CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2008 Honda Accord has several serious defects: poor brakes, excessive oil consumption, & uncomfortable seats.
BRAKES: There was a class action lawsuit against Honda in 2010 for premature & excessive brake wear. See our page on Honda's brake problems for more info.
OIL CONSUMPTION: Honda issued a TSB about this in late 2011, claiming it could be fixed through a software update to the VCM (variable cylinder management). There are class action lawsuits pending. See our page about the Accord oil consumption.
UNCOMFORTABLE SEATS: Owners have consistently reported uncomfortable seats with the entire 8th generation (2008-2012) of Honda Accords. Complaints range from back pain to leg circulation problems due to bad lumbar support, cushioning, & seat angle. Complaints aren't limited to only a certain body type -- the seat comfort problems are from a wide spectrum of owner height & weight. The common theme we hear is "we never noticed this during the test drive." Unfortunately for unwary buyers, the seat pain is noticeable after 15-20 minutes.
The navigational system locks up intermittently, leaving no display of the navigational system, radio, CD player, etc. When I start the car, the display shows the usual "splash" Navigational System display, then goes to the safety warning screen. When I acknowledge the warning, the display will hang, displaying a variety of useless strange displays, then either go blank or start rolling like an old TV set with a bad tube. Once I shut off the ignition and restart the car, the problem clears, but then I get intermittent horizontal lines in the display that annoy and distract me while I'm driving.
The dealer is mystified, and is going to Honda to determine what to do. I just turn the silly display off most of the time now, but it irritates me I paid extra for this thing that doesn't work correctly. The dealer tells me they'll probably have to pull the entire dash off to fix whatever the problem is, and I can only imagine the damage that will do, and the new problems that it will introduce. I really wish I would have saved the money and just got a TomTom.
A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
The navigational system locks up intermittently, leaving no display of the navigational system, radio, CD player, etc. When I start the car, the display shows the usual "splash" Navigational System display, then goes to the safety warning screen. When I acknowledge the warning, the display will hang, displaying a variety of useless strange displays, then either go blank or start rolling like an old TV set with a bad tube. Once I shut off the ignition and restart the car, the problem clears, but then I get intermittent horizontal lines in the display that annoy and distract me while I'm driving.
The dealer is mystified, and is going to Honda to determine what to do. I just turn the silly display off most of the time now, but it irritates me I paid extra for this thing that doesn't work correctly. The dealer tells me they'll probably have to pull the entire dash off to fix whatever the problem is, and I can only imagine the damage that will do, and the new problems that it will introduce. I really wish I would have saved the money and just got a TomTom.
- paul tm, Lancaster, CA, US