2009 Honda Accord: rotors or pads wearing out early

Filed Aug 11, 2015 · Brakes · 36,800 miles · MA

I am the original owner of my honda accord, and use my car primarily for pleasure driving on weekends and holidays. Recently, I took my car to my local service station for an oil change and safety check, and was informed that the rear disc brakes were completely worn and needed replacement, whereas the front disc brake linings were fine. This information came as a surprise because rear are generally last more than 70,000- 1000,000 miles, and certainly longer the than the front pads. The service station attendant told me that premature wear on rear brake pads is a well- appreciated defect for the 2009 accord, and honda is aware of the problem and has even settled a class action suit in 2010 relating specifically to this matter. For reference, a link to a new york times article is: http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/06/honda-settles-class-action-suit-over-brakes/?_r=0 sound brakes are necessary for vehicle safety. I request that the ntsb demand honda issue a recall to repair the brake defect for accord owners who were unable to take advantage of the class settlement. Thank you for your kind consideration of this request.

Filed Oct 8, 2013 · Brakes · 74,500 miles · AK

Honda has a real problem here...they tried to fix it with ceramic brake pads..what that did is make more heat for a undersized brake system. In my case this heat caused the rear calipers to to stick. In as little as 10 miles I could not touch the wheel.. If I had driven another 15+ miles I believe fire would have started..right below the gas fill cap...not good... So not only are my rear calipers cooked, rotors warped,brake pads shot, brake fluid boiled...the rear hub and bearing assembly has had grease cooked out of it and makes noise...this problem goes way past brake pads...

Filed Jul 17, 2013 · Brakes · 20,000 miles · VA

Premature wear on the rear brakes of 2009 honda accord. At 20,000 miles I started to get a small "squeak" in the rear of the car non the left side. I didn't know what it was. Only at low speeds. As the months passed it became clear that the problem was worse, but I never suspected worn brakes. The car had less than 25,000 miles on it. When I brought the car into the dealer on nov 3, 2012 - I was told that it was my bad driving and the traffic in the dc area that had caused the problem. I paid $586.22 for a brake and rotor replacement. In 44 years of driving I had never even heard what worn brakes sounded like. Va has annual inspections, each year they check the brakes. I had the inspection done in november of 2012 after the pads and rotors were replaced. This is a safety hazard when brakes fail at such an early rate. \many drivers have never experienced that before.

Filed Jul 17, 2013 · Brakes, Engine · 9,500 miles · TN

Vehicle has been consuming oil since purchased with 9,500 miles. Oil consumption has contributed to fouled spark plugs. Fouled spark plugs triggered "cylinder #3 misfire" code and extremely poor performance at highway speeds. Two different occasions the car experienced different cylinder misfire issues. Honda dealer performed engine computer software updates on two different occasions that did not remedy the oil consumption issue. No warning lights to indicate that the engine was 3 quarts low on oil. If the consumer is not aware that the vehicle is using oil, there is potential for the engine to seize causing costly repairs or to lose power in a dangerous situation. Dealer is now performing honda oil consumption test. According to honda, consuming 1 quart of oil in 1,000 miles is normal and acceptable. This burned oil is being released into the environment as evidenced by the black carbon on the tail pipes. It is hard to believe that a leading car manufacturer would deem oil consumption in a brand new vehicle as normal or acceptable. This is the first vehicle out of 12 that I have ever owned that consumed oil. Even vehicles with over 200,000 miles did not consume oil. I purchased a honda so that I did not have to worry about reliability or break downs for many years. Now I have to worry with checking the oil every week as to not get low or run out. Same vehicle has also had premature rear brake pad wear and had to be replaced at 60,000 miles. Complaint has been filed with american honda. Class action lawsuits have been filed against honda over the premature rear brake pad wear and the oil consumption issues.

Filed Dec 29, 2012 · Brakes · 46,413 miles · TX

Sudden screeching of rear brakes and short after grinding noise when breaking. Took car to get brakes checked and had to replace brake pads due to calipers sticking and making interior pads wear out completely while exterior pads where still good. Rotors worn to or below minimum specifications. Will have to replace both rear rotors and calipers. I have never had to replace rotors or calipers on any car, not even with 86k miles on them and on this 2009 honda accord ex-l I have to replace them at 46,413 miles? This is not good! Honda should pay for all expenses and parts. Lowest quote to replace with oem is approximately $750.00 what would the cost be if I would of not hear the noise and check the brakes?

Filed Feb 6, 2012 · Brakes · 31,000 miles · AL

Brake premature wear causing brakes not to work properly,talk to dealer and they say I have brakes fixed and submit to honda and they might reimburse me for the repair is this honda's and the dealers way to make more money. That's why I think we should look at american made cars when we buy from now on . Nothing like the good old u.s.of a. Go ford.

Filed Dec 8, 2011 · Brakes · TX

The rear inner brake pads wore down significantly while the rear outer pads had about 3-4mm left. This seemed to be a very premature wear compare to other vehicles I owned over the years.

Filed Feb 16, 2011 · Brakes · 20,000 miles · CA

At about 20,000, our 2009 honda accord (v6) started having rear brake noises. We took it to the west covina dealership and they said the rear pads were worn and needed replacing. I said that is very premature to have rear pads wear out so soon and they said it is normal and would not consider any warranty replacement or discount as it was normal wear and tear. We took it to our local independent shop and had them replaced. Strange that it was both inner pads that had worn out--the outers had about 50% life left.

Filed Oct 5, 2010 · Brakes · 20,507 miles · GA

2009 honda defective brake pads worn out at only 20,000 miles. Honda steadfastly refuses to take responsibility and fix the problem under warranty.

Filed Sep 26, 2010 · Brakes · NJ

Premature wear of brakes pads and defective rotors.

Filed Sep 16, 2010 · Brakes · 33,000 miles · PA

Tl*the contact owns a 2009 honda accord. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for routine maintenance with 33,000 miles on may 10, 2010. The dealer stated that the rear brake pads were prematurely worn out and replaced them. The failure mileage was 33,000 and the current mileage was 40,000.

Filed Aug 20, 2010 · Brakes · IL

Premature worn rear brakes at 21,000 miles for accord lxi 4 cylinder! Mostly all highway miles to commute to work.