I am so embarrassed by my car. The inside is perfect but the outside--ewww!

I have a few repairs that I need to do right now but I am just going get a new car because I can't put all this money into my car and have it still look like crap on the outside. I just can't justify paying $3k or more to paint my car when it has close to 200,000 miles on it. It is a great car and has been good to me but the outside is just so awful I can't drive it anymore. I thought that maybe I didn't wax my car enough until I realized this is such a common problem. I thought I was going to buy another Honda--I don't think so. Class action anyone??

I am just writing to "confirm" that Honda has a major problem with their metallic paint. I have noticed that every car that I see like mine (2 dr. V4 coupe LX)has the paint peeling away on the roof and the trunk. I find it ironic that this would be from 'sap' or 'bird droppings' as Honda has stated, in the same place on different cars! Wouldn't it be just as likely for the paint to disappear from the hood? But most of the models like mine have missing paint in the exact same spots!!I am getting ready to get an estimate to re-paint my car, as I keep my cars and I am scared to death after reading these posts!! I am happy with the car otherwise, but before this Honda, I had a Mazda RX7 that was 12 years old and the metallic red paint looked BRAND NEW and shiny!!!!! Strange that the sap didn't get it, huh???? Same parking conditions!

I too have a paint problem with my green 1998 Honda Accord. The paint started peeling away a little over three years ago. At first I didn't think anything of it until I saw other honda's with the same problem. I'm embarrassed of the way my car looks. My kids say I need to just get a new car but why get a new car when you have a car thats in good running condition. I'm going to write a letter to American Honda Motor Co., Inc to let them know about the terrible paint they put on our cars. Check this out when I called AHMC Nikki said there were no complaints on paint jobs. Do you think I believed her? She was so full of it. She also went on by telling me that my car is ten years old. My response to her was there are plenty of other cars just as old as mine that don't have this problem.

I bought my "Green" 1998 Honda Accord from a private party in June of 2006. There was a tiny bit of peeling around the edges of the hood...over time it has gotten worse and worse. Too expensive to have painted...would it even be worth it to do, would I get the value from it? It was such a pretty car...much of the reason I bought it! Now, I feel like a hick driving it around...Honda should just make an offer to have people with this problem come to a few central locations and paint a whole bunch at once and save their reputation! I'm considering buying a Toyota next time! I was impressed with Hondas up to this point and I can't believe they won't make THEIR mistake right...they are a huge company! Isn't the customer always right?

I too, have a beef with the paint job on the 1998 Honda Accord. Mine is black, and I got the same stupid "acid rain" excuse from the dealership. I live in Austin, TX one of the most environmentally conscious cities in the US and there have been no news reports about having acid rain in our city... I love my car, it runs great has nice leather interior and is paid for! But it looks so ugly.

I propose we all aside a Saturday and go park our ruined cars in front of our local Honda dealers and let the buying public know about the company's knowledge of this problem, which is a manufacturer defect, and their failure to admit to it and resolve it.

That's my beef!

I got online to see if there were others who had this problem and my gosh I see there are several ppl with the same issue. I love my Accord and I've been back and forth on getting rid of it, but I just can't seem to part with it. The paint is killing me though. I hate the way it looks. I'm not a person that goes out of the house looking ragedy so I for sure can't stand my car looking that way. I've gotten estimates on what it would cost to have the car repainted and its anywhere from $900-$1500, which isn't bad, but why should I have to pay when its a problem that the manufacturer is having? By the way, the color of my car is Raisin Pearl..its a purplish looking brown color. Rare color that you see, but is a beautiful color. Now that it has happened to me, I've started to notice all the Accords like mine and everyone that I see has the same issue. That is so strange to me.

I purchased this car new in May 1008. I had the car treated with a paint protector package at the time of purchase. In the summer of 2007 i noted that paint looked funny when washing it one day. As the summer went on the paint got worse and looked as if it was stained with something. I finally asked a local body shop if he could rub it out, and he told me it was a problem of the clear coat separating from the color coat, and the only fix was to completely remove the paint and repaint, and would cost about 3000. I askd the dealer about it, and he said not a paint problem but was caused by acid rain and pollution. SInce car is nearly 10 years old now, not covered under paint protection warranty.

My body shop man tells me this is a common Honda problem and has been for quite a while.

Other than the paint problem that is really bad now, the car has been very reliable and trouble free.

I am an original owner who purchased a 1998 Black Accord in October of 1997. A few of years ago I noticed that the paint on the hood was starting to crack and looked like it had spider webs all over it. Then soon after the roof and trunk sections started to peel until all of the beautiful black paint now looks like a dull gray. This includes about 3/4 of the roof section 1/2 of the trunk and now the top sections of the door panels as well. I was also told by the Honda Service Manager upon complaining that the problem was probably due to acid rain or the salt air since I live near the beach. I don't think so!!! If anyone is making headway with Honda please let me know. I have taken it to the Service Manager 3 times now with a compliant and keep getting the same response. I also have two other friends with Hondas that have the same problem. One is a teal color and the other is a Navy Blue.

I was amazed at the number of Honda owners with the same problem involving the paint peeling off, especially with the green Honda's. I have the same problem, except my car is San Marino red. At first, the clear coat blistered. It didn't take long after that when the clear coat started peeling off, now my hood looks like it has some kind of disease. I loved my Honda, it was my pride and joy. I took great care of it, always had it clean, waxed, detailed, but now, it's an embarrassment to drive and I don't have the money at this time to repaint the entire car. How has Honda been able to get away with this problem is beyond me, but they do need to be held responsible for such a widespread problem and for apparently knowing that this problem exists.

This is my 4th Honda and I have never had a paint problem like this. The color of my car is green as well. The problem is on my hood, roof and my front bumper. The bad thing is that it is getting worse, it isn't peeling but the color is awful, its black and has white all over it. It is also spreading to the doors and mirrors. If Honda has such a get reputation and is known for one of the best car companies why aren't they fixing this problem? My mom and my niece have Hondas as well, my moms is a 97 and my niece has a 98 they too have the same problem as we do, but their cars red and black. My niece's car looks like awful, it has been eaten down to the bare metal. I think its time for Honda to step up and take care of the problem!

I'm in the same situation, with a '98 green 4dr Accord. Paint and clearcoat is oxidizing on the roof, c-pillars, tops of door panels, and is now starting on the trunk. I've had the hood repainted due to a previous fender-bender, so I don't know if that would've been affected or not.

Was quoted 2k to repaint roof and pillar/trunk area, as they'd need to remove the rear window to do the job correctly. Ideally, the entire car should be repainted.

I live in Arizona, so the constant sun makes the problem even worse. I have seen a newer (ca. 2000 or so) black Accord with similar paint issues on the back of its roof, but I've usually only seen '98s with it.

Honda should step up on this and offer some remediation.

I have the same problem, with my 98 Accord ex. two Honda Dealerships in WV, told me the same thing, Bird Crap, or Acid Rain... I Don't Think So! I bought this car brand new, its now again time to get another vehicle, and this car, that should still be worth approximately 6 grand, isn't worth S&%#. I have owned other Hondas, and have persuaded others to own Hondas. Never again, because Honda will not back It's Product. I have enclosed some photo's of the Emerald green Metallic Paint. I would love if Honda had to repaint all of them!