Honda Accord Complaints (2008)

1,521 consumer complaints on file.

#10669319December 31, 2014
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN
ON 12/22/2014, MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD LX (WHICH HAS 98,300 MILES ON IT) WAS TOWED INTO MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER. THE REASON FOR MY HAVING IT TOWED INTO MY LOCAL DEALER WAS DUE TO THE FACT THAT MY ENGINE FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET DRIVE TWO MILES FROM MY HOME. THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO INDICATION WHATSOEVER THAT MY ENGINE WOULD FAIL AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT GO ON, THERE WAS NO OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED, ETC. THUS I WAS SHOCKED WHEN I WAS DRIVING AND TRIED TO GIVE THE CAR SOME GAS AND THE CAR DID NOT ACCELERATE ' THUS I ROLLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CONTACTED A TOWING COMPANY. THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE CONTACTED ME VIA PHONE AND LET ME KNOW THAT THERE WAS NO COMPRESSION IN CYLINDER 2 AND THAT I LIKELY NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. THE INITIAL ESTIMATE WOULD BE $6,000 FOR A CAR WITH A BLUE BOOK VALUE OF $6,500 (DEALER TRADE IN.) I HAVE ALL SERVICE RECORDS AND FAITHFULLY SERVICED MY VEHICLE AT THE HONDA DEALERSHIP. THE SERVICE REP ALSO EXPLAINED THAT I WAS LOW ON OIL AND I REVIEWED MY RECEIPTS TO DETERMINE THAT I CHANGED MY OIL 2600 MILES EARLIER. I AM HOPING THAT HONDA WILL PROVIDE GOODWILL TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AS A 6 YEAR OLD VEHICLE WITH 98000 MILES ON IT SHOULD NOT NEED A NEW ENGINE. *TR UPDATED 3/10/16*JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10662603December 7, 2014
ENGINE
I AM COMPLAINING ABOUT THE EXCESS ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION IN MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD. I WAS TOLD I HAVE TO PAY $3,200 TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM REPAIRED. HONDA CORP. SAID I WOULD HAVE TO COME UP WITH $1,600 WITHIN 30 DAYS TO HAVE THE PROBLEM CORRECTED. THIS IS A PROBLEM HONDA HAS BEEN AWARE OF (ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP). I RECENTLY FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I FEEL I AM NOW STUCK WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THE PROBLEM. HONDA WILL NOT REPAIR THIS PROBLEM SAYING THEY ONLY RECENTLY BECAME AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. NOW I HAVE TO CONSTANTLY MONITOR MY OIL LEVEL BECAUSE HONDA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH ALL 2008 ACCORDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10662153December 4, 2014
AIR BAGS
I CANNOT FIND OUT IS THESE AIR BAGS ARE DEFECTIVE. THE DEALER WILL NOT OFFER ANY INFORMATION AND SAYS THEY HAVE HEARD NOTHING FROM HONDA. AM I DRIVING A TIME BOMB? AS OF THIS WRITING NOTHING HAS HAPPENED, THIS CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN A CRASH YET ONLY HAS 24,000 MILES ON THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10662050December 3, 2014
AIR BAGS
THIS HAD TO BE REPLACED. IT COST $607.02.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10661576December 2, 2014
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG PASSENGER LIGHT KEPT STAYING ON LONGER AND LONGER, EVENTUALLY TURNS OFF. AT 114,XX LIGHT STAYED ON THEN SOON AFTER AIRBAG LIGHT INDICATOR ON DASH WAS ILLUMINATED. THERE ARE NO ACCIDENTS ON THE VEHICLE. NO REPAIRS OR MODIFICATIONS TO AFFECT SYSTEM. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER SINCE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY BY 3 MONTHS. I DID TELL THEM ABOUT THE INTERMITTENT ISSUES BUT ASSUMED ALL WAS WELL. THEY DID A DIAGNOSTIC THAT TOOK WELL OVER 4 HOURS TO ISOLATE THE POSSIBLE ISSUE. DEALER'S RESPONSE; AFTER PIN TESTING FUSE BOX FOUND BAD PSS FUSE/ RELAY BOX. WAS TOLD TO SIGN A WAIVER TO DRIVE MY OWN VEHICLE OUT THE LOT. THE ENTIRE AIRBAG SYSTEM IS DOWN AND WILL NOT WORK UNTIL REPAIRED. I WAS IN SHOCK TO KNOW THAT IF I HAD AN ACCIDENT MY FAMILY AND I COULD BE IN GRAVE DANGER, THEY SAID THEY HAVE NO IDEA HOW LONG IT COULD OF NOT BEEN WORKING. I CALLED HONDA AMERICA TO COMPLAIN CASE# N012014-10-0900059. THEY SAID THE CAR IS TOO OLD AND OUT OF WARRANTY FOR THEM TO COVER THE REPAIR. I HAVE SINCE PARKED THE CAR AND HAVE'NT DRIVEN IT SINCE. THIS IS OUR 7TH HONDA AND NEVER WOULD EXPECT THIS TYPE OF SERVICE OR RELIABILITY ON THIS VEHICLE. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10659948November 21, 2014
ENGINE
I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND JUST PULLED THROUGH AN INTERSECTION WHEN WHILE I WAS ACCELERATING I HEARD A LOUD RATTLING NOISE. I DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING OF IT UNTIL I HEARD IT AGAIN. WHEN I GOT HOME I DECIDED TO CHECK MY OIL LEVEL AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS PRACTICALLY NO OIL ON THE DIP STICK!! I PUT 2QTS OF OIL IN THE CAR AND THE NEXT MORNING TOOK THE CAR IN TO HONDA SERVICE. THE REP INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS NORMAL FOR A 2008 HONDA 4CYL TO REQUIRE A QT OF OIL EVERY 1 THOUSAND MILES. REALLY? THIS IS NOT A 1975 CAR!! HE SAID THAT THIS WAS WITHIN HONDA SPECS. MAYBE HONDA MAKE UP A STORY AND STICK WITH IT SPECS BUT THAT IS NOT NORMAL FOR A NEWER CAR!! I KNOW THAT THERE WAS A FIX FOR 6CYL MODELS BUT HONDA NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE FOR 4CYL MODELS AS WELL. MY ENGINE COULD HAVE SEIZED ON ME COSTING THOUSANDS TO REPAIR. I WAS TOLD BY THE REP THAT I CAN HAVE THE DEALERSHIP DO AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. I MUST BRING THE CAR BACK IN 1000 MILES. THIS IS NONSENSE. GO TO CAR COMPLAINTS.COM AND SEE THAT VEHICLE OWNERS HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE FOR YEARS. IF NOTHING IS DONE TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE THIS WILL BE THE FIRST AND LAST HONDA I BUY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10659597November 19, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHILE DRIVING, HEADLIGHTS IN NORMAL POSITION DIM TO POINT OF NOT BEING SAFE TO SEE AND THEN THEY FLICKER TO BEING NORMAL LOW BEAMS AGAIN. THIS PROCESS OCCURS AT SPEEDS FROM 0-70 AND OCCURS 2-3 TIMES A MINUTE. THIS ALSO OCCURS WHEN BRIGHT LIGHTS ARE ON. PLEASE PRESSURE HONDA TO FIX THIS VERY WELL KNOWN AND IGNORED PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. WHAT DOES IT TAKE? FORUMS ALL OVER INTERNET WITH SAME COMPLAINS. NOT ISOLATED EVENTS !!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10658623November 17, 2014
ENGINE
ENGINE VTC ACTUATOR FAILURE ON THIRD 3RD REPLACEMENT. HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION 1+ QUART / 1,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10658730November 17, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
DRIVER SIDE FRONT DOOR AUTOMATIC LOCK MECHANISM FAILED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10654785November 13, 2014
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY STARTING ON APPROXIMATELY 10/6/2014, BECAME PERMANENT 11/02/2014. DURING THAT TIME SPAN SIDE AIRBAG OFF WARNING LIGHT CAME ON SEVERAL TIMES FOR SEVERAL MINUTES THEN TURNED OFF AND HAS STAYED OFF EXCEPTED WHEN CAR IS TURNED ON AND CAR RUNS THRU DIAGNOSTIC ROUTINE. HAD CAR SERVICED ON 11/13/2014----HONDA TECH INDICATED CODE OF 1018, PER TECH-INDICATES OPEN OR SHORT IN SYSTEM, HE WAS NOT SURE WHERE FAILURE IS--AND NOT SURE WHAT FEE WOULD BE TO LOCATE AND REPAIR FAILURE. SAID IT COULD RUN INTO THE $100'S JUST TO LOCATE FAILURE. CONSIDERING MY SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT OFF LIGHT CAME ON AND THE INVESTIGATION INTO SIDEAIR BAG DEPLOYMENT AND RECALL OF TANAKA AIRBAGS I WILL WAIT TO SEE DECISION AND SEE IF SRS LIGHT COMES ON FOR A MORE PRECISE DIAGNOSTIC AT MY NEXT VISIT TO HONDA DEALER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10654858November 13, 2014
AIR BAGS
I WAS PARKED, SOMEONE GOT OUT OF MY PASSENGER SIDE FRONT DOOR. AFTER SHUTTING THE DOOR, ALL OF MY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, INCLUDING THE PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10653157November 6, 2014
AIR BAGS
MY MOTHER'S CAR IS GARAGE KEPT AND ONLY HAS 31,000 MILES. I HAVEN'T DRIVEN HER CAR IN YEARS AND WHEN I DID THE OTHER DAY I NOTICED THAT THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ON AND DID NOT COME OFF. SHE IS ELDERLY AND SHE THOUGHT THAT IT WAS HER SEAT BELT LIGHT. I TOOK IT INTO HONDA DEALER RIGHT AWAY BECAUSE OF ALL OF THE RECALLS GOING ON. THEY SAID THAT IT WOULD COST $517 TO FIX THE RESTRAINT CONTROL UNIT FOR THE AIRBAG. EXPLAINED AS LITTLE COMPUTER TO TELL THE AIRBAGS WHEN TO DEPLOY IF IN AN ACCIDENT. IF NOT FIXED AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IF IN AN ACCIDENT. SHOULDN'T THIS BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY OR CONSIDERED IN THE RECALLS! NOW I AM SEEING COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ALL OVER THE NET. SO NOW WHAT? AND WILL THIS BE INCLUDED WITH ALL OF THE MASSIVE AIRBAG RECALL PROBLEMS? AT FIRST WE WERE TOLD THAT THE RECALL DID NOT INCLUDE THIS YEAR AND MODEL....I BEG TO DIFFER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10652605November 4, 2014
ENGINE
AROUND DECEMBER 20TH, 2012 I STARTED TO NOTICE A DECLINE IN MILEAGE WITH MY OIL CHANGES. IT HAS ONLY GOTTEN WORSE FROM THERE. THE CAR BURNS UP SO MUCH OIL AT THIS POINT SO QUICKLY, I WOULD SAY THAT AT ABOUT EVERY 1000 TO 2000 MILES I AM PUTTING 4QTS MORE OF OIL INTO MY ENGINE BECAUSE IT HAS ALL BURNED UP. I HAVE ALSO NOTICE THAT MY OIL LIGHT NEVER COMES ON DURING THIS TIME. THE ONLY WAY I KNOW THAT I HAVE NO OIL IN MY CAR IS BY CHECKING IT MYSELF AND/OR WHEN I START TO HEAR THE CYLINDERS GRIND. I TOOK MY CAR INTO HONDA AND ASKED THEM WHY MY OIL WAS GETTING BURNED UP SO QUICKLY AND THEY FED ME A LINE OF NONSENSE AND TOLD ME IT WAS BECAUSE WE SIT IN TRAFFIC SO MUCH. THEY BASICALLY WERE TRYING TO GET RID OF ME AND TELL ME IT WAS NORMAL. AFTER THAT EXPERIENCE I WENT TO A JIFFY LUBE A MONTH LATER TO GET MY OIL CHECKED AGAIN AND WHEN I BROUGHT IT IN THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING IN MY ENGINE THAT I HAD NO OIL IN MY CAR WHATSOEVER. HONDA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH MY CAR. EVEN WITH THE EXCESSIVE OIL USE. ANOTHER PROBLEM I HAD IS WITH THE VTC ACTUATOR AND I AM STARTING TO WONDER IF THE TWO ARE INTERTWINED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10650861October 28, 2014
AIR BAGS
I GOT OUT OF THE PASSENGER SEAT OF MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD AND CLOSED THE DOOR SHUT. UPON THE DOOR CLOSING THE DOOR THE SIDE IMPACT AIRBAGS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE INFLATED. THE CURTAIN AIRBAGS AND THE SEAT AIRBAG WAS DEPLOYED CAUSING EAR PAIN TO MY FIANC WHO WAS GETTING THINGS FROM THE BACKSEAT. I HAVE REACHED OUT TO HONDA AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT THEIR FAULT AND BASICALLY GIVEN THE RUNAROUND. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PARTICULAR INCIDENT WITH THIS PARTICULAR HONDA MODEL AND NOTICE THERE IS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION BY THE NHTSA. I HOPE THIS CAN HELP MOVE THE PROCESS OF A RECALL ALONG. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10649990October 25, 2014
ENGINE
THE ENGINE MAKES A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE AS SOON AS THE CAR IS STARTED AND DOESN'T STOP. I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND ONCE THEY GOT INSIDE THE ENGINE THEY SAID HALF OF THE ENGINE WASN'T GETTING OIL. I NOW HAVE TO GET A NEW ENGINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10648611October 18, 2014
AIR BAGS
I BOUGHT MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD NEW. RECENTLY AT 80K MILES, THE SRS LIGHT WILL STAY ON ALL THE TIME WHEN THE CAR IS RUNNING. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THE SRS MODULE NEED TO BE REPLACE AND THE COST FOR IT IS CLOSE TO $500. I JUST FEEL RIDICULOUS BECAUSE THE CAR HAD NEVER BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENT BEFORE AND HOW COME THE AIRBAG SYSTEM JUST FAIL JUST LIKE THAT. AMERICAN HONDA SHOULD COVER THIS UNDER THE WARRANTY. AND I DO BELIEVE THEY HAVE A DEFECTIVE SRS UNIT. PLEASE GO OVER WITH THE AIRBAG PROBLEMS AND YOU WILL SEE THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM HAPPENED TO MAY PEOPLE. SOMEONE NEEDS TO TAKE AN ACTION AND LET AMERICAN HONDA TO TAKE ACTION BEFORE SOMEONE GET HURTS. NOT EVERYONE CAN AFFORD TO FIX THIS OUT OF THEIR POCKETS AND MANY OF THEM JUST LET THE LIGHT ON/ SRS AIRBAG SYSTEM OFF WITHOUT FIXING IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10640968October 2, 2014
AIR BAGS
I WAS GRABBING MY BOOKS OUT OF MY PASSENGER SEAT AND WHEN I CLOSED THE DOOR MY SIDE TOP AIRBAGS AND PASSENGER SEAT SIDE AIRBAG COMPLETELY DEPLOYED! I WENT ONLINE AND FOUND MANY DIFFERENT CASES OF PEOPLE CLOSING THERE DOORS OF 2008 HONDA ACCORDS AND AIRBAGS GOING OFF. I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR IT IS IN BRAND NEW CONDITION AND NOW I HAVE TO DRIVE AROUND WITH DEPLOYED AIRBAGS IT 1) LOOKS RIDICULOUS AND 2) IS COMPLETELY UNSAFE BECAUSE GODFORBID I ACTUALLY GET INTO AN ACCIDENT WITH THEM DEPLOYED! I THINK IT IS ABSURD IF I HAVE TO PAY 5,000 FOR NEW AIRBAGS FOR SIMPLY SHUTTING MY DOOR A LITTLE TOO HARD!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10638541September 23, 2014
AIR BAGS
I HAVE A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED, BUT RUNNING, THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR WAS SHUT SLIGHTLY HARDER THAN NORMAL, AND THE SIDE CURTAIN AND SEAT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE ONLY. THERE WAS NOT A SIDE COLLISION OR EVIDENCE THAT THE CAR WAS HIT. I TOOK IT TO GILLMAN HONDA IN HOUSTON TX AND PAID $125 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THEY SAID THE SENSOR FOR THE SIDE AIRBAG WENT OFF (CODE F4-11) AND IT WASN'T COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. I MADE A CLAIM WITH HONDA USA. AN INSPECTOR CAME AND CLAIMED HE NOTICED PREVIOUS DAMAGE (SCRAPES) TO THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE CAR AND EVEN THOUGH THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY THEN, THAT MAY HAVE CAUSED IT. I TOLD THEM MY CONCERN IS THAT THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED SO SENSITIVELY AND I HAVE A 3 YEAR OLD CHILD. I DON'T WANT HIM TO GET INJURED. HOW CAN I ENSURE IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN. THEY RESPONDED THE REASON THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WAS INCONCLUSIVE AND IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10633431September 15, 2014
AIR BAGS
2208 HONDA ACCORD, NEVER BEEN IN THE ACCIDENT, SRS STAY ON AND THE OFF (PASSENGER AIR BAG ON). TOOK THE HONDA DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THE SRS UNIT DEFECTED. AND WILL COST ME $500 . I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW NEVER BEEN ANY ACCIDENT. I THINK HONDA SHOULD COVER THIS SAFETY DEVICE UNDER WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10629318August 29, 2014
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG AND SEAT BELT WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SRS UNIT AIR BAG WAS DEFECTIVE AND WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN A CRASH. THE SEAT BELT COULD BE REPAIRED ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURER'S SAFETY WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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