CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2009 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.
10.0
really awful
Crashes / Fires:
2 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
3 / 0
Average Mileage:
58,195 miles
About These NHTSA Complaints:
This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
Oil is entering combustion chamber cause blue smoke to come out of exhaust at times. Seeing oil consumption under 1000 miles of travel at least 1qt of oil consumption.
My car has a high oil consumption problem, which is causing rattling sound to come from the engine. I'm afraid that my engine might catch file because of excessive oil consumption. It looks like this is a known problem, and there has been a recall as well. I've been complaining about this problem to the Honda dealer from past two years, but they never told me about the recall and were asking me money in the range of $3000-$4000 to fix it. Now when I know that it was part of the recall, they are saying that the car is out of warranty and I've to pay everything from my pocket. Https://static.NHTSA.gov/ODI/tsbs/2016/sb-10083874-2280.pdf I feel the Honda dealers are cheating their customers, not informing them about the potential issues, and trying to gouge them thousands of dollars for fixing their cars. We, as a consumer, do not know much about the vehicle internal workings, so have no choice but to agree to whatever they ask to charge.
Recenly purchaced this 09accord ex coupe automatic 5speed 4 cylinder from a used dealership with no warrenty. 3 or 4 days lateri noticed a brief but loud rattle from the engine compartment only on cold start up. I have researched this and there are thousands of posts on this issue and I definetly can be a very serious safty issue if the engine becomes damaged whild driving with this issue with the vtc actuator. I shouldnt have to pay for this repair as there is a tsb on the issue that clearly stares it as a defect.
The car has excessive oil consumption (0.75 Q per 1000 miles) based on a recent oil consumption test. Every 2100 miles or so the low oil warning light lit. Honda refuses to repair.
Unintended acceleration. Has occurred 6 times since March 2018. No coloration with ambient temperature, weather conditions or speed. Symptom: Driving & braking hard to slow down, place into neutral and engine revs up to 5K RPM. Restart car after about 10 seconds and engine runs fine, if sooner engine revs back to about 5K RPM. Taken to shop - no problem found. Has only happened at low speeds coming to a stop. Was traveling in a strait path 4 times, twice when turning into a parking spot. Note: I travel back roads mostly. Car has over 110,000 miles.
Engine oil consumption is more and causing burning of engine oil very frequently. This is causing rattling noise when accelarating and would cause more damage to engine and can be hazardous if driving on highway.
Ocean Honda is where I take my Honda for service. The check engine light had been coming on over a year or so. I was told my car is using too much oil and needed pistons, rings and valve repair. That cost almost $6000. From research I discovered that this is a problem with this engine generation. The car was in motion when the check engine light came on. I was told by other mechanics that I should have gotten a new engine, it would have been less expensive. I found information that the NHTSA issued a notice to add years to the warranty which would cover my situation. As of the repair I had owned the car for 6 years. I need the information on tsb A12-087.
Vtc actuator is bad and requires replacing along with piston rings, according to the dealer. The cost is $2400. While I know there will be things that happen to aging vehicles, this is an issue for a very large number of 2008-2013 Honda.
Car starts up with a noisy rattle. This is a known issue with certain Honda engines. There is a tsb (A09-010) that describes the repair. I want to bring my car to a dealer for repair but I am told it is not for free.
The contact owns a 2009 Honda Accord. While driving various speeds, the vehicle misfired and the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to inver grove Honda (4605 S robert trail, inver grove heights, mn 55077, (651) 306-8600) where it was diagnosed that there was an oil fouled spark plug failure and the spark plugs needed replacement. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer, but the dealer could not duplicate the failure and no failure code was found. The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 56,232.
My engine started knocking due to excessive oil consumption, even tho I changed my oil on time every time. There was a lawsuit in 2013, but Honda said I didn't qualify to get my engine replaced free of charge because it was VIN # specific and state specific. Which is crap. I will never buy another Honda. Quality has went way down..
The contact owns a 2009 Honda Accord. While driving unknown speeds, the passenger side turn signal lever failed to remain in position. Additionally, the vehicle was burning oil excessively without warning. The contact called a local dealer (mcgrath city Honda, 6720 w grand ave Chicago il, 60707) and was informed that the vehicle was not included in a recall. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 72,000.
The vtc valve does not give the proper oil pressure resulting in loud noises and rattles. Oil pressures is an important component of safe engine operation. From our research numerous Honda have this problem and Honda is not taking responsibility for it.
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