2008 Honda Accord complaints

I HAD A NOISE IN THE REAR BRAKES OF MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD, THE CAR ONLY HAS 17500 MILES ON IT, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERS SERVICE DEPARTMENT THEY TOLD ME MY CAR NEEDED NEW REAR BRAKE PADS. THE REAR PADS DIDN'T REACH 60% OF THERE RECOMMENDED LIFE, I FELL THIS IS A PROBLEM IN THE NEW HONDAS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. WHEN THE CONTACT CLOSED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR, THE SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS AND THE FRONTAL PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT IMPACT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIRS. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR HIS VIN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 20,000.

REAR DISC BRAKES ON A 2008 ACCORD EXL V6 HAVE WORN OUT AT ONLY 19,328 MILES. INNER PADS ON EACH SIDE OF AXLE ARE DRAMATICALLY THINNER THAN THE OUTER PAD, POSSIBLY INDICATING A PROPORTIONING PROBLEM. REAR DISCS SHOULD NOT WEAR OUT SO QUICKLY AND THERE APPEARS TO BE NUMEROUS 08 AND 09 ACCORD OWNERS WITH SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE REAR BRAKING SYSTEM NEEDING REPAIR/REPLACEMENT ON A VERY FREQUENT BASIS. COMPLAINTS TO HONDA HAVE ONLY YIELDED AN EXPLANATION THAT THEY ARE CONDUCTING AN 'INVESTIGATION' AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR BRAKE PADS WERE WORN DOWN TO 2 MILLIMETERS. UPON LEAVING THE DEALER, SHE NOTICED THAT THE REAR BRAKES WHERE SQUEAKING WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE REAR BRAKE PADS WERE WORN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE COST OF $159.74. SHE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE HONDA MANUFACTURER, BUT NO COMPENSATION WAS OFFERED. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE REAR BRAKES ARE FAULTY BECAUSE SHE USES THE FRONT BRAKES MORE THAN THE REAR. SHE FURTHER STATED THAT THE PADS SHOULD NOT HAVE WORN DOWN DUE TO THE LOW MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,310 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,480. UPDATED 07/20/09 *BF UPDATED 07/21/09. *JB

DEFECTIVE REAR BRAKING SYSTEM. *TR

HEARD METAL GRINDING NOISES; ASSUMED IT WAS THE BRAKES. I TOOK IT IN TO HONDA FOR AN INSPECTION. I WAS TOLD THE REAR BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. BRAKES SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE REPLACED AFTER ONE YR FOUR MONTHS - ESPECIALLY REAR ONLY. FRONT BRAKES SHOULD GO FIRST ON FRONT WHEEL DRIVE. WAS TOLD IT WAS DESIGNED THAT WAY. OWNED TWO OTHER ACCORDS IN PAST. BRAKES LAST TWO - THREE YEARS. WE SHOULD BE INFORMED OF THIS BEFORE PURCHASE. REPLACING BRAKES ARE EXPENSIVE. HEARD SAME COMPLAINT FROM TWO OTHER SAME MODEL/YEAR OWNERS. *TR

CAR LOCKING/UNLOCKING ALARM ON/OFF REMOTE ACTIVATOR. WHEN CARE PURCHASED NEW, REMOTE WORKED FINE UP TO 30 FEET FROM VEHICLE. AFTER A YEAR AND SEVEN MONTHS, THE DISTANCE WAS REDUCED TO ONE FOOT; THEN YOU STILL HAVE TO PUSH REMOTE SEVERAL TIMES. HONDA REPLACED THE REMOTES (WARRANTY), NOW AFTER ONLY ONE MOTH THE PROBLEM IS BEGINNING AGAIN. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2008 HONDA ACCORD EX-L V6 COUPE, AND AFTER ONLY 13,000 OR SO MILES I BEGAN HEARING A TERRIBLE METAL ON METAL SCRAPING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR WHEEL WELL. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER WHO INDICATED THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL CAR, BUT THAT IT WAS NOT ON RECALL "YET". AFTER ONE DAY OF DRIVING WITH THE NOISE I FELT A NOTICEABLE DIFFERENCE IN MY VEHICLE'S BREAKING AND HIGHWAY DRIVING. I INFORMED THE DEALER OF THIS AND WAS TOLD THAT ANY ABNORMAL BRAKE WEAR WILL EFFECT MY VEHICLES STABILITY ASSIST SYSTEM (SAS) WHICH CONTROLS THE VEHICLE'S TRACTION, SPEED, ACCELERATION, ETC.. WHEN I TOOK MY CAR INTO A REPAIR SHOP (NOT THE DEALER DUE TO THEIR ABSORBENT PRICES) THEY NOTIFIED ME THAT MY REAR INTERIOR BRAKEPAD WAS WORN DOWN TO THE INDICATORS. UNFORTUNATELY I HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO GET THIS FIXED BECAUSE HONDA INFORMED ME THIS WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY AND DESPITE THE FACT THAT IT IS A KNOWN DEFECT THEY ARE NOT COVERING THE COST BECAUSE A RECALL IS NOT IN PLACE YET. I HAVE CHECKED SEVERAL CONSUMER WEBSITES WHEREIN THIS HAS BEEN NOTED AS A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. EVERY 12,000-15,000 MILES OR SO THE REAR BRAKE PADS WEAR OUT PREMATURELY. I AM CONCERNED DUE TO THE RAPID PACE THAT THE BRAKE PADS WEAR OUT AT AND AM FEARFUL THAT MY VEHICLE (AND OTHERS LIKE IT) WILL LOOSE STABILITY AND RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT IF THIS PROBLEM IS NOT RESOLVED. THE DEALERSHIPS MAKE EXCUSES FOR THIS PROBLEM AND WHEN CONTACTING HONDA AMERICA THEY

REAR BRAKES ON A 2008 HONDA ACCORD V6 PREMATURELY WORE OUT AT 26,000 MILES. *TR

TODAY WHEN I HAD THE CAR SERVICED BY HONDA DEALER, WAS ADVISED THAT THE REAR BRAKES NEEDED REPLACEMENT AT 19,000 MILES. THE MAJORITY OF MY DRIVING, AT LEAST 80% IS HIGHWAY WITH VERY LITTLE STOP AND GO. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR 40+ YEARS AND I NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. MY LAST CAR, A TOYOTA CAMRY, DI NOT REPLACE REAR BRAKES UNTIL 90,000 MILES. HONDA CLAIMS THIS IS NORMAL WEAR. *TR

PREMATURE REAR BRAKE REPLACEMENT, 2008 HONDA ACCORD V6, AT 20,000 MILE THE REAR BRAKES NEEDED REPLACEMENT. *TR

IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS, THE CAR WOULD NOT START ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS. HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE CAR JUMP STARTED. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAY THAT NOTHING IS SHOWING WRONG WITH IT ON THE DIAGNOSTIC READING. THEY FIRST INDICATED THAT AN INTERIOR LIGHT COULD HAVE BEEN LEFT ON BUT THEN THE PROBLEM REPEATED ITSELF. TOOK THE CAR BACK AND WAS TOLD THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG. FOR THAT REASON THEY SAY THEY CANNOT FIX SOMETHING THAT IS NOT WRONG. HOWEVER, THE CAR HAS NOT STARTED ON EVEN AFTER IT HAS HAD TWO NEW BATTERIES PUT IN IT. SOMETHING CONTINUES TO KILL THE BATTERY WHEN IT SITS FOR A WHILE OR OVER NIGHT AND THEY HAVE NO CLUE WHAT IT IS AND WILL NOT FIX IT BECAUSE "NOTHING IS WRONG" WITH THE CAR. SOMETIMES THE CAR WILL START BUT THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE. I HAVE A CAR THAT I'M TERRIFIED TO DRIVE FOR FEAR THAT I MIGHT BE STRANDED. I'VE ALSO PURCHASED A JUMPER CABLES WITH BATTERY TO KEEP IN THE TRUNK OF THE CAR BECAUSE I AM USING MY AUTO CLUB TOO MUCH IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AND NOW THEY MUST CHARGE ME IF THEY COME OUT TO START IT. THE HONDA DEALERSHIP DOES NOT KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT AND WILL NOT FIX IT. *TR

PREMATURE WEARING OF REAR BRAKES ON 2008 HONDA ACCORD. I ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE THEM ONCE AT 12,000 MILES AND JUST TOOK IT IN AGAIN FOR SERVICE AND THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THEM AGAIN SOON. *TR

MY REAR BRAKES ON MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD ARE SHOT AFTER 25,000 MILES. I HAD TO GET THE BRAKE PADS REPLACED AND ROTORS FIXED AT A COST OF $276. THIS SEEMS VERY PREMATURE FOR A NEW CAR. I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS IN ANY NEW CAR THAT I HAVE OWNED. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED BY HONDA BUT THEY JUST SAY IT IS "NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY". PLEASE HELP!!! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS REDUCED BRAKING CAPABILITY. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE REAR BRAKE PADS HAD PREMATURE WEAR. THEY FURTHER STATED THAT THERE WERE OTHER REPORTS OF IDENTICAL FAILURES. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 26,000.

ON JUNE 15, 2009, I DETECTED THE REAR BRAKE INDICATORS SOUNDING, I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE HONDA ACCORD TO THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED THE CAR AND WAS TOLD THE BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS 21559 MILE AND JUST AT A YEAR OLD. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT THIS IS COMMON WITH 2008 HONDA ACCORDS AND THAT IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. I HAVE SEEN ONLINE THAT THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT WITH HONDA ACCORDS. THE PRICE TO REPLACE THE REAR BRAKES WAS 300 DOLLARS. *TR

2008 HONDA ACCORD EX. REAR BRAKES WORN AT 21,000 MILES. LOGIC PREVENTS ME FROM BELIEVING THIS IS REASONABLE OR CUSTOMARY. ALL MILES ARE OPEN ROAD HIGHWAY MILES. OWNER DOES NOT KNOW BRAKES ARE WORN UNTIL THERE IS A METAL GRINDING SOUND..BY THAT TIME BRAKE PADS NEED TO BE CUT LESSENING LIFE OF ROTORS. DEALERSHIP AND COMPANY REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE UNUSUAL/PREMATURE WEAR AND REMEDY ISSUE. *TR

MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD SEDAN EX HAD REAR BRAKES REPLACED AT 14,921, THE REAR BRAKES STARTED TO PRODUCE A METAL-TO-METAL SOUND WITHOUT ANY OTHER TYPE OF WARNING FROM THE SENSOR. I DIDN'T THINK THE REAR BRAKE PADS ARE WORN COMPLETELY SO I TOOK IT TO THE NEAREST HONDA DEALERSHIP. THE SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME THE REAR BRAKE PADS ARE COMPLETELY OUT AT 14,921 MILES. FROM MY OWN PERSONAL EXPERIENCE AND OTHERS FRIENDS/RELATIVES, NO FRONT WHEEL DRIVE CAR HAS REAR BRAKES REPLACED WITHIN 15,000 MILES. THE SERVICE ADVISOR WAS SURPRISE TO SEE THE REAR BRAKES WORN OUT AT 14,921 MILES AS WELL. IN JUNE 2009, MY CAR REACHED APPROXIMATELY 29,000 MILES AND THE SAME METAL-TO-METAL NOISE CAME BACK AND AGAIN, MY REAR BRAKES ARE COMPLETELY WORN OUT AND NEEDS REPLACEMENT. I'VE GONE THROUGH 2 SETS OR REAR BRAKE PADS BEFORE REACHING 30,000 MILES. *TR

EXTENSIVE AND VERY FAST REAR BRAKE WEAR ON HONDA ACCORD 2008. *TR

I BOUGHT MY HONDA ACCORD EX JUST LAST YEAR, AND I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY REAR BRAKES. IT BEGAN WITH A METAL SCRAPING NOISE FROM THE REAR WHEEL WELL. THERE IS AN ABNORMAL NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE REGARDING 2008 HONDA ACCORD'S PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR. IT WOULD BE THE BEST THINGO FOR AN INVESTIGATOR TO LOOK AT HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/ACCORD/2008/BRAKES/PREMATURE_BRAKE_WEAR.SHTML TO SEE JUST HOW COMPLAINTS OF EXACT SAME ISSUE HAVE BEEN REPORTED ONLINE. THIS ISSUE MUST BE RESOLVED, AND HONDA SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRING THEM OR REIMBURSING OWNERS FOR ANY REPAIRS DONE, AS ANY PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES ARE SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. THANK YOU. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2008 HONDA ACCORD IN FEBRUARY 2008 AND SO FAR I HAVE GONE THROUGH 2 SETS OF REAR BRAKE PADS IN 28,000 MILES. ALL THE WHILE MY BRAKES CONTINUE TO MAKE NOISE (SQUEAK AND GRIND). I HAVE HAD THE CAR AT THE DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES OVER THE LAST YEAR TRYING TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM WITH NO CURE. THE DEALER INSISTS THAT THIS KIND OF BRAKE WEAR IS "NORMAL" FOR THIS CAR AND THE REAR BRAKES NEED TO BE REPLACED EVERY 15,000 MILES. I FIND THIS INCREDIBLE. I'M AFRAID THAT MY BRAKES MAY FAIL WITHOUT WARNING. THIS IS CLEARLY A DESIGN FLAW BY HONDA. REAR BRAKES ON CARS SHOULD LAST FOR QUITE A WHILE AND NOT BE REPLACED SOONER THAN THE FRONT BRAKE PADS ON A FRONT WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE. *TR

AUDI BRAKE WARNING AT 30000 MILES, BROUGHT VEHICLE FOLLOWING DAY TO DEALER SERVICE DEPT. SERVICE DEPT FOUND IT NECESSARY TO RESURFACE TO ROTORS AND REPLACED PADS. CONSIDERING FRONT BRAKES HAVE 15000 MILES LEFT ON THEM THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED TO THE REAR BRAKES. I CONSIDER THIS A MANUFACTURER DESIGN FLAW AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. WARRANTY REFUSED TO PAY FOR THIS PROCEDURE. WHAT WILL HAPPEN IN ANOTHER 30000 MILES AND HOW MANY TIMES CAN THE ROTORS BE RESURFACED: *TR

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2008 HONDA ACCORD 4-DOOR LX-P SEDAN (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION), WHICH WAS PURCHASED IN JANUARY OF 2008. BEGINNING IN DECEMBER OF 2008, I DETECTED AN INTERMITTENT NOISE WHICH CAN BEST BE DESCRIBED AS THE SOUND OF AIR MOVING THROUGH A STRAW WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, WHICH WAS SUSTAINED THROUGH SUBSEQUENT ACCELERATION UNTIL REPEATED APPLICATION AND RELEASE OF THE BRAKES CAUSED THE NOISE TO CEASE. IT WAS AUDIBLE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE CAR, AND COULD NOT BE ISOLATED TO ONE PARTICULAR AREA OF THE CAR (REAR OR FRONT), THOUGH IT APPEARED TO ORIGINATE IN THE WHEELS AREA. THIS WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALER DURING VISITS FOR OIL CHANGES AND TIRE ROTATIONS, AS WELL AS A SEPARATE VISIT SPECIFICALLY TO ASSESS THIS ONGOING OCCURRENCE. I WAS REPEATEDLY ASSURED THAT THEY HAD NOT HEARD THE NOISE, BUT HAD CHECKED THE BRAKES AND TIRES AND ALL WAS FINE, THERE WERE NO SUSPECTED OR VISIBLE CONCERNS. ONE DAY PRIOR TO MY MOST RECENT SERVICE APPOINTMENT OF JUNE 11, 2009, THE NOISE CHANGED (THOUGH WAS STILL VERY INTERMITTENT) AND BEGAN TO SOUND AND FEEL LIKE A GRINDING, METAL-TO-METAL NOISE, AS WELL AS A VIBRATION FELT IN THE BRAKE PEDAL. WHEN INSPECTED DURING THE SERVICE APPOINTMENT, I WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAD DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR BRAKE PADS WERE COMPLETELY WORN AND DAMAGE HAD BEEN DONE TO THE ROTORS AS A RESULT. THE REAR BRAKE PADS ON THE NEWER HONDA ACCORDS (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS) WEAR EXTREMELY QUICKLY, AT APPROXIMATELY 18-20,000 MILES. THEY ALSO WEAR UNEVENLY, SUCH THAT THE I

2008 HONDA ACCORD - WENT IN FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE AT 16,000 MILES. REAR BRAKE PADS AT 2MM AND WAS TOLD THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS A FRONT WHEEL DRIVE CAR, THE BRAKES WERE NOT MAKING ANY NOISE OR INDICATION THEY WERE WORN OUT. BEING CHARGED BY HONDA DEALERSHIP $300 TO REPLACE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A DEFECT ON THE BRAKING SYSTEM BY HONDA, WHY WOULD REAR BRAKES WEAR OUT SO FAST COMPARED TO FRONT? *TR

PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR ON 2008 HONDA ACCORD. REAR BRAKES WERE WORN TO THE INDICATORS AFTER ONLY 15,000 MOSTLY HIGHWAY MILES. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FOR THE 2008 AND 2009 HONDA ACCORDS. *TR

2008 HONDA ACCORD LX-P PURCHASED IN AUGUST, 2008 NOW REQUIRES COMPLETE BRAKE PAD REPLACEMENT AFTER ONLY 20,026 MILES ON THE REAR BRAKES. STRANGE THAT REAR BRAKES WOULD REQUIRE REPLACEMENT ON A FRONT-WHEEL DRIVE CAR AFTER SO FEW MILES. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE, THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE SEEING THE SAME EXACT ISSUE. SOME ONLY AFTER 6,000 MILES. *TR

2008 ACCORD V6 3.5 REAR BRAKES ARE DANGEROUSLY THIN AND REQUIRE REPLACEMENT AT 17000 HIGHWAY MILES. *TR

PREMATURE REAR BRAKE WEAR ON A 2008 HONDA ACCORD EX-L. I HAD TO CHANGE THE REAR BRAKE PADS AT AROUND 16, 000 MILES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A GRINDING NOISE AS IF THE BRAKE PADS WERE STRIKING THE ROTORS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WERE RECEIVING NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE NOISE FOR HER TYPE OF VEHICLE. THEY SUGGESTED THAT THE BRAKING MECHANISM COULD BE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE OR EITHER THE REAR BRAKES WERE FAULTY. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 17,000 MILES AND THE BRAKES WERE SUPPOSED TO LAST FOR 12,000 MILES. IN ADDITION, THE CALIPERS WERE LOCKING AND NOT RELEASING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE BRAKES BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. FURTHERMORE, THE REAR BRAKES WERE PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED ON THE VEHICLE. THE ADDITIONAL REPAIR WAS MADE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,701 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,834.

2008 HONDA ACCORD EX 6544 KMILES- HAD FRONT BRAKES CHECKED FROM SQUEAL AND SAID NOTHING WRONG 9724 MILES- THEY CHANGED FRONT BRAKES AND GOT 4 MORE MPG. 21K MILES- THEY SAY I HAVE 1MM OF BACK BRAKES LEFT AND MAY HAVE ROTOR DAMAGE. NO SQUEALS OR ANY SIGNS OF BRAKE DAMAGE TO THE DRIVER. *TR

2008 HONDA ACCORD REAR BRAKES: I AM WRITING YOU ABOUT THE THOUSANDS OF ONLINE COMPLAINTS ON THE NEW HONDA ACCORD REAR BRAKES. I WAS TOLD MY BRAKES WERE WORE THROUGH ON MY NEW HONDA ACCORD AT 20K MILES (I'M LUCKY MOST HAVE FAILED SOONER). I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS AND THE NATIONAL PRESS ON THE REAR BRAKE PROBLEM (CONSUMER REPORTS WROTE AND ARTICLE ABOUT THE ISSUE IN MAY 09) WILL YOUR OFFICE PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED OR HURT. *TR

PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR AND REDUCED BRAKE EFFICIENCY. *TR

2008 HONDA ACCORD HAS CHRONIC REAR BRAKE ISSUES. I HAVE APPROXIMATELY 31,000 MILES ON A 2008 ACCORD AND MY REAR BRAKES HAVE NEEDED REPLACEMENT TWICE. I HAVE NOT HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKES. HONDA SAYS THAT THIS IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR, BUT I DISAGREE. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. I THINK THAT HONDA SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS PART OF THE CAR. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. MOST PEOPLE ARE NOT LOOKING TO REPLACE BRAKE PADS AT 15,000 MILES AND THIS CAN EASILY LEAD TO MAJOR SAFETY ISSUES. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2008 HONDA ACCORD A YEAR AGO. WITH LESS THAN 30K MILES I WAS FACED WITH REPLACING THE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS, COSTING A TOTAL OF $400. I'M THE MOTHER OF 4, SO SAFETY IS PARAMOUNT. MY PRIOR CAR WAS A 2003 HONDA CIVIC IN RETROSPECT, WORKMANSHIP WAS FAR SUPERIOR TO THE ACCORD. WHEN I NOTIFIED MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER I WAS BOUNCED BETWEEN SALES AND SERVICE. IF I WERE TO RATE THEM ON CUSTOMER SATISFACTION, THEY WOULD FAIL. I'M WRITING IN HOPES HONDA WILL RECALL THIS MODEL AND UPHOLD THEIR 'FORMER' STELLAR REPUTATION. SIGNED A DISGRUNTLED CONSUMER. *TR

REAR BRAKE PADS ON 2000-2009 HONDA ACCORD WEAR OUT WITHIN 1 YEAR OR SO -- 18 MONTHS IN OUR CASE. USUALLY REAR BRAKE PADS LAST FOR MANY YEARS. THIS IS A SERIOUS POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. HONDA HAS RECEIVED MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS, BUT IS STILL REFUSING TO ADMIT ANY PROBLEM THROUGH A TSB OR RECALL. I DON'T THINK ANYONE IS EXPECTING TO HAVE THEIR BRAKES BE COMPLETELY GONE THAT FAST. MY WIFE HAD A NEAR MISS ACCIDENT WHEN TRAVELING WITH OUR CHILDREN BECAUSE THE PADS WERE SO WORN OUT. PLEASE USE LINK TO SEE MORE COMPLAINTS. I AM NOT ALONE IN THIS. HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/ACCORD/2008/BRAKES/PREMATURE_BRAKE_WEAR.SHTML. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2008 ACCORD EX-L WITH THE 4 CYLINDER ENGINE ON 5/30/08. 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? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED ON JUNE 21, 2008. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR BRAKES WERE SQUEALING. IN MAY OF 2009, HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS. HE BELIEVED THAT IT WAS TOO PREMATURE FOR THE BRAKE PADS TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,450 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,700.

2008 HONDA ACCORD EXL-V6 4 DOOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - 8,310 CURRENT MILEAGE THE 2008 HONDA ACCORD BRAKE SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE...SEE COMPLAINTS HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/ACCORD/2008/BRAKES/PREMATURE_BRAKE_WEAR.SHTML I BOUGHT MY CAR BRAND NEW ON 08/20/08. WITHIN MONTHS OF THE PURCHASE THE FRONT BRAKES WERE REPLACED AND NOW THE REAR BRAKES HAVE A CONTINUOUS SQUEALING SOUND. I BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE BUT THE SERVICE REP AT THE DEALER SAID THAT IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND NOT A SAFETY ISSUE SO I SHOULD CONTACT HONDA DIRECTLY. I HAVE MADE NUMEROUS PHONE CALLS TO BOTH HERB CHAMBERS HONDA IN BURLINGTON MA ,WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR, AND HONDA CORPORATION AND THEY HAVE BOTH FLAT OUT REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM BUT HAVE BOTH ADMITTED THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES AGAIN REITERATING THAT IT'S "NOT A SAFETY ISSUE". THE DO NOT HAVE A TIME FRAME AS TO WHEN A FIX WILL BE FORTHCOMING. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE! *TR

LOUD SCREECHING NOISE COMING FROM PASSENGER SIDE REAR BRAKES. SCREECHING CONTINUED TO GET LOUDER SO I BROUGHT IT INTO HONDA EXPECTING THE ISSUE TO BE COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. I WAS INFORMED BY THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN THAT THE REAR BRAKE PADS NEEDED REPLACING AND THE SENSOR WAS WORN OUT. HE SAID HE HAS BEEN REPLACING LOTS OF PADS ON THE NEW ACCORDS AND THAT THEY SEEM TO BE PREMATURELY WEARING OUT. AFTER SEARCHING THE WEB I FOUND THAT HUNDREDS OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED THIS DEFECT. *TR

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. PLEASE SEE ALL THE COMPLAINTS AT: HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/ACCORD/2008/BRAKES/PREMATURE_BRAKE_WEAR.SHTML THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE WHO MAY NOT KNOW THAT THEIR REAR BRAKES ARE FAILING SO SOON AFTER PURCHASING A NEW CAR. HAVING OWNED PRIOR CARS, NEEDING TO REPLACE BRAKES EVERY YEAR IS UNHEARD OF. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 HONDA ACCORD I USE FOR A 156 MILES DAILY COMMUTE. AT AROUND 48,000 MILES, PART OF THE SEAT FRAME HAD CUT THROUGH THE PADDING AND THE SEAT COVER. I NOTICED THE EDGE WAS UNFINISHED AND RATHER SHARP. I INFORMED HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY AGREED TO SHARE THE COST OF CORRECTING THE DEFECT AND REPLACING THE DAMAGE MATERIAL. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS COULD BE A SAFETY HAZARD IF THE AIRBAGS ARE DEPLOYED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE OLD REAR BRAKE DISCS AND LEARNED THAT THE ABS IN THE NEWER HONDAS WILL PLACE MORE WEAR ON THE REAR BRAKES BECAUSE THEY HAVE THINNER PADS. HE WOULD NOT HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THIS HAD HE NOT GONE TO THE DEALER. THEREFORE, HE BELIEVES THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS HONDA OWNERS THAT ARE UNAWARE THAT THE REAR BRAKES ARE WEARING BETWEEN 20,000-25,000 MILES, WHEN IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE 40,000 MILES. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED AND THICKER BRAKE PADS SHOULD BE INSTALLED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 22,800.

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND NOTICED TERRIBLE SCREECHING NOISE FROM MY REAR BRAKES; TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY SAID I NEED NEW BRAKES! THE CAR IS 1 YEAR OLD - A 2008 HONDA ACCORD - PRIMARILY HIGHWAY DRIVING. I HAVE OWNED MANY CARS IN MY LIFETIME AND NEVER HAD TO REPLACE REAR BRAKES AT 24K MILES. *TR

THIS INCIDENT INVOLVED FAILURE OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM ON MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD WITH NO ANNUNCIATION OR WARNING THAT THERE WAS ANY PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM. FORTUNATELY, I WAS TRAVELING AT SLOW SPEEDS WITH VERY LITTLE TRAFFIC. I HAD DRIVEN ABOUT A MILE AND A HALF AND HAD MULTIPLE STOPS FOR TRAFFIC LIGHTS AND/OR STOP SIGNS WITH NO INDICATION THAT THERE WAS ANY PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM. I HAD JUST ACCELERATED AFTER LEAVING A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND WAS TRAVELING 25 ? 30 MPH. I ATTEMPTED TO SLOW TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN INTO A GAS STATION PARKING LOT. AT THE POINT OF BRAKING, I OBSERVED ABSOLUTELY NO SLOWING IN RESPONSE TO APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE. THERE WAS LITTLE RESISTANCE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND I CONTINUED TO DEPRESS THE PEDAL. STILL WITH NO SLOWING IN RESPONSE TO BRAKING, I USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. AFTER SAFELY STOPPING, I ATTEMPTED TO BETTER CHARACTERIZE THE BRAKING PROBLEM. I WAS ABLE TO REPEATEDLY REPRODUCE THE FAILURE, HOWEVER DID CONFIRM THAT IF THE BRAKE HAD BEEN FULLY DEPRESSED AND THEN A VERY QUICK PUMP TO THE BRAKE, EXCESSIVE AND DRAMATIC PRESSURE WAS TEMPORARILY AVAILABLE. I PHONED MY HUSBAND FOR ASSISTANCE AND HE WAS ABLE TO CAREFULLY DRIVE THE VEHICLE, USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ONLY TO LYNWOOD HONDA FOR INVESTIGATION AND SERVICING. WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY LYNWOOD HONDA THAT THE ABS MODULATOR HAD FAILED, HOWEVER, THERE WERE NOT FAULTS RECORDED IN THE VEHICLE?S COMPUTER WHICH IS WHY NO DASHBOARD INDICATION OCCURRED. THEY ALSO INDICATED THAT TH

THIS IS FOR MY NEW 2008 V4 HONDA ACCORD LX: THERE WAS SERIOUS BRAKE DAMAGE INCURRED FROM NORMAL WEAR ON THE CAR REQUIRING BRAKE SYSTEM REPLACEMENT WITH ONLY 14,423 MILES ON THE CAR. *TR

BRAKES HAVE PULSATING WHEN BRAKING AND REQUIRE HEAVY PRESSURE TO BE APPLIED TO STOP. EVEN THOUGH CAR IS ONLY 1.5 YEARS OLD WITH 18,000 MILES, SERVICE DEALERSHIP STATES NEW BRAKES AND MACHINING ROTORS IS NEEDED. *TR

PREMATURE REAR BRAKE WEAR ON 2008 HONDA ACCORD LX-P. CAR TAKEN FOR 20K MILE SERVICE TODAY, WAS INFORMED REAR BRAKES WORN TO 2MM WHILE FRONT BRAKES HAVE 8MM. NO MECHANICAL DEFECTS ADVISED BY DEALER, CLAIM NORMAL WEAR-AND-TEAR. THEY ARE COVERING PARTS AND LABOR UNDER WARRANTY EXCEPT THE BRAKE PADS. COST TO ME IS $75 IN ADDITION TO THE NORMAL SERVICE CHANGES OF $148, TOTAL BILL $213 PLUS TAXES AND FEES. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2008 HONDA ACCORD IN 10/2007. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TODAY AND FOUND OUT THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE MY BRAKES. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 16K MILES ON IT. I INQUIRED WITH THE MECHANIC AND HE SAID THIS IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. I CONTACTED HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE VIA TELEPHONE AND WAS INFORMED THAT HONDA WAS AWARE OF AN ISSUE REGARDING "PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR" ON 2008 ACCORDS AND HAVE SINCE REMEDIED THE PROBLEM WITH THEIR 2009 MODELS. WHEN I INQUIRED AS TO WHAT COULD BE DONE ABOUT MY SITUATION I WAS INFORMED THERE WAS NO RESOLUTION THAT HONDA COULD OFFER. I WOULD NEED TO PAY FOR THE BRAKE REPLACEMENTS AND IF HONDA DID OFFER SOME SORT OF INCENTIVE IN THE FUTURE I WOULD BE NOTIFIED SINCE A CASE WAS OPEN FOR ME. I FURTHERED MY RESEARCH AND GOOGLED PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR ON 2008 HONDA ACCORDS AND WAS TAKEN TO THE FOLLOWING LINKHTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/ACCORD/2008/BRAKES/PREMATURE_BRAKE_WEAR.SHTML I FOUND MORE THAN 230 COMPLAINTS FROM CONSUMERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE AND THE NEED TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENTS OUT OF POCKET, SOME HAVING REPLACED 2 AND 3 TIMES ALREADY. IS IT TO MUCH FOR ME TO ASK THAT HONDA ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY IN THIS FLAW AND REMEDY THE SITUATION. IF THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH PREMATURE WEAR AND IT WAS ADDRESSED IN THE NEWER MODELS, SHOULDN'T SOMETHING BE DONE ABOUT THE EXISTING MODELS WHICH HAVE THIS PROBLEM. *TR

2008 HONDA 4 CYL. ACCORD EX - PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR. HAD TO REPLACE REAR PADS/ROTORS AFTER ONLY 25K MILES, WHICH WERE ALL HIGHWAY MILES. PREVIOUSLY OWNED A 2000 ACCORD, WITH EXACT SAME DRIVING PATTERN AND ONLY REPLACED EVERY 70K MILES. AT THIS RATE, I WOULD BE SPENDING AN ADDITIONAL $3-4K IN BRAKE MAINTENANCE TO GET 250K MILES! THIS NEEDS A RECALL AND/OR REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD LX-P BEGAN MAKING A TERRIBLE SCREECHING NOISE WHEN BRAKING AND DRIVING. SOUND WAS DUE TO PREMATURE REAR BRAKE WEAR AT 22,600 MILES. HONDA SAID THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT CURRENTLY WON'T COVER THE PROBLEM. THEY ARE CALLING THIS PROBLEM NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. *TR