2009 Honda Accord complaints

PURCHASED 2009 HONDA ACCORD IN OCT. 2008. AT AROUND 15K MILES, THE BRAKES STARING SQUEAKING AND MAKING LOUD NOISE IN THE REAR BRAKES. I THOUGHT IT WAS SOMETHING LOOSE BACK THERE AND KEPT DRIVING. THEN AROUND 24K MILES THE NOISE CAME BACK AND WAS UNBEARABLE. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP COMPLAINED BRAKES WORE OUT TOO QUICKLY. SAID IT WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AND I HAD TO REPLACE BRAKE PADS AND RESURFACE ROTORS. PAID $130.00, DEALER GAVE FREE PADS, BUT MADE ME PAY TO RESURFACE ROTORS. TOLD ME THE FRONT BRAKES WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED SOON CAUSE CAR SHAKES WHEN BRAKING, ROTORS NEED IMMEDIATE RESURFACING. IF I DIDN'T TAKE IN ASAP, THIS COULD OF CAUSE AN ACCIDENT DUE TO ME BEING OUT OF TOWN WHEN PROBLEMS STARTING TO OCCUR. *TR

2009 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER STATES CONTINUED KNOCKING AND RUMBLING NOISE WHEN THE HEAT IS TURNED ON. ISSUES PERSIST AFTER BEING TAKEN IN SEVERAL TIMES FOR SERVICE. *TGW

2009 HONDA ACCORD SEDAN. CONSUMER STATES DESIGN PROBLEM FOUND WITH HEAD RESTRAINT. *TGW THE HEAD RESTRAINT WAS VERY UNCOMFORTABLE. *JB

IN JULY OF 2009 I PURCHASED A 2009 HONDA ACCORD EX-L SEDAN. FROM THE BEGINNING WHEN ADJUSTING THE POWER DRIVER SEAT, THE MOVEMENT OF THE SEAT FORWARD AND BACKWARD WAS ROUGH (I.E. WOBBLY). I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT AND THEY REPLACED THE SEAT RAILS, BUT THE PROBLEM REMAINS THOUGH NOT AS SEVERE. ADDITIONALLY THE ELECTRICAL CONTROLS FOR THE HEATED FRONT SEATS WERE NOT CONNECTED PROPERLY (ACTUALLY NOT CONNECTED AT ALL) AND CONSEQUENTLY THEY DID NOT WORK UNTIL THE DEALERSHIP CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2009 HONDA ACCORD 4DR SDN ABOUT 70 MILES PER HR. WHEN THE GLASS ON THE SUNROOF BLEW OUT THE TOP. IT WAS NOT HIT BY A ROCK OR ANYTHING AS WE WERE NOT FOLLOWING ANYONE OR MET ANYONE GOING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THE GLASS WAS ALMOST ALL SUCKED UP AND OUT THE TOP SO VERY LITTLE FELL IN ON US. WE TOOK IT TO DEALER AND HAD THE REPAIRS MADE. *TR

I OWN A 2009 HONDA ACCORD . IT WAS PURCHASED AROUND OCTOBER 2008. ON JANUARY 21, 2010, IT WAS TAKEN TO OUR LOCAL HONDA DEALER DUE TO SQUEALING BRAKES. THE DEALER REPORTED THAT THE REAR BRAKES WERE WORN AND THE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED EVEN THOUGH THERE IS ONLY 12,901 MILES OF USE ON THE CAR. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2008 AND 2009 MODEL ACCORDS BECAUSE THE REAR BRAKES WERE REDUCED IN SIZE EVEN THOUGH MORE OF THE CAR'S BRAKING POWER WAS SHIFTED TO THE REAR AXLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT MANY RECENT HONDA ACCORDS WERE NEEDING REAR BRAKE PADS REPLACED WITHIN ONE YEAR AND IN AS FEW AS 7000 MILES OF USE. AS A "GOODWILL" GESTURE, THE DEALER AGREED TO REPLACE THE BRAKES FOR FREE. I THEN CONTACTED HONDA'S CORPORATE CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER IN TORRANCE CALIFORNIA AND WAS INFORMED THAT HONDA IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE, BUT DOES NOT CONSIDER IT A SAFETY MATTER AND HAS NOT ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN REGARDING THIS ISSUE. I BELIEVE THE MATTER IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS FEW DRIVERS WOULD ASSUME THAT THEIR REAR BRAKES MIGHT NEED TO BE REPLACED ANNUALLY OR AFTER AS FEW AS 10,000 MILES OF USE OR LESS. BY WAY OF COMPARISON, MY 2004 HONDA ACCORD HAS OVER 92,000 MILES AND THE BRAKES ARE STILL ORIGINAL. I URGE THE NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE PROMPTLY BEFORE A DRIVER HITS THE BRAKES IN A HONDA ACCORD AND DISCOVERS LITTLE OR NO BRAKE POWER DUE TO THE UNEXPECTEDLY FEW MILES SUCH BRAKES WORK BEFORE NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. *TR

BRAKES SQUEAL LOUDLY ON 2009 HONDA ACCORD COUPE (V6) SINCE PURCHASED NEW IN SEPTEMBER 2008. ALL FOUR BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND ALL FOUR ROTORS HAVE BEEN SHAVED TWICE WITH NO EFFECT. REAR BRAKES ARE ALSO WEARING OUT PREMATURELY, NEW PADS ARE ALMOST GONE WITH LESS THAN 14,000 MILES ON CAR. WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER SERVICE GARAGE THAT HONDA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT THEY INSTRUCTED DEALER NOT TO DO ANY MORE REPAIRS ON THE CAR. THAT WAS IN 2008 AND ALL THROUGH 2009 AND NO REPAIR IS IN SIGHT. BECAUSE OF THE CONSTANT SQUEALING SOUND, THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO WAY TO TELL WHEN BRAKES ARE WORN OUT AND THEY ARE CLEARLY WEARING OUT PREMATURELY. THIS SEEMS TO ME THAT THIS WOULD HAVE TO CONSTITUTE A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

I HAVE RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2009 HONDA ACCORD LX-PREMIUM AND BELIEVE THAT THE FRONT SEATS ARE UNSAFE. I BELIEVE THAT THE FEATURE TO MOVE THE HEADREST FORWARD IN THE EVENT OF A REAR-END COLLISION PUTS THE UPPER-BACK REGION OF THE SEAT TOO FAR FORWARD, CREATING A VERY UNCOMFORTABLE REGION WITH LITTLE LOWER-BACK SUPPORT. I FIND THAT MY LOWER-BACK ACHES AFTER AN HOUR OF DRIVING, AND NEEDED TO LEAN UP AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING TO RELIEVE THE PAIN. I BELIEVE THIS IS UNSAFE IF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. I HAVE RESORTED TO PUTTING A BOLSTER PILLOW IN THE LUMBAR REGION, BUT THIS AGAIN PLACES ME TOO CLOSE TO THE AIRBAG, ON THE EDGE OF THE SEAT, AND NO MORE SEAT ADJUSTMENT IS POSSIBLE. I HAVE SEEN THESE COMMENTS ON-LINE AS WELL, AND SOME HAVE BEEN CUTTING INTO THE SEATS TO DISABLE THE HEADREST FEATURE, WITH MIXED RESULTS. I DON'T WANT TO OPEN THE SEATS TO PERFORM THESE ACTIONS SINCE THE SIDE AIRBAGS ARE IN THE SEATBACKS. I THINK THESE FRONT SEATS SHOULD BE PROMPTLY RECALLED IN ORDER TO FIX THIS DESIGN DEFECT. *TR

BRAKES ON 2009 HONDA ACCORD STARTED PERIODIC VIBRATION AT 5,000 MILES. AT 10,600 MILES THE REAR PADS WERE COMPLETELY WORN OUT AND BRAKING ON A STEEP HILL WAS COMPROMISED. AN ONLINE SEARCH INDICATED THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE BRAKES ON THIS AUTO. *TR

ON SEPT 22, 2008, WE PURCHASED A NEW 2009 HONDA ACCORD V6 AND STARTED EXPERIENCING BRAKE PROBLEMS WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK OF OWNERSHIP. THE CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED BY HONDA 12-15 TIMES. HONDA HAS REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS, MACHINED THE ROTORS, REPLACED CALIPERS, INSTALLED NEW ABS MODULATOR AND WE ARE STILL EXPERIENCING BRAKE PROBLEMS. AFTER HAVING ALL THESE REPAIRS, THE CAR STILL HAS BRAKE ISSUES. WE FEEL AS IF HONDA ISN'T TAKING THIS SERIOUSLY. NOT ONLY IS THE CAR STILL EXPERIENCING BRAKE PROBLEMS, THE PASSENGER SAFETY RESTRAINT & AIR BAGS INDICATORS COME ON IN THE CAR WHEN A PASSENGER IS IN THE CAR. THESE BRAKE PROBLEMS AND INDICATOR LIGHTS DO NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME THE CAR DRIVEN AND THAT IS WHY WE BELIEVE HONDA WON'T CORRECT THE PROBLEM. HONDA IS AWARE THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE BRAKE PADS, HOWEVER OUR CAR'S BRAKE PEDAL WILL GO TO THE FLOOR, MAKING IT EXTREMELY HARD TO STOP THE VEHICLE ON OCCASION. WE HAVE HAD VERY CLOSE ENCOUNTERS TO CRASHING DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF YOU ARE AWARE OF THESE PROBLEMS WITH HONDA? *TR

I PURCHASED A NEW 2009 HONDA ACCORD IN NOVEMBER 2008. THE DAY AFTER I PULLED OFF OF THE LOT I NOTICED EXTREME SQUEALING COMING FROM THE BRAKES. I REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO MY DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WOULD JUST NEED TO BREAK IN. 1 YEAR, 14000 MILES, AND 3 COMPLAINTS LATER IT WAS STILL MAKING THE NOISE. I FOUND A SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER ONLINE AND MENTIONED THIS TO MY DEALER WHO FINALLY REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKES AND RETOOLED THE ROTORS. I AM READING OF MANY PREMATURE FAILURES OF THE REAR BRAKES ON 2008-09 ACCORDS ALSO. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO BY THE GOVERNMENT. *TR

A 2009 HONDA ACCORD HEADLIGHT FLICKER WHEN AC OR HEATHER FAN TURNS ON. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2009 HONDA ACCORD WITHIN THE PAST FEW MONTHS. I WAS LOOKING INTO A PROBLEM WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE OF MINE AND STUMBLED ACROSS AN ISSUE MANY IF NOT ALL 08' AND 09' ACCORD OWNERS ARE FACING. COUNTLESS CONSUMERS REPORT DEFECTS WITH THE REAR BRAKES. MOSTLY THAT THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED EVERY 12,000 MILES. DEALERSHIPS ARE TELLING THE CONSUMER THIS IS THE NORMAL WEAR PERIOD FOR THE REAR BRAKES. THIS OF COURSE IS NOT TRUE, THE FRONT BRAKES ARE THE ONES THAT USUALLY GO FIRST AT AROUND 50,000 DEPENDING ON DRIVING, CONDITIONS, ETC. I LEARNED HONDA IS USING SOFT SMALL ORGANIC PADS. FURTHERMORE I'VE LEARNED OF THE DEALERSHIPS UNWILLINGNESS TO COVER THE COST OF THE PADS AND LABOR FROM STATE TO STATE. THERE IS A SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW REGARDING THE BRAKE SYSTEM. MY ACCORD CURRENTLY HAS ONLY 4,000 MILES ON IT. THOUGH I HAVE NOT YET EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM EVERYONE ELSE HAS, I KNOW IT IS COMING. IT MAY SEEM ODD FOR SOMEONE TO REPORT A PROBLEM THAT HAS NOT HAPPENED YET, HOWEVER THE NEED TO BE PROACTIVE REGARDING THIS MATTER WILL NO DOUBT SAVE LIVES. AS A POLICE OFFICER IN TEXAS, I SEE THE GRIM REALITY OF WHAT HAPPENS WHEN VEHICLES ARE DRIVEN BEYOND THEIR MEANS OR WHEN THE VITAL SYSTEMS OF THESE VEHICLES ARE DEFECTIVE. IF THESE PADS CAN'T HANDLE "NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR" THEY CERTAINLY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE STOPPING POWER DURING A HARMFUL EVENT. WE ALL CARE ABOUT SAFETY AND OUR FAMILIES WELFARE. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. OUR SAFETY SHOULD NEVER BE COMPROMISED OVER THE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START UNTIL THE STEERING WHEEL WAS IN A TILTED POSITION. SUDDENLY, THE "DANGER" WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, FOLLOWED BY AN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE AUTHORIZED DEALER OF THE MALFUNCTION. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I WAS HEARING GRINDING NOISES FROM MY FRONT AND REAR BRAKES ON MY 2009 HONDA ACCORD LX 4 DOOR SEDAN. THE HONDA DEALER REPORTED THAT MY REAR BRAKE PADS WERE WORN DOWN TO THE SENSOR LEVEL AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. MY HONDA HAS 16,000 MILES AND I AM THE ONLY OWNER AND DRIVER. WHEN I INQUIRED THAT FOR BRAKE PADS TO WEAR DOWN THIS FAST, THE HONDA DEALER DID NOT RESPOND. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION ON GOOGLE, IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE QUALITY AND CRAFTMANSHIP OF THE BRAKE PADS AND HONDA OR THE DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO ACCEPT OR ACKNOWLEDGE THIS DEFECT. *TR

REAR BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AFTER LESS THAN A YEAR. *TR

REAR INNER BRAKES WORE OUT AT 26,000 MILES. THE BRAKES SHOULD NOT WEAR OUT THIS FAST. MOST OF THE MILES PUT ON THE CAR WERE HIGHWAY MILES. THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM FOR THIS CAR. I AM AFRAID THIS DEFECT COULD CAUSE THE BRAKES TO FAIL IN THE REAR. HONDA KNOWS THERE IS A DEFECT BUT DOESN'T RECALL THE CAR AND FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

2009 ACCORD COUPE V6 - BRAKE NOISE (SQUEAL) PRESENT SINCE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN 3/09 SO I PERFORMED REGULAR VISUAL INSPECTIONS AND NOTICED PRONOUNCED WEAR OF REAR PADS. AT 13K MI - TOOK CAR TO DEALER WHO REPLACED REAR PADS UNDER WARRANTY (AFTER ORIGINALLY TELLING ME THAT THEY WERE A WEAR ITEM THEREFORE NOT COVERED BUT I BALKED DUE AT PAYING KNOWING THE HIGH NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS FOR THIS SAME ISSUE). TOLD NEW PADS HAVE SAME FORMULA BUT NEW SPRING TO FORCE PAD AWAY FROM ROTOR AFTER BRAKE PEDAL IS RELEASED. INSPECTION OF ORIGINAL PADS SHOWED MAYBE 10% PAD REMAINING AND CHIPPING OF PAD SURFACE. *TR

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL COMES ON OR GOES OFF? YOU LOOK AT IT - TAKING YOUR EYES OFF THE ROAD. THE 'ECO' LIGHT (NOTIFICATION OF CYLINDER DEACTIVATION FEATURE BEING DIS/ACTIVATED) LOCATED JUST BELOW THE TACHOMETER REGULARLY COMES ON AND OFF CAUSING A DISTRACTION. ASKED MULTIPLE DEALERS, THEY HAVE NO WAY OF DISABLING THIS DISTRACTING LIGHT. AT FIRST, I FIGURED I WOULD BE ACCUSTOMED TO THE LIGHT GOING ON AND OFF ALL THE TIME; HAVING HAD THE CAR FOR 9+ MONTHS IT STILL ANNOYS ME. I HAVE NO ISSUE WITH THE ECO FEATURE, JUST THE STUPID, DISTRACTING LIGHT. *TR

2009 HONDA ACCORD THERE ARE SERIOUS BRAKE NOISE PROBLEMS AND PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR ISSUES ON THESE CARS. *TR

REAR BRAKES ARE HAVING TO REPLACED AT 16,000-20,000 MILES, CALLED HONDA DEALER THEY SAID IT IS A PROBLEM IN THE 2008 AND 2009 MODELS ,THE ENGINEERS PUT REAR BRAKES THAT ARE TOO SMALL ON THE CAR. HONDA CORPORATE OFFICE KNOWS IT IS A PROBLEM AND ARE LOGGING COMPLAINTS AT THIS TIME. MY CONCERN IS THAT I HAVE A 6 CYLINDER AND THAT IT IS A HEAVIER CAR THEN THE 4 CYLINDER VERSION. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2009 HONDA ACCORD TO WORK ON 1/15/10 THE STEERING MALFUNCTIONED THROWING ME INTO THE LEFT LANE THE STEERING WHEEL MOVED BACK AND FORTH ON IT'S ON AND I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE STEERING UNTIL I HIT MY BRAKE AND THE CAR WAS THROWN TO THE RIGHT. I HAD NO NOISE BUT BECAUSE OF THE FORCE INVOLVED THOUGHT I HAD SOMETHING BREAK ON THE FRONT END OR BLEW OUT A TIRE. I STOPPED AND INSPECTED THE TIRES AND SO NO PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT END. I DECIDED TO GO ON TO WORK ABOUT 2 MILES DOWN THE ROAD THE SAME THING HAPPENED. I HAD MY CAR TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND AS OF YET THEY HAVE FOUND NOTHING WRONG. THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DUPLICATE MY EXPERIENCE AS OF 1/22/10 THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. I'M SCARED TO DEATH TO DRIVE IT AFRAID I WILL GET HURT OR HURT SOME ONE ELSE. IF THERE HAD BEEN A CAR IN THE LEFT LANE THAT FRIDAY MORNING I WOULD *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER SHE SLIDES THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT FORWARD, THE TRACK WAS VERY ROUGH. SHE WAS ALSO NOT SURE IF IT WAS LOCKED IN PLACE DUE TO THE ROUGH SLIDE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TWICE AND WAS INFORMED THAT AN UPDATED SEAT TRACK WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED TO-DATE. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST HER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10,100. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,169.

BRAKES MAKING A NOISE, TURNED ROTORS AND REPLACED PADS, PROBLEM RETURNED IN JAN.10, ROTORS TURNED AGAIN, HONDA SAID FAULTY PADS WAS THE CLAUSE REPLACED ONCE MORE, CALL HAD LESS THEN 4,000 MILES ON IT FIRST TIME, APPROX.7000 SECOND, I THINK ROTORS SHOULD NOT BE MILLED OVER ONCE AND THEN ROTORS REPLACED ,THEY WILL NOT HEAR OF THAT. STRANGE WHINE COMING FROM BOTTOM RIGHT SIDE OF TRANSMISSION OR ENGINE, HONDA CLAIMED SERVICE BULLETIN CALL FOR OIL PUMP TO BE REPLACED, WHICH THEY CHANGE, NO CHANGE IN THE SOUND PLUS NOW THERE IS A LEAK FROM WHERE THEY MADE REPAIR. *TR

BRAKES HAVE SQUEAKED SINCE THE FIRST DAY OF PURCHASE HAVE MADE AN ATTEMPT FOR REPAIR APPOINTMENT TO FIX BUT HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT SQUEAK WILL COME BACK THAT MORE THAN HALF THE 2009 HONDAS DO THAT AND THAT THEY DON'T KNOW WHY IT'S DO IT THAT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES SHE COULD HEAR A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT PREVIOUSLY NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE BECAME MORE DIFFICULT TO ENGAGE AFTER EACH STOP. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 17000.

MY 2009 HONDA ACCORD'S REAR BRAKES WENT AFTER ONLY 20,000 MILES. I ONLY NOTICED THE PROBLEM BECAUSE OF JUDDERING AND SQUEAKING. HONDA SHOULD RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND FIX THIS POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

BRAKE WEAR AND NOISE. *TR

EXTREME OVERINTENSITY OF BRAKE LIGHTS ON LATE MODEL HONDA ACCORD SEDANS (THROUGH MY2009) AND TOYOTA CAMRY CARS (THROUGH 2010). THESE LED LIGHTS CAUSE SEVERE EYE DISCOMFORT TO MOTORISTS BEHIND THESE CARS, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT. *TR

2009 HONDA ACCORD, TRIM LEVEL EX, ENGINE V6 WITH NAVIGATION SYSTEM. AT REGULAR SERVICE, DEALER ADVISED REAR BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CAR HAD, AT THAT TIME, 16,354 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. DETERIORATION IS FOUR TIMES MORE THAN FRONT BRAKE PADS. HONDA IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM ON ALL 2008 AND 2009 HONDA ACCORDS BUT HAS NEVER NOTIFIED INDIVIDUAL OWNERS OF THE PROBLEM. DEALERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY HONDA TO OFFER OWNERS A PARTIAL REFUND ON BRAKE PAD REPLACEMENTS. HOWEVER, THE REPLACEMENT DOES NOT ALLEVIATE THE PROBLEM. THE OWNER WOULD AGAIN HAVE TO REPLACE THE BRAKE PADS EVERY 15,000 MILES OR LESS. HONDA CONTINUES TO SELL THESE CARS NEW WITHOUT ADVISING THE POTENTIAL BUYER THAT THE VEHICLE HAS A MAJOR REAR BRAKE PAD PROBLEM. I FEEL HONDA IS ATTEMPTING TO HIDE THE PROBLEM TO AVOID A RECALL AND TO LESSEN THEIR FINANCIAL LIABILITY. RESEARCH INTO THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET REVEALS THAT THOUSANDS OF OWNERS HAVE THIS PROBLEM FOR WHICH HONDA REFUSES TO ACCEPT LIABILITY. I CONSIDER SUCH PREMATURE BRAKE PAD WEAR EXPOSES THE OWNER TO POTENTIAL BRAKE FAILURE RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. DIFFICULTY STOPPING THE CAR. IT WAS NECESSARY TO PLACE IN NEUTRAL AND TURN ENGINE OFF. HONDA DEALERSHIP CHECKED VEHICLE AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN EXPLANATION FOR THIS PROBLEM. FEARFUL OF THIS OCCURRING AGAIN. *TR

BRAKE SYSTEM NEAR FAILURE WITH SMOKE AND BURNING SMELL COMING FROM THE REAR WHEELS. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2009 HONDA ACCORD LX ON DECEMBER 30, 2008. LESS THAN A MONTH AFTER THAT, MY BRAKES STARTED MAKING A HORRIFIC SQUEAKING SOUND EVERY TIME I APPLIED PRESSURE TO THEM. IT DOES NOT MATTER IF I TAP THEM LIGHTLY OR I PUSH DOWN HARD; THE BRAKES STILL MAKE TERRIBLE NOISES. I TOOK MY CAR IN TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP TWICE FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND ONCE FOR THE BRAKE SOUNDS. ALL THREE TIMES, I ASKED THE ASSOCIATES TO CHECK THE BRAKES. EACH TIME, THEY SAID THE BRAKES WERE ADJUSTED (I.E. SANDED) AND THAT THE NOISE SHOULD CEASE. ON THE MY TRIP, I TOLD THEM WHATEVER THEY WERE DOING WASN'T WORKING. IT WAS THEN I WAS TOLD THAT HONDA ACCORDS SEEM TO HAVE A BRAKE ISSUE, BUT HONDA IS AWARE AND WORKING ON A SOLUTION. AS OF LAST WEEK, MY CAR IS NOT ONLY MAKING SQUEAKING NOISES WHEN I BRAKE, IT IS ALSO MAKING A HIGH-PITCHED GRINDING SOUND THAT IS AUDIBLE OVER MUSIC PLAYING ON A LOW VOLUME. THE NOISE OCCURS EVERY DAY, JUST LIKE THE BRAKES' NOISE HAPPENS DAILY. THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED TO A CAR THAT WAS LESS THAN A MONTH OLD AND IS NOW LESS THAN A YEAR OLD. I HAVE A LITTLE OVER 25,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND FEEL EMBARRASSED TO HAVE TO DRIVE A CAR THAT LOOKS SO NICE BUT SOUNDS SO HORRIBLE. I FEAR GOING LONG DISTANCES BECAUSE I'M WORRIED MY BRAKES MAY NOT STOP ME IN TIME. HONDA NEEDS TO RECALL THE BRAKES AND REPLACE THEM NOW. HONDA OWNERS SIMPLY DO NOT DESERVE THIS. *TR

WITHING A FEW WEEKS AFTER I BOUGHT THE HONDA ACCORD 2009, IN GERMANTOWN, MD, IN DECEMBER 2008... IT STARTED MAKING A SCREECHING SOUND IN MY BRAKES. EVERYTIME I GO GET IT CHECKED, THEY SAY IT'S FIXED. THEN AS SOON AS I DRIVE AWAY, THE NOISE IS STILL THERE... WHAT THE '!@#$% IS THIS? I JUST GOT THIS BRAND NEW CAR... AND STARTED TO MAKE NOISE... THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN... NOW, THE YEAR IS ENDING... AND THE NOISE IS THERE... I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO CONSIDERING FILING SUIT ... *TR

2009 HONDA ACCORD WAS IN REVERSE AND PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY. ACCELERATOR WAS "STUCK" AND SPEED INCREASED WHILE TAKING FOOT "OFF" ACCELERATOR. *TR

BRAKES SQUEALING FOR A 2009 HONDA ACCORD COUPE . I HAVE NOTICED THIS ISSUE EVEN AT MY 3K MILES NOW ITS 13K MILES AND STILL HAS THE ISSUE I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS FOR THIS ISSUE. HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR MORE THAN A YEAR NOW HONDA SHOULD HAVE THE SOLUTION BY NOW. PROBLEM IS MOSTLY EXPERIENCE ON A STOP AND GO. *TR

WE JUST HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR BRAKES ON OUR 2008 HONDA ACCORD, WITH ONLY 12,789 MILES ON IT. *TR

MY 2009 HONDA ACCORD HAD 18,000 MILES, MOSTLY HIGHWAY MILES. I BEGAN HEARING A METALLIC SOUNDING NOISE. II TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT AND THEY SAID MY BRAKES WERE WORN DOWN TO THE SENSORS. FOR 240 DOLLARS THEY REPLACED MY REAR BRAKES. HONDA PAID HALF AFTER I COMPLAINED. I ONLY HAD MY CAR FOR 6 MONTHS. SOMETHING SEEMS TO BE WRONG WITH THE REAR BRAKES ON THE HONDA AND HONDA SHOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

I HAVE A HONDA ACCORD LX 2009. IT MAKES A TREMENDOUS NOISE ON THE BRAKES AND I FEEL UNSAFE DRIVING IT. I SEE A LONG LIST OF DISSATISFIED CUSTOMERS THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND IT IS VERY FRUSTRATING GETTING HELP FROM AMERICAN HONDA CORPORATION. I WONDER HOW CAN I GET HELP TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. ONE THING FOR SURE IS THAT I AM NOT GETTING A HONDA AGAIN. *TR

EXCESSIVE BRAKE NOISE-HONDA 2 DOOR COUPE DEALER STATING THAT HONDA IS WORKING ON SOLUTION EACH TIME I TAKE IT IN FOR MAINTENANCE. BRAKES STARTED MAKING NOISE AT LESS THAN 12000 MILES. PROBLEM IS PROGRESSING AND WILL BE A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

I TOOK MY BRAND NEW 2009 HONDA ACCORD LX INTO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE SERVICE AT 12,700 MILES AND WAS INFORMED THAT MY REAR BRAKE PADS ARE FAILING AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED WITHIN 18,000 MILES. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE ACCORD'S AND THEY HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR OVER A YEAR FOR HONDA MOTOR CORP. TO FIX THE PROBLEM. AFTER READING ALL THE THOUSANDS OF CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE REAR BRAKE PAD PREMATURE FAILURES IT IS OBVIOUS THAT MANY 2008 TO 2010 HONDA ACCORD'S ON THE ROAD ARE OPERATING IN A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS CONDITION. I IMPLORE THE NHTSA TO FORCE HONDA MOTOR CORP. TO RECALL AND REPAIR ALL 2008 TO 2010 ACCORD'S WHICH IS THE RESPONSIBLE AND REASONABLE COURSE OF ACTION BEFORE PEOPLE ARE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR DIE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA ACCORD. IT WAS RAINING AND WINDY SHE WAS DRIVING AT 45 MPH AND WHEN SHE WAS TURNING AROUND A CURVE SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WENT DOWN EMBANKMENT AND COLLIDED INTO A TREE AND THE DRIVER FRONTAL AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOYED. SHE RECEIVED INJURIES TO LEFT EAR AND HEAD CONCUSSION. JEFFERSON COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICE CASE NUMBER 200911003315. THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED. SHE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED TO HAVE HER INSURANCE COMPANY INVESTIGATES THE AIR BAG FAILURE.

2008 HONDA ACCORD, BRAKES NEEDED REPLACING AFTER NOISES STARTED COMING FROM THE REAR BRAKES, ROTORS SHOT, DRUMS NEEDED REPLACING, PADS GONE. ALL THIS HAPPENED AT 26210 MILES FOR A TOTAL OF $547.86. THE BRAKES WILL NEED REPLACING EVERY 20,000 MILES AS ADVISED BY THE HONDA DEALER. HONDA CLAIMS IT IS NOT A SAFETY PROBLEM - BULL - BRAKES ARE A SAFETY PROBLEM, HOW CAN HONDA ADVERTISE THEY HAVE A SAFE CAR AND HAVE BRAKES FAILING ON OVER 500 COMPLAINTS FILED TO DATE. THESE IDIOTS ARE PROTECTING THEIR STOCKHOLDERS AND RISKING THE COMMON PERSON. NTSB NEEDS TO GET A PAIR AND START INVESTIGATING HONDA'S LIES. EVERYONE WHO OWNS A HONDA ACCORD SHOULD START A MASSIVE COMPLAINT SYSTEM TO GET HONDA TO FIX THE PROBLEM. PEOPLE COUNT, NOT STOCKHOLDERS. HONDA USE TO BE A GREAT CAR - THIS ONE IS A PILE OF CRAP SO THEIR STOCKHOLDERS CAN GET MORE MONEY. HONDA NEEDS TO STEP UP AND FIX THE PROBLEM OR GET THE HELL OUT OF THIS COUNTRY, FORD STANDS BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT, MAYBE HONDA SHOULD FIND OUT OF AMERICANS TAKE CARE OF THEIR PEOPLE. *TR

I HAVE 15,576 MILES ON MY ACCORD AND IT'S MAKING A SCREECHING SOUND IN MY REAR BRAKES. I CALLED THE SERVICE DEPT, ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THE REAR BRAKES ALREADY NEED TO BE REPLACED. ISN'T THIS A LITTLE PRE-MATURE TO ALREADY HAVE TO REPLACE BRAKES? *TR

MY WIFE AND I BOUGHT A 2009 HONDA ACCORD FROM JOHN HINDERER HONDA. EVERY 27-30 SECONDS THE HEADLIGHTS FLASH WHEN RUNNING ANYTHING LIKE DEFROST OR A/C UNIT. SHE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING ROAD RAGE HARASSMENT AS PEOPLE BELIEVE SHE IS FLASHING THEM AT NIGHT WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM MEDICAL ASSISTING SCHOOL IN WORTHINGTON,OHIO. WE TOOK TO DEALER THEY TESTED IT INSIDE AS WELL AS TWO OTHER VEHICLES THEY HAD OF SAME YEAR AND SAW THAT ALL VEHICLES HAD SAME PROBLEM. THEY SAY IT IS NORMAL TO SAVE GAS.DOESNT SEEM THE SAVINGS ARE WORTH THE RISKS TO ME. DEALERSHIP SEEMS TO BE SLOW IN RESPONDING TO THIS AND HONDA CORP REFUSES TO RUN A CAMPAIGN UNTIL ENOUGH PEOPLE CALL OR REPORT IT. I ALSO DON'T FEEL ITS SAFE TO BASICALLY BE DRIVING A STROBE LIGHT. *TR

2009 HONDA ACCORD, REAR BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AFTER ONLY 13,000 MILES AND LESS THEN A YEAR DRIVING. *TR

FRONT ROTORS WEREN'T SURFACED, OTHERS HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS AS WELL. DEALER SURFACED THE ROTORS, NO LONGER VIBRATES WHEN I BRAKE. COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT AFTER THE FACT, THOUGH. DEFEATS PURPOSE OF BUYING BRAND NEW CAR. *TR

2009 HONDA ACCORD - PREMATURE REAR BRAKE WARE. REPLACED REAR BRAKES AT 36,000 MILES AND NOW I NEED TO REPLACE THEM AGAIN AT 70,000 MILES. THESE BRAKES ARE DEFECTIVE AND THEY NEED TO BE RECALLED BY HONDA. *TR

I HAD JUST BOUGHT A 2010 HONDA ACCORD WHICH I HAD PURCHASE IN OCTOBER 20 09, 3 WEEKS OLD APPROXIMATELY. I GET IN MY VEHICLE TO TURN THE AIR CONDITION ON NOVEMBER 1 AND FOUND OUT THAT IT ONLY BLEW OUT HOT AIR. I TAKE IT TO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER, THEY STATED A PEBBLE OR FOREIGN OBJECT GOT UP TO THE CONDENSER AND PUNCTURED IT WHICH MADE IT UNABLE TO FUNCTION. THE COST OF REPAIR IS ABOUT 600 DOLLARS. FOR HONDA TO BE NUMBER ONE FOR GOOD VALUE WITH THERE CARS IT IS NOT APPARENT NOW. I PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND IT IS NOT COVERED DUE TO ROAD DEBRIS NOT MANUFACTURE MALFUNCTION. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO CONSISTENT WITH A LOT OF THEIR VEHICLES NOT ONLY DO I HAVE MAKE MONTHLY PAYMENTS ON THIS CAR NOW I AM PAYING FOR IT TO BE REPAIR WHEN IT IS NOT EVEN A MONTH OLD. *TR

MY HUSBAND AND I JUST PURCHASED A 2009 HONDA ACCORD EX IN MAY 2009. WE HAVE TAKEN IT BACK 3 TIMES TO COMPLAIN OF THE BRAKES SQUEALING. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAS GIVEN US WRITTEN INFORMATION STATING HONDA IS INVESTIGATING. WE HAVE REQUESTED NEW BRAKES AND THEY STATE THIS WOULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR