2010 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

I RENTED THIS 2010 HONDA ACCORD FROM ENTERPRISE (DUNDALK, MD OFFICE) WHEN MY CAR WAS SENT TO REPAIR. I NOTICED THAT THIS CAR WAS MAKING A LOT OF NOISES WHILE DRIVING. THEN ON FEB 7, 2012 AROUND 6:40AM, I JUST FINISHED WORK AND HEADED HOME. I HAD ALL THE CAR WINDOWS CLOSED. AS SOON AS I ENTERED HIGHWAY I-95 NORTH (EXIT #43 IN MARYLAND), I NOTICED THERE WAS STRANGE NOISES. IT SOUNDED LIKE SOME STONES JUMPING INSIDE THE DOOR. THE STRANGE NOISES DIDN'T GO AWAY AND I HEARD A BIG EXPLOSION SOUND SEVERAL MINUTES LATER. IT WAS VERY SCARY. I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR. THERE WERE CARS ALL AROUND MY CAR. I WAS AFRAID OF HITTING OTHER CARS. MY FIRST REACTION WAS FLAT TIRE OR GUNFIRE. HOWEVER, I NOTICED THE DRIVER SIDE GLASS WAS GONE SECONDS LATER AND THE CAR WAS STILL DRIVABLE. THE BROKEN GLASSES WAS INSIDE MY CAR AND INSIDE THE DOOR. THIS IS VERY SCARY EXPERIENCE AS I HAVE NO SUCH EXPERIENCE BEFORE AND I HAVE NOT HEARD SIMILAR CASES AROUND ME. I BELIEVE THE GLASS EXPLOSION WAS DUE TO RESONANCE. *TR

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION; CAR MAKES CLATTERING ENGINE NOISE (OIL STARVATION) AT AROUND 4200 MILES BETWEEN OIL CHANGES; BEEN ON OIL CONSUMPTION TEST AT DEALER AND TOLD I AM STILL WITHIN SPECS OF BURNING 1 QUART OIL PER 1000 MILES BEING NORMAL; HAVE NEVER OWNED A VEHICLE THAT LOSES OIL BETWEEN CHANGES; DEALER RECOMMENDED I PULL OVER ON SIDE OF ROAD WHEN I HEAR CLATTERING NOISE TO TOP OFF OIL; BEEN GETTING OIL CHANGES EVERY TWO MONTHS BECAUSE OF CLATTERING NOISE BEING HEARD IN ENGINE; WAS GIVEN A SOFTWARE UPDATE TO FIX THIS IN LATE AUGUST BUT IT HAS ONLY GOTTEN WORSE-- WENT FROM BURNING 1/4 QUART PER 1000 TO 1/3 QUART PER 1000. *KB

I HAD JUST DROPPED MY CHILD OFF AT SCHOOL AND WAS IN LINE TO LEAVE THE SCHOOL PARKING LOT. I WAS VERY SLOWLY MOVING FORWARD AS CARS WOULD LEAVE. I WAS MOVING SLOWLY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR QUICKLY ACCELERATED AND WOULD NOT STOP REGARDLESS OF ME HITTING THE BRAKES. I ENDED UP HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THIS ALL HAPPENED SO FAST. NO INJURIES BUT VERY SCARY. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ANY SPEED, ROCKS WOULD ENTER THE GRILL AND DAMAGE VARIOUS COMPONENTS OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CONDENSER FOR THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE FROM STOPS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND ENGINE MOUNTS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND COVERED ALL REPAIR COSTS, BUT INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE REMAINED AND THERE WERE NO OTHER REMEDIES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 13,000. UPDATED 03/14/12*LJ UPDATED 06/18/12

REAR BRAKES ON 2010 HONDA ACCORD ARE ALMOST "METAL ON METAL". THIS SHOULD NOT TAKE PLACE WITH A CAR THAT IS LESS THAN 2 YEARS OLD WITH ONLY 17,500 MILES. *TR

I TOOK MY CAR FOR A REGULAR SERVICE AT THE DCH ACADEMY HONDA AND THE SERVICE DEALER TOLD ME THAT I NEED TO REPLACE REAR BRAKES. IT WAS VERY SURPRISING THAT AT 22K MILES THE REAR BRAKES HAVE GONE. HE TOLD ME ABOUT THE COMPLAINT FILED FOR THE 2008-2009 AND SOME 2010 MODELS. I FILED THE COMPLAINT AND FOUND OUT THAT MY VIN IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR A REIMBURSEMENT. I BELIEVE THEY SHOULD CONSIDER ALL THE 2010 MODELS. I DONT KNOW WHAT IS THE CRITERIA HONDA HAS TO INDENTIFY FAULTY BRAKES. CLEARLY, HONDA HAS FLAW IN KEEPING TRACK OF THIER INVENTORY OR THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO ACKNOLOEGE CUSOTER COMPLAINS AND ACT ON THE INFORMAITON.

I LEASED A NEW 2010 ACCORD EX 4-CYL. ON THE DRIVE HOME FROM THE DEALER I NOTICED THE SEAT WAS NOT TO MY LIKING AND TRIED TO ADJUST IT TO NO AVAIL. THE DISCOMFORT CAUSED BY THE LUMBAR SUPPORT IN THE ACTIVE RESTRAINT SYSTEM IN THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT IS INTOLERABLE. AS OTHERS HAVE NOTED, IT IS VERY NOTICEABLE ON LONG DRIVES OVER AN HOUR AND MAY CAUSE A SAFETY ISSUE BY THE DISTRACTION IT CREATES DUE TO CONSTANTLY SHIFTING AROUND TRYING TO FIND A COMFORTABLE POSITION. I HAVE CONTACTED HONDA OF AMERICA AND HAVE GONE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO SOLUTION. I'M DISMAYED BY HONDA'S LACK OF RESPONSE TO THIS PROBLEM AND SPECIFICALLY TO MY COMPLAINT WITH A 'SORRY'. I'M NOW EXPERIENCING BACK PAIN WHICH I'VE NEVER HAD UNTIL DRIVING THIS CAR AROUND FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS. *KB

WHEN I TOOK THE CAR FOR SERVICING TO THE OPEN ROAD HONDA (RT 1S) IN NJ, THEY TOLD ME THAT THE WEAR AND TEAR ON THE REAR BRAKE PAD IS HEAVY AND IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I DROVE THE CAR MOSTLY HIGHWAYS DURING MY PREVIOUS JOB FOR MOST OF THE MILES AND I DIDN'T EVEN APPLY MUCH BRAKES AND NOW THE DEALER IS SAYING THAT THE REAR BRAKE PAD IS GONE AND IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. HOWEVER THE FRONT PAD IS AS GOOD AS NEW. HOW CAN IT BE. I CAME TO KNOW THAT THERE IS A CLASS ACTION SUIT WITH HONDA ON THIS SUBJECT, BUT IT SEEMS THEY'RE COVERING ONLY A CERTAIN FEW VIN NUMBER, THIS IS TOTAL ABSURDITY, IF THE BRAKING SYSTEM IS FAILING FOR ANY / ALL MODELS OF HONDA, IT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED. *TR

I WENT TO A LOCAL SEARS AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE CENTER AFTER I'D HEARD SQUEAKING COMING FROM THE REAR OF MY VEHICLE. A CO-WORKER TOLD ME IT SOUNDED LIKE A PROBLEM WITH MY BRAKES AND THAT I SHOULD HAVE THEM CHECKED. THE MECHANIC SHOWED ME THE BRAKE PADS THAT CAME FROM THE REAR BRAKES OF MY CAR--THERE WAS NO PADDING LEFT! ANOTHER MECHANIC ADVISED ME THAT HE'D SEEN A LOT OF HONDAS COME IN A SIMILAR CONDITION--FRONT BRAKE PADS SHOWING SOME WEAR AND REAR BRAKE PADS WITH ALMOST NO PADDING REMAINING. HE ADVISED ME TO CALL HONDA AND ASK ABOUT RECALLS. I CALLED THE LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP AND WAS ADVISED TO VISIT THIS WEBSITE: WWW.ACCORDSETTLEMENT.COM. I CALLED FOR ASSISTANCE BECAUSE IT DIDN'T APPEAR THAT MY VIN WAS INCLUDED. I CONTACTED [XXX] LLP, WHO SAID THEY COULDN'T ASSIST ME BECAUSE MY CAR WAS NOT AFFECTED BY THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. I THINK THAT THIS BRAKING ISSUE SHOULD BE FURTHER INVESTIGATED--IT APPEARS THAT IT AFFECTS MORE THAN JUST THE FIRST NINE 2010 MODELS PRODUCED (AS [XXX]CLAIMS), AS I'M EXPERIENCING SIMILAR PROBLEMS TO OTHER ACCORD OWNERS. BRAKES ARE A VERY COMPONENT OF ONE'S VEHICLE! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE COULD HEAR A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR BRAKES WHEN BRAKING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000.