Honda Accord Complaints (2008)

1,521 consumer complaints on file.

#10294998December 8, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
BRAKES ON MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD HAVE PREMATURELY WORN - AT 19000 MILES THE HONDA DEALER SAID MY REAR BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED - THEY WERE AT .338 AND .336 - THIS IS UNHEARD OF. FRONT BRAKES WERE AT .8 AND OK. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT FOR 2008 & 2009 HONDA WENT TO SMALLER REAR PADS AND ROTORS AND THAT'S WHY THEY WEAR OUT SO FAST. THIS IS A SERIOUS DEFECT IN WORKMANSHIP. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294569December 5, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
PREMATURE REAR BRAKE WEAR ON 2008 HONDA ACCORD. MY VEHICLE HAS ONLY 1.5 MM REMAINING ON REAR BRAKE PADS WITH JUST 17,200 MILES. HONDA CLAIMS THIS IS A RESULT OF MY DRIVING STYLE. IN FACT, THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW AFFECTING THOUSANDS OF 2008 HONDA ACCORDS. REAR BRAKE PADS ON A FRONT WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT 17,200 MILES. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM. *TR
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Injuries:
0
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0
#10294514December 4, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
REAR BRAKE WEAR. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294132December 1, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR
PREMATURE WEAR ON BRAKES ON 2008 HONDA ACCORD. PURCHASED CAR IN 2007 AND HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BRAKES IN 2008 & 2009 WITH LESS THAN 30K MILES ON IT. BRAKES ARE $200+ TO BE REPLACED AND SQUEAL AND SQUEAK EVEN AFTER REPLACING. BRAKES ARE OF POOR QUALITY AND NEED TO BE RECALLED AND REPLACED BY HONDA MOTOR CORPORATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294173December 1, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
PREMATURE REAR BRAKE WEAR AND DEFECTIVE TPMS SENSOR. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294083November 30, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE BRAKING SYSTEM OF HONDA ACCORD 2008 IS WEARING OUT FASTER AND IS RISKING THE DRIVERS WHO ARE UNAWARE OF IT. THE REAR BRAKING SYSTEM IS THE ISSUE AND HONDA HAS NOT TAKEN ANY DECISION REGARDING THIS. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293461November 24, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THIS INVOLVES CONTINUOUS BRAKE ROTOR PROBLEMS WITH MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD EX 6 CYLINDER CAR. AT 42600 MILES I COMPLAINED TO HONDA ABOUT A GRINDING NOISE WHEN MAKING TURNS. THEY REPLACED THE REAR PADS/SHOES AND MACHINED THE ROTORS. AT 61200 MILES I COMPLAINED TO HONDA ABOUT SCRAPING AND CLUNKING NOISES WHEN BACKING UP. THEY REPLACED THE FRONT PADS AND HAD TO MACHINE THE FRONT ROTORS BECAUSE OF WARPING. AT 64200 MILES I COMPLAINED TO HONDA ABOUT THE SAME CLUNKING NOISE WHEN GOING IN REVERSE AND A THUMPING SOUND WHEN BRAKING. THE TECH FOUND A RIGHT REAR CALIPER BOLT WAS LOOSE. HE RETORQUED THE BOLTS. I'M SEEING SO MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THE '08 ACCORD BRAKES AND I'M CONCERNED THIS PROBLEM IS GOING TO KEEP OCCURRING. I'VE NEVER NEEDED TO HAVE MY ROTORS WORKED ON IN ANY CAR I'VE OWNED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293466November 24, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
PREMATURE AND UNEVEN REAR BRAKE DISC PAD WEAR SEVERELY REDUCING BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293094November 21, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I HAD TO REPLACE MY REAR BRAKE PADS AT JUST UNDER 23,000 MILES. THEY WERE WORN EXTREMELY UNEVENLY ON THE INSIDE ONLY. THE OUTSIDE PAD WAS NOT WORN AT ALL. NOW AT JUST UNDER 45,000 MILES, THEY ARE IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT AGAIN. SAME PROBLEM -- WORN ON THE INSIDE ONLY. THE MECHANIC THAT I GO TO TOLD ME THAT HE SUSPECTS THAT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE CALIPERS. IT IS UNUSUAL TO SEE ABSOLUTELY NO WEAR ON THE OUTER BRAKE PAD AND ALL THE WEAR ON THE INNER PAD. THE FIRST TIME I HAD THEM REPLACED, I WENT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT IS HOW HONDA REDESIGNED THE BRAKING SYSTEM IN THE 2008 ACCORD. I PURCHASED A HONDA BECAUSE OF IT'S AMAZING REPUTATION FOR RELIABILITY AND AM VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT THE BRAKES NOT WORKING PROPERLY IS NOT BEING FULLY INVESTIGATED BY HONDA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292982November 20, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
MY REAR BRAKES HAD TO REPLACED AT 21,400 MILES BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE INSIDE BRAKE PAD - I HAD READ OTHER REPORTS ABOUT THIS AND MY BRAKES HAD BEEN SQUEAKING SINCE 4000 MILES! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293058November 20, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2008 HONDA ACCORD REAR BRAKES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292866November 19, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ON 2008,2009 AND POTENTIALLY 2010 HONDA ACCORDS , BRAKING DISTANCES ARE MAY LONGER DUE TO THE OVERLOADING OF THE REAR BRAKES. THIS OVERLOADING OF THE REAR BRAKES CAUSES PREMATURE WEAROUT (18,000 TO 27,000 MILES) OF THE REAR BRAKES. DUE TO A FAILURE TO BALANCE THE LOADS IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM, FRONT BRAKES MAY NOT PERFORMING THEIR PROPER BRAKING FUNCTION. THIS IS CAUSING THE REAR BRAKES TO CARRY ADDITIONAL BRAKING LOADS AND WEAR OUT SOONER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292568November 17, 2009
VISIBILITY
2008 HONDA ACCORD DRIVERS WINDSHIELD WIPER DRAGS THE WATER IT WAS SUPPOSE TO WIPE AWAY BACK INTO THE OPERATORS FIELD OF VISION. STARTS AT 40 TO 45 MPH WITH STEADY RAIN AND WORSENS AS THE VEHICLE SPEED INCREASES, AT 70 IT IS BAD. DEALER SAYS THAT IT DOES IT ON ALL ACCORDS AND THERE IS NO FIX. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292359November 16, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR ON 2008 HONDA ACCORDS. THE BRAKES ON MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT 17,000. HONDA CLAIMS THIS IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR; HOWEVER, ANY SEASONED DRIVER KNOWS BRAKES SHOULD LAST MUCH LONGER. AFTER SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG 2008 AND 2009 ACCORDS. SOME ARE HAVING TO REPLACE BRAKES AT 9,000 MILES. TO ME, THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. I HAD NO IDEA MY BRAKES NEEDED REPLACING. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS - NO SQUEAKING, NO CLICKING, THE CAR DID NOT DRIVE AND/OR BRAKE ANY DIFFERENTLY. TYPICALLY, I WOULD NOT HAVE THE BRAKES CHECKED AT 17,000 MILES FOR NO REASON. THE PROBLEM WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION ON A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE. TO ME, THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. HAD I NOT HAT THAT OIL CHANGE, I WOULD HAVE KEPT ON DRIVING AN UNSAFE CAR, WITH THE RISK OF A COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT COVER THE COST ($270) BECAUSE HONDA IS NOT ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH 2008 AND 2009 ACCORDS. IT IS NOT SAFE TO HAVE THIS MANY CARS ON THE ROAD WITH BRAKE ISSUES. I ELECTED TO TRADE IN THE CAR, RATHER THAN DEALING WITH HAVING TO REPLACE THE BRAKES EVERY 17,000 AND I DID NOT WANT TO DRIVE AN UNSAFE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292200November 15, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE REAR CALIPERS ON A 2008 HONDA ACCORD SEIZED UP AND CAUSED PREMATURE DESTRUCTION OF THE BRAKE PADS AND DAMAGED ROTORS.. THIS HAS RENDERED THE CAR UNSAFE ACCORDING TO A SERVICE TECH OF MY OWN AND THE DEALERSHIP. THE CALIPER REPAIR WILL BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BUT HONDA WILL NOT COVER THE COST OF THE DAMAGED BRAKES AND ROTORS. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED WITH LESS THAN 30,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292242November 15, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
THE 2008 HONDA ACCORD HAS A BRAKING SYSTEM THAT WEARS TOO QUICKLY. I AM ALREADY DUE TO CHANGE THE REAR BRAKE PADS AND I ONLY HAVE 18500 MILES ON MY VEHICLE. MY BROTHER ALSO HAD TO CHANGE HIS BRAKES ON HIS 08 ACCORD AND HONDA WOULD NOT REPAIR FOR FREE. OBVIOUSLY THIS BRAKING SYSTEM IS DEFECTED AND NOT SAFE FOR THE SIMPLE FACT THAT NO REASONABLE HUMAN BEING SHOULD HAVE TO REPLACE BRAKES ON THEIR VEHICLE BEFORE 40-50000 MILES. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND THE VEHICLES SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPAIRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292025November 12, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2008 HONDA ACCORD LX-P 4 DOOR SEDAN WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION..HAS HAD BRAKE PROBLEMS FROM DAY ONE ( PURCHASED NEW AT TEMPE HONDA, TEMPE,AZ)....SQUEALING FROM INNER PADS DUE TO UNEVEN PRESSURE FROM CALIPERS.....HONDA REFUSES TO COME UP WITH A FIX....THIS IS THE 3RD SET OF BRAKE PADS ON A 25,000 MILE VEHICLE DRIVEN 90 PERCENT ON THE OPEN HIGHWAY........HUGE DEFECT.... *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10291888November 11, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
HONDA ACCORD (2008) REAR BRAKES ARE WORN TO THE SENSOR AT 16,000 MILES. NO WARNING. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10291687November 10, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I ONLY HAVE 9000 MILES ON MY 2008 ACCORD AND MY MECHANIC TOLD ME WITH IN 2000 MILES I WILL NEED THE REAR BRAKES REPLACED. I NOTICED I AM NOT THE ONLY HONDA OWNER WITH THIS PROBLEM AND THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS OF REAR BRAKES WITH PREMATURE WEAR. DOES SOME ONE HAVE TO BE INJURED OR KILLED BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE. PLEASE SOME ONE HAS TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND FIX THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE HONDA ACCORDS BECAUSE THE HONDA CO. SURE IS NOT GOING TOO. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10291331November 7, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
LIGHTS DIM CONSTANTLY WHILE DRIVING THE CAR. CARS HAVE MOVED OUT OF MY LANE BECAUSE THE DIM IS SOMETIMES VERY STRONG. DEALERSHIP LOOKED AT SEVERAL TIMES AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG EXCEPT THAT THE CHARGING SYSTEM HAS SOME NEW COMPONENT PART THAT IS TO CREATE MORE "JUICE" WHEN NEEDED AND IT ISN'T SWITCH FAST ENOUGH, BUT NO REPAIR WAS COMPLETED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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