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 →
I RECEIVED A LETTER REGARDING A WARRANTY EXTENSION: STICKING PISTON RINGS RESULTING IN HIGH ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION. WHEN I TOOK MY CAR TO THE MISSION HILLS, CA HONDA DEALER FOR REPAIR, I WAS TOLD THAT MY ENGINE LIGHT FIRST HAD TO BE ILLUMINATED AND THEN I WOULD HAVE TO PURCHASE 3 CONSECUTIVE OIL CHANGES FROM THIS DEALERSHIP BEFORE THEY WOULD REPAIR THE PROBLEM.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V346000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V346000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V346000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V346000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
PASSENGER FRONTAL AIRBAG INFLATORS RECALLS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V346000 (AIR BAGS), 15V665000 (AIR BAGS), AND 16V056000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT AND VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
EXPERIENCING EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION, PER HONDA RECALL, IT IS DUE TO PISTON O RINGS LEAKING OIL INTO CHAMBER CAUSING EXCESSIVE OIL BURNING AND CAUSING ENGINE KNOCKS ONCE THE OIL WAS CONSUMED WITHIN LESS THAN 3 MONTHS.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V665000 (AIR BAGS), 16V056000 (AIR BAGS), 16V346000 (AIR BAGS), AND 09E063000 (EQUIPMENT). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V346000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V056000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
MY CAR HAS 21,000 MILES ON IT WHEN I DISCOVERED THAT THE NOISE COMING FROM THE BACK OF THE CAR WAS MY BRAKE PAD WEAR SENSORS. THEY STARTED SQUEALING 1,000 EARLIER BUT I DID NOT KNOW IT WAS THE WEAR SENSORS MAKING THE NOISE BECAUSE THEY SQUEALED WHILE DRIVING. THERE SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ANY BRAKE DRAG UNLESS THE CALIPERS WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. I DID FIND OUT ON THE INET THAT THE SLIDER PINS WERE REVERSED AND THAT WAS WHY THERE WAS DRAG ON THE BRAKES. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND ALSO CAUSES LESS FUEL EFFICIENCY SINCE THE BRAKES ARE BEING APPLIED ALL OF THE TIME. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER AT THE REQUEST OF HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT I HAD NO BRAKE PADS LEFT. I CALLED HONDA BACK AND THEY TOLD ME THAT MY CAR WAS NOT ON A RECALL LIST ACCORDING TO MY VIN BUT ALL OF THE ARTICLES THAT I READ ON THE INET SAID THAT OVER 750,000 OF ALL 2008-2009 AND EARLY 2010 ACCORDS AND ACURA TSX HAD THE SLIDER PINS REVERSED. THERE IS A DOCUMENT ISSUED BY HONDA THAT COMES WITH THE NEW FIXED BRAK PADS FOR THE REAR WHEELS STATES THAT THE SLIDER PINS NEEDS TO BE REVERSED AND THE SMOOTH PIN SHOULD BE ON TOP. MINE WERE ORIGINALLY INSTALLED AT THE FACTORY REVERSED. HERE IS AN INTERNET LINK EXPLAINING THE PROBLEM ALONG WITH THE DOCUMENT THAT COMES WITH THEIR SO CALLED "IMPROVED HONDA REAR BRAKE PADS FOR SWAPPING THE TWO REAR CALIPER PINS WHICH WERE INSTALLED INCORRECTLY AT THE FACTORY. HTTP://WWW.PAULSTRAVELPICTURES.COM/2008-2010-HONDA-ACCORD-PREMATURE-REAR-BRAKE
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V346000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
WHILE SITTING IN THE CAR THE INTERIOR SUN VISOR MOUNTING UNEXPECTEDLY CAME LOOSE AND THE VISOR SUDDENLY DROPPED. HAD THIS HAPPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WAY THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS WAS A PROBLEM ON SOME TOYOTA VEHICLES AND SEVERAL OTHER HONDA OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR ISSUES.
I PURCHASED THIS HONDA ACCORD FROM AUTOMAXX OF SUMMERVILLE IN GOOD FAITH FROM DEALER STATING THAT VEHICLE PASSED ALL THEIR INSPECTIONS (INCLUDING BRAKE SYSTEM). I FOUND OUT WITHIN 2 WEEKS LATER BY TAKING IT TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP, THAT THE BRAKES, BRAKE LINES, CALIPER, EXHAUST SYSTEM ARE ALL AFFECTED BY SEVERE, DAMAGING RUST. DURING INSPECTION, INCLUSIVE WERE STICKING CALIPER. I HAD FRONT BRAKES REPLACED; BUT DUE TO RUST, TECHNICIAN HAD TO BAM & FORCE BRAKES LOSE. I WAS INFORMED OF THE RISKS WITH SEVERE RUSTING CAUSING PARTS TO BRAKE AND FAIL. NEW BRAKES WOULD NOT INSTALL PROPERLY AFTER OLD, SEATED BRAKES CAME OFF. WHEN VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AND STOPPING, THE BRAKE SYSTEM MAKES NOISE, AND SEEMS LIKE SOMETHING COMING APART DUE TO THE INSECURE FITTING OF BRAKES/ROTORS/CALIPERS, WHICH ALL HAVE A GREAT BUILD UP OF RUST. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED APPROXIMATELY 1 MONTH AGO IN THESE CONDITIONS. IT SHOULD BE ILLEGAL TO SELL SUCH VEHICLES THAT POSE SAFETY RISK IN BRAKE SYSTEM. HONDA INSPECTION SUGGESTED THAT RUST WAS SO SEVERE THAT CAR COULD HAVE POSSIBLY BEEN DAMAGED BY SALT WATER/SNOW/ICE OR FLOOD. CAR ORIGINATED FROM UP NORTH. RE-SALE SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V056000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V346000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE FOR BOTH RECALLS.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V056000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
2008 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED AFTER VEHICLE PASSENGER DOOR SHUT TOO HARD. CONSUMER STATES UNSATISFACTORY CUSTOMER SERVICE WITH AIRBAG RECALL REPAIRS. *SMD HONDA INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THEY WOULD ONLY PAY FOR THE SRS UNIT AND NOT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. *JB
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS (SRS) LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT FIND A CODE ON THE AIR BAGS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V346000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V056000 (AIR BAGS) AND 09E-063 (EQUIPMENT). THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,151. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 52 MPH. THIS RESULTED IN THE DESTRUCTION OF THE ENGINE AT 119000 MILES ON A CAR THAT HAS HAD ALL RECOMMENDED SERVICES PROCEDURES PERFORMED. THIS VEHICLE HAS A TIMING CHAIN NOT A BELT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING, THE CONTACT CLOSED THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND ALL THE SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING OR IMPACT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN MOTION AT THE TIME OF THE DEPLOYMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY REFUSED TO PERFORM ANY REPAIRS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE RECALL DETAILS WERE NOT PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 160,000.
TAMARA RECALL HAS BEEN NEEDED FOR MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD SINCE 2015. I HAVE CONTACTED MY DEALER, OCEAN HONDA, IN VENTURA NUMEROUS TIMES TRYING TO SCHEDULE REPAIRS. EACH TIME, I HAVE BEEN TOLD THEY DO NOT HAVE THE NECESSARY PARTS. NEWS REPORTS ARE URGING PEOPLE IN HIGH HEAT OR HUMID AREAS SUCH AS THE AREA IN WHICH I LIVE TO NO LONGER DRIVE THEIR RECALLED CARS UNTIL REPAIRS ARE COMPLETED DUE TO THE SERIOUS HAZARD. I AM DEEPLY CONCERNED REGARDING THE CONTINUED DELAY. I TRANSPORT MY GRANDCHILDREN OFTEN, AND FEAR FOR THEIR SAFETY AS WELL MY OWN. THE RENTAL CAR OPTION BEING OFFERED IS EXTREMELY INCONVENIENT. I AM ALREADY ON A LONG LIST OF PATRONS WAITING TO SCHEDULE THE REPAIR WORK. I AM CONCERNED THAT AS THE DELAYED DELIVERY OF REPAIR PARTS IS EXTENDED THAT MY ABILITY TO HAVE THIS WORK DONE WILL BE FURTHER DELAYED, EXTENDING THE TIME OF RISK OR INJURY TO MYSELF AND PASSENGERS. I WISH TO FILE A FORMAL COMPLAINT AS TO THE SERIOUS NATURE OF THE RECALL PROBLEM AND THE CONTINUED DELAY DUE TO THE INADEQUATE SUPPLY OF REPLACEMENT PARTS AT LOCAL DEALERSHIPS. THIS SITUATION NEEDS PROMPT RESOLUTION.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V056000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V346000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V056000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
YELLOW SAC SPIDER BLOCKING VENTING OF FUEL TANK YELLOW SAC SPIDER BUILT NEST IN EVAP SYSTEM CAUSING BLOCKAGE AND TRIGGERING A DTC CODE P2422 (EVAP CANNISTER VENT SHUT VALVE CLOSE MALFUNCTION). THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR 2008 AND 2009 HONDA ACCORDS AND A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 08-087 HAD BEEN ISSUED TO DEALERS. OTHER CAR MANUFACTURERS, NOTABLY MAZDA AND TOYOTA, ISSUED RECALLS TO DEAL WITH YELLOW SAC SPIDER PROBLEMS. HONDA TREATED IT AS A WARRANTY ISSUE AND MIGHT MAKE A PARTIAL PAYMENT FOR OUT OF WARRANTY CLAIMS. THE FIX IS TO INSTALL A SPRING IN THE VALVE TO PREVENT SPIDER NESTS. A BLOCKED VENT LINE CAN CAUSE EXCESSIVE PRESSURE IN THE GAS TANK LEADING TO LEAKAGES OR WORSE. UNLESS A SPRING IS INSTALLED, ANY HONDA ACCORD MODEL YEARS 2008 AND 2009 CAN HAVE THIS PROBLEM. YELLOW SAC SPIDERS ARE FOUND IN 49 STATES, CANADA AND MEXICO.
FOR THE PAST YEAR WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A SEATBELT LIGHT HAD BEEN APPEARING AND DISAPPEARING. HONDA HAS DONE ALL MAINTENANCE ON MY CAR SINCE I BOUGHT IT IN 2011. ON 6/14/16 I TOOK MY CAR IN BECAUSE THE LIGHT WASNT GOING OFF. I WAS THEN INFORMED THAT IT WAS A SRS WARNING AND MY VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. I WAS DISTRAUGHT TO FIND OUT THAT I HAD BEEN DRIVING AROUND ALL THIS TIME WITH MY SON AND OTHERS IN A DEFECTED CAR. BOMMARITO HONDA IN HAZELWOOD REFUSED TO FIX THE ISSUE BECAUSE MY WARRANTY EXPIRED MAY OF 2015. I COULDN'T AFFORD TO FIX IT MYSELF. SADLY THEY EVEN HAD A NOTE IN THE SYSTEM FORM FEBRUARY 2016 THAT THE SRS LIGHT WAS ON BUT NO ONE EVER INFORMED ME OF THE DANGER I WAS IN. SO I AM AGAIN DRIVING IN A UNSAFE VEHICLE BECAUSE HONDA AND THE SHOP MANAGER MATT FAIR DID NOT FEEL THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE.
THE DOOR PANELS OF ALL ACCORDS IVE NOTICED THE INSIDE DOOR PANELS PEELS VERY BAD. I TOOK MY CAR TO MAACO AND HE SAID HE HAVE SEEN QUITE A FEW LIKE THAT. IT COST ME 572.00 TO REPAIR IT WITH REAL LEATHER. AND THE LEATHER SEATS PEELS ALSO. I HAVE ALWAYS KEPT MY CARS UP INSIDE AND OUT.IT UPSETS ME SO MUCH BECAUSE THESE CARS ARE SO PRETTY AND EASY TO MAINTAIN AS FAR AS MAINTANENCE
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V346000 AND 16V056000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO PROVIDE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
I PARKED ON MY DRIVEWAY, WHICH SLOPES UPWARD. I PUSHED OPEN THE DOOR TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT. AS I EXITED THE CAR, THE DOOR CLOSED BY ITSELF, HITTING ME ON THE SHOULDER AND INJURING THE SHOULDER. (I AM NOW GETTING MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR THE INJURY.) BOTH THE FRONT DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER DOORS FREQUENTLY CLOSE ON THEIR OWN, BUT THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME I WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. AFTER MY INJURY, I ASKED FRIENDS IF THEIR DOORS DID THIS, AND TESTED THEIR DOORS. EVEN PARKED ON A VERY SLIGHT UPWARD SLOPE, MY DOOR HAS A TENDENCY TO CLOSE ON ITS OWN. AT THAT POINT I REALIZED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH MY CAR; THE DOOR WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO CLOSE LIKE THIS. I PLAN TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER AS SOON AS I CAN TO SEE IF THE DOOR MECHANISM CAN BE FIXED ON BOTH SIDES.
MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD HAS BEEN USING OIL WAY BEFORE THE NEXT OIL CHANGE. THIS HAS ONLY OCCURRED THE LAST TWO CHANGES. THE CAR DOES NOT LEAK OR SMOKE. THERE HAS BEEN A CLASS ACTION SUIT REGARDING SPARK PLUG FOULING INDICATING UNUSUAL OIL CONSUMPTION. MY CAR HAS ONLY 59500 MILES AND I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM MAY BE STARTING NOW. HONDA EXTENDED A RECALL UNTIL NOV. 2015, 8 YEARS PAST THE PURCHASE DATE. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED ABOUT THIS AND BECAUSE THE PROBLEM HADN'T BEGUN UNTIL NOW, IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME THAT MY PLUGS WILL FOUL. OTHER 2008 HONDA OWNERS HAD RINGS REPLACED AND OTHER ENGINE REMEDIES TO CORRECT THE PREMATURE OIL CONSUMPTION. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL NEW HONDAS, AND NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS KIND OF PROBLEM. I FIRST SAW ABOUT THE CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT, ABOUT A MONTH AGO, AND SEVERAL PEOPLE HAD THIS PROBLEM. BECAUSE OF THE LOW MILEAGE I WAS NOT AFFECTED, UNTIL MY RECENT OIL CHANGE. I CERTAINLY DON'T BELIEVE THE CAR SHOULD BE USING 2 OR MORE QUARTS IN LESS THAN 1000 MILES. THE DEALER TOLD ME THEY WOULD HAVE TO DO AN OIL CHANGE AND MONITOR THE CONSUMPTION AND THEN HE SAID ONLY ABOUT 2 OUT A 100 HAVE BEEN WARRANTED. I HAVE TAKEN GOOD CARE OF MY VEHICLES AND CHANGED THE OIL REGULARLY AND NEVER HAD A PROBLEM LIKE THIS. HAD I HAD THIS PROBLEM ARISE A FEW MONTHS BACK, I MAY HAVE GOTTEN THIS TAKEN CARE OF. UNHAPPY HONDA CUSTOMER
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V056000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING OPERATED, THE SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS INDEPENDENTLY DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING OR IMPACT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT SUFFERED HEAD AND SHOULDER INJURIES, BUT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V665000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT PROVIDED.
I BEGAN HEARING A DISTURBING MECHANICAL RATTLE ON COLD STARTS AND STARTED TO BECOME MORE EXCESSIVE DURING THE WINTER MONTHS. IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE VTC ACTUATOR WAS THE PROBLEM AND I CONTACTED HONDA AMERICA FOR A SOLUTION AND ASSISTANCE BUT THEY DENIED ANY GOODWILL SERVICE BECAUSE OF THE AGE AND MILES ON MY CAR EVEN THOU ITS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH EVERY 2008 ACCORD 2.4L KSERIES ENGINE. MY 2003 ACCORD, SOUNDS MUCH BETTER AT START UP THAN MY 2008. KIND OF SAD SINCE IT'S OVER 200,000 MILES NOW. THE GRINDING SOUNDS SO BAD IT HAS TO BE DAMAGING TO SOMETHING IN THE ENGINE. WITH SO MANY COMPLAINTS FROM ALL THE 2008 V4 OWNERS, I DON'T KNOW WHY HONDA IS ACKNOWLEDGING THIS PROBLEM AND RELEASE A SERVICE BULLETIN BUT NOT A FREE REPLACEMENT OF THE TROUBLED PARTS. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING GIVEN AND I AM VERY UNHAPPY WITH HONDA'S CUSTOMER SERVICE. AFTER SPEAKING WITH CASY WITH AMERICAN HONDA THIS MORNING, HE STATED THAT A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN MADE BECAUSE IT HAS NOT CAUSED AN IMMEDIATE HARM TO CONSUMERS. SO, IF I UNDERSTAND HIM CORRECTLY, HARM TO A CONSUMER HAS TO HAPPEN BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE TO A KNOWN PROBLEM????
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE SRS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V056000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,777. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
2008 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DISSATISFACTION OF DENIAL RESPONSE FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF RECALL 16V-056 REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE PAID A HONDA DEALER TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM IN NOVEMBER 2015. *JB
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V056000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
THE COLD START GENERATES THE GRINDING SOUND FROM VTC ACTUATOR. THE RESULT OF VTC ACTUATOR COMPLETE MECHANICAL FAILURE IS CATASTROPHIC. THE VALVES FROM THE INTAKE OF EITHER CYLINDER 2&3 OR 1&4 WILL RESULT IN A TENSIONER TO FAIL AND A FANTASTIC COLLISION OF THE VALVE WITH THE PISTON. HONDA SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL AS THIS IS A PART DEFECT. THE NEWLY REDESIGNED VTC ACCTURATOR WAS RELEASED BUT HONDA AMERICA ONLY REPLACE THIS FOR CERTAIN CUSTOMER AS CASE BY CASE.
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BLINKING UNDER NORMAL DRIVING. ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. HONDA WON'T COVER BECAUSE CAR IS 5 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY. ONLY HAS 42,000 MILES. WAS TOLD EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION EVEN THOUGH I HAVE NOTICED NO EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. LAST WEEK WAS TOLD ENGINE MISFIRE ISSUE AND THEY REPLACED RINGS AND PISTIONS.
1. EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. 2. REAR BREAKS REQUIRE PADS CHANGED AFTER EVERY 15K -17K ML OF DRIVING 3. BATTERY FAILED AFTER 1 1/2 OF SERVICE, ABOUT 20K MI.
THERE'S EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. I'VE CHANGED SPARK PLUGS, PCV VALVE, THROTTLE BODY BUT NOTHING HELPS.
THE COLD START GENERATES THE GRINDING SOUND FROM VTC ACTUATOR. THE RESULT OF VTC ACTUATOR COMPLETE MECHANICAL FAILURE IS CATASTROPHIC. THE VALVES FROM THE INTAKE OF EITHER CYLINDER 2&3 OR 1&4 WILL RESULT IN A TENSIONER TO FAIL AND A FANTASTIC COLLISION OF THE VALVE WITH THE PISTON. HONDA SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL AS THIS IS A PART DEFECT. THE NEWLY REDESIGNED VTC ACCTURATOR WAS RELEASED BUT HONDA AMERICA ONLY REPLACE THIS FOR CERTAIN CUSTOMER AS CASE BY CASE.
REPLACED VTC ACTUATOR ONCE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. NEED A NEW REDESIGNED VTC ACTUATOR TO BE MANUFACTURED.
THIS IS REGARDING THE 15V-665 RECALL FOR SRS ECU SOFTWARE UPGRADE ON 2008-2009 HONDA ACCORDS. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT AT STEVENS CREEK HONDA TO BRING MY CAR IN FOR THE RECALL. WHEN I GOT THERE, THEY INDICATED THAT THE RECALL FOR THE SOFTWARE UPGRADE HAD BEEN SUPERCEDED BY ANOTHER RECALL ACTION REQUIRING A PART THAT WAS NOT AVAILABLE YET. I ASKED WHY THEY LET CUSTOMERS MAKE A RECALL APPOINTMENT IF THEY ALREADY KNOW THE RECALL CANNOT BE DONE. SERVICE ATTENDANT COULD NOT ANSWER THE QUESTION AND I WASTED SOME TIME OFF FROM WORK. THEN I TALK TO HONDA NORTH AMERICA AND THEY INSIST I NEED TO GET THE SOFTWARE UPGRADE AND DO NOT KNOW WHY STEVENS CREEK TOLD ME OTHERWISE. OVER THE NEXT *3+ WEEKS* HONDA NORTH AMERICA TRIED TO RESOLVE THIS WITH STEVENS CREEK. TWICE HONDA NORTH AMERICA TOLD ME IT WAS CLEARED UP AND TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE RECALL. BUT THEN WHEN I CALLED STEVENS CREEK I'M STILL TOLD EITHER 15V-665 IS SUPERCEDED BY RECALL 16V-056 WHICH REQUIRES PARTS NOT YET AVAILABLE OR THAT IT ONLY NEEDS TO BE DONE IF MY SRS LIGHT IS ON. BUT AGAIN WHEN I TALK TO HONDA NORTH AMERICA THEY INSIST THAT 15V-665 AND 16V-056 ARE DIFFERENT RECALLS EVEN THOUGH BOTH HAVE TO DO WITH THE AIR BAG AND THAT THE 15V-665 SOFTWARE UPGRADE HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE SRS LIGHT. I FINALLY GAVE UP AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT AT ANOTHER DEALERSHIP FURTHER AWAY. BUT IF THIS RECALL IS THE SAFETY ISSUE THAT HONDA NORTH AMERICA TELLS ME IT IS, THEN I CAN ONLY ASSUME STEVENS CREEK IS PUTTING DRIVERS AT R
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V056000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 06/15/16*LJ *TR
EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION OF 1 OR MORE QUART EVERY 1000 MILES. HONDA REPEATEDLY FAILS TO UPHOLD IT'S SERVICE WARRANTY EXTENSION OF VEHICLES THAT QUALIFY FOR EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION.
TAKATA RECALL, I TOOK MY CAR TO THE HONDA DEALER ON APRIL 18,2016 BECAUSE OF NOISE. THEY IDENTIFIED THE VTC ACTUATOR AS THE PROBLEM AND STARTED THAT IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. MY HONDA ACCORD HAS 37,000 MILES ON IT. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS FOR THIS ISSUE, STARTING SEVERAL YEARS BACK. PLEASE FORCE A RECALL. THANK YOU! PICTURE SENT FROM HONDA, GOLD PART BROKEN, SILVER WAS REPLACED. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE ABS, THE VSC AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE REPAIR PARTS NEEDED TO BE ORDERED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000. UPDATED 06/15/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. UPDATED 06/27/16.*JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING ON AN EXIT RAMP AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED HEAD ON INTO THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED LEG, KNEE, NECK, AND BACK INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT BODY SHOP WHERE THE BODY DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V665000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN 2012, WITHIN 60 DAYS OF PURCHASE I REPORTED ISSUES WITH OIL CONSUMPTION TO HONDA AND ALSO TO THE DEALERSHIP IN WHICH THE CAR WAS PURCHASED. HONDA GAVE ME A RENTAL FOR TWO DAYS WHILE THEY REVIEWED THE PROBLEM. WE WERE THEN ASKED TO BRING OUR VEHICLE BACK FOR A TOTAL OF 3 TESTS ONCE EVERY 30 DAYS TO HAVE THEM MEASURE THE OIL. IN THE MEANTIME WE KEPT PUTTING OIL IN THE VEHICLE IN A MORE THAN NORMALLY EXPECTED RATE. EVEN THOUGH THEY NOTICED IT AS A PROBLEM, THE BEST THEY OFFERED TO DO WAS FIX IT FOR $1500, HOWEVER WE NEVER SHOULD HAVE BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM. IN 2016 HONDA REPORTED A OIL CONSUMPTION RECALL FOR VEHICLES OF WHICH MINE FIT THE ORGINAL CRITERIA. FOUR YEARS LATTER HONDA IS STILL TELLING US THAT THEY WILL FIX IT FOR $1500. THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE FIXED WITHOUT US HAVING TO PAY FOR IT CONSIDERING THIS WAS A LATE IDENTIFIED PROBLEM OF WHICH WE HAVE HAD TO FOOT THE COST FOR EVEN WHILE HAVING A CAR NOTE. HONDA SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING THE OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEMS ON THE VEHICLES RECALLED.
SRS ECU RECALL HAS BEEN POORLY HANDLE BY HONDA CORPORATION. MY CAR IS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD AND I GOT A RECALL NOTICE RECALL15V-665 AND IT HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED AS OF THIS DATE. I FIRST VISITED TEAM HONDA IN BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA ON JANUARY 12, 2016 AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT RELATED TO RECALL. I WAS TOLD THE COST WOULD BE $500.00 TO REPAIR. I WAS UNABLE TO PAY FOR REPAIR AT THAT TIME. I VISITED THEM AGAIN WHEN I GOT A NOTICE AND THEY STILL WAS UNABLE TO MAKE THE REPAIR AND NOW I AM BEING TOLD IT WOULD BE SOMETIME THIS SUMMER BEFORE PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR AND WOULD LIKE TO EITHER GET MY CAR REPAIRED OR A RENTAL CAR.
NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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