Around 4:45 p.m., thursday, march 11, 2010, I took my '08 honda accord to goodson honda I-45 north, houston, texas, because at approximately 30,000 miles loud noises was coming from the rear of the vehicle. It appeared that I was having serious brake problems. After an inquiry of the brake's quality and performance, the service advisor, carl reed confirmed that the rear brake shoes would be replaced with a better quality. He informed me that honda's corporate office had selected a new company that would provide better quality, and longer life spans of their brake shoes and pads. In addition, honda's technician had to replace the front brake pads at approximately 20,000 miles. The qualities of the brake system using low quality brake pads and shoes have proven to be a nuisance for owners. The service advisor, carl reed, drove the vehicle to the rear of customer service and it stayed hidden for about 20 minutes. Then one of honda's rouge technicians, jose terdomo, drove the vehicle inside the service area where it was visible from a window. He kept the hood of the vehicle open as he removed the rear brake shoes. Around 6:10 repairs were completed, and I checked the vehicle out at 6:19. When I turned the air condition on after departing from goodson honda service department, contaminated air flowing from the vents initiated an immediate respiratory discomfort. While venturing back and forth to work friday, 03/12/2010, the air quality that flowed from the vent was unfit for humans to breathe. As it flowed from the air condition vents, it permeated the air with dangerous nanoparticles, lethal chemicals, and irritant gases compressed with tetrafluoroethane (r-134a). This dangerous mixture quickly attacks the respiratory and central nervous systems with its lethal combination. If you need further information, please feel free to contact me.
2008 Honda Accord brakes complaints
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Tl*the contact owns a 2008 honda accord. The contact stated that he could smell an unusual odor coming from the rear brakes. The dealer confirmed the rear brakes needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was contacted and advised due to weight istribution, the rear brakes would wear sooner than the front brakes. The manufacturer deemed the failure as normal wear and tear. No assistance was offered. There were no repairs made to the vehicle at the time of the complaint. The current mileage was 15,145 and the failure mileage was 15,136.
I own a 2008 honda accord and in feb. 2009 I had 15,000 miles on the car and the rear brakes replaced by honda at a cost of $86.55 which was about half the price of the repair. In feb. 2010 at 30,000 miles the rear brakes were down to the sensors and they had to be replace again. I have owned a 1999 and have a 2007 honda accord and never replace the rear brakes until they had ar lease 45,000 miles on the car. There is a problem with the rear brakes on the 2008 and 2009 honda accord. Canada has a customer satisfaction campaign for the rear brakes. The brakes were replace at no charge in feb.2010 and I should be reimbursed for my $86.55 that I paid in feb. 2009 but honda refuses to pay for the repair. There should be a recall for the rear brakes honda does not want to do this cause it will cost them millions of dollars. I hope we are not looking at another toyota situation.
Purchased a brand new honda accord in 2008 lx-p(2008). Rear brakes went out unexpectedly at a 15000 miles and again 30000. Created a very dangerous situation on both cases.
I own a 2008 honda accord with 16,000 miles. Recently I took the car into the dealer for routine maintenance and was told that my rear brakes were gone and needed to be replaced. The dealer said that they were aware of no problems with rear brakes on the accord. I went on line and found hundreds of other having the same problem, some as early as 6000 miles. Honda offered to pick up half the cost, unit I told them that I was aware of a fix in the 2010 model. The dealer then acknowledged problems with early brake replacement on the accord. Honda then replaced them with the new pads that have springs added to stop the dragging of the pads on the disc. This is costing many people expenses that they should not be exposed to.
I had to change the rear brake rotors on my 2008 honda accord ex- v6, while my front rotors and pads are perfectly ok and needed no repair or replacement at all. According to my experience with previous vehicles, I never had to get any work done on rear brakes even up to a mileage of 180,000. On this car I had to change not just the pads but the rotors as well just at 40,000 miles.
Bought a 2008 honda accord new in june '08. Rear brakes wore out after 25000 mi. I thought front pads were supposed to wear first but it seems, not. Very odd since 90% of my driving is interstate and my last car went 80k+ mi before my first brake job. Went on line and it seems many people are having the same issue. I hope nobody gets hurt here.
2008 honda accord, rear brakes completely worn out on the inside at such low mileage for the second time. Bf
The rear brake pads on my 2008 honda accord are wearing too quickly. I replaced them after 23,760 miles. My co-worker had the same problem.
Rear brakes wore out prematurely at 29,000 miles.
Had to have brakes replaced at roughly 22,000 miles. The brakes started squeaking around 15,000 miles. Had the car checked and was told that the car needed rear brake pads. I was told that this is a design flaw of the 2008 honda accord. Very dissatisfied with honda.
2008 honda accord has a design flaw in the brake system specifically rear brake pads wear out extremely prematurely and front brake rotors warp. *dt the dealer advised the consumer there was only 5% rear brake pads remaining. The consumer stated there was never any indications of grinding or squealing. The dealer stated it was normal wear and tear and was not included under warranty. On november 13, 2009 the vehicle was taken to the dealership because a shimmy was felt on top of the steering wheel when the consumer braked at higher speeds. The consumers wife noticed a square tire feel when braking shortly after the rear brakes were replaced, but never mentioned it. The dealer found the rotors were warped and machined them.
2008 honda accord rear brakes wore out. Consumer states that honda has failed to remedy the failure. The rear brakes have been replaced twice. *kb the consumer also stated the rotors were severely rusted. There was a squeaking noise coming from the vehicle. The consumer stated he/she was not sure whether the squeaking noise was due to the corrosion or the brakes pads being worn. *jb updated 07/08/10.
The back brakes of honda accord 2008 wear of so quickly that the consumer doesn't have the slightest idea about it. This premature wearout is causing unusual break distribution and almost meeting with accidents. They wear as soon as within the first 10,000 miles. I am talking of a brand new car with most highway driven miles.
While the country has been focusing on toyota recalls for slow action on defective parts there may be one other major car dealer with a safety issue that needs attention... Honda. Their '08, '09, and '10 models have defective brakes. Honda canada admits it. Honda USA has yet to issue a recall. Do a google search for "honda accord brake problem". Or check out this website: http://www.carcomplaints.com/recent_trends.shtml you can see that honda accord 2008 brake problems are by far leading any other problem (including toyota) and the 2009 model counts (which are still brand new) are making the list of most problematic rank #8. There are over 731 complaints of premature brake failures on the 2008 honda accord (as of 24 feb 2010), and honda has so far not issued a recall. Please call honda into account for their negligence just like you did toyota. *this is a non-specific complaint. All mandatory fields of this online form may contain invalid information*
The rear brakes on 2008 honda accord coupe wear out twice as fast as the front. That means the rear brakes apply more pressure to stop than the front. This, in my opinion is a safety issue.
I have a 2008 honda accord that has premature brake ware. I have 34,000 miles on the vehicle and I have needed to replace the rear brake pads twice and the rotors once! This is completely unacceptable. I have owned several cars in my life, and have never seen a brake system designed so poorly. I have found online that honda knows of this issue, but they are refusing to implement a fix and recall this model, which would be the ethical thing to do. They need to own up to the design flaw and come up with a solution. We all know how important good brakes are to the safety of everyone on the road.
14,000 miles on 2008 honda accord xl v6 es, dealer replaced rotors within 3 wks of our purchase. 4 wks later, stopping at light, brakes pulled me left into oncoming traffic. Had car tested by dealer and svc manager, could not duplicate. Worrisome!
2008 honda accord 30,000 miles and needs a rear brake system change for the second time. I already changed the rear brake system at 17000 miles at 15 months of purchase and now after 7 more months the honda asked me to change my rear brakes again.
I have a 2008 accord and the brakes started squeaking at around 1000 miles so took it to the dealership and told me that everything was fine and it needed a break in period. Then around 10k miles noise got so loud that I can hear it with the window up and radio on. Now at 20k miles the dealership told me that I needed new brake pads for both front and the back. On my old toyota tacoma I did not needed new pads until around 70k miles. I think there is a problem with the brake design. There are a number of concerns on the web about the premature wear.
The rear brakes wearing out significantly at low mileage. Perhaps in the ABS/traction control/stability control system; tweaked the rear brakes to engage earlier/harder than normal. I think american honda motor was trying to eliminate some front end nose dive when you applied the brakes. Bottom line, rear brakes are wearing out at an excessive rate.
On a 2008 honda accord brakes started to squeak at 24,000 miles (highway miles), took it to a honda dealer and they said that rear brakes are worn and need to be replaced. Asked why the brakes wore out with so little miles and they said it was due to the weight of the vehicle and that the brakes are a "soft pad". Rear brakes were replaced and rotors were cut. I paid for the cost of replacing the brakes.
Rear brakes worn prematurely.
Rear brakes on 2008 honda accord with 37,000 miles has premature wear. Premature failure of brakes cause safety concerns.
2008 honda accord rear brakes had to be replaced at 16,000 miles. The inside pads were down to 2 mm thickness. Dealer response was that this was "normal wear". The front pads were in very good condition. Total cost for the repair was $249.00.
I have a 2008 honda accord and I am at 60,000 miles and this is the third time having to replace the rear brakes. The first time was at 24,000. It is all over the internet about the rear brake problems in 2008 honda accords yet honda will do nothing to fix this problem!!! We as consumers are buying what we think is a very reliable vehicle yet we are spending so much money for something they need to fix as a recall!!! You can look at carcomplaints.com for instance and see all the problems we are having!! Can you please look into this and make honda do something about this? Most cars have front brakes replaced several times before the rear one have to be replaced. Toyota is fixing their problems...why can't someone make honda fix this issue please?????
Premature brake wear on honda accord 2008 models. These new cars require expensive brake repairs (new rotors and brakes) as frequently as every 15k miles. Rear brakes are failing so soon after purchasing a new car.
I have had my 2008 accord ex-l w/navi in for brake service five times. 27,042 miles. I believe this problem is very wide spread based on the number of complaints on line. It's possible there are many vehicles out there with bad brakes due to owners having no idea there is a problem with their brakes so soon in the life of the car. First incident was in the first week of ownership. Dealer had to replace rear rotors (warped). 2000 miles. Dealer (cary autopark honda) failed to put bolts in calipers which fell off causing major safety hazard. I had to nurse the vehicle to another dealer for repairs. The service manager from cary auto park, never returned my calls about this problem. Vehicle has been in two more times for warped rotors, front and rear. I have gone to five different dealers hoping for some reasonable final solution to this very real problem over the year I have owned this car (cary auto park crown honda southpoint, asheboro honda). On 7/31 I was informed that all rotors needed to be resurfaced and the rear pads needed replacement. Dealer was leith capitol blvd in raleigh nc. Honda was not going to cover $500 cost but the dealer would cover re-surfacing as goodwill. The rears would have to be paid by me. It was likely I would need to replace the rear pads every 12k miles. I have never needed to replace brakes sooner than 100k! I called and left honda in ca a voice message. As of today, honda has not returned my calls. I have traded the car in at a significant loss in equity. My confidence in the safety of the vehicle and the integrity of honda service makes me unable to continue to drive the car on a daily basis. With all the posts on the federal safety agency for brake problems I believe there needs to be a forced recall. It's outrageous. I will never go with another honda product, nor can I recommend anyone I know to take a chance either.
Second honda accord had premature brake pad wear at 19,224 miles.
Rear brake pads prematurely wear on 2008 honda accord at 20,775 miles. Paid nearly $200.00 for the pad replacement.
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