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The Edsel of Hondas!!
marymack, 08/10/2008
2008 Honda Accord EX V-6 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl 5A)
5 of 9 people found this review helpful
Worst Accord Design Ever! And this engine is going in the 2009 Pilot??? I've owned six previous Accords and LOVED them all. I've have a 2008 Accord V6 EX with the infamous VCM engine. After multiple trips back to the dealer and various "fixes" (wheel balance, turned rotors, computer upgrade), the ride in this car is torture. The driver's seat redesign gives me a back/head ache after only a 10 mile highway drive to work. The VCM engine causes constant, violent shifts, shimmy and vibrations. So glad that I found this forum because the 2008 Accord V6 VCM engine is Honda's best kept, dirty little secret. Let's spread the word and force Honda to acknowledge this engine design nightmare.
Don't buy base on reviews
Earl Chanley, 09/28/2017
2008 Honda Accord EX-L 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 5A)
4 of 7 people found this review helpful
Went over reviews on several makes and based on reviews, purchased a Honda Accord. (1) Start off dealer support is non-existent, car was recalled several times and getting in to the dealer or getting any thing done is not worth the hassel. Dealers think they are there just to sell you a car. (2) Car is nosiey, can not hear the radio on the road. (3) Fit and finish is bad, the leather interior has bubbles and torn is several areas, rubber front window molding has melted and no longer seals, not even talking about the front headlights covers. (4) Front cup holder is under the armrest and useless. (5) I have been driving for 50 years and this was the first cat that had the back brakes replaced before the front, Honda recalled but was useless in getting reimbursed (less than 30,000 miles). (6) Gas mileage is acceptable but no where near what was posted on sticker. (7) I have driven this car for ten years and is ok for a daily driver but I will not buy another Honda again.
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Can't Wait to Sell It
megake02, 04/16/2012
2008 Honda Accord LX-S 2dr Coupe (2.4L 4cyl 5A)
4 of 7 people found this review helpful
Our 1998 Accord Coupe was a better car - didn't need a repair until 185k. This car has proven to be reliable with nearly 80k on it (first set of brakes had to be replaced at 35k but second set it still fine at 45k). Changing lanes on the left side is downright scary due to very poor visibility and acceleration is poor. I live in congested NJ and you have to gun it to merge onto the highways and the 4 cyl doesn't cut it. The paint quality is also poor. I get the car hand washed monthly but I have two rust spots already. I see older dark colored Accords with faded paint and I am concerned The plan is to trade it in just before 100k so I can avoid replacing the timing belt and tires.
Burns 5-6 quarts ever 3,000 miles
Joselito86, 08/29/2016
2008 Honda Accord LX-P 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 5M)
5 of 10 people found this review helpful
I've owned this car for a year now and it's burns 5-6 quarts of oil every oil change which is every 3,000 miles for me. I think that's a lot of oil for every oil change. I've called a several Honda dealerships about my concern but since I'm out of the warranty extension by 400 miles and by 3 months I'm not elegible for the repair with the piston the rings. Now I'm stuck so with a great car that burns a lot of oil and will end up paying more money to fix or replace the engine then what the car is worth. I definitely don't recommend the 4 cylinder 2008 Honda Accord unless your willing to carry at least 2 quarts of oil in your vehicle like I do. Until I'm decided on what to do with this vehicle that's my review
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Honda money pit/.2008 accord EX
Steve’s Accord, 02/22/2022
2008 Honda Accord EX 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 5A)
4 of 8 people found this review helpful
I always thought Honda was known for its reliability. The drive might be a little bland and boring and tepid in its handling etc but built well. I’ve owned about four different Civics and I just recently mistakenly bought a 2008 Accord EX and I’ve never been more ambivalent and frustrated with a car. I would need 10 paragraphs just explain all the things wrong with it but I’ll try to keep it reasonable and fair so that anyone thinking of buying this year and model will at least have some information before buying it. I say I ambivalent about it because although 90% of it has been horrific, when everything is going right and the car is aligned it is a smooth drive and I much prefer the double wishbone suspension than the McPherson struts just feels more of a substantial drive. When I drive the civic or the Corolla they feel like a toy compared to the accord. Much of this is my own fault because I inherited it through a family member but if you get a car history and the car has had seven different owners in 14 years, run far away!!! The guy who he got it from was a bit of a crook actually a lot of a crook and a liar but there’s no way that all these things that went wrong with the car could’ve been his fault anyway. The car has 240,000 km on it. We bought it for $4200. Then it cost $1600 to safety it which should’ve been a red flag from the beginning. I’ve had two new batteries (can’t explain) in the last three months, control arms were replaced bushings were replaced, bearings were replaced, ball joints, alignment was done three times. The fuel door wouldn’t open. The seats are incredibly uncomfortable it’s like you’re sitting in a bucket, I realize they’re called bucket seats but your ass is literally 5 inches lower than your knees. The blower motor for the HVAC is making noise. The cold air doesn’t blow that strongly on the outside vents just in the middle. I realize that many of these complaints are particular to this car and may not be relevant in many other cars but the issue of the uncomfortable seat can be applied to all these Hondas as well as the $2000 repair job for a defective VTC actuator on the four-cylinder. You can diagnose it when you have a rattle on cold start up. Of course I could not notice this because I got the car it was warm weather and it wasn’t making that noise at the time. This is why I feel Honda has really dropped the ball as far as quality because they will not do anything about this admittedly defective part to which they did not change in almost 8 years. This defect can be found in most 2008 to 2012 accords, Honda pilots, CRV‘s, and even in some Honda Civic‘s. Yes there has been class action suits but they’re all closed by now. I have to also say that my particular car is atrocious when it comes to gas mileage. I have to literally baby the pedal, use cruise control all the time and I drive very slow on the highway just to get the best mileage and I’m barely getting 18 to 19 miles per gallon. For any of you Canadians out there I’m barely getting 450 to 500 km with a 62 L fill up. I saw a guy the other day with the eight cylinder hellcat (charger) and he gets better gas mileage than my four-cylinder accord. This might be just specific to my car but I’ve done everything I could to make my car better with gas mileage. I replaced the air filters, had the spark plugs changed had all the O2 sensors and map and MAF sensor scanned. I used a fuel injector cleaner and still it made no difference. I know that it’s an older car with lots of miles but 18 miles per gallon when driving like an old lady is still brutal!!! I’ve put at least 3000 to 4000 dollars into this car and if I keep it I will have to spend another 2000 to fix this variable valve actuator (vtc). I am definitely not buying a Honda after this. As loyal as I was to Honda all these years I’m going to test out a Camry. Another thing that’s definitely in all the Hondas besides excruciating seats, bad gas economy, VTC actuator defects, and of course the deadly takata airbag recall (but these are on many different vehicles so it’s not fair to single Honda out). Another issue I have is that this 2008 is known for premature brake wear and I think it might be connected to every time you turn the wheel when you’re starting off, the Hydraulic steering revs the engine to make the steering smoother and if your foot is on the break while you’re doing this you’re constantly grinding down wearing out the brakes a little at a time. By the way I’ve also had the throttlebody cleaned to see if it will help with fuel economy and it seems like this car is always throwing gas into the engine and running Rich and I have to use the brakes to slow down the car while it is almost still accelerating on its own almost as if the cruise control was on. I think it must be just my car is possessed and it’s not fair of me to just make a blanket statement about Honda Accord‘s but I can say with certainty that the basic fact that they used the same defective part (VTC ACTUATOR) for at least eight years is unscrupulous. Also I found when I tried to contact corporate Honda they made zero attempts to alleviate the situation. So I find that Honda has become more greedy less accountable and less reliable. I will conclude by saying avoid at all costs the 2003 Honda accord and the 2008 Honda accord. Never buy a car without a mechanic putting it up on a hoist and checking everything and don’t be stupid like me if you’ve seen that a car has been sold on average every two years, do not buy it! Thanks for your time!
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