2006 Honda Accord SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

The AC DELCO brake pads were reported to be designed for use on the front calipers of a 2006 Honda Accord. While performing a routine brake caliper cleaning and inspection, I observed that the friction material completely separated from the metal backing plate on the passenger outboard brake pad. Additionally, an area near the top portion of the friction material cracked, forming an approximate one inch vertical tear through the pad. The crack was missing approximately 4 to 5 millimeters of friction material across horizontally (i.e., it was possible to look through it). Separation of the friction material from the backing plate appeared to be partially from corrosion/rust that was able to occur behind the friction material; between it and the metal backing plate. The two points at which protrusions from the friction material attached to the backing plate experienced shear and were completely severed. This resulted in diminished braking capacity and may have contributed to a minor accident as the car was not braking as effectively or responsively as usual.

I BOUGHT MY CAR NEW IN 2006 I CURRENTLY HAVE 42,000 MILES ON IT AND HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE REAR BRAKE PADS AND FRONT BRAKES REPLACED ALREADY. THE REAR PADS WERE REPLACE AROUND 30,000 AND THE FRONT ROTORS AT 42,000. HAVING BRAKES REPLACED AT THIS MILEAGE DOESN'T SEEM REASONABLE. *TR

I OWN A 2006 HONDA ACCORD COUPE AND FIND THAT EVEN IN THIS VEHICLE THERE IS A MOMENTARY LOSS OF BRAKING CAPABILITY WHILE TRAVELING OVER AN UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE, POTHOLE OR BUMP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 30 MPH WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS RESISTANT AND BEGAN TO PUSH BACK AGAINST HIS FOOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. UPDATED 12/30/10

HONDA REAR BRAKE PADS REPLACED TWICE IN 48,000 MILES. FRONT BRAKES STILL GOOD. *TR

2006 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH REGARDS TO THE ACCORD BEING OMITTED FROM THE RECALL. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAS EXPERIENCED THE SOFT PEDAL ISSUE IN WHICH A TSB WAS ISSUED.

VIBRATION AND SHUDDER WHEN BRAKING - LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY. HAD THIS PROBLEM EARLIER IN ABOUT A YEAR AFTER CAR WAS PURCHASED. DEALER RESURFACED ROTORS AND THAT SEEMED TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM IS BACK AND SEEMS MOST PROMINENT WHEN THE WEATHER IS WARM. NOT SURE WHY THIS ISSUE KEEPS REAPPEARING - HAVE LESS THAN 50K MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND ROTORS SEEM TO BE WARPING WHEN HOT. *TR

2006 HONDA ACCORD 2-DOOR 4-CYL, REAR BRAKES WORN OUT AT 32,000 MILES, FRONT BRAKES STILL AT 60%, REAR BRAKES PADS REPLACED AND ROTORS MACHINED AT COST OF $199. *TR

PREMATURE REAR BRAKE WEAR ON 2006 HONDA ACCORD EX-V6 AUTOMATIC. REAR BRAKES ARE WEARING BEFORE FRONT BRAKES. SCREECHING FROM REAR BRAKES AT 30K. *TR

I HAVE HAD SEVERAL VISITS TO THE DEALER OVER THE PAST YEAR AND HALF WITH POPPING OR CLUNKING NOISES IN THE BRAKES. ALSO, SEVERAL TIMES THE CAR JUDDERED WHEN STOPPING. THE FRONT ROTORS WERE TURNED AT APPROX. IN FEB. '08, @27000 MILES, AND AGAIN AT APPROX. IN AUG. OR SEP '08@ 38,000 MILES PLUS THE FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED. ON DEC. 26, 2008 JUDDERED EXITING THE INTERSTATE TO STOP FOR LUNCH. AFTER STOPPING FOR LUNCH, THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL LOCKED UP ON ME 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE CLOSEST HONDA DEALERSHIP. THE ONLY THING THEY FOUND WAS CONTAMINATION IN THE BRAKE LINES. I DROVE THE CAR FROM THIS DEALERSHIP HOME AND TO THE DEALER WHERE ALL OF THE SERVICE HAS BEEN DONE. THEY FLUSHED THE BRAKE LINES ON MONDAY, DEC. 29. TOLD ME TO RETURN IN 500 MILES AND THEY WOULD FLUSH THE LINES AGAIN. LESS THAN 150 MILES LATER, THE RIGHT FRONT LOCKED UP ON ME AGAIN ON FRI. JAN. 2, 2009. ONCE AGAIN, I TOOK MY CAR TO HONDA ON SAT. 3, 09. THEY FLUSHED THE LINES AGAIN, CHECKED EVERYTHING, TURNED THE REAR ROTORS, DROVE THE CAR 323 MILES WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME TO BE CAREFUL AND TOLD ME TO RETURN IF THE BRAKES ACTED UP AGAIN. ALL THE TIME THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE IN WORKING ORDER AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *TR

REAR BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 28,431 MILES. CONTRIBUTING FACTOR MAY BE THAT 99% OF THE 28,431 MILES ACCRUED FROM CITY DRIVING. INSPECTION REVEALED FRONT BRAKE PADS DID NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED AT THIS TIME. *TR

REAR BRAKES WORN OUT ON 2006 HONDA ACCORD. I WENT TO HAVE THE ROTORS ON THE REAR BRAKES TURNED AND THE TECH MEASURED THEM AND THEY WERE BOTH AT 8.5 MM. INDICATING THAT THEY HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN TURNED. THE CAR HAS 50K MILES AND HAS HAD THE REAR BRAKES REPLACED TWICE. THESE BRAKE PADS ARE TINY FOR SUCH A LARGE CAR AND I FEEL THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. THE PADS WEAR OUT MUCH FASTER THAN ANY OTHER CAR I HAVE OWNED AND WOULDN'T EXPECT THIS TO OCCUR. THEREFORE, IT MAKES IT A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE AN AVERAGE DRIVER WOULDN'T THINK TO CHECK THIS CONDITION. THE FRONT BRAKES ARE IN GOOD SHAPE, WHY WOULD ONE SET OF BRAKES WEAR OUT SO MUCH FASTER THAN THE OTHER SET? *TR

BRAKE FAILURE AFTER 10 MINUTES OF DRIVING DOWN FROM YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK. PEDAL AND VEHICLE PULSING NOTICEABLY TO PASSENGERS AND DRIVER. EXTREME PEDAL PRESSURE WAS INEFFECTUAL IN SLOWING VEHICLE. *TR

CAR: 2006 HONDA ACCORD EXL DEFECT: REAR BRAKE UNEVEN WEAR CURRENT MILEAGE 23,950 PROBLEM: MY MECHANIC HAS INSPECTED THE BREAKS TODAY AND INFORMED ME THAT MY ACCORD HAS AN ASSEMBLY DEFECT. REAR BRAKE PADS ARE NOT WEARING OUT EVENLY, WITH EXTERIOR PADS (BOTH SIDES IN THE REAR) HAVE ABOUT 50% LIFE LEFT -- AND INTERIOR PADS ON BOTH SIDES HAVE 0% LIFE LEFT. THIS INDICATES THE FAULTY ASSEMBLY THAT CAUSES THE INTERIOR PADS NOT RELEASING COMPLETELY AFTER BRAKING. AS A RESULT, THERE IS A DISPROPORTIONATE WEAR OF PADS. *TR THANK YOU!

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ACCORD. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE. ON ONE OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE BRAKES LOCKED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SLIDE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE BRAKE FLUID WAS DISCOLORED AND CONTAMINATED. THE TECHNICIAN FLUSHED THE BRAKE LINES TWICE AND IS IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THE BRAKE CALIPERS. THE CONTACT CALLED AN INDEPENDENT TECHNICIAN AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENTIRE BRAKE COMPONENT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND IS WAITING FOR A RESPONSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

AT ABOUT 15K MILES STARTED TO FEEL WOBBLE IN THE WHEEL AND CAR WHEN BRAKES APPLIED CONTINUED TO GET WORSE, HAD TO REPLACE PADS AND ROTORS WITH AFTERMARKET ONES OF BETTER QUALITY. *TR

THE BRAKES IN THIS CAR HAVE NEVER WORKED PROPERLY SINCE DAY 1. LOTS OF VIBRATION, VERY TOUCHY, ETC.. AND I NOTICE ALOT OF BREAK DUST IN THE TIRES. DEFINITELY A PROBLEM. *TR

BRAKES ARE EXTREMELY SENSITIVE. APPLYING THE BRAKES WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS CAN OFTEN GIVE THE FEELING THAT THE OCCUPANTS MAY HIT THE WINDSHIELD...EVEN THOUGH WEARING SEATBELTS. HONDA SERVICE TECH'S HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THEY ARE THAT WAY BUT MAINTAIN "THAT IS JUST THE WAY THEY ARE" AND "YOU'RE JUST GOING TO HAVE TO GET USED TO IT." I'VE OWNED THIS CAR ALMOST 2 YEARS AND IT IS THE ONLY ONE I EVER DRIVE...AND I AM NOT ABLE TO BRAKE THIS CAR SMOOTHLY. WHEN I OFFER TO LET OTHERS DRIVE MY CAR THEY COMMENT ON THE TOUCHY BRAKES AND HAVE MENTIONED THAT IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. BASED ON COMMENTS BY HONDA SERVICE TECH'S AND OTHER DRIVERS, I FEEL THAT HONDA IS WELL AWARE OF THIS POOR BRAKE DESIGN BUT REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TR

MY 06 HONDA ACCORD WAS SHAKING WHEN BRAKING AT 24K MILES I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY CHECK THE BRAKES SAID NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. AT 36K MILES I HAD TO CHANGE THE BACK BRAKE PADS. I TOLD THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT'S NOT RIGHT BUT HE SAID SORRY YOU NEED THEM NOTHING I CAN DO. 13K MILES LATER THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. SO I HAVE 50K MILES ON THE CAR STILL HAVE THE ORIGINAL BRAKE PADS ON THE FRONT AND ARE ON MY THIRD SET OF PADS IN THE BACK. BUT THEY SAY NO PROBLEMS ?!@#$%!!!! *TR

BRAKES GRAB SUDDENLY WHEN APPLIED, BRINGING CAR TO AN ABRUPT STOP AND JERKING THE OCCUPANTS FORWARD. DEALER HAS REVIEWED TWICE. TOLD WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS. ON DEALERS SUGGESTION CALLED HONDA AMERICA. REPRESENTATIVE SCOTT TOLD ME NOTHING COULD BE DONE. PUT HIM ON NOTICE OF SAFETY PROBLEM ,COMPLAINT #N012007-04-2401645. *JB

I PURCHASED MY 2006 HONDA ACCORD IN NOVEMBER 2005. I NOTICED A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO THAT I HAVE A VIBRATION IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAD TO TAKE THE REAR ROTORS OFF AND SAND THEM DOWN. I WAS PERPLEXED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 13,000 MILES ON IT. ACCORDING TO HONDA STANDARDS, THAT IS NOT EVEN A BREAK IN PERIOD. I HAVE ALSO HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY ALARM SYSTEM THE COUPLE OF MONTHS I HAD IT, BUT THAT PROBLEM HAS BEEN REMEDIED. SINCE THEN, I NOTICED MY HEADLIGHTS DIM ON OCCASION AND I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THIS IS A "NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC" OF THE VEHICLE. IT AMAZES ME HOW SENSITIVE THIS CAR IS. I THOUGHT THE SITUATION WITH THE BRAKES WAS IMPORTANT TO LOG A COMPLAINT. THIS IS MY THIRD HONDA, AND THIS IS THE VERY FIRST TIME I HAD TO TAKE A HONDA TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR OTHER THAN AN USUAL SERVICE. I AM NOT VERY HAPPY ABOUT THIS. I AM AT THE POINT WHERE I AM THINKING ABOUT GETTING RID OF THE VEHICLE AND IT IS NOT A YEAR OLD YET. *NM

I PURCHASED A NEW 2006 HONDA ACCORD IN MARCH 2006 AND I EXPERIENCED A THUMPING IN THE BRAKE PEDAL AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER AND RETURNED THE VEHICLE WHERE THEY RESURFACED THE ROTORS. I WAS NOT HAPPY WITH A NEW VEHICLE HAVING RESURFACED ROTORS SO I HAD THE DEALER MAKE A NOTATION ON MY WARRANTY ORDER. WITHIN A WEEK I WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY RESURFACED THEM AGAIN AND I WAS REAL UNHAPPY BECAUSE WHEN I LEFT THE DEALER THE PROBLEM WAS STILL THERE. I CONTACTED THE SERVICE MANAGER WHO AGREED TO HAVE THE ROTORS CHANGED WHICH SUPPOSEDLY THEY DID. WELL I AM STARTING TO EXPERIENCE THE SAME TYPE OF THUMPING WHEN EXITING THE HIGHWAY BUT AT A LESSER LEVEL AT THIS TIME. I DO FEEL HOWEVER THAT HONDA MAY HAVE A PROBLEM IN THIS AREA AND WOULD HOPE THEY CORRECT IT SOON AS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE OWNED HONDA'S SINCE 1975 AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THE AMOUNT OF PROBLEM I HAVE HAD WITH THIS HONDA AS I HAVE ON ALL MY OTHER HONDA'S COMBINED. *JB

2005 HONDA ACCORD LX WITH REAR DRUM BRAKES: WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (65 MPH), THE BRAKES PULSE HEAVILY. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN PRESENT FROM WHEN THE CAR WAS NEW. THE SAME PULSATION IS PRESENT ON A 2004 HONDA ACCORD LX WITH REAR DRUM BRAKES. *NM

THE FOURTH INCIDENT TOOK PLACE ON THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 2006. MY VEHICLE HAD BEEN DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 3591 MILES. THE DETAILS OF THE INCIDENT WERE AS FOLLOWS: I PARKED MY VEHICLE IN THE GARAGE AT APPROXIMATELY 4:40 PM ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 2006. I STARTED MY VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 5:40 AM ON THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 2006, AND ALLOWED THE ENGINE TO IDLE FOR APPROXIMATELY 4 TO 5 MINUTES. I INCREASED THE RPM TO 1500 TWO TIMES FOR ONE SECOND EACH. I REVERSED AND BRAKED. MY VEHICLE STOPPED. I DROVE FORWARD UP AN INCLINE AND BRAKED. THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME VERY HARD. I WAS UNABLE TO PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL. MY VEHICLE ROLLED INTO THE STREET AND EVENTUALLY STOPPED. FORTUNATELY, NO PEDESTRIANS OR CARS WERE PRESENT IN THE STREET. I CALLED AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC. MY CASE IS CURRENTLY BEING REVIEWED. I HAVE CALLED AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC. FIVE TIMES AND I HAVE WRITTEN ONE LETTER. I HAVE ALSO OPENED A CLAIM WITH BBB AUTO LINE.*JB

THE FIFTH INCIDENT ALSO TOOK PLACE ON THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 2006. MY VEHICLE HAD BEEN DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 3591 MILES. THE DETAILS OF THE INCIDENT WERE AS FOLLOWS: THE FIFTH INCIDENT OCCURRED A FEW MINUTES AFTER THE FOURTH INCIDENT. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE AFTER THE FOURTH INCIDENT AND TURNED RIGHT. I DROVE FORWARD ON A FLAT SURFACE AT NO MORE THAN 15 MPH. I APPROACHED A STOP SIGN. I BRAKED IN ADVANCE OF THE STOP SIGN. THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME VERY HARD. I WAS UNABLE TO PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CAR ROLLED INTO THE INTERSECTION AND EVENTUALLY STOPPED. FORTUNATELY, NO PEDESTRIANS OR CARS WERE PRESENT AT THE INTERSECTION. I CALLED AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC. MY CASE IS CURRENTLY BEING REVIEWED. I HAVE CALLED AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC. FIVE TIMES AND I HAVE WRITTEN ONE LETTER. I HAVE ALSO OPENED A CLAIM WITH BBB AUTO LINE. *JB