Honda Accord Complaints (2008)

1,521 consumer complaints on file.

#10413637July 19, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WE PURCHASED A NEW 2008 HONDA ACCORD EXL IN 2008. IT HAS ONLY 40,000 MILES ON IT AND MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING AND WENT TO PASS AND THE ENGINE MISSED AND AND BEGAN TO SHUDDER AND MISFIRE AND ALMOST HAD A HEAD ON BECAUSE HE COULD NOT ACCELERATE AND HAD TO FIND A WAY TO GET BACK INTO LINE. WE TOOK IT IN AND THE ONLY THING TO FIX IT WAS REPLACE THE SPARK PLUG WHICH WE DID AND CAR WAS FINE FOR A FEW WEEKS BUT NOW IT IS DOING IT AGAIN. I FEEL IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE IF IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING YOU CANNOT ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE. *KB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10411230July 1, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKES 2ND ISSUE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM THERE WAS A RECALL IN 2009 BUT HONDA NEVER ADMITTED THAT THEY WERE @ FAULT THERE IS NO WAY I CAN AFFORD TO GO THROUGH THIS AGAIN 'IM INFORMING YOU OF THIS TIME BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT OR INCIDENT HONDA SHOULD COVER THE REPAIR COSTS AND REPAIR CORRECTLY I ENTERED MORE INFO ABOUT THIS ON BEEF. WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM PLEASE HELP 2008 HONDA ACCORD 20K FIRST OCCURRENCE NOW 40K 2ND OCCURRENCE ALONG WITH FOUR NEW TIRES NEEDED @ 30K THIS IS UNHEARD OF THIS IS MY THIRD VEHICLE AND 2ND HONDA PURCHASE BRAKES, BRAKES, TIRES.
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10409318June 29, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS ABOVE 50 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE EXCESSIVELY. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FRONT ROTORS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 25,406.
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10408925June 26, 2011
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
MY NEPHEW (25 YEARS OLD) AND I WERE OUT AND CAME HOME AND WHEN HE GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND SHUT THE DOOR (A LITTLE HARDER THAN NORMAL) THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. IT HAS JUST HAPPENED ONLY ONE TIME. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT IT FROM AND THEY SAID IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND IT WOULD COST ME $5,989.00 TO REPAIR THE AIRBAGS. I THEN CALLED AMERICAN HONDA. RECEIVED A CALL BACK THE NEXT DAY BUT MISSED THE CALL FROM THE REP FOR AMERICAN HONDA. I CALLED AND LEFT THE REP A MESSAGE AND HE DID NOT CALL ME BACK UNTIL A WEEK LATER. BY THEN I HAD CALLED MY INSURANCE COMPANY (I COULD NOT WAIT ANY LONGER, I HAD TO GET MY CAR FIXED). WHEN THE REP FROM AMERICAN HONDA CALLED BACK HE SAID THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO BECAUSE HE NEEDED TO INSPECT THE CAR. MY CAR WAS REPAIRED BY A BODY SHOP MY INSURANCE COMPANY RECOMMENDED. I HAD TO PAY A $500.00 DEDUCTIBLE AND THE COST OF THE REPAIR WAS $3,200.00 ( A LOT LESS THAN HONDA'S PRICE. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10407421June 19, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
PREMATURE BRAKE PAD WEAR ON MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD -- THE REAR PADS NEED REPLACEMENT AT 25,000 MILES. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10407137June 16, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING. WHEN TRAVELING ON CITY STREETS, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK ABNORMALLY BUT NOT WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 117,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10406911June 15, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, SUSPENSION:REAR
OWNING 2008 HONDA ACCORD REAR BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACE UNDER CLASS ACTION SUIT DEALER REPLACEMENT WOULD BE 450.00 AND REIMBURSEMENT 150.00. THIS DOESN`T SOUND LIKE GOOD CUSTOMER RELATIONS .. I COULD BUY PADS FOR 38.00 AND REPLACE THEM MYSELF AS I HAVE DONE FOR YEARS AS A FLEET MECHANIC.IF STORE BOUGHT PADS PREMATURELY WEAR OUT THEY HAVE LIMITED LIFETIME WARRANTY FOR REPLACEMENT. THE ONLY THING ...STOPPING ....U AND YOUR FAMILY FROM SERIOUS INJURIES WOULD BE GOOD BRAKES..HONDA NEEDS TO COME UP WITH BETTER IDEA FOR FUTURE CAR BUYERS ALSO REAR SHOCK HAD BROKEN DEALER DID REPLACE WITH NO PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10406704June 13, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THIS VEHICLE'S HEADLIGHTS DROP IN INTENSITY APPROXIMATELY EVERY 20 SECONDS. IT DOES NOT MATTER IF YOU ARE IDLING OR GOING 70 MPH. THIS CAUSES AN UNSAFE LOSS OF LIGHTING AND FORWARD VISION WHILE UTILIZING THE HEADLIGHTS DURING NIGHT TIME DRIVING. IT ALSO APPEARS TO OTHER DRIVERS AS IF YOU ARE FLASHING YOUR LIGHTS AT THEM. I HAVE NUMEROUS HONDA VEHICLES AND NONE OF THEM DO THIS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THIS IS A NORMAL FUNCTION OF THE LIGHTS. I DO NOT NOTICE IT WHEN THE BRIGHT LIGHTS ARE ON. THE DECREASE IN LIGHT INTENSITY IS CONSISTENT WHEN THE RADIATOR FAN KICKS ON, DRAWING POWER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10402277May 21, 2011
SEATS
WHEN I TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE, IT SEEMED COMFORTABLE ENOUGH. IT WASN'T UNTIL A 3 HOUR ROAD TRIP A FEW MONTHS LATER THAT I REALIZED HOW UNCOMFORTABLE THE FRONT SEATS ARE. WITH THE NON-ADJUSTABLE FORWARD ANGLE OF THE HEAD RESTRAINTS, NOTHING FROM THE MIDDLE OF MY BACK TO THE TOP OF MY HEAD TOUCHED THE SEAT. OVER TIME, THIS RESULTED IN CHRONIC NECK AND UPPER BACK PAIN THAT I ATTEMPTED TO RELIEVE WITH CHIROPRACTOR AND MASSAGE THERAPY, BUT THE RELIEF WAS ALWAYS TEMPORARY. AFTER OWNING THE VEHICLE ABOUT 2 YEARS, I GOT SO FRUSTRATED THAT I PULLED THE HEADRESTS OUT, WRAPPED THEM IN A BLANKET, AND RAN THEM OVER WITH MY VEHICLE UNTIL THE RODS WERE FLATTENED. NOW THE HEAD RESTRAINTS ARE VERTICAL, A MUCH MORE COMFORTABLE ANGLE FOR MY BODY. I NO LONGER EXPERIENCE DISCOMFORT AND CHRONIC PAIN FROM DRIVING MY VEHICLE. THE ACTIVE RESTRAINT SYSTEM STILL WORKS PERFECTLY. AS I UNDERSTAND THE NEW REGULATIONS REGARDING HEAD RESTRAINTS, A MANUFACTURER MUST EITHER USE A FIXED ANGLE HEAD RESTRAINT OR AN ACTIVE SYSTEM THAT MOVES THE HEAD RESTRAINING FORWARD IN A REAR COLLISION. I AM NOT SURE WHY HONDA DID BOTH THINGS. WHEN I LOOK AT OTHER NEW VEHICLES, THE EXTREME FORWARD ANGLED HEAD RESTRAINTS ARE IN EVERY CAR I'VE SEEN AND I WILL NOT PURCHASE ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH THEM. IT SHOULD BE POSSIBLE TO HAVE BOTH SAFETY AND COMFORT. I SUGGEST REVISING THE REGULATION TO ONLY ACTIVE RESTRAINT SYSTEMS OR HAVING FULLY ADJUSTABLE HEAD RESTRAINTS AND INCLUDING INFORMATION ON PROPER ADJUSTMENT. I BELIEVE THERE IS NO NET BENEFIT OF THESE FORWARD SLOPING HEAD RESTRAINTS. ANY REDUCTION IN WHIPLASH CLAIMS WILL PROBABLY BE OFFSET BY A LARGER INCREASE IN THERAPY SERVICES AND ATTEMPTS TO ALTER THE HEAD RESTRAINTS. ON SEVERAL FORUMS, PEOPLE HAVE INDICATED THEY TURNED THE HEADRESTS BACKWARDS. IN MY CAR, THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED A DANGEROUS BACKWARD ANGLE OFFERING NO SUPPORT TO THE HEAD IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. THE ACTIVE HEAD RESTRAINT SYSTEMS, ON THE OTHER HAND, ARE A GOOD NON-INTRUSIVE WAY TO INCREASE SAFETY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10402027May 19, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC, EQUIPMENT
NEED ASSISTANCE IN A MATTER THAT HAS BEEN SETTLED THROUGH A CLASS ACTION SUIT FILED AGAINST HONDA IN SEPT/09, WHICH I JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT ON 4/25/11. I NEVER RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION, BUT I WAS MADE AWARE OF THE CLASS ACTION AFTER ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A CALL TO THE COMPANY?S COMPLAINT HOTLINE TO VERIFY IF THERE HAD BEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT PREMATURE WEARING OF THE REAR BRAKES AS THIS WAS MY 3RD REPLACEMENT. MY REPLACEMENT EQUALED OUT TO AROUND EVERY 25,000 TO 30,000 MILES. IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT BRAKES AND HOW THEY WORK IF DRIVEN APPROPRIATELY TYPICALLY YOUR FRONT BREAKS WEAR FIRST AND YOUR REAR CAN LAST ANYWHERE BETWEEN 50,000 AND 70, 000 MILES. SINCE I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE I HAVE REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKES ONE TIME AND CHANGED MY REAR BRAKES 3 TIMES (CURRENTLY I HAVE 94,000 HIGHWAY MILES) IF YOU ASK ANY MECHANIC THEY WILL TELL YOU THAT THE LIFE EXPECTANCY OF THE REAR BRAKES SHOULD LAST AT LEAST 2 TO 3 TIMES LONGER THAN THE FRONT BRAKES. I HAVE PROOF THAT THERE WERE NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN THE LIFE OF THE NEW BRAKE PADS HONDA CREATED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. NOT KNOWING OF THE CLASS ACTION I NEVER SUBMITTED A CLAIM FOR A REIMBURSEMENT, BUT I FOUND THAT HONDA HAD ALREADY STARTED USING THE NEW BRAKES STATED IN THE CLAIM. THE DEFECTIVE BRAKES LASTED 30,000, AND NEW BRAKES LASTED EXACTLY THE SAME. I THEN I AM STUCK PAYING MAINTENANCE FEES FOR A DEFECTIVE ELECTRONIC BRAKING DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, FOR AS LONG AS I OWN THE VEHICLE; NEW BRAKES AND POSSIBLE ROTOR DAMAGE EVERY 30,000 MILES. I HAVE TRIED TO RESOLVE THIS WITH HONDA AND THE ATTORNEYS WHO REPRESENTED THE CUSTOMERS, WITH NO RESOLUTION. ALL I AM ASKING IS FOR 100% CORRECTION IN THE DEFECTIVE BRAKING SYSTEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10402109May 19, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED FOUR TIMES WITHIN TWO YEARS. THE SECOND TIME THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED, THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT THE PREVIOUS BRAKE PADS WERE INFERIOR. THE CONTACT THEN SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE CABLE TO THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WOULD NEED TO BE RELEASED SLIGHTLY, BUT THERE WAS NO WAY TO MAKE THE CORRECTION. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE DOOR LATCHES WERE ALSO REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,822 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,569.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10401116May 16, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TOOK CAR IN FOR OIL CHANGE AND FOUND OUT REAR BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS NEEDED REPLACEMENT AT 16,000 MILES! *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10400893May 14, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
2008 HONDA ACCORD HEADLIGHTS FLICKER WHEN AC IS ON WHEN FAN CYCLES, OCCURS EVERY 15-20 SECONDS. THIS IS A MAJOR DISTRACTION. DRIVERS IN FRONT OF ME THINK I AM FLASHING MY LIGHTS AT THEM. TOOK MY CAR TO HONDA AND THEY STATED THIS IS "NORMAL". THIS IS NOT NORMAL. I HAVE OWNED NUMEROUS VEHICLES AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED SUCH A PROBLEM. HONDA NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10400626May 12, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CONSUMED EXCESSIVELY LARGE AMOUNTS OF OIL. HE STATED THAT THERE WERE TWO QUARTS OF OIL USED FOR EVERY 1,000 MILES TRAVELED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 54,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10398452May 1, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
REAR BRAKE PADS HAVE PREMATURELY WORN OUT AT 22000 MILES AND AGAIN AT 46000. DEALER ADMITTED TO KNOWING ABOUT THE DESIGN FLAW. I WAS CHARGED $350 BY THE DEALER TO DO THE REPAIRS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10398273April 29, 2011
SEATS
2008 HONDA SEAT HAS INADEQUATE LUMBAR SUPPORT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10398028April 27, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED AT 19,600 AND LESS THAN A YEAR LATER, THE REAR BRAKES NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED BUT PROVIDED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT ABOUT A CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT THAT WOULD ENABLE HIM TO RECEIVE A REFUND AND THE CONTACT MAILED IN THE NECESSARY FORMS AND WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,600.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10397452April 26, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
1. NO EVENT CAUSED FAILURE. BELIEVE IT IS JUST A FAILURE IN EQUIPMENT/MATERIAL 2. 2008 HONDA ACCORD IS BURNING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL. ONE QUART EVERY THOUSAND MILES. SEVERAL OIL CHANGES HAVE HAD ALMOST NO OIL IN THE ENGINE BECAUSE THE PROBLEM WAS UNKNOWN. THE PROBLEM IS CONSTANT AND MAY BE DEFECTIVE OIL RINGS OR SOMETHING WORSE. 3. WHAT WAS SUGGESTED BY HONDA WAS REBUILDING THE ENGINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10397161April 22, 2011
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE UNIT WAS DEFECTIVE AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO FILED A COMPLAINT ON THE CONTACTS BEHALF BUT PROVIDED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,108. UPDATED 06/01/11*LJ UPDATED 06/20/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10396738April 18, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
OUR 2008 HONDA ACCORD HAS NEEDED NEW BRAKE PADS 3 TIMES IN 3 YEARS. WE HAD THE NEW-IMPROVED BRAKE PADS ADDED LAST YEAR BUT ONE YEAR LATER WE ARE IN NEED OF NEW ONES AGAIN. THEY ARE NOW PAPER THIN. HONDA WILL NOT PAY THE FULL AMOUNT EVEN THOUGH THE NEW PADS WERE SAID TO LAST LONGER THAN THE OLD. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS NOT THE CASE. WE HAVE A 4-YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND PURCHASED THE HONDA WITH THE INTENT OF HAVING A SAFE CAR. THIS IS NOT SAFE AND IS UNCALLED FOR. THE SETTLEMENT THAT EXISTS IS NOT ENOUGH AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL OF THESE BRAKE PADS. WE DO NOT EXPECT TO PURCHASE ANOTHER ACCORD (OR HONDA FOR THAT MATTER) AGAIN IF THIS IS HOW THINGS ARE HANDLED. THE SAFETY OF DRIVERS IS SUPPOSED TO BE THE NUMBER ONE PRIORITY BUT THIS IS OBVIOUSLY NOT THE CASE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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