Honda Accord Complaints (2008)

1,521 consumer complaints on file.

#10272832June 4, 2009
SEATS
I HAVE A 2008 HONDA ACCORD I USE FOR A 156 MILES DAILY COMMUTE. AT AROUND 48,000 MILES, PART OF THE SEAT FRAME HAD CUT THROUGH THE PADDING AND THE SEAT COVER. I NOTICED THE EDGE WAS UNFINISHED AND RATHER SHARP. I INFORMED HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY AGREED TO SHARE THE COST OF CORRECTING THE DEFECT AND REPLACING THE DAMAGE MATERIAL. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS COULD BE A SAFETY HAZARD IF THE AIRBAGS ARE DEPLOYED. *TR
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0
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#10272882June 4, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE OLD REAR BRAKE DISCS AND LEARNED THAT THE ABS IN THE NEWER HONDAS WILL PLACE MORE WEAR ON THE REAR BRAKES BECAUSE THEY HAVE THINNER PADS. HE WOULD NOT HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THIS HAD HE NOT GONE TO THE DEALER. THEREFORE, HE BELIEVES THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS HONDA OWNERS THAT ARE UNAWARE THAT THE REAR BRAKES ARE WEARING BETWEEN 20,000-25,000 MILES, WHEN IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE 40,000 MILES. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED AND THICKER BRAKE PADS SHOULD BE INSTALLED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 22,800.
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#10272905June 4, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND NOTICED TERRIBLE SCREECHING NOISE FROM MY REAR BRAKES; TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY SAID I NEED NEW BRAKES! THE CAR IS 1 YEAR OLD - A 2008 HONDA ACCORD - PRIMARILY HIGHWAY DRIVING. I HAVE OWNED MANY CARS IN MY LIFETIME AND NEVER HAD TO REPLACE REAR BRAKES AT 24K MILES. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10272668June 2, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THIS INCIDENT INVOLVED FAILURE OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM ON MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD WITH NO ANNUNCIATION OR WARNING THAT THERE WAS ANY PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM. FORTUNATELY, I WAS TRAVELING AT SLOW SPEEDS WITH VERY LITTLE TRAFFIC. I HAD DRIVEN ABOUT A MILE AND A HALF AND HAD MULTIPLE STOPS FOR TRAFFIC LIGHTS AND/OR STOP SIGNS WITH NO INDICATION THAT THERE WAS ANY PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM. I HAD JUST ACCELERATED AFTER LEAVING A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND WAS TRAVELING 25 ? 30 MPH. I ATTEMPTED TO SLOW TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN INTO A GAS STATION PARKING LOT. AT THE POINT OF BRAKING, I OBSERVED ABSOLUTELY NO SLOWING IN RESPONSE TO APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE. THERE WAS LITTLE RESISTANCE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND I CONTINUED TO DEPRESS THE PEDAL. STILL WITH NO SLOWING IN RESPONSE TO BRAKING, I USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. AFTER SAFELY STOPPING, I ATTEMPTED TO BETTER CHARACTERIZE THE BRAKING PROBLEM. I WAS ABLE TO REPEATEDLY REPRODUCE THE FAILURE, HOWEVER DID CONFIRM THAT IF THE BRAKE HAD BEEN FULLY DEPRESSED AND THEN A VERY QUICK PUMP TO THE BRAKE, EXCESSIVE AND DRAMATIC PRESSURE WAS TEMPORARILY AVAILABLE. I PHONED MY HUSBAND FOR ASSISTANCE AND HE WAS ABLE TO CAREFULLY DRIVE THE VEHICLE, USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ONLY TO LYNWOOD HONDA FOR INVESTIGATION AND SERVICING. WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY LYNWOOD HONDA THAT THE ABS MODULATOR HAD FAILED, HOWEVER, THERE WERE NOT FAULTS RECORDED IN THE VEHICLE?S COMPUTER WHICH IS WHY NO DASHBOARD INDICATION OCCURRED. THEY ALSO INDICATED THAT THIS WAS THE SECOND SUCH CASE REPORTED ON THE 2008 ACCORD. I PERSONALLY ATTEMPTED TO CALL HONDA OF AMERICA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE EXPLANATION AND / OR ACTION THEY WERE ABLE TO ADVICE ME THEY WERE TAKING AS A RESULT OF THIS INCIDENT. NOTE THAT THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN MAINTAINED ACCORDING TO HONDA'S RECOMMENDED SCHEDULE AND HAS BEEN DONE EXCLUSIVELY BY THE LYNWOOD HONDA SERVICE DEPARTMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10272598June 1, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THIS IS FOR MY NEW 2008 V4 HONDA ACCORD LX: THERE WAS SERIOUS BRAKE DAMAGE INCURRED FROM NORMAL WEAR ON THE CAR REQUIRING BRAKE SYSTEM REPLACEMENT WITH ONLY 14,423 MILES ON THE CAR. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10272607June 1, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKES HAVE PULSATING WHEN BRAKING AND REQUIRE HEAVY PRESSURE TO BE APPLIED TO STOP. EVEN THOUGH CAR IS ONLY 1.5 YEARS OLD WITH 18,000 MILES, SERVICE DEALERSHIP STATES NEW BRAKES AND MACHINING ROTORS IS NEEDED. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10270178May 28, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
PREMATURE REAR BRAKE WEAR ON 2008 HONDA ACCORD LX-P. CAR TAKEN FOR 20K MILE SERVICE TODAY, WAS INFORMED REAR BRAKES WORN TO 2MM WHILE FRONT BRAKES HAVE 8MM. NO MECHANICAL DEFECTS ADVISED BY DEALER, CLAIM NORMAL WEAR-AND-TEAR. THEY ARE COVERING PARTS AND LABOR UNDER WARRANTY EXCEPT THE BRAKE PADS. COST TO ME IS $75 IN ADDITION TO THE NORMAL SERVICE CHANGES OF $148, TOTAL BILL $213 PLUS TAXES AND FEES. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10270192May 28, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
I PURCHASED A 2008 HONDA ACCORD IN 10/2007. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TODAY AND FOUND OUT THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE MY BRAKES. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 16K MILES ON IT. I INQUIRED WITH THE MECHANIC AND HE SAID THIS IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. I CONTACTED HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE VIA TELEPHONE AND WAS INFORMED THAT HONDA WAS AWARE OF AN ISSUE REGARDING "PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR" ON 2008 ACCORDS AND HAVE SINCE REMEDIED THE PROBLEM WITH THEIR 2009 MODELS. WHEN I INQUIRED AS TO WHAT COULD BE DONE ABOUT MY SITUATION I WAS INFORMED THERE WAS NO RESOLUTION THAT HONDA COULD OFFER. I WOULD NEED TO PAY FOR THE BRAKE REPLACEMENTS AND IF HONDA DID OFFER SOME SORT OF INCENTIVE IN THE FUTURE I WOULD BE NOTIFIED SINCE A CASE WAS OPEN FOR ME. I FURTHERED MY RESEARCH AND GOOGLED PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR ON 2008 HONDA ACCORDS AND WAS TAKEN TO THE FOLLOWING LINKHTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/ACCORD/2008/BRAKES/PREMATURE_BRAKE_WEAR.SHTML I FOUND MORE THAN 230 COMPLAINTS FROM CONSUMERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE AND THE NEED TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENTS OUT OF POCKET, SOME HAVING REPLACED 2 AND 3 TIMES ALREADY. IS IT TO MUCH FOR ME TO ASK THAT HONDA ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY IN THIS FLAW AND REMEDY THE SITUATION. IF THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH PREMATURE WEAR AND IT WAS ADDRESSED IN THE NEWER MODELS, SHOULDN'T SOMETHING BE DONE ABOUT THE EXISTING MODELS WHICH HAVE THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10269928May 26, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2008 HONDA 4 CYL. ACCORD EX - PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR. HAD TO REPLACE REAR PADS/ROTORS AFTER ONLY 25K MILES, WHICH WERE ALL HIGHWAY MILES. PREVIOUSLY OWNED A 2000 ACCORD, WITH EXACT SAME DRIVING PATTERN AND ONLY REPLACED EVERY 70K MILES. AT THIS RATE, I WOULD BE SPENDING AN ADDITIONAL $3-4K IN BRAKE MAINTENANCE TO GET 250K MILES! THIS NEEDS A RECALL AND/OR REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10269932May 26, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD LX-P BEGAN MAKING A TERRIBLE SCREECHING NOISE WHEN BRAKING AND DRIVING. SOUND WAS DUE TO PREMATURE REAR BRAKE WEAR AT 22,600 MILES. HONDA SAID THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT CURRENTLY WON'T COVER THE PROBLEM. THEY ARE CALLING THIS PROBLEM NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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#10269959May 26, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
1. I PURCHASED AN 08 HONDA ACCORD NEW 2. REAR BRAKES WEAR DOWN PREMATURELY, HAVE TO BE REPLACED EVERY 15K MILES 3. HONDA IS DENYING THE ISSUE, AND MAKING THE CUSTOMER PAY TO REPLACE. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10269850May 25, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TOOK CAR IN TO A HONDA SERVICE CENTER FOR A "MINOR" SERVICE MAINTENANCE. WAS INFORMED BY THE SERVICE MANAGER REAR BRAKES ARE WORN AND WON'T LAST TILL NEXT OIL CHANGE 3,000 MILES. SINCE I USE THIS FOR MY JOB OF VISITING PATIENTS AT HOME, I FELT AT RISK IF I DIDN'T GET BRAKES FIXED. CAR MILEAGE 24,000, OWNER OF THIRD HONDA ACCORD, NEVER HAD BRAKES REPLACED WITHIN A YEAR AND AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE, NOT TO MENTION BACK BRAKES. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS OF EARLY BRAKE WEAR ALL OVER THE INTERNET. WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE TO RECALL AND FIX THIS PROBLEM FOR GOOD. WILL SOMEONE BE INJURED OR HURT BEFORE HONDA IS FORCED TO RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM? THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE JOB AND UNACCEPTABLE TO PUT LIVES AT RISK. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10269877May 25, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD HAS REAR BRAKE PAD FAILURE AFTER ONLY 24K MILES. LOOKING ONLINE, THIS APPEARS TO BE A CONSISTENT PROBLEM WITH OWNERS OF THE 2008 HONDA ACCORD. *TR
Crash:
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10269807May 24, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
I WOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST THAT NHTSA INVESTIGATE THE BRAKING SYSTEM ON THE 2008 HONDA ACCORD AND OTHER MODELS WITH THE SAME BRAKING SYSTEM. BRAKES SEEM TO BE EXPERIENCING PREMATURE WEAR AND ROTORS ARE BECOMING WARPED AT 30,000 MILES OR MUCH SOONER. HUNDREDS OF OTHER 2008 HONDA ACCORD OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED OF THE SAME PROBLEM ON CAR RELATED FORUMS. I REALIZE THAT BRAKES ARE TYPICALLY A WEAR AND TEAR THING, BUT THE SPEED AT WHICH THESE BRAKES WEAR SEEMS EXCESSIVE. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10269795May 23, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR. *TR
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10269682May 22, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2008 HONDA ACCORD HAD EXCESSIVE REAR BRAKE WEAR AT 16,877 MILES. REAR BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED AND ROTORS TURNED. HONDA TECHNICIAN HAD NO EXPLANATION FOR PROBLEM OR WHETHER HONDA WAS WORKING ON SOLUTION TO PROBLEM. I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY OF USING THIS VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10269683May 22, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE BRAKES LOCKED UP. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE SERVICE BRAKES:HYDRAULIC SYSTEM, INCLUDING THE ROTORS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 24,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10269735May 22, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BEGAN TO SQUEAK LOUDLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE WORN DOWN TO THE METAL. THE REAR BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,000. UPDATED 06/09/09. *LJ UPDATED 06/09/09.*JB
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10269572May 21, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2008 HONDA ACCORD, THAT IS NOT EVEN A YEAR OLD. I BOUGHT THE CAR JULY OF 08 AND I IMMEDIATELY NOTICED SQUEAKY BRAKES. I WAS TOLD THAT THE BRAKES WERE JUST WEARING IN. IT CONTINUED TO SQUEAK EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE WHEN I WOULD BRAKE. A COUPLE DAYS AGO I HEARD THIS AWFUL SCREECHING NOISE COMING FROM MY REAR PASSENGER TIRE. I CALLED HONDA SERVICE AND EXPLAINED THIS TO THEM AND THE LADY TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN IT WAS PROBABLY JUST A LITTLE ROCK STUCK UP IN THERE, NO BIG DEAL RIGHT! NOT!!! NOW THEY TELL ME YOU HAVE TO REPLACE THE REAR BRAKE PADS, WHICH WOULD COST JUST UNDER $200.00 FOR THEM TO DO. INSTEAD I JUST BOUGHT THE HONDA BRAND BRAKE PAD FROM THE DEALER FOR $65.00 AND HAD MY BOYFRIEND INSTALL THEM. THIS IS JUST A MAJOR INCONVENIENCE. THERE IS NO WAY THAT ANY REAR BRAKE PADS SHOULD BE GOING OUT ON A BRAND NEW CAR THAT HAS ONLY JUST OVER 20,000 MILES ON IT. EVERY ONE THAT I TALK TO SAYS WOW THAT WAY UNUSUAL AND NOT RIGHT AT ALL! NOTHING CAN BE DONE. WARRANTY DOESN'T COVER THIS ISSUE AND THERE IS NO RECALL ON THE BRAKING SYSTEM. I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED WITH THIS!! IT'S JUST NOT FAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10269615May 21, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2008 HONDA ACCORD WITH 17000 MILES. WHEN BRAKING, THE CAR SHAKES VIOLENTLY, EVEN MORE DANGEROUS WHEN ROADS ARE WET. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR, THEY SAID THE BRAKE SHOES WERE GREAT, BUT THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE RESURFACED. MY ISSUE IS THAT ROTORS SHOULD NOT NEED TO BE RESURFACED AFTER ONLY 17000 MILES. THE 2008 HONDA ACCORD HAS SOME TYPE OF PROBLEM REGARDING IT'S BRAKING SYSTEM, AND YOU NEED TO FIND OUT WHAT IT IS BEFORE PEOPLE ARE HURT DUE TO THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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