Honda Accord Complaints (2009)

727 consumer complaints on file.

#10549916October 29, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
I REPLACE A REAR BRAKE PAD ON JULY 10,2010 JUST A YEAR AFTER PURCHASING A BRAND NEW CAR. IT WAS 18,257 MILES.AS OF OCTOBER 29 ,2013 I FACING A GAIN A SAME PROBLEM. MY MILEAGE NOW IT 60,000. IS HONDA STILL RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS PROBLEM? THANKS, *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10549518October 25, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
POWER DOOR LOCKS DID NOT OPERATE FOR CAR DOORS OR TRUNK VIA THE REMOTE KEY FOB. THE KEY WOULD NOT MANUALLY UNLOCK THE CAR DOORS. THERE IS NO MANUAL KEY ACCESS FOR THE TRUNK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10548691October 21, 2013
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
ENGINE LIGHT AND VSA WARNING LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. LUCKILY MY FAMILY REACHED OUR DESTINATION SHORTLY AFTER THIS OCCURRED IN FONTANA, CA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION IT WOULD JERK AND HESITATE BACKWARDS WHILE DRIVING. I TOOK IT TO ROCK HONDA THE FOLLOWING MORNING ON 10/18/2013 IN FONTANA, CA AND THEY CHARGED ME 638.60 STATING THE VEHICLE NEEDED A PCM UPDATED SOFTWARE AND ADJUSTED VALVES. IN DOING FURTHER RESEARCH IT SEEMS I SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN CHARGED THIS AS THERE IS A RECALL ID #74308 STATING ISSUES WITH THE PCM AND TCM AND THAT HONDA WOULD UPDATE THE CONTROL MODULE SOFTWARE FREE OF CHARGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10548298October 17, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
WHITE PAINT NEAR REAR WINDSHIELD IS PEELING OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10547298October 8, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
HONDA HAS A REAR BRAKE PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. REPLACING THE PADS DOES NOT CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. IN MY CASE THE REAR CALIPERS STUCK. THE WHEEL WAS TOO HOT TO TOUCH...THE WHEEL...THIS AFTER ONLY 8 MILES TO HOME FROM WORK. HONDA WENT TO A CERAMIC REAR PAD WHICH ONLY ADDED HEAT TO A REAR BRAKE SYSTEM THAT DOES NOT FIT THAT CAR....THE NEXT PROBLEM WILL BE REAR HUB ASSEMBLIES FAILING BECAUSE OF OVER HEATING...I BELIEVE HAD I DRIVEN 20 PLUS MILES THIS PROBLEM WOULD HAVE STARTED A FIRE..JUST BELOW THE GAS FILLER CAP ...NOT GOOD... HONDA HAS A PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO STEP UP ON THIS ONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10547328October 8, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
HONDA HAS A REAL PROBLEM HERE...THEY TRIED TO FIX IT WITH CERAMIC BRAKE PADS..WHAT THAT DID IS MAKE MORE HEAT FOR A UNDERSIZED BRAKE SYSTEM. IN MY CASE THIS HEAT CAUSED THE REAR CALIPERS TO TO STICK. IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MILES I COULD NOT TOUCH THE WHEEL.. IF I HAD DRIVEN ANOTHER 15+ MILES I BELIEVE FIRE WOULD HAVE STARTED..RIGHT BELOW THE GAS FILL CAP...NOT GOOD... SO NOT ONLY ARE MY REAR CALIPERS COOKED, ROTORS WARPED,BRAKE PADS SHOT, BRAKE FLUID BOILED...THE REAR HUB AND BEARING ASSEMBLY HAS HAD GREASE COOKED OUT OF IT AND MAKES NOISE...THIS PROBLEM GOES WAY PAST BRAKE PADS... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10546759October 4, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
MY CAR USES 1 QT OIL WEEKLY AND MAKES A GRINDING NOISE WHEN STARTING. CHANGE OIL EVERY 7,000 MILES AND HAVE TO ADD 1 QUART WEEKLY. VSA & OIL LIGHTS STAY ON EVEN AFTER CLEARING THE ERROR CODES. REPLACED THE CAM SHAFT SENSOR WHICH MALFUNCTIONED WEEKS LATER. PEARSON HONDA & WEST BROAD HONDA, RICHMOND VA INFORMED ME THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. UNBELIEVABLE AFTER READING SO MANY BLOGS ABOUT THIS ISSUE FROM OTHER HONDA OWNERS. THIS MODEL HONDA IS A LEMON AND HONDA NEEDS TO REPAIR AT NO CHARGE TO THE OWNER. REPLACED WHEEL BEARING ON FRONT AND NOW THE REAR IS MAKING A LOUD NOISE. NEVER HAD A HONDA WITH THESE MANY ISSUES. WANTED TO TRADE IT FOR THE 2013 AND DEALER OFFERED ME $6,700 FOR A CAR I PAID $26,000 FOR. THIS IS RIDICULOUS! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10545206September 24, 2013
AIR BAGS
AROUND SEPTEMBER 6, 2013, WHILE DRIVING ON A SIDE STREET, MY PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AND REAR AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AFTER CLOSING THE CAR DOOR. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER WHO SAID THEY WOULD CONTACT AMERICAN HONDA WHO SAID THE CAR WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, YES IT WAS BACK IN 2010. HONDA WON'T STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT AND SAID TO FILE AN INSURANCE CLAIM. IF YOU LOOK ONLINE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO SEVERAL HONDA OWNERS, WITH SEVERAL MAKES. IS HONDA WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO GET KILLED BEFORE ISSUING A RECALL? HONDA SAID I PROBABLY HIT A POTHOLE OR CURB, IF THAT WERE THE CASE THERE WOULD BE HUNDREDS OF THOUSAND AIR BAGS DEPLOYING. HONDA IN CALIFORNIA WON'T STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. GLAD IT DID NOT HAPPEN ON A HIGHWAY WHERE SOMEONE COULD HAVE GOTTEN KILLED. MAYBE IF IT HAPPENED TO A HONDA CORPORATE EMPLOYEE'S CAR THEY MIGHT FIX IT!!! I HAVE PRINTED OUT PAGES UPON PAGES OF HONDA OWNERS THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO AND I WILL BE AT THE DEALERSHIP HANDING OUT THIS INFORMATION TO INCOMING CUSTOMERS TO LET THEM KNOW THEY ARE DOING NOTHING ABOUT A SAFETY ISSUE. I WILL DO THIS EVERY WEEKEND UNTIL THERE IS A RECALL. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10544505September 19, 2013
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAVE 2009 HONDA ACCORD I PURCHASED FROM BAYRIDGE HONDA 23089 MILES AT 2011. TODAY 36700 MILES. WHEN I WAS DRIVING BROOKLYN QUEENS EXPRESSWAY TWO WEEKS AGO VSA AND ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. AND FEELING ENGINE IS VIBRATING& UNCONTROLLED BRAKE DISTANCE, TWO WEEKS AGO I VISIT MY CAR DEALER; THERE IS VSA & ENGINE LIGHT ON WHEN MY CAR 36500 MILES. BAYRIDGE HONDA SERVICE CHECKED THERE IS NO MISTAKE IN THE CAR. WHEN I BACK MY CAR ENGINE LIGHT IS OFF EVERYTHING LOOKING SMOOTH. (CHARGED 105.00$)FOLLOWING WEEKEND SHORT TRIP CONNECTICUT- NEW HAVEN (180 MILES) AND I RETURNED AS SOME PROBLEM ENGINE IS IRREGULAR WORKING OR STALLING WHEN IS WORKING. I CALLED AMERICAN HONDA BEFORE SERVICED MY CAR.JUST SUGGEST SERVICED YOUR CAR. FIRST VSA FOLLOWING ENGINES LIGHT AND UNCONTROLLED LOOSE BRAKE CONDITION IS CAME WHEN ENGINE NOT TAKE GAS IRREGULAR. ENGINE VIBRATION AND SHUT OFF ENGINE .MY PERSONAL AUTO TECHNICIAN TEST DRIVEN CAR WITH ME , HE DIAGNOSED SOME PROBLEM. SOMETHING IS RUNNING WRONGLY . PLEASE BE ADVICE THIS UNSAFELY CONDITION WHERE COMPLAINT THIS SITUATIONS . I WILL BE INTERNATIONAL TRIP SEPTEMBER 20 TO OCTOBER 1 OUT OF USA ,CAR IS PARKING NOT DRIVING FOR UNSAFELY CONDITION. SINCERELY *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10543303September 12, 2013
STEERING
WHEN YOU TURN THE STEERING WHEEL THERE IS A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE STEERING COLUMN, I CALLED HONDA AND THEY SAID THERE IS A TSB ON THE PROBLEM AND THAT IT IS COVERED UNDER STANDARD WARRANTY,3 YEARS OR 36000. MY HONDA HAS 57800 ON IT AND IS NOT COVERED!!! I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT MAY HONDA ACCORD OWNERS ARE VERY UNHAPPY WITH THE RESPONSE FROM HONDA WITH THIS PROBLEM THAT THEY KNOW THEY HAVE. CAN THE NTSB BRING THIS POTENTIAL SAFETY PROBLEM TO THE PUBLICS ATTENTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10542795September 10, 2013
ENGINE
A NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE. I HAD IT CHECKED TWICE BY AN OUTSIDE MECHANIC THEN TWICE BY HONDA. THEY ALL AGREED THAT THERE ARE 2 ISSUES. ONE IS PER HONDA'S SERVICE BULLETIN 08-017, THE ROCKER SHAFT BRIDGE HAS EXCESSIVE CLEARANCE WHICH CAUSES THE ROCKER TO ROTATE AND MAKE NOISE. THE SECOND, AND MOST IMPORTANT, IS AN OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE, OF WHICH HONDA IS WELL AWARE OF A PROBLEM. I CURRENTLY GET 755 MILES PER QUART. I CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA AND THEY WILL NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10542616September 9, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
MY REAR BRAKES NEED REPLACING AT 31500 MILES FOR A 2009 HONDA ACCORD MY 97 HONDA ACCORD DIDN'T HAVE THE FRONT BRAKES GO OUT UNTIL 80000 MILES, REAR BRAKES AT 150000. MY MECHANIC STATES MY BRAKES HAVE GONE LONGER THAN MOST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10542531September 8, 2013
STEERING
THERE IS A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE SERVICE MANAGER SAYS THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. HE FURTHER COMMENTED THAT THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THE DEFECT BUT HONDA HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO THE FACT IT CAN OVER TIME AFFECT THE STEERING OF THE VEHICLE. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND OBVIOUSLY HONDA KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM. THERE IS NO REASON FOR A CAR LESS THAN 4 YEARS OLD TO NEED THE STEERING COLUMN REPLACED. *LN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10541832September 4, 2013
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I WENT TO INDEPENDENCE HONDA AND ASKED AS TO WHY BETWEEN MAINTENANCE, I WAS HAVING TO ADD OIL. I WAS TOLD TO BRING IT BACK WHEN IT WAS NEEDED, AND HE WOULD DOCUMENT IT. COME TO FIND OUT, THEY WERE DOING AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. INDEPENDENCE HONDA CLOSED AND IS NOW LEGENDS HONDA. HE TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN AND THEY WOULD FIX IT. GAVE ME A LOANER CAR. CALLED ME BACK AND SAID THEY WOULD HAVE TO DO A OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. THEY CLAIM THEY ONLY PUT IN ABOUT A QUART PER 1000 MILES. REGARDLESS OF WHAT MY DIP STICK SHOWS. I WILL JUST NEED TO WATCH MY OIL. I'VE HAD TO HAVE MY SPARK PLUGS REPLACED TWICE IN THE YEAR. HONDA CONTINUES TO ACTIVELY CONCEAL THE DEFECT FROM CONSUMERS AND DENY THERE'S A KNOWN PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10537890August 29, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SOFT LEATHER UPHOLSTERY ON THE ARM REST EXHIBITED NUMEROUS BUBBLES. IN ADDITION, THE TOP EXTERIOR DOOR PANEL LEATHER UPHOLSTERY ON THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER'S SIDES ALSO HAD BUBBLES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10534895August 12, 2013
ENGINE
CAR BURNS ENGINE OIL AT A RATE OF 1 QUART + PER 1000 MILES DRIVEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10534366August 8, 2013
ENGINE
MY ACCORD IS USING A QUART OF OIL ABOUT EVERY 1500 - 2000 MILES AND MORE THAN 2 QUARTS EVERY 3000 MILES. THERE IS NO OIL DRIPPING ON THE FLOOR AND THE ENGINE IS CLEAN; HOWEVER, THERE IS NO BLUE SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE TAIL PIPE. I AM AWARE OF A FEDERAL CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AND HAVE ALSO READ THAT HONDA DID ACKNOWLEDGE A PROBLEM (QUIETLY) IN 2011. I WILL BE CONTACTING HONDA TOMORROW TO HEAR WHAT THEY SAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10533649August 5, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10533537August 4, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
BOUGHT THE CAR IN 9/09 HAD TO HAVE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES AND ROTORS REPLACED BECAUSE THE BRAKES WERE BURNT AND DISINTEGRATED THEREFORE RUINING THE ROTORS 8199 MILEAGE. 3/26/13 SAME ISSUE WITH REAR BRAKES AND ROTORS AT 15704 MILES. 8/1/13 SAME ISSUE WITH FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS AT 17321. IN MARCH THE FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS WERE FINE AND AFTER 2000 MILES THEY NOW NEED REPLACED? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10532291July 29, 2013
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
MICHELIN, "PRIMACY", 235 45R18 -- MXM4 SOFT SIDEWALL GIVES SMOOTH, SOFT RIDE, BUT MAY CONTRIBUTE TO A "MUSHY", "JELLO-LIKE" SWAY IN TURNS TIRE W/ LESS THAN 3000 MILES BLEW-OUT FOR NO APPARENT REASON AT 75 MPH, ON AN INTERSTATE, CLEAR WEATHER, WARM & SUNNY, BUT TIRE HAD BEEN DRIVEN IN HOT ( 95* + & AT INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SPEEDS ) CONDITIONS DURING PREVIOUS WEEK. DRIVER DID NOT SEE OR HEAR, NOR WAS THERE ANY OBJECT IN THE ROAD THAT MIGHT CAUSE PRIOR DAMAGE TO THE TIRE -- IT JUST BLEW-OUT". THE TIRE WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED BY THE TIME THE DRIVER COULD DECREASE SPEED AND MOVE FROM THE FAR LEFT LANE ( OF THREE LANES ) TO THE SHOULDER. OWNER/DRIVER HAD DRIVEN 50,000+ THOUSAND MILES ON A PREVIOUS SET OF MICHELIN "PILOT" TIRES ( SAME SIZE, SAME CAR, SAME DRIVER, SAME VARIETY OF CONDITIONS ) WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS -- AND PLANS TO IMMEDIATELY REPLACE THE THREE REMAINING "PRIMACY" TIRES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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