2009 Honda Accord complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ON APRIL 1, 2009. SHE HEARD A SQUEAKING SOUND WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON ISSUE WITH HER MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. A MECHANIC TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE, BUT FOUND NO FAILURES OTHER THAN THE SQUEAKING BRAKES. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE DEALER ADVISED HER TO WAIT UNTIL HONDA ISSUED A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER THE AIR CONDITIONING IS ACTIVATED, THE HEADLIGHTS BLINK. THE LIGHTS STOPPED BLINKING WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS TURNED OFF. THE FAILURE HAS BEEN OCCURRING EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS WAS A NORMAL OCCURRENCE FOR THIS YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 12,500. UPDATED 07/08/09 *BF UPDATED 07/08/09. *JB

2009 HONDA ACCORD LX-P SEDAN. THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKER EVERY 30 SECONDS WHILE A/C OR DEFROSTER IS ON. THIS IS AT ALL TIMES, WHETHER SITTING OR AT 60MPH ON HIGHWAY. *TR

FLICKERING HEADLIGHTS ON 2009 HONDA ACCORD - THIS HAPPENS AT SOMEWHAT REGULAR INTERVALS, EXTREMELY ANNOYING AND HAS AN IMPACT ON THE DRIVER'S ABILITY TO FOCUS (SINCE I AM ALWAYS WAITING FOR THE NEXT FLICKER). *TR

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ONE MORNING IN MY 2009 HONDA ACCORD. I MADE A LEFT TURN, AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP ON ME. I COULD NOT DO ANYTHING. I WAS STUCK IN FRONT OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I ALMOST GOT HIT ON THE LEFT SIDE BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. A FEW DAYS LATER, I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER WHO INSTALLED ME A NEW STEERING COLUMN. A FEW DAYS BEFORE THE LOCKING UP OF THE STEERING WHEEL, I KEPT HEARING A CLICKING NOISE WHENEVER I MAKE A TURN. AFTER THE LOCKING UP OF THE STEERING WHEEL, THE CLICKING NOISE CONTINUED. THAT'S WHEN I DECIDED TO CALL THE DEALER. AFTER THE FIRST LOCKING UP, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP A COUPLE MORE TIMES. *TR

JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE, I AM EXPERIENCING BRAKES ISSUE. IT IS WITH GREAT DISAPPOINTMENT THAT I HAD PURCHASED A CAR THAT SQUEALS. I STARTED HEARING THE BRAKES AT 7000 MILES. INITIALLY I THOUGHT MY BRAKES ARE ALREADY DEPLETED BUT WONDERED, WITH SUCH A LOW MILEAGE, IT COULDN'T HAVE BEEN THE CASE. I BROUGHT IT TO THE HONDA SERVICE CENTER AND THEY MENTIONED THAT MY BRAKE PADS ARE IN PERFECT CONDITION AND THE REASON FOR THE NOISE IS THAT THE MATERIALS USED IN MANUFACTURING THE BRAKES MAKES THAT HORRIBLE NOISE. I COMPLAINED AT AMERICAN HONDA AND TALKED TO ALBERT CHAN - THE HIGHEST RANKING CUSTOMER SERVICE PERSON IN THIS REGION (WEST COAST) AND HE SAID, AND I QUOTE "IT IS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF A HONDA ACCORD TO HAVE THE BRAKES MAKE THE NOISE AS OF RIGHT NOW". HE EVEN MENTIONED THAT AMERICAN HONDA THINKS THAT THIS IS NOT 'YET' AN ISSUE. SAD TO SAY, THEY HAVE POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE AND POOR CAR QUALITY. TO THINK I BOUGHT THE TOP OF THE LINE HONDA ACCORD - WITH ALL THE FIXINGS! *TR

WHEN VEHICLE AIR CONDITIONING IS ON, HEADLIGHTS AND OTHER LIGHTING DIM NOTICEABLY. HEADLIGHTS ARE THE MOST WORRISOME AS DIMINISHED LIGHTING CAN MAKE NIGHT DRIVING HAZARDOUS. ON-COMING VEHICLES HAVE "FLASHED" THEIR LIGHTS IN RESPONSE TO THIS "FLICKER". HONDA STATES THIS A NORMAL ATTRIBUTE OF THIS VEHICLE. *TR

I OWN A 2008 HONDA ACCORD AND HAVE ABOUT $17,000 MILES ON THE CAR. THE BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED PREMATURELY. I KNOW THIS IS A COMPLAINT FROM HUNDREDS, IF NOT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO OWN THE HONDA ACCORD. I CALLED HONDA OF AMERICA AND THEY ARE DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT. THEY HAVE COMPLETELY DISMISSED THE WHOLE ISSUE. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. I PURCHASED THE HONDA FOR ITS REPUTATION OF SAFETY AND RELIABILITY AND THIS IS DOWNRIGHT DANGEROUS.*TR

2009 HONDA ACCORD - MY HEADLIGHTS BLINK WHEN MY AC IS ON. IT IS VERY ANNOYING AND DISTRACTING AND A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

2009 HONDA ACCORD 4 CYL 1) CAR WHINES AT 1300 RPMS. VERY ANNOYING. HONDA SAYS THAT ALL OF THEM WHINE AND THAT IT IS NORMAL. IT SOUNDS LIKE A VERY CHEAP CAR INSTEAD OF A HIGH END HONDA ACCORD. 2) AT LOW SPED AND I MAKE A SHARP TURN, THE POWER STEERING PULSATES. HONDA GARAGE SAID IT HAS A SINGLE BELT SYSTEM AND THAT THEY ALL PERSISTENT LIKE THAT AND IT IS NORMAL. *TR

2008 HONDA BOUGHT NEW AFTER 28,000 MILES HONDALAND SAID I NEEDED BACK BRAKES, EVERYONE KNOWS THE FRONT ALWAYS GO OUT FIRST AND I CALLED THE HONDA CORP. AND AFTER ALL THE FRUSTRATION THEY INSISTED I PAY BY CASH OR CERTIFIED CHECK, MY WIFE WAS ON THE WAY TO PICK UP THE CAR WHEN THEY CALL ME STATING THIS. WHEN SHE GOT TO HONDALAND THEY INSISTED THAT SHE HAVE THEM SHUTTLE HER TO OUR BANK TO GET CASH, THIS IS TOTALLY RIDICULES AND I WANT SOMETHING DONE ABOUT THIS. THE HONDA CORP. CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND SAID I MUST PAY CASH, I WANTED TO PUT IT ON MY CREDIT CARD SO I WOULDN'T BE SHORT ON CASH THIS MONTH. I AM APPALLED AT THERE ACTIONS AND I EXPECT A CASH REFUND AND I WANT HONDA TO PAY FOR THIS BRAKE JOB THAT NEVER SHOULD HAVE BEEN NEEDED, I WENT ON THE INTERNET AND THERE HAVE BEEN OVER 200 COMPLAINTS, THE WORST WAS ONLY 5,000 MILES AND THE BACK BRAKES WERE SHOT. FACTORY RECALL !!!!! *TR

BRAND NEW HONDA ACCORD SEDAN V6 CYLINDER AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. LESS THAN TWO WEEKS OLD, REAR BRAKES HOWL MADLY, VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING ON FIRM STOPS. DEALER TURNED THE ROTOR-OUT OF ROUND .12MM. RESULTS BETTER FOR NOW, BUT....I WONDER HOW LONG IT WILL LAST. HONDA HAS REPUTATION OF POOR BRAKE SYSTEM APPARENTLY. *TR

2009 HONDA ACCORD HEAD LIGHT BLINK EVERY 27 SECONDS WHEN A/C IS ON HONDA SEES IT NORMAL A CHARACTERISTIC ACCORDING TO HONDA I DIDN'T SEE THIS ON THE WINDOW STICKER ANYWHERE NOR WAS I INFORMED ABOUT BY MY SALES MAN JUST 4 DIFFERENT SERVICE DEPARTMENTS APPARENTLY IS A VERY LARGE PROBLEM OF THE CAR ,ITS JUST PLAIN DANGEROUS,THERE IS NO FIX UNLESS ,SOMEBODY STARTS A CAMPAIGN,OR ENOUGH PEOPLE CALL HONDA AND COMPLAIN AFTER SPENDING A LITTLE TIME ON THE INTERNET THERE SEAMS TO THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

BRAND NEW 2009 HONDA ACCORD EX-L/ W NAV 4CYL ENGINE. AFTER 1 DAY OF OWNERSHIP THE CAR HAS A TERRIBLE SHUDDER IN THE STEERING WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. DEALER SERVICE MANAGER SAID GIVE IT A 1000 MILES AND WE WILL SEE IF IT GOES AWAY! *TR

I INITIALLY REPORTED A PROBLEM ON MY CAR ON THE 28TH OF JANUARY AND BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR REPAIR AT HONDA OF SERRAMONTE FOR MAKING A CRANKING THUMP NOISE WHEN MAKING A REVERSE TO ACCELERATION. THE NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION IS VERY CONSISTENT AND IT OCCURS DURING A GEAR SHIFT FROM REVERSE TO ACCELERATION. BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF HMC AT TORRANCE, CALIFORNIA AND THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY BOTH CLAIM THIS NOISE IS NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CAR. I SAY THIS IS NOT, AS THE NOISE IS THE FIRST TIME I HEAR SINCE IN MY ADULT DRIVING EXPERIENCE OF MULTIPLE CARS AND SUVS. PLEASE HELP! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE STEERING COLUMN SHOOK VIOLENTLY WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR REMEDY THE FAILURE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT WATER WOULD FREEZE INSIDE THE WHEEL RIMS IN WET, FREEZING CONDITIONS. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE ROTORS TO RUST AND THE BRAKING SYSTEM NOT TO PERFORM AT ITS FULL POTENTIAL. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT NO COMPENSATION WOULD BE PROVIDED BECAUSE THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 938 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,024. UPDATED 6/3/09 *CN UPDATED 06/04/09.*JB

TRANSMISSION FAILED ON A BRAND NEW VEHICLE. *TR

BOUGHT A NEW 2009 HONDA ACCORD LX MY HEAD LIGHTS FLICKER ON AND OFF EVERY 20 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. *TR

2009 HONDA ACCORD EX, 4 CYL - HEADLIGHTS DIM WHEN A/C ON, APPEARS TO BE FLASHING ON COMING VEHICLES, ON-COMING VEHICLE DISTRACTION AND DRIVER EYE STRAIN. HONDA INDICATES THIS IS NORMAL, IT IS NOT. *TR

I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR BACK FOR REPAIR THREE TIMES FOR SQUEAKING BRAKES. ON THE FOURTH TRIP THE DEALER REFUSED FURTHER REPAIR UNTIL NOTICE FROM HONDA. *TR

I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT ABOUT A 2009 HONDA ACCORD HEADLIGHT DIMMING ISSUE APPROX EVERY 20-30 SECONDS WITH THE AC TURNED ON. IT APPEARS AS IF I AM FLASHING MY HEADLIGHTS AT VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME. *TR

NO CRASH YET, BUT CRASH LIKELY. 2009 HONDA ACCORD HAS DIM HEAD LIGHTS THAT CREATE A BLACK BLANKET IN FRONT OF DRIVER AND NARROWS ON ANY DIP IN ROAD. VISIBILITY VERY POOR, AND THE BLACK BLANKET EFFECT IN FRONT OF YOU MOVES UP AND DOWN BECAUSE CAR BOUNCES ALOT DUE TO STIFF SUSPENSION WITH A WHEEL SYSTEM THAT IS TOO BIG FOR CAR , THUS CREATING THE NEED FOR A LOW PROFILE TIRE THAT CAUSES CAR TO BOUNCE ALOT. THE DRIVER IS VERY LIKELY TO WRECK UNDER SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES. THE ONLY ALTERNATIVE IS TO RUN WITH YOUR BRIGHT LIGHTS ON AND THEN BLIND FELLOW ONCOMING TRAFFIC. HONDA SHOULD RECALL THESE CARS, AND CONSUMERS SHOULD BE WARNED. DEALER STATES LIGHT CANNOT BE ADJUSTED DUE TO GOVERNMENT REGULATION, BUT THEY WERE GOING TO ADJUST MY LIGHTS AT FIRST, BUT I WAS TOLD NOT TO TURN BRIGHT LIGHTS ON SO AS NOT TO BLIND ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE SALESMAN TOLD ME THAT I WAS TENTH PERSON TO BRING CAR IN TO BE ADJUSTED. I BECAME ANGRY THAT I MIGHT BE AT FAULT IF A WRECK OCCURRED , AND SUGGESTED THAT THEY WERE DOING SOMETHING WRONG IF GOVERNMENT SAID LIGHTS SHOULD BE ONE WAY, BUT AFTER CAR BOUGHT, LIGHT ADJUSTED ANOTHER WAY. THEY THEN REFUSED TO ADJUST MY LIGHT BECAUSE THEY BECAME AFRAID OF ATTORNEY GENERAL THREAT. THEY ALSO THEN CHANGED THEIR STORY ABOUT THE 10 PEOPLE. THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED, AND I HAVE ONE OF THESE CARS WHICH IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. HONDA SHOULD BE MADE TO REIMBURSE US. WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO DRIVE A DANGEROUS CAR. I TRIED TO RETURN MY VEHICLE AFTER BUYING IT ON A SATURD

2009 HONDA ACCORD EX 4 CYLINDER- MY CARS CABIN AND HEADLIGHTS DIM EVER 20 SECONDS. THIS IS NOT ONLY ANNOYING, BUT IT IS DANGEROUS AS WELL. THE LIGHTS GO REALLY DIM THEN SLOWLY COME BACK ON. OTHER DRIVERS THINK I AM FLASHING AT THEM, AND MY VISIBILITY LESSENS EACH TIME IT DIMS. *TR

HEADLIGHTS DIM FREQUENTLY...DIM EVERYTIME RADIATOR FAN COMES ON. *TR

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

HEADLIGHTS ON BRAND NEW 2009 LX-P 4 CYLINDER HONDA ACCORD FLICKER MOMENTARILY ABOUT EVERY 15 SECONDS WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER IS ON. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT IS DISTRACTING TO THE DRIVER AND ALSO BECAUSE IT COULD BE INTERPRETED AS AGGRESSIVE DRIVING BY OTHER DRIVERS. HONDA IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE BUT REFUSES TO FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY SAY IT IS "NORMAL". FLICKERING HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT NORMAL...THEY ARE DANGEROUS! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 (NA) HONDA ACCORD. WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER IS ACTIVATED, THE HEADLIGHTS MOVE UP AND DOWN INTERMITTENTLY. THE LIGHTS ALSO DIM AND FLICKER WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT ALL THE 2009 ACCORDS PERFORMED IN THAT MANNER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 827. UPDATED 10/16/08. *LJ UPDATED 10/17/08. *JB