2008 Honda Accord complaints

MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED A 2008 HONDA ACCORD (CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED) JANUARY 06, 2010. THE MILEAGE WAS 46,399. THE HONDA DEALER SAID THE BRAKES WERE NEW. (CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED) WE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES JULY 2011 AT 53,096 MILES. (6697 MILES LATER) AUGUST 2012 WE HAD TO REPLACE BRAKES ROTORS AND CALIPERS 68007 MILES. AT THIS TIME WE WERE ADVISED OF A DEFECT IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM BY JUST BRAKES.. WE CONTACTED HONDA AND THEY SAID SINCE WE WERE NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNERS AND WE DID NOT TAKE ACTION SOONER (PRIOR 2010?) WE WOULD NOT BE REIMBURSED FOR THESE REPAIRS. (HONDA SETTLES LAWSUIT OVER THIS MATTER??) WE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRES IN AUGUST 2012 AS WELL. SINCE THE REPAIR OF THE BRAKES AND CALIPERS WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY ISSUES AND THE GAS MILEAGE INCREASED. WE HAVE SPENT HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TRYING TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT HONDA HAS KNOWN ABOUT. A "CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED" HONDA SHOULD QUALIFY FOR THE REIMBURSEMENT THAT HONDA HAS OFFERED, EVEN THOUGH WE WERE NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNERS. SINCE WE DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THE "PROBLEM" UNTIL AFTER 2010 (AFTER THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE) WE COULD NOT HAD ACTED IN TIME. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THERE WAS A "SAFETY BULLETIN" ABOUT THIS ISSUE? IF THERE WAS, WHY DIDN'T HONDA/DEALER NOTIFY US OF THIS ISSUE? OR SHOULDN'T THEY HAVE FIXED THIS ISSUE BEFORE SELLING THE HONDA AS A "CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED" VEHICLE? I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM HONDA YESTERDAY ABOUT A DEFECT (CONTROL ARM) IN THE 2006, 2007 & 2008 HONDA CIVIC AND REIMBURSEMENT AVAILABLE FOR THIS LAW SUI

EXCESSIVE OIL NEEDED BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. OIL INDICATOR LIGHT DOES NOT INDICATE LOW OIL. *TR

2008 HONDA ACCORD PURCHASED NEW AT GARY FORCE HONDA BOWLING GREEN KY. FIRST ISSUE: COLD START RATTLE, DEALER REPLACED ATC ACTUATOR, PROBLEM CORRECTED. HAVE REPLACED BRAKES ON THE CAR 4 TIMES. MOST RECENTLY REPLACED APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR AGO AND NOW WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES WORSE THAN A ROAD WAGON. AT 70,000 MILES OIL LIGHT CAME ON, CHECKED OIL AND NONE WAS ON THE STICK. ADDED OIL, TOOK THE CAR TO DEALER, THEY REPLACED VTC ACTUATOR BUT IT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. COMPLAINED AGAIN AND THEY PERFORMED OIL CONSUMPTION ANALYSIS ONLY TO TELL ME IT WAS USING LESS THAN ONE QUART PER ONE THOUSAND MILES AND THAT WAS THE INDUSTRY STANDARD. A FEW MONTHS LATER I BECAME MORE IRRITATED ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND COMPLAINED AGAIN. THEY PERFORMED ANOTHER OIL CONSUMPTION ANALYSIS TO TELL ME IT WAS USING MORE THAN IT WAS PREVIOUSLY BUT LESS THAN ONE QUART PER 1000 MILES AND WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING. CURRENTLY THE CAR HAS 100000 MILES ON IT AND YES, THE WARRANTY JUST EXPIRED AND IT'S USING ONE QUART PER 1200 MILES. I WROTE HONDA OF AMERICA A LETTER AND COMPLAINED. THEY CALLED BUT OTHER THAN KIND WORDS, THEY DID NOTHING. OH AND HAVE I MENTIONED THE HEAD LIGHTS.... THEY BLINK WHEN THE HEAT OR AIR IS ON. I MUST NOT FORGET THAT THE LEATHER ON BOTH THE ARM REST AND CONSOLE HAS BUBBLED UP BUT NO SIGNS OF WEAR OR DAMAGE AROUND THE BUBBLES. AND LET ME NOT FORGET THE MOST RECENT ISSUE: NOW OFTEN TIMES WHILE SETTING COMPLETELY STILL AT A STOP LIGHT AND/OR GOING DOWN THE ROAD I HEAR A C

WE WERE ABOUT TO BEGIN OUR VACATION TRIP DRIVING OUR 2008 HONDA ACCORD 4 DOOR, WHEN MY WIFE GOT INTO THE DRIVERS SEAT AND MY 29 YEAR OLD SON GOT INTO THE PASSENGER SEAT. WHEN MY SON CLOSED THE PASSENGER DOOR, THE SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG DEPLOYED FROM THE HEADLINER AND FRONT PASSENGER SEAT CAUSING AN ABRASION TO THE RIGHT FOREARM OF MY SON. THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING AND IN THE PARKED POSITION. I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR 5 YEARS AND 1 MONTH AND IT HAS 57,300 MILES ON IT AND HAS NEVER BEEN IN ANY TYPE OF ACCIDENT. HONDA WAS CONTACTED AND RECOMMENDED THAT I HAVE A HONDA DEALER EVALUATE THE INCIDENT WHICH I DID. THE HONDA DEALER TOLD ME THAT THEIR COMPUTER INDICATED THAT THE SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG DEPLOYED, WHICH I ALREADY KNEW. AMERICAN HONDA WAS CONTACTED AND TOLD ME THAT I SHOULD CONTACT MY INSURANCE COMPANY WHO SENT ME TO THEIR ADJUSTER WHO EXAMINED THE CAR AND STATED THAT THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT WAS NOT THE RESULT OF A COLLISION OR COMPREHENSIVE CLAIM AND TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD DENY MY CLAIM FOR REPAIR. HONDA WAS NOTIFIED AND TOLD ME THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE SINCE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE ESTIMATE FOR REPAIR IS $2500. THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE. HONDA HAS RECALLED 800,000 VEHICLES, MANY OLDER THAN MINE, FOR SIMILAR AIRBAG PROBLEMS BUT NOT THE 2008 ACCORD. *TR

ENGINE MAKES NOISE WHEN STARTING UP THAT GOES AWAY AFTER AROUND 5 SECONDS. WAS TOLD ATC ACTUATOR WAS BAD. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AND SEAT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UPON EXITING THE CAR. NO IMPACT HAS BEEN MADE ON THIS SIDE OF THE CAR. *TR

EXCESSIVE NEED FOR OIL, BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. OIL INDICATOR DOES NOT SHOW THAT VEHICLE IS LOW ON OIL, BUT VEHICLE STARTS TO RUN WITH PROBLEMS, IF OIL NOT REPLACED. *TR

INTERMITTENT SUDDEN UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION. WHEN MERGING INTO HIGHWAY TRAFFIC OR PASSING, VEHICLE CONTINUOUSLY ACCELERATES EVEN WHEN NO BRAKING; REVS GO UP TO 5000 AND STAYS THERE EVEN WHEN STOMPING ON BRAKES IN ATTEMPT TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. ONLY WAY TO STOP THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION IS TO PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL. DUE TO INTERMITTENT NATURE OF PROBLEM, DEALER COULD NOT FIX DURING WARRANTY PERIOD. SCHEDULED DEALER APPOINTMENT TWICE IN 2011 AND 2013, BOTH TIMES PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. *TR

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE (2008 ACCORD) IN MORNING, I NOTICED A SMALL RATTLE ON INCLINES. LATER THERE WAS A RATTLE WHEN STARTING THE CAR THAT HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. I AM HEARING IT CONSTANTLY NOW AND VERY LOUD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE DRIVERS SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AFTER IT RAN A TRAFFIC LIGHT. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND BOTH DRIVERS SUSTAINED INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG AND THE SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG DEPLOYED SUDDENLY. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED FROM THE DEPLOYMENT. THE CONTACT CALLED A DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO REGARDING THE ERRONEOUS DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAGS. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD SEND A CASE MANAGER TO FURTHER INVESTIGATE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

THE VTC ( VARIABLE TIMING CONTROL ) ACTUATOR ON OUR 2008 HONDA ACCORD SEDAN 4 DOOR MODEL WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE AND REQUIRED IMMEDIATE REPLACEMENT BY THE HONDA DEALERSHIP. THE 4 CYLINDER ENGINE IS EXHIBITING HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION AND POOR GAS MILEAGE. ODOMETER READING IS APPROXIMATELY 40,000 MILES. *TR

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES - THERE IS A REALLY BAD VIBRATION/PULSING IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKE PEDAL. THE CAR IS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD EX-L WITH 19,000 MILES. DEALER WANTS TO REPLACE ROTORS .......... CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY !!!!! LOOKS LIKE A KNOWN PROBLEM ONLINE FOR THE 2008-2010 HONDA ACCORD . CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT WAS SETTLED FOR MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. BUT THE DEALER SAID THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS OR COMPLAINTS FOR BRAKES .... I AM GOING TO REPLACE PADS AND ROTORS ON FRONT AND BACK .... WITH TOP SHELF PARTS NOT CHEAP ASS HONDA PARTS !!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER A PASSENGER EXITED THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT NO CAUSE FOR THE FAILURE WAS DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

MY VEHICLE WAS IN PARK. WHEN I TRIED TO PUT IT IN DRIVE, IT WOULD NOT MOVE. I INSERTED A KEY BESIDE THE GEAR SHIFT TO RELEASE THE GEAR SHIFT. MY VSA LIGHT, ALONG WITH THE ! WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN I LOOKED IN MY CAR MANUAL, IT INSTRUCTED ME TO TAKE IT TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY. I TOOK IT TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY CALLED AMERICAN HONDA BUT COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR. THE GEAR SHIFT NOW LOCKS AT LEAST ONCE A DAY AND IS GETTING HARDER TO RELEASE. IT ALSO MAKES A CLICKING NOISE. I WENT BACK TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP AND WAITED 3 1/2 HOURS FOR THEM CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THEY AGAIN CALLED AMERICAN HONDA AND THEIR ONLY RECOMMENDATION IS FOR ME TO PAY $1200.00 TO BUY A NEW PART. THE HONDA DEALERSHIP CHARGED ME $200.00 FOR THEIR TIME. I WAS SENT AWAY WITH NO REPAIR TO MY CAR. I CALLED AMERICAN HONDA AND EXPLAINED THAT I AM WORRIED ABOUT MY SAFETY. THE VSA LIGHT ALONG WITH THE ! WARNING LIGHT SAYS IN THE MANUAL "VSA SYSTEMMALFUNCTION. VEHICLE HAS NORMAL DRIVING ABILITY, BUT DOES NOT HAVE VSA TRACTION AND STABILITY ENHANCEMENT; SEE DEALER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE". I HAVE WENT THROUGH 3 SETS OF TIRES THIS YEAR AND I THINK IT IS BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. HONDA HAS ALREADY RECALLED THE VSA IN THE 2005 HONDA PILOT. IN THEIR RECALL STATEMENT, "DURING A VSA SYSTEM MALFUNCTION, THE AMOUNT OF BRAKE FORCE APPLIED COULD EXCEED THE DRIVER'S INTENDED INPUT. UNEXPECTED BRAKE ACTIVATION COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH." I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT HONDA IS NOT CONC

WHEN ACCELERATING TO MERGE INTO HIGHWAY TRAFFIC, CAR UNCONTROLLABLY RAPIDLY ACCELERATES AND REVS UP TO 5000 RPMS. BRAKING NO MATTER HOW HARD, NOR PUMPING BRAKES DID NOT STOP CAR - MAY HAVE PREVENTED IT FROM GOING FASTER, HOWEVER; BUT REVS REMAINED HIGH. ONLY WAY TO REGAIN CONTROL WAS TO SWITCH TRANSMISSION TO NEUTRAL AND THEN BACK TO DRIVE. WHEN PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED, RAPID PUMPING OF BRAKES DECELERATED CAR AND ALLOWED TO REGAIN CONTROL; HOWEVER, BRAKE PUMPING DID NOT WORK RECENTLY. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND THUS, DEALER COULD NOT REPLICATE EVEN WHEN COMPLAINT OCCURRED DURING FIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP - AND IN FACT, DID NOT RECUR FOR MORE THAN 1 YEAR AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED. *TR

RIDING DOWN THE ROAD AND MY 12 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER GOT TANGLED IN THE SEAT BELT. WE PULLED INTO A GAS STATION AND TRIED TO GET THE SEAT BELT TO RELEASE- IT WOULD NOT RELEASE. IT KEPT EATING ANY SLACK WE GAVE IT AND KEPT TIGHTENING ON HER. IT GOT TO THE POINT WHERE SHE, NOR I (BECAUSE OF THE POSITION) COULD HOLD HER BODY WEIGHT UP ANY MORE- IT WAS STARTING TO CUT INTO HER SIDE. I YELLED CAN ANYONE HELP WE NEED TO CUT A SEAT BELT AND THANK GOODNESS A YOUNG MAN CAME OVER AND WAS ABLE TO CUT THE BELT OFF. I THEN TOOK THE CAR TO THE HONDA DEALER WHO REPLACED THE BELT AND FILED A COMPLAINT WITH HONDA ABOUT THE SEAT BELT- THEY TOOK THE COMPLAINT- HOWEVER THEY REFUSED TO TELL ME ANYTHING ELSE. A SUPERVISIOR FROM HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE- STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT WOULD BE LOOKED INTO AND THAT I SHOULD HEAR IF IT WAS MALFUNCTIONING OR WHAT CAME OF THE INSPECTION OF WHY THE BELT LOCKED UP. I CALLED TODAY 3/23 TO FOLLOW UP WITH HONDA SPOKE TO ANOTHER SUPERVISIOR - HE TOLD ME THAT THE PART WAS UPSTAIRS IN A BOX AND THAT THEY DO NOT OPEN OR TOUCH THE BELT. THAT BECAUSE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY THEY JUST KEEP IT, HE SAID HE WOULD LOOK INTO IT AND CONTACT ME...I WAIT ... MY ISSUE IS WHY DID THIS HAPPEN- I KNOW SEATBELTS ARE TO PROTECT US BUT THIS WAS DANGEROUS- THERE WAS NO WAY TO RELEASE THE BELT OTHER THEN CUTTING IT. SAFETY ISSUE ESPECIALLY FOR CHILDREN. *TR

AT 25,111 MILES BRAKES WERE SQUEAKING AND WORE DOWN. REAR BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED AND CLEANED ROTORS STILL SQUEAKED. PAID $195.00. HAD A COUPLE OF SERVICES AND COMPLAINED ABOUT BRAKES BUT THEY TOLD ME SINCE THEY WERE NEW THEY WILL SQUEAK FOR A WHILE UNTIL THEY BREAK IN. FINALLY HAD ENOUGH OF THE SQUEAKY BRAKES, WENT BACK IN FOR SERVICE AT 33,037 MILES. BRAKES STILL SQUEAKING. FRONT PADS 7.8MM REAR PADS 6.2MM. THEY RECOMMENDED REPLACE PADS AGAIN!! AND RESURFACE ROTORS $249.00 SPECIAL. DID NOT REPLACE!! AT 60,601 MILES HAD TO REPLACE REAR BRAKES AGAIN CHARGE $257.00. *TR

REAR BRAKE PADS WORE OUT AT 25910 MILES. *TR

REAR BRAKES FAILED AT 21,000 MILES. WE PURCHASED THE CAR NEW AND HAVE VERY LOW MILEAGE. THE REAR BRAKES NEEDED TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED. *TR

OUR 2008 HONDA ACCORD LX (4 CYLINDER) HAS BEEN BURNING OIL AT A RATE OF 1QT / 1000MILES. I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THE CAR. A LOT OF OTHER HONDA ACCORD OWNERS (2008-2010) HAVE REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEM ONLINE IN MULTIPLE FORUM: HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/ACCORD/2008/ENGINE/EXCESSIVE_OIL_CONSUMPTION.SHTML MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS THAT THE ENGINE WOULD STALL DURING A LONG ROAD TRIP ACROSS COUNTRY WHICH WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST WITH OTHER CARS. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD BRAND NEW AND I HAVE HAD NO ACCIDENTS. APPROXIMATELY 1 WEEKS AGO MY SRS LIGHT REMAINED ON AFTER STARTING MY ENGINE AND HAS REMAINED ON SINCE. I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR AN INSPECTION TODAY AT MY LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT DETECTED A CODE IN WHICH THERE WAS AN INTERNAL FAILURE OF THE SRS UNIT. THIS WOULD REQUIRE ME TO REPLACE THE UNIT AT A COST OF $402.78 AS THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. HOW CAN A VEHICLE THAT IS 5 YEARS OLD AND NO PRIOR ACCIDENTS ALREADY HAVE A SYSTEM FAILURE REGARDING THE AIRBAGS? I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, I HAVE HAD NO ACCIDENT, THE SRS UNIT SHOULD CARRY A LIFETIME WARRANTY. *TR

BACK IN AUGUST I TOOK MY CAR TO SOUTHEASTERN HONDA DEALER LIKE I ROUTINELY DO TO HAVE MY OIL CHANGED. IT WAS SUGGESTED BY SERVICE REP TO CHANGE MY TRANSMISSION FLUID, WHICH I DID. ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK ONE NIGHT MY ENGINE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AND MY CAR WAS DRIVING LIKE IT IS GOING TO SHUT OFF. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY HOOKED IT UP TO A MACHINE AND SAID IT WAS 2 OF MY SPARK PLUGS, IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE ACCORDS V6 SO IT'S BEST TO CHANGE ALL OF PLUGS WHICH I AGREED TOO AND THIS WILL SOLVE THE PROBLEM. ON 2/7/13 I TOOK MY CAR TO SOUTHEASTERN HONDA FOR MY ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AND AGAIN THE SERVICE REP SUGGESTED MY POWER STEERING FLUID AND BRAKE FLUID NEEDED TO BE CHANGED WHICH I AGREED TOO. ON MY WAY HOME THE VSA, BRAKE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT CAME ON IN THE CAR. AS SO AS I WAS ABLE TO I TOOK IT BACK TO SOUTHEASTERN HONDA, THE SAME SERVICE REP SAID THEY HOOK IT UP AND IT WAS THE SPARK PLUGS WHICH WAS CHANGE BACK IN AUGUST AND IT SHOULD NOT BE OCCURRING BECAUSE ALL THE PLUGS WERE CHANGED AND IT'S A DEFECT IN THE ENGINE. HE WILL SPEAK WITH THE GOOD WILL HONDA PERSON BECAUSE THE CAR NEEDS AN ENGINE. HE CALLED BACK A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER AND SAY IT'S THE ENGINE AND I WILL BE REQUIRED TO PAY HALF FOR THE ENGINE. I LEFT MY CAR AT THE DEALER FOR A WEEK, PAID A FEW DOLLARS SHORT OF $3000.00 DOLLARS AND MY ENGINE VSA, BRAKE AND ABS LIGHTS IS STILL COMING ON. I GOOGLED THIS PROBLEM AND ALOT OF THE HONDAS HAVE THIS PROBLEM. I WILL LIKE TO KNOW WHAT IS THE STATUS OF THIS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE REAR WHEELS BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO WAY TO ADJUST THE REAR ALIGNMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ALSO ADVISED THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS, AS WELL AS THE KNUCKLE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

SUBJECT: SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AT ABOUT 9:25 PM, ON WEDNESDAY JANUARY 23, 2013 I WAS PARKED IN THE NORTH PARKING LOT OF THE VIENNA METRO STATION, IN FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA, AWAITING ARRIVAL OF MY WIFE. I HAD PARKED IN THE FIRST PARKING SPACE, ACROSS FROM THE WAITING AREA IN FRONT OF THE METRO STATION ENTRANCE. WHEN I SAW MY WIFE EMERGE FROM THE ENTRANCE OF THE METRO STATION, I STARTED MY CAR AND SHIFTED TO DRIVE. THE ENGINE SUDDENLY REVVED UP AND THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD, ACCELERATING AT HIGH SPEED AND OUT OF CONTROL. I REMEMBER REACTING BY APPLYING THE BRAKES WITH ALL MY MIGHT AND ENGAGING THE HAND BRAKE WITHOUT MUCH EFFECT.THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD ABOUT 100 FEET AND HIT A CONCRETE BARRIER WHICH SMASHED THE FRONT AND ENGINE AND TOTALED THE VEHICLE. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS OR PEDESTRIANS IN THE VICINITY OTHERWISE THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE SEVERE CONSEQUENCES. WHEN I REGAINED CONSCIOUSNESS, I HAD BEEN TRANSPORTED TO THE FAIRFAX HOSPITAL AND HAD SUFFERED SEVERE TRAUMA TO THE NECK, THROAT, LARYNX AND MOUTH AREA AND WAS BLEEDING FROM A CUT ON THE CHIN. TWO DAYS OF INTENSE EXAMINATION AT THE HOSPITAL AND SEVERAL FOLLOW-UP MEDICAL EXAMS FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF ANY PHYSICAL OR MEDICAL CONDITION THAT COULD HAVE POSSIBLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT. IT MUST BE NOTED THAT I DID NOT RECEIVE ANY CITATION FOR THE ACCIDENT FROM THE FAIRFAX POLICE. *TR

I NOTICED A SPOT ON THE HOOD THAT HAD WORN AWAY TO THE GRAY. I TOOK IT TO HONDA AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS MY RESPONSIBILITY. FAST FORWARD TO A FEW DAYS AGO AND ANOTHER SPOT IS WEARING. THE PAINT IS NOT GOOD QUALITY. MY CAR WAS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD WHEN THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE STARTED THE VEHICLE AND HEARD A RATTLING NOISE NEAR THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE VT ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

WITH THE CAR TURNED OFF THE DRIVER'S SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG AND SEAT AIRBAG DEPLOYED AFTER I SHUT THE DOOR. I CAN SITE AT LEAST 30 POSTS ON NHTSA'S WEBSITE WHERE THIS HAS HAPPENED AND THERE IS CERTAIN TO BE THOUSANDS MORE. THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE FIX THAT NEITHER AMERICAN HONDA CO. NOR MOST INSURANCE COMPANIES WILL NOT FIX. THOSE WITH THE AIRBAG PROBLEM ARE NOW DRIVING AROUND WITH DEPLOYED AIRBAGS DUE TO A MANUFACTURER DEFECT THAT HONDA REFUSES TO FIX. I AM HOPING TO JOIN A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST HONDA BECAUSE THEY HAVE IGNORED THIS PERSONAL SECURITY CONCERN. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE NHTSA TAKE A STANCE ON THIS. *TR

I WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH SHUDDERING IN MY CAR. ON JANUARY 21, 2013, I LOGGED A COMPLAINT NUMBER WITH HONDA USA. THEIR RECOMMENDATION WAS FOR ME TO HAVE MY CAR LOOKED AT BY A CERTIFIED HONDA TECHNICIAN. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR JANUARY 25TH AND TOOK THE CAR IN. THE CERTIFIED DEALER IN COUNTRYSIDE CALLED TO TELL ME HE WAS ABLE TO REPLICATE THE ISSUE. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN DID AN UPLOAD OF MORE RECENT SOFTWARE AND THE ISSUE SEEMED TO BE FIXED. I WAS SKEPTICAL. WHEN I ARRIVED TO PICK UP MY VEHICLE, I WAS SHOWN A SERVICE BULLETIN THAT HONDA SERVICE WAS RECEIVING NOTIFYING THEM OF THE ISSUE. I ASKED WHY HONDA WAS NOT ACTIVELY RECALLING THE CARS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID THEY DID NOT KNOW WHY. *TR

I HAVE HAD 5 DOOR ACTUATORS CHANGED ON MY CAR - ALL DOORS AND ONE DOOR WAS TWICE. I HAVE A 6TH ONE OUT BUT I HAVE NOT GOTTEN IT FIXED. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT "SOMETIMES THINGS HAPPEN". I TRIED TO TALK WITH HONDA, THEY DID PAY FOR MOST OF THEM REPAIRS BUT REFUSED TO ADMIT IT WAS A PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP NEVER COULD TELL ME WHY IT WAS HAPPENING, JUST KEPT REPLACING THE ACTUATORS. I GOT TIRED OF FIGHTING WITH THEM, THAT IS WHY THE LAST ONE HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED. THIS IS MY FIRST AND LAST HONDA. I WAS EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED WITH MY SERVICE FROM HONDA. WE BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW OFF THE LOT AND IT STARTED WITHIN A YEAR AND A HALF OF PURCHASE. *TR

ENGINE HAS A LOUD RATTLING NOISE AT A COLD START UP. *TR

I REAR ENDED A TRUCK AT 45MPH, CAR DID NOT DEPLOY AIR BAGS. *YT

MY VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, I WAS IN THE DRIVER SEAT AND I HAD A PASSENGER. THE PASSENGER EXITED THE VEHICLE AND SHUT THE PASSENGER DOOR AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED UNEXPECTEDLY. THERE WAS NO COLLISION AND NO DAMAGE OTHER THAN THE DAMAGE THAT THE AIRBAGS CAUSED. I GOT MY CAR HOME AND CALLED MY INSURANCE. THE INSURANCE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP FOR INSPECTION. UPON INSPECTION, THEY FOUND NO REASON FOR THE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY OTHER THAN THE POSSIBILITY OF A FAULTY CONTROL MODULE. THE AUTO BODY SHOP CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS NOT DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE THAT WOULD CAUSE THIS INCIDENT. I CONTACTED HONDA AMERICA. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP WHERE HONDA AND MY INSURANCE COMPANY SENT A REPRESENTATIVE OUT TO DO AN INSPECTION. MY INSURANCE CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS NOT DAMAGE THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY BUT HONDA IS SAYING THAT MY VEHICLE HAS FRAME DAMAGE THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THIS INCIDENT BUT HONDA WILL NOT PROVIDE ME WITH A REPORT OF THEIR FINDINGS. AFTER RESEARCH, THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS 2008 HONDA ACCORDS WITH THIS SAME AIRBAG PROBLEM THAT HONDA WILL NOT RECOGNIZE OR AGREE TO FIX. I AM STUCK WITH A CAR THAT HAS SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE AND DECREASED VALUE BECAUSE OF A FAULTY HONDA PART. PLEASE HELP. *TR

CAR CUT OFF WHILE IN STORE FOR FIVE MINUTES WAS TOLD THAT IF YOU LEAVE KEYS IN IGNITION WHILE OFF IT DRAINS THE BATTERY. NO CAR IN MY LIFE THAT EVER HAPPENED AFTER LEAVING THE RADIO IN THE CAR ON AND DRAINED THE BATTERY. *TR HAD A PROBLEM WITHIN 3 MONTHS OF BUYING A 2008 HONDA. CAR CUT OFF AND WOULDN'T START. AND IT DID IT AGAIN LAST NIGHT TOOK IT IN BEFORE AND THE FIRST TIME I TOOK IT IN BATTERY WAS FINE AND THEY CHECK THE BATTERY TODAY AND THEY SAID IT WAS NO GOOD BUT IT HAPPENED A TOTAL OF 4 TIMES AND THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE CAR AND IT HAPPENED TO OTHER PEOPLE AND WHICH SHOULDN'T HAPPENED CUT OFF LAST NIGHT AND NO KEY IN THE IGNITION AND BATTERY DIED. SPOKE TO [XXX] STORE MANAGER AND SPOKE TO SERVICE MANAGER AND REFUSE TO CHANGE THE BATTERY. ALL THEY DID WAS CHARGE UP BATTERY. CAUSE THEY WANTED ME TO PURCHASE A BATTERY FOR 159.00 WHICH THERE IS A PROBLEM. BECAUSE THERE WAS A PROBLEM FEW MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR. AND BROUGHT IN FOR SAME THING NOW LESS THAN A YEAR. HONDA TOLD ME THAT IF YOU LEAVE KEY IN CAR THAT THE CAR STILL IS DRAWING POWER EVEN THOUGH KEY IS OFF. I KID YOU NOT MY MOM WAS IN THE CAR FOR FIVE MINS AND BATTERY DIED. HONDA OF ROANOKE RAPIDS DON'T CARE ABOUT CUSTOMER SERVICE AND DOING WHAT IS RIGHT TO SATISFY THE CUSTOMER. BATTERY WAS GOING BAD BEFORE. I WILL NEVER BUY A CAR AGAIN FROM THEM. AND I HAVE THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY AND AMERICAN HONDA FORCED ME TO GET IT AND WONT COVER SQUAT. I WAS FORCED TO TAKE IT BY AMERICAN HONDA OR ELSE THEY WOULD APPROV

THE TRUNK LID SINCE NEW WILL BARELY STAY UP. IT HAS COME DOWN ON OUR HEADS MULTIPLE TIMES. AT SOME POINT SOMEONE COULD BE SERIOUSLY INJURED. WE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TO THE DEALER WHO TOLD US HONDA WAS LOOKING INTO IT BUT THERE WAS NO FIX AVAILABLE. I SHOULD HAVE REPORTED THIS LONG AGO. *TR

THIS CAR HAS THE WORST SEATS I HAVE EVER SAT IN. I HAVE OWNED THE CAR JUST OVER A MONTH AND MY BACK PAIN IS SO BAD THAT I AM BEING FORCED TO SELL IT TO SAVE MY BACK. HONDA SHOULD BE LIABLE FOR THE BACK PROBLEMS CAUSED BY THESE SEATS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR AN OIL CHANGE WHEN HE WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED OF A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V222000 (STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS) HOWEVER, THE CONTACT'S MODEL YEAR VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,500.

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, FELT A SLIGHT HESITATION AND THEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. IMMEDIATELY EXITED AND WHEN I CAME TO A STOP, THE CAR WAS IDLING VERY ROUGH. DID RESEARCH AND IT'S VERY EVIDENT THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE BY HONDA BECAUSE SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED THAT CYLINDER #3 SPARK PLUG IS SO DAMAGED THAT CERAMIC PIECES ARE COMPLETELY MISSING! I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL WITH SO MANY INCIDENTS. I AM BEING TOLD THAT HONDA WILL NOT COVER THIS AS MY CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY! THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL! THERE IS ALSO AN ISSUE WITH ENGINE OIL BEING LOW BUT YET THERE ARE NO LEAKS. THIS TOO APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN ISSUE. I WAS TOLD AT MY LAST OIL CHANGE THAT MY OIL LEVEL WAS EXTREMELY LOW BUT YET THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF ANY LEAKS. THIS TOO SHOULD BE A RECALL! *TR

UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. DRIVING SLOWLY IN A PARKING LOT LOOKING FOR A SPACE, THE CAR SUDDENLY TOOK OFF, ACCELERATING, THE ENGINE RACING, HEARD A CLICKING NOISE. STEPPED HARD ON THE BRAKE, THE ENGINE STOPPED RACING, THE CAR STOPPED, BUT NOT BEFORE THE CAR RAMMED SOME BUSHES, SCRATCHING THE PAINT. *TR

NOTICED VEHICLE USING EXCESSIVE OIL. NEEDED 3.25 QUARTS WITHIN 4,000 MILES. ENGINE NOISE ON COLD START UP. HONDA DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED AND SAID A COMPUTER UPDATE IS REQUIRED TO RESOLVE OIL CONSUMPTION AND A DEFECTIVE VTC ACTUATOR, TIMING CHAIN, AND TENSIONER WITH UPDATED PARTS ARE REQUIRED TO RESOLVE ENGINE NOISE. $1125.00 FOR REPAIRS. DEALERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGED FREQUENT ISSUES WITH THE DEFECTIVE ORIGINAL VTC ACTUATOR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH SHE NOTICED A GROWLING SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LOW AND WOULD HAVE TO BE FILLED. AFTER THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS FILLED THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE ALTERNATOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. THE MECHANIC STATED THERE WAS A POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

I STRUCK A VEHICLE THAT HAD STOPPED SUDDENLY IN FRONT OF ME. I WAS ABLE TO DECELERATE TO ABOUT 30 MPH BEFORE THE COLLISION. DRIVER'S FRONT AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITH SUCH FORCE, OR WITH SUCH INCORRECT TIMING, THAT I SUSTAINED A COMPLETE AND PARTIALLY DISPLACED FRACTURE OF THE STERNUM. IN SEARCHING THE MEDICAL LITERATURE, THIS IS AN INJURY USUALLY ASSOCIATED WITH NOT WEARING A SEAT BELT, WHICH I WAS, OR WITH STRIKING THE STEERING WHEEL, WHICH I DID NOT. THERE HAD BEEN NO PRIOR ILLUMINATION OF AIR BAG WARNING LIGHTS, OTHER THAN THE TEST ILLUMINATIONS WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS HE ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, IT EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL GRINDING NOISE AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED IN COLE WEATHER. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

SHODDY REAR BRAKES. PURCHASED CERTIFIED PRE OWNED, AND REAR BRAKES WERE REPLACED THROUGH CERTIFICATION PROCESS AT APPROX. 45,000 MILES. 10/22/12 REAR BRAKES, ROTORS AND PASSENGER REAR CALIPER REPLACED AT 62,000 MILES. REAR BRAKES, ROTORS AND CALIPER SHOULD HAVE LASTED MANY MORE MILES. FRONT BRAKES FINE. *TR

THE ENGINE MAKES A RATTLING SOUND USUALLY ON A COLD START. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED BY HONDA AND OTHERS AS THE VTC ACTUATOR. ACCORDING TO MECHANICAL SOURCES THIS COULD CAUSE COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE. SEE HONDA TECH BULLETIN 09-010 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. *TR

I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND TIRE ROTATION AND WAS TOLD THE REAR BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACE. I FOUND OUT THAT A LAWSUIT WAS SETTLED IN 2010 AND PEOPLE WERE INFORMED OF THIS. WE NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTICE AND WHEN I CONTACTED MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT BECAUSE THERE WASN'T A RECALL NOTICE. WHEN I CONTACTED CORPORATE I WAS DIRECTED TO THE LAW FIRMS WEBSITE THAT INFORMED ME IT WAS TO LATE TO FILE A CLAIM. WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT THIS? THANK YOU. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD BRAND NEW AND I HAVE HAD NO ACCIDENTS. APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS AGO MY SRS LIGHT REMAINED ON AFTER STARTING MY ENGINE AND HAS REMAINED ON SINCE. I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR AN INSPECTION TODAY AT MY LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT DETECTED A CODE IN WHICH THERE WAS AN INTERNAL FAILURE OF THE SRS UNIT. THIS WOULD REQUIRE ME TO REPLACE THE UNIT AT A COST OF $455.15 AS THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. HOW CAN A VEHICLE THAT IS 4 YEARS OLD WITH LESS THAN 60,000 MILES AND NO PRIOR ACCIDENTS ALREADY HAVE A SYSTEM FAILURE REGARDING THE AIRBAGS? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT IMPACT OR ANY WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000.

MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD EX-L STARTED MAKING A SMALL RATTLE NOISE IN DECEMBER 2009, THE CAR SALES MAN SAID IT WAS BECAUSE THE CAR NEEDED TO WARM UP AND BECAUSE THE CAR WAS SITTING FOR A WHILE. A COUPLE YEARS LATER I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN AND HAD IT CHECKED, BUT THE DEALER DID NOT HEAR THE SOUND. THIS WAS NOT DOCUMENTED BY THE HONDA DEALERSHIP. IN JUNE OF 2012, I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AGAIN AFTER I NOTICED THE SOUND MORE FREQUENTLY. THEY LET THE VEHICLE SIT OVER NIGHT AND INFORMED ME THE NEXT MORNING THAT THE VTC ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AT THIS TIME I HAD EXCEEDED MY EXTENDED WARRANTY OF 100,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 105,000 MILES WHEN THE DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM. ON OCTOBER 3, 2012 MY OIL LIGHT FLASHED ON AND THEN BACK OFF. I HAD MY FATHER TO CHECK THE OIL AND THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO OIL IN THE CHAMBER. I IMMEDIATELY WENT AND PURCHASED 3 QUARTS OF OIL UNTIL THE NEXT MORNING WHEN I WAS ABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO THE HONDA DEALER. I CALLED STERLING MCCALL HONDA AND EXPLAINED THE ISSUE THAT I WAS EXPERIENCING AND WAS SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE TO VEHICLE CHECKED FIRST THING IN THE MORNING. AFTER SPEAKING TO THE REP, I BEGAN RESEARCHING THE ISSUE AND FOUND THAT SEVERAL COMPLAINTS WERE ON THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. (THE RATTLE AT A COLD START UP AND OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUES RELATING THE VTC ACTUATOR.) AFTER DOING MORE RESEARCH I OBTAINED A SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT THE RATTLE AT COLD START UP AND FOUND A COURT DOCUMENT RELATING TO A CLASS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOORS WOULD LOCK AND UNLOCK INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THERE WERE SOME OCCASIONS THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE DOORS FAILED TO UNLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES, WHO DECIDED TO REPLACE THE DOOR ACTUATOR AS A TEMPORARY REMEDY. THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO REFERRED HIM TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,000. ..UPDATED 11/14/12 *BF UPDATED 11/15/2012 *JS