2009 HONDA ACCORD Engine Problems

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION AND GRINDING NOISE IN THE ENGINE

MY 2009 HONDA ACCORD WAS PURCHASED BY OUR LOCAL HONDA DEALER OFF THE LOT BRAND NEW. VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS A GOOD VEHICLE AND NO SERIOUS PROBLEMS. IT WAS IN A MINOR CRASH AND HAD SOME OF THE FRAME READJUSTED. RECENTLY, (WITHIN 6 MONTHS) I HAVE NOTICED THE VEHICLE CONSUMING MORE OIL THAN USUAL. I FOLLOWED UP WITH HONDA TO SEE WHAT I COULD DO WITH THE EXTENDED WARRANTY NOTICE I RECEIVED IN THE MAIL REGARDING THE VEHICLE. THE EXTENDED WARRANTY STATED THAT THE PISTON RINGS MAY BE STICKING MORE THAN USUAL AND THE VEHICLE COULD BE CONSUMING MORE OIL THAN NORMAL. THE WARRANTY STATED IT WAS GOOD FOR UP TO 8 YEARS FROM THE PURCHASE OR 125,000 MILES, WHICHEVER CAME FIRST. AT THE TIME THE HONDA WAS AT 134,000 MILES. HONDA TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER AND ASK HOW TO START THE PROCESS ON THE...

MY ENGINE IS CONSUMING MORE OIL THAN IT SHOULD. I RECENTLY NOTICED THIS AND HAVE DONE MY RESEARCH AND IT TURNS OUT TO BE A COMMON RANDOM DEFECTS WITH HONDA ACCORDS. I AM WORRIED THAT THE ENGINE MIGHT ONE DAY CATCH ON FIRE OR EVEN FAIL WHILE I AM DRIVING. I HAVE GOTTEN A LETTER FROM HONDA STATING THAT THEY BELIEVE THAT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE GAS BUMP BUT THEY WERE WRONG. THE PROCEDURE TO FIX THIS MAY COST ME A LOT OF MONEY BUT I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS DAMAGE. IT EFFECTS MY SAFETY AND I AM NOT WILLING TO RISK THAT. *TR

BURNS 2 QUARTS OF OIL BETWEEN OIL CHANGES

I HEAR THE RATTLE NOISE WHEN COLD START ENGINE ONLY 87,000 MILES I READ THE BULLETIN SERVICE THEY SAID THAT NOISE FROM DEFECTIVE VTC ACTUATOR THAT VALVE IS CONTROL TIMING TO ADVANCE AND RETART DEPEND ON ENGINE SPEED TO HELP CONTROL EMISSION TO HELP THE ENVIRONMENT AND LESS POLLUTION

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION: CAR IS BURNING ABOUT 1 QUART OF OIL EVERY 1000 MILES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE STATIONARY, THE VEHICLE BURNED OIL RAPIDLY IN THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CONSUMED MORE THAN A QUART OF OIL WITHIN ONLY 700 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE RATTLED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THE DETAILS COULD NOT BE PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

THE CAR MAKES METAL GRINDING NOISE WHEN START THE ENGINE IN THE MORNING OR WHEN THE ENGINE IS COOL DOWN. THE NOISE LAST ABOUT 1 TO 2 SECONDS BUT IT'S VERY LOUD. MECHANICS INSISTED IT'S OKAY TO DRIVE. IT'S HAPPENED FOR A FEW MONTHS NOW AND I AM JUST AFRAID THAT SOMETHING WILL BE BREAK VERY SOON.

HIGH ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION. 4 CYL ENGINE BURNS 2.5 QUARTS OF OIL EVERY 1600 MILES. HEAVY SOOT RESIDUE ON TAILPIPE, AND ENGINE PINGING WHILE DRIVING UPHILL WITH NORMAL OIL LEVEL. NO VISIBLE OIL LEAKS. DEALER CLAIMS THAT 1 QUART EVERY 1000 MILES IS NORMAL CONSUMPTION. CURRENTLY PERFORMING ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION TEST AND WILL FOLLOW UP IN 1000 MILES. *TR

7/2016 MY OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND I WENT TO MY MECHANIC AND THEY SAID MY OIL STICK WAS DRY AND THEY ENDED UP DOING LOTS OF WORK; MAINTENANCE MOSTLY AND PERHAPS IT WOULD TAKE CARE OF THE OIL LOSS. THEY DID NOT FIND A LEAK. 9/19/2016 MY ENGINE HAD PROBLEMS STARTING; WENT TO FIRESTONE TO GET A NEW BATTERY AND I TOLD THEM NO OTHER MAINTENANCE AS I HAVE A MECHANIC. THEY INSTALLED MY BATTERY AND TOLD ME MY OIL STICK WAS DRY AND I HAD 50% OIL NOTED ON MY DASH BOARD. WENT TO MY MECHANIC ON 9/21/2016 AND THEY SAID MY OIL STICK WAS DRY AGAIN. MY MECHANIC RESEARCHED AND FOUND THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE; THEREFORE AM REPORTING IT.

ENGINE RATTLES AT COLD START-UP - SERVICE BULLETIN 09-010 SYMPTOM - AT COLD START-UP, THE ENGINE RATTLES LOUDLY FOR ABOUT 2 SECONDS. CAUSE - THE VARIABLE VALVE TIMING CONTROL (VTC) ACTUATOR IS DEFECTIVE

OIL BURN ONE QUART EVERY 1000 MILES

I WAS GETTING READY TO LEAVE FOR WORK ONE MORNING AND I NOTICED WHEN I CRANKED THE CAR UP THAT IT MADE A KNOCKING NOISE FOR ABOUT 2 SECONDS AND QUIT. I DONE A LOT OF RESEARCH A FOUND THAT A LOT OF THE SAME CARS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS THE VTC ACTUATOR. IT ONLY DOES THIS WHEN IT IS COOL. IF IT HAS BEEN CRANKED UP IT WILL NOT DO IT.

IN APRIL OF 2016, I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. I HEARD THE FAN STILL RUNNING. I ALSO SMELLED ANTIFREEZE. FOLLOWING ADVICE FROM A MECHANIC, I CHECKED THE FLUIDS TO LEARN THAT THERE WAS NO ANTIFREEZE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TWO REPAIR SHOPS. BOTH PUT A PRESSURE TEST ON THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT IT WAS HOLDING PRESSURE. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP ON A FRIDAY WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING. I TOLD THEM THAT I SMELLED ANTI-FREEZE BUT DID NOT SEE ANY LEAKING UNDER THE CAR. THEY ASKED ME TO BRING IT BACK THE NEXT WEEK SO THEY COULD HAVE MORE TIME TO ANALYZE THE COMPLAINT. THEY PROVIDED ME WITH A LONER CAR FOR THREE DAYS. WHEN THEY COMPLETED THE DIAGNOSTICS THEY CALLED ME AND TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED AN ENGINE, I WAS DEVASTATED. WHEN I PURCHASED THE AUTO, IN HAD 22,000...

IN REGARDS TO HONDA SAFETY RECALL JN9. WARRANTY EXTENSION: STICKING PISTONS RINGS RESULTING IN HIGH ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION. I HAD THE CAR INSPECTED BY THE HONDA DEALERSHIP IN THOUSAND OAKS, CA. STARTING BACK IN DECEMBER 28 2015. THEY DID AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST THAT LASTED 3,000 MILES ON THE ROAD AND HAD ME COME IN EVERY 1000 MILES OF THOSE 3K MILES. EVERY OIL CONSUMPTION EVALUATION AT THE DESIGNED MARK IS BURNING THROUGH 1.2 QT OF OIL EVERY 1,000 MILES. THEY CLAIM THAT IS STANDARD FOR THE CAR TO BURN THAT MUCH OIL. MY OLD 2003 V8 GMC YUKON DOES NOT BURN ANY OIL AT ALL. JUT LAST WEEK ON JULY 19TH 2016 MY OIL ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THEY (DEALER) TOP ME OFF WITH ANOTHER 1.2 QT OF OIL OFF THE RECORDS. NO SERVICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. I DO NOT BELIEVE A FOUR CYLINDER ENGINE SHOULD USE THAT MUCH...

VTC ACTUATOR IS FAILING CAUSING A 2 SECOND DELAY WHEN STARTING PLEASE ADVISE!

RECENTLY, MY CAR STARTED CONSUME TOO MUCH OIL. TO FIX THAT,DEALERSHIP ADVISED TO REPLACE PISTON RINGS FOR BETTER RESULT. AFTER WE HAVE NEW PISTON RINGS, IN A MONTH AND SO ENGINE IS MAKING GRINDING NOISE WHILE STARTING. DEALERSHIP SAID IT WASN'T HAPPENED DUE TO PISTON RINGS REPLACEMENT. BUT WE DON'T HAVE THAT PROBLEM BEFORE AND NOW DEALERSHIP CAN CHARGE US UP TO $700 FOR NEW PART .

THIS IS A 2009 VEHICLE AND I WAS NOTIFIED AUGUST 2015 OF A OIL CONSUMPTION RECALL BUT ASK THAT YOU HAVE 125,000 MILES OR LESS TO FIX HOWEVER WHEN YOU NOTIFY A CONSUMER 7 YEARS AFTER IT HAS BEEN SOLD NOT TO HAVE THAT MANY MILES I BELIEVE IT'S VERY UNFAIR TO THE CONSUMER BECAUSE THIS IS A PROBLEM I HAVE HAD THIS THIS VEHICLE SINCE IVE OWNED IT AND NOW THE DEALERSHIP IS REFUSING TO FIX IT BECAUSE OF THE MILEAGE. THERE IS NO SPECIFIC AMOUNT NOTED ON HOW MUCH OIL CONSUMPTION THIS CAR SHOULD HAVE AND HONDA DEALERSHIP IS USING THAT TO THEIR ADVANTAGE AND ASK THAT I HAVE 3/4 OF A QUART OF OIL CONSUMPTION BEFORE THEY WOULD EVEN CONSIDER WHICH IS SO UNREALISTIC.

MY CAR IS BURNING 1-2 QUARTS OF OIL EVERY 1,000 MILES. DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT IS NORMAL EVEN THOUGH THE OIL LIGHT IS COMING. MY CAR IS

VEHICLE IN MOTION TURNING RIGHT INTO PARKING SPACE. BRAKES APPLIED, VEHICLE ACCELERATED INTO BRICK POST CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO FRONT END OF VEHICLE AND POST. SECOND INCIDENT VEHICLE IN MOTION TURNING RIGHT INTO PARKING SPACE. BRAKES APPLIED, VEHICLE ACCELERATED INTO GRASSY STRIP. VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO BRING TO STOP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT AND OIL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. THE MECHANIC WAS UNAWARE OF WHAT CAUSED THE EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,243.

THERE IS A LOUD RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE (WHICH LASTS FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS) WHEN I START THE CAR. THE NOISE WORSENS IN LOUDNESS AND DURATION IN THE COLD WEATHER.

2009 HONDA ACCORD VTC ACUATOR GRINDING ON COLD START. POTENTIAL TO CAUSE ENGINE FAILURE. NO REMEDY FROM HONDA.

MAKES A LOUD NOISE WHEN CAR IS COLD STARTED. IT SOUNDS LIKE METAL ON METAL. WHY IS THERE NO RECALL CALL WHEN SO MANY PEOPLE STATE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM.

2009 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. *SMD

CAR STARTED HAVING EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION AROUND 100,000 MILES. RECEIVED FIRST NOTICE TODAY FROM AMERICAN HONDA ABOUT STICKING PISTON RINGS CAUSING EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. WARRANTY LIMITATIONS ARE 125,000 MILES OR 8 YEARS, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. MY CAR IS AT 127,000 MILES. AMERICAN HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE SAYS THIS CAR IS INELEGIBLE FOR WARRANTY REPAIR BECAUSE IT EXCEEDS THEIR MILEAGE CUTOFF.

LOUD RATTLING NOISE UPON COLD START. HONDA SAYS NO FIX AVAILABLE. SOUNDS LIKE METAL ON METAL AND HONDA CAN NOT FIX THIS?

2009 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 HAS NUMEROUS PROBLEMS AT 130K...MOST ORIGINATING AT 70-90K. EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION (1 QT A WEEK)! ROUGH IDLE AND ACCELERATION, 6 LIGHTS LIT UP ON DASH, INCLUDING CHECK ENGINE...COMES ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY.....FOULED SPARK PLUGS, TICKING NOISE COMING FROM STEERING WHEEL WHEN TURNING, BRAKES MUST BE REPLACED EVERY 10K MILES, LOUD TICKING NOISE FROM ENGINE, POOR ACCELERATION WITH MISSING/SPUTTERING, SMOKE EMITS FROM TAILPIPES, VSC LIGHT STAYS ON ALONG WITH TPMS! THE LIST GOES ON AND ON...I HAVE BEEN LOYAL TO HONDA SINCE 1993 HAVING OWNED MANY, ESPECIALLY ACCORDS AND THIS ONE TAKES THE CAKE....THE WORST VEHICLE EVER OWNED! DO NOT BUY HONDA...THEY DO NOT CARE ABOUT YOU AND NEVER WILL! I MISSED THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT BY A COUPLE OF MONTHS ON THE ENGINE MISFIRE DEAL...JUST RECENTLY WAS MADE AWARE OF IT. NEVER AGAIN HONDA!!!!

ENGINE SURGED AND VEHICLE SPED UP, ON IT'S OWN, WHEN PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT. VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH BOULDERS AND RAILROAD TIES CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FRONT, REAR, UNDERCARRIAGE, AND RUPTURED THE FUEL TANK. WHEN THE VEHICLE CAME TO REST, PEOPLE WERE YELLING FOR THE OCCUPANTS TO "GET OUT" OF THE VEHICLE, BECAUSE FUEL WAS GUSHING ALL OVER THE GROUND. DRIVER IS 84 AND PASSENGER IS 82. BOTH SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THEIR SPINES AND DRIVER IS STILL IN THE HOSPITAL AS OF 3/8/2015. NEEDLESS TO SAY, THIS COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE. *TR

THIS WAS THE SECOND INCIDENT, WHILE I WAS STOPPED AT THE RED LIGHT, AS THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I LET GO OF BRAKE AND APPLIED THE GAS AND SUDDENLY THE RPM WENT TO ALMOST RED LINE AND I WAS REAL LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO PUT THE GEAR SHIFTER IN TO NEUTRAL AND PULL OVER AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF, FEW MINUTES LATER STARTED THE ENGINE AND IT WAS NORMAL AGAIN, THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME IN A MONTH THAT THIS HAPPENED FIRST TIME I DIDN'T EVEN APPLY ANY GAS MY FOOT WAS STILL ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, I WILL BE CALLING AMERICAN HONDA TO REPORT THIS ALSO AND WILL TAKE MY CAR TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY SAID THIS PROBLEM IS NOT GOING TO SHOW ON THE SCANNERS, THE SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME THAT HE HAS HEARD ABOUT THIS, BUT HAS NOT SEEN ONE IN PERSON, I TOLD HIM...

ON TWO OCCASIONS IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS, MY 2009 HONDA ACCORD EXPERIENCED WHAT I WOULD DESCRIBE AS UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE AT A LOW SPEED (FIRST TIME TURNING ON TO A ROAD; SECOND TIME ACCELERATING WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE). THE ENGINE SURGED WITH POWER AND NEARLY REDLINED THE TACHOMETER. EACH CASE I SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL TO DISABLE THE DRIVE TRAIN AND THEN SHUT DOWN THE CAR; WAITED FIVE MINUTES AND RESTARTED THE CAR. I SCANNED THE NTSB DATA BASE TO LOOK FOR SIMILAR REPORTING BUT FOUND NONE. I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED, IN 2014, FROM A HONDA DEALERSHIP, WITH ONLY 15440 MILES ON IT. I DROVE IT WITHOUT INCIDENT FOR AT LEAST NINE MONTHS. I NOW HAVE ABOUT 25500 MILES ON IT. I ALSO OWN AN OLDER ACCORD AND CONSIDER THEIR VEHICLES TO BE QUALITY PRODUCTS. I AM NOT TREATING THIS AS A COMPLAINT AS...

I HAVE HAD MY HONDA ACCORD 2009 V6 SERVICED FOR CONSTANT SPARK PLUG FOULING AND OIL CONSUMPTION. AFTER A TOTAL OF 10 VISITS, AND OVER 40 DAYS WITHOUT MY CAR OVER THE COURSE OF 3 YEARS, I HAD RECEIVED A TOTAL OF 3 SPARK PLUG SETS, TWO OIL CONSUMPTION TESTS, LOST TWO CATALYTIC CONVERTERS, AND O2 SENSORS. EVEN WITH THIS CONSTANT SPARK PLUG REPLACEMENT, IT DID NOT ALLEVIATE ANY ISSUES. I KEPT BREAKING DOWN ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH A RUMBLING, MISFIRING ENGINE. AFTER NUMEROUS TRIPS TO HONDA, THEY REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. AFTER SPEAKING TO A DISTRICT REP AND BEING REFERRED TO PARAGON HONDA IN WOODSIDE, NY, THEY HAD AGREED TO REPLACE MY ENGINE. THEY HAVE NOW HAD IT FOR TWO MONTHS. AFTER RECEIVING A NEW ENGINE, I INSTANTLY RECEIVED CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS STATING THE CAR WAS RUNNING TOO LEAN. AFTER RETURNING IT FOR ANOTHER WEEK,...

GAS LIGHT CAME ON 11.01.14, CHECK BOOK STATED CHECK GAS CAP AND TIGHTEN WHICH I DID. DRIVING ON HIGHWAY NEXT DAY AND CAR MADE LOUD SOUND LOTS OF SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER HOOD. I PULLED OVER AND CALL TOW TRUCK, VEHICLE TAKEN TO REPAIR SHOP. HE CHECK OIL STATED THAT IT WAS 3 QUARTS LOW, AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION IT WAS SHOWN THAT ENGINE BLOWN. I CONTACTED HONDA WAITING A RESPONSE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT ENGAGING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRUISES TO THE RIGHT HAND AND LEFT ARM. THE CONTACT DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE MOVED AFTER BEING SHIFTED INTO PARK AND THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE ABS/VSA AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE UNINTENDED ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE VSA SYSTEM AND THE TIMING CHANGE NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000. DJR UPDATED 11/14/14*CN UPDATED 7/28/2015 *JS

UPON ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE CAR HAS NO POWER MAKING IT UNSAFE TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY OF APPROACHING TRAFFIC. THERE IS A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF HESITATION BETWEEN SHIFTING GEARS UNTIL THE VEHICLE REACHES A LEVEL DRIVING SPEED. THERE IS A HARD DOWNSHIFT WHEN SLOWING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP OR EVEN JUST DECREASING THE SPEED. THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT ENGINE NOISE DURING ACCELERATION UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION CHANGES GEARS. DRIVING UP A HILL FROM A STOP OR SLOW ROLL CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO BARELY RESPOND AND THE RPMS REACH VERY HIGH LEVELS BEFORE THE GEARS CHANGE AND ACCELERATION IS ACHIEVED. *TR

ENGINE MAKES WHISPERING NOISE. PULLED OVER TO FIND NO OIL ON DIPSTICK. OIL LIGHT NEVER LIT. FILLED WITH 2.5 QUARTS OIL AND WENT TO DEALER. TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO TIMING AT START-UP CAUSING EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION, BUT TOLD THAT A QUART OF OIL EVERY THOUSAND MILES IS NORMAL. DEALER PERFORMED RECALL SERVICE AND MONITORED OIL SEVERAL TIMES AT THOUSAND MILE INTERVALS. OIL CONSUMPTION ABOUT A QUART EACH TIME AND TOLD IT IS NORMAL. VEHICLE WENT OUT OF WARRANTY AND MONITORING STOPPED. VEHICLE NOW AROUND 50K MILES AND OIL CONSUMPTION NOW MUCH GREATER THAN 1 QUART PER THOUSAND MILES. I MUST CONSTANTLY MONITOR AND ADD OIL. HONDA RECENTLY HAD A CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT FOR 6-CYLINDER VEHICLES FOR EXCESSIVE CONSUMPTION. HOWEVER, BASED ON ONLINE RESEARCH THERE APPEARS TO BE MANY OWNERS OF 4-CYLINDER ENGINES THAT ALSO HAVE SIMILAR PROBLEMS. CLEARLY HONDA KNEW/KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT HAS FAILED...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE ENGINE FAILED DUE TO HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE.THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THERE WAS A GRINDING SOUND ON A COLD STARTUP FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 SECOND. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM AT NO COST. EVEN AFTER THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM THE SOUND STILL EXISTED BUT WASN'T AS LOUD. I RECENTLY TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME OVER $500 FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND CLAIMED THAT THEY FIXED A DIFFERENT PROBLEM LAST TIME. THEY SAID THE ISSUE HAD TO DO WITH THE VTC ACTUATOR. NOW THE PROBLEM HAS BECOME A LOT WORSE AND THE SOUND IS VERY LOUD. *TR

EVER SINCE I BOUGHT MY CAR I'VE NOTICED THAT MY OIL BURNS UP A LOT FASTER THAN OTHER CARS. WHEN I GET AN OIL CHANGE DONE IT ONLY TAKES LESS THAN 2 MONTHS FOR THE OIL IN THE TANK TO BURN AWAY QUICKLY. I USE THE RECOMMENDED 5W 20. I'M HAVING TO TOP OFF THE TANK MORE OFTEN AND SPEND MORE MONEY ON OIL CONSUMPTION. *TR

ENGINE NOISE ON COLD START. HONDA STATES A DEFECTIVE VTC ACTUATOR. TSB 09-010. *TR

ENGINE LIGHT AND VSA WARNING LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. LUCKILY MY FAMILY REACHED OUR DESTINATION SHORTLY AFTER THIS OCCURRED IN FONTANA, CA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION IT WOULD JERK AND HESITATE BACKWARDS WHILE DRIVING. I TOOK IT TO ROCK HONDA THE FOLLOWING MORNING ON 10/18/2013 IN FONTANA, CA AND THEY CHARGED ME 638.60 STATING THE VEHICLE NEEDED A PCM UPDATED SOFTWARE AND ADJUSTED VALVES. IN DOING FURTHER RESEARCH IT SEEMS I SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN CHARGED THIS AS THERE IS A RECALL ID #74308 STATING ISSUES WITH THE PCM AND TCM AND THAT HONDA WOULD UPDATE THE CONTROL MODULE SOFTWARE FREE OF CHARGE. *TR

MY CAR USES 1 QT OIL WEEKLY AND MAKES A GRINDING NOISE WHEN STARTING. CHANGE OIL EVERY 7,000 MILES AND HAVE TO ADD 1 QUART WEEKLY. VSA & OIL LIGHTS STAY ON EVEN AFTER CLEARING THE ERROR CODES. REPLACED THE CAM SHAFT SENSOR WHICH MALFUNCTIONED WEEKS LATER. PEARSON HONDA & WEST BROAD HONDA, RICHMOND VA INFORMED ME THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. UNBELIEVABLE AFTER READING SO MANY BLOGS ABOUT THIS ISSUE FROM OTHER HONDA OWNERS. THIS MODEL HONDA IS A LEMON AND HONDA NEEDS TO REPAIR AT NO CHARGE TO THE OWNER. REPLACED WHEEL BEARING ON FRONT AND NOW THE REAR IS MAKING A LOUD NOISE. NEVER HAD A HONDA WITH THESE MANY ISSUES. WANTED TO TRADE IT FOR THE 2013 AND DEALER OFFERED ME $6,700 FOR A CAR I PAID $26,000 FOR. THIS IS RIDICULOUS! *TR

I HAVE 2009 HONDA ACCORD I PURCHASED FROM BAYRIDGE HONDA 23089 MILES AT 2011. TODAY 36700 MILES. WHEN I WAS DRIVING BROOKLYN QUEENS EXPRESSWAY TWO WEEKS AGO VSA AND ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. AND FEELING ENGINE IS VIBRATING& UNCONTROLLED BRAKE DISTANCE, TWO WEEKS AGO I VISIT MY CAR DEALER; THERE IS VSA & ENGINE LIGHT ON WHEN MY CAR 36500 MILES. BAYRIDGE HONDA SERVICE CHECKED THERE IS NO MISTAKE IN THE CAR. WHEN I BACK MY CAR ENGINE LIGHT IS OFF EVERYTHING LOOKING SMOOTH. (CHARGED 105.00$)FOLLOWING WEEKEND SHORT TRIP CONNECTICUT- NEW HAVEN (180 MILES) AND I RETURNED AS SOME PROBLEM ENGINE IS IRREGULAR WORKING OR STALLING WHEN IS WORKING. I CALLED AMERICAN HONDA BEFORE SERVICED MY CAR.JUST SUGGEST SERVICED YOUR CAR. FIRST VSA FOLLOWING ENGINES LIGHT AND UNCONTROLLED LOOSE BRAKE CONDITION IS CAME WHEN ENGINE NOT TAKE GAS IRREGULAR. ENGINE VIBRATION AND SHUT OFF ENGINE .MY PERSONAL AUTO TECHNICIAN TEST...

A NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE. I HAD IT CHECKED TWICE BY AN OUTSIDE MECHANIC THEN TWICE BY HONDA. THEY ALL AGREED THAT THERE ARE 2 ISSUES. ONE IS PER HONDA'S SERVICE BULLETIN 08-017, THE ROCKER SHAFT BRIDGE HAS EXCESSIVE CLEARANCE WHICH CAUSES THE ROCKER TO ROTATE AND MAKE NOISE. THE SECOND, AND MOST IMPORTANT, IS AN OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE, OF WHICH HONDA IS WELL AWARE OF A PROBLEM. I CURRENTLY GET 755 MILES PER QUART. I CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA AND THEY WILL NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIR. *TR

I WENT TO INDEPENDENCE HONDA AND ASKED AS TO WHY BETWEEN MAINTENANCE, I WAS HAVING TO ADD OIL. I WAS TOLD TO BRING IT BACK WHEN IT WAS NEEDED, AND HE WOULD DOCUMENT IT. COME TO FIND OUT, THEY WERE DOING AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. INDEPENDENCE HONDA CLOSED AND IS NOW LEGENDS HONDA. HE TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN AND THEY WOULD FIX IT. GAVE ME A LOANER CAR. CALLED ME BACK AND SAID THEY WOULD HAVE TO DO A OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. THEY CLAIM THEY ONLY PUT IN ABOUT A QUART PER 1000 MILES. REGARDLESS OF WHAT MY DIP STICK SHOWS. I WILL JUST NEED TO WATCH MY OIL. I'VE HAD TO HAVE MY SPARK PLUGS REPLACED TWICE IN THE YEAR. HONDA CONTINUES TO ACTIVELY CONCEAL THE DEFECT FROM CONSUMERS AND DENY THERE'S A KNOWN PROBLEM. *JB

CAR BURNS ENGINE OIL AT A RATE OF 1 QUART + PER 1000 MILES DRIVEN. *TR

MY ACCORD IS USING A QUART OF OIL ABOUT EVERY 1500 - 2000 MILES AND MORE THAN 2 QUARTS EVERY 3000 MILES. THERE IS NO OIL DRIPPING ON THE FLOOR AND THE ENGINE IS CLEAN; HOWEVER, THERE IS NO BLUE SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE TAIL PIPE. I AM AWARE OF A FEDERAL CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AND HAVE ALSO READ THAT HONDA DID ACKNOWLEDGE A PROBLEM (QUIETLY) IN 2011. I WILL BE CONTACTING HONDA TOMORROW TO HEAR WHAT THEY SAY. *TR