2008 Honda Accord Electrical System Problems

Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2008 Honda Accord. The contact discovered a mileage discrepancy after the purchase. The vehicle was a private sale on Facebook Marketplace. At the time of purchase, the mileage was 130,000. While cleaning the vehicle, the contact located a receipt that showed the mileage at 233,553. The seller blocked the contact’s phone calls. The Police Department was contacted, but no assistance was provided. It was later discovered that the Carfax Report indicated that the mileage was 290,000.

The contact owned a 2008 Honda Accord. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed on a highway, an abnormal burning odor leaked through the air vents into the interior cabin. The contact stated that his girlfriend was sitting in the front passenger seat during the failure. The contact managed to pull over to the shoulder of the road after a fire appeared from under the driver's side of the hood. The contact attempted to extinguish the fire with a fire extinguisher, but was unsuccessful. The local fire department arrived on scene to extinguish the fire. The source of the fire was undetermined. A police report was filed. The contact fractured the fire extinguisher emergency glass with his hand and was injured. The contact did not seek medical attention. The vehicle was towed to a local independent tow lot, where it remains for further investigation. The vehicle was deemed a total loss. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 200,000.

Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2008 Honda Accord. The contact stated that while attempting to register the vehicle, it was discovered that there was a mileage discrepancy. The vehicle was a private sale. At the time of purchase, the vehicle mileage was 109,363 and at the time of registration, it was discovered that the mileage was 203,684.

The contact owned a 2008 Honda Accord. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked and turned off in the driveway, she was informed that there was smoke coming from underneath the hood. The contact stated that she noticed flames coming out from underneath the hood. The contact stated that the front end of the vehicle burned significantly and was propelling burning particles. The fire department advised the contact to exit the residence and to stay in the backyard for safety. The fire department extinguished the fire. A fire department report was filed. The contact was unsure whether the police arrived at the scene and whether a police report was filed. There was no injury sustained. The contact stated that the front end of the vehicle had melted. The vehicle was towed and totaled. The dealer was not notified of the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and a case was opened. The failure mileage was approximately 163,000.

I am having issues with my transmission. My gears get stuck between 2nd and 3rd gear while driving. It loses power and I have to switch to Neutral and put it back in Drive in order for it to become unstuck. I have taken it to Honda, and they told me it was the computer, and several other things. They replaced $2000 worth of parts and the problem still happens. I took it back to Honda and they told me I needed a new transmission after they took $2000 from me. This initially started approximately 5 months ago when my engine light came on.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. NO ONE WAS INJURED DURING THE FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED HOWEVER THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IN THEIR REPORT COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT CAUSE OF THE FIRE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 560,000.

MY HUSBAND AND I WERE ON A TRIP AND I DIDN'T REALIZE IT, BUT PEOPLE KEPT FLASHING US AND I DID NOT HAVE MY LIGHTS ON. WHEN WE PULLED OVER, MY HUSBAND COULD NOT GET OUT OF HIS SIDE OF THE DOOR. IT WOULD NOT OPEN. WE WERE ON THE FREEWAY, ON A COLD RAINY DAY AND VISIBILITY WAS BAD, AND NOT BEING ABLE TO HAVE LIGHTS, OR DEFROSTER WORK PROPERLY PUT US IN A HAZARDOUS POSITION. LATER I FOUND OUT AS I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WAS THAT OUR FUSE BOX WAS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY, AND THE LIGHTS ON THE RIGHT SIDE ONLY AND THE DOOR AND THE DEFROSTER WERE NOT WORKING. IT COST ME $951.09 TO GET THIS REPAIRED ON MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD. I THINK WHEN PEOPLE GET IN A CAR, AND DRIVE IT ESPECIALLY IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS, EVERYTHING SHOULD WORK PROPERLY. I DID SEE ON SEVERAL SITES THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS, BUT I NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER, OR WAS CONTACTED BY MY DEALER. I WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE $951.09 OH, AND I ALSO WOULD LIKE OTHER HONDA OWNERS TO BE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. IT COULD POSSIBLY PREVENT AN ACCIDENT, SOMEONE IN DIRE SITUATION THAT AFFECTS THEIR SAFETY. THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN ON A RAINY DAY, AND THE DEFROSTER COULD NOT CLEAR THE WINDOWS, WE COULD NOT PUT THE HEATER ON, COULD NOT ROLL THE WINDOW DOWN, COULD NOT GET OUT OF THE CAR BECAUSE THE LOCK WOULD NOT COME UP. REGARDS, AMY LOWERY

CAR LIGHTS FLICKER ON AND OFF WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION. AT STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN, CAR WILL JUST SHUT OFF, REQUIREING THE DRIVER TO PUT IT IN PARK AND RESTART THE ENGINE.

V TEC ACTUATOR MAKES GRIDING NOISE WHEN START A CAR FOR 2 TO3 SECONDS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 32 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE STRUCK THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NECK AND KNEE INJURIES, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT FRACTURED, WHICH CAUSED THE AIR BAG TO ENGAGE LATER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 180,929.

DOOR LOCK, REAR PASSENGER SIDE, AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCKS WHEN I LOCK THE DOORS. THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE ON THE DRIVER SIDE, REAR DOOR AND WAS REPLACED DUE TO RECALL.

HAVE TRIED TO GET ALL 4 WINDOWS TO ROLL DOWN NONE OF THEM WILL HAVE HAD IT TESTED AND THEY CANNOT FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS TO ME THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM JUST IN CASE THE CAR DOORS WON'T OPEN THEN YOU NEED TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOWS AND YOU CAN'T

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE DEALER (CAPE GIRARDEAU HONDA, 385 SIEMERS DR, CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO 63701, (573) 334-6919) WAS CONTACTED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO RECEIVED A TAKATA SETTLEMENT NOTICE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED, INCLUDING THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR. WHILE DRIVING, THE SPEED WOULD NOT INCREASE PAST 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TAKATA RECALL AND SRS SAFETY WENT TO THE AUTOAIRBAGSETTLEMENT.COM WEBSITE AND UNABLE TO FIND ANY LINKS TO FILE A CLAIM ONLINE, THIS HAS BEEN REPAIRED BUT STILL WANT T BE A PART OF IT. THE OTHER RECALL STILL HAS NO REMEDY AT THIS TIME AND JUDGING FROM THE TEXT ON NHTSA RECALL #16V-056 IT SOUNDS SERIOUS. PLEASE HELP ME TO REMEDY THIS SITUATION. THANKS,

TAKATA RECALL SOMETIMES MY SIDEAIRBAG SIGNAL BLINKS AND WHEN I PRESS THE BRAKE PADDLE HARDLY IT SOUNDS LIKE ROUGH AND ALSO SOMETIMES WHEN I TOUCH THE DOOR I FEEL LITTLE BIT ELECTRIC SHOCK.

CAR CAUGHT FIRE DOORS LOCKED WOULD NOT LET ME OUT.CAR SHUT OFF NO BRAKES. *TR

CAR SPORADICALLY DYING (ELECTRICALLY AND ALL) WHILE IN DRIVE OR IN MOTION OF FORWARD DRIVING (WHILE GOING 30 + MPH) AND THEN JUST AS SPORADICALLY TURNING ITSELF BACK ON. MAKES CHAIN DRAGGING SOUND SIMILAR TO WORN BRAKE PADS BUT THE SOUND WILL CHANGE PITCHES WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 0-43MPH. AFTER 43 MPH IT NO LONGER MAKES ODD SOUNDS BUT AS SOON AS DECELERATION BEGINS IT IS AT RISK TO EITHER TEMPORARILY "DIE' OR SLIGHTLY JERK AND ALMOST "DIE". THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING UP TO 20 TIMES WITHIN 3 MILES AND THE FIRST TIME IT "DIED" WAS WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT AND FULLY STOPPING. IT HAS NOT DONE IT FOR THE LAST COUPLE DAYS AND LOCAL MECHANIC COULD NOT DIAGNOSE IT AS THE BATTERY WAS IN GREAT CONDITION AND EVERYTHING APPEARED TO BE PLUGGED WHERE IT SHOULD BE.

TAKATA RECALL, WE BOUGHT THIS CAR FOR OVER 16,000 AT GORMLEYS AUTOMOTIVE. AFTER GETTING IT HOME THERE WERE CERTAIN REPAIRS THAT WE NEEDED ASAP. THE CAR WAS DEFINITELY IN A PREVIOUS ACCIDENT AS WE COULD SEE WHEN THE PAINT CHIPPED THAT THERE WAS THE ORIGINAL HONDA WHITE UNDERNEATH. THE CAR HAS 3 RECALLS. LIGHTS COME ON THAT DO NOT MAKE SENSE AND EVEN THOUGH WE DIDN'T RECEIVE A MANUAL, I LOOKED THINGS UP ON THE INTERNET. THE ENGINE BELT RUMBLES, THE SUSPENSION IS WAY OFF, THE LEATHER SEATS AND SIDEARMS HAVE RIPPED BECAUSE THEY WERE REPLACED BY CHEAP PARTS. THE CAR LOAN IS FOR 331.00 MONTHLY AND STILL IS OWED A SIGINIFICANT AMOUNT ON. STEWARD FINANCIAL HARASSES WITH PHONE CALLS IF YOU ARE AN HR LATE ON A PAYMENT. UNACCEPTABLE. I AM DISABLED AND CAN BARELY MAKE ENDS MEET. I DO NOT WANT TO PAY FOR A CAR THAT RUNS LIKE A HOOPDEE WHEN ITS SUPPOSED TO RUN LIKE A HONDA. TURNING IT DOES NOT GRAB THE ROAD, STATIONARY THE ENGINE RUMBLES. I AM A FEMALE SO I DO NOT KNOW TO MUCH ABOUT CARS. WHAT I DO KNOW IS THAT I CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE REPAIRS DONE ON A CAR WITH SUCH A LARGE AMOUNT OWED ON IT.