2008 Honda Accord Complaint Log

I BROUGHT MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD EX-L 4 CYL IN FOR THE SECOND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON JULY 7, 2009. I WAS SUBSEQUENTLY INFORMED THAT MY REAL BRAKES WERE SHOT, THAT I NEEDED REPLACEMENT PADS AND MY ROTORS TURNED. I WAS ASTOUNDED, I ONLY HAD 14,897 MILES ON IT. MY FRONT BRAKES WERE WORN DOWN TO 7 MM OUT OF 8MM! MY REAR PADS WERE WORN DOWN TO 1 MM OF SURFACE PAD! THEY WERE BASICALLY GONE! THE RED LINE FOR REAR BRAKE REPLACEMENT IS 3 MM OR 4/32 FOR DISC BRAKES. MY BRAKES NEVER SQUEALED AT ALL! NO WARNING! NO NOTHING?.. THE SERVICE REP STATED THAT THEY HAVE BEEN SEEING THESE THINGS AS OF LATE WITHOUT ANY EXPLANATION OR WHAT MIGHT BE CAUSING IT AND THAT HONDA WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. I TOLD HER THAT MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT YOUR FRONT BRAKES PRIMARILY DO THE STOPPING OF THE CAR AND THAT YOU SHOULD GET AT LEAST 30-35,000 OR MORE MILES OUT OF YOUR REAR BRAKES. ( MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HAS 40,000 ON THE REARS AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED SHORTLY.) SHE SAID THE BRAKE REPLACEMENT WOULD RUN ABOUT $ 230+, BUT SHE WOULD TALK WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER TO SEE IF THEY COULD OFFER SOMETHING OFF ON THE REPAIR JOB, MAYBE SPLIT THE COST. SHE STATED THAT THE CAR WAS OVER THE 12 MONTH/12,000 BASIC WARRANTY WHICH WOULD HAVE COVERED THIS PROBLEM. THEY GAVE ME A FREE RENTAL; I WENT TO MY OFFICE AND FOUND THIS SITE AND ALL THE HORROR STORIES. I CALLED THE SERVICE REP, SHE SAID THAT THEY WOULD SPLIT THE COST OF THE REPAIR. I TOLD HER WHAT I FOUND OUT AND THAT THIS WAS NOT ACCEPTABLE. I TOLD THE REP THAT I WANTED TO SPEAK WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER AND THE OWNER OF THE DEALERSHIP. THAT I DON?T THINK THAT I SHOULD PAY FOR ANYTHING, THAT THEY KNEW THERE WAS A DANGEROUS FLAW WITH THIS CAR WHEN THEY SOLD IT TO ME. SHE ALSO MENTIONED THAT A HONDA SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE WAS THERE THAT DAY; I ALSO WANTED TO SPEAK WITH HER. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2008 HONDA ACCORD EX-L V6 COUPE, AND AFTER ONLY 13,000 OR SO MILES I BEGAN HEARING A TERRIBLE METAL ON METAL SCRAPING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR WHEEL WELL. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER WHO INDICATED THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL CAR, BUT THAT IT WAS NOT ON RECALL "YET". AFTER ONE DAY OF DRIVING WITH THE NOISE I FELT A NOTICEABLE DIFFERENCE IN MY VEHICLE'S BREAKING AND HIGHWAY DRIVING. I INFORMED THE DEALER OF THIS AND WAS TOLD THAT ANY ABNORMAL BRAKE WEAR WILL EFFECT MY VEHICLES STABILITY ASSIST SYSTEM (SAS) WHICH CONTROLS THE VEHICLE'S TRACTION, SPEED, ACCELERATION, ETC.. WHEN I TOOK MY CAR INTO A REPAIR SHOP (NOT THE DEALER DUE TO THEIR ABSORBENT PRICES) THEY NOTIFIED ME THAT MY REAR INTERIOR BRAKEPAD WAS WORN DOWN TO THE INDICATORS. UNFORTUNATELY I HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO GET THIS FIXED BECAUSE HONDA INFORMED ME THIS WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY AND DESPITE THE FACT THAT IT IS A KNOWN DEFECT THEY ARE NOT COVERING THE COST BECAUSE A RECALL IS NOT IN PLACE YET. I HAVE CHECKED SEVERAL CONSUMER WEBSITES WHEREIN THIS HAS BEEN NOTED AS A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. EVERY 12,000-15,000 MILES OR SO THE REAR BRAKE PADS WEAR OUT PREMATURELY. I AM CONCERNED DUE TO THE RAPID PACE THAT THE BRAKE PADS WEAR OUT AT AND AM FEARFUL THAT MY VEHICLE (AND OTHERS LIKE IT) WILL LOOSE STABILITY AND RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT IF THIS PROBLEM IS NOT RESOLVED. THE DEALERSHIPS MAKE EXCUSES FOR THIS PROBLEM AND WHEN CONTACTING HONDA AMERICA THEY ACT AS IF THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THE PROBLEM BEFORE. CARCOMPLAINTS.COM HAS 350 COMPLAINTS AND COUNTING AS OF 7/9/09 SO I FIND IT DIFFICULT TO BELIEVE THAT HONDA AMERICA HAS NEVER BEEN NOTIFIED OF THIS PROBLEM. I SAVED MY OLD PARTS AND THE RECEIPT/INVOICE FROM THE REPAIR PLACE I WENT TO AND AM EXPECTING A RECALL TO BE ISSUED (EVENTUALLY) SO THAT I AS WELL AS HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF OTHERS CAN BE REIMBURSED FOR THIS UNNECESSARY EXPENSE. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE TO GET A RECALL ?! *TR

REAR BRAKES ON A 2008 HONDA ACCORD V6 PREMATURELY WORE OUT AT 26,000 MILES. *TR

THE HONDA 2008 ACCORD HAD A PROBLEM WHICH IS BRAKE PADS PREMATURELY WORN. THERE ARE 388 BRAKE PROBLEM REPORTS OUT OF 527 TOTAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT HONDA 2008 ACCORD AT JULY 2009. IT IS RELATED THE SAFETY ISSUE AND HONDA SHOULD RECALL THIS MANUFACTURER DEFECT OF BRAKE. *TR

DURING REGULAR DRIVING, 2008 HONDA ACCORD HAS DISPLAYED EXCESSIVE REAR BRAKE WEAR. OVER 38,000 MILES, REAR BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE. THIS INCLUDED NEW ROTORS AS WELL AS PADS. *TR

2008 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER STATES AIR CONDITION BLOWS OUT HOT AIR *TGW THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER, A ROCK MUST HAVE KICKED UP FROM THE ROAD AND PENETRATED THE CONDENSER FOR THE AIR CONDITIONER. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES AND THE ROTORS TWICE IN LESS THAN A YEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO TOLD HER THAT THE THE BRAKES AND THE ROTORS HAD TO REPLACED AGAIN. MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED A THIRD TIME. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

PREMATURE WEARING OF REAR BRAKES ON 2008 HONDA ACCORD. I ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE THEM ONCE AT 12,000 MILES AND JUST TOOK IT IN AGAIN FOR SERVICE AND THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THEM AGAIN SOON. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2008 HONDA ACCORD ON NOVEMBER 30, 2007. MY BRAKES STARTED SQUEALING SHORTLY AFTER. SQUEAKY BRAKES DO NOT INDICATE A DEFECT SO I WAITED UNTIL MY FIRST OIL CHANGE AT 8K MILES BUT THE SQUEAKING DID NOT GO AWAY. I COMPLAINED TO THE SERVICE REP WHO SAID THEY VISUALLY INSPECTED THE BRAKES AND EVERYTHING LOOKED FINE. THEY SUGGESTED IT WOULD GO AWAY. AT 12K MILES AND MY SECOND OIL CHANGE, I HAD THE SAME COMPLAINT. AGAIN THEY INSPECTED THE BRAKES AND SAID THEY LOOKED FINE, AND THAT IT COULD BE A PIECE OF ROCK STUCK IN THERE SOMEWHERE, AND IT WOULD COST IF THEY WERE TO DO A THOROUGH INSPECTION. THIS TREND CONTINUED TO MY FOURTH OIL CHANGE WHERE THE TECH SUGGESTED THAT MY BRAKES WOULD BE DUE FOR REPLACEMENT DURING MY NEXT OIL CHANGE. I COULDN'T WAIT UNTIL THE NEXT OIL CHANGE BECAUSE MY BRAKES WERE SQUEALING TO THE POINT OF EMBARRASSMENT. WITHIN THE SAME MONTH, I HAD THE REAR BRAKES REPLACED. THE TECH AGREED THAT IT WAS TIME AND IT WOULDN'T HAVE MADE IT TO THE NEXT OIL CHANGE. I PAID JUST UNDER $200 FOR THIS SERVICE. IT HASN'T BEEN A MONTH AND MY FRONT BRAKES ARE ALSO SQUEAKING TO THE POINT OF EMBARRASSMENT. I THINK THIS IS ABSURD FOR A NEW CAR. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER, A SALES MANAGER, AND ONE OTHER PERSON WHO IS ABOVE BOTH OF THEM. THEY ARE ALL TELLING ME THE SAME THING. I INSISTED THAT IT WASN'T NORMAL FOR *NEW* CAR BRAKES TO START SQUEAKING AND TO *KEEP* SQUEAKING. I ALSO MENTIONED THAT I DO MOSTLY HIGHWAY DRIVING SO THE BRAKES SHOULD NOT WEAR OUT THAT FAST. THE SALES MANAGER HAD THE AUDACITY TO TELL ME THAT THE BRAKES ON THIS MODEL ARE KNOWN FOR SQUEAKING AND IT IS NORMAL FOR THEM TO CONTINUE SQUEAKING. THEY THEN OFFERED TO INSPECT THEM FOR $30 OR SERVICE THEM FOR $240, WHICH I DECLINED. I HAVE READ THE WARRANTY DOCUMENTATION AND HAVE DECIDED TO FOLLOW THE ADVISED PROCEDURE, HOPEFULLY TO A FAIR RESOLUTION. MY ONLY REGRET IS NOT STARTING THIS PROCESS SOONER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. WHEN THE CONTACT CLOSED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR, THE SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS AND THE FRONTAL PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT IMPACT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIRS. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR HIS VIN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 20,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS REDUCED BRAKING CAPABILITY. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE REAR BRAKE PADS HAD PREMATURE WEAR. THEY FURTHER STATED THAT THERE WERE OTHER REPORTS OF IDENTICAL FAILURES. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 26,000.

THE REAR INSIDE BRAKE PADS ON MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD, WHICH HAS 23K MILES, ARE SEVERELY WORN AND HAD TO BE IMMEDIATELY REPLACED. THE REAR OUTSIDE BRAKE PADS, HOWEVER, SHOW NORMAL WEAR FOR THE CAR'S MILEAGE. AN INTERNET SEARCH OF THIS PROBLEM INDICATED THOUSANDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AFFECTING 2008 TO PRESENT HONDA ACCORDS AND REPRESENTS A SAFETY HAZARD THAT COULD LEAD TO SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. *CN

PREMATURE REAR BRAKE REPLACEMENT, 2008 HONDA ACCORD V6, AT 20,000 MILE THE REAR BRAKES NEEDED REPLACEMENT. *TR

2008 HONDA ACCORD EX. REAR BRAKES WORN AT 21,000 MILES. LOGIC PREVENTS ME FROM BELIEVING THIS IS REASONABLE OR CUSTOMARY. ALL MILES ARE OPEN ROAD HIGHWAY MILES. OWNER DOES NOT KNOW BRAKES ARE WORN UNTIL THERE IS A METAL GRINDING SOUND..BY THAT TIME BRAKE PADS NEED TO BE CUT LESSENING LIFE OF ROTORS. DEALERSHIP AND COMPANY REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE UNUSUAL/PREMATURE WEAR AND REMEDY ISSUE. *TR

EXTENSIVE AND VERY FAST REAR BRAKE WEAR ON HONDA ACCORD 2008. *TR

2008 HONDA ACCORD - WENT IN FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE AT 16,000 MILES. REAR BRAKE PADS AT 2MM AND WAS TOLD THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS A FRONT WHEEL DRIVE CAR, THE BRAKES WERE NOT MAKING ANY NOISE OR INDICATION THEY WERE WORN OUT. BEING CHARGED BY HONDA DEALERSHIP $300 TO REPLACE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A DEFECT ON THE BRAKING SYSTEM BY HONDA, WHY WOULD REAR BRAKES WEAR OUT SO FAST COMPARED TO FRONT? *TR

MY REAR BRAKES ON MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD ARE SHOT AFTER 25,000 MILES. I HAD TO GET THE BRAKE PADS REPLACED AND ROTORS FIXED AT A COST OF $276. THIS SEEMS VERY PREMATURE FOR A NEW CAR. I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS IN ANY NEW CAR THAT I HAVE OWNED. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED BY HONDA BUT THEY JUST SAY IT IS "NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY". PLEASE HELP!!! *TR

MY HONDA ACCORD SEDAN EX HAD REAR BRAKES REPLACED AT 25,744 MILES. I STARTED HEARING A METAL SCRAPPING NOISE FROM THE REAR OF MY CAR WHEN BACKING UP. I BROUGHT MY CAR INTO A HONDA DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE ADVISOR THAT MY REAR BRAKE PADS HAD TO BE REPLACED. HE TOLD ME THAT THE REPLACEMENT WOULD NOT BE UNDER WARRANTY AS THIS IS NORMAL WEAR & TEAR.HE ASKED ME IF I "BRAKE LIGHTLY" AS THIS MAY HAVE BEEN ONE OF THE REASONS WHICH LED TO THIS PROBLEM. BELIEVE ME, I AM A BIT NAIVE ABOUT CARS, BUT I DIDN'T THINK THAT I HAD THE CAR LONG ENOUGH TO HAVE TO HAVE NEW BAKE PADS INSTALLED, NEEDLESS TO SAY THE REAR VERSUS THE FRONT. I FOUND A WEB SITE CARCOMPLAINTS.COM ON FACEBOOK HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/ACCOURD/2008/BRAKES/PREMATURE_BRAK_WEAR.SHTML WHICH HAD 313 & COUNTING COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME ISSUE. I AM HOPEFUL THAT HONDA DOES THE RIGHT THING AND ISSUES A RECALL TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM (OR AT LEAST SUPPLEMENT OUR REPAIR BILLS. (AVG $212.00). MY FEAR IS THAT A DRIVER NOT ADDRESS THE SCRAPPING NOISE THEY HEAR IN A TIMELY MANNER AND HAVE AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE FAULTY BRAKES. THANK YOU. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 HONDA ACCORD EX SEDAN WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE REAR DISC BRAKE PADS WORE OUT BEFORE 28,000 MILES & HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE HONDA DEALER STATED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MANY ACCORDS & AT THIS TIME HONDA HAS NO INFORMATION WHEN OR IF A REDESIGN OF THE REAR PADS IS BEING CONSIDERED. THIS IS NOT A WARRANTY COVERED ISSUE & OWNERS PAY FULL COST TO REPLACE THE PADS. THE SERVICING HONDA DEALER STATED THAT MORE FREQUENT BRAKE INSPECTIONS SHOULD BE DONE THAN WHAT MAY BE CONSIDERED NORMAL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CONSUMED EXCESSIVELY LARGE AMOUNTS OF OIL. HE STATED THAT THERE WERE TWO QUARTS OF OIL USED FOR EVERY 1,000 MILES TRAVELED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 54,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000.

2008 HONDA ACCORD LX-P PURCHASED IN AUGUST, 2008 NOW REQUIRES COMPLETE BRAKE PAD REPLACEMENT AFTER ONLY 20,026 MILES ON THE REAR BRAKES. STRANGE THAT REAR BRAKES WOULD REQUIRE REPLACEMENT ON A FRONT-WHEEL DRIVE CAR AFTER SO FEW MILES. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE, THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE SEEING THE SAME EXACT ISSUE. SOME ONLY AFTER 6,000 MILES. *TR

THE PLASTIC SUN VISOR SPLIT AT THE SEAM. NOW IT WILL NOT FOLD UP FLAT AGAINST THE CEILING, CAUSING IT TO BE A VISIBILITY ISSUE. THE VISOR WILL NOT FOLD ALL THE WAY OUT, THEREFORE BLOCKING MORE OF THE ROAD THAN PREFERRED. SINCE IT WILL NOT FOLD UP EITHER, IT STICKS OUT DIRECTLY AT MY HEAD. THIS VISOR BREAKS ABOUT EVERY 10,000 MILES, WITH BELOW AVERAGE USE OF THE VISOR (LESS THAN 10 TIMES A WEEK). *TR

2008 HONDA ACCORD EX 6544 KMILES- HAD FRONT BRAKES CHECKED FROM SQUEAL AND SAID NOTHING WRONG 9724 MILES- THEY CHANGED FRONT BRAKES AND GOT 4 MORE MPG. 21K MILES- THEY SAY I HAVE 1MM OF BACK BRAKES LEFT AND MAY HAVE ROTOR DAMAGE. NO SQUEALS OR ANY SIGNS OF BRAKE DAMAGE TO THE DRIVER. *TR

2008 ACCORD V6 3.5 REAR BRAKES ARE DANGEROUSLY THIN AND REQUIRE REPLACEMENT AT 17000 HIGHWAY MILES. *TR

2008 HONDA ACCORD HAS CHRONIC REAR BRAKE ISSUES. I HAVE APPROXIMATELY 31,000 MILES ON A 2008 ACCORD AND MY REAR BRAKES HAVE NEEDED REPLACEMENT TWICE. I HAVE NOT HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKES. HONDA SAYS THAT THIS IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR, BUT I DISAGREE. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. I THINK THAT HONDA SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS PART OF THE CAR. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. MOST PEOPLE ARE NOT LOOKING TO REPLACE BRAKE PADS AT 15,000 MILES AND THIS CAN EASILY LEAD TO MAJOR SAFETY ISSUES. *TR

PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR ON 2008 HONDA ACCORD. REAR BRAKES WERE WORN TO THE INDICATORS AFTER ONLY 15,000 MOSTLY HIGHWAY MILES. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FOR THE 2008 AND 2009 HONDA ACCORDS. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2008 HONDA ACCORD IN FEBRUARY 2008 AND SO FAR I HAVE GONE THROUGH 2 SETS OF REAR BRAKE PADS IN 28,000 MILES. ALL THE WHILE MY BRAKES CONTINUE TO MAKE NOISE (SQUEAK AND GRIND). I HAVE HAD THE CAR AT THE DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES OVER THE LAST YEAR TRYING TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM WITH NO CURE. THE DEALER INSISTS THAT THIS KIND OF BRAKE WEAR IS "NORMAL" FOR THIS CAR AND THE REAR BRAKES NEED TO BE REPLACED EVERY 15,000 MILES. I FIND THIS INCREDIBLE. I'M AFRAID THAT MY BRAKES MAY FAIL WITHOUT WARNING. THIS IS CLEARLY A DESIGN FLAW BY HONDA. REAR BRAKES ON CARS SHOULD LAST FOR QUITE A WHILE AND NOT BE REPLACED SOONER THAN THE FRONT BRAKE PADS ON A FRONT WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE. *TR

REAR BRAKE PADS ON 2000-2009 HONDA ACCORD WEAR OUT WITHIN 1 YEAR OR SO -- 18 MONTHS IN OUR CASE. USUALLY REAR BRAKE PADS LAST FOR MANY YEARS. THIS IS A SERIOUS POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. HONDA HAS RECEIVED MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS, BUT IS STILL REFUSING TO ADMIT ANY PROBLEM THROUGH A TSB OR RECALL. I DON'T THINK ANYONE IS EXPECTING TO HAVE THEIR BRAKES BE COMPLETELY GONE THAT FAST. MY WIFE HAD A NEAR MISS ACCIDENT WHEN TRAVELING WITH OUR CHILDREN BECAUSE THE PADS WERE SO WORN OUT. PLEASE USE LINK TO SEE MORE COMPLAINTS. I AM NOT ALONE IN THIS. HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/ACCORD/2008/BRAKES/PREMATURE_BRAKE_WEAR.SHTML. *TR

PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR ON 2008 HONDA ACCORD. HAD THEM REPLACED BY OWN MECHANIC AND FOUND OUT MONTHS LATER HONDA WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. CONTACTED THEM IN 1 DAY THEY AGREED TO REIMBURSE US IN FULL. THEY SAID HONDA WAS WORKING TO SEE HOW TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BUT WOULD NOT TO A RECALL BECAUSE THEY DO NOT CONSIDER IT A SAFETY ISSUE. THEY SAID FOR NOW HONDA WILL CONTINUE TO REPLACE UP TO 3 YEARS UNLIMITED MILES. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2008 ACCORD EX-L WITH THE 4 CYLINDER ENGINE ON 5/30/08. THE HEADLIGHTS ON THIS VEHICLE FLICKER OR DIM AT NIGHT AS AC OR OTHER FANS CYCLE ON & OFF. THIS IS VERY DISTRACTING FOR ME & MUST BE FOR THE OTHER DRIVERS THAT MEET ME ON THE ROAD. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE IN THE PAST YEAR AND WAS TOLD THIS IS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC CAUSED BY THE ELECTRICAL LOAD DETECTOR (ELD) SYSTEM. THEY ARE NOT ABLE OR NOT WILLING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS COULD BE A SERIOUS SAFELY HAZARD. I WONDER WHETHER IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE A CAR THAT DIMS ITS HEADLIGHTS CONSTANTLY. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THIS CANNOT BE RESOLVED, AND WHY HONDA DOES NOT CONSIDER THIS A MAJOR PROBLEM. SHOULD HONDA BE ALLOWED TO DECIDE THE DIMMING PROBLEM IS NORMAL? *TR

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2008 HONDA ACCORD 4-DOOR LX-P SEDAN (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION), WHICH WAS PURCHASED IN JANUARY OF 2008. BEGINNING IN DECEMBER OF 2008, I DETECTED AN INTERMITTENT NOISE WHICH CAN BEST BE DESCRIBED AS THE SOUND OF AIR MOVING THROUGH A STRAW WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, WHICH WAS SUSTAINED THROUGH SUBSEQUENT ACCELERATION UNTIL REPEATED APPLICATION AND RELEASE OF THE BRAKES CAUSED THE NOISE TO CEASE. IT WAS AUDIBLE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE CAR, AND COULD NOT BE ISOLATED TO ONE PARTICULAR AREA OF THE CAR (REAR OR FRONT), THOUGH IT APPEARED TO ORIGINATE IN THE WHEELS AREA. THIS WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALER DURING VISITS FOR OIL CHANGES AND TIRE ROTATIONS, AS WELL AS A SEPARATE VISIT SPECIFICALLY TO ASSESS THIS ONGOING OCCURRENCE. I WAS REPEATEDLY ASSURED THAT THEY HAD NOT HEARD THE NOISE, BUT HAD CHECKED THE BRAKES AND TIRES AND ALL WAS FINE, THERE WERE NO SUSPECTED OR VISIBLE CONCERNS. ONE DAY PRIOR TO MY MOST RECENT SERVICE APPOINTMENT OF JUNE 11, 2009, THE NOISE CHANGED (THOUGH WAS STILL VERY INTERMITTENT) AND BEGAN TO SOUND AND FEEL LIKE A GRINDING, METAL-TO-METAL NOISE, AS WELL AS A VIBRATION FELT IN THE BRAKE PEDAL. WHEN INSPECTED DURING THE SERVICE APPOINTMENT, I WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAD DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR BRAKE PADS WERE COMPLETELY WORN AND DAMAGE HAD BEEN DONE TO THE ROTORS AS A RESULT. THE REAR BRAKE PADS ON THE NEWER HONDA ACCORDS (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS) WEAR EXTREMELY QUICKLY, AT APPROXIMATELY 18-20,000 MILES. THEY ALSO WEAR UNEVENLY, SUCH THAT THE INNER PADS WEAR MUCH MORE QUICKLY THAN THE OUTER. THE REAR PADS ALSO WEAR MUCH MORE QUICKLY THAN THE FRONT. THIS PROBLEM IS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS AND VERY COSTLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR BRAKES WERE WEARING OUT PREMATURELY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE REAR BRAKES ACCORDINGLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A GRINDING NOISE AS IF THE BRAKE PADS WERE STRIKING THE ROTORS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WERE RECEIVING NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE NOISE FOR HER TYPE OF VEHICLE. THEY SUGGESTED THAT THE BRAKING MECHANISM COULD BE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE OR EITHER THE REAR BRAKES WERE FAULTY. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 17,000 MILES AND THE BRAKES WERE SUPPOSED TO LAST FOR 12,000 MILES. IN ADDITION, THE CALIPERS WERE LOCKING AND NOT RELEASING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE BRAKES BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. FURTHERMORE, THE REAR BRAKES WERE PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED ON THE VEHICLE. THE ADDITIONAL REPAIR WAS MADE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,701 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,834.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE OLD REAR BRAKE DISCS AND LEARNED THAT THE ABS IN THE NEWER HONDAS WILL PLACE MORE WEAR ON THE REAR BRAKES BECAUSE THEY HAVE THINNER PADS. HE WOULD NOT HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THIS HAD HE NOT GONE TO THE DEALER. THEREFORE, HE BELIEVES THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS HONDA OWNERS THAT ARE UNAWARE THAT THE REAR BRAKES ARE WEARING BETWEEN 20,000-25,000 MILES, WHEN IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE 40,000 MILES. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED AND THICKER BRAKE PADS SHOULD BE INSTALLED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 22,800.

PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR ON HONDA ACCORD 2008 MODELS. THESE NEW CARS REQUIRE EXPENSIVE BRAKE REPAIRS (NEW ROTORS AND BRAKES) AS FREQUENTLY AS EVERY 15K MILES. PLEASE SEE ALL THE COMPLAINTS AT: HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/ACCORD/2008/BRAKES/PREMATURE_BRAKE_WEAR.SHTML THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE WHO MAY NOT KNOW THAT THEIR REAR BRAKES ARE FAILING SO SOON AFTER PURCHASING A NEW CAR. HAVING OWNED PRIOR CARS, NEEDING TO REPLACE BRAKES EVERY YEAR IS UNHEARD OF. *TR

AUDI BRAKE WARNING AT 30000 MILES, BROUGHT VEHICLE FOLLOWING DAY TO DEALER SERVICE DEPT. SERVICE DEPT FOUND IT NECESSARY TO RESURFACE TO ROTORS AND REPLACED PADS. CONSIDERING FRONT BRAKES HAVE 15000 MILES LEFT ON THEM THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED TO THE REAR BRAKES. I CONSIDER THIS A MANUFACTURER DESIGN FLAW AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. WARRANTY REFUSED TO PAY FOR THIS PROCEDURE. WHAT WILL HAPPEN IN ANOTHER 30000 MILES AND HOW MANY TIMES CAN THE ROTORS BE RESURFACED: *TR

BRAKES HAVE PULSATING WHEN BRAKING AND REQUIRE HEAVY PRESSURE TO BE APPLIED TO STOP. EVEN THOUGH CAR IS ONLY 1.5 YEARS OLD WITH 18,000 MILES, SERVICE DEALERSHIP STATES NEW BRAKES AND MACHINING ROTORS IS NEEDED. *TR

THIS IS FOR MY NEW 2008 V4 HONDA ACCORD LX: THERE WAS SERIOUS BRAKE DAMAGE INCURRED FROM NORMAL WEAR ON THE CAR REQUIRING BRAKE SYSTEM REPLACEMENT WITH ONLY 14,423 MILES ON THE CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED ON JUNE 21, 2008. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR BRAKES WERE SQUEALING. IN MAY OF 2009, HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS. HE BELIEVED THAT IT WAS TOO PREMATURE FOR THE BRAKE PADS TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,450 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,700.

CAR LOCKING/UNLOCKING ALARM ON/OFF REMOTE ACTIVATOR. WHEN CARE PURCHASED NEW, REMOTE WORKED FINE UP TO 30 FEET FROM VEHICLE. AFTER A YEAR AND SEVEN MONTHS, THE DISTANCE WAS REDUCED TO ONE FOOT; THEN YOU STILL HAVE TO PUSH REMOTE SEVERAL TIMES. HONDA REPLACED THE REMOTES (WARRANTY), NOW AFTER ONLY ONE MOTH THE PROBLEM IS BEGINNING AGAIN. *TR

TOOK MY NEW 2008 HONDA ACCORD COUPE EX-L V6 TO MY LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT IN EARLY 2009 TO INVESTIGATE WHY MY BRAKES CONSISTENTLY SQUEAL EXTREMELY LOUDLY AT ONLY ~15,000 MILES, AND THEY TOLD ME THEY DIDN'T KNOW, COULDN'T REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM, AND EVEN TOLD ME MY BRAKE PADS WERE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP A FEW MONTHS LATER FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEY TOLD ME IMMEDIATELY THAT THERE WAS SOME KIND OF BULLETIN RECENTLY RELEASED BY HONDA ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ON 2008-2009 HONDA ACCORDS. THEY TOLD ME THERE WASN'T YET ANY "TECHNICAL SERVICE ADVISORY" BUT WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, AND THAT IT WASN'T A SAFETY ISSUE. SINCE THEN, I HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING MORE ON THE ISSUE AND HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS ISSUE IS EXTREMELY ANNOYING, A MAJOR NUISANCE FOR A BRAND NEW CAR WITH LESS THAN 20,000 MILES AND BRAKE PADS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY HONDA IS NOT DOING ANYTHING FURTHER TO PURSUE A RECALL OR NOTIFY THEIR CONSUMERS AS TO THE NATURE OF THE PROBLEM TO PREVENT PEOPLE FROM SPENDING UNNECESSARILY ON NEW BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS, WHICH WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THANKS YOU. *TR

I HAVE HAD MY 2008 ACCORD EX-L W/NAVI IN FOR BRAKE SERVICE FIVE TIMES. 27,042 MILES. I BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM IS VERY WIDE SPREAD BASED ON THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ON LINE. IT'S POSSIBLE THERE ARE MANY VEHICLES OUT THERE WITH BAD BRAKES DUE TO OWNERS HAVING NO IDEA THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THEIR BRAKES SO SOON IN THE LIFE OF THE CAR. FIRST INCIDENT WAS IN THE FIRST WEEK OF OWNERSHIP. DEALER HAD TO REPLACE REAR ROTORS (WARPED). 2000 MILES. DEALER (CARY AUTOPARK HONDA) FAILED TO PUT BOLTS IN CALIPERS WHICH FELL OFF CAUSING MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. I HAD TO NURSE THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE SERVICE MANAGER FROM CARY AUTO PARK, NEVER RETURNED MY CALLS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN TWO MORE TIMES FOR WARPED ROTORS, FRONT AND REAR. I HAVE GONE TO FIVE DIFFERENT DEALERS HOPING FOR SOME REASONABLE FINAL SOLUTION TO THIS VERY REAL PROBLEM OVER THE YEAR I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR (CARY AUTO PARK CROWN HONDA SOUTHPOINT, ASHEBORO HONDA). ON 7/31 I WAS INFORMED THAT ALL ROTORS NEEDED TO BE RESURFACED AND THE REAR PADS NEEDED REPLACEMENT. DEALER WAS LEITH CAPITOL BLVD IN RALEIGH NC. HONDA WAS NOT GOING TO COVER $500 COST BUT THE DEALER WOULD COVER RE-SURFACING AS GOODWILL. THE REARS WOULD HAVE TO BE PAID BY ME. IT WAS LIKELY I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE REAR PADS EVERY 12K MILES. I HAVE NEVER NEEDED TO REPLACE BRAKES SOONER THAN 100K! I CALLED AND LEFT HONDA IN CA A VOICE MESSAGE. AS OF TODAY, HONDA HAS NOT RETURNED MY CALLS. I HAVE TRADED THE CAR IN AT A SIGNIFICANT LOSS IN EQUITY. MY CONFIDENCE IN THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE AND THE INTEGRITY OF HONDA SERVICE MAKES ME UNABLE TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE CAR ON A DAILY BASIS. WITH ALL THE POSTS ON THE NHTSA FOR BRAKE PROBLEMS I BELIEVE THERE NEEDS TO BE A FORCED RECALL. IT'S OUTRAGEOUS. I WILL NEVER GO WITH ANOTHER HONDA PRODUCT, NOR CAN I RECOMMEND ANYONE I KNOW TO TAKE A CHANCE EITHER. *TR

I AM A VICTIM OF PREMATURE REAR BRAKE PADS AND POSSIBLE WORN ROTORS. I FIRST STARTED EXPERIENCING A LOUD SCREECHING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR BRAKES IN THE SUMMER OF 2009. I ALSO HEARD THAT NOISE EVERYTIME I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND STARTED REVERSING. I BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE IN OCTOBER 2009 AND ADVISED THEM OF THE SITUATION. THEY CLAIMED THEY HEARD NOTHING AND TO WAIT FOR THE NEXT SERVICE TO OBSERVE THE BRAKES. I CAME IN A MONTH LATER FOR A DIFFERENT SERVICE AND ADVISED THEM I STILL HEAR THE SQUEAKING NOISE FROM THE BRAKES. THEY WANTED ME TO RESURFACE MY REAR ROTORS AND CHANGE MY REAR BREAKS. I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND HOW MY CAR NEEDED TO HAVE MY ROTORS RESURFACED AND BRAKES REPLACED SO SOON. I HAD THE CAR FOR A YEAR SO MY BRAKES OR ROTORS SHOULDN'T BE SERVICED THIS EARLY. AFTER I DECLINED AND WAS UPSET, THEY SAID TO WAIT FOR MY NEXT SERVICE TO DO BOTH SERVICE. THEN I WENT TO MANY WEBSITES LIKE CARCOMPLAINTS.COM AND OTHER SITES WHERE I SEEN MANY OTHER OWNERS WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING. I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND HOW THE REAR BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED UNDER 15000 MILES BEFORE THE FRONT BRAKES. I KEEP CHECKING IF THERE IS A RECALL BUT NOTHING YET. *TR

REAR BRAKE PADS HAVE PREMATURELY WORN OUT AT 22000 MILES AND AGAIN AT 46000. DEALER ADMITTED TO KNOWING ABOUT THE DESIGN FLAW. I WAS CHARGED $350 BY THE DEALER TO DO THE REPAIRS. *TR

WHEN I TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE, IT SEEMED COMFORTABLE ENOUGH. IT WASN'T UNTIL A 3 HOUR ROAD TRIP A FEW MONTHS LATER THAT I REALIZED HOW UNCOMFORTABLE THE FRONT SEATS ARE. WITH THE NON-ADJUSTABLE FORWARD ANGLE OF THE HEAD RESTRAINTS, NOTHING FROM THE MIDDLE OF MY BACK TO THE TOP OF MY HEAD TOUCHED THE SEAT. OVER TIME, THIS RESULTED IN CHRONIC NECK AND UPPER BACK PAIN THAT I ATTEMPTED TO RELIEVE WITH CHIROPRACTOR AND MASSAGE THERAPY, BUT THE RELIEF WAS ALWAYS TEMPORARY. AFTER OWNING THE VEHICLE ABOUT 2 YEARS, I GOT SO FRUSTRATED THAT I PULLED THE HEADRESTS OUT, WRAPPED THEM IN A BLANKET, AND RAN THEM OVER WITH MY VEHICLE UNTIL THE RODS WERE FLATTENED. NOW THE HEAD RESTRAINTS ARE VERTICAL, A MUCH MORE COMFORTABLE ANGLE FOR MY BODY. I NO LONGER EXPERIENCE DISCOMFORT AND CHRONIC PAIN FROM DRIVING MY VEHICLE. THE ACTIVE RESTRAINT SYSTEM STILL WORKS PERFECTLY. AS I UNDERSTAND THE NEW REGULATIONS REGARDING HEAD RESTRAINTS, A MANUFACTURER MUST EITHER USE A FIXED ANGLE HEAD RESTRAINT OR AN ACTIVE SYSTEM THAT MOVES THE HEAD RESTRAINING FORWARD IN A REAR COLLISION. I AM NOT SURE WHY HONDA DID BOTH THINGS. WHEN I LOOK AT OTHER NEW VEHICLES, THE EXTREME FORWARD ANGLED HEAD RESTRAINTS ARE IN EVERY CAR I'VE SEEN AND I WILL NOT PURCHASE ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH THEM. IT SHOULD BE POSSIBLE TO HAVE BOTH SAFETY AND COMFORT. I SUGGEST REVISING THE REGULATION TO ONLY ACTIVE RESTRAINT SYSTEMS OR HAVING FULLY ADJUSTABLE HEAD RESTRAINTS AND INCLUDING INFORMATION ON PROPER ADJUSTMENT. I BELIEVE THERE IS NO NET BENEFIT OF THESE FORWARD SLOPING HEAD RESTRAINTS. ANY REDUCTION IN WHIPLASH CLAIMS WILL PROBABLY BE OFFSET BY A LARGER INCREASE IN THERAPY SERVICES AND ATTEMPTS TO ALTER THE HEAD RESTRAINTS. ON SEVERAL FORUMS, PEOPLE HAVE INDICATED THEY TURNED THE HEADRESTS BACKWARDS. IN MY CAR, THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED A DANGEROUS BACKWARD ANGLE OFFERING NO SUPPORT TO THE HEAD IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. THE ACTIVE HEAD RESTRAINT SYSTEMS, ON THE OTHER HAND, ARE A GOOD NON-INTRUSIVE WAY TO INCREASE SAFETY. *TR

I BOUGHT MY HONDA ACCORD EX JUST LAST YEAR, AND I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY REAR BRAKES. IT BEGAN WITH A METAL SCRAPING NOISE FROM THE REAR WHEEL WELL. THERE IS AN ABNORMAL NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE REGARDING 2008 HONDA ACCORD'S PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR. IT WOULD BE THE BEST THINGO FOR AN INVESTIGATOR TO LOOK AT HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/ACCORD/2008/BRAKES/PREMATURE_BRAKE_WEAR.SHTML TO SEE JUST HOW COMPLAINTS OF EXACT SAME ISSUE HAVE BEEN REPORTED ONLINE. THIS ISSUE MUST BE RESOLVED, AND HONDA SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRING THEM OR REIMBURSING OWNERS FOR ANY REPAIRS DONE, AS ANY PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES ARE SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. THANK YOU. *TR

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND NOTICED TERRIBLE SCREECHING NOISE FROM MY REAR BRAKES; TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY SAID I NEED NEW BRAKES! THE CAR IS 1 YEAR OLD - A 2008 HONDA ACCORD - PRIMARILY HIGHWAY DRIVING. I HAVE OWNED MANY CARS IN MY LIFETIME AND NEVER HAD TO REPLACE REAR BRAKES AT 24K MILES. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2008 HONDA ACCORD IN 10/2007. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TODAY AND FOUND OUT THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE MY BRAKES. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 16K MILES ON IT. I INQUIRED WITH THE MECHANIC AND HE SAID THIS IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. I CONTACTED HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE VIA TELEPHONE AND WAS INFORMED THAT HONDA WAS AWARE OF AN ISSUE REGARDING "PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR" ON 2008 ACCORDS AND HAVE SINCE REMEDIED THE PROBLEM WITH THEIR 2009 MODELS. WHEN I INQUIRED AS TO WHAT COULD BE DONE ABOUT MY SITUATION I WAS INFORMED THERE WAS NO RESOLUTION THAT HONDA COULD OFFER. I WOULD NEED TO PAY FOR THE BRAKE REPLACEMENTS AND IF HONDA DID OFFER SOME SORT OF INCENTIVE IN THE FUTURE I WOULD BE NOTIFIED SINCE A CASE WAS OPEN FOR ME. I FURTHERED MY RESEARCH AND GOOGLED PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR ON 2008 HONDA ACCORDS AND WAS TAKEN TO THE FOLLOWING LINKHTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/ACCORD/2008/BRAKES/PREMATURE_BRAKE_WEAR.SHTML I FOUND MORE THAN 230 COMPLAINTS FROM CONSUMERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE AND THE NEED TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENTS OUT OF POCKET, SOME HAVING REPLACED 2 AND 3 TIMES ALREADY. IS IT TO MUCH FOR ME TO ASK THAT HONDA ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY IN THIS FLAW AND REMEDY THE SITUATION. IF THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH PREMATURE WEAR AND IT WAS ADDRESSED IN THE NEWER MODELS, SHOULDN'T SOMETHING BE DONE ABOUT THE EXISTING MODELS WHICH HAVE THIS PROBLEM. *TR

PREMATURE REAR BRAKE WEAR ON 2008 HONDA ACCORD LX-P. CAR TAKEN FOR 20K MILE SERVICE TODAY, WAS INFORMED REAR BRAKES WORN TO 2MM WHILE FRONT BRAKES HAVE 8MM. NO MECHANICAL DEFECTS ADVISED BY DEALER, CLAIM NORMAL WEAR-AND-TEAR. THEY ARE COVERING PARTS AND LABOR UNDER WARRANTY EXCEPT THE BRAKE PADS. COST TO ME IS $75 IN ADDITION TO THE NORMAL SERVICE CHANGES OF $148, TOTAL BILL $213 PLUS TAXES AND FEES. *TR

THIS INCIDENT INVOLVED FAILURE OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM ON MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD WITH NO ANNUNCIATION OR WARNING THAT THERE WAS ANY PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM. FORTUNATELY, I WAS TRAVELING AT SLOW SPEEDS WITH VERY LITTLE TRAFFIC. I HAD DRIVEN ABOUT A MILE AND A HALF AND HAD MULTIPLE STOPS FOR TRAFFIC LIGHTS AND/OR STOP SIGNS WITH NO INDICATION THAT THERE WAS ANY PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM. I HAD JUST ACCELERATED AFTER LEAVING A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND WAS TRAVELING 25 ? 30 MPH. I ATTEMPTED TO SLOW TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN INTO A GAS STATION PARKING LOT. AT THE POINT OF BRAKING, I OBSERVED ABSOLUTELY NO SLOWING IN RESPONSE TO APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE. THERE WAS LITTLE RESISTANCE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND I CONTINUED TO DEPRESS THE PEDAL. STILL WITH NO SLOWING IN RESPONSE TO BRAKING, I USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. AFTER SAFELY STOPPING, I ATTEMPTED TO BETTER CHARACTERIZE THE BRAKING PROBLEM. I WAS ABLE TO REPEATEDLY REPRODUCE THE FAILURE, HOWEVER DID CONFIRM THAT IF THE BRAKE HAD BEEN FULLY DEPRESSED AND THEN A VERY QUICK PUMP TO THE BRAKE, EXCESSIVE AND DRAMATIC PRESSURE WAS TEMPORARILY AVAILABLE. I PHONED MY HUSBAND FOR ASSISTANCE AND HE WAS ABLE TO CAREFULLY DRIVE THE VEHICLE, USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ONLY TO LYNWOOD HONDA FOR INVESTIGATION AND SERVICING. WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY LYNWOOD HONDA THAT THE ABS MODULATOR HAD FAILED, HOWEVER, THERE WERE NOT FAULTS RECORDED IN THE VEHICLE?S COMPUTER WHICH IS WHY NO DASHBOARD INDICATION OCCURRED. THEY ALSO INDICATED THAT THIS WAS THE SECOND SUCH CASE REPORTED ON THE 2008 ACCORD. I PERSONALLY ATTEMPTED TO CALL HONDA OF AMERICA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE EXPLANATION AND / OR ACTION THEY WERE ABLE TO ADVICE ME THEY WERE TAKING AS A RESULT OF THIS INCIDENT. NOTE THAT THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN MAINTAINED ACCORDING TO HONDA'S RECOMMENDED SCHEDULE AND HAS BEEN DONE EXCLUSIVELY BY THE LYNWOOD HONDA SERVICE DEPARTMENT. *TR