Honda Accord EX V6 year 2007 has a serious brake problem. When I brought my new Accord in for its first scheduled maintenance at just 13,700 miles, I was flabberghasted to learn that I would need new rear brakes at about 17,000 miles; and new front brakes at about 19,000 miles. The total cost for brake pad replacement; if there were no warped rotors would be about $500.00. Not many people can afford to pay $500.00 a year for brake replacement. The dealer said brake replacement was not covered under warranty. I then told the dealer that this problem could be a dealbreaker. The Honda dealer then replied that I could buy a more expensive car; and did not offer any practical solution; discount; or even offer to cover it under warranty.

Does Honda have a shady deal with defective brake manufacturers? Honda dismissed my complaints in a very high-handed and arrogant manner almonst as if it were my fault. Every other car I have ever owned, even the cheapo cars, never needed brake pad replacement until at least 50,000 miles.

I drive this otherwise borderline luxury Honda like a baby. When this car is paid for, I am going to trade it in for a better car. In the meantime, Honda needs to be held accountable for lemon brakes and bilking its customers. Honda is not only bleeding its customers but endangering everyone on the roads due to possible Accord brake failure. I think it is class action suit time. I am searching for class action suits in my state if Honda does not take responsibility and issue a recall on their bad brakes; and offer to keep them fixed on warranty. No one should have to take their car in once or more a year for brake repair. Honda's halo is slipping.

At 36,000 miles the front and rear rotors had to be turned because they were warped. The mechanic said the pads were like new and did not need to be replaced. Did not take it to the dealer because I knew I'd get ripped off. If they warp again I'll replace them with something other than Honda. 25,000 of the 36,000 miles are highway miles. There is just no way this should happen to any car. Even a Yugo shouldn't have this kind of problem. Obviously Honda screwed up in the design of these brakes and rotors and refuses to acknowledge it.

I read about premature rear brake wear on the 2008 and newer models; not for the 2007 models. The wear indicator told me that the rear pads were worn but didn't expect the rear brakes to wear out before the front. An inspection showed the rears needing replacement while the front pads have approximately 8 mm remaining (A new front brake pad has 11 mm of lining). I used to be a Lexus/Toyota tech and went to the local Honda dealer to speak with the techs. They told me that I got more mileage than they've seen for rear pads; normally they need replacement before 31K!

What I did was unconventional since I was repairing the car myself: I went to the local auto parts store (No..not Autozone or Pep Boys or Kragen; a REAL auto parts store) and spoke with the guy behind the counter. I installed some aftermarket ceramic pads and noticed right away that the rims stayed quite a bit cleaner and the rotors didn't appear to be wearing any differently. It should be noted that when your rims get dirty, that's mostly brake lining material. I've put 6,000 miles on the car since installing the new pads and still have about 9 mm of lining left; a much more normal rate of wear in my opinion. It should be noted that in the Honda Factory Service Manual, they don't recommend turning rotors unless a pulsation is felt. Rotors are normally turned because the customers are so demanding now and also to "pad" the profits. (Sorry, couldn't resist the pun) I'm not sure why the pad material is so soft; perhaps to sell brake jobs??

In a nutshell: I installed aftermarket ceramic brake pads in about 20 minutes and did NOT turn the rear rotors. Total expense: $35.00 and about 1 hour of time total...

I also would recommend that owners find a competent local mechanic (er...technician) to repair their automobile as dealer technicians work on commission: That is...the more services and repairs they can sell you, the more money the mechanics and service advisors earn.

The commission-based system is why I quit being a technician: I couldn't sell people stuff that they didn't need.

I bought my accord new in 07' and at 8k I began having the brake problems that are now common to most new accord owners. My car would shudder when the brakes were applied. The first time I took it into the dealership they acted surprised at this, well duh, 8k, no you shouldn't be having brake problems, so the fixed the rotors, had to go back at 12k for the same problem, again, they worked on the rotors...vibrations stopped ...for a bit... then at 18k the problem returned, only this time the brake pads were worn, back down to a nub and front nearly gone as well... this time they told me that Hondas official position was that this was "normal wear and tear" ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! Loyal Honda customers buy them b/c of their low maint and high reliability, well, no more... they offer no explanation as to why the continued problems with the brakes, none whatsoever. The dealer told me this would be the last time they would address the issue that from this point out I would need to simply pay what they charge for a brake job... ok does anyone else find this CRAZY... no wonder Honda is taking huge $$ losses, hopefully people are wising up! I put a lot of money down on this car, mainly b/c I planned to drive it until the wheels fell off, but apparently with the way Honda now makes cars, that can occur under "normal wear and tear" LOL at 8k! So now I"m stuck with this lemon of a car and having to pay for brakes every 15k miles or so and the very uncomfortable question of "are my brakes going to start having issues again today" as my 1 year old sits in my back seat. Believe me if I could sell this car and recoup even half of what I put down on it, it would be gone and I'd be driving anything but a Honda. Sadly, after writing corporate the only response I got was "well we received your letter, ....long awkward pause from customer service agent on the phone.....we just wanted to let you know that we received it"... LOL..so they're going to do nothing... way to go Honda, I'll never buy a car from you again... well unless its a used Toyota! HONDA YOU SUCK!!!!!!

I purchased my Honda Accord EX in May of 2008. I am the 2nd owner. I noticed immediately that the brakes were pulsing when applied. The service manager turned the rotors at no charge. Within 2-3 months the vibration returned. This problem is definitely associated with a design problem, not wear and tare, driving habits, etc. The brakes are not under warranty for wear unless you could prove a factory design problem, which is near impossible. I am considering changing rotors to a new after market design and ceramic pads to see if it helps. As of now, I am stuck with the problem unless I want to turn rotors every 3 months. My rear brakes also seized up and required new calipers, rotors and pads, which were covered under warranty. I'm not to happy with the performance of this Honda. I bought it because of fuel economy, but I think that I would pass on it after having owned it for several months.

I purchased my vehicle in Feb 2007. I am religious about sticking to the service reminder and have never missed a service appointment. About every 3 months I get my car serviced. 3 months ago, my brakes and rotors were perfectly fine. No uneven wear or scorching. Yesterday, I was informed that my left rear brake pad is near the metal and I need both the pads and rotors replaced at about $400. I could not believe this happened. I don't expect brake pads to last forever, but within the first 40,000 miles and one wearing much worse the the other 3, come on. I called the service manager, and he did nothing. I spoke with other service departments in the area and they were surprised of the wear as well. I'm not sure what I am going to do yet.

this is the 2nd problem i have had with the rotor , last time is when i has 8.5k miles

this time when i serviced my Honda , they were not so accommodating on fixing the rotor problem , they told me it is the way i drive the car , rotors could of got to wet when they were hot , basically a bunch of bull sh*t !!! they said the rotors fall under normal were and tare, well at 8k i had a prob and the same prob at 14k is that normal were and tare ???

after going threw 3 people , i finally get a manager , who offers to fix the prob , but only as a one time goodwill .and states this will be the last time this procedure will be done under any no charge condition .

I believe the rotor are defected and need to be replaced , thats my Beef

Jon

I purchased my 2007 Honda Accord EX-L V6 brand new in August 2007. I followed all dealer instructions for proper break-in of the car. Recently I have noticed my steering wheel shimmying when pressing the brakes. The problem is much more prominent at a higher rate of speed.

For a car with, (as of today) only 9,000 miles this should not even be an issue! This is my first Honda, and after bringing the car in for 1 TSB and I also am having an issue with the windows and tint, I am very disappointed. Let's just hope I don't get the infamous "transmission problems" that Honda is so known for.