Honda Accord Complaints (2008)

1,521 consumer complaints on file.

#10627454August 22, 2014
AIR BAGS
STARTED GETTING A RED LIGHT WITH SEAT BELTS SIGN. CHECKED IN THE MANUAL - SHOULD TAKE IT TO THE DEALER AND GET IT REPAIRED. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER THE SRS AIR BAG CONTROL UNIT NEEDS TO BE CHANGED.IF THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT - THE BAGS WILL NOT OPERATE - WHOLE PURPOSE OF THE AIR BAG SAFETY WILL BE IN VAIN. THE REPAIR COST IS AROUND $460. I SAW LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE ON THE INTERNET FOR 2008 HONDA ACCORD. HOPE THE DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION WILL LOOK INTO IT AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10627302August 21, 2014
AIR BAGS
MY FAMILY AND I HAD WATCHED FIRE WORKS ON THE 4TH OF JULY WHEN THEY WERE OVER WE ALL GOT IN THE CAR I WAS THE LAST TO ENTER WHEN I CLOSED MY CAR DOOR ALL THE AIR BAGS ON THE WHOLE LEFT SIDE OF THE CAR DEPLOYED IN THE PARKING LOT IN WITCH HE HAD PARKED TO WATCH THE FIRE WORKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10621013August 8, 2014
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. GOT CAR SERVICED AND GENERAL MAINTENANCE. CAME BACK ON. MECHANIC COULDN'T FIGURE IT OUT BUT FOUND VDAP CODE. OVER $1000 IN REPAIRS AND CHECK-ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING BACK ON. NO ONE CAN FIGURE OUT WHY THE VDAP CODE KEEPS REAPPEARING AND CHECK-ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN REAPPEARING FOR ONE AND HALF YEARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10620754August 7, 2014
SEATS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CUSHION ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT WAS WORN WHERE THE METAL FRAME COULD BE FELT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10618673August 4, 2014
STEERING
CONSTANT VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL TRIED BALANCING, ALIGNMENT, DIFFERENT WHEELS BUT STILL HAD THE SAME ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10616504July 31, 2014
ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2008 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REPAIRS ON VEHICLE AND SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT SINCE VEHICLE STILL UNDER WARRANTY. *SMD ACCORDING TO THE INVOICE, THE FUEL AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE TECHNICIAN FOUND A MISFIRE IN CYLINDER #5. THE CYLINDER 5 SPARK PLUG WAS INSPECTED AND THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF OIL BURNING CREATING AN ASHY BUILD-UP ON THE PLUG.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10617966July 31, 2014
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED HOWEVER THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V395000 (POWER TRAIN) WAS NOT VALID. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10617737July 30, 2014
SEATS
I HAVE HAD IT WITH THIS CAR. AND I HAVE HAD IT WITH HONDA. WE PURCHASED THIS CAR AROUND FEBRUARY OF 2013, AND IT DIDN'T TAKE ME A WEEK TO START FEELING THIS SHARP PAIN IN MY BACK. IT WAS AT THAT TIME THAT I REALIZED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT HAD BOTH BEEN MANUFACTURED IN SUCH A WAY THAT CAUSES MY BACK TO FEEL EXTREMELY UNCOMFORTABLE AND PAINFUL. THE ONLY WAY I CAN DESCRIBE THE ISSUE IS THAT THE SEATS HAVE FAULTY LUMBAR SUPPORT. EVEN WHEN THE LUMBAR SUPPORT SYSTEM IS FULLY DEFLATED, THERE IS A MASSIVE LUMP AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SEAT BACK THAT PUSHES MY LOWER BACK OUTWARD, NOT ALLOWING MY UPPER BACK, NECK AND HEAD TO REST PROPERLY ON THE SEAT. IT IS TO A POINT WHERE DRIVING IS NOW GETTING MORE AND MORE PAINFUL AND IT IS AFFECTING MY DAILY DRIVES. I FIND MYSELF DRIVING AGITATED, IN PAIN AND FEELING LIKE I'M IN AN EXTREMELY AWKWARD POSITION. IT IS EVEN CAUSING ME PAIN EVEN WHEN NOT IN THE CAR NOW. IT'S GETTING OUT OF HAND. I'VE TRIED MULTIPLE SEAT CUSHIONS AND SEAT ADJUSTMENTS. NOTHING CAN FIX THIS ISSUE. IT'S UNCOMFORTABLE, IT'S PAINFUL AND IT IS DANGEROUS. HONDA OF AMERICA HAS YET TO OFFER ME ANYTHING AND ARE GLADLY PUSHING ME AROUND. I NEED OUT OF THIS CAR, I NEED OUT OF A HONDA. THIS ISN'T THE ONLY ISSUE I'VE TAKEN UP WITH CORPORATE AND RECEIVED ABSOLUTELY NO TYPE OF ASSISTANCE. I HAVE LOST COMPLETE CONFIDENCE NOT ONLY IN MY CAR, BUT IN THE HONDA BRAND ITSELF. I NEED HELP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10615309July 22, 2014
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
FOUR MICHELIN PILOT P225/50P17 MIXED AGE/MILEAGE DUE TO INDIVIDUAL TIRE DAMAGE/REPLACEMENTS SINCE 2008. TREAD WEAR IS ACCEPTABLE ON ALL FOUR TIRES @ 64,000 MILES. SIDEWALLS ON ALL 4 TIRES EXPERIENCING DRY ROT DOT B90A VJLX 0808 M30A DECX 3109, 3909, 0207 ADVISED TIRES UNSAFE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS DUE TO DRY ROT ON SIDEWALLS. NOTE; SPARE IS A MINI. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10615503July 22, 2014
ENGINE
2008 HONDA ACCORD EX L 4 CYL BURNS AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL. GENERALLY I HAVE TO PUT IN A QUART OF OIL EVERY 1000 MILES. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY UPDATED THE SOFTWARE, BUT THAT DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE. THERE IS ALSO A LOUD SOUND THAT COMES FROM THE ENGINE WHEN THE ENGINE IS STARTED. I USED TO ONLY HERE THE SOUND ON COLD ENGINE STARTS, BUT NOW IT MAKES THE SOUND EVERY TIME IT IS STARTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10615508July 22, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
08 HONDA ACCORD EX L 4 CYL BRAKES CONTINUOUSLY HAVE ISSUES WITH WEARING UNEVENLY. THE ISSUE SEEMS TO BE MORE PREVALENT IN THE REAR. THE LAST TIME I HAD THE BRAKES CHECKED AND "FIXED" I HAD TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT SEEM TO CORRECT THE ISSUE WITH VIBRATION OF THE CAR WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. EVEN AFTER 3RD TIME GOING TO THE DEALERSHIP THERE WAS STILL A SLIGHT VIBRATION WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. WHEN I SPOKE WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER ABOUT THE ISSUES WITH THE BRAKES, I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS KNOWN ISSUE, BUT THERE WAS NOTHING MORE THEY COULD DO TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10609506July 10, 2014
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
FEW MONTHS AGO MY CAR LOCKS STARTED TO LOCK, UNLOCK, LOCK, UNLOCK, ETC EVERY TIME WHEN MY DRIVING SPEED PASSED 10 MPH. THEN I NOTICED THAT MY DRIVER SIDE REAR DOOR WAS UNLOCKING IN FEW SECONDS AFTER I LOCKED MY CAR DOORS. LAST NIGHT MY CAR LOCKED ITSELF (EXCEPT DRIVER SIDE READ DOOR). THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE FOR A SINGLE WOMAN. VERY UNSAFE TO PARK IN PUBLIC PLACES WHEN YOU CANNOT LOCK THE CAR DOORS. TODAY I AM AT HONDA AND WAITING FOR THE FINAL BILL FOR THEIR REPAIR. I TOLD THEM THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINT OF THIS ISSUE, BUT THE SERVICE TECHNICIANS IS NOT AWARE (???). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10608883July 8, 2014
AIR BAGS
MY VEHICLE WAS HIT HEAD ON BY A PICKUP TRUCK. THE WHOLE FRONT END OF MY VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID DEPLOY, HOWEVER I HAVE A FIRST DEGREE AIR BAG BURN ON MY RIGHT INNER WRIST/ FOREARM. MY VEHICLE WAS DETERMINED TO BE A TOTAL LOSS. I RECEIVED A VEHICLE REPORT ON MY CAR AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND FOUND THAT THE NHTSA HAS ISSUED 1 SAFETY RELATED RECALL NOTICE ON MY VEHICLE IN THE PAST INVOLVING POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION : CONTROL MODULE. THIS RECALL BEGAN ON 7/31/2011. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE ON 2/1/2012. I SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN SOLD THIS VEHICLE UNTIL IT WAS INSPECTED AND REPAIRED. *JS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10608973July 8, 2014
AIR BAGS
MY HUSBAND AND I ALONG WITH MY TWO DAUGHTERS GOT IN OUR 2008 HONDA ACCORD ON MONDAY AFTERNOON, MY HUSBAND WAS THE LAST ONE IN. HE GOT IN THE FRONT PASSENGERS SIDE SEAT AND WHEN HE SHUT THE DOOR THE SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED! MY OLDEST DAUGHTER WAS IN THE SEAT BEHIND HIM AND WHEN THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED IT HIT HER IN THE FACE CAUSING BURN MARKS ON HER FACE AND NECK AND ALSO SHE HAS SOME LOSS OF HEARING IN HER RIGHT EAR AND A CONSTANT RINGING IN HER EAR! WE CONTACTED OUR INSURANCE COMPANY THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT HELP US! WE THEN CONTACTED OUR LOCAL HONDA DEALER WHERE WE PURCHASED THE CAR AND THEY SAID SORRY NO RECALL ON YOUR CAR AND ITS NOT UNDER WARRANTY BUT WHEN I EXPLAINED MY DAUGHTER WAS INJURED THEIR ATTITUDE CHANGED AND WERE TOLD TO CALL AMERICAN HONDA AND TELL THEM WHAT HAPPENED! AT THIS POINT WE WERE TOLD TO DRIVE THE CAR TO OUR LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP FOR THEM TO RUN TESTS ON THE CAR TO SEE WHY THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED! NOW IT IS JUST A WAITING GAME I GUESS!....UPDATED 07/31/14 *BF UPDATED 03/17/2015 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10607940July 3, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
LIGHTS DIM (AND ENTIRE DASH MOMENTARILY LOSSES POWER) FREQUENTLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10607837July 2, 2014
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
PURCHASED A SET OF FOUR NEW HANKOOK VENTUS V12 EVO TIRES BACK IN JUNE 2013. I DRIVE VERY LITTLE- HAVE ONLY 30K IN MY '08 VEHICLE. I WAS PLANNING A ROAD TRIP THIS MONTH & OF COURSE DID ALL THAT WAS NECESSARY INCLUDING A VEHICLE CHECKUP. AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 2 HOURS ON THE HIGHWAY (W/ A BREAK AFTER AN HOUR, WHICH INCLUDED ANOTHER VEHICLE CHECKUP), THE STEERING WHEEL STARTING SHAKING VIOLENTLY & I SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE SIDE OF MY CAR THROUGH MY SIDE VIEW MIRROR. PULLED OVER TO FIND THAT ONE OF MY TIRES WAS COMPLETELY BLOWN OUT & THE SIDE WALL WAS TORN. I WAS IN COMPLETE SHOCK. THESE WERE NEW TIRES- ONLY A YEAR OLD, WITH CONSIDERABLE TREAD ON THEM. THERE WAS NO REASON FOR IT TO GET BLOWN OUT LIKE THIS. CALLED AAA FOR ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE & THEY HAD TO PUT A SPARE TIRE ON. I WAS HUNDREDS OF MILES AWAY FROM HOME & FROM MY DESTINATION & THERE WERE NO TIRE SHOPS OPEN IN THE AREA. HAD TO DRIVE CLOSE TO 100 MILES, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT WITH THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON AT 50 MPH TO GET TO A 24 HR TIRE SHOP. FIRST SHOP DIDN'T HAVE MY TIRE SIZE, BUT SECOND ONE DID. TIRE WAS INSPECTED & THERE WAS NO OTHER DAMAGE OR ADVERSE OBJECTS FOUND WITH THE TIRE OTHER THAN THE SIDEWALL BEING TORN & THE TIRE BLOWN OUT. HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO PAY FOR A NEW TIRE (THEY HAD NO USED TIRE), SINCE I WAS STILL HUNDREDS OF MILES AWAY FROM HOME & MY DESTINATION, & I COULDN'T KEEP DRIVING WITH A SPARE TIRE ON. I ENDED UP PAYING A HEFTY FEE FOR THE NEW TIRE & OTHER CHARGES. I INITIALLY PAID A VERY HIGH AMOUNT, FOR WHAT I THOUGHT WERE QUALITY TIRES FROM HANKOOK, APPARENTLY I WAS VERY WRONG. AFTER THIS EXPERIENCE I WILL NEVER BUY HANKOOK TIRES AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10607387July 1, 2014
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FAILURE THE DRIVERS SIDE SEATBELT LOCKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V351000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000. UPDATED 09/22/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE DEALER FOUND TWO IMPACT MARKS ON THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE AND STATES THAT IS THE CAUSE OF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. THE IMPACT THAT CAUSED THE MARKS OCCURRED ON 5/16/2014. THE DRIVER HIT A DOUBLE CURB. THE AIR BAG SPONTANEOUSLY DEPLOYED ON 6/29/14. UPDATED 2/11/2015*JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10606887June 30, 2014
VISIBILITY
I WAS DRIVING AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR FLOPPED DOWN OBSTRUCTING MY VIEW. THIS HAD HAPPENED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE A FEW YEARS AGO AND AFTER I HAD IT REPLACED THE RECALL CAME OUT. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF HONDA WILL REPLACE IT. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE ALONG AND HAVE THE VISOR FALL. IT WILL NOT STAY UP, ONLY PARTIALLY SO IT FALLS ABOUT 3 INCHES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10606937June 30, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT TWHILE ENTERING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10606626June 28, 2014
AIR BAGS
MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE ON CITY STREETS, THE AIR BAG LIGHT SPONTANEOUSLY CAME ON IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. CAR WAS TAKEN IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION AND I WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS A SRS SYSTEM FAILURE- MEANING THE AIR BAG SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK. TO REPLACE WOULD COST $487 OR I COULD OPERATE THE VEHICLE KNOWING THAT THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY IF I WERE IN AN ACCIDENT. I CALLED HONDA TO EXPLAIN THAT THIS IS A SAFETY FEATURE THAT HAS FAILED AT 86,000 MILES AND SHOULD BE COVERED. I WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED AFTER 36,000 MILES. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THEIR MOST RECENT RECALL OF AIR BAG PROBLEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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