2010 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

PURCHASED A 2010 HONDA IN JANUARY 2010. WE EXPERIENCED EXCESSIVE OIL USAGE AND YELLOW WARNING LIGHT ON INTERMITTENTLY. WE REQUESTED AN OIL CHANGE AT 4,500 MILES AND WERE TOLD NOT TO CHANGE THE FIRST OIL UNTIL THE OIL LIFE SHOWED 15%. WHILE TRAVELING, AT APPROXIMATELY 7,500 MILES, THE VEHICLE OIL LIFE INDICATOR SHOWED ABOUT 40% USE ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE HAD NO OIL SHOWING ON THE DIPSTICK. THE EXHAUST PIPES WERE BLACKENED. OIL WAS ADDED AND WE WERE TOLD THERE COULD BE ENGINE DAMAGE. WE RETURNED TO THE HONDA DEALER WHO WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM WHO ADVISED US IF THE OIL USAGE WAS LESS THAN A QUART EVERY 1,000 MILES OIL USE WAS NOT EXCESSIVE. WE WERE TOLD THE CAR WAS FINE AND THE TAIL PIPES WERE NOT A PROBLEM. WE CONTINUE TO HAVE TO ADD OIL BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA ACCORD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WHEN THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE REAR BRAKES WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE WORN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES BECAME WORN PREMATURELY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,169.

FLOORBOARD/VIBRATION SHAKE AT 22MPH AND 72MPH. BRAKE PULSATION - DEALER TURNED ROTORS, REPLACED ROTORS, AND STILL HAVE BRAKE PULSATION. WE HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH OUR HONDA CROSSTOUR - NORMAL ACCELERATION AT 22MPH GAS PEDAL, BRAKE, FLOORBOARDS SHAKE. WHEN CRUISING AT 72MPH OR GOING DOWN SLIGHT DECLINE ENTIRE CAR SHAKES. BRAKES WERE PULSATING AT 4896 MILES, 10K MILES, 18K MILES, AND STILL ARE NOT CORRECT AT 20K MILES. WHAT DEALER HAS DONE SO FAR - JUL 2011 - TURNED ROTORS, ROAD FORCE BALANCED TIRES/WHEELS - NO IMPROVEMENTS WITH VIBRATION AT 22 AND 72 MPH - DEALER WANTED TO WAIT FOR DONOR PARTS TO REPLACE DRIVE SHAFT ASSEMBLY (WE WAITED 4 MONTHS) - HONDA TSB DRIVE SHAFT ASSEMBLY 29 OCT 2011 - COMPLAINED ABOUT VIBRATION AT 22 AND 72MPH AGAIN, AND BRAKE PULSATION, DEALER REPLACE FRONT AXLES - NO IMPROVEMENTS - AND REPLACED FRONT ROTORS. 18 JUL 2012 - COMPLAINED ABOUT VIBRATION AT 22 AND 72 MPH, AND BRAKE PULSATION AGAIN - DEALER REPLACED ROTORS - DEALER BALANCED TIRES AND WHEELS AGAIN. AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2012 - HONDA REGIONAL REP CAME IN - ROAD FORCE BALANCE TIRES AGAIN -SWAPPED OUT FRONT TIRES AND RIMS, SHUTDOWN VCM, SWAPPED OUT COMPUTER NO IMPROVEMENTS - VIBRATION/SHUDDER STILL PRESENT AT 22MPH AND 72MPH- BRAKES STILL PULSATING 24 SEPT 2012 - NATIONAL HONDA REP CAME IN CHECKED VALVE TOLERANCES - CYLINDER 5 VALVES TIGHT CAUSING MISFIRES - DIDN'T IMPROVE VIBRATION/SHUDDER REPLACED AXLES AGAIN, REPLACED TORQUE CONVERTER ENGINE VIBRATION IS BETTER AT 22MPH BUT WORSE AT 72 MPH - CRUISING AND MUCH WORSE GOING DOWN DECLINES. BRAKES ARE STILL NOT CORRECT. OUR CAR / ENGINE HAS BEEN SHAKING SEVERELY FOR A LONG TIME AND WE ARE WORRIED ABOUT OUR SAFETY - THAT SOMETHING MAY COME LOOSE AND CAUSE US TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE GETTING HURT OR HURTING SOMEONE ELSE. HONDA HAS NOT BEEN POSTING THESE TSB'S PUBLICLY. *TR

2010 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE BRAKES *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED FIVE MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKES FAILED. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR AN INSPECTION, AND THE DEALER STATED BRAKES WERE CONSIDERED WEAR AND TEAR. IT WAS NEVER MENTIONED TO THE CONSUMER, THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE BRAKES. HONDA DENIED THE CONSUMER'S REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT, DUE TO THE CLAIM WAS POSTMARKED AFTER THE CLAIM FILING DEADLINE OF EITHER NOVEMBER 29, 2010 OR 90 DAYS AFTER THE LISTED DATE OF THE REPAIR, WHICHEVER WAS LATER. THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. ALSO, THERE WAS A SHARP METAL OBJECT STICKING OUT FROM THE DRIVER'S SEAT. *JB

THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE MAKES A NOISE AS IF THE BRAKE PADS ARE WORN OUT AND IT SOUNDS LIKE METAL SURFACES SCRATCHING EACH OTHER. NOTIFIED HONDA AND THEY SAID THE BRAKE PADS ARE NOT COVERED. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH HONDA TO TAKE IT FOR REPAIR. BOTH BAKE PADS UNTIL 70000 MILES(GENERALLY THIS IS THE LIFE FOR BRAKE PADS) AND THE RELATED WEAR CAUSED BY WORN OUT BRAKE PADS SHOULD BE COVERED BY HONDA. *TR

HAD TO REPLACE REAR BRAKES ON NEW 2010 HONDA ACCORD. THIS SEEMS VERY PREMATURE FOR A NEW CAR. WE ARE DISAPPOINTED OUR CAR IS NOT COVERED BY THE EARLIER CLASS ACTION, EVEN THOUGH IT IS A 2010. HONDA SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO SELL CARS IF REAR BRAKES FAIL AT 20,000+ MILES. *TR

DRIVER'S SEAT IS EXTREMELY UNCOMFORTABLE. NECK AND BACK PAIN. OTHER PEOPLE HAS COMPLAINED AS WELL. CANNOT STAND DRIVING FOR MORE THAN 30 MINUTES; AFTER THAT I HAVE PAIN, I MA TIRED AND GRUMPY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED A METALLIC SNAPPING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE SOUND COULD BE HEARD AT ALL SPEEDS AND MORE SO WITH MORE WEIGHT IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVEN TIMES. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE STRUTS AND THE SWAY BAR BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE BALL JOINT ASSEMBLY WHICH WAS FAULTY. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THERE WERE NO REPAIRS AVAILABLE TO REMEDY THE FAILURE AND STATED IT WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

THE FRONT SUSPENSION IS MAKING A KNOCKING OR THUMPING SOUND. THE NOISE CAN BE HEARD INSIDE THE CAR BUT NOT OUTSIDE THE CAR. THE NOISE APPEARS ON HOT SUMMER DAYS AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR ABOUT 30 - 60 MINUTES. THE NOISE IS PRIMARILY HEARD AT LOW SPEEDS AND WHEN THE BRAKE IS APPLIED. SOMETIMES IT CAN BE FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL OR BRAKE PEDAL. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO A KANSAS CITY AREA HONDA DEALER BUT THE NOISE WAS NOT DUPLICATED BECAUSE THE CAR SAT FOR A WHILE AND WAS NOT DRIVEN FOR 30 - 60 MINUTES. THERE ARE TWO SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON SAFERCAR.GOV. A TEXAN RECENTLY REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE HONDAACCORDFORUM.COM. HE REPORTS THE HONDA DEALER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE SAID THEY HAD THREE SIMILAR REPORTS AND THE FIX IS TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT KNUCKLES AND BEARINGS. HE SAID THE HONDA TECH LINE IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. HE WONDERS WHY A SERVICE BULLETIN OR RECALL HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED BECAUSE IT COULD LEAD TO LOSS OF STEERING. I BELIEVE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THAT SOMETHING SHOULD BE FORMALLY DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. REQUEST NHTSA INITIATE A DEFECTS INVESTIGATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THE VISOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE VISOR FEEL OFF. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE VISOR WAS LOOSE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE VISOR, BUT THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE VISOR WAS EXTREMELY LOOSE BUT HAD NO FALLEN FROM ITS HOUSING. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.