2008 Honda Accord complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED LESS THAN SIX MONTHS AGO AND THE CONTACT ALREADY HAS TO INSTALL NEW BRAKE PADS. THE BRAKE PADS ARE NOT HOLDING AND ARE WEARING OUT FASTER THAN THEY SHOULD. THE DEALER ADVISED HIM TO PURCHASE NEW BRAKE PADS BECAUSE THEY WERE WORN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,456.

'08 ACCORD EX-L 2 DOOR. INSIDE REAR BRAKE PADS SHOT AFTER 15,000 MILES. OUTER REAR PADS LOOK LIKE NEW, SO DO FRONT PADS. DEALER SAYS THIS IS NORMAL. THIS PROBLEM SHOWS UP ALL OVER THE WEB BY TYPING "08 ACCORD BRAKES" DEALER WON'T FIX UNDER WARRANTY. I DON'T USE THE PARKING BRAKE. THIS IS NOT RIGHT. WHAT DO YOU SAY? *TR

2008 HONDA ACCORD / PREMATURE WEARING OF REAR BRAKES / VEHICLE HAS 19000 MILES ON IT AND THE DEALER TELLS ME THAT THE REAR BRAKES NEED REPLACED / THIS IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE FRONT BRAKES ARE FINE / HONDA DEFINITELY HAS A DESIGN FLAW HERE AND THEY SHOULD BE MADE TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM / THERE ARE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET IN REGARDS TO THIS ISSUE. HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/ACCORD/2008/BRAKES/PREMATURE_BRAKE_WEAR.SHTML. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. TWO WEEKS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE CONTACT HEARD A SCREECHING SOUND WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES AT 15 MPH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE NOISE WAS NORMAL DUE TO THE MATERIAL USED FOR THE BRAKES AND THAT THE SOUND WOULD EVENTUALLY GO AWAY. THE BRAKES AND PADS ON THE VEHICLE WERE COMPLETELY WORN OUT AT 8,000 MILES; HOWEVER, NO BRAKE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED. THE SCREECHING NOISES COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE NEVER CEASED. THE CONTACT CAN CURRENTLY HEAR THE NOISE EVEN WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT BEING DEPRESSED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REAR BRAKE LINING ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WAS DOWN TWO MILLIMETERS, WHICH MEANT THAT NEW REAR BRAKES WERE NEEDED. THE CONTACT ALSO BELIEVES THAT THE BRAKES WERE STUCK ON THE CALIPERS, CAUSING THE BRAKE PADS TO WEAR MORE QUICKLY THEN THEY SHOULD. THIS WOULD MEAN THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE EXPERIENCING BRAKE ISSUES AT SUCH A LOW MILEAGE. SHE SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE ANY FAILURE OR PROVIDE ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,000. UPDATED 3/13/09 *CN UPDATED 03/17/09. *JB

2008 HONDA ACCORD EX 4CYL. W/ 23K HAS EXTREME BRAKE WEAR IN REAR. INSIDE PAD IS GOOD, OUTSIDE IS DOWN TO METAL. *TR

REAR BRAKES GONE AT 25K AND MY CAR IS ONLY 1 YR OLD. NONE THE LESS THE REPAIRS ARE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND ACCORDING TO LOCAL DEALER SHIP HONDA DECIDED TO MAKE THE BRAKE PADS THINNER. BIG MISTAKE. THIS IS MY FIRST HONDA AND I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER ONE AND APPARENTLY HONDA IS NOT BIG ON QUALITY ANYMORE. *TR

2008 HONDA ACCORD, ROUTINE 25,000 MAINTENANCE AT DEALERSHIP. DEALER TELLS ME THE REAR BRAKES NEED REPLACING. DEALER TELLS ME THIS IS COMMON PROBLEM IN 2008 ACCORDS. NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. HONDA IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 HONDA ACCORD WITH 33,140 MILES ON IT, PREDOMINANTLY HIGHWAY MILES. THE BRAKES STARTED GRINDING. AFTER AN INSPECTION, I'M TOLD THAT ALL MY BRAKE PADS AND ROTOR ARE COMPLETELY WORN AND ALL NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS UNACCEPTABLE. BRAKE PADS AND ROTOR SHOULD NOT WEAR OUT AFTER 33,000 MILES. WHILE HONDA ADMITS THERE IS A PROBLEM, THEY WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. *TR

I OWN A 2008 HONDA ACCORD WITH A LITTLE OVER 13,000 MILES ON IT. THE REAR BRAKES ARE COMPLETELY WORN DOWN AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. I'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A HUGE ISSUE WITH THIS PARTICULAR CAR. HONDA NEEDS TO RECALL THIS, BECAUSE IT IS AN OBVIOUS DEFECT IN DESIGN THAT MY LOCAL DEALER REFUSES TO FIX UNDER WARRANTY. I HAVE YET TO CALL HONDA, BUT FROM WHAT EVERYBODY ELSE HAS SAID, HONDA WILL DO NOTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD THAT ISN'T EVEN 6 MONTHS OLD NEEDS TWO NEW REAR BREAK PADS AND A NEW ROTOR. HONDA WANTS $470 TO FIX IT AND NONE OF IT IS COVERED THROUGH MY WARRANTY OR MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. AM I GOING TO HAVE TO REPLACE MY BRAKES EVERY 6 MONTHS? *TR

REAR BRAKE PADS ARE COMPLETY OUT AFTER 15K MILES. THONDA DOES NOT WANT TO COVER IT ON THE WARRANTY. FRONT PADS ARE IN PERFECT CONDITION. *TR

2008 REAR BRAKE PADS GONE AT 21,500 MILES, MOSTLY HIGHWAY DRIVING. I CALLED THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM AND WAS TOLD THAT 1. IT'S NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND 2. HONDA PUT SMALLER PADS. I OWNED 6 NEW CARS NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM, VERY DISAPPOINTING WITH HONDA AND IF THEY DON'T FIX THIS PROBLEM I'LL NEVER BUY HONDA AGAIN.*TR

2008 HONDA ACCORD LX, PREMATURE REAR BRAKE PAD WEAR. THE FIRST TIME I HAD THEM REPLACED MY CAR HAD 14,000 MILES, JUST BOUGHT IT 5 MONTH AGO. SECOND TIME WAS ONLY 3 MONTHS LATER. DEALER STATES, "NORMAL " THE PROBLEM IS THAT IT'S THE SAME BRAKE PAD AND ONLY ONE SIDE WEARS OUT. IT IS HARD TO BELIEVE THAT A NEW CAR NEEDS BRAKE PAD REPLACEMENTS EVERY THREE MONTHS. THE FRONT BRAKES ARE STILL GOOD. *TR

2008 HONDA ACCORD BRAKE FAILURE PREMATURE BARKE WEAR. *TR

2008 HONDA ACCORD EX-L V6 BOUGHT AUGUST 2008, BRAKES STARTED SQUEALING AFTER 6,000 MILES. CAR CURRENTLY HAS ROUGHLY 11,000 MILES ON IT. HAVE HAD INTO DEALERSHIP MORE THAN THREE TIMES TO RECTIFY THE BRAKE SQUEALING. HONDA CLAIMS THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. FIND OTHERS ON THE INTERNET WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. COME TO FIND OUT IT IS PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR ON THE REAR BRAKE PADS. HONDA CORPORATE SAYS THAT THEY AND I ARE AT AN IMPASSE AND THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING. IN A NUTSHELL, I'LL BE REPLACING BRAKE PADS EVERY 12,000 MILES JUST TO MAINTAIN A SAFE VEHICLE! NO DEATHS YET, BUT I WON'T LET MY 8 MONTH OLD BABY IN THE CAR ANYMORE FOR FEAR THAT IF MY BRAKES DO FAIL, I DON'T WANT HER TO BE INJURED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD EX. THERE WAS NOISE PRESENT IN THE REAR BRAKE AREA. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE WORN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE BRAKES ARE NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE CONTACT IS AWARE OF THE SAFETY RISK. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 26000.

VIBRATION/SHIMMY IN THE STEERING WHEEL. TOOK VEHICLE TO PURCHASING DEALER TWICE. DEALER COULD NOT FIX SHIMMY. DEALER SAID THAT'S THE WAY HONDA IS MAKING THEM. SHIMMY STARTS ~ 60 MPH AND CONTINUES THROUGH 75 MPH. SHIMMY IS INTERMITTENT AND VARYING IN INTENSITY DEPENDING ON VEHICLE SPEED AND LOAD. TOOK TO 2ND DEALER AND VERIFIED PROBLEM. 2ND DEALER ALSO VERIFIED OTHER 2008 ACCORDS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

DEFECTIVE REAR BRAKE PADS. 2008 HONDA ACCORD COUPE EXL WITH 12K MILES. THE CAR WAS BOUGHT IN MAY 2008 AND ONLY HAS LITTLE OVER 12K MILES ON IT AND THE REAR BRAKE PADS ALREADY NEEDS CHANGING. I CALLED THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM AND WAS TOLD THAT HONDA HAD BOUGHT ON SMALL PADS IN THE BACK BUT THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE A FIX IN FOR THE SMALL PADS AND THE BRAKES ARE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I ALSO DID A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET FOR SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND FOUND THAT A LOT OF CUSTOMERS ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. I FEEL THAT EITHER HONDA NEEDS TO FIND A FIX FOR THE PROBLEM BY DOING A RE-CALL ON ALL CARS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM OR THEY NEED TO COVER THE FIX UNDER WARRANTY. I DON'T THINK I OR ANY OTHER CONSUMER CAN AFFORD TO HAVE THEIR BRAKES FIX EVERY 12K MILES DURING THIS HARD ECONOMIC TIMES. PLEASE CHECK THE PROVIDED LINK FROM OTHER CONSUMERS COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/ACCORD/2008/BRAKES/PREMATURE_BRAKE_WEAR.SHTML. *TR

MY DAUGHTER STARTED THE CAR, HER HUSBAND GOT IN & CLOSED THE RIGHT PASSENGER DOOR & THE CURTAIN AIR-BAGS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE DEPLOYED. THE CAR IS A LEASED 2008 HONDA ACCORD SEDAN WITH APPROX 14,452 MILES. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO CORAL SPRINGS HONDA, AND WAS TOLD THAT THEIR INVESTIGATIVE TEAM HAD TO LOOK THE CAR OVER. THEIR FINAL STATEMENT IS THAT THE PASSENGER "SLAMMED" THE DOOR TO HARD AND IT CAUSED THE AIR-BAGS TO DEPLOY. IT IS PRETTY SCARY TO THINK THAT THIS CAN HAPPEN IF YOU SHOULD CLOSE YOUR DOOR TO HARD. THEY ARE ALSO STATING THAT IT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO HAVE THE CAR REPAIRED. PLEASE ADVISE AS TO MY LEGAL RIGHTS. *TR

HEADLIGHTS, CABIN LIGHTS, BACK LIGHTS ALL DIM/FLICKER EVERY 20-30 SECONDS. SEEMS TO HAPPEN WITH DEFOGGER OR A/C IS RUNNING BUT HAS ALSO HAPPENED WHEN AIR IS OFF. OTHER DRIVERS THINK I AM FLASHING THEM OR HITTING BRAKES. WAS TOLD CAR IS FUNCTIONING AS DESIGNED TO HELP FUEL ECONOMY. I WISH I HAD TEST DROVE CAR AT NIGHT, WOULD HAVE NEVER BOUGHT THE CAR. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE MY CAR INCREASED MY NORMAL BRAKING SO BAD THAT THE CAR COMPLETELY STOPPED ON A WINTER ROAD, CAUSING THE CARS BEHIND ME TO ALMOST HIT ME. I WASN'T ABLE TO ACCELERATE RIGHT AWAY SO I SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND BACK ON, THEN I COULD RELEASE THE BRAKES. IT HAPPENED A SECOND TIME 2 MILES AHEAD. THIS WAS PRETTY ANNOYING, SCARY AND DANGEROUS. THE CAR IS NOW AT THE SHOP, I'M WAITING FOR THE DEALERS CALL TO SEE WHAT THEY FOUND.. HONDA'S WEBSITE (HTTP://CORPORATE.HONDA.COM/PRESS/ARTICLE.ASPX?ID=4110 ) READS: "ANOTHER KEY VSA FUNCTION IS RECOGNIZING EMERGENCY BRAKING SITUATIONS AND ALMOST INSTANTLY APPLYING ADDED BRAKING FORCE. THIS BRAKE ASSIST FEATURE IS CONTROLLED BY A SPECIAL LOGIC IN THE SYSTEM THAT DETERMINES WHEN THE PEDAL STROKE AND SPEED EXCEED A TYPICAL RANGE - AS THEY WOULD IN A PANIC STOP...VSA IS CALIBRATED TO FUNCTION IN A NEAR-TRANSPARENT MANNER, AND IN MANY CASES A DRIVER WILL NOT EVEN BE AWARE OF ITS OPERATION." WELL, THESE WERE NOT "PANIC STOPS" AT ALL AND I WAS VERY AWARE OF ITS OPERATION SO WAS THE PEOPLE DRIVING BEHIND ME. HONDA ACCORD COUPE 2008-V6 AT5. *TR

PURCHASED CAR AND DROVE OFF THE HONDA LOT AS NEW CAR ON 4.3.2008. GRINDING SOUND AT REAR OF CAR NOTICED AT 17500 MILES ON OR ABOUT 1.01.2009. TOOK THE CAR INTO HONDA, THEY HAD TO REPLACE WORK REAR BRAKE PADS AT A COST OF $300. I COMPLAINED AND SAID IT WAS TOO SOON TO REPLACE THEM, HONDA SAID IT WAS WEAR AND TEAR AND I HAD TO PAY. I RESEARCHED THIS SITE AND FOUND 5 SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. I AM CALLING HONDA AT 18009995901 TO LODGE A COMPLAINT AND I URGE YOU TO DO THE SAME. *TR

VEHICLE POPS OUT OF THIRD GEAR AND ACCELERATION IS STOPPED ABRUPTLY DUE TO THIS DEFECT CAUSING A SIGNIFICANT CHANCE OF REAR END CRASHES EVERY TIME IT OCCURS. VEHICLE IS 2008 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THIS IS A SERIOUS DEFECT AND FITS THE CRITERIA FOR A SAFETY RECALL ON BOTH CONCERNS, I.E., "POSES AN RISK TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY, AND "MAY EXIST IN A GROUP OF VEHICLES OF THE SAME DESIGN OR MANUFACTURE, OR ITEMS OF EQUIPMENT OF THE SAME TYPE AND MANUFACTURE". HONDA KNEW OF THIS PROBLEM IN 2007 CIVIC MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS AND IGNORED THE PROBLEM AND CONTINUED TO PUT THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS IN THE 2008 ACCORDS AND CIVICS. FINALLY AFTER A CONSUMER DEMONSTRATION IN CALIFORNIA AND COVERAGE BY THE LOCAL MEDIA, HONDA ISSUED A HONDA SERVICE BULLETIN 08-020 THAT REPLACES THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION PARTS. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE A MANUFACTURER RECALL BASED ON THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS LISTED HERE WHERE THE CONSUMER WRITES THAT THEY BELIEVE IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN AND THAT THEY WERE ALMOST INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. TOO MANY NEAR MISSES TO IGNORE. ALSO, BECAUSE IT FITS THE CRITERIA LISTED ON THIS WEBSITE FOR A LIKE DEFECT IN A "GROUP OF VEHICLES". I HOPE IT DOESN'T TAKE A DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY TO REQUIRE HONDA TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR THE DEFECTIVE MODELS. WE ALL KNOW MONEY IS THE DETERMINING FACTOR AND BASIS FOR THEIR DECISION AND IF LEFT TO THEM, THEY WOULD NEVER ISSUE ONE. I AM THINKING TO BURN MY NEW HONDA ACCORD WHICH HAS LESS THAT 7

08 HONDA ACCORD HEADLIGHTS DIM WHILE DRIVING. WHEN EVER THE CAR SHIFTS UP OR DOWN AS WELL AS RANDOMLY AND WHILE DRIVING AT A CONSTANT SPEED. *TR

PURCHASED NEW 2008 HONDA ACCORD 4CYL. IN JUNE 2008. AFTER A WEEK I DROVE THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT AND NOTICED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHT MOMENTARILY DIM EVERY 30 SECONDS OR SO. CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD TO BRING THE VEHICLE WHICH I DID. THEY RAN DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND I WAS TOLD EVERY IS FUNCTIONING AS DESIGNED. AFTER DOING A GOOGLE SEARCH "HONDA HEADLIGHT DIMMING" I CAME UPON SEVERAL FORUMS THAT HOST A NUMBER OF COMPLAINT FROM 2008 HONDA ACCORD OWNERS WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. YOUR WEB SITE SHOWS AT LEAST 76 COMPLAINT FOR THE SAME ISSUE. MY CONCERNS ARE THIS:1.) NO OTHER CAR HAS THIS FEATURE DESIGN CAUSING THE HEADLIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS TO DIM .2.) ON COMING TRAFFIC THINKS THAT THEY ARE BEING FLASHED CAUSING MANY TO GESTURE....3.) CARS IN FONT THINK THAT THEY ARE BEING FLASHED W/ HIGH BEAMS. 4.) VERY DISTRACTING TO THE DRIVER 5.) CARS BEHIND YOU THINK YOU ARE TAPPING THE BRAKES. 5.) SOME ONE PASSING YOU MAY THINK THAT YOU HAVE FLASHED THEM TO COME BACK INTO THE LANE PREMATURELY. I COULD GO ON AND ON. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND NOT NORMAL. PLEASE HELP. THERE HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL LEMON LAW SUITS FILED AGAINST HONDA DUE TO THIS ISSUE. YOU ARE OUR GOVERNMENT, YOUR ONLY PURPOSE IS TO SERVE THE PEOPLE. PLEASE START AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS SITUATION WHERE A INNOCENT DRIVER IS GOING TO GET HURT OR KILLED BY EITHER ANOTHER DRIVER FROM ROAD RAGE OR A TRUCKER THAT THOUGHT THEY WERE GIVEN THE CLEAR SIGNAL AFTER PASSING TO COME BACK INTO THE LANE ONLY TO R

LEAKING FLUID-TOOK TO LOCAL DEALER WHO INDICATED TRANSMISSION LEAK & NEEDED NEW TRANSMISSION SEAL. DEALER SAID THEY DID NOT KNOW WHERE TO ORDER PART OR WHEN THEY WOULD HAVE ONE. WE FOUND OUT BY CALLING CORPORATE 1/2/09 "WAREHOUSE SHUT DOWN THROUGH THE HOLIDAYS UNTIL 1/5/09 & A CASE # WAS FILED". CALLED DEALER 1/8 FOR STATUS & WAS TOLD THEY "HAD SEAL & WORKING ON CAR, POSSIBLY READY THAT EVENING OR NEXT DAY" (1/9). DEALER CALLED 1/9 & LEFT MSG THAT CAR NOT READY BEFORE 1/12. DEALER CALLED 1/12 TO SAY THEY NEED TO ORDER A NEW TRANSMISSION AND COULD NOT SAY WHERE THEY WERE GOING TO GET IT. IT IS GOING ON 18 DAYS AND COUNTING AND DRIVING A RENTAL SINCE 12/31/08. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD THE ENGINE FAILED AND THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD LOST POWER AS I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY. THE ENTIRE CAR LOST FUNCTIONALITY INCLUDING THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES I HAD TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTART THE ENGINE BUY TURNING OFF AND ON THE IGNITION KEY. *TR

2008 ACCORD 4CYL. HEADLIGHTS FLASH ABOUT EVERY 20 SECONDS. HAVE REPORTED THIS AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. *TR

REAR BRAKE PADS WORE OUT AT APPROXIMATELY 20K MILES. DEALER ADVISED THAT THIS IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. *TR

2008 HONDA ACCORD HEADLIGHTS DIMMING WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE HEADLIGHTS DIM EVERY 30 SECONDS. NOTICEABLE WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT TIME. ONCOMING TRAFFIC FLASHES LIGHTS THINKING THAT HIS HIGH BEAMS ARE ON. *KB THE CONSUMER LEARNED THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM INVOLVED THE ELECTRICAL LOAD DETECTOR. THE CONSUMER STATED THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD ROUTINELY DIM.*JB

THE HEAD LIGHTS DIM AT 15-30 SECOND INTERVALS. I FEEL THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. FOR EXAMPLE, I HAVE HAD PEDESTRIANS WALK OUT IN FRONT OF ME IN PARKING LOTS BECAUSE THEY THOUGHT I WAS SIGNALING THEM TO CROSS. *TR

2008 HONDA ACCORD LX 4 CYLINDER L&R TAIL LIGHTS REAR FENDER HAD TO BE REPAINTED TAIL LIGHTS DIDN'T FIT PROPERLY INTO THE BODY. DEALER STATED THIS IS A PROBLEM FROM THE FACTORY . TAIL LIGHTS FOG UP AFTER A CAR WASH OR RAIN STORM . BROUGHT TO CURY HONDA 4X . *TR

I OWN A NEW 2008 HONDA ACCORD EX-L 4CYL. WHENEVER THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ON THEY HAVE A VERY DISTRACTING CHARACTERISTIC OF DIMMING MOMENTARILY AND THEN RETURNING TO NORMAL ABOUT EVERY 15 - 20 SECONDS. IT DOES NOT SEEM TO MATTER WHAT ACCESSORIES ARE ON OR OFF. I WAS TOLD BY THE HONDA DEALERSHIP THAT THEY HAVE HEARD OF THE PROBLEM BUT THERE IS NO FIX AT THIS TIME. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 HONDA ACCORD LX. WHEN AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR CYCLES THE LIGHTS DIM AND THEN GO BACK TO NORMAL AS IF YOU WERE FLASHING YOUR HEADLIGHTS. TOOK TO DEALER AND I WAS TOLD HONDA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT HAS NO PLANS OF A FIX. ALSO THE TRANSMISSION HAS A WHINE AT SLOW SPEED. I TOOK SERVICE MANAGER FOR TEST DRIVE. HE KEPT THE CAR OVER NIGHT AND GAVE ME A RENTAL HE ACKNOWLEDGED BOTH PROBLEMS AND ANSWER WAS THE SAME FOR BOTH. ??????????????? *TR

2008 HONDA ACCORD EXL COUPE. THE HEADLIGHTS DIM SLIGHTLY ABOUT EVERY MINUTE. IT DOES NOT MATTER IF I HAVE AIR/HEAT/RADIO ON - IT DOES NOT SEEM TO MATTER WHAT SPEED/RPM I AM TRAVELING. I HAVE NOT TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER - FROM READING ONLINE, HONDA HAS BEEN TELLING EVERYONE THIS IS A "FEATURE" OF THE CAR. *TR

I TO HAVE A 08 ACCORD EXL 4 CYL AND SO FAR I HAVE A LIST OF THINGS WRONG WITH THE CAR. *TR 1. THE FAMOUS VIBRATION 2. TERRIBLE FUEL MILEAGE 3.LIGHTS FLASHING TO THE EXTENT THAT PEOPLE ARE HIGH BEAMING ME [THAT'S FUN] 4. DRIVERS SEAT JERKS AND MOVES REAL SLOW 5. WIND NOISE ON R/H FRONT OF CAR 6. HARD STARTING IN COLD WEATHER 7. GEAR SHIFT RATTLES 8. R/H FRONT DOOR RATTLES 9. A BANGING IN THE TRUNK OVER MODERATE BUMPS OR RAILROAD TRACKS [THERE IS NOTHING IN THERE] 10. SQUEAKING AND SOMETIMES GRINDING BRAKES 11. RIGHT FRONT SHOCK BANGS AT TIMES 12. WHEN YOU PUSH THE ACCELERATOR ABOUT ONE THIRD OF THE WAY THE CAR BOGS UNTIL ABOUT 3 THOUSAND RPM'S THEN DOUBLES AND TRIPLES IN POWER. *TR

EVENTS - NORMAL DRIVING. HOW OFTEN - EVERY TIME DRIVING THE AUTOMOBILE. WHAT WAS DONE? NOTHING. DEALER STATED THIS IS NORMAL PERFORMANCE OF THE VEHICLE. DESCRIPTION - HEADLIGHTS DIM WHILE DRIVING THE AUTOMOBILE. I STATED TO THE DEALER THAT I AM CONCERNED ABOUT, THE VEHICLE WILL BE POORLY ILLUMINATED, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH. HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS IS A NORMAL PERFORMANCE FOR THE HONDA ACCORD. I AM FEARFUL OF DRIVING THIS CAR AT NIGHT DUE TO THE AMOUNT THAT THE HEADLIGHTS DIM. *TR

2008 HONDA EX-L ACCORD COUPE - DURING LOW LIGHT CONDITIONS (LATE EVENING/NIGHT) THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKER EVERY 10 -13 SECONDS. I CONSTANTLY SEE OTHER DRIVERS GESTURING AT ME AS IF I'M FLICKING MY HI-BEAMS AT THEM. HONDA SAYS THAT THIS IS NORMAL AND SAYS THERE IS NO FIX . THIS IS THE FIRST NEW CAR I'VE OWNED THAT HAS THIS PROBLEM. THE BATTERY IS A LITTLE BIGGER THAN A MOTORCYCLE BATTERY. THIS CONDITION I BELIEVE IS DANGEROUS TO ON-COMING TRAFFIC. THIS COULD ALSO LEAD TO FAILURES OF VARIOUS OTHER ELECTRONIC CONTROL SYSTEMS DUE TO THE FLUCTUATING POWER SPIKES WHICH COULD LEAD TO DEVASTATING CONSEQUENCES WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY OR FREEWAY. *TR

I TOOK DELIVERY OF 2008 HONDA ACCORD COUPE (4 CYLINDER AUTOMATIC) IN AUGUST OF 2008. FROM DAY ONE I EXPERIENCE A STEERING WHEEL AND SUSPENSION/DRIVETRAIN VIBRATION & SHIMMY AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 45-65 MPH. THE DEALER REPLACED TIRES AND WHEELS, AND BALANCED FOUR WHEELS DURING FIRST SERVICE VISIT. ON THE SECOND AND LAST OFFERED SERVICE VISIT FOR THIS DEFECT, THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS "OPERATING AS DESIGNED". THEY DID NOT STATE THAT THEY COULD NOT VERIFY THE COMPLAINT AND STATED THEY WOULD NOT MAKE ANYMORE ATTEMPTS TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE PROBLEM. *TR

RE: 2008 HONDA ACCORD COUPE 4 CYLINDER LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHTS ONLY PROJECT ABOUT 30-40 FEET. ACCORDING TO DEALER THEY ARE ADJUSTED PROPERLY. POSSIBLY THEY ARE JUST TOO DIM. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE ON THE COUNTRY ROADS THAT I TRAVEL THAT HAVE NO STREET LIGHTS, UNLESS I USE THE HIGH BEAMS. *TR

HEADLIGHTS FLICKER WHEN AC SWITCHED ON. *TR

2008 HONDA ACCORD SEDAN. WHILE DRIVING IN A STEADY RAIN AT 55 MPH AND ABOVE THE RAIN WATER COLLECTS ON THE WINDSHIELD NEAR THE DRIVER'S SIDE A-FRAME PILLAR. THE WINDSHIELD WIPER REMOVES THE WATER FROM THE WINDSHIELD BUT BECAUSE OF THE DESIGN OF THE A-FRAME PILLAR IT ALLOWS THE RAIN WATER TO RETURN TO ABOUT 1/4 OF THE DRIVER'S VIEWING AREA THUS OBSTRUCTING THE VIEW UNTIL THE WIPER RETURNS TO REMOVE THE WATER. THIS PROCESS CONTINUES UNTIL EITHER THE RAIN LETS UP OR SPEED IS REDUCED. HAVING THIS OBSTRUCTED VIEW IS A HAZARD FOR THE DRIVER. I WAS TOLD BY THE SALESPERSON WHEN I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE THE A-FRAME PILLAR WAS REDESIGNED SO THAT WIND WOULD BE FUNNELED AWAY FROM THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT SIDE WINDOWS BUT THIS REDESIGN DOES NOT ALLOW WATER TO BE COMPLETELY REMOVED FROM THE WINDSHIELD. I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED THIS HAZARD AT OTHER TIMES THAN THE NOVEMBER 29, 2008 INCIDENT. *TR

INSIDE AND OUTSIDE (ALL) LIGHTS FLICKER WHEN A/C IS OPERATING. VERY NOTICEABLE TO ON COMING TRAFFIC. CONSIDER SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

2008 HONDA ACCORD REAR BRAKES WEARING PRE MATURELY. THE REAR BRAKE PADS ARE WEARING COMPLETELY OUT AROUND 20K TO 30K MILES. THE INNER BRAKE PADS SEEM TO WEAR 80% MORE THAN THE OUTER BRAKE PADS. COULD BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE FOR SOME. *TR

AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, A HEAD ON ACCIDENT GOING AT 40 MPH HIT A CAR GOING 45 MPH. MY BUMPER IN THE FRONT WAS PULLED OFF AND THE HOOD IS BENT BUT NO AIRBAGS WENT OFF. *TR

ALL LIGHTS DIM REALLY BAD WHEN DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD AT NIGHT EVERY 15 SECONDS WHEN THE A/C IS ON. HONDA SAYS THIS IS NORMAL.... I HAVE OWNED OVER 15 DIFFERENT CARS AND NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. *TR

2008 HONDA ACCORD EX-V6 STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS AND IN DIFFERENT SITUATIONS OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY, NEVER SEEMS TO HAPPEN AT DEALERSHIP. CONCERNED THAT IT COULD LEAD TO LOSS OF CONTROL OR CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. HONDA DEALER DENIES EXISTENCE OF GENERALIZED PROBLEM WITH MODEL. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2008 HONDA ACCORD EXL AUTOMATIC V6 IN SEPTEMBER 2007. ON NOV 14, 2008 THE DEALERSHIP INFORMS ME THAT THE REAR BRAKES ARE WORN DOWN TO THE ROTORS AND NEED TO BE REPLACED AT 29-30,000 MILES. NEVER HAVE I REPLACED BREAKS THIS SOON ON A NEW VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME VEHICLE HAVE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR PROBLEMS, AND HAVE REPLACED THEIRS WITH LESS MILES. I AM ALSO INFORMED THAT THIS IS WEAR AND TEAR WHICH IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. AFTER RESEARCHING IT ON THE WEB, THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THE BRAKE PADS PLACED ON THESE VEHICLE NEED TO BE INVESTIGATED FURTHER. *TR

HEADLIGHTS DIM WHEN THE CLIMATE CONTROL KICKS THE AIR COMPRESSOR ON. OCCURS SEVERAL TIMES PER MINUTE AND IS DISTRACTING. DEALER STATES IS NORMAL FOR I4 ENGINE. *TR

2008 ACCORD COUPE PURCHASED 3 MONTHS AGO, 4800 MILES; WHINING SOUND THAT WORSENED OVER A WEEK. POWER STEERING FLUID LEVEL CHECKED WELL BELOW THE LOWEST ACCEPTABLE LEVEL. NO SIGNS OF LEAKAGE UNDER CAR. HONDA REPLACED THE RACK AND PINION STEERING IN WARRANTY. NOT WHAT I EXPECTED OF MY FIRST HONDA. *TR