My 2009 Honda Accord first went into the shop on 3/08/11 with rough idling and the engine malfunction indicator on. I was told that the spark plug for cylinder #3 was fouled and was charged $240.10 to have all spark plugs replaced. It seemed early to have a fouled spark plug since the car was just over 2 years old and had only 59,642 miles on it, but the problem seemed to be resolved and I didn't give it much more thought. I began having intermittent problems again in April of '12 with a rough idle and engine malfunction indicator coming on. This occurred at approximately 85,000 miles. I took it back to the dealership in September of '12 and was told that I needed a software update and was charged another $105. Approximately 1 month later the problem reoccurred and I took it to the dealership again. This time they diagnosed the problem of oil leaking into the #3 cylinder causing the spark plug to fail. They recommended a new short block, new intake and exhaust rockers on #3 cylinder and install new valve stem seals on all cylinders at a cost of $7,586.07. I have not had the repair completed yet because of the exorbitant cost compared to the value of the car. I'm frankly very surprised that a manufacturer with a reputation of quality such as Honda has not addressed what appears to be a known and wide spread issue. This is the fifth Honda I've owned and have returned repeatedly solely because of their reputation for reliability. Shame on you Honda for failing to stand behind your work!

while driving car engine light went on took car to the n earest honda dealer, first question when did you put gas in. well they adjusted some things after keeping my car for 2 days and said they really cant find anything this was March 17 On April 22 well guess what same problem and again the first question was when did you put gas in. The result 2 bad spark plugs from ofcourse bad gas. I think that this car is garbage and I would never get another Honda. I am someone how had 4 Hondas and always felt this car was the best. HONDA YOU STINK

3rd time the check engine light has come on. The previous 2 times the error message was for a "Cold start cylinder skip". This time it was worse. Not only was there a cylinder skip, but there also were other messages (vtec?). Also, a tip of one of the ceramic spark plugs had broken off and there was major oil consumption. They had not reported the oil consumption issue on my previous visits. Either they didn't check for it or they decided not to tell me about it. Anyway, they now want me to come back after the next 1000 miles. Another pain. The dealer is not local and I have to take 1/2 day off from work. I've had 2 other Honda Accords and a Toyota Solara for a total of 480,000 miles and have never had the oil consumption problem or check engine light issues as I'm having with this Honda.

It's the first time in 36 yrs that I would NOT recommend the car I'm driving to a friend. I believe Honda's V6 engine with Variable Cylinder Management is a lemon that they rushed to market. I wished I had followed a co-worker's lead and bought a 4 cyl instead. He has had no problems with his car. More later after my next visit.

At 3,600 miles, the check engine light came on but the car seemed to run fine. I had noticied a slight fuel smell from the exhaust only once. Sloan Honda dignosed it as a bad EGR Valve and replaced it. After it was replaced, the car is running very rough and I now have a vibration coming through the gas pedal and brake pedal when just idling. The car also does not have the same pick-up as it did prior to the EGR Valve replacement. Before this fix, the car was smooth and no vibrations or roughness. The car has been in twice now and they say everything is normal. At 3600 miles this car does not run like it did prior to the EGR Valve repair. There service department states nothing is wrong and it is normal. Service Dept is useless and ignoring the problem. Looking into a Lemon Law attorney and would NOT recommend SLOAN HONDA in PHILADELPHIA for sales OR Service.