2008 Honda Accord Complaint Log

2008 HONDA ACCORD EX-L, 4 CYL ENGINE. HEADLIGHTS CONSTANTLY BLINK (DIM) WHEN AC OR AUTOMATIC TEMP CONTROL IS ACTIVATED. LIGHTS DIM FOR ABOUT 4 SECONDS AND THEN RETURN TO NORMAL REGARDLESS OF SPEED. OTHER DRIVERS THINK THAT I AM SIGNALING THEM AND SOMETIMES BECOME VERY IRATE AND THREATENING. HONDA AND DEALER INDICATE THE PROBLEM IS NORMAL. SEARCH ON INTERNET INDICATES A LARGE NUMBER OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON 2008 ACCORD. *TR

SMALL ROAD DEBRIS CAN ENTER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF A 2008 HONDA ACCORD THROUGH A VERY WIDE AIR DAM IN THE NOSE OF THE VEHICLE AND PUNCTURE THE AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSER. SUDDEN LOSS OF PRESSURE IN THE CONDENSER CAUSES VAPOR TO BE EMITTED FROM THE HVAC DUCTS INSIDE THE CAR CAUSING DRIVER DISTRACTION. THIS IS A DANGEROUS CONDITION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. HONDA REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AT OWNER COST BUY DOES NOTHING TO PREVENT THE PROBLEM FROM RECURRING. *TR

I OWN A 08 HONDA ACCORD. WHEN I PUT IN REVERSE A HORRIBLE SCREECHING NOISE STARTED. IT WOULD CONTINUE WHEN I WOULD BRAKE ALSO. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL SHOP TO LOOK AT IT. I ONLY HAVE 30K MILES SO FIGURED SOMETHING MINOR. THEY SAID IT WAS THE REAR BRAKE PADS! FRONT ONES WERE NEVER REPLACED AND IN GOOD CONDITION. 200.00 FOR NEW BRAKE PADS. CALLED THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER THEY SAID 250. I HAVE DONE NOTHING FURTHER. *TR

2008 HONDA ACCORD V6. I TOOK IT IN FOR PRE-MATURE REAR BRAKE WEAR AT 25,000. THE NEXT WEEK THE ENGINE SURGED AND I CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE BARRIER WHILE PARKING. *TR

2008 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER WRITES TO INFORM OF SEVERAL EXPERIENCES SUCH AS SUDDEN ACCELERATION WITH VEHICLE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED ALL OF THE INCIDENTS HAPPENED WHILE TRYING TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN TO A STOPPED POSITION AND HAVE OCCURRED IN PARKING LOTS, DRIVEWAYS AND IN TRAFFIC. THE CONSUMER STATED ON TWO OF THE SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE CONSUMERS FATHER EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE PULLING INTO A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY AND PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE. THE INCIDENTS THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED HAPPENED WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AT AN INTERSECTION, PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT, APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AT AN INTERSECTION AS WELL AS DRIVING BEHIND OTHER VEHICLES WHICH WERE SLOWING TO STOP AND TRYING TO EXIT A PARKING LOT. IN ALL CASES, THE CONSUMER AND HER FATHER REMOVED THEIR FEET FROM THE ACCELERATOR THEN PLACED IT ON THE BRAKE TO SLOW TO A STOP. HOWEVER, WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES, THERE WAS A SOUND AND MOTION OF THE VEHICLE REVVING UP AND ACCELERATING, PROPELLING THE VEHICLE FORWARD AS IF IT WERE FIGHTING THE BRAKE PEDALS COMMAND STOP. SO FAR THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. *JB

MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD EXL HAS 60,000 MILES ON IT AND I HAVE JUST HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR BRAKES FOR THE SECOND TIME. ONCE AT 35,000 ONCE AT 60,000. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THREE DIFFERENT HONDA MANAGERS THAT HONDA KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE DESIGN OF THE SPRING THAT IS SUPPOSED TO SEPARATE THE PADS AFTER BRAKING DOES NOT PUSH THE PADS FAR ENOUGH TO CLEAR THE ROTORS. THIS NOT ONLY WEARS THE PADS MUCH TOO QUICKLY BUT ALSO MAKES THE ENGINE WORK HARDER AND HINDERS THE GAS MILEAGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXHIBITING A GRINDING NOISE WHEN THE BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AS THE REAR BRAKE PADS WEARING PREMATURELY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS TWICE, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE REAR BRAKE CONTINUED TO MAKE A GRINDING NOISE AND WEAR PREMATURELY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FRONT BRAKES WERE EXHIBITING A GRINDING NOISE, BUT THE DEALER POLISHED AND SCRAPED THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND THE GRINDING NOISE WAS CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,096, AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,920.

MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD SEDAN WITH 15,000 MILES (4 CYL, 5 SP MANUAL, VIN# [XXX]) WAS AT THE SERVICE AT THE BOCH HONDA FOR OIL CHANGE. DURING THE SERVICE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT REAR PADS AND ROTORS WERE WORN OUT COMPLETELY. 0% OF LIFE LEFT ON BOTH SIDES. HONDA OF AMERICA ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM AND WILL PAY ONLY FIRST $150 OF THE REPAIR. REPAIR COST IS $463. HOWEVER, HONDA IS PAYING 100% OF THE REPAIR IF CAR HAS LESS THAN 12,000 MILES. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND ADVISE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)*TR

I AM AN OWNER OF A 2008 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 WITH 26K MILES. THE REAR BRAKE PADS ON THIS VEHICLE WEAR PREMATURELY. I CONTACTED BOTH THE DEALER AND AMERICAN HONDA CORPORATION BOTH OF WHICH TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AND THAT IN ORDER TO FIX THE BRAKES I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPLACEMENT COST. THE COST ITSELF IS NOT MY CONCERN EVEN THOUGH I DID PAY ADDITIONAL OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE TO HAVE THE "PLATINUM" WARRANTY PROGRAM. MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND BEING THE MOTHER OF 2 YOUNG SMALL CHILDREN IT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE THAT HONDA IS NOT STANDING BEHIND THE SAFETY OF THEIR VEHICLES. PROPERLY FUNCTIONING BRAKES IS NOT A AMENITY AS THEY ARE TREATING IT. THE INTERNET IS PLETHERED WITH INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE IN THE SAME POSITION AS I. THESE VEHICLES SHOULD BE RECALLED AND THE PROPER BRAKE PADS SHOULD BE APPLIED. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 HONDA ACCORD W/ 23K MILES ON IT. I'VE BEEN TOLD BY BOCH HONDA THAT THE REAR BRAKES ARE 80% GONE AND HONDA WILL ONLY PAY HALF. OBVIOUSLY, THERE IS A SAFETY PROBLEM AND HONDA NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM AND TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY. ALSO THE FRONT DISC BRAKES WERE REPLACED AT 11K AND 19K. SOMETHING IS WRONG. THIS IS NOT NORMAL. PLEASE ADVISE. UPDATED IVOQ 05/26/10.*JB

I HAVE A 2008 HONDA ACCORD EX-L I PICKED UP NEW IN THE FALL OF 2007. TO DATE I HAVE JUST OVER 30,000 MILES. TODAY, (4/12/10) I TOOK MY CAR TO MY LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP FOR AN OIL CHANGE. I WAS TOLD THAT MY REAR BRAKES WERE AT 5% AND REPAIR COST WOULD BE $330.00!!! I MENTIONED I PAID AN ADDITIONAL $2,200.00 FOR AN "EXTENDED WARRANTY "ON TOP OF THE $28,000.00 STICKER PRICE BACK IN 2007. TODAY I ASKED THE HONDA ADVISOR WHAT DOES MY $2,200.00 "EXTENDED WARRANTY" COVER? HE SAID NOTHING MECHANICAL. BY THIS POINT I DID NOT WANT TO ARGUE, BUT RATHER I PAID THE $38.13 FOR MY OIL CHANGE AND LEFT. ALSO WITH MY PREVIOUS OIL CHANGE MAYBE 3 MONTHS AGO WITH ABOUT 29,000 MILES I WAS ALSO TOLD MY REAR BRAKES WERE SOMEWHERE AROUND 15% AND I THINK THE HONDA DEALERSHIP QUOTED ME AROUND $300.00. I AM DEFINITELY A NAMED PARTY IN THE GIBBS LAWSUIT AS OF 12/17/09. I HAVE NOT PAID TO FIX MY REAR BRAKES YET. OTHER PROBLEMS I AM HAVING IS MY NAVIGATION FREEZES UP, I HAVE THIS RATTLING SOUND IN MY FRONT DRIVERS DOOR, MY FRONT PASSENGER DOOR SOUNDS LIKE IT IS NOT CLOSED ALL THE WAY BECAUSE I HEAR ROAD NOISE, AND TWICE NOW MY WIPERS HAVE CONTINUED TO STAY ON EVEN THOUGH I TURNED THEM OFF OR THE WIPERS WILL BE "DELAYED" EVEN THOUGH THE WIPERS ARE OFF, MY GLOVE BOX IS MISALIGNED ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE AND AT TIMES WHEN I AM PULLING INTO THE GARAGE WITH MY FOOT OFF OF THE GAS PEDAL, THE CAR WILL ACCELERATE FORWARD A LITTLE. I AM FINISHED WITH THIS CAR!!!! MY 2008 ACCORD IS MY 3RD ACCORD AND BY FAR THE MOST OBNOXIOUS LEMON I HAVE EVER OWNED. MY 1986 AND 2000 ACCORDS WERE MORE "HONDA" THAN MY 2008 ACCORD. I AM THOROUGHLY DISGUSTED WITH HONDA'S CARING INTEGRITY. *TR

2008 HONDA ACCORD REAR BRAKES I JUST SPEND A LITTLE LESS THAN $500 REPLACING MY REAR BRAKES AND ROTORS ON MY 2008 ACCORD. IT IS A NEW CAR AND THE BRAKES SHOULD BE LASTING A LOT LONGER. *TR

MY WIFE WENT TO TURN ON THE AC LAST WEEK AND FOUND THAT IT WAS BLOWING HOT AIR. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET IT FIXED AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE A/C CONDENSER DAMAGED FROM ROCK CHIP. I WAS SPEECHLESS TO FIND THAT SUCH DAMAGE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW WITH THE FRONT BUMPER, THERE WAS NO SCREEN/GRILL PROTECTING THE CONDENSER. DESIGN FLAW I SAY AND THEY SHOULD HONOR THE WARRANTY. VEHICLE HAD 31,326 MILES ON IT. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 HONDA ACCORD AT 48,000 MILES MAINT HAS BEEN DONE AS REQUIRED AND RECENTLY THE CAR HAS BEGUN SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING STALLING THE ENGINE. IT IS QUITE SCARY BECAUSE TODAY WE WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT STOPPED. I AM TAKING IT TO THE DEALER TOMORROW BUT WANTED TO SEND IN A COMPLAINT IN THE EVENT THAT OTHER HONDA OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. IT COULD PROVE DEADLY IF SOMEONE IS NOT NEAR A MEDIAN WHERE THEY CAN PULL OVER TO. *TR

HONDA ACCORD 2008 MODEL SHOWS PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR OUT ON REAR BRAKES. MY CAR IS AT 29,000 MILES, AND THE BRAKE PADS ARE GONE, EVEN WEARING OUT THE METAL. I HEARD SOME INTERMITTENT SQUEAKING NOISE FROM A COUPLE MONTHS BACK, BUT WHEN I BROUGHT THE CAR INTO SERVICE, THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T HEAR ANY SOUND (I COULDN'T TOO DURING THE TEST DRIVE) AND IT WOULD BE BETTER TO JUST LEAVE THE CAR ALONE THEN START DISASSEMBLING THE CAR WHEN THERE MIGHT BE NOTHING WRONG. THEY ALSO SAID THAT A COMPOUND OF MOIST AND DUST COULD MAKE THE SQUEAKING NOISE OCCASIONALLY. A FEW MONTHS LATER, THE REAR SIDE STARTED MAKING A RUMBLING SOUND WHEN I HIT THE BREAKS. I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO THE SERVICE CENTER, AND THE SAID THE BRAKE PADS WERE GONE LEAVING METAL TO METAL CONTACT FOR THE BRAKES. THEY SAID THERE WAS A SENSOR THAT BROKE BUT HOW COULD I KNOW THE SQUEAKING SOUND WAS INDICATING TO REPLACE THE BRAKE PADS EVEN WHEN THE SERVICE GUY DIDN'T PICK IT UP? THEY SAY I HAVE TO PAY JUST UNDER $500 TO REPLACE EVERYTHING THAT WAS DAMAGED IN THE BRAKES, AND NO WARRANTY WOULD COVER IT. I DON'T THINK THIS IS A ONE-TIME THING, AND I FOUND A TON OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS IN THE INTERNET. IT'S ALSO WEIRD THAT THE FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE FINE, WHEN THEY ARE USUALLY KNOWN TO BRAKE EARLIER. THIS IS A BRAKE PROBLEM, WHICH COULD POTENTIALLY LEAD TO SERIOUS ACCIDENTS. *TR

INITIAL REAR BRAKE SQUEALING AFTER OVER NIGHT SETTING OR USE TO PARKING LOTS, SQUEAL WOULD OCCUR IN REVERSE DIRECTION BRAKING, AS IF BRAKE WAS DRAGGING. AS TIME PROGRESSED A METAL TO METAL SOUND WAS NOTED AS IF SOME METAL PART HAD COME LOOSE AND WOULD DRAG OR RUB IN SLIGHT DIRECTIONAL PRESSURE CHANGES. APPLYING BRAKES WOULD TEMPORARILY SILENCE , BUT WOULD RETURN WHEN BRAKES WERE RELEASED. A SLIGHT PULLING SENSATION WAS NOTED TO EITHER RIGHT OR LEFT ALONG WITH A VIBRATION WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. REAR BRAKE ROTORS WERE RESURFACED AND PADS REPLACED AT A COST OF $214.00 PARTS AND LABOR. ADDITIONALLY, FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WERE RESURFACED AND PADS REPLACED AT A COST OF $133.00 PARTS AND LABOR. *TR

THE REAR BRAKES ON MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD ARE WEARING OUT FAR FASTER THAN SEEMS REASONABLE. HONDA'S SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM IS TO SIMPLY SAY IT'S NORMAL BRAKE WEAR ON THE VEHICLE AND THEN REQUIRE THAT THE ROTORS BE TURNED AND THE BRAKE PADS BE REPLACED, AFTER CHARGING AN ABSURD DIAGNOSTIC FEE. *TR

VEHICLE MILEAGE WAS 27,637. DATED: 05/25/2009. THE REAR BRAKES WHERE SQUEAKING WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED. I TOOK THE DEALER. DEALER SAID THE REAR BRAKE PADS WERE WORN DOWN TO 3 MILLIMETERS. DEALER RESURFACE ROTOR AND REPLACED BRAKE PADS. THE BRAKE REPAIRED COST $194.39. NOW THE VEHICLE MILEAGE 47,955. DATE: 04/08/2010. THE BRAKE HAS SAME PROBLEM LIKE BEFORE. DEALER SAID BRAKES NEED TO REPAIR AGAIN AND COST $194.39. *TR

PREMATURE REAR BRAKE FAILURE I PURCHASED A NEW 2008 HONDA ACCORD V6 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION COUPE ON 8/2/08. I HAD THE CAR SERVICED ON 4/8/10 TO CHANGE THE OIL, ROTATE TIRES, AND A BRAKE INSPECTION. ON THIS DATE, THE CAR HAS 17,420 MILES ON IT. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE REAR BRAKES HAD REACHED THEIR SERVICE LIMIT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED IMMEDIATELY. THE DEALER REPORTED THAT THE FRONT BRAKES DID NOT NEED REPLACING AND HAD "9.0MM TO SENSOR" REMAINING. THE TOTAL COST OF REAR BRAKE REPLACEMENT AFTER A 15% PARTS AND LABOR DISCOUNT WAS APPLIED WAS $229.46. I WAS SHOCKED BECAUSE I HAVE NEVER DRIVEN THE CAR IN A MANNER THAT WOULD WARRANT PREMATURE BRAKE FAILURE. ON MY PREVIOUS 1999 HONDA ACCORD COUPE, I DID NOT HAVE TO REPLACE THE BRAKES UNTIL 65K MILES. THE DEALER EXPLAINED THAT HONDA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THAT HONDA HAD ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THE REAR BRAKES. I CONTACTED HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE BY CALLING 1-800-999-1009 AND WAS TOLD THAT NO TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR REAR BRAKE PROBLEMS. I WAS GIVEN A REFERENCE NUMBER AND WAS ADVISED THAT A HONDA REPRESENTATIVE WOULD BE IN CONTACT WITH ME WITHIN 2 BUSINESS DAYS. BY CHANCE, I FOUND AN ARTICLE IN U.S. NEWS AND REPORTS DATED APRIL 8, 2010 "HONDA SETTLES LAWSUIT OVER ACCORD BRAKES." THE ARTICLE STATES THAT THE BRAKES OF 750K LATE MODELS OF ACCORD AND ACURA TSX ARE WEARING OUT TWICE AS FAST AS THEY SHOULD. THE ARTICLE ALSO STATES THAT THE NHTSA HAS RECEIVED 350 OWNER COMPLAINTS TO DATE. THERE IS NO MENTION THAT THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE PREMATURE BRAKE FAILURE HAS BEEN ADDRESSED. I AM REQUESTING THAT THE NHTSA INVESTIGATE TO DETERMINE IF THIS IS A BRAKE DISTRIBUTION ISSUE, DESIGN DEFECT, POOR QUALITY, OR ANY COMBINATION OF THE ABOVE. I AM DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE. *TR

I OWN A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. MY REAR BRAKES WERE WORN DOWN AND SQUEAKING, SO I BROUGHT MY CAR TO PACIFIC HONDA. PACIFIC HONDA INFORMED ME I WOULD BE LIABLE FOR THE REPAIR COST, SINCE IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE CAR WARRANTY. FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,985 MILES AND REPAIR COST WAS $269.04. *TR

I HAD AN OIL CHANGE ON 3/12/10 AND WAS TOLD I WOULD NEED BRAKES AT MY NEXT OIL CHANGE IN APPROX. 6 MOS. IN LATE MARCH, MY CAR HAD A LOUD SCRAPING NOISE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER ON 4/6/10 AND HAD TO HAVE MY REAR BRAKES REPLACED. I WAS GIVEN A 50% DISCOUNT ON THE REPAIR BUT THINK THAT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPAIRED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. I HAVE FOUND ON THE INTERNET THAT THE 2008 HONDA ACCORD HAS THE MOST PROBLEMS WITH PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR. I ALSO HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE LEATHER SEATS PEELING. I HAVE ALSO FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE BOTH OF THESE ITEMS RECALLED. *TR

BRAKE PADS WORE OUT PREMATURELY FOR A SECOND TIME AFTER A YEAR OF BEING REPLACED. THERE'S NO REASON FOR THIS WHEN I'M DRIVING 80% OF THE TIME HIGHWAY WITH LITTLE BRAKING. REPARATION COST $200 AND IT IS NOT COVER UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED, THERE WOULD BE AN INCREASE IN THE ENGINE RPMS UP TO 4,000. IN ORDER TO STOP THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT RELEASED THE BRAKES MOMENTARILY BEFORE DEPRESSING THEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED RANDOMLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000. UPDATED 5/7/12 *CN

WENT TO TURN ON MY AC LAST WEEKEND AND FOUND THAT IT WAS BLOWING HOT. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET IT FIXED AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE AC CONDENSER. WAS TOLD THAT IN ALL LIKELIHOOD A STONE HAD BEEN PICKED UP FROM THE ROAD AND DONE THE DAMAGE TO THE CONDENSER. WAS DISMAYED TO FIND THAT SUCH DAMAGE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY DESPITE IT COMING FROM A POSSIBLE DESIGN FLAW WITH THE CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED AT 19,600 AND LESS THAN A YEAR LATER, THE REAR BRAKES NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED BUT PROVIDED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT ABOUT A CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT THAT WOULD ENABLE HIM TO RECEIVE A REFUND AND THE CONTACT MAILED IN THE NECESSARY FORMS AND WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,600.

PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS & PASSENGER SIDE SEAT AIRBAG RANDOMLY DEPLOYED. *TR

MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD IS HAVING BREAK PROBLEMS. THE BACK BREAK PADS HAVE WORN TO 0 PERCENT WITH ONLY 24,000 MILES OF HIGHWAY DRIVING IN 13 MONTHS. THE ACCORD DOES NOT BREAK EVENLY AS INDICATED BY THE FRONT PADS BEING AT 85%. HONDA NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBELM.

THE REAR BRAKES OF MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD ARE SQUEALING BADLY AT ALL TIMES WHEN DRIVING. THE CAR HAS 34,000 MILES ON IT. THE REAR PADS ARE ALMOST COMPLETELY GONE. THE CAR HAS HAD SERIOUS VIBRATION ISSUES WITH THE BRAKES EVER SINCE NEW. WHEN SLOWING DOWN FROM HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE CAR VIBRATES BADLY. ONE TIME IT ALMOST RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE VIBRATION WAS SO BAD. I HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE REAR BRAKES ON THE 08 ACCORD. THE COMMON THREAD APPEARS TO BE THAT HONDA IS NOT ADMITTING TO A PROBLEM AND IS BLAMING THE DRIVERS MIS USE OF THE BRAKES AS THE CAUSE OF THE WEAR. NOT SURE HOW SO MANY PEOPLE CAN BE BRAKING INCORRECTLY? I HAVE OWNED MANY CARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD PADS WEAR OUT SO QUICKLY. HONDA HAS A DEFECT HERE NO DOUBT ABOUT IT. ARE THEY WAITING TO BECOME ANOTHER TOYOTA BEFORE THEY ADMIT TO USING BAD PARTS AND/OR A BAD DESIGN OF THE REAR BRAKES AND/OR MAYBE BAD PROGRAMMING OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM? IT APPEARS THAT REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE FOR FREE FOR MANY PEOPLE AND AT COST FOR MANY OTHERS. WHETHER THE REPAIRS ARE DONE FOR FREE/UNDER WARRANTY, APPEARS TO DEPEND ON THE PERSON AND THEIR SUCCESS WITH NEGOTIATING WITH THEIR DEALERSHIP. HONDA NEEDS TO OWN UP TO THE SAFETY PROBLEM ON THEIR MOST POPULAR CAR AND DEVISE A FIX. APPARENTLY THEY ARE NOT GOING TO DO IT WITHOUT A GOOD SWIFT KICK IN THE PANTS BY A LAW FIRM IN THE FORM OF A CLASS ACTION SUIT OR THE GOVERNMENT STEPPING IN. *TR

HAVE ALWAYS HELD HONDA IN HIGHEST REGARDS WHEN IT COMES TO SERVICE AND MANUFACTURING, BUT THIS WITHIN ITSLEF IS A TRAVESTY!!!!! HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL HAVE TO LOSE THEIR LIVES OR BE INJURED IN A NEAR FATAL ACCIDENT BEFORE THIS ISSUE IS ADDRESSED? PURCHASED 2008 HONDA LESS THAN 1 YEAR AGO, PREMATURE REAR BRAKE PAD WEAR, WHICH IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE, HEARD SUTTLE NOISES THAT INDICATED A DEFECT IN 2008 HONDA ACCORD BRAKING SYSTEM @ LESS THAN 20,000 MILES, WITH NO INDICATION THAT REAR BRAKES NEEDED SERVICING: @26,000 MILES REAR BRAKE PADS WORN DOWN METAL TO METAL, TWO TRIPS TO THE HONDA DEALER BEFORE ACTUALLY ACKNOWLEDGING REPAIR NEEDED AND REPLACING PADS

PREMATURE WEAR OF REAR BRAKE PADS RESULTING IN REPLACEMENT WITH 26,000 MILES. *TR

I HAVE COMPLAINED TO HONDA NUMEROUS TIMES ABOUT THE BRAKES ON MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED WITHIN THE 1ST YEAR OF THE PURCHASE OF THIS NEW VEHICLE. MONTHS LATER, THEY TURNED THE ROTORS AFTER MY CONSTANT COMPLAINTS. THE BRAKES HAVE CONTINUED TO CAUSE PROBLEMS (SQUEEKING, ETC). I HAD THIS REPLACED TODAY BY A BRAKE COMPANY. THE INSIDE OF THE PADS WERE EXTREMELY WORN, AND THE CAR ONLY HAS 28,000 MILES. ANOTHER HONDA OWNER MADE ME AWARE THAT THEY WERE REPLACING THE REAR BRAKES ON 08 HONDA ACCORDS, SO I CALLED THEM AND THEY ARE REFUSING TO REIMBURSE ME AS THE BRAKES INSTALLED ARE NOT HONDA BRAKES. HONDA IS NOT CONSIDERING THIS A RECALL; HOWEVER, THEY ARE FULLY AWARE OF THE REAR BRAKE PROBLEM (TO MY RECENT DISCOVERY). IF THESE PADS ARE WEARING QUICKER THAN PLANNED, THEY HAVE THE PROPENSITY TO CAUSE SOMEONE TO NOT BE ABLE TO STOP. THEY FAILED TO NOTIFY CUSTOMERS OF THIS PROBLEM. IF SOMEONE DOES NOT COMPLAIN TO THEM ABOUT THEIR BRAKES, THEY HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING ABOUT THE REPLACEMENT.

I HAVE A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. EACH OF THE PAST 3 MONTHS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY DURING USE. EACH TIME, THEY WOULD BE WORKING AND WOULD STOP. HONDA SERVICE TECHNICIANS REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR AFTER THE 1ST AND 3RD INCIDENT. I BELIEVE THEY MODIFIED THE BEARINGS AFTER THE 2ND INCIDENT. THE PARTS APPEAR TO FAIL ABOUT EVERY 30 DAYS OR SO. *TR

I OWN A 2008 HONDA ACCORD 4 DOOR VEHICLE WITH A V6. THE CAR IS ABOUT 22 MONTHS OLD WITH APROXIMATELY 22,000 MILES. THE REAR BREAKS FAILED. HONDA IS CALLING IT "PREMATURE WEAR" AND PAID FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE REPAIR. THEY ARE TELLING ME THEY HAVE NEITHER A RECALL, YET THEY PAID FOR IT BECAUSE IT IS KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. THYE HAVE STATED THEY HAVE NO FIX FOR THE PROBLEM AND I CAN EXPECT THE BRAKES TO FAIL EVERY 20,000 MILES.

MY CAR WAS MAKING A TERRIBLE NOISE ..I FIGURED THE FRONT PADS WERE DUE FOR REPLACEMENT AT 30,000 MILES .TOOK IT TO A SHOP WHICH WAS OPEN ON SUNDAY AND FOUND THAT THE REAR PADS WERE COMPLETELY GONE . THE FRONT PADS HAD LITTLE IF ANY WEAR ON THEM ACCORDING TO THE SEAR'S TECH WHO DID THE WORK. HE THOUGHT THAT THE PREMATURE REAR BRAKE PAD WEAR WAS DUE TO DEFECTIVE SPRING. I HAVE HAD NO SUCH NOTIFICATION ABOUT THE PROBLEM FROM HONDA AS OF THIS DATE ... ..WHEN I CALLED HENDRICK HONDA TO COMPLAIN /ADVISE THEM OF THE ISSUE ,THEY KNEW EXACTLY WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT...AND SAID IT MORE THAN LIKELY WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY THE WARRANTY BUT SINCE I HAD TAKEN IT SOMEWHERE ELSE ,HE COULD DO NOTHING FOR ME ...WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO, RIDE ON BAD BRAKES JUST B/C THEY AREN'T OPEN ON SUNDAY??? TERRIBLE CUSTOMER RELATION. *DT

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SEEMED AS IF IT WOULD SUDDENLY TURN OFF SO THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT THEN RESTARTED THE VEHICLE BUT THE ISSUE CONTINUED TO OCCUR ONCE ON THE ROAD. THE CONTACT CALLED AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VALVES DID NOT FEED PROPERLY AND SLIPPED CAUSING MISFIRES. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 54,800. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 57,000.

PREMATURE REAR BRAKE PAD FAILURE ON MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD. *TR

SHODDY REAR BRAKES. PURCHASED CERTIFIED PRE OWNED, AND REAR BRAKES WERE REPLACED THROUGH CERTIFICATION PROCESS AT APPROX. 45,000 MILES. 10/22/12 REAR BRAKES, ROTORS AND PASSENGER REAR CALIPER REPLACED AT 62,000 MILES. REAR BRAKES, ROTORS AND CALIPER SHOULD HAVE LASTED MANY MORE MILES. FRONT BRAKES FINE. *TR

HONDA ENGINEERS ARE HELD LIABLE FOR THE MANY BRAKE PROBLEMS ON THE 2008 ACCORD MODEL. A FRONT-WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT HAVE A REAR BRAKE PAD WEAR DOWN TO NOTHING AFTER ONLY 18000 MILES OF DRIVING. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD THAT WILL RESULTS IN INNOCENT PEOPLE BEING HURT OVER A DESIGN FLAW. THE DEALERS KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT THEY ARE "SWEEPING IT UNDER THE RUG" JUST LIKE TOYOTA DID RECENTLY. I FEAR FOR MY WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN WHO USE THIS CAR MORE THAN I DO. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO BE HURT OR KILLED IN ACCIDENTS BEFORE THE NHTSA DOES SOMETHING ABOUT IT. PLEASE RESPOND WITH SUGGESTIONS AND/OR COMMENTS.

2008 HONDA ACCORD, PREMATURE REAR BRAKE WEAR. AT 32,000 REAR BRAKES WERE REPLACED FOR THIRD TIME, FIRST @12,550 MILES AND SECOND @ 19,700 MILES.

2008 HONDA ACCORD WITH 20K MILES NEEDS REAR BRAKE PADS, DUE TO DEFECTIVE BRAKE PADS. HONDA OF AMERICA DOES NOT SEE THIS AS A SAFETY ISSUE AND WILL NOT RECALL OR REPLACE PADS AS WARRANTY; THEY JUST WANT THEIR $120. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR CASES ON THE INTERNET. DON'T YOU THINK FAULTY BRAKE PADS ARE SURELY A SAFETY ISSUE? I HAVE BEEN IN THE AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE INDUSTRY FOR OVER 20 YEARS AND AM A ASE MASTER TECH. THIS IS JUST RIDICULOUS AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT IT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. *TR

AROUND 4:45 P.M., THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 2010, I TOOK MY '08 HONDA ACCORD TO GOODSON HONDA I-45 NORTH, HOUSTON, TEXAS, BECAUSE AT APPROXIMATELY 30,000 MILES LOUD NOISES WAS COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. IT APPEARED THAT I WAS HAVING SERIOUS BRAKE PROBLEMS. AFTER AN INQUIRY OF THE BRAKE'S QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE, THE SERVICE ADVISOR, CARL REED CONFIRMED THAT THE REAR BRAKE SHOES WOULD BE REPLACED WITH A BETTER QUALITY. HE INFORMED ME THAT HONDA'S CORPORATE OFFICE HAD SELECTED A NEW COMPANY THAT WOULD PROVIDE BETTER QUALITY, AND LONGER LIFE SPANS OF THEIR BRAKE SHOES AND PADS. IN ADDITION, HONDA'S TECHNICIAN HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AT APPROXIMATELY 20,000 MILES. THE QUALITIES OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM USING LOW QUALITY BRAKE PADS AND SHOES HAVE PROVEN TO BE A NUISANCE FOR OWNERS. THE SERVICE ADVISOR, CARL REED, DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE REAR OF CUSTOMER SERVICE AND IT STAYED HIDDEN FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES. THEN ONE OF HONDA'S ROUGE TECHNICIANS, JOSE TERDOMO, DROVE THE VEHICLE INSIDE THE SERVICE AREA WHERE IT WAS VISIBLE FROM A WINDOW. HE KEPT THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE OPEN AS HE REMOVED THE REAR BRAKE SHOES. AROUND 6:10 REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED, AND I CHECKED THE VEHICLE OUT AT 6:19. WHEN I TURNED THE AIR CONDITION ON AFTER DEPARTING FROM GOODSON HONDA SERVICE DEPARTMENT, CONTAMINATED AIR FLOWING FROM THE VENTS INITIATED AN IMMEDIATE RESPIRATORY DISCOMFORT. WHILE VENTURING BACK AND FORTH TO WORK FRIDAY, 03/12/2010, THE AIR QUALITY THAT FLOWED FROM THE VENT WAS UNFIT FOR HUMANS TO BREATHE. AS IT FLOWED FROM THE AIR CONDITION VENTS, IT PERMEATED THE AIR WITH DANGEROUS NANOPARTICLES, LETHAL CHEMICALS, AND IRRITANT GASES COMPRESSED WITH TETRAFLUOROETHANE (R-134A). THIS DANGEROUS MIXTURE QUICKLY ATTACKS THE RESPIRATORY AND CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEMS WITH ITS LETHAL COMBINATION. IF YOU NEED FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME. *TR

HONDA ACCORD 2008 - REAR BRAKE FAILURE AFTER ONLY 15,000 MILES. OTHER CARS I HAD LASTED 40 TO 70,000 MILES. IT CAN LEAD TO BRAKE FAILURE AS USERS AREN'T EXPECTING BRAKE PADS TO WEAR OUT SO SOON. *DT IF NOT A RECALL, AT LEAST A WARNING FROM HONDA TO ALL BUYERS IS WARRANTED, IN MY OPINION, SO THEY CAN KEEP AN EYE OR REPLACE WITH LONGER LASTING PADS PRONTO. THANKS. *DT

PRE MATURE REAR BRAKE WEAR ON A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. HAD REAR BRAKES REPLACED AT 12K MILES. REAR BRAKES AGAIN REPLACED WITH NEW ROTORS AT 48K. WORRIED ABOUT PRE MATURE WEAR AND HOW THIS WOULD EFFECT SAFETY. INCLUDING BRAKES THAT CAME WIT VEHICLE THIS IS THE THIRD SET, SEEMS TO BE A DESIGN ERROR. HAVE SEEN THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON INTERNET FOR SAME. NEED HELP TO GET HONDA CORPORATION TO FIX PROBLEM BEFORE INJURIES TO PEOPLE OCCUR. *TR

2008 HONDA ACCORD REAR BRAKES WEAR PREMATURELY. HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 27K MILES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD EXL. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, APPROACHING A STOP SIGN. SUDDENLY, AN OPPOSING VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DRIVERS SIDE AND THE FORCE CAUSED THE CONTACTS LEFT SHOULDER TO STRIKE UP AGAINST THE DOOR WHICH RESULTED IN AN INJURY. THE CONTACT AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED ABRASIONS AND SUFFERED PINCHED NERVES. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED AND TOWED TO AN AUTO BODY COLLISION CENTER. THE ESTIMATED REPAIR COST WAS $9,000. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT AND REAR ROTORS HAD PREMATURELY WORN WHICH WAS UNRELATED TO THE CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,200. UPDATED 02/08/11*LJ UPDATED 04/21/11

I HAD TO CHANGE THE REAR BRAKE ROTORS ON MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD EX- V6, WHILE MY FRONT ROTORS AND PADS ARE PERFECTLY OK AND NEEDED NO REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT AT ALL. ACCORDING TO MY EXPERIENCE WITH PREVIOUS VEHICLES, I NEVER HAD TO GET ANY WORK DONE ON REAR BRAKES EVEN UP TO A MILEAGE OF 180,000. ON THIS CAR I HAD TO CHANGE NOT JUST THE PADS BUT THE ROTORS AS WELL JUST AT 40,000 MILES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE COULD SMELL AN UNUSUAL ODOR COMING FROM THE REAR BRAKES. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THE REAR BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED DUE TO WEIGHT ISTRIBUTION, THE REAR BRAKES WOULD WEAR SOONER THAN THE FRONT BRAKES. THE MANUFACTURER DEEMED THE FAILURE AS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,145 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,136.

I OWN A 2008 HONDA ACCORD WITH 16,000 MILES. RECENTLY I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND WAS TOLD THAT MY REAR BRAKES WERE GONE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER SAID THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF NO PROBLEMS WITH REAR BRAKES ON THE ACCORD. I WENT ON LINE AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF OTHER HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, SOME AS EARLY AS 6000 MILES. HONDA OFFERED TO PICK UP HALF THE COST, UNIT I TOLD THEM THAT I WAS AWARE OF A FIX IN THE 2010 MODEL. THE DEALER THEN ACKNOWLEDGED PROBLEMS WITH EARLY BRAKE REPLACEMENT ON THE ACCORD. HONDA THEN REPLACED THEM WITH THE NEW PADS THAT HAVE SPRINGS ADDED TO STOP THE DRAGGING OF THE PADS ON THE DISC. THIS IS COSTING MANY PEOPLE EXPENSES THAT THEY SHOULD NOT BE EXPOSED TO. *TR

CLOSED DRIVERS SIDE FRONT DOOR, SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. BROUGHT TO DEALER, WAS TOLD THAT IS WAS NOT COVERED. MANUFACTURER ALSO REFUSED TO COVER. *TR

MY WIFE AND I ARE AGE 55+ AND ARE RESPONSIBLE DRIVERS. WE OWN A 2008 HONDA ACCORD WITH APPROXIMATELY 22,000 MILES. AT ABOUT 18,000 MILES, AND WITHIN THE 3 YEAR WARRANTEE PERIOD, WE CONTACTED HONDA REGARDING A PULSATION EXPERIENCED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. WE WERE TOLD THE PROBLEM IS RELATED TO WARPING OF THE BRAKE ROTORS. HONDA INDICATED THAT THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTEE. WE HAVE JUST DISCOVERED THAT HONDA HAS BEEN SUBJECT TO A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT REGARDING THE BRAKES ON OUR VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM WE HAVE EXPERIENCED APPEARS TO BE DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE ISSUE IN THIS LAWSUIT. WE ARE REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPLACEMENT OF BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *LN