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"Had to replace both rear calipers due to leaking"

"Had uneven brake pad wear since I purchased the vehicle. Caliper froze up and I replaced it."

"Required two days in shop to repair."

"two brake pads were jammed in calipers; one in the rear and one in front"

"The left rear caliper was sticking after brake pad replacement. The dealer replaced it to correct the problem"

"During my routine maintenance check, my Honda dealer failed to inform me that my brakes were very worn down"

"Left front caliper was replaced"

"normal wear and tear on brakes"

"Both calipers went and destroyed the rotors. The first was cover by Honda, and the second by my extended warranty. This is clearly a problem area"

"Calipers Seased"

"The right rear caliper locked up. The caliper and rotor along with rear brake pads, were replaced"

"torn pin"

"Rear caliper got hung up and caused the rotors to fail and brake pads"

"Sticking calipers require yearly lubrication. Also, rear breaks wear much faster than front"

"I needed to replace the driver side rear caliper"

"seizure of rear calipers. Had same problem on 2000 Accord"

"Both rear calipers stuck and quit working"

"dealer indicated entire calipers were shot. unheard of for a 6 year old car. Also, the third time the rear brakes were replaced while the front's were replaced for the first time at 80,000 miles"

"Master cylinder leaked"

"Rear brakes grinding. Needed new pads. Front brakes found to need pads 8 months later during routine inspection."

"Brakes dragging not stopping as quickly as they should."

"I have had front and rear brakes repaired with less than 40,000 miles on vehicle."

"Brakes replaced at approx 88,000 miles."

"Squeak while backing up."

"Front and rear brake pads and rotors needed replacement due to normal wear"

"When I took vehicle in for routine maintenance, I was told brakes were worn and should be replaced at next oil change."

"The front & rear rotors wore out too soon & had to be replaced"

"needed new rear brake pads"

"In spite of the low mileage, this car needed complete new brakes front and rear. I've been told that this is due to the fact that it is all city driving--a lot of start and stop wears them down quickly"

"The car had 40,000+ miles on it - it just needed new brakes"

"Had to replace rear pads and machine the rear rotors"

"I have 33 traffic lights on my 33 mile commute to work"

"Dealer may not be truthful saying rear brakes required at 22000 miles but the safety of my wife was at stake since she drives that car"

"Two sets of brakes in 73000 miles"

"Just discussed this in previous answer"

"MUCH TO SOON AT 48000 miles"

"Brake setting was too sensitive i.e. they brake with a lot of force sending passengers forward. Tried several times to have this corrected but remains a problem"

"Had to have rotors turned"

"Parking brake lever seized"

"Brake pads seem to be inferior. Wore out way to quickly"

"Rear brake pads wore out in 40,000 miles... After replacement at 40,000... I now have 107,000 miles on the Accord and have not had to replace the rear pads yet..."

"Rear brakes pads wore unevenly because the slider pins dodn't slide to balance the wear so they scored one side of the rotor. Regular maintenance of the slider pins would have prevented this but this was not an item noted in the maintenance and done by the Dealer on checkups except for the most expensive long interval check."

"This car chews through brakes. Have had to replace rotors multiple times over the life of the car (9 years 89k miles). This January in the first half of the month I had routine service (new pads) on my front brakes and at that time the back brakes pads were fine. At the end of the next month I brought the car in for state inspection and it failed due to the back brakes - apparently the calipers on the back left brake had gotten stuck, chewed through the pad and wrecked the rotor."

"Rear brakes continue to wear out prematurely."

"rear pads only last 25000 miles"

"Rear brakes were worn at 25000 miles. Multiple reports in media."

"brake discs easily become corroded and adherent to the pads."

"Rear brake pads had to be replaced at 60 thousand miles. I consider that to be premature brake wear. Most vehicles can go 80 to 90 thousand before replacement is necessary"

"Brakes were replaced last year. Seems like they did not last long"

"rear brake wear out fast"

"rear brakes wore down prematurely. Replaced and got rebate from Honda. New brakes have continued to wear prematurely"

"Premature rear brake wear, found this was common for this car"

"Rear brakes installed incorrectly at the factory. The front had very little ware but the back took it down to the rotor"

"Premature rear brake wear"

"Replaced rear brakes. My previous Honda did not need brakes replaced until about 70,000 miles"

"NO problem. Honda dealer said premature wear but I don't believe rear brokes required at 22000 miles"

"rear brakes worn out at 35000 miles"

"The rear brakes on this car are a real problem. I drive all highway miles and have had to replace the pads twice and the rotors once on the rear brakes in 100k miles. My 2004 Saturn Ion went 150k with the same commute before the first brake job"

"Had to replace rear disc brake pads"

"Had to have front brakes repaired at or before 20000 miles. I feel like that was too soon. This is my 3rd Honda and previous ones did not need brake repair for many more miles on car than my current Accord. However, since retiring, I mostly drive"

"The material used for the original brakes is not very good brakes were replace 60,000 miles before the brakes on my previous camry"

"Very loud noise while driving. Thought it was transmission. Diagnosed as brake/wheel problem"

"The brakes wear out way too quickly. I had to have the first set of brakes replaced at only 5000 miles. I feel the brakes are a major defect issue"

"Passenger side brake pads and rotor have had to be changed three times"

"The rear brakes pads had to be replaced after 40,000 miles and rotors turned. Front brake pads lasted longer than the rear brake pads"

"Brake pads wear very quickly under normal driving conditions. Pads had to be replaced after 40,000 km. Other cars I have normally last 60-70K"

"Brakes wore out before time. The guy at the dealership said they have a problem with this year and model"

"Vehicle had 25,000 and at 21,000 told the brakes still had over 50% of wear left. Car was from my cousin and well taken care of. Now at 28,000 and only 50% left. Rear brake issue only"

"Car was purchased with 10000 miles on it...at about 20000 was taken to shop and had to spend about $800 for new brakes, calipers, rotors. Seems like brakes were replaced earlier than should have been"

"Have been into dealer with complaints about brake pedal fading but no resolution. Has been apparent for the past 40000"

"Rear brakes wore out faster than the front"

"My rear pads was finished in 39,000 km but my front pads are still working until 68,000 km. This means the rear pads tends to wear down faster than the front pads"

"Rear brakes wore out at approx 35K. The rear brakes are undersized for the car"

"Rear rotors were replaced 43,000 miles ago and are already work out"

"Inside rear brake pads wore down completely, while all other pads still had significant pads left"

"too small brake parts for the auto's weight"

"rear brakes continue to be terrible. They wear out twice as fast as the front brakes"

"Rear brake pads had to be replaced at 30,000 miles. My mechanic told me that this is a common happening on this model car. He said that the pads rub against the rotor even when you don't apply the brake and they wear down prematurely"

"Expensive but not a faiure"

"the dealer said the front rotors needed to be replaced due to rust and pitting; I don't understand why rotors need to be replaced under those conditions. It's only going to happen again."

"I live in a rural area with dirt roads and a 1/4 mile dirt driveway. The front rotors and brake pads wore down and I had them replaced. It 's not the first time."

"The rotors make a noise when going down a hill, and the brakes have to be applied, like they're warped"

"The rear drivers side pads and rotors have been replaced three times"

"Rear rotors had to be turned when replacing the rear brake pads after 40,000.00 mostly highway driving. The rear brakes pads and rotors did not last long"

"When braking at about 6o mph the steering shakes rapidly with instability"

"Rotors warped and made the wheels shimmy when breaking. Dealer dressed the rotors under the warranty, but it did add wear to them"

"My brakes needed work. The dealer said that the rotors were warped and needed to be replaced. It cost about $700. The same thing happened on my 2008 Civic with a different dealer. I found it odd that Hondas have this problem, since I've had more miles on other makes and never had warped rotors"

"Replaced me rotors in my rear wheels after 78,000 miles"

"Rotors were not able to be machined and had to be replaced (along with the pads)"

"Warped front rotor caused replacement. Not a quality issue, just normal wear"

"$1200 service to machine the brake rotors"

"needed replacement"

"There is some type of noise that seems to be when breaking but it was intermittent and no dealer or repair shop could find the cause and fix it"

"Makes noise braking on reverse"

"Brakes squeaked since about 20000 miles"

"everytime I apply the breakes, there is a there is a metalic sound coming from it"

"Wheel bearing needed to be replaced - almost $1,000 to repair"

"Brakes made grinding sound on quick stop. Had front brake pads replaced. Rear were ok... Noise now gone. Brake pads were worn and rusty... all good now"

"heard a squeaking - mechanic changed my brakes"

"Alternator light came on while traveling, got to auto repair shop within 20 km, diagnosed as alternator failure. Alternator required immediate replacement."

"Had to replace the alternator at about 62000 miles"

"Complete failure"

"Replaced"

"replaced battery with new"

"Normal replacement"

"The battery failed while it was under warranty. I had bought it from the dealer, and it was replaced again when the alternator failed."

"Experienced a discharged, dead battery several times. Charging test were performed but the test showed no problems. The battery was replaced by a AAA tow truck driver after his forth visit to my garage, yet the new battery also continue to drain down. Later during maintenance, it was found that the A/C magnetic clutch was sticking in the on position when the engine was turned off. That was the cause to draining the battery down."

"Replaced. Routine Maintainance"

"Four year old battery failed on a below zero day. That seems normal"

"I suspect that there is some short in the automobile. I have not been able to track this down, but I have had to purchase two new batteries in the past two years. Even with the new battery, I have had to jump the car on several occasions"

"Car ran sluggish going uphill it made clicking noise. One more hill a few miles later and it would not go, check engine light came on car would not accelerate anymore. Had to have it towed 212 miles home to mechanic."

"I have had 2 coils go bad in 5 years. Engine got a miss from not firing on all cylinders."

"Had to replace two coils which quit working and fouling the spark plugs. They failed at separate times and since I have gone ahead and replaced all of them, hopefully not getting stranded on the road. What I have read on the internet it is a common problem with the VTEC engine and Honda does not have a real handle on it and no guaranteed fix which is strange for a company that normally makes a good product."

"Crankcase position sensor went bad. Car misfires and will only drive about 30 mph. This is the second time it has happened in the last few years."

"Defective VTC actuator -- known Honda problem with 2008 - 2012 Accords and many other models & years. Honda refuses to fix and have not been able to diagnose and fix properly in over 10 years according to dealers and lots of reading on internet"

"Oil leaks into the cylinder causing spark plug and gasket replacement."

"New plugs resolved the problem"

"The car burns oil and fouls up cylinders 1,2,3 every 5,000 to 10,000 miles. The problem is worse when the car goes into eco mode"

"Oil was getting past the rings, fowling a spark plug. I had the plug replaced and so far there has not been any further problems. So far the problem has not recurred."

"the spark plugs in the 2010 Honda Accord fail because the car Burns oil in fouls the plugs you're lucky if you get 5,000 miles out of a spark plug.again just like the catalytic converter in the O2 sensors Honda is aware of it but won't take responsibility."

"Had to replace spark plug gaskets o-rings or something after the check engine light came on."

"Had a cylinder misfire, causing spark plug failure. Third time in last 35,000 miles. I replaced ALL spark plugs each time."

"Blown cylinder and spark plugs"

"The spark plugs failures are related to the coil failure not the plugs themselves."

"Spark plugs needed to be repaired/replaced. Engine still rides rough even after replacement"

"Spark plugs in cylinders 2 and 3 have fouled out two times causing car to have bad miss and misfire"

"related to the class action lawsuit. update to computer revealed fouled and dirty plugs resulting from engine malfunction"

"2 spark plugs fouled out and I had to have them replaced at a Honda dealer"

"check engine light came on me I took the car to Honda and they Said there was a campaign to fix the problem. The problem was fixed at no cost to me"

"One plug was fouled with oil causing the car to run very rough when idling. Took it to a Honda dealer and they replaced 4of the 6 spark plugs to fix the problem. Now after 40000 miles the car burns a quart of oil every 2500 miles and Honda considers this normal. Honda won't fix the problem but did extend the warranty on the engine to 8 years. I'm not happy. Never had a car that burned oil"

"Due to computer issues 5 of the 6 cylinder were fouled and te spark plugs became in operative"

"Engine had inconsistent power. Warning lights in dash were activated multiple times"

"Heard grinding noise on startup occasionally for cold start on cold morning. Was able to strar the car on second try each time. The it didn't happen again all day. Sounded like solonoid wasn't engaging. Online showed a Tech Bulletin about a similar"

"Starter was not always catching causing a terrible grinding sound at startup. Dealership could not duplicate the issue until the third time I mentioned it. I had to drop the car off for an extended period so they could figure out what was wrong"

"starter had to be replaced, the original was defective"

"Blown spark plugs"

"The number 4 cylinder went bad"

"The system that drops the 6 cyclinders to 5 when cruising stopped working"

"The exhaust cam developed many minor holes in #4 exhaust valve - noted by clicking noise. A repair shop (has a radio show to provide help to call-in folks) indicated this is a ongoing problem with the 4cyl Honda engine"

"Piston rings and spark plugs were replaced under warranty extension 13-078"

"I change oil & filter frequently using top grade oil(Mobil 1). The car started burning oil at 30,000 mls. The oil becomes dirty and burned smelling almost immediately after an oil change. I have to keep track of oil level frequently. May be a recall"

"Spark plug in cylinder #3 cracked. engine misfired and oil got into the combustion chamber. Piston and ring had to be replaced"

"Failure of piston rings. Honda knows this engineering issue, yet no recall is in effect, only a technical service bulletin exists. This is unacceptable, repairs are $4K-$8K. More should be done to address this issue"

"Cylinder 1 failure for 3rd time. Now a TSB extending warranty"

"Cylinder gaskets need to be replaced as the car burns almost a quart of oil every 1,000 miles"

"Temp gauge going up in down, took car to Honda dealership, repairman claimed car had ran hot and head gasket were blown, claimed car needed a head job at 72000 miles. Result $3000.00 bill, had to have 2 coil packs replace prior to this (note car backfired in both cases). After car was repaired could not get the heater to work, dealership had the car in to check this out could not fine the problem and ask for another $1500.00 to pull the heater core out and replace"

"Oil leakage into cylinders"

"Happened twice first bandaid fix didn't last. 3 months later had to be towed in and rebuild spark plugs as oil getting into engine due to computer glitch not recalled."

"Special Warranty offered as car used oil excessively. Replaced rings, pistons, and timing belt. Car runs fine now."

"The rings on 3 of the cylinders were leaking oil. That was a know problem with this model/engine. It was beyond the extended warranty by 2k miles. The dealer and Honda covered 75% of the cost and I replaced the timing chain and 100K tune up (belts, water pump etc). expensive, but fair I thought. I did have to bring up the extended warranty and the discount was not offered until I confronted dealership with extended warranty judgement."

"Three cylinders needed rings replaced at 80000 miles due to bad engine design. Honda considered it a known issue with the variable cylinder management feature. Engine burned excessive oil and ran rough until this was fixed."

"Using oil too fast - turned out Honda had a temporary warranty coverage for my vehicle and covered the cost of new pistons and rings. Also a new timing belt and spark plugs which I paid for (parts only)"

"Honda replaced rings under extended warranty due to excessive oil usage. This was a big problem. A co-worker with 2009 had his rebuilt only a year before mine. While repairing, they also replaced some other parts at my expense."

"Engine light came on and car ran rough on a trip. Several cylinders had to be replaced."

"Oil consumption, one spark plug fouled, 3 piston rings and 4 spark plugs were replaced under Honda's extended warranty policy"

"The engine was misfiring. The Honda garage put in a new short block. similar problem as with the 4 cyl"

"Vehicle began burning excessive amounts of oil. Honda checked into my complaint, verified it, and rebuilt the bottom end of the engine. I was charged $500. They paid the balance"

"Honda was good about fixing the engine"

"Honda 6 cylinder engines have a defect. The piston rings, usually on piston 3, start to rotate and release oil on to the spark plugs and start the engine running rough. One dealer attempted to solve this problem with new spark plugs, but that didn't work and the engine had to be replaced. Honda was sued over this problem, but didn't alert owners about it. Honda did provided a rebuilt engine, but the process took two weeks"

"Recall that entailed replacing pistons and rings"

"Cylinder recall. Honda waranteed"

"Engine cylinders failed and I took it to the dealer and it was repaired at no cost to me, plus dealer provided a substitute Honda Accord until repaired. [in repair shop for 5 days]"

"Misfiring, had to replace 3 I believe"

"Since it was bought from the used car dealer, timing belt was not checked. Should have been replaced but did not get replaced. It broke down. It was insured, so it was fixed."

"the car is now older and is starting to need repairs 6 times a year. Have always had maintenance done so it's not neglect."

"Leaking from the timing belt tensioner"