2008 Honda Accord complaints

I PURCHASED A 2008 HONDA ACCORD COUPE FROM HONDA OF SUPERSTITION SPRINGS IN PHOENIX, ARIZONA IN JANUARY 2008. I HAVE BEEN VERY HAPPY WITH THE VEHICLE UP UNTIL NOW. I RECENTLY MOVED TO ROCK SPRINGS, WYOMING AND STARTED HEARING A STRANGE NOISE WHEN I DROVE MY VEHICLE, SO I TOOK IT IN TO GET LOOKED AT. I CAME TO FIND, THAT MY VEHICLE, WITH ONLY 20,000 MILES ON IT, NEEDED A NEW REAR BRAKE JOB. ROTORS AND PADS. THIS COST ME $496. THE SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME HE HAS SEEN OTHER VEHICLES OF THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL WITH THE SAME ISSUE.HONDA WOULD NOT COVER THIS UNDER WARRANTY. I CALLED MY PREVIOUS SERVICE ADVISOR IN PHOENIX, AND HE TOLD ME HE HAS SEEN THE SAME ISSUE ON NEWER ACCORDS. FRONT BRAKES ARE SUPPOSED TO GO FIRST, BUT THERE IS OBVIOUSLY AN ISSUE IF NEWER ACCORD OWNERS HAVE TO DROP THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY INTO THEIR NEW VEHICLE FOR A COMPLETE REAR BRAKE JOB AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE. *TR

PREMATURE REAR BRAKE WEAR. POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD, MANUFACTURER IGNORING PROBLEM. HONDA NEEDS TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES IMMEDIATELY BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR

TOOK MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD (15,039 MILES) TO BE SERVICED FOR THE SECOND TIME SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR. I WAS TOLD THAT THE REAR BRAKES WERE WORN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OVER $200 "FOR A ONE YEAR OLD CAR, HOW ARE THE FRONT BRAKES!?" I WAS TOLD THAT THE FRONT BRAKES SEEMED TO BE FINE. I EXPRESSED TO THEM THAT THIS WAS CRAZY AND THAT THERE IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING WRONG HERE. I ASKED IF THERE WERE ANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS FROM OTHERS. DID NOT QUITE GET A TRUTHFUL ANSWER SO I DECIDED TO RESEARCH ONLINE AND SURE ENOUGH. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. AT THE SERVICE SHOP I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT AFTER THIS REPAIR/CHANGE OF REAR BRAKES, I WILL HAVE TO REPAIR THEM AGAIN AT ANOTHER 20,000 MILES. I AM VERY DISGUSTED AND THINK THAT HONDA SHOULD STEP UP AND DO SOMETHING FOR ALL THE LOYAL HONDA BUYERS. EITHER FIX THE PROBLEM OR REFUND THE CUSTOMER. *TR

BRAKE PAD FAILURE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HEARD SQUEAKING WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND THEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE BREAK FAILURE COULD LEAD TO INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES, WHICH INCREASED THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND A TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE REAR BRAKE PADS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,800 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,700.

HONDA ACCORD 2008 REAR BRAKES WORN PREMATURELY. AFTER 30,000 MILES, I WAS TOLD BY HONDA MECHANIC THAT MY FRONT BRAKES LOOK LIKE NEW (9 MM. LEFT), BUT BOTH REAR BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED (1 MM. LEFT). BOTH REAR BRAKES WORN EVENLY. AFTER SEARCHING FEW CAR FORUMS, I FOUND THAT I'M NOT ALONE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. BRAKES WERE REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. *TR

TOOK MY NEW 2008 HONDA ACCORD COUPE EX-L V6 TO MY LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT IN EARLY 2009 TO INVESTIGATE WHY MY BRAKES CONSISTENTLY SQUEAL EXTREMELY LOUDLY AT ONLY ~15,000 MILES, AND THEY TOLD ME THEY DIDN'T KNOW, COULDN'T REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM, AND EVEN TOLD ME MY BRAKE PADS WERE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP A FEW MONTHS LATER FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEY TOLD ME IMMEDIATELY THAT THERE WAS SOME KIND OF BULLETIN RECENTLY RELEASED BY HONDA ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ON 2008-2009 HONDA ACCORDS. THEY TOLD ME THERE WASN'T YET ANY "TECHNICAL SERVICE ADVISORY" BUT WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, AND THAT IT WASN'T A SAFETY ISSUE. SINCE THEN, I HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING MORE ON THE ISSUE AND HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS ISSUE IS EXTREMELY ANNOYING, A MAJOR NUISANCE FOR A BRAND NEW CAR WITH LESS THAN 20,000 MILES AND BRAKE PADS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY HONDA IS NOT DOING ANYTHING FURTHER TO PURSUE A RECALL OR NOTIFY THEIR CONSUMERS AS TO THE NATURE OF THE PROBLEM TO PREVENT PEOPLE FROM SPENDING UNNECESSARILY ON NEW BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS, WHICH WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THANKS YOU. *TR

WE PURCHASED A 2008 HONDA ACCORD EXL IN 09/2008. VEHICLE IS USED TO COMMUTE TO WORK AND MAJORITY OF THE MILES ARE HIGHWAY. VEHICLE IS DRIVEN NORMALLY. AT APPROX. 17500 MILES, WE WERE TOLD THE REAR BRAKES NEED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF WEAR ON THE BRAKE PADS. FRONT BRAKES ARE FINE. TALKED TO OTHER HONDA ACCORD OWNERS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE REAR BRAKES ARE DEFECTIVE AND OF POOR QUALITY. HONDA DEALERSHIP IS WILLING TO PAY 1/2 OF THE SERVICE CHARGE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE APPLYING PRESSURE ON THE BREAK, SHE EXPERIENCED SQUEALING AND REDUCED BREAKING CAPABILITY. BREAK FAILURE CAN CAUSE AN INCREASE IN THE VEHICLES STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF VEHICLE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE CALIPERS AND REAR BREAK SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. AS OF CURRENT DATE NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 12,000.

2008 HONDA ACCORD- REAR BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES, ALONG WITH THE ROTORS ONCE. I HAVE 70,000 MILES (MAINLY HIGHWAY MILE) AND THEY ARE HAVING TO BE REPLACED ALMOST EVERY 20,000 MILES. *TR

MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD HAS EXPERIENCED PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR IN THE REAR BRAKES. AFTER ONLY A YEAR AND 16,500 MILES, THE REAR BRAKES ARE SHOT. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THIS WAS "NORMAL" AND THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, WHICH I DID. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, I FIND THAT I'M NOT ALONE. I'VE FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS OF REAR BRAKE PROBLEMS AND I'D LIKE TO ADD MY VOICE TO THE CHORUS. I DRIVE MOSTLY ON THE HIGHWAY AND THESE BRAKES JUST SHOULD NOT HAVE WORN OUT THIS FAST! IT'S NOT JUST A MONEY ISSUE. PREMATURE BRAKE WARE IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

2008 HONDA ACCORD BRAKES ARE WORN DOWN TO 1.6MM AFTER ONLY 16676 MILES. CAR IS IN PERFECT CONDITION AND IS WELL CARED FOR AND DRIVEN SAFELY. SEEMS LIKE A DESIGN PROBLEM WITH 2008 HONDA ACCORD REAR BRAKES. MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET. REAR BRAKES SHOULD LAST 4 TIMES LONGER ?? *TR

I'VE NOTICED WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THAT MY HEADLIGHTS FLICKER EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE. HAVEN'T ESTABLISHED A PATTERN OR FREQUENCY OF OCCURRENCE, BUT IT HAPPENS ENOUGH TO NOTICE. ONCOMING CARS THINK I'M FLICKERING MY HEADLIGHTS AT THEM. I DRIVE A 2008 HONDA ACCORD EX-L. *TR

I OWN A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. MY WIFE TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE IT WAS MAKING A NOISE IN THE REAR. SHE WAS TOLD THE CAR NEEDED REAR BRAKES. THE CAR ONLY HAS 25,000 MILES ON IT. WHEN I TALKED TO THE DEALER, I WAS TOLD I WAS LUCKY TO GET 25,000 MILES AS HE IS REPLACING BRAKES AT 15,000. I WAS TOLD BY A HONDA MECHANIC THAT THE BRAKE ISSUE IS DUE TO THE PARKING BRAKE ADJUSTMENT BEING INADVERTENTLY TIGHTENED BY THE CAR SUSPENSION. HE SAID HONDA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT A FIX. I HAD TO PAY TO HAVE THE REAR BRAKES REPLACE, WHEN HONDA KNOWS THERE'S A PROBLEM. *TR

PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR ON A 2008 HONDA ACCORD LX. 25773 MILES ON CAR. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER FOR SQUEALING SOUND.. THEY SAID IT WAS BRAKE PADS WORN ON REAR BRAKES, AND A REAR ROTOR NEEDING REPLACEMENT. THEY SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, EVEN THOUGH ADMITTING OTHER PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT PREMATURE BRAKE PAD WEAR. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. I PAID $347 ON REPAIRS FOR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BECAUSE OF HONDA'S PRIOR KNOWLEDGE OF THE PROBLEM BEFORE THEY EVEN SOLD THE CAR TO ME 8/28/08. *TR

HONDA PREMATURE REAR BRAKE WEAR. 2008 HONDA ACCORD 2-DOOR 4 CYLINDER AUTO TRANS. HAS 16,696 MILES AND REAR BRAKES WORE OUT. INNER PADS WERE METAL ON METAL ACCORDING TO REPAIR SHOP (PEP BOYS) THEY DID NOT WANT TO WORK ON THE VEHICLE AS THEY FELT THE REAR BRAKE CALIPERS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE SAID THE DEALER SHOULD REPLACE THE CALIPERS UNDER WARRANTY. TOOK TO DEALER NEXT MORNING ON AUG 19 2009. GOT A STORY ABOUT HOW IT IS NORMAL FOR REAR BRAKES TO WEAR OUT AT 16,000 MILES. THEY WOULD NOT COVER A SAFETY ISSUE UNDER WARRANTY. TOLD REAR BRAKES DO NOT LAST AS LONG AS FRONT BRAKES. TOLD INNER PADS ON THE REAR AXLE WEAR OUT FASTER THAN THE OUTER PADS DUE TO THIS REASON OR THAT REASON. DEALER EXPLAINED THAT THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND THEN CHARGED ME FOR REPLACING REAR BRAKES. I EXPECT THE CURRENT SET OF BRAKES TO ONLY LAST ANOTHER 16,000 MILES. RESEARCHING OTHER OWNERS ONLINE AND PERSONAL FRIENDS THIS IS A PERVASIVE PROBLEM. ALSO CAR MAGAZINE MOTOR TREND HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. HTTP://WWW.MOTORTREND.COM/ROADTESTS/ONEYEAR/112_0910_2008_HONDA_ACCORD_TEST_VERDICT/INDEX.HTML. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. WAS TOLD BY DEALER REAR BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AFTER 15,000 MILE SERVICE. COST ME $200. DEALER SAYS THAT IT WOULDN'T COVER THE COST AND THERE'S NOTHING THEY COULD DO AND THAT I SHOULD COMPLAIN TO HONDA CORPORATE. I HAVE FILED A REPORT WITH HONDA. TOTALLY UNREASONABLE FOR A CAR'S REAR BRAKES TO BE REPLACED EVERY 15,000 MILES. *TR

DEFECTIVE REAR BRAKES ON 2008 HONDA ACCORD I PURCHASED A NEW 2008 HONDA ACCORD LAST MAY AND HAVE APPROXIMATELY 24,000 MILES ON IT. AFTER A LITTLE OVER ONE YEAR OF REGULAR HIGHWAY DRIVING MY REAR BRAKES BEGAN TO SQUEAL AND GRIND INCESSANTLY. MY HONDA DEALER ADMITTED THAT THE ACCORDS HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING PREMATURE WEAR ON THE REAR BRAKES BUT REFUSED TO SERVICE THIS AS A COVERED WARRANTY ISSUE. I CALLED AMERICAN HONDA AND THEY SIMPLY READ WHAT APPEARED TO BE A "CANNED" RESPONSE THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR SERVICE BULLETINS AND THAT THIS WAS A "WEAR ITEM" THAT THE CUSTOMER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR. AFTER CONDUCTING MY OWN RESEARCH ONLINE I HAVE COME ACROSS HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER 2008 HONDA ACCORD INCLUDING MANY COMPLAINTS FILED WITH NHTSA. THE PROPER OPERATION OF A VEHICLES BRAKES IS CRITICAL TO DRIVER AND OCCUPANT SAFETY, AND HONDA REFUSES TO ADMIT TO OR RECTIFY WHAT IS CLEARLY A SYSTEMIC SAFETY ISSUE. I IMPLORE THE NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE AND TO RECURRENT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY TO RECTIFY THIS ISSUE FOR THE THOUSANDS OF HONDA ACCORD OWNERS WHO MAY BE DRIVING UNSAFE VEHICLES. *TR

THE PASSENGER SIDE AIE BAG DEPLOYED ON MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD SEDAN. MONDAY NIGHT, I SHUT MY PASSENGER DOOR, GOT INTO MY CAR AND 5-6 MINUTES LATER BOOM!!!. SCARED THE LIVING HECK OUT ME. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER IS TELLING ME ITS MY FAULT AND THEY ARE NOT PAYING FOR IT. THEY INITIALLY TOLD ME THAT THEY SAW NO DAMAGES WITH MY CAR MEANING NO COLLISIONS, NO SCRAPES, NO HIT, BUMPS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING THAT WOULD MAKE THE AIR BAG DEPLOY. INSURANCE WAS CALLED AND THEY TOLD THEM THE SAME; HOWEVER, THERE IS NO CLAIM BECAUSE THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. NOW HONDA HAS CHANGED THERE STORY SAYING THAT THERE ARE DAMAGES TO MY CAR. THEY'VE HAD MY CAR FOR SEVERAL DAYS AND ALLOF A SUDDEN THERE ARE DAMAGES. I'VE CALLED AMERICA HONDA CUSTOMER CARE AND NOW I'M WAITING FOR AN ADJUSTER FROM MY INSURANCE CLAIM TO GO OUT TO LOOK AT MY CAR. IN THE MEANTIME, I'M WITHOUT A VEHICLE. HONDA SEEMS AS THOUGH THEY ARE FIGHTING TO AVOID A SAFETY RECALL. *TR

BRAKES IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT AFTER 19,000 MILES. SERVICE MANAGER SAYS HE GETS 2 OR 3 CALLS/DAY ON THIS ISSUE AND WE ARE LUCKY THE BRAKES LASTED TO 19K. MOST ONLY LAST 15-17K. SERVICE MANAGER (AND COUNTLESS OTHERS FOUND ONLINE) HAVE MADE HONDA AWARE, BUT NO RECALL, NO NOTIFICATION TO CONSUMERS, NO COVERAGE UNDER BASIC OR EXTENDED WARRANTIES. IF THIS WAS PEELING PAINT, NO PROBLEM. THESE ARE BRAKES THAT LAST (ACCORDING TO SERVICE MANAGER) A LITTLE OVER A YEAR BEFORE REPLACEMENT WITH NORMAL DRIVING! 50% WEAR IN 6 MONTHS! HAVE NEVER OWNED ANY OTHER VEHICLE WITH THIS ISSUE. *TR

THE HONDA 2008 ACCORD HAD A PROBLEM WHICH IS BRAKE PADS PREMATURELY WORN. THERE ARE 388 BRAKE PROBLEM REPORTS OUT OF 527 TOTAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT HONDA 2008 ACCORD AT JULY 2009. IT IS RELATED THE SAFETY ISSUE AND HONDA SHOULD RECALL THIS MANUFACTURER DEFECT OF BRAKE. *TR

I BROUGHT MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD EX-L 4 CYL IN FOR THE SECOND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON JULY 7, 2009. I WAS SUBSEQUENTLY INFORMED THAT MY REAL BRAKES WERE SHOT, THAT I NEEDED REPLACEMENT PADS AND MY ROTORS TURNED. I WAS ASTOUNDED, I ONLY HAD 14,897 MILES ON IT. MY FRONT BRAKES WERE WORN DOWN TO 7 MM OUT OF 8MM! MY REAR PADS WERE WORN DOWN TO 1 MM OF SURFACE PAD! THEY WERE BASICALLY GONE! THE RED LINE FOR REAR BRAKE REPLACEMENT IS 3 MM OR 4/32 FOR DISC BRAKES. MY BRAKES NEVER SQUEALED AT ALL! NO WARNING! NO NOTHING?.. THE SERVICE REP STATED THAT THEY HAVE BEEN SEEING THESE THINGS AS OF LATE WITHOUT ANY EXPLANATION OR WHAT MIGHT BE CAUSING IT AND THAT HONDA WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. I TOLD HER THAT MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT YOUR FRONT BRAKES PRIMARILY DO THE STOPPING OF THE CAR AND THAT YOU SHOULD GET AT LEAST 30-35,000 OR MORE MILES OUT OF YOUR REAR BRAKES. ( MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HAS 40,000 ON THE REARS AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED SHORTLY.) SHE SAID THE BRAKE REPLACEMENT WOULD RUN ABOUT $ 230+, BUT SHE WOULD TALK WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER TO SEE IF THEY COULD OFFER SOMETHING OFF ON THE REPAIR JOB, MAYBE SPLIT THE COST. SHE STATED THAT THE CAR WAS OVER THE 12 MONTH/12,000 BASIC WARRANTY WHICH WOULD HAVE COVERED THIS PROBLEM. THEY GAVE ME A FREE RENTAL; I WENT TO MY OFFICE AND FOUND THIS SITE AND ALL THE HORROR STORIES. I CALLED THE SERVICE REP, SHE SAID THAT THEY WOULD SPLIT THE COST OF THE REPAIR. I TOLD HER WHAT I FOUND OUT AND THAT THIS WAS NOT ACCEPTABLE. I TOLD THE REP THAT I WA

I AM CONCERNED ABOUT ME REAR BRAKES IN MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD EX V6. I HAD TO REPLACE THEM AFTER OWNING THE CAR ONLY 6 MONTHS. I NEVER REPLACE THE REAR BRAKES ON ANY OTHER CAR THAT I HAVE OWNED; ALWAYS JUST THE FRONT BRAKES. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THAT THE BRAKES NEED TO BE RECALLED. THE BRAKES ALSO WORE OUT ONLY ON THE INSIDE OF BOTH SIDES AND NOT WORN AT ALL ON THE OUTSIDE. MAYBE IF THEY WORE EVENLY THEY WOULD LAST LONGER. *TR

I BOUGHT A NEW 2008 HONDA ACCORD AND DRIVE IT EVERYDAY TO WORK. THE TRIP IS ABOUT 20 MILES OF HIGHWAY AND 5 MILES OF LIGHT CITY DRIVING. AFTER 23K MILES WE TOOK OUR CAR SO SOMEONE BECAUSE THE REAR WHEELS WERE SCREECHING. WE COME TO FIND OUT THAT THE BRAKE PADS WERE COMPLETELY WORN OFF. WE TALKED TO THE VIC BAILEY HONDA DEALERSHIP ING SPARTANBURG, SC AND THEY SAID IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND THAT THEY'D COVER 60% OF THE COST. I AM HAPPY THEY ARE PAYING FOR PART OF THE COST, BUT I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO PAY EVERY 25K MILES TO GET BRAKES REPLACED WHEN THEY SHOULD LAST A LOT LONGER. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL OR SOMETHING. *TR

THERE WAS NOT INDICATION OF THE FAILURE PRIOR TO FAILURE. FAILURE OF REAR BRAKES AND ROTORS OCCURRED DUE TO PREMATURE WEAR. I HAD TO REPLACE THE ROTORS AND PADS, BUT CALIPERS STILL STICKING, MEANING THAT I WILL BE BACK SHORTLY FOR ANOTHER REPAIR OF REAR BRAKES. TOLD BY DEALERSHIP THAT THEY ARE SEEING TONS OF THIS PROBLEM ON THE 2008 AND 2009 HONDA ACCORDS, SOME WITH AS LITTLE AS 9K MILES. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY UNDERSTAND THAT HONDA DOES NOT HOW TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, AN ENGINEERING ISSUE WITH THIS NEW OVERHAUL OF THE ACCORD. I AM VERY NERVOUS ABOUT NOT HAVING A RELIABLE BRAKING SYSTEM. *TR

MY 08 HONDA ACCORD EXL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WITH JUST UNDER 24K MILES. THE INSIDE REAR PADS WERE ALMOST COMPLETELY WORN WHILE THE OUTSIDE PADS HARDLY HAD ANY WEAR AT ALL. I GOOGLED ACCORD BRAKE PROBLEMS AND FOUND A PAGE ON WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/ACCORD/2008/BRAKES/PREMATURE_BRAKE_WEAR.SHTML THAT,TO DATE, HAS 358 COMPLAINTS ON THE BRAKE PROBLEMS. WHILE I UNDERSTAND THAT BRAKES ARE DESIGNED TO WEAR OUT, THEY NORMALLY DON'T NEED TO BE REPLACED UNTIL THERE ARE 40,000+.MILES AND IT ISN'T NORMAL FOR ONE BRAKE PAD TO BE COMPLETELY WORN WHILE THE OTHER HAS LITTLE WEAR. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DESIGN FLAW BUT,TO DATE,HONDA HASN'T ANNOUNCED A RECALL.THE CAR HAS A SYSTEM TO NOTIFY YOU WHEN YOU NEED SERVICE. SO FAR I HAVE RECEIVED SEVERAL CODE A'S FOR OIL CHANGES BUT NO CODE B WHICH AMONG OTHER SERVICE ITEMS, REMINDS YOU TO CHECK THE BRAKE SYSTEM. AS I UNDERSTAND IT, THIS SYSTEM IS BASED ON MILEAGE.SINCE THE SYSTEM HASN'T NOTIFIED ME TO CHECK THE BRAKES, I WOULD THINK THAT'S BECAUSE HONDA, RIGHTFULLY SO, EXPECTS BRAKE PADS TO LAST MORE THAN 24K MILES. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM. I CAUGHT IT AS MANY OTHER DRIVERS HAVE. BUT WHAT ABOUT THE DRIVER THAT ONLY USES THE SYSTEM TO TELL HIM WHEN TO GET SERVICE? ARE A FEW GOING TO HAVE TO DIE BEFORE HONDA ANNOUNCES A RECALL? I HOPE NOT. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2008 HONDA ACCORD IN FEBRUARY 2008. I STARTED EXPERIENCING BREAK NOISES AROUND 10000 MILES, I CONTACTED HONDA REGARDING THE CONCERNS. HONDA ASSURED ME THAT THIS WAS BECAUSE THE BREAKS GET WET DURING RAIN AND WASHING. WRONG, AFTER I REFUSED TO ACCEPT THIS AS AN ANSWER, AT 12,000 MI I DEMANDED A RECHECK BY HONDA. I WAS THEN INFORMED THAT A ROCK WAS ENLODGED IN THE WHEEL. LIAR, AT 13,000MI, AFTER ANOTHER TRIP TO HONDA BECAUSE I WAS NOW HEARING GRINDING NOISES WHEN BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, HONDA REPLACED THE BACK BREAK PADS AND STATED THAT THEY WERE COMPLETELY GONE. APPROXIMATELY 26,000 MILES THE SAME EXACT NOISES STARTED AGAIN, I DROVE ANOTHER 2,000MILES AND DECIDED TO HAVE THEM CHECKED AGAIN AT HONDA. I WAS INSULTED BY HONDA INSINUATING THAT I WAS A BAD DRIVER. I RESPONDED THAT I HAVE BEEN DRIVING SINCE THE AGE OF 13 AND THAT WAS AN INSULT BECAUSE I AM NOW AT THE AGE OF 44 YRS OLD. I THEN STATED THAT I HAVE ALOT OF HIGHWAY MILES ON MY VEHICLE BECAUSE MY DAUGHTER IS OUT OF TOWN IN COLLEGE AND I VISIT HER OFTEN, THIS IS WHY I PURCHASED A HONDA BECAUSE I ALWAYS HEARD THAT THEY WERE RELIABLE AND DEPENDABLE AND GOOD ON GAS, NOT. I HAVE OWNED OLDSMOBILE, GMC, CHEVY, CADILLAC, MAZDA, MITSUBISHI'S AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS TYPE OF BULL. THEN HONDA SVC MGR AND GENERAL MGR INSISTED THAT I PAY FOR A BREAK JOB BECAUSE HONDA WAS GENEROUS TO REPLACE THEM THE FIRST TIME AT 13,000 MILES AND THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY. DUH, I PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND I WAS TOLD

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS SUDDENLY DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE DOOR BEING CLOSED TOO HARD. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 12,855. UPDATED 09/14/09 . *LJ UPDATED 09/15/09.*JB

OWNER OF HONDA ACCORD LX 2008. AT 15,000 MILES I EXPERIENCED ODD BACK NOISE (TINNY, AIRY SOUND). DEALER DOWNPLAYED UNTIL TEST DRIVE WITH ME. CHECKED BRAKES AND INFORMED ME ALL 4 BACK PADS WERE WORN TO THE METAL. REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY BUT I'VE SINCE LEARNED VIA INTERNET THAT THE ROTORS ARE TOO SMALL SO WILL PROBABLY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITHIN A YEAR. *TR

MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD WAS PURCHASED IN MARCH 2008. I WANTED A HONDA DUE TO THE REPORTS OF THEIR RELIABILITY AND SAFETY. I TOOK MY CAR FOR AN OIL CHANGE IN DECEMBER OF 2008 AND WAS TOLD THAT MY REAR BRAKES WERE SO FAR GONE THAT I WAS DIGGING INTO MY ROTORS. THERE WAS NO WARNING AT ALL. NO SQUEALING NOISES, NO FORM OF WARNING AT ALL. I COMPLAINED ALOT. HONDA ENDED UP SPLITTING IT WITH ME 50/50. AT THAT TIME I HAD 25,476 MILES ON THE CAR. I'M SURE THE BRAKES WERE SHOT WELL BEFORE THAT POINT. I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP THIS MORNING FOR ANOTHER OIL CHANGE. AGAIN, I WAS TOLD THAT I NEED NEW REAR BRAKES NOW. NO WARNING ONCE MORE. AND NOW I ONLY HAVE 21,000 MORE MILES ON THE CAR. HOW CAN IT BE ACCEPTABLE TO MANUFACTURE BRAKES THAT ONLY LAST FOR 20,000 MILES? MY WHOLE VIEW OF HONDA IS CHANGING RAPIDLY. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHO REFERRED ME TO HONDA DIRECTLY. I CALLED HONDA AND GOT NO WHERE. I WAS TOLD THAT BECAUSE BRAKES ARE A "WEAR AND TEAR" ITEM THAT THERE IS NOTHING HONDA "CAN" DO. I ASKED TO SPEAK TO A MANAGER. THE BEST I GOT WAS A REP THAT TOOK MY INFO AND SAID SOMEONE WOULD BE CALLING ME IN 1-2 BUSINESS DAYS. AGAIN... NOT ACCEPTABLE. NOT ONLY ARE THEIR PRODUCTS GOING DOWNHILL, SO IS THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE. I AM THANKFUL THAT MY BRAKES DIDN'T SIMPLY FAIL AND CAUSE A VERY BAD SITUATION. BUT WHO'S TO SAY THAT MY BRAKES WON'T FAIL THIS TIME AROUND UNLESS HONDA DOES SOMETHING TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SIDE PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING WHEN THE DOOR WAS CLOSED ON THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT PERFORM THE REPAIR BECAUSE THE INSURANCE COMPANY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE. THE COST FOR REPAIR IS 5,000. BOTH AGENCIES HAVE NOT YET DECIDED WHO WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE STILL HAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY UNTIL 120,000 MILES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,000. UPDATED 09/01/09*LJ UPDATED 09/03/09.*JB

I HAVE A 2008 HONDA ACCORD EX SEDAN WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE REAR DISC BRAKE PADS WORE OUT BEFORE 28,000 MILES & HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE HONDA DEALER STATED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MANY ACCORDS & AT THIS TIME HONDA HAS NO INFORMATION WHEN OR IF A REDESIGN OF THE REAR PADS IS BEING CONSIDERED. THIS IS NOT A WARRANTY COVERED ISSUE & OWNERS PAY FULL COST TO REPLACE THE PADS. THE SERVICING HONDA DEALER STATED THAT MORE FREQUENT BRAKE INSPECTIONS SHOULD BE DONE THAN WHAT MAY BE CONSIDERED NORMAL. *TR

WE ARE A FIRST TIME HONDA CAR OWNER. WE PURCHASED OUR HONDA ACCORD LX AFTER EXTENSIVE RESEARCH WHICH INCLUDED CONSUMER REPORTS. AT APPROXIMATELY 18K MILES, WE WERE INFORMED BY THE HONDA SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT OUR BACK BRAKES WERE DOWN TO 10% REMAINING ON THE REAR BRAKE PADS. AT 23K MILES, THE HONDA SERVICE DEPARTMENT ADVISED THAT THE BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I COMPLAINED TO NO AVAIL TO THE DEALERSHIP AND TO HONDA AMERICA WHO ADVISED THAT THEY STAND BY THE ENGINEERING AND WORKMANSHIP OF THEIR PRODUCT AND THIS IS A NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ITEM. OUR DRIVING HABITS ARE DAYTIME HIGHWAY MILES AND FOR REAR BRAKE PADS TO WORN OUT AT 23K IS RIDICULOUS AND NON-STANDARD FOR THE AUTO INDUSTRY. WE OWN A 2000 INFINITY I30 WHICH REQUIRED ITS FIRST BRAKE PAD REPLACEMENT AT 110K MILES, (ACTUAL NEED, NOT MANUFACTURES RECOMMENDATION). HONDA HAS A GOOD REPUTATION FOR PRODUCING QUALITY PRODUCTS; I HOPE THEY WILL SEIZE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD BRAND LOYALTY BY DOING WHAT IS RIGHT FOR THE OWNERS OF THEIR 2008 MODEL YEAR HONDA ACCORD. IF NOT, I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER HONDA MANUFACTURED PRODUCT. *TR

I ALREADY HAVE TO REPLACE THE REAR BRAKES AT 17000MILES ON MY NEW HONDA ACCORD. THE DEALERSHIP CHARGED ME $400. I PURCHASED A HONDA BECAUSE OF THEIR RELIABILITY. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE! I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR NEW BRAKE PADS WHEN IT IS A HONDA DEFAULT! *TR

2008 HONDA ACCORD. REAR BRAKE NOISES. INSPECTION REVEALED INNER REAR PAD GONE @27,000 MILES. *TR

HONDA ACCORD 2008. I FIRST NOTICED WHILE DRIVING IN FREEWAY. STARTED WITH METAL NOISE COMING FROM THE BACK WHEELS. IT WAS INTERMITTENT NOISE AT FIRST BUT GOT MORE FREQUENT AFTER A WEEK. THEN I WOULD HEAR THE NOISE WHEN I AM DRIVING ON CITY STREET AND ON THE DRIVEWAY. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR. THE GUY SAID IT IS A PREMATURE BRAKE ISSUE, SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED AT 21235 MILES , USUALLY AFTER 40000 MILES YOU WOULD EXPECT THIS. ASKED WHY THIS HAPPENED, HE BLAMED ON MY DRIVING THAT I AM TOO HARD ON MY BRAKES AND SHOULD KEEP DISTANCE WITH OTHER CARS. I HAVE BEEN A LOYAL HONDA CUSTOMER FOR MANY YEARS, NEVER HAD THIS ISSUE WITH ANY OF MY OTHER HONDA MODELS. HAD TO PAY $250 TO REPLACE THE BRAKES. I SEARCHED ON THE INTERNET AND NOTICED THERE ARE MANY OTHER 2008 HONDA ACCORD OWNERS THAT EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE/FAILURE MODE. HONDA NEEDS TO RECALL ITS 2008 ACCORD AND REIMBURSE ALL ITS CUSTOMERS. *TR

OUR HONDA HAS LESS THAN 15,000 MILES WHEN I TOOK IT IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND WAS TOLD THAT REAR BRAKES HAD ONLY 2% LEFT ON THEM. I WAS TOLD I WOULD NEED TO PAY FOR THE BRAKES SINCE THEY WERE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE BRAKES AND HONDA CAME BACK WITH AN OFFER TO PAY 75% OF THE COST. SINCE BRAKES ARE A SAFETY ISSUE I FELT I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO PAY THE 25%. ANOTHER CUSTOMER WAS REPLACING HIS BRAKES FOR THE SECOND TIME AND HE HAD ONLY ABOUT 18,000 MILES ON HIS HONDA ACCORD. I RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND OUT THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT PREMATURE WEARING OF THE REAR BRAKES FROM MILEAGE OF 9,000 MILES TO 20,000. HONDA DOES NOT SEEM IN A RUSH TO FIX THIS PROBLEM OR COMPENSATE THE CUSTOMER. HONDA NEEDS TO BACK UP THEIR CLAIM OF QUALITY. *TR

LOW MAINTENANCE COST TO OWN.... WRONG!!! REAR BRAKE PADS WORN AT 13,000 MILES. I CONTACTED HONDA OF AMERICA, AND BOY! I GOT THE RUN AROUND. IN 2004 I HAVE PURCHASED A CIVIC AROUND 22,000 MILES I STARTED SEEING BRAKE PROBLEM AND ALSO PURCHASED A DENALI AND NO PROBLEMS UNTIL 27,000 MILE CHANGE PADS. I HAVE A 1 AND THE HALF AND FIVE YEAR OLD BOY, MY CONCERN IS FOR THE SAFETY, MALFUNCTION IN THE R&D STAGE. HONDA MADE A NEW MODIFICATION ON 2008 MODELS BRAKING SYSTEM, WITHOUT LETTING THE CONSUMER KNOW. *TR

MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD HAS THE REAR BRAKES FAILING AFTER 16,000 MILES. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I REALIZED THAT HONDA IS IGNORING A SYSTEMATIC PROBLEM THAT REQUIRES A RECALL. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE IF THOUSANDS OF 2008 HONDAS HAVE BRAKES THAT FAIL EVERY 15,000 MILES. EXAMPLE LINK TO COMPLAINTS: HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/ACCORD/2008/BRAKES/PREMATURE_BRAKE_WEAR-2.SHTML. *TR

JUST SPENT 256.77 GETTING NEW REAR BRAKE PADS ON MY HONDA ACCORD 08 THAT ONLY HAS 22,000 MILES ON IT. LAST WEEK I STARTED TO HEAR A NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE METAL SCRAPING METAL AND AS THE WEEK WENT ON I HEARD THE NOISE MORE AND MORE. TODAY WHEN I HEARD IT WAS MY REAR BREAK PADS I WAS SHOCKED. TWO WEEKS AGO I PAID TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS TO GET MY CAR SERVICED AND THEY DIDN'T MENTION ANYTHING WRONG WITH MY BREAK PADS, BUT NOW MY BREAK PADS WERE 95 TO 100% WORN. THAT DOESN'T SEEM POSSIBLE THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG AND THEN THEY WERE ALMOST GONE. THE SERVICE GUY TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD NOT HAVE NOTICED THIS DURING SERVICING. WHY THEN WAS THERE A CHECK SAYING MY BREAK PADS WERE FINE ON MY SERVICE FORM?? DID THEY JUST CHECK THE BOX AND NOT LOOK. WHAT DID THEY DO AT MY SERVICE APPOINTMENT? I PAID FOR AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT THAT DID ME NO GOOD. THIS SEEMS TO BE A LARGE PROBLEM FOR 2008 HONDA ACCORDS SO WHAT ARE WE OWNERS GOING TO GET FROM HONDA? *TR

I PURCHASED A HONDA ACCORD 2008 IN JANUARY 2008. THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 22,000 MILES AND THE REAR BRAKES WERE REPLACED ON JUNE 23, 2009. THE CAR WAS IN FOR GENERAL MAINTENANCE AND TIRE ROTATION ON 6/23/09, THERE WAS NO MENTION OF MY BRAKES AT THAT TIME. ON JULY 10, 2009 THERE WAS A VERY LOUD SCREECHING NOISE WHEN BACKING UP AND IT SOUNDED LIKE METAL AGAINST MENTAL, I WAS OVER FIFTY MILES FROM MY HOME. ON MY WAY HOME I PLACED A CALL TO HONDA OF BOWIE WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, AND WAS INFORMED TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE. ON THE NEXT DAY THE SERVICE ADVISOR INFORMED ME IT WAS MY REAR BRAKES AND THEY HAD TO BE REPLACED. I QUESTIONNED WHY ARE REAR BRAKES GOING OUT ON A CAR WITH LESS THAN 22,000 MILES, AND IS IT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, WHEN MY HUSBAND HAS A CHEV WITH 66,000 AND THE REAR BRAKES HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED. WHEN THE TECH CHECK THE BRAKES THERE ON THE "BRAKE CONDITION" SHEET(LEFT REAR 0MMS AND ON THE RIGHT REAR 1MMS), NOW I'M NOT SURE WHAT THOSE #S INDICATE, HOWEVER, ON THE INSPECTION CHECKLIST THE REAR BRAKES REQUIRED "IMMEDIATE ATTENTION". THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES ON THE 2008 HONDA ACCORD. *TR

PREMATURE WEAR ON 2008 HONDA ACCORD REAR BRAKES. REAR BRAKES ARE HAVING TO BE REPLACED BEFORE THE FRONT BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE IS ONLY A YEAR OLD AND THE MILEAGE IS 26,000. HONDA DEALERSHIP INSISTED THIS IS NOT A SAFETY HAZARD AND NOT FIXING THE PROBLEM OR RECOMMENDING CUSTOMER HAVE IT FIXED. RECALL *TR

I BOUGHT A 2008 HONDA ACCORD ON NOVEMBER 30, 2007. MY BRAKES STARTED SQUEALING SHORTLY AFTER. SQUEAKY BRAKES DO NOT INDICATE A DEFECT SO I WAITED UNTIL MY FIRST OIL CHANGE AT 8K MILES BUT THE SQUEAKING DID NOT GO AWAY. I COMPLAINED TO THE SERVICE REP WHO SAID THEY VISUALLY INSPECTED THE BRAKES AND EVERYTHING LOOKED FINE. THEY SUGGESTED IT WOULD GO AWAY. AT 12K MILES AND MY SECOND OIL CHANGE, I HAD THE SAME COMPLAINT. AGAIN THEY INSPECTED THE BRAKES AND SAID THEY LOOKED FINE, AND THAT IT COULD BE A PIECE OF ROCK STUCK IN THERE SOMEWHERE, AND IT WOULD COST IF THEY WERE TO DO A THOROUGH INSPECTION. THIS TREND CONTINUED TO MY FOURTH OIL CHANGE WHERE THE TECH SUGGESTED THAT MY BRAKES WOULD BE DUE FOR REPLACEMENT DURING MY NEXT OIL CHANGE. I COULDN'T WAIT UNTIL THE NEXT OIL CHANGE BECAUSE MY BRAKES WERE SQUEALING TO THE POINT OF EMBARRASSMENT. WITHIN THE SAME MONTH, I HAD THE REAR BRAKES REPLACED. THE TECH AGREED THAT IT WAS TIME AND IT WOULDN'T HAVE MADE IT TO THE NEXT OIL CHANGE. I PAID JUST UNDER $200 FOR THIS SERVICE. IT HASN'T BEEN A MONTH AND MY FRONT BRAKES ARE ALSO SQUEAKING TO THE POINT OF EMBARRASSMENT. I THINK THIS IS ABSURD FOR A NEW CAR. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER, A SALES MANAGER, AND ONE OTHER PERSON WHO IS ABOVE BOTH OF THEM. THEY ARE ALL TELLING ME THE SAME THING. I INSISTED THAT IT WASN'T NORMAL FOR *NEW* CAR BRAKES TO START SQUEAKING AND TO *KEEP* SQUEAKING. I ALSO MENTIONED THAT I DO MOSTLY HIGHWAY DRIVING SO THE BRAKES SHOULD NOT WEAR OUT THAT FAST.

I OWN A 2008 HONDA ACCORD EX-L AND EVERY SINCE I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR SINCE THE END OF 2007 I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING REAR BRAKE PROBLEMS EVERY 3-4 MONTHS I HAVE BEEN HAVING TO REPLACE REAR BRAKE PADS AND OTHER OWNERS OF THIS SAME YEAR ACCORD HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES AND I CAN BRING SOME OF THOSE OWNERS TO FRONT WITH THE SAME ISSUES. THE CAR IS VERY HARD TO BRAKE AND SALESMAN AT SOME OF THE HONDA DEALERSHIPS HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM BUT THEY DO NOT WANT TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS SITUATION. I HAVE A 10 MONTH OLD CHILD AND THIS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS WITH THE ISSUE OF THE REAR BRAKE PADS AND THIS TO ME IS JUSTIFICATION FOR A RECALL OF THE YEAR OF HONDA ACCORDS AND JUST ABOUT EVERY OIL CHANGE THE REAR BRAKE PADS ARE NEEDING TO BE REPLACED ON TOP OF HAVING TO PAY A HIGH CAR NOTE I HAVE TO CONTINUE TO PAY CAR REPAIR CHARGES FOR THIS VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD WHISTLING AND SCRAPING SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE REAR BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE HAS RECURRED NINE MONTHS LATER. THROUGH RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON ISSUE AND BELIEVES THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,000.

MY HONDA ACCORD SEDAN EX HAD REAR BRAKES REPLACED AT 25,744 MILES. I STARTED HEARING A METAL SCRAPPING NOISE FROM THE REAR OF MY CAR WHEN BACKING UP. I BROUGHT MY CAR INTO A HONDA DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE ADVISOR THAT MY REAR BRAKE PADS HAD TO BE REPLACED. HE TOLD ME THAT THE REPLACEMENT WOULD NOT BE UNDER WARRANTY AS THIS IS NORMAL WEAR & TEAR.HE ASKED ME IF I "BRAKE LIGHTLY" AS THIS MAY HAVE BEEN ONE OF THE REASONS WHICH LED TO THIS PROBLEM. BELIEVE ME, I AM A BIT NAIVE ABOUT CARS, BUT I DIDN'T THINK THAT I HAD THE CAR LONG ENOUGH TO HAVE TO HAVE NEW BAKE PADS INSTALLED, NEEDLESS TO SAY THE REAR VERSUS THE FRONT. I FOUND A WEB SITE CARCOMPLAINTS.COM ON FACEBOOK HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/ACCOURD/2008/BRAKES/PREMATURE_BRAK_WEAR.SHTML WHICH HAD 313 & COUNTING COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME ISSUE. I AM HOPEFUL THAT HONDA DOES THE RIGHT THING AND ISSUES A RECALL TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM (OR AT LEAST SUPPLEMENT OUR REPAIR BILLS. (AVG $212.00). MY FEAR IS THAT A DRIVER NOT ADDRESS THE SCRAPPING NOISE THEY HEAR IN A TIMELY MANNER AND HAVE AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE FAULTY BRAKES. THANK YOU. *TR

THE REAR BRAKES ON MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD ARE WEARING OUT FAR FASTER THAN SEEMS REASONABLE. THE FIRST TIME THEY WORE OUT WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 14,000 MILES WHILE THIS SECOND INSTANCE HAS HAPPENED AT ABOUT 26,000 MILES. THE BRAKES START MAKING A VERY LOUD METALLIC GRINDING NOISE AND REDUCED BRAKING POWER WITH ALMOST NO WARNING. 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. THE FRONT BRAKES ON THE VEHICLE HAVE YET TO REQUIRE REPLACEMENT AND WERE STILL SHOWN AS HAVING AROUND 60% LIFE AT THE MOST RECENT CHECK. *TR

2008 HONDA ACCORD. DURING NORMAL SERVICE BY SELLING DEALER AT 9,300 MILES WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE REAR BRAKE PADS NEED TO BE REPLACED. WAS TOLD THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH "THIS MODEL". WAS NOT CHARGED FOR THIS REPAIR AS WAS DEEMED A WARRANTY ISSUE. DEALER HAS CHECKED TO BE SURE THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RE-DESIGN OF PADS- AND THERE HAS NOT BEEN. A CHECK ON CONSUMER REPORTS WEB SITE UNDER THE FORUM FOR HONDA SHOWS THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. ALTHOUGH MOST GOT AT LEAST 12 TO 15 THOUSAND MILES. I LIVE IN HILLS WHICH MAY EXPLAIN PART OF THE DIFFERENCE. HAVING TO REPLACE REAR BRAKE PADS EVERY 9,000 OR 10,000 MILES IS A SAFETY PROBLEM. HAD I HAD THE CAR SERVICED SOMEWHERE OTHER THAN THE DEALER IT MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN LOOKED FOR OR DISCOVERED. A RECALL IS NEEDED AND IT IS IRRESPONSIBLE FOR HONDA TO NOT HAVE DONE SO AT THIS POINT. *TR

2008 HONDA ACCORD W/ 36,000 MILES. NOISE FROM REAR BRAKE PAD WEAR INDICATORS. REAR BRAKES PADS WERE WORE DOWN TO WEAR INDICATOR ON ONE SIDE OF EACH REAR DISC WITH VERY LITTLE WEAR ON OPPOSITE PAD, "VERY UNEVEN BRAKE WEAR". HONDA OF GREELEY IN COLORADO DID BRAKE PAD REPLACEMENT WITH NO CORRECTIONS OR MENTIONS OF A PROBLEM WITH UNEVEN BRAKE WEAR. FRONT ROTORS AT THE SAME TIME HAD TO BE RESURFACED DUE TO WARP, HOWEVER THERE HAD NOT BEEN ENOUGH PAD WEAR TO REQUIRE REPLACEMENT OF PADS. *TR

PREMATURE WEAR ON REAR BRAKE PADS ON 2008 HONDA ACCORD; VEHICLE AT 18,100 MILES! *TR