2008 Honda Accord: sudden loss of power

Filed Nov 7, 2016 · Engine · 75,000 miles · NE

Car lost power and nearly stalled when sitting at a railroad crossing intersection. This was later confirmed to be a oil leak into the pistons that caused the engine to misfire. Car would not run smoothly and nearly stall when driving up to 50mph.

Filed Mar 31, 2016 · Electrical, Engine · CA

Purchased my accord new off the lot.1st problem came exactly 1 month later 2 sensors had to be replaced. Oil light consistently stayed on I was having to change or add oil all the time. Ive been to every honda dealer in san diego. Mission valley finally agreed to a oil consumption test but they assured me nothing was wrong. Their solution was anytime I needed oil I could stop by any honda dealership & they would be happy to top it off for me. Because of this oil problem & the sensor consistently staying on the car began to lose power & shot out the timing belt. My car has been in my driveway since last july2015. After sending honda numerous letters ron from honda motor co finally contacted me. Final result his recommendation was to take the car back to the dealership for another oil consumption test to be done & if theres any other problems I would have to pay out of pocket. Because the car was only covered for 60,000 miles. I'm so over this car & honda. I no longer feel safe driving a honda!

Filed Sep 8, 2013 · Engine · 46,859 miles · NC

I noticed transmission fluid leaking from my vehicle. Took my car to a trusted independent mechanic, who determined and documented the fluid leak is coming from a "split-case gasket", where both case halves bolt together. His opinion was that a transmission fluid leak is highly unusual on a low mileage honda and that he suspected a defective gasket that was improperly sealed, prior to leaving the factory. Made an appointment with the service department of leith honda in raleigh,n.c., where the vehicle was originally purchased, on august 29th, 2013. The torque converter seal was found to be "leaking" and it would cost$ 1993.00 to repair, which the dealer would not assume. This is historically been a long standing problem with honda vehicles, which eventually causes transmission slippage, extensive transmission damage, loss of power, causing the vehicle to suddenly stop. This potentially can lead to severe injuries and death . I consider this problem a critical safety issue, well known to the manufacturer and dealers. I am appalled and outraged by honda's lack of integrity and apparent disregard fo public safety..I am sure it is related to their "bottom line" I respectfully am requesting your agency to investigate my complaint and to review other owners complaints and horrendous experiences, on line. Please force them to acknowledge these defects and make them accountable to prevent future injuries and deaths, that likely will occur to unsuspecting honda owners.

Filed May 7, 2012 · Engine · 40,000 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 honda accord. The contact stated that while driving 65 MPH, the instrument panel lights illuminated as the vehicle lost power and stalled. The failure was experienced numerous times. The local mechanic performed a diagnostic but was unable to locate a failure however, the battery was replaced. The failure was not corrected and the vehicle continued to lose power and stall sporadically. The vehicle was not further repaired. The failure mileage was 40,000 and the current mileage was 60,000.

Filed Jan 13, 2012 · Electrical · 164,223 miles · AR

Motor shuts down regardless of speed and can sometimes be restarted by applying pressure to the ignition switch key forward to restart if possible while on roadway. Otherwise, must execute a quick response to losing power braking, steering and etc. And drive to safety at off road location. Upon removing the ignition key from switch module, the metal key was extremely hot, starting engine back up often was not possible until ignition switch and key cooled down. This occurrence put an unreasonable risk on occupants due possible accidents. The federal safety agency campaign id number 02v120000 addressed this issue. However, rejection of applying recall to my vehicle, even though the situation was exactly identical to recall by honda dealer, who replaced switch at my expense and refused to consider that recall applied to the ignition unit as not on recall list. I questioned sensibility of this as my car's ignition switch was malfunctioning exactly as the ignition switch under recall. Due to dealer's disposal and inability to retrieve replaced item, unable to compare part number to honda's list of bad switch components. I have placed a complaint with honda motors u.s.a., case #[xxx] which was rejected due that they don't show VIN# is included in the recall. I questioned this with them as recall and actual events occurring with my auto were identical. They advised that refund of the $184.74 for replacing the ignition switch would not be possible even though problem was identical with recall as my vehicle wasn't included.

Filed Sep 5, 2011 · Acceleration · 19,000 miles · NJ

I first noticed losing power on acceleration on a full stop...then it turns sluggish to accelerate more when it reaches 60-70 MPH even pressed hard on the gas pedal...it's like losing power.

Filed Jan 7, 2009 · Driver assistance · 12,000 miles · NY

While driving my 2008 honda accord the engine failed and the entire dashboard lost power as I was on the highway. The entire car lost functionality including the power steering and brakes I had to come to a complete stop and put the car in park and restart the engine buy turning off and on the ignition key.

Filed Feb 23, 2008 · Body, Electrical · 702 miles · PA · 1 injury

My 2008 honda accord ex coupe is a nightmare. Trying to use the defroster while warming up car,blower motor kept losing power. Lights in and out of car are still flickering when you have the lights on and cooling fan comes on. Honda says all hondas do it. This is my fourth and this is the only one with this electrical issue. Honda is rude , and doesn't care. Besides pealing paint, bad drivers upholstry,the passenger seat will not stay still and hass a bead creaking sound. My selling dealer that told me not to come backs service manager told me I weigh too much. I am 245 lbs now. When we had our 04 and 06 I was 300 and it was fine. When you accelerate and decelerations seat moves. I have a spinal cord injury and today this caused it to hurt even more. If anyone would like to email me about what we should do with our expensive nightmares. We should all get a rally of our junkers together and block honda headquarters and we will call the news to televise it.