Honda Accord Complaints (2008)

1,521 consumer complaints on file.

#10256996January 30, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
REAR BRAKE PADS ARE COMPLETY OUT AFTER 15K MILES. THONDA DOES NOT WANT TO COVER IT ON THE WARRANTY. FRONT PADS ARE IN PERFECT CONDITION. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10256909January 29, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2008 REAR BRAKE PADS GONE AT 21,500 MILES, MOSTLY HIGHWAY DRIVING. I CALLED THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM AND WAS TOLD THAT 1. IT'S NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND 2. HONDA PUT SMALLER PADS. I OWNED 6 NEW CARS NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM, VERY DISAPPOINTING WITH HONDA AND IF THEY DON'T FIX THIS PROBLEM I'LL NEVER BUY HONDA AGAIN.*TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10256549January 28, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2008 HONDA ACCORD LX, PREMATURE REAR BRAKE PAD WEAR. THE FIRST TIME I HAD THEM REPLACED MY CAR HAD 14,000 MILES, JUST BOUGHT IT 5 MONTH AGO. SECOND TIME WAS ONLY 3 MONTHS LATER. DEALER STATES, "NORMAL " THE PROBLEM IS THAT IT'S THE SAME BRAKE PAD AND ONLY ONE SIDE WEARS OUT. IT IS HARD TO BELIEVE THAT A NEW CAR NEEDS BRAKE PAD REPLACEMENTS EVERY THREE MONTHS. THE FRONT BRAKES ARE STILL GOOD. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10256584January 28, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2008 HONDA ACCORD BRAKE FAILURE PREMATURE BARKE WEAR. *TR
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10256591January 28, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2008 HONDA ACCORD EX-L V6 BOUGHT AUGUST 2008, BRAKES STARTED SQUEALING AFTER 6,000 MILES. CAR CURRENTLY HAS ROUGHLY 11,000 MILES ON IT. HAVE HAD INTO DEALERSHIP MORE THAN THREE TIMES TO RECTIFY THE BRAKE SQUEALING. HONDA CLAIMS THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. FIND OTHERS ON THE INTERNET WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. COME TO FIND OUT IT IS PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR ON THE REAR BRAKE PADS. HONDA CORPORATE SAYS THAT THEY AND I ARE AT AN IMPASSE AND THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING. IN A NUTSHELL, I'LL BE REPLACING BRAKE PADS EVERY 12,000 MILES JUST TO MAINTAIN A SAFE VEHICLE! NO DEATHS YET, BUT I WON'T LET MY 8 MONTH OLD BABY IN THE CAR ANYMORE FOR FEAR THAT IF MY BRAKES DO FAIL, I DON'T WANT HER TO BE INJURED. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10256434January 26, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD EX. THERE WAS NOISE PRESENT IN THE REAR BRAKE AREA. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE WORN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE BRAKES ARE NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE CONTACT IS AWARE OF THE SAFETY RISK. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 26000.
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10256242January 25, 2009
STEERING, SUSPENSION:FRONT
VIBRATION/SHIMMY IN THE STEERING WHEEL. TOOK VEHICLE TO PURCHASING DEALER TWICE. DEALER COULD NOT FIX SHIMMY. DEALER SAID THAT'S THE WAY HONDA IS MAKING THEM. SHIMMY STARTS ~ 60 MPH AND CONTINUES THROUGH 75 MPH. SHIMMY IS INTERMITTENT AND VARYING IN INTENSITY DEPENDING ON VEHICLE SPEED AND LOAD. TOOK TO 2ND DEALER AND VERIFIED PROBLEM. 2ND DEALER ALSO VERIFIED OTHER 2008 ACCORDS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10256213January 24, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
DEFECTIVE REAR BRAKE PADS. 2008 HONDA ACCORD COUPE EXL WITH 12K MILES. THE CAR WAS BOUGHT IN MAY 2008 AND ONLY HAS LITTLE OVER 12K MILES ON IT AND THE REAR BRAKE PADS ALREADY NEEDS CHANGING. I CALLED THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM AND WAS TOLD THAT HONDA HAD BOUGHT ON SMALL PADS IN THE BACK BUT THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE A FIX IN FOR THE SMALL PADS AND THE BRAKES ARE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I ALSO DID A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET FOR SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND FOUND THAT A LOT OF CUSTOMERS ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. I FEEL THAT EITHER HONDA NEEDS TO FIND A FIX FOR THE PROBLEM BY DOING A RE-CALL ON ALL CARS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM OR THEY NEED TO COVER THE FIX UNDER WARRANTY. I DON'T THINK I OR ANY OTHER CONSUMER CAN AFFORD TO HAVE THEIR BRAKES FIX EVERY 12K MILES DURING THIS HARD ECONOMIC TIMES. PLEASE CHECK THE PROVIDED LINK FROM OTHER CONSUMERS COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/ACCORD/2008/BRAKES/PREMATURE_BRAKE_WEAR.SHTML. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10255323January 16, 2009
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
MY DAUGHTER STARTED THE CAR, HER HUSBAND GOT IN & CLOSED THE RIGHT PASSENGER DOOR & THE CURTAIN AIR-BAGS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE DEPLOYED. THE CAR IS A LEASED 2008 HONDA ACCORD SEDAN WITH APPROX 14,452 MILES. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO CORAL SPRINGS HONDA, AND WAS TOLD THAT THEIR INVESTIGATIVE TEAM HAD TO LOOK THE CAR OVER. THEIR FINAL STATEMENT IS THAT THE PASSENGER "SLAMMED" THE DOOR TO HARD AND IT CAUSED THE AIR-BAGS TO DEPLOY. IT IS PRETTY SCARY TO THINK THAT THIS CAN HAPPEN IF YOU SHOULD CLOSE YOUR DOOR TO HARD. THEY ARE ALSO STATING THAT IT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO HAVE THE CAR REPAIRED. PLEASE ADVISE AS TO MY LEGAL RIGHTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10255191January 15, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
HEADLIGHTS, CABIN LIGHTS, BACK LIGHTS ALL DIM/FLICKER EVERY 20-30 SECONDS. SEEMS TO HAPPEN WITH DEFOGGER OR A/C IS RUNNING BUT HAS ALSO HAPPENED WHEN AIR IS OFF. OTHER DRIVERS THINK I AM FLASHING THEM OR HITTING BRAKES. WAS TOLD CAR IS FUNCTIONING AS DESIGNED TO HELP FUEL ECONOMY. I WISH I HAD TEST DROVE CAR AT NIGHT, WOULD HAVE NEVER BOUGHT THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10254958January 14, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHILE DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE MY CAR INCREASED MY NORMAL BRAKING SO BAD THAT THE CAR COMPLETELY STOPPED ON A WINTER ROAD, CAUSING THE CARS BEHIND ME TO ALMOST HIT ME. I WASN'T ABLE TO ACCELERATE RIGHT AWAY SO I SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND BACK ON, THEN I COULD RELEASE THE BRAKES. IT HAPPENED A SECOND TIME 2 MILES AHEAD. THIS WAS PRETTY ANNOYING, SCARY AND DANGEROUS. THE CAR IS NOW AT THE SHOP, I'M WAITING FOR THE DEALERS CALL TO SEE WHAT THEY FOUND.. HONDA'S WEBSITE (HTTP://CORPORATE.HONDA.COM/PRESS/ARTICLE.ASPX?ID=4110 ) READS: "ANOTHER KEY VSA FUNCTION IS RECOGNIZING EMERGENCY BRAKING SITUATIONS AND ALMOST INSTANTLY APPLYING ADDED BRAKING FORCE. THIS BRAKE ASSIST FEATURE IS CONTROLLED BY A SPECIAL LOGIC IN THE SYSTEM THAT DETERMINES WHEN THE PEDAL STROKE AND SPEED EXCEED A TYPICAL RANGE - AS THEY WOULD IN A PANIC STOP...VSA IS CALIBRATED TO FUNCTION IN A NEAR-TRANSPARENT MANNER, AND IN MANY CASES A DRIVER WILL NOT EVEN BE AWARE OF ITS OPERATION." WELL, THESE WERE NOT "PANIC STOPS" AT ALL AND I WAS VERY AWARE OF ITS OPERATION SO WAS THE PEOPLE DRIVING BEHIND ME. HONDA ACCORD COUPE 2008-V6 AT5. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10254818January 13, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
PURCHASED CAR AND DROVE OFF THE HONDA LOT AS NEW CAR ON 4.3.2008. GRINDING SOUND AT REAR OF CAR NOTICED AT 17500 MILES ON OR ABOUT 1.01.2009. TOOK THE CAR INTO HONDA, THEY HAD TO REPLACE WORK REAR BRAKE PADS AT A COST OF $300. I COMPLAINED AND SAID IT WAS TOO SOON TO REPLACE THEM, HONDA SAID IT WAS WEAR AND TEAR AND I HAD TO PAY. I RESEARCHED THIS SITE AND FOUND 5 SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. I AM CALLING HONDA AT 18009995901 TO LODGE A COMPLAINT AND I URGE YOU TO DO THE SAME. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10254862January 13, 2009
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE POPS OUT OF THIRD GEAR AND ACCELERATION IS STOPPED ABRUPTLY DUE TO THIS DEFECT CAUSING A SIGNIFICANT CHANCE OF REAR END CRASHES EVERY TIME IT OCCURS. VEHICLE IS 2008 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THIS IS A SERIOUS DEFECT AND FITS THE CRITERIA FOR A SAFETY RECALL ON BOTH CONCERNS, I.E., "POSES AN RISK TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY, AND "MAY EXIST IN A GROUP OF VEHICLES OF THE SAME DESIGN OR MANUFACTURE, OR ITEMS OF EQUIPMENT OF THE SAME TYPE AND MANUFACTURE". HONDA KNEW OF THIS PROBLEM IN 2007 CIVIC MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS AND IGNORED THE PROBLEM AND CONTINUED TO PUT THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS IN THE 2008 ACCORDS AND CIVICS. FINALLY AFTER A CONSUMER DEMONSTRATION IN CALIFORNIA AND COVERAGE BY THE LOCAL MEDIA, HONDA ISSUED A HONDA SERVICE BULLETIN 08-020 THAT REPLACES THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION PARTS. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE A MANUFACTURER RECALL BASED ON THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS LISTED HERE WHERE THE CONSUMER WRITES THAT THEY BELIEVE IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN AND THAT THEY WERE ALMOST INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. TOO MANY NEAR MISSES TO IGNORE. ALSO, BECAUSE IT FITS THE CRITERIA LISTED ON THIS WEBSITE FOR A LIKE DEFECT IN A "GROUP OF VEHICLES". I HOPE IT DOESN'T TAKE A DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY TO REQUIRE HONDA TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR THE DEFECTIVE MODELS. WE ALL KNOW MONEY IS THE DETERMINING FACTOR AND BASIS FOR THEIR DECISION AND IF LEFT TO THEM, THEY WOULD NEVER ISSUE ONE. I AM THINKING TO BURN MY NEW HONDA ACCORD WHICH HAS LESS THAT 7000 MILES ON IT AND IS CURRENTLY AT FIRST TEAM HONDA IN CHESAPEAKE, VIRGINIA WITH A BAD TRANSMISSION. I AM SO DISGUSTED WITH PAYING OVER 32 THOUSAND DOLLARS AND GETTING A LEMON AND VEHICLE THAT WILL NEED TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REMOVED ALREADY. HONDA DOESN'T CARE ABOUT THE CONSUMER ANYMORE, ONLY THE $$$. HELP FOR A RECALL PLEASE ! I THINK I WILL CONSTRUCT A WEBSITE TO PUBLICIZE THIS TRAVESTY AND GAIN SUPPORT FOR THE BURNING OF MY HONDA. MAYBE SOMETHING LIKE HONDABURN.COM *TR
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0
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#10254769January 12, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
08 HONDA ACCORD HEADLIGHTS DIM WHILE DRIVING. WHEN EVER THE CAR SHIFTS UP OR DOWN AS WELL AS RANDOMLY AND WHILE DRIVING AT A CONSTANT SPEED. *TR
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0
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0
#10254780January 12, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
PURCHASED NEW 2008 HONDA ACCORD 4CYL. IN JUNE 2008. AFTER A WEEK I DROVE THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT AND NOTICED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHT MOMENTARILY DIM EVERY 30 SECONDS OR SO. CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD TO BRING THE VEHICLE WHICH I DID. THEY RAN DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND I WAS TOLD EVERY IS FUNCTIONING AS DESIGNED. AFTER DOING A GOOGLE SEARCH "HONDA HEADLIGHT DIMMING" I CAME UPON SEVERAL FORUMS THAT HOST A NUMBER OF COMPLAINT FROM 2008 HONDA ACCORD OWNERS WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. YOUR WEB SITE SHOWS AT LEAST 76 COMPLAINT FOR THE SAME ISSUE. MY CONCERNS ARE THIS:1.) NO OTHER CAR HAS THIS FEATURE DESIGN CAUSING THE HEADLIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS TO DIM .2.) ON COMING TRAFFIC THINKS THAT THEY ARE BEING FLASHED CAUSING MANY TO GESTURE....3.) CARS IN FONT THINK THAT THEY ARE BEING FLASHED W/ HIGH BEAMS. 4.) VERY DISTRACTING TO THE DRIVER 5.) CARS BEHIND YOU THINK YOU ARE TAPPING THE BRAKES. 5.) SOME ONE PASSING YOU MAY THINK THAT YOU HAVE FLASHED THEM TO COME BACK INTO THE LANE PREMATURELY. I COULD GO ON AND ON. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND NOT NORMAL. PLEASE HELP. THERE HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL LEMON LAW SUITS FILED AGAINST HONDA DUE TO THIS ISSUE. YOU ARE OUR GOVERNMENT, YOUR ONLY PURPOSE IS TO SERVE THE PEOPLE. PLEASE START AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS SITUATION WHERE A INNOCENT DRIVER IS GOING TO GET HURT OR KILLED BY EITHER ANOTHER DRIVER FROM ROAD RAGE OR A TRUCKER THAT THOUGHT THEY WERE GIVEN THE CLEAR SIGNAL AFTER PASSING TO COME BACK INTO THE LANE ONLY TO RUB OVER A HONDA ACCORD DRIVER. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10254795January 12, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
LEAKING FLUID-TOOK TO LOCAL DEALER WHO INDICATED TRANSMISSION LEAK & NEEDED NEW TRANSMISSION SEAL. DEALER SAID THEY DID NOT KNOW WHERE TO ORDER PART OR WHEN THEY WOULD HAVE ONE. WE FOUND OUT BY CALLING CORPORATE 1/2/09 "WAREHOUSE SHUT DOWN THROUGH THE HOLIDAYS UNTIL 1/5/09 & A CASE # WAS FILED". CALLED DEALER 1/8 FOR STATUS & WAS TOLD THEY "HAD SEAL & WORKING ON CAR, POSSIBLY READY THAT EVENING OR NEXT DAY" (1/9). DEALER CALLED 1/9 & LEFT MSG THAT CAR NOT READY BEFORE 1/12. DEALER CALLED 1/12 TO SAY THEY NEED TO ORDER A NEW TRANSMISSION AND COULD NOT SAY WHERE THEY WERE GOING TO GET IT. IT IS GOING ON 18 DAYS AND COUNTING AND DRIVING A RENTAL SINCE 12/31/08. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10254186January 7, 2009
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
WHILE DRIVING MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD THE ENGINE FAILED AND THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD LOST POWER AS I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY. THE ENTIRE CAR LOST FUNCTIONALITY INCLUDING THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES I HAD TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTART THE ENGINE BUY TURNING OFF AND ON THE IGNITION KEY. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10253937January 6, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2008 ACCORD 4CYL. HEADLIGHTS FLASH ABOUT EVERY 20 SECONDS. HAVE REPORTED THIS AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10253938January 6, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
REAR BRAKE PADS WORE OUT AT APPROXIMATELY 20K MILES. DEALER ADVISED THAT THIS IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. *TR
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10253491December 30, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2008 HONDA ACCORD HEADLIGHTS DIMMING WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE HEADLIGHTS DIM EVERY 30 SECONDS. NOTICEABLE WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT TIME. ONCOMING TRAFFIC FLASHES LIGHTS THINKING THAT HIS HIGH BEAMS ARE ON. *KB THE CONSUMER LEARNED THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM INVOLVED THE ELECTRICAL LOAD DETECTOR. THE CONSUMER STATED THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD ROUTINELY DIM.*JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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