Brake Sensor problems of the 2008 Honda Accord

My car has 21,000 miles on it when I discovered that the noise coming from the back of the car was my brake pad wear sensors. They started squealing 1,000 earlier but I did not know it was the wear sensors making the noise because they squealed while driving. There should not have been any brake drag unless the calipers were not working properly. I did find out on the inet that the slider pins were reversed and that was why there was drag on the brakes. This is a safety hazard and also causes less fuel efficiency since the brakes are being applied all of the time. I took the car to the local Honda dealer at the request of Honda customer service and the dealership told me that I had no brake pads left. I called Honda back and they told me that my car was not on a recall list According to my VIN but all of the articles that I read on the inet said that over 750,000 of all 2008-2009 and early 2010 Accords and Acura tsx had the slider pins reversed. There is a document issued by Honda that comes with the new fixed brak pads for the rear wheels states that the slider pins needs to be reversed and the smooth pin should be on top. Mine were originally installed at the factory reversed. Here is an internet link explaining the problem along with the document that comes with their so called "improved Honda rear brake pads for swapping the two rear caliper pins which were installed incorrectly at the factory. . Read more...

I purchase a brand new 2008 Honda Accord. The vehicle was purchase in December 2008. The vehicle was purchase at paragon Honda in queens, new york. When the vehicle had approximately 9000 miles I had to replaced first the rear brakes at time of inspection, six months later the front brakes were down to the metal. I complaint to brooklyn Honda I was told that they had no other customer complaints. Today is the 24th day of October 2011, the sensor on the rear brakes is giving the warning. The vehicle only has 18000 miles. No thought that Honda made a mistake on the 2008 Accord brakes, they do not want to accept the blame.

My 2008 Accord ex has abnormal brake wear. At about 25,000 miles, we had to replace the rear brake pads. The wear was extremely uneven, and one side of the brake was worn before the other. The brakes wear out every time at about 25,000 miles, and the sensors go off much too early, at about 15,000 miles. To correct the failure, we replaced the rear brake pads, but it does not fix the abnormal wear. The brakes are also overheating extremely quickly, which is contributing to the abnormal wear.

2008 Honda Accord had rear brakes completely worn down to the sensor at 18,000 miles. Received information in mail from law firm that Honda acknowledged issue in a class action lawsuit and will reimburse up to $150 in repair costs. This does not fix the safety issue of burning through a set of brake pads in under 20,000 miles as well as the repeated trips to the service department and inconvenience. Sounds like a major problem that should be investigated.

Honda Accord 2008 model shows premature brake wear out on rear brakes. My car is at 29,000 miles, and the brake pads are gone, even wearing out the metal. I heard some intermittent squeaking noise from a couple months back, but when I brought the car into service, they said they couldn't hear any sound (I couldn't too during the test drive) and it would be better to just leave the car alone then start disassembling the car when there might be nothing wrong. They also said that a compound of moist and dust could make the squeaking noise occasionally. A few months later, the rear side started making a rumbling sound when I hit the breaks. I brought the car back to the service center, and the said the brake pads were gone leaving metal to metal contact for the brakes. They said there was a sensor that broke but how could I know the squeaking sound was indicating to replace the brake pads even when the service guy didn't pick it up? they say I have to pay just under $500 to replace everything that was damaged in the brakes, and no warranty would cover it. I don't think this is a one-time thing, and I found a ton of similar complaints in the internet. It's also weird that the front brake pads were fine, when they are usually known to brake earlier. This is a brake problem, which could potentially lead to serious accidents.

I own a 2008 Honda Accord and in Feb. 2009 I had 15,000 miles on the car and the rear brakes replaced by Honda at a cost of $86. 55 which was about half the price of the repair. In Feb. 2010 at 30,000 miles the rear brakes were down to the sensors and they had to be replace again. I have owned a 1999 and have a 2007 Honda Accord and never replace the rear brakes until they had ar lease 45,000 miles on the car. There is a problem with the rear brakes on the 2008 and 2009 Honda Accord. Canada has a customer satisfaction campaign for the rear brakes. The brakes were replace at no charge in Feb. 2010 and I should be reimbursed for my $86. 55 that I paid in Feb. 2009 but Honda refuses to pay for the repair. There should be a recall for the rear brakes Honda does not want to do this cause it will cost them millions of dollars. I hope we are not looking at another Toyota situation.

I had my rear brakes replaced on my 2008 Honda Accord at 34000 highway miles because they were worn beyond the sensor which I never heard. I never replaced the rear brakes on my last car even after 1400,00 miles and I read on line that this is a big problem on 2008 and 2009 Hondas. Honda told me the rears wear faster than the fronts now and their mechanic said he often replaces them at 15,000 miles.

My Honda Accord coupe (2008) rear brake pads wear out about every 15,000 miles as it starts to make the noise from the sensors. My car is approximately 32,000 miles, 1 1/2 years old, and have changed the rear brake pads twice in contrast to the front brake pads that have never been changed. I am the only driver of the car and usually drive on highways. I complained about this on the dealer as this is very unusual. They said that Honda engineers were investigating as they have been noticing a very large amount of customers with cars having this kind of issue every 15k to 20k miles. They also specified that if a recall was to be done they will refund my money. The interest thing about this is that when you hit the brakes the car has a tendency to lean to the front which would make you think that the car uses front brakes the most rather than the back ones. By opening this complain I will like raise awareness and if possible an investigation as my believe is this is not normal. Each replacement will be approximately between 100 to 150 dollars.

Honda Accord (2008) rear brakes are worn to the sensor at 16,000 miles. No warning.

At 22,000 miles our 2008 Honda Accord, v6 needed new rear brake pads. Honda u. S. A. Was contacted by my wife and she was told this is normal wear. At this rate we will need to replace these brakes 4 more times before the vehicle reaches 100,000 miles. The dealer replaced the pads for $300 since they too claim this is normal wear and not covered under the 36,000 mile warranty. The majority of the 22,000 miles were driven between our home and my wife's work (mostly freeway miles). I looked at one web site, carcomplaints. Com and there are 517 complaints regarding premature brake wear for 2008 and 2009 Honda Accords,with a severity rating of 7. 8 out of 10. Honda should recall these cars and fix the design defect that is causing this premature brake wear, and car owners should be reimbursed for premature repair work regarding this issue. Because consumers are not expecting brake pad failure at such low mileage they may ignore the brake wear sensor noise or think it is something else. This could result in brake pad wear beyond safe limits.

We have a 2008 Accord ex-l v-6 with 20,000 miles and premature rear brake failure. Rear brakes were wore down to the sensors. The dealer said, yes the brakes wear out quickly, but they are not covered. I understand the part as a wear item, but it is also a safety related item. The average customer can, and should expect the brakes to at least last until the Honda specified inspection period which is the "service b". It is very unreasonable to have to replace brakes at every other oil change. Plus the dealer could not tell me if the replacement pads will last any longer that the originals. Apparently Honda is working on a countermeasure, but no date of the effective date. Rear brakes should outlast the front brakes or at least last as long as them. The front brakes are with in the wear period of the mileage.

Loud screeching noise coming from passenger side rear brakes. Screeching continued to get louder so I brought it into Honda expecting the issue to be covered by the warranty. I was informed by the service technician that the rear brake pads needed replacing and the sensor was worn out. He said he has been replacing lots of pads on the new Accords and that they seem to be prematurely wearing out. After searching the web I found that hundreds of other people have reported this defect.