THE VEHICLE HAS GOOD COMPRESSION, BUT A STRANGE NOISE IS COMING FROM THE ENGINE. IT IS ALSO LOSING OIL WHILE LEAVING NO OIL MARKINGS. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER MISSED AN OIL CHANGE, AND WAS GETTING ONE WHEN THE MECHANICS SAID THAT THE NOISE MEANT THAT THE ENGINE HAD PROBLEMS. MULTIPLE MECHANICS HAVE TOLD US TO REPLACE THE V6 ENGINE. THE TIRE RODS ALSO NEED TO BE REPLACED, AND THE TSM LIGHT NEVER GOES OFF
2008 Honda Accord complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2008 record →
TAKATA RECALL. HONDA CONTACTED ME AGAIN REGARDING THE TAKATA AIRBAG INFLATOR. I TRADED THIS CAR INTO AN ACURA DEALER APPROXIMATELY 10 YEARS AGO. I HAVE CONTACTED HONDA BY PHONE AND MAIL 5 OR 6 TIMES YET THEY STILL HAVEN'T CORRECTED THIS. SOMEWHERE SOMEONE IS DRIVING A DANGEROUS VEHICLE. I SURE THEY COULD FIND THIS CAR IF THEY FOLLOWED UP CORRECTLY. THEY ARE OBVIOUSLY NOT VERY CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY.
MY SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WHEN I HIT A VERY DEEP POT HOLE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER BUT THEY SAID THEY CANNOT HELP BECAUSE IT'S NOT ON A RECALL BUT THERE APPARENTLY IS A PROBLEM BECAUSE THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE AIRBAGS ARE NOW HANGING IN MY CAR. IF I GET INTO AN ACCIDENT THESE WILL OBVIOUSLY NOT WORK. PLEASE ADVISE WHAT CAN I DO TO GET THESE FIXED AS IT CLEARLY IS A MALFUNCTION ISSUE.
THE CAR IS EXCESSIVELY BURNING OIL. I HAVE TO ADD A QUART OF OIL AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH. BEFORE THAT I WAS GETTING OIL CHANGES FREQUENTLY BECAUSE THE CAR WAS SAYING THE OIL WAS LOW.
MY CAR IS PULLING CODES 339, 303, AND 302. MISFIRING AND FROM TIME TO TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHES AND WON'T GO ABOVE 30MPH. CLICK LINK BELOW FOR THE INFORMATION ABOUT A RECALL FOR ALL 2008 HONDA ACCORD ENGINES. HTTP://RICKSFREEAUTOREPAIRADVICE.COM/HONDA-SERVICE-BULLETIN-09-050/
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE ENGINE SEIZED AND THE CHECK ENGINE AND SERVICE INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, BUT IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 15 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BIANCHI HONDA (8430 PEACH ST, ERIE, PA 16509, (814) 868-9678) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE PISTON RINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,000.
TAKATA RECALL. TOOK MY HONDA TO GET RECALL DONE. GOT CALL BACK THAT SAID THE RECALL WAS DONE BUT THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS PERMANENTLY ON DUE TO THE RECALL REPLACEMENT. THEY SAID IT WAS BECAUSE NEW PART THEY MADE DID NOT SYNC WITH MY SEATS BECAUSE THEY ARE 'AFTER MARKET' SEATS?! MY HONDA WAS BOUGHT BRAND NEW BY MY GRANDFATHER AT BREAKAWAY HONDA IN GREENVILLE SOUTH CAROLINA, AND THE SEATS IN IT ARE THE SAME ONES THAT CAME WITH IT WHEN DROVE OFF THE LOT! I NOW LIVE IN NORTH A CAROLINA AND CROWN HONDA OF DURHAM NC IS REFUSING TO DUE ANYTHING ABOUT IT SAYING IT'S NOT THEIR PROBLEM, AND THAT I NEED TO TAKE IT UP WITH THE SC HONDA LOCATION. TAKE MY CAR TO GET A RECALL DONE AND GOT A CAR BACK WITH AIRBAGS THAT NO LONGER WORK?! DOESN'T MAKE SENSE IT ME. I NOW HAVE A CAR LESS SAFE THAN BEFORE.
2008 HONDA ACCORD EX-L AT COLD START-UP, ENGINE RATTLES LOUDLY FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 SECONDS. AFTER INVESTIGATION AND CONSULTATION WITH HONDA REPAIR TECHNICIANS, IT APPEARS THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE VTC ACTUATOR AND HONDA HAS ISSUED A TSB 090-010 TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM.
AIRBAG PASSENGER PROBLEM WITHOUT ANY ACCIDENT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. AFTER THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR WAS CLOSED, THE SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V056000 (AIR BAGS). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT BLACKED OUT AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRUISES TO THE CHEST MUSCLES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL AUTO REPAIR SHOP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 204,000.
SPEED SECER IS BAD AND THE AIR BAD NEED TO BE REPLACE OR CHECK OUT LIGHT KEEP COMING ONIT BEEN IN THE SHOP EVERY TWO WEEK THERE SOMETHING WRONG
TAKATA RECALL. I WAS INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS FRONT AND REAR COLLISION. I WAS HIT FROM BEHIND WHILE MY VEHICLE WAS STOPPED ON A CITY STREET.THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACCIDENT DID NOT SEE THE STOPPED CARS AND HIT ME DOING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. I WAS PUSHED INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME AT HIGH IMPACT. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ALL AIRBAG RECALLS. I WAS NOT INJURED BUT THIS COULD HAVE HAD A MUCH DIFFERENT OUTCOME.
BOTH FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG CURTAINS THAT CONNECT TO THE ROOF ARE LEAKING WATER INTO THE VEHICLE WHEN IT RAINS. I'M AFORESAID THIS COULD AFFECT MY AIRBAG IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. I NEVER REALIZED THIS IS WHY MY DRIVER SEATS ARE WET WHEN IT RAINS.
I HAVE REPLACED MY LEATHER SEATS TWICE AND THEY ARE THE ONES FROM THE DEALER AND THEY DON'T LAST BUY A YEAR AND I AM HAVING TO REPLACE IT. ALSO, I HAVE REPLACED MY CONSOLE TOP COMPARTMENT TWICE BEFORE THE 36,000 MILES ON MY CAR. THEN THEY DEALER SHIP SAID AFTER THAT THE WARRANTY IS ONLY ONE YEAR. THE LEATHER SEATS ARE EXPENSIVE
TAKATA RECALL: I RECEIVED A "SRS ECU FAILURE" RECALL NOTICE AND CONTACTED A HONDA DEALERSHIP FOR SUPPORT. THEY TOLD ME TO DISREGARD THE RECALL. I WENT TO A SECOND DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED ONE PART BUT HAD TO "ORDER" ANOTHER. THAT SECOND PART STILL HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED AND IT HAS BEEN OVER A YEAR NOW. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A SERVICE UPDATE OR APPOINTMENT. IS MY CAR SAFE?
ON OCTOBER 8, 2018 IN PORTLAND OREGON A VEHICLE DROVE THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AND HIS RED LIGHT AND I WAS HIT WHILE MAKING THE LEFT TURN ON THE LEFT FRONT SIDE CLOSER TO THE HOOD OF MY VEHICLES AND MY SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND SUSTAINED A FRACTURED SCAPULA, RIBS, PUNCTURED AND BRUISED LUNG AND OTHER BRUISING INJURIES. IN 2017 WE TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR THE SERVICE AND SAFETY RECALLS HAD BEEN 'FIXED'.
I WAS INVOLVED IN A MVA AND AT 55 MPH, MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND MY CHEST HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AS WELL HEAD HIT THE WINDSHIELD LEAVING ME WITH A STERNUM FRACTURE. I HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM BEHIND.
HONDA RECALL. MY CAR FOR SOME REASON WAS COVERED UNDER THE POWER TRANSMISSION RECALL EVEN THOUGH MY CAR IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AND CODES OTHER 2008 HONDA ACCORD WERE THE SAME YEAR. MY OIL IS GOING FASTER THEN I CAN PUT IT IN. IT DOESN'T LAST A WHOLE MONTH. I HAVE NO OIL LEAKS IN MY CAR AT ALL WHAT SO EVER. ITS DAMAGING MY ENGINE BECAUSE I HAD NO CLUE IT WAS BURNING THE OIL THAT FAST. IT'S NOT FAIR THEY ONLY COVER SOME 2008 HONDA ACCORD. WHEN THEY ALREADY WERE SUED BECAUSE IF IT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 32 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE STRUCK THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NECK AND KNEE INJURIES, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT FRACTURED, WHICH CAUSED THE AIR BAG TO ENGAGE LATER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 180,929.
IS MAKING A VERY LOUD RATTLE NOISE FOR ABOUT 2 SECOND AT COLD START-UP AS I SEE THAT IS COMMON PROBLEM WITH HONDA CARS
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEPT COMING UP WITH THE MAINTENANCE LIGHT AND THE OIL LEVEL KEPT DROPPING.I TOOK IT TO AUTOZONE AND I GOT THESE CODED P3497 AND P3400. I DID A RESEARCH MYSELF AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE AS STATED IN HONDA'S BULLETIN 11-033.THE RECALL COVERS ALL ACCORD FROM 2008-2010 WHICH MINE IS INCLUDED. I CALLED ACCORD TO NOTIFY THEM ABOUT THESE BUT AFTER THEY LOOKED UP THE VIN,I WAS TOLD MY CAR WASN'T INCLUDED. HONDA'S BULLETIN SAYS ALL 2008-2010 V6 ACCORD SO WHY IS MY CAR EXEMPTED? PLEASE KINDLY LOOK INTO THESE ISSUE. THANK YOU.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, WHICH WAS A SAFETY CONCERN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V056000 (AIR BAGS). THE DEALER (HENDRICK HONDA BRADENTON, 5515 14TH ST W, BRADENTON, FL) WAS CONTACTED AND REFUSED TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 199,500. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKED UNDERNEATH THE HOOD WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT, WHERE AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC LIFTED THE HOOD, AND STATED THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS SMOKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MOSS MOTORS (337-235-9086, LOCATED AT 1407 LA 728-8, LAFAYETTE, LA 70501) WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED AND REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR. PRIOR TO THAT FAILURE, THE SAME DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING PUMP AND THE STARTER IN 2015 WHEN THE STEERING PUMP LEAKED AND DESTROYED THE STARTER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND OFFERED A FORTY PERCENT DISCOUNT TOWARDS THE COST OF THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 77,000.
"TAKATA RECALL". 2008 HONDA ACCORD DRIVER-SIDE TAKATA AIRBAG AGGRESSIVELY DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT FROM ANOTHER VEHICLE IN ACCIDENT, CAUSING SEVER INJURY TO DRIVER OF HONDA VEHICLE. THIS OCCURRED ON A MAIN HIGHWAY. THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL OF THE 2008 DRIVER-SIDE AIRBAG. MY VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS.
WAS TOLD IN LETTER THAT THE 2008 HONDA ACCORD HAS A RECALLED AIRBAG THAT COULD KILL OR SERIOUSLY INJUR YOU AND YOUR PASSENGERS. CALLED FRIENDLY HONDA OF POUGHKEEPSIE, NY AND THEY ARE NOT GIVING ANY APPOINTMENTS FOR OVER A WEEK. THEY ARE NOT GIVING A LOANER CAR UNTIL A WEEK. I AM CONCERNED THAT THEY ARE NOT HAVING THIS CAR BROUGHT IN IMMEDIATELY. WAITING FOR A WEEK FOR A SERIOUS RECALL TO ME IS DANGEROUS. I POINTED THIS OUT AND THERE WAS NO CHANGE IN THE DATE.
MY CAR MAKES THIS RATTLING SOUND WHEN I FIRST START THE CAR. I BROUGHT IT INTO MY HONDA DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT LOOKED AND THEY SAID IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE RELATED TO OTHER HONDA ACCORDS BUT HONDA WON'T COVER THE COST TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. THEY GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE OF $480 TO HAVE FIXED. I'VE SEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND THAT MANY HONDA ACCORD OWNERS HAVE ALSO FACED THIS ISSUE WITH THE RATTLING SOUND. IF IT IS A KNOWN DEFECT AND SAFTEY ISSUE, WHY HASN'T HONDA ISSUED A RECALL TO FIX IT?
V TEC ACTUATOR MAKES GRIDING NOISE WHEN START A CAR FOR 2 TO3 SECONDS
VERY LOUD NOISE FOR A FEW SECONDS WHEN STARTING THE CAR.. TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC SHOP HE SAID IT WAS THE VTC ACTUATOR AND FEW OTHER THINGS..
LOW TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT ON DASHBOARD STAYS LIT CONSTANTLY (YEARS!); EVEN AFTER BRAND NEW, PROPERLY INFLATED TIRES ARE INSTALLED. ON FLORIDA TURNPIKE FRIDAY 7/27/18 VERY FORTUNATE THAT TIRE MADE NOISE SO I PULLED OVER, AS TIRE INSIDE SIDEWALLS RUBBER WAS DISINTEGRATED/GONE WITH STEEL THREADS SHOWING! TPMS DASH LIGHT IS KNOWN DEFECT TO HONDA; BUT THEY WANT TO CHARGE $90 TO TELL YOU THAT! I'M EXTREMELY LUCKY TO NOT BE IN HOSPITAL OR MORGUE TODAY!
DOOR LOCK, REAR PASSENGER SIDE, AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCKS WHEN I LOCK THE DOORS. THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE ON THE DRIVER SIDE, REAR DOOR AND WAS REPLACED DUE TO RECALL.
AT COLD START-UP, THE ENGINE RATTLES LOUDLY FOR ABOUT 2 SECONDS. HAVE BEEN TOLD IS A DEFECTIVE VTC ACTUATOR.
VEHICLE ENGINE HAS A RATTLE SOUND WHEN TURNING ON. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN THAT HAPPENED
THE TPMS LIGHT ON THE CLUSTER PANEL TURNS ON AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I'VE ROUTINELY CHECKED THE TIRE PRESSURE FOR PAST THREE MONTHS ON COLD MORNINGS AND WARM TIRES. THE TPMS LIGHT TURNS OFF ON IT OWN AFTER AN HOUR OF HIGHWAY DRIVING OR ONCE YOU SWITCH THE ENGINE OFF (IT DOESN'T COME BACK ON UNTIL YOU DRIVE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AGAIN FOR AT LEAST 30-60 MINUTES).
GRINDING NOISE PRESENTS WHEN COLD START THE CAR, POSSIBLELY THE VTC ACTUATOR FAILURE
SINCE LAST 5 YEARS I NOTICED LOUD GRINDING NOISE AT STARTUP, ONLY IN THE MORNING WHEN I FIRST START THE ENGINE. NOISE DOES NOT HAPPEN ON STARTUPS DURING THE DAY AND THE ENGINE RUNS FINE. JUST THE ANNOYING ABOUT 2 SECOND LONG SCRATCH NOISE AT FIRST START IN THE MORNING. BUT SINCE LAST 2-3 WEEKS IT HAS GONE WORST AND GET THAT NOICE EVEN WHEN I START DRIVING AND EVERY TIME I SLOW DOWN AND START SPEED UP AGAIN IT GET THAT NOICE LIKE GEAR SLIPPING OR GRINDING NOISE UNTIL I REACH TO FASTER SPEED LIKE ABOVE 30-35. ITS HAPPENING EVERY TIME NOW. ON HONDA'S WEBSITE IT DEFINES PROBLEM AS "ENGINE RATTLES AT COLD START-UP" JUST DIFFERENCE FOR ME IS NOW ITS HAPPENING ALL THE TIME WHEN I AM DRIVING. AND I WAS WAITING FOR HOPE TO GET RECALL NOTIFICATION SINCE IT'S HAPPENING TO ALL 2008 HONDA ACCORD CUSTOMERS. HERE IS THE LINK OF HONDA WEBSITE WHICH HAS MORE INFORMATION . HTTPS://HONDA.OEMDTC.COM/219/ENGINE-RATTLES-AT-COLD-START-UP-2008-2013-HONDA WHICH EVEN SAYS THE 2008-2012 ALL HONDA ACCORD MODELS HAS THIS PROBLEM. SO BEFORE I SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO DEALERSHIP I THOUGHT TO TAKE THIS STEP TO MENTION ABOUT COMMON PROBLEM OF PARTICULAR 2008 HONDA ACCORD TO NHTSA UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HOPING I WILL GET SOME KIND OF HELP OR SOLUTION.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED ENGINE OIL LEAKING ONTO THE SPARK PLUGS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO THE DEALER (MEYER HONDA, 1268 CENTRAL PARK DR, O'FALLON, IL 62269, (618) 622-0588), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED EVERY 30,000 MILES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 173,000.
ENGINE RATTLES LOUDLY FOR 2 SECONDS UPON COLD START. ONLINE SEARCHES REVEAL THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE VTC ACTUATOR AND A TSB HAS BEEN ISSUES (NHTSA #10087883). MECHANIC SAYS COULD RESULT IN CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE IF NOT FIXED. I FEEL THAT HONDA SHOULD PAY FOR THIS REPAIR ON MY VEHICLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CONTACT SWERVED TO THE RIGHT TO AVOID A VEHICLE ENTERING HER LANE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT STRUCK A CURB AND THE FRONT PASSENGER CURTAIN AND SEAT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES DUE TO THE DEPLOYMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CAPITOL CITY HONDA (2370 CARRIAGE LOOP SW, OLYMPIA, WA 98502, (360) 754-3399), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 176,000.
THE BRAKE LIGHT CONTINUES TO GO ON AND OFF ON THE DASHBOARD. I HAVE CHANGED MY BRAKES, REPLACED THE BRAKE FLUID AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. I HAVE WENT TO HONDA AND THEY CAN ONLY TELL YOU THE COST FOR THE REPAIR. I HAVE SEEN QUITE A FEW COMPLAINTS ON OTHER WEBSITES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE FOUND MULTIPLE WEBSITES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM FOR THE 2008, 2009 AND 2007 HONDA ACCORD, I CANNOT UNDERSTAND HOW IT'S AFFECTING A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF VEHICLES FOR THE HONDA ACCORD AND THERE IS NOT A RECALL LISTED. ESPECIALLY WHEN IT CAN CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE LIGHT COMES ON WITHIN A MINUTE OR TWO OF DRIVING AND TURNS OFF AFTER REACHING 40 MPH. OTHER TIMES IT STAYS ON AND THE VSA LIGHT COMES ON.
I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER, MY CAR HAS APPROX. 24000 MILES, I HAVING BREAK PROBLEM THAT IS DEVELOPED APPROX. GOOD 5000 MILES AGO. WHEN THE BREAK IS APPLIED THE FONT END OF THE CAR STARTS VIBRATING AND SHAKING, ALSO CAN FILLED IN THE STARRING WHEEL.
I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE VTC ACTUATOR TWICE IN THE LAST 5 YRS AND NOW NEED TO REPLACE IT AGAIN. AT COLD START THE CAR MAKES A RATTLING NOISE. HONDA HAS A BULLETIN BUT SAY NOTHING ABOUT HELPING OWNERS REPLACE THEM SINCE IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE. PLEASE HELP!!!
THE ENGINE BURNS OIL TO AN EXCESSIVE DEGREE. I HAVE TO ADD APPROXIMATELY 2+ QUARTS OF OIL EVERY 3000 THOUSAND MILES.
TAKATA INFLATORS HAVING DIFFICULTY GETTING THE DEALER TO TAKE CARE OF THE 3 RECALLS ON MY CAR
NORTH AMERICA TIRES MODEL PRIMACY MXV; TIRES UNDER 5 YEARS OLD HAVE DRY ROT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO RECEIVED A TAKATA SETTLEMENT NOTICE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200,000.
VTC ACTUATOR FAILURE. I GET A GRINDING SOUND WHEN STARTING MY CAR. ALMOST EVERY 2008 HONDA ACCORD IS EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. HONDA IS AWARE AND THEY HAVE NOT RECALLED THIS ISSUE.
RECEIVED RECALL PAPER
TAKATA RECALL- TRANSMISSION WILL MOT GO INTO REVERSE AFTER ALTERNATOR FAILURE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE DEALER (CAPE GIRARDEAU HONDA, 385 SIEMERS DR, CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO 63701, (573) 334-6919) WAS CONTACTED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.
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