Honda Accord Complaints (2008)

1,521 consumer complaints on file.

#10855575April 14, 2016
AIR BAGS, SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TAKATA RECALL AS PART OF THE AIRBAG THINK MY CAR IS ONE OF THE RECALLS HONDA GARAGE IN GREENFIELD MASS. COULD NOT TELL ME. ALSO BROUGHT MY CAR TODAY TO HAVE IT TEST DRIVE BECAUSE FEEL LIKE THE FRONT IN HAS PROBLEMS WITH NOISE AN VIBRATION FEELING THEY TEST DROVE IT SAID LOOKED AT IT IN THE GARAGE AN TOLD ME IT LOOKED FINE I JUST DONT FEEL LIKE IT DRIVES LIKE IT DID BEFORE JUST WANT TO SEND THIS AS BACK UP BECAUSE IF IT BRAKES OR ENDS UP BACK IN WANT TO MAKE IT KNOWN AN WORRIED ABOUT THE AIRBAGS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10852779March 31, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
PURCHASED MY ACCORD NEW OFF THE LOT.1ST PROBLEM CAME EXACTLY 1 MONTH LATER 2 SENSORS HAD TO BE REPLACED. OIL LIGHT CONSISTENTLY STAYED ON I WAS HAVING TO CHANGE OR ADD OIL ALL THE TIME. IVE BEEN TO EVERY HONDA DEALER IN SAN DIEGO. MISSION VALLEY FINALLY AGREED TO A OIL CONSUMPTION TEST BUT THEY ASSURED ME NOTHING WAS WRONG. THEIR SOLUTION WAS ANYTIME I NEEDED OIL I COULD STOP BY ANY HONDA DEALERSHIP & THEY WOULD BE HAPPY TO TOP IT OFF FOR ME. BECAUSE OF THIS OIL PROBLEM & THE SENSOR CONSISTENTLY STAYING ON THE CAR BEGAN TO LOSE POWER & SHOT OUT THE TIMING BELT. MY CAR HAS BEEN IN MY DRIVEWAY SINCE LAST JULY2015. AFTER SENDING HONDA NUMEROUS LETTERS RON FROM HONDA MOTOR CO FINALLY CONTACTED ME. FINAL RESULT HIS RECOMMENDATION WAS TO TAKE THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR ANOTHER OIL CONSUMPTION TEST TO BE DONE & IF THERES ANY OTHER PROBLEMS I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. BECAUSE THE CAR WAS ONLY COVERED FOR 60,000 MILES. I'M SO OVER THIS CAR & HONDA. I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING A HONDA!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10852230March 29, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V665000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10851941March 28, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V665000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10851953March 28, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE SPUN AROUND AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE UPPER LEFT COLLAR BONE, NECK, AND SHOULDER THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V665000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V056000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10851548March 25, 2016
ENGINE
AUG 2015 HEARD A RATTLING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE. CHECKED THE DIPSTICK AND THE ENGINE WAS ALMOST OUT OF OIL. THIS WAS IN BETWEEN OIL CHANGES AT 3700 MILES. I TOOK THE CAR IN AND HAD AN OIL CHANGE. I RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM HONDA ABOUT OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUES. I BEGAN THE OIL CONSUMPTION TEST WITH THE DEALER. SO FAR, TWICE IT HAS BEEN DOWN .75 QTS. OVER 5K MILES THAT WOULD PLACE THE ENGINE DOWN 3.75 QTS OR ALMOST DRY, BUT HONDA SAYS THAT'S NORMAL AND I SHOULD BE ADDING OIL MYSELF. THAT IS RIDICULOUS!!! WHY SEND OUT THE NOTICE AND EXTEND THE WARRANTY THEN. HONDA KNOWS THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE, BUT DOES NOTHING TO FIX THE ISSUE. I'VE READ THAT IT IS WORN PISTON RINGS DO TO A VCM TIMING ISSUE. WHY IS THAT THE CUSTOMERS PROBLEM? THE SETTLED THIS OWNERS OF THE V6, BUT TOLD OWNERS OF THE 4CYL TO POUND SAND. THIS ISSUE REQUIRES A RECALL. THIS IS MY FIRST AND LAST HONDA ACCORD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10851389March 24, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V056000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE REMEDY WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10851197March 23, 2016
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
THE ENGINE OF MY HONDA ACCORD 2008 STARTED TO HAVING THE RATTLE AND SCRATCHING SOUND WHEN IT REACHED 32000 MILES. THE ENGINE ALSO STARTED TO FAIL AS THE RATTLE SOUND GETS SERIOUS. I CALLED HONDA USA MULTIPLE TIMES, BUT THEY SAID THAT THEY WILL NOT COVER THIS ISSUE BECAUSE THE CAR WAS MADE IN 2008 AND I'M FILING THIS COMPLAINT IN 2016. I THINK HONDA USA IS TRYING TO AVOID THIS DEFECT OF ACCORD 2008, SINCE NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10850887March 21, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM CAR WOULD SOMETIMES START SOMETIMES WOULD NOT EVEN DO ANYTHING NO POWER NO CLICKING JUST DEAD NEW BATTERY EVERYTHING CHECKED OUT OKAY WHEN I BROUGHT IT TO THE MECHANIC LEFT ME STRANDED LAST WEEK AND HAD IT TOWED THIS TIME IT FAILED TO START WITH ALL ATTEMPTS, REPLACING IGNITION SWITCH, CAR WAS OFF WHEN THIS HAPPENED EACH TIME
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10850543March 19, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
THE 2008 HONDA ACCORD MODELS WERE SUBJECT TO A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IN 2010. THE SUIT STATED THAT REAR BRAKE PADS ON THE VEHICLE WEAR PREMATURELY. THE PROBLEM WITH THE LAWSUIT IS THAT AT THAT TIME MOST OWNERS OF THE VEHICLES DID NOT KNOW OR ENCOUNTER A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE PADS. FURTHER, THE PADS ARE WEARING PREMATURELY WHICH IN MOST CASES WILL CAUSE A NEED FOR THE ROTORS TO BE REPLACED. THUS THE EXPENSE TO THE OWNER IS HIGHER. IN SOME INSTANCES THE OWNER IS FORCE TO PURCHASE NEW CALIPERS WHICH INCREASE THE COST EVEN MORE. THE VEHICLES ARE OUTFITTED WITH AN ELECTRONIC BRAKING DISTRIBUTION (EBD) SYSTEM WHICH MIGHT BE THE CAUSE OF THE OVERALL ISSUE. WHEN THE 2008 HONDA ACCORD MODELS WERE BUILT, HONDA INSTALLED SMALLER BRAKE PADS ON THE VEHICLES. THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT COVERED A FRACTION OF THE COST TO OWNERS. AS TIME GOES BY, MORE AND MORE OWNERS ARE NOW FACED WITH MUCH HIGHER COSTS TO REPLACE ALL THE REAR BRAKING COMPONENETS. I MYSELF SPENT OVER $800.00 IN APRIL, 2014 TO HAVE NEW BRAKE PADS, CALIPERS AND ROTORS INSTALLED ON MY VEHICLE. THAT SERVICE WAS TO REPLACE THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON THE VEHICLE. I NEED TO HAVE THE SAME BRAKING COMPONENTS REPLACED IN MARCH, 2016 AT A COST OF OVER $800.00. THE BRAKE COMPONENTS SHOULD NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED AFTER 23 MONTHS. THE MILEAGE BETWEEN REPAIRS WAS 10,000 MILES. HONDA NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR POOR QUALITY FOR THE EBD SYSTEMS IN THE VEHICLES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10850365March 18, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V665000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10850225March 17, 2016
ENGINE
MAKES A LOUD NOISE ON A COLD START AND THEN IT GOES AWAY. CALL THE DEALER AND HE SAID IT WAS THE VTC ACTUATOR ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10850005March 16, 2016
AIR BAGS, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V665000 (AIR BAGS) AND 11V395000 (POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10839822March 4, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V665000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOLS CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10839664March 3, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V665000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10838158February 25, 2016
ENGINE
"TAKATA RECALL" I PURCAHSED A 2008 HONDA ACCORD IN 2013. ABOUT A YEAR AND HALD AGO I STARTED NOTICING THAT THE CAR WAS BURNING ALOT OF OIL. ON TOP OF OIL CHANGES, I HAD TO ADD 3-4 QUARTS A MONTH. IN SEPT 2015 I RCVD A WARRANTY EXT FROM AMERICAN HONDA FOR STICKING PISTONSRINGS RESULTING IN HIGH ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY LOCAL HONDA DELAERSHIP AND WAS TOLD 3 FAILED ATTEMPTS FOR A OIL CONSUMPTION TEST HAD TO BE DONE FIRST BEFORE HONDA WOULD FIX RINGS PROBLEM. TOOK THE CAR TO HONDA IN OCT 2015 TO START TEST 1. AFTER THAT THE CAR STARTED ACTING FUNNY. I WOULD JERK ALOT, ENGINE LIGHT WOULD START FLASHING, IT WOULDNT ACCELERATE PROPERLY. IN FEB 2016 IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND I GOT STRANDED BECAUSE THE CAR WOULDNT ACCELERATE. AMERICAN HONDA WOULDNT HONOR THE WARRANTY EXT BECAUSE I WAS OVER THE ALLOWED MILES. THEY KNOW THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THESE MODEL CARS AND HAD ONLY RECENTLY SENT ME A LETTER REGARDING IT. I FOUND OUT THAT A FEW OF THE CYLINDERS WERE MISFIRING AND AFTER RESERACH FOUND OUT IT WAS DUE TO THE RINGS. THEY PROVIDED TERRIBEL CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY PUT A CRAPPY ON THE STREET AND DID EVERYTHING TO AVIOID FIXING IT. AND THEN INFORMED CUSTOMERS SO LATE AFTER THE CASE WAS SETTLED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10838079February 24, 2016
AIR BAGS
"TAKATA RECALL, MY COMPLAINT IS BECAUSE I RECEIVED A RECALL ON MY SRS ECU PARTS TO BE CHANGED AND HONDA REFUSES TO GIVE MY DEALER PERMISSION TO FIX MY CAR INSPITE THE FACT THAT I RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FROM THEM. THEY CONTINUE TO SAY THAT BECAUSE THE LIGHT IS NOT ON IN MY CAR FOR THE AIR BAG THAT IT DO NOT NEED TO BE FIXED. BUT YET I HAVE A RECALLED ON MY SIDE AIRBAG AND MY FONTAL AIRBAG. ITS NOT FAIR THAT THESE PEOPLE WOULD NOT CARE THAT MY FAMILY AND I AM AT RISK FOR INJURY OR TO INJURY SOMEONE. PLEASE HELP ME BECAUSE THIS HAS CAUSE LOTS OF MENTAL AND PHYSICAL STRAIN ON MY HEALTH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10837677February 23, 2016
ENGINE
THE ENGINE RATTLES AT COLD START-UP. SINCE APPROXIMATELY SEPTEMBER 1, 2015, THE ENGINE ON MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD EX-L (4 CYLINDER) HAS CREATED A LOUD RATTLE EVERY TIME UNDER COLD START-UP CONDITIONS. THE NOISE GOES AWAY AFTER APPROXIMATELY 2 SECONDS AND THE ENGINE SMOOTHS OUT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A HONDA DEALER FOR ANOTHER ISSUE IN JANUARY 2016 AND ASKED THEM TO INVESTIGATE THE COLD START-UP NOISE, BUT THEY CLAIMED THAT THE NOISE DID NOT OCCUR WHEN THEY STARTED THE VEHICLE. I QUESTIONED WHETHER THEY TRIED TO START IT UNDER COLD ENGINE CONDITIONS AND THEY SAID THEY HAD. I RECENTLY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT SERVICE CENTER AND THEY WERE ABLE TO HEAR THE RATTLE AT COLD START-UP AND SUGGESTED THAT THE PROBLEM MIGHT BE CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE VARIABLE VALVE TIMING CONTROL (VTC) ACTUATOR. HONDA ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (09-010) BUT I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET A HONDA DEALER TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10824839February 8, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V665000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10824916February 8, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V665000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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