2009 Honda Accord Complaint Log

AIR CONDITIONING STOPPED WORKING AFTER 12000 MILES. DEALER DETERMINED THAT AC CONDENSER HAD A HOLE FROM A IMPACT. TOLD THAT THIS IS NOT A COVERED REPAIR. *TR

MY HUSBAND AND I JUST PURCHASED A 2009 HONDA ACCORD EX IN MAY 2009. WE HAVE TAKEN IT BACK 3 TIMES TO COMPLAIN OF THE BRAKES SQUEALING. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAS GIVEN US WRITTEN INFORMATION STATING HONDA IS INVESTIGATING. WE HAVE REQUESTED NEW BRAKES AND THEY STATE THIS WOULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

WHEN VEHICLE AIR CONDITIONING IS ON, HEADLIGHTS AND OTHER LIGHTING DIM NOTICEABLY. HEADLIGHTS ARE THE MOST WORRISOME AS DIMINISHED LIGHTING CAN MAKE NIGHT DRIVING HAZARDOUS. ON-COMING VEHICLES HAVE "FLASHED" THEIR LIGHTS IN RESPONSE TO THIS "FLICKER". HONDA STATES THIS A NORMAL ATTRIBUTE OF THIS VEHICLE. *TR

JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE, I AM EXPERIENCING BRAKES ISSUE. IT IS WITH GREAT DISAPPOINTMENT THAT I HAD PURCHASED A CAR THAT SQUEALS. I STARTED HEARING THE BRAKES AT 7000 MILES. INITIALLY I THOUGHT MY BRAKES ARE ALREADY DEPLETED BUT WONDERED, WITH SUCH A LOW MILEAGE, IT COULDN'T HAVE BEEN THE CASE. I BROUGHT IT TO THE HONDA SERVICE CENTER AND THEY MENTIONED THAT MY BRAKE PADS ARE IN PERFECT CONDITION AND THE REASON FOR THE NOISE IS THAT THE MATERIALS USED IN MANUFACTURING THE BRAKES MAKES THAT HORRIBLE NOISE. I COMPLAINED AT AMERICAN HONDA AND TALKED TO ALBERT CHAN - THE HIGHEST RANKING CUSTOMER SERVICE PERSON IN THIS REGION (WEST COAST) AND HE SAID, AND I QUOTE "IT IS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF A HONDA ACCORD TO HAVE THE BRAKES MAKE THE NOISE AS OF RIGHT NOW". HE EVEN MENTIONED THAT AMERICAN HONDA THINKS THAT THIS IS NOT 'YET' AN ISSUE. SAD TO SAY, THEY HAVE POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE AND POOR CAR QUALITY. TO THINK I BOUGHT THE TOP OF THE LINE HONDA ACCORD - WITH ALL THE FIXINGS! *TR

CREAKING IN THE REAR SHELF DECK IN TRUNK. THE CREAKING OCCURS WHENEVER THERE IS FLEXING OF THE BODY OF THE CAR SUCH AS IN TURNING CORNERS, TURNING INTO A DRIVEWAY OR DRIVING OVER UNEVEN GROUND. SHEET METAL WAS PULLED AWAY FROM EACH OTHER IN THE REAR SHELF IN AN ATTEMPT TO PREVENT THE METAL ON METAL CREAKING. THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS FROM OTHER OWNERS THAT THE CAUSE OF THE CREAKING IS DUE TO A BROKEN OR SEVERAL BROKEN SPOT WELDS IN THE REAR SHELF OF THE CAR. *TR

AC CONDENSER FAILURE. WHICH STOPS WORKING AIR CONDITIONER AND DEFROSTING. A PEBBLE OR SOMETHING CAN HIT THE CONDENSER AND MAKE A HOLE. MFR DON'T WANT REPAIR IT DURING WARRANTY PERIOD OR CAN OFFER ANY REMEDIES TO PREVENT IT FROM HAPPENING. *TR

PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR. *TR

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ONE MORNING IN MY 2009 HONDA ACCORD. I MADE A LEFT TURN, AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP ON ME. I COULD NOT DO ANYTHING. I WAS STUCK IN FRONT OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I ALMOST GOT HIT ON THE LEFT SIDE BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. A FEW DAYS LATER, I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER WHO INSTALLED ME A NEW STEERING COLUMN. A FEW DAYS BEFORE THE LOCKING UP OF THE STEERING WHEEL, I KEPT HEARING A CLICKING NOISE WHENEVER I MAKE A TURN. AFTER THE LOCKING UP OF THE STEERING WHEEL, THE CLICKING NOISE CONTINUED. THAT'S WHEN I DECIDED TO CALL THE DEALER. AFTER THE FIRST LOCKING UP, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP A COUPLE MORE TIMES. *TR

I OWN A 2008 HONDA ACCORD AND HAVE ABOUT $17,000 MILES ON THE CAR. THE BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED PREMATURELY. I KNOW THIS IS A COMPLAINT FROM HUNDREDS, IF NOT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO OWN THE HONDA ACCORD. I CALLED HONDA OF AMERICA AND THEY ARE DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT. THEY HAVE COMPLETELY DISMISSED THE WHOLE ISSUE. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. I PURCHASED THE HONDA FOR ITS REPUTATION OF SAFETY AND RELIABILITY AND THIS IS DOWNRIGHT DANGEROUS.*TR

2009 HONDA ACCORD. BRAKES SQUEAL VERY LOUDLY WHEN APPLIED. BEEN TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES ABOUT THIS ISSUE. FIRST TIME THEY CLEANED THE BRAKES, SECOND TIME THEY TURNED THE FRONT ROTOR AND SANDED THE BRAKE PADS. THIRD TIME (6/20/09) THEY HANDED ME A TSB ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE ACCORD HAD 2232 MILES WHEN THIS FIRST STARTED AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. TODAY IT HAS 3816 MILES. VERY POOR FOR HONDA. REALLY NICE CAR TO SOUND SO CHEAP. *TR

THE DRIVER SEAT IS TERRIBLE, VERY BAD. NEED TO FILE A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT AGAINST HONDA FOR MAKING SUCH A CAR. I HAVE SPENT LOTS OF MONEY IN X-RAYS, MRI, CT-SCAN OF MY LOW BACK AND HIP AND AM TAKING OVER 12 MEDICINES A DAY. STILL THE PAIN IS VERY BAD WHEN I AM IN THE CAR. I THINK THIS IS A WAY HONDA IS MAKING MORE MONEY AS I WILL BE FORCE TO SELL IT AT WAY LESS AND TAKE A LOSS ON IT AND THEN BUY A NEW CAR. I AM NOW AFRAID TO BUY HONDA AGAIN. *TR

2008 HONDA BOUGHT NEW AFTER 28,000 MILES HONDALAND SAID I NEEDED BACK BRAKES, EVERYONE KNOWS THE FRONT ALWAYS GO OUT FIRST AND I CALLED THE HONDA CORP. AND AFTER ALL THE FRUSTRATION THEY INSISTED I PAY BY CASH OR CERTIFIED CHECK, MY WIFE WAS ON THE WAY TO PICK UP THE CAR WHEN THEY CALL ME STATING THIS. WHEN SHE GOT TO HONDALAND THEY INSISTED THAT SHE HAVE THEM SHUTTLE HER TO OUR BANK TO GET CASH, THIS IS TOTALLY RIDICULES AND I WANT SOMETHING DONE ABOUT THIS. THE HONDA CORP. CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND SAID I MUST PAY CASH, I WANTED TO PUT IT ON MY CREDIT CARD SO I WOULDN'T BE SHORT ON CASH THIS MONTH. I AM APPALLED AT THERE ACTIONS AND I EXPECT A CASH REFUND AND I WANT HONDA TO PAY FOR THIS BRAKE JOB THAT NEVER SHOULD HAVE BEEN NEEDED, I WENT ON THE INTERNET AND THERE HAVE BEEN OVER 200 COMPLAINTS, THE WORST WAS ONLY 5,000 MILES AND THE BACK BRAKES WERE SHOT. FACTORY RECALL !!!!! *TR

HONDA ACCORD EX-L 2009. PURCHASED MAY 2009. BRAKES HAVE BEEN SQUEALING SINCE PURCHASE OF CAR. I TOOK IT IN AND THE SERVICE PERSON SAID, "90% OF ALL 2008 AND 2009 ACCORDS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. AMERICAN HONDA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT THAT THERE IS NO CURRENT RECALL FOR IT. AS TO WHEN THERE WILL BE A RECALL, IT MAY BE NEXT YEAR, IF THERE IS ONE. UNTIL THEN, THERE IS NOTHING WE CAN DO ABOUT IT. AND THERE IS NO POINT IN REPLACING THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS BECAUSE IT WILL END UP WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. IT WON'T GO AWAY BY REPLACING THEM." IF 90% OF THE NEW HONDA ACCORDS ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM, THEN CERTAINLY AMERICAN HONDA SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE SQUEALING BRAKES.*TR

I BOUGHT A 2009 HONDA ACCORD ON MAY 5, 2009. I'VE NOTICED THE BREAKS SQUEAK TERRIBLY. THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING WITH A BRAND NEW CAR. THE HONDA DEALERSHIP WILL DO NOTHING AS THEY CLAIM HONDA SENT THEM AN EMAIL ADVISING THEM THEY ARE WORKING ON THE PROBLEM AND SHOULD HAVE A SOLUTION BY JULY 1, 2009. IT IS JULY 25TH AND STILL NOTHING. THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS VERY PROBLEM AND HONDA NEEDS TO REMEDY THIS IN A TIMELY MANNER. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2009 HONDA ACCORD EX-L ON APRIL 11, 2009 FROM HOFFMAN HONDA IN AVON CT. WITHIN THE FIRST 500 MILES, THE BRAKES STARTED TO SQUEAK LOUDLY. I TOLERATED IT, BARELY, UNTIL THE FIRST OIL CHANGE AT 3,000 MILES AT WHICH TIME I COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER. THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE SAID HE COULD NOT HEAR IT THOUGH IT WAS APPARENT THAT HE TEMPORARILY FIXED THE PROBLEM BY CLEANING THE BRAKES PADS AND/OR ROTORS. IT'S BEEN 300 MILES SINCE THE FIRST SERVICE AND THEY ARE SQUEALING LOUDLY AGAIN. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT FORCES THE DRIVER TO NOT APPLY THE BRAKES CORRECTLY TO TRY TO QUIET THE DEAFENING NOISE. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY HONDA. *TR

BRAND NEW HONDA ACCORD SEDAN V6 CYLINDER AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. LESS THAN TWO WEEKS OLD, REAR BRAKES HOWL MADLY, VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING ON FIRM STOPS. DEALER TURNED THE ROTOR-OUT OF ROUND .12MM. RESULTS BETTER FOR NOW, BUT....I WONDER HOW LONG IT WILL LAST. HONDA HAS REPUTATION OF POOR BRAKE SYSTEM APPARENTLY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ON APRIL 1, 2009. SHE HEARD A SQUEAKING SOUND WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON ISSUE WITH HER MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. A MECHANIC TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE, BUT FOUND NO FAILURES OTHER THAN THE SQUEAKING BRAKES. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE DEALER ADVISED HER TO WAIT UNTIL HONDA ISSUED A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,000.

I PURCHASED A 2009 HONDA ACCORD EX-L IN FEB OF THIS YEAR. SINCE ABOUT MAY OF THIS YEAR, THE BRAKES HAVE HAD A TERRIBLY SQUEAKING NOISE TO IT. I AM AFRAID THAT MY BRAKES ARE FAILING, HOWEVER, AM "ASSURED" BY HONDA THAT IT IS JUST A COSMETIC DEFECT. I DO NOT FEEL CONFIDENT IN THIS REQUEST. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. *TR

BRAND NEW 2009 HONDA ACCORD EX-L/ W NAV 4CYL ENGINE. AFTER 1 DAY OF OWNERSHIP THE CAR HAS A TERRIBLE SHUDDER IN THE STEERING WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. DEALER SERVICE MANAGER SAID GIVE IT A 1000 MILES AND WE WILL SEE IF IT GOES AWAY! *TR

2009 HONDA ACCORD HEAD LIGHT BLINK EVERY 27 SECONDS WHEN A/C IS ON HONDA SEES IT NORMAL A CHARACTERISTIC ACCORDING TO HONDA I DIDN'T SEE THIS ON THE WINDOW STICKER ANYWHERE NOR WAS I INFORMED ABOUT BY MY SALES MAN JUST 4 DIFFERENT SERVICE DEPARTMENTS APPARENTLY IS A VERY LARGE PROBLEM OF THE CAR ,ITS JUST PLAIN DANGEROUS,THERE IS NO FIX UNLESS ,SOMEBODY STARTS A CAMPAIGN,OR ENOUGH PEOPLE CALL HONDA AND COMPLAIN AFTER SPENDING A LITTLE TIME ON THE INTERNET THERE SEAMS TO THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

BRAKES HAVE SQUEALED SINCE 2 DAYS AFTER PURCHASE. HAVE SPOKE WITH DEALERSHIP AND TAKEN FOR EVALUATION SEVERAL TIME WITHOUT RESOLUTION. I WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT HONDA WAS AWARE THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT DOES NOT HAVE A FIX YET. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 55 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKE, SHE COULD SMELL A BURNING ODOR AND THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING AN UNUSUAL NOISE. SHE CONFIRMED THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD PERIODICALLY STICK TO THE FLOOR BOARD. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER TWICE FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKES ON BOTH OCCASIONS. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

BRAND NEW HONDA ACCORD COUPLE 2009 HAS HAD SQUEAKY BREAKS SINCE 1000 MILES. I LEASED THE CAR IN FEB. 2009. HONDA, ALTHOUGH MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS AROUND THE COUNTRY, HAS DONE ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ON A RECALL, ETC. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE STEERING COLUMN SHOOK VIOLENTLY WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR REMEDY THE FAILURE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT WATER WOULD FREEZE INSIDE THE WHEEL RIMS IN WET, FREEZING CONDITIONS. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE ROTORS TO RUST AND THE BRAKING SYSTEM NOT TO PERFORM AT ITS FULL POTENTIAL. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT NO COMPENSATION WOULD BE PROVIDED BECAUSE THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 938 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,024. UPDATED 6/3/09 *CN UPDATED 06/04/09.*JB

HEADLIGHTS ON HONDA ACCORD - 2009 EX COUPE - DIM (FLICKER) WHEN A/C CYCLES ON/OFF. I LOOKS LIKE ONE IS FLASHING THEIR LIGHTS AT OTHER DRIVERS. *TR

2009 HONDA ACCORD - MY HEADLIGHTS BLINK WHEN MY AC IS ON. IT IS VERY ANNOYING AND DISTRACTING AND A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2009 HONDA ACCORD V6 ON FEBRUARY. WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES MY CAR MAKES A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE. THE NOISE IS GETTING WORSE. I'VE BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP OVER 4 TIMES AND HAVE CALLED IN REGARDS TO THEM FIXING THE PROBLEM. THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS THE BRAKE PADS. THEY ARE STILL IN THE PROCESS OF INVESTIGATING THE PROBLEM. WHY IS THIS TAKING SO LONG? THE HONDA CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT SAID THAT IF I FIX THE BRAKE I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. HONDA WILL NOT FIX THIS PROBLEM UNLESS ITS RECALLED. MY LEFT SPEAKER AS WELL HAS SHORTED OUT. I WENT TO THE CAR AUDIO STORE AND HAD THE SPEAKER REPLACED WITH A NEW HONDA SPEAKER AND ONCE AGAIN IT SHORTED AT A HIGH VOLUME. THE GENTLEMAN AT THE CAR AUDIO STORE INFORMED ME THAT THIS WAS A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM ON THE CAR. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILED ON A BRAND NEW VEHICLE. *TR

BOUGHT A NEW 2009 HONDA ACCORD LX MY HEAD LIGHTS FLICKER ON AND OFF EVERY 20 SECONDS WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH THE AC ON. THIS IS A PROBLEM BECAUSE OTHER DRIVERS THINK THAT YOU ARE FLASHING YOUR LIGHTS AT THEM. *TR

SINCE THE VEHICLE PURCHASED THERE IS AIR BAG LIGHTS ON WENT TO WORKSHOP AT HONDA DEALER THREE TIMES. BUT STILL THE PROBLEM EXITS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS USING OIL AT AN EXCESSIVE RATE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE RAN OUT OF OIL AFTER APPROXIMATELY 5,000 MILES, WHEN THE OIL WAS SUPPOSED TO LAST FOR APPROXIMATELY 7,000 MILES. BOTH THE MANUFACTURER AND AUTHORIZED DEALER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS USING THE OIL AT AN ACCEPTABLE RATE. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED CONCERNS OVER A POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

AS MANY OTHER 2009 HONDA ACCORD OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED, I TOO HAVE SQUEAKY BRAKES, FROM THE ALMOST THE GET GO ON MY CAR. I CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND THEY SAID I HAD DIRT IN THE BRAKES! GIVE ME A BREAK! AFTER MUCH RESEARCH, I HAVE FOUND TO NOT BE ALONE, AND THAT HONDA IS DOING NOTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

THE DRIVER SEAT IS VERY UNCOMFORTABLE TO DRIVE. THE SEAT DESIGN IS KIND OF PUSHING AND PUTTING PRESSURE PARTICULARLY ON THE LOWER BACK AND CAUSING TOO MUCH BACK PAIN EVEN DRIVEN FOR LESS THAN 20 MILES. THE SEAT DESIGN IS ALSO CAUSING NECK PAIN. DID NOT COMPLAIN TILL NOW BECAUSE THOUGHT IT WAS DESIGN ISSUE RATHER THAN SAFETY ISSUE. WHEN DRIVEN EVEN FOR FEW HOURS (LESS THAN 2 HRS), CAUSING A LOT OF BACK PAIN. THE STEERING WHEEL IS NOT PROPERLY DESIGNED TO HOLD IT CAUSING BAD SHOULDER PAIN WHEN DROVE FOR FEW HRS, PARTICULARLY THE LOWER SPOKES ARE DESIGNED TO RESEMBLE THE HONDA LOGO 'H' WHICH PROHIBITS THE DRIVER TO HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL EITHER AT THE BOTTOM (OR) AT THE OUTER END OF THE LOWER SPOKES WHICH HAS VERY LESS SPACE TO HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL. *TR

THE MECHANICS OF THIS CAR ARE GREAT, THE PROBLEM IS THE SEAT AND HOW TERRIBLY UNCOMFORTABLE IT IS AND THE TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF BACK PAIN IT IS CAUSING. IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE IN THIS MUCH PAIN BECAUSE OF POORLY DESIGNED SEATS. I AM PUTTING IN THE DATE OF INCIDENT AS A MONTH AFTER CAR WAS PURCHASE AS THE SEAT ISSUE WAS NOTICED RIGHT AWAY. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2009 HONDA ACCORD LX ON DECEMBER 30, 2008. LESS THAN A MONTH AFTER THAT, MY BRAKES STARTED MAKING A HORRIFIC SQUEAKING SOUND EVERY TIME I APPLIED PRESSURE TO THEM. IT DOES NOT MATTER IF I TAP THEM LIGHTLY OR I PUSH DOWN HARD; THE BRAKES STILL MAKE TERRIBLE NOISES. I TOOK MY CAR IN TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP TWICE FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND ONCE FOR THE BRAKE SOUNDS. ALL THREE TIMES, I ASKED THE ASSOCIATES TO CHECK THE BRAKES. EACH TIME, THEY SAID THE BRAKES WERE ADJUSTED (I.E. SANDED) AND THAT THE NOISE SHOULD CEASE. ON THE MY TRIP, I TOLD THEM WHATEVER THEY WERE DOING WASN'T WORKING. IT WAS THEN I WAS TOLD THAT HONDA ACCORDS SEEM TO HAVE A BRAKE ISSUE, BUT HONDA IS AWARE AND WORKING ON A SOLUTION. AS OF LAST WEEK, MY CAR IS NOT ONLY MAKING SQUEAKING NOISES WHEN I BRAKE, IT IS ALSO MAKING A HIGH-PITCHED GRINDING SOUND THAT IS AUDIBLE OVER MUSIC PLAYING ON A LOW VOLUME. THE NOISE OCCURS EVERY DAY, JUST LIKE THE BRAKES' NOISE HAPPENS DAILY. THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED TO A CAR THAT WAS LESS THAN A MONTH OLD AND IS NOW LESS THAN A YEAR OLD. I HAVE A LITTLE OVER 25,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND FEEL EMBARRASSED TO HAVE TO DRIVE A CAR THAT LOOKS SO NICE BUT SOUNDS SO HORRIBLE. I FEAR GOING LONG DISTANCES BECAUSE I'M WORRIED MY BRAKES MAY NOT STOP ME IN TIME. HONDA NEEDS TO RECALL THE BRAKES AND REPLACE THEM NOW. HONDA OWNERS SIMPLY DO NOT DESERVE THIS. *TR

I INITIALLY REPORTED A PROBLEM ON MY CAR ON THE 28TH OF JANUARY AND BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR REPAIR AT HONDA OF SERRAMONTE FOR MAKING A CRANKING THUMP NOISE WHEN MAKING A REVERSE TO ACCELERATION. THE NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION IS VERY CONSISTENT AND IT OCCURS DURING A GEAR SHIFT FROM REVERSE TO ACCELERATION. BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF HMC AT TORRANCE, CALIFORNIA AND THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY BOTH CLAIM THIS NOISE IS NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CAR. I SAY THIS IS NOT, AS THE NOISE IS THE FIRST TIME I HEAR SINCE IN MY ADULT DRIVING EXPERIENCE OF MULTIPLE CARS AND SUVS. PLEASE HELP! *TR

I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT ABOUT A 2009 HONDA ACCORD HEADLIGHT DIMMING ISSUE APPROX EVERY 20-30 SECONDS WITH THE AC TURNED ON. IT APPEARS AS IF I AM FLASHING MY HEADLIGHTS AT VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME. *TR

I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR BACK FOR REPAIR THREE TIMES FOR SQUEAKING BRAKES. ON THE FOURTH TRIP THE DEALER REFUSED FURTHER REPAIR UNTIL NOTICE FROM HONDA. *TR

WE OWN A 2009 ACCORD WITH 24,000 MILES. AT OUR FIRST OIL CHANGE, MY HUSBAND ASKED THE HONDA ANNAPOLIS DEALER ABOUT A CARD WE HAD RECEIVED REGARDING A BRAKE PAD CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT. THE DEALER SAID NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT; IF THERE IS A PROBLEM THEY WILL TAKE CARE OF IT FOR FREE. OUR BRAKES ARE NOW MAKING A LOT OF NOISE AND THE PADS NEED TO BE REPLACED. MY HUSBAND STOPPED IN AND TALKED TO THE SAME PERSON IN THE DEALERSHIP, [XXX], WHO SAID THE REPAIR WOULD COST $230, AND WE WOULD BE REIMBURSED THROUGH THE CLASS-ACTION. HE DID NOT MENTION THAT THE REIMBURSEMENT IS $150 AT BEST. SO THIS IS THE SECOND TIME WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN MISINFORMATION BY THIS HONDA DEALERSHIP. I CALLED HONDA ANNAPOLIS AND SPOKE TO THE SERVICE MANAGER, [XXX], WHOSE ATTITUDE IS BEST SUMMED UP BY HIS STATEMENT, "I DON'T WANT TO GET INVOLVED." HE SAID THAT THE CUSTOMERS AND LAWYERS CAUSED THIS PROBLEM BY BRINGING A LAWSUIT. HE ALSO STATED, "WE DON'T MAKE THE CARS HERE," AND SUGGESTED THAT WE TAKE THE CAR SOMEWHERE ELSE. ALTHOUGH MY HUSBAND HAD JUST SPOKEN TO [XXX] IN PERSON, WHO THEN SPOKE TO [XXX], HE ACTED AS THOUGH HE HAD NO IDEA WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. IN RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE, I SEE THAT MANY CONSUMERS ARE COMPLAINING THAT THE REPLACEMENT PADS ALSO WEAR OUT PREMATURELY AND CAUSE OTHER DAMAGE. WHAT A DISGRACE. I CONTACTED THE CLASS-ACTION LAW FIRMS AND GOT A CALL FROM SOMEONE AT GIBBS. SHE SAID IT HAS TO BE AN UPGRADED REPLACEMENT PART IN ORDER TO BE REIMBURSED; THE PART COSTS $66 AND WITH LABOR THE CHARGE SHOULD BE AROUND $150. I ASKED HOW IT IS THAT HONDA CAN CHARGE $230; SHE SAID THEY CAN'T MONITOR THAT. GOOD BUSINESS SENSE, AS WELL AS COMMON DECENCY, DICTATES THAT HONDA CAUSED THIS PROBLEM AND SHOULD PAY IN FULL TO RESOLVE IT. HONDA DEALERS SHOULD BE AUTHORIZED TO MAKE THESE REPAIRS, AT NO CHARGE TO CONSUMERS, AND APPLY FOR REIMBURSEMENT THEMSELVES. IT IS OUTRAGEOUS FOR DEALERS TO GIVE CUSTOMERS FALSE INFORMATION AND MAKE US JUMP THROUGH HOOPS TO GET REIMBURSED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

2009 HONDA ACCORD EX-L MODEL WITH BRAKES THAT SQUEAK. I CONTACTED HONDA CONSUMER RELATIONS AND THEY STATE AT THIS TIME, IT IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. *TR

REAR INNER BRAKES WORE OUT AT 26,000 MILES. THE BRAKES SHOULD NOT WEAR OUT THIS FAST. MOST OF THE MILES PUT ON THE CAR WERE HIGHWAY MILES. THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM FOR THIS CAR. I AM AFRAID THIS DEFECT COULD CAUSE THE BRAKES TO FAIL IN THE REAR. HONDA KNOWS THERE IS A DEFECT BUT DOESN'T RECALL THE CAR AND FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

I WAS HEARING GRINDING NOISES FROM MY FRONT AND REAR BRAKES ON MY 2009 HONDA ACCORD LX 4 DOOR SEDAN. THE HONDA DEALER REPORTED THAT MY REAR BRAKE PADS WERE WORN DOWN TO THE SENSOR LEVEL AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. MY HONDA HAS 16,000 MILES AND I AM THE ONLY OWNER AND DRIVER. WHEN I INQUIRED THAT FOR BRAKE PADS TO WEAR DOWN THIS FAST, THE HONDA DEALER DID NOT RESPOND. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION ON GOOGLE, IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE QUALITY AND CRAFTMANSHIP OF THE BRAKE PADS AND HONDA OR THE DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO ACCEPT OR ACKNOWLEDGE THIS DEFECT. *TR

BRAKES ON FRONT HAVE BEEN REPLACE 2 TIMES BY TURNING ROTORS TWICE AND SECOND TIME PADS REPLACED THE FEAR IS NOW THERE IS A WEAKNESS IN THE ROTORS AND THEY COULD FAIL DURING A PANIC STOP,ALSO THERE IS A WHINE IN POWER STEERING WHICH HONDA OF AMERICA ADMITS TO BUT CLAIM THEY DO NOT HAVE A FIX FOR,THEY SAY IT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE BUT HAVE DO THEY KNOW THAT THE POWER STEERING COULD CEASE WORKING AT ANY TIME SINCE THAT THE WHINING IS NOT THE NORMAL SOUND OF THE ACCORDS UP TO LATE 08 AND ALL THE 09 ACCORD 4 CYL. *TR

2009 HONDA ACCORD EX, 4 CYL - HEADLIGHTS DIM WHEN A/C ON, APPEARS TO BE FLASHING ON COMING VEHICLES, ON-COMING VEHICLE DISTRACTION AND DRIVER EYE STRAIN. HONDA INDICATES THIS IS NORMAL, IT IS NOT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS ABOVE 5 MPH, THE TPMS WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON A CONSISTENT BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SEVERAL DEALERS WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,000.

2009 HONDA ACCORD EX 4 CYLINDER- MY CARS CABIN AND HEADLIGHTS DIM EVER 20 SECONDS. THIS IS NOT ONLY ANNOYING, BUT IT IS DANGEROUS AS WELL. THE LIGHTS GO REALLY DIM THEN SLOWLY COME BACK ON. OTHER DRIVERS THINK I AM FLASHING AT THEM, AND MY VISIBILITY LESSENS EACH TIME IT DIMS. *TR

WITHING A FEW WEEKS AFTER I BOUGHT THE HONDA ACCORD 2009, IN GERMANTOWN, MD, IN DECEMBER 2008... IT STARTED MAKING A SCREECHING SOUND IN MY BRAKES. EVERYTIME I GO GET IT CHECKED, THEY SAY IT'S FIXED. THEN AS SOON AS I DRIVE AWAY, THE NOISE IS STILL THERE... WHAT THE '!@#$% IS THIS? I JUST GOT THIS BRAND NEW CAR... AND STARTED TO MAKE NOISE... THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN... NOW, THE YEAR IS ENDING... AND THE NOISE IS THERE... I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO CONSIDERING FILING SUIT ... *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2009 HONDA BACK IN OCTOBER, AFTER A 1000 MILES MY BRAKES WERE SQUEAKING I IGNORED THEM UNTIL THE NOISE STARTED TO GET LOUDER AT ABOUT 1,000MILES I TOOK IN MY CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THEY HAD TO CHANGE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES WHICH I THOUGHT IT WAS RIDICULOUS, AFTER 2 WEEKS OF CHANGING MY BRAKES I COULD HEAR THE SQUEAKING AGAIN I BROUGHT IN MY CAR AND THEY KEEP TELLING ME ITS NORMAL, THE SQUAWKING IS GETTING LOUDER AND LOUDER AND I REALLY BELIEVE THERE HAS TO BE A RECALL TO REPLACE THE BRAKES, HONDA HAS BEEN KNOWN FOR THEIR SAFETY BUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES CAN BE POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS. I HOPE YOU TAKE CARE OF THIS MATTER AND HELP A LOT OF PEOPLE SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. *TR

BRAKES HAVE SQUEAKED SINCE THE FIRST DAY OF PURCHASE HAVE MADE AN ATTEMPT FOR REPAIR APPOINTMENT TO FIX BUT HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT SQUEAK WILL COME BACK THAT MORE THAN HALF THE 2009 HONDAS DO THAT AND THAT THEY DON'T KNOW WHY IT'S DO IT THAT. *TR

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