2009 Honda Accord Complaint Log

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

KEY FOB HAS A KNOWN DEFECT AND WORKS INTERMINTENTLY. $160.00 TO FIX WHAT SHOULD BE A COVERED ISSUE. *TR

HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2009 HONDA ACCORD BLINK INTERMITTENTLY AT NIGHT. *TR

2009 HONDA ACCORD. SQUEAKY BRAKES SINCE I DROVE IF OFF THE LOT. SALESMAN SAID IT WAS BECAUSE CAR WAS SO NEW. SQUEAK GOT WORSE. HAVE TAKEN IT BACK 4 TIME FOR SERVICE ON THIS MATTER, DEGLAZED, SPRAYED, TRIMMED ROTORS STILL NOT RESOLVED. HONDA IS NOT FORTH COMING ABOUT THIS CHARACTER FLAW IN THIS VEHICLE. AFTER GOOGLING ISSUE TODAY I FOUND THIS IS A DEFECT WITH 2008 AND 2009 HONDA ACCORDS. THEY NEED TO BE MADE RESPONSIBLE FOR CORRECTION WITHOUT FUTHER INCONVIENCE TO BUYERS. *TR

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

AFTER ONLY 4000 MILES ON MY HONDA ACCORD COUPE 2009 THE BRAKES HAD STARTED TO SQUEAK. EVERYTIME YOU HIT THE BRAKES THIS ISSUE OCCURS. I HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING AS OF YET BECAUSE IT IS A BRAND NEW CAR AND BASED ON INFORMATION FOUND ON THE WEB IT SEAMS MAJORITY OF INDIVIDUALS ON FORUMS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. THIS IS A PREMATURE WEAR ON THE BRAKES POSSIBLY BECAUSE OF BAD PISTONS AND SHOULD BE RECALLED BASED ON THE FACT THAT IF NOT IT CAN END UP WITH A LIABILITY ISSUE. *TR

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

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

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

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

THE DAY AFTER I PURCHASED MY 2009 HONDA ACCORD EX 4DR SEDAN, THE BRAKES HAVE SQUEAKED. I HAVE MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO GET THIS ISSUE RESOLVED, HOWEVER EVERY TIME I SPEAK TO EITHER HONDA CORPORATE OR THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP , I AM TOLD "THE MECHANICS ARE WORKING ON THIS ISSUE AND HONDA IS AWARE." I HAVE HAD MY CAR SERVICED 4 TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FOR THE OBNOXIOUS SOUND COMING FROM MY BRAKING AND STILL THERE IS NO RESOLUTION. I AM TOLD TIME AND TIME AGAIN, THERE IS " NO SAFETY " ISSUE, HOWEVER, NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHAT THE TRUE PROBLEM IS. SO HOW ARE THE 100% SURE THERE IS 'NO SAFETY ISSUE?' I AM IN THE PROCESS OF FILING A LEMON LAW SUIT AGAINST HONDA AND I FEEL VERY STRONGLY ABOUT THE NEED FOR A RECALL. *TR

I HAVE A 2009 HONDA ACCORD EXL W/NAVI 4 CYLINDER. IT CURRENTLY HAS 6000 MILES AND I BOUGHT IT IN SEPTEMBER 2008. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER 3-4 TIMES ABOUT THE BRAKES SQUEALING. IT OCCURS EVERY TIME I APPLY THE BRAKES, NO MATTER THE SPEED OR USE. THEY FIRST TOLD ME IT WAS TOO NEW AND THEY HAD TO BREAK IN. THEN THAT IT WAS BECAUSE THEY WERE COLD DUE TO THE WINTER WEATHER AND I NEEDED TO DRIVE 55-60 MPG AND SLAM ON THE BREAKS TO WARM UP. THEN IT WAS DUE TO NEW BRAKE PADS NOT BEING MADE LIKE THEY USED TO BE WHEN THEY USED ASBESTOS IN PADS. THEN IT WAS BECAUSE ALL THE RAIN HAD CAUSED A BUILD UP AND THEY NEEDED TO BE CLEANED. EVERYTIME THEY TOLD ME IT WAS NORMAL AND SOMETHING I WOULD HAVE TO DEAL WITH. IT IS NOT NORMAL FOR A BRAND NEW CAR'S BRAKES TO SQUEAL EVERYTIME THEY ARE APPLIED. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT ON THIS WEBSITE AND HONDA NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. *TR

ON SEPT 22, 2008, WE PURCHASED A NEW 2009 HONDA ACCORD V6 AND STARTED EXPERIENCING BRAKE PROBLEMS WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK OF OWNERSHIP. THE CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED BY HONDA 12-15 TIMES. HONDA HAS REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS, MACHINED THE ROTORS, REPLACED CALIPERS, INSTALLED NEW ABS MODULATOR AND WE ARE STILL EXPERIENCING BRAKE PROBLEMS. AFTER HAVING ALL THESE REPAIRS, THE CAR STILL HAS BRAKE ISSUES. WE FEEL AS IF HONDA ISN'T TAKING THIS SERIOUSLY. NOT ONLY IS THE CAR STILL EXPERIENCING BRAKE PROBLEMS, THE PASSENGER SAFETY RESTRAINT & AIR BAGS INDICATORS COME ON IN THE CAR WHEN A PASSENGER IS IN THE CAR. THESE BRAKE PROBLEMS AND INDICATOR LIGHTS DO NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME THE CAR DRIVEN AND THAT IS WHY WE BELIEVE HONDA WON'T CORRECT THE PROBLEM. HONDA IS AWARE THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE BRAKE PADS, HOWEVER OUR CAR'S BRAKE PEDAL WILL GO TO THE FLOOR, MAKING IT EXTREMELY HARD TO STOP THE VEHICLE ON OCCASION. WE HAVE HAD VERY CLOSE ENCOUNTERS TO CRASHING DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF YOU ARE AWARE OF THESE PROBLEMS WITH HONDA? *TR

BRAKES SQUEAL LOUDLY ON 2009 HONDA ACCORD COUPE (V6) SINCE PURCHASED NEW IN SEPTEMBER 2008. ALL FOUR BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND ALL FOUR ROTORS HAVE BEEN SHAVED TWICE WITH NO EFFECT. REAR BRAKES ARE ALSO WEARING OUT PREMATURELY, NEW PADS ARE ALMOST GONE WITH LESS THAN 14,000 MILES ON CAR. WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER SERVICE GARAGE THAT HONDA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT THEY INSTRUCTED DEALER NOT TO DO ANY MORE REPAIRS ON THE CAR. THAT WAS IN 2008 AND ALL THROUGH 2009 AND NO REPAIR IS IN SIGHT. BECAUSE OF THE CONSTANT SQUEALING SOUND, THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO WAY TO TELL WHEN BRAKES ARE WORN OUT AND THEY ARE CLEARLY WEARING OUT PREMATURELY. THIS SEEMS TO ME THAT THIS WOULD HAVE TO CONSTITUTE A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

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

UPON LEASING A 2009 HONDA ACCORD I NOTICED AN AUDIBLE SQUEAKING SOUND EMITTED BY BOTH REAR BRAKES. THIS SOUND IS CLEARLY HEARD WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED AND VEHICLE'S SPEED IS BELOW 25 MILES PER HOUR. I RETURNED TO DEALER AND WAS REASSURED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL FOR NEW BRAKES ON HONDA ACCORDS AND THAT OVER TIME THE SOUND WOULD STOP. AT THIS POINT, THE CAR WAS AT LESS THAN 1,000 MILES. I CURRENTLY HAVE 22,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND I WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR BRAKES ARE WORN TO 2 MMS. SIMILARLY FRONT BRAKES ARE PREMATURELY WORN AND ARE MEASURED AT 6 MMS. AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUE ONLINE I HAVE FOUND THOUSANDS OF OTHER CUSTOMERS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING AN IDENTICAL PROBLEM WITH THE 2008-2009 HONDA ACCORD BRAKING SYSTEM. HONDA IS OFFERING A REPLACEMENT OF REAR BRAKES, BUT CANNOT GUARANTEE WHETHER THIS WILL SOLVE THE ISSUE. *TR

MY 2009 HONDA ACCORD HAD 18,000 MILES, MOSTLY HIGHWAY MILES. I BEGAN HEARING A METALLIC SOUNDING NOISE. II TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT AND THEY SAID MY BRAKES WERE WORN DOWN TO THE SENSORS. FOR 240 DOLLARS THEY REPLACED MY REAR BRAKES. HONDA PAID HALF AFTER I COMPLAINED. I ONLY HAD MY CAR FOR 6 MONTHS. SOMETHING SEEMS TO BE WRONG WITH THE REAR BRAKES ON THE HONDA AND HONDA SHOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA ACCORD. IT WAS RAINING AND WINDY SHE WAS DRIVING AT 45 MPH AND WHEN SHE WAS TURNING AROUND A CURVE SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WENT DOWN EMBANKMENT AND COLLIDED INTO A TREE AND THE DRIVER FRONTAL AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOYED. SHE RECEIVED INJURIES TO LEFT EAR AND HEAD CONCUSSION. JEFFERSON COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICE CASE NUMBER 200911003315. THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED. SHE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED TO HAVE HER INSURANCE COMPANY INVESTIGATES THE AIR BAG FAILURE.

I HAVE CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP TWICE ABOUT THIS RECALL. THEY DID NOT HAVE A STATUS ON MY REPAIR PARTS. THAT WAS OVER 4 MONTHS AGO. IT HAS BEEN 8 MONTHS SINCE I FIRST CONTACTED THEM ABOUT THIS RECALL. 2 MONTHS IS STANDARD FOR A RECALL? THIS WILL BE GOING ON FOR 2 YEARS AT THIS RATE! WAY TO GO HONDA, AND WAY TO GO NHTSA. HOW MANY MORE LIVES HAVE BEEN LOST ON THIS RECALL???

2009 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER STATES CONTINUED KNOCKING AND RUMBLING NOISE WHEN THE HEAT IS TURNED ON. ISSUES PERSIST AFTER BEING TAKEN IN SEVERAL TIMES FOR SERVICE. *TGW