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2010 Honda Accord complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2010 record →

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Filed Apr 11, 20129,860 milesNY

THE REAR BRAKES ARE WORN IN UNDER 10,000 MILES. *TR

Wheels
Filed Apr 7, 201220,000 milesPA

AT 20,000 MILES THE VEHICLE HAD A FAILED WHEEL BEARING (NOISE/VIBRATION), PASSENGER-SIDE FRONT. DRIVER-SIDE FRONT WHEEL BEARING FAILED AT 34,000 MILES. DEALER REPLACED THE HUB/BEARING ASSEMBLIES UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS A DEFECT, AS THE BEARINGS SHOULD NOT FAIL AT SUCH A LOW MILEAGE. HOW LONG WILL THE REPLACEMENT BEARINGS LAST ? *TR

Air BagsCrash1 injured
Filed Apr 5, 2012NJ

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING 2010 HONDA ACCORD BACK FROM WORK AT 2:00PM AFTERNOON. SHE WAS IN THE NEXT STREET WHICH WAS HARDLY 500 FT LONG AT THE APPX SPEED OF 20MPH. SHE LOST THE CONTROL AND HIT A SMALL TREE ON LEFT SIDE END OF THE STREET AND CAR ROLLED OVER. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO ONE ON THE ROAD AND SHE WAS WEARING SEAT BELT AND FRONT AIRBAG DEPLOYED. BUT EVEN THOUGH CAR FLIPPED & ROLLED OVER, SIDE & CURTAIN AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH POSSIBLY RESULTED IN VERY SERIOUS INJURY TO HER LEFT HAND. BOTH THE DRIVER SIDE & PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW GLASSES COMPLETELY SHATTERED. SHE NEVER LOST HER CONSCIOUSNESS AND SHE COULD NOT RECALL WHY THIS HAPPENED. ALL SHE REMEMBER IS THAT SHE WAS GOING TO HIT THE TREE AND TRIED TO STEER AWAY FROM IT. *TR

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Filed Apr 2, 201226,995 milesPA

PREMATURE WEAR ON REAR BRAKES. BRAKE PAD WEAR INDICATOR MADE SCRAPING SOUND FROM RIGHT REAR WHEEL. INSPECTED BRAKES AND FOUND RIGHT REAR INNER BRAKE PAD WORN DOWN. LEFT REAR BRAKES ALSO WORN BUT NOT YET TO WEAR INDICATOR. ONLY 26,995 MILES ON CAR AT TIME OF INCIDENT. EXAMINED FRONT PADS AND FOUND THEM TO BE IN NEAR LIKE NEW CONDITION AT 9/32 INCHES THICKNESS. *TR

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Filed Apr 1, 201210,000 milesVA

BRAKES WEAR OUT AND DEVELOP HOT SPOTS. HAD TO REPLACE EITHER BRAKE PADS OR ROTORS OFTEN. HONDA DOESN'T ADMIT IT AS THEIR PROBLEM AND MAKING ME PAY FOR EACH OF THESE INCIDENTS COSTING ME A FORTUNE. UNFORTUNATELY, MY VIN IS NOT ON THE SETTLEMENT REACHED. EACH TIME I GO TO DEALER WITH BRAKE PROBLEMS, HE RE-SURFACES ROTORS CAUSING ADDITIONAL WEAR. *TR

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Filed Mar 25, 20127,000 milesCA

I PURCHASED MY 2010 HONDA ACCORD IN OCT 2010; I BROUGHT MY CAR BACK TO DEALER 3 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, EXCESSIVE VIBRATION DURING BRAKING. DEALER RE-SURFACED THE FIRST 2 TIMES, REPLACED ROTOR THE THIRD TIME. HOWEVER, AFTER 7K MILES, THE PROBLEM CAME BACK AGAIN. *TR

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Filed Mar 24, 2012GA

MULTIPLE TIMES I WILL PRESS ON MY BRAKES AND MY CAR WILL ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE. I HAVE TO COMPLETELY PRESS MY BRAKES IN TO GET THE CAR TO DECREASE IN SPEED BUT IT WILL SOUND LIKE IT IS STALLING AND MAKE A RUMBLING SOUND. I HAD THE RECALL DONE. IT SEEMED TO WORK FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME (3 MTHS) AND NOW IT'S BACK TO DOING THE SAME THING. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP TODAY TO ONLY FIND OUT NOW I NEED TO GET MY BRAKES REPLACED AT A LITTLE LESS THAN 35K ON MY CAR AND THE FRONT BRAKES HAVE NO WEAR. I ALSO WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL WAS NOT FOR THAT. *TR

Air BagsCrash2 injured
Filed Mar 20, 201235,000 milesFL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT ABRUPTLY APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. IN TURN, THE VEHICLE THAT THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO WAS THROWN FORWARD, CAUSING THAT VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A THIRD VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT AND A PASSENGER SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES AS A RESULT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED OR INSPECTED FOR THE AIR BAG FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

Service Brakes, Air › Disc › Pads
Filed Mar 19, 201227,666 milesNY

INVESTIGATED A SCRAPING SOUND COMING FROM RIGHT REAR WHEEL FOUND BRAKE PADS WORN DOWN TO BARE BACKING,EXAMINED FRONT PADS AND FOUND THEM TO BE STILL IN LIKE NEW CONDITION. *JS

Seats1 injured
Filed Mar 19, 20127,000 milesPA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT HAD BECOME DEFECTIVE AND HAD NO PADDING IN THE SEAT. THE CONTACT WAS IN CHRONIC PAIN DUE TO THE POSITION OF THE SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO HAD TO ORDER A REPLACEMENT SEAT FOR THE VEHICLE. THE REPLACEMENT SEAT WAS INSTALLED BUT THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE NO CHANGES IN THE SEAT POSITION, AS THE PAIN CONTINUED ON HER RIGHT SIDE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 22,000.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Filed Mar 9, 201221,255 milesPA

REAR BRAKE PADS WORN RIGHT INTO THE ROTORS. STOPPING DISTANCE LONGER THAN USUAL.VEHICLE STRUCK CURB BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO STOP IT. *TR

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Filed Feb 21, 201221,837 milesVA

HAD TO REPLACE REAR BRAKES AT 21,837 MILES COSTING $212.81. MY VIN NOT PART OF SETTLEMENT BUT THERE IS OBVIOUSLY STILL AN ISSUE WITH HONDA BRAKES. WOULD LIKE TO BE INFORMED OF ANY INVESTIGATIONS OR LAWSUITS. I AM SEEING MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE WITH NO DEFECT INVESTIGATIONS? *TR

Seats
Filed Feb 18, 2012GA

I HAD A 2008 ACCORD, WHICH SEATING WAS VERY COMFORTABLE. I TRADE FOR A 2010 WITH ALL THE SAME EQUIPMENT AND LEATHER SEATS (SAME AS 2008), BUT HAVE MAJOR ISSUES WITH THE LACK OF COMFORT, LACK OF ADJUSTABLE TO SUPPORT THE BACK AND LEGS. I, LIKE OTHERS I'VE READ, HAVE BACKACHES, NECK PAIN AND LEG PROBLEMS WHEN I DRIVE THIS CAR. IT'S RIDICULOUS. WHO CHANGED THE DESIGN OF COMFORTABLE SEATS TO THIS JUNK?? WHY WOULD THE DESIGN CHANGE AT ALL?? SOMETIMES IMPROVEMENTS AREN'T REALLY IMPROVEMENTS, AND THIS IS A PRIME EXAMPLE. SHAMED ON HONDA. I'VE OWNED FOUR HONDAS. I SURE WON'T BUY ANOTHER ONE WITH UNCOMFORTABLE SEATING. *TR

Visibility › Glass, Side/Rear
Filed Feb 13, 201223,000 milesMD

I RENTED THIS 2010 HONDA ACCORD FROM ENTERPRISE (DUNDALK, MD OFFICE) WHEN MY CAR WAS SENT TO REPAIR. I NOTICED THAT THIS CAR WAS MAKING A LOT OF NOISES WHILE DRIVING. THEN ON FEB 7, 2012 AROUND 6:40AM, I JUST FINISHED WORK AND HEADED HOME. I HAD ALL THE CAR WINDOWS CLOSED. AS SOON AS I ENTERED HIGHWAY I-95 NORTH (EXIT #43 IN MARYLAND), I NOTICED THERE WAS STRANGE NOISES. IT SOUNDED LIKE SOME STONES JUMPING INSIDE THE DOOR. THE STRANGE NOISES DIDN'T GO AWAY AND I HEARD A BIG EXPLOSION SOUND SEVERAL MINUTES LATER. IT WAS VERY SCARY. I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR. THERE WERE CARS ALL AROUND MY CAR. I WAS AFRAID OF HITTING OTHER CARS. MY FIRST REACTION WAS FLAT TIRE OR GUNFIRE. HOWEVER, I NOTICED THE DRIVER SIDE GLASS WAS GONE SECONDS LATER AND THE CAR WAS STILL DRIVABLE. THE BROKEN GLASSES WAS INSIDE MY CAR AND INSIDE THE DOOR. THIS IS VERY SCARY EXPERIENCE AS I HAVE NO SUCH EXPERIENCE BEFORE AND I HAVE NOT HEARD SIMILAR CASES AROUND ME. I BELIEVE THE GLASS EXPLOSION WAS DUE TO RESONANCE. *TR

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Filed Feb 13, 201223,700 milesNY

BRAKE PADS AT 23,700 MILES COMPLETELY WORN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH ROTORS. *TR

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Feb 3, 201241,000 milesPA

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION; CAR MAKES CLATTERING ENGINE NOISE (OIL STARVATION) AT AROUND 4200 MILES BETWEEN OIL CHANGES; BEEN ON OIL CONSUMPTION TEST AT DEALER AND TOLD I AM STILL WITHIN SPECS OF BURNING 1 QUART OIL PER 1000 MILES BEING NORMAL; HAVE NEVER OWNED A VEHICLE THAT LOSES OIL BETWEEN CHANGES; DEALER RECOMMENDED I PULL OVER ON SIDE OF ROAD WHEN I HEAR CLATTERING NOISE TO TOP OFF OIL; BEEN GETTING OIL CHANGES EVERY TWO MONTHS BECAUSE OF CLATTERING NOISE BEING HEARD IN ENGINE; WAS GIVEN A SOFTWARE UPDATE TO FIX THIS IN LATE AUGUST BUT IT HAS ONLY GOTTEN WORSE-- WENT FROM BURNING 1/4 QUART PER 1000 TO 1/3 QUART PER 1000. *KB

Service Brakes, HydraulicCrash
Filed Jan 30, 2012TX

I HAD JUST DROPPED MY CHILD OFF AT SCHOOL AND WAS IN LINE TO LEAVE THE SCHOOL PARKING LOT. I WAS VERY SLOWLY MOVING FORWARD AS CARS WOULD LEAVE. I WAS MOVING SLOWLY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR QUICKLY ACCELERATED AND WOULD NOT STOP REGARDLESS OF ME HITTING THE BRAKES. I ENDED UP HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THIS ALL HAPPENED SO FAST. NO INJURIES BUT VERY SCARY. *TT

Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed Jan 26, 201213,000 milesNJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ANY SPEED, ROCKS WOULD ENTER THE GRILL AND DAMAGE VARIOUS COMPONENTS OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CONDENSER FOR THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE FROM STOPS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND ENGINE MOUNTS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND COVERED ALL REPAIR COSTS, BUT INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE REMAINED AND THERE WERE NO OTHER REMEDIES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 13,000. UPDATED 03/14/12*LJ UPDATED 06/18/12

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Filed Jan 24, 201217,500 milesGA

REAR BRAKES ON 2010 HONDA ACCORD ARE ALMOST "METAL ON METAL". THIS SHOULD NOT TAKE PLACE WITH A CAR THAT IS LESS THAN 2 YEARS OLD WITH ONLY 17,500 MILES. *TR

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Filed Jan 15, 201222,633 milesNJ

I TOOK MY CAR FOR A REGULAR SERVICE AT THE DCH ACADEMY HONDA AND THE SERVICE DEALER TOLD ME THAT I NEED TO REPLACE REAR BRAKES. IT WAS VERY SURPRISING THAT AT 22K MILES THE REAR BRAKES HAVE GONE. HE TOLD ME ABOUT THE COMPLAINT FILED FOR THE 2008-2009 AND SOME 2010 MODELS. I FILED THE COMPLAINT AND FOUND OUT THAT MY VIN IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR A REIMBURSEMENT. I BELIEVE THEY SHOULD CONSIDER ALL THE 2010 MODELS. I DONT KNOW WHAT IS THE CRITERIA HONDA HAS TO INDENTIFY FAULTY BRAKES. CLEARLY, HONDA HAS FLAW IN KEEPING TRACK OF THIER INVENTORY OR THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO ACKNOLOEGE CUSOTER COMPLAINS AND ACT ON THE INFORMAITON.

Seats
Filed Dec 29, 2011CO

I LEASED A NEW 2010 ACCORD EX 4-CYL. ON THE DRIVE HOME FROM THE DEALER I NOTICED THE SEAT WAS NOT TO MY LIKING AND TRIED TO ADJUST IT TO NO AVAIL. THE DISCOMFORT CAUSED BY THE LUMBAR SUPPORT IN THE ACTIVE RESTRAINT SYSTEM IN THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT IS INTOLERABLE. AS OTHERS HAVE NOTED, IT IS VERY NOTICEABLE ON LONG DRIVES OVER AN HOUR AND MAY CAUSE A SAFETY ISSUE BY THE DISTRACTION IT CREATES DUE TO CONSTANTLY SHIFTING AROUND TRYING TO FIND A COMFORTABLE POSITION. I HAVE CONTACTED HONDA OF AMERICA AND HAVE GONE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO SOLUTION. I'M DISMAYED BY HONDA'S LACK OF RESPONSE TO THIS PROBLEM AND SPECIFICALLY TO MY COMPLAINT WITH A 'SORRY'. I'M NOW EXPERIENCING BACK PAIN WHICH I'VE NEVER HAD UNTIL DRIVING THIS CAR AROUND FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS. *KB

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Filed Dec 19, 201130,000 milesNJ

WHEN I TOOK THE CAR FOR SERVICING TO THE OPEN ROAD HONDA (RT 1S) IN NJ, THEY TOLD ME THAT THE WEAR AND TEAR ON THE REAR BRAKE PAD IS HEAVY AND IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I DROVE THE CAR MOSTLY HIGHWAYS DURING MY PREVIOUS JOB FOR MOST OF THE MILES AND I DIDN'T EVEN APPLY MUCH BRAKES AND NOW THE DEALER IS SAYING THAT THE REAR BRAKE PAD IS GONE AND IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. HOWEVER THE FRONT PAD IS AS GOOD AS NEW. HOW CAN IT BE. I CAME TO KNOW THAT THERE IS A CLASS ACTION SUIT WITH HONDA ON THIS SUBJECT, BUT IT SEEMS THEY'RE COVERING ONLY A CERTAIN FEW VIN NUMBER, THIS IS TOTAL ABSURDITY, IF THE BRAKING SYSTEM IS FAILING FOR ANY / ALL MODELS OF HONDA, IT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED. *TR

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Filed Dec 16, 2011SC

I WENT TO A LOCAL SEARS AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE CENTER AFTER I'D HEARD SQUEAKING COMING FROM THE REAR OF MY VEHICLE. A CO-WORKER TOLD ME IT SOUNDED LIKE A PROBLEM WITH MY BRAKES AND THAT I SHOULD HAVE THEM CHECKED. THE MECHANIC SHOWED ME THE BRAKE PADS THAT CAME FROM THE REAR BRAKES OF MY CAR--THERE WAS NO PADDING LEFT! ANOTHER MECHANIC ADVISED ME THAT HE'D SEEN A LOT OF HONDAS COME IN A SIMILAR CONDITION--FRONT BRAKE PADS SHOWING SOME WEAR AND REAR BRAKE PADS WITH ALMOST NO PADDING REMAINING. HE ADVISED ME TO CALL HONDA AND ASK ABOUT RECALLS. I CALLED THE LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP AND WAS ADVISED TO VISIT THIS WEBSITE: WWW.ACCORDSETTLEMENT.COM. I CALLED FOR ASSISTANCE BECAUSE IT DIDN'T APPEAR THAT MY VIN WAS INCLUDED. I CONTACTED [XXX] LLP, WHO SAID THEY COULDN'T ASSIST ME BECAUSE MY CAR WAS NOT AFFECTED BY THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. I THINK THAT THIS BRAKING ISSUE SHOULD BE FURTHER INVESTIGATED--IT APPEARS THAT IT AFFECTS MORE THAN JUST THE FIRST NINE 2010 MODELS PRODUCED (AS [XXX]CLAIMS), AS I'M EXPERIENCING SIMILAR PROBLEMS TO OTHER ACCORD OWNERS. BRAKES ARE A VERY COMPONENT OF ONE'S VEHICLE! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Filed Dec 15, 201111,000 milesCA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE COULD HEAR A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR BRAKES WHEN BRAKING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Filed Nov 17, 201128,600 milesAZ

THE REAR BRAKES ON MY HONDA ACCORD HAVE WORN OUT PREMATURELY. AFTER JUST OVER A YEAR OF OWNING MY CAR I ALREADY NEED TO REPLACE THE REAR BRAKE PADS. THE HONDA DEALER DID NOT SEEM SURPRISED WHEN I BROUGHT MY CAR IN WITH THIS PROBLEM AND THEN AFTER SOME SEARCHING I FOUND THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT THAT WAS SETTLED ON THE 2008 ACCORDS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM: HTTP://USNEWS.RANKINGSANDREVIEWS.COM/CARS-TRUCKS/DAILY-NEWS/100408-HONDA-SETTLES-LAWSUIT-OVER-ACCORD-BRAKES/. HONDA IS CLEARLY AWARE OF THIS ISSUE, AND THEY SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR IT, AND FIX THIS PROBLEM. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT I WILL BE HAVING TO TAKE MY CAR IN FOR NEW BRAKE PADS 2 TO 3 TIMES MORE OFTEN THAN ANY OTHER CAR I COULD HAVE BOUGHT. I CHOSE HONDA FOR ITS RELIABILITY AND NOW I AM BEING LET DOWN. *TR

Structure › Body › Trunk Lid
Filed Nov 16, 20114,286 milesCA

TRUNK LID WILL NOT STAY IN THE UP /OPENED POSITION. THE LEFT AND RIGHT TRUNK SPRINGS WERE REPLACED JAN/FEB 2010. TRUNK LID CONTINUES TO FALL. ON THE HEAD OF THE INDIVIDUAL ATTEMPTING TO ACCESS THE TRUNK SPACE. *TR

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Filed Nov 11, 201122,850 milesNJ

REAR PADS WORN AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE. CLASS ACTION SUIT WAS FILED BUT MY CAR NOT INCLUDED. IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN BECAUSE THERE ARE A LOT OF OWNERS WHO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. PERHAPS THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS. I THINK THE PROBLEM IS MORE THAN HONDA WILL ADMIT TO. *TR

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Filed Nov 11, 201121,189 milesCA

NEEDED REAR BRAKES AT 21,189 MILES. *TR

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Filed Nov 9, 201115,300 milesCA

PREMATURE WEAR BRAKES, BOTH FRONT AND REAR, EXCESSIVE NOISE. *TR

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Filed Nov 8, 2011FL

2010 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ISSUES WITH BRAKES *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE REPAIR SHOP FIVE TIMES. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR BRAKES AS WELL AS A BURNING TYPE ODOR COMING FROM THE RIGHT REAR OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED, A VIBRATION WAS FELT COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AS WELL AS A LOUD NOISE, GRINDING AND RUBBING. *JB

Visibility
Filed Nov 8, 201117,545 milesDC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS HE HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE, FOLLOWED BY THE WINDSHIELD FRACTURING WITHOUT IMPACT. BOTH THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,545.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Filed Nov 3, 20115,000 milesNY

2010 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER STATES BRAKE FAILURE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VSA LIGHT ILLUMINATED DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH THE CALIPERS AND THE BRAKES. ALSO, THERE WAS A STRANGE NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *JB

Seats
Filed Oct 27, 2011KY

I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR FOR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR. THE FRONT SEATS ARE SO UNCOMFORTABLE THEY MAKES ME TENSE KNOW I HAVE TO GET BACK IN IT. AFTER RIDING FOR A SHORT DISTANCES MY NECK AND BACK HURT. HOW COULD A COMPANY MAKE A NEW CAR AND PUT SUCH HORRIBLE SEATS IN THEM. THE BACK SEAT RIDE BETTER THAN THE FRONT SEAT.NOW IF I COULD ONLY DRIVE SITTING IN THE BACK SEAT. THE CAR MIGHT RUN WELL AND GET DECENT GAS MILEAGE BUT I WOULD NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER HONDA. IF THEY USED REAL PEOPLE RIDING IN THESE SEATS THEY WOULD HAVE CORRECTED THIS PROBLEM BEFORE PLACING THEM IN THEIR CARS. HONDA PLEASE CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. *TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Filed Oct 27, 201113,900 milesPA

THE REAR BRAKE PADS WERE WORN DOWN AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AFTER ONLY 13,900 MILES. *TT

Power Train1 injured
Filed Oct 13, 201125,000 milesUT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE SOFTWARE WAS DEFECTIVE. WHEN THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK, THE VEHICLE WOULD AUTOMATICALLY SHIFT OUT OF PARK AND INTO REVERSE, CAUSING INJURY TO THE CONTACT. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V395000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: CONTROL MODULE -TCM, PCM) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER INSPECTED NOR REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Filed Oct 10, 201122,837 milesPA

MY 2010 HONDA ACCORD EXPERIENCED PREMATURE REAR BRAKE WEAR AND I PAID TO HAVE THE BRAKES REPLACED AT ONLY 22,837 MILES. THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AND SETTLEMENT FOR THE 2008 AND 2009 MODEL YEARS (AND ONLY A HANDFUL OF VINS FOR THE 2010 MODEL YEAR WHICH DOES NOT INCLUDE MINE). I THOUGHT THAT HONDA HAD FIXED THE PROBLEM AND THAT IMPROVED PADS WERE BEING INSTALLED BUT APPARENTLY NOT SINCE THE 2010 MODEL YEAR STILL SEEMS TO BE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. *KB

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Filed Oct 1, 201116,000 milesPA

MY CAR IS CURRENTLY IN FOR INSPECTION WITH ~16,000 MILES. I WAS JUST TOLD BY HONDA THAT I NEED NEW REAR BRAKES. IT IS GOING TO COST ME $210 TO HAVE THE REPLACED. *TR

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Filed Sep 26, 201111,000 milesCA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR BRAKES FAILED TWICE IN LESS THAN ONE YEAR AND A HALF. THE REAR BRAKE PADS WERE ORIGINALLY REPLACED AT 11,000 MILES AND HAD TO BE REPLACED EVERY SIX MONTHS AFTERWARD. THE FRONT BRAKES HAD YET TO NEED REPLACING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 21,000.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Filed Sep 24, 201114,805 milesNY

WENT INTO MY HONDA DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND TIRE ROTATION AND WAS NOTIFIED THAT MY REAR BRAKES IN MY 2010 HONDA ACCORD WERE SHOT AT 14,805 MILES. NEVER IN MY ENTIRE DRIVING CAREER HAVE I EVER EXPERIENCED THIS AND I AM 65 YEARS OLD. EVIDENTLY THERE HAS BEEN A PROBLEM AND CONSUMERS HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. WAITING FOR A CALL FROM HONDA AND WILL BE CHECKING INTO THIS FURTHER. THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST HONDA REGARDING THIS. *TR

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Filed Sep 21, 201125,000 milesGA

REAR BRAKE PADS WORE OUT ON NEW 2010 ACCORD AT 25,000 MILES. I WAS TOLD THAT THE COST TO REPAIR THEM WOULD BE REIMBURSED, HOWEVER, WHEN I SUBMITTED MY CLAIM, I WAS TOLD MY VIN NUMBER DID NOT MATCH UP AND THEY WERE NOT GOING TO REIMBURSE ME. 2008-2009 AND SOME 2010 ACCORDS ARE INCLUDED IN HONDA SETTLEMENT FOR FAULTY REAR BRAKE PADS....I THINK THEY SHOULD HAVE INCLUDED ALL 2010 ACCORDS AS THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. REAR BRAKE PADS SHOULD NOT GO OUT AT 25,000 MILES. PATHETIC HONDA. WE WILL THINK TWICE BEFORE BUYING ANOTHER HONDA. *TR

Engine and Engine Cooling
Filed Sep 21, 20111,500 milesTN

ENGINE RPMS GO UP WHEN STOPPED OR BARELY MOVING IF STEERING WHEEL IS MOVED. HAS GOTTEN WORSE AND IT NOW HAS 5200 MILES. NO LUCK WITH DEALERSHIP. SAY IT NORMAL FOR THE RPMS TO GO UP IF YOU MOVE STEERING WHEEL. SUPPOSED TO CALL FACTORY AND CALL ME NO PHONE CALL YET. *TR

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Filed Sep 15, 201124,000 milesCA

CAR HAD REAR 2MM AND 7.5MM FRONT. SEND MY LETTER TO GET REFUND FROM HONDA. BUT HONDA CLAIM THE VIN ON MY CAR WAS NOT DEFECTIVE SO THEY DO NOT PAY FOR MY BRAKES. SEND A SECOND LETTER STILL WAITING FOR HONDA TO REPLY. *KB

Unknown or Other
Filed Sep 7, 201138,620 milesCA

THE DAY AFTER MY AC STOPPED WORKING I DECIDED TO TAKE IT TO THE NEAREST DEALER WHICH WAS AUTOWEST HONDA OF FREMONT. EVEN THOUGH SUMMER WAS ALMOST OVER IT WAS STILL HOT ENOUGH NOT TO LIVE WITH OUT AC SO I DECIDED TO HAVE MY AC DIAGNOSED. APPARENTLY THE DEALER SAID THAT A SMALL PEBBLE HIT MY CONDENSER WHICH CAUSED MY AC TO STOP WORKING. MY INSURANCE WILL COVER IT BUT MY DEDUCTIBLE IS TOO HIGH, MY HONDA WARRANTY DOES NOT WANT TO COVER IT BECAUSE IT WAS NOT A DEFECT AND OF COURSE THE COST TO FIX THE AC CONDENSER PLUS LABOR WOULD COST ABOUT $900!! I REALLY FIND THIS TYPE OF INCIDENT UN FAIR! IF IT THAT SIMPLE FOR A CONDENSER TO BE DAMAGED BY A PEBBLE WHY WOULD HONDA PUT OUT A VEHICLE LIKE THAT OUT ON THE STREETS! I KNOW THE CONDENSER HAS TO BE EXPOSED BUT I BELIEVE THE MODEL OF THIS VEHICLE EXPOSES THE CONDENSER TOO MUCH AND IF ITS THAT SIMPLE FOR THE CONDENSER TO GET DAMAGED THEN HONDA HAS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW AND TO HAVE SUCH A NECESSARY REPAIR RUNNING FOR $900 AT 30,000 MILES IS RIDICULOUS. EITHER PUT BETTER CONDENSER ON HONDA VEHICLES OR DON'T PUT VEHICLES OUT THERE WHERE ONE HAS TO WORRY ABOUT HITTING PEBBLES BECAUSE THEY MIGHT COST YOU ANOTHER $900! REALLY UNHAPPY WITH HONDA RIGHT NOW, ESPECIALLY THE FACT THAT I LOVE HONDA'S AND MOST OF MY FAMILY MEMBERS HAVE ONE. HOPEFULLY HONDA CAN FIX THIS, BRAND NEW CAR AND ALREADY UNHAPPY AT 30,000! AND OF COURSE I HAD TO PAY THE$150 FOR DIAGNOSING THE THING BECAUSE IT WAS NOT COVERED BY MY HONDA PROTECTI

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Sep 2, 201127,428 milesNY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT BUTTON FAILED. THE BUTTON WOULD NOT ALLOW THE SHIFTER TO SHIFT BETWEEN GEARS. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED BUT COULD NOT UNDERSTAND THE NATURE OF THE FAILURE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN IN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,428.

Service Brakes, Electric
Filed Sep 2, 201118,000 milesNY

AT 18,000 MILES THE CAR REAR BRAKES STARTED TO SQUEAK WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES FOR AWHILE THE PROBLEM WOULD DISAPPEAR BUT THE CAR WOULD SHUDDER WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, NOW WHEN I DRIVE THE SQUEAKING NOISE CONTINUES AS I DRIVE AND DOESN'T GO AWAY THIS AFTERNOON SEPT. 2, 2010 I HAVE APPOINTMENT TO FIX THIS ISSUE. *TR

Steering
Filed Sep 2, 201118,000 milesMD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN STEERING IN MULTIPLE DIRECTIONS CAUSING THE CONTACT TO MOMENTARILY LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 18,000.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Filed Aug 30, 201114,789 milesNJ

HONDA ACCORD LS 2010 BRAKES OUT OF NOWHERE STARTED TO MAKE HISSING SOUND. PULLED CAR OVER TO DETERMINE REASON AND DETERMINED IT ONLY MADE SOUND WHEN PRESSING BRAKE PEDAL. THE CAR HAD LESS THAN 15000 MILES ON IT AND THEREFORE WAS SHOCKED BY SOUND. HONDA HAS CREATED A PREMATURE BRAKE ISSUE AND MUST BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE . *TR

Service Brakes, Electric
Filed Aug 22, 201125,000 milesNY

AT 18,000 MILES THE CAR BRAKES STARTED TO SQUEAK BUT AFTER A FEW MILES IT STOPPED SQUEAKING. AT 19,000 MILES MY CAR STARTED TO SHAKE A BIT WHEN I APPLIED THE BREAKS AND IT THEN CONTINUED TO SQUEAK EVERY TIME I APPLIED THE BRAKES. ON 8/20 I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE IN TO HAVE THE BRAKES DONE AT PEPBOYS AND THEY TOLD ME MY REAR BRAKES HAD GONE THROUGH THE PAD AND WAS TEARING INTO THE ROTOR. MY ACCORD ONLY HAS ~25,000 MILES ON IT AND THE FRONT BRAKES ARE FINE. *TR

Seats
Filed Aug 19, 2011CA

THE 2010 HONDA ACCORD HEADRESTS LEAN FORWARD AT SUCH AN EXTREME ANGLE THAT THEY CAUSE A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF DRIVERS ENOUGH DISCOMFORT THAT THEY (MYSELF INCLUDED) FREQUENTLY MODIFY OR REMOVE THEM COMPLETELY, NULLIFYING ANY SAFETY GAINS THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN REALIZED WITH A FORWARD-LEANING DESIGN. NHTSA STANDARDS SHOULD REQUIRE MANUFACTURERS TO ALLOW DRIVERS TO ADJUST THE HEADRESTS TO A COMFORTABLE POSITION TO AVOID DRIVERS MODIFYING OR REMOVING THEM ENTIRELY. *TR

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Filed Aug 18, 201119,123 milesNY

REAR BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT 19000 MILES. DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT IS EXPECTED FOR MY MAKE AND MODEL. *KB

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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

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