2008 Honda Accord Complaint Log

2008 HONDA ACCORD- REAR BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES, ALONG WITH THE ROTORS ONCE. I HAVE 70,000 MILES (MAINLY HIGHWAY MILE) AND THEY ARE HAVING TO BE REPLACED ALMOST EVERY 20,000 MILES. *TR

2008 HONDA ACCORD ALL MODELS BRAKE PROBLEMS. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH HONDA AND THERE HAVE BEEN OVER 400 COMPLAINTS ON THE WEBSITE CARCOMPLAINTS.COM. NUMBERS OF PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD HAS COMPLAINED TO HONDA FOR THIS ISSUE BUT NOTHING IS BEING DONE. HONDA WILL NOT RECALL THE PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR ON ALL 2008 HONDA ACCORD MODELS. MY BRAKES HAVE WENT OUT TWICE SINCE I HAD MY CAR AND IT HAS ONLY BEEN A YEAR. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM BECAUSE WHEN THE BRAKES GO BAD THEY JUST GO BAD NO INDICATION OR WARNING. HONDA IS NOT OWNING UP TO THE ISSUE AND THEY SHOULD BE. NOTHING HAS BEEN TO CORRECT THIS FAILURE OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM. HONDA JUST SAYS THEY ARE LOOKING INTO IT OR THAT THEY NEED MORE PEOPLE TO COMPLAIN. THE WEBSITE SHOULD BE PROOF ALONE THAT A NUMEROUS AMOUNT OF 2008 HONDA ACCORD OWNERS ARE COMPLAINING OF THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE. *TR

MY REAR BRAKES WORE OUT PREMATURELY ON MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD AT AROUND 18K MILES. HONDA NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE DEALERSHIP HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM CONSISTENTLY EXISTS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. DURING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE, HE WAS TOLD THAT HIS REAR BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. A SERVICE MANAGER CONFIRMED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE AND HE HEARD A PECULIAR NOISE DURING BRAKE APPLICATION. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 22,000. UPDATED 10/26/09 *BF THE REAR ROTORS WERE RESURFACED AND THE REAR BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED. UPDATED 10/28/09.*JB UPDATED 10/30/09 *BF

I HAVE HAD MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD EXL FOR A LITTLE BIT OVER A YEAR. ABOUT ONE MONTH AGO, I HEARD MY CAR MAKING SOME SCREECHING NOISE. IT WAS NOT PERSISTENT BUT IT WAS ENOUGH TO MAKE ME FEEL EMBARRASSED TO DRIVE MY CAR. ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO THE SCREECHING NOISE BECAME SUCH A PROBLEM B/C 95% OF THE TIME I'M DRIVING BOTH REAR BRAKES SEEM TO BE MAKING THE NOISE. IT SOUNDS LIKE SOMEONE IS RUNNING A METAL WIRE ALONG A METAL SHEET AND IT SEEMS LIKE THE BRAKES SLIP EVERY ONCE IN AWHILE. I RECENTLY GOOGLED THE ISSUE AND ITS TO BE A FAIRLY COMMON THING. I JUST CALLED AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THEM LOOK AT IT. I ALSO TOLD THEM ABOUT THE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ ONLINE AND TOLD THEM THAT I WILL NOT PAY FOR ANY CHARGES THAT OCCUR. THEY ACKNOWLEDGED A BRAKE PROBLEM FOR ALL 2008/2009 HONDA ACCORD AND SAID THEY SHOULD BE RESOLVING THE ISSUE 12/22/09 AND THAT I SHOULD HOLD OFF UNTIL THEN AND THAT IT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

HONDA ACCORD 2008 REAR BRAKES WORN PREMATURELY. AFTER 30,000 MILES, I WAS TOLD BY HONDA MECHANIC THAT MY FRONT BRAKES LOOK LIKE NEW (9 MM. LEFT), BUT BOTH REAR BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED (1 MM. LEFT). BOTH REAR BRAKES WORN EVENLY. AFTER SEARCHING FEW CAR FORUMS, I FOUND THAT I'M NOT ALONE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. BRAKES WERE REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. *TR

2008 HONDA ACCORD BRAKES ARE WORN DOWN TO 1.6MM AFTER ONLY 16676 MILES. CAR IS IN PERFECT CONDITION AND IS WELL CARED FOR AND DRIVEN SAFELY. SEEMS LIKE A DESIGN PROBLEM WITH 2008 HONDA ACCORD REAR BRAKES. MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET. REAR BRAKES SHOULD LAST 4 TIMES LONGER ?? *TR

I OWN A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. MY WIFE TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE IT WAS MAKING A NOISE IN THE REAR. SHE WAS TOLD THE CAR NEEDED REAR BRAKES. THE CAR ONLY HAS 25,000 MILES ON IT. WHEN I TALKED TO THE DEALER, I WAS TOLD I WAS LUCKY TO GET 25,000 MILES AS HE IS REPLACING BRAKES AT 15,000. I WAS TOLD BY A HONDA MECHANIC THAT THE BRAKE ISSUE IS DUE TO THE PARKING BRAKE ADJUSTMENT BEING INADVERTENTLY TIGHTENED BY THE CAR SUSPENSION. HE SAID HONDA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT A FIX. I HAD TO PAY TO HAVE THE REAR BRAKES REPLACE, WHEN HONDA KNOWS THERE'S A PROBLEM. *TR

PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR ON A 2008 HONDA ACCORD LX. 25773 MILES ON CAR. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER FOR SQUEALING SOUND.. THEY SAID IT WAS BRAKE PADS WORN ON REAR BRAKES, AND A REAR ROTOR NEEDING REPLACEMENT. THEY SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, EVEN THOUGH ADMITTING OTHER PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT PREMATURE BRAKE PAD WEAR. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. I PAID $347 ON REPAIRS FOR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BECAUSE OF HONDA'S PRIOR KNOWLEDGE OF THE PROBLEM BEFORE THEY EVEN SOLD THE CAR TO ME 8/28/08. *TR

WOULD LIKE TO REGISTER A COMPLAINT AND POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD FOR BRAKING SYSTEM ON THE 2008 HONDA ACCORDS. 2 REPAIRS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM ON BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. ONE REPAIR REQUIRED AT 1.3 YEARS OLD SECOND AT 2.7 YEARS OLD. TOTAL FAILURE IN A QUICK STOPPING SITUATION IS POSSIBLE. I FOR ONE DO NOT WANT TO FIND THIS OUT. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE CURRENT CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST HONDA CORPORATION OF AMERICA AND FORCE THEM TO ADDRESS AND CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. OVER 1100 COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ON CAR BEEF.COM ARE WE GOING TO WAIT FOR SOMETHING TERRIBLE TO HAPPEN BEFORE THIS IS ADDRESSED? DEALER REPAIRED 2 TIMES AT MY EXPENSE. HONDA IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE BUT WILL NOT CORRECT PERMANANTLY. EXCESSIVE REPAIRS BILLS CHARGED TO ALL OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE APPLYING PRESSURE ON THE BREAK, SHE EXPERIENCED SQUEALING AND REDUCED BREAKING CAPABILITY. BREAK FAILURE CAN CAUSE AN INCREASE IN THE VEHICLES STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF VEHICLE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE CALIPERS AND REAR BREAK SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. AS OF CURRENT DATE NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 12,000.

HONDA PREMATURE REAR BRAKE WEAR. 2008 HONDA ACCORD 2-DOOR 4 CYLINDER AUTO TRANS. HAS 16,696 MILES AND REAR BRAKES WORE OUT. INNER PADS WERE METAL ON METAL ACCORDING TO REPAIR SHOP (PEP BOYS) THEY DID NOT WANT TO WORK ON THE VEHICLE AS THEY FELT THE REAR BRAKE CALIPERS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE SAID THE DEALER SHOULD REPLACE THE CALIPERS UNDER WARRANTY. TOOK TO DEALER NEXT MORNING ON AUG 19 2009. GOT A STORY ABOUT HOW IT IS NORMAL FOR REAR BRAKES TO WEAR OUT AT 16,000 MILES. THEY WOULD NOT COVER A SAFETY ISSUE UNDER WARRANTY. TOLD REAR BRAKES DO NOT LAST AS LONG AS FRONT BRAKES. TOLD INNER PADS ON THE REAR AXLE WEAR OUT FASTER THAN THE OUTER PADS DUE TO THIS REASON OR THAT REASON. DEALER EXPLAINED THAT THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND THEN CHARGED ME FOR REPLACING REAR BRAKES. I EXPECT THE CURRENT SET OF BRAKES TO ONLY LAST ANOTHER 16,000 MILES. RESEARCHING OTHER OWNERS ONLINE AND PERSONAL FRIENDS THIS IS A PERVASIVE PROBLEM. ALSO CAR MAGAZINE MOTOR TREND HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. HTTP://WWW.MOTORTREND.COM/ROADTESTS/ONEYEAR/112_0910_2008_HONDA_ACCORD_TEST_VERDICT/INDEX.HTML. *TR

DEFECTIVE REAR BRAKES ON 2008 HONDA ACCORD I PURCHASED A NEW 2008 HONDA ACCORD LAST MAY AND HAVE APPROXIMATELY 24,000 MILES ON IT. AFTER A LITTLE OVER ONE YEAR OF REGULAR HIGHWAY DRIVING MY REAR BRAKES BEGAN TO SQUEAL AND GRIND INCESSANTLY. MY HONDA DEALER ADMITTED THAT THE ACCORDS HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING PREMATURE WEAR ON THE REAR BRAKES BUT REFUSED TO SERVICE THIS AS A COVERED WARRANTY ISSUE. I CALLED AMERICAN HONDA AND THEY SIMPLY READ WHAT APPEARED TO BE A "CANNED" RESPONSE THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR SERVICE BULLETINS AND THAT THIS WAS A "WEAR ITEM" THAT THE CUSTOMER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR. AFTER CONDUCTING MY OWN RESEARCH ONLINE I HAVE COME ACROSS HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER 2008 HONDA ACCORD INCLUDING MANY COMPLAINTS FILED WITH NHTSA. THE PROPER OPERATION OF A VEHICLES BRAKES IS CRITICAL TO DRIVER AND OCCUPANT SAFETY, AND HONDA REFUSES TO ADMIT TO OR RECTIFY WHAT IS CLEARLY A SYSTEMIC SAFETY ISSUE. I IMPLORE THE NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE AND TO RECURRENT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY TO RECTIFY THIS ISSUE FOR THE THOUSANDS OF HONDA ACCORD OWNERS WHO MAY BE DRIVING UNSAFE VEHICLES. *TR

I PURCHASED AN 08 HONDA ACCORD IN JAN08. IN AUG 09 (7 MONTHS LATER) I WAS TOLD BY HONDA DURING AN OIL CHANGE THAT THE REAR BRAKES NEEDED REPLACED. THE CAR ONLY HAD 19K MILES ON IT. HONDA REFUSED TO COVER THE COST EVEN THOUGH THE CAR WAS 7 MONTHS OLD AND STATED THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I PAID $205 TO HAVE THE REAR BRAKES REPLACED. IN MAY 09 (9 MONTHS LATER), I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO HONDA FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR BRAKES NEEDED REPLACED. AT THIS TIME, THE VEHICLE HAD 39K TOTAL MILES, WHICH WAS ONLY 20K MILES SINCE THE LAST TIME I HAD BRAKES PUT ON THE VEHICLE THE FIRST TIME. I ONCE AGAIN PAID $215 TO HONDA FOR THE REPAIR. I QUESTIONED HONDA ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT RELATED TO DRIVER HABITS AND THE FACT THAT I LIVED IN A CONGESTED AREA. I INFORMED THEM THAT THIS WAS THE ONLY VEHICLE THAT I HAVE REPLACED REAR BRAKES ON EVERY 20K MILES. I ADVISED THAT THE 2006 HONDA ACCORD THAT I TRADED IN WITH 94K MILES HAD BRAKES REPLACED ONCE, WHICH WAS AT THE 80K MARK. I ALSO ADVISED THEM THAT THIS WAS A COMMUTER CAR AND THAT I HAVE HAD THE SAME COMMUTE FOR 4 YEARS, SO THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RELATED TO ME OR THE CONGESTION. IMMEDIATELY AFTER DRIVING THE CAR AWAY FROM THE DEALERSHIP AFTER MY SECOND BRAKE REPAIR, I NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AND THE CAR DID NOT STOP AS QUICKLY AS IT SHOULD. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK IN TO HAVE IT INSPECTED BY HONDA AND WAS TOLD THAT THE BRAKES LOOKED FINE. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED. I AM NOW AT 59,000 MILES AND NOTICING THAT THE CAR IS MAKING SQUEALING NOISES WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. THEREFORE, THIS WILL BE THE 3RD TIME I AM REPLACING BRAKES ON A NEW CAR. HONDA WILL NOT OWN UP TO THIS SAFETY HAZARD. I INVESTIGATED TRADING IT IN, BUT WAS TOLD BY HONDA THAT THE 09 & 10 MODELS HAVE THEM SAME PART NUMBER. THIS PROBLEM WILL ONLY CONTINUE TO GROW. UNFORTUNATELY, SOMEONE WILL END UP GETTING HURT BEFORE HONDA TAKES ACTION. *TR

REAR BRAKE PADS WEARING OUT PREMATURELY ON 2008 HONDA ACCORD. WORE OUT TWICE SO FAR .EVERY 25000 MILES THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED. CONCERNED THAT BRAKES ARE UNDERSIZED FOR CAR. RECALL NEEDS TO BE ISSUED. *TR

BRAKES IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT AFTER 19,000 MILES. SERVICE MANAGER SAYS HE GETS 2 OR 3 CALLS/DAY ON THIS ISSUE AND WE ARE LUCKY THE BRAKES LASTED TO 19K. MOST ONLY LAST 15-17K. SERVICE MANAGER (AND COUNTLESS OTHERS FOUND ONLINE) HAVE MADE HONDA AWARE, BUT NO RECALL, NO NOTIFICATION TO CONSUMERS, NO COVERAGE UNDER BASIC OR EXTENDED WARRANTIES. IF THIS WAS PEELING PAINT, NO PROBLEM. THESE ARE BRAKES THAT LAST (ACCORDING TO SERVICE MANAGER) A LITTLE OVER A YEAR BEFORE REPLACEMENT WITH NORMAL DRIVING! 50% WEAR IN 6 MONTHS! HAVE NEVER OWNED ANY OTHER VEHICLE WITH THIS ISSUE. *TR

THE PASSENGER SIDE AIE BAG DEPLOYED ON MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD SEDAN. MONDAY NIGHT, I SHUT MY PASSENGER DOOR, GOT INTO MY CAR AND 5-6 MINUTES LATER BOOM!!!. SCARED THE LIVING HECK OUT ME. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER IS TELLING ME ITS MY FAULT AND THEY ARE NOT PAYING FOR IT. THEY INITIALLY TOLD ME THAT THEY SAW NO DAMAGES WITH MY CAR MEANING NO COLLISIONS, NO SCRAPES, NO HIT, BUMPS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING THAT WOULD MAKE THE AIR BAG DEPLOY. INSURANCE WAS CALLED AND THEY TOLD THEM THE SAME; HOWEVER, THERE IS NO CLAIM BECAUSE THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. NOW HONDA HAS CHANGED THERE STORY SAYING THAT THERE ARE DAMAGES TO MY CAR. THEY'VE HAD MY CAR FOR SEVERAL DAYS AND ALLOF A SUDDEN THERE ARE DAMAGES. I'VE CALLED AMERICA HONDA CUSTOMER CARE AND NOW I'M WAITING FOR AN ADJUSTER FROM MY INSURANCE CLAIM TO GO OUT TO LOOK AT MY CAR. IN THE MEANTIME, I'M WITHOUT A VEHICLE. HONDA SEEMS AS THOUGH THEY ARE FIGHTING TO AVOID A SAFETY RECALL. *TR

I BOUGHT A NEW 2008 HONDA ACCORD AND DRIVE IT EVERYDAY TO WORK. THE TRIP IS ABOUT 20 MILES OF HIGHWAY AND 5 MILES OF LIGHT CITY DRIVING. AFTER 23K MILES WE TOOK OUR CAR SO SOMEONE BECAUSE THE REAR WHEELS WERE SCREECHING. WE COME TO FIND OUT THAT THE BRAKE PADS WERE COMPLETELY WORN OFF. WE TALKED TO THE VIC BAILEY HONDA DEALERSHIP ING SPARTANBURG, SC AND THEY SAID IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND THAT THEY'D COVER 60% OF THE COST. I AM HAPPY THEY ARE PAYING FOR PART OF THE COST, BUT I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO PAY EVERY 25K MILES TO GET BRAKES REPLACED WHEN THEY SHOULD LAST A LOT LONGER. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL OR SOMETHING. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2008 HONDA ACCORD IN FEBRUARY 2008. I STARTED EXPERIENCING BREAK NOISES AROUND 10000 MILES, I CONTACTED HONDA REGARDING THE CONCERNS. HONDA ASSURED ME THAT THIS WAS BECAUSE THE BREAKS GET WET DURING RAIN AND WASHING. WRONG, AFTER I REFUSED TO ACCEPT THIS AS AN ANSWER, AT 12,000 MI I DEMANDED A RECHECK BY HONDA. I WAS THEN INFORMED THAT A ROCK WAS ENLODGED IN THE WHEEL. LIAR, AT 13,000MI, AFTER ANOTHER TRIP TO HONDA BECAUSE I WAS NOW HEARING GRINDING NOISES WHEN BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, HONDA REPLACED THE BACK BREAK PADS AND STATED THAT THEY WERE COMPLETELY GONE. APPROXIMATELY 26,000 MILES THE SAME EXACT NOISES STARTED AGAIN, I DROVE ANOTHER 2,000MILES AND DECIDED TO HAVE THEM CHECKED AGAIN AT HONDA. I WAS INSULTED BY HONDA INSINUATING THAT I WAS A BAD DRIVER. I RESPONDED THAT I HAVE BEEN DRIVING SINCE THE AGE OF 13 AND THAT WAS AN INSULT BECAUSE I AM NOW AT THE AGE OF 44 YRS OLD. I THEN STATED THAT I HAVE ALOT OF HIGHWAY MILES ON MY VEHICLE BECAUSE MY DAUGHTER IS OUT OF TOWN IN COLLEGE AND I VISIT HER OFTEN, THIS IS WHY I PURCHASED A HONDA BECAUSE I ALWAYS HEARD THAT THEY WERE RELIABLE AND DEPENDABLE AND GOOD ON GAS, NOT. I HAVE OWNED OLDSMOBILE, GMC, CHEVY, CADILLAC, MAZDA, MITSUBISHI'S AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS TYPE OF BULL. THEN HONDA SVC MGR AND GENERAL MGR INSISTED THAT I PAY FOR A BREAK JOB BECAUSE HONDA WAS GENEROUS TO REPLACE THEM THE FIRST TIME AT 13,000 MILES AND THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY. DUH, I PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WOULD COVER ANYTHING FROM BUMPER TO BUMPER. HONDA THEN CAME BACK 5 HRS LATER WITH A PHONE CALL STATING THAT THEY WOULD TRY TO CONTACT HONDA TO SEE IF THEY WOULD COVER HALF THE EXPENSE. THIS IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME BECAUSE THE WAY IT LOOKS, I WILL BE REPLACING BRAKES EVERY OTHER OIL CHANGE. THIS IS A DISGRACE AND HONDA NEEDS TO BE PULLED ON THE RED CARPET TO STAND BEHIND THIS MESS UP AND HONOR THEIR CUSTOMERS. MAYBE IF THE RECESSION AFFECT THEM THEN THEY WILL CHANGE. *TR

MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD WAS PURCHASED IN MARCH 2008. I WANTED A HONDA DUE TO THE REPORTS OF THEIR RELIABILITY AND SAFETY. I TOOK MY CAR FOR AN OIL CHANGE IN DECEMBER OF 2008 AND WAS TOLD THAT MY REAR BRAKES WERE SO FAR GONE THAT I WAS DIGGING INTO MY ROTORS. THERE WAS NO WARNING AT ALL. NO SQUEALING NOISES, NO FORM OF WARNING AT ALL. I COMPLAINED ALOT. HONDA ENDED UP SPLITTING IT WITH ME 50/50. AT THAT TIME I HAD 25,476 MILES ON THE CAR. I'M SURE THE BRAKES WERE SHOT WELL BEFORE THAT POINT. I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP THIS MORNING FOR ANOTHER OIL CHANGE. AGAIN, I WAS TOLD THAT I NEED NEW REAR BRAKES NOW. NO WARNING ONCE MORE. AND NOW I ONLY HAVE 21,000 MORE MILES ON THE CAR. HOW CAN IT BE ACCEPTABLE TO MANUFACTURE BRAKES THAT ONLY LAST FOR 20,000 MILES? MY WHOLE VIEW OF HONDA IS CHANGING RAPIDLY. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHO REFERRED ME TO HONDA DIRECTLY. I CALLED HONDA AND GOT NO WHERE. I WAS TOLD THAT BECAUSE BRAKES ARE A "WEAR AND TEAR" ITEM THAT THERE IS NOTHING HONDA "CAN" DO. I ASKED TO SPEAK TO A MANAGER. THE BEST I GOT WAS A REP THAT TOOK MY INFO AND SAID SOMEONE WOULD BE CALLING ME IN 1-2 BUSINESS DAYS. AGAIN... NOT ACCEPTABLE. NOT ONLY ARE THEIR PRODUCTS GOING DOWNHILL, SO IS THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE. I AM THANKFUL THAT MY BRAKES DIDN'T SIMPLY FAIL AND CAUSE A VERY BAD SITUATION. BUT WHO'S TO SAY THAT MY BRAKES WON'T FAIL THIS TIME AROUND UNLESS HONDA DOES SOMETHING TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. *TR

I'VE NOTICED WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THAT MY HEADLIGHTS FLICKER EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE. HAVEN'T ESTABLISHED A PATTERN OR FREQUENCY OF OCCURRENCE, BUT IT HAPPENS ENOUGH TO NOTICE. ONCOMING CARS THINK I'M FLICKERING MY HEADLIGHTS AT THEM. I DRIVE A 2008 HONDA ACCORD EX-L. *TR

I AM WRITING ABOUT MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD AND THEIR REAR BRAKE PREMATURE WEARING DOWN OF PADS. CURRENTLY THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET. ON CARCOMPLAINTS.COM THERE ARE 468 JUST ON THIS ISSUE ALONE. I AM CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MYSELF AND OTHERS WHO ARE FORCED TO DRIVE AROUND WITH FAULTY BAKE PADS. I HAVE SPOKEN TO HONDA'S CORPORATE OFFICE, AND THEY ARE REFUSING TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEY HAVE ISSUES WITH THEIR VEHICLES. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT OUR DEALERSHIP HAD EVEN SAID HIMSELF THAT THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS THAT HE RECEIVES ALL THE TIME AND THAT THEY ARE ALL REGARDING THE PREMATURE WEARING OF THE BRAKE PADS. *TR

I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2008 HONDA ACCORD EX 2.4L IN MAY OF 2008. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS BRAKE PROBLEMS INCLUDING EARLY WEAR OF THE REAR BRAKE PADS AND WARPING OF THE ROTORS(STARTING AT ABOUT 19,000 MILES). MY VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 35,000 MILES AND UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT BRAKE PADS OR ROTORS SHOULD DETERIORATE AT SUCH LOW MILES. ACCORDING TO THE 2008 HONDA ACCORD REAR BRAKE PAD SETTLEMENT, I BELIEVE THAT ALL BRAKE RELATED PROBLEMS SUCH AS ROTOR WARP SHOULD BE INCLUDED AS WELL. THE ROTOR WARP CAUSES THE STEERING WHILE/CAR TO SHAKE WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES AND CAUSES EXCESSIVE NOISE AND INSTABILITY IN BRAKING WHEN BRAKING ON A DECLINE (IE. HILL OR MOUNTAIN). *TR

I ALREADY HAVE TO REPLACE THE REAR BRAKES AT 17000MILES ON MY NEW HONDA ACCORD. THE DEALERSHIP CHARGED ME $400. I PURCHASED A HONDA BECAUSE OF THEIR RELIABILITY. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE! I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR NEW BRAKE PADS WHEN IT IS A HONDA DEFAULT! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS SUDDENLY DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE DOOR BEING CLOSED TOO HARD. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 12,855. UPDATED 09/14/09 . *LJ UPDATED 09/15/09.*JB

MY 08 HONDA ACCORD EXL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WITH JUST UNDER 24K MILES. THE INSIDE REAR PADS WERE ALMOST COMPLETELY WORN WHILE THE OUTSIDE PADS HARDLY HAD ANY WEAR AT ALL. I GOOGLED ACCORD BRAKE PROBLEMS AND FOUND A PAGE ON WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/ACCORD/2008/BRAKES/PREMATURE_BRAKE_WEAR.SHTML THAT,TO DATE, HAS 358 COMPLAINTS ON THE BRAKE PROBLEMS. WHILE I UNDERSTAND THAT BRAKES ARE DESIGNED TO WEAR OUT, THEY NORMALLY DON'T NEED TO BE REPLACED UNTIL THERE ARE 40,000+.MILES AND IT ISN'T NORMAL FOR ONE BRAKE PAD TO BE COMPLETELY WORN WHILE THE OTHER HAS LITTLE WEAR. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DESIGN FLAW BUT,TO DATE,HONDA HASN'T ANNOUNCED A RECALL.THE CAR HAS A SYSTEM TO NOTIFY YOU WHEN YOU NEED SERVICE. SO FAR I HAVE RECEIVED SEVERAL CODE A'S FOR OIL CHANGES BUT NO CODE B WHICH AMONG OTHER SERVICE ITEMS, REMINDS YOU TO CHECK THE BRAKE SYSTEM. AS I UNDERSTAND IT, THIS SYSTEM IS BASED ON MILEAGE.SINCE THE SYSTEM HASN'T NOTIFIED ME TO CHECK THE BRAKES, I WOULD THINK THAT'S BECAUSE HONDA, RIGHTFULLY SO, EXPECTS BRAKE PADS TO LAST MORE THAN 24K MILES. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM. I CAUGHT IT AS MANY OTHER DRIVERS HAVE. BUT WHAT ABOUT THE DRIVER THAT ONLY USES THE SYSTEM TO TELL HIM WHEN TO GET SERVICE? ARE A FEW GOING TO HAVE TO DIE BEFORE HONDA ANNOUNCES A RECALL? I HOPE NOT. *TR

2008 HONDA ACCORD. REAR BRAKE NOISES. INSPECTION REVEALED INNER REAR PAD GONE @27,000 MILES. *TR

MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD HAS THE REAR BRAKES FAILING AFTER 16,000 MILES. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I REALIZED THAT HONDA IS IGNORING A SYSTEMATIC PROBLEM THAT REQUIRES A RECALL. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE IF THOUSANDS OF 2008 HONDAS HAVE BRAKES THAT FAIL EVERY 15,000 MILES. EXAMPLE LINK TO COMPLAINTS: HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/ACCORD/2008/BRAKES/PREMATURE_BRAKE_WEAR-2.SHTML. *TR

OUR HONDA HAS LESS THAN 15,000 MILES WHEN I TOOK IT IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND WAS TOLD THAT REAR BRAKES HAD ONLY 2% LEFT ON THEM. I WAS TOLD I WOULD NEED TO PAY FOR THE BRAKES SINCE THEY WERE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE BRAKES AND HONDA CAME BACK WITH AN OFFER TO PAY 75% OF THE COST. SINCE BRAKES ARE A SAFETY ISSUE I FELT I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO PAY THE 25%. ANOTHER CUSTOMER WAS REPLACING HIS BRAKES FOR THE SECOND TIME AND HE HAD ONLY ABOUT 18,000 MILES ON HIS HONDA ACCORD. I RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND OUT THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT PREMATURE WEARING OF THE REAR BRAKES FROM MILEAGE OF 9,000 MILES TO 20,000. HONDA DOES NOT SEEM IN A RUSH TO FIX THIS PROBLEM OR COMPENSATE THE CUSTOMER. HONDA NEEDS TO BACK UP THEIR CLAIM OF QUALITY. *TR

WE ARE A FIRST TIME HONDA CAR OWNER. WE PURCHASED OUR HONDA ACCORD LX AFTER EXTENSIVE RESEARCH WHICH INCLUDED CONSUMER REPORTS. AT APPROXIMATELY 18K MILES, WE WERE INFORMED BY THE HONDA SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT OUR BACK BRAKES WERE DOWN TO 10% REMAINING ON THE REAR BRAKE PADS. AT 23K MILES, THE HONDA SERVICE DEPARTMENT ADVISED THAT THE BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I COMPLAINED TO NO AVAIL TO THE DEALERSHIP AND TO HONDA AMERICA WHO ADVISED THAT THEY STAND BY THE ENGINEERING AND WORKMANSHIP OF THEIR PRODUCT AND THIS IS A NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ITEM. OUR DRIVING HABITS ARE DAYTIME HIGHWAY MILES AND FOR REAR BRAKE PADS TO WORN OUT AT 23K IS RIDICULOUS AND NON-STANDARD FOR THE AUTO INDUSTRY. WE OWN A 2000 INFINITY I30 WHICH REQUIRED ITS FIRST BRAKE PAD REPLACEMENT AT 110K MILES, (ACTUAL NEED, NOT MANUFACTURES RECOMMENDATION). HONDA HAS A GOOD REPUTATION FOR PRODUCING QUALITY PRODUCTS; I HOPE THEY WILL SEIZE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD BRAND LOYALTY BY DOING WHAT IS RIGHT FOR THE OWNERS OF THEIR 2008 MODEL YEAR HONDA ACCORD. IF NOT, I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER HONDA MANUFACTURED PRODUCT. *TR

OWNER OF HONDA ACCORD LX 2008. AT 15,000 MILES I EXPERIENCED ODD BACK NOISE (TINNY, AIRY SOUND). DEALER DOWNPLAYED UNTIL TEST DRIVE WITH ME. CHECKED BRAKES AND INFORMED ME ALL 4 BACK PADS WERE WORN TO THE METAL. REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY BUT I'VE SINCE LEARNED VIA INTERNET THAT THE ROTORS ARE TOO SMALL SO WILL PROBABLY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITHIN A YEAR. *TR

JUST SPENT 256.77 GETTING NEW REAR BRAKE PADS ON MY HONDA ACCORD 08 THAT ONLY HAS 22,000 MILES ON IT. LAST WEEK I STARTED TO HEAR A NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE METAL SCRAPING METAL AND AS THE WEEK WENT ON I HEARD THE NOISE MORE AND MORE. TODAY WHEN I HEARD IT WAS MY REAR BREAK PADS I WAS SHOCKED. TWO WEEKS AGO I PAID TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS TO GET MY CAR SERVICED AND THEY DIDN'T MENTION ANYTHING WRONG WITH MY BREAK PADS, BUT NOW MY BREAK PADS WERE 95 TO 100% WORN. THAT DOESN'T SEEM POSSIBLE THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG AND THEN THEY WERE ALMOST GONE. THE SERVICE GUY TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD NOT HAVE NOTICED THIS DURING SERVICING. WHY THEN WAS THERE A CHECK SAYING MY BREAK PADS WERE FINE ON MY SERVICE FORM?? DID THEY JUST CHECK THE BOX AND NOT LOOK. WHAT DID THEY DO AT MY SERVICE APPOINTMENT? I PAID FOR AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT THAT DID ME NO GOOD. THIS SEEMS TO BE A LARGE PROBLEM FOR 2008 HONDA ACCORDS SO WHAT ARE WE OWNERS GOING TO GET FROM HONDA? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE STEERING COLUMN BEGAN VIBRATING WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES, AND A TECHNICIAN BALANCED AND ALIGNED THE TIRES, CUT THE ROTORS AND REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS; HOWEVER, NONE OF THE REPAIRS HAVE REMEDIED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 26,860.

PREMATURE WEAR ON 2008 HONDA ACCORD REAR BRAKES. REAR BRAKES ARE HAVING TO BE REPLACED BEFORE THE FRONT BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE IS ONLY A YEAR OLD AND THE MILEAGE IS 26,000. HONDA DEALERSHIP INSISTED THIS IS NOT A SAFETY HAZARD AND NOT FIXING THE PROBLEM OR RECOMMENDING CUSTOMER HAVE IT FIXED. RECALL *TR

I PURCHASED A HONDA ACCORD 2008 IN JANUARY 2008. THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 22,000 MILES AND THE REAR BRAKES WERE REPLACED ON JUNE 23, 2009. THE CAR WAS IN FOR GENERAL MAINTENANCE AND TIRE ROTATION ON 6/23/09, THERE WAS NO MENTION OF MY BRAKES AT THAT TIME. ON JULY 10, 2009 THERE WAS A VERY LOUD SCREECHING NOISE WHEN BACKING UP AND IT SOUNDED LIKE METAL AGAINST MENTAL, I WAS OVER FIFTY MILES FROM MY HOME. ON MY WAY HOME I PLACED A CALL TO HONDA OF BOWIE WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, AND WAS INFORMED TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE. ON THE NEXT DAY THE SERVICE ADVISOR INFORMED ME IT WAS MY REAR BRAKES AND THEY HAD TO BE REPLACED. I QUESTIONNED WHY ARE REAR BRAKES GOING OUT ON A CAR WITH LESS THAN 22,000 MILES, AND IS IT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, WHEN MY HUSBAND HAS A CHEV WITH 66,000 AND THE REAR BRAKES HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED. WHEN THE TECH CHECK THE BRAKES THERE ON THE "BRAKE CONDITION" SHEET(LEFT REAR 0MMS AND ON THE RIGHT REAR 1MMS), NOW I'M NOT SURE WHAT THOSE #S INDICATE, HOWEVER, ON THE INSPECTION CHECKLIST THE REAR BRAKES REQUIRED "IMMEDIATE ATTENTION". THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES ON THE 2008 HONDA ACCORD. *TR

THERE WAS NOT INDICATION OF THE FAILURE PRIOR TO FAILURE. FAILURE OF REAR BRAKES AND ROTORS OCCURRED DUE TO PREMATURE WEAR. I HAD TO REPLACE THE ROTORS AND PADS, BUT CALIPERS STILL STICKING, MEANING THAT I WILL BE BACK SHORTLY FOR ANOTHER REPAIR OF REAR BRAKES. TOLD BY DEALERSHIP THAT THEY ARE SEEING TONS OF THIS PROBLEM ON THE 2008 AND 2009 HONDA ACCORDS, SOME WITH AS LITTLE AS 9K MILES. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY UNDERSTAND THAT HONDA DOES NOT HOW TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, AN ENGINEERING ISSUE WITH THIS NEW OVERHAUL OF THE ACCORD. I AM VERY NERVOUS ABOUT NOT HAVING A RELIABLE BRAKING SYSTEM. *TR

REAR BRAKE ROTORS WARPED PREMATURELY AT ONLY 9104 MILES, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO COME TO A SAFE STOP. ROTORS WERE NOT REPLACED BY HONDA, BUT RESURFACED INSTEAD. THEY ALSO DID NOT REPLACE THE PADS. THESE REPAIRS OCCURRED ON 07-23-2009. REAR BRAKE PADS WILL ALSO NEED TO BE REPLACED SOON, AS NOTED BY THE EXTREMELY RAPID WEAR THAT IS OCCURRING (CURRENT MILEAGE 13,320). *TR

HONDA ACCORD 2008. I FIRST NOTICED WHILE DRIVING IN FREEWAY. STARTED WITH METAL NOISE COMING FROM THE BACK WHEELS. IT WAS INTERMITTENT NOISE AT FIRST BUT GOT MORE FREQUENT AFTER A WEEK. THEN I WOULD HEAR THE NOISE WHEN I AM DRIVING ON CITY STREET AND ON THE DRIVEWAY. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR. THE GUY SAID IT IS A PREMATURE BRAKE ISSUE, SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED AT 21235 MILES , USUALLY AFTER 40000 MILES YOU WOULD EXPECT THIS. ASKED WHY THIS HAPPENED, HE BLAMED ON MY DRIVING THAT I AM TOO HARD ON MY BRAKES AND SHOULD KEEP DISTANCE WITH OTHER CARS. I HAVE BEEN A LOYAL HONDA CUSTOMER FOR MANY YEARS, NEVER HAD THIS ISSUE WITH ANY OF MY OTHER HONDA MODELS. HAD TO PAY $250 TO REPLACE THE BRAKES. I SEARCHED ON THE INTERNET AND NOTICED THERE ARE MANY OTHER 2008 HONDA ACCORD OWNERS THAT EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE/FAILURE MODE. HONDA NEEDS TO RECALL ITS 2008 ACCORD AND REIMBURSE ALL ITS CUSTOMERS. *TR

THE REAR BRAKES ON MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD ARE WEARING OUT FAR FASTER THAN SEEMS REASONABLE. THE FIRST TIME THEY WORE OUT WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 14,000 MILES WHILE THIS SECOND INSTANCE HAS HAPPENED AT ABOUT 26,000 MILES. THE BRAKES START MAKING A VERY LOUD METALLIC GRINDING NOISE AND REDUCED BRAKING POWER WITH ALMOST NO WARNING. 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. THE FRONT BRAKES ON THE VEHICLE HAVE YET TO REQUIRE REPLACEMENT AND WERE STILL SHOWN AS HAVING AROUND 60% LIFE AT THE MOST RECENT CHECK. *TR

PREMATURE WEAR ON REAR BRAKE PADS ON 2008 HONDA ACCORD; VEHICLE AT 18,100 MILES! *TR

I PURCHASED MY HONDA 2008 ACCORD LX 4DR/4CYL IN JANUARY OF 2009. WHILE DRIVING IT AFTER 17,000MILES I HAD ODD BRAKE NOISES FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY TOLD ME MY REAR BRAKE PADS HAD WORN TO NOTHING. THIS IS AN ALARMING RATE FOR REAR BRAKE PADS. ON ALL OTHER CARS I'VE OWNED I HAVEN'T HAD REAR BRAKE PADS WEAR OUT BEFORE 40,000 MILES. I HAD TO HAVE THESE REPLACED AGAIN AT 32,000 MILES. I BELIEVE THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE REAR BRAKES THAT IS CAUSING PREMATURE WEAR. MY CAR HAS 37,000 MILES ON IT, AND THE FRONT BRAKES STILL HAVE 8MM ON THEM (ONLY A WEAR OF 2MM). SHOULDN'T A FRONT WHEEL DRIVE HAVE THE FRONT DO MOST OF THE BRAKING? WHY IS THE REAR BRAKE PADS WEARING SO QUICKLY WHILE THE FRONT ARE STILL FINE? THIS IS INCREDIBLY FRUSTRATING AND MAKES ME FEAR FOR THE SAFETY OF MY WIFE ON THE ROAD, AS THE REAR BRAKES COULD BE WORN TO NOTHING AT ANY TIME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH SHE NOTICED A GROWLING SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LOW AND WOULD HAVE TO BE FILLED. AFTER THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS FILLED THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE ALTERNATOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. THE MECHANIC STATED THERE WAS A POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

REAR DISC BRAKES ON A 2008 ACCORD EXL V6 HAVE WORN OUT AT ONLY 19,328 MILES. INNER PADS ON EACH SIDE OF AXLE ARE DRAMATICALLY THINNER THAN THE OUTER PAD, POSSIBLY INDICATING A PROPORTIONING PROBLEM. REAR DISCS SHOULD NOT WEAR OUT SO QUICKLY AND THERE APPEARS TO BE NUMEROUS 08 AND 09 ACCORD OWNERS WITH SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE REAR BRAKING SYSTEM NEEDING REPAIR/REPLACEMENT ON A VERY FREQUENT BASIS. COMPLAINTS TO HONDA HAVE ONLY YIELDED AN EXPLANATION THAT THEY ARE CONDUCTING AN 'INVESTIGATION' AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LOSING OIL AND ONLY NOTICED THAT WHEN THE OIL AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND THE SOURCE OF THE LEAK. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LOSING TWO QUARTS OF OIL EVERY 200 MILES. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD LOOK INTO THE PROBLEM, BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94872.

2008 HONDA ACCORD W/ 36,000 MILES. NOISE FROM REAR BRAKE PAD WEAR INDICATORS. REAR BRAKES PADS WERE WORE DOWN TO WEAR INDICATOR ON ONE SIDE OF EACH REAR DISC WITH VERY LITTLE WEAR ON OPPOSITE PAD, "VERY UNEVEN BRAKE WEAR". HONDA OF GREELEY IN COLORADO DID BRAKE PAD REPLACEMENT WITH NO CORRECTIONS OR MENTIONS OF A PROBLEM WITH UNEVEN BRAKE WEAR. FRONT ROTORS AT THE SAME TIME HAD TO BE RESURFACED DUE TO WARP, HOWEVER THERE HAD NOT BEEN ENOUGH PAD WEAR TO REQUIRE REPLACEMENT OF PADS. *TR

I HAD A NOISE IN THE REAR BRAKES OF MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD, THE CAR ONLY HAS 17500 MILES ON IT, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERS SERVICE DEPARTMENT THEY TOLD ME MY CAR NEEDED NEW REAR BRAKE PADS. THE REAR PADS DIDN'T REACH 60% OF THERE RECOMMENDED LIFE, I FELL THIS IS A PROBLEM IN THE NEW HONDAS. *TR

2008 HONDA ACCORD. DURING NORMAL SERVICE BY SELLING DEALER AT 9,300 MILES WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE REAR BRAKE PADS NEED TO BE REPLACED. WAS TOLD THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH "THIS MODEL". WAS NOT CHARGED FOR THIS REPAIR AS WAS DEEMED A WARRANTY ISSUE. DEALER HAS CHECKED TO BE SURE THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RE-DESIGN OF PADS- AND THERE HAS NOT BEEN. A CHECK ON CONSUMER REPORTS WEB SITE UNDER THE FORUM FOR HONDA SHOWS THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. ALTHOUGH MOST GOT AT LEAST 12 TO 15 THOUSAND MILES. I LIVE IN HILLS WHICH MAY EXPLAIN PART OF THE DIFFERENCE. HAVING TO REPLACE REAR BRAKE PADS EVERY 9,000 OR 10,000 MILES IS A SAFETY PROBLEM. HAD I HAD THE CAR SERVICED SOMEWHERE OTHER THAN THE DEALER IT MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN LOOKED FOR OR DISCOVERED. A RECALL IS NEEDED AND IT IS IRRESPONSIBLE FOR HONDA TO NOT HAVE DONE SO AT THIS POINT. *TR

TODAY WHEN I HAD THE CAR SERVICED BY HONDA DEALER, WAS ADVISED THAT THE REAR BRAKES NEEDED REPLACEMENT AT 19,000 MILES. THE MAJORITY OF MY DRIVING, AT LEAST 80% IS HIGHWAY WITH VERY LITTLE STOP AND GO. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR 40+ YEARS AND I NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. MY LAST CAR, A TOYOTA CAMRY, DI NOT REPLACE REAR BRAKES UNTIL 90,000 MILES. HONDA CLAIMS THIS IS NORMAL WEAR. *TR

DEFECTIVE REAR BRAKING SYSTEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR BRAKE PADS WERE WORN DOWN TO 2 MILLIMETERS. UPON LEAVING THE DEALER, SHE NOTICED THAT THE REAR BRAKES WHERE SQUEAKING WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE REAR BRAKE PADS WERE WORN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE COST OF $159.74. SHE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE HONDA MANUFACTURER, BUT NO COMPENSATION WAS OFFERED. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE REAR BRAKES ARE FAULTY BECAUSE SHE USES THE FRONT BRAKES MORE THAN THE REAR. SHE FURTHER STATED THAT THE PADS SHOULD NOT HAVE WORN DOWN DUE TO THE LOW MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,310 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,480. UPDATED 07/20/09 *BF UPDATED 07/21/09. *JB