2008 Honda Accord complaints

I HAVE A HONDA ACCORD LX 2008 SEDAN WHICH I BOUGHT 2 YEARS AGO. EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THIS EACH YEAR WITHOUT FAIL I HAVE EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT LACK OF POWER DURING ACCELERATION WHICH HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, EACH TIME IT HAS LASTED ANY WHERE FROM 20 TO 45MINS ,THERE NO ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ON OR ANY INDICATION LIGHT OF A MALFUNCTION. I REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP LEFT THE CAR WITH THEM OVER NIGHT I WAS TOLD THAT THEY RAN THE AUTOMATED COMPUTER TEST AND NOTHING WAS FOUND TO BE WRONG WITH THE CAR , THE SECOND TIME IT OCCURRED I CALLED HONDA USA AND REPORTED THE SAME INCIDENT , I WAS CONTACTED BY HONDA TOLD TO TAKE TO A DEALERSHIP , I LEFT THE CAR OVER A WEEK AND WAS TOLD THE AUTOMATED TEST SHOWED NOTHING AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM . THIS SAME THING OCCURRED AGAIN THIS YEAR AND I CONTACTED HONDA DEALERSHIP , I PRODUCED A BULLETIN FROM HONDA WEB SITE DESCRIBING EXACTLY THE PROBLEM MY CAR HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING , I CONTACTED HONDA TOOK IT THE DEALERSHIP I WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR VIN # RANGE WASN'T COVERED IN THOSE AFFECTED SINCE MY CAR HAD A MORE RECENT SOFT WARE UP DATE. AND THAT THEY WILL HAVE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, AS PER HONDA REQUEST I LEFT THE CAR AND I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO, EVEN THOUGH THE PROBLEM HAD PERSISTED AND HAS BEING RECURRING I WAS TOLD TO BRING IT IN WHEN IT OCCURS AGAIN BUT ITS HAD HAPPENED THREE TIMES ALREADY I HAVE A. MY FRUSTRATION STEMS FROM THE FACT THAT HONDA USA CLAIMS THAT MY CAR HAS AN UP DATED SOFT WARE A

EVER SINCE I PURCHASED MY 2008 ACCORD, I HAD NOTICED A 'SQUEALING' SOUND UPON ACCELERATION, THAT SEEMED TO BE COMING FROM THE REAR WHEELS. IT WAS FAINT AT FIRST, AND WOULD COME AND GO, SO I DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING OF IT, ESPECIALLY SINCE MY VEHICLE WAS NEW. VISUALLY, THOUGH, I THOUGHT MY REAR WHEELS HAD A 'RUSTY' APPEARANCE ON THE INSIDE OF THE WHEEL WELL. AS TIME WENT ON, THE NOISE BECAME MORE CONSISTENT, AND WAS AUDIBLE DURING DECELERATION, TOO. NOT TO MENTION, I BEGAN TO HEAR A 'GRINDING' SOUND. I TOOK MY VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER, WITH THE ASSUMPTION THAT WHATEVER THE CAUSE, MY EXTENDED WARRANTY WOULD BE USEFUL, IF THERE WERE ANY NEEDED REPAIRS. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT I HAD WORN DOWN THE BRAKE PADS SO BADLY THAT THE PADS, ROTORS, AND CALIPERS NEEDED REPLACEMENT. IN ADDITION, THE MASTER CYLINDER AND PISTON WERE DAMAGED (DUE TO THE BRAKE SITUATION), SO THAT NEEDED REPLACEMENT TOO. I ASKED WHY THE BRAKES WOULD EVEN NEED REPLACEMENT AT SUCH A LOW MILEAGE, IN THE FIRST PLACE, ESPECIALLY SINCE ALMOST ALL OF MY MILES ARE HIGHWAY MILES, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS VERY COMMON, AND SINCE I WAS 'NEGLIGENT' THE COST WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY, AND, THEREFORE, I WOULD BE CHARGED $1,667.00 FOR THE REPAIRS. MY VEHICLE IS IN THEIR SHOP RIGHT NOW, AS OF COURSE, THEY DON'T EVEN HAVE THE PARTS TO FIX IT, AND THE VEHICLE "IS TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE." MAYBE I SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE PROACTIVE AND WENT WITH MY GUT WHEN I THOUGHT THE 'SQUEALING' SOUND WAS STRANGE, BUT I JUST FIGURED A

THE FIRST TIME THE REAR BRAKES ON MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD NEEDED SERVICE WAS AT 20,268 MILES. THE NOTIFIED THAT THE REAR BRAKES WERE WEARING UNEVENLY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE REAR PADS AT NO COST. I JUST REPLACED THE REAR PADS AT 53,347 MILES FOR $214.50. *TR

BOTH REAR DOORS ON MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD HAVE DEFECTIVE DOO HANDLES ON THE INSIDE. I CAN ONLY OPEN THE DOORS FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE FIRST ONE QUIT WORKING AROUND MID AUGUST 2010, AND THE OTHER ABOUT THREE WEEKS AFTER THAT. I AM CONCERNED THAT IF THERE WERE A FIRE AFTER AN ACCIDENT THAT SOMEONE IN THE BSACK SEAT WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. *TR

HONDA ACCORD 2008 BRAKES PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. AS SHE WAS DRIVING 45 MPH THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE WHEN SHIFTING FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY FOUND THE THIRD GEAR GRIND SYNCO WAS WORN OUT. THE DEALER INFORMED HER THAT THIS WAS A PART OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND IT WILL BE REPAIRED UNDER THE WARRANTY. SHE ALSO STATED THAT SHE HAD BRAKE FAILURE AS SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKES WHEN THEY EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR. THE DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKE PADS AT HER EXPENSE FOR $116. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED IN REGARDS TO ANY OF THESE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR ON 2008 HONDA ACCORD/MILEAGE AT TIME OF REPAIR IN SEPTEMBER 2010 WAS 21,138 MILES. CAR WAS IN SERVICE SINCE 12/08/09. *TR

WE LEASED A NEW 2008 HONDA ACCORD AND AFTER A FEW WEEKS NOTICED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKERED. THIS WAS VERY ANNOYING AND WHEN WE ASKED THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER ABOUT IT THEY GAVE US A DOCUMENT THAT STATES THAT IT'S NORMAL. WE DIDN'T LIKE THAT ANSWER BUT THERE WASN'T ANYTHING THAT WE COULD DO. 2 YEARS LATER AND STILL CONSTANTLY HAVING THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKER AT NIGHT MY WIFE DROVE THE CAR AT NIGHT AND THE LIGHTS WENT OUT FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 SECONDS. WE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY TOOK A LOOK AT IT AND SAID THEY DIDN'T NOTICE ANYTHING OTHER THAN THE NORMAL FLICKER. NOW MY WIFE WON'T DRIVE THE CAR AT NIGHT THINKING THIS IS GONG TO HAPPEN AGAIN AND THE DEALER WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TR

OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE DRIVEN UP HILL. THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL THE VEHICLE TURNED OVER. THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THERE WAS NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY INVESTIGATED THE FAILURE HOWEVER SHE DIDN'T RECEIVED THE INVESTIGATION REPORT. *TR

PREMATURE REAR BRAKE WEAR. REAR BRAKES WENT METAL ON METAL ON ROTORS. THREE MONTH PRIOR NYS VEHICLE INSPECTION PERFORMED AND FOUND NOT PROBLEMS. HONDA DEALER PULLED WHEELS TO INSPECT BRAKES AND FOUND NO PROBLEMS. DEALER WOULD WRITE DOWN ON INVOICE IF BRAKES WERE MARGINAL AND INFORM CUSTOMER. DRIVING PERFORMED WAS MOSTLY LONG DISTANCE THRUWAY DRIVING. *TR

INITIAL REAR BRAKE SQUEALING AFTER OVER NIGHT SETTING OR USE TO PARKING LOTS, SQUEAL WOULD OCCUR IN REVERSE DIRECTION BRAKING, AS IF BRAKE WAS DRAGGING. AS TIME PROGRESSED A METAL TO METAL SOUND WAS NOTED AS IF SOME METAL PART HAD COME LOOSE AND WOULD DRAG OR RUB IN SLIGHT DIRECTIONAL PRESSURE CHANGES. APPLYING BRAKES WOULD TEMPORARILY SILENCE , BUT WOULD RETURN WHEN BRAKES WERE RELEASED. A SLIGHT PULLING SENSATION WAS NOTED TO EITHER RIGHT OR LEFT ALONG WITH A VIBRATION WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. REAR BRAKE ROTORS WERE RESURFACED AND PADS REPLACED AT A COST OF $214.00 PARTS AND LABOR. ADDITIONALLY, FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WERE RESURFACED AND PADS REPLACED AT A COST OF $133.00 PARTS AND LABOR. *TR

I OWN A 2008 HONDA ACCORD AND RECENTLY I CLOSED THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR AND THE SIDE IMPACT AIR BAGS WENT OFF. THE CAR WAS NOT MOVING AND I WAS NOT STRUCK BY ANOTHER CAR OR ITEM THAT MIGHT HAVE CAUSED IT TO GO OFF. I TOOK MY CAR TO GOODSON HONDA WEST SERVICE DEPARTMENT (HOUSTON TX) AND THEY SAID THAT IT WAS NOT A WARRANTY ISSUES AND THAT I HAD DAMAGE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY UNDERCARRIAGE. I ASKED THEM WHY DAMAGE UNDER THE CAR ON THE RIGHT SIDE WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE AIR BAG ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CAR TO GO OFF, THEY DIDN'T HAVE AN EXPLANATION. THEY TOLD ME TO FILE WITH MY INSURANCE. THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT AND THE ENTIRE HEAD LINER PLUS ALL OF THE AIR BAGS TOTALING 3,600.00 I CALLED MY INSURANCE AND THEY SAID THAT THEY WOULD COVER IT BUT THAT I HAD A $1,250.00 DEDUCTIBLE (TWO TEENAGE DRIVERS). I WAS TOLD THAT I SHOULD TAKE MY CAR TO THE GOODSON BODY SHOP BECAUSE THEY WOULD BE DOING THE WORK. WHEN I TOOK MY CAR THERE THEY LOOKED IT OVER AGAIN AND I ASKED THE QUESTION WHY WOULD THE SIDE AIR BAG GO OFF WHEN I CLOSE THE DOOR. THEY COULDN'T EXPLAIN IT EITHER AND THEY QUESTIONED WHETHER THE DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT UNDERCARRIAGE CAUSED THE AIR BAGS TO GO OFF. THEY ASKED THE SERVICE FOLKS AND A HONDA REP TO COME OUT AND MEET AND AGAIN HONDA DENIED THE CLAIM AS WARRANTY. I SPOKE WITH MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND SOMEONE SENT ME A INTERESTING ARTICLE THAT I THOUGHT THAT I WOULD SHARE WITH YOU: HTTP://WWW.THEBOSTONCHANNEL.COM/R/20040559/DETAIL.HTML A BOSTON CHANNEL DID A REPORT A

MY 2008 ACCORD EX HAS ABNORMAL BRAKE WEAR. AT ABOUT 25,000 MILES, WE HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR BRAKE PADS. THE WEAR WAS EXTREMELY UNEVEN, AND ONE SIDE OF THE BRAKE WAS WORN BEFORE THE OTHER. THE BRAKES WEAR OUT EVERY TIME AT ABOUT 25,000 MILES, AND THE SENSORS GO OFF MUCH TOO EARLY, AT ABOUT 15,000 MILES. TO CORRECT THE FAILURE, WE REPLACED THE REAR BRAKE PADS, BUT IT DOES NOT FIX THE ABNORMAL WEAR. THE BRAKES ARE ALSO OVERHEATING EXTREMELY QUICKLY, WHICH IS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ABNORMAL WEAR. *TR

THE BRAKES ON MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD HAVE WORN OUT TWICE PREMATURELY ,THE LAST TIME MY ROTORS WERE GONE AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT ALMOST $400 DOLLARS AT FIRST THE DEALER SERVICE UNIT SAID IT WAS NORMAL. LATER UPON MAKING A LOT OF DISTURBANCE AT DEALERSHIP WITH THE MANAGER OF SERVICE HE ADMITTED THERE WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM. HE SAID PAY AND SUBMIT TO HONDA FOR REFUND. I CALLED HONDA AND THEY SAID TO WAIT SINCE A CLASS ACTION SUIT HAD BEEN FILED AND NO REFUND WOULD BE GIVEN AT THIS TIME. *TR

BRAKE PAD FAILURE, HONDA ACCORD 2008. *TR

LEFT REAR TIRE STARTS MAKING LOUD SQUEAKING HISSING WHENEVER THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THE CAR BRAKES DO NOT RESPOND FAST ENOUGH. *TR

I HAD TO REPLACE PADS AND ROTORS ON ALL FOUR WHEELS. I'VE ONLY HAD MY HONDA ACCORD FOR NINE MONTHS AND HAVE ONLY PUT APPROX. 9,000 MILES ON THE CAR. I WAS TOLD BY THE HONDA SERVICE MGR. THAT THE UNREASONABLE WEAR WAS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE DESIGN THAT CAUSED "EXCESSIVE FORCE TO BE APPLIED TO THE VEHICLE'S WHEELS". HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT THE BRAKES ON THE 08 HONDA ACCORD WERE WEARING OUT MORE THAN TWICE AS FAST AS THEY SHOULD! THEN I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE CLASS-ACTION SUIT AGAINST HONDA AND THE 20008 HONDA ACCORD EX-L V-6 SEDAN. *TR

2008 HONDA ACCORD HAS PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR. BRAKES NEED TO BE RECALLED. HONDA NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS DEFECT!!! REAR BRAKES WEAR OUT AFTER ONLY 20,000 MILES. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I'VE HAD TO REPLACE REAR BRAKES AND ROTORS. *TR

REAR BRAKES WORNOUT AT 19,000 MILES. HIGHWAY DRIVING 70%. DEALER SAID THIS WAS NORMAL. 170.00 TO REPLACE. *TR

REAR BRAKES WORN OUT AND MAKING VERY LOUD NOISE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE REAR WHEEL BEARINGS AND BRAKE ROTORS BEGAN FUNCTIONING AT A HIGHER TEMPERATURE THAN NORMAL WHICH CAUSED THE REAR BRAKES TO PREMATURELY WEAR DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED HIM TO CONTACT THE ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE IN LOUISIANA IN ORDER TO RECEIVE A REFUND ON THE BRAKE PADS DUE TO A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT THAT WAS SETTLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

MY FRONT ROTORS WARPED AT AROUND 17K MILES AND CAUSED VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. VEHICLE NOW IS AT 42K MILE AND VIBRATION IS OCCURRING AGAIN SIMILAR TO THE 17K INCIDENT. LAST WEEK MECHANIC SAID PADS WERE STILL 70%. REAR PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE ALREADY SINCE PURCHASING VEHICLE NEW. *TR

2008 ACCORD EX COUPE V6. VEHICLE IS DRIVEN DAINTILY, MOSTLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. AT 26000 NOTICED A VIBRATION IN STEERING WHILE BRAKING FROM 60MPH TO 30MPH. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP. REAR BRAKES PADS WERE GONE, AND FRONT ROTORS WERE WARPED. DEALER REPLACED PADS AND MACHINED AND TURNED ROTORS. AT 38000 MILES VIBRATION RETURNED. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP. DEALER REPLACED FRONT AND REAR ROTORS WERE NOW WARPED. REPLACED FRONT PADS, REAR PADS, FRONT AND REAR ROTORS. AT 46000 MILES VIBRATION RETURNED. SOUGHT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO NOTED THAT THE ROTORS AND PADS WERE TOO SMALL FOR A VEHICLE THAT HEAVY WITH ELECTRONIC BRAKE BALANCING AND VEHICLE STABILITY ASSIST. INSTALLED AFTERMARKET PADS AND ROTORS. ISSUE HAS NOT RETURNED. *TR

PREMATURE REAR BRAKE PAD WEAR, AT UNDER 23,000 WE HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR BRAKE PADS BECAUSE WE WERE TOLD THEY WE WORN OUT AND NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY, AFTER CHECKING I FOUND OUT THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH THE 2008 ACCORDS AND THERE IS SUPPOSE TO BE A FIX FOR THIS WITH NEW V SPRINGS ASKED THE DEALER ABOUT THIS AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT DO THIS REPAIR OR CHANGE. *TR

IMPROPER BRAKING SYSTEM IN 2008 HONDA ACCORD LED TO THE REAR BRAKE PADS FAILING PREMATURELY AT 32,000 ON A MAINLY HIGHWAY MILES DRIVEN CAR. THE REAR BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE AND 70% REMAINED ON FRONT PADS. EXPERIENCED SHAKING WHEN STOPPING AT APPROXIMATELY 33,000 MILES AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FRONT AND REAR ROTORS NEEDED TO BE TURNED. IT APPEARS THAT SOMETHING IS FAULTY WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM AND THE DEALERSHIP AND HONDA IS TRYING TO PLACE BLAME ON THE CONSUMER BUT MOST CARS DON'T NEED THESE THINGS REPLACED AND THE SEQUENCE THAT THINGS ARE FAILING IS POINTING TO A MAJOR DEFECT. YOU CAN REPLACE ALL DAY, BUT NO ONE IS REVEALING OR FIXING THE REAL PROBLEM. *TR

MY HONDA REAR BRAKE PADS WERE PREMATURELY WORN OUT . IN LAST 2 AND A HALF YEAR I HAD LESS THAN 29,000 MILES ON THE CAR. HOWEVER REAR BRAKE PADS WERE WORN OUT AND I COULD HEAR HUGE GRINDING NOISE FROM THE BACK . I WENT TO THE HONDA DEALER AND HAVE THEM REPLACE THE BRAKE PADS. HOWEVER, IT COST ME $218.15 USD AND LOT OF AGONY AND ISSUES WHILE DRIVING CAR. *TR

PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR ON 2008 HONDA ACCORD. BROUGHT MY CAR (34,000 MILES) TO MY MECHANIC FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND TIRE ROTATION AND WAS TOLD MY REAR BRAKES WERE DOWN TO MEDAL. I DO PRIMARILY LONG DISTANCE DRIVING. CONSIDERING THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS AND HONDA IS OFFERING A $125.00 REBATE BACK FOR PREMATURE BREAK WEAR, SHOULDN'T THERE BE A RECALL? THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE HEAD REST WAS NOT ANGLED CORRECTLY. WHEN SHE WOULD SIT IN THE SEAT, THE HEAD REST WOULD PUSH HER HEAD FORWARD. SHE STATED THIS WOULD CAUSE HER TO FEEL FATIGUED AND CAUSE A SORE NECK, AFFECTING HER ABILITY TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 9,700.

2008 HONDA ACCORD EX/4-DOOR SEDAN/4-CYLINDER: BOUGHT NEW CAR 03/09; AT CONSIDERABLY LESS THAN 10,000 MILES REAR BRAKES WORE OUT PREMATURELY, THEREAFTER FRONT BRAKES ALSO WORE OUT. HAD TO PAY FOR REPLACEMENTS DUE TO AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CORP REFUSING TO COVER UNDER WARRANTY. THEY REFUSE ANY ASSISTANCE OR RESOLUTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THERE WERE UNUSUAL VIBRATIONS AND THE VEHICLE WOULD ABNORMALLY VEER TOWARD THE RIGHT. THE DEALER ROTATED THE TIRES BUT THE VEHICLE THEN BEGAN TO VEER TOWARD THE LEFT. THE DEALER REALIGNED THE FRONT SUSPENSION BUT TO NO AVAIL. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKES WOULD SPORADICALLY SQUEAL WHEN DEPRESSED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ROTORS TWICE BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,800. ON JULY 26, 2010, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, VSA AND AN EXCLAMATION WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE BEGAN IDLING ERRATICALLY AND THE VEHICLE KEPT WANTING TO CUT AS THE CONSUMER APPROACHED TRAFFIC LIGHTS. UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE, IT WAS DETERMINED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE CYLINDER. THE SPARK PLUGS AND CYLINDER WERE REPLACED. UPDATED 08/10/10

BRAKES HAD TO BE CHANGED AT 11,000 MILES. HONDA SAID IT WAS NORMAL "WEAR AND TEAR." BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AT 24,000 MILES, FOLLOWED BY A CRASHING SHRILL SOUND THE DAY AFTER. EXTREMELY LOUD, SHRILL SOUND WITH ACCELERATION. HAD TO GET CAR TOWED TODAY FOLLOWING INCIDENT. THIS IS A SAFETY AND QUALITY CONCERN AND HONDA REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR DEFECTIVE VEHICLES. *TR

AT 27894 MILES, MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD EX-L'S REAR BRAKES WERE "COMPLETELY GONE" ACCORDING TO SERVICE TECH'S. I WAS ADVISED THAT IT WAS NOT SAFE FOR ME DRIVE ONE MORE WEEK WITH THE BRAKES IN THIS CONDITION. *TR

2008 HONDA ACCORD COUPE HAS COMPLETELY WORN REAR BRAKE PADS AT 26K MILES. I STRONGLY FEEL THAT HONDA SHOULD RECALL AND REPLACE AT NO COST TO OWNER,. I STRONGLY DISAGREE THAT A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IS JUST AND FAIR TO THE OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES AND DOES NOT ADEQUATELY COMPENSATE THE VEHICLE OWNERS BUT MERELY UNJUSTLY ENRICHES A LAWFIRM. ACTION BY THE NHSTA IS MANDATED HERE TO PROTECT THE CONSUMER FROM PREMATURE BRAKE FAILURE AND UNDUE ECONOMIC LOSS. *TR

2008 HONDA ACCORD NEEDED REAR BRAKES REPLACED AT 33,152 MILES. NEVER HAD REAR BRAKES BAD BEFORE FRONT BRAKES. (OWNED 14 NEW CARS) MORE THAN 20,000 MILES ARE HIGHWAY, SO DON'T UNDERSTAND THE WEAR. AM NOT A HEAVY BRAKE USER - I MAINTAIN GOOD DISTANCE, COAST BEFORE BRAKING SLOWLY. *TR

HONDA ACCORD FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED AT 10000 MILES. HONDA DEALER REPAIRED. BRAKES CONTINUE TO SQUEAL OCCASIONALLY. *TR

I HAVE HAD 3 REAR BRAKE JOBS ON MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD WITH 46,447 MILES WHICH IS ONLY 15,482 MILES PER EACH SET OF PADS. AT $209 PER REPAIR THAT IS $627. *TR

REAR BRAKES WERE REPLACED AFTER 20,000 ON 2008 HONDA ACCORD. HONDA SERVICE INDICATED THAT 2008 MODEL YEAR CHANGE MODIFIED WHEN REAR BRAKES ENGAGE AT STOPPING. 2008 ACCORDS ENGAGE THE REAR BRAKES A FRACTION OF SECOND PRIOR TO FRONT BRAKES PREVENTING FRONT DIPPING. THIS WAS DONE WITHOUT ENLARGING THE CALIPER/PAD/ROTOR DIMENSIONS/CAPACITY. *TR

REAR BRAKES GOING OUT AT 22,800 MILES ON 2008 HONDA ACCORD. *TR

SCRAPPING METAL SOUND IN REAR OF CAR. HAD TO HAVE REAR BRAKE PADS REPLACED. WAS INFORMED AROUND 26K MILES THAT THE BRAKES WERE LESS THAN 25% AND HAD TO REPLACE THEM 5K MILES LATER. *TR

AT ROUGHLY 6,000 MILES, MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD BEGAN MAKING HIGH-PITCHED NOISES (WHICH CAME FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR). I BROUGHT IT INTO MY DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED, "WE COULD NOT REPLICATE THE NOISE THAT YOU HEARD." SO I CONTINUED TO DRIVE IT. AT 22,000 MILES, I HAD TO REPLACE MY REAR BRAKE PADS DUE TO UNEVEN WARE. THE DRIVER SIDE REAR PADS WERE OKAY, HOWEVER, THE PASSENGER SIDE PADS SHOWED UNEVEN WARE. THE INSIDE PAD WAS COMPLETELY GONE. DISCUSSED WHAT I HAD FOUND WITH MY NEW ACCORD WITH DEALERSHIP. THEY STATED THAT MY CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, BUT BECAUSE IT WAS A BRAKE PAD ISSUE, IT WAS CONSIDERED "NORMAL" WARE AND TARE... THEY WANTED CLOSE TO $300.00 FOR REPAIR. I PURCHASED NEW PADS FROM NAPA AUTO PARTS AND INSTALLED MYSELF. I HAVE MY OLD PADS AS EVIDENCE AND ALL RECEIPTS FROM BRINGING MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP (WHICH THEY WERE UNABLE REPLICATE THE PROBLEM). HOWEVER, AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION ONLINE, THIS DEFECT IS SURFACING ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES (CARCOMPLAINTS,COM, EDMUNDS, ETC.) THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT IS NOT BEING ADDRESSED AND INJURIES WILL OCCUR OR WORSE IF THIS IS NOT RECTIFIED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH HE HEARD A LOUD GRINDING NOISE NEAR THE RIGHT REAR BRAKES WHEN THEY WERE ENGAGED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO REPLACED BOTH REAR ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,760 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16,810.

2008 HONDA ACCORD REAR BRAKE FAILURE. *TR

I HAVE ONLY 23,000 MILES ON MY CAR AND THE REAR BRAKES ARE FAILING ON MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD. *TR

08 HONDA ACCORD REAR BRAKES STARTED SQUEALING AT 28,000 MILES. DEALER SAID PADS WERE A HONDA PROBLEM AND WERE 'SOFT' AND DEALER REPLACED THEM. I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE FRONT BRAKE PADS BECAUSE OF PROBLEM WITH REAR, AND DEALER SAID THE FRONT PADS WERE FINE. THEN ABOUT 33,000 MILES I STARTED TO GET A SHIMMY IN THE FRONT WHEN I BRAKED AT HIGHWAY SPEED (OVER 55 MPH). IT WASN'T TOO BAD AT FIRST, BUT PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE. WHEN THE FRONT STARTED TO PULL TO THE LEFT WHEN I BRAKED COMING OFF THE INTERSTATE, I TOLD THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP AND HE SAID IT'S PROBABLY A WARPED ROTOR. PLUS, THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THERE HAD BEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS. HE SAID HE WOULD MACHINE THE FRONT ROTORS, BUT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. THE COST IS WAY BEYOND MY BUDGET. I HAVE NEARLY 39,000 MILES ON THE BRAKES AND THE SHIMMY IS A MAJOR SHAKE WHEN I BRAKE AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND AT LOW SPEEDS IT FEELS LIKE I'M DRIVING ON ROCKS WHEN I BRAKE, ALTHOUGH I'LL BE ON A SMOOTH SERVICE. THE PULL TO THE LEFT COMING OFF THE INTERSTATE IS SO WRONG FOR A 2008 CAR. I HAD IT ALIGNED TWICE JUST IN CASE THAT WAS THE PROBLEM, BUT I WAS ASSURED THE ALIGNMENT WAS GOOD, BUT THE ROTORS WERE NOT. THIS WAS FROM A HIGHLY EXPERIENCED MECHANIC NOT EMPLOYED BY HONDA. HE ALSO SAID HE HAD TALKED TO A NUMBER OF OWNERS OF HONDA ACCORDS OF THE 2008 OR LATER MODEL YEAR AND THEY HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH BRAKE ROTORS WARPING. THAT'S THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE PROBLEM. THE BRAKE ROTOR FAILURE OCCURS EVERY MILE I DRIVE AND THE

REAR BRAKES PADS WORN OUT IN LESS THAN 25000 MILES AND AT THAT TIME DAMAGED THE BRAKE DISK AND WEAK BRAKING OCCURRED. THE NOISE OF THE REAR BRAKES WERE PRESENT FROM 10,000 MILES AND WERE ENSURED BRAKES WERE OK. *TR

HELLO, I HAVE A 2008 ACCORD LX, THIS IS THE 4TH ACCORD I HAVE OWNED. MY CONCERN IS WITH THE REAR BRAKES. I AM ON MY 3RD SET OF REAR BRAKE PADS AND THE CAR HAS 37,385 MI ON IT. THE FRONT ONES HAVE NOT BEEN CHANGED YET AND THEY ARE THE PRIMARY PADS TO STOP WITH. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AT 19000 MI AND AFTER A LONG DEBATE THEY REPLACED THE BACK PADS AT NO CHARGE.I JUST REPLACED THEM FOR A 2ND TIME AT 37,000 MI. I NOTICED THAT THE PISTON ON THE REAR CALIPER SCREWS OUT WHEN ITS USED FOR BRAKING. EVERY OTHER CALIPER I HAVE WORKED WITH WHEN YOU PUSH ON THE BRAKES THE PISTON PUSHES ON THE ROTOR THEN RELEASES. THE PISTON ON THIS ACCORD SCREWS OUT BUT DOES NOT SCREW BACK IN CAUSING THE BRAKES PAD TO HAVE GREAT CONSTANT PRESURE ON THE ROTOR. I AS THE DEALER ABOUT IT AND THEY SAID THERE IS NO RECALL. EITHER WAY THE BREAKS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE REPLACED EVERY 19,000 MILES ESPECIALLY IF THEY ARE THE REAR BRAKES THE FRONT BRAKE HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED YET AND STILL HAVE PLENT OF LIFE LEFT IN THE PAD. IN CLOSING I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THIS IS NOT PROPER AND TO AS IF THERE IS A RECALL OR DESIGN CHANGE BE MADE TO THIS PRODUCE. *TR

I BOUGHT A USED 08 HONDA ACCORD ABOUT A WEEK AGO. I STOPPED AT TARGET SHOPPING CENTER TO GET A FEW THINGS. I PARKED THE CAR WAS STILL RUNNING, IN PARK, WHEN MY PASSENGER EXITED SHUT THE PASSENGER DOOR AND BOOM THE SIDE CURTAIN AND PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.. UNBELIEVABLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED AT AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, THE MECHANIC ADVISED HER THAT THE REAR BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE; HOWEVER, THE DEALER CUT THE ROTOR AND REPLACED THE BRAKE PEDALS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,266 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,269. UPDATED 09/22/10. *LJ

I WAS TOLD MY REAR BRAKES ON MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD HAVE WORN DOWN AND NEED TO BE REPLACED SOON. I HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR SLIGHTLY LESS THAN 2 YEARS AND ONLY HAVE 23,342 MILES ON IT. I PURCHASED A NEW CAR FORM HONDA SO THIS WAS NOT A USED CAR. GIVEN THE LOW AMOUNT OF MILES OVER THIS TIME PERIOD THESE BRAKE PADS HAVE WORN OUT FASTER THAN THEY SHOULD HAVE ESPECIALLY SINCE I HAVE PUT MUCH LESS THAN 15,000 MILES PER YEAR ON THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE NOT REPLACED THE PARTS YET AS I JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT IT. *TR

2008 HONDA ACCORD, DRIVE LESS THAN 3 YRS, AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON WHILE DRIVING. CALLED HONDA NORTH AMERICA OFFICE & HONDA DEALER IN HOUSTON, THEY REFUSE TO GIVE A FREE DIAGNOSIS, BECAUSE THE MILEAGE IS OVER 36,000 MILE. I TOLD THEM THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, SHOULD CARRY A LIFETIME WARRANTY. *TR