Honda Accord Complaints (2008)

1,521 consumer complaints on file.

#10276893July 15, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
I HAD A NOISE IN THE REAR BRAKES OF MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD, THE CAR ONLY HAS 17500 MILES ON IT, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERS SERVICE DEPARTMENT THEY TOLD ME MY CAR NEEDED NEW REAR BRAKE PADS. THE REAR PADS DIDN'T REACH 60% OF THERE RECOMMENDED LIFE, I FELL THIS IS A PROBLEM IN THE NEW HONDAS. *TR
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0
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#10276755July 14, 2009
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. WHEN THE CONTACT CLOSED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR, THE SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS AND THE FRONTAL PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT IMPACT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIRS. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR HIS VIN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 20,000.
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#10276788July 14, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
REAR DISC BRAKES ON A 2008 ACCORD EXL V6 HAVE WORN OUT AT ONLY 19,328 MILES. INNER PADS ON EACH SIDE OF AXLE ARE DRAMATICALLY THINNER THAN THE OUTER PAD, POSSIBLY INDICATING A PROPORTIONING PROBLEM. REAR DISCS SHOULD NOT WEAR OUT SO QUICKLY AND THERE APPEARS TO BE NUMEROUS 08 AND 09 ACCORD OWNERS WITH SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE REAR BRAKING SYSTEM NEEDING REPAIR/REPLACEMENT ON A VERY FREQUENT BASIS. COMPLAINTS TO HONDA HAVE ONLY YIELDED AN EXPLANATION THAT THEY ARE CONDUCTING AN 'INVESTIGATION' AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE. *TR
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0
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#10276510July 13, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR BRAKE PADS WERE WORN DOWN TO 2 MILLIMETERS. UPON LEAVING THE DEALER, SHE NOTICED THAT THE REAR BRAKES WHERE SQUEAKING WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE REAR BRAKE PADS WERE WORN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE COST OF $159.74. SHE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE HONDA MANUFACTURER, BUT NO COMPENSATION WAS OFFERED. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE REAR BRAKES ARE FAULTY BECAUSE SHE USES THE FRONT BRAKES MORE THAN THE REAR. SHE FURTHER STATED THAT THE PADS SHOULD NOT HAVE WORN DOWN DUE TO THE LOW MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,310 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,480. UPDATED 07/20/09 *BF UPDATED 07/21/09. *JB
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0
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#10276320July 10, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
DEFECTIVE REAR BRAKING SYSTEM. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10276328July 10, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
HEARD METAL GRINDING NOISES; ASSUMED IT WAS THE BRAKES. I TOOK IT IN TO HONDA FOR AN INSPECTION. I WAS TOLD THE REAR BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. BRAKES SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE REPLACED AFTER ONE YR FOUR MONTHS - ESPECIALLY REAR ONLY. FRONT BRAKES SHOULD GO FIRST ON FRONT WHEEL DRIVE. WAS TOLD IT WAS DESIGNED THAT WAY. OWNED TWO OTHER ACCORDS IN PAST. BRAKES LAST TWO - THREE YEARS. WE SHOULD BE INFORMED OF THIS BEFORE PURCHASE. REPLACING BRAKES ARE EXPENSIVE. HEARD SAME COMPLAINT FROM TWO OTHER SAME MODEL/YEAR OWNERS. *TR
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0
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0
#10276330July 10, 2009
EQUIPMENT
CAR LOCKING/UNLOCKING ALARM ON/OFF REMOTE ACTIVATOR. WHEN CARE PURCHASED NEW, REMOTE WORKED FINE UP TO 30 FEET FROM VEHICLE. AFTER A YEAR AND SEVEN MONTHS, THE DISTANCE WAS REDUCED TO ONE FOOT; THEN YOU STILL HAVE TO PUSH REMOTE SEVERAL TIMES. HONDA REPLACED THE REMOTES (WARRANTY), NOW AFTER ONLY ONE MOTH THE PROBLEM IS BEGINNING AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10276293July 9, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I BOUGHT A 2008 HONDA ACCORD EX-L V6 COUPE, AND AFTER ONLY 13,000 OR SO MILES I BEGAN HEARING A TERRIBLE METAL ON METAL SCRAPING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR WHEEL WELL. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER WHO INDICATED THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL CAR, BUT THAT IT WAS NOT ON RECALL "YET". AFTER ONE DAY OF DRIVING WITH THE NOISE I FELT A NOTICEABLE DIFFERENCE IN MY VEHICLE'S BREAKING AND HIGHWAY DRIVING. I INFORMED THE DEALER OF THIS AND WAS TOLD THAT ANY ABNORMAL BRAKE WEAR WILL EFFECT MY VEHICLES STABILITY ASSIST SYSTEM (SAS) WHICH CONTROLS THE VEHICLE'S TRACTION, SPEED, ACCELERATION, ETC.. WHEN I TOOK MY CAR INTO A REPAIR SHOP (NOT THE DEALER DUE TO THEIR ABSORBENT PRICES) THEY NOTIFIED ME THAT MY REAR INTERIOR BRAKEPAD WAS WORN DOWN TO THE INDICATORS. UNFORTUNATELY I HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO GET THIS FIXED BECAUSE HONDA INFORMED ME THIS WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY AND DESPITE THE FACT THAT IT IS A KNOWN DEFECT THEY ARE NOT COVERING THE COST BECAUSE A RECALL IS NOT IN PLACE YET. I HAVE CHECKED SEVERAL CONSUMER WEBSITES WHEREIN THIS HAS BEEN NOTED AS A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. EVERY 12,000-15,000 MILES OR SO THE REAR BRAKE PADS WEAR OUT PREMATURELY. I AM CONCERNED DUE TO THE RAPID PACE THAT THE BRAKE PADS WEAR OUT AT AND AM FEARFUL THAT MY VEHICLE (AND OTHERS LIKE IT) WILL LOOSE STABILITY AND RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT IF THIS PROBLEM IS NOT RESOLVED. THE DEALERSHIPS MAKE EXCUSES FOR THIS PROBLEM AND WHEN CONTACTING HONDA AMERICA THEY ACT AS IF THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THE PROBLEM BEFORE. CARCOMPLAINTS.COM HAS 350 COMPLAINTS AND COUNTING AS OF 7/9/09 SO I FIND IT DIFFICULT TO BELIEVE THAT HONDA AMERICA HAS NEVER BEEN NOTIFIED OF THIS PROBLEM. I SAVED MY OLD PARTS AND THE RECEIPT/INVOICE FROM THE REPAIR PLACE I WENT TO AND AM EXPECTING A RECALL TO BE ISSUED (EVENTUALLY) SO THAT I AS WELL AS HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF OTHERS CAN BE REIMBURSED FOR THIS UNNECESSARY EXPENSE. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE TO GET A RECALL ?! *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10276091July 8, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
REAR BRAKES ON A 2008 HONDA ACCORD V6 PREMATURELY WORE OUT AT 26,000 MILES. *TR
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No
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10276100July 8, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TODAY WHEN I HAD THE CAR SERVICED BY HONDA DEALER, WAS ADVISED THAT THE REAR BRAKES NEEDED REPLACEMENT AT 19,000 MILES. THE MAJORITY OF MY DRIVING, AT LEAST 80% IS HIGHWAY WITH VERY LITTLE STOP AND GO. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR 40+ YEARS AND I NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. MY LAST CAR, A TOYOTA CAMRY, DI NOT REPLACE REAR BRAKES UNTIL 90,000 MILES. HONDA CLAIMS THIS IS NORMAL WEAR. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10275903July 6, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
PREMATURE REAR BRAKE REPLACEMENT, 2008 HONDA ACCORD V6, AT 20,000 MILE THE REAR BRAKES NEEDED REPLACEMENT. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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#10275812July 5, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS, THE CAR WOULD NOT START ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS. HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE CAR JUMP STARTED. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAY THAT NOTHING IS SHOWING WRONG WITH IT ON THE DIAGNOSTIC READING. THEY FIRST INDICATED THAT AN INTERIOR LIGHT COULD HAVE BEEN LEFT ON BUT THEN THE PROBLEM REPEATED ITSELF. TOOK THE CAR BACK AND WAS TOLD THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG. FOR THAT REASON THEY SAY THEY CANNOT FIX SOMETHING THAT IS NOT WRONG. HOWEVER, THE CAR HAS NOT STARTED ON EVEN AFTER IT HAS HAD TWO NEW BATTERIES PUT IN IT. SOMETHING CONTINUES TO KILL THE BATTERY WHEN IT SITS FOR A WHILE OR OVER NIGHT AND THEY HAVE NO CLUE WHAT IT IS AND WILL NOT FIX IT BECAUSE "NOTHING IS WRONG" WITH THE CAR. SOMETIMES THE CAR WILL START BUT THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE. I HAVE A CAR THAT I'M TERRIFIED TO DRIVE FOR FEAR THAT I MIGHT BE STRANDED. I'VE ALSO PURCHASED A JUMPER CABLES WITH BATTERY TO KEEP IN THE TRUNK OF THE CAR BECAUSE I AM USING MY AUTO CLUB TOO MUCH IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AND NOW THEY MUST CHARGE ME IF THEY COME OUT TO START IT. THE HONDA DEALERSHIP DOES NOT KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT AND WILL NOT FIX IT. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10275674July 2, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
PREMATURE WEARING OF REAR BRAKES ON 2008 HONDA ACCORD. I ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE THEM ONCE AT 12,000 MILES AND JUST TOOK IT IN AGAIN FOR SERVICE AND THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THEM AGAIN SOON. *TR
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No
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10275090June 27, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
MY REAR BRAKES ON MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD ARE SHOT AFTER 25,000 MILES. I HAD TO GET THE BRAKE PADS REPLACED AND ROTORS FIXED AT A COST OF $276. THIS SEEMS VERY PREMATURE FOR A NEW CAR. I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS IN ANY NEW CAR THAT I HAVE OWNED. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED BY HONDA BUT THEY JUST SAY IT IS "NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY". PLEASE HELP!!! *TR
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#10275016June 26, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS REDUCED BRAKING CAPABILITY. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE REAR BRAKE PADS HAD PREMATURE WEAR. THEY FURTHER STATED THAT THERE WERE OTHER REPORTS OF IDENTICAL FAILURES. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 26,000.
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#10274839June 24, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ON JUNE 15, 2009, I DETECTED THE REAR BRAKE INDICATORS SOUNDING, I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE HONDA ACCORD TO THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED THE CAR AND WAS TOLD THE BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS 21559 MILE AND JUST AT A YEAR OLD. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT THIS IS COMMON WITH 2008 HONDA ACCORDS AND THAT IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. I HAVE SEEN ONLINE THAT THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT WITH HONDA ACCORDS. THE PRICE TO REPLACE THE REAR BRAKES WAS 300 DOLLARS. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10274860June 24, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2008 HONDA ACCORD EX. REAR BRAKES WORN AT 21,000 MILES. LOGIC PREVENTS ME FROM BELIEVING THIS IS REASONABLE OR CUSTOMARY. ALL MILES ARE OPEN ROAD HIGHWAY MILES. OWNER DOES NOT KNOW BRAKES ARE WORN UNTIL THERE IS A METAL GRINDING SOUND..BY THAT TIME BRAKE PADS NEED TO BE CUT LESSENING LIFE OF ROTORS. DEALERSHIP AND COMPANY REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE UNUSUAL/PREMATURE WEAR AND REMEDY ISSUE. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10274744June 23, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD SEDAN EX HAD REAR BRAKES REPLACED AT 14,921, THE REAR BRAKES STARTED TO PRODUCE A METAL-TO-METAL SOUND WITHOUT ANY OTHER TYPE OF WARNING FROM THE SENSOR. I DIDN'T THINK THE REAR BRAKE PADS ARE WORN COMPLETELY SO I TOOK IT TO THE NEAREST HONDA DEALERSHIP. THE SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME THE REAR BRAKE PADS ARE COMPLETELY OUT AT 14,921 MILES. FROM MY OWN PERSONAL EXPERIENCE AND OTHERS FRIENDS/RELATIVES, NO FRONT WHEEL DRIVE CAR HAS REAR BRAKES REPLACED WITHIN 15,000 MILES. THE SERVICE ADVISOR WAS SURPRISE TO SEE THE REAR BRAKES WORN OUT AT 14,921 MILES AS WELL. IN JUNE 2009, MY CAR REACHED APPROXIMATELY 29,000 MILES AND THE SAME METAL-TO-METAL NOISE CAME BACK AND AGAIN, MY REAR BRAKES ARE COMPLETELY WORN OUT AND NEEDS REPLACEMENT. I'VE GONE THROUGH 2 SETS OR REAR BRAKE PADS BEFORE REACHING 30,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10274785June 23, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
EXTENSIVE AND VERY FAST REAR BRAKE WEAR ON HONDA ACCORD 2008. *TR
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Deaths:
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#10274646June 22, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I BOUGHT MY HONDA ACCORD EX JUST LAST YEAR, AND I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY REAR BRAKES. IT BEGAN WITH A METAL SCRAPING NOISE FROM THE REAR WHEEL WELL. THERE IS AN ABNORMAL NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE REGARDING 2008 HONDA ACCORD'S PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR. IT WOULD BE THE BEST THINGO FOR AN INVESTIGATOR TO LOOK AT HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/ACCORD/2008/BRAKES/PREMATURE_BRAKE_WEAR.SHTML TO SEE JUST HOW COMPLAINTS OF EXACT SAME ISSUE HAVE BEEN REPORTED ONLINE. THIS ISSUE MUST BE RESOLVED, AND HONDA SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRING THEM OR REIMBURSING OWNERS FOR ANY REPAIRS DONE, AS ANY PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES ARE SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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