Honda Accord Complaints (2008)

1,521 consumer complaints on file.

#11327006June 2, 2020
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, THERE WAS ABNORMAL TICKING SOUND DETECTED. ADDITIONALLY, THE SOUND VOLUME INCREASED WHILE ACCELERATING. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HILLSIDE HONDA (139-07 HILLSIDE AVENUE JAMAICA, NY 11435, (718) 866-4683) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CPU ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED, THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11325683May 24, 2020
ENGINE
AT COLD START UP CAR RATTLES LOUDLY FOR A FEW SECONDS, I PIN POINTED THIS TO THE VVT ACTUATOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11321666April 20, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THE ROD ON THE TRUNK FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 255,119.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11320374April 7, 2020
ENGINE
WHEN STARTING UP MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD, I EXPERIENCE A VERY LOUD RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE VTC ACTUATOR. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AMONG HONDA ENGINES. HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. HONDA NEEDS TO OWN UP TO THE FACT THAT THE ACTUATOR THEY PUT IN MY CAR IS FAULTY AND CAN LEAD TO MANY MORE PROBLEMS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11298370January 10, 2020
ENGINE
2008 ACCORD 4 CYLINDER HAS EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION BECAUSE OF FACTORY DEFECT PISTON RING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11289666December 17, 2019
ENGINE
I OWN A 2008 HONDA ACCORD WHICH I PURCHASED BRAND NEW IN 2008. AFTER I REACHED ABOUT 75,000 MILES I STARTED HAVING EXTREME OIL CONSUMPTION WHICH THEN LEAD TO ME HAVING TO REPLACE VTC ACTUATOR AND PISTON RINGS COSTING ME ALMOST $2,000. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR IN MULTIPLE TIMES AND THEY TELL ME THERE IS NO ISSUES AND HONDA REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING. I NOW CAN ONLY GO ABOUT 1,000 MILES WITHOUT HAVING TO REPLENISH THE OIL. AS MANY REPORTS AS THERE ARE OF THIS KNOWN ISSUE AND HONDA REFUSES TO SUPPORT THEIR CUSTOMERS, SPEAKS LOUDLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11288936December 13, 2019
ENGINE
I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE ONE YEAR AGO (DECEMBER 2018) AND HAVE HAD A GRINDING NOISE UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE. THIS GRINDING NOISE OCCURS DURING OR WEATHER AND COLD WEATHER. I WENT TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY RAN AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST AND CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT THE VTC ACTUATOR WASN'T WORKING PROPERLY AND THERE WAS A HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION. HONDA IS SAYING THERE WAS NEVER A RECALL BUT THIS IS AND HAS BEEN A WELL KNOWN OCCURRING ISSUE WITH HONDA'S FROM YEARS 2008-2012) AND I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX AS THE PRICE TO FIX THE VEHICLE WOULD COST JUST AS MUCH AS THE PRICE I PURCHASED IT FOR. I'M HIGHLY DISAPPOINTED WITH A HONDA AS I'VE HEARD EXCELLENT THINGS ABOUT HONDA CARS WHICH IS WHY I PURCHASED MY ACCORD. IF I HAD KNOWN OF THE ISSUE I WOULDN'T HAVE PURCHASED IT AND I'D RATHER PURCHASE A DIFFERENT CAR THAN TO HAVE TO COME OUT OF POCKET. I DON'T FEEL I HAVE BEEN TREATED PROPERLY THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS AND I GABE HONDA THE CHANCE TO MAKE THINGS RIGHT BUT NO ONE IS WILLING TO COOPERATE. I WILL NOT BE PURCHASING A NEW VEHICLE. I EVEN THOUGHT TO TRADE MY VEHICLE IN FOR A 2018 HONDA ACCORD BUT IF I FEEL I'VE BEEN TREATED POORLY WHY WOULD I WANT TO CONTINUE GIVING A COMPANY MY BUSINESS IF I'VE BEEN TREATED POORLY? ALSO MY DAD WAS CONSIDERING PURCHASING A BRAND NEW 2021 HONDA CIVIC BUT NOW I WILL LEAD HIM TO A DIFFERENT BRAND VEHICLE AS HONDA HAS NOT LIVED UP TO ITS NAME. AND NOW TO TOP EVERYTHING OFF, MY MOTOR IS GOING ALL DUE TO THE NEGLIGENCE OF THE HONDA DEALER. IF THEY WOULD HAVE FIXED THE VTC ACTUATOR PROBLEM MY MOTOR WOULDN'T BE CONSUMING SO MUCH OIL AND MY MOTOR WOULD NOT HAVE BLOWN. I THINK IT'S A LITTLE OUTRAGEOUS THAT HONDA THINKS IT'S NORMAL FOR ME TO HAVE TO PAY FOR AN OIL CHANGE AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH IF NOT SOONER WHEN IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THOUSANDS OF HONDA'S.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11287717December 8, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, STEERING
I STARTED MY CAR UP IN THE MORNING AND WARMED IT UP FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES THEN AS I GO TO PUT IT IN REVERSE THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON I THEN PUT MY CAR IN PARK AND TURNED IT OFF THEN I TURNED IT BACK ON AND THE BATTERY LIGHT WAS STILL ON I DECIDED TO JUST GO BECAUSE I HAVE TO BE AT WORK IN AN HOUR AS I AM DRIVING DOWN I FIVE THE RADIO STOPPED WORKING LIKE THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE STARTED FLICKERING AND MY HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF AND I WAS NOW DRIVING DOWN I-5 IN THE DARK. FORTUNATELY I MADE IT TO MY LOCATION PARKED MY CAR AND IT COMPLETELY DIED. I DIDN'T OPEN MY HOOD AND STARTED CHECKING MY BATTERY AND MY ALTERNATOR ETC. I CONFIRMED MY BATTERY WAS FINE AND THAT MY ALTERNATOR HAD FAILED. I THEN NOTICE FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE POWER STEERING PUMP TO THE ALTERNATOR. NOW MY CAR IS HAS NO POWER AND EVEN IF I GET IT JUMPSTARTED IT JUST DIES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11270245October 22, 2019
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO CROWN HONDA GREENSBORO (3633 W WENDOVER AVE, GREENSBORO, NC 27407, (336) 790-9855) TO HAVE AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS LISTED AT 184,000 MILES AND, AFTER 1,000 MILES, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT HE USED A QUART AND A HALF OF OIL DURING THE TEST. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY DUE TO ITS MILEAGE. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE SAME DEALER FOR ANOTHER OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. THE CONTACT REFUSED TO HAVE ANOTHER TEST PERFORMED AND INFORMED THE REPRESENTATIVE THAT HE HAD PICTURES AND DOCUMENTS REGARDING THE ORIGINAL TEST THAT WAS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 177,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11269541October 19, 2019
ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING TENSIONER BOLT BROKE LEAVE VEHICLE WITHOUT POWER STEERING OR ANY POWER EXCEPT FOR THE BATTERY UNTIL THAT DIED.IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN TWO YEARS AND I DON'T SEE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11259029September 30, 2019
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED A TRUCK. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 168,501.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11258189September 25, 2019
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
IN 2008, I PURCHASE A NEW HONDA ACCORD V6 PAID WITH FINANCING $25,000. I PURCHASE A BRAND NEW VEHICLE TO NOT HAVE TO BE BOTHERED WITH SOMEONE ELSE PROBLEMS. WHEN MY CAR REACHED 100 THOUSAND MILES IN THE WINTER, I HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND UNDER THE HOOD AND I WAS LOOSING A LOT OF OIL. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER. MY ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND START BLINKING. THE DEALER PULLED THE DTC AND THE P0301 COLD WAS PRESENT. A SERVICE BULLETIN 13-078 AND CASE # 312-CV-01377-S1 TOLD ME THAT WOULD BE NO COST TO ME BECAUSE I WAS A CLASS MEMBER. THIS WAS FROM A CLASS ACTION FILING THAT 1.5 MILLION HONDA WERE DEFECTIVE BECAUSE OF A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. I WAS TOLD THIS WOULD FIX MY $25,000 INVESTMENT HONDA I PURCHASE AND PAID IN FULL. SINCE THEN I WENT TO THE COMMUNITY HONDA DEALERSHIP IN ORLAND PARK ILLINOIS AND ON APRIL 2019 THE P0301 CODE WAS PRESENT AGAIN SOMETHING NEW AND THE P0420 DTC. I PAID AGAIN FOR TUNE UP WHICH THE 1ST CYLINDER WAS FOULED OUT AGAIN THE THIRD TIME THIS YEAR. THE DIRECTOR OF THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT NAME BOB STATED FOR THIS REPAIR AGAIN WOULD COST ME $8,000 AND SMILED. I SAID I COULD NOT AFFORD THAT REPAIR AND BECAUSE NOW THAT THE FIRST REPAIR WHICH I WAS LEAD TO BELIEVE WAS GOING TO FIX THE EFFECT AND DID NOT. I WAS SOLD A LEMON AND I NEED HONDA TO REPURCHASE THIS VEHICLE AND GIVE ME A BRAND NEW VEHICLE SIMILAR TO THE ONE I PURCHASE FOR $25,000. THE COMMUNITY HONDA SERVICE DIRECTOR WOULD NOT WARRANTY MY TUNE UP BECAUSE HE SAID I NEED PISTON RINGS AGAIN. I THEN CONTACTED HONDA CORPORATION AND INFORMED THEM OF MY ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE I PURCHASE WITH WAS A DEFECT. TOOK TWO WEEKS FOR THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR PER DANA HONDA REP STATED NO MORE ASSISTANCE WILL BE GIVEN TO THIS DEFECTIVE VEHICLE WHICH IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT THAT I WOULD NOT HAVE PURCHASE IF I HAD KNOWN. I THEN HAD TO GO TO PEP BOYS TO AVOID BLOWING THE ENGINE AND CATCHING A FIRE FOR REPA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11257203September 22, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE A 2008 HONDA ACCORD THAT WAS PURCHASED IN FEB 2011. I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY MAJOR ISSUES WITH THIS CAR IN THE PAST, BESIDES REPLACING BRAKES. HOWEVER, IN THE PAST YEAR, I HAVE NOTICED THAT MY OIL IS BURNING MUCH FASTER THAN IT USED TO. I GO TO THE DEALER TO HAVE MY OIL CHANGED PER THEIR INSTRUCTIONS WHEN THE OIL METER SAYS 15%. HOWEVER, I NOTICED THAT MY CAR WAS RUNNING ODD, EVEN THOUGH MY OIL METER SAID 60%. I CHECKED MY OIL DIPSTICK TO FIND THAT IT WAS COMPLETELY DRY OCTOBER LAST YEAR, EVEN THOUGH I JUST HAD AN OIL CHANGE 2 MONTHS BEFORE. I HAD TO BUY TWO QUARTS OF OIL TO FILL IT BACK UP. I SUSPECTED THAT THE DEALERSHIP (HONDA OF COLUMBIA) DID NOT ACTUALLY FILL MY OIL, BUT CHARGED ME FOR IT. I WENT TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP IN COLUMBIA, WHO INSISTED THAT THEY DID FILL MY OIL IN OCTOBER. SINCE THAT INCIDENT, MY CAR HAS HAD TO HAVE FREQUENT OIL CHANGES, DUE TO THE OIL BURNING OUT QUICKLY. I HAD AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST STARTED IN JULY 2019 AT 147,384 MILES AND IT SHOWED MY CAR BURNED A QUART OF OIL IN 2000 MILES (149,230). THE HONDA DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT IT WAS 'NORMAL' TO BURN ONE QUART IN 2000 MILES BECAUSE MY CAR HAS MANY MILES. THEREFORE, I HAD TO BUY ANOTHER QUART OF OIL TO ADD TO MY CAR. I CHECKED MY OIL YESTERDAY (AT 150,300 MILES) AND I HAVE BURNED ANOTHER QUART. THIS TIME IT WAS 1000 MILES FOR ONE QUART. IT IS CONCERNING THAT MY CAR HAS STARTED TO BURN OIL QUICKLY WHEN IT DID NOT BEFORE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11255615September 16, 2019
AIR BAGS
"TAKATA RECALL" I DO NOT THINK THAT I HAVE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE AND THEREFORE MY TAKATA INFLATORS ARE APPARENTLY DANGEROUS. WE DRIVE THE CAR EVERY DAY, AND WE ARE CONCERNED. I CHECKED OUR 2008 HONDA'S VIN NUMBER AND DISCOVERED THAT ITIT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. WHAT DO I DO NOW?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11255275September 13, 2019
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR HAD BEEN ILLUMINATED SINCE OCTOBER OF 2018. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT A SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SIDE FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 156,196.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11246399August 26, 2019
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAR WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V665000(AIR BAGS) IN 2015 REGARDING THE AIR BAGS. CROWN HONDA (555 CYPRESS AVE, REDDING, CA 96001, 530-241-4321) WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11245158August 20, 2019
AIR BAGS
TAKATA INFLATORSI RECEIVE EMAILS THAT MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD MAY BE AFFECTED HOWEVER WHEN I GO ON LINE TO CHECK THE ONLY RECALL THAT APPEARS IS NOSE MASK. I DO NOT HAVE ONE. INITIALLY I WAS INFORMED BY NTSB VERBALLY THAT THEY WERE RECALLING VEHICLES IN VERY HUMID STATES, WELL NOW WE ALL APPEAR TO BE SUFFERING THAT CLIMATE. SHOULD I BE CONCERNED??
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11244984August 19, 2019
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MADE A RATTLING SOUND WHEN COLD STARTED. THE FAILURE WAS SIMILAR TO THE FAILURE REFERENCED IN HONDA'S SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER: SB09-010. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11244654August 17, 2019
AIR BAGS
I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK WHEN SUDDENLY MY PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT A PASSENGER, THE ROAD I WAS TRAVELING ON IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND HAD A SLIGHTLY RAISED PLATFORM HOWEVER I DRIVE THIS ROAD DAILY AT THE SAME SPEEDS. I WAS SHOCKED TO SEE THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR THIS, DESPITE THE ALL OF THE NEGATIVE PRESS AND ARTICLES OF HONDA BEING INVESTIGATED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11244275August 15, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
HONDA PUT A RECALL ON MY CAR. THEY WOULD DELETE OR FIX THE RECALL. NOSE MASK, I NEVER HAD A NOSE MASK. THEY WASTED A LOT OF MY TIME. I WENT TO HONDA DEALERSHIP TWICE. THEY JUST TOLD ME TO CALL 1800-999-1009. THEY TOLD ME IT IS NHTSA'S FAULT. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS CASE. DELETE "THE INCOMPLETED RECALL" FROM MY VEHICLE'S RECORD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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