2008 HONDA ACCORD Service Brakes, Electric Problems

NEED ASSISTANCE IN A MATTER THAT HAS BEEN SETTLED THROUGH A CLASS ACTION SUIT FILED AGAINST HONDA IN SEPT/09, WHICH I JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT ON 4/25/11. I NEVER RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION, BUT I WAS MADE AWARE OF THE CLASS ACTION AFTER ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A CALL TO THE COMPANY?S COMPLAINT HOTLINE TO VERIFY IF THERE HAD BEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT PREMATURE WEARING OF THE REAR BRAKES AS THIS WAS MY 3RD REPLACEMENT. MY REPLACEMENT EQUALED OUT TO AROUND EVERY 25,000 TO 30,000 MILES. IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT BRAKES AND HOW THEY WORK IF DRIVEN APPROPRIATELY TYPICALLY YOUR FRONT BREAKS WEAR FIRST AND YOUR REAR CAN LAST ANYWHERE BETWEEN 50,000 AND 70, 000 MILES. SINCE I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE I HAVE REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKES ONE TIME AND CHANGED MY REAR BRAKES 3 TIMES (CURRENTLY I HAVE 94,000 HIGHWAY MILES) IF YOU ASK ANY MECHANIC THEY WILL TELL YOU THAT THE LIFE EXPECTANCY OF THE REAR BRAKES SHOULD LAST AT LEAST 2 TO 3 TIMES LONGER THAN THE FRONT BRAKES. I HAVE PROOF THAT THERE WERE NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN THE LIFE OF THE NEW BRAKE PADS HONDA CREATED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. NOT KNOWING OF THE CLASS ACTION I NEVER SUBMITTED A CLAIM FOR A REIMBURSEMENT, BUT I FOUND THAT HONDA HAD ALREADY STARTED USING THE NEW BRAKES STATED IN THE CLAIM. THE DEFECTIVE BRAKES LASTED 30,000, AND NEW BRAKES LASTED EXACTLY THE SAME. I THEN I AM STUCK PAYING MAINTENANCE FEES FOR A DEFECTIVE ELECTRONIC BRAKING DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, FOR AS LONG AS I OWN THE VEHICLE; NEW BRAKES AND POSSIBLE ROTOR DAMAGE EVERY 30,000 MILES. I HAVE TRIED TO RESOLVE THIS WITH HONDA AND THE ATTORNEYS WHO REPRESENTED THE CUSTOMERS, WITH NO RESOLUTION. ALL I AM ASKING IS FOR 100% CORRECTION IN THE DEFECTIVE BRAKING SYSTEM. *TR

Mileage: 31,000

OUR 2008 HONDA ACCORD HAS NEEDED NEW BRAKE PADS 3 TIMES IN 3 YEARS. WE HAD THE NEW-IMPROVED BRAKE PADS ADDED LAST YEAR BUT ONE YEAR LATER WE ARE IN NEED OF NEW ONES AGAIN. THEY ARE NOW PAPER THIN. HONDA WILL NOT PAY THE FULL AMOUNT EVEN THOUGH THE NEW PADS WERE SAID TO LAST LONGER THAN THE OLD. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS NOT THE CASE. WE HAVE A 4-YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND PURCHASED THE HONDA WITH THE INTENT OF HAVING A SAFE CAR. THIS IS NOT SAFE AND IS UNCALLED FOR. THE SETTLEMENT THAT EXISTS IS NOT ENOUGH AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL OF THESE BRAKE PADS. WE DO NOT EXPECT TO PURCHASE ANOTHER ACCORD (OR HONDA FOR THAT MATTER) AGAIN IF THIS IS HOW THINGS ARE HANDLED. THE SAFETY OF DRIVERS IS SUPPOSED TO BE THE NUMBER ONE PRIORITY BUT THIS IS OBVIOUSLY NOT THE CASE. *TR

Mileage: 13,000

I RECENTLY BROUGHT MY CAR A 2008 HONDA ACCORD TO THE HONDA DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE. THE DEALER TOLD ME MY CAR NEEDED REAR BRAKES. I HAVE LESS THAN 15,000 MILES ON THE CAR PLEASE HELP NOT SURE WHAT TO DO TO BE A PART OF THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. IT COST ME ALMOST $300 TO REPLACE THE DAMAGE PARTS WITH RESURFACING, LABOR AND PARTS. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH HONDA. THANK YOU *TR

Mileage: 14,600

BRAKE PAD REPLACEMENT AND ROTARS RESURFACED AT 24K MILES. *TR

Mileage: 24,555

MY CAR IS 2008 HONDA ACCORD MODEL AND STARTED MAKING SQUEAKING AND GRINDING NOISE SINCE SEPT.2010 IT COMES ON AND OFF AS I WAS DRIVING AND GETTING WORST EVERYDAY. IT WAS SO LOUD NOISE SO I TOOK IT TO HONDAWEST HERE IN LAS VEGAS,NV AND THEY SAID MY REAR BRAKES WERE GONE. SO I HAD IT FIX AND PAID $249.12 YESTERDAY OCT.4 IT ONLY HAVE 21,394 MILES . *TR

Mileage: 21,394

PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR ON 2008 HONDA ACCORD/MILEAGE AT TIME OF REPAIR IN SEPTEMBER 2010 WAS 21,138 MILES. CAR WAS IN SERVICE SINCE 12/08/09. *TR

Mileage: 21,138

2008 HONDA ACCORD EX/4-DOOR SEDAN/4-CYLINDER: BOUGHT NEW CAR 03/09; AT CONSIDERABLY LESS THAN 10,000 MILES REAR BRAKES WORE OUT PREMATURELY, THEREAFTER FRONT BRAKES ALSO WORE OUT. HAD TO PAY FOR REPLACEMENTS DUE TO AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CORP REFUSING TO COVER UNDER WARRANTY. THEY REFUSE ANY ASSISTANCE OR RESOLUTION. *TR

Mileage: 10,000

2008 HONDA ACCORD COUPE HAS COMPLETELY WORN REAR BRAKE PADS AT 26K MILES. I STRONGLY FEEL THAT HONDA SHOULD RECALL AND REPLACE AT NO COST TO OWNER,. I STRONGLY DISAGREE THAT A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IS JUST AND FAIR TO THE OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES AND DOES NOT ADEQUATELY COMPENSATE THE VEHICLE OWNERS BUT MERELY UNJUSTLY ENRICHES A LAWFIRM. ACTION BY THE NHSTA IS MANDATED HERE TO PROTECT THE CONSUMER FROM PREMATURE BRAKE FAILURE AND UNDUE ECONOMIC LOSS. *TR

Mileage: 26,000

REAR BRAKES GOING OUT AT 22,800 MILES ON 2008 HONDA ACCORD. *TR

Mileage: 22,800

I WENT TO RICK CASE HONDA WITH MY '08 ACCORD, THE SERVICE PERSON SHOWED ME MY REAR BRAKES WERE WORN. HE STATED I COULD HAVE THEM REPLACED, DUE TO A LAWSUIT AND BRAKE DEFECT, THEN HONDA WOULD REIMBURSE ME FOR THE COST. I HAD THE BRAKES DONE, CALLED HONDA AND THEY SAID THAT THEY ARE NOT REIMBURSING ANYBODY. NOW I'M OUT $160. *TR

Mileage: 24,580

I HAVE 34,000 MILES ON MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD EX, THE ENGINE HAS BEEN REVVING WHEN I REACH APPROX 2,000 RPM AND THE DEALER TELLS ME THIS IS NORMAL. THE CAR BEGAN MAKING THIS SOUND ONLY A FEW MONTHS AGO, SO IT IS NOT NORMAL. I AM ALSO TOLD THAT MY REAR BRAKES ARE ALREADY WORN AND NEED REPLACED ASAP. THE COST OF THE BRAKES TO BE REPLACED IS OVER $500, WHICH SEEMS A LITTLE STEEP, ESPECIALLY WITH HONDA ALREADY HAVING SETTLED THE LAWSUIT OVER THIS MODELS BRAKE ISSUES. *TR

Mileage: 34,000

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

INSPECTION OF BRAKES AT 28,000 WERE NOTED TO BE GOOD WEAR, 60% REMAINING AT TIRE ROTATION SERVICE. AT 29,000 MILES, LOUD NOISE WAS FOUND TO BE TOTALLY WORN REAR BRAKES (ONLY ON THE INSIDE PORTION) UNEVENLY WORN AND NOT FOUND PREVIOUSLY. NEW BRAKES REPLACED BUT NOW I EXPECT THE SAME UNSAFE WEARING OF THIS BRAKE. NOT SURE I AM GETTING FULL BRAKING CONTROL. *TR

Mileage: 29,000

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

Mileage: 19,000

I HAVE A 2008 HONDA ACCORD AND JUST ROLLED OVER 41,000 MILES. I STARTED TO HEAR THE METAL ON METAL COMING FROM MY REAR WHEELS. THIS IS MY 3RD ACCORD SO I KNOW IT IS BRAKES RELATED. 41,000 MILE WOULD BE OK EXCEPT I ALSO HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED AT 21,000 MILES. I WAS LUCK THAT MY DEALERSHIP COVERED THE 1ST SET UNDER WARRANTY BUT NOW THAT I AM NO LONGER COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY I AM GOING TO HAVE TO PAY. ON BOTH OF MY PREVIOUS ACCORDS I ONLY REPLACED THE BRAKES ONCE IN OVER 100,000 MILES. SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

HONDA ACCORD EX-L 2008. I HAD TO REPLACE REAR BRAKES AND RESURFACE ROTORS AT 25,711 MILES AT A COST OF $410.49. I NOW HAVE READ THAT MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. THEY REPLACED THE BRAKES WITH THE SAME DEFECTIVE PADS, AND NOW THE SQUEAKING HAS STARTED SO I KNOW THEY WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN AT 45,000. I AM SO FRUSTRATED! *TR

Mileage: 25,000

2008 HONDA ACCORD V6. I TOOK IT IN FOR PRE-MATURE REAR BRAKE WEAR AT 25,000. THE NEXT WEEK THE ENGINE SURGED AND I CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE BARRIER WHILE PARKING. *TR

Mileage: 26,000

2008 HONDA ACCORD REAR BRAKE PADS REPLACED AT 17,000 MILES. I HAD THE REAR BREAKS REPLACED AT A COST OF 197.00. *TR

Mileage: 170,000

I HAVE A 2008 HONDA ACCORD EX-L I PICKED UP NEW IN THE FALL OF 2007. TO DATE I HAVE JUST OVER 30,000 MILES. TODAY, (4/12/10) I TOOK MY CAR TO MY LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP FOR AN OIL CHANGE. I WAS TOLD THAT MY REAR BRAKES WERE AT 5% AND REPAIR COST WOULD BE $330.00!!! I MENTIONED I PAID AN ADDITIONAL $2,200.00 FOR AN "EXTENDED WARRANTY "ON TOP OF THE $28,000.00 STICKER PRICE BACK IN 2007. TODAY I ASKED THE HONDA ADVISOR WHAT DOES MY $2,200.00 "EXTENDED WARRANTY" COVER? HE SAID NOTHING MECHANICAL. BY THIS POINT I DID NOT WANT TO ARGUE, BUT RATHER I PAID THE $38.13 FOR MY OIL CHANGE AND LEFT. ALSO WITH MY PREVIOUS OIL CHANGE MAYBE 3 MONTHS AGO WITH ABOUT 29,000 MILES I WAS ALSO TOLD MY REAR BRAKES WERE SOMEWHERE AROUND 15% AND I THINK THE HONDA DEALERSHIP QUOTED ME AROUND $300.00. I AM DEFINITELY A NAMED PARTY IN THE GIBBS LAWSUIT AS OF 12/17/09. I HAVE NOT PAID TO FIX MY REAR BRAKES YET. OTHER PROBLEMS I AM HAVING IS MY NAVIGATION FREEZES UP, I HAVE THIS RATTLING SOUND IN MY FRONT DRIVERS DOOR, MY FRONT PASSENGER DOOR SOUNDS LIKE IT IS NOT CLOSED ALL THE WAY BECAUSE I HEAR ROAD NOISE, AND TWICE NOW MY WIPERS HAVE CONTINUED TO STAY ON EVEN THOUGH I TURNED THEM OFF OR THE WIPERS WILL BE "DELAYED" EVEN THOUGH THE WIPERS ARE OFF, MY GLOVE BOX IS MISALIGNED ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE AND AT TIMES WHEN I AM PULLING INTO THE GARAGE WITH MY FOOT OFF OF THE GAS PEDAL, THE CAR WILL ACCELERATE FORWARD A LITTLE. I AM FINISHED WITH THIS CAR!!!! MY 2008 ACCORD IS MY 3RD ACCORD AND BY FAR THE MOST OBNOXIOUS LEMON I HAVE EVER OWNED. MY 1986 AND 2000 ACCORDS WERE MORE "HONDA" THAN MY 2008 ACCORD. I AM THOROUGHLY DISGUSTED WITH HONDA'S CARING INTEGRITY. *TR

Mileage: 29,000

MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD IS HAVING BREAK PROBLEMS. THE BACK BREAK PADS HAVE WORN TO 0 PERCENT WITH ONLY 24,000 MILES OF HIGHWAY DRIVING IN 13 MONTHS. THE ACCORD DOES NOT BREAK EVENLY AS INDICATED BY THE FRONT PADS BEING AT 85%. HONDA NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBELM.

Mileage: 24,000

PURCHASED A BRAND NEW HONDA ACCORD IN 2008 LX-P(2008). REAR BRAKES WENT OUT UNEXPECTEDLY AT A 15000 MILES AND AGAIN 30000. CREATED A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION ON BOTH CASES. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

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

14,000 MILES ON 2008 HONDA ACCORD XL V6 ES, DEALER REPLACED ROTORS WITHIN 3 WKS OF OUR PURCHASE. 4 WKS LATER, STOPPING AT LIGHT, BRAKES PULLED ME LEFT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. HAD CAR TESTED BY DEALER AND SVC MANAGER, COULD NOT DUPLICATE. WORRISOME! *TR

Mileage: 15,000

REAR BRAKES ON 2008 HONDA ACCORD WITH 37,000 MILES HAS PREMATURE WEAR. PREMATURE FAILURE OF BRAKES CAUSE SAFETY CONCERNS. *TR

Mileage: 37,000

I HAVE A 2008 HONDA ACCORD AND I AM AT 60,000 MILES AND THIS IS THE THIRD TIME HAVING TO REPLACE THE REAR BRAKES. THE FIRST TIME WAS AT 24,000. IT IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET ABOUT THE REAR BRAKE PROBLEMS IN 2008 HONDA ACCORDS YET HONDA WILL DO NOTHING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM!!! WE AS CONSUMERS ARE BUYING WHAT WE THINK IS A VERY RELIABLE VEHICLE YET WE ARE SPENDING SO MUCH MONEY FOR SOMETHING THEY NEED TO FIX AS A RECALL!!! YOU CAN LOOK AT CARCOMPLAINTS.COM FOR INSTANCE AND SEE ALL THE PROBLEMS WE ARE HAVING!! CAN YOU PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS AND MAKE HONDA DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS? MOST CARS HAVE FRONT BRAKES REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE REAR ONE HAVE TO BE REPLACED. TOYOTA IS FIXING THEIR PROBLEMS...WHY CAN'T SOMEONE MAKE HONDA FIX THIS ISSUE PLEASE????? *TR

Mileage: 24,000

MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD VIBRATES VERY RAPIDLY WHEN BRAKING AT HIGH SPEEDS. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT ALL FOUR BRAKE ROTORS WERE WARPED AT 29,500 MILES. I THEN CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA AND TOLD THEM MY PROBLEM THINKING THERE MUST BE A DEFECT IN THEIR BRAKE PADS TO CAUSE SUCH A PROBLEM AT 20,000 MILES BUT WAS TOLD THIS IS NORMAL "WEAR AND TEAR" AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT MY SITUATION. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST VEHICLE I HAVE BEEN THE OWNER OF AND HAVE PURCHASED MANY HONDAS BEFORE AND I HAVE NEVER HAD A BRAKE PROBLEM AT 20,000 MILES LET ALONE ONE THAT SHOOK THE CAR SO VIOLENTLY THAT I THOUGHT I WOULD LOOSE CONTROL AND HAVE A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND MANY 2008-2010 ACCORD OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND ARE BEING TOLD THE SAME THING FROM THEIR HONDA DEALERS AND AMERICAN HONDA. BUT IT SEEMS THE REAL PROBLEM IS HONDA'S NEW "ORGANIC BRAKE PAD" THAT HEATS UP SO MUCH THAT IT WARPS THE BRAKE ROTOR WHICH CAUSES THE CAR TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE; THIS IS WHY HONDA JUST CAME OUT WITH A NEW REPLACEMENT BRAKE PAD MADE FROM DIFFERENT MATERIAL FROM THE ORIGINAL. *TR

Mileage: 27,000

I HAVE A 2008 HONDA ACCORD AND DRIVE ABOUT 22,000 MILES MAINLY HIGHWAY A YEAR. AT 20,000 MILES MY REAR BRAKES WENT OUT A YEAR AFTER PURCHASING. I WAS TOLD I MUST HAVE DROVE W/THE PARKING BRAKE ON AND BRAKES WERE REPLACED. NEXT, AS TIME WENT ON MANY OTHERS WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AND DEALERSHIPS WERE AWARE AND AGREED THIS WAS AN ISSUE BUT HONDA WASN'T DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I HAVE NOW REPLACED MY REAR BRAKES A SECOND TIME AND CALLED AMERICAN HONDA I HAVE 42,000 MILES THIS TIME. I WAS TOLD DUE TO THE HIGHWAY MILES I'M GETTING MORE OUT OF THE BRAKES THEN INTENDED. THE BRAKES ARE WORKING UP TO SPECS IS WHAT WAS SAID BUT ALSO SAID THAT HONDA KNOWS THIS ISN'T RIGHT FOR THE CUSTOMER OR FOR WHAT A HONDA BUYER IS EXPECTING BUT THERE WILL BE NO CHANGE. I WAS HEADING TOWARD THE MOUNTAINS OF CHATANOOGA WHEN I WAS GOING TO HIT THE MARK FOR REPLACEMENT. I WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR AND HAVE THE BRAKES GO OUT. I THOUGHT TO REPLACE THEM BEFORE THE NOISE I'D HEAR JUST IN CASE I WAS ON THE MOUNTAINS. I TOOK THE CAR IN AND MY ROTORS WERE EFFECTED EVEN THOUGH I HADN'T HEARD ANY SIGNAL NOISE YET AND THE REAR BRAKES NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE DEALERSHIPS APOLOGIZE AND ADMIT THEY'VE BROUGHT THIS TO HONDA'S ATTENTION BUT NOTHING IS DONE ABOUT IT. I COULD HAVE BEEN ON THOSE MOUNTAINS WITH IT GOING OUT BUT LUCKILY I KNEW ALREADY IT WAS A POSSIBILITY AND CONCERN. FOR ME, I'M GOING TO HAVE TO REPLACE THE REAR BRAKES YEARLY. IT IS STILL CHEAPER THAN ME BUYING A NEW CAR IN THIS ECONOMIC TIME BUT AWFUL TO BUY A TRUSTED NAME LIKE HONDA AND HAVE THIS SAFETY CONCERN EACH YEAR THAT A COMPANY IS AWARE OF BUT WON'T FIX OR TAKE ON THE COST OF REPAIR. I WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS HANDLED IN THIS YEARS MODEL BUT DON'T KNOW THAT FOR SURE. NO ONE IS THINKING AT 20,000 MILES THEIR REAR BRAKES MIGHT GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT I HOPE WILL BE ADDRESSED. I WAS TOLD TO SEND MY COMPLAINT HERE BY A SERVICE MECHANIC AT HONDA BECAUSE HE SAID HE KNOWS THIS IS AN ISSUE NOT BEING ADDRESSED. *TW

Mileage: 20,000

2008 HONDA ACCORD: TEMPORARY BRAKE LOCK EXPERIENCED WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED ON BUMPY ROAD OR ENTERING TO SHOPPING MALL PARKING LOT FROM NORMAL STREET. *TR

Mileage: 22,000

2008 HONDA ACCORD LXP 4 CYL. AUTO PURCHASED 9/23/2007. PRODUCT/ MANUFACTURING/ENGINEERING DEFECT IN REAR BRAKES - PREMATURE REAR BRAKE WEAR. REAR BRAKES REQUIRE NEW PADS AT APPROXIMATELY 22,000 TO 24,000 MILES. CONSUMERS ARE UNKNOWINGLY DRIVING CARS UNDER WARRANTY WITH REAR PADS BELOW SAFETY LEVEL. NEITHER THE DEALERSHIPS OR HONDA ARE ALERTING CUSTOMERS TO THE PROBLEM. THEY'RE WAITING UNTIL THE CUSTOMER HEARS A SQUEALING NOISE INDICATING METAL IS RUBBING AGAINST METAL, TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE REAR BRAKES ARE WORN. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT. THE: DEALERSHIPS, HONDA WORLDWIDE, AND AMERICAN HONDA ARE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. I DROVE THE CAR FOR 6 MONTHS OR LONGER WITH UNSAFE BRAKES. SO ARE THOUSANDS OF CONSUMERS. THE REAR PADS WERE AT 00MM AT 30,840. FRONT PADS AT 7MM AT 30,840 DEALERSHIPS ARE NOT TAKING A PROACTIVE APPROACH TO ENSURE THE CONSUMERS' SAFETY. THE BRAKES SHOULD BE CHECKED AT REGULAR INTERVALS AS EARLY AS 10,000 MILES. A CONSUMER COUNTS ON THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER TO ENSURE KNOWN EQUIPMENT AND SAFETY ISSUES ARE CORRECTED. THE DEALER AND MFR. COST FOR THE PART AND LABOR WITHOUT MARK-UPS IS $50 TO $75. CONSUMERS ARE BEING ASKED TO PAY FOR THE ONGOING REPAIRS AT A COST OF $180 - $255 INCLUDING THE MARK-UPS. CONSUMERS EXPECT THAT A NEW CAR UNDER WARRANTY WILL HAVE SAFE EQUIPMENT AND BRAKES. CONSUMERS ALSO EXPECT THAT THE HONDA DEALERSHIPS AND HONDA WORLDWIDE WILL ABSORB THE COST OF THE REPAIR. THE CONSUMER WOULD HAVE NO EXPENSE DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD AT A LOW MILEAGE WERE IT NOT FOR THE PRODUCT/ENGINEERING DEFECT. THERE SHOULD BE NO CASH OUTLAY BY THE CONSUMER. **THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND PRODUCT DEFECT ISSUE.** *TR

Mileage: 1

BRAKES STARTED MAKING NOISE. TOOK THE CAR IN FOR AN INSPECTION. PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WITH LESS THAN 25,000 ON THE NEW CAR. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

UNEVEN WEAR ON REAR BRAKES @ 30,000. *TR

Mileage: 28,000

BRAKES ON MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD HAVE PREMATURELY WORN - AT 19000 MILES THE HONDA DEALER SAID MY REAR BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED - THEY WERE AT .338 AND .336 - THIS IS UNHEARD OF. FRONT BRAKES WERE AT .8 AND OK. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT FOR 2008 & 2009 HONDA WENT TO SMALLER REAR PADS AND ROTORS AND THAT'S WHY THEY WEAR OUT SO FAST. THIS IS A SERIOUS DEFECT IN WORKMANSHIP. *TR

Mileage: 18,951

PREMATURE REAR BRAKE WEAR ON 2008 HONDA ACCORD. MY VEHICLE HAS ONLY 1.5 MM REMAINING ON REAR BRAKE PADS WITH JUST 17,200 MILES. HONDA CLAIMS THIS IS A RESULT OF MY DRIVING STYLE. IN FACT, THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW AFFECTING THOUSANDS OF 2008 HONDA ACCORDS. REAR BRAKE PADS ON A FRONT WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT 17,200 MILES. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 17,220

PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR ON 2008 HONDA ACCORDS. THE BRAKES ON MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT 17,000. HONDA CLAIMS THIS IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR; HOWEVER, ANY SEASONED DRIVER KNOWS BRAKES SHOULD LAST MUCH LONGER. AFTER SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG 2008 AND 2009 ACCORDS. SOME ARE HAVING TO REPLACE BRAKES AT 9,000 MILES. TO ME, THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. I HAD NO IDEA MY BRAKES NEEDED REPLACING. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS - NO SQUEAKING, NO CLICKING, THE CAR DID NOT DRIVE AND/OR BRAKE ANY DIFFERENTLY. TYPICALLY, I WOULD NOT HAVE THE BRAKES CHECKED AT 17,000 MILES FOR NO REASON. THE PROBLEM WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION ON A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE. TO ME, THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. HAD I NOT HAT THAT OIL CHANGE, I WOULD HAVE KEPT ON DRIVING AN UNSAFE CAR, WITH THE RISK OF A COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT COVER THE COST ($270) BECAUSE HONDA IS NOT ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH 2008 AND 2009 ACCORDS. IT IS NOT SAFE TO HAVE THIS MANY CARS ON THE ROAD WITH BRAKE ISSUES. I ELECTED TO TRADE IN THE CAR, RATHER THAN DEALING WITH HAVING TO REPLACE THE BRAKES EVERY 17,000 AND I DID NOT WANT TO DRIVE AN UNSAFE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 17,000

THE 2008 HONDA ACCORD HAS A BRAKING SYSTEM THAT WEARS TOO QUICKLY. I AM ALREADY DUE TO CHANGE THE REAR BRAKE PADS AND I ONLY HAVE 18500 MILES ON MY VEHICLE. MY BROTHER ALSO HAD TO CHANGE HIS BRAKES ON HIS 08 ACCORD AND HONDA WOULD NOT REPAIR FOR FREE. OBVIOUSLY THIS BRAKING SYSTEM IS DEFECTED AND NOT SAFE FOR THE SIMPLE FACT THAT NO REASONABLE HUMAN BEING SHOULD HAVE TO REPLACE BRAKES ON THEIR VEHICLE BEFORE 40-50000 MILES. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND THE VEHICLES SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPAIRED. *TR

Mileage: 18,500

I OWN A 2008 HONDA ACCORD EXL-V6. THE BRAKES ON THIS CAR ARE UNSAFE AND HAVE FAILED REPEATED WITH PREMATURE WEAR ON BOTH FRONT AND REAR BRAKES. I REPORTED THE ISSUE TO HONDA NATIONAL HQ WHEN MY CAR HAD ONLY 20,000 MILES, WAS GIVEN A CASE NUMBER, AND NOTHING WAS DONE EXCEPT TO APOLOGIZE FOR MY INCONVENIENCE. NOW LESS THAN 9 MONTHS LATER THE PROBLEM IS OCCURRING AGAIN. I JUST WENT ON A WEBSITE CALLED WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM AND SAW THAT ALMOST 500 PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED THE SAME ISSUE ! SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE AND HONDA NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 21,000

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

Mileage: 12,000

I HAVE A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. WAS TOLD BY DEALER REAR BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AFTER 15,000 MILE SERVICE. COST ME $200. DEALER SAYS THAT IT WOULDN'T COVER THE COST AND THERE'S NOTHING THEY COULD DO AND THAT I SHOULD COMPLAIN TO HONDA CORPORATE. I HAVE FILED A REPORT WITH HONDA. TOTALLY UNREASONABLE FOR A CAR'S REAR BRAKES TO BE REPLACED EVERY 15,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 15,000

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

Mileage: 23,000

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

Mileage: 21,235

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

Mileage: 25,744

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

Mileage: 17,450

MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD SEDAN EX HAD REAR BRAKES REPLACED AT 14,921, THE REAR BRAKES STARTED TO PRODUCE A METAL-TO-METAL SOUND WITHOUT ANY OTHER TYPE OF WARNING FROM THE SENSOR. I DIDN'T THINK THE REAR BRAKE PADS ARE WORN COMPLETELY SO I TOOK IT TO THE NEAREST HONDA DEALERSHIP. THE SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME THE REAR BRAKE PADS ARE COMPLETELY OUT AT 14,921 MILES. FROM MY OWN PERSONAL EXPERIENCE AND OTHERS FRIENDS/RELATIVES, NO FRONT WHEEL DRIVE CAR HAS REAR BRAKES REPLACED WITHIN 15,000 MILES. THE SERVICE ADVISOR WAS SURPRISE TO SEE THE REAR BRAKES WORN OUT AT 14,921 MILES AS WELL. IN JUNE 2009, MY CAR REACHED APPROXIMATELY 29,000 MILES AND THE SAME METAL-TO-METAL NOISE CAME BACK AND AGAIN, MY REAR BRAKES ARE COMPLETELY WORN OUT AND NEEDS REPLACEMENT. I'VE GONE THROUGH 2 SETS OR REAR BRAKE PADS BEFORE REACHING 30,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 14,921

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

Mileage: 21,307

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

Mileage: 16,000

I WOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST THAT NHTSA INVESTIGATE THE BRAKING SYSTEM ON THE 2008 HONDA ACCORD AND OTHER MODELS WITH THE SAME BRAKING SYSTEM. BRAKES SEEM TO BE EXPERIENCING PREMATURE WEAR AND ROTORS ARE BECOMING WARPED AT 30,000 MILES OR MUCH SOONER. HUNDREDS OF OTHER 2008 HONDA ACCORD OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED OF THE SAME PROBLEM ON CAR RELATED FORUMS. I REALIZE THAT BRAKES ARE TYPICALLY A WEAR AND TEAR THING, BUT THE SPEED AT WHICH THESE BRAKES WEAR SEEMS EXCESSIVE. *TR

Mileage: 15,000

VEHICLE BRAKES WEAR EXTREMELY FAST. 6 MONTHS INTO NORMAL USE, AND THE PADS AND ROTORS ARE OF POOR QUALITY. NEW, AND SQUEALING AFTER 1 MONTH OF USE. PRESSURE ON PEDAL MUST BE USED MORE AS THE BREAKS WEAR. *TR

Mileage: 5,000

PREMATURE REAR BRAKE WEAR ON MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD LX. ONLY 11,000 MILES. THIS IS NOT NORMAL. PAID $250 JUST TO GET BRAKES REPLACED. REPORTED PROBLEM TO HONDA AND BBB BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE BECAUSE THEY ARE SAYING THAT IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. HOWEVER THOSE BRAKES SHOULD AT LEAST LAST FOR ANOTHER 20,000 MILES BEFORE THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED. I FOUND ON THE WEB MANY OTHER CONSUMERS LIKE ME WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE BECAUSE IF YOUR BRAKES RUN OUT PREMATURELY YOU MIGHT END UP CRASHING AND EITHER DYING OR KILLING SOMEONE ELSE, AND AS A RESULT HONDA IS GOING TO SUFFER GREATLY. PLEASE ADDRESS THIS SITUATION. *TR

PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR ON 2008 HONDA ACCORD. AT ABOUT 13,500 MILES, DEALER SAID REAR BRAKE PADS NEEDED REPLACEMENT. I PROTESTED AND THEY SAID I COULD GO UNTIL BRAKES WERE SQUEAKING. HAD TO HAVE THEM REPLACED TODAY AT 19,653. THERE ARE MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINT ON LINE. I THINK NEEDING TO REPLACE PADS EVERY 20K MILES INDICATES A PRODUCT THAT WARRANTS A RECALL. I'VE HAD HONDAS AND OTHER CARS IN THE PAST WITH NO SIMILAR PROBLEM. NOT DO TO BEING HEAVY ON THE BRAKES BECAUSE, THE DEALER EXPLAINED THAT HARD BRAKING MAKES USE MAINLY OF THE FRONT BRAKES. *TR

Mileage: 19,653

OUR 2008 ACCORD HAD 29,000 MILES ON IT WHEN THE BRAKES BEGAN SQUEALING. THE HONDA DEALER CHECKED IT AND SAID WE NEEDED NEW REAR BRAKE PADS AND THE ROTORS NEEDED TURNING. I CALLED HONDA AMERICA THEY, LIKE THE DEALER, SAID IT WAS A WEAR AND TEAR ITEM. I HAD AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO REPLACE THE PADS. HE SAID THE ROTORS DID NOT NEED TURNING. MY MECHANIC SAID HE HAD NEVER SEEN PADS WEAR THAT QUICK. IT MUST BE A DEFECT IN THE PADS. HONDA WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT IN THIS CASE. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED. *TR

Mileage: 29,000

I HAVE 19000 MILES ON MY CAR AND THE BACK BRAKE NEEDED REPLACING. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE BACK BRAKES AND RESURFACED THE ROTORS DUE TO PREMATURE BRAKE WEARING. ACCORDING TO CARCOMPLAINTS.COM THERE ARE MANY OTHER 2008 HONDA ACCORDS THAT ARE HAVING THIS SAME FAILURE. I HAVE A 2 YEAR OLD AND CANNOT AND WILL NOT HAVE HER IN DANGER TO DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT ON A BRAND NEW CAR. *TR

Mileage: 19,000

NO ACCIDENT BUT THE BRAKES WERE BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WAY TO EARLY. *TR

Mileage: 14,000

I PURCHASED MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD ON LAST MARCH. I WAS HAPPY WITH THE CAR, UNTIL RECENTLY, BECAUSE I BEGAN TO HEAR A SQUEAKING NOISE FROM MY REAR BRAKE SYSTEM. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY SAID THAT IT WAS THE WEATHER. THEY SAID THE NOISE SHOULD GO AWAY WHEN IT WARMS UP, AND NOW WE WARMING AND I CONTINUE TO HEAR THE SQUEAKING NOISE. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE, BECAUSE I ONLY HAVE A LITTLE OVER 13K MILES ON MY CAR. I HAVE HEARD AND READ MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, BUT HONDA REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE, BECAUSE WE AS THE CONSUMER SHOULD BE PAYING FOR ANYTHING THAT IS OUT OF OUR CONTROL. I FEEL HONDA SHOULD ORDER A NATIONAL RECALL ON THE HONDA ACCORDS TO RECTIFY THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I OWN A 2008 HONDA ACCORD EXL, THE REAR BRAKE PADS ARE ALREADY WORN OUT AND I AM NOT EVEN AT 20K. I HAVE BROUGHT IT TO A HONDA DEALER WHO SAYS THAT I AM NOT THE FIRST PERSON TO REPORT THIS PROBLEM. I FIND THAT THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE ESPECIALLY FOR THE KIND OF CAR I BOUGHT, A HONDA, WHICH IS SUPPOSED TO BE A TRUSTWORTHY, RELIABLE CAR AND OWNER'S SHOULD NOT BE FORCED WITH REPLACING BRAKE PADS EVERY 20K. I WOULD THINK WITH SO MANY UNHAPPY OWNERS HONDA WOULD DO GOOD BY THEM AND MAKE THIS RIGHT. AT LEAST HAVE THE BRAKE PADS AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE INSTEAD OF PAYING 200$ BUCKS VS ONLY BEING ABLE TO HAVE HONDA REPLACE THEM! NOT TO MENTION THIS HAPPENS RIGHT BEFORE A 20K RECOMMENDED SERVICE WHICH COSTS $120.00 AND THAT BEING RIGHT AFTER I JUST SPENT $180.00 ON THE 15K SERVICE.. ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS AND I WILL DEFINITELY THINK ABOUT PURCHASING ANY MORE HONDA'S DOWN THE ROAD, IF THIS IS THE WAY THEY ARE TREATING THEIR CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE BEEN LOYAL AND ONLY EXPECT THE BEST FROM THEM!! *TR

Mileage: 19,600

PURCHASED CAR AND DROVE OFF THE HONDA LOT AS NEW CAR ON 4.3.2008. GRINDING SOUND AT REAR OF CAR NOTICED AT 17500 MILES ON OR ABOUT 1.01.2009. TOOK THE CAR INTO HONDA, THEY HAD TO REPLACE WORK REAR BRAKE PADS AT A COST OF $300. I COMPLAINED AND SAID IT WAS TOO SOON TO REPLACE THEM, HONDA SAID IT WAS WEAR AND TEAR AND I HAD TO PAY. I RESEARCHED THIS SITE AND FOUND 5 SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. I AM CALLING HONDA AT 18009995901 TO LODGE A COMPLAINT AND I URGE YOU TO DO THE SAME. *TR

Mileage: 17,500

REAR BRAKE PADS WORE OUT AT APPROXIMATELY 20K MILES. DEALER ADVISED THAT THIS IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. *TR

2008 HONDA ACCORD REAR BRAKES WEARING PRE MATURELY. THE REAR BRAKE PADS ARE WEARING COMPLETELY OUT AROUND 20K TO 30K MILES. THE INNER BRAKE PADS SEEM TO WEAR 80% MORE THAN THE OUTER BRAKE PADS. COULD BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE FOR SOME. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

I PURCHASED A 2008 HONDA ACCORD EXL AUTOMATIC V6 IN SEPTEMBER 2007. ON NOV 14, 2008 THE DEALERSHIP INFORMS ME THAT THE REAR BRAKES ARE WORN DOWN TO THE ROTORS AND NEED TO BE REPLACED AT 29-30,000 MILES. NEVER HAVE I REPLACED BREAKS THIS SOON ON A NEW VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME VEHICLE HAVE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR PROBLEMS, AND HAVE REPLACED THEIRS WITH LESS MILES. I AM ALSO INFORMED THAT THIS IS WEAR AND TEAR WHICH IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. AFTER RESEARCHING IT ON THE WEB, THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THE BRAKE PADS PLACED ON THESE VEHICLE NEED TO BE INVESTIGATED FURTHER. *TR