2009 Honda Accord complaints

THE BRAKES ON MY 2009 HONDA ACCORD, PURCHASED AT "COURTESY PALM HARBOR HONDA" STARTED SQUEALING BADLY AT 19,000 MILES. I HAVE NOTICED FOR THE PAST THREE MONTHS THAT THE CAR SEEMED TO ACTUALLY SLOW DOWN MORE THAN NORMAL WHEN I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS -- AS IF THE BRAKES WERE NOT FULLY RELEASED. I'VE ALSO NOTICED REDUCED FUEL EFFICIENCY. ABOUT A WEEK AGO, THE BRAKES STARTED SQUEALING BADLY, AS IF THE PADS WERE FULLY WORN. I FIGURED THE PROBLEM COULDN'T BE THE BRAKE PADS AT 19K MILES, SO I BROUGHT IT IN TO THE DEALER TODAY. TURNS OUT THE REAR BRAKE PADS ARE COMPLETELY WORN DOWN AND IT IS THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN'S OPINION THAT THE CAUSE IS MY STYLE OF DRIVING -- NOT A DEFECTIVE HONDA PROBLEM. AFTER TELLING HIM THAT I DRIVE WITH ONLY ONE FOOT (I DON'T HOLD MY LEFT FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WHILE DRIVING), HE STATED THAT ACCORDS ARE BUILT WITH AUTOBAHN QUALITY, HIGH-PERFORMANCE BRAKE PARTS THAT ARE REALLY SOFT FOR ENHANCED BRAKING ABILITY. I TOLD HIM THAT I HARDLY FEEL THAT THIS BASE-MODEL ACCORD WOULD BE CONSIDERED A "HIGH PERFORMANCE" VEHICLE. NEVERTHELESS, THE "SOFT / HIGH-QUALITY PADS" AND MY DRIVING STYLE WAS HIS REASON (ACCORDING TO HIM) FOR THE PREMATURE WEARING OF THE BRAKES. I'VE OWNED 15+ CARS IN MY LIFE TIME AND HAVE NEVER HAD BRAKE PADS WEAR DOWN IN LESS THAN 40,000 MILES - ESPECIALLY REAR BRAKES! I TOLD THE TECH THAT AFTER DOING EXTENSIVE RESEARCH, I FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A VERY WELL-KNOWN PROBLEM WITH ACCORDS. HE SAID HIS HANDS WERE TIED AND HE COULDN'T OFFER ME ANY RE

I OWN A 2009 HONDA ACCORD WITH 30,000 MILES. IT IS A 4 CYLINDER FRONT WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE. THE REAR BRAKES ON THE VEHICLE HAVE WORN DOWN AND NOW NEED TO BE REPLACED. I'VE CONTACTED HONDA USA AND THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR ENGINEERS HAVE IDENTIFIED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON 2008 AND 2009 ACCORDS. THE COMPANY CLAIMS THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY, AND WILL NOT COVER THE COST OF REPLACING THE BRAKES. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED, AND YET ACCORD OWNERS HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED NOR HAS A RECALL BEEN ISSUED. *TR

HEADLIGHTS FLICKER AT ANY GIVEN TIME, AT IDLE, OR WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. NOT JUST ONCE, BUT HAS HAPPENED SIX OR SEVEN TIMES IN SUCCESSION ON THE HIGHWAY. HONDA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY SAY IT'S "NORMAL". *TR

BRAND NEW 2009 ACCORD. LOUD & ANNOYING BRAKE SQUEAKING. HONDA DEALER ACKNOWLEDGES A DESIGN DEFECT AND STATES THAT HONDA IS WORKING ON A SOLUTION. I CHECK WITH THEM AND COMPLAIN OFTEN. ON INSPECTION THERE IS PREMATURE WEAR, ON A VEHICLE THAT NOW HAS LESS THAN 5K MILES. GUESS I'LL HAVE A RICH WIDOW WHEN MY BRAKES FAIL BEFORE THE HONDA RECOMMENDED BRAKE INSPECTION. *TR

HONDA ACCORD 2009- DRIVER SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT ADJUSTOR/TRACKING SYSTEM IS MALFUNCTIONING. EVERY TIME WE ADJUST OUR SEAT FORWARDS OR BACKWARDS IT BUMPS HARD SEVERAL TIMES. HONDA SERVICE AND HONDA CORP SAID THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT HAVE NO FIX. THIS CAR MALFUNCTION COULD POTENTIALLY BE A SAFETY HAZARD. THEY ARE STILL SELLING THESE ACCORDS ON THEIR LOTS WITHOUT ANY DISCLOSURE. *TR UPDATED IVOQ 10/22/10

BRAKES HAVE SQUEALED SINCE 2 DAYS AFTER PURCHASE. HAVE SPOKE WITH DEALERSHIP AND TAKEN FOR EVALUATION SEVERAL TIME WITHOUT RESOLUTION. I WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT HONDA WAS AWARE THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT DOES NOT HAVE A FIX YET. *TR

BRAKES ON MY 2009 HONDA ACCORD. PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ON BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR WITH IN 5,000 MILES. ROTORS REPLACED ON FRONT AND THE REARS NEED IT NOW TOO. *TR

ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AT DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE CAR NEEDED REAR BRAKES. THE CAR IS NEW AND HAS ONLY 16,000 MILES ON IT. I GOT AN OUTSIDE MECHANIC'S OPINION AND WAS TOLD THE CAR DOES NEED REAR BRAKES, HOWEVER, IN HIS OPINION THIS SHOULD BE WARRANTY WORK. HE SAID REAR BRAKES SHOULD NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED THIS SOON. NOW I SEE FROM THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE, I AM NOT ALONE. 2008 AND 2009 ACCORDS HAVE A PROBLEM AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. NHTSA, PLEASE DO SOMETHING. *TR

MY 2009 HONDA ACCORD HAS 15,000 MILES AND I WAS JUST INFORMED BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE REAR BRAKES HAVE COMPLETELY WORN OUT. I INFORMED THEM OF SQUEAKING BRAKES AT 7,500 MILES AND WAS ASSURED THIS IS NORMAL. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT IT IS NORMAL FOR REAR BRAKES TO NEED REPLACEMENT ANYWHERE FROM 12,000 TO 18,000 MILES. I BELIEVE THIS IS A MAJOR DESIGN FLAW WHICH SHOULD BE COVERED IN A RECALL, ESPECIALLY AFTER SEEING SO MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

REAR BRAKES ARE SHOT. WENT IN FOR ROUTINE OIL CHANGE,FLUIDS TOPPED,TIRES ROTATED,AND EVERYTHING LOOKED AT. MECHANIC CAME OUT AND SAID BRAKES ARE SHOT (CAR IS AN '09 HONDA ACCORD BOUGHT NEW) SAYS IT'S AN ISSUE ON 08 AND 09'S BUT IS A WARE ITEM AND NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I DID A WEB SEARCH AND FOUND IT'S NOT ONLY ME. *TR

BRAND NEW HONDA ACCORD COUPLE 2009 HAS HAD SQUEAKY BREAKS SINCE 1000 MILES. I LEASED THE CAR IN FEB. 2009. HONDA, ALTHOUGH MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS AROUND THE COUNTRY, HAS DONE ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ON A RECALL, ETC. *TR

HONDA ACCORD 2008 REAR BRAKE PADS WEAR DOWN TOO FAST, SEE: HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/ACCORD/2008/BRAKES/PREMATURE_BRAKE_WEAR.SHTML. THEY DIE WITHIN 15K TO 25K IN MOST CASES. THOUGH NOT AN IMMEDIATE HAZARD, EVENTUALLY THERE MAY BE MANY HONDA ACCORDS ON THE ROAD WITH WORN BRAKE PADS. *TR

2009 HONDA ACCORD WITH LESS THAN 30K MILES NOTED TO HAVE SQUEAKING FROM REAR BRAKES WITHIN FEW MONTHS OF PURCHASE. DEALER SAID IT WAS "NORMAL" WEAR IN PERIOD. SQUEAK NEVER RESOLVED. WENT TO INDEPENDENT AUTO REPAIR SHOP. INSPECTION REVEALED SEVERE BRAKE PAD WEAR FOR LIMITED MILEAGE AND DANGEROUS AMOUNT OF WARPING AND DAMAGE TO THE REAR ROTORS. HONDA MOTOR CO. CONTACTED AND STATED "WILL LOOK INTO IT", BUT "NOTHING TO DO NOW", AS THIS IS "NOT A SAFETY CONCERN". I QUESTIONED HOW DAMAGE TO THE BRAKE SYSTEM CAN BE CONSIDERED "NOT A SAFETY CONCERN" AND THEY HUNG UP.*TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA ACCORD. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, SHE WAS UNABLE TO SIT COMFORTABLY IN THE DRIVER SEAT DUE TO THE HEAD REST. SHE ALSO HAD A SHARP PAIN BETWEEN HER SHOULDER BLADES AFTER TEST DRIVING THE VEHICLE. SHE IS FAMILIAR WITH DETAILED INFORMATION RELATED TO THE HEAD REST AND STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD REDESIGN THE VEHICLE. HER HEIGHT IS 5'2 AND COULD BE A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR; HOWEVER, THE HEAD REST SHOULD ACCOMMODATE ALL HEIGHTS. SHE HAS OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR THREE DAYS AND HAS CONSIDERED RETURNING IT TO THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT WAS ADJUSTED IT WOULD VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY AS IF IT WAS SEPARATING FROM THE TRACK. HE ALSO HAS CONCERNS OF THE SEAT SEPARATING IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPAIR IT. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THEY CAN'T REPAIR IT UNTIL THE REPAIR PART IS MADE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,025. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75.

REAR FRAME WAS NOT BOLTED DOWN TO SPEC IN THE FACTORY CAUSING THE CAR TO BE UNSURE WHILE DRIVING. NUMEROUS BOLTS WERE LOOSE. TRANSMISSION HAS A SHREDDING AND TEARING NOISE WHEN PUT IN REVERSE AND THEN DRIVE. BRAKES ARE GRINDING AND CAUSE THE CAR TO POSSIBLY LURCH FORWARD WHILE FOOT IS ON BRAKE. NOISE IN THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR PANEL AND IN THE REAR OF CAR. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2009 HONDA BACK IN OCTOBER, AFTER A 1000 MILES MY BRAKES WERE SQUEAKING I IGNORED THEM UNTIL THE NOISE STARTED TO GET LOUDER AT ABOUT 1,000MILES I TOOK IN MY CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THEY HAD TO CHANGE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES WHICH I THOUGHT IT WAS RIDICULOUS, AFTER 2 WEEKS OF CHANGING MY BRAKES I COULD HEAR THE SQUEAKING AGAIN I BROUGHT IN MY CAR AND THEY KEEP TELLING ME ITS NORMAL, THE SQUAWKING IS GETTING LOUDER AND LOUDER AND I REALLY BELIEVE THERE HAS TO BE A RECALL TO REPLACE THE BRAKES, HONDA HAS BEEN KNOWN FOR THEIR SAFETY BUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES CAN BE POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS. I HOPE YOU TAKE CARE OF THIS MATTER AND HELP A LOT OF PEOPLE SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. *TR

WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT CLEAR WINDOWS DURING RAINY WEATHER. ON THE UPSWING THE PASSENGER SIDE WIPER MOVES THE WATER FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE ONTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD. THIS CAUSES THE DRIVER'S VISIBILITY TO BE DETERIORATED SIGNIFICANTLY IN RAINY WEATHER BY NEVER CLEARING THE WINDSHIELD OF WATER. *TR

AFTER ONLY 4000 MILES ON MY HONDA ACCORD COUPE 2009 THE BRAKES HAD STARTED TO SQUEAK. EVERYTIME YOU HIT THE BRAKES THIS ISSUE OCCURS. I HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING AS OF YET BECAUSE IT IS A BRAND NEW CAR AND BASED ON INFORMATION FOUND ON THE WEB IT SEAMS MAJORITY OF INDIVIDUALS ON FORUMS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. THIS IS A PREMATURE WEAR ON THE BRAKES POSSIBLY BECAUSE OF BAD PISTONS AND SHOULD BE RECALLED BASED ON THE FACT THAT IF NOT IT CAN END UP WITH A LIABILITY ISSUE. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2009 HONDA AND HAD IT SERVICE EVERY 3000 MILES. UPON MY SECOND SERVICING OF THE CAR I HAD THE DEALERSHIP TO CHECK MY BRAKES CAUSE THEY WERE SQUEAKING; THE REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT THE BRAKE ROTORS TEND TO RUST AND THE REASON WHY I WAS HEARING THE BRAKES UPON COMPRESSION. SO, ME BEING A WOMAN AND ALL I THOUGHT THE REPRESENTATIVE BEING HONEST WITH ME HOWEVER, I DROVE THE CAR FOR ANOTHER WEEK AND I COULD HEAR THIS GRINDING NOISE WHILE DRIVING AS IF METAL AND METAL WAS RUBBING TOGETHER. I THOUGHT MAYBE IT WOULD GO AWAY BUT IT DIDN'T IT KEPT ON AND THEN IT SUDDENLY STOPPED. HOWEVER, THE BRAKES STARTED SCRUBBING REAL BAD SO I TOOK IT FOR SERVICING SAME STORY...THEY CLEANED OFF THE ROTORS AND NOTHING ELSE. SO IT WAS GETTING CLOSE TO MY 25K CHECK SO I SIMPLY PRAYED AND IGNORED THE ANNOYING SOUND UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO TAKE IT IN. WHEN I DID THE REPRESENTATIVE TELLS ME THAT MY REAR BRAKE PADS NEED TO BE REPLACED I WAS LIKE THAT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE - WHY WOULD I NEED TO REPLACE THE REAR PADS WHEN I DRIVE A FRONT WHEEL DRIVE AUTOMOBILE. I WAS EXTREMELY MESSED UP ABOUT IT AND COMPLAINED SO THEY OFFERED TO PAY HALF AND I THE OTHER I TOLD I WASN'T GOING TO PAY ANYTHING. WELL, I DECIDED TO DO A LITTLE RESEARCH ON THE MATTER AND I FOUND THIS WEBSITE - HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/ACCORD/2009/INDEX.SHTML. THERE PEOPLE ALL OVER THE US COMPLAINING ABOUT PREMATURE BRAKE PAD WEARING AS WELL AS PREMATURE ROTOR WARPING BOTH OF WHAT I'M DEALING WITH. I TOLD MY HUSBAND I WILL BE

THE REAR BRAKE PADS ON BOTH MY HONDA ACCORDS FAILED WITH LESS THAN 34,000 MILES ON MY WIFE'S CAR AND LESS THAN 30,000 MILES ON MY DAUGHTER'S HONDA. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2009 HONDA ACCORD EX-L IN FEB OF THIS YEAR. SINCE ABOUT MAY OF THIS YEAR, THE BRAKES HAVE HAD A TERRIBLY SQUEAKING NOISE TO IT. I AM AFRAID THAT MY BRAKES ARE FAILING, HOWEVER, AM "ASSURED" BY HONDA THAT IT IS JUST A COSMETIC DEFECT. I DO NOT FEEL CONFIDENT IN THIS REQUEST. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. *TR

PURCHASED NEW 2009 HONDA ACCORD, FRONT PASSENGER SEAT IS LOOSE, NOT SECURE TO AUTO FRAME, FEAR SEAT WILL DISLODGE IN ACCIDENT. *TR

I HAVE AN HONDA ACCORD EX PURCHASED ON OCT 2008. EVER SINCE 3000 MILES I HAVE BEEN HEARING A SQUEALING NOISE WHEN I DEPLOY THE BRAKES. IN AUGUST 17, 2009 THE SQUEAL TURNED INTO A GRINDING NOISE AND I HAD TO REPLACE BOTH REAR BRAKE PADS. MY CAR HAS ONLY 20,000 MILES. I SUSPECT THE QUALITY OF THE PART IS BELOW PAR IF NOT DEFECTIVE. ALSO I SUSPECT THAT THE RIGHT PART IS NOT BEING USED ON THE NEW GENERATION OF ACCORDS (2008, 2009) THEREBY CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR AND TEAR. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKES AND THE TRANSMISSION ARE MAKING A LOUD NOISE WHEN SHIFTING GEARS INTO REVERSE. THE DEALER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE, DUPLICATED THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE IS BRAND NEW THE NOISE WILL SUBSIDE. THE HONDA MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED BY A LOCAL DEALER. THE CONTACT INFORMED THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED ON TWO OCCASIONS BY THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 460.

I BOUGHT A 2009 HONDA ACCORD FROM A LOCAL DEALER HERE IN NASHVILLE,TN. I HAVE ABOUT 20,000 MILES ON MY CAR AND I STARTED HEARING A WEIRD SCREECHING NOISE AND WENT TO THE DEALER FOR A CHECK UP. THE DEALER SERVICE GUYS TOLD ME THAT MY REAR BRAKE PADS HAVE WORN OUT AND IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I CROSS CHECKED WITH OTHER HONDA ACCORD BUYERS AND THEY ALL HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THEIR BRAKE PADS. THIS WAS MENTIONED TO THE DEALER SERVICE GUYS AND THEN THEY ACCEPTED THAT THEY HAD FEW THOUSAND COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME ISSUE FROM NEW CAR OWNERS. THEY ARE REFUSING TO REPLACE THE BRAKE PADS AS THE COMPANY HAD NOT YET SENT THEM ANY DIRECTIVE FOR SUCH. THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME $180.00 FOR REAR BRAKE PADS REPLACEMENT. THE DEALER NAME IS CREST HONDA IN NASHVILLE AND THE CAR IS A 2009 HONDA ACCORD SEDAN. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE A POOR DESIGN OR A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT THE COMPANY NEEDS TO OWN UP AND FIX IT. *TR

AS MANY OTHER 2009 HONDA ACCORD OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED, I TOO HAVE SQUEAKY BRAKES, FROM THE ALMOST THE GET GO ON MY CAR. I CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND THEY SAID I HAD DIRT IN THE BRAKES! GIVE ME A BREAK! AFTER MUCH RESEARCH, I HAVE FOUND TO NOT BE ALONE, AND THAT HONDA IS DOING NOTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

2009 HONDA ACCORD LEASED IN 2008 FROM VALLEY HONDA, 4173 OGDEN AVENUE, AURORA IL, 60504. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP DUE TO NOISE COMING FROM BRAKES AND STEERING WHEEL PULLING TO THE LEFT. RETURNED VEHICLE SEVERAL MORE TIMES COMPLAINING OF SAME ISSUE. VALLEY HONDA STATED THERE PER TECHLINE, HONDA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND IS WORKING ON A COUNTERMEASURE. IN MY OPINION THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. I EXPLAINED TO HONDA, THE DEALERSHIP AND THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAUS THAT THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE I HAVE TO "PUMP" MY BRAKES IN ORDER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE DURING STOPPING...ALL DISAGREED. CAN YOU HELP? *TR

I BOUGHT A 2009 HONDA ACCORD SEDAN AND AFTER APPROXIMATELY 1000 MILES, THE BRAKES WHEN APPLIED STARTED TO MAKE A SCREECHING SOUND. I THOUGHT THAT MAYBE THE BRAKES WOULD HAVE TO BE BROKEN IN BUT AFTER A 2000 MILES, I HAD THE SAME NOISE AND WAS GETTING LOUDER. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO SERVICE THE CAR AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE PURCHASED. THE FIX WAS REPLACEMENT OF THE PAD SHIMS AND GREASE. LESS THAN ONE HUNDRED MILES I TOOK THE CAR IN AGAIN, AND THIS TIME I TOLD THEM THAT SOMETHING HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE BRAKE PADS AT LEAST. THE SERIVCE ATTENDANT SAID THAT HONDA COULD NOT DO ANYTHING. I CALLED HONDA CORPORATION AND BASICALLY WAS TOLD THE SAME THING. HONDA COULD NOT DO ANYTHING BECAUSE THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE LAST THING I TOLD HONDA WAS THAT I JUST HAD TO LIVE WITH THE PROBLEM AND SIMPLY SAID YES. I WOULD HOPE THAT THIS COMPLAINT IS JOINED WITH OTHERS TO FORCE HONDA TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU. *TR

REAR BRAKE PADS SQUEAKING VERY BAD. HAD TO GET THE REAR PADS REPLACED AT 19K. THIS IS A NEW 09 HONDA ACCORD. *TR

BOUGHT A NEW 2009 HONDA ACCORD LXP MY HEAD LIGHTS FLICKER ON AND OFF EVERY 30 TO 60 SECONDS WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH THE AC ON. THIS IS A PROBLEM BECAUSE OTHER DRIVERS THINK THAT YOU ARE FLASHING YOUR LIGHTS AT THEM. OTHER DRIVERS MIGHT THINK THAT I AM DRIVING AGGRESSIVELY AND THIS CAN RESULT IN AGGRESSIVE RESPONSE FROM OTHER DRIVERS THIS IS A VERY BIG SECURITY RISK. *TR

BOUGHT A NEW 2009 HONDA ACCORD LXP , WHEN I AM DRIVING ON CONCRETE HIGHWAY ROAD WITH GROOVED OR PARALLEL LINE FORMATIONS, THE CAR GETS PULLED FROM SIDE TO SIDE,RESULTING IN LOOSING VEHICLE CONTROL. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN ON NORMAL/PLAIN TAR ROADS. WHEN I APPROACHED THE HONDA DEALER, THEY SAID THAT IT IS NORMAL BEHAVIOR, I THINK T HIS IS A VERY BIG SECURITY RISK. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2009 HONDA ACCORD V6 ON FEBRUARY. WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES MY CAR MAKES A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE. THE NOISE IS GETTING WORSE. I'VE BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP OVER 4 TIMES AND HAVE CALLED IN REGARDS TO THEM FIXING THE PROBLEM. THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS THE BRAKE PADS. THEY ARE STILL IN THE PROCESS OF INVESTIGATING THE PROBLEM. WHY IS THIS TAKING SO LONG? THE HONDA CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT SAID THAT IF I FIX THE BRAKE I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. HONDA WILL NOT FIX THIS PROBLEM UNLESS ITS RECALLED. MY LEFT SPEAKER AS WELL HAS SHORTED OUT. I WENT TO THE CAR AUDIO STORE AND HAD THE SPEAKER REPLACED WITH A NEW HONDA SPEAKER AND ONCE AGAIN IT SHORTED AT A HIGH VOLUME. THE GENTLEMAN AT THE CAR AUDIO STORE INFORMED ME THAT THIS WAS A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM ON THE CAR. *TR

I HAVE A 2009 HONDA ACCORD EXL W/NAVI 4 CYLINDER. IT CURRENTLY HAS 6000 MILES AND I BOUGHT IT IN SEPTEMBER 2008. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER 3-4 TIMES ABOUT THE BRAKES SQUEALING. IT OCCURS EVERY TIME I APPLY THE BRAKES, NO MATTER THE SPEED OR USE. THEY FIRST TOLD ME IT WAS TOO NEW AND THEY HAD TO BREAK IN. THEN THAT IT WAS BECAUSE THEY WERE COLD DUE TO THE WINTER WEATHER AND I NEEDED TO DRIVE 55-60 MPG AND SLAM ON THE BREAKS TO WARM UP. THEN IT WAS DUE TO NEW BRAKE PADS NOT BEING MADE LIKE THEY USED TO BE WHEN THEY USED ASBESTOS IN PADS. THEN IT WAS BECAUSE ALL THE RAIN HAD CAUSED A BUILD UP AND THEY NEEDED TO BE CLEANED. EVERYTIME THEY TOLD ME IT WAS NORMAL AND SOMETHING I WOULD HAVE TO DEAL WITH. IT IS NOT NORMAL FOR A BRAND NEW CAR'S BRAKES TO SQUEAL EVERYTIME THEY ARE APPLIED. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT ON THIS WEBSITE AND HONDA NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. *TR

2008 HONDA ACCORD LX, REAR BRAKES WORN OUT AT 19000 MILES, THIS IS CLEARLY PREMATURE. *TR

THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM IS ARISING WITH HONDA ACCORDS 2008 MODEL, REAR BRAKE PADS. THEY TEND TO WORE OUT AFTER 15,000 MILES. I AM A OWNER OF 2008 HONDA ACCORD V6, AND AT FIRST I DIDN'T THINK THIS WOULD HAPPEN TO ME SINCE I FIGURED IT'S JUST RANDOM EVENTS BUT AFTER TODAY SEEING THAT RIGHT SIDE REAR BRAKES ARE ALMOST GONE AND THERE IS ONLY LITTLE BIT OF PAD LEFT ON RIGHT SIDE, I STARTED RESEARCHING AND FOUND OUT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH HONDA ACCORD 2008 MODELS. I CONTACTED MY ORIGINAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOTALLY ACTED LIKE THIS IS NOT COMMON AT ALL AND VERY RARE AND A CAR SHOULD HAVE ITS PADS REPLACED EVERY 15,000-25,000 MILES. IT MAKES NO COMMON SENSE SINCE I'M ONLY AT 17000 MILES AND I DRIVE VERY SAFE AND NOT THE TYPE TO HIT THE BRAKE HARD. HERE'S A LINK FOR MORE INFORMATION. HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/ACCORD/2008/BRAKES/PREMATURE_BRAKE_WEAR.SHTML. *TR

HEADLIGHTS ON HONDA ACCORD - 2009 EX COUPE - DIM (FLICKER) WHEN A/C CYCLES ON/OFF. I LOOKS LIKE ONE IS FLASHING THEIR LIGHTS AT OTHER DRIVERS. *TR

2009 HONDA ACCORD. SQUEAKY BRAKES SINCE I DROVE IF OFF THE LOT. SALESMAN SAID IT WAS BECAUSE CAR WAS SO NEW. SQUEAK GOT WORSE. HAVE TAKEN IT BACK 4 TIME FOR SERVICE ON THIS MATTER, DEGLAZED, SPRAYED, TRIMMED ROTORS STILL NOT RESOLVED. HONDA IS NOT FORTH COMING ABOUT THIS CHARACTER FLAW IN THIS VEHICLE. AFTER GOOGLING ISSUE TODAY I FOUND THIS IS A DEFECT WITH 2008 AND 2009 HONDA ACCORDS. THEY NEED TO BE MADE RESPONSIBLE FOR CORRECTION WITHOUT FUTHER INCONVIENCE TO BUYERS. *TR

I HAVE A BRAND NEW HONDA ACCORD 2009 EX-4 CYL AND THE BRAKES ARE SQUEAKING I ONLY HAVE 10K MILES AND THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THE BRAKES ARE FINE AND I JUST HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE SQUEAKING. THIS IS INSANE THE SQUEAKING AND THE FACT THAT THE BRAKES FEEL LIKE THERE GRINDING. PLEASE HELP! *TR

I PURCHASED A 2009 HONDA ACCORD EX-L ON APRIL 11, 2009 FROM HOFFMAN HONDA IN AVON CT. WITHIN THE FIRST 500 MILES, THE BRAKES STARTED TO SQUEAK LOUDLY. I TOLERATED IT, BARELY, UNTIL THE FIRST OIL CHANGE AT 3,000 MILES AT WHICH TIME I COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER. THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE SAID HE COULD NOT HEAR IT THOUGH IT WAS APPARENT THAT HE TEMPORARILY FIXED THE PROBLEM BY CLEANING THE BRAKES PADS AND/OR ROTORS. IT'S BEEN 300 MILES SINCE THE FIRST SERVICE AND THEY ARE SQUEALING LOUDLY AGAIN. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT FORCES THE DRIVER TO NOT APPLY THE BRAKES CORRECTLY TO TRY TO QUIET THE DEAFENING NOISE. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY HONDA. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2009 HONDA ACCORD ON MAY 5, 2009. I'VE NOTICED THE BREAKS SQUEAK TERRIBLY. THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING WITH A BRAND NEW CAR. THE HONDA DEALERSHIP WILL DO NOTHING AS THEY CLAIM HONDA SENT THEM AN EMAIL ADVISING THEM THEY ARE WORKING ON THE PROBLEM AND SHOULD HAVE A SOLUTION BY JULY 1, 2009. IT IS JULY 25TH AND STILL NOTHING. THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS VERY PROBLEM AND HONDA NEEDS TO REMEDY THIS IN A TIMELY MANNER. *TR

2009 HONDA ACCORD SEDAN V-6. CURRENTLY HAS 2400 MILES. BRAKES HAVE BEEN SQUEAKING SINCE NEW. I TOOK IT TO THE HONDA DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT HONDA IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE BUT THAT IT IS DUE TO THE COMPOSITION OF THE BRAKE PADS AND THEY DO NOT CURRENTLY HAVE A FIX FOR IT. THE BRAKES SEEM TO WORK OK BUT THE SQUEAKING IS DISCONCERTING, AND I BELIEVE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS THE EXISTING SQUEAKING WILL MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO ASCERTAIN WHEN THE BRAKE PADS ACTUALLY BECOME WORN DOWN. *TR

THE DAY AFTER I PURCHASED MY 2009 HONDA ACCORD EX 4DR SEDAN, THE BRAKES HAVE SQUEAKED. I HAVE MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO GET THIS ISSUE RESOLVED, HOWEVER EVERY TIME I SPEAK TO EITHER HONDA CORPORATE OR THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP , I AM TOLD "THE MECHANICS ARE WORKING ON THIS ISSUE AND HONDA IS AWARE." I HAVE HAD MY CAR SERVICED 4 TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FOR THE OBNOXIOUS SOUND COMING FROM MY BRAKING AND STILL THERE IS NO RESOLUTION. I AM TOLD TIME AND TIME AGAIN, THERE IS " NO SAFETY " ISSUE, HOWEVER, NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHAT THE TRUE PROBLEM IS. SO HOW ARE THE 100% SURE THERE IS 'NO SAFETY ISSUE?' I AM IN THE PROCESS OF FILING A LEMON LAW SUIT AGAINST HONDA AND I FEEL VERY STRONGLY ABOUT THE NEED FOR A RECALL. *TR

2009 HONDA ACCORD EX-L MODEL WITH BRAKES THAT SQUEAK. I CONTACTED HONDA CONSUMER RELATIONS AND THEY STATE AT THIS TIME, IT IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. *TR

HONDA ACCORD EX-L 2009. PURCHASED MAY 2009. BRAKES HAVE BEEN SQUEALING SINCE PURCHASE OF CAR. I TOOK IT IN AND THE SERVICE PERSON SAID, "90% OF ALL 2008 AND 2009 ACCORDS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. AMERICAN HONDA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT THAT THERE IS NO CURRENT RECALL FOR IT. AS TO WHEN THERE WILL BE A RECALL, IT MAY BE NEXT YEAR, IF THERE IS ONE. UNTIL THEN, THERE IS NOTHING WE CAN DO ABOUT IT. AND THERE IS NO POINT IN REPLACING THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS BECAUSE IT WILL END UP WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. IT WON'T GO AWAY BY REPLACING THEM." IF 90% OF THE NEW HONDA ACCORDS ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM, THEN CERTAINLY AMERICAN HONDA SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE SQUEALING BRAKES.*TR

I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2009 ACCORD EX-L V6 COUPE IN SEPTEMBER 08. I ONLY HAVE ABOUT 19K MILES AND THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THE REAR BRAKES ARE AT 0% WHILE THE FRONT BRAKES ARE AT 90%. THIS IS A FRONT WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE AND THERE IS NO REASON THE REAR BRAKES SHOULD BE COMPLETELY GONE. *TR

AC CONDENSER FAILURE. WHICH STOPS WORKING AIR CONDITIONER AND DEFROSTING. A PEBBLE OR SOMETHING CAN HIT THE CONDENSER AND MAKE A HOLE. MFR DON'T WANT REPAIR IT DURING WARRANTY PERIOD OR CAN OFFER ANY REMEDIES TO PREVENT IT FROM HAPPENING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE HEADREST STRUCK THE CONTACT'S HEAD. THE HEADREST FAILED TO ADJUST PROPERLY TO HIS HEIGHT. THE CONTACT'S HEIGHT IS 6'5. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING WHEN TRAVELING ON NORMAL ROAD SURFACES AND SPEED BUMPS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE HEADREST ANGLE AND HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT WERE A MANUFACTURER DESIGN. THE VIN WAS UNABLE TO BE ENTERED INTO THE SYSTEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 350.

CREAKING IN THE REAR SHELF DECK IN TRUNK. THE CREAKING OCCURS WHENEVER THERE IS FLEXING OF THE BODY OF THE CAR SUCH AS IN TURNING CORNERS, TURNING INTO A DRIVEWAY OR DRIVING OVER UNEVEN GROUND. SHEET METAL WAS PULLED AWAY FROM EACH OTHER IN THE REAR SHELF IN AN ATTEMPT TO PREVENT THE METAL ON METAL CREAKING. THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS FROM OTHER OWNERS THAT THE CAUSE OF THE CREAKING IS DUE TO A BROKEN OR SEVERAL BROKEN SPOT WELDS IN THE REAR SHELF OF THE CAR. *TR

2009 HONDA ACCORD. BRAKES SQUEAL VERY LOUDLY WHEN APPLIED. BEEN TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES ABOUT THIS ISSUE. FIRST TIME THEY CLEANED THE BRAKES, SECOND TIME THEY TURNED THE FRONT ROTOR AND SANDED THE BRAKE PADS. THIRD TIME (6/20/09) THEY HANDED ME A TSB ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE ACCORD HAD 2232 MILES WHEN THIS FIRST STARTED AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. TODAY IT HAS 3816 MILES. VERY POOR FOR HONDA. REALLY NICE CAR TO SOUND SO CHEAP. *TR