2010 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED AND WHEN HE RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE, ALL FOUR WINDOWS WERE OPENED. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED IN THE VEHICLE OWNER'S MANUAL THAT IF THE KEY WAS TURNED TWICE, ALL OF THE WINDOWS WOULD OPEN WHETHER THEY WERE LOCKED OR NOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MECHANISM SHOULD BE DISABLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3,200. UPDATED 4/4/11 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HOLDING THE HOLDING THE UNLOCK BUTTON FOR 10 SECONDS ON SECOND PUSH WOULD ALSO ROLL DOWN ALL THE WINDOWS. THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE UNLOCK REMOTE. UPDATED 04/06/11

IN RECENT, COMPANIES HAVE CHANGED HOW THEY MAKE THE INSULATION FOR CABLES ATTACHED TO A CAR'S ENGINE. THE SOY PRODUCTS NOW USED TO CREATE THE WIRE INSULATION CONCERNS ME A GREAT DEAL. THIS WEEKEND MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR CAR, A 2010 HONDA ACCORD, AND WHILE ON THE ROAD THE CAR STARTED TO SHAKE AND STUTTER VIOLENTLY, AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THIS COULD HAVE ULTIMATELY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AND HARMED HER AND OTHER PEOPLE. AFTER HAVING OUR CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, THERE WAS EVIDENCE THAT A RODENT OF SOME TYPE HAD CHEWED ON THE CABLES. NOT ONLY DID THIS MAKE THE CAR UNSTABLE TO DRIVE ON THE ROAD, BUT THERE WAS A THREAT OF ELECTRICAL FIRE BECAUSE THE WIRE'S INSULATION WAS CHEWED AWAY BY A SMALL ANIMAL THAT WAS ATTRACTED TO THE SOY-BASED FOOD SOURCE IN THE WIRES. ADDING THE SOY TO THE WIRES CAN CAUSE PROBLEMS INCLUDING UNRELIABILITY, FIRES, AND POSSIBLY EVEN DEATH. I DON'T TAKE THIS LIGHTLY. AUTOMOBILE MAKERS ARE USING THE SOY MATERIAL BECAUSE IT IS LESS EXPENSIVE FOR THEM. OVERALL, IT COSTS CONSUMERS/INSURANCE COMPANIES MUCH MORE WHEN REPAIRS ARE NEEDED BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. NOT ONLY IS THIS DISHONEST OF AUTO MAKERS, BUT THESE TYPES OF SHORTCUTS ARE ILLEGAL AS WELL. PLEASE REQUIRE MANUFACTURERS TO MAKE WIRING INSULATION OUT OF NON-SOY-BASED PRODUCTS TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY ALONG WITH YOURS. THANKS. *TR

THE REAR BRAKES OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH SHOULD BE FIRST REPLACED AT ABOUT 70,000 HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 25,000 AT A COST OF ABOUT $175 DUE TO A FAULTY DESIGN IN TTHAT THE BRAKES HAD EXCESS WARE BECAUSE THE BRAKING MECHANISM DIDN'T RELEASE AS THEY SHOULD. THE CAR IS ONLY ONE YEAR OLD AND MOST MILES ARE HIGHWAY MILES WITH LITTLE BRAKING. I DO NOT RIDE THE BRAKE PEDAL AND NEVER HAVE.

HAD A PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL WHEN GETTING OFF FREE WAY ON OFF RAMP , TRYED TO STOP USING BRAKE BUTT CAR WAS SILL ACCELERATING . HAD TO APPLY BRAKES VERY HARD TO SLOW CAR DOWN GOT CLOSE TO END OF RAMP HAD TO PUT CAR IN NEURTAL AND THEN SAW THE TACK JUMP UP 6000 RPM AND BACK DOWN TO 700 RPM ALSO AT SAME TIME WHITE SMOKE WAS COMING OUT ALL SIDES OF CAR. SMOKE COULD HAVE BEEN FROM BRAKES OR HIGH RPMS ON ENG. CRUISE CONTROL WAS OFF. TOOK CAR TO DEALER THEY FOUND NO PROBLEM.

AFTER 9 YEARS OF PERFECT SATISFACTION WITH A 2001 HONDA ACCORD,I PURCHASED A NEW 2010 HONDA ACCORD ON 08/2010. LOUD WHINING NOISE STARTED AFTER APPROX. 1000 MILES OF DRIVING. HEARD WHINE, LOUD AND CONSISTENT ON STARTUP AND THE WHINE INTENSIFIES AS THE ENGINE WARMS WITH DRIVING. DEALER REPLACED POWER STEERING PUMP ON MY THIRD TRIP TO HONDA SERVICE.NOISE CONTINUES EVEN LOUDER WITH NEW PUMP. A RETURN TRIP TO HONDA DEALER I WAS TOLD IT IS A NOISE CHARACTERISTIC OF THIS MODEL. THE NERVE RACKING WHINE IS DEADENED ONLY WITH THE RADIO VOL. TURNED UP. TWO OTHER PROBLEMS CREATE VERY STRESSFUL DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE HEAD REST EXTEND TOO MUCH FORWARD CREATING SEVERE NECK STRAIN AND THE STIFF FEEL IN THE SEATS REQUIRE CONSTANT SHIFTING OF POSITION. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE NOR RECOMMEND A HONDA TO ANYONE. MY MAIN CONCERN NOW: IS THIS WHINE AN INDICATOR FOR AN UNSAFE SITUATION OR FOR A MORE SERIOUS MECHANICAL PROBLEM? *TR

DRIVER'S SEAT ON 2010 HONDA ACCORD CAUSES SEVERE BACK AND NECK PAIN AFTER 15 MINUTES IN THE SEAT. *LN

I PURCHASED A NEW 2010 HONDA ACCORD LX-P IN LATE NOVEMBER OF 2009. ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2010, I SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN BECAUSE THERE WAS A SEVERE WHINING NOISE AT IDLE THAT WAS MOST PROMINENT UNDER SPEEDS OF 20 MPH. THE WHINING NOISE STARTED ABOUT FOUR WEEKS EARLIER AND SEEMED TO DISSIPATE ONCE THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO SECOND GEAR. THE NOISE SOUNDS EXACTLY LIKE A POWER STEERING PUMP LOW ON FLUID OR JUST BEFORE THE PUMP STARTS TO GO OUT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE DIRECTLY TO THE DEALERSHIP SINCE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND LEFT IT THERE FOR SEVERAL HOURS. UPON RETURNING TO THE GARAGE, THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED ME THE NOISE IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH ALL ACCORDS WITH THE 4-CYLINDER ENGINE AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. HE STATED HE EVEN REMOVED THE POWER STEERING BELT TO RULE-OUT THE POWER STEERING PUMP. I THEN ASKED HIM IF THIS WAS THE CASE, WHERE EXACTLY WAS THE WHINING COMING FROM? HE INFORMED ME THAT HE JUST DIDN'T KNOW. PLEASE HELP! TO OVERCOME THE SEVERE WHINING, I HAVE TO TURN THE RADIO UP OR TURN ON THE AC/HEATER FAN TO DROWN OUT THE NOISE.

VEHICLE VISIBILITY FOR THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE IS INADEQUATE. CAN NOT BACK UP SAFELY WITH THE CONFIDENCE THAT ALL IS CLEAR BEHIND THE VEHICLE. *TR

THE DAYLIGHT RUNNING LIGHTS ON THE 2008-2010 HONDA ACCORD ARE VERY BRIGHT AND THE SIGNAL LIGHTS ARE RELATIVELY DIM AND DIRECTLY INBOARD OF THE RUNNING LIGHTS MAKING THE SIGNAL LIGHTS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE. THE DAYLIGHT RUNNING LIGHTS MASK THE SIGNAL LIGHT. AS THE DAYLIGHT RUNNING LIGHTS ARE ALWAYS ON, THE DANGER IS ANY TIME DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS. NO FIX HAS BEEN OFFERED BY HONDA. PERMANENTLY DISABLING THE DAYLIGHT RUNNING LIGHTS ON THIS AUTOMOBILE IS THE ONLY SENSIBLE ANSWER TO THIS PROBLEM. *TR

REAR WHEEL BEARING FAILURE AT FREEWAY SPEED (MANIFESTED BY GRINDING NOISE AND BURNT SMELL) AND PREMATURE AND UNEVEN WEAR ON REAR BRAKE PADS. (1) DEALER SERVICE AT PACIFIC HONDA IN SAN DIEGO CA MISDIAGNOSED THE FAILED BEARING AS THE "OFTEN" ENCOUNTERED BRAKE PADS "ISSUE" WITH "2010 HONDA ACCORDS". $220 BRAKE JOB LATER, GRINDING NOISE IS STILL PRESENT. SHAFT WAS DISCOLORED DUE TO HEAT BUT DEALER CLAIMS "IT'S OK". *TR