2008 HONDA ACCORD Engine Problems

NOTICED VEHICLE USING EXCESSIVE OIL. NEEDED 3.25 QUARTS WITHIN 4,000 MILES. ENGINE NOISE ON COLD START UP. HONDA DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED AND SAID A COMPUTER UPDATE IS REQUIRED TO RESOLVE OIL CONSUMPTION AND A DEFECTIVE VTC ACTUATOR, TIMING CHAIN, AND TENSIONER WITH UPDATED PARTS ARE REQUIRED TO RESOLVE ENGINE NOISE. $1125.00 FOR REPAIRS. DEALERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGED FREQUENT ISSUES WITH THE DEFECTIVE ORIGINAL VTC ACTUATOR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS HE ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, IT EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL GRINDING NOISE AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED IN COLE WEATHER. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

THE ENGINE MAKES A RATTLING SOUND USUALLY ON A COLD START. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED BY HONDA AND OTHERS AS THE VTC ACTUATOR. ACCORDING TO MECHANICAL SOURCES THIS COULD CAUSE COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE. SEE HONDA TECH BULLETIN 09-010 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. *TR

MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD EX-L STARTED MAKING A SMALL RATTLE NOISE IN DECEMBER 2009, THE CAR SALES MAN SAID IT WAS BECAUSE THE CAR NEEDED TO WARM UP AND BECAUSE THE CAR WAS SITTING FOR A WHILE. A COUPLE YEARS LATER I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN AND HAD IT CHECKED, BUT THE DEALER DID NOT HEAR THE SOUND. THIS WAS NOT DOCUMENTED BY THE HONDA DEALERSHIP. IN JUNE OF 2012, I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AGAIN AFTER I NOTICED THE SOUND MORE FREQUENTLY. THEY LET THE VEHICLE SIT OVER NIGHT AND INFORMED ME THE NEXT MORNING THAT THE VTC ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AT THIS TIME I HAD EXCEEDED MY EXTENDED WARRANTY OF 100,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 105,000 MILES WHEN THE DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM. ON OCTOBER 3, 2012 MY OIL LIGHT FLASHED ON AND THEN BACK OFF. I HAD MY FATHER TO CHECK...

I BOUGHT MY 2008 ACCORD USED WITH 32K ON IT. HONDA HAD A GREAT RECORD WITH RELIABILITY AND QUALITY IN THE PAST SO THIS CAR, I FIGURED, WOULD BE NO DIFFERENT. AFTER ABOUT A MONTH OF OWNERSHIP, I NOTICED THE OIL WAS LOW. I CHECKED THE OIL WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR AND IT WAS FULL, AND IT WAS NOW DOWN ABOUT A HALF A QUART. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM ABOUT THE OIL CONSUMPTION. THEY TOPPED ME OFF, AND PUT ME ON AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, THERE WAS AN OIL CONSUMPTION RECALL ON MY CAR ABOUT A MONTH LATER. THE DEALERSHIP UPDATED THE SOFTWARE TO PREVENT OIL CONSUMPTION AND I WAS SENT ON MY WAY. ABOUT A MONTH LATER, MY CAR WAS STILL CONSUMING OIL AT ABOUT A QUART PER 2290MILES. THAT WAS THE OFFICIAL HONDA TALLY AT THE END OF...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHO STATED THAT A SPARK PLUG WAS MISFIRING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A COMPUTER FAILURE THAT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BURN MORE OIL THAN NORMAL. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SPARK PLUG AND UPDATED THE COMPUTER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,794.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD EXL. WHILE THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION, A LOUD RATTLING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS FOR THE SIMILAR FAILURE AND THE VTC ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED EACH TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE VSA AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK FORWARD AND SHAKE VIGOROUSLY. THE CONTACT STOPPED ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED APPROXIMATELY SIX TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE VALVES WITHIN THE ENGINE. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS CONSUMING A SUBSTANTIALLY ABNORMAL AMOUNT OF OIL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WENT TO CHECK THE OIL ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS HARDLY NO OIL IN THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THE VEHICLE BUT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE PER SE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO RECOMMENDED HAVING THE VEHICLE COMPLETE AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

SOMETIMES MY CAR MAKES A GRINDING NOISE WHEN I TURN THE KEY TO START IT. I TOOK MY CAR TWICE TO THE METRO HONDA DEALER IN MONTCLAIR, CA; BUT EVEN THOUGH I HAVE THE EXTENDED GUARANTEE, THEY REFUSE TO CHECK MY CAR. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, AND I FOUND OUT THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM; AND SOME OF THEM HAD REPLACED THE VTC ACTUATOR, AND THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. I MENTIONED THIS TO THE MAINTENANCE EXPERTS AT METRO HONDA, BUT THEY STILL DO NOT CARE. MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS IS A SITUATION THAT IS NOT ON A RECALL LIST. WHAT SHOULD I DO? *TR