Honda Accord Complaints (2008)

1,521 consumer complaints on file.

#11244276August 15, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
HONDA WILL NOT FIX THEIR RECALL NOR DELETE THE RECALL. I NEED THIS RECALL OFF MY RECORD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11241503August 8, 2019
AIR BAGS
2008 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIRBAG INFLATOR SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE RECALL NOTIFICATION IS BEING SENT TO THE WRONG ADDRESS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NO ADJUSTMENTS WERE MADE. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11234383July 24, 2019
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
AT 90,000 CAR SHOOK AND WAS MISFIRING. CODES PULLED WERE P301 AND 304. SPARK PLUGS 1-4 WERE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE DUE TO HONDA SERVICE BULLETIN 13-078 WHICH EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 8 YEARS ON ENGINE MISFIRES. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT THE PISTONS AND THE PISTON RINGS WERE NOT INSPECTED AT THAT TIME. WHY NOT? WHO KNOWS WHAT CONDITION THEY WERE IN? THE CAR WAS RETURNED TO US WITH SPARK PLUGS AS BAND-AIDS! IT HAPPENED AGAIN AT 103,000 MILES (WHICH WE PAID FOR) AND NOW AT 128,000 THE DEALERSHIP SAYS WE NEED A COMPLETE LOWER ENGINE REBUILD TO REPLACE PISTONS 1-3. OF COURSE AS A 2008, EVEN THOUGH LOW MILES, IT'S OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY. I THOUGHT IN BUYING AN ACCORD, I COULD DRIVE IT FOR AT LEAST 150,000- AT LEAST! I WOULD LIKE THE WARRANTY FURTHER EXTENDED, OR AT LEAST FOR AMERICAN HONDA CORP TO PAY FOR HALF OF THE REPAIRS AS IT'S ONLY 3,000 MILES OUTSIDE OF THE ORIGINAL SERVICE BULLETIN EXTENDED WARRANTY OF 125,000. IF HONDA ACKNOWLEDGED SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THIS PARTICULAR V6 VTEC ENGINE, WHY DOES THE WARRANTY EXPIRE? SHOULDN'T THERE BE A GRACE PERIOD OR A COMPROMISE? WE ARE GETTING PUNISHED FOR CARING FOR OUR CAR AND HAVING LOW MILES ON IT. MANY FOLKS BENEFITTED FROM THE EXTENDED WARRANTY BECAUSE THEIR CARS FAILED WITHIN THE 8 YEAR TIME FRAME BECAUSE THEY HAD HIGH MILES- HIGHER THAN OURS! WHAT ABOUT THOSE 08 ACCORDS THAT ARE STILL FAILING OUTSIDE OF THE 8 YEAR MARK THAT HAVE LOWER MILES THAN THE ONES HONDA COVERED UNDER WARRANTY??? C'MON AMERICAN HONDA, TAKE CARE OF ALL YOUR CUSTOMERS! I HAVE PURCHASED 6 HONDAS IN MY LIFETIME AND AM A LOYAL CUSTOMER AT MY LOCAL HONDA SERVICE CENTER WITH AN EXTENSIVE SERVICE HISTORY. ON THIS CAR ALONE I'VE PURCHASED NEW BRAKES, NEW STARTER, NEW ALTERNATOR, DRIVE TRAIN BELTS, WATER PUMP, NEW VTEC SPOOL VALVES, VTEC SOLENOID, AND EVERY SERVICE AS RECOMMENDED BY- AT THE DEALERSHIP- AND MY ACCORD ONLY LASTED 128,000? HOW?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11234311July 23, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
HONDA MAKES VERY BAD TRANSMISSIONS. I HAVE A 2008 V6 ACCORD AND TRANSMISSION BROKE DOWN AT 151,000- MILES. ALSO RADIATOR WENT BROKE AT 152,000
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11230506July 9, 2019
ENGINE
HAVE TO TOP OFF ENGINE OIL EVERY WEEK. DISCOVERED PROBLEM LAST YEAR WHEN OIL WAS ALMOST DRAINED OUT AND FEAR IT WILL DESTROY THE ENGINE IF NOT ADDRESSED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11229888July 7, 2019
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG INDICATOR CONSTANTLY SHOWING. SAFETY ISSUES & RECALLS WARNING AIR BAG MAY EXPLODE DEALER UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM . IT'S A GLINCH?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11228324June 29, 2019
ENGINE
EVERY TIME ARE START MY VEHICLE IT MAKES A GRINDING RATTLING NOISE, THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SOME TIME NOW AND THE NOISE IT MAKES SEEMS TO BE LASTING LONGER EVERY TIME WE START IT. THE VEHICLE IS NOT MOVING, IT IS IN PARK, IT ONLY OCCURS WHEN I START IT UP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11228327June 29, 2019
ENGINE
MY VEHICLE'S PISTON RINGS ARE DAMAGED AND MY VEHICLE IS BURNING OIL. I NOTICED THAT AFTER CHECKING MY OIL ONE DAY THAT THERE WAS NO OIL ON MY DIP STICK. I HAD JUST RECENTLY GOTTEN AN OIL CHANGE LESS THAN 2 WEEKS AGO. I CHECK MY FLUID LEVELS FREQUENTLY DUE TO I JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO. I TOOK IT BACK TO WALMART WHERE I HAD THE OIL CHANGE DONE AT AND THEY PERFORMED ANOTHER OIL CHANGE AND REPLACED THE OIL FILTER, WHERE I WAS ABLE TO WATCH THEM DO THE ENTIRE PROCESS. ABOUT A WEEK AND A HALF GOES BY AND I WENT TO CHECK THE FLUID LEVEL AND AGAIN THE DIP STICK WAS BARE. THERE IS NO INDICATION OF ANY OIL LEAKING UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, NOR IS THERE ANY OIL PRESENT ON THE GROUND UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AFTER SITTING OVERNIGHT. THERE IS NO WHITE SMOKE COMING OUT OF ANYWHERE, NO OIL BURNING SMELL, ABSOLUTELY NOTHING VISIBLE TO SEE WHAT MIGHT BE GOING ON WITH THE VEHICLE. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC THAT IS IN TOWN WHERE THEY DID A THOROUGH EXAMINATION OF THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE OIL BURNING IS BEING CAUSED BY THE PISTON RINGS. THEY ARE IN THEIR OPINION FAULTY PISTON RINGS THAT HAVE DEVELOPED AN ABNORMAL AMOUNT OF DEB-RE ON THEM AND THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED. I FEEL THIS IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE IN THE RECALL LIST DUE TO THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS 104,123 MILES ON IT AND THE PISTONS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11222594June 25, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES
I OWN 2 HONDA'S AN ACCORD AND A PILOT IT IS INSANE THE VISA MODULATOR WENT BAD ON BOTH THEM. A 1500+ PART THAT ALSO IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ABS AND EMERG BRAKE. I HAVE 2 RELATIVE WHO ALSO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THE MORE RESEARCH I DO THE MORE THIS SEEMS TO BE A FAULTY PART ISSUE. HOW IS EVERYONE E HAVING THIS ISSUE? VERY UNHAPPY WITH THE COST OF THIS AND BEING FORCED TO UTILIZE A DEALERSHIP FOR THIS FIX ONLY. AS HONDA DOES NOT ALLOW ANY OTHER MECHANIC TO FIX OR RESET THIS CODE. 121-01. &. 121-21
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11220558June 17, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT DID NOT WORK. ALSO, THE VEHICLE'S BATTERY DIED AND WAS REPLACED TEN TIMES UNDER WARRANTY SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW. ALSO, THE DRIVER'S SIDE ELECTRIC WINDOW STOPPED WORKING. GWINNETT PLACE HONDA (3325 SATELLITE BLVD, DULUTH, GA 30096, (678) 274-6206) DIAGNOSED THAT AN UNCOVERED FUSE CAUSED THE FAILURES. IN ADDITION, THE SUN ROOF MALFUNCTIONED AND THE REMOTE CASING FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXTENDED 75,000 MILE WARRANTY EXPIRED BY FIVE MILES; THEREFORE, THE DEALER WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE FOR FREE. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE FUSE ON HER OWN, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V346000 (AIR BAGS), 16V056000 (AIR BAGS), AND 09E063000 (EQUIPMENT); ALTHOUGH, THE DEALER STATED OTHERWISE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11218886June 10, 2019
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL I READ THE INFORMATION ON THE DOT WEBSITE BUT WASN'T ABLE TO FIND THE INFORMATION NEEDED. THE INDICATOR LIGHT IS SHOWING ON MY DASH. COULD THIS BE RELATED TO THE RECALL? FROM STARTUP TO SHUT OFF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11209251May 22, 2019
ENGINE
WHEN I START THE VEHICLE IN THE MORNING AFTER IT HAS SET ALL NIGHT IT RATTLES FOR ABOUT 3 SECONDS. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN ON GOING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11208925May 21, 2019
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE OIL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THERE WAS OIL LEAKING UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE OIL LEAK BECAME MORE CONSTANT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TOYOTA SOUTH AUSTIN WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT AN OIL CHANGE WAS NEEDED. THE OIL CHANGE WAS PERFORMED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE ANOTHER OIL CHANGE WAS PERFORMED AND A NEW AIR FILTER WAS INSTALLED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,700. CONSUMER STATED THE ACTUAL OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE IS MY FIANCE I SUBMITTED THE COMPLAINT ON HIS BEHALF. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *PM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11209150May 21, 2019
ENGINE
VTC (VARIABLE TIMING CONTROL) ACTUATOR, HORRIBLE GRINDING NOISE AT START UP AND I DO KNOW THAT HONDA IS AWARE OF THIS AND HAS HAD MANY MANY COMPLAINTS. THAT HAS GOT TO BE A 'LEMON LAW' ISSUE AND I BELIEVE IT NEEDS TO BE FIXED PROMPTLY. ON A COLD START, IS WHEN IT MAKES THE TERRIBLE NOISE. IF IT'S DRIVEN FOR A WHILE AND THEN STARTED UP AGAIN, IT IS A 50/50 CHANCE THAT IT WILL MAKE THE NOISE AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11208631May 20, 2019
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS COLD STARTED, A CROAKING NOISE EMERGED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED EVERY MORNING FOR APPROXIMATELY FOUR MONTHS. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11204182April 27, 2019
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL HAD A FRONT IMPACT COLLISION. ONLY PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. BUT CAME OUT WITH SUCH FORCE, IT HIT MY SHOULDER WRIST AND ARM. AND I WAS DRIVING. IT ALSO SHATTERED MY WINDSHIELD AND BURNT UP MY DASHBOARD
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11203715April 25, 2019
SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STRUCK A LARGE PLASTIC OBJECT IN THE ROADWAY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT DID NOT LATCH AND CAME LOOSE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FRONT AND REAR BUMPERS AND HEADLIGHTS WERE REPLACED, ALONG WITH A TIRE ALIGNMENT. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE SEAT BELT FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11195932April 12, 2019
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
CHECK ENGINE LIT. ENGINE ROOM 1500--2000. COMPUTER INDICATE TRANSMISSION SENSOR. I REPLACED IT BUT DOESN'T HELP. REMOVED MINUS BATTERY. CHECK ENGINE DISAPPEARS AFTER 40 MILES CHECK ENGINE APPEAR AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11195641April 11, 2019
TIRES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN DEFENDER TIRES, SIZE: 225/50/R1794T (NA). WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE TIRE BLEW OUT. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TIRE WAS DRY ROTTED. THE TIRE WAS NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000 AND THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,400. THE DOT NUMBER AND TIRE SIDE FAILURE WERE UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11194345April 6, 2019
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
SRS LIGHT ON
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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