2006 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

PREMATURE REAR BRAKE WEAR ON 2006 HONDA ACCORD EX-V6 AUTOMATIC. REAR BRAKES ARE WEARING BEFORE FRONT BRAKES. SCREECHING FROM REAR BRAKES AT 30K. *TR

REAR BRAKES WORN OUT ON 2006 HONDA ACCORD. I WENT TO HAVE THE ROTORS ON THE REAR BRAKES TURNED AND THE TECH MEASURED THEM AND THEY WERE BOTH AT 8.5 MM. INDICATING THAT THEY HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN TURNED. THE CAR HAS 50K MILES AND HAS HAD THE REAR BRAKES REPLACED TWICE. THESE BRAKE PADS ARE TINY FOR SUCH A LARGE CAR AND I FEEL THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. THE PADS WEAR OUT MUCH FASTER THAN ANY OTHER CAR I HAVE OWNED AND WOULDN'T EXPECT THIS TO OCCUR. THEREFORE, IT MAKES IT A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE AN AVERAGE DRIVER WOULDN'T THINK TO CHECK THIS CONDITION. THE FRONT BRAKES ARE IN GOOD SHAPE, WHY WOULD ONE SET OF BRAKES WEAR OUT SO MUCH FASTER THAN THE OTHER SET? *TR

AT ABOUT 48,000 MILES ON THE CARS ODOMETER, MY POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED, IT WAS NOT ALL THE TIME ONLY WHEN TURNING AND PARKING, WITH VEHICLE NOT IN MOTION. THE DEALER SAID THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS LOOSING PRESSURE AND THAT IT ONLY HAPPENS ON V6 MODELS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 65-70 MPH, THE LOWER FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE BALL JOINT FAILED AND CAUSED THE AXLE TO DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE BALL JOINT AND AXLE DAMAGE WAS NOT DUE TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIR COST. THE CONTACT DOES NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000. UPDATED 05/19/09 *BF

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON WET ROAD SURFACE CONDITIONS. THE PIXEL IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED TO OPERATE. THERE WAS NO ILLUMINATION OR PRIOR WARNINGS TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE CD PLAYER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERN OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,800. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

WAS DRIVING MY 2006 HONDA ACCORD EX SEDAN ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE DRIVER-SIDE CURTAIN AND SEAT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT OR IMPACT OF ANY KIND. THE AIRBAGS JUST DEPLOYED. LIKEWISE, THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT TIGHTENED AND WILL NOT PULL OR RETRACT. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO KEEP THE CAR UNDER CONTROL AND NOT WRECK, DESPITE BEING CAUGHT OFF GUARD. NOTHING WAS DONE TO CORRECT THIS FAILURE. HONDA INDICATED THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS AND THEY ARE UNAWARE OF ANY RELATED ISSUES. HONDA SUGGESTED I CALL MY INSURANCE WHO TOLD ME THAT IT WAS A MECHANICAL FAILURE AND THEREFORE NOT COVERED. *TR

CAR: 2006 HONDA ACCORD EXL DEFECT: REAR BRAKE UNEVEN WEAR CURRENT MILEAGE 23,950 PROBLEM: MY MECHANIC HAS INSPECTED THE BREAKS TODAY AND INFORMED ME THAT MY ACCORD HAS AN ASSEMBLY DEFECT. REAR BRAKE PADS ARE NOT WEARING OUT EVENLY, WITH EXTERIOR PADS (BOTH SIDES IN THE REAR) HAVE ABOUT 50% LIFE LEFT -- AND INTERIOR PADS ON BOTH SIDES HAVE 0% LIFE LEFT. THIS INDICATES THE FAULTY ASSEMBLY THAT CAUSES THE INTERIOR PADS NOT RELEASING COMPLETELY AFTER BRAKING. AS A RESULT, THERE IS A DISPROPORTIONATE WEAR OF PADS. *TR THANK YOU!

SUDDEN SIDE WALL FAILURE OF THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE OF MY 2006 HONDA ACCORD. THE MICHELIN TIRE WAS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON THE CAR. DURING LOW SPEED DRIVING A HOLE ABOUT 4 INCHES BY 3 INCHES BLEW OUT OF THE TIRE. IT LOOKS AS IF THE BELTS ARE TOTALLY DETACHED FROM THE OUTSIDE RUBBER OF THE TIRE. ON LOOKING ON THE INTERNET I FOUND SCORES OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT SIMILAR FAILURES. *TR

I WAS IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION THAT TOTALED MY CAR. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING MY HEAD TO HIT THE CAR. IT WAS A 2006 HONDA ACCORD THAT I BOUGHT NEW. *TR

ROUGHLY A MONTH AGO FROM TODAY IE DECEMBER 2008; THE HORN ON MY CAR SOUNDED DIFFERENT BUT THEN WAS FINE, TIME HAD PASSED AND IT GOT WORSE AND CRACKLED. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE LOCAL DEALER FOR REPAIR THIS MORNING AND HAD ASKED IF THIS COULD BE CONSIDERED UNDER WARRANTY EVENTHOUGH I AM 3,000 MILES OVER THE STD WARRANTY WITH THE 5% EXTENSION FROM HONDA, THE CAR IS 3 DAYS SHY OF 3 YEARS OLD, THEY SAID NO. THE PROBLEM WAS THE RIGHT HORN BROKE, THE LEFT WORKED FINE. IT WAS ABOUT $120 FOR DIAG, PARTS, AND LABOR WHICH I HAD TO DO BUT AM ASKING HONDA TO CONSIDER THIS TO BE COVERED SINCE A 3 YEAR OLD CAR SHOULD NOT HAVE SOMETHING BASIC BREAK SO SOON, CLEARLY IT WAS A DEFECTIVE PART. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN ESPECIALLY WITH A 4 MONTH BABY I TRANSPORT DAILY IN THIS CAR. *TR