2008 Honda Accord complaints

I HAD TO CHANGE THE REAR BRAKE ROTORS ON MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD EX- V6, WHILE MY FRONT ROTORS AND PADS ARE PERFECTLY OK AND NEEDED NO REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT AT ALL. ACCORDING TO MY EXPERIENCE WITH PREVIOUS VEHICLES, I NEVER HAD TO GET ANY WORK DONE ON REAR BRAKES EVEN UP TO A MILEAGE OF 180,000. ON THIS CAR I HAD TO CHANGE NOT JUST THE PADS BUT THE ROTORS AS WELL JUST AT 40,000 MILES. *TR

BOUGHT A 2008 HONDA ACCORD NEW IN JUNE '08. REAR BRAKES WORE OUT AFTER 25000 MI. I THOUGHT FRONT PADS WERE SUPPOSED TO WEAR FIRST BUT IT SEEMS, NOT. VERY ODD SINCE 90% OF MY DRIVING IS INTERSTATE AND MY LAST CAR WENT 80K+ MI BEFORE MY FIRST BRAKE JOB. WENT ON LINE AND IT SEEMS MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. I HOPE NOBODY GETS HURT HERE. *TR

2008 HONDA ACCORD, REAR BRAKES COMPLETELY WORN OUT ON THE INSIDE AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE FOR THE SECOND TIME. BF

WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THEN TAPPING THE BRAKE TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN, SUDDENLY THE RPM DISPLAY CONSOLE SHOW THE NEEDLE REVUP FROM 1.5 TO 3 , AND ENGINE ROAR LIGHTLY WHEN BRAKE IS TAPPED TO SLOW DOWN TO GET INTO THE RAMP. WHEN BRAKING AGAIN WHILE ENTERING INTO THE RAMP, THE RPM GET DOWN BACK TO ABOUT 1.5, AND THE ENGINE IS IDLE BACK TO NORMAL. IT HAPPEN EVERY TIME WHILE TRYING TO SLOW DOWN THE CAR AT ABOUT 55-65 MPH TO GET IN THE EXIT. *TR

THE REAR BRAKE PADS ON MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD ARE WEARING TOO QUICKLY. I REPLACED THEM AFTER 23,760 MILES. MY CO-WORKER HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

2008 HONDA ACCORD HAS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM SPECIFICALLY REAR BRAKE PADS WEAR OUT EXTREMELY PREMATURELY AND FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARP. *DT THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONSUMER THERE WAS ONLY 5% REAR BRAKE PADS REMAINING. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS NEVER ANY INDICATIONS OF GRINDING OR SQUEALING. THE DEALER STATED IT WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AND WAS NOT INCLUDED UNDER WARRANTY. ON NOVEMBER 13, 2009 THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE A SHIMMY WAS FELT ON TOP OF THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN THE CONSUMER BRAKED AT HIGHER SPEEDS. THE CONSUMERS WIFE NOTICED A SQUARE TIRE FEEL WHEN BRAKING SHORTLY AFTER THE REAR BRAKES WERE REPLACED, BUT NEVER MENTIONED IT. THE DEALER FOUND THE ROTORS WERE WARPED AND MACHINED THEM. *JB

HAD TO HAVE BRAKES REPLACED AT ROUGHLY 22,000 MILES. THE BRAKES STARTED SQUEAKING AROUND 15,000 MILES. HAD THE CAR CHECKED AND WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR NEEDED REAR BRAKE PADS. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW OF THE 2008 HONDA ACCORD. VERY DISSATISFIED WITH HONDA. *TR

REAR BRAKES WORE OUT PREMATURELY AT 29,000 MILES. *TR

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

2008 HONDA ACCORD REAR BRAKES WORE OUT. CONSUMER STATES THAT HONDA HAS FAILED TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE REAR BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE. *KB THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE ROTORS WERE SEVERELY RUSTED. THERE WAS A SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED HE/SHE WAS NOT SURE WHETHER THE SQUEAKING NOISE WAS DUE TO THE CORROSION OR THE BRAKES PADS BEING WORN. *JB UPDATED 07/08/10.*JB

THE BACK BRAKES OF HONDA ACCORD 2008 WEAR OF SO QUICKLY THAT THE CONSUMER DOESN'T HAVE THE SLIGHTEST IDEA ABOUT IT. THIS PREMATURE WEAROUT IS CAUSING UNUSUAL BREAK DISTRIBUTION AND ALMOST MEETING WITH ACCIDENTS. THEY WEAR AS SOON AS WITHIN THE FIRST 10,000 MILES. I AM TALKING OF A BRAND NEW CAR WITH MOST HIGHWAY DRIVEN MILES. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 HONDA ACCORD THAT HAS PREMATURE BRAKE WARE. I HAVE 34,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND I HAVE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE REAR BRAKE PADS TWICE AND THE ROTORS ONCE! THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE. I HAVE OWNED SEVERAL CARS IN MY LIFE, AND HAVE NEVER SEEN A BRAKE SYSTEM DESIGNED SO POORLY. I HAVE FOUND ONLINE THAT HONDA KNOWS OF THIS ISSUE, BUT THEY ARE REFUSING TO IMPLEMENT A FIX AND RECALL THIS MODEL, WHICH WOULD BE THE ETHICAL THING TO DO. THEY NEED TO OWN UP TO THE DESIGN FLAW AND COME UP WITH A SOLUTION. WE ALL KNOW HOW IMPORTANT GOOD BRAKES ARE TO THE SAFETY OF EVERYONE ON THE ROAD. *TR

THE REAR BRAKES ON 2008 HONDA ACCORD COUPE WEAR OUT TWICE AS FAST AS THE FRONT. THAT MEANS THE REAR BRAKES APPLY MORE PRESSURE TO STOP THAN THE FRONT. THIS, IN MY OPINION IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

14,000 MILES ON 2008 HONDA ACCORD XL V6 ES, DEALER REPLACED ROTORS WITHIN 3 WKS OF OUR PURCHASE. 4 WKS LATER, STOPPING AT LIGHT, BRAKES PULLED ME LEFT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. HAD CAR TESTED BY DEALER AND SVC MANAGER, COULD NOT DUPLICATE. WORRISOME! *TR

2008 HONDA ACCORD 30,000 MILES AND NEEDS A REAR BRAKE SYSTEM CHANGE FOR THE SECOND TIME. I ALREADY CHANGED THE REAR BRAKE SYSTEM AT 17000 MILES AT 15 MONTHS OF PURCHASE AND NOW AFTER 7 MORE MONTHS THE HONDA ASKED ME TO CHANGE MY REAR BRAKES AGAIN. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 ACCORD AND THE BRAKES STARTED SQUEAKING AT AROUND 1000 MILES SO TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND TOLD ME THAT EVERYTHING WAS FINE AND IT NEEDED A BREAK IN PERIOD. THEN AROUND 10K MILES NOISE GOT SO LOUD THAT I CAN HEAR IT WITH THE WINDOW UP AND RADIO ON. NOW AT 20K MILES THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED NEW BRAKE PADS FOR BOTH FRONT AND THE BACK. ON MY OLD TOYOTA TACOMA I DID NOT NEEDED NEW PADS UNTIL AROUND 70K MILES. I THINK THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE DESIGN. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF CONCERNS ON THE WEB ABOUT THE PREMATURE WEAR. *TR

THE REAR BRAKES WEARING OUT SIGNIFICANTLY AT LOW MILEAGE. PERHAPS IN THE ABS/TRACTION CONTROL/STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM; TWEAKED THE REAR BRAKES TO ENGAGE EARLIER/HARDER THAN NORMAL. I THINK AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR WAS TRYING TO ELIMINATE SOME FRONT END NOSE DIVE WHEN YOU APPLIED THE BRAKES. BOTTOM LINE, REAR BRAKES ARE WEARING OUT AT AN EXCESSIVE RATE. *TR

ON A 2008 HONDA ACCORD BRAKES STARTED TO SQUEAK AT 24,000 MILES (HIGHWAY MILES), TOOK IT TO A HONDA DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT REAR BRAKES ARE WORN AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. ASKED WHY THE BRAKES WORE OUT WITH SO LITTLE MILES AND THEY SAID IT WAS DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE AND THAT THE BRAKES ARE A "SOFT PAD". REAR BRAKES WERE REPLACED AND ROTORS WERE CUT. I PAID FOR THE COST OF REPLACING THE BRAKES. *TR

REAR BRAKES WORN PREMATURELY. *TR

2008 HONDA ACCORD REAR BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 16,000 MILES. THE INSIDE PADS WERE DOWN TO 2 MM THICKNESS. DEALER RESPONSE WAS THAT THIS WAS "NORMAL WEAR". THE FRONT PADS WERE IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. TOTAL COST FOR THE REPAIR WAS $249.00. *TR

REAR BRAKES ON 2008 HONDA ACCORD WITH 37,000 MILES HAS PREMATURE WEAR. PREMATURE FAILURE OF BRAKES CAUSE SAFETY CONCERNS. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 HONDA ACCORD AND I AM AT 60,000 MILES AND THIS IS THE THIRD TIME HAVING TO REPLACE THE REAR BRAKES. THE FIRST TIME WAS AT 24,000. IT IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET ABOUT THE REAR BRAKE PROBLEMS IN 2008 HONDA ACCORDS YET HONDA WILL DO NOTHING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM!!! WE AS CONSUMERS ARE BUYING WHAT WE THINK IS A VERY RELIABLE VEHICLE YET WE ARE SPENDING SO MUCH MONEY FOR SOMETHING THEY NEED TO FIX AS A RECALL!!! YOU CAN LOOK AT CARCOMPLAINTS.COM FOR INSTANCE AND SEE ALL THE PROBLEMS WE ARE HAVING!! CAN YOU PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS AND MAKE HONDA DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS? MOST CARS HAVE FRONT BRAKES REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE REAR ONE HAVE TO BE REPLACED. TOYOTA IS FIXING THEIR PROBLEMS...WHY CAN'T SOMEONE MAKE HONDA FIX THIS ISSUE PLEASE????? *TR

SECOND HONDA ACCORD HAD PREMATURE BRAKE PAD WEAR AT 19,224 MILES. *TR

REAR BRAKE PADS PREMATURELY WEAR ON 2008 HONDA ACCORD AT 20,775 MILES. PAID NEARLY $200.00 FOR THE PAD REPLACEMENT. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 HONDA ACCORD EX. MY CAR WAS RUNNING AND PARKED. I CLOSED THE RIGHT FRONT DOOR AND THE PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS AND SEAT AIRBAG DEPLOYED. DEAFENING MY PASSENGER FOR APPROX. 1 DAY. I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO HONDA AND THEY SAID THE VEHICLE DID IT'S JOB AND THEY ARE NOT COVERING IT. THERE IS NO ACCIDENT DAMAGE WHAT SO EVER. I CALLED HONDA CORPORATE AND WAS TOLD TO HAVE A NICE DAY. IT IS A LEASE CAR, A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR, AND OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET OF THE VERY SAME PROBLEM WITH THE VERY SAME CAR AND THEY REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE BUT UNFORTUNATELY I HAVE TO. *TR

I HAVE HAD MY 2008 ACCORD EX-L W/NAVI IN FOR BRAKE SERVICE FIVE TIMES. 27,042 MILES. I BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM IS VERY WIDE SPREAD BASED ON THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ON LINE. IT'S POSSIBLE THERE ARE MANY VEHICLES OUT THERE WITH BAD BRAKES DUE TO OWNERS HAVING NO IDEA THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THEIR BRAKES SO SOON IN THE LIFE OF THE CAR. FIRST INCIDENT WAS IN THE FIRST WEEK OF OWNERSHIP. DEALER HAD TO REPLACE REAR ROTORS (WARPED). 2000 MILES. DEALER (CARY AUTOPARK HONDA) FAILED TO PUT BOLTS IN CALIPERS WHICH FELL OFF CAUSING MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. I HAD TO NURSE THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE SERVICE MANAGER FROM CARY AUTO PARK, NEVER RETURNED MY CALLS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN TWO MORE TIMES FOR WARPED ROTORS, FRONT AND REAR. I HAVE GONE TO FIVE DIFFERENT DEALERS HOPING FOR SOME REASONABLE FINAL SOLUTION TO THIS VERY REAL PROBLEM OVER THE YEAR I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR (CARY AUTO PARK CROWN HONDA SOUTHPOINT, ASHEBORO HONDA). ON 7/31 I WAS INFORMED THAT ALL ROTORS NEEDED TO BE RESURFACED AND THE REAR PADS NEEDED REPLACEMENT. DEALER WAS LEITH CAPITOL BLVD IN RALEIGH NC. HONDA WAS NOT GOING TO COVER $500 COST BUT THE DEALER WOULD COVER RE-SURFACING AS GOODWILL. THE REARS WOULD HAVE TO BE PAID BY ME. IT WAS LIKELY I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE REAR PADS EVERY 12K MILES. I HAVE NEVER NEEDED TO REPLACE BRAKES SOONER THAN 100K! I CALLED AND LEFT HONDA IN CA A VOICE MESSAGE. AS OF TODAY, HONDA HAS NOT RETURNED MY CALLS. I HAVE TRADED THE CAR IN AT A SIGNIFICANT LOSS I

PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR ON HONDA ACCORD 2008 MODELS. THESE NEW CARS REQUIRE EXPENSIVE BRAKE REPAIRS (NEW ROTORS AND BRAKES) AS FREQUENTLY AS EVERY 15K MILES. REAR BRAKES ARE FAILING SO SOON AFTER PURCHASING A NEW CAR. *TR

WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS EXPOSED TO WATER, WATER LEAKS IN THROUGH A SUNROOF DRAINAGE TUBE, ENTERING THE VEHICLE ADJACENT TO THE REAR, PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. PER HONDA, IT WAS CAUSED BY A LEAF ENTERING THE DRAIN, AND IS SOMETHING I RISK HAPPENING ANYTIME THIS SUNROOF IS OPEN, OPERATING UNDER "NORMAL USE." AS CONFIRMED BY HONDA, BECAUSE THEIR SUNROOF CASSETTE DESIGN ALLOWS FOR THIS, THERE IS NOTHING I CAN DO TO MITIGATE THE RISK, AND THERE IS NO WAY I CAN BE AWARE THAT IT HAS HAPPENED UNTIL THE DAMAGE IS DONE. ADDITIONALLY, NOWHERE IN ANY MANUAL DOES IT WARN OWNERS OF THIS RISK, THE POSSIBLE EFFECTS, AND ACTIONS TO TAKE. PER HONDA, IT MAY OCCUR AGAIN, BUT ALL I CAN DO IS WAIT AND SEE IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN, IN WHICH CASE THEY'LL 'FIX' IT THE SAME WAY, AND AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE DRAINS WERE DISASSEMBLED AND CLEANED, AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT NO DAMAGE HAD YET OCCURRED TO THE AIRBAGS, ELECTRICAL, UPHOLSTERY (MOLD), OR METAL (RUST/CORROSION). HONDA IS NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE ANY RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE ACTIONS (IN ADDITION TO THEIR STANDARD RECOMMENDATIONS, WHICH DO NOT ADDRESS THIS ISSUE), THUS THE PROBLEM IS LIKELY TO CONTINUE TO OCCUR. *TR

2008 HONDA ACCORD - PREMATURE BRAKE WARE. AT 23,000 THE BRAKES BEGAN TO SQUEAL.. I TOOK IT TO KUNI HONDA ON ARAPAHOE RD. - THEY SAID THEY WERE WELL BELOW TOLERANCE.. I DIDN'T BELIEVE THEM BECAUSE IT ONLY HAD 23K ON IT. I PICKED IT UP FROM THEM, WITH NO REPAIR, AND TOOK IT TO JUST BRAKES FOR THE SECOND OPINION. THEY CONFIRMED THE NEED FOR THE BRAKE REPAIR. I HAD THEM DO IT. I AM NOW IN NEGOTIATIONS WITH HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR $144.00. *TR

DURING REGULAR DRIVING, 2008 HONDA ACCORD HAS DISPLAYED EXCESSIVE REAR BRAKE WEAR. OVER 38,000 MILES, REAR BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE. THIS INCLUDED NEW ROTORS AS WELL AS PADS. *TR

2008 HONDA ACCORD-REAR BRAKE PADS WORN OUT AT 22,300 MILES. SERVICE PERSONNEL ADMIT THERE WAS NO UNEVEN WEAR, NOT CAUSED BY DRIVING HABITS ETC. DESCRIBED BY SERVICE MGR. AS NORMAL ACCORDING TO HONDA MOTOR CO. AND NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. *TR

MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD VIBRATES VERY RAPIDLY WHEN BRAKING AT HIGH SPEEDS. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT ALL FOUR BRAKE ROTORS WERE WARPED AT 29,500 MILES. I THEN CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA AND TOLD THEM MY PROBLEM THINKING THERE MUST BE A DEFECT IN THEIR BRAKE PADS TO CAUSE SUCH A PROBLEM AT 20,000 MILES BUT WAS TOLD THIS IS NORMAL "WEAR AND TEAR" AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT MY SITUATION. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST VEHICLE I HAVE BEEN THE OWNER OF AND HAVE PURCHASED MANY HONDAS BEFORE AND I HAVE NEVER HAD A BRAKE PROBLEM AT 20,000 MILES LET ALONE ONE THAT SHOOK THE CAR SO VIOLENTLY THAT I THOUGHT I WOULD LOOSE CONTROL AND HAVE A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND MANY 2008-2010 ACCORD OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND ARE BEING TOLD THE SAME THING FROM THEIR HONDA DEALERS AND AMERICAN HONDA. BUT IT SEEMS THE REAL PROBLEM IS HONDA'S NEW "ORGANIC BRAKE PAD" THAT HEATS UP SO MUCH THAT IT WARPS THE BRAKE ROTOR WHICH CAUSES THE CAR TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE; THIS IS WHY HONDA JUST CAME OUT WITH A NEW REPLACEMENT BRAKE PAD MADE FROM DIFFERENT MATERIAL FROM THE ORIGINAL. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 HONDA ACCORD AND DRIVE ABOUT 22,000 MILES MAINLY HIGHWAY A YEAR. AT 20,000 MILES MY REAR BRAKES WENT OUT A YEAR AFTER PURCHASING. I WAS TOLD I MUST HAVE DROVE W/THE PARKING BRAKE ON AND BRAKES WERE REPLACED. NEXT, AS TIME WENT ON MANY OTHERS WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AND DEALERSHIPS WERE AWARE AND AGREED THIS WAS AN ISSUE BUT HONDA WASN'T DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I HAVE NOW REPLACED MY REAR BRAKES A SECOND TIME AND CALLED AMERICAN HONDA I HAVE 42,000 MILES THIS TIME. I WAS TOLD DUE TO THE HIGHWAY MILES I'M GETTING MORE OUT OF THE BRAKES THEN INTENDED. THE BRAKES ARE WORKING UP TO SPECS IS WHAT WAS SAID BUT ALSO SAID THAT HONDA KNOWS THIS ISN'T RIGHT FOR THE CUSTOMER OR FOR WHAT A HONDA BUYER IS EXPECTING BUT THERE WILL BE NO CHANGE. I WAS HEADING TOWARD THE MOUNTAINS OF CHATANOOGA WHEN I WAS GOING TO HIT THE MARK FOR REPLACEMENT. I WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR AND HAVE THE BRAKES GO OUT. I THOUGHT TO REPLACE THEM BEFORE THE NOISE I'D HEAR JUST IN CASE I WAS ON THE MOUNTAINS. I TOOK THE CAR IN AND MY ROTORS WERE EFFECTED EVEN THOUGH I HADN'T HEARD ANY SIGNAL NOISE YET AND THE REAR BRAKES NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE DEALERSHIPS APOLOGIZE AND ADMIT THEY'VE BROUGHT THIS TO HONDA'S ATTENTION BUT NOTHING IS DONE ABOUT IT. I COULD HAVE BEEN ON THOSE MOUNTAINS WITH IT GOING OUT BUT LUCKILY I KNEW ALREADY IT WAS A POSSIBILITY AND CONCERN. FOR ME, I'M GOING TO HAVE TO REPLACE THE REAR BRAKES YEARLY. IT IS STILL CHEAPER THAN ME BUYING A NEW CAR IN THIS ECONOMIC TIME BUT AWF

I HAVE A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. ITS HEADLIGHTS FLICKER AND ARE VERY DIM. THIS IS A HUGE CONCERN FOR ME. I CANNOT SEE VERY FAR AHEAD OF MY CAR AND IT LOOKS AS IF I AM FLASHING MY LIGHTS AT OTHERS. ALSO MY TAIL LIGHTS FLICKERS WHICH GIVE THE IMPRESSION I AM BRAKING. *TW

VARIABLE CYLINDER MANAGEMENT TRANSMISSION UNEXPECTEDLY SURGES IN TRAFFIC. IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, OR SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS, A SUDDEN UNEXPECTED SURGE IN THE CAR COULD RESULT IN HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT. *TR

2008 HONDA ACCORD: TEMPORARY BRAKE LOCK EXPERIENCED WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED ON BUMPY ROAD OR ENTERING TO SHOPPING MALL PARKING LOT FROM NORMAL STREET. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2008 ACCORD EX-L WITH THE 4 CYLINDER ENGINE IN JUNE OF 2008. THE HEADLIGHTS ON THIS VEHICLE FLICKER OR DIM AT NIGHT AS AC OR OTHER FANS CYCLE ON & OFF. THIS IS VERY DISTRACTING FOR ME & MUST BE FOR THE OTHER DRIVERS THAT MEET ME ON THE ROAD. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE IN THE PAST YEAR AND WAS TOLD THIS IS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC CAUSED BY THE ELECTRICAL LOAD DETECTOR (ELD) SYSTEM. THEY ARE NOT ABLE OR NOT WILLING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS COULD BE A SERIOUS SAFELY HAZARD. I WONDER WHETHER IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE A CAR THAT DIMS ITS HEADLIGHTS CONSTANTLY. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THIS CANNOT BE RESOLVED, AND WHY HONDA DOES NOT CONSIDER THIS A MAJOR PROBLEM. SHOULD HONDA BE ALLOWED TO DECIDE THE DIMMING PROBLEM IS NORMAL? THE OTHER NIGHT ON THE WAY HOME I HAD SOMEONE PULL OFF THE ROAD TO LET ME PASS, I CAN ONLY ASSUME IT WAS BECAUSE OF MY DIMMING LIGHTS. THESE LIGHTS ARE NOT SAFE AND HONDA NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT HAS INSTALLED AND OWNS A BRITAX MODEL # E9L0227 REAR FACING CHILD SAFETY SEAT WHICH WAS MANUFACTURED ON 7/7/09 . THE TETHER STRAP BECAME TANGLED ON THE SECOND DAY SHE INSTALLED IT INTO THE VEHICLE. SHE ALSO ADJUSTED THE STRAPS ON THE CHILD SEAT; HOWEVER, THEY REPEATEDLY BECAME LOOSE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT SHE NEEDED TO RETURN THE SEAT AND REPLACE IT WITH ANOTHER CHILD SAFETY SEAT. THE IDENTICAL FAILURE OCCURRED ON THE SECOND CHILD SAFETY SEAT WHICH WAS THE SAME BRAND NAME AND MODEL. UPDATED 03/19/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED BRITAX REPLACE THE SECOND CAR SEAT WITH A MARATHON MODEL. UPDATED 09/15/10

I BOUGHT A 2008 HONDA ACCORD BRAND NEW, IN JULY 2008 & FROM DAY 1 IT HAD SQUEALING BRAKES. I HAVE ASKED SO MANY HONDA DEALERS AS I MOVE WITH MY JOB & ALL OF THEM WERE NEVER ABLE TO FIX IT & THE ISSUE IS SO COMMON WITH A LOT OF CUSTOMERS HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/ACCORD/2008/BRAKES/PREMATURE_BRAKE_WEAR.SHTML THE LINK ABOVE IS JUST A FRACTION OF THE LARGE NUMBER OF HONDA OWNERS. I DID FILE A COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS WITH HONDA LAST YEAR & THEY CAM BACK SAYING THEY DID NOT HAVE A FIX AT THE MOMENT. THE ISSUE DID NOT STOP THERE NOW I'M HAVING PREMATURE BRAKE WEAROUT IN LESS THAN 24000 MILES MY REAR BRAKES WORE OUT & I REPLACED THEM. I'M MAD ABOUT THE FACT THAT EVERY TIME YOU HIT THE BRAKES THEY SQUEAL LIKE !@#$%. PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS. I'M PAYING A LOT FOR THIS CAR & NEED SOME JUSTICE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. WHENEVER THE CONTACT WOULD APPLY THE BRAKES HE NOTICED A SCREECHING SOUND COMING IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS INCLUDING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPRODUCED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 37000.

PREMATURE WEARING OF REAR BRAKE PADS IN 2008 HONDA ACCORD - DOWN TO 30 PERCENT AS 12,500. WITH OTHERS IT HAS HAPPENED WITH LESS MILEAGE. SAFETY CONCERN - RISK OF BRAKE FAILURE HAD TO REPLACE PADS AT MY OWN COST - SHOULD BE COVERED AND PROBLEM CORRECTED BY HONDA DUE TO DESIGN FLAW AND SAFETY ISSUE! *TR

THE REAR INSIDE BRAKE PADS ON MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD, WHICH HAS 23K MILES, ARE SEVERELY WORN AND HAD TO BE IMMEDIATELY REPLACED. THE REAR OUTSIDE BRAKE PADS, HOWEVER, SHOW NORMAL WEAR FOR THE CAR'S MILEAGE. AN INTERNET SEARCH OF THIS PROBLEM INDICATED THOUSANDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AFFECTING 2008 TO PRESENT HONDA ACCORDS AND REPRESENTS A SAFETY HAZARD THAT COULD LEAD TO SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. *CN

MID-DECEMBER AT 28,000MI IN MY HONDA ACCORD, I STARTED HEARING GRINDING NOISES WHEN BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY; WENT TO THE HONDA DEALER SO THEY COULD TELL ME WHAT WAS GOING ON. I WAS TOLD THAT THE REAR BRAKES HAD 1MM AND I NEEDED TO REPLACE THEM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I ASKED THEM TO COVER THIS EXPENSE WITH AN EXTENDED WARRANTY I BOUGHT WHEN I GOT THE CAR AND I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WOULD COVER ANYTHING FROM BUMPER TO BUMPER. THEY CHARGED ME $50.00 FOR THE INSPECTION (I PAID FOR IT) AND TOLD ME THAT THE ESTIMATE WAS $170.00 TO REPLACE THEM. MY TOTAL BILL WAS $180.00 DOLLARS. THIS IS A DISGRACE AND HONDA NEEDS TO STAND BEHIND THIS MESS UP AND HONOR THEIR CUSTOMERS. *TR

THE REAR INSIDE BRAKE PADS ON MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD, WHICH HAS 25K MILES, ARE SEVERELY WORN AND IHAD TO BE IMMEDIATELY REPLACED. THE REAR OUTSIDE BRAKE PADS, HOWEVER, SHOW NORMAL WEAR FOR THE CAR'S MILEAGE. AN INTERNET SEARCH OF THIS PROBLEM INDICATED THOUSANDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AFFECTING 2008 HONDA ACCORDS AND REPRESENTS A SAFETY HAZARD THAT COULD LEAD TO SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. *TR

I PURCHASED A NEW 2008 HONDA ACCORD LX-P IN OCTOBER 2007. SIX MONTHS LATER, BRAKES STARTED SQUEAKING. DECEMBER 2008, THE REAR BRAKES NEEDED REPLACEMENT ACCORDING TO THE DEALER. FOUR MONTHS AND 4500 MILES LATER, BRAKES SQUEAKING AGAIN. BRAKE PADS NEED TO BE CHANGED AGAIN. THEY WEAR OUT WAY TOO FAST. NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM ON ANY OTHER VEHICLE (INCLUDING OTHER HONDAS I OWN/OWNED). GOOGLE "2008 HONDA ACCORD BRAKES" AND YOU WILL FIND OVER 670+ COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE PREMATURE BRAKE PAD WEAR FROM CARCOMPLAINTS FROM ACCORD OWNERS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. THERE IS ALSO A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT ON THIS VERY ISSUE IN CALIFORNIA! PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE. HONDA MORE THAN HAS THE RESOURCES TO CURE THIS MANUFACTURING/DESIGN DEFECT. *TR

REAR BRAKES WORE OUT PREMATURELY (22,000) MILES. THEY WERE REPLACED BUT I COULD SEE HOW THIS COULD BE MORE SERIOUS BECAUSE YOU WOULD NOT EXPECT TO BE LOOKING AT THIS PROBLEM AFTER ONLY 18 MONTHS. *TR

BACK BRAKE PADS FAILING ON 2008 HONDA ACCORD AT VERY LOW MILEAGE. I BEGAN TO NOTICE A VIBRATION AT 25,000 MILES. WHEN I HAD THE VEHICLE CHECKED BY THE DEALER, I WAS NOTIFIED THAT MY BACK BRAKES HAD DETERIORATED TO THE POINT THAT IT WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. THE ROTORS HAD BEEN DAMAGED. THE FRONT BRAKES WERE STILL IN EXCELLENT SHAPE. THE BACK BRAKES SHOULD NEVER WEAR OUT BEFORE THE FRONT BRAKES. IT IS GENERALLY TWO PAIRS OF FRONT BRAKES FOR EVERY PAIR OF BACK BRAKES. HONDA ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE BACK BRAKES AND THAT THEY WERE RECEIVING HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS. THEY CHANGED THE BRAKING RATIO AND THE REAR BRAKE PADS ARE WEARING OUT AT AN ALARMING PACE. HOWEVER, THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE THE BRAKE PADS, EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. I CHECKED WITH SEVERAL OTHER INDIVIDUALS IN MY AREA WHO OWN THE SAME VEHICLE AND THEY HAD ALL EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE WITH REAR BRAKES. ONE INDIVIDUAL'S REAR BRAKES WENT OUT AT 15,000 MILES. THE BRAKING ISSUE WAS NEVER MENTIONED WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, EVEN THOUGH HONDA HAS BEEN AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. DRIVERS DON'T ANTICIPATE REAR BRAKE ISSUES AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE. THERE IS A GREAT POTENTIAL FOR INJURY WITH THIS PROBLEM. OWNERS DON'T KNOW THEY SHOULD BE WATCHING FOR REAR BRAKE PROBLEMS AT LOW MILEAGE. *TR

I OWN A 2008 HONDA ACCORD LX-P. ON WED., SEPT. 16, I HIT A PIECE OF CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS IN THE ROAD. THE METAL PUNCTURED THE FRONT DRIVER-SIDE TIRE. WHEN I STOPPED TO INSPECT THE TIRE AND REPLACE IT WITH THE TEMPORARY SPARE, I FOLLOWED THE PROCEDURES FOR USING THE STANDARD-ISSUE JACK THAT CAME WITH THE VEHICLE TO GET THE DAMAGED TIRE OFF THE CAR. THE JACK, HOWEVER, BENT UNDER THE WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE; THEN IT SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER THE FRAME, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE METAL BELOW THE DOOR. THE JACK, WHICH DOES NOT FEATURE A SLOT (MORE OF AN INDENTED PLATE) TO FIT NEATLY AROUND THE REINFORCED PART OF THE FRAME, DID NOT HOLD UP THE CAR. BECAUSE I BELIEVE THE POORLY DESIGNED JACK CONTRIBUTED TO THE DAMAGE, I CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND STARTED A CASE. FOLLOWING THE DIRECTION OF MY CASE MANAGER, DAVID KITCHEN, I VISITED THE BREAKAWAY HONDA, WHERE THE PARTS TECHNICIAN COMMENTED THAT I DID INDEED HAVE A "DEFECTIVE JACK." HE TOOK PICTURES, GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE, THEN COMMUNICATED THIS TO DAVID KITCHEN. THIS WAS ON OCT. 21, 2009. SINCE THEN, I HAVE FALLEN INTO A "BLACK HOLE" WITH AMERICAN HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE. I HAVE LEFT MANY MESSAGES FOR DAVID KITCHEN, WITH VERY LITTLE RESPONSE OR FEEDBACK. I EVEN SENT A LETTER TO HIROYUKI YAMADA, COO OF CUSTOMER SERVICE, WHICH HE NEVER ACKNOWLEDGED. FINALLY, ON JANUARY 19, 2010, I WAS INFORMED BY MR. KITCHEN THAT MY REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS REJECTED BY AMERICAN HONDA BECAUSE THE HONDA ENGINEERS "COULD NOT VER

PREMATURE WEARING OF REAR BRAKE PADS IN 2008 HONDA ACCORD - HAPPENED TO ME AT 20,000 MILES, WITH OTHERS IT HAS HAPPENED WITH LESS MILEAGE. SAFETY CONCERN - RISK OF BRAKE FAILURE HAD TO REPLACE PADS AT MY OWN COST - SHOULD BE COVERED AND PROBLEM CORRECTED BY HONDA DUE TO DESIGN FLAW AND SAFETY ISSUE! *TR

PREMATURE REAR BRAKE WEAR OUT ON 2008 HONDA ACCORD. OCCURS ON MOST 08 ACCORDS AT 15,000 TO 30,000 MILES. CONSEQUENCE: SOME PEOPLE WOULD NOT REPLACE BECAUSE IT WOULD BE TOTALLY UNEXPECTED TO HAVE THE WEAR AT LOW MILEAGES. ACCIDENTS HAVE RESULTED. *TR