2008 Honda Accord SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT 65 MPH WHEN THE LEFT REAR WHEEL LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SKID. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CALIPER HAD LOCKED UP. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FOR THE BRAKE PADS BUT NOT THE CALIPERS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 37,873.

I PURCHASED A 2008 HONDA ACCORD LX, 3.2L IN AUGUST OF 2008. IT CURRENTLY HAS 22676 MILES AND I HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR BRAKES LAST WEEK. I BEGAN HEARING A SQUEAKING NOISE THE WEEK BEFORE AND TOOK THE CAR TO MY LOCAL HONDA SERVICE CENTER. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE REAR BRAKES WERE COMPLETELY WORN. I QUESTIONED THE BRAKE WEAR BECAUSE OF THE LOW MILES ON MY VEHICLE AND THE FACT THAT IT IS A FRONT WHEEL DRIVE CAR. HONDA STATED THAT THEY ARE AWARE THE BRAKES ARE AN ISSUE, HOWEVER IT WILL NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

2008 HONDA ACCORD, REAR BRAKES COMPLETELY WORN OUT ON THE INSIDE AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE FOR THE SECOND TIME. BF

I BOUGHT A 2008 HONDA ACCORD BRAND NEW, IN JULY 2008 & FROM DAY 1 IT HAD SQUEALING BRAKES. I HAVE ASKED SO MANY HONDA DEALERS AS I MOVE WITH MY JOB & ALL OF THEM WERE NEVER ABLE TO FIX IT & THE ISSUE IS SO COMMON WITH A LOT OF CUSTOMERS HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/ACCORD/2008/BRAKES/PREMATURE_BRAKE_WEAR.SHTML THE LINK ABOVE IS JUST A FRACTION OF THE LARGE NUMBER OF HONDA OWNERS. I DID FILE A COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS WITH HONDA LAST YEAR & THEY CAM BACK SAYING THEY DID NOT HAVE A FIX AT THE MOMENT. THE ISSUE DID NOT STOP THERE NOW I'M HAVING PREMATURE BRAKE WEAROUT IN LESS THAN 24000 MILES MY REAR BRAKES WORE OUT & I REPLACED THEM. I'M MAD ABOUT THE FACT THAT EVERY TIME YOU HIT THE BRAKES THEY SQUEAL LIKE !@#$%. PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS. I'M PAYING A LOT FOR THIS CAR & NEED SOME JUSTICE. *TR

REAR BRAKE PADS PREMATURELY WORN OUT AT 25,000 MILES IN 2008 HONDA ACCORD AND HAVE TO BE REPLACED BY THE DEALER. UPON INSPECTION, BOTH OF THE INNER PADS ARE TOTALLY WORN OUT, WHEREAS THE OUTER PADS ARE OK (WITHIN NORMAL WEAR & TEAR). THIS PROBLEM, IF NOT CORRECTED IN TIME, WILL LEAD TO FAILURE OF THE REAR BRAKE SYSTEM AND PRESENT A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE MOST OWNERS (MYSELF INCLUDED) WOULD NOT EXPECT IT TO FAIL THAT EARLY UNDER NORMAL USE. *TR

I PURCHASED AN 08 HONDA ACCORD IN JAN08. IN AUG 09 (7 MONTHS LATER) I WAS TOLD BY HONDA DURING AN OIL CHANGE THAT THE REAR BRAKES NEEDED REPLACED. THE CAR ONLY HAD 19K MILES ON IT. HONDA REFUSED TO COVER THE COST EVEN THOUGH THE CAR WAS 7 MONTHS OLD AND STATED THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I PAID $205 TO HAVE THE REAR BRAKES REPLACED. IN MAY 09 (9 MONTHS LATER), I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO HONDA FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR BRAKES NEEDED REPLACED. AT THIS TIME, THE VEHICLE HAD 39K TOTAL MILES, WHICH WAS ONLY 20K MILES SINCE THE LAST TIME I HAD BRAKES PUT ON THE VEHICLE THE FIRST TIME. I ONCE AGAIN PAID $215 TO HONDA FOR THE REPAIR. I QUESTIONED HONDA ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT RELATED TO DRIVER HABITS AND THE FACT THAT I LIVED IN A CONGESTED AREA. I INFORMED THEM THAT THIS WAS THE ONLY VEHICLE THAT I HAVE REPLACED REAR BRAKES ON EVERY 20K MILES. I ADVISED THAT THE 2006 HONDA ACCORD THAT I TRADED IN WITH 94K MILES HAD BRAKES REPLACED ONCE, WHICH WAS AT THE 80K MARK. I ALSO ADVISED THEM THAT THIS WAS A COMMUTER CAR AND THAT I HAVE HAD THE SAME COMMUTE FOR 4 YEARS, SO THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RELATED TO ME OR THE CONGESTION. IMMEDIATELY AFTER DRIVING THE CAR AWAY FROM THE DEALERSHIP AFTER MY SECOND BRAKE REPAIR, I NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AND THE CAR DID NOT STOP AS QUICKLY AS IT SHOULD. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK IN TO HAVE IT INSPECTED BY HONDA AND WAS TOLD THAT THE BRAKES LOOKED FINE. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED. I AM NOW AT 59,000 MILES AND NOTICING THAT THE CAR IS MAKING SQUEALING NOISES WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. THEREFORE, THIS WILL BE THE 3RD TIME I AM REPLACING BRAKES ON A NEW CAR. HONDA WILL NOT OWN UP TO THIS SAFETY HAZARD. I INVESTIGATED TRADING IT IN, BUT WAS TOLD BY HONDA THAT THE 09 & 10 MODELS HAVE THEM SAME PART NUMBER. THIS PROBLEM WILL ONLY CONTINUE TO GROW. UNFORTUNATELY, SOMEONE WILL END UP GETTING HURT BEFORE HONDA TAKES ACTION. *TR

PREMATURE WEARING OF REAR BRAKE PADS IN 2008 HONDA ACCORD - DOWN TO 30 PERCENT AS 12,500. WITH OTHERS IT HAS HAPPENED WITH LESS MILEAGE. SAFETY CONCERN - RISK OF BRAKE FAILURE HAD TO REPLACE PADS AT MY OWN COST - SHOULD BE COVERED AND PROBLEM CORRECTED BY HONDA DUE TO DESIGN FLAW AND SAFETY ISSUE! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. WHENEVER THE CONTACT WOULD APPLY THE BRAKES HE NOTICED A SCREECHING SOUND COMING IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS INCLUDING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPRODUCED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 37000.

THE REAR INSIDE BRAKE PADS ON MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD, WHICH HAS 23K MILES, ARE SEVERELY WORN AND HAD TO BE IMMEDIATELY REPLACED. THE REAR OUTSIDE BRAKE PADS, HOWEVER, SHOW NORMAL WEAR FOR THE CAR'S MILEAGE. AN INTERNET SEARCH OF THIS PROBLEM INDICATED THOUSANDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AFFECTING 2008 TO PRESENT HONDA ACCORDS AND REPRESENTS A SAFETY HAZARD THAT COULD LEAD TO SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. *CN

THE REAR INSIDE BRAKE PADS ON MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD, WHICH HAS 25K MILES, ARE SEVERELY WORN AND IHAD TO BE IMMEDIATELY REPLACED. THE REAR OUTSIDE BRAKE PADS, HOWEVER, SHOW NORMAL WEAR FOR THE CAR'S MILEAGE. AN INTERNET SEARCH OF THIS PROBLEM INDICATED THOUSANDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AFFECTING 2008 HONDA ACCORDS AND REPRESENTS A SAFETY HAZARD THAT COULD LEAD TO SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. *TR

I PURCHASED A NEW 2008 HONDA ACCORD LX-P IN OCTOBER 2007. SIX MONTHS LATER, BRAKES STARTED SQUEAKING. DECEMBER 2008, THE REAR BRAKES NEEDED REPLACEMENT ACCORDING TO THE DEALER. FOUR MONTHS AND 4500 MILES LATER, BRAKES SQUEAKING AGAIN. BRAKE PADS NEED TO BE CHANGED AGAIN. THEY WEAR OUT WAY TOO FAST. NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM ON ANY OTHER VEHICLE (INCLUDING OTHER HONDAS I OWN/OWNED). GOOGLE "2008 HONDA ACCORD BRAKES" AND YOU WILL FIND OVER 670+ COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE PREMATURE BRAKE PAD WEAR FROM CARCOMPLAINTS FROM ACCORD OWNERS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. THERE IS ALSO A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT ON THIS VERY ISSUE IN CALIFORNIA! PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE. HONDA MORE THAN HAS THE RESOURCES TO CURE THIS MANUFACTURING/DESIGN DEFECT. *TR

BACK BRAKE PADS FAILING ON 2008 HONDA ACCORD AT VERY LOW MILEAGE. I BEGAN TO NOTICE A VIBRATION AT 25,000 MILES. WHEN I HAD THE VEHICLE CHECKED BY THE DEALER, I WAS NOTIFIED THAT MY BACK BRAKES HAD DETERIORATED TO THE POINT THAT IT WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. THE ROTORS HAD BEEN DAMAGED. THE FRONT BRAKES WERE STILL IN EXCELLENT SHAPE. THE BACK BRAKES SHOULD NEVER WEAR OUT BEFORE THE FRONT BRAKES. IT IS GENERALLY TWO PAIRS OF FRONT BRAKES FOR EVERY PAIR OF BACK BRAKES. HONDA ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE BACK BRAKES AND THAT THEY WERE RECEIVING HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS. THEY CHANGED THE BRAKING RATIO AND THE REAR BRAKE PADS ARE WEARING OUT AT AN ALARMING PACE. HOWEVER, THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE THE BRAKE PADS, EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. I CHECKED WITH SEVERAL OTHER INDIVIDUALS IN MY AREA WHO OWN THE SAME VEHICLE AND THEY HAD ALL EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE WITH REAR BRAKES. ONE INDIVIDUAL'S REAR BRAKES WENT OUT AT 15,000 MILES. THE BRAKING ISSUE WAS NEVER MENTIONED WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, EVEN THOUGH HONDA HAS BEEN AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. DRIVERS DON'T ANTICIPATE REAR BRAKE ISSUES AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE. THERE IS A GREAT POTENTIAL FOR INJURY WITH THIS PROBLEM. OWNERS DON'T KNOW THEY SHOULD BE WATCHING FOR REAR BRAKE PROBLEMS AT LOW MILEAGE. *TR

REAR BRAKES WORE OUT PREMATURELY (22,000) MILES. THEY WERE REPLACED BUT I COULD SEE HOW THIS COULD BE MORE SERIOUS BECAUSE YOU WOULD NOT EXPECT TO BE LOOKING AT THIS PROBLEM AFTER ONLY 18 MONTHS. *TR

PREMATURE WEARING OF REAR BRAKE PADS IN 2008 HONDA ACCORD - HAPPENED TO ME AT 20,000 MILES, WITH OTHERS IT HAS HAPPENED WITH LESS MILEAGE. SAFETY CONCERN - RISK OF BRAKE FAILURE HAD TO REPLACE PADS AT MY OWN COST - SHOULD BE COVERED AND PROBLEM CORRECTED BY HONDA DUE TO DESIGN FLAW AND SAFETY ISSUE! *TR

REAR BRAKES WERE REPLACED BY THE FACTORY AFTER ONLY 9,000 MILES. THIS PROBLEM HAS REPEATEDLY OCCURRED WITH THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION, AND IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

PREMATURE REAR BRAKE WEAR OUT ON 2008 HONDA ACCORD. OCCURS ON MOST 08 ACCORDS AT 15,000 TO 30,000 MILES. CONSEQUENCE: SOME PEOPLE WOULD NOT REPLACE BECAUSE IT WOULD BE TOTALLY UNEXPECTED TO HAVE THE WEAR AT LOW MILEAGES. ACCIDENTS HAVE RESULTED. *TR

2008 HONDA ACCORD PREMATURE WEAR REAR BRAKE LININGS INTERNET SHOWS HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS OCCURRED WHEN HONDA WENT TO DISC INSTEAD OF SHOES - FORTUNATELY NO INCIDENT HAPPENED. *TR

THE EVENTS LEADING TO THE FAILURE CAME ABOUT WHEN MY HUSBAND NOTICE THE BRAKE INDICATOR NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF OUR 2008 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 W/NAV. HE ALSO NOTICE THE UNEVEN FEEL OF THE BRAKES, DURING BRAKE PEDAL APPLICATION. WE CALLED HONDA TO GET A COST ESTIMATE ABOUT THE REPAIR AND THAT'S WHEN THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP INFORMED US ABOUT A PENDING OR COMPLETED CLASS-ACTION LAW SUIT AGAINST HONDA CORP. WE WERE ASKED NOT TO SAY ANYTHING, AS THE REP DIRECTED US TO GET THE REPAIRS DONE AND KEEP OUR RECEIPT(S) FOR POSSIBLE REDEMPTION AT A LATER DATE. HAD TO REPLACED BOTH REAR BRAKE PADS, BOTH ROTORS AND BOTH REAR TIRES AND AN ALL-WHEEL ALIGNMENT. *TR

2008 HONDA ACCORD HAD REAR BRAKES COMPLETELY WORN DOWN TO THE SENSOR AT 18,000 MILES. RECEIVED INFORMATION IN MAIL FROM LAW FIRM THAT HONDA ACKNOWLEDGED ISSUE IN A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AND WILL REIMBURSE UP TO $150 IN REPAIR COSTS. THIS DOES NOT FIX THE SAFETY ISSUE OF BURNING THROUGH A SET OF BRAKE PADS IN UNDER 20,000 MILES AS WELL AS THE REPEATED TRIPS TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND INCONVENIENCE. SOUNDS LIKE A MAJOR PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. *TR

PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR ON 2008 HONDA ACCORD RELATING TO CURRENT CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. *TR

ON MARCH 25, 2009, I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2008 HONDA ACCORD. OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS, I'VE NOTICED BRAKE NOISE SMELLS, WHICH I WAS SURE COULDN'T POSSIBLE BE COMING FROM MY CAR BECAUSE IT WAS TOO NEW. WHEN I WENT FOR MY 5000 MILE SERVICE CHECK, THE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME THE BRAKES WERE SHOWING SOME SIGN OF WEAR, BUT WERE OK FOR NOW. I PLANNED ON HAVING THEM CHECKED AGAIN DURING THE NEXT OIL CHANGE. ON 12/29/09 WHEN LEAVING WORK, MY BRAKES DID NOT STOP MY CAR ON COMMAND AS IT USUALLY DOES. I WAS GOING NO MORE THAN 5 MILES AN HOUR WHEN I STOPPED FOR ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I FELT A DRAGGING OR SCRAPING WHICH TOLD ME IT WAS TIME TO GET THE BRAKES CHECKED REAL SOON. THAT EVENING, MY SON WENT ON A GROCERY RUN FOR ME. ON HIS WAY HOME, HE TRIED TO STOP FOR A STOP SIGN, WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR, THE CAR DID NOT STOP AND RAMMED INTO A TREE. MY 9 MONTH OLD ACCORD IS NOW TOTALED DUE THE FAILING BRAKES. IS HONDA GOING TO COMPENSATE ME FOR THIS? *TR

TOOK MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND WAS TOLD THAT MY REAR BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT THE DISC/DRUMS NEEDED TO BE RESURFACED. MY CAR HAS ONLY 17693 MILES! I WAS SHOCKED. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT HONDA HAS A REPLACEMENT PART - 43022-TA0-A51AND THIS IS THE ONE THAT WAS PUT IN MY CAR. HONDA SPLIT THE COST. IF HONDA HAS A REPLACEMENT PART FOR THE DEFECTIVE ONE, THEN THEY SHOULD PAY FOR THE WHOLE THING. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT I SHOULD PAY ANYTHING. THERE ARE HONDA OWNERS ON THE ROAD UNAWARE THAT THEY ARE DRIVING WITH DEFECTIVE REAR BRAKES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE EXITING A RAMP HE HEARD A LOUD SQUEALING NOISE DURING BRAKE APPLICATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON FIVE SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR IDENTICAL FAILURES. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

BRAKES ON A 2008 ACCORD COUPE WORE OUT IN THE REAR MUCH EARLIER THAN EXPECTED. I FOUND THEM TO NEED REPLACING AT 21,400 MILES. BRAKE PADS WERE WORN DOWN AND NEEDED REPLACED. THEY ARE TOO SMALL FOR THE SIZE AND WEIGHT OF THIS VEHICLE. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD THAT IS BEING IGNORED BY HONDA. *TR

PREMATURE WEAR OF BRAKE SYSTEM. ORIGINAL BRAKES LASTED ALMOST 10,000 MILES, (FEB 09). (DEC 09)NEED NEW BRAKES AGAIN AT A LITTLE LESS THAN 21,000. THIS CERTAINLY SEEMS AS A DESIGN FLAW. OTHER VEHICLES I HAVE OWNED, INCLUDING A HONDA, HAD BRAKES REPLACED AT AROUND 30,000 MILES.