2018 Honda Accord: brake failure

Filed Feb 4, 2025 · Brakes, Driver assistance · AL

The rear brakes are horrible. They wear so quick. This is my 3rd Honda Accord and I’ve never replaced brakes this much on any Accord I’ve ever owned. Back tires also wear really fast. The rear brakes squeal really bad and makes squealing noises when I’m driving. No brakes are being applied but the noise continues. I’ve had this car for 3 years and I’ve changed brakes 3 times which is ridiculous.

Filed Dec 20, 2023 · Brakes · NY

The brakes failed on the highway twice.

Filed Jul 14, 2022 · Brakes · CO

Potentially fatal brake failure defect in electronic brake caliper actuator. Repair shop (719) 528-5666 said metal-on-metal for driver-side rear brake.

Filed Mar 5, 2021 · Brakes · 55,000 miles · CA

2018 honda accord- purchase car in sept 2018, in november 2019 inching forward to see clearly to make a left turn, oncoming car to my right, stepped on the brakes and nothing, no brakes and lots of warnings on the dash. Panicked but was able to steer the car out of harms way and push ignition to stop. Happened again in december 2019, same scenario as above. Honda repaired brake booster. Occurred again in september 2020 at freeway speeds, changing lanes about to exit freeway in rush hour traffic, honda replaced brake booster. Occurred again february 2021 on the streets. Car currently at honda. Fluid leaking into the brake master cylinder. Honda about to replace brake booster and what they call a collector. No confidence in this car. Honda will not consider a buy back.

Filed Nov 26, 2019 · Brakes · 18,000 miles · CA

There was no problems indicated with the stopping ability of the car when all of a sudden a loud grinding noise was heard when the brakes were applied. The car was immediately taken to the dealer only 2 miles away and when it was inspected I was told both passenger side brakes were down to metal with no pads left. The dealer said something had failed causing the condition which was requiring more parts to be replaced. If we were farther from the dealer ( barber honda bakersfield) this could have resulted in complete brake failure is my understanding.

Filed Jul 26, 2019 · Brakes · 21,800 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2018 honda accord. While driving 70 MPH, the brakes seized when the brake pedal was depressed. During the most recent brake failure, the vehicle hopped a curb and the front and rear driver's side tires became damaged. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for the tire repairs. The vehicle was then taken to coral springs honda (9400 w atlantic blvd, coral springs, fl 33071, (954) 369-4679) to be diagnosed, but the failure could not be replicated. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and provided a case number. The failure mileage was 21,800.

Filed May 20, 2019 · Driver assistance · 3,000 miles · NY

Tl* the contact owns a 2018 honda accord. The contact stated that the brakes malfunctioned and the automatic braking system activated without warning. The contact had to disable the automatic braking system to drive the vehicle. In addition, the brake failure indicator illuminated. Roadside assistance took the vehicle to millennium honda (286 n franklin st, hempstead, ny 11550, (516) 481-2800) where it was diagnosed that there was a braking failure that drained the system's power. The dealer replaced the battery to stop the system drainage; however, the automatic braking system was still disabled and had not been reactivated by the dealer. The dealer had not called the contact back yet with the status of the repairs. The failure mileage was 3,000.

Filed Feb 15, 2019 · Acceleration, Brakes · 5,000 miles · MI · crash

On 2/14/19, I was driving on a city street in a straight line at approximately 40mph. The car ahead of me stopped. I stepped on the brake and instantly the dashboard warnings lit up - adaptive cruise control, collision mitigation braking system, road departure mitigation system, and the brake - and the brake did not work so I could not stop. I rear-ended the car in front of me doing significant damage to the front of my car. The warnings were still visible after the crash and I took pictures of the dashboard as best as possible. The warnings say something about system not working and to see a dealer. The same warnings appeared on 2/13/19 in the afternoon but disappeared on 2/14/19 in the morning. Other warnings of safety systems not active have appeared due to ice/slush but then cleared when the sensors were cleared, but these new warnings are different. At least twice, maybe three times in the past few months, the car would suddenly brake and slow down with nothing in the road or in front of the car. My bluetooth connectivity worked fine for first 2-3 months but then stopped and I couldn't reconnect the phone over the past two months. It seems like more than one system/electronics problem and seems like the warnings appeared at the same time as the brake not working as if it was more than an alert but a system (systems) no longer functioning at all. The brake worked after the accident when the car was restarted.

Filed Jul 9, 2018 · Brakes, Transmission · 240 miles · TX

I was driving straight down a residential street, accelerating and the braking system automatically stopped the vehicle and the transmission automatically went into neutral. The car motor was still running but the car was inoperable. The gearshift indicated the car to be in drive but would not accelerate. I moved through the automatic gear shift selections but nothing happened. The dash brake failure contact dealer light appeared, then transmission failure contact dealer warning light appeared. I called the dealership and was instructed to turn the car off and restart, which I did. The car restarted, there were no warning lights and I was able to drive the one block to home. The dealer told me to drive it to the dealership which I did not do as I did not feel it was safe. It was fortunate I was not on a freeway or in traffic as I most likely would have been rear ended because it came to a complete stop unexpectedly; for no apparent reason and no notice like brake stop lights to warn other drivers the car was stopping. I had the car towed to the dealership. I was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced.