Honda Accord Complaints (2008)

1,521 consumer complaints on file.

#10703521April 3, 2015
AIR BAGS
2008 HONDA ACCORD: AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT SENSOR ACTIVATED AND STAYED ON. LOCAL DEALER IN MARYLAND ADVISED THE SRS MODULE NEEDS REPLACEMENT ($700 COST). DEALER ALSO STATED THEY ARE "NOT SURE IF THE AIR BAGS WOULD WORK PROPERLY" WITHOUT REPLACING THE SRS MODULE. ONLINE RESEARCH INDICATES NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS INVOLVING SRS MODULES THAT NEEDED REPLACEMENT AS A RESULT OF AN ACTIVATED AIR BAG WARNING SENSOR FOR THE 2008 HONDA ACCORDS (IE. WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM). BASED ON THIS RECURRING ISSUE, THIS ITEM IS BELIEVES TO BE A FAULTY/DEFECTIVE PART THAT ORIGINATED FROM THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS AND DIRECTLY AFFECTS THE OPERATION OF THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. THIS ALSO MEANS THAT THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE PASSENGERS AND OPERATORS ARE IN JEOPARDY AND POTENTIALLY FACE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. ON APRIL 3, 2015 I SPOKE WITH A HONDA USA REPRESENTATIVE AND INFORMED THEM OF THE RECURRING ISSUE. I SUGGESTED A RECALL AND CONVEYED MY CONCERN FOR THE SAFETY OF ALL AFFECTED OPERATORS. THEY ADVISED I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY....05-27-15 *TA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10702870March 31, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10701445March 24, 2015
STEERING, SUSPENSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS NOT ALIGNED PROPERLY AND FAILED TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE PROPERLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE WHEELS WERE NOT ALIGNED ADJACENT. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STRUTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE WHEELS NEEDED TO BE ALIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10692471March 9, 2015
EQUIPMENT
2008 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE TOUCH SCREEN DANGERS. *SMD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10692817March 8, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
I HAVE NOTICED ON 5 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS THAT WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKE THE ACCELERATOR IS ALSO ACTIVATED. WHEN I REMOVE MY FOOT COMPLETELY OFF THE BRAKE AND APPLY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AGAIN IT CORRECTS ITSELF. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS CAUSED BY WEARING MY BIG SNOW BOOTS AND I WAS ACTUALLY PRESSING BOTH PEDALS AT THE SAME TIME. THIS IS NOT THE CASE AS IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THEN. I HAVEN'T TAKEN MY CAR IN TO THE DEALERSHIP YET BECAUSE I KNOW THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO MAKE IT HAPPEN AGAIN FOR THEM. IT HAPPENS AT RANDOM TIMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10691691March 2, 2015
AIR BAGS
I WAS DRIVING VAN WAS IN FRONT OF ME CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP I CRASHED INTO VEHICLE HIT MY HEAD HAVE DAMAGES TO MY FACE AIR BAGS DID NOT COME OUT AT ALL.I HAVE PICTURES OF CAR SO YOU CAN SEE THE DAMAGES TO MY VEHICLE AND AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE CAME OUT BUT THEY DIDN'T..... UPDATED 06/30/15 *BF UPDATED 9/15/2015*JS *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10683967February 18, 2015
AIR BAGS
MY FIANCE GOT OUT OF MY CAR AND CLOSED THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. AS SOON AS THE DOOR SLAMMED THE CURTAIN I HEARD A LOUD BAG AND LOOKED OVER TO FIND THAT THE AIRBAGS WENT OFF IN MY CAR. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS IN THE BACKSEAT OR THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT BY THE EXPLOSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10683195February 13, 2015
SEATS
I VISITED THE HONDA DEALERSHIP IN STERLING, VA A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO AND HAD TO GET MY BRAKES REPLACED. AT THAT TIME I ASKED IF THEY COULD FIX MY BACK DRIVER'S SEAT..(MY DAUGHTER WHO IS 10 GOT INTO THE CAR ONE DAY AND KICKED THE BACK SEAT BY ACCIDENT WITH HER FOOT AND IT FELL) I WAS TOLD THEY COULD FIX IT AND THEY COULD DO IT THAT DAY BECAUSE THEY HAD THE PLASTIC CLIPS IN STOCK BUT IT WOULD COST AN ADDITIONAL $197.00 (I CAN'T REMEMBER EXACT AMOUNT) BUT I TOLD THEM I WAS PAYING A LOT OF MONEY ALREADY FOR REPLACING MY BRAKES AND I COULDN'T AFFORD RIGHT NOW AND TOLD THEM I WOULD BE BACK. THE GUYS TRIED TO GET THE CLIP TO HOLD (AND I WAS VERY THANKFUL) BUT AS SOON AS I PULLED OUT OF THE DEALERSHIP IT FELL AGAIN. I WAS VERY HAPPY WITH THE SERVICE AND THERE WAS ONE MAN IN PARTICULAR WHO WAS VERY HELPFUL AND I WISHED I HAD HIS NAME TO TELL YOU. SO, I HAD AN APT TODAY AT 9:15 AND GOT THERE AT EARLY AT 8:50. THE GUY FINALLY CAME BACK TO ME ABOUT 10:30 OR SO AND SAID THEY COULDN'T FIX THE BACK SEAT BECAUSE THE WAY THIS WAS BUILT WASN'T DONE PROPERLY AND THESE THIS WILL JUST KEEP BREAKING. HE SAID I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE SEAT BACK AND THE COST WOULD BE $335.00 PLUS TAX AND SHOP SUPPLIES. REALLY? I SAID THEN WHY WASN'T I TOLD THIS WHEN I WAS HERE A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. WHY DO I HAVE TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT IS A DEFECT IN THE FIRST PLACE? HE SAID SORRY I JUST FIX THE CARS I DON'T MAKE THEM. HE WAS VERY NICE A POLITE BUT I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS AT ALL. I ASKED HIM .... WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME WHEN I WAS HERE BEFORE AND HE REPLIED BECAUSE OF MY MONEY RESTRAINTS. THAT MAKES NO SENSE!!! WHY BEFORE YOU CAN JUST REPLACE THE PLASTIC CLIPS AND NOW ALL OF THE SUDDEN YOU HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE BACK PANEL. I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON BUT I WOULD LIKE FOR SOMEONE TO CALL ME AND TALK TO ME ABOUT THIS SITUATION. I AM NOT A HAPPY CUSTOMER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10682340February 9, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
WAVED ON AS CLEAR TO GO BY THE PERSON LOOKING THE ONLY WAY TRAFFIC COULD BE LEGALLY COMING; MY WIFE PROCEEDED TO ATTEMPT TO CROSS AN INTERSECTION. UNBEKNOWNST TO HER AND THE PERSON THAT WAVED HER IN AN ALL CLEAR MANNER WAS THAT SOMEONE WAS SPEEDING DOWN THE MIDDLE OR TURNING LANE IN THE SAME DIRECTION THAT STOPPED TRAFFIC WAS FACING AND HIT HER AT AN ESTIMATED SPEED OF 50 MPH. HE HIT HER FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AND SPUN HER AROUND STRIKING THE VEHICLE A SECOND TIME. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND MY WIFE WAS TAKEN IN A C-COLLAR BY AMBULANCE TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL. WHEN THE EYE INJURY WAS DISCOVERED TO BE BEYOND THE SCOPE OF THE ER TEAM AT THE INITIAL HOSPITAL SHE WAS TRANSPORTED DOWNTOWN TO A TRAUMA CENTER TO HAVE HER EYE EVALUATED FOR RETINAL TEAR OR OTHER TRAUMA. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. NOT FRONT OR SIDE CURTAIN NOT PASSENGER NOR DRIVER'S SIDE. MY WIFE'S HEAD HIT MULTIPLE TIMES, DOOR WINDOW TWICE AND STEERING WHEEL TO THE BEST OF HER RECOLLECTION. BLACK EYE AND VISUAL DISTURBANCE THAT HAS YET TO RESOLVE FIVE DAYS LATER. CULPABILITY ASIDE I AM CONCERNED THAT THE AIRBAGS ON OUR VEHICLE DID NOT DEPLOY IN A CRASH OF THAT MAGNITUDE. .. UPDATED 02/19/15 *BF.......UPDATED 12/15/15 *BF *TR UPDATED 9/21/2017*CN
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10680117January 31, 2015
ENGINE
DEPARTING A PARKING LOT AT LOW SPEED, I MADE A TURN TO THE LEFT AND HEARD A LOUD RATTLE FROM THE ENGINE. I STOPPED AT THE SERVICE STATION UP THE ROAD AND CHECKED FOR OBVIOUS LOOSE PARTS. CHECKED THE OIL AND FOUND THAT THE LEVEL BARELY REGISTERED ON THE DIPSTICK, INDICATING APPROX. 2 QUARTS LOW. I ADDED OIL AND VERIFIED THAT THE LEVEL WAS FULL. AT NO TIME DID THE ENGINE OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATE. SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE HAD TO ADD ONE QUART OF OIL APPROXIMATELY EVERY 900 MILES. I NOTIFIED MY HONDA DEALER AND WAS ADVISED TO HAVE THEM PERFORM A SOFTWARE UPDATE. THE UPDATE WAS ACCOMPLISHED BUT THE RATE OF CONSUMPTION HAS NOT CHANGED. HONDA DEALER ADVISED ME THAT THIS RATE OF CONSUMPTION IS CONSIDERED NORMAL. CONSIDERING THAT THIS ENGINE HOLDS 4 QUARTS AND THAT THE AVERAGE OIL CHANGE INTERVAL IS 4,000 MILES (ACCORDING TO THE HONDA MAINTENANCE MINDER SOFTWARE), THIS MEANS THAT I AM REPLACING THE ENTIRE CONTENTS OF THE CRANKCASE BETWEEN EACH OIL CHANGE. I WAS THEN ADVISED THAT HONDA CAN PERFORM AN OIL CONSUMPTION CHECK THAT WOULD REQUIRE ME TO COME BACK TO THE DEALER EVERY 1,000 MILES (+/- 50) FOR APPROX. 1 YEAR. AFTER THAT TIME, HONDA WOULD DETERMINE, BASED ON THE RESULTS OF THE TESTS AND THE AGE/MILEAGE OF MY VEHICLE, WHETHER THEY WOULD TAKE ANY ACTION. THIS IS CLEARLY A DEFECT IN THE ENGINE, AS I CHANGE MY OIL WHEN INDICATED BY THE MAINTENANCE MINDER AND CAN PRODUCE ALL THE RECORDS TO PROVE THE CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED PROPERLY. I SEEK THE APPROPRIATE CORRECTION OF THIS PROBLEM BY HONDA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10680285January 31, 2015
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY, THEN STAYED ON. WHEN TO HONDA DEALER IN YORBA LINDA, CA. DEALER TESTED SRS SYSTEM, NO ERRORS ON DIAGNOSTIC CODE. ONLY THING DEALER SAID WAS TO RETURN AND LEAVE CAR FOR SEVERAL DAYS, THAT THEY HAD NO IDEA WHAT IS CAUSING THIS. DEALER ALSO SAID WOULD BE AT MY EXPENSE IF THEY FOUND ANYTHING WRONG AND FOR TIME TO INVESTIGATE. I HAVE NOT RETURNED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10680063January 30, 2015
AIR BAGS
I PULLED OVER TO LET MY SON OUT OF MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD VEHICLE, HE WAS SITTING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. WHEN HE CLOSED THE DOOR THE PASSENGER SEAT AND PASSENGER CURTAIN AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. ONCE I REALIZED WHAT THEY WERE, I GOT OUT TO CHECK ON MY SON BECAUSE I THOUGHT WE HAD BEEN HIT. THERE WAS NO VEHICLE OR EXTERIOR DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE. THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A HONDA DEALER. IT WAS INSPECTED AND PHOTOS WERE TAKEN. AFTER A WEEK OF NO DIRECT ANSEWERS FROM THIS DEALER, I DECIDED TO CONTACT AMERICAN HONDA. ANOTHER INSPECTION WAS SCHEDULED AND THEY DETERMAINED THAT THERE WAS "RIM DAMAGE" (CAUSED FROM PARKING TOO CLOSE TO THE CURB) AND THAT COULD HAVE "POSSIBLY" CAUSED THE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY. I WAS NOT PARKED NEXT TO THE CURB WHEN THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND I HAVE TO DISAGREE WITH THERE FINDING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10679518January 28, 2015
AIR BAGS, SEATS
DURING A MONSOON THE PASSENGER DOOR WAS OPEN AND SLAMMED SHUT BY THE WIND. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND TURNED OFF. THE DEPLOYED AIRBAG DAMAGED THE HEADLINER AND SEAT AND MISC OTHER PARTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10676635January 20, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO START AND AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE VTC ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10676517January 19, 2015
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. WHEN LOCAL HONDA DEALER CHECKED IT OUT WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS AN INTERNAL FAILURE OF THE SRS CONTROL UNIT. WAS TOLD IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WHEN ASKED WHAT CAUSED IT, WAS TOLD THAT IF THE CAR WAS NOT IN AN ACCIDENT THEY DIDN'T KNOW. THE CAR HAD NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. AM PLANNING TO HAVE IT REPLACED BUT WITH THE RECALLS OF THIS PART IN OLDER MODELS, FELT AS IF I NEEDED TO REPORT THIS DEFECT IN CASE IT TURNED OUT TO BE A PROBLEM IN OTHER MODELS OF THIS CAR. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10676532January 19, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE PAINT ON MY BLACK 08 HONDA ACCORD IS BEGINNING TO PEEL ON THE HOOD. IT JUST STARTED THIS WEEK AND IS ABOUT THE SIZE OF A 50 CENT PIECE OR A BIT LARGER. I UNDERSTAND THAT HONDA IS NOT INTERESTED IN CORRECTING THE PROBLEM. MY 1998 CIVIC NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM EVEN AFTER 224,000 MILES AND 12 YEARS. WHAT A SHAME THE HONDA CORP IS UNDER AN OBLIGATION TO TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEMS THAT THEY CREATE BUT WITHOUT A CLASS ACTION SUIT I DOUBT THAT WE WILL SEE ANY HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10672534January 14, 2015
ENGINE
RECENTLY I NOTICED THAT MY ENGINE IS CONSUMING MORE AND MORE OIL. I ROUTINELY GET MY OIL CHANGED EVERY 3,000-5,000 MILES AS SUGGESTED IN THE MANUAL. THIS LAST TIME, I WAS AT THE 2,000 MILE MARK WHEN MY OIL LIGHT FLASHED; I SAY FLASHED, BECAUSE THE LIGHT DID NOT STAY ON, RATHER IT WOULD GO ON ONLY WHEN I TURN A CORNER. CLEARLY THERE IS AN ISSUE AS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT HAS BEEN INITIATED BY PEOPLE WHO HAD TO REPAIR THIS DEFECT THEMSELVES. FIRST, CONSUMERS SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SPENDING HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS A YEAR TO MAINTAIN OIL IN THEIR CAR DUE TO HONDA'S ERROR. SECOND, THIS ISSUE CAN CAUSE THE ENGINE TO FREEZE/LOCK-UP WHILE OPERATING WHICH IS A MAJOR CONCERN WHILE DRIVING. I DO NOT DRIVE EXCESSIVELY EITHER, I HAVE A 10 MINUTE COMMUTE TO WORK. MY CAR SHOULD NOT BE BURNING OIL THIS QUICKLY. THIS IS THE SECOND HONDA I HAVE OWNED, MY FIRST WAS A 2004 AND I NEVER HAD ISSUES WITH THE OIL. IN FACT, I WOULD NOT RECEIVE A LOW OIL NOTIFICATION UNTIL I WAS AT 10,000 MILES. HONDAS HAVE THE REPUTATION TO LAST A LIFETIME; HOWEVER, IF THIS CONTINUES, I WILL BE FORCED TO PURCHASE A NEW CAR THAT I CANNOT AFFORD DUE TO THEIR ERROR AND REFUSAL TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10672238January 13, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON ICE, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE SLID AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT AND THE OCCUPANT OF THE OTHER VEHICLE SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED IN A SUBSEQUENT CRASH. THE SPECIFICS OF THE REPAIRS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10671441January 9, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
IT HAPPENED TWICE, BOTH TIMES I HAD TRIED TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND THE CAR WOULD SUDDENLY START TO ACCELERATOR, WOULDN'T STOP RIGHT AWAY, THIS COULD BECOME VERY DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10671195January 8, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
LOUD NOISE FROM REAR BRAKES. SQUEALING, SO PULLED OVER. THEN DROVE 8 MILES HOME. NOW IN 2015 AT 33000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER, I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR PADS THREE TIMES, HAD SLIDES REPAIRED AND LUBED, TWO SETS OF ROTORS, AND NOW A REAR CALIBER THAT HONDA REPLACED BECAUSE I STILL HAD A WARRANTY ON THEM. THEY WHERE FOUND TO BE SEIZED YET AGAIN 12/10/14 AFTER BEING SEIZED AND SERVICED 5/12/14. EACH TIME I'D NOTICE A SMOKING OR WEIRD NOISES COMING FROM THE REAR BRAKES AND THEN WOULD SCHEDULE AN APPT.HONDA SHOULD RECALL THESE REAR BRAKES OR OFFER SOME KIND OF BRAKE UPGRADE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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