Honda Accord Complaints (2008)

1,521 consumer complaints on file.

#10325447April 13, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
EARLY PREMATURE REAR BRAKE WEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325162April 12, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKE PADS ON 2008 HONDA ACCORD SEDAN (4-CYLINDER ENGINE) NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT 25,000 MILES, WHICH I FEEL IS PREMATURE. THE BRAKE PADS SHOULD LAST AT LEAST 50,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325252April 12, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, STRUCTURE, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
I HAVE A 2008 HONDA ACCORD EX-L I PICKED UP NEW IN THE FALL OF 2007. TO DATE I HAVE JUST OVER 30,000 MILES. TODAY, (4/12/10) I TOOK MY CAR TO MY LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP FOR AN OIL CHANGE. I WAS TOLD THAT MY REAR BRAKES WERE AT 5% AND REPAIR COST WOULD BE $330.00!!! I MENTIONED I PAID AN ADDITIONAL $2,200.00 FOR AN "EXTENDED WARRANTY "ON TOP OF THE $28,000.00 STICKER PRICE BACK IN 2007. TODAY I ASKED THE HONDA ADVISOR WHAT DOES MY $2,200.00 "EXTENDED WARRANTY" COVER? HE SAID NOTHING MECHANICAL. BY THIS POINT I DID NOT WANT TO ARGUE, BUT RATHER I PAID THE $38.13 FOR MY OIL CHANGE AND LEFT. ALSO WITH MY PREVIOUS OIL CHANGE MAYBE 3 MONTHS AGO WITH ABOUT 29,000 MILES I WAS ALSO TOLD MY REAR BRAKES WERE SOMEWHERE AROUND 15% AND I THINK THE HONDA DEALERSHIP QUOTED ME AROUND $300.00. I AM DEFINITELY A NAMED PARTY IN THE GIBBS LAWSUIT AS OF 12/17/09. I HAVE NOT PAID TO FIX MY REAR BRAKES YET. OTHER PROBLEMS I AM HAVING IS MY NAVIGATION FREEZES UP, I HAVE THIS RATTLING SOUND IN MY FRONT DRIVERS DOOR, MY FRONT PASSENGER DOOR SOUNDS LIKE IT IS NOT CLOSED ALL THE WAY BECAUSE I HEAR ROAD NOISE, AND TWICE NOW MY WIPERS HAVE CONTINUED TO STAY ON EVEN THOUGH I TURNED THEM OFF OR THE WIPERS WILL BE "DELAYED" EVEN THOUGH THE WIPERS ARE OFF, MY GLOVE BOX IS MISALIGNED ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE AND AT TIMES WHEN I AM PULLING INTO THE GARAGE WITH MY FOOT OFF OF THE GAS PEDAL, THE CAR WILL ACCELERATE FORWARD A LITTLE. I AM FINISHED WITH THIS CAR!!!! MY 2008 ACCORD IS MY 3RD ACCORD AND BY FAR THE MOST OBNOXIOUS LEMON I HAVE EVER OWNED. MY 1986 AND 2000 ACCORDS WERE MORE "HONDA" THAN MY 2008 ACCORD. I AM THOROUGHLY DISGUSTED WITH HONDA'S CARING INTEGRITY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324978April 11, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAVE A 2008 HONDA ACCORD AT 48,000 MILES MAINT HAS BEEN DONE AS REQUIRED AND RECENTLY THE CAR HAS BEGUN SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING STALLING THE ENGINE. IT IS QUITE SCARY BECAUSE TODAY WE WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT STOPPED. I AM TAKING IT TO THE DEALER TOMORROW BUT WANTED TO SEND IN A COMPLAINT IN THE EVENT THAT OTHER HONDA OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. IT COULD PROVE DEADLY IF SOMEONE IS NOT NEAR A MEDIAN WHERE THEY CAN PULL OVER TO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324987April 11, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I OWN A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. MY REAR BRAKES WERE WORN DOWN AND SQUEAKING, SO I BROUGHT MY CAR TO PACIFIC HONDA. PACIFIC HONDA INFORMED ME I WOULD BE LIABLE FOR THE REPAIR COST, SINCE IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE CAR WARRANTY. FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,985 MILES AND REPAIR COST WAS $269.04. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324874April 10, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I PURCHASED MY HONDA 2008 ACCORD LX 4DR/4CYL IN JANUARY OF 2009. WHILE DRIVING IT AFTER 17,000MILES I HAD ODD BRAKE NOISES FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY TOLD ME MY REAR BRAKE PADS HAD WORN TO NOTHING. THIS IS AN ALARMING RATE FOR REAR BRAKE PADS. ON ALL OTHER CARS I'VE OWNED I HAVEN'T HAD REAR BRAKE PADS WEAR OUT BEFORE 40,000 MILES. I HAD TO HAVE THESE REPLACED AGAIN AT 32,000 MILES. I BELIEVE THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE REAR BRAKES THAT IS CAUSING PREMATURE WEAR. MY CAR HAS 37,000 MILES ON IT, AND THE FRONT BRAKES STILL HAVE 8MM ON THEM (ONLY A WEAR OF 2MM). SHOULDN'T A FRONT WHEEL DRIVE HAVE THE FRONT DO MOST OF THE BRAKING? WHY IS THE REAR BRAKE PADS WEARING SO QUICKLY WHILE THE FRONT ARE STILL FINE? THIS IS INCREDIBLY FRUSTRATING AND MAKES ME FEAR FOR THE SAFETY OF MY WIFE ON THE ROAD, AS THE REAR BRAKES COULD BE WORN TO NOTHING AT ANY TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324905April 10, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR ON 2008 HONDA ACCORD. HAD THEM REPLACED BY OWN MECHANIC AND FOUND OUT MONTHS LATER HONDA WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. CONTACTED THEM IN 1 DAY THEY AGREED TO REIMBURSE US IN FULL. THEY SAID HONDA WAS WORKING TO SEE HOW TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BUT WOULD NOT TO A RECALL BECAUSE THEY DO NOT CONSIDER IT A SAFETY ISSUE. THEY SAID FOR NOW HONDA WILL CONTINUE TO REPLACE UP TO 3 YEARS UNLIMITED MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324683April 9, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
PREMATURE REAR BRAKE FAILURE I PURCHASED A NEW 2008 HONDA ACCORD V6 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION COUPE ON 8/2/08. I HAD THE CAR SERVICED ON 4/8/10 TO CHANGE THE OIL, ROTATE TIRES, AND A BRAKE INSPECTION. ON THIS DATE, THE CAR HAS 17,420 MILES ON IT. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE REAR BRAKES HAD REACHED THEIR SERVICE LIMIT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED IMMEDIATELY. THE DEALER REPORTED THAT THE FRONT BRAKES DID NOT NEED REPLACING AND HAD "9.0MM TO SENSOR" REMAINING. THE TOTAL COST OF REAR BRAKE REPLACEMENT AFTER A 15% PARTS AND LABOR DISCOUNT WAS APPLIED WAS $229.46. I WAS SHOCKED BECAUSE I HAVE NEVER DRIVEN THE CAR IN A MANNER THAT WOULD WARRANT PREMATURE BRAKE FAILURE. ON MY PREVIOUS 1999 HONDA ACCORD COUPE, I DID NOT HAVE TO REPLACE THE BRAKES UNTIL 65K MILES. THE DEALER EXPLAINED THAT HONDA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THAT HONDA HAD ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THE REAR BRAKES. I CONTACTED HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE BY CALLING 1-800-999-1009 AND WAS TOLD THAT NO TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR REAR BRAKE PROBLEMS. I WAS GIVEN A REFERENCE NUMBER AND WAS ADVISED THAT A HONDA REPRESENTATIVE WOULD BE IN CONTACT WITH ME WITHIN 2 BUSINESS DAYS. BY CHANCE, I FOUND AN ARTICLE IN U.S. NEWS AND REPORTS DATED APRIL 8, 2010 "HONDA SETTLES LAWSUIT OVER ACCORD BRAKES." THE ARTICLE STATES THAT THE BRAKES OF 750K LATE MODELS OF ACCORD AND ACURA TSX ARE WEARING OUT TWICE AS FAST AS THEY SHOULD. THE ARTICLE ALSO STATES THAT THE NHTSA HAS RECEIVED 350 OWNER COMPLAINTS TO DATE. THERE IS NO MENTION THAT THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE PREMATURE BRAKE FAILURE HAS BEEN ADDRESSED. I AM REQUESTING THAT THE NHTSA INVESTIGATE TO DETERMINE IF THIS IS A BRAKE DISTRIBUTION ISSUE, DESIGN DEFECT, POOR QUALITY, OR ANY COMBINATION OF THE ABOVE. I AM DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324460April 8, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT REAR BRAKES WERE WORN. THE REAR BRAKES WERE REPLACED TWICE; AT 22,000 MILES AND THE SECOND TIME THE MILEAGE WAS 37,000. THE FRONT BRAKES WERE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS ON THE REAR BRAKES. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE WEAR ON THE BRAKES WAS NORMAL. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 22,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 42,000. UPDATED 05/18/10. *LJ UPDATED 06/03/10*BF UPDATED 06/09/10.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324491April 8, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
WENT TO TURN ON MY AC LAST WEEKEND AND FOUND THAT IT WAS BLOWING HOT. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET IT FIXED AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE AC CONDENSER. WAS TOLD THAT IN ALL LIKELIHOOD A STONE HAD BEEN PICKED UP FROM THE ROAD AND DONE THE DAMAGE TO THE CONDENSER. WAS DISMAYED TO FIND THAT SUCH DAMAGE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY DESPITE IT COMING FROM A POSSIBLE DESIGN FLAW WITH THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324503April 8, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND IMMEDIATELY. A COUPLE SECONDS LATER, THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 11,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 23,000. UPDATED 06/03/10*BF THE CONSUMER STATED HONDA REPLACED THE REAR BRAKES FREE OF CHARGE AS THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OF PRE-MATURE BRAKE WEAR. UPDATED 06/09/10.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324506April 8, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
VEHICLE MILEAGE WAS 27,637. DATED: 05/25/2009. THE REAR BRAKES WHERE SQUEAKING WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED. I TOOK THE DEALER. DEALER SAID THE REAR BRAKE PADS WERE WORN DOWN TO 3 MILLIMETERS. DEALER RESURFACE ROTOR AND REPLACED BRAKE PADS. THE BRAKE REPAIRED COST $194.39. NOW THE VEHICLE MILEAGE 47,955. DATE: 04/08/2010. THE BRAKE HAS SAME PROBLEM LIKE BEFORE. DEALER SAID BRAKES NEED TO REPAIR AGAIN AND COST $194.39. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324191April 7, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKE PADS WORE OUT PREMATURELY FOR A SECOND TIME AFTER A YEAR OF BEING REPLACED. THERE'S NO REASON FOR THIS WHEN I'M DRIVING 80% OF THE TIME HIGHWAY WITH LITTLE BRAKING. REPARATION COST $200 AND IT IS NOT COVER UNDER WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324025April 6, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE REAR BRAKES OF MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD ARE SQUEALING BADLY AT ALL TIMES WHEN DRIVING. THE CAR HAS 34,000 MILES ON IT. THE REAR PADS ARE ALMOST COMPLETELY GONE. THE CAR HAS HAD SERIOUS VIBRATION ISSUES WITH THE BRAKES EVER SINCE NEW. WHEN SLOWING DOWN FROM HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE CAR VIBRATES BADLY. ONE TIME IT ALMOST RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE VIBRATION WAS SO BAD. I HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE REAR BRAKES ON THE 08 ACCORD. THE COMMON THREAD APPEARS TO BE THAT HONDA IS NOT ADMITTING TO A PROBLEM AND IS BLAMING THE DRIVERS MIS USE OF THE BRAKES AS THE CAUSE OF THE WEAR. NOT SURE HOW SO MANY PEOPLE CAN BE BRAKING INCORRECTLY? I HAVE OWNED MANY CARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD PADS WEAR OUT SO QUICKLY. HONDA HAS A DEFECT HERE NO DOUBT ABOUT IT. ARE THEY WAITING TO BECOME ANOTHER TOYOTA BEFORE THEY ADMIT TO USING BAD PARTS AND/OR A BAD DESIGN OF THE REAR BRAKES AND/OR MAYBE BAD PROGRAMMING OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM? IT APPEARS THAT REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE FOR FREE FOR MANY PEOPLE AND AT COST FOR MANY OTHERS. WHETHER THE REPAIRS ARE DONE FOR FREE/UNDER WARRANTY, APPEARS TO DEPEND ON THE PERSON AND THEIR SUCCESS WITH NEGOTIATING WITH THEIR DEALERSHIP. HONDA NEEDS TO OWN UP TO THE SAFETY PROBLEM ON THEIR MOST POPULAR CAR AND DEVISE A FIX. APPARENTLY THEY ARE NOT GOING TO DO IT WITHOUT A GOOD SWIFT KICK IN THE PANTS BY A LAW FIRM IN THE FORM OF A CLASS ACTION SUIT OR THE GOVERNMENT STEPPING IN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324061April 6, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
REAR AND FRONT BRAKE PAD WEAR UNEVENLY AND VERY FAST AT LOW MILEAGE. THESE BRAKES PAD SUPPOSE TO LAST ABOUT 80,000 MILES. ALSO BRAKES SQUEALS AND MAKES EXCESSIVE NOISE WHICH SHOULD NOT BE PRESENT ON BRAND NEW VEHICLE AT LOW MILEAGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324103April 6, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
REAR BRAKE ROTORS WARPED PREMATURELY AT ONLY 9104 MILES, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO COME TO A SAFE STOP. ROTORS WERE NOT REPLACED BY HONDA, BUT RESURFACED INSTEAD. THEY ALSO DID NOT REPLACE THE PADS. THESE REPAIRS OCCURRED ON 07-23-2009. REAR BRAKE PADS WILL ALSO NEED TO BE REPLACED SOON, AS NOTED BY THE EXTREMELY RAPID WEAR THAT IS OCCURRING (CURRENT MILEAGE 13,320). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324108April 6, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I HAD AN OIL CHANGE ON 3/12/10 AND WAS TOLD I WOULD NEED BRAKES AT MY NEXT OIL CHANGE IN APPROX. 6 MOS. IN LATE MARCH, MY CAR HAD A LOUD SCRAPING NOISE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER ON 4/6/10 AND HAD TO HAVE MY REAR BRAKES REPLACED. I WAS GIVEN A 50% DISCOUNT ON THE REPAIR BUT THINK THAT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPAIRED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. I HAVE FOUND ON THE INTERNET THAT THE 2008 HONDA ACCORD HAS THE MOST PROBLEMS WITH PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR. I ALSO HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE LEATHER SEATS PEELING. I HAVE ALSO FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE BOTH OF THESE ITEMS RECALLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10323866April 5, 2010
VISIBILITY
I HAVE A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. EACH OF THE PAST 3 MONTHS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY DURING USE. EACH TIME, THEY WOULD BE WORKING AND WOULD STOP. HONDA SERVICE TECHNICIANS REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR AFTER THE 1ST AND 3RD INCIDENT. I BELIEVE THEY MODIFIED THE BEARINGS AFTER THE 2ND INCIDENT. THE PARTS APPEAR TO FAIL ABOUT EVERY 30 DAYS OR SO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10323592April 3, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE REAR BRAKE PADS FAIL PREMATURELY, CAUSING A SAFETY ISSUE AND LOSS OF BRAKING POWER. I'VE ALMOST HAD SEVERAL ACCIDENTS AS A RESULT OF NOT BEING ABLE TO BRAKE PROPERLY. I'VE HAD THE REAR BRAKES REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES, EACH TIME AS A RESULT OF LOST BRAKING POWER AND SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE, INCLUDING AT INTERSECTIONS WHERE MY VEHICLE WAS ALMOST IN THE WAY OF OPPOSING TRAFFIC. THE ODOMETER AT THE LAST REPAIR WAS 56,075 MILES, COMPARED TO 37596 MILES ON THE PREVIOUS REPAIR, A DIFFERENCE OF ONLY 18,479 MILES! THEN, BEFORE THAT, MY MILEAGE FOR MY FIRST BRAKE REPAIR WAS 18,258 MILES, A DIFFERENCE OF 19,117 MILES! SO FAR, THE AVERAGE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN REAR BRAKE PAD CHANGES HAS BEEN 18,618 MILES. I NOTICED IT BECAUSE SUDDENLY I WAS UNABLE TO STOP AND ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR IN FRONT OF ME. CURRENTLY I FEAR FOR MY SAFETY AS I AM NEARING THE 18,000 MILE MARK BETWEEN BRAKE PAD CHANGES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322952March 31, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD IS HAVING BREAK PROBLEMS. THE BACK BREAK PADS HAVE WORN TO 0 PERCENT WITH ONLY 24,000 MILES OF HIGHWAY DRIVING IN 13 MONTHS. THE ACCORD DOES NOT BREAK EVENLY AS INDICATED BY THE FRONT PADS BEING AT 85%. HONDA NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBELM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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