2008 Honda Accord complaints

THE REAR BRAKES ON MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD ARE WEARING OUT FAR FASTER THAN SEEMS REASONABLE. HONDA'S SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM IS TO SIMPLY SAY IT'S NORMAL BRAKE WEAR ON THE VEHICLE AND THEN REQUIRE THAT THE ROTORS BE TURNED AND THE BRAKE PADS BE REPLACED, AFTER CHARGING AN ABSURD DIAGNOSTIC FEE. *TR

CONSIDERABLE BRAKE DAMAGE AFTER 26K, HAD TO REPLACE DRUMS, CALIPERS,ROTORS AND SHOES TO THE TUNE OF $546.00. 7K LATER, THE BRAKES ARE DOWN 25%, THEY WERE INSTALLED BY A HONDA DEALER WHO SAID TOUGH LUCK, ITS A FRICTION ITEM, NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY BY HONDA. LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE TO HAVE NEW BRAKES EVERY 15-20K AND ITS AT OUR EXPENSE. TIME FOR HONDA TO STEP FORWARD OR FOR HONDA TO LEARN FROM TOYOTA MISTAKES, MAYBE ANOTHER 16.5 MILLION DOLLAR FINE SHOULD BE UP FOR HONDA ALSO. LAST TIME WE BUY THIS PIECE OF GARBAGE. SIGNED - A FORMER HONDA CUSTOMER!!! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 55 MILES PER HOUR THE CONTACT NOTICED BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM THE MUFFLER. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO CONSUME EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE OIL GASKET, THE VTC OIL CONTROL VALVE AND THE CHAIN CHASSIS RING. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO LEAK OIL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ENGINE RATTLED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO SPEAK WITH THE MANUFACTURER FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURES WERE NORMAL. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25000.

PRE MATURE REAR BRAKE WEAR ON A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. HAD REAR BRAKES REPLACED AT 12K MILES. REAR BRAKES AGAIN REPLACED WITH NEW ROTORS AT 48K. WORRIED ABOUT PRE MATURE WEAR AND HOW THIS WOULD EFFECT SAFETY. INCLUDING BRAKES THAT CAME WIT VEHICLE THIS IS THE THIRD SET, SEEMS TO BE A DESIGN ERROR. HAVE SEEN THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON INTERNET FOR SAME. NEED HELP TO GET HONDA CORPORATION TO FIX PROBLEM BEFORE INJURIES TO PEOPLE OCCUR. *TR

MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD SEDAN WITH 15,000 MILES (4 CYL, 5 SP MANUAL, VIN# [XXX]) WAS AT THE SERVICE AT THE BOCH HONDA FOR OIL CHANGE. DURING THE SERVICE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT REAR PADS AND ROTORS WERE WORN OUT COMPLETELY. 0% OF LIFE LEFT ON BOTH SIDES. HONDA OF AMERICA ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM AND WILL PAY ONLY FIRST $150 OF THE REPAIR. REPAIR COST IS $463. HOWEVER, HONDA IS PAYING 100% OF THE REPAIR IF CAR HAS LESS THAN 12,000 MILES. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND ADVISE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)*TR

REAR BRAKES WORE OUT EARLY. *TR

I AM AN OWNER OF A 2008 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 WITH 26K MILES. THE REAR BRAKE PADS ON THIS VEHICLE WEAR PREMATURELY. I CONTACTED BOTH THE DEALER AND AMERICAN HONDA CORPORATION BOTH OF WHICH TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AND THAT IN ORDER TO FIX THE BRAKES I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPLACEMENT COST. THE COST ITSELF IS NOT MY CONCERN EVEN THOUGH I DID PAY ADDITIONAL OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE TO HAVE THE "PLATINUM" WARRANTY PROGRAM. MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND BEING THE MOTHER OF 2 YOUNG SMALL CHILDREN IT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE THAT HONDA IS NOT STANDING BEHIND THE SAFETY OF THEIR VEHICLES. PROPERLY FUNCTIONING BRAKES IS NOT A AMENITY AS THEY ARE TREATING IT. THE INTERNET IS PLETHERED WITH INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE IN THE SAME POSITION AS I. THESE VEHICLES SHOULD BE RECALLED AND THE PROPER BRAKE PADS SHOULD BE APPLIED. *TR

MY WIFE WENT TO TURN ON THE AC LAST WEEK AND FOUND THAT IT WAS BLOWING HOT AIR. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET IT FIXED AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE A/C CONDENSER DAMAGED FROM ROCK CHIP. I WAS SPEECHLESS TO FIND THAT SUCH DAMAGE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW WITH THE FRONT BUMPER, THERE WAS NO SCREEN/GRILL PROTECTING THE CONDENSER. DESIGN FLAW I SAY AND THEY SHOULD HONOR THE WARRANTY. VEHICLE HAD 31,326 MILES ON IT. *TR

2008 HONDA ACCORD REAR BRAKES I JUST SPEND A LITTLE LESS THAN $500 REPLACING MY REAR BRAKES AND ROTORS ON MY 2008 ACCORD. IT IS A NEW CAR AND THE BRAKES SHOULD BE LASTING A LOT LONGER. *TR

2008 HONDA ACCORD WITH 20K MILES NEEDS REAR BRAKE PADS, DUE TO DEFECTIVE BRAKE PADS. HONDA OF AMERICA DOES NOT SEE THIS AS A SAFETY ISSUE AND WILL NOT RECALL OR REPLACE PADS AS WARRANTY; THEY JUST WANT THEIR $120. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR CASES ON THE INTERNET. DON'T YOU THINK FAULTY BRAKE PADS ARE SURELY A SAFETY ISSUE? I HAVE BEEN IN THE AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE INDUSTRY FOR OVER 20 YEARS AND AM A ASE MASTER TECH. THIS IS JUST RIDICULOUS AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT IT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. *TR

EARLY PREMATURE REAR BRAKE WEAR. *TR

BRAKE PADS ON 2008 HONDA ACCORD SEDAN (4-CYLINDER ENGINE) NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT 25,000 MILES, WHICH I FEEL IS PREMATURE. THE BRAKE PADS SHOULD LAST AT LEAST 50,000 MILES. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 HONDA ACCORD EX-L I PICKED UP NEW IN THE FALL OF 2007. TO DATE I HAVE JUST OVER 30,000 MILES. TODAY, (4/12/10) I TOOK MY CAR TO MY LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP FOR AN OIL CHANGE. I WAS TOLD THAT MY REAR BRAKES WERE AT 5% AND REPAIR COST WOULD BE $330.00!!! I MENTIONED I PAID AN ADDITIONAL $2,200.00 FOR AN "EXTENDED WARRANTY "ON TOP OF THE $28,000.00 STICKER PRICE BACK IN 2007. TODAY I ASKED THE HONDA ADVISOR WHAT DOES MY $2,200.00 "EXTENDED WARRANTY" COVER? HE SAID NOTHING MECHANICAL. BY THIS POINT I DID NOT WANT TO ARGUE, BUT RATHER I PAID THE $38.13 FOR MY OIL CHANGE AND LEFT. ALSO WITH MY PREVIOUS OIL CHANGE MAYBE 3 MONTHS AGO WITH ABOUT 29,000 MILES I WAS ALSO TOLD MY REAR BRAKES WERE SOMEWHERE AROUND 15% AND I THINK THE HONDA DEALERSHIP QUOTED ME AROUND $300.00. I AM DEFINITELY A NAMED PARTY IN THE GIBBS LAWSUIT AS OF 12/17/09. I HAVE NOT PAID TO FIX MY REAR BRAKES YET. OTHER PROBLEMS I AM HAVING IS MY NAVIGATION FREEZES UP, I HAVE THIS RATTLING SOUND IN MY FRONT DRIVERS DOOR, MY FRONT PASSENGER DOOR SOUNDS LIKE IT IS NOT CLOSED ALL THE WAY BECAUSE I HEAR ROAD NOISE, AND TWICE NOW MY WIPERS HAVE CONTINUED TO STAY ON EVEN THOUGH I TURNED THEM OFF OR THE WIPERS WILL BE "DELAYED" EVEN THOUGH THE WIPERS ARE OFF, MY GLOVE BOX IS MISALIGNED ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE AND AT TIMES WHEN I AM PULLING INTO THE GARAGE WITH MY FOOT OFF OF THE GAS PEDAL, THE CAR WILL ACCELERATE FORWARD A LITTLE. I AM FINISHED WITH THIS CAR!!!! MY 2008 ACCORD IS MY 3RD ACCORD AND BY FAR THE MOST O

I HAVE A 2008 HONDA ACCORD AT 48,000 MILES MAINT HAS BEEN DONE AS REQUIRED AND RECENTLY THE CAR HAS BEGUN SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING STALLING THE ENGINE. IT IS QUITE SCARY BECAUSE TODAY WE WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT STOPPED. I AM TAKING IT TO THE DEALER TOMORROW BUT WANTED TO SEND IN A COMPLAINT IN THE EVENT THAT OTHER HONDA OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. IT COULD PROVE DEADLY IF SOMEONE IS NOT NEAR A MEDIAN WHERE THEY CAN PULL OVER TO. *TR

I OWN A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. MY REAR BRAKES WERE WORN DOWN AND SQUEAKING, SO I BROUGHT MY CAR TO PACIFIC HONDA. PACIFIC HONDA INFORMED ME I WOULD BE LIABLE FOR THE REPAIR COST, SINCE IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE CAR WARRANTY. FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,985 MILES AND REPAIR COST WAS $269.04. *TR

I PURCHASED MY HONDA 2008 ACCORD LX 4DR/4CYL IN JANUARY OF 2009. WHILE DRIVING IT AFTER 17,000MILES I HAD ODD BRAKE NOISES FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY TOLD ME MY REAR BRAKE PADS HAD WORN TO NOTHING. THIS IS AN ALARMING RATE FOR REAR BRAKE PADS. ON ALL OTHER CARS I'VE OWNED I HAVEN'T HAD REAR BRAKE PADS WEAR OUT BEFORE 40,000 MILES. I HAD TO HAVE THESE REPLACED AGAIN AT 32,000 MILES. I BELIEVE THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE REAR BRAKES THAT IS CAUSING PREMATURE WEAR. MY CAR HAS 37,000 MILES ON IT, AND THE FRONT BRAKES STILL HAVE 8MM ON THEM (ONLY A WEAR OF 2MM). SHOULDN'T A FRONT WHEEL DRIVE HAVE THE FRONT DO MOST OF THE BRAKING? WHY IS THE REAR BRAKE PADS WEARING SO QUICKLY WHILE THE FRONT ARE STILL FINE? THIS IS INCREDIBLY FRUSTRATING AND MAKES ME FEAR FOR THE SAFETY OF MY WIFE ON THE ROAD, AS THE REAR BRAKES COULD BE WORN TO NOTHING AT ANY TIME. *TR

PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR ON 2008 HONDA ACCORD. HAD THEM REPLACED BY OWN MECHANIC AND FOUND OUT MONTHS LATER HONDA WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. CONTACTED THEM IN 1 DAY THEY AGREED TO REIMBURSE US IN FULL. THEY SAID HONDA WAS WORKING TO SEE HOW TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BUT WOULD NOT TO A RECALL BECAUSE THEY DO NOT CONSIDER IT A SAFETY ISSUE. THEY SAID FOR NOW HONDA WILL CONTINUE TO REPLACE UP TO 3 YEARS UNLIMITED MILES. *TR

PREMATURE REAR BRAKE FAILURE I PURCHASED A NEW 2008 HONDA ACCORD V6 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION COUPE ON 8/2/08. I HAD THE CAR SERVICED ON 4/8/10 TO CHANGE THE OIL, ROTATE TIRES, AND A BRAKE INSPECTION. ON THIS DATE, THE CAR HAS 17,420 MILES ON IT. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE REAR BRAKES HAD REACHED THEIR SERVICE LIMIT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED IMMEDIATELY. THE DEALER REPORTED THAT THE FRONT BRAKES DID NOT NEED REPLACING AND HAD "9.0MM TO SENSOR" REMAINING. THE TOTAL COST OF REAR BRAKE REPLACEMENT AFTER A 15% PARTS AND LABOR DISCOUNT WAS APPLIED WAS $229.46. I WAS SHOCKED BECAUSE I HAVE NEVER DRIVEN THE CAR IN A MANNER THAT WOULD WARRANT PREMATURE BRAKE FAILURE. ON MY PREVIOUS 1999 HONDA ACCORD COUPE, I DID NOT HAVE TO REPLACE THE BRAKES UNTIL 65K MILES. THE DEALER EXPLAINED THAT HONDA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THAT HONDA HAD ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THE REAR BRAKES. I CONTACTED HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE BY CALLING 1-800-999-1009 AND WAS TOLD THAT NO TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR REAR BRAKE PROBLEMS. I WAS GIVEN A REFERENCE NUMBER AND WAS ADVISED THAT A HONDA REPRESENTATIVE WOULD BE IN CONTACT WITH ME WITHIN 2 BUSINESS DAYS. BY CHANCE, I FOUND AN ARTICLE IN U.S. NEWS AND REPORTS DATED APRIL 8, 2010 "HONDA SETTLES LAWSUIT OVER ACCORD BRAKES." THE ARTICLE STATES THAT THE BRAKES OF 750K LATE MODELS OF ACCORD AND ACURA TSX ARE WEARING OUT TWICE AS FAST AS THEY SHOULD. THE ARTICLE ALSO STATES THAT THE NHTSA HAS RECEIVED 350 OWNER COMPLAINTS TO DATE. THER

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT REAR BRAKES WERE WORN. THE REAR BRAKES WERE REPLACED TWICE; AT 22,000 MILES AND THE SECOND TIME THE MILEAGE WAS 37,000. THE FRONT BRAKES WERE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS ON THE REAR BRAKES. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE WEAR ON THE BRAKES WAS NORMAL. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 22,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 42,000. UPDATED 05/18/10. *LJ UPDATED 06/03/10*BF UPDATED 06/09/10.*JB

WENT TO TURN ON MY AC LAST WEEKEND AND FOUND THAT IT WAS BLOWING HOT. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET IT FIXED AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE AC CONDENSER. WAS TOLD THAT IN ALL LIKELIHOOD A STONE HAD BEEN PICKED UP FROM THE ROAD AND DONE THE DAMAGE TO THE CONDENSER. WAS DISMAYED TO FIND THAT SUCH DAMAGE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY DESPITE IT COMING FROM A POSSIBLE DESIGN FLAW WITH THE CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND IMMEDIATELY. A COUPLE SECONDS LATER, THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 11,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 23,000. UPDATED 06/03/10*BF THE CONSUMER STATED HONDA REPLACED THE REAR BRAKES FREE OF CHARGE AS THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OF PRE-MATURE BRAKE WEAR. UPDATED 06/09/10.*JB

VEHICLE MILEAGE WAS 27,637. DATED: 05/25/2009. THE REAR BRAKES WHERE SQUEAKING WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED. I TOOK THE DEALER. DEALER SAID THE REAR BRAKE PADS WERE WORN DOWN TO 3 MILLIMETERS. DEALER RESURFACE ROTOR AND REPLACED BRAKE PADS. THE BRAKE REPAIRED COST $194.39. NOW THE VEHICLE MILEAGE 47,955. DATE: 04/08/2010. THE BRAKE HAS SAME PROBLEM LIKE BEFORE. DEALER SAID BRAKES NEED TO REPAIR AGAIN AND COST $194.39. *TR

BRAKE PADS WORE OUT PREMATURELY FOR A SECOND TIME AFTER A YEAR OF BEING REPLACED. THERE'S NO REASON FOR THIS WHEN I'M DRIVING 80% OF THE TIME HIGHWAY WITH LITTLE BRAKING. REPARATION COST $200 AND IT IS NOT COVER UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

THE REAR BRAKES OF MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD ARE SQUEALING BADLY AT ALL TIMES WHEN DRIVING. THE CAR HAS 34,000 MILES ON IT. THE REAR PADS ARE ALMOST COMPLETELY GONE. THE CAR HAS HAD SERIOUS VIBRATION ISSUES WITH THE BRAKES EVER SINCE NEW. WHEN SLOWING DOWN FROM HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE CAR VIBRATES BADLY. ONE TIME IT ALMOST RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE VIBRATION WAS SO BAD. I HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE REAR BRAKES ON THE 08 ACCORD. THE COMMON THREAD APPEARS TO BE THAT HONDA IS NOT ADMITTING TO A PROBLEM AND IS BLAMING THE DRIVERS MIS USE OF THE BRAKES AS THE CAUSE OF THE WEAR. NOT SURE HOW SO MANY PEOPLE CAN BE BRAKING INCORRECTLY? I HAVE OWNED MANY CARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD PADS WEAR OUT SO QUICKLY. HONDA HAS A DEFECT HERE NO DOUBT ABOUT IT. ARE THEY WAITING TO BECOME ANOTHER TOYOTA BEFORE THEY ADMIT TO USING BAD PARTS AND/OR A BAD DESIGN OF THE REAR BRAKES AND/OR MAYBE BAD PROGRAMMING OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM? IT APPEARS THAT REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE FOR FREE FOR MANY PEOPLE AND AT COST FOR MANY OTHERS. WHETHER THE REPAIRS ARE DONE FOR FREE/UNDER WARRANTY, APPEARS TO DEPEND ON THE PERSON AND THEIR SUCCESS WITH NEGOTIATING WITH THEIR DEALERSHIP. HONDA NEEDS TO OWN UP TO THE SAFETY PROBLEM ON THEIR MOST POPULAR CAR AND DEVISE A FIX. APPARENTLY THEY ARE NOT GOING TO DO IT WITHOUT A GOOD SWIFT KICK IN THE PANTS BY A LAW FIRM IN THE FORM OF A CLASS ACTION SUIT OR THE GOVERNMENT STEPPING IN. *TR

REAR AND FRONT BRAKE PAD WEAR UNEVENLY AND VERY FAST AT LOW MILEAGE. THESE BRAKES PAD SUPPOSE TO LAST ABOUT 80,000 MILES. ALSO BRAKES SQUEALS AND MAKES EXCESSIVE NOISE WHICH SHOULD NOT BE PRESENT ON BRAND NEW VEHICLE AT LOW MILEAGE. *TR

REAR BRAKE ROTORS WARPED PREMATURELY AT ONLY 9104 MILES, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO COME TO A SAFE STOP. ROTORS WERE NOT REPLACED BY HONDA, BUT RESURFACED INSTEAD. THEY ALSO DID NOT REPLACE THE PADS. THESE REPAIRS OCCURRED ON 07-23-2009. REAR BRAKE PADS WILL ALSO NEED TO BE REPLACED SOON, AS NOTED BY THE EXTREMELY RAPID WEAR THAT IS OCCURRING (CURRENT MILEAGE 13,320). *TR

I HAD AN OIL CHANGE ON 3/12/10 AND WAS TOLD I WOULD NEED BRAKES AT MY NEXT OIL CHANGE IN APPROX. 6 MOS. IN LATE MARCH, MY CAR HAD A LOUD SCRAPING NOISE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER ON 4/6/10 AND HAD TO HAVE MY REAR BRAKES REPLACED. I WAS GIVEN A 50% DISCOUNT ON THE REPAIR BUT THINK THAT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPAIRED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. I HAVE FOUND ON THE INTERNET THAT THE 2008 HONDA ACCORD HAS THE MOST PROBLEMS WITH PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR. I ALSO HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE LEATHER SEATS PEELING. I HAVE ALSO FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE BOTH OF THESE ITEMS RECALLED. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. EACH OF THE PAST 3 MONTHS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY DURING USE. EACH TIME, THEY WOULD BE WORKING AND WOULD STOP. HONDA SERVICE TECHNICIANS REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR AFTER THE 1ST AND 3RD INCIDENT. I BELIEVE THEY MODIFIED THE BEARINGS AFTER THE 2ND INCIDENT. THE PARTS APPEAR TO FAIL ABOUT EVERY 30 DAYS OR SO. *TR

THE REAR BRAKE PADS FAIL PREMATURELY, CAUSING A SAFETY ISSUE AND LOSS OF BRAKING POWER. I'VE ALMOST HAD SEVERAL ACCIDENTS AS A RESULT OF NOT BEING ABLE TO BRAKE PROPERLY. I'VE HAD THE REAR BRAKES REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES, EACH TIME AS A RESULT OF LOST BRAKING POWER AND SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE, INCLUDING AT INTERSECTIONS WHERE MY VEHICLE WAS ALMOST IN THE WAY OF OPPOSING TRAFFIC. THE ODOMETER AT THE LAST REPAIR WAS 56,075 MILES, COMPARED TO 37596 MILES ON THE PREVIOUS REPAIR, A DIFFERENCE OF ONLY 18,479 MILES! THEN, BEFORE THAT, MY MILEAGE FOR MY FIRST BRAKE REPAIR WAS 18,258 MILES, A DIFFERENCE OF 19,117 MILES! SO FAR, THE AVERAGE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN REAR BRAKE PAD CHANGES HAS BEEN 18,618 MILES. I NOTICED IT BECAUSE SUDDENLY I WAS UNABLE TO STOP AND ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR IN FRONT OF ME. CURRENTLY I FEAR FOR MY SAFETY AS I AM NEARING THE 18,000 MILE MARK BETWEEN BRAKE PAD CHANGES.

MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD IS HAVING BREAK PROBLEMS. THE BACK BREAK PADS HAVE WORN TO 0 PERCENT WITH ONLY 24,000 MILES OF HIGHWAY DRIVING IN 13 MONTHS. THE ACCORD DOES NOT BREAK EVENLY AS INDICATED BY THE FRONT PADS BEING AT 85%. HONDA NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBELM.

HAVE ALWAYS HELD HONDA IN HIGHEST REGARDS WHEN IT COMES TO SERVICE AND MANUFACTURING, BUT THIS WITHIN ITSLEF IS A TRAVESTY!!!!! HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL HAVE TO LOSE THEIR LIVES OR BE INJURED IN A NEAR FATAL ACCIDENT BEFORE THIS ISSUE IS ADDRESSED? PURCHASED 2008 HONDA LESS THAN 1 YEAR AGO, PREMATURE REAR BRAKE PAD WEAR, WHICH IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE, HEARD SUTTLE NOISES THAT INDICATED A DEFECT IN 2008 HONDA ACCORD BRAKING SYSTEM @ LESS THAN 20,000 MILES, WITH NO INDICATION THAT REAR BRAKES NEEDED SERVICING: @26,000 MILES REAR BRAKE PADS WORN DOWN METAL TO METAL, TWO TRIPS TO THE HONDA DEALER BEFORE ACTUALLY ACKNOWLEDGING REPAIR NEEDED AND REPLACING PADS

I HAVE COMPLAINED TO HONDA NUMEROUS TIMES ABOUT THE BRAKES ON MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED WITHIN THE 1ST YEAR OF THE PURCHASE OF THIS NEW VEHICLE. MONTHS LATER, THEY TURNED THE ROTORS AFTER MY CONSTANT COMPLAINTS. THE BRAKES HAVE CONTINUED TO CAUSE PROBLEMS (SQUEEKING, ETC). I HAD THIS REPLACED TODAY BY A BRAKE COMPANY. THE INSIDE OF THE PADS WERE EXTREMELY WORN, AND THE CAR ONLY HAS 28,000 MILES. ANOTHER HONDA OWNER MADE ME AWARE THAT THEY WERE REPLACING THE REAR BRAKES ON 08 HONDA ACCORDS, SO I CALLED THEM AND THEY ARE REFUSING TO REIMBURSE ME AS THE BRAKES INSTALLED ARE NOT HONDA BRAKES. HONDA IS NOT CONSIDERING THIS A RECALL; HOWEVER, THEY ARE FULLY AWARE OF THE REAR BRAKE PROBLEM (TO MY RECENT DISCOVERY). IF THESE PADS ARE WEARING QUICKER THAN PLANNED, THEY HAVE THE PROPENSITY TO CAUSE SOMEONE TO NOT BE ABLE TO STOP. THEY FAILED TO NOTIFY CUSTOMERS OF THIS PROBLEM. IF SOMEONE DOES NOT COMPLAIN TO THEM ABOUT THEIR BRAKES, THEY HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING ABOUT THE REPLACEMENT.

PURCHASED HONDA ACCORD EXLV6 IN 02/08. REAR BRAKES STARTED SQUEAKING AT 3K MILES. BROUGHT THE CAR INTO BAY RIDGE DEALERSHIP IN BROOKLYN NY AND WORK WAS DONE TO THE ROTORS AND/OR REAR BRAKE PADS NUMEROUS TIMES. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE SERVICE MGR ON EVERY OIL CHANGE AND THEY'RE WELL AWARE OF THE SITUATION. I WAS TOLD EVERYONE'S WAITING FOR HONDA TO ISSUE RECALL. I HAVE SENT LETTERS TO HONDA IN 2008 & 2009 TO FILE COMPLAINTS . THE ISSUE IS WELL DOCUMENTED ONLINE AND IN VARIOUS MAGAZINES. HONDA TOLD ME IT WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR, BUT THAT IS NOT SATISFACTORY. ASIDE FROM THE NOISE, THERE IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE HERE AS THE BRAKING DISTANCE SEEMS LONGER. I WAS FINALLY SO FRUSTRATED THAT I WENT TO A TRUSTED LOCAL MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THE REAR BRAKE PADS NEEDED REPLACING IMMEDIATELY. APPROX 18K MILES. THE IRONIC PART IS THAT HE TOLD ME TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT SOON BECAUSE HE KNOWS THIS WILL CONTINUE TO HAPPEN AND WORRIED FOR MY SAFETY.

HONDA ENGINEERS ARE HELD LIABLE FOR THE MANY BRAKE PROBLEMS ON THE 2008 ACCORD MODEL. A FRONT-WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT HAVE A REAR BRAKE PAD WEAR DOWN TO NOTHING AFTER ONLY 18000 MILES OF DRIVING. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD THAT WILL RESULTS IN INNOCENT PEOPLE BEING HURT OVER A DESIGN FLAW. THE DEALERS KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT THEY ARE "SWEEPING IT UNDER THE RUG" JUST LIKE TOYOTA DID RECENTLY. I FEAR FOR MY WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN WHO USE THIS CAR MORE THAN I DO. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO BE HURT OR KILLED IN ACCIDENTS BEFORE THE NHTSA DOES SOMETHING ABOUT IT. PLEASE RESPOND WITH SUGGESTIONS AND/OR COMMENTS.

2008 HONDA ACCORD, PREMATURE REAR BRAKE WEAR. AT 32,000 REAR BRAKES WERE REPLACED FOR THIRD TIME, FIRST @12,550 MILES AND SECOND @ 19,700 MILES.

I OWN A 2008 HONDA ACCORD 4 DOOR VEHICLE WITH A V6. THE CAR IS ABOUT 22 MONTHS OLD WITH APROXIMATELY 22,000 MILES. THE REAR BREAKS FAILED. HONDA IS CALLING IT "PREMATURE WEAR" AND PAID FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE REPAIR. THEY ARE TELLING ME THEY HAVE NEITHER A RECALL, YET THEY PAID FOR IT BECAUSE IT IS KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. THYE HAVE STATED THEY HAVE NO FIX FOR THE PROBLEM AND I CAN EXPECT THE BRAKES TO FAIL EVERY 20,000 MILES.

THE REAR BRAKES ON MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD NEEDED REPLACING AFTER 19,000 MILES. WHEN I ASKED THE SERVICE REP AT HONDA< I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS COMMON ON THIS YEAR AND MODEL. I ASKED DO THEY KNOW WHY? THEY DIDN'T HAVE AN ANSWER. I CONTACTED HONDA NATIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE IN WRITING. THEY RESPONDED ABOUT 3 WEEKS LATER BY PHONE AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY CONTACTED THE HONDA DEALERSHIP, WHERE I HAD MY CAR SERVICED, THEY STATED THAT THEY DIDN'T KNOW OF ANY OTHER PROBLEMS. HONDA CUTOMER SERVICE, SAID THEY KNEW OF NO OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT REAR BRAKES. *DT I TOLD CUSTOMER SERVICE THA TI HAVE NEVER REPLACED REAR BRAKES ON ANY OF MY PREVIOUS CARS BEFORE 45,000 MILES AND THART FRONT BRAKES NORMALLY WEAR OUT 2 TO 1 TO REAR BRAKES. MY CAR HAD 1ML LEFT ON THE REAR AND 9 ML LEFT ON THE FRONT BRAKES. I WAS TOLD THAT UNDER NORMAL WEAR HONDA EXPECTS THEIR REAR BRAKES TO LAST 30,000 - 40,000 MILES AGAIN I ASKED THEM TO EXPLAIN WHY THESE BRAKES WORE OUT, I WAS A PREPARED STATMENT, SAYING SOMETHING TO THE EFFECT THAT THEY WOULD TRACK BRAKE PROBLEMS OVER THE NEXT 2-3 YEARS AND IF THEY HAVE A PROBLEM, WILL GET BACK TOME. I FEEL HONDA HAS A PROBLEM WITH WEAR OF BACK BRAKES ON 2008 ACCORDS.

MY CAR WAS MAKING A TERRIBLE NOISE ..I FIGURED THE FRONT PADS WERE DUE FOR REPLACEMENT AT 30,000 MILES .TOOK IT TO A SHOP WHICH WAS OPEN ON SUNDAY AND FOUND THAT THE REAR PADS WERE COMPLETELY GONE . THE FRONT PADS HAD LITTLE IF ANY WEAR ON THEM ACCORDING TO THE SEAR'S TECH WHO DID THE WORK. HE THOUGHT THAT THE PREMATURE REAR BRAKE PAD WEAR WAS DUE TO DEFECTIVE SPRING. I HAVE HAD NO SUCH NOTIFICATION ABOUT THE PROBLEM FROM HONDA AS OF THIS DATE ... ..WHEN I CALLED HENDRICK HONDA TO COMPLAIN /ADVISE THEM OF THE ISSUE ,THEY KNEW EXACTLY WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT...AND SAID IT MORE THAN LIKELY WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY THE WARRANTY BUT SINCE I HAD TAKEN IT SOMEWHERE ELSE ,HE COULD DO NOTHING FOR ME ...WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO, RIDE ON BAD BRAKES JUST B/C THEY AREN'T OPEN ON SUNDAY??? TERRIBLE CUSTOMER RELATION. *DT

HONDA ACCORD 2008 - REAR BRAKE FAILURE AFTER ONLY 15,000 MILES. OTHER CARS I HAD LASTED 40 TO 70,000 MILES. IT CAN LEAD TO BRAKE FAILURE AS USERS AREN'T EXPECTING BRAKE PADS TO WEAR OUT SO SOON. *DT IF NOT A RECALL, AT LEAST A WARNING FROM HONDA TO ALL BUYERS IS WARRANTED, IN MY OPINION, SO THEY CAN KEEP AN EYE OR REPLACE WITH LONGER LASTING PADS PRONTO. THANKS. *DT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING HE HEARD A GRINDING NOISE, BUT HE DID NOT HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE STOPPING WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT BOTH REAR CALIPER WERE RUSTED AND IT WAS BECAUSE HE DIDN'T DRIVE THE VEHICLE ENOUGH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD REMOVE THE RUST. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THE CALIPERS WERE BUILD WITH DEFECTIVE METAL AND THAT IS WHY THE CALIPERS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000, AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 21,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

2008 HONDA ACCORD IS ON ITS 3RD SET OF BRAKE PADS AND THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TOO. ONLY ON THE REAR. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED ON AN INTERSTATE MY VEHICLE STRUCK A PATCH OF BLACK ICE. THE CAR'S VEHICLE STABILITY ASSIST ENGAGED, BUT I WAS UNABLE TO GAIN CONTROL, THE VEHICLE SPUN REPEATEDLY AND LEFT THE ROADWAY, STRIKING A CULVERT AND CAUSING THE SIDE AND SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY. I FOUND OUT A WEEK AFTER GETTING MY CAR BACK FROM REPAIRS THAT THE REAR BRAKES WERE COMPLETELY WORN DOWN TO METAL ON METAL WITH NO PRIOR WARNING AND AFTER ONLY APPROXIMATELY 22,000 MILES. I BELIEVE THAT THIS CAUSED A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE AND CONTRIBUTED TO MY ACCIDENT. WHEN THE VEHICLE STABILITY ASSIST AND BRAKE ASSIST FUNCTION WAS ENGAGED, I BELIEVE THE WORN STATE OF THE REAR BRAKES AS OPPOSED TO THE ALMOST NEW CONDITION OF THE FRONT BRAKES CAUSED THE BACK END OF MY CAR TO SWING AROUND AND SPIN OUT OF CONTROL. THIS IS A DOCUMENTED PROBLEM WITH THE 2008 ACCORDS (ON THE INTERNET), BUT AMERCIAN HONDA HAS YET TO EVEN ADMIT THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. I AM LUCKY THAT I WAS NOT SEVERELY INJURED OR KILLED IN THAT HIGH SPEED CRASH. FORTUNATELY, THE HONDA ENGINEERS THAT DESIGNED THE AIRBAGS PUT MORE THOUGHT INTO THEIR DESIGN THAN THE ENGINEERS THAT DESIGNED A REAR BRAKING SYSTEM THAT WEARS DOWN AFTER 20,000 MILES. I CURRENTLY HAVE ABOUT 57,000 MILES ON MY ACCORD AND HAVE NOW REPLACED THE REAR BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS TWICE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. WHENEVER THE CONTACT WOULD OPERATE THE VEHICLE AND TRAVEL OVER A ROUGH TERRAIN, THE CONTACT WOULD NOTICE A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 31000.

I STARTED TO HEAR SQUEAKING AT AROUND 14K MILES, AT WHICH POINT I FOUND IT SUSPICIOUS AND RESEARCHED MULTIPLE SIMILAR OCCURRENCES ONLINE. I ALSO RECEIVED A LETTER FROM HONDA ADVISING OF THE "POTENTIAL" SAFETY ISSUE, WHICH ALSO RECOMMENDED TO HAVE THE BRAKES INSPECTED. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALERSHIP, AND ASKED IF THERE WOULD BE A CHARGE FOR THIS INSPECTION/REPLACEMENT, AND THEY SAID THAT IF THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES WAS NOT RELATED TO THE ISSUE THAT I WOULD BE CHARGED. I DID NOT LIKE THEIR RESPONSE AND ARGUED ABOUT IT, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY HAD TO SIGN A FORM TO ACCEPT THE DISCLAIMER IN ORDER FOR THE INSPECTION TO BE PERFORMED. THE PROBLEM WAS IN FACT RELATED TO THE SAFETY NOTICE AND WAS REPAIRED AT NO CHARGE. *TR

CLOSED DRIVERS SIDE FRONT DOOR, SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. BROUGHT TO DEALER, WAS TOLD THAT IS WAS NOT COVERED. MANUFACTURER ALSO REFUSED TO COVER. *TR

AROUND 4:45 P.M., THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 2010, I TOOK MY '08 HONDA ACCORD TO GOODSON HONDA I-45 NORTH, HOUSTON, TEXAS, BECAUSE AT APPROXIMATELY 30,000 MILES LOUD NOISES WAS COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. IT APPEARED THAT I WAS HAVING SERIOUS BRAKE PROBLEMS. AFTER AN INQUIRY OF THE BRAKE'S QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE, THE SERVICE ADVISOR, CARL REED CONFIRMED THAT THE REAR BRAKE SHOES WOULD BE REPLACED WITH A BETTER QUALITY. HE INFORMED ME THAT HONDA'S CORPORATE OFFICE HAD SELECTED A NEW COMPANY THAT WOULD PROVIDE BETTER QUALITY, AND LONGER LIFE SPANS OF THEIR BRAKE SHOES AND PADS. IN ADDITION, HONDA'S TECHNICIAN HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AT APPROXIMATELY 20,000 MILES. THE QUALITIES OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM USING LOW QUALITY BRAKE PADS AND SHOES HAVE PROVEN TO BE A NUISANCE FOR OWNERS. THE SERVICE ADVISOR, CARL REED, DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE REAR OF CUSTOMER SERVICE AND IT STAYED HIDDEN FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES. THEN ONE OF HONDA'S ROUGE TECHNICIANS, JOSE TERDOMO, DROVE THE VEHICLE INSIDE THE SERVICE AREA WHERE IT WAS VISIBLE FROM A WINDOW. HE KEPT THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE OPEN AS HE REMOVED THE REAR BRAKE SHOES. AROUND 6:10 REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED, AND I CHECKED THE VEHICLE OUT AT 6:19. WHEN I TURNED THE AIR CONDITION ON AFTER DEPARTING FROM GOODSON HONDA SERVICE DEPARTMENT, CONTAMINATED AIR FLOWING FROM THE VENTS INITIATED AN IMMEDIATE RESPIRATORY DISCOMFORT. WHILE VENTURING BACK AND FORTH TO WORK FRIDAY, 03/12/2010, THE AIR QUALITY THAT FLOWED FROM THE VENT WAS UNFIT FOR HUMAN

PURCHASED A BRAND NEW HONDA ACCORD IN 2008 LX-P(2008). REAR BRAKES WENT OUT UNEXPECTEDLY AT A 15000 MILES AND AGAIN 30000. CREATED A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION ON BOTH CASES. *TR

I OWN A 2008 HONDA ACCORD AND IN FEB. 2009 I HAD 15,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND THE REAR BRAKES REPLACED BY HONDA AT A COST OF $86.55 WHICH WAS ABOUT HALF THE PRICE OF THE REPAIR. IN FEB. 2010 AT 30,000 MILES THE REAR BRAKES WERE DOWN TO THE SENSORS AND THEY HAD TO BE REPLACE AGAIN. I HAVE OWNED A 1999 AND HAVE A 2007 HONDA ACCORD AND NEVER REPLACE THE REAR BRAKES UNTIL THEY HAD AR LEASE 45,000 MILES ON THE CAR. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR BRAKES ON THE 2008 AND 2009 HONDA ACCORD. CANADA HAS A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION CAMPAIGN FOR THE REAR BRAKES. THE BRAKES WERE REPLACE AT NO CHARGE IN FEB.2010 AND I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR MY $86.55 THAT I PAID IN FEB. 2009 BUT HONDA REFUSES TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THE REAR BRAKES HONDA DOES NOT WANT TO DO THIS CAUSE IT WILL COST THEM MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. I HOPE WE ARE NOT LOOKING AT ANOTHER TOYOTA SITUATION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE COULD SMELL AN UNUSUAL ODOR COMING FROM THE REAR BRAKES. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THE REAR BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED DUE TO WEIGHT ISTRIBUTION, THE REAR BRAKES WOULD WEAR SOONER THAN THE FRONT BRAKES. THE MANUFACTURER DEEMED THE FAILURE AS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,145 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,136.

I OWN A 2008 HONDA ACCORD WITH 16,000 MILES. RECENTLY I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND WAS TOLD THAT MY REAR BRAKES WERE GONE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER SAID THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF NO PROBLEMS WITH REAR BRAKES ON THE ACCORD. I WENT ON LINE AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF OTHER HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, SOME AS EARLY AS 6000 MILES. HONDA OFFERED TO PICK UP HALF THE COST, UNIT I TOLD THEM THAT I WAS AWARE OF A FIX IN THE 2010 MODEL. THE DEALER THEN ACKNOWLEDGED PROBLEMS WITH EARLY BRAKE REPLACEMENT ON THE ACCORD. HONDA THEN REPLACED THEM WITH THE NEW PADS THAT HAVE SPRINGS ADDED TO STOP THE DRAGGING OF THE PADS ON THE DISC. THIS IS COSTING MANY PEOPLE EXPENSES THAT THEY SHOULD NOT BE EXPOSED TO. *TR