CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2008 Honda Accord has several serious defects: poor brakes, excessive oil consumption, & uncomfortable seats.
BRAKES: There was a class action lawsuit against Honda in 2010 for premature & excessive brake wear. See our page on Honda's brake problems for more info.
OIL CONSUMPTION: Honda issued a TSB about this in late 2011, claiming it could be fixed through a software update to the VCM (variable cylinder management). There are class action lawsuits pending. See our page about the Accord oil consumption.
UNCOMFORTABLE SEATS: Owners have consistently reported uncomfortable seats with the entire 8th generation (2008-2012) of Honda Accords. Complaints range from back pain to leg circulation problems due to bad lumbar support, cushioning, & seat angle. Complaints aren't limited to only a certain body type -- the seat comfort problems are from a wide spectrum of owner height & weight. The common theme we hear is "we never noticed this during the test drive." Unfortunately for unwary buyers, the seat pain is noticeable after 15-20 minutes.
The brakes were sticking severely and pulling hard. I called the dealer ASAP while driving the new car home. He asked me if I had hit anything? Back brakes were worn pretty bad on first oil change. Front were reasonably new. Front brakes should have been worn more than the back brakes. A service recall on the back brakes was issued and they fixed it for free.
However ; occasionally, I feel the brakes grab and pull again. Went to the car wash and my front right wheel let a ton of steam off when the water hit it at the manual spray wash. Not so much on the front left wheel. So I guess my front right is sticking .
Car serviced at dealership according to manufacturers specifications. When rotors wore out in 6 months they said the winter salt caused the pads to stick. Replaced brakes and took it back in 5 months to have it serviced, all looked fine. Drove 100 kilometres and brakes started sticking again.
imy 2008 Honda accord had replaced rear pad at 27000 miles in 2010 and jan 19 2012 i replaced both rear caliper rotor and pad and caliper still sticking it going back to shop its lemon
when i apply the brakes at slow speed (almost a stop it sounds/feels like they are sticking a little and its like a clicking) It also does it when I let off the brake as well. Every time, It started 2 months ago and has gotten progressively worse over the last month.
- Jodie G.,
Royse City, TX, US
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My husband bought my Honda Accord V6 for me as a Christmas gift in Dec. 2007. One month later(Jan. 08) it was already in the shop for squeaking brakes. OMG, a brand new car already making this kind of noise. They replaced the brake pads, which fixed the problem for a month or so. I've continued having the same problem for over a year. By the way, I live 1.8 miles from my work and my sons daycare is .5 miles, so I do not do a lot of driving. Today on a 2 hour trip my car started making a horrible noise, which got worse on my 2 hr. drive back home. Very loud screaching sound....loud enough for 5 cars behind me to hear. Even when I wasn't pushing on the brakes you could still hear them. Come to find out it is def. the brakes, and we took it to the Honda Dealer tonight. I guess we will find out tomorrow exactly what it needs.
I had an oil change five days ago and was shocked hear from service advisor that both my rear brake rotors need to be cut for $289.00. I said it's impossibble, my car has only 24,700 miles. I didn't let them do the job that day. I searched the internet and found this site and surprised to see how serious my is. I emailed the service manager and sent a link to this site and asked if this is covered with warranty. My email was never answered.
Well, I guess I will add my two cents about the rear brakes going on the 2008 Honda Accord. I have about $17,000 miles on my car and I need new brakes. I called Honda of America and they were absolutly NO help whatsoever. I think we all need to band together a do something about this. There are far too many people having these problems. It's just very upsetting. I didn't expect this from Honda.
We have owned several Honda vehicles; however, I'm ready to sell this one and move onto Toyota or even buy a Buick. They don't seem to have these asinine problems with their vehicle, and when a problem arises, the repairs are far cheaper.
Honda will sink themselves with this problem if they don't come up with a quick solution, and especially quick blaming the customer for what is obviously an engineering glitch!
My advise to anyone considering purchasing a Honda product. . . DON'T. Trust me. After years of being a Honda owner, I will NEVER buy another Honda again.
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Rear brake pads stick and unevenly wear, which could potentially fail to brake and lead to crash and accidents
- Rakhmin K., Baltimore, MD, US