Honda Accord Complaints (2008)

1,521 consumer complaints on file.

#10785586October 23, 2015
ENGINE
SEVERAL YEARS AGO BACK IN 2011, WHEN PURCHASING THE CAR FROM ANOTHER OWNER, STILL UNDER WARRANTY, L COMPLAINED TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE CAR RUNNING OUT OF OIL MILES BEFORE THE NEXT OIL CHANGE AT 3000 MILES. I DID NOT KNOW WHERE THE OIL WAS GOING, THERE WERE NO LEAKS. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING ON RECORD, AND THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO. I LEFT THE ISSUE, CHANGED MY OWN OIL, BECAUSE, L COULD NOT AFFORD TO HAVE THE OIL CHANGED EVERY 200 MILES. I HAD TO ADD A QUART EVERY 1000 MILES, UNTIL THE LIMIT WAS MEET TO CHANGE THE ENGINE OIL COMPLETELY. BASICALLY L LEFT THE PROBLEM ALONE. IN AUGUST 2015, L RECEIVED A LETTER FROM HONDA EXTENDING THE WARRANTY TO 125,000 MILES DUE THE AN OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM CAUSE BY BAD PISTONS. BASICALLY A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. I CONTACTED HONDA USA AND WAS TOLD THAT EVEN THOUGH OUT OF WARRANTY, L SHOULD DO A OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. I DID THIS. THE CAR BURNED 2.2 QUARTS IN 1975 MILES. IT WAS DETERMINED BY THE DEALER THAT THE PISTONS NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. ON 10-23-15 AT 11:47 AM, HONDA CONTACTED ME AND TOLD ME THAT SINCE MY CAR IS NOW 8000 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY, THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO, AND THE REPAIRS WAS ON ME TO DO AT MY EXPENSE. I FIND THIS TO BE VERY TROUBLESOME SINCE IT IS NOT AN ISSUE THAT L STARTED, BUT IT IS A PROBLEM FROM HONDA, WHEN THE CAR WAS MADE. I AM VERY UPSET OVER THIS, AND L AM CONTACTING YOU TO SEE IF L HAVE ANY GROUNDS TO FIGHT THIS MATTER. I USE MY CAR FOR WORK, AND L LOVE IN THE SOUTH, AND HAVE TO DRIVE TO WORK EVERY DAY. SO MILEAGE DOES ACCUMULATE. HOWEVER, THIS ISSUE SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN AN ISSUE HAD HONDA WOULD HAVE RECOGNIZED THIS PROBLEM EARLIER OR DONE SOMETHING BEFORE THE CARS THAT WERE PURCHASED IN 2008, COULD HAVE BEEN COVERED SINCE THE TIME GOES BACK THE FURTHEST. I THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR WHATEVER YOU CAN DO IN THIS SITUATION. ATTACHED IS THE LETTER FROM HONDA. *TR....UPDATED 12/02/15 *BF' CONSUMER STATED THAT THEY WILL DO NOTHING MANUFACTURE DEFECTED CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. UPDATED 05/22/18*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10785039October 21, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR JUST STALLED IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC - VERY SCARY. GOT PUSHED TO SHOULDER. CAR STARTED AND THEN STALLED. HAD TO GET TOWED. COMPUTER DIAGNOSTICS SHOW NOTHING. MECHANIC HAS BEEN DRIVING IT AND THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS. READING ABOUT HOW HONDA HAS IGNITION SWITCHES THAT GO BAD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10783555October 20, 2015
ENGINE
I HAVE ALWAYS HAD A LOVE/HATE RELATIONSHIP WITH MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD EX-L (4CYL). BESIDES BEING RECALLED FOR THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE SOFTWARE UPDATE, PREMATURE BRAKE/ROTOR WEAR (MORE THAN I CARE TO COUNT, HONESTLY), BATTERY/ELECTRICAL ISSUES, SRS MODULE FAILURE THAT HONDA REFUSED TO FIX/ADDRESS/RECALL (I HAD TO PAY $600 OUT OF POCKET ON THAT ONE), I AM NOW BATTLING WITH HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION.... CONSISTENTLY. ALTHOUGH, THIS HAS RECENTLY BEEN VOLUNTARILY RECALLED FOR THE ISSUE, I AM OUTSIDE THE 125K MILE WARRANTY TERM. I AM CURRENTLY AT 172K MILES. I RELIGIOUSLY GET AN OIL CHANGE EVERY 3K MILES. EVERY 2K MILES I NEED TO ADD A QUART OF OIL. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE SINCE AROUND 60K MILES. HONDA AND MULTIPLE MECHANICS CONFIRMED THERE IS NO OIL LEAK AND HONDA INSISTED THE CAR IS NOT BURNING IT..... DESPITE WHAT OTHER MECHANICS HAVE TOLD ME. YET, HERE I AM "BURNING" A QUART OF OIL EVERY 2K MILES. JUST RECENTLY, AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF DRIVING AND AFTER ABOUT 1500 MILES AFTER AN OIL CHANGE, MY ENGINE STARTED MAKING A "PINGING SOUND." THEN THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF TO FIND THAT THE OIL (PER THE DIPSTICK) WAS LOW AGAIN! I UNDERSTAND THE CAR IS GETTING UP THERE IN MILEAGE BUT THE THING LOOKS BRAND NEW AND I HAVE ALWAYS KEPT UP ON THE MAINTENANCE. THERE IS NO REASON IT SHOULD BE "BURNING" THE OIL AS QUICKLY AS IT IS FOR AS LONG AS IT HAS. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN HONDA NOT ADDRESSING THE ISSUE WHEN I BROUGHT IT TO THEIR ATTENTION SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST. NOW THEY ISSUE A RECALL AND CUT THE MILEAGE OFF AT 125K? LIKE I SAID, LOVE/HATE. I WILL NOT BE PURCHASING ANOTHER ONE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10782987October 16, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL ODOR IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED DESTROYED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V395000 (POWER TRAIN) 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 FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,965. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10781879October 14, 2015
ENGINE
I PURCHASED A USED 2008 HONDA ACCORD EX-L 4 CYLINDER. UNKNOWN AT THE TIME THAT THESE SPECIFIC MODEL CARS HAVE A HISTORY OF EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. ALTHOUGH A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT COVERED THE V-6 MODELS THE 4 CYLINDER MODELS WERE NOT. AFTER PURCHASING BEFORE I EVEN PUT 2,000 MILES ON VEHICLE IT WAS ALMOST OUT OF OIL WITH NO SIGNS OF LEAKING. FINALLY TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP AND HAD OIL CONSUMPTION TEST DONE IN AUGUST 2015. THEY DECIDED THE PISTON RINGS WERE BAD. THEY DID GIVE ME A 10% DISCOUNT ON THE REPAIRS. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS I RECEIVED A WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR 2008-2011 HONDA ACCORDS FOR 8 YEARS OF ORIGINAL PURCHASE DATE OR 125,00 MILES. WHEN PURCHASED IT HAD 135,000 AND AT TIME OF REPAIR 150,000. I TRIED CALLING DEALERSHIP TO COMPLAIN SINCE HONDA NEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM LONG BEFORE THE EXTENSION SINCE THEY ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN 12-087, 2012. THIS IS MY SECOND HONDA I HAVE OWNED AND PROBABLY WILL BE THE LAST IF THEY DO NOT COVER MY REPAIR BILL OF $1727.75. IT IS SAD THAT A CAR COMPANY THAT MAKES A FAULTY CAR TO TAKE THREE YEARS TO ISSUE A WARRANTY EXTENSION THAT PROBABLY HAS ABOUT 50% OF VEHICLES AFFECTED THAT DO NOT MEET THE MILEAGE CRITERIA. HONDA SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL. I AM A WORKING MAN WITH A FAMILY AND CANNOT AFFORD TO BUY A NEW CAR WITH LESS THAN A 100,00 MILES AND THEN HAVE A $1727.75 REPAIR BILL THAT I HAD TO MAX A CREDIT CARD OUT ON, NOT TO MENTION THE EXTRA MONEY SPENT ADDING OIL EVERY 1,000 MILES BEFORE REPAIR WAS COMPLETED. IF HONDA CARES ABOUT THEIR PRODUCT THEY SHOULD RESOLVE THE ISSUE NOT ISSUE AN EXTENSION AFTER MOST OF THE CARS ARE OVER THE CRITERIA FOR THE WARRANTY EXTENSION. I WILL BE SUBMITTING MY PAPERWORK TO SEE IF THEY WILL RESOLVE MY CASE. I SURELY HOPE SO. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER HONDA AFTER READING ALL THE COMPLAINTS AND THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10781689October 13, 2015
AIR BAGS
THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON CONSTANTLY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, I WAS TOLD THAT THE CONTROL MODULE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $752.00. THE CAR HAS 66,287 MILES ON IT. THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD A SMALL REAR END COLLISION BUT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I WAS TOLD THAT SOME OF THE OTHER PARTS OF THE SAFETY SYSTEM WERE COVERED REPAIRS AT NO COST BUT THE CONTROL SENSOR WAS NOT COVERED. I TOOK THE CAR TO AUTONATION HONDA IN MEMPHIS, TN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10781746October 13, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG AND SRS WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10779188October 2, 2015
AIR BAGS, POWER TRAIN
DRIVER TRAVELING SPEED LIMIT ON INTERSTATE 40 OUTSIDE KINGMAN, AZ. DRIVER DRIFTED OFF THE ROAD, OVER CORRECTED, AND STRUCK A WOODEN POST AT THE END OF GUARDRAIL, CAUSING CAR TO LEAVE THE ROADWAY. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, LEADING INSURANCE INVESTIGATORS CONCERNED. INSURANCE ADJUSTORS FELT THE CAR COULD BE FIXED UNTIL A LARGE HOLE WAS DISCOVERED IN THE TRANSMISSION. CONCERN TO ALL WAS THAT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10778712September 30, 2015
AIR BAGS
WITH NO IMPACT OR APPARENT REASON THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS COME ON. ONE HONDA DEALER TOLD ME THAT NO AIR BAGS WOULD DEPLOY IF IN AN ACCIDENT AND ANOTHER HONDA DEALER TOLD ME THAT ALL THE AIR BAGS WOULD DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. BOTH ADVISED AGAINST FIXING AS VERY EXPENSIVE TO DETERMINE REASON FOR LIGHT. I DRIVE A LOT AND DO NOT WANT TO PUT MYSELF OR MY FAMILY IN DANGER. PLEASE HELP
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10778257September 28, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SAFETY RESTRAINT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COMPUTER MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 111,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10776460September 24, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10765025September 18, 2015
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE AIR BAG AND SEAT BELT WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE SOFTWARE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10765691September 17, 2015
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DEFECT IN ENGINE WITH VTC ACUATOR. AT COLD START THE ENGINE RATTLES LOUDLY FOR ABOUT 2-5 SECONDS. HONDA CLAIMS THERE IS STILL NO FIX FOR PROBLEM. SEE HONDA SERVICE BULLETIN 09-010.I FEEL VEHICLE WILL BECOME UNSAFE TO DRIVE IF THERE IS AN ENGINE FAILURE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10763367September 13, 2015
AIR BAGS
PASSENGER AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON INTERMENTLY WHILE DRIVE CAR . HAD HONDA CHECK THE ISSUE OUT THEY SAID WOULD COST APPROX. $1000 TO REPAIR. READ ARTICLE IN LOCAL NEWS PAPER AUG 22,2015 THAT NHTSA IS INVESTIGATING DEFECT THAT COULD PREVENT AIRBAGS FROM DEPLOYING. WE SPENT SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS TO HAVE THIS ISSUE FIXED AT A LOCAL GARAGE. WERE DOS THIS ISSUE CURRENTLY STAND?.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10762040September 8, 2015
ENGINE
I CHECK MY OIL ON A REGULAR BASIS. MY ENGINE WAS NOT SHIFTING AS NORMAL AND STOPPED TO CHECK THE OIL LEVEL AND AFTER 2000 FROM MY LAST OIL CHANGE I HAD LOST OVER 2 QUARTS OF OIL. I CALLED MY HONDA SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT JAY HONDA WHERE I BOUGHT MY CAR AND THEY SAID THIS WAS NORMAL FOR MY CAR AND THAT THERE IS NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. I LOOKED FOR LEAKS ON THE PAVEMENT AROUND MY CAR AND THERE WAS NONE. THE ENGINE SHOWED NO SIGNS OF BURNING OIL OF ANY KIND. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THIS WAS NORMAL FOR THIS CAR AND THAT THERE WAS NOTHING AT ALL THAT THEY COULD DO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10761860September 6, 2015
AIR BAGS
ON THE 3RD OF SEPTEMBER THE DOOR WAS CLOSED, AND ALL PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, MY GRANDSON WAS IN HIS CAR SEAT, BUT SUFFERED NO HARM. THE CAR WAS PARKED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10761540September 4, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON . LIGHT WILL NOT RESET. SRS UNIT FAILURE. REPLACED SRS UNIT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10761218September 3, 2015
ENGINE
MY CAR BURNS A QUART OF OIL EVERY 750-1000 MILES. IT IS A 4 CYLINDER, AND THERE IS ONLY A RECALL ON THE 6 CYLINDER CARS. HONDAS ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO DO THIS! I HAVE A 2002 CIVIC, AND IT'S ENGINE IS BETTER THAN MY ACCORD. WHAT IS THE PROBLEM WITH THIS? I'VE READ A LOT THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10761393September 3, 2015
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE CONTACT HEARD A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE, AND THE NOISE WAS GONE. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10759019August 24, 2015
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
OUR 2008 HONDA ACCORD SRS INDICATOR IS ON WHICH ALERTS A POTENTIAL PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG OR SEAT BELT TENSIONERS PER OWNER'S MANUAL. WE TOOK THE CAR TO HONDA DEALER. IT TOOK THEM HOURS AND CHARGED US $157 BUT COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. THEY ENDED UP SUGGESTING EITHER WE REPLACE SRS UNIT $603+TAX, AND IF PROBLEM STILL PRESENT THEN REPLACE THE GAUGE CONTROL MODULE $555+TAX. HEREBY WE'RE REPORTING THIS ISSUE AND HOPE HONDA WILL RECALL THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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