2009 Honda Accord complaints

ORIGINAL REAR BRAKE PADS HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 15,500 MILES. THE REPLACEMENT REAR BRAKE PADS ARE NOW AT 4.0 MM AT 25,400 MILES. THAT IS ONLY 9,940 MILES AFTER THE FIRST REPLACEMENT. ORIGINAL P/N:43022-TAO-A40. *TR

MY NEW 2009 HONDA ACCORD HAS PREMATURE BACK BRAKE WEAR. HONDA REFUSED TO PAY FOR THIS. NOW I HAVE TO PAY FOR IT AND THEN GET REIMBURSED? I WILL NOT GET REIMBURSED THE FULL AMOUNT PER CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. *TR

PREMATURE WEAR OF MY BRAKES ON MY 2009 HONDA ACCORD. DURING BRAKING MY CAR WOULD SHAKE. ONLY 32K MILES ON MY CAR, AND THE FRONT ROTORS NEEDED TO BE RESURFACED, WHICH WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. MY REAR BRAKES WERE NOT COVERED AND I HAD TO PAY $250 OUT OF POCKET TO REPLACE THE BRAKE PADS WHICH HAD BEEN WORN DOWN TO THE BRAKE SQUEALER, AND TO RESURFACE THE REAR ROTORS. *TR

MY 2009 HONDA ACCORD STARTED HAVING FRONT AND BACK BRAKE PROBLEMS FROM 17,000 MILES. AS IT WENT ON THE NOISE GOT BIGGER AND BIGGER NOW AT 21,000 MILES I NEED FRONT AND REAR BRAKES THE DEALER REFUSES TO FIX THE BRAKES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED A SQUEAKING NOISE WAS HEARD IN THE REAR BRAKES. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 22,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THEY FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST INDICATED THAT THE REAR BRAKE PADS WERE PREMATURELY WORN OUT. THE BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26000.

PREMATURE WEAR AND WARPING OF BRAKE ROTORS. NOTICED ROTORS REQUIRED RESURFACING DUE TO VIBRATION DURING BRAKING. DEALERSHIP TURNED ROTORS, DROVE VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY 700 MILES, AND THE PROBLEM RECURRED. RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP AND ALL ROTORS WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. PADS WERE ALSO REPLACED WITH MERELY 7000 MILES. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE LIFE EXPECTANCY OF BRAKE PADS FOR THIS VEHICLE WAS ABOUT 10,000 MILES. I FIND THAT TO BE ABSURD, TYPICALLY BRAKE PADS WILL LAST 20K-30K MILES. THERE APPEARS TO BE A FLAW IN THE MATERIALS USED TO MANUFACTURE THE PADS, IN THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS, OR PERHAPS THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY IS INAPPROPRIATE FOR THIS VEHICLE WEIGHT, CAUSING THE ROTOR TO OVER TEMP AND WARP IF NOT CAPABLE TO DISSIPATE THE EXCESS HEAT. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN IN EXTREMELY NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, PRIMARILY HIGHWAY DRIVING, AND HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A HARD BRAKING EVENT TO THAT POINT THAT MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS FAILURE. *TR

2009 HONDA ACCORD- THE CAR HAD 200 MILES ON IT AND THE CVB BOOT WITH ALL THE BRAKE FLUID BROKE MAKING THE CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE. HAD TO ARGUE TO DEALER TO GET IT FIXED. THE CAR NOW HAS 11,900 MILES AND THE BRAKES SQUEAL, TOOK TO THE DEALER INFORMED HALF OF THE REAR BRAKES ARE GONE AND THAT THE SQUEALING CANBE FROM THE WEATHER. THIS WAS SUPPOSE TO BE A NEW CAR. THERE IS A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST HONDA DUE TO THE BRAKES WEARING OUT PREMATURELY BUT THE CONSUMER HAS TO PAY FIRST TO HAVE THEM REPAIRED . SOMEONE NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THE SAFETY OF HONDA ACCORD BRAKING SYSTEM FOR 2008 AND 2009 MODELS.*TR

ON JULY 16TH I LEFT MY 2009 HONDA ACCORD IN TO MY TRUSTED MECHANIC FOR MY ANNUAL NEW YORK STATE SAFETY INSPECTION WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO FIX ANYTHING HE FINDS WRONG IN ORDER TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS, SO WHEN I RETURNED FROM OUT OF TOWN, I COULD PICK IT UP AND IT WOULD BE LEGAL AND SAFE. I WAS QUITE SURPRISED TO FIND THAT THE REAR BRAKES WERE WORN TO THE POINT WHERE NEW PADS WERE NEEDED FOR IT TO PASS, WHICH HE REPLACED AS DIRECTED. SINCE IT ONLY HAS 23,400 MILES ON IT, A LOT OF THAT HIGHWAY DRIVING, I CALLED HONDA AND FOUND THAT THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FOR THIS VERY PROBLEM, ALTHOUGH I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED. WHEN I LOOKED ON THE SUGGESTED WEBSITE, ACCORDSETTLEMENT.COM, I READ WHERE YOU HAD TO HAVE HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED WITH HONDA BRAKE PADS IN ORDER TO RECEIVE COMPENSATION FOR THE PREMATURE WEAR, ALTHOUGH I CANNOT IMAGINE ANYONE WANTING TO REPLACE WITH ANOTHER BAD SET OF PADS AND HAVE THIS REOCCUR. SOMEHOW, SOMEONE SHOULD DIRECT OTHER ACCORDS (08 & 09) TO THIS WEBSITE SO THAT THEY CAN BE SURE TO KNOW THE CONDITIONS THAT MUST BE MET TO SATISFY HONDA'S REQUIREMENTS FOR SUCH COMPENSATION. *TR

IT IS UNBELIEVABLE. OWN A NEW 2009 ACCORD, REAR BRAKE PADS GONE AFTER 15,000 MILES. I AM TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP I NEED TO CHANGE EVERY 10,000 MILES TO BE SAFE, THIS IS UNCONSCIONABLE AND FRAUDULENT. WHERE HAS HONDA QUALITY CONTROL GONE? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA ACCORD WITH MICHELIN PILOT TIRES, LINE SIZE P225/50/R17. THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT TIRES EXHIBITED BUBBLING ON THE SIDEWALLS. THE DEALER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE MANUFACTURER OF THE TIRES. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED AND THE CONTACT STATED HE WAS NOT DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 12,000.

I HAVE A 2009 HONDA ACCORD THAT HAS STALLED TWICE IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE I WAS DECELERATING. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER BOTH TIMES AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANY PROBLEM. *TR

2009 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAS MAJOR DEFECTS IN THE REAR BRAKES *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE FRONT BRAKES PULSATED WHEN TRAVELING ON A HILL IN HIS AREA. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKE PADS. *JB

I PURCHASED A 2009 HONDA ACCORD ON OCTOBER 27TH, 2010 AT 227 MILES. I HAVE NOT HAD AN ISSUES UNTIL THIS MONTH WHEN MY BRAKES BEGAN TO WARE PREMATURELY AT ONLY 11K MILES. I HAD REVIVED A CLASS ACTION LETTER INFORMING ME OF THIS BUT SEE IT AS A CLEAR SAFETY VIOLATION ON HONDA'S PART ONE AS THEY HAD KNOW THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THIS TYPE OF MODEL AND TWO AS THEY REFUSE TO PERFORM WORK AND REPLACE THE ITEM WITH ISSUES UNDER WARRANTY. I FIND IT IRRESPONSIBLE THAT HONDA IS MAKING ME PAY FOR REPAIRS WHEN THEY KNOW ITS THERE DESIGN FLAW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN LOW SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. UPON RESTARTING, THE CHECK ENGINE AND VSA SERVICE LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT ONE OF THE CYLINDERS REGISTERED A MISFIRE. THE DEALER RESET THE COMPUTER. THE FAILURE RECURRED THE FOLLOWING DAY AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS CONSUMING EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL YET THE DEALER COULD NOT REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 34,000.

2009 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER STATES A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS AND SQUEALING FAN BELT *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE ENCOUNTERED A VEHICLE ATTEMPTING TO CROSS TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC ABRUPTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. HE NARROWLY AVOIDED A COLLISION, BUT IN THE PROCESS HIS VEHICLE WENT IN A RIGHT HAND SKID WITH THE TIRES SCREECHING. IT BECAME APPARENT THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES DID NOT FUNCTION, NO PULSATING OCCURRED AS HE HAD EXPERIENCED IN PREVIOUSLY OWNED VEHICLES. THE DEALER STATED THE BELT WAS SQUEALING DUE TO IT GETTING WET FROM THE RAIN. *JB

2009 HONDA ACCORDS HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED TO WEAR PREMATURELY BECAUSE OF CALIPER PINS THAT WERE INSTALLED INCORRECTLY AT THE FACTORY. HONDA HAS A COURT HEARING ON THIS AND YOU CAN SEE MORE INFO ON WWW.ACCORDSETTLEMENT.COM. THE CONSUMER WHO PURCHASED OR LEASED ONE OF THESE CARS WILL BE REIMBURSED $100 - $150 TO REPLACE THE PADS, BUT THE GENERAL PRICE TO DO THIS AT THE AUTHORIZED HONDA SERVICE CENTERS IS SOMETIMES DOUBLE THAT. THE CONSUMER IS BEING RIPPED OFF, AND THE NHTSA SHOULD STEP IN AND RECTIFY THIS. *TR

AIR CONDITIONING STOPPED WORKING AFTER 12000 MILES. DEALER DETERMINED THAT AC CONDENSER HAD A HOLE FROM A IMPACT. TOLD THAT THIS IS NOT A COVERED REPAIR. *TR

2009 HONDA ACCORD COUPE V6 - FRONT BRAKES WERE REPLACED AT APPROX 12,000 DUE TO DEFECTIVE PARTS. REAR BRAKES NEED TO BE REPLACED AT APPROX. 19,000 MILES. HONDA IS REFUSING TO PROVIDE ANY WARRANTY REPAIR AND REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE A PROBLEM WITH ITS BRAKES. *TR

2009 HONDA ACCORD COMPLETELY WORN OUT REAR BRAKE SYSTEM. IT WAS PURCHASED JUST OVER A YEAR AGO WITH 20,000 MILES ON IT. I DO MOSTLY HIGHWAY DRIVING AND THIS IS PREMATURE. REAR BRAKES MUST BE REPLACED. *TR

I HAD MY 2009 HONDA ACCORD IN FOR SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THE REAR BRAKES NEEDED REPLACEMENT. I HAVE ONLY 25,000 MILE ON IT. IT WAS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY, BUT I WAS TOLD THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT PENDING AGAINST HONDA. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND A RECALL SHOULD BE MADE. *TR

INTERMITTENT SCRAPING SOUND FROM REAR OF 2009 ACCORD LX-P <20,000 MI. INCREASED FREQUENCY OVER TIME. TOOK TO THE DEALER WHERE PURCHASED WHO REPLACED BOTH REAR BRAKE PADS (OLD PARTS NOT AVAILABLE) AND RESURFACED BOTH REAR ROTORS FOR A COST OF $250 - DECLAIRED NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. INTERNET RESEARCH AND NOTIFICATION OF A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FOR THIS REAR BRAKE FAILURE INDICATES THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR SPECIFIC HONDA AND ACCURA MODELS. I CONTEND THAT HONDA IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM SINCE THEY HAVE DEVISED (BUT NOT DELIVERED TO DEALERS AS YET) A REPLACEMENT SET OF BRAKE PADS. ALSO THIS IS INDEED A SAFETY PROBLEM SINCE BOTH REAR BRAKE PADS WERE AT ZERO PAD LIFE REMAINING AND ROTORS WERE DAMAGED PER THE DEALER SERVICE TECHS. THAT MEANS TO ME THAT MY ACCORD HAD ONLY 1/2 THE DESIGNED BRAKING ABILITY WHICH WAS ENGINEERED FOR THIS CAR - MAKING THE CAR UNSAFE IN ANY EMERGENCY BRAKING SITUATION. *TR

AIR CONDITIONER IN 2009 HONDA ACCORD WON'T WORK. BROUGHT TO DEALER AND THEY SAY A ROCK HIT THE CONDENSOR WHICH IS LOCATED IN FRONT BEHIND THE OPENINGS IN THE BUMPER WITHOUT ANY SCREEN OR PROTECTION. THEY DO NOT COVER IN WARRANTY AND WE HAVE TO FILE WITH OUR INSURANCE WHICH MAY RAISE THE COST. SOMEONE MY HUSBAND WORKS WITH HAS THE SAME YEAR ACCORD AND THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE TO THEM AND HONDA WILL NOT COVER. SEEMS TO BE A DESIGN FLAW WHICH IS COSTING CONSUMERS AND THEIR INSURANCES MONEY. *TR

THE REAR BRAKES OF MY HONDA ACCORD 2009 BEGAN MAKING A TERRIBLE SCRAPING NOISE. HONDA CLAIMED I HAD LEFT THE PARKING BRAKE ON WHILE I DROVE IT. I HAD NEVER USED THE PARKING BRAKE. I HAD DRIVEN 20,000 HIGHWAY MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I DO NOT THINK I WORE OUT THE REAR BRAKES. IT WAS REPAIRED 5/24/2010. THE FOLLOWING DAY, I REC.'D A NOTICE OF A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST HONDA FOR REAR BRAKES. WHY IS HONDA NOT REPAIRING THE BRAKES FOR FREE? *TR

THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE HEAD RESTRAINT SYSTEM ON THE CAR THAT CAUSES CONSTANT BACK PAIN. *TR

UPON LEASING A 2009 HONDA ACCORD I NOTICED AN AUDIBLE SQUEAKING SOUND EMITTED BY BOTH REAR BRAKES. THIS SOUND IS CLEARLY HEARD WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED AND VEHICLE'S SPEED IS BELOW 25 MILES PER HOUR. I RETURNED TO DEALER AND WAS REASSURED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL FOR NEW BRAKES ON HONDA ACCORDS AND THAT OVER TIME THE SOUND WOULD STOP. AT THIS POINT, THE CAR WAS AT LESS THAN 1,000 MILES. I CURRENTLY HAVE 22,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND I WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR BRAKES ARE WORN TO 2 MMS. SIMILARLY FRONT BRAKES ARE PREMATURELY WORN AND ARE MEASURED AT 6 MMS. AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUE ONLINE I HAVE FOUND THOUSANDS OF OTHER CUSTOMERS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING AN IDENTICAL PROBLEM WITH THE 2008-2009 HONDA ACCORD BRAKING SYSTEM. HONDA IS OFFERING A REPLACEMENT OF REAR BRAKES, BUT CANNOT GUARANTEE WHETHER THIS WILL SOLVE THE ISSUE. *TR

I WAS COMING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. I HIT MY BRAKES AND MY CAR WOULD NOT STOP. I HIT A PARKED CAR ACROSS THE STREET. *TR

PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR. *TR

REAR BRAKE PADS WORN OUT AT 24,000 MILES WHILE FRONT PADS ARE FINE. SERVICE BULLETIN 09-096 PROVES HONDA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT INSISTS ON CHARGING ME FOR REPLACEMENT PADS PENDING THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT SETTLEMENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA ACCORD. UPON TAKING THE VEHICLE IN FOR ROUTINE SERVICE, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT HIS REAR BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING RECURRING BRAKE ISSUES SINCE THE PURCHASE. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE AND ALSO WOBBLED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 20,000.

I NEEDED TO CHANGE THE REAR BRAKE PAD OF MY 2009 HONDA ACCORD WHICH ONLY HAS 20,000 MILES. THE FRONT BRAKE PAD WAS FINE. CLEARLY THIS IS A DEFECTIVE DESIGN OR MANUFACTURING FAULT. HONDA NEEDS TO RECALL THE CAR TO FIX THE BRAKE PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE RETURNED TO HER VEHICLE, THE WINDOWS AND SUNROOF WERE OPEN ALTHOUGH SHE CLOSED THEM WHENEVER SHE EXITED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEYLESS REMOTE WAS ACTIVATED WITHOUT HER ASSISTANCE WHICH CAUSED THE WINDOWS AND THE SUNROOF TO OPEN WITHOUT HER KNOWLEDGE. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED THAT THE WINDOWS AND SUNROOF COULD OPEN DURING RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS AND CAUSE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO HER VEHICLE. SHE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 3,000.

CAR ENGINE RACED WHILE SITTING IN NEUTRAL. UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. *TR

PURCHASED A 2009 HONDA ACCORD FULL LOADED. AFTER 18 THOUSAND MILES, I NEEDED TO CHANGE THE REAR BRAKES. ACCORDING TO DEALER IT WAS A DEFECT ON THE PADS AND THAT IS WHY I RAN WITH THE PROBLEM. I SAW ONLINE ALL THE COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME ISSUE AND IS INCREDIBLE, I BELIEVE THE 2008 AND 21009 SHOULD BE RECALL ON ALL BRAKES SINCE IT LOOKS LIKE PEOPLE ARE CHANGING THEIR BRAKES EVERY 7-8 MONTH AND HONDA IS NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT FIXING THE PROBLEM. I HAD TO PAY FOR MY BRAKES AND HAD SUCH A BIG PROBLEM ADDRESSING IT TO THE MANAGER AT HONDA MISSION VALLEY, HE KEEPS SAYING THAT IS NO THE DEALERS PROBLEM, BUT ONCE I SEND HIM THE LINK WITH ALL THE PROBLEMS PEOPLE HAVE ON THEIR BRAKES, HE SAID NOTHING ELSE. I AM CONCERN ON MY FAMILY AND MY SELF SAFETY. HOW MANY TIMES WOULD I HAVE TO CHANGE IN A YEAR MY BRAKES. IS THAT SOMETHING NORMAL? I DON'T THINK SO. PLEASE LET PEOPLE KNOW THE PROBLEM THAT ALL HONDAS ARE HAVING RIGHT NOW. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. IS NOT FAIR THAT WE PAY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS AND BEFORE 1 YEAR OLD OF PURCHASING THE CAR, NOW I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES, ACCESSORIES INSIDE THE CAR AND TIRE PRESSURE. ONE OF MY TIRES LEAK TAT I HAVE TO PUT AIR EVERY MONTH. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED ON HOW HONDA HANDLES THE ISSUE. I TRUSTED THEIR OPINION AND WHAT DO I GET A PIECE OF CRAP. THIS WILL BE THE LAST TIME I WILL PURCHASE A HONDA, I HAVE HAD THE WORSE EXPERIENCE. I WILL LOVE FOR SOMEONE TO REALLY INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM ON THE REAR BRAKES , ON WHY THEY RAN OUT SO QUICKLY . *TR

THIS COMPLAINT IS REGARDING THE SEAT RAILS FOR 2009 HONDA ACCORD. ASIDE FROM THE RAILS PROVIDING A BUMPY ADJUSTMENT VIA THE POWER CONTROLS, THE SEAT ITSELF LUNGES FORWARD AND BACKWARD DURING BRAKING AND ACCELERATION. THIS EXPERIENCE LEADS ONE TO BELIEVE THAT THE SEAT IS NOT PROPERLY ATTACHED TO THE FRAME OF THE CAR WHICH CREATES A DIRE SAFETY CONCERN. IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, WILL THE SEAT DISLODGE? *TR

MY FIANCE' PURCHASED A 2009 HONDA ACCORD EX 4 DOOR SEDAN. SHE COMPLAINED ABOUT A MONTH AGO THAT SHE STARTED HEARING A HIGH PITCHED SQUEAL COMING FROM THE REAR. SHE HAD ABOUT 19K MILES ON IT SO I WAS BEWILDERED WHAT IT COULD BE SAYING IT CAN'T BE BRAKES SO IT MUST BE A BEARING PROBLEM. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, WHERE HE REPORTED I NEEDED BRAKES. HE SAID "HONDA ADMITS THEY MIGHT HAVE AN ENGINEERING PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES WITH PREMATURE FAILURE, BUT WON'T ADMIT IT." SERVICE REP STATED THAT THE PADS ESPECIALLY IN THE REAR ARE FAR TOO SMALL TO HANDLE THE WEIGHT OF THE CAR SO THEY WEAR ESPECIALLY FASTER THAN OTHER VEHICLES. HE STATED THEY DID A MODIFICATION BY ADDING A STEEL SENSOR SO THE OWNER KNOWS WHEN THEY ARE GETTING LOW. HE WOULDN'T ADMIT THAT BEFORE THE MODIFICATION, THERE WERE NO SENSORS ON THE BRAKES PEOPLE WOULD BE METAL TO METAL AND NOT KNOW IT BECAUSE OF THE EXTREMELY LOW MILES OF WEAR. ONLINE REPORTS PUT BRAKE FAILURES FOR THIS MODEL STARTING FROM 2008 ANYWHERE FROM 14K TO 21K. SEE YOUR OWN SITE HERE: HTTP://WWW.LEMONLAWCLAIMS.COM/HONDA%20ACCORD%20BRAKE%20PROBLEM.HTM QUESTION IS: IN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF TOYOTA'S CURRENT SAFETY ISSUES, WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO CALL HONDA FRONT AND CENTER TO ADDRESS THEIR CAVALIER ATTITUDE TO THIS ISSUE? HONDA'S CATATONIC MOVEMENT ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE IMPLIES THEY ARE MORE CONCERNED WITH REVENUE FOR REPAIRS THAN SAFETY FOR IT'S OWNERS. THIS IS GOING ON NOW FOR 2 MODEL YEARS! WHEN I LEFT THE DEALER, I STILL HEARD A SQUEAL WHEN I HIT THE BRAKE

I HAVE A 2009 HONDA ACCORD. I BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE A/C NOT COOLING, SO I TOOK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR ASSESSMENT. I WAS INFORMED THAT A LINE WAS NOT WORKING AND I HAD A FREON LEAK. THEY PLACED DYE IN THE FLUID TO DETERMINE WHERE THE LEAK ORIGINATED. THEY DETERMINED IT WAS COMING FROM THE CONDENSER. THIS PART IS LOCATED IN THE GRILL OF THE CAR AND ISN'T PROTECTED IN ANY WAY AND THEY DECIDED IT HAD BEEN DAMAGED, WITHOUT PROOF, FROM SOMETHING I HAD HIT, SUCH AS A ROCK. THEY THEN INFORM ME THAT MY FULL WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER IT, AND INFORMED ME IT WOULD COST $432.00 TO REPAIR. THEY ALSO CANNOT GUARANTEE THAT IT WILL NOT OCCUR AGAIN AND AGAIN. THE FREON CONTINUES TO LEAK AND WILL NOT COOL THE CAR. IT ALSO CAUSES A FOUL SMELL TO COME INTO THE CAR. I DO NOT BELIEVE CONSUMERS SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING TO REPLACE A PART THAT IS PUT IN A PLACE THAT IS VULNERABLE TO DEBRIS OR ANYTHING, WITHOUT PROTECTING IT IN SOME WAY. *TR

2009 HONDA ACCORD SEDAN. PURCHASED ON 11/6/2009. CAR WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT WHEN PICKED UP . 1/27/2010 6336 MILES RESURFACED FRONT ROTORS AND BALANCED TIRES DUE TO SEVERE VIBRATION. 2/5/2010 6897 MILES RESURFACED REAR ROTORS AND ROAD FORCE BALANCED ALL TIRES. 3/24/2010 10380 MILES RESURFACED REAR ROTORS AND ROAD FORCE BALANCED ALL TIRES. 4/28/2010 11813 MILES REPLACED REAR BRAKE PADS, RESURFACED REAR ROTORS. MOUNTED AND BALANCED 4 NEW TIRES DUE TO CONTINUED VIBRATION. CAR REMAINS IN SHOP TRYING TO CORRECT VIBRATION. *TR

COMPLETE REAR DISC BRAKE FAILURE ON A HONDA ACCORD 2009 WITH APPROXIMATELY 20,000 MILES. REPLACED ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS BY A FIRESTONE REPAIR SHOP, AS DEALER WAS NOT OPEN ON A SATURDAY. IN THE 2 DAYS TIME WE HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR, THE NOISE INCREASED BY ABOUT 300%. BRAKES WERE DOWN TO THE METAL. FRONT BRAKES WERE FINE. WE KEPT THE PARTS AND ARE REPORTING TO A HONDA DEALER IN DANBURY, CT. THIS SAT. MAY 1, 2010. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, SHE NOTICED THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT WOULD ONLY BLOW WARM AIR. SHE ATTEMPTED TO ADJUST THE TEMPERATURE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE DEALER ADVISED THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A HOLE IN THE CONDENSER MOST LIKELY CAUSED BY A ROCK OR PEBBLE. THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND THE DEALE ADVISED THE REPAIR WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 4,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 55 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKE, SHE COULD SMELL A BURNING ODOR AND THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING AN UNUSUAL NOISE. SHE CONFIRMED THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD PERIODICALLY STICK TO THE FLOOR BOARD. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER TWICE FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKES ON BOTH OCCASIONS. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

I OWN A 2009 HONDA ACCORD EX-L. I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE NOT ACCELERATING WHEN NEEDED TO IN EMERGENCY. I HAVE COME CLOSE TO ACCIDENTS TWICE SO FAR ON THE HIGHWAY SINCE THE CAR WOULD NOT GIVE ME PICK UP WHEN I NEEDED TO STEER CLEAR OF TRUCKS AND CARS. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO TWO DEALERS, ONE IN NEW JERSEY AND THE OTHER IN MASS. BOTH DEALERS TOLD ME THAT THE CAR IS FINE WHEN IT ISN'T. AT FULL THROTTLE GOING FROM 1000RPM UPTO 6000RPM THERE IS NO PICK UP WHAT SO EVER. IT IS THE SAME AS GOING NORMAL SPEED AND PICK UP. THIS IS A FAMILY CAR AND I DRIVE WITH MY TWO KIDS IN THERE LESS THEN 5 YRS OF AGE. I'VE HAD THIS ISSUE SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR AND IT WAS MY MISTAKE THAT I DID NOT TEST DRIVE IT PRIOR TO PURCHASE. I'VE OWNED SEVERAL HONDA ACCORDS SINCE 96 AND NONE OF THEM HAVE HAD THIS SERIOUS DANGEROUS PROBLEM. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE. I AM STUCK WITH AN EXPENSIVE LEMON. *TR

THE 2009 HONDA ACCORD HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT HEAD REST. I CONTINUALLY PLACE THE HEADREST IN THE DOWN POSITION HOWEVER BECAUSE OF IT'S DESIGN, WHEN I GET INTO THE CAR AND MY BACK MAKES CONTACT WITH THE BACK OF THE SEAT IT ALSO MAKES CONTACT WITH THE HEADREST CAUSING THE HEADREST TO RISE UP TO THE HIGHEST POSITION MAKING IT HARD TO LOOK BEHIND YOU WHEN YOU BACK UP. I HAD A MINOR, PARKING LOT FENDER BENDER BECAUSE I COULD NOT SEE OVER MY RIGHT SHOULD WHILE BACKING VERY SLOWLY. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION AND SHOULD BE FIXED RIGHT AWAY. *TR

PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR ON 2009 HONDA ACCORD V6. BRAKES HAVE SQUEALED EVERY TIME VEHICLE IS DRIVEN (SINCE ABOUT 5K MILES). ON 3/20/10 AFTER ROUTINE SERVICE, I WAS TOLD VEHICLE NEEDED REAR BRAKES (DISKS) AT 19,203 K MILES. I SUBSEQUENTLY DID CHECKING ON EDMUNDS.COM AND IT APPEARS THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. ALSO, I VISITED AN ACURA DEALER'S SERVICE CENTER TO SEE IF THE ACURA TSX HAD SIMILAR ISSUES - IT DOES.

BRAKES ON FRONT HAVE BEEN REPLACE 2 TIMES BY TURNING ROTORS TWICE AND SECOND TIME PADS REPLACED THE FEAR IS NOW THERE IS A WEAKNESS IN THE ROTORS AND THEY COULD FAIL DURING A PANIC STOP,ALSO THERE IS A WHINE IN POWER STEERING WHICH HONDA OF AMERICA ADMITS TO BUT CLAIM THEY DO NOT HAVE A FIX FOR,THEY SAY IT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE BUT HAVE DO THEY KNOW THAT THE POWER STEERING COULD CEASE WORKING AT ANY TIME SINCE THAT THE WHINING IS NOT THE NORMAL SOUND OF THE ACCORDS UP TO LATE 08 AND ALL THE 09 ACCORD 4 CYL. *TR

2009 HONDA ACCORD EX-L 4 CYL. REAR BRAKES WORN AT 18,000 MILES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION,AND THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS PLACED INTO THE "REVERSE" POSITION. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AT THE SPEED OF 5 MPH. THE DRIVER APPLIED PRESSURE TO BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER SHIFTING INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE POSITIONS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING PROPERLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 264. UPDATED 5/20/2010 *CN UPDATED 05/14/10. *JB

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT JUST COMES ON IN THE CAR, IT STARTS BUCKING AND IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE. I WAS ON A 50 MPH HIGHWAY BOTH TIMES IT HAPPENED. I'M LUCKY NO ONE HIT ME. I ONLY HAVE 17,000 MILES ON MY CAR. I HAVE HAD 4 OIL CHANGES, ONE TOW AND 2 CHECK UPS ON THE VEHICLE FOR OIL RELATED PROBLEMS. *TR

2009 HONDA ACCORD AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY WITH RADIATOR WRAPPED AROUND ENGINE ON A FRONT END CRASH. THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS A JEEP AND WAS HIT IN THE SIDE AND ALL THE AIRBAGS WERE DEPLOYED. THIS WAS NOT A MINOR ACCIDENT AS THEY ARE THINKING OF TOTALING OUT THE VEHICLE. MY MOTHER IN LAW WEIGHS AROUND 100 POUNDS, BUT THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE BEEN DEPLOYED. SHE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL, WITH CHEST INJURIES. *TR

MY 2009 HONDA ACCORD EX-L WAS REAR IMPACTED BY A BIG SUV WHEN I WAS STOPPED AT SIGNAL LIGHT. AS A RESULT OF REAR END COLLISION, I HIT THE CAR IN FRONT. THE FRONT AIRBAG WAS POORLY INFLATED. I WAS INJURED AND WENT TO THE NEAREST EMERGENCY ROOM. THE AIR BAG PART WAS REPAIRED BY THE AUTO BODY SHOP.