2008 Honda Accord Electrical System

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.

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT DID NOT WORK. ALSO, THE VEHICLE'S BATTERY DIED AND WAS REPLACED TEN TIMES UNDER WARRANTY SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW. ALSO, THE DRIVER'S SIDE ELECTRIC WINDOW STOPPED WORKING. GWINNETT PLACE HONDA (3325 SATELLITE BLVD, DULUTH, GA 30096, (678) 274-6206) DIAGNOSED THAT AN UNCOVERED FUSE CAUSED THE FAILURES. IN ADDITION, THE SUN ROOF MALFUNCTIONED AND THE REMOTE CASING FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXTENDED 75,000 MILE WARRANTY EXPIRED BY FIVE MILES; THEREFORE, THE DEALER WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE FOR FREE. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE FUSE ON HER OWN, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V346000 (AIR BAGS), 16V056000 (AIR BAGS), AND 09E063000 (EQUIPMENT); ALTHOUGH, THE DEALER STATED OTHERWISE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

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 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.

IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM CAR WOULD SOMETIMES START SOMETIMES WOULD NOT EVEN DO ANYTHING NO POWER NO CLICKING JUST DEAD NEW BATTERY EVERYTHING CHECKED OUT OKAY WHEN I BROUGHT IT TO THE MECHANIC LEFT ME STRANDED LAST WEEK AND HAD IT TOWED THIS TIME IT FAILED TO START WITH ALL ATTEMPTS, REPLACING IGNITION SWITCH, CAR WAS OFF WHEN THIS HAPPENED EACH TIME

CAR JUST STALLED IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC - VERY SCARY. GOT PUSHED TO SHOULDER. CAR STARTED AND THEN STALLED. HAD TO GET TOWED. COMPUTER DIAGNOSTICS SHOW NOTHING. MECHANIC HAS BEEN DRIVING IT AND THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS. READING ABOUT HOW HONDA HAS IGNITION SWITCHES THAT GO BAD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SAFETY RESTRAINT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COMPUTER MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 111,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO START AND AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE VTC ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

THE REMOTE KEY FOB FAILS TO LOCK THE VEHICLE AFTER STOPPING, TURNING OFF ENGINE AND EXITING. ALSO, THE DOORS REMAIN LOCKED AFTER THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED AND ENGINE IS TURNED OFF. *TR

I WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH SHUDDERING IN MY CAR. ON JANUARY 21, 2013, I LOGGED A COMPLAINT NUMBER WITH HONDA USA. THEIR RECOMMENDATION WAS FOR ME TO HAVE MY CAR LOOKED AT BY A CERTIFIED HONDA TECHNICIAN. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR JANUARY 25TH AND TOOK THE CAR IN. THE CERTIFIED DEALER IN COUNTRYSIDE CALLED TO TELL ME HE WAS ABLE TO REPLICATE THE ISSUE. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN DID AN UPLOAD OF MORE RECENT SOFTWARE AND THE ISSUE SEEMED TO BE FIXED. I WAS SKEPTICAL. WHEN I ARRIVED TO PICK UP MY VEHICLE, I WAS SHOWN A SERVICE BULLETIN THAT HONDA SERVICE WAS RECEIVING NOTIFYING THEM OF THE ISSUE. I ASKED WHY HONDA WAS NOT ACTIVELY RECALLING THE CARS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID THEY DID NOT KNOW WHY. *TR

I HAD JUST BOUGHT A USED 2008 ACCORD,WHILE DRIVING AT 45-50 MPH AT NIGHT,I NOTICED THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD BLINK. AFTER SEVERAL TIMES,I GOT CURIOUS AND STARTED TIMING THE OCCURRENCE. THE LIGHTS WOULD BLINK EVERY 35 -45 SEC. THE HEAT WAS ON SINCE IT IS COLD IN NH IN JAN. I WHEN TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY ASKED IF THE HEAT WAS ON,AND TO TRY SHUTTING THE HEATER OFF TO SEE IF IT STOPPED, WHICH IT DID. MY CONCERN IS TRAFFIC AT INTERSECTING ROADS COULD ASSUME THAT I AM FLASHING THE LIGHTS TO LET THEM PROCEED. NOT TO MENTION THAT IT IS AGGRAVATING AND THIS IS THE FIRST VEHICLE THAT I HAVE OWNED IN OVER 40 YEARS OF DRIVING THAT HAS THIS PROBLEM. I SEE THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME ISSUE BUT HONDA SAYS THAT IS THE WAY IT IS. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE IN THIS VEHICLE OR ANY OTHER VEHICLE IN THE 21ST CENTURY. *TR

MOTOR SHUTS DOWN REGARDLESS OF SPEED AND CAN SOMETIMES BE RESTARTED BY APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE IGNITION SWITCH KEY FORWARD TO RESTART IF POSSIBLE WHILE ON ROADWAY. OTHERWISE, MUST EXECUTE A QUICK RESPONSE TO LOSING POWER BRAKING, STEERING AND ETC. AND DRIVE TO SAFETY AT OFF ROAD LOCATION. UPON REMOVING THE IGNITION KEY FROM SWITCH MODULE, THE METAL KEY WAS EXTREMELY HOT, STARTING ENGINE BACK UP OFTEN WAS NOT POSSIBLE UNTIL IGNITION SWITCH AND KEY COOLED DOWN. THIS OCCURRENCE PUT AN UNREASONABLE RISK ON OCCUPANTS DUE POSSIBLE ACCIDENTS. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V120000 ADDRESSED THIS ISSUE. HOWEVER, REJECTION OF APPLYING RECALL TO MY VEHICLE, EVEN THOUGH THE SITUATION WAS EXACTLY IDENTICAL TO RECALL BY HONDA DEALER, WHO REPLACED SWITCH AT MY EXPENSE AND REFUSED TO CONSIDER THAT RECALL APPLIED TO THE IGNITION UNIT AS NOT ON RECALL LIST. I QUESTIONED SENSIBILITY OF THIS AS MY CAR'S IGNITION SWITCH WAS MALFUNCTIONING EXACTLY AS THE IGNITION SWITCH UNDER RECALL. DUE TO DEALER'S DISPOSAL AND INABILITY TO RETRIEVE REPLACED ITEM, UNABLE TO COMPARE PART NUMBER TO HONDA'S LIST OF BAD SWITCH COMPONENTS. I HAVE PLACED A COMPLAINT WITH HONDA MOTORS U.S.A., CASE #[XXX] WHICH WAS REJECTED DUE THAT THEY DON'T SHOW VIN# IS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I QUESTIONED THIS WITH THEM AS RECALL AND ACTUAL EVENTS OCCURRING WITH MY AUTO WERE IDENTICAL. THEY ADVISED THAT REFUND OF THE $184.74 FOR REPLACING THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE EVEN THOUGH PROBLEM WAS IDENTICAL WITH RECALL AS MY VEHICLE WASN'T INCLUDED. *TR

THIS STARTED AROUND APRIL 1ST OF 2011. EVERYTIME I START THE CAR IN THE MORNING, I GET A GRINDING NOISE THAT LAST LESS THEN TWO SECONDS. I THINK THE STARTER IS GOING OUT. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN WHEN THE CAR IS ONLY 4YRS OLD. THERE SHOULD BE A EMERGENCY RECALL ON THE STARTERS. THE CAR WAS DOING FIND WHEN THIS PROBLEM STARTED HAPPENING. *KB

I HAVE A HONDA ACCORD LX 2008 SEDAN WHICH I BOUGHT 2 YEARS AGO. EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THIS EACH YEAR WITHOUT FAIL I HAVE EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT LACK OF POWER DURING ACCELERATION WHICH HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, EACH TIME IT HAS LASTED ANY WHERE FROM 20 TO 45MINS ,THERE NO ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ON OR ANY INDICATION LIGHT OF A MALFUNCTION. I REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP LEFT THE CAR WITH THEM OVER NIGHT I WAS TOLD THAT THEY RAN THE AUTOMATED COMPUTER TEST AND NOTHING WAS FOUND TO BE WRONG WITH THE CAR , THE SECOND TIME IT OCCURRED I CALLED HONDA USA AND REPORTED THE SAME INCIDENT , I WAS CONTACTED BY HONDA TOLD TO TAKE TO A DEALERSHIP , I LEFT THE CAR OVER A WEEK AND WAS TOLD THE AUTOMATED TEST SHOWED NOTHING AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM . THIS SAME THING OCCURRED AGAIN THIS YEAR AND I CONTACTED HONDA DEALERSHIP , I PRODUCED A BULLETIN FROM HONDA WEB SITE DESCRIBING EXACTLY THE PROBLEM MY CAR HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING , I CONTACTED HONDA TOOK IT THE DEALERSHIP I WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR VIN # RANGE WASN'T COVERED IN THOSE AFFECTED SINCE MY CAR HAD A MORE RECENT SOFT WARE UP DATE. AND THAT THEY WILL HAVE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, AS PER HONDA REQUEST I LEFT THE CAR AND I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO, EVEN THOUGH THE PROBLEM HAD PERSISTED AND HAS BEING RECURRING I WAS TOLD TO BRING IT IN WHEN IT OCCURS AGAIN BUT ITS HAD HAPPENED THREE TIMES ALREADY I HAVE A. MY FRUSTRATION STEMS FROM THE FACT THAT HONDA USA CLAIMS THAT MY CAR HAS AN UP DATED SOFT WARE AND EVEN THE OVER RIDE COULD NOT BE POSSIBLE , BUT THE PROBLEM DETAILED IN THE HONDA BULLETIN MEMO DESCRIBES WHAT'S HAPPENING TO MY CAR. THE BULLETIN STATES THUS : SOME 2008 ACCORD L4 VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE AN INTERMITTENT LACK OF POWER DUE TO INTERFERENCE OR NOISE ON THE KNOCK SENSOR SIGNAL CIRCUIT .INTERFERENCE OR NOISE ON THE CIRCUIT CAN CAUSE THE PCM TO RETARD THE IGNITION TIMING , CAUSING A DECREASE IN ENGINE POWER USUALLY DURING ACCELERATION. *TR

2008 HONDA ACCORD EX-L, 4 CYL ENGINE. HEADLIGHTS CONSTANTLY BLINK (DIM) WHEN AC OR AUTOMATIC TEMP CONTROL IS ACTIVATED. LIGHTS DIM FOR ABOUT 4 SECONDS AND THEN RETURN TO NORMAL REGARDLESS OF SPEED. OTHER DRIVERS THINK THAT I AM SIGNALING THEM AND SOMETIMES BECOME VERY IRATE AND THREATENING. HONDA AND DEALER INDICATE THE PROBLEM IS NORMAL. SEARCH ON INTERNET INDICATES A LARGE NUMBER OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON 2008 ACCORD. *TR

LIGHTS DIM CONSTANTLY WHILE DRIVING THE CAR. CARS HAVE MOVED OUT OF MY LANE BECAUSE THE DIM IS SOMETIMES VERY STRONG. DEALERSHIP LOOKED AT SEVERAL TIMES AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG EXCEPT THAT THE CHARGING SYSTEM HAS SOME NEW COMPONENT PART THAT IS TO CREATE MORE "JUICE" WHEN NEEDED AND IT ISN'T SWITCH FAST ENOUGH, BUT NO REPAIR WAS COMPLETED. *TR

I BOUGHT MY HONDA ACCORD EX JUST LAST YEAR, AND I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY REAR BRAKES. IT BEGAN WITH A METAL SCRAPING NOISE FROM THE REAR WHEEL WELL. THERE IS AN ABNORMAL NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE REGARDING 2008 HONDA ACCORD'S PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR. IT WOULD BE THE BEST THINGO FOR AN INVESTIGATOR TO LOOK AT HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/ACCORD/2008/BRAKES/PREMATURE_BRAKE_WEAR.SHTML TO SEE JUST HOW COMPLAINTS OF EXACT SAME ISSUE HAVE BEEN REPORTED ONLINE. THIS ISSUE MUST BE RESOLVED, AND HONDA SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRING THEM OR REIMBURSING OWNERS FOR ANY REPAIRS DONE, AS ANY PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES ARE SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. THANK YOU. *TR

2008 ACCORD 4CYL. HEADLIGHTS FLASH ABOUT EVERY 20 SECONDS. HAVE REPORTED THIS AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. *TR

IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS, THE CAR WOULD NOT START ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS. HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE CAR JUMP STARTED. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAY THAT NOTHING IS SHOWING WRONG WITH IT ON THE DIAGNOSTIC READING. THEY FIRST INDICATED THAT AN INTERIOR LIGHT COULD HAVE BEEN LEFT ON BUT THEN THE PROBLEM REPEATED ITSELF. TOOK THE CAR BACK AND WAS TOLD THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG. FOR THAT REASON THEY SAY THEY CANNOT FIX SOMETHING THAT IS NOT WRONG. HOWEVER, THE CAR HAS NOT STARTED ON EVEN AFTER IT HAS HAD TWO NEW BATTERIES PUT IN IT. SOMETHING CONTINUES TO KILL THE BATTERY WHEN IT SITS FOR A WHILE OR OVER NIGHT AND THEY HAVE NO CLUE WHAT IT IS AND WILL NOT FIX IT BECAUSE "NOTHING IS WRONG" WITH THE CAR. SOMETIMES THE CAR WILL START BUT THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE. I HAVE A CAR THAT I'M TERRIFIED TO DRIVE FOR FEAR THAT I MIGHT BE STRANDED. I'VE ALSO PURCHASED A JUMPER CABLES WITH BATTERY TO KEEP IN THE TRUNK OF THE CAR BECAUSE I AM USING MY AUTO CLUB TOO MUCH IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AND NOW THEY MUST CHARGE ME IF THEY COME OUT TO START IT. THE HONDA DEALERSHIP DOES NOT KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT AND WILL NOT FIX IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS OF THE VEHICLE FAILED. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS RESET. THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM APPEARED QUICKLY AND ASKED FOR A CODE TO OPERATE. THE CONTACT WAS NEVER ASKED FOR A CODE BEFORE AND WAS UNAWARE OF ANY EXISTING CODE. THE VIN WAS UNABLE TO BE ACCEPTED IN THE SYSTEM. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 27,046.

I DRIVE A 2008 HONDA ACCORD THAT HAS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE WHEN THE COMPRESSOR RUNS. WHETHER IT IS WITH THE A/C OR THE HEATER, WHEN THE COMPRESSOR KICKS ON, MY HEADLIGHTS AND TAILLIGHTS FLICKER/DIM. IT HAPPENS EVERYTIME THE COMPRESSOR KICKS ON. I ASKED MY DEALER ABOUT IT AT A REGULAR SERVICE INTERVAL AND WAS TOLD THAT WAS NORMAL FOR ACCORDS. IT IS VERY DISTRACTING WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING AT NIGHT AND YOUR HEADLIGHTS ARE CONSTANTLY DIMMING/FLICKERING. I HAVE RESORTED TO NOT USING MY AIR CONDITIONING OR HEATER AT NIGHT SO I WON'T HAVE THE LIGHTS FLICKERING/DIMMING. *TR

HEADLIGHTS, CABIN LIGHTS, BACK LIGHTS ALL DIM/FLICKER EVERY 20-30 SECONDS. SEEMS TO HAPPEN WITH DEFOGGER OR A/C IS RUNNING BUT HAS ALSO HAPPENED WHEN AIR IS OFF. OTHER DRIVERS THINK I AM FLASHING THEM OR HITTING BRAKES. WAS TOLD CAR IS FUNCTIONING AS DESIGNED TO HELP FUEL ECONOMY. I WISH I HAD TEST DROVE CAR AT NIGHT, WOULD HAVE NEVER BOUGHT THE CAR. *TR

2008 HONDA ACCORD HEADLIGHTS DIMMING WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE HEADLIGHTS DIM EVERY 30 SECONDS. NOTICEABLE WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT TIME. ONCOMING TRAFFIC FLASHES LIGHTS THINKING THAT HIS HIGH BEAMS ARE ON. *KB THE CONSUMER LEARNED THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM INVOLVED THE ELECTRICAL LOAD DETECTOR. THE CONSUMER STATED THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD ROUTINELY DIM.*JB