2008 Honda Accord: excessive oil consumption

Filed Aug 28, 2020 · Seats · 125,000 miles · NY

Oil consumption issue and grinding from timing chain at cold starts. Will become a major issue so why no recall? Driver seat motor is dead

Filed Jun 19, 2020 · Engine · 80,000 miles · GA

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 honda accord. The contact stated that at start-up, the engine rattled. Additionally, while driving making a left turn, the oil level warning light illuminated and flashed on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to curtiss ryan honda (333 bridgeport ave, shelton, ct 06484) where an unknown actuator was replaced however, the failure persisted. The contact stated that due to the failure, the vehicle received oil changes at 3,000 miles interval and not 5,000 miles. The contact stated that due to the oil consumption the vehicle received oil changes at 2,000 miles. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.*dt

Filed Jan 10, 2020 · Engine · 300,000 miles · IL

2008 accord 4 cylinder has excessive oil consumption because of factory defect piston ring.

Filed Dec 17, 2019 · Engine · 75,000 miles · TN

I own a 2008 honda accord which I purchased brand new in 2008. After I reached about 75,000 miles I started having extreme oil consumption which then lead to me having to replace vtc actuator and piston rings costing me almost $2,000. I have taken my car in multiple times and they tell me there is no issues and honda refuses to do anything. I now can only go about 1,000 miles without having to replenish the oil. As many reports as there are of this known issue and honda refuses to support their customers, speaks loudly.

Filed Dec 13, 2019 · Engine · 107,000 miles · CT

I purchased my vehicle one year ago (december 2018) and have had a grinding noise upon starting the vehicle. This grinding noise occurs during or weather and cold weather. I went to a honda dealership where they ran an oil consumption test and came to the conclusion that the vtc actuator wasn't working properly and there was a high oil consumption. Honda is saying there was never a recall but this is and has been a well known occurring issue with honda's from years 2008-2012) and I have not been able to fix as the price to fix the vehicle would cost just as much as the price I purchased it for. I'm highly disappointed with a honda as I've heard excellent things about honda cars which is why I purchased my accord. If I had known of the issue I wouldn't have purchased it and I'd rather purchase a different car than to have to come out of pocket. I don't feel I have been treated properly throughout this process and I gabe honda the chance to make things right but no one is willing to cooperate. I will not be purchasing a new vehicle. I even thought to trade my vehicle in for a 2018 honda accord but if I feel I've been treated poorly why would I want to continue giving a company my business if I've been treated poorly? Also my dad was considering purchasing a brand new 2021 honda civic but now I will lead him to a different brand vehicle as honda has not lived up to its name. And now to top everything off, my motor is going all due to the negligence of the honda dealer. If they would have fixed the vtc actuator problem my motor wouldn't be consuming so much oil and my motor would not have blown. I think it's a little outrageous that honda thinks it's normal for me to have to pay for an oil change at least once a month if not sooner when it was a known problem with thousands of honda's.

Filed Oct 22, 2019 · Engine · 177,000 miles · NC

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 honda accord. While driving various speeds, the contact heard a knocking sound coming from the engine without warning. The contact took the vehicle to crown honda greensboro (3633 w wendover ave, greensboro, nc 27407, (336) 790-9855) to have an oil consumption test performed. The vehicle was listed at 184,000 miles and, after 1,000 miles, the contact was informed that he used a quart and a half of oil during the test. The dealer stated that the vehicle was out of warranty due to its mileage. The manufacturer informed the contact to take the vehicle back to the same dealer for another oil consumption test. The contact refused to have another test performed and informed the representative that he had pictures and documents regarding the original test that was performed. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure mileage was 177,000.

Filed Sep 22, 2019 · 136,036 miles · SC

I have a 2008 honda accord that was purchased in feb 2011. I have never had any major issues with this car in the past, besides replacing brakes. However, in the past year, I have noticed that my oil is burning much faster than it used to. I go to the dealer to have my oil changed per their instructions when the oil meter says 15%. However, I noticed that my car was running odd, even though my oil meter said 60%. I checked my oil dipstick to find that it was completely dry october last year, even though I just had an oil change 2 months before. I had to buy two quarts of oil to fill it back up. I suspected that the dealership (honda of columbia) did not actually fill my oil, but charged me for it. I went to the honda dealership in columbia, who insisted that they did fill my oil in october. Since that incident, my car has had to have frequent oil changes, due to the oil burning out quickly. I had an oil consumption test started in july 2019 at 147,384 miles and it showed my car burned a quart of oil in 2000 miles (149,230). The honda dealership told me that it was 'normal' to burn one quart in 2000 miles because my car has many miles. Therefore, I had to buy another quart of oil to add to my car. I checked my oil yesterday (at 150,300 miles) and I have burned another quart. This time it was 1000 miles for one quart. It is concerning that my car has started to burn oil quickly when it did not before.

Filed Jun 29, 2019 · Engine · 104,123 miles · TX

My vehicle's piston rings are damaged and my vehicle is burning oil. I noticed that after checking my oil one day that there was no oil on my dip stick. I had just recently gotten an oil change less than 2 weeks ago. I check my fluid levels frequently due to I just purchased this vehicle about 3 months ago. I took it back to walmart where I had the oil change done at and they performed another oil change and replaced the oil filter, where I was able to watch them do the entire process. About a week and a half goes by and I went to check the fluid level and again the dip stick was bare. There is no indication of any oil leaking underneath the vehicle, nor is there any oil present on the ground underneath the vehicle after sitting overnight. There is no white smoke coming out of anywhere, no oil burning smell, absolutely nothing visible to see what might be going on with the vehicle. I took it to a mechanic that is in town where they did a thorough examination of the vehicle and stated that the oil burning is being caused by the piston rings. They are in their opinion faulty piston rings that have developed an abnormal amount of deb-re on them and they need to be replaced. I feel this is something that should be in the recall list due to this vehicle only has 104,123 miles on it and the pistons should not have to be replaced.

Filed Mar 9, 2019 · Engine · MD

The car is excessively burning oil. I have to add a quart of oil at least once a month. Before that I was getting oil changes frequently because the car was saying the oil was low.

Filed Apr 8, 2018 · Engine · WA

The engine burns oil to an excessive degree. I have to add approximately 2+ quarts of oil every 3000 thousand miles.

Filed Nov 7, 2017 · Engine · 105,000 miles · PA

Engine oil consumption issue. The engine oil is burning way too fast and the engine makes a grinding noise. I took it to the dealer for several years and now that it is out of warranty they are saying its a oil consumption issue.

Filed Aug 12, 2017 · Electrical, Engine · 140,000 miles · IA

Takata recall, excessive oil consumption, vtc actuator loud grinding on start up cold or warm!!!!! Honda would not fix because I was 15,000 miles over their grace period. I asked for good will and a big company that honda is sure won't go bankrupt fixing my car.... But the girl I talked to was some what rude to me and just asked if I wanted the better business beau phone number. Their needs to be a class action law suit for the replacement of the vtc actuator, because sooner or later I will have engine failure and honda knows about the problem. I have read 90% of the 2008 4 cylinder accords have the problem and some of the newer models have the same problem. And I have heard they will replace the part, and soon after it does it again!!!! Defective part!!!! I hope I can get some help, because honda knows about the problem and I cant afford a new engine when the timing chain goes and everything with it!!!! Thank you.