2008 Honda Accord complaints

PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS & PASSENGER SIDE SEAT AIRBAG RANDOMLY DEPLOYED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND HEARD A LOUD GROWLING NOISE EMITTING FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS ALSO AN ILLUMINATION OF THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR. THE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE FAILURE RECURRED ONLY WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON EIGHT DIFFERENT TIMES FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURE. THE ARM BUSHINGS WERE REPLACED. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V395000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) HOWEVER, THE MALFUNCTION CONTINUED TO OCCUR AFTER THE REMEDY REPAIR WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,681.

SOME SORT OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEM IS OCCURRING AND CAUSES THE HEADLIGHTS TO DIM AND FLUCTUATE ERRATICALLY. THE SOUND IN THE STEREO ALSO GETS LOWER OFTEN TIMES AND I WONDER IF THIS TIES INTO THE HEADLIGHTS PROBLEM. I FEEL UNSAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT IS A DISTRACTION AND CAUSES ME TO CHECK MY INSTRUMENT PANEL AND I REALLY EXPECT A VEHICLE TO OPERATE PROPERLY AFTER SPENDING SO MUCH MONEY ON IT. *KB

THE REAR BRAKES WEAR OUT PERMATURELY AND NEED TO BE REPLACED EVERY 8,000 TO 10,000 MILES. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

PREMATURE BRAKE AND ROTOR WEAR HAD TO REPLACE WITHIN 46,000 MILES. *TR

ABOVE START DATE AND MILEAGE ARE ESTIMATES AS THIS SEEMS TO HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AN ISSUE. THE ENGINE SPUTTERS WHEN ACCELERATING THROUGH THE FIRST FEW GEARS. THIS IS NOTICEABLE AROUND THE 20-35 MILE PER HOUR RANGE, BUT MAY OCCUR BEFORE OR AFTER THAT SPEED. IT SEEMS DANGEROUS IF ACCELERATION IS NEEDED WHEN THE CAR WILL NOT RESPOND. I HAVE LOOKED UP HONDA SERVICE BULLETINS AND IT SEEMS THERE A RE A FEW THAT "MIGHT" FIT THE ISSUE. ONE IS RELATED TO AN OIL "LEAK" ANOTHER TO OIL "CONSUMPTION" AS WELL AS ONE RELATED TO ENGINE "LOW POWER". I BELIEVE THE OIL ISSUE EXISTS REGARDLESS AS I AM CHECKING IT NOW AND DISCOVERED IT IS ALWAYS LOW. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF OTHERS THAT MAY OR MAY NOT APPLY AS IT IS HARD TO DETERMINE THE EXACT PROBLEM AND SERVICE BULLETIN. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER FOR THIS ISSUE ONLY FOR THE DEALER TO NOT BE ABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OR IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM WHILE AT THE SHOP. EARLY ON WHILE UNDER WARRANTY THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT BACK TO THE DEALER FOR THIS ISSUE AND SOME SPARK PLUGS WERE REPLACED. IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY THEY SAID THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE SPARK PLUGS. THE ISSUE HAS ALWAYS REMAINED EVEN AFTER THE REPLACEMENT OF SOME SPARK PLUGS. THEY MAY NOT HAVE REPLACED ALL OF THEM AND THUS THE ISSUE AT HAND? I WILL HAVE TO ASK THE DEALER FOR A SERVICE HISTORY IF THEY HAVE IT SINCE I MAY NOT HAVE ALL THE RECORDS. THE CAR WILL GO BACK AGAIN FOR THIS ISSUE AFTER WRITING THIS. I'M HOPING FOR A POSITIVE OUTCOME WHERE IT WILL NOT COST ME A FORTUNE AS THE CAR

MY FIANCE AND I WERE ON OUR WAY TO THE HOSPITAL TO TAKE OUR DAUGHTER TO THE ER. I PULLED IN A PARKING SPOT AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK. THE KEY WAS STILL IN THE IGNITION AND WHEN MY BOYFRIEND GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND SHUT THE DOOR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT JUST HIM SHUTTING THE DOOR. HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE??? I DID SOME RESEARCH AND NOTICED THAT NOT ALL INS COMPANIES WILL PAY FOR THIS AND HONDA IS NOT PAYING FOR IT EITHER. I FIND THIS HARD TO BELIEVE AS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I WENT TO THE HONDA DEALER TODAY AND WAS TOLD I NEED TO COME BACK IN THE MORNING AND SPEAK TO THE SERVICE MANAGER. WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT THIS AS THIS IS NOT MY FAULT BUT A DEFECT WITH THE CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITH THE BRAKE DEPRESSED, CAUSING HIM TO CRASH INTO A BUILDING. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE NOR WAS THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 25,000.

2008 HONDA ACCORD. GOT ONLY 25,000 MILES. A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO, SOME WEIRD NOISE CAME UP AND IT IS VERY ANNOYING. I CAN NOT BRAKE THE CAR NORMALLY. SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

THERE IS A LOUD GRINDING/RATTLING SOUND AFTER A COLD START UP. *TR

IT APPEARS THAT THE 2008 HONDA ACCORD WAS EQUIPPED WITH DEFECTIVE/WRONG FITTING REAR BRAKES. MY ACCORD WAS NO EXCEPTION. WHEN YOUR REAR BRAKES ARE WORN OUT AT 15000 MILES AND THEY GO BEFORE THE FRONT ONES DO, SOMETHING IS DEFINITELY WRONG. HONDA WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY TYPE OF RESPONSIBILTY. I ONLY HOPE/PRAY THAT NO ONE IS INJURED OR KILLED BECAUSE OF THEIR DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. *TT

CERTIFIED 2008 HONDA ACCORD PURCHASED FROM IN GEORGIA. DRIVING ON I-85 AT 55-60MPH HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION AND THEN HIT IN THE SIDE OF THE HEAD (AT HIGH SPEED) BY THE SIDE AIRBAG. SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED FOR ABSOLUTELY NO REASON. COULD HAVE BEEN IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OR KILLED. HONDA DOES NOT WANT TO FIX DEFECTIVE PART ON CAR AND WANTS OVER $5K. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM AND I SEE THAT MANY OTHER 2008 HONDA ACCORDS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THESE AIRBAGS SHOULD NOT GO OFF UNLESS THERE IS AN IMPACT! CONTACTED WSBTV.COM AND THEY DID A STORY LAST NIGHT ON THE NEWS. WROTE TO ALL THE BIGWIGS AT AMERICAN HONDA AS WELL THIS MORNING. WAS CONTACTED BY A CASE MANAGER AT AMERICAN HONDA THIS MORNING AND THEY ARE TOWING MY CAR DOWN TO A DEALERSHIP SOUTH OF WHERE I LIVE TO BE "LOOKED AT" WITH NO GUARANTEE OF BEING FIXED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *TT

I PURCHASE A BRAND NEW 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASE IN DECEMBER 2008. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASE AT PARAGON HONDA IN QUEENS, NEW YORK. WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 9000 MILES I HAD TO REPLACED FIRST THE REAR BRAKES AT TIME OF INSPECTION, SIX MONTHS LATER THE FRONT BRAKES WERE DOWN TO THE METAL. I COMPLAINT TO BROOKLYN HONDA I WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAD NO OTHER CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS. TODAY IS THE 24TH DAY OF OCTOBER 2011, THE SENSOR ON THE REAR BRAKES IS GIVING THE WARNING. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 18000 MILES. NO THOUGHT THAT HONDA MADE A MISTAKE ON THE 2008 ACCORD BRAKES, THEY DO NOT WANT TO ACCEPT THE BLAME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A VOLUNTARY RECALL INVOLVING THE REAR BRAKE PADS. THE TECHNICIANS REPLACED THE REAR BRAKE PADS. AFTER THE REPAIR THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE WITH THE REAR BRAKES. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE TO STOP AND EXHIBIT AN ABNORMAL GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE REAR BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED A SECOND TIME. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD ONLY HAVE 25000 MILES ON IT AND RECENTLY WHEN TRYING TO SLOW DOWN/BRAKING THE RPM/ENGINE REVS UP AND THE CAR ACCELERATE WHILE TRYING TO STOP. I DROVE IT LAST WEEKEND FOR ABOUT 2HRS IT HAPPENED OVER 5 TIMES. *KB

MY 2008 CERTIFIED USED HONDA ACCORD (SDN/4 DR, EX-L) WAS HIT HARD FROM THE FRONT LEFT SIDE AND NONE OF MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. I WAS AT A STAND STILL (AT A STOP SIGN), THE FAST ONCOMING VEHICLE CRASHED INTO ME CAUSING ME TO SKID 10 FEET, KNOCKING MY FRONT BUMPER OFF, SHATTERING MY WINDOWS, AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD MY FRONT AXLE IS BROKE. THE OKLAHOMA HIGHWAY PATROL RECOMMENDED I FILE A COMPLAINT SINCE NONE OF MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *TR

HONDA ACCORD, 2008, REAR BRAKE SYSTEM DEFECTIVE. HONDA HAS KNOWLEDGE OF ISSUE. REAR BREAKS ON 2008-2009 ACCORDS WEAR OUR BEFORE 25K MILES. REAR BREAKS REPLACED AT 27K MILE AND NOW NEEDED AGAIN AT 55K MILES. HONDA IS AWARE OF ISSUE WITH THERE BREAKING SYSTEM AND WILL NOT RECALL THEIR VEHICLES. THEY ARE PAYING FOR 1 TIME BREAKS AS PART OF THEIR CLASS ACTION SUIT, BUT WILL NOT FIX THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE ISSUE. AFTER THE BRAKES ARE REPLACED 1 TIME ITS UP TO THE CAR OWNER TO KEEP PAYING FOR AND REPLACING THEIR BRAKES EVERY 15-25K MILES. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ISSUE AND FIXED PROPERLY, NO MATTER WHAT THE COST TO HONDA. REAR BRAKES CANNOT GO BAD THIS QUICKLY. PLEASE CHECK FORMS SUCH AS CARCOMPLAINTS.COM FOR VALIDITY OF CLAIMS FROM MANY HONDA ACCORD OWNERS NATIONWIDE. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PLASTIC OVER THE PASSENGER AND DRIVERS SIDE GRAB HANDLES WERE FRACTURED. IN ADDITION, THE DOOR WOULD SWING BACK AND FORTH WHEN OPENED AND THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD CAUSE INJURY. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE COMPONENT WAS NOT UNDER RECALL OR COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

THIS STARTED AROUND APRIL 1ST OF 2011. EVERYTIME I START THE CAR IN THE MORNING, I GET A GRINDING NOISE THAT LAST LESS THEN TWO SECONDS. I THINK THE STARTER IS GOING OUT. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN WHEN THE CAR IS ONLY 4YRS OLD. THERE SHOULD BE A EMERGENCY RECALL ON THE STARTERS. THE CAR WAS DOING FIND WHEN THIS PROBLEM STARTED HAPPENING. *KB

AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS DIM REPEATEDLY WHILE THE CAR IS AT A STOP. WHILE DRIVING THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKER OR BLINK EVERY 15-25 SECONDS WHILE THE AIR CONDITIONING IS OPERATING. THIS COULD APPEAR AS IF I AM FLASHING OTHER DRIVERS AND CAN BE CONSTRUED AS AN AGGRESSIVE ACT. I WOULD NOT HAVE BOUGHT THIS CAR HAD I KNOWN ABOUT THIS DESIGN FLAW. HOWEVER HONDA RELEASED A STATEMENT ON THEIR WEBSITE THAT THIS FLICKER OF THE HEADLIGHTS IS NORMAL AND WAS DESIGNED THAT WAY TO INCREASE FUEL EFFICIENCY. *TR

I FIRST NOTICED LOSING POWER ON ACCELERATION ON A FULL STOP...THEN IT TURNS SLUGGISH TO ACCELERATE MORE WHEN IT REACHES 60-70 MPH EVEN PRESSED HARD ON THE GAS PEDAL...IT'S LIKE LOSING POWER. *TR

THE COMPLAINT I HAD WITH THE VEHICLE IS THAT THE BRAKES WORE OUT WAY BEFORE WHAT IS USUALLY EXPECTED OF THEIR NORMAL LIFE. AT 22,000 I COULD BARELY HEAR AN AUDIBLE HIGH-PITCHED SOUND. AT 25,000, WHEN I TOOK IT IN FOR ROUTINE SERVICING, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE PADS WERE WORN DOWN TO LESS THAN 2/32 AND THAT THE RIVETS ON THE PADS WERE SCORING THE ROTORS AND IT WAS NEEDING A COMPLETE BRAKE JOB. I FELT THIS WAS RAPID WEAR AND AFTER READING COMMENTS FROM OTHER HONDA OWNERS FOUND THERE MAY HAVE BEEN ENGINEERING ISSUES WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM STEMMING FROM AN"ENHANCEMENT" AND REDESIGN OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM.

WHILE DRIVING I WENT TO PUT MY VISOR DOWN TO BLOCK THE SUN AND IT POPPED OUT, DANGLING BY THE ELECTRIC CORD. I HAD TO HOLD IT UP WHILE DRIVING, OTHERWISE IT HUNG RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY FACE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NAVIGATION SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE LIGHT WOULD STAYED IN DIMMED POSITION THEREFORE, HE COULD NOT SEE ANY OF THE DIRECTIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO REFERRED HIM TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000. UPDATED 11/03/11*LJ UPDATED 11/14/11

PREMATURE FAILURE OF REAR BRAKE PADS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN WHEN IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND IT CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE UP TO 70 MPH. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A TRUCK WHILE ATTEMPTING TO AVOID OTHER VEHICLES. IN ORDER TO REMOVE THE DRIVER FROM THE VEHICLE, IT HAD TO BE CUT OPEN. THE DRIVER SUFFERED SEVERE INJURIES AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EXAMINED FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 39,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

2008 HONDA ACCORD. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 45,000 MILES THE REAR BRAKE PADS WERE DECLARED WORN OUT BY THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER, THE FRONT BRAKES HOWEVER WERE DEEMED IN "GOOD CONDITION" AND NEEDED NO MAINTENANCE, WE HAVE DISCOVERED THIS REAR BRAKE PROBLEM, KNOWN TO THE HONDA , IS A KNOWN DEFECT IN MATERIALS, DISCOVERED THROUGH A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT THAT HAS BEEN SETTLED OUT OF COURT. THE REASON FOR THE PREMATURE REAR BRAKE FAILURE HOWEVER IS STILL UNKNOWN TO HONDA OWNERS. DESPITE THE KNOWN DEFECT HONDA HAS FAILED TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND HAS NOT NOTIFIED THE OWNERS THOUGH ITS "HONDA OWNER LINK WEBSITE" OR ANY OTHER OFFICIAL HONDA NOTIFICATIONS. HONDA STATES IT RELIES ON THE COMPANY THAT BROUGHT THE LAW SUIT TO NOTIFY HONDAS CUSTOMERS. THIS WOULD REPRESENT AN ATTEMPT TO SHIFT RESPONSIBILITY TO A THIRD COMPANY FOR HONDA'S KNOWN DEFECT IN ITS REAR BRAKES. IT IS STILL UNKNOWN WHETHER IT IS A MATERIAL OR SYSTEM PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM. MANY OWNERS ARE UNAWARE OF THIS SAFETY DEFECT IN THEIR VEHICLES BRAKING SYSTEM. HONDA DEALERS ARE ALSO RELUCTANT TO DISCUSS THIS PROBLEM. THESE VEHICLES NEED TO BE RECALLED FOR BRAKE PAD REPLACEMENT AND OR EBD ADJUSTMENTS TO PREVENT PREMATURE REAR BRAKE FAILURES. HONDA ALSO NEEDS TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO NOTIFY THE OWNERS OF AFFECTED VEHICLES. *TT

REAR BRAKE PADS COMPLETELY WORN ON 2008 HONDA ACCORD. *TR

I PURCHASED A NEW 2008 HONDA ACCORD FROM WHAT IS NOW KNOWN AS BEL AIR HONDA. I HAD LESS THAN 50,000 MILES WHEN I HAD TWO SETS OF REAR BRAKE PADS REPLACED. THE 2ND SET WAS REPLACED WITH A 3RD. AT APPROX. 37,000 MILES AND THE REPLACEMENT WAS AT MY EXPENSE. THE FIRST TWO TIMES I WAS REIMBURSED FOR THE INSTALL, BUT THE 3RD TIME THE DEALER AND HONDA SAID SORRY THIS ONES ON YOU. I FEEL THIS EXPENDITURE SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN MINE TO PAY. IN LESS THAN 50,000 MILES I HAD TWO POWER STEERING PUMPS REPLACED. THE 4TH TIME THE STEERING BOX ALSO WAS DAMAGED AND IT TO REPLACED. THIS LAST TIME I WAS TOLD THIS AGAIN WAS MY EXPENSE SO AGAIN THEIR PROBLEM BECAME MINE. THIS TIME THE DEALER, BEL AIR HONDA SAID LUCKY I BOUGHT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY OR THE COST TO ME WOULD HAVE BEEN APPROXIMATELY $1,600.00. MY WORRY IS THAT I COULD HAVE A STEERING OR BRAKE FAILURE WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE CAUSING AN INJURY TO ME OR SOMEONE ELSE. I HAVE VOICED MY CONCERNS TO BOTH AMERICAN HONDA AND BEL AIR HONDA. THEY BLAME ONE ANOTHER REGARDING THE MECHANICAL FAILURES TO MY CAR. THE DEALER SAID HONDA SENT THEM DEFECTIVE PARTS AND HONDA SAID ITS A INSTALL PROBLEM. I HAVE SENT AND SPOKE TO MANY REPRESENTATIVES OF HONDA MOTORS AND THERE RESPONSE TO ME AMOUNTED TO THEM SUGGESTING THINGS WILL BE GETTING BETTER AND HANG IN THERE. SO I HAVE A CAR THAT I FEEL UNSAFE DRIVING THAT NO ONE SEEMS TO BE CONCERNED WITH. THEIR PHILOSOPHY SEEMS TO BE, GET IT REPAIRED AND MAYBE YOU'LL HAVE BETTER LUCK NEXT TIME. MY HONDA IS TRUE AND ITS

2008 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEMS WITH REAR BRAKES *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE REAR BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED FIVE TIMES AND THE FRONT BRAKES HAVE NEVER BEEN REPLACED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THEY INSTALLED THE PADS WITH MORE METAL AND THEY SHOULD LAST LONGER. *JB

WE PURCHASED A NEW 2008 HONDA ACCORD EXL IN 2008. IT HAS ONLY 40,000 MILES ON IT AND MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING AND WENT TO PASS AND THE ENGINE MISSED AND AND BEGAN TO SHUDDER AND MISFIRE AND ALMOST HAD A HEAD ON BECAUSE HE COULD NOT ACCELERATE AND HAD TO FIND A WAY TO GET BACK INTO LINE. WE TOOK IT IN AND THE ONLY THING TO FIX IT WAS REPLACE THE SPARK PLUG WHICH WE DID AND CAR WAS FINE FOR A FEW WEEKS BUT NOW IT IS DOING IT AGAIN. I FEEL IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE IF IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING YOU CANNOT ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE. *KB

BRAKES 2ND ISSUE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM THERE WAS A RECALL IN 2009 BUT HONDA NEVER ADMITTED THAT THEY WERE @ FAULT THERE IS NO WAY I CAN AFFORD TO GO THROUGH THIS AGAIN 'IM INFORMING YOU OF THIS TIME BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT OR INCIDENT HONDA SHOULD COVER THE REPAIR COSTS AND REPAIR CORRECTLY I ENTERED MORE INFO ABOUT THIS ON BEEF. WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM PLEASE HELP 2008 HONDA ACCORD 20K FIRST OCCURRENCE NOW 40K 2ND OCCURRENCE ALONG WITH FOUR NEW TIRES NEEDED @ 30K THIS IS UNHEARD OF THIS IS MY THIRD VEHICLE AND 2ND HONDA PURCHASE BRAKES, BRAKES, TIRES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS ABOVE 50 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE EXCESSIVELY. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FRONT ROTORS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 25,406.

MY NEPHEW (25 YEARS OLD) AND I WERE OUT AND CAME HOME AND WHEN HE GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND SHUT THE DOOR (A LITTLE HARDER THAN NORMAL) THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. IT HAS JUST HAPPENED ONLY ONE TIME. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT IT FROM AND THEY SAID IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND IT WOULD COST ME $5,989.00 TO REPAIR THE AIRBAGS. I THEN CALLED AMERICAN HONDA. RECEIVED A CALL BACK THE NEXT DAY BUT MISSED THE CALL FROM THE REP FOR AMERICAN HONDA. I CALLED AND LEFT THE REP A MESSAGE AND HE DID NOT CALL ME BACK UNTIL A WEEK LATER. BY THEN I HAD CALLED MY INSURANCE COMPANY (I COULD NOT WAIT ANY LONGER, I HAD TO GET MY CAR FIXED). WHEN THE REP FROM AMERICAN HONDA CALLED BACK HE SAID THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO BECAUSE HE NEEDED TO INSPECT THE CAR. MY CAR WAS REPAIRED BY A BODY SHOP MY INSURANCE COMPANY RECOMMENDED. I HAD TO PAY A $500.00 DEDUCTIBLE AND THE COST OF THE REPAIR WAS $3,200.00 ( A LOT LESS THAN HONDA'S PRICE. *TR

PREMATURE BRAKE PAD WEAR ON MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD -- THE REAR PADS NEED REPLACEMENT AT 25,000 MILES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING. WHEN TRAVELING ON CITY STREETS, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK ABNORMALLY BUT NOT WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

OWNING 2008 HONDA ACCORD REAR BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACE UNDER CLASS ACTION SUIT DEALER REPLACEMENT WOULD BE 450.00 AND REIMBURSEMENT 150.00. THIS DOESN`T SOUND LIKE GOOD CUSTOMER RELATIONS .. I COULD BUY PADS FOR 38.00 AND REPLACE THEM MYSELF AS I HAVE DONE FOR YEARS AS A FLEET MECHANIC.IF STORE BOUGHT PADS PREMATURELY WEAR OUT THEY HAVE LIMITED LIFETIME WARRANTY FOR REPLACEMENT. THE ONLY THING ...STOPPING ....U AND YOUR FAMILY FROM SERIOUS INJURIES WOULD BE GOOD BRAKES..HONDA NEEDS TO COME UP WITH BETTER IDEA FOR FUTURE CAR BUYERS ALSO REAR SHOCK HAD BROKEN DEALER DID REPLACE WITH NO PROBLEM. *TR

THIS VEHICLE'S HEADLIGHTS DROP IN INTENSITY APPROXIMATELY EVERY 20 SECONDS. IT DOES NOT MATTER IF YOU ARE IDLING OR GOING 70 MPH. THIS CAUSES AN UNSAFE LOSS OF LIGHTING AND FORWARD VISION WHILE UTILIZING THE HEADLIGHTS DURING NIGHT TIME DRIVING. IT ALSO APPEARS TO OTHER DRIVERS AS IF YOU ARE FLASHING YOUR LIGHTS AT THEM. I HAVE NUMEROUS HONDA VEHICLES AND NONE OF THEM DO THIS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THIS IS A NORMAL FUNCTION OF THE LIGHTS. I DO NOT NOTICE IT WHEN THE BRIGHT LIGHTS ARE ON. THE DECREASE IN LIGHT INTENSITY IS CONSISTENT WHEN THE RADIATOR FAN KICKS ON, DRAWING POWER.

WHEN I TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE, IT SEEMED COMFORTABLE ENOUGH. IT WASN'T UNTIL A 3 HOUR ROAD TRIP A FEW MONTHS LATER THAT I REALIZED HOW UNCOMFORTABLE THE FRONT SEATS ARE. WITH THE NON-ADJUSTABLE FORWARD ANGLE OF THE HEAD RESTRAINTS, NOTHING FROM THE MIDDLE OF MY BACK TO THE TOP OF MY HEAD TOUCHED THE SEAT. OVER TIME, THIS RESULTED IN CHRONIC NECK AND UPPER BACK PAIN THAT I ATTEMPTED TO RELIEVE WITH CHIROPRACTOR AND MASSAGE THERAPY, BUT THE RELIEF WAS ALWAYS TEMPORARY. AFTER OWNING THE VEHICLE ABOUT 2 YEARS, I GOT SO FRUSTRATED THAT I PULLED THE HEADRESTS OUT, WRAPPED THEM IN A BLANKET, AND RAN THEM OVER WITH MY VEHICLE UNTIL THE RODS WERE FLATTENED. NOW THE HEAD RESTRAINTS ARE VERTICAL, A MUCH MORE COMFORTABLE ANGLE FOR MY BODY. I NO LONGER EXPERIENCE DISCOMFORT AND CHRONIC PAIN FROM DRIVING MY VEHICLE. THE ACTIVE RESTRAINT SYSTEM STILL WORKS PERFECTLY. AS I UNDERSTAND THE NEW REGULATIONS REGARDING HEAD RESTRAINTS, A MANUFACTURER MUST EITHER USE A FIXED ANGLE HEAD RESTRAINT OR AN ACTIVE SYSTEM THAT MOVES THE HEAD RESTRAINING FORWARD IN A REAR COLLISION. I AM NOT SURE WHY HONDA DID BOTH THINGS. WHEN I LOOK AT OTHER NEW VEHICLES, THE EXTREME FORWARD ANGLED HEAD RESTRAINTS ARE IN EVERY CAR I'VE SEEN AND I WILL NOT PURCHASE ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH THEM. IT SHOULD BE POSSIBLE TO HAVE BOTH SAFETY AND COMFORT. I SUGGEST REVISING THE REGULATION TO ONLY ACTIVE RESTRAINT SYSTEMS OR HAVING FULLY ADJUSTABLE HEAD RESTRAINTS AND INCLUDING INFORMATION ON PROPER ADJUSTMENT. I BELIEVE THERE IS NO

NEED ASSISTANCE IN A MATTER THAT HAS BEEN SETTLED THROUGH A CLASS ACTION SUIT FILED AGAINST HONDA IN SEPT/09, WHICH I JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT ON 4/25/11. I NEVER RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION, BUT I WAS MADE AWARE OF THE CLASS ACTION AFTER ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A CALL TO THE COMPANY?S COMPLAINT HOTLINE TO VERIFY IF THERE HAD BEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT PREMATURE WEARING OF THE REAR BRAKES AS THIS WAS MY 3RD REPLACEMENT. MY REPLACEMENT EQUALED OUT TO AROUND EVERY 25,000 TO 30,000 MILES. IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT BRAKES AND HOW THEY WORK IF DRIVEN APPROPRIATELY TYPICALLY YOUR FRONT BREAKS WEAR FIRST AND YOUR REAR CAN LAST ANYWHERE BETWEEN 50,000 AND 70, 000 MILES. SINCE I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE I HAVE REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKES ONE TIME AND CHANGED MY REAR BRAKES 3 TIMES (CURRENTLY I HAVE 94,000 HIGHWAY MILES) IF YOU ASK ANY MECHANIC THEY WILL TELL YOU THAT THE LIFE EXPECTANCY OF THE REAR BRAKES SHOULD LAST AT LEAST 2 TO 3 TIMES LONGER THAN THE FRONT BRAKES. I HAVE PROOF THAT THERE WERE NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN THE LIFE OF THE NEW BRAKE PADS HONDA CREATED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. NOT KNOWING OF THE CLASS ACTION I NEVER SUBMITTED A CLAIM FOR A REIMBURSEMENT, BUT I FOUND THAT HONDA HAD ALREADY STARTED USING THE NEW BRAKES STATED IN THE CLAIM. THE DEFECTIVE BRAKES LASTED 30,000, AND NEW BRAKES LASTED EXACTLY THE SAME. I THEN I AM STUCK PAYING MAINTENANCE FEES FOR A DEFECTIVE ELECTRONIC BRAKING DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, FOR AS LONG AS I OWN THE VEHICLE; NEW BRAKES AND POSSIBLE ROTOR DAMAGE EVERY 3

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED FOUR TIMES WITHIN TWO YEARS. THE SECOND TIME THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED, THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT THE PREVIOUS BRAKE PADS WERE INFERIOR. THE CONTACT THEN SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE CABLE TO THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WOULD NEED TO BE RELEASED SLIGHTLY, BUT THERE WAS NO WAY TO MAKE THE CORRECTION. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE DOOR LATCHES WERE ALSO REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,822 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,569.

TOOK CAR IN FOR OIL CHANGE AND FOUND OUT REAR BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS NEEDED REPLACEMENT AT 16,000 MILES! *TR

2008 HONDA ACCORD HEADLIGHTS FLICKER WHEN AC IS ON WHEN FAN CYCLES, OCCURS EVERY 15-20 SECONDS. THIS IS A MAJOR DISTRACTION. DRIVERS IN FRONT OF ME THINK I AM FLASHING MY LIGHTS AT THEM. TOOK MY CAR TO HONDA AND THEY STATED THIS IS "NORMAL". THIS IS NOT NORMAL. I HAVE OWNED NUMEROUS VEHICLES AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED SUCH A PROBLEM. HONDA NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CONSUMED EXCESSIVELY LARGE AMOUNTS OF OIL. HE STATED THAT THERE WERE TWO QUARTS OF OIL USED FOR EVERY 1,000 MILES TRAVELED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 54,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000.

REAR BRAKE PADS HAVE PREMATURELY WORN OUT AT 22000 MILES AND AGAIN AT 46000. DEALER ADMITTED TO KNOWING ABOUT THE DESIGN FLAW. I WAS CHARGED $350 BY THE DEALER TO DO THE REPAIRS. *TR

2008 HONDA SEAT HAS INADEQUATE LUMBAR SUPPORT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED AT 19,600 AND LESS THAN A YEAR LATER, THE REAR BRAKES NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED BUT PROVIDED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT ABOUT A CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT THAT WOULD ENABLE HIM TO RECEIVE A REFUND AND THE CONTACT MAILED IN THE NECESSARY FORMS AND WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,600.

1. NO EVENT CAUSED FAILURE. BELIEVE IT IS JUST A FAILURE IN EQUIPMENT/MATERIAL 2. 2008 HONDA ACCORD IS BURNING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL. ONE QUART EVERY THOUSAND MILES. SEVERAL OIL CHANGES HAVE HAD ALMOST NO OIL IN THE ENGINE BECAUSE THE PROBLEM WAS UNKNOWN. THE PROBLEM IS CONSTANT AND MAY BE DEFECTIVE OIL RINGS OR SOMETHING WORSE. 3. WHAT WAS SUGGESTED BY HONDA WAS REBUILDING THE ENGINE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE UNIT WAS DEFECTIVE AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO FILED A COMPLAINT ON THE CONTACTS BEHALF BUT PROVIDED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,108. UPDATED 06/01/11*LJ UPDATED 06/20/11

OUR 2008 HONDA ACCORD HAS NEEDED NEW BRAKE PADS 3 TIMES IN 3 YEARS. WE HAD THE NEW-IMPROVED BRAKE PADS ADDED LAST YEAR BUT ONE YEAR LATER WE ARE IN NEED OF NEW ONES AGAIN. THEY ARE NOW PAPER THIN. HONDA WILL NOT PAY THE FULL AMOUNT EVEN THOUGH THE NEW PADS WERE SAID TO LAST LONGER THAN THE OLD. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS NOT THE CASE. WE HAVE A 4-YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND PURCHASED THE HONDA WITH THE INTENT OF HAVING A SAFE CAR. THIS IS NOT SAFE AND IS UNCALLED FOR. THE SETTLEMENT THAT EXISTS IS NOT ENOUGH AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL OF THESE BRAKE PADS. WE DO NOT EXPECT TO PURCHASE ANOTHER ACCORD (OR HONDA FOR THAT MATTER) AGAIN IF THIS IS HOW THINGS ARE HANDLED. THE SAFETY OF DRIVERS IS SUPPOSED TO BE THE NUMBER ONE PRIORITY BUT THIS IS OBVIOUSLY NOT THE CASE. *TR