I've experienced many issues with my brakes since my car hit 99,000 miles. I have to replace the brakes every 20,000 miles and now I had an incident where my car would not stop. The engine seemed to just go dead and I could not accelerate the car. I had just gotten off the freeway. The car did not want to stop when I was approaching the red light and would not accelerate. It would only go 5 MPH. I pulled off the street, stopped the car and turned it off. I started it again and it went back to normal but I immediately drove to the honda dealership and they said I have 5 or more sensors that are failing, including the throttle. They said it was unsafe for me to drive and the car is still there. Said it will cost at least $1300 to fix and that may not fix it. I tried to report previous braking issues to american honda in december 2011 and they dismissed my complaint. Told me I needed to deal with the dealership. Originally, I thought the dealership didn't fix the brakes and just charged me for a service they didn't perform. Now, it seems as though it's a manufacturer defect, which is what I was told today.
2006 Honda Accord brakes complaints
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I filled up my car at the hess station on route 112 in coram , long island, new york. I put my car , slowly in reverse and the car took off like it had a mind of it's own. I stepped on the brake, but nothing happened and the car continued to speed up in reverse- with my foot on the brake - heading towards a van with a baby in it in a car seat. I quickly put the car in forward, and with my foot still on the brake, the car flew across the parking lot of the gas station, crossed two lanes of traffic, crashed into the woods. I steered away from a telephone pole I was definitely going to hit and, when I went into the woods the air bag went off and covered my face. I then went back across two lanes of traffic again, with the airbag over my face, and crashed into the curb in front of the hess station when I reported the accident to my insurance company, the hartford, I asked them to check out the speed sensor- . My insurance company said they would not be able to check out the speed sensor. I then called honda customer service and told them of the incident. They informed me that, unless they received a request from the hartford, they would not check out the speed sensor. I then called the hartford and requested that they call honda to have the car inspected by honda themselves. Hartford told me that they would not pay to have honda inspect the vehicle - they were just going to have their adjuster look at the car and told me they were not going to look at the speed sensor at all. So , basically, no one is willing to do anything and I almost killed a baby in a car seat and myself this seems ludicrous to me that no one is even willing to check this defect out. I sincerely hope that you can help me with this very difficult situation. *tr
I was in park proceeded to put my car in reverse instead of backing up, the car kept moving in a semi - circle, the vehicle was out of control. Thus, I attempted to bring the car to a halt by stepping on the brakes, however, the brake pedal ceased to work and did not stop the car from being in motion. In closing, the car lost control went about 100ft. Or more till it finally came to a stop at the end of the parking lot. Lastly, the car is at coast honda, however, I was informed there was not anything they could do to repair the car. My concern is if this happens again what if anything can I do to prevent this? As such, this time I was fortunate because, I was in a parking lot and not on a road, where I could have had an accident, or worse. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6)
I bought my car new in 2006 I currently have 42,000 miles on it and have had to have the rear brake pads and front brakes replaced already. The rear pads were replace around 30,000 and the front rotors at 42,000. Having brakes replaced at this mileage doesn't seem reasonable.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 honda accord. The contact was traveling 30 MPH when he applied the brakes and noticed that the brake pedal was resistant and began to push back against his foot. The vehicle was not diagnosed for the failure or repaired. The current mileage was 49,000 and the failure mileage was 35,000. Updated 12/30/10
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 honda accord. While driving 5 MPH, the contact depressed the brakes and they would not respond. The vehicle did not stop or decline in speed as the vehicle crashed into another vehicle. There were no injuries. The vehicle sustained moderate front end damages. The dealer performed a diagnostic but was unable to duplicate or locate a failure. The vehicle was repaired. The failure and current mileage was 33,255. Updated 01/11/2011*lj updated 04/12/11
Honda rear brake pads replaced twice in 48,000 miles. Front brakes still good.
2006 honda accord. Consumer would like to file a complaint with regards to the accord being omitted from the recall. *tgw the consumer stated he has experienced the soft pedal issue in which a tsb was issued.
Brakes in my car become much less responsive to brake pedal than normal. Had to press to floor to get car to brake. Vsa modulator replaced at cost of $1600
Vibration and shudder when braking - loss of braking ability. Had this problem earlier in about a year after car was purchased. Dealer resurfaced rotors and that seemed to address the issue. However, the problem is back and seems most prominent when the weather is warm. Not sure why this issue keeps reappearing - have less than 50k miles on the vehicle and rotors seem to be warping when hot.
I own a 2006 honda accord coupe and find that even in this vehicle there is a momentary loss of braking capability while traveling over an uneven road surface, pothole or bump.
2006 honda accord 2-door 4-cyl, rear brakes worn out at 32,000 miles, front brakes still at 60%, rear brakes pads replaced and rotors machined at cost of $199.
Brake failure after 10 minutes of driving down from yosemite national park. Pedal and vehicle pulsing noticeably to passengers and driver. Extreme pedal pressure was ineffectual in slowing vehicle.
Rear brakes had to be replaced at 28,431 miles. Contributing factor may be that 99% of the 28,431 miles accrued from city driving. Inspection revealed front brake pads did not need to be replaced at this time.
Premature rear brake wear on 2006 honda accord ex-v6 automatic. Rear brakes are wearing before front brakes. Screeching from rear brakes at 30k.
Rear brakes worn out on 2006 honda accord. I went to have the rotors on the rear brakes turned and the tech measured them and they were both at 8.5 mm. Indicating that they had previously been turned. The car has 50k miles and has had the rear brakes replaced twice. These brake pads are tiny for such a large car and I feel this is a serious safety hazard. The pads wear out much faster than any other car I have owned and wouldn't expect this to occur. Therefore, it makes it a safety hazard because an average driver wouldn't think to check this condition. The front brakes are in good shape, why would one set of brakes wear out so much faster than the other set?
Car: 2006 honda accord exl defect: rear brake uneven wear current mileage 23,950 problem: my mechanic has inspected the breaks today and informed me that my accord has an assembly defect. Rear brake pads are not wearing out evenly, with exterior pads (both sides in the rear) have about 50% life left -- and interior pads on both sides have 0% life left. This indicates the faulty assembly that causes the interior pads not releasing completely after braking. As a result, there is a disproportionate wear of pads. *tr thank you!
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 honda accord. When the brake pedal was depressed, the contact heard a loud noise. On one occasion, while driving 15 MPH, the brakes locked and caused the vehicle to slide. He took the vehicle to the dealer on numerous occasions and the technician stated that the brake fluid was discolored and contaminated. The technician flushed the brake lines twice and is in the process of replacing the brake calipers. The contact called an independent technician and was informed that the entire brake component needed to be replaced. He called the manufacturer and is waiting for a response. The failure mileage was 27,000 and current mileage was 38,000.
I have had several visits to the dealer over the past year and half with popping or clunking noises in the brakes. Also, several times the car juddered when stopping. The front rotors were turned at approx. In feb. '08, @27000 miles, and again at approx. In aug. Or sep '08@ 38,000 miles plus the front brake pads were replaced. On dec. 26, 2008 juddered exiting the interstate to stop for lunch. After stopping for lunch, the right front wheel locked up on me 3 separate occasions. The car was towed to the closest honda dealership. The only thing they found was contamination in the brake lines. I drove the car from this dealership home and to the dealer where all of the service has been done. They flushed the brake lines on monday, dec. 29. Told me to return in 500 miles and they would flush the lines again. Less than 150 miles later, the right front locked up on me again on fri. Jan. 2, 2009. Once again, I took my car to honda on sat. 3, 09. They flushed the lines again, checked everything, turned the rear rotors, drove the car 323 miles without any problems. The service department told me to be careful and told me to return if the brakes acted up again. All the time the service department stated that the brakes were in working order and could not duplicate the problem.
At about 15k miles started to feel wobble in the wheel and car when brakes applied continued to get worse, had to replace pads and rotors with aftermarket ones of better quality.
The brakes in this car have never worked properly since day 1. Lots of vibration, very touchy, etc.. And I notice alot of break dust in the tires. Definitely a problem.
Brake judder : in a technical service bulletins my personal family mechanic finally found what I had been complaining about for 6 months to honda. A wiggle a shake or what ever you want to call it get this fix free....VIN#that start with 1hg or 3hg are eligible for brake pad replacement and turned rotors free. Honda knows but refuse to give the information out I had to get a copy of the report and take it to them before they fixed for free technical service bulletins.
Brakes are extremely sensitive. Applying the brakes while driving at slow speeds can often give the feeling that the occupants may hit the windshield...even though wearing seatbelts. Honda service tech's have acknowledged that they are that way but maintain "that is just the way they are" and "you're just going to have to get used to it." I've owned this car almost 2 years and it is the only one I ever drive...and I am not able to brake this car smoothly. When I offer to let others drive my car they comment on the touchy brakes and have mentioned that it is a safety hazard. Based on comments by honda service tech's and other drivers, I feel that honda is well aware of this poor brake design but refuse to do anything about it.
The anti-lock brake system (ABS) indicator, vsa activation indicator, vehicle stability assist (vsa) system indicator, parking brake and brake system indicator, malfunction indicator lamp instrument panel lights comes on for no reason. For the lights to go out I must turn the car off and then back on for the lights to go out. This has happened like three or 4 times before with my car. Same problem all times. Martin main line honda dealership # 207980 in ardmore pa 19003-2385 cannot find / pull any relevant codes from the computer in the car. The dealership cannot find anything physically wrong with my car from the lights or why they cam and keep coming on. I did show the dealership photos I took of the instrument panel with the lights on. The dealership has searched the honda service tech website for any information on this problem and found nothing from honda. The regional honda service rep was asked about this on going problem and he said that he could not do anymore then what the dealership can do on there own. I need honda to fix this major problem. Thanks
My 06 honda accord was shaking when braking at 24k miles I took the car to the dealership. They check the brakes said nothing is wrong with the brakes. At 36k miles I had to change the back brake pads. I told the service manager that's not right but he said sorry you need them nothing I can do. 13k miles later they need to be replaced again. So I have 50k miles on the car still have the original brake pads on the front and are on my third set of pads in the back. But they say no problems ?!@#$%!!!!
Dashboard lights simultaneously indicate failure in: anti-lock brake system, vehicle stability control system, and brakes.
Brakes grab suddenly when applied, bringing car to an abrupt stop and jerking the occupants forward. Dealer has reviewed twice. Told within specifications. On dealers suggestion called honda america. Representative scott told me nothing could be done. Put him on notice of safety problem ,complaint #n012007-04-2401645.
When various pressure is applied to the brakes the rpms increase and the car surges forward. This is a random occurrence that has happened about 5 or 6 times since I had the car new in september 2006.
Tl* - the contact stated the ima brake system does not work effectively on his 2005 honda hybrid. He occasionally has to apply the brakes with force to stop the vehicle. The vehicle has approximately 12,000 miles. The contact stated he has taken the vehicle to the dealer, but they are unable to duplicate the failure. There are no warning indicators. *jb updated 02/16/07.
I purchased my 2006 honda accord in november 2005. I noticed a couple of weeks ago that I have a vibration in the braking system. I contacted the dealership and they had to take the rear rotors off and sand them down. I was perplexed because the vehicle only has 13,000 miles on it. According to honda standards, that is not even a break in period. I have also had a problem with my alarm system the couple of months I had it, but that problem has been remedied. Since then, I noticed my headlights dim on occasion and I have been informed that this is a "normal characteristic" of the vehicle. It amazes me how sensitive this car is. I thought the situation with the brakes was important to log a complaint. This is my third honda, and this is the very first time I had to take a honda to the dealership for other than an usual service. I am not very happy about this. I am at the point where I am thinking about getting rid of the vehicle and it is not a year old yet.
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