2010 Honda Accord complaints

WHEN I TOOK MY AUTOMOBILE IN AT RECOMMENDED SERVICE INTERVAL THE OIL LEVEL DID NOT REGISTER ON THE DIPSTICK.THE MECHANIC SAID THE REAR SPARK PLUGS WERE FOULED BY THE OIL INDICATING THE CAR WAS BURNING OIL AT A HIGH RATE. *TR

7/13/2011: 39,991 MILES, HUMMING NOISE FROM LEFT FRONT TIRE REPORTED AT HONDA SERVICE DEPT, PARTS ORDERED. 7/2172011: 40,954 MILES, REPLACED LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARING AT HONDA SERVICE DEPT. 9/28/2011: 48,177 MILES, COMPLAINED OF SAME HUMMING NOISE AT HONDA SERVICE , WILL RETURN TOMORROW FOR REPAIR. 9/29/2011: 48,268 MILES, REPLACED RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING AT HONDA SERVICE. 3/22/2013: 95,778 MILES, COMPLAINED OF CAR RUNNING ROUGH, UNABLE TO GET TO HIGHWAY SPEED, REPLACED #3 SPARK PLUG WHILE ON BUSINESS TRIP. 4/05/2013: 97,100 MILES, COMPLAINED OF HUMMING NOISE, REPLACED BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS AT HONDA SERVICE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE AND THE VSA WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND WHEN RESTARTED, BOTH OF THE WARNING LIGHTS WERE STILL ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE LATER STALLED WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 15 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE OVERHEATED AND CAUSED OTHER ENGINE COMPONENTS TO BECOME MELTED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENTIRE ENGINE WAS DEFECTIVE, WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000.

WE WERE DRIVING ON A EMPTY STREET AT 35 MPH ABOUT 88 DEGREES AND SUN THE SHINING AND NO PEDESTRIANS AROUND. WE HEARD A LOUD BANG AND LOOKED FOR SOME INDICATION OR MORE NOISE. NOTHING EXCEPT THE SUNROOF HAD SHATTERED WITH THE CENTER HOLE BULGING OUT. WE WERE LUCKY THE SHADE WAS CLOSED OR EVERYONE COULD HAVE BEEN COVERED IN FINE GLASS SHARDS. I HOPE HONDA COVERS THIS BECAUSE IN MY PROFESSIONAL OPINION IT WAS NOT CAUSED BY AN EXTERIOR IMPACT. *TR

THE REAR BRAKE PADS WERE COMPLETELY WORN DOWN @22,004 MILES WHILE FRONT PADS ARE GREAT (8MMS). I'M A OLD, GOOD DRIVER AND NEVER REPLACE THE BACK BRAKE PADS FIRST. THIS SOUNDS LIKE A SAFETY DEFECT. I KNOW SOMETHING IS WRONG! HONDA NEEDS FIX THE BACK BRAKES! *TR

WHILE SLOWLY ACCELERATING AT LESS THAN 5 MPH ALL PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY IMPACT TO VEHICLE, IN PROCESS OF TRYING TO GET HONDA TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR FAULTY EQUIPMENT . CURRENTLY THEY ARE REFUSING AND TRYING TO PUSH THE CLAIM ONTO MY INSURANCE COMPANY EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. *TR

I STARTED NOTICING RIGHT LEG PAIN/NUMBNESS WHILE DRIVING MY ,NEW TO ME, 2010 HONDA ACCORD EX HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP. I THOUGHT I JUST DIDN'T HAVE MY SEAT ADJUSTED PROPERLY. THE PAIN BECAME MUCH WORSE OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS, AFFECTING BOTH LEGS AND LEFT HIP, BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS STILL JUST ME UNTIL I RESEARCHED IT. THE REAL PAIN BEGAN AFTER A 3 HOUR TRIP. THE PAIN WAS SO SEVERE THE NEXT MORNING THAT I COULD BARELY WALK AND COULDN'T GET OUT OF PAIN. MY DOCTOR ORDERED AN X-RAY AND THEN A BONE SCAN TO SEE IF THERE WAS A FRACTURE. THE TESTS SHOWED A CONDITION CALLED SPONDYLOLISTHESIS WHERE THE L4 VERTEBRA WAS PUSHED FORWARD ON THE L5 VERTEBRA CAUSING AN IMPINGEMENT OF THE NERVES THAT SUPPLY THE LEGS. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT MY ONLY RECOURSE WAS TO TRADE THE CAR IN ON ANOTHER VEHICLE(AT A GREAT LOSS TO ME). I HAVEN'T DRIVEN THE CAR SINCE. I'VE BEEN TO A DOCTOR, A SPINAL SPECIALIST AND AM STILL GETTING PHYSICAL THERAPY TO ADDRESS THE PAIN AND HAVEN'T DRIVEN THE CAR IN 2 MONTHS. I KNOW THE SEAT CAN BE TAKEN APART AND PLATES REMOVED TO MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR ME TO DRIVE IT BUT THAT DISABLES THE SAFETY FEATURES OF THE CAR. THESE SEATS WOULD CAUSE PERMANENT DAMAGE TO ME IF I CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE CAR, IF THEY HAVEN'T ALREADY, I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY ISSUES WITH A CAR SEAT BEFORE. THESE SEATS ARE NOT JUST UNCOMFORTABLE THEY ARE DANGEROUS AND NEED TO BE RECALLED. I HAVE BEEN A LOYAL HONDA CUSTOMER AND WOULD ONLY CONSIDER BUYING A HONDA. THE SEATS IN MY OTHER HONDAS

HAD AN EXPERIENCE WITH UNINTENTIONAL ACCELERATION. ON MY WAY TO WORK, COMING AROUND 10 WEST TO 710 SOUTH TRANSITION, I FULLY DEPRESSED THE GAS PEDAL TO PASS A VERY SLOW MOVING CAR, COMING OUT OF THE RAMP THAT MERGES INTO FAST 710 SOUTH TRAFFIC. I WOULD ESTIMATE THE GAS PEDAL WAS FULLY FLOORED 2-3 SECONDS. THEN I LIFTED PRESSURE, AS I HAD ENOUGH MOMENTUM TO PASS THE SLOWER VEHICLE, BUT NOTICED THE THROTTLE WAS STILL WIDE OPEN. I WAS GOING TO SHIFT TO NEUTRAL, BUT I QUICKLY STABBED THE PEDAL AND THE THROTTLE UNSTUCK ITSELF. WOW! THAT WAS PRETTY NERVE RACKING! IT HAPPENED ONLY ONCE SO FAR. *TR

HIGHWAY SPEED VIBRATION AT VARIOUS INTENSITIES, MOSTLY AT SPEEDS OVER 60. CAR SHAKES AND VIBRATES. HONDA DEALERSHIP EVALUATED SITUATION AND NOTED NO PROBLEMS WITH SUSPENSION, REPLACED FRONT AND SIDE MOTOR MOUNTS WITHOUT SOLVING PROBLEM. FACTORY TECH STATED THESE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN EVALUATED AS "BAD TIRES". CAR HAD PROBLEM WITH PRIOR TIRES AND CURRENT TIRES HAD LESS THAN 2,000 MILES ON THEM. TIRES WERE REBALANCED, ALIGNED AND ROTATED - NO IMPROVEMENT. SAME PROBLEM WITH SECOND CAR (SAME MAKE/MODEL 2008). INTERNET SEARCHING INDICATES THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH 2008 THROUGH AT LEAST 2012 VEHICLES. DEALER TRIED TO TEST THE TIRE ISSUE BY SWAPPING TIRES FROM ANOTHER USED VEHICLE ON THE LOT. THEY TEST DROVE 3 VEHICLES TO FIND ONE BUT ALL THREE HAD THE SAME VIBRATION ISSUE. I THINK THERE IS A DESIGN ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL AND THE PROBLEM IS BEING IGNORED BY HONDA (MUST BE A HUGE ISSUE AND/OR A VERY EXPENSIVE FIX). I HAVE SEEN STATEMENTS THAT THIS IS A "CHARACTERISTIC OF THIS VEHICLE" AND NOTED OTHER SIMILAR EXPLANATIONS. IN MY MIND THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. IT IS VERY DISTRACTING TO EXPERIENCE SERIOUS VIBRATIONS AT HIGH SPEEDS. IT IS ALSO UNSAFE TO BE DRIVING ON HIGH SPEED ROADS AT LOWER SPEEDS TO AVOID THE ISSUE. *TR

THE FRONT SEATS IN THIS VEHICLE ARE EXTREMELY UNCOMFORTABLE AND CAUSE BACK PAIN. *TR

2010 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE REAR BRAKE PADS. *SMD DURING A STATE INSPECTION, THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE REAR BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS 30,000 MILES OF HIGHWAY DRIVING AND THE PADS SHOULD NOT HAVE WORN OUT SO QUICKLY.

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR MAKES NOISE AND DRIVING IS NOT SMOOTH. WHEN I CONTINUED TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALER THE VSA, AND THE WRENCH CAME ON. THEY DID A DIAGNOSTIC AND SAID IT WAS A SPARK PLUG MISS FIRING. I DROVE MY CAR TO GEORGIA AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED WHILE I WAS ON THE ROAD AND HAD TO HAVE IT FIXED THERE. NOW IT IS DOING THE SAME THING ONE MONTH LATER. I WILL BE TAKING IT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED. I FOUND ON THE INTERNET THAT THEIR IS A CLASS ACTION SUIT FOR THE SAME THING. IT IS RESOLVED WHEN THE PUT A NEW MOTOR IN THE CAR. MY CAR DOES NOT LEAK OIL BUT READS THAT THE OIL IS LOW. THE OIL LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON WHEN THIS HAPPENS. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE CAR FIXED BUT NOT CONTINUALLY AT MY EXPENSE. *TR

I WAS INVOLVED IN A THREE VEHICLE COLLISION. I WAS REAR ENDED BY THE 4TH VEHICLE WHICH STARTED A CHAIN REACTION AND MY VEHICLE WAS HIT IN THE REAR AND THE FRONT AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. MY VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED TO 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,338.

THE MOONROOF GLASS ON MY 2010 HONDA ACCORD SPONTANEOUSLY EXPLODED WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY. NOTHING HIT IT, THERE WAS NO WIND OR UNUSUAL CONDITION OF ANY KIND. ONE MOMENT, NORMAL DRIVING, THEN A SOUND LIKE A BIG FIRECRACKER EXPLODING IN THE CAR, THEN I LOOKED UP AND ABOUT ONE QUARTER OF THE GLASS WAS GONE OUT OF THE CENTER, THE REST WAS SHATTERED INTO A MILLION PIECES BUT STILL HANGING IN PLACE. MORE GLASS HAS BROKEN LOOSE AND FALLEN DOWN AND THE HOLE GROWN BIGGER OVER THE PAST DAY. THOUGH MOST OF THE GLASS BROKE INTO SAFETY GLASS-LIKE CHUNKS, THERE WERE SOME FINE SLIVERS IN THE PASSENGER AREA THAT WERE SHARP AND DIFFICULT TO CLEAN UP. *TR

REAR BRAKE PADS WEAR DOWN FAST, THEY REQUIRE A CHANGE AT LEAST TWICE BEFORE THE FRONT BRAKE PADS WEAR DOWN. PADS SHOW UNEVEN WEAR, IT MAYBE A CALIPER DEFECT. *TR

VEHICLE DRIVEN ABOUT 18,000 MILES AND REAR BRAKE PADS WORE OUT MUCH FASTER THAN USUAL. HONDA SERVICE SAYS THEY ARE 2MM WHERE FRONTS ARE 8MM. FAULTY REAR PADS WEARING OUT FASTER ON THE INSIDE (PISTONS STICKING) THIS INSPECTION DONE IN HONDA ORLANDO AND HONDA AMERICA INSISTS THAT BRAKE PADS ARE FINE DESPITE THE REAR, WHERE THERE IS LEAST WEIGHT WEARS OUT FASTER THAN FRONT, WHERE THE MOST WEIGHT IS ! I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE COMPLAINING ABOUT IT. MAKE SURE YO GET YOUR BRAKES INSPECTED BEFORE YOU BUY ANY HONDA'S CAUSE THEY ARE NOT HELPFUL AT ALL. IF THIS IS HAPPENING TO YOU, YOU ARE ON YOUR OWN. I MADE MULTIPLE CALLS TO DIFFERENT SERVICE CENTERS AND HONDA AMERICA. THEY JUST SIMPLY DON'T CARE. THEY GOT GREAT CUSTOMER SERVICE UNTIL YOU BUY A VEHICLE FORM THEM. ONCE YOU HAVE A PROBLEM (EVEN ON A HONDA CERTIFIED VEHICLE) YOU ARE ON YOUR OWN. MAKE SURE YOU DO NOT BUY HONDA BREAKS IF YOU REPLACE THEM WITH YOUR BUDGET CAUSE YOU WILL KEEP REPLACING THEM SOON AGAIN. CLEARLY THERE IS A PROBLEM AND HONDA AMERICA HAS BEEN IGNORING IT. I TRIED TO EXPLAIN ON THE PHONE AGAIN AFTER TALKING TO HONDA SERVICE. I PASSED THE INFORMATION TO HONDA AMERICA. THEY ARE LIKE; YOUR VEHICLE IS CERTIFIED BUT WE ARE NOT GOING TO REPLACE YOUR BRAKE PADS. NEVER HEARD OF A REAR BRAKE PADS GO OUR BEFORE THE FRONT. *TR

1. I BELIEVE THE REAR BRAKE SYSTEM ON 2010 ACCORD HAS A DESIGN FLAW THAT CAUSES THE INBOARD REAR BRAKE PADS TO WEAR UNEVENLY AND TO WEAR FASTER THAN THE OUTBOARD PADS. 2. THE REAR BRAKE PADS HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE SINCE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW, ON OCTOBER 7, 2009: THE FIRST REPLACEMENT WAS ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2011 AT 36,365 MILES AND THE SECOND REPLACEMENT WAS ON MARCH 12, 2013 AT 67,699 MILES. 3. MARCH 12, 2013 PAD REPLACEMENT. THE INBOARD PADS ON BOTH SIDES ARE WORN DOWN FAR MORE THAN THE OUTBOARD PADS. ALSO, THE INBOARD PADS ARE WORN UNEVENLY: ONE OF THE INBOARD PADS HAS 2 MM LEFT ON THE END NEAR THE BREAK PAD WEAR INDICATOR & 3 MM LEFT ON THE OTHER END, THE OTHER INBOARD PAD HAS 1 MM LEFT ON THE END NEAR THE BREAK PAD WEAR INDICATOR & 2 MM OF PAD LEFT ON THE OTHER END. THE OUTBOARD PADS ARE WORN EVENLY AND BOTH HAVE 5-6 MM OF PAD REMAINING. 4. THIS IS JUST NOT RIGHT! BOTH INBOARD AND OUTBOARD SHOULD WEAR EVENLY AND AT THE SAME RATE AND GIVE MORE THAN 31,000 36,000 MILES OF USEFUL SERVICE. 5. I BELIEVE THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW WITH THE CALIPER AND/OR THE CALIPER MECHANISM AND THE EMBEDDED PARKING BRAKE MECHANISM. PERHAPS THE DESIGN OF THE PARKING BRAKE MECHANISM SOMETIMES ALLOWS IT TO NOT RELEASE PROPERLY? MY FEAR IS THAT THIS DESIGN FLAW WILL CAUSE THE REAR BRAKES TO MALFUNCTION WHILE DRIVING. 6. GENUINE HONDA PARTS WERE INSTALLED WITH BOTH REAR BRAKE PAD REPLACEMENTS AND THE FRONT BRAKE PAD REPLACEMENT. THIS VEHICLE HAS A NORMAL MIX OF HIGHWAY AND TOWN DRIVING AND

THE REAR BRAKES PREMATURELY WEAR OUT. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR BRAKES TWICE. FIRST AT 23000 MILES AND AGAIN AT 53000 MILES. *TR

THE REAR BRAKEPADS ON HONDA ACCORD 2010 WEAR OFF AT 45,000 MILES. I'VE HAD HONDA CIVIC BEFORE AND NO SUCH ISSUE. THE ACCORD HAS POORLY MADE BRAKEPADS AND ACCORDING TO HONDA DEALERS -- THE PADS SHOULD LAST AT LEAST 70,000 MILES. VERY UNHAPPY WITH HONDA -- THEY SETTLED A BRAKEPAD LAWSUIT FOR 2008 AND 2009 MODEL BUT DID NOT FIX THE 2010 MODEL. *TR

2010 HONDA ACCORD EX HAS VERY VERY BAD SEAT DESIGN. BECAUSE OF WHICH I HAVE BEEN HAVING TO GO TO DOCTOR ALMOST EVERY WEEK. MY BACK HAS BECOME ALL WEAK AND I HAVE DEVELOPED SLIGHT WING SCAPULA BECAUSE OF THIS . I REQUEST HONDA TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO AVOID A CRASH TWICE BY TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER FLUSHED THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,146. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,562.

REAR BRAKES DIAGNOSED BY HONDA AS "REQUIRING IMMEDIATE ATTENTION" DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR. THIS WITH ONLY 21810 MILES. HONDA CLAIMS WEAR IS AT THE "LOW END OF AVERAGE." I FEEL WEAR IS EXTREMELY PREMATURE. HONDA CLAIMS NO MECHANICAL MANFUNCTION CONTRIBUTED TO THE WEAR AND REPAIRS ARE NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. THIS VEHICLE HAS A NORMAL MIX OF HIGHWAY AND TOWN DRIVING WITH VERY LITTLE CITY DRIVING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL GRINDING SOUND AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE WITH THE HELP OF A ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE SERVICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT SPOKE TO THE MANUFACTURER IN REGARD TO NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V395000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) BUT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,000.

PURCHASED A 2010 HONDA IN JANUARY 2010. WE EXPERIENCED EXCESSIVE OIL USAGE AND YELLOW WARNING LIGHT ON INTERMITTENTLY. WE REQUESTED AN OIL CHANGE AT 4,500 MILES AND WERE TOLD NOT TO CHANGE THE FIRST OIL UNTIL THE OIL LIFE SHOWED 15%. WHILE TRAVELING, AT APPROXIMATELY 7,500 MILES, THE VEHICLE OIL LIFE INDICATOR SHOWED ABOUT 40% USE ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE HAD NO OIL SHOWING ON THE DIPSTICK. THE EXHAUST PIPES WERE BLACKENED. OIL WAS ADDED AND WE WERE TOLD THERE COULD BE ENGINE DAMAGE. WE RETURNED TO THE HONDA DEALER WHO WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM WHO ADVISED US IF THE OIL USAGE WAS LESS THAN A QUART EVERY 1,000 MILES OIL USE WAS NOT EXCESSIVE. WE WERE TOLD THE CAR WAS FINE AND THE TAIL PIPES WERE NOT A PROBLEM. WE CONTINUE TO HAVE TO ADD OIL BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA ACCORD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WHEN THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE REAR BRAKES WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE WORN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES BECAME WORN PREMATURELY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,169.

2010 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE BRAKES *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED FIVE MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKES FAILED. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR AN INSPECTION, AND THE DEALER STATED BRAKES WERE CONSIDERED WEAR AND TEAR. IT WAS NEVER MENTIONED TO THE CONSUMER, THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE BRAKES. HONDA DENIED THE CONSUMER'S REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT, DUE TO THE CLAIM WAS POSTMARKED AFTER THE CLAIM FILING DEADLINE OF EITHER NOVEMBER 29, 2010 OR 90 DAYS AFTER THE LISTED DATE OF THE REPAIR, WHICHEVER WAS LATER. THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. ALSO, THERE WAS A SHARP METAL OBJECT STICKING OUT FROM THE DRIVER'S SEAT. *JB

PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR AND FAILURE. *TR

THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE MAKES A NOISE AS IF THE BRAKE PADS ARE WORN OUT AND IT SOUNDS LIKE METAL SURFACES SCRATCHING EACH OTHER. NOTIFIED HONDA AND THEY SAID THE BRAKE PADS ARE NOT COVERED. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH HONDA TO TAKE IT FOR REPAIR. BOTH BAKE PADS UNTIL 70000 MILES(GENERALLY THIS IS THE LIFE FOR BRAKE PADS) AND THE RELATED WEAR CAUSED BY WORN OUT BRAKE PADS SHOULD BE COVERED BY HONDA. *TR

HAD TO REPLACE REAR BRAKES ON NEW 2010 HONDA ACCORD. THIS SEEMS VERY PREMATURE FOR A NEW CAR. WE ARE DISAPPOINTED OUR CAR IS NOT COVERED BY THE EARLIER CLASS ACTION, EVEN THOUGH IT IS A 2010. HONDA SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO SELL CARS IF REAR BRAKES FAIL AT 20,000+ MILES. *TR

DRIVER'S SEAT IS EXTREMELY UNCOMFORTABLE. NECK AND BACK PAIN. OTHER PEOPLE HAS COMPLAINED AS WELL. CANNOT STAND DRIVING FOR MORE THAN 30 MINUTES; AFTER THAT I HAVE PAIN, I MA TIRED AND GRUMPY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED A METALLIC SNAPPING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE SOUND COULD BE HEARD AT ALL SPEEDS AND MORE SO WITH MORE WEIGHT IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVEN TIMES. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE STRUTS AND THE SWAY BAR BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE BALL JOINT ASSEMBLY WHICH WAS FAULTY. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THERE WERE NO REPAIRS AVAILABLE TO REMEDY THE FAILURE AND STATED IT WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

THE FRONT SUSPENSION IS MAKING A KNOCKING OR THUMPING SOUND. THE NOISE CAN BE HEARD INSIDE THE CAR BUT NOT OUTSIDE THE CAR. THE NOISE APPEARS ON HOT SUMMER DAYS AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR ABOUT 30 - 60 MINUTES. THE NOISE IS PRIMARILY HEARD AT LOW SPEEDS AND WHEN THE BRAKE IS APPLIED. SOMETIMES IT CAN BE FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL OR BRAKE PEDAL. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO A KANSAS CITY AREA HONDA DEALER BUT THE NOISE WAS NOT DUPLICATED BECAUSE THE CAR SAT FOR A WHILE AND WAS NOT DRIVEN FOR 30 - 60 MINUTES. THERE ARE TWO SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON SAFERCAR.GOV. A TEXAN RECENTLY REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE HONDAACCORDFORUM.COM. HE REPORTS THE HONDA DEALER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE SAID THEY HAD THREE SIMILAR REPORTS AND THE FIX IS TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT KNUCKLES AND BEARINGS. HE SAID THE HONDA TECH LINE IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. HE WONDERS WHY A SERVICE BULLETIN OR RECALL HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED BECAUSE IT COULD LEAD TO LOSS OF STEERING. I BELIEVE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THAT SOMETHING SHOULD BE FORMALLY DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. REQUEST NHTSA INITIATE A DEFECTS INVESTIGATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THE VISOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE VISOR FEEL OFF. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE VISOR WAS LOOSE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE VISOR, BUT THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE VISOR WAS EXTREMELY LOOSE BUT HAD NO FALLEN FROM ITS HOUSING. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, SHE CRASHED IN TO A POLE. AS A RESULT, THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND BURNED THROUGH HER CLOTHING. THE POLICE WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT WAS THE ONLY PERSON REPORTED AS INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE AIR BAG WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,000.

MICHELIN TIRE# P25/50R17 93V M+S. DOT B90A. VJLX 2210 ANOTHER TIRE GONE FLAT, GOOD THING IT WAS NOT A BLOW OUT.. MECHANIC STATED TIRE INSIDE TIRE WALL HAD A BUBBLE AND WORN OUT ON THE INSIDE WALL.. THIS TIRE IS A REPLACEMENT FOR A PREVIOUS TIRE, SAME ISSUE, THE NEW TIRE HAS ONLY BEEN ON MY VEHICLE FOR FOUR MONTHS.. PLEASE ISSUE AN INVESTIGATION AND HAVE MICHELIN RECALL THIS STYLE OF TIRE ALSO.. SEEMS THAT MICHELIN HAS RECALLED THEIR R16 AND R20 STYLE TIRES, WE'RE SURE THE PROBLEM IS ALSO IN THIS R17 SERIES TOO... THANK YOU AND WE ANXIOUSLY AWAIT HEARING FROM YOU.. *TR

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

WENT TO HONDA DEALER FOR REGULAR SERVICE AT 25000 MILES. WAS TOLD I NEEDED REAR BRAKES REPLACED AND FLUSHED. $200 FOR THE BRAKE REPLACEMENT AND $170 FOR THE FLUSH. SEEMS VERY EARLY TO HAVE THIS SERVICE DONE. THE CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY BUT WAS NOT COVERED. *TR

BOUGHT MY 2010 HONDA ACCORD V6 EXL NEW. AT 45,000 MILES THE CAR EXPERIENCED EXTREME SHAKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND SHUDDERING OF THE WHOLE CAR WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AT A SPEED OF 70MPH WHILE ON A TRIP. THIS WAS OCCURRING WHETHER THE BRAKES WERE VERY LIGHTLY APPLIED OR MORE FIRMLY APPLIED. A REPAIR SHOP SAID THE REAR ROTORS AND REAR BRAKES WERE NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED AND IT REDUCED THE SYMPTOMS BY ABOUT 90%. NOW LAST WEEK ON ANOTHER TRIP, THE CAR BEGAN EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME SYMPTOMS AS IT HAD PRIOR TO THE 45000 MILE REPAIR. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT AT THE ORIGINATING HONDA DEALER ON JULY 5TH TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. THE OVER THE PHONE SPECULATION BY THE SERVICE ADVISOR IS "IT'S THE FRONT ROTORS". THESE ARE EXPENSIVE REPAIRS BUT MORE IMPORTANT, THE CONDITION IS DANGEROUS WHEN IT HAPPENS. FEW THINGS ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE BRAKES! *TR

I HAVE HAD A VERY TROUBLING AND DISAPPOINTING EXPERIENCE WITH THE HONDA ACCORD MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED FROM RICK ROUSH HONDA (MEDINA OHIO) IN JULY OF 2010. I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO WORK OUT A SOLUTION THROUGH THE DEALER BUT WAS TOLD BY THE ASSISTANT SERVICE MANGER THAT THE HONDA ZONE MANAGER HAS REFUSED TO OFFER ANY COMPENSATION. WE WERE EXPECTING A NORMAL $25.00 - $30.00 OIL CHANGE. IMAGINE OUR SURPRISE WHEN THE TOTAL COST FOR THE SERVICES CAME TO $515.32. A) MAINTENANCE MINDER CODE ?B? SERVICE $82.27. I HAVE NO ISSUE WITH THIS SERVICE AS IT MAKES GOOD COMMON SENSE. B) REPLACED ENGINE AND CABIN (HEPAA) AIR FILTERS PER MAINTENANCE MINDER CODE ?2? CODE. $66.55. AGAIN NO ISSUE. C) REPLACED REAR BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS $323.02. THIS IS WHERE I HAVE AN ISSUE. ACCORDING TO THE INSPECTION CHECKLIST; REAR PADS FROZEN IN PINCHES? CAUSED THE ROTORS TO OVERHEAT. THERE IS NO REASON WHY THIS SHOULD HAVE OCCURRED TO A VEHICLE WITH 30,000 MILES. REAR BRAKES SHOULD LAST 60,000? 70,000 MILES. IT IS QUITE OBVIOUS THIS PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR IS A BRAKING SYSTEM DEFECTIVE THE SAME AS OR SIMILAR TO THE ISSUE IN THE CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT SETTLED IN LATE 2010. HAVE OR WILL OTHER 2010 HONDA ACCORD OWNERS EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM? HAS HONDA ORCHESTRATED A COVER UP TO AVOID THE BAD PRESS AND A COSTLY RECALL AT THE EXPENSE OF THE SAFETY OF ITS CUSTOMERS? I EXPECT A REIMBURSEMENT FROM HONDA FOR THE $323.02 CHARGE INCLUDING THE SALES TAX. THAT WILL BE A TOTAL OF $344.02 ($323.02 + TAX OF $21.00. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT TWO MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, SHE HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR BRAKES, ROTORS AND THE FRONT CALIPERS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD GIVE THE CONTACT A DISCOUNT ON THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 28,422. UPDATED 07/13/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE CASE WAS SETTLED AND HONDA WAS MAILING A CHECK FOR $150. UPDATED 07/18/12

I NEVER HAD BACK PAIN. I NOW HAVE BACK PAIN AFTER DRIVING THE CAR FOR A WEEK. IT FELT LIKE A SOLID PIECE OF WOOD OR A BRICK WAS IN THE SEAT. THERE IS NO SEAT ADJUSTMENT THAT IS COMFORTABLE. IT TURNS OUT THE NEW DESIGN FOR THE HEADREST TO PUSH FORWARD IN A REAREND CRASH HAS INCLUDED A BIG PLASTIC PANEL HELD ON BY 2 METAL BARS LOCATED IN THE SEAT JUST BEHIND THE CUSHION (I REMOVED SEAT BACK TO SEE THIS). THIS BARS ATTACHED TO THE PLASTIC PULLS THE HEADREST FORWARD IF YOUR BACK IS PUSHED AGAINST THE SEAT. THE LUMBAR IS ALSO ATTACHED TO THIS PLASTIC. IF YOU SIT IN THE SEAT AND PULL THE HEADREST FORWARD YOU CAN FEEL THE LUMP GO AWAY FOR THE MOST PART. REMOVING THE PLASTIC IS THE ONLY THING THAT MADE THE SEAT COMFORTABLE. HOWEVER THAT DISABLES THE SAFETY FEATURE SO I CAN'T DO THAT PERMANENTLY. HOWEVER THAT SHOWED ME THE PLASTIC IN THE SEAT BACK IS THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 6/26/12 *CN *TR

AT 42K MILES, BRAKE WEAR INDICATOR BEGAN TO INDICATE PREMATURE WEAR ON LEFT REAR WHEEL. I KNOW THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH 2008-2009 AND SOME 2010 MODELS, FIGURED IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED WHEN I RECEIVED MINE. *TR

TRANSMISSION JUMPS. HESITATES AND STALLS SOMEWHAT FREQUENTLY, A LOT MORE THAN TO BE EXPECTED OF A CAR ONLY 2 YEARS OLD. MORE SO AT THE LOWER GEARS WHEN ACCELERATING. RPM IS NOT CONSISTENT WITH THROTTLE INPUT. UNFORTUNATELY, IT DOES NOT TRIGGER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, SO HONDA DOES NOT SEE AN ISSUE, BUT SOMETHING IS OFF WITH THE DRIVABLE. *TR

THIS COMPLAINT IS IN REGARD TO THE REAR BRAKE SYSTEM ON MY 2010 HONDA ACCORD. THROUGH MY OWN RESEARCH, HONDA HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL DUE TO PREMATURE WEAR OF THE REAR BRAKES IN MY MODEL YEAR ACCORD, HOWEVER I LEARNED THAT THEY RECENTLY SETTLED A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IN RESPONSE TO OWNER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. MY VEHICLE HAD 22,000 MILES ON IT AS OF APRIL 24, 2012, THE DATE OF MY LAST SERVICE. I WAS INFORMED BY A DEALERSHIP TECHNICIAN THAT MY REAR BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT THEY HAD ONLY 2 MM OF BRAKE PAD LEFT ON THEM. I WAS TOLD THAT MY FRONT PADS HAD 7 MM OF BRAKE PAD REMAINING ON THEM. I ASKED THE TECHNICIAN IF THERE WAS A REASON FOR WHY REAR BRAKE PADS WOULD WEAR OUT SO QUICKLY ON A VEHICLE TO WHICH I WAS GIVEN THE ANSWER THAT MOST AUTOMOBILES NOWADAYS HAVE THE REAR BRAKE SYSTEM PROVIDING MORE OF THE STOPPING POWER THAN IN PREVIOUS YEARS. I NEED NOT GO INTO MY OWN KNOWLEDGE, NOR MY PERSONAL OPINION IN THIS MATTER. HOWEVER, THE REASON I AM LODGING THIS COMPLAINT DOES HAVE TO DO WITH MY KNOWLEDGE OF HOW BRAKING SYSTEMS WORK IN AUTOMOBILES. HENCE, I THOUGHT IT PRUDENT TO APPRISE YOUR INSTITUTION TO THIS ISSUE SO AS TO POINT OUT WHAT MAY BE A MATERIAL DEFECT IN MY AUTOMOBILE, AS WELL AS MANY OTHERS AS I WOULD PRESUME. FOR THE RECORD, I BOUGHT MY CAR BRAND NEW, HAVE HAD IT REGULARLY SERVICED ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURER'S GUIDELINES, AND THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN SUBJECTED TO ANY OUT OF THE ORDINARY DRIVING CONDITIONS. *JS

THIS COMPLAINT REGARDS MY 2010 HONDA ACCORD. AT AROUND 21,500 MILES, I NOTICED MY VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING A HUMMING SOUND TOWARD THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THIS SOUND WOULD INCREASE AS THE CAR ACCELERATED AND DECREASE AS THE CAR DECELERATED. WHEN I BROUGHT MY ACCORD IN FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON 04/24/12, I INFORMED THE DESK AGENT AT THE HONDA DEALERSHIP OF THE NOISE. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE NOISE STEMMED FROM A WHEEL BEARING THAT HAD GONE BAD ON THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF MY VEHICLE. ALTHOUGH THIS MALFUNCTION WAS STILL COVERED UNDER THE FACTORY WARRANTY THAT CAME WITH THE VEHICLE, I FELT THE NEED TO REPORT THIS PROBLEM AS THIS WAS A PREMATURE MALFUNCTION OF A VERY CRUCIAL PART TO MY VEHICLE. IT SEEMS AS IF THE DAMAGE OCCURRED WHILE MY VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF, AND I CUT THE WHEEL TO GET A BETTER VANTAGE POINT UNDER MY WHEEL WELL. I MAKE THIS ASSUMPTION SINCE I HADN'T HEARD THE NOISE BEFORE DOING THIS, AND THEN THE FIRST TIME I DROVE MY CAR AFTER DOING THIS, WHICH HAPPENED TO BE AN HOUR LATER, THE NOISE BECAME APPARENT. MANY OTHER PERSONS THAT OWN A SIMILAR VEHICLE AS MINE MAY NOT THINK MUCH OF THIS NOISE IF THEIR VEHICLE(S) HAVE SIMILAR MILEAGE SUCH AS MINE SINCE WHEEL BEARINGS TYPICALLY LAST MUCH LONGER THAN THIS. THIS COULD BE A CATASTROPHIC MISTAKE IF THIS ASSUMPTION IS MADE, SO I FIGURED IT PRUDENT TO ADVISE ON MY EXPERIENCE IN CASE THIS WERE TO HAPPEN TO ANOTHER VEHICLE OWNER OR LESSEE IN A SIMILAR SITUATION TO MINE. FOR THE RECORD, MY CAR HAS BEEN REGULARLY MAINTAINE

WAS MAKING A TURN ON TO YOUNGS STREET NEAR BURGER KING, CAR INFRONT OF ME STOPPED FOR THERE WAS TOO MUCH TRAFFIC AND I BUMPED INTO THE CAR INFRONT OF ME IN WHICH WAS A TOYOTA CAMRY. MY FRONT BUMPER, MY HOOD, RADIATOR WAS BENT INWARD, PASSENGER SIDE PANEL WAS BENT INWARD, HEAD LIGHT WAS SMASHED IN AND BROKE, FRAME FOR FRONT FENDER WAS BEND INWARD AND MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. POLICE OFFICER NOTICED THAT THEY DID NOT. *TR

USUALLY I WILL START MY CAR AND START ROLLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT. ALWAYS BEFORE I CAN GET OUT OF THE PARKING LOT AND GET UP TO SPEED (USUALLY UNDER 20MPH AND 1500-2000RPM), I GET A SHORT (1-2 SECOND) LOUD AND STRONG VIBRATION THAT I CAN FEEL FROM THE GAS PEDAL. *GAS *JS

I WENT TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE ON MY 2010 HONDA ACCORD SEDAN, THE DEALER SAID MY REAR BRAKES NEED TO BE REPLACED. MY FRONT BRAKES WERE FINE AND HAD TWICE AS MUCH PAD LIFE LEFT ON THEM COMPARED TO THE REAR PADS. THE COST WOULD BE $249- TO REPLACE THE REAR PADS. I HAVE NEVER OWNED A CAR WHERE THE REAR BRAKES NEED REPLACING BEFORE THE FRONT BRAKES. THIS IS VERY CONCERNING TO ME AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR

HEARD SQUEAKING NOISE WHEN BRAKING. TOOK TO DEALER AND TOLD NEEDED NEW REAR BRAKES IN THIS FRONT WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE WITH MOSTLY HIGHWAY MILES AND HAD TO PAY $185.00. *JS