2008 Honda Accord complaints

SMALL ROAD DEBRIS CAN ENTER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF A 2008 HONDA ACCORD THROUGH A VERY WIDE AIR DAM IN THE NOSE OF THE VEHICLE AND PUNCTURE THE AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSER. SUDDEN LOSS OF PRESSURE IN THE CONDENSER CAUSES VAPOR TO BE EMITTED FROM THE HVAC DUCTS INSIDE THE CAR CAUSING DRIVER DISTRACTION. THIS IS A DANGEROUS CONDITION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. HONDA REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AT OWNER COST BUY DOES NOTHING TO PREVENT THE PROBLEM FROM RECURRING. *TR

REAR BRAKE PADS ARE WEARING DOWN PREMATURELY. I HAVE A 2008 HONDA ACCORD EX-L AND HAVE GONE THREW TWO PAD REPLACEMENTS AND ONE SET OF ROTORS REPLACED AND AM ABOUT TO REPLACE ROTORS AGAIN. I CONTACTED HONDA TO INFORM THEM THAT TWO MECHANICS HAVE SEEN THE BRAKE PADS FROM THE FRONT AND THE REAR. THEY WERE AMAZED AT HOW QUICKLY THE REAR PADS WEAR DOWN. HONDA RESPONSE THAT THE BRAKING SYSTEM WAS NEW AND THE BRAKING POWER NOW HAS A 60 - 40 DISTRIBUTION. 60 % ON THE REAR AND 40% ON THE FRONT. EVERY MECHANIC THAT I'VE SPOKE TO ABOUT THIS STATED THAT IF THE VEHICLE WAS REAR WHEEL DRIVE THEN THEY CAN UNDERSTAND "SOMEWHAT" BUT FOR A FRONT WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE THE FRONT BRAKES SHOULD BE TAKING MOST OF THE POWER TO STOP. NEVER THE LESS , HONDA STATED THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE AND THAT THEY WERE CORRECTING THE ISSUE BUT MY CASE IS NOT THE SAME. EVERY ONLINE ARTICLE I READ SHOWED THE EXACT SAME ISSUE I ENCOUNTERED. ALL I WANT IS MY BRAKES TO BE CORRECTED BEFORE I DIE OR ANY ONE OF MY KIDS DIE. SOMEWHERE ONLINE I WAS TOLD THAT A CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT WAS FILED WITH HONDA WITH REGARDS TO THE BRAKE WEAR. *TR

I WENT TO RICK CASE HONDA WITH MY '08 ACCORD, THE SERVICE PERSON SHOWED ME MY REAR BRAKES WERE WORN. HE STATED I COULD HAVE THEM REPLACED, DUE TO A LAWSUIT AND BRAKE DEFECT, THEN HONDA WOULD REIMBURSE ME FOR THE COST. I HAD THE BRAKES DONE, CALLED HONDA AND THEY SAID THAT THEY ARE NOT REIMBURSING ANYBODY. NOW I'M OUT $160. *TR

2008 HONDA ACCORD, TOOK IT TO ANOTHER HONDA DEALER AND THEY STATED IN WRITTING THAT THE BRAKES WERE PUT ON WRONG BY THE PREVIOUS DEALER (STEVE JONES HONDA OF ABERDEEN 910-6921-2111). I CONTACTED HONDA CORP, BECAUSE STEVE JONES TOLD ME TO TAKE A FLYING LEAP AND CONTACT THEM AND GET INVOLVED WITH THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT, CAN NOT BECAUSE IT WAS THERE SHOTTY WORK. PLEASE ASSIST IN THIS SITUATION. FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH HONDA CORP IS NUMBERED [XXX] . PLEASE RETRIEVE MY INFORMATION SOON BECAUSE GETTING READY TO BE DEPLOYED BACK TO AFGHANISTAN. THANK YOU INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR

BRAKES ARE DEFECTIVE ON THE 2008 & 2009 ACCORD. MY REAR BRAKES & ROTORS WERE REPLACED AT APPROXIMATELY 14,100 MILES, APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR AGO PRIOR TO A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST HONDA FOR THE DEFECTIVE BRAKES. ACCORDING TO HONDA THE NEW MATERIAL (BRAKES ARE TO BE RELEASED MID JUNE 2010. I CONTACTED HONDA (SEE CASE #[XXX]) I ADVISED THEM THAT I WANTED THE NEW BRAKES PUT ON THE VEHICLE AS THE EARLIER BRAKE SHOES APPEAR TO BE DEFECTIVE. THEY ADVISED THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THAT. THERE IS WRITTEN DOCUMENTATION AVAILABLE THAT STATES THE BRAKES ARE BAD AND THERE IS A NEW PROCEDURE TO PUT THE BRAKE PADS ON. AS THAT DOCUMENTATION WAS NOT AVAILABLE WHEN MY BRAKES WERE REPLACED I NOW STILL HAVE THE DEFECTIVE BRAKE PADS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN INSTALLED ACCORDING TO THE NEW PROCEDURE. I WOULD ALSO NOTE THAT AT 17,500 MILES MY FRONT SHOES ARE ALMOST COMPLETELY WORN ALSO. THIS IS A SERIOUS SITUATION WHICH CAN LEAD TO BRAKE FAILURE RESULTING IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I WOULD ASKS YOU TO LOOK AT WW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM FOR FURTHER DOCUMENTATION MY HYPERLINK IS HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/ACCORD/2008/BRAKES/PREMATURE_BRAKE_WEAR.SHTML AND IS COMPLAINT #836. I WOULD ALSO REFER YOU TO THIS LINK WHICH EXPLAINS THE DETAILS FURTHER HTTP://SLICKDEALS.NET/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=2050392. IN SHORT THIS IS AN EXTREMELY SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT HONDA HAS UNTIL THIS POINT APPARENTLY COVERED UP. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I HAVE 34,000 MILES ON MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD EX, THE ENGINE HAS BEEN REVVING WHEN I REACH APPROX 2,000 RPM AND THE DEALER TELLS ME THIS IS NORMAL. THE CAR BEGAN MAKING THIS SOUND ONLY A FEW MONTHS AGO, SO IT IS NOT NORMAL. I AM ALSO TOLD THAT MY REAR BRAKES ARE ALREADY WORN AND NEED REPLACED ASAP. THE COST OF THE BRAKES TO BE REPLACED IS OVER $500, WHICH SEEMS A LITTLE STEEP, ESPECIALLY WITH HONDA ALREADY HAVING SETTLED THE LAWSUIT OVER THIS MODELS BRAKE ISSUES. *TR

I HAVE 2008 HONDA ACCORD WHICH I PURCHASED IT NEW IN 2007. I CHANGED THE BACK BRAKES AFTER 12,000MILE AND I TOOK IT TO SERVICE DEALER AFTER 6500 MILE FOR OIL CHANGE AND THEY TOLD ME I NEED NEW BACK BRAKE AGAIN(THIS IS AFTER CHANGING THE BRAKE 6,500 MILE AGO). I RECEIVED THE LETTER FROM HONDA COMPANY THAT THERE WAS THE DEFECT AND IT WAS FIXED AND THEY PAY FOR MY LAST BRAKE CHANGE. NOW I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH BRAKE AND THE PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED. DO YOU HAVE ANY RECOMMENDATION OR SUGGESTION IN REGARDS TO THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU! *TR

2008 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER WRITES TO INFORM OF SEVERAL EXPERIENCES SUCH AS SUDDEN ACCELERATION WITH VEHICLE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED ALL OF THE INCIDENTS HAPPENED WHILE TRYING TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN TO A STOPPED POSITION AND HAVE OCCURRED IN PARKING LOTS, DRIVEWAYS AND IN TRAFFIC. THE CONSUMER STATED ON TWO OF THE SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE CONSUMERS FATHER EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE PULLING INTO A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY AND PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE. THE INCIDENTS THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED HAPPENED WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AT AN INTERSECTION, PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT, APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AT AN INTERSECTION AS WELL AS DRIVING BEHIND OTHER VEHICLES WHICH WERE SLOWING TO STOP AND TRYING TO EXIT A PARKING LOT. IN ALL CASES, THE CONSUMER AND HER FATHER REMOVED THEIR FEET FROM THE ACCELERATOR THEN PLACED IT ON THE BRAKE TO SLOW TO A STOP. HOWEVER, WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES, THERE WAS A SOUND AND MOTION OF THE VEHICLE REVVING UP AND ACCELERATING, PROPELLING THE VEHICLE FORWARD AS IF IT WERE FIGHTING THE BRAKE PEDALS COMMAND STOP. SO FAR THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. *JB

PREMATURE FAILURE OF REAR BRAKE PADS. *TR

HONDA ACCORD 2008 HAS A BRAKE PROBLEM (REAR) PADS SIMPLY DISINTEGRATE AT 28,000 MILES. CALL TO MANUFACTURER HONDA ON THE TELEPHONE THE REPRESENTATIVE CONFIRMED A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY SOLUTION LIKE HONDA TO FIX THE PROBLEM. NO ACTION WAS DEEMED NECESSARY AS IT WAS NOT SAFETY RELATED. FROM WHEN DID NOT ABLE TO STOP YOUR CAR BECOME A NON SAFETY RELATED PROBLEM. MY OTHER CAR IS A TOYOTA AND THEY DID ALL IN THEIR POWER RECTIFY THE DEFECTS AND PAY A FINE. NHTSA DEFINITELY NEEDS TO BRING HONDA DOWN TO REALITY AND CHECK ON THE NUMEROUS PROBLEMS RELATED TO BRAKES. BRAKES ARE DEFINITELY SAFETY RELATED AND ANY OUTSIDE CHANCE THAT THEY FAIL SHOULD BE A MAJOR SAFETY VIOLATION. PLEASE ENFORCE THE RULES ON HONDA AND ACURA. THEY HAVE A VERY SECRETIVE AND DEFENSIVE ATTITUDE. IF THEY HAD PAID FOR THE BRAKE SERVICE I WOULDN'T BE WRITING TO YOU. *TR

I AM A VICTIM OF PREMATURE REAR BRAKE PADS AND POSSIBLE WORN ROTORS. I FIRST STARTED EXPERIENCING A LOUD SCREECHING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR BRAKES IN THE SUMMER OF 2009. I ALSO HEARD THAT NOISE EVERYTIME I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND STARTED REVERSING. I BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE IN OCTOBER 2009 AND ADVISED THEM OF THE SITUATION. THEY CLAIMED THEY HEARD NOTHING AND TO WAIT FOR THE NEXT SERVICE TO OBSERVE THE BRAKES. I CAME IN A MONTH LATER FOR A DIFFERENT SERVICE AND ADVISED THEM I STILL HEAR THE SQUEAKING NOISE FROM THE BRAKES. THEY WANTED ME TO RESURFACE MY REAR ROTORS AND CHANGE MY REAR BREAKS. I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND HOW MY CAR NEEDED TO HAVE MY ROTORS RESURFACED AND BRAKES REPLACED SO SOON. I HAD THE CAR FOR A YEAR SO MY BRAKES OR ROTORS SHOULDN'T BE SERVICED THIS EARLY. AFTER I DECLINED AND WAS UPSET, THEY SAID TO WAIT FOR MY NEXT SERVICE TO DO BOTH SERVICE. THEN I WENT TO MANY WEBSITES LIKE CARCOMPLAINTS.COM AND OTHER SITES WHERE I SEEN MANY OTHER OWNERS WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING. I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND HOW THE REAR BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED UNDER 15000 MILES BEFORE THE FRONT BRAKES. I KEEP CHECKING IF THERE IS A RECALL BUT NOTHING YET. *TR

INSPECTION OF BRAKES AT 28,000 WERE NOTED TO BE GOOD WEAR, 60% REMAINING AT TIRE ROTATION SERVICE. AT 29,000 MILES, LOUD NOISE WAS FOUND TO BE TOTALLY WORN REAR BRAKES (ONLY ON THE INSIDE PORTION) UNEVENLY WORN AND NOT FOUND PREVIOUSLY. NEW BRAKES REPLACED BUT NOW I EXPECT THE SAME UNSAFE WEARING OF THIS BRAKE. NOT SURE I AM GETTING FULL BRAKING CONTROL. *TR

2008 HONDA ACCORD - 4 DOOR: AT APPROXIMATELY 7:47 AM ON FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 2010, I WAS TURNING INTO A PARKING SPACE IN AN OPEN AIR LOT, WITH THE WHEEL TURNED HARD TO THE LEFT, I WENT TO PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD AS IF I WAS PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR. I COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS HAPPENING AND WHEN I LOOKED DOWN AT MY FOOT, IT WAS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE BRAKE PEDAL. EVEN SLAMMING DOWN ON THE BRAKE DID NOT PREVENT ME FROM SMASHING INTO THE NISSAN XTERRA IN THE PARKING SPOT IN FRONT OF MINE AND PUSHING THE SUV FORWARD QUITE A BIT. THERE WAS NO FLOOR MAT ISSUE OBSTRUCTING THE ACCELERATOR, IT WAS SEVERAL INCHES AWAY IN ITS USUAL POSITION. HOPEFULLY, THIS WILL BE THE ONLY FAILURE. I CALLED THE POLICE WHO FILED A REPORT. MY INSURANCE COMPANY TOLD ME TO GET AN APPRAISAL OF THE DAMAGE. NO ONE WAS IN THE NISSAN, BUT DAMAGE WAS DONE TO HIS VEHICLE AS WELL. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS INJURED. *TR

PREMATURE REAR BRAKE PAD FAILURE ON MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2008 HONDA ACCORD LX, 3.2L IN AUGUST OF 2008. IT CURRENTLY HAS 22676 MILES AND I HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR BRAKES LAST WEEK. I BEGAN HEARING A SQUEAKING NOISE THE WEEK BEFORE AND TOOK THE CAR TO MY LOCAL HONDA SERVICE CENTER. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE REAR BRAKES WERE COMPLETELY WORN. I QUESTIONED THE BRAKE WEAR BECAUSE OF THE LOW MILES ON MY VEHICLE AND THE FACT THAT IT IS A FRONT WHEEL DRIVE CAR. HONDA STATED THAT THEY ARE AWARE THE BRAKES ARE AN ISSUE, HOWEVER IT WILL NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT 65 MPH WHEN THE LEFT REAR WHEEL LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SKID. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CALIPER HAD LOCKED UP. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FOR THE BRAKE PADS BUT NOT THE CALIPERS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 37,873.

I BOUGHT MY USED 2008 HONDA ACCORD EX IN MARCH 2010 WHEN THE MILEAGE WAS 18000. IN 2 MONTHS, AT 23000, I STARTED TO HEAR SCREECHING SOUNDS COMING OUT OF THE REAR TIRES WHEN I PRESSED THE BRAKES. SLOWLY, THIS PROBLEM STARTED TO WORSEN AND THE NOISE STARTED TO BECOME MORE LOUDER AND IT WAS SOUNDING AS METAL WITH METAL. THIS HAPPENED BOTH WHEN CAR WAS TRAVELING AT 40-50 MPH AND ALSO WHEN BRAKING. THIS OCCURS ALL THE TIME DURING THE DAY. INITIALLY IT STARTS OFF AS NO NOISE BUT AFTER 10 MINUTES AT LOW SPEEDS THE NOISE STARTS TO CRACKLE AND ITS VERY EMBARRASSING ESPECIALLY WHEN BRAKING AT THE LIGHTS AND AT STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. I TOOK THIS TO THE MECHANIC AND HE SAID THAT THE REAR BRAKES HAVE WORN OUT AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. HE CHANGED THE REAR BRAKE PADS, BRAKES, MOTOR AND ALSO FLUSHED OUT THE BRAKE FLUID. IN TOTAL THIS COST ME $700 INCLUDING THE LABOR. WHEN I BOUGHT MY HONDA, I LOOKED AT THE RELIABILITY OF THE CAR AND WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE I DID NOT EXPECT IT TO GIVE ME ANY ISSUES. ALAS WITHIN JUST 3 MONTHS I HAVE HAD TO SPEND A FORTUNE ON THE CAR. *TR

PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR ON 2008 HONDA ACCORD RELATING TO CURRENT CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. *TR

2008 HONDA ACCORD HAD REAR BRAKES COMPLETELY WORN DOWN TO THE SENSOR AT 18,000 MILES. RECEIVED INFORMATION IN MAIL FROM LAW FIRM THAT HONDA ACKNOWLEDGED ISSUE IN A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AND WILL REIMBURSE UP TO $150 IN REPAIR COSTS. THIS DOES NOT FIX THE SAFETY ISSUE OF BURNING THROUGH A SET OF BRAKE PADS IN UNDER 20,000 MILES AS WELL AS THE REPEATED TRIPS TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND INCONVENIENCE. SOUNDS LIKE A MAJOR PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. *TR

REAR BRAKES FAILED AT 16,000 MILES AND 48,000 MILES AFTER REPLACING THE ORIGINAL BRAKES WITH CERAMICS ON 2008 HONDA ACCORD, PREMATURE WEAR. *TR

I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2008 HONDA ACCORD EX 2.4L IN MAY OF 2008. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS BRAKE PROBLEMS INCLUDING EARLY WEAR OF THE REAR BRAKE PADS AND WARPING OF THE ROTORS(STARTING AT ABOUT 19,000 MILES). MY VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 35,000 MILES AND UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT BRAKE PADS OR ROTORS SHOULD DETERIORATE AT SUCH LOW MILES. ACCORDING TO THE 2008 HONDA ACCORD REAR BRAKE PAD SETTLEMENT, I BELIEVE THAT ALL BRAKE RELATED PROBLEMS SUCH AS ROTOR WARP SHOULD BE INCLUDED AS WELL. THE ROTOR WARP CAUSES THE STEERING WHILE/CAR TO SHAKE WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES AND CAUSES EXCESSIVE NOISE AND INSTABILITY IN BRAKING WHEN BRAKING ON A DECLINE (IE. HILL OR MOUNTAIN). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BURNED OIL FASTER THAN NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE WAS BURNING OIL FASTER THAN NORMAL BUT STILL IN ACCORDANCE WITH INDUSTRY STANDARDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 37,000.

I BOUGHT A NEW 2008 HONDA ACCORD IN AUGUST 2008. I TOOK IT IN TO BE SERVICED TODAY FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE TO THE CRAMER HONDA OF VENICE. MY ACCORD HAS 29,000 MILES. I WAS TOLD BY RON, IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT, THAT I HAD TO REPLACE MY REAR BRAKES IMMEDIATELY. THEY ARE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY OR RECALL. I WAS TOLD MY BRAKES WERE REALLY, REALLY, BAD. I WAS TOLD HONDA ACCORD HAS DEFECTIVE REAR BRAKES. HONDA IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BUT IS NOT CORRECTING IT UNDER WARRANTY OR RECALL BECAUSE IT HAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST THEM. I WAS TOLD DRIVING WITH THESE BRAKES COULD BE DEADLY. THEY ADVISED ME I HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE MY BRAKES BE REPLACED IMMEDIATELY. I HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE BRAKES AT 29, 000 MILES. HONDA TOLD ME THE ACCORD BRAKES ARE DEFECTIVE. HONDA KNOWS THERE IS A RISK WITH THESE BRAKES AND HAVE FAILED TO CORRECT SUCH A PROBLEM. I HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED BY HONDA OF SUCH DANGER. WHY WON'T HONDA RECALL/REPLACE THEIR DEFECTIVE BRAKES WHEN THE RISK OF NOT DOING SO IS DEADLY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED BY THE DEALERSHIP, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR BRAKES ON HER VEHICLE WERE MORE THAN 90% WORN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 26,000.

I EXPERIENCED THE KNOWN ISSUE OF PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR WITH THE 2008-2009 ACCORDS. I HEARD A HORRIBLE GRINDING SOUND SO I TOOK MY CAR IN TO THE SHOP. THEY SAID I MY REAR BRAKE PADS WERE BAD. SO I GOOGLED THE PROBLEM AND FOUND OUT IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND THAT IT IS GOING TO KEEP OCCURRING EVERY 12-15,000 MILES. APPARENTLY HONDA SWITCHED THE REAR BRAKES TO USE SMALLER (AND APPARENTLY UNDERSIZED) ROTORS & THAT'S WHY THE REAR BRAKES ARE WEARING OUT SO FAST. MY REAR BRAKE PADS WERE PLACED AND HONDA CHARGED ME 1/2 THE COST BUT THE PROBLEM IS THAT THIS IS GOING TO KEEP HAPPENING EVERY 12-15,000 MILES.*TR

2008 HONDA ACCORD EX-L, 4 CYL ENGINE. HEADLIGHTS CONSTANTLY BLINK (DIM) WHEN AC OR AUTOMATIC TEMP CONTROL IS ACTIVATED. LIGHTS DIM FOR ABOUT 4 SECONDS AND THEN RETURN TO NORMAL REGARDLESS OF SPEED. OTHER DRIVERS THINK THAT I AM SIGNALING THEM AND SOMETIMES BECOME VERY IRATE AND THREATENING. HONDA AND DEALER INDICATE THE PROBLEM IS NORMAL. SEARCH ON INTERNET INDICATES A LARGE NUMBER OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON 2008 ACCORD. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 HONDA ACCORD AND JUST ROLLED OVER 41,000 MILES. I STARTED TO HEAR THE METAL ON METAL COMING FROM MY REAR WHEELS. THIS IS MY 3RD ACCORD SO I KNOW IT IS BRAKES RELATED. 41,000 MILE WOULD BE OK EXCEPT I ALSO HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED AT 21,000 MILES. I WAS LUCK THAT MY DEALERSHIP COVERED THE 1ST SET UNDER WARRANTY BUT NOW THAT I AM NO LONGER COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY I AM GOING TO HAVE TO PAY. ON BOTH OF MY PREVIOUS ACCORDS I ONLY REPLACED THE BRAKES ONCE IN OVER 100,000 MILES. SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR BRAKES WERE WEARING OUT PREMATURELY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE REAR BRAKES ACCORDINGLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

2008 HONDA ACCORD EX-L WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND OFF FOR THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF. WHEN I BRING THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER THEY SAY I HAVE NO OIL IN THE ENGINE. THIS GOES ON EVERY OTHER MONTH AND THEY HAVE NOT SOLVED THE PROBLEM. MY CAR IS STILL FORTUNATELY UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT IS THERE MORE DAMAGE BEING DONE THAT ONCE I REACH MY WARRANTY THE CAR WILL BE WORTHLESS? THE DEALER AND AMERICAN HONDA HAVE BEEN USELESS IN THIS MATTER AND HAVE TOLD ME TO DRIVE MY CAR WITH EVERY WARNING LIGHT ON UNTIL THEY CAN FIGURE OUT HOW TO FIX IT. AT WHAT POINT IN A CAR JUST A LEMON? IF I COULDN'T TURN BACK TIME 2 YEARS I WOULD HAVE NEVER BOUGHT THIS CAR. *TR

HONDA ACCORD EX-L 2008. I HAD TO REPLACE REAR BRAKES AND RESURFACE ROTORS AT 25,711 MILES AT A COST OF $410.49. I NOW HAVE READ THAT MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. THEY REPLACED THE BRAKES WITH THE SAME DEFECTIVE PADS, AND NOW THE SQUEAKING HAS STARTED SO I KNOW THEY WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN AT 45,000. I AM SO FRUSTRATED! *TR

I,LIKE MANY OTHERS, HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE REAR BRAKES ON MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD. I FIRST HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED AT 23K AND AGAIN AT 41K. AND, BECAUSE I COULD NOT AFFORD IT LAST WEEK, I MUST TAKE THE CAR BACK TO GET ONE OF MY ROTORS COMPLETELY REPLACED (THE OTHERS WERE ABLE TO BE RESURFACED). APPARENTLY SOMETIMES BETWEEN 23K AND 41K MY BRAKES WORE BAD ENOUGH TO CAUSE AN INDENTION ON MY ROTOR. THIS IS STRANGE TO ME BECAUSE I TOOK MY CAR TO HAVE THE BRAKES LOOKED AT AS SOON AS I HEARD THEM MAKING THE INDICATOR NOISE BOTH TIME, YET SOMEHOW MY ROTOR WAS ABLE TO BE INDENTED B/C THERE WAS METAL RUBBING AGAINST METAL... I'M NO MECHANIC, BUT THAT SOUNDS LIKE A SAFETY ISSUE TO ME! I WOULD JUST LIKE WHATEVER THE ISSUE IS THAT IS CAUSING THESE BRAKES TO WEAR DOWN SO QUICKLY TO BE FIXED. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE, A QUALITY ISSUE AS WELL AS A FINANCIAL CONCERN (AT LEAST FOR ME). *TR

I DRIVE A 2008 HONDA ACCORD EX-L V6. I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE REAR BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED AT 23,364 MILES. THE REAR BRAKES WORE EXTREMELY PREMATURE FOR ANY CAR I HAVE OWNED. ONLINE FORUMS AND COMPLAINT WEBSITES SHOW THE SAME OCCURRENCES FOR THE SAME MAKE/MODEL/YEAR. UPON CALLING HONDA TO COMPLAIN, THEY DO NOT WISH TO RECALL THE PROBLEM, NOR ARE THEY WILLING TO REFUND ME THE $221.30 THAT I HAD TO PAY TO MAKE MY CAR SAFE TO DRIVE. HONDA SAID ON THE PHONE THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND WERE YET TO MAKE A RECALL/REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE FAULT. I BELIEVE THAT HONDA HAD A REPUTATION THAT EXCEEDED MANY MANUFACTURES AND THUS I PURCHASED A HONDA. THIS PROBLEM IS UNACCEPTABLE AND UNFORTUNATE. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED AND WAS CAPABLE OF PAYING FOR IT. I WOULD HATE TO SEE THIS BE A PROBLEM THAT IS UNRESOLVED AND WOULD BE CAPABLE OF CAUSING SOMEONE ELSE PHYSICAL HARM/DEATH IN BRAKES NOT WORKING PROPERLY. I HAVE NEVER OWNED A CAR THAT HAS NEEDED THIS SORT OF REPAIR AND HAVE DRIVEN 4 OTHER VEHICLES WITH AT LEAST 70,000+ MILES ON THEM. *TR

PREMATURE REAR BRAKE PAD WEAR-OUT ON 2008 HONDA ACCORD. REAR BRAKES REPLACED AT 25,000 MILES. UNEVEN WEAR BETWEEN INNER AND OUTER REAR BRAKE PADS. *TR

2008 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER STATES AIR CONDITION BLOWS OUT HOT AIR *TGW THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER, A ROCK MUST HAVE KICKED UP FROM THE ROAD AND PENETRATED THE CONDENSER FOR THE AIR CONDITIONER. *JB

MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD HAS 21000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER BUT THE REAR BRAKES HAVE ALREADY WORN OUT. WHILE DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE I HAVE DISCOVERED THIS ISSUE IS COMMON TO THIS VEHICLE. *TR

BOTH REMOTE CONTROLS LOSE RANGE OF OPERATION WITHIN MONTHS OF REPLACING BATTERIES. THIS HAS BECOME VERY FRUSTRATING, WHERE I OFTEN NEED TO BE STANDING RIGHT NEXT TO THE CAR TO LOCK/UNLOCK IT. I ACTUALLY REVERTED TO USING THE REMOTE OF MY HONDA REMOTE CAR STARTER INSTEAD OF THE KEY REMOTE ITSELF (OF WHICH HAS ITS OWN SET OF PROBLEMS). *TR

2008 HONDA ACCORD REAR BRAKES WEAR PREMATURELY. HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 27K MILES. *TR

MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD EXL HAS 60,000 MILES ON IT AND I HAVE JUST HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR BRAKES FOR THE SECOND TIME. ONCE AT 35,000 ONCE AT 60,000. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THREE DIFFERENT HONDA MANAGERS THAT HONDA KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE DESIGN OF THE SPRING THAT IS SUPPOSED TO SEPARATE THE PADS AFTER BRAKING DOES NOT PUSH THE PADS FAR ENOUGH TO CLEAR THE ROTORS. THIS NOT ONLY WEARS THE PADS MUCH TOO QUICKLY BUT ALSO MAKES THE ENGINE WORK HARDER AND HINDERS THE GAS MILEAGE. *TR

LETTER FROM SENATOR WARNER ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT WHO IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE BRAKES ON HER 2008 HONDA ACCORD *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE REAR BRAKES WERE OUT PREMATURELY AND THE ROTORS WERE EXTREMELY RUSTED. TO DATE, THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED TWICE BY THE HONDA DEALER. *JB

2008 HONDA ACCORD V6. I TOOK IT IN FOR PRE-MATURE REAR BRAKE WEAR AT 25,000. THE NEXT WEEK THE ENGINE SURGED AND I CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE BARRIER WHILE PARKING. *TR

2008 HONDA ACCORD REAR BRAKE PADS REPLACED AT 17,000 MILES. I HAD THE REAR BREAKS REPLACED AT A COST OF 197.00. *TR

I OWN A 08 HONDA ACCORD. WHEN I PUT IN REVERSE A HORRIBLE SCREECHING NOISE STARTED. IT WOULD CONTINUE WHEN I WOULD BRAKE ALSO. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL SHOP TO LOOK AT IT. I ONLY HAVE 30K MILES SO FIGURED SOMETHING MINOR. THEY SAID IT WAS THE REAR BRAKE PADS! FRONT ONES WERE NEVER REPLACED AND IN GOOD CONDITION. 200.00 FOR NEW BRAKE PADS. CALLED THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER THEY SAID 250. I HAVE DONE NOTHING FURTHER. *TR

2008 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER STATES REAR BRAKE PAD PROBLEMS. *TGW THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THEY REAR PADS WOULD NOT TO BE REPLACED SOON.

2008 HONDA ACCORD HAD BEGAN TO MAKE A STRANGE NOISE WHILE DRIVING. THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE REAR BRAKES. *DT THE REAR BRAKE SYSTEM WAS IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT AT 20,000 MILES.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SEEMED AS IF IT WOULD SUDDENLY TURN OFF SO THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT THEN RESTARTED THE VEHICLE BUT THE ISSUE CONTINUED TO OCCUR ONCE ON THE ROAD. THE CONTACT CALLED AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VALVES DID NOT FEED PROPERLY AND SLIPPED CAUSING MISFIRES. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 54,800. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 57,000.

HONDA ACCORD 2008 MODEL SHOWS PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR OUT ON REAR BRAKES. MY CAR IS AT 29,000 MILES, AND THE BRAKE PADS ARE GONE, EVEN WEARING OUT THE METAL. I HEARD SOME INTERMITTENT SQUEAKING NOISE FROM A COUPLE MONTHS BACK, BUT WHEN I BROUGHT THE CAR INTO SERVICE, THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T HEAR ANY SOUND (I COULDN'T TOO DURING THE TEST DRIVE) AND IT WOULD BE BETTER TO JUST LEAVE THE CAR ALONE THEN START DISASSEMBLING THE CAR WHEN THERE MIGHT BE NOTHING WRONG. THEY ALSO SAID THAT A COMPOUND OF MOIST AND DUST COULD MAKE THE SQUEAKING NOISE OCCASIONALLY. A FEW MONTHS LATER, THE REAR SIDE STARTED MAKING A RUMBLING SOUND WHEN I HIT THE BREAKS. I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO THE SERVICE CENTER, AND THE SAID THE BRAKE PADS WERE GONE LEAVING METAL TO METAL CONTACT FOR THE BRAKES. THEY SAID THERE WAS A SENSOR THAT BROKE BUT HOW COULD I KNOW THE SQUEAKING SOUND WAS INDICATING TO REPLACE THE BRAKE PADS EVEN WHEN THE SERVICE GUY DIDN'T PICK IT UP? THEY SAY I HAVE TO PAY JUST UNDER $500 TO REPLACE EVERYTHING THAT WAS DAMAGED IN THE BRAKES, AND NO WARRANTY WOULD COVER IT. I DON'T THINK THIS IS A ONE-TIME THING, AND I FOUND A TON OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS IN THE INTERNET. IT'S ALSO WEIRD THAT THE FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE FINE, WHEN THEY ARE USUALLY KNOWN TO BRAKE EARLIER. THIS IS A BRAKE PROBLEM, WHICH COULD POTENTIALLY LEAD TO SERIOUS ACCIDENTS. *TR

PREMATURE WEAR OF REAR BRAKE PADS RESULTING IN REPLACEMENT WITH 26,000 MILES. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 HONDA ACCORD W/ 23K MILES ON IT. I'VE BEEN TOLD BY BOCH HONDA THAT THE REAR BRAKES ARE 80% GONE AND HONDA WILL ONLY PAY HALF. OBVIOUSLY, THERE IS A SAFETY PROBLEM AND HONDA NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM AND TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY. ALSO THE FRONT DISC BRAKES WERE REPLACED AT 11K AND 19K. SOMETHING IS WRONG. THIS IS NOT NORMAL. PLEASE ADVISE. UPDATED IVOQ 05/26/10.*JB

REAR BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 22,000 MILES AT COST OF $207.52. IT IS NOW 12,000 MILES LATER AND BRAKES ARE SQUEALING AGAIN AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACE AGAIN VERY SOON. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS BEING USED, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD FLICKER FROM HIGH TO A LOWER LEVEL INTENSITY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WAS DESIGNED IN THAT WAY AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING TO THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 25,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,000.