Air Brake Disc Rotor Problems of Honda Accord

My daughter was driving her 2003 Honda Accord under sunny skies and good road conditions. As she slowed and made a slight right hand turn to enter an exit ramp off of I-26 outside of charleston SC, the brakes locked up pulling her towards the concrete barrier on her right hand side. She instictively pulled the car back to the left. At this time the brakes released and she went into the left concrete barrier. Both her and a friend who was riding with her were not seriously hurt. The car sustained approximately $4,900 in damages. She estimated that she was going 40 mph at the time when the brakes locked up. The brakes have not been looked at in detail yet. After repairs we will have them inspected. Looking into the history of the 2003 Accord showed me that this model has a long history of brake problems with many people complaining. When I discussed this with my local dealer, hendrick Honda, they informed me that they thought there was not a history of bad brakes on this car. I feel otherwise. Because the car was in the way of traffic and could still be driven, my daughters friend drove it out of the way and no police report was filed. One last thing. These brakes have locked up on me a idle speeds and had been checked previously by hendrick Honda. When checked, they said they were serviceable.

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A grinding and shaking when braking, was told by the dealer that I must not be used to the anti-lock braking system the roads were completely dry and no reason for the anti-lock brakes to come on, I called my dealership again , they proceeded to tell me it just needed a minor adjustment and it was all set. Back a 3rd time , they replaced the front brakes and realigned , to which I recieved the car again unfixed . Service manager was very arguementive and rude and told us there was nothing wrong with our vechicle and if we had a problem from here we would need to speak the Honda motor corp. Service manager . He indicated that it was a problem that Honda is seeing in the Accords in states where the climates are varied and cold, also he said he would roll up his sleeves and get it fixed for us. After 13 days in the repair shop and new brakes,tires,rims and some other minor componets our car was returned to us with the original service person having a totally different tone to his voice and he also said he was not sure if they fixed it ! well, guess what they did not !!!!!!!! my car is just over a year old and they want me to fix it yet again and I feel like they should give us a new vehicle or buy us out of this one and they said no that they only obligation is to keep fixing it and that was from the dealer and the Honda consumer relations department also. The relations department offered to have a different dealer work on it but I just feel like this car is a lemon. In my own investigative work with a few people I know who have the same vehicle as me (3 people) 1 has had the exact problem (different dealer), 1 has had no brake problems and 1 has had brake problems but not exactly like ours. In addition when talking with the Honda motor corp. Consumer relations it took weeks for them to contact me and when I finally did talk to them they said they would have it fixed 1 more time but could not guaranteee me that the problem would be fixed.

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The brake pads and rotors on my 2003 Honda Accord ex-v6 have been continuously problematic. At approximately 500 miles, the brakes exhibited an unusual grinding noise and the car took longer than usual to stop. A few months after that, the brakes began vibrating when used at higher speeds. The pads were replaced and the rotors turned. At 7,500 miles, the problem returned and the pads and rotors were replaced. At 12,000 miles, the vibration is back. I don't feel safe with this braking system and I believe it to be defective.

My 2003 Accord had warped rotors after only 6 months. Then at 15k my brakes started squealing and grinding. I took it to dealer and they said my front pads were almost gone. Blamed my driving style and city traffic. I've owned an Accord and Acura integra prior to this car and they both were on original pads at 45kmiles. I think Honda screwed up somewhere with this new model.

Brake rotors failed.

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Rotors warped prematurely.