This complaint is in regard to the rear brake system on my 2010 honda accord. through my own research, honda has not issued a recall due to premature wear of the rear brakes in my model year accord, however i learned that they recently settled a class action lawsuit in response to owner complaints about this problem. my vehicle had 22,000 miles on it as of april 24, 2012, the date of my last service. i was informed by a dealership technician that my rear brakes needed to be replaced and that they had only 2 mm of brake pad left on them. i was told that my front pads had 7 mm of brake pad remaining on them. i asked the technician if there was a reason for why rear brake pads would wear out so quickly on a vehicle to which i was given the answer that most automobiles nowadays have the rear brake system providing more of the stopping power than in previous years. i need not go into my own knowledge, nor my personal opinion in this matter. however, the reason i am lodging this complaint does have to do with my knowledge of how braking systems work in automobiles. hence, i thought it prudent to apprise your institution to this issue so as to point out what may be a material defect in my automobile, as well as many others as i would presume. for the record, i bought my car brand new, have had it regularly serviced according to the manufacturer's guidelines, and the car has not been subjected to any out of the ordinary driving conditions. *js
I purchased this car new in may 2011. within almost two years i had to replace the original brake pads and rotors i was told by my local dealer that this is normal. i have never had to replace brakes with such low mileage. now as of today, 06/18/2014 my car has been back in the shop twice with in the last two months for more brake problems. i replaced the right rear caliper in 4/2014 with about 720000 miles and now today i am replacing the left rear caliper. i have had a honda accord coupe that i have put well over 100000 miles on and have never had to replace calipers. i am very unhappy and i think an investigation should be put on this car year of 2010 brake system as there are several complaints on the net regarding this. i have spent almost $2000 on brakes this is ridiculous with having a such a "new" car also had a problem w tires had to replace at 48000 also stock michelin tires. unheard of honda needs to do better with their stock parts! *tr
Bought my 2010 honda accord v6 exl new. at 45,000 miles the car experienced extreme shaking of the steering wheel and shuddering of the whole car when the brakes were applied at a speed of 70mph while on a trip. this was occurring whether the brakes were very lightly applied or more firmly applied. a repair shop said the rear rotors and rear brakes were needing to be replaced. the repair was performed and it reduced the symptoms by about 90%. now last week on another trip, the car began experiencing the exact same symptoms as it had prior to the 45000 mile repair. i have an appointment at the originating honda dealer on july 5th to address the problem. the over the phone speculation by the service advisor is "it's the front rotors". these are expensive repairs but more important, the condition is dangerous when it happens. few things are more important than the brakes! *tr
At 25844 miles, rear brake pads were replaced. at 69098 rear brake pads and rotors were replaced. this frequency of wear and replacement is unacceptable. we've been driving hondas for over 30 years and never had this problem. *tr