2009 Honda Accord complaints

VIBRATION IN CAR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (55 TO 65 MPH). UNKNOWN REASON. CHECKED TIRES, ALIGNMENT, AND EVEN WHEEL RIMS AND ALL WERE OK. CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE OR SOURCE OF VIBRATION IS STILL UNKNOWN AT THIS POINT IN TIME. *TR

GRINDING OR SQUEALING SOUNDS WHILE BRAKING IS APPLIED. BRAKE PADS WAS 100% (TOTALLY) WORN OUT AND THERE'S METAL TO METAL GRINDING CONTACT AT THE (PASSENGERS) RIGHT REAR WHEEL ROTOR, BUT THE LEFT SIDE BACK BRAKE SHOES WAS 80% WORN OUT. THE FRONT WHEELS BRAKE SHOES WAS STILL 80% THICK. *TR

ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS(RADIO, DASHBOARD LIGHTS) IN DASHBOARD BLINKS WHILE DRIVING, MAKES IT FEELS LIKE CAR IS ABOUT TO DIE. I NOTICED THIS HAPPENS WHEN FAN IS ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE FRONT AND REAR AIR BAGS SUDDENLY DEPLOYED WHEN THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR WAS CLOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE ROLLED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY WHILE THE GEAR WAS IN PARK AND CRASHED INTO A HOUSE WHICH PUSHED THE BEDROOM WALL AND WINDOW OUT. THE GEAR WAS STILL IN PARK AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AWAY FROM THE SCENE. THERE WERE MINOR SCRATCHES ON THE BUMPER. NO ONE IN THE HOUSE SUFFERED INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER INVESTIGATED THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE THAT THE TRANSMISSION OR IGNITION WAS DEFECTIVE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,983. UPDATED 04/03/2013 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE CONSUMED OIL EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,000.

PURCHASED A USED 2009 HONDA ACCORD FROM CARMAX IN MADISON TENNESSEE. IN DEC. 2012 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. NO OIL IN ENGINE. 2009, 6 CYLINDER V-TECH. HAVE MONITORED THE OIL CONSUMPTION AFTER DEALER OVERFILLED, WITH PICTURES OF OVERFILL, WITH MILAGE AND VARIOUS PICTURES OF THE DIP STICK. THIS ENGINE HAS AN ECO SYSTEM. NO PERMANENT DAMAGE BUT DEALER ENCOURAGES AN OIL CHANGE EVERY 4000 MILES AND NOT WHAT IS IN THE MANUAL. *TR

SUDDEN SCREECHING OF REAR BRAKES AND SHORT AFTER GRINDING NOISE WHEN BREAKING. TOOK CAR TO GET BRAKES CHECKED AND HAD TO REPLACE BRAKE PADS DUE TO CALIPERS STICKING AND MAKING INTERIOR PADS WEAR OUT COMPLETELY WHILE EXTERIOR PADS WHERE STILL GOOD. ROTORS WORN TO OR BELOW MINIMUM SPECIFICATIONS. WILL HAVE TO REPLACE BOTH REAR ROTORS AND CALIPERS. I HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE ROTORS OR CALIPERS ON ANY CAR, NOT EVEN WITH 86K MILES ON THEM AND ON THIS 2009 HONDA ACCORD EX-L I HAVE TO REPLACE THEM AT 46,413 MILES? THIS IS NOT GOOD! HONDA SHOULD PAY FOR ALL EXPENSES AND PARTS. LOWEST QUOTE TO REPLACE WITH OEM IS APPROXIMATELY $750.00 WHAT WOULD THE COST BE IF I WOULD OF NOT HEAR THE NOISE AND CHECK THE BRAKES? *TR

REAR BRAKE ISSUES AT 31,000 AND 61,000 FRONT BRAKES REQUIRED REPAIR AT 61,000 TIRES NOT TURNING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, HE HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 1/23/13 *CN UPDATED 2/12/2013 *JS

I WAS DRIVING UP I-95 NORTH IN ABOUT WOODBRIDGE, VIRGINIA AT ABOUT 60-65MPH. SUDDENLY, I HEARD A NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE A GUN SHOT AND A LOUD WIND SOUND AS IF THE WINDOW WAS OPEN. I PULLED OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PULLED BACK MY SUNROOF SHADE, COME TO FIND THAT THE ENTIRE SUNROOF GLASS WAS COMPLETELY SHATTERED. I IMMEDIATELY PUT THE SHADE BACK AND DROVE HOME AND IMMEDIATELY CALLED MY INSURANCE COMPANY. I DID NOT WITNESS ANYTHING HITTING MY CAR, THE ONLY THING THAT I COULD DETERMINE IS THAT I HAD MY HEATER TURNED ON HIGH BECAUSE IT WAS SO COLD THAT DAY. MY ASSUMPTION IS THE EXTREME TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES AND PRESSURE THAT CAUSED MY SUNROOF TO SHATTER. *TR

I BROUGHT MY CAR INTO HONDA TODAY FOR SERVICE AND THEY TELL ME THAT I NEED REAR BRAKES. I WAS A PART OF THE CLASS ACTION SUIT TWO YEARS AGO TO THIS DAY WHEN I HAD TO HAVE MY REAR BRAKES REPLACED WITH A "NEW IMPROVED" PAD. I HAD 16,527 MILES THEN AND NOW I HAVE 35,859 AND THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THESE ARE REAR BRAKE PADS AND SHOULD LAST MUCH MORE THAT 17,000 MILES. DUE THIS ISSUE, MY ROTORS WERE DAMAGED BY THESE "NEW AND IMPROVED" BRAKES AND HAVE TO BE REPLACED, AGAIN. I FEEL THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HONDA SHOULD COVER AND NOT SURE IF ANYONE ELSE OUT THERE HAS HAD A SIMILAR ISSUE. TWO SETS OF REAR BRAKES BEFORE 36000 IS UNACCEPTABLE. *TR

SECONDARY SHAFT BEARING BROKEN. *TR

THE HEAD RESTRAINT IS TOO FAR FORWARD AND CAUSES NECK PAIN. I'VE ONLY HAD THE CAR A WEEK, AND I'M HAVING THE SAME ISSUES AS OTHERS WHO HAVE FILED COMPLAINTS AND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE IN ONLINE FORUMS. *TR

AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 65 AND 70 MPH THE CAR VIBRATES AS IF THE WHEELS WERE OUT OF BALANCE. HAVE HAD THE WHEELS BALANCED TWICE IN THE PAST MONTH WITH NO CHANGE. HAD THE CAR ALIGNED WITHIN THE PAST MONTH AND DEALER SAYS THERE WAS NO CHANGE. A NEW SET OF MICHELIN MXM4 PRIMACY TIRES WERE INSTALLED IN APRIL 2012. JUST RETURNED FROM A 3000 MILE TRIP AND FOUND THE VIBRATION TO BE VERY ANNOYING. THIS IS A HONDA ACCORD 4DR EX-L V-6 HELP. *TR

SERVICE PERSON SAYS I NEED REAR BRAKE PADS REPLACED AND THE ROTORS CUT. I COMPLAINED THAT THE WEAR WAS TOO PREMATURE AND SHOULD BE A SUBJECT OF MANUFACTURER'S RECALL AND SHOULD BE FREE OF CHARGE. AFTER TALKING TO TWO OTHER PERSONNEL AT THE FINDLAY HONDA HENDERSON I GOT THE SAME RESPONSE. IT MUST BE MY DRIVING HABITS THAT I BRAKE HARD. OF COURSE I KNOW I DON'T. THE OTHER GUY SAYS IT'S NORMAL WEAR. I'VE HAD SEVERAL CARS AND THE NORMAL WEAR IS BEYOND 60K MILES. I'LL NEVER BUY HONDA EVER AGAIN AND WILL VOLUNTEER TO ALL NOT TO BUY HONDA CARS. I'LL ALSO PUT A SIGN ON MY REAR WINDSHIELD OF THE POOR QUALITY OF THE BRAKES. COST OF BRAKE JOB-$200. MILEAGE 32586. *TR

THERE WAS GRINDING NOISE FOR COUPLES DAYS ON AND OFF. VEHICLE WAS DROPPED AT LOCAL DEALER AND REAR BRAKE HAD TO BE REPLACED. VEHICLE MILEAGE WAS ONLY AT 22K MILES. CONSIDERING THAT ACCORD IS FWD, I WAS WONDERING WHY REAR BRAKE WORN OUT MUCH FASTER THAN TYPICAL LIFE TIME OF BRAKE PADS. *TR

2009 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND DASHBOARD INDICATORS. *TGW THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER A BULLETIN HAD BEEN ISSUED REGARDING THE RESPECTIVE PROBLEM. THE SUPPOSEDLY FIXED THE PROBLEM, AND THE CONSUMER LEFT THE DEALER SATISFIED UNTIL JAN 30, 2012, WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN, GENERATING SEVERAL OTHER DASHBOARD LIGHTS, AND ONCE AGAIN THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING ON A REDUCED CYLINDER. ON AUGUST 18, 2012, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN AND THE DEALER CHARGED HIM $525.43. *JB

WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 55-75 MILES AN HOUR, THERE IS A VIOLENT SHAKE FROM THE FRONT WHEELS. ITS EVEN MORE EVIDENT UNDER HEAVY ACCELERATION AS THE SHAKING BECOMES MORE SEVERE. I'VE HAD THE CAR LOOKED AT BY PEP BOYS, MY MECHANIC, AND THE HONDA DEALERSHIP IN AVENTURA, FL AND NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHAT THE ISSUE IS. I HAVE FOUND OTHERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUES I DID ON THE EDMUNDS.COM FORUM. HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/WEBX?14@@.F197B14/136. *TR

REAR BRAKES ARE COMPLETELY GONE AND I ONLY HAVE 25,000 MILES IN MY 2009 HONDA ACCORD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND APPROACHED A TRAFFIC STOP, AS THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED A LOUD SCREECHING NOISE EMITTED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE BOTH REAR BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE REAR ROTORS WERE RESURFACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,914. UPDATED 10/16/12*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED HAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND ENGAGING THE BRAKE PEDAL, A METAL TO METAL NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TWICE FOR THE DEFECT WHERE BOTH REAR BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED EACH TIME. IN ADDITION, THE REAR ROTORS WERE REPLACED ONCE. THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. UPDATED 10/10/12 *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT WAS ACTIVATED AND CAUSED THE HEADLIGHTS TO BLINK AND BECOME DIM. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT A DIAGNOSTIC WAS NOT PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,315 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,000. UPDATED 10/11/12*LJ UPDATED 10/17/12

I WENT TO HAVE MY CAR SERVICED AT THE HONDA DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT MY REAR BRAKES MEASURED AT 3MM AND THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE THE PADS AND RESURFACE THE ROTORS. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED ON A VEHICLE WITH THIS AMOUNT OF MILES,ALTHOUGH THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT THIS IS A DEFECT THEY SAY IT IS OUT OF THEIR HANDS AND WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. *TR

THE DRIVER SEAT IS VERY UNCOMFORTABLE TO DRIVE. THE SEAT DESIGN IS KIND OF PUSHING AND PUTTING PRESSURE PARTICULARLY ON THE LOWER BACK AND CAUSING TOO MUCH BACK PAIN EVEN DRIVEN FOR LESS THAN 20 MILES. THE SEAT DESIGN IS ALSO CAUSING NECK PAIN. DID NOT COMPLAIN TILL NOW BECAUSE THOUGHT IT WAS DESIGN ISSUE RATHER THAN SAFETY ISSUE. WHEN DRIVEN EVEN FOR FEW HOURS (LESS THAN 2 HRS), CAUSING A LOT OF BACK PAIN. THE STEERING WHEEL IS NOT PROPERLY DESIGNED TO HOLD IT CAUSING BAD SHOULDER PAIN WHEN DROVE FOR FEW HRS, PARTICULARLY THE LOWER SPOKES ARE DESIGNED TO RESEMBLE THE HONDA LOGO 'H' WHICH PROHIBITS THE DRIVER TO HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL EITHER AT THE BOTTOM (OR) AT THE OUTER END OF THE LOWER SPOKES WHICH HAS VERY LESS SPACE TO HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN JERKING. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND AS SHE DECELERATED TO A STOP, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHO STATED THAT THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE THE SPARK PLUG WIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 09/11/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE SAME THING HAPPEN IN JULY OF 2012. THE SPARK PLUG WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO LOW ON OIL. AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST WAS PERFORMED. UPDATED 09/14/2012 *JS

STARTED HEARING REAR BRAKE SQUEAKING. MENTIONED TO DEALER WHEN GETTING AN OIL CHANGE AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED THE REAR BRAKES REPLACED AT 20,493 MILES. I WAS GIVEN AN EXCUSE THAT THIS COULD BE DUE TO MY DRIVING HABITS. THE FRONT BRAKES SHOULD GO FIRST, SO I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT A CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT HAS BEEN APPROVED TO COVER $150 OF THE REPAIR WHICH I DO NOT FEEL IS ADEQUATE. IT APPEARS TO BE AN ENGINEER DESIGN ERROR ON THE 2008, 2009 AND SOME 2010 HONDA ACCORDS. I BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL AND THEY SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM DUE TO THEIR OWN ERROR. WE PAY BIG BUCKS TO THESE CAR COMPANIES AND THEY NEED TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE WHEN THEY CUT CORNERS OR THEIR ENGINEERS SCREW UP. *TR

NOTICED THAT REAR BRAKES STARTED MAKING A HIGH PITCH SQUEALING NOISE. TOOK IT IN AND HAD THE ROTORS CLEANED AND THEY SAID BRAKES WERE FINE AND IT WAS A DEFECT ON HONDA CARS THAT THE BRAKES TEND TO SQUEAL. THE CLEANING DID NOT HELP AS IT STILL MAKES A HIGH PITCH SQUEALING NOISE. *TR

I AM FORTUNATE TO BE ALIVE AS MY BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING AND I WAS COMING OFF A RAMP BUT DRIVING IN THE SPEED LIMIT...THAT IS THE KEY. THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES-BUT THE "BRAKE BOOSTER AND MASTER CYLINDER WAS LEAKING"A RELIABLE MECHANIC DID NOT DETECT ANYTHING-BUT I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKES WERE NOW WORKING FINE. THE MECHANIC AT THE FIRST PLACE SAID NOTHING WAS DETECTED-THERE WERE NO SIGNS VISUAL OR ELECTRONIC ( ON THE DASHBOARD)OF ANYTHING WRONG. HOWEVER THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS LEAKING AND DAMAGED THE BRAKE BOOSTER. HOW WAS I TO HAVE KNOWN? THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF THIS ON THE DASH AND NO SIGN OF ANYTHING. I AM LUCKY TO BE ALIVE BECAUSE OF THE WAY I HANDLED THIS SITUATION. THEY ARE CHARGING ME A PRETTY PENNY AND I FEEL I HAVE A LEMON. THIS IS A PRODUCT DEFECT AND COULD HAVE KILLED MANY PEOPLE.THIS IS THE FIRST TIME BUT IT COULD HAVE BEEN THE LAST TIME AS THE CAR COULD HAVE BEEN TOTALED ALONG WITH ME.IS THIS HOW ONE FINDS OUT ABOUT ISSUES WITH BRAKE BOOSTERS? I WANT MY MONEY BACK OR I WANT A NEW CAR. I AM VERY VERY UNCOMFORTABLE DRIVING THIS CAR NOW. *JS

POWER DRIVER SIDE SEAT SLIPS IN TRACK RANDOMLY. FEELS LIKE IT IS NOT LOCKING IN TRACK AS IT SHOULD. SOMETIMES HAPPENS WHEN ADJUSTING SEAT. OTHER TIMES WILL HAPPEN WHEN BRAKING. OCCASIONALLY CAN FIND SPOT IN TRACK WHERE SEAT WILL CONSTANTLY SLIP FRONT TO REAR AND BACK AGAIN. *TR

SITTING AT RED LIGHT WAITING FOR TURN SIGNAL, CAR BEGINS TO ROUGH IDLE. UPON TURN AND ACCELERATION, CAR SPITS, SPUTTERS, JERKS, JOLTS AND WOULD NOT ACCEL PROPERLY. ENGINE LIGHT BEGINS BLINKING. MOTOR RUNS/IDLES VERY ROUGH. NEXT MORNING ON DRIVE IN TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP, VSA LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND STAYS ILLUMINATED. CAR STILL IDLES AND RUNS VERY ROUGH, SPITTING AND SPUTTERING ETC. DEALERSHIP INSPECTS CAR. DEALERSHIP DETERMINES THE MOUNT OF OIL IN THE CAR IS TOO LOW. NO EVIDENCE OF OIL LEAKS. DEALERSHIP CONSULTS WITH HONDA. OIL CONSUMPTION TEST IS NOW RECOMMENDED. I AM TO RETURN THE CAR TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP TO CHECK THE OIL LEVEL AT 1,000 MILES INTERVALS FOR AN UNSPECIFIED PERIOD OF TIME. THIS CONSUMPTION WILL BE FORWARDED TO HONDA TO DETERMINE WHAT "FIX" WILL BE RECOMMENDED. INTERNET SEARCH PROVIDES ENDLESS IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS WITH NO RESOLUTION FROM HONDA OR DEALERSHIPS. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BURNING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL. THE DEALER WAS NOT SURE WHY THE FAILURE WAS OCCURRING BUT RECOMMENDED HAVING AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 78,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS POSITIONED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE HER CHILD FROM HIS CHILD RESTRAINT. DURING THE PROCESS, THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM ENGAGED AND LOCKED ALL OF THE DOORS. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO OPEN ANY OF THE DOORS. THE CONTACT HAD TO BREAK THE FRONT WINDSHIELD IN ORDER TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 60,000.

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AS A RESULT OF A SPIDER WEB BUILD UP IN THE EVAP FUEL VENT BOX AND A SPRING WAS INSTALLED TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. *JS

HEAD RESTRAINTS ARE UNCOMFORTABLE AND CAUSE NECK AND BACK PROBLEMS. *TR

I WAS STOPPED ON SIDE RESIDENTIAL STREET PREPARING TO TURN RIGHT ONTO MAJOR THOROUGHFARE. STARTED TO TURN RIGHT AND CAR SHOT FORWARD AS IF THE CAR WAS POSSESSED-- STRAIGHT AHEAD AND THEN VEERING LEFT. TOOK FOOT OFF GAS BUT STILL CONTINUED AT HIGH SPEED. I STRUGGLED WITH STEERING,WHICH SEEMED TO BE MORE STIFF AND NOT RESPONSIVE, FEARING I WOULD CRASH FIRST INTO THE STORES, TREES, LIGHT POLES DIRECTLY IN FRONT, THEN AS I WENT WITH THE DIRECTION IT SEEMED TO BE PULLING, AND VEERING BACK LEFT THEN RIGHT, PULLED IT BACK TO THE RIGHT ENOUGH TO GET INTO RIGHT CURBSIDE LANE. I DON'T THINK THE BRAKES RESPONDED EITHER. FINALLY SOMEHOW CONTROLLED IT ENOUGH TO PULL INTO GAS STATION, WHERE I PARKED BUT DID NOT TURN OFF THE MOTOR. I WAS AFRAID TO MOVE IT ANY MORE. CALLED AAA AND HONDA TO REPORT AND ASK WHAT TO DO. I WAS SO LUCKY THAT FOR ONCE TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT AND NO ONE GOT HURT. I WAS SURPRISED THAT I HAD NO POLICE COMING AFTER ME OR SOME DRIVER WHO WOULD HAVE BEEN CURIOUS AS TO WHY I SEEMED TO BE DRIVING ERRATICALLY AND SCREAMING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AT SUCH HIGH SPEED. FLOOR MATS WERE NOT TOUCHING THE PEDAL. CURIOUS SIDE NOTE: AFTER I MADE TWO CALLS TO AAA AND HONDA, THE PHONE WOULD NO LONGER RESPOND. DOING THE DIAGNOSTICS, IT SAID IT HAD FULL FIVE BARS OF STRENGTH BUT KEPT GETTING "CALL FAILED" WHEN I TRIED TO CALL THEM BACK TO CHECK TOW TRUCK PROGRESS. THE HISTORY OF THOSE TWO CALLS ALSO SEEMED TO HAVE BEEN WIPED OFF MY PHONE. TOW TRUCK COULD NOT CALL ME BACK AND GOT REPORT THAT

THE BRAKES ON MY HONDA ACCORD 2009 EX HAVE SQUEAKED FROM DAY ONE. AFTER 27000 MILES THE SQUEAKING WAS EXTREMELY LOUD AND CONTINUOUS. REPAIR COSTS > $385 FOR NEW PADS AND RESURFACING OF THE ROTORS THAT ARE EXPECTED TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. THE CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY AND HONDA REFUSES TO FIX THE ISSUE UNDER WARRANTY. HONDA WILL PROVIDE $150 REIMBURSEMENT THAT DOES NOT EVEN COVER HALF OF THE COST. IT SHOULD BE FIXED UNDER WARRANTY AT NO COST TO THE OWNER. *JS

DRY ROT AFFECTING ALL 4 OE TIRES CAUSED MAJOR DANGER TO OCCUPANTS -DISCOVERED AT SERVICE VERIFIED BY 4 INDEPENDENT RETAILERS. REPLACEMENT OF ALL 4 TIRES WITH APPROX 65% OF TREAD LIFE REMAINING. *TR

REQUIRED PREMATURE REPLACEMENT OF REAR BRAKE PADS WITH NORMAL USE. REAR BRAKES WORE DOWN TO SENSORS AFTER ONLY 22,000 MILES. ORIGINAL FRONT BRAKE PADS ARE STILL IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. *TR

IGNITI COIL PREMATURE BURNOUT. *JS

CENTER CONSOLE ARE REST, BUBBLE FORMS IN ARM REST, LEATHER CHANGES SHAPE. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE TRACKING CONTROL (VTC) NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED A SECOND TIME BUT DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN USING THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT, THE AIR WOULD BLOW HOT INSTEAD OF COOLER AIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT AIR CONDITIONING UNIT WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED FREON. THE DEALER ADDED FREON TO THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED SHORTLY AFTER THE CONTACT LEFT THE DEALER. THE DEALER THEN ADVISED HIM TO DRIVE AN ADDITIONAL 1,000 MILES BEFORE DETERMINING IF THE FAILURE HAD BEEN CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 22,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I HAVE REAR BRAKE PADS THAT HAVE WORN OUT AFTER JUST 19,000 MILES DRIVEN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS CONSUMING OIL AT A FAST RATE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE EMITTED A LOUD NOISE AND EXHAUST FUMES WERE PRESENT IN THE INTERIOR. THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE FAILURE ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

THE DRIVER SEAT IN MY 2009 HONDA ACCORD IS HORRIBLE!!!!!!!!!! THE ACTIVE RESTRAINT IS KILLING ME. I PLAN ON REMOVING THE SAFETY DEVICE IF IT IS NOT PLUGGED INTO A SENSOR. IT CAUSES MY TO SQUIRM AROUND WHILE DRIVING EFFECTING MY DRIVING. WHAT A JOKE THIS IS MY FIRST HONDA BUYING BECAUSE OF STYLE AND GREAT HISTORY OF RELIABILITY. LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE ON THE VEHICLE. HOPE I CAN REMOVE SEAT COVER AND BEND SOMETHING OR REMOVE THE SAFETY DEVICE. WHAT A JOKE HONDA. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SHE WAS CLOSING THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR, THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE DEPLOYMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,000. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE TPMS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WHEN SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, IT WENT OFF AND THEN CAME BACK ON. THE DEALER STATED BY PLUGGING IN HER CELL PHONE, IT WAS CAUSING THE LIGHT TPMS LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. UPDATED 07/18/12

HONDA SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME MY BRAKE PADS NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.I WAS TOLD SPECIALLY THE REAR PADS DOWN TO 1-2 MM.TOTAL ESTIMATE WAS $610.00. I TAUGHT THIS WAS A JOKE OR A SCAM AT 19000 MILES BRAKE PADS? NOT THE WAY I DRIVE. I DID NOT GET IT DONE BUT LATER I CHECKED IT MYSELF AND LOOKS LIKE IT NEEDS IT.I HAVE BEEN DRIVING OVER 40 YEARS NEVER REPLACE BRAKES SO SOON. SHAME ON YOU HONDA.WERE THESE PADS MADE OUT OF CARDBOARD? *TR

I BROUGHT MY 2009 HONDA ACCORD IN FOR A REGULAR OIL CHANGE AND WAS TOLD THAT MY REAR BRAKES NEED TO BE REPLACED. I ONLY HAVE 30,000 MILES WHICH A LOT OF THESE MILES ARE HIGHWAY MILES. NEVER WITH ANY LEASE I HAVE HAD IN THE PAST 18 YEARS, DID I EVER HAVE TO REPLACE BRAKES. THE CARS WERE RETURNED WITHIN THE 36,000 MILE ALLOWANCE. THEY WERE NOT HONDA LEASES, HOWEVER, THIS WAS MY FIRST HONDA. PRIOR LEASES WERE CADILLAC AND NISSAN VEHICLES. *TR

2009 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REPAIRS RELATED TO REMOTE START AND MAIN FUSE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN SHE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, SHE PURCHASED A HONDA CARE VEHICLE SERVICE CONTRACT EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE CAME EQUIPPED WITH A REMOTE START. HOWEVER, ON NOVEMBER 13, 2011, HER SON WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED A MAIN FUSE HAD BLOWN, POSSIBLY DUE TO THE REMOTE START. THE FUSE WAS REPLACED. HOWEVER, ON DECEMBER 9, 2011, THE VEHICLE BROKE DOWN AGAIN, AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. IT WAS DETERMINED, A WIRE IN THE REMOTE START BLEW THE MAIN FUSE AGAIN. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY $241.31 FOR THE REPAIRS. THE DEALER REFUSED TO THE HONOR THE EXTENDED WARRANTY THE CONSUMER PURCHASED, BECAUSE THEY WERE CONCERNED THAT THE REMOTE START WAS AN AFTER MARKET COMPONENT. IT WAS DETERMINED, THAT THE SELLING DEALER DID IN FACT INSTALL THE REMOTE START THROUGH AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE. *JB