2008 Honda Accord service brakes, electric problems

“NEED ASSISTANCE IN A MATTER THAT HAS BEEN SETTLED THROUGH A CLASS ACTION SUIT FILED AGAINST HONDA IN SEPT/09, WHICH I JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT ON 4/25/11. I NEVER RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION, BUT I WAS MADE AWARE OF THE CLASS ACTION AFTER ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A CALL TO THE COMPANY?S COMPLAINT HOTLINE TO VERIFY IF THERE HAD BEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT PREMATURE WEARING OF THE REAR BRAKES AS THIS WAS MY 3RD REPLACEMENT. MY REPLACEMENT EQUALED OUT TO AROUND EVERY 25,000 TO 30,000 MILES. IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT BRAKES AND HOW THEY WORK IF DRIVEN APPROPRIATELY TYPICALLY YOUR FRONT BREAKS WEAR FIRST AND YOUR REAR CAN LAST ANYWHERE BETWEEN 50,000 AND 70, 000 MILES. SINCE I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE I HAVE REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKES ONE TIME AND CHANGED MY REAR BRAKES 3 TIMES (CURRENTLY I HAVE 94,000 HIGHWAY MILES) IF YOU ASK ANY MECHANIC THEY WILL TELL YOU THAT THE LIFE EXPECTANCY OF THE REAR BRAKES SHOULD LAST AT LEAST 2 TO 3 TIMES LONGER THAN THE FRONT BRAKES. I HAVE PROOF THAT THERE WERE NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN THE LIFE OF THE NEW BRAKE PADS HONDA CREATED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. NOT KNOWING OF THE CLASS ACTION I NEVER SUBMITTED A CLAIM FOR A REIMBURSEMENT, BUT I FOUND THAT…”

“OUR 2008 HONDA ACCORD HAS NEEDED NEW BRAKE PADS 3 TIMES IN 3 YEARS. WE HAD THE NEW-IMPROVED BRAKE PADS ADDED LAST YEAR BUT ONE YEAR LATER WE ARE IN NEED OF NEW ONES AGAIN. THEY ARE NOW PAPER THIN. HONDA WILL NOT PAY THE FULL AMOUNT EVEN THOUGH THE NEW PADS WERE SAID TO LAST LONGER THAN THE OLD. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS NOT THE CASE. WE HAVE A 4-YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND PURCHASED THE HONDA WITH THE INTENT OF HAVING A SAFE CAR. THIS IS NOT SAFE AND IS UNCALLED FOR. THE SETTLEMENT THAT EXISTS IS NOT ENOUGH AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL OF THESE BRAKE PADS. WE DO NOT EXPECT TO PURCHASE ANOTHER ACCORD (OR HONDA FOR THAT MATTER) AGAIN IF THIS IS HOW THINGS ARE HANDLED. THE SAFETY OF DRIVERS IS SUPPOSED TO BE THE NUMBER ONE PRIORITY BUT THIS IS OBVIOUSLY NOT THE CASE. *TR”

“I RECENTLY BROUGHT MY CAR A 2008 HONDA ACCORD TO THE HONDA DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE. THE DEALER TOLD ME MY CAR NEEDED REAR BRAKES. I HAVE LESS THAN 15,000 MILES ON THE CAR PLEASE HELP NOT SURE WHAT TO DO TO BE A PART OF THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. IT COST ME ALMOST $300 TO REPLACE THE DAMAGE PARTS WITH RESURFACING, LABOR AND PARTS. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH HONDA. THANK YOU *TR”

“MY CAR IS 2008 HONDA ACCORD MODEL AND STARTED MAKING SQUEAKING AND GRINDING NOISE SINCE SEPT.2010 IT COMES ON AND OFF AS I WAS DRIVING AND GETTING WORST EVERYDAY. IT WAS SO LOUD NOISE SO I TOOK IT TO HONDAWEST HERE IN LAS VEGAS,NV AND THEY SAID MY REAR BRAKES WERE GONE. SO I HAD IT FIX AND PAID $249.12 YESTERDAY OCT.4 IT ONLY HAVE 21,394 MILES . *TR”

“2008 HONDA ACCORD EX/4-DOOR SEDAN/4-CYLINDER: BOUGHT NEW CAR 03/09; AT CONSIDERABLY LESS THAN 10,000 MILES REAR BRAKES WORE OUT PREMATURELY, THEREAFTER FRONT BRAKES ALSO WORE OUT. HAD TO PAY FOR REPLACEMENTS DUE TO AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CORP REFUSING TO COVER UNDER WARRANTY. THEY REFUSE ANY ASSISTANCE OR RESOLUTION. *TR”

“2008 HONDA ACCORD COUPE HAS COMPLETELY WORN REAR BRAKE PADS AT 26K MILES. I STRONGLY FEEL THAT HONDA SHOULD RECALL AND REPLACE AT NO COST TO OWNER,. I STRONGLY DISAGREE THAT A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IS JUST AND FAIR TO THE OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES AND DOES NOT ADEQUATELY COMPENSATE THE VEHICLE OWNERS BUT MERELY UNJUSTLY ENRICHES A LAWFIRM. ACTION BY THE NHSTA IS MANDATED HERE TO PROTECT THE CONSUMER FROM PREMATURE BRAKE FAILURE AND UNDUE ECONOMIC LOSS. *TR”