Honda Accord Complaints (2008)

1,521 consumer complaints on file.

#10493771January 22, 2013
ENGINE
ENGINE HAS A LOUD RATTLING NOISE AT A COLD START UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10493706January 21, 2013
AIR BAGS
I REAR ENDED A TRUCK AT 45MPH, CAR DID NOT DEPLOY AIR BAGS. *YT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10493407January 18, 2013
AIR BAGS
MY VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, I WAS IN THE DRIVER SEAT AND I HAD A PASSENGER. THE PASSENGER EXITED THE VEHICLE AND SHUT THE PASSENGER DOOR AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED UNEXPECTEDLY. THERE WAS NO COLLISION AND NO DAMAGE OTHER THAN THE DAMAGE THAT THE AIRBAGS CAUSED. I GOT MY CAR HOME AND CALLED MY INSURANCE. THE INSURANCE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP FOR INSPECTION. UPON INSPECTION, THEY FOUND NO REASON FOR THE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY OTHER THAN THE POSSIBILITY OF A FAULTY CONTROL MODULE. THE AUTO BODY SHOP CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS NOT DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE THAT WOULD CAUSE THIS INCIDENT. I CONTACTED HONDA AMERICA. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP WHERE HONDA AND MY INSURANCE COMPANY SENT A REPRESENTATIVE OUT TO DO AN INSPECTION. MY INSURANCE CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS NOT DAMAGE THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY BUT HONDA IS SAYING THAT MY VEHICLE HAS FRAME DAMAGE THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THIS INCIDENT BUT HONDA WILL NOT PROVIDE ME WITH A REPORT OF THEIR FINDINGS. AFTER RESEARCH, THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS 2008 HONDA ACCORDS WITH THIS SAME AIRBAG PROBLEM THAT HONDA WILL NOT RECOGNIZE OR AGREE TO FIX. I AM STUCK WITH A CAR THAT HAS SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE AND DECREASED VALUE BECAUSE OF A FAULTY HONDA PART. PLEASE HELP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10492193January 10, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
CAR CUT OFF WHILE IN STORE FOR FIVE MINUTES WAS TOLD THAT IF YOU LEAVE KEYS IN IGNITION WHILE OFF IT DRAINS THE BATTERY. NO CAR IN MY LIFE THAT EVER HAPPENED AFTER LEAVING THE RADIO IN THE CAR ON AND DRAINED THE BATTERY. *TR HAD A PROBLEM WITHIN 3 MONTHS OF BUYING A 2008 HONDA. CAR CUT OFF AND WOULDN'T START. AND IT DID IT AGAIN LAST NIGHT TOOK IT IN BEFORE AND THE FIRST TIME I TOOK IT IN BATTERY WAS FINE AND THEY CHECK THE BATTERY TODAY AND THEY SAID IT WAS NO GOOD BUT IT HAPPENED A TOTAL OF 4 TIMES AND THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE CAR AND IT HAPPENED TO OTHER PEOPLE AND WHICH SHOULDN'T HAPPENED CUT OFF LAST NIGHT AND NO KEY IN THE IGNITION AND BATTERY DIED. SPOKE TO [XXX] STORE MANAGER AND SPOKE TO SERVICE MANAGER AND REFUSE TO CHANGE THE BATTERY. ALL THEY DID WAS CHARGE UP BATTERY. CAUSE THEY WANTED ME TO PURCHASE A BATTERY FOR 159.00 WHICH THERE IS A PROBLEM. BECAUSE THERE WAS A PROBLEM FEW MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR. AND BROUGHT IN FOR SAME THING NOW LESS THAN A YEAR. HONDA TOLD ME THAT IF YOU LEAVE KEY IN CAR THAT THE CAR STILL IS DRAWING POWER EVEN THOUGH KEY IS OFF. I KID YOU NOT MY MOM WAS IN THE CAR FOR FIVE MINS AND BATTERY DIED. HONDA OF ROANOKE RAPIDS DON'T CARE ABOUT CUSTOMER SERVICE AND DOING WHAT IS RIGHT TO SATISFY THE CUSTOMER. BATTERY WAS GOING BAD BEFORE. I WILL NEVER BUY A CAR AGAIN FROM THEM. AND I HAVE THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY AND AMERICAN HONDA FORCED ME TO GET IT AND WONT COVER SQUAT. I WAS FORCED TO TAKE IT BY AMERICAN HONDA OR ELSE THEY WOULD APPROVE MY LOAN. THIS WAS HONDA OF ROANOKE RAPIDS. 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
#10491688January 7, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
THE TRUNK LID SINCE NEW WILL BARELY STAY UP. IT HAS COME DOWN ON OUR HEADS MULTIPLE TIMES. AT SOME POINT SOMEONE COULD BE SERIOUSLY INJURED. WE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TO THE DEALER WHO TOLD US HONDA WAS LOOKING INTO IT BUT THERE WAS NO FIX AVAILABLE. I SHOULD HAVE REPORTED THIS LONG AGO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10489569December 23, 2012
SEATS
THIS CAR HAS THE WORST SEATS I HAVE EVER SAT IN. I HAVE OWNED THE CAR JUST OVER A MONTH AND MY BACK PAIN IS SO BAD THAT I AM BEING FORCED TO SELL IT TO SAVE MY BACK. HONDA SHOULD BE LIABLE FOR THE BACK PROBLEMS CAUSED BY THESE SEATS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10489444December 21, 2012
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR AN OIL CHANGE WHEN HE WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED OF A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V222000 (STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS) HOWEVER, THE CONTACT'S MODEL YEAR VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10488627December 12, 2012
ENGINE
DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, FELT A SLIGHT HESITATION AND THEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. IMMEDIATELY EXITED AND WHEN I CAME TO A STOP, THE CAR WAS IDLING VERY ROUGH. DID RESEARCH AND IT'S VERY EVIDENT THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE BY HONDA BECAUSE SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED THAT CYLINDER #3 SPARK PLUG IS SO DAMAGED THAT CERAMIC PIECES ARE COMPLETELY MISSING! I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL WITH SO MANY INCIDENTS. I AM BEING TOLD THAT HONDA WILL NOT COVER THIS AS MY CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY! THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL! THERE IS ALSO AN ISSUE WITH ENGINE OIL BEING LOW BUT YET THERE ARE NO LEAKS. THIS TOO APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN ISSUE. I WAS TOLD AT MY LAST OIL CHANGE THAT MY OIL LEVEL WAS EXTREMELY LOW BUT YET THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF ANY LEAKS. THIS TOO SHOULD BE A RECALL! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10487618December 6, 2012
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. DRIVING SLOWLY IN A PARKING LOT LOOKING FOR A SPACE, THE CAR SUDDENLY TOOK OFF, ACCELERATING, THE ENGINE RACING, HEARD A CLICKING NOISE. STEPPED HARD ON THE BRAKE, THE ENGINE STOPPED RACING, THE CAR STOPPED, BUT NOT BEFORE THE CAR RAMMED SOME BUSHES, SCRATCHING THE PAINT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10486286November 27, 2012
ENGINE
NOTICED VEHICLE USING EXCESSIVE OIL. NEEDED 3.25 QUARTS WITHIN 4,000 MILES. ENGINE NOISE ON COLD START UP. HONDA DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED AND SAID A COMPUTER UPDATE IS REQUIRED TO RESOLVE OIL CONSUMPTION AND A DEFECTIVE VTC ACTUATOR, TIMING CHAIN, AND TENSIONER WITH UPDATED PARTS ARE REQUIRED TO RESOLVE ENGINE NOISE. $1125.00 FOR REPAIRS. DEALERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGED FREQUENT ISSUES WITH THE DEFECTIVE ORIGINAL VTC ACTUATOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10484778November 15, 2012
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH SHE NOTICED A GROWLING SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LOW AND WOULD HAVE TO BE FILLED. AFTER THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS FILLED THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE ALTERNATOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. THE MECHANIC STATED THERE WAS A POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10483839November 9, 2012
AIR BAGS
I STRUCK A VEHICLE THAT HAD STOPPED SUDDENLY IN FRONT OF ME. I WAS ABLE TO DECELERATE TO ABOUT 30 MPH BEFORE THE COLLISION. DRIVER'S FRONT AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITH SUCH FORCE, OR WITH SUCH INCORRECT TIMING, THAT I SUSTAINED A COMPLETE AND PARTIALLY DISPLACED FRACTURE OF THE STERNUM. IN SEARCHING THE MEDICAL LITERATURE, THIS IS AN INJURY USUALLY ASSOCIATED WITH NOT WEARING A SEAT BELT, WHICH I WAS, OR WITH STRIKING THE STEERING WHEEL, WHICH I DID NOT. THERE HAD BEEN NO PRIOR ILLUMINATION OF AIR BAG WARNING LIGHTS, OTHER THAN THE TEST ILLUMINATIONS WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10482388October 26, 2012
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS HE ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, IT EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL GRINDING NOISE AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED IN COLE WEATHER. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10481409October 22, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
SHODDY REAR BRAKES. PURCHASED CERTIFIED PRE OWNED, AND REAR BRAKES WERE REPLACED THROUGH CERTIFICATION PROCESS AT APPROX. 45,000 MILES. 10/22/12 REAR BRAKES, ROTORS AND PASSENGER REAR CALIPER REPLACED AT 62,000 MILES. REAR BRAKES, ROTORS AND CALIPER SHOULD HAVE LASTED MANY MORE MILES. FRONT BRAKES FINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10480120October 15, 2012
ENGINE
THE ENGINE MAKES A RATTLING SOUND USUALLY ON A COLD START. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED BY HONDA AND OTHERS AS THE VTC ACTUATOR. ACCORDING TO MECHANICAL SOURCES THIS COULD CAUSE COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE. SEE HONDA TECH BULLETIN 09-010 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10480603October 15, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND TIRE ROTATION AND WAS TOLD THE REAR BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACE. I FOUND OUT THAT A LAWSUIT WAS SETTLED IN 2010 AND PEOPLE WERE INFORMED OF THIS. WE NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTICE AND WHEN I CONTACTED MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT BECAUSE THERE WASN'T A RECALL NOTICE. WHEN I CONTACTED CORPORATE I WAS DIRECTED TO THE LAW FIRMS WEBSITE THAT INFORMED ME IT WAS TO LATE TO FILE A CLAIM. WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT THIS? THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10480012October 13, 2012
AIR BAGS
I PURCHASED MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD BRAND NEW AND I HAVE HAD NO ACCIDENTS. APPROXIMATELY 2 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 $455.15 AS THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. HOW CAN A VEHICLE THAT IS 4 YEARS OLD WITH LESS THAN 60,000 MILES AND NO PRIOR ACCIDENTS ALREADY HAVE A SYSTEM FAILURE REGARDING THE AIRBAGS? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10479412October 9, 2012
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT IMPACT OR ANY WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10478690October 5, 2012
ENGINE
MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD EX-L STARTED MAKING A SMALL RATTLE NOISE IN DECEMBER 2009, THE CAR SALES MAN SAID IT WAS BECAUSE THE CAR NEEDED TO WARM UP AND BECAUSE THE CAR WAS SITTING FOR A WHILE. A COUPLE YEARS LATER I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN AND HAD IT CHECKED, BUT THE DEALER DID NOT HEAR THE SOUND. THIS WAS NOT DOCUMENTED BY THE HONDA DEALERSHIP. IN JUNE OF 2012, I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AGAIN AFTER I NOTICED THE SOUND MORE FREQUENTLY. THEY LET THE VEHICLE SIT OVER NIGHT AND INFORMED ME THE NEXT MORNING THAT THE VTC ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AT THIS TIME I HAD EXCEEDED MY EXTENDED WARRANTY OF 100,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 105,000 MILES WHEN THE DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM. ON OCTOBER 3, 2012 MY OIL LIGHT FLASHED ON AND THEN BACK OFF. I HAD MY FATHER TO CHECK THE OIL AND THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO OIL IN THE CHAMBER. I IMMEDIATELY WENT AND PURCHASED 3 QUARTS OF OIL UNTIL THE NEXT MORNING WHEN I WAS ABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO THE HONDA DEALER. I CALLED STERLING MCCALL HONDA AND EXPLAINED THE ISSUE THAT I WAS EXPERIENCING AND WAS SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE TO VEHICLE CHECKED FIRST THING IN THE MORNING. AFTER SPEAKING TO THE REP, I BEGAN RESEARCHING THE ISSUE AND FOUND THAT SEVERAL COMPLAINTS WERE ON THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. (THE RATTLE AT A COLD START UP AND OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUES RELATING THE VTC ACTUATOR.) AFTER DOING MORE RESEARCH I OBTAINED A SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT THE RATTLE AT COLD START UP AND FOUND A COURT DOCUMENT RELATING TO A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FILED IN MARCH 2012 RELATING TO THE FAULTY VTC ACTUATOR. THE NEXT MORNING OCTOBER 4, 2012 I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN, HAD THE OIL CHANGED AND ASKED FOR A GOODWILL CONSIDERATION. AFTER SPEAKING TO A HONDA SERVICE REP ABOUT THE ISSUE HE STATED THAT HE DOUBT THE POSSIBILITY OF GETTING A GOODWILL CONSIDERATION BECAUSE OF THE HIGH MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE. I WAS NOT ASSISTED IN GETTING REPAI. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10478102October 1, 2012
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOORS WOULD LOCK AND UNLOCK INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THERE WERE SOME OCCASIONS THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE DOORS FAILED TO UNLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES, WHO DECIDED TO REPLACE THE DOOR ACTUATOR AS A TEMPORARY REMEDY. THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO REFERRED HIM TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,000. ..UPDATED 11/14/12 *BF UPDATED 11/15/2012 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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