2008 Honda Accord Body & Structure Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THE ROD ON THE TRUNK FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 255,119.

METALLIC GREY PAINT AND SEALER HAS BEGUN TO BLISTER AND PEEL AWAY ON THE HOOD AND TRUNK. DEFECT BEGINS AS A RAISED DISCOLORATION AND THEN GROWS IN SIZE UNTIL SEALER AND PAINT JUST PEEL AWAY EXPOSING THE PRIMER. MANY MORE SPOTS ARE NOW APPEARING AND SOON WILL BECOME THE SAME.CONDITION IS SIMILAR TO A CANCER AND SOON WILL ENVELOPE THE PAINTED SURFACES.

I PARKED ON MY DRIVEWAY, WHICH SLOPES UPWARD. I PUSHED OPEN THE DOOR TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT. AS I EXITED THE CAR, THE DOOR CLOSED BY ITSELF, HITTING ME ON THE SHOULDER AND INJURING THE SHOULDER. (I AM NOW GETTING MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR THE INJURY.) BOTH THE FRONT DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER DOORS FREQUENTLY CLOSE ON THEIR OWN, BUT THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME I WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. AFTER MY INJURY, I ASKED FRIENDS IF THEIR DOORS DID THIS, AND TESTED THEIR DOORS. EVEN PARKED ON A VERY SLIGHT UPWARD SLOPE, MY DOOR HAS A TENDENCY TO CLOSE ON ITS OWN. AT THAT POINT I REALIZED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH MY CAR; THE DOOR WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO CLOSE LIKE THIS. I PLAN TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER AS SOON AS I CAN TO SEE IF THE DOOR MECHANISM CAN BE FIXED ON BOTH SIDES.

WAVED ON AS CLEAR TO GO BY THE PERSON LOOKING THE ONLY WAY TRAFFIC COULD BE LEGALLY COMING; MY WIFE PROCEEDED TO ATTEMPT TO CROSS AN INTERSECTION. UNBEKNOWNST TO HER AND THE PERSON THAT WAVED HER IN AN ALL CLEAR MANNER WAS THAT SOMEONE WAS SPEEDING DOWN THE MIDDLE OR TURNING LANE IN THE SAME DIRECTION THAT STOPPED TRAFFIC WAS FACING AND HIT HER AT AN ESTIMATED SPEED OF 50 MPH. HE HIT HER FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AND SPUN HER AROUND STRIKING THE VEHICLE A SECOND TIME. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND MY WIFE WAS TAKEN IN A C-COLLAR BY AMBULANCE TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL. WHEN THE EYE INJURY WAS DISCOVERED TO BE BEYOND THE SCOPE OF THE ER TEAM AT THE INITIAL HOSPITAL SHE WAS TRANSPORTED DOWNTOWN TO A TRAUMA CENTER TO HAVE HER EYE EVALUATED FOR RETINAL TEAR OR OTHER TRAUMA. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. NOT FRONT OR SIDE CURTAIN NOT PASSENGER NOR DRIVER'S SIDE. MY WIFE'S HEAD HIT MULTIPLE TIMES, DOOR WINDOW TWICE AND STEERING WHEEL TO THE BEST OF HER RECOLLECTION. BLACK EYE AND VISUAL DISTURBANCE THAT HAS YET TO RESOLVE FIVE DAYS LATER. CULPABILITY ASIDE I AM CONCERNED THAT THE AIRBAGS ON OUR VEHICLE DID NOT DEPLOY IN A CRASH OF THAT MAGNITUDE. .. UPDATED 02/19/15 *BF.......UPDATED 12/15/15 *BF *TR UPDATED 9/21/2017*CN

THE PAINT ON MY BLACK 08 HONDA ACCORD IS BEGINNING TO PEEL ON THE HOOD. IT JUST STARTED THIS WEEK AND IS ABOUT THE SIZE OF A 50 CENT PIECE OR A BIT LARGER. I UNDERSTAND THAT HONDA IS NOT INTERESTED IN CORRECTING THE PROBLEM. MY 1998 CIVIC NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM EVEN AFTER 224,000 MILES AND 12 YEARS. WHAT A SHAME THE HONDA CORP IS UNDER AN OBLIGATION TO TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEMS THAT THEY CREATE BUT WITHOUT A CLASS ACTION SUIT I DOUBT THAT WE WILL SEE ANY HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR

DRIVER SIDE FRONT DOOR AUTOMATIC LOCK MECHANISM FAILED. *TR

I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED IN MARCH 2011. THE BRAKES PADS WERE REPLACED ON THE FRONT AND BACK TWICE SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR. THE ROTORS WERE TURNED THIS YEAR. THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP AND CONSTANTLY MADE NOISES. A WEEK AGO, I WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT BECAUSE MY BRAKES FAILED. *TR

PAINT CHIPPING AND WEATHER STRIPPING DISINTEGRATING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PLASTIC OVER THE PASSENGER AND DRIVERS SIDE GRAB HANDLES WERE FRACTURED. IN ADDITION, THE DOOR WOULD SWING BACK AND FORTH WHEN OPENED AND THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD CAUSE INJURY. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE COMPONENT WAS NOT UNDER RECALL OR COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

I NOTICED A SPOT ON THE HOOD THAT HAD WORN AWAY TO THE GRAY. I TOOK IT TO HONDA AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS MY RESPONSIBILITY. FAST FORWARD TO A FEW DAYS AGO AND ANOTHER SPOT IS WEARING. THE PAINT IS NOT GOOD QUALITY. MY CAR WAS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD WHEN THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED. *TR

BOTH REAR DOORS ON MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD HAVE DEFECTIVE DOO HANDLES ON THE INSIDE. I CAN ONLY OPEN THE DOORS FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE FIRST ONE QUIT WORKING AROUND MID AUGUST 2010, AND THE OTHER ABOUT THREE WEEKS AFTER THAT. I AM CONCERNED THAT IF THERE WERE A FIRE AFTER AN ACCIDENT THAT SOMEONE IN THE BSACK SEAT WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR ARM REST CUSHION FABRIC TORE. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO HAVE IT INSPECTED. THE VIN INFORMATION WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 22,000.

WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS EXPOSED TO WATER, WATER LEAKS IN THROUGH A SUNROOF DRAINAGE TUBE, ENTERING THE VEHICLE ADJACENT TO THE REAR, PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. PER HONDA, IT WAS CAUSED BY A LEAF ENTERING THE DRAIN, AND IS SOMETHING I RISK HAPPENING ANYTIME THIS SUNROOF IS OPEN, OPERATING UNDER "NORMAL USE." AS CONFIRMED BY HONDA, BECAUSE THEIR SUNROOF CASSETTE DESIGN ALLOWS FOR THIS, THERE IS NOTHING I CAN DO TO MITIGATE THE RISK, AND THERE IS NO WAY I CAN BE AWARE THAT IT HAS HAPPENED UNTIL THE DAMAGE IS DONE. ADDITIONALLY, NOWHERE IN ANY MANUAL DOES IT WARN OWNERS OF THIS RISK, THE POSSIBLE EFFECTS, AND ACTIONS TO TAKE. PER HONDA, IT MAY OCCUR AGAIN, BUT ALL I CAN DO IS WAIT AND SEE IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN, IN WHICH CASE THEY'LL 'FIX' IT THE SAME WAY, AND AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE DRAINS WERE DISASSEMBLED AND CLEANED, AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT NO DAMAGE HAD YET OCCURRED TO THE AIRBAGS, ELECTRICAL, UPHOLSTERY (MOLD), OR METAL (RUST/CORROSION). HONDA IS NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE ANY RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE ACTIONS (IN ADDITION TO THEIR STANDARD RECOMMENDATIONS, WHICH DO NOT ADDRESS THIS ISSUE), THUS THE PROBLEM IS LIKELY TO CONTINUE TO OCCUR. *TR

2008 HONDA ACCORD EX WITH A COUPLE ISSUES. ONE ISSUE IS WATER SETTING AROUND THE DOOR SEALS WHEN IT RAINS AND THERE ARE WATER STAINS. PAINT SEEMS TO SCRATCH EASILY. *KB

HEADLINER HAD TO BE REPLACED ON MY 2008 ACCORD LX BECAUSE RAW EDGES WERE SHOWING AT WEATHER STRIPPING ON ALL DOORS. ORIGINAL DEALER HAD CAR ALL DAY FOR REPAIR. THREE DAYS LATER, THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR FELL ON MY HEAD WHILE DRIVING ON THE PARKWAY AT HIGH SPEED (KNOCKED OFF MY GLASSES). THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT SINCE I SWERVED AFTER VISOR HIT ME. WENT TO DIFFERENT DEALER FOR REPAIR AND IT TOOK TWO TRIES BEFORE THEY ATTACHED VISOR PROPERLY. THEY ADMITTED THAT 2008 ACCORDS NOW USE PLASTIC LATCH INSTEAD OF 2 SCREWS (CIVICS STILL USE SCREWS), SO IT BREAKS EASILY. HONDA SHOULD ACKNOWLEDGE AND CHANGE BACK TO THE METAL SCREWS. THE PLEASANT ATTITUDE THAT HONDA IS FAMOUS FOR IS MISSING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WAS LOCKED, THE CONTACT LEANED ON THE INTERIOR OF THE DOOR WITH VERY LITTLE FORCE AND THE DOOR OPENED. THE DOOR WOULD ALSO BECOME STUCK ON A REGULAR BASIS. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER AND REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,300.

THE TRUNK LID SINCE NEW WILL BARELY STAY UP. IT HAS COME DOWN ON OUR HEADS MULTIPLE TIMES. AT SOME POINT SOMEONE COULD BE SERIOUSLY INJURED. WE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TO THE DEALER WHO TOLD US HONDA WAS LOOKING INTO IT BUT THERE WAS NO FIX AVAILABLE. I SHOULD HAVE REPORTED THIS LONG AGO. *TR