The rear brakes started rattling every now and then. At first, I couldn't tell where the noise was coming from. Then the noise became more frequent. Took it to the dealer only to find out the brakes in the back had been worn out because of the way something was rubbing against something else. Cost $240!! I was like, the car is still under original warranty, fix it! They were like, this is wear and tear. I was like, brakepads are wear and tear but shouldn't cost $240, they said the rotors or something also had to be replaced.

Furious as I was, there was no choice. 2 months later thanks to carcomplaints.com (don't remember why or how i got here in the first place), I found out about others having the same issue.

Called American Honda, opened a ticket, after some back and forth, the dealer reimbursed me "as a courtesy". There has been no recall on this even though a lot of people have had trouble with this. And those who do not raise their voices or just don't know about this issue with others, get ripped off.

Would the dealer be so 'courteous' to reimburse me if this issue was wear and tear or caused by me? Heck no! Something's up. Honda's hiding it....

2008 Honda Accord, Rear brakes making a metallic sound. Took to a local mechanic and he says that I need new pads...he sees this a lot with the 2008 models but checked and there is no service bulletin. So I googled it, found this thread and as I was scrolling thru, saw that someone had taken their vehicle to a Honda dealership about 1 week ago and Honda replaced their pads. So I called my local Honda dealership and they said that yes, there is a problem and now Honda has redesigned the brake pads and they will replace them for FREE for up to 3 years. The work has to be done at a Honda dealership, however. So I called my local guy, canceled the repair, and will now need to take to a Honda dealership (but that will now save me $200+!.). Looks like Honda has finally stepped up to the plate on this. Good luck to the rest of you!

Ok, HONDA!! have you not seen the complaints coming in?? Went to the dealership to have them check out my car...told after 2 hours that I needed rear break pads! Mind you this is my second Honda and never had any problems with the previous. According to service mgr "it's normal wear and tear" I drive on the highway for crying out loud and there is no warranty!! It's going to cost me close to 200 to get fix. In the meantime, they charged me 42.00 to have my car looked at and said when I brought back my car they would deduct it from the 200. Geee Thanks. They did also mention the class action but could not tell me anything more than that. Not looking forward to getting the brakes fixed after every 20,000 miles!! Might just have to get rid of the car. It's not right and Honda should just recall...

OK, so I bought my 2008 Accord Coupe used, it was in perfect condition (so I thought) even though it had 40,000 miles already on it.....It's a Honda, right? So 40,000 miles is nothing. I had been driving the same Toyota Camry for the last 9 years, yes, 9 years and after all the bull$#it I went through with the damn brakes on my Accord I SHOULD"VE KEPT MY CAMRY!!!

Long story short: 1 month after buying Accord noticed sound like dragging chain behind car which got worse, took it in, needed to replace rear brake pads. OK, that alone kinda pissed me off, I mean I just wrote the TTT check 2 days before! OK, got new pads, problem solved.....until 4 weeks later...there was that damn chain dragging/metal grinding sound again...PISSED OFF!! I was out running errands when I noticed the sound and by the time I got my car back to the place that had replaced the pads before the grinding had gotten so bad and never stopped, continuous while driving 25 miles in rush hour traffic!! PISSED! Get there, they look at it and tell me that my calipers had locked up/stuck and had completely eaten away the new pads I just bought , as well as, my rotors!!!!

Apparently it's the calipers that are sticking or completely freezing while engaged so while your driving they are just eating away at your pads, then rotors. I had to replace the calipers( which no Honda dealership had in stock nearby, so it took 2 days with no car waiting on that) and obviously I had to get new pads (AGAIN) and new rotors. After driving the same car for 9 years I was so excited to be getting into my "dream car" which I had been saving up for for a long long time...........that excitement didn't last long! Thanks Honda for screwing everyone who purchased your 2008 model pieces of crap! Thanks for dodging responsibility for an out- right obvious defect and fu@king THANKS for the decreased resell value!! I WILL NEVER BUY A HONDA AGAIN!!! YOU SUCK!!!

My husband is a auto-mechanic and he was shocked to see the wear of my Honda's rear brakes when he took them apart. My son and I heard the noise a few weeks ago and my husband had thought that I might have a small rock in it. This is my first Honda after hearing all the good things from co-workers and friends. Now I am disappointed. I don't think my next vehicle will be a Honda. By the way, I received a class action notification in the mail about this problem not too long ago before the noise started. I threw that letter away. Now I wish I had kept it.

I read the brake complaints on this site when I made my decision about what used car to purchase my 2001 Honda Civic EX. I considered many options, but went back to Honda to get this 2008 Accord EX. I love the car. It drives well for a four cylinder, it gets decent gas mileage for a car its size (I get 26 mpg, mostly city), and the EX has all the features I want (power lumbar support, sunroof, etc).

However, the brake problem is real, and it has happened to me at 23,400 miles. I anticipate that this will happen every 20,000 miles or so, which is premature by industry standards, but is the result of on-board software that applies extra pressure to the rear brakes to avoid nose dip and a decision by other engineers to reduce the hardness of the rear pads in 2008-current Accords.

Don't let this stop you from buying the car, just use it to get a better deal. I got the EX through a local seller with 22,000 miles and a clean AutoCheck and CarFax for 16,250. Just be aware that you will spend 200-300 dollars every 20,000 miles on new rear pads.

I got mine at Midas, which ran 289 for pads, labor, and machining the rotors. Next time, since they have lifetime ceramic pads, it will be about 120 less because the pads will be free (although machining the rotors and labor on installation will still be charged).

Chalk it up to one bad engineering problem, get a good price on the initial purchase, and enjoy knowing that everything else about this car is still the well known Honda quality. People who grip excessively here about it and say they will sell the car, not buy a Honda again, etc, clearly didn't do their research when they bought the car in the first place.

20K miles on a 2yr old car, and the rear brake pads need to be replaced???? What's up with that??? Bull sh*t if you ask me! I don't know what Honda thinks they are doing, but it ain't good. Me and my family have always owned Hondas and have never had the types of problems I've had with this 2008 model. From design flaws to making brake pads thin so they wear out prematurely. I'm done! I'm going to tell all my Honda friends and family to write letters to Honda saying they better start taking care of their loyal customers, or they're going to lose us! By the way, there's already a class action lawsuit going on for this complaint. So hopefully something comes of it!

So today I took my accord into get an oil change. Got a call about an hour later telling me that I needed new rear brakes!!! Whet the heck!!!! I had just replaced them at 21000 in July of 2009. So I started googling and found this site. WOW, to think Honda with its name, has so many unhappy customers blows me away. I am now one of those.

I have owned 2 other Hondas in my 20 years of driving and this is the first that I have had to even replace brakes on. TWICE in 2 years.....errrrrr.........

So I called and mentioned the class action and was told there was something that I should be receiving in the mail soon. I was told that the class action would refund up to $150.00 of the replacement cost up to 36,000 miles. WHAT????? I am now paying for 2 replacements and when I purchased my Honda, I thought I was buying a low maintainance car as I had before. Being a single mother and on a tight budget, I can't afford to have to replace my brakes every 20,000 miles. This is B#!! $#!%. What Do I do, I can't trade the car in yet and I can't have bad brakes...... errrr.

So I also asked about the new upgraded pads and was told they did have them. I also asked about going to another brake specialist and having them replace them with better pads and was told that is would be hard to find ones that will be quit enough, WHAT. That is the first I have ever heard that. My friend owns a 2007 Pilot and she has 46,000 miles and has never had to replace hers. She just had her oil changed and she is good to go…. Guess I should have bought a gas guzzler and bought a Chevy like my father told me to.

OK here is an update that you all should read, after my 2008 honda accord needed its third set of rear pads I decided to unload this piece of sh*t and never look back. When I went to trade it in guess what, its only worth $14,000 with only 35K miles on it and still looks like new, because the rear brakes they said they would not even be able to resell it on the lot they have to auction it. This really hurts my ass after I trusted Honda to deliver a quality product, I hope they go out of business, we should BOYCOTT them and send them packing back to japan! I bought a 2011 Mustang GT and I am glad I did. Just keep in mind the hondas wont be worth a dime by the time you pay them off, so go trade them in quick before its too late!

Update from Nov 10, 2010: I finally traded in that piece of sh*t 2008 Honda Accord and it is still haunting me! Today I just received my refund from the class action law suit for the rear pads which cost me $150.00, the problem is they only sent me a check for $74.88. They are still screwing me even though I don't have the car anymore but I don't care because I feel like a new person since getting rid of that car, it was making me mad just looking at it sit in the driveway with all its problems and undriveable, Now I am having a major pain in the ass trying to cancel the Honda care extended warranty, Honda care wont answer the phone, dealer where I purchased it went out of business, I might have to hire a lawyer to get my money back for that sh*tty warranty,

I will NEVER buy a Honda again, not a car,motorcycle, atv, chainsaw, powerwasher, nothing made buy those Jerks!

While having my 2008 accord service I was told that the rear brakes needed to be replaced and the rotors filed/shaved (not sure of terminalogy). The service manager told me that there was a class action lawsuit and that I would need to hold onto my receipt to ensure I got paid if Honda somehow lost the lawsuit. I sure hope Honda loses! New brakes at 23,000 miles is crazy, they know there is a problem with the 2008 brakes so they changed the ones they are putting on new Hondas but don't want to claim responsibility for their mistakes. Trading car in as soon as I find one I like as much.

Took my car in for my second oil change and was told that my rear brakes needed replacing. The dealer informed me that the rear brakes had been redesigned to avoid nosing down while braking, so the rear pads were getting a lot of wear. Said they would likely have to be replaced every 20k miles or so, and then told me that is perfectly normal for any car. I know that I'm a girl and can't know anything about cars, but I do know that I've driven for 20 years and only replaced my rear brakes on one car in that entire time, at just under 80k miles. So, I tend to respond with disbelief.

I received a settlement from Honda with information to file claims for brake replacements done in the first three years of ownership of the car. Nothing I can do about the $3k drop in trade in value on my car in the last four weeks due to this issue, I'm just stuck with it.

I brought my Honda Accord dealer (Herb Chambers) for an oil change and was told that the rear brake pads needed to be replaced at a cost of $289. I mentioned the class action law suit and was told that they "thought" that I could submit a request for partial reimbursement after I paid for the work. i then asked about the so-called improved pads that are mentioned in the law suit for a $150 credit and was told that they don't have those in stock. Although my car has 53,000 miles, they are highway miles and I downshift before hitting the brakes b/c I had heard that there was a problem with the brakes. I don't know whether I should wait for the dealer to get the "improved" pads and the settlement of the law suit for a $150 rebate or just go to an independent dealer and ask for quality pads.

Meanwhile, I am concerned about doing further damage to the brakes while waiting. I agree that there should be a recall and would not advise any one to purchase a new Honda Accord.

After my rear brakes went out at 10,000 miles on my '08 Accord EX, then getting notice about class action lawsuit about the rear brakes- which Honda is fighting and denies allegations about premature wear, then getting the run-around w/ Honda dealerships about fixing my rear brakes under warranty- which they say couldn't be done, then calling Honda customer service to complain about this issue and why it wasn't covered under warranty and getting hung up a dozen times and refusing to let me talk to a supervisor/manager.....I'm done with Honda. I eventually had to pay to get the rear brakes fixed on my 1 year old car. I've always wanted a Honda Accord but after this b***, NEVER AGAIN! I don't care if I'm upside down on my finance loan, I'm ready to trade in this car asap! There should've been a recall for this problem. I'm supporting Honda by purchasing their vehicle. Honda needs to support their customers and man up, by admitting their mistakes and fixing this problem in everyone's cars!

23,000 miles on my 2008 Accord and experienced this screeching sound coming from the brakes. I immediately brought it to the dealer before the problem got bigger. The dealer initially wanted to charge $180 to replace the brakes. Fortunately for me, I had printed off this site and had the lawsuit information from accord settlement.com in hand.

The service manager was very nice and called his Honda representative to get the latest direction on what the dealer was allowed to do. She stated that three weeks ago (~May 21, 2010), the Honda stopped fixing this under warranty because of the lawsuit. Couldn't believe that! They were fixing under warranty until some lawyer got involved. Oh well, the rep said the dealer did have some room to fix things under "goodwill". So the service manager said they'd cover 90% of the cost, then just said he'd cover 100% of it.

They installed the new stuff, with a new spring assembly that someone mentioned as a possible fix. So, fortunately for me, I found a good dealer who is willing to work with the customer. I also bought a Civic from the same dealer so that might have helped the situation.