMMODATE ALL HEIGHTS. SHE HAS OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR THREE DAYS AND HAS CONSIDERED RETURNING IT TO THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285559September 28, 2009
SEATS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT WAS ADJUSTED IT WOULD VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY AS IF IT WAS SEPARATING FROM THE TRACK. HE ALSO HAS CONCERNS OF THE SEAT SEPARATING IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPAIR IT. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THEY CAN'T REPAIR IT UNTIL THE REPAIR PART IS MADE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,025. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10284823September 21, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
REAR FRAME WAS NOT BOLTED DOWN TO SPEC IN THE FACTORY CAUSING THE CAR TO BE UNSURE WHILE DRIVING. NUMEROUS BOLTS WERE LOOSE. TRANSMISSION HAS A SHREDDING AND TEARING NOISE WHEN PUT IN REVERSE AND THEN DRIVE. BRAKES ARE GRINDING AND CAUSE THE CAR TO POSSIBLY LURCH FORWARD WHILE FOOT IS ON BRAKE. NOISE IN THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR PANEL AND IN THE REAR OF CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10284237September 16, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
I BOUGHT MY 2009 HONDA BACK IN OCTOBER, AFTER A 1000 MILES MY BRAKES WERE SQUEAKING I IGNORED THEM UNTIL THE NOISE STARTED TO GET LOUDER AT ABOUT 1,000MILES I TOOK IN MY CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THEY HAD TO CHANGE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES WHICH I THOUGHT IT WAS RIDICULOUS, AFTER 2 WEEKS OF CHANGING MY BRAKES I COULD HEAR THE SQUEAKING AGAIN I BROUGHT IN MY CAR AND THEY KEEP TELLING ME ITS NORMAL, THE SQUAWKING IS GETTING LOUDER AND LOUDER AND I REALLY BELIEVE THERE HAS TO BE A RECALL TO REPLACE THE BRAKES, HONDA HAS BEEN KNOWN FOR THEIR SAFETY BUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES CAN BE POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS. I HOPE YOU TAKE CARE OF THIS MATTER AND HELP A LOT OF PEOPLE SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10283900September 14, 2009
VISIBILITY
WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT CLEAR WINDOWS DURING RAINY WEATHER. ON THE UPSWING THE PASSENGER SIDE WIPER MOVES THE WATER FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE ONTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD. THIS CAUSES THE DRIVER'S VISIBILITY TO BE DETERIORATED SIGNIFICANTLY IN RAINY WEATHER BY NEVER CLEARING THE WINDSHIELD OF WATER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10283623September 11, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
AFTER ONLY 4000 MILES ON MY HONDA ACCORD COUPE 2009 THE BRAKES HAD STARTED TO SQUEAK. EVERYTIME YOU HIT THE BRAKES THIS ISSUE OCCURS. I HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING AS OF YET BECAUSE IT IS A BRAND NEW CAR AND BASED ON INFORMATION FOUND ON THE WEB IT SEAMS MAJORITY OF INDIVIDUALS ON FORUMS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. THIS IS A PREMATURE WEAR ON THE BRAKES POSSIBLY BECAUSE OF BAD PISTONS AND SHOULD BE RECALLED BASED ON THE FACT THAT IF NOT IT CAN END UP WITH A LIABILITY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10283682September 11, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
I PURCHASED A 2009 HONDA AND HAD IT SERVICE EVERY 3000 MILES. UPON MY SECOND SERVICING OF THE CAR I HAD THE DEALERSHIP TO CHECK MY BRAKES CAUSE THEY WERE SQUEAKING; THE REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT THE BRAKE ROTORS TEND TO RUST AND THE REASON WHY I WAS HEARING THE BRAKES UPON COMPRESSION. SO, ME BEING A WOMAN AND ALL I THOUGHT THE REPRESENTATIVE BEING HONEST WITH ME HOWEVER, I DROVE THE CAR FOR ANOTHER WEEK AND I COULD HEAR THIS GRINDING NOISE WHILE DRIVING AS IF METAL AND METAL WAS RUBBING TOGETHER. I THOUGHT MAYBE IT WOULD GO AWAY BUT IT DIDN'T IT KEPT ON AND THEN IT SUDDENLY STOPPED. HOWEVER, THE BRAKES STARTED SCRUBBING REAL BAD SO I TOOK IT FOR SERVICING SAME STORY...THEY CLEANED OFF THE ROTORS AND NOTHING ELSE. SO IT WAS GETTING CLOSE TO MY 25K CHECK SO I SIMPLY PRAYED AND IGNORED THE ANNOYING SOUND UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO TAKE IT IN. WHEN I DID THE REPRESENTATIVE TELLS ME THAT MY REAR BRAKE PADS NEED TO BE REPLACED I WAS LIKE THAT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE - WHY WOULD I NEED TO REPLACE THE REAR PADS WHEN I DRIVE A FRONT WHEEL DRIVE AUTOMOBILE. I WAS EXTREMELY MESSED UP ABOUT IT AND COMPLAINED SO THEY OFFERED TO PAY HALF AND I THE OTHER I TOLD I WASN'T GOING TO PAY ANYTHING. WELL, I DECIDED TO DO A LITTLE RESEARCH ON THE MATTER AND I FOUND THIS WEBSITE - HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/ACCORD/2009/INDEX.SHTML. THERE PEOPLE ALL OVER THE US COMPLAINING ABOUT PREMATURE BRAKE PAD WEARING AS WELL AS PREMATURE ROTOR WARPING BOTH OF WHAT I'M DEALING WITH. I TOLD MY HUSBAND I WILL BE TRADING THIS CAR IN AS SOON AS WE'RE RIGHT SIDE UP ON OUR LOAN; I'M THINKING ONE MORE YEAR UNLESS YOU CAN CREATE A RECALL FOR THIS AND HAVE CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. I JUST PRAY THAT IT'S NOT THAT BIG OF A PROBLEM WHERE I - MYSELF, OR SOMEONE GETS HURT. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER ASAP. CORDIALLY, DEBORAH - A CONCERNED HONDA OWNER *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10283457September 9, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE REAR BRAKE PADS ON BOTH MY HONDA ACCORDS FAILED WITH LESS THAN 34,000 MILES ON MY WIFE'S CAR AND LESS THAN 30,000 MILES ON MY DAUGHTER'S HONDA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10282873September 4, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I PURCHASED A 2009 HONDA ACCORD EX-L IN FEB OF THIS YEAR. SINCE ABOUT MAY OF THIS YEAR, THE BRAKES HAVE HAD A TERRIBLY SQUEAKING NOISE TO IT. I AM AFRAID THAT MY BRAKES ARE FAILING, HOWEVER, AM "ASSURED" BY HONDA THAT IT IS JUST A COSMETIC DEFECT. I DO NOT FEEL CONFIDENT IN THIS REQUEST. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10282715September 2, 2009
SEATS
PURCHASED NEW 2009 HONDA ACCORD, FRONT PASSENGER SEAT IS LOOSE, NOT SECURE TO AUTO FRAME, FEAR SEAT WILL DISLODGE IN ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10282311August 30, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
I HAVE AN HONDA ACCORD EX PURCHASED ON OCT 2008. EVER SINCE 3000 MILES I HAVE BEEN HEARING A SQUEALING NOISE WHEN I DEPLOY THE BRAKES. IN AUGUST 17, 2009 THE SQUEAL TURNED INTO A GRINDING NOISE AND I HAD TO REPLACE BOTH REAR BRAKE PADS. MY CAR HAS ONLY 20,000 MILES. I SUSPECT THE QUALITY OF THE PART IS BELOW PAR IF NOT DEFECTIVE. ALSO I SUSPECT THAT THE RIGHT PART IS NOT BEING USED ON THE NEW GENERATION OF ACCORDS (2008, 2009) THEREBY CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR AND TEAR. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281849August 26, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKES AND THE TRANSMISSION ARE MAKING A LOUD NOISE WHEN SHIFTING GEARS INTO REVERSE. THE DEALER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE, DUPLICATED THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE IS BRAND NEW THE NOISE WILL SUBSIDE. THE HONDA MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED BY A LOCAL DEALER. THE CONTACT INFORMED THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED ON TWO OCCASIONS BY THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 460.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281868August 26, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I BOUGHT A 2009 HONDA ACCORD FROM A LOCAL DEALER HERE IN NASHVILLE,TN. I HAVE ABOUT 20,000 MILES ON MY CAR AND I STARTED HEARING A WEIRD SCREECHING NOISE AND WENT TO THE DEALER FOR A CHECK UP. THE DEALER SERVICE GUYS TOLD ME THAT MY REAR BRAKE PADS HAVE WORN OUT AND IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I CROSS CHECKED WITH OTHER HONDA ACCORD BUYERS AND THEY ALL HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THEIR BRAKE PADS. THIS WAS MENTIONED TO THE DEALER SERVICE GUYS AND THEN THEY ACCEPTED THAT THEY HAD FEW THOUSAND COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME ISSUE FROM NEW CAR OWNERS. THEY ARE REFUSING TO REPLACE THE BRAKE PADS AS THE COMPANY HAD NOT YET SENT THEM ANY DIRECTIVE FOR SUCH. THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME $180.00 FOR REAR BRAKE PADS REPLACEMENT. THE DEALER NAME IS CREST HONDA IN NASHVILLE AND THE CAR IS A 2009 HONDA ACCORD SEDAN. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE A POOR DESIGN OR A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT THE COMPANY NEEDS TO OWN UP AND FIX IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281656August 25, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
AS MANY OTHER 2009 HONDA ACCORD OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED, I TOO HAVE SQUEAKY BRAKES, FROM THE ALMOST THE GET GO ON MY CAR. I CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND THEY SAID I HAD DIRT IN THE BRAKES! GIVE ME A BREAK! AFTER MUCH RESEARCH, I HAVE FOUND TO NOT BE ALONE, AND THAT HONDA IS DOING NOTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281758August 25, 2009
EQUIPMENT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, STEERING
2009 HONDA ACCORD LEASED IN 2008 FROM VALLEY HONDA, 4173 OGDEN AVENUE, AURORA IL, 60504. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP DUE TO NOISE COMING FROM BRAKES AND STEERING WHEEL PULLING TO THE LEFT. RETURNED VEHICLE SEVERAL MORE TIMES COMPLAINING OF SAME ISSUE. VALLEY HONDA STATED THERE PER TECHLINE, HONDA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND IS WORKING ON A COUNTERMEASURE. IN MY OPINION THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. I EXPLAINED TO HONDA, THE DEALERSHIP AND THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAUS THAT THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE I HAVE TO "PUMP" MY BRAKES IN ORDER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE DURING STOPPING...ALL DISAGREED. CAN YOU HELP? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10280546August 16, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I BOUGHT A 2009 HONDA ACCORD SEDAN AND AFTER APPROXIMATELY 1000 MILES, THE BRAKES WHEN APPLIED STARTED TO MAKE A SCREECHING SOUND. I THOUGHT THAT MAYBE THE BRAKES WOULD HAVE TO BE BROKEN IN BUT AFTER A 2000 MILES, I HAD THE SAME NOISE AND WAS GETTING LOUDER. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO SERVICE THE CAR AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE PURCHASED. THE FIX WAS REPLACEMENT OF THE PAD SHIMS AND GREASE. LESS THAN ONE HUNDRED MILES I TOOK THE CAR IN AGAIN, AND THIS TIME I TOLD THEM THAT SOMETHING HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE BRAKE PADS AT LEAST. THE SERIVCE ATTENDANT SAID THAT HONDA COULD NOT DO ANYTHING. I CALLED HONDA CORPORATION AND BASICALLY WAS TOLD THE SAME THING. HONDA COULD NOT DO ANYTHING BECAUSE THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE LAST THING I TOLD HONDA WAS THAT I JUST HAD TO LIVE WITH THE PROBLEM AND SIMPLY SAID YES. I WOULD HOPE THAT THIS COMPLAINT IS JOINED WITH OTHERS TO FORCE HONDA TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10280522August 15, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
REAR BRAKE PADS SQUEAKING VERY BAD. HAD TO GET THE REAR PADS REPLACED AT 19K. THIS IS A NEW 09 HONDA ACCORD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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