When I am going at least 35mph or above and apply firm pressure to the brakes my car makes a rattling noise. It now occurs everyday when I drive the vehicle. I went to the dealership and they put new rotors on the vehicle at about 7,000 miles.
2008 Honda Accord brakes complaints
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Car purchased 11/21/08. On or about 12/10/08, brakes began to make a loud, squeaking, squealing noise, and began to fade, esp. Going around corners,uphill, and on parking garage surfaces. I am very concerned about them fading and having to release and re-brake from any speed. They are loud, getting louder, persistently loud and fading and very often, braking inadequately from all speeds ! Car has been in 4 times to dealer and dealers records will indicate that they supposedly repaired and finally replaced parts. I spoke to american honda ( manufacturer's main office) on march 12, 2009 and was told incredibly, that they did not know how to fix the problem, would not do anything further to try to fix the problem, were not interested in having the area representative see the car in person, and had no replacement, recall or buyback program for this problem!!! I feel very unsafe and upset in this car!
Premature brake wear on the rear brakes at 20,000 miles.
I have a 2008 honda accord, purchased new in august of 2008. It has 20244 miles. The rear brakes are failing need new pads and the rotors need to be turned. It appears to be a common problem. This is exceedingly early and I think that it is a design or manufacturer's defect.
I have a 2008 honda accord with 28,000 miles on it. With such low mileage, I had to replace to rear brake pads. The dealer tried to tell me it was my driving, which I knew it wasn't. I found an internet site that lists complaints, and just from the one website, there were 85 complaints about premature rear brake pad failure on this car. It is a known honda defect! I called american honda and they said the company was working on a "fix" but had no other information. I will continue to monitor honda.com for updates. This is a honda issue that they need to take ownership of, and I expect to be repaid for my expenses. Hopefully my dealership will do something for me, but I won't hold my breath. I'm not sure if I checked the correct box "service brakes, air" because I've never heard them referred to as that, but this complain is about my rear brakes. *tr thank you.
I have 19000 miles on my car and the back brake needed replacing. The dealership replaced the back brakes and resurfaced the rotors due to premature brake wearing. According to carcomplaints.com there are many other 2008 honda accords that are having this same failure. I have a 2 year old and cannot and will not have her in danger to defective equipment on a brand new car.
Abnormal rear brake wear. Rear brakes wore out at 30,000 miles.
My rear brakes were replaced today after only 21k of wear ( worn down to the metal indicators). I was handed the line just like everyone else who's had this problem that since honda changed over to 4 wheel disc brakes the rear brake pads are thinner and therefore wear faster (my front brakes hat 50% left!). I don't buy it. Why would honda, a manufacturer whose name is synonymous with "quality," make such an error in judgment. I have never in my life had to replace rear brakes before fronts. I'd never heard of such a thing until now. I'm glad I'm not the only person with this problem, however, I don't believe that honda cares enough to do anything about it.
Premature rear brake pad wear. With 18900 miles on my 2008 honda accord ex 4cyl, the brakes started to squeal. I took my car to the car dealer where I purchased the car. The advisor informed me that this is normal and not covered under warranty. I did not agree with his assessment but I proceeded with his recommendation to replace the rear brake pads. I researched this issue on the internet and found the site, http://www.carcomplaints.com/honda/accord/2008/brakes/premature_brake_wear.shtml after reading the complaints on this site, I believe this is an issue that honda should acknowledge. I filed a complaint with honda corp and was given a case number.
At 15,580 miles the rear brake pads on my 2008 honda accord exl v-6 sedan were worn down and needed to be replaced. The front pads are fine. I have driven various other vehicles and have never had to replace the brake pads after so short of a mileage. The service consultant at my honda dealer showed my the pad and they are very small. I was informed by my honda dealer that the pads are too small and they are wearing out faster. I believe this to be a defect in the design and I have also filed a complaint with american honda. I would never have checked my pads so early had I not been at the dealership. This is potential safety issue as well. I was lucky and caught the problem before an accident, but brake pads should not need to replaced on a 1- year old car with this low of mileage.
Took car in for oil change at 20,718 was told my rear brakes need to be replaced. Service manager told us this was not under warranty and I was responsible for the brake cost. This seems to be a problem with the 08 accord. Honda needs to address the issue, brakes should not need replaced this soon.
I only have 19000 miles on my car and I already need new brake pads. I talked to honda and it is not covered under warranty. Also, I talked to another mechanic for a second opinion and he showed me the brake pads and rotors. The rotors were fine but the brake pads were almost completely gone. The inside pads were thinner then the outer pads which leads me to believe that there is a defect in my brakes. Also the bottom of the pads are thinner then the top of the pads due to a slightly tilting caliper. Yet this is not covered under warranty.
Squealing noise from rear brakes after 26,000 miles. Inside rear pads excessively worn.
2008 honda accord, 4 door, v6 - premature brake wear. The rear brake pads on my car are now needing replacement at only 12,500 miles. I have called american honda and they say this is only a maintenance item and not currently a recall or warranty repair item. With brake pads wearing this quickly people will not be able or willing to pay for replacement/repair on a timely basis. This will lead to these cars being on the highway without adequate brakes. My wife and I are experienced drivers and have owned honda vehicles for 25+ years. We have never had this type of premature brake wear with honda or any other type of vehicle. The major issue is the potential for these cars to be on the highway with inadequate brakes. The inconvenience and tremendous cost of replacing brake pads this frequently will lead to this situation. This is a financial hardship that may lead to a dangerous situation for consumers.
The brakes on my 2008 honda accord lx had to be replaced at 13,000 and again at 25,000 miles. This is crazy and I believe this is a defect. At anywhere from $160. To 250. Each time - it's a total rip off and deceitful.
Most of my driving is highway miles. At 29500 the rear brakes needed to be replaced already. The vehicle was not even 1 year old and the rear brakes go out first. Usually on my most cars front or rear wheel drive cars, the front brakes tend to go out faster than the rear brakes. After doing research it turns out, I am not the only problem with this issue on this car. Turns out as well the dealerships know of this issue as well. And the fact the part that needs to be replace the brake pads and resurfacing the router is all wear and tear products. So this does not cover the manufacture warranty. I would understand on a normal circumstance if the brakes naturally wore out that you would have to pay for the repair regardless. Which was what I expecting when I dropped of the car for the problems but for the rear brakes to go back this early and this soon and then charge the customer for 200-300 for the fix and no warranty, that's really silly.
I purchased a 2008 honda accord in may of 2008, and with 18,000 miles I already had to put new back brake pad on. The dealer also told me that my front brakes will need to be replaced about 25,000 miles. I have owned lots of cars, and I have never had to replace brake so often.
The rear brakes of my 2008 honda accord have worn out prematurely. (32230 miles) the dealership stated it is normal for this car because the rear brake pads are built very small and thin. After checking the internet, it seems that the normal wear is between 20000 and 30000 miles. The average american driver simply can not believe that the problem they are having, such as noise and vibrations is due to rear brake wear at such low mileage. It is my opinion that the braking system on the 2008 honda accord is of poor design and possibly a safety issue. Please give consideration to investigating the braking system of the 2008 honda accord.
Noise from rear of car, taken to local honda dealer for inspection. We were told that the rear brakes were worn and needed to be replaced at 24000 miles! Repair was made.
Premature rear brake pad wear on 2008 honda accord exl v6. Multiple websites stating that this is a common problem some stating that honda corp. Is aware but is not willing to do anything about it. I had to replace rear brakes @ 25,000 miles which are 90 percent freeway miles. This is not acceptable. I recommend you do a google search to see how many people are affected by this problem.
I have a 2008 honda accord and have only drive 15000 miles (mostly highway) and now I have to replace the brakes due to a manufacturing defect made by honda. The corporate office is aware of the problem and is "looking into it" but by the time they get finished with their investigation I will probably have spent one thousand dollars on brake maintenance. I hope your agency can look into this matter and pressure honda into correcting their defects.
Honda accord 2008 sedan lx... There is a "metal grinding against metal" sound from the rear. Went to authorized dealership only to be told that the rear brake pads are gone. I purchased this car new in april 2008. It has done only 13k miles. The dealer admits that it's very early to have rear brake pads worn out. Looked online and found many consumers of 2008 accord facing the same issues. It's high time honda wakes up and acknowledges the fault. I cannot keep spending usd 300 every 10k miles to have the pads replaced, which on other cars need replacement once every couple of years.
Brought car in dealership for squeaky brakes at approx. 4,000 miles. After the inspection, was told rear pads needed to be replaced and were covered under 12,000 mile warranty. A few days later noticed squeaky noise coming from the front. Brought car back and front pads were replaced. A few days after that, noise came back, and dealership replaced both brake pads and rotors. Two weeks later noise was back again and need to bring back to dealership. Also considering writing to honda regarding lemon law claim.
2008 honda accord ex-l v6 rear brakes wore out, needing to be replaced, at 15,000 miles.
Took my 2008 honda accord to the dealer due to squeeky brakes, the told me I needed rear pads and the rotors need resurfacing......the car only has 13,500 miles on it !!!! What a joke. I have gone under numerous websites and have read the complaints of other consumers with the exact problem.....
2008 honda accord 4cyl sedan rear brake pads wearing out in 18,000 miles. The dealership came up with some poor reasons including my driving skill level as to the reason why. Not covered by warranty and honda replacement brake shoes are not available except at dealership. I found a website called auto beef where at least 55 others had similar experiences. Seems like they changed the rear brake design to a flawed one and don't want to admit they screwed up and can cause serious damage and likely injury left to its own resolution.
No accident but the brakes were bad and needed to be replaced way to early.
Took car in for 15k work. Car had actual mileage of 19k. Was told I needed rear break pads was told this was normal for this car. I have had 2 other honda accords with 3 year leases and never had to touch the brakes. The brake pads were wore down on one side, was ok on the other side was told this model (2008 accord) now has disc breaks, were other models had drum brakes. Brake pads were replace, I do have the old parts. I feel, to replace brake pads after 19k miles is not correct. Most of my driving is highway.
I purchased my 2008 honda accord on last march. I was happy with the car, until recently, because I began to hear a squeaking noise from my rear brake system. I took my car to the dealership, and they said that it was the weather. They said the noise should go away when it warms up, and now we warming and I continue to hear the squeaking noise. Something has to be done, because I only have a little over 13k miles on my car. I have heard and read many complaints about this problem, but honda refuses to do anything about. Something needs to be done, because we as the consumer should be paying for anything that is out of our control. I feel honda should order a national recall on the honda accords to rectify this problem.
I own a 2008 honda accord exl, the rear brake pads are already worn out and I am not even at 20k. I have brought it to a honda dealer who says that I am not the first person to report this problem. I find that this is completely unacceptable especially for the kind of car I bought, a honda, which is supposed to be a trustworthy, reliable car and owner's should not be forced with replacing brake pads every 20k. I would think with so many unhappy owners honda would do good by them and make this right. At least have the brake pads available to purchase instead of paying 200$ bucks vs only being able to have honda replace them! Not to mention this happens right before a 20k recommended service which costs $120.00 and that being right after I just spent $180.00 on the 15k service.. Absolutely ridiculous and I will definitely think about purchasing any more honda's down the road, if this is the way they are treating their customers who have been loyal and only expect the best from them!!
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