Car has been with mechanics for day 3 now they thought the problem was at 1st timing belt went to replaced it found out it was not that issue thought it was a sensor was not that as well now told by honda that it is camshaft, i've always maintained my vehicles and oil changes only a 150000 miles on my vehicle. this is extremely stressful i just bought the car from dean honda in 2017
Recenly purchaced this 09accord ex coupe automatic 5speed 4 cylinder from a used dealership with no warrenty. 3 or 4 days lateri noticed a brief but loud rattle from the engine compartment only on cold start up. i have researched this and there are thousands of posts on this issue and i definetly can be a very serious safty issue if the engine becomes damaged whild driving with this issue with the vtc actuator. i shouldnt have to pay for this repair as there is a tsb on the issue that clearly stares it as a defect.
The vehicle stationary when starting makes loud noise caused by the vtc actuator is the defaulted part which can cause the engine to malfunction.
Engine oil consumption is more and causing burning of engine oil very frequently. this is causing rattling noise when accelarating and would cause more damage to engine and can be hazardous if driving on highway.
2009 honda accord. consumer writes in regards to vehicle misfiring and lights illuminated on dash. *ld *tr
Vtc actuator is bad and requires replacing along with piston rings, according to the dealer. the cost is $2400.00. while i know there will be things that happen to aging vehicles, this is an issue for a very large number of 2008-2013 hondas.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 honda accord. while driving various speeds, the vehicle misfired and the check engine warning indicator illuminated. the vehicle was taken to inver grove honda (4605 s robert trail, inver grove heights, mn 55077, (651) 306-8600) where it was diagnosed that there was an oil fouled spark plug failure and the spark plugs needed replacement. the vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. the vehicle was taken back to the dealer, but the dealer could not duplicate the failure and no failure code was found. the manufacturer was not notified. the approximate failure mileage was 56,232.
Oil consumption in excessive amount.
Unintended acceleration. has occurred 6 times since march 2018. no coloration with ambient temperature, weather conditions or speed. symptom: driving & braking hard to slow down, place into neutral and engine revs up to 5k rpm. restart car after about 10 seconds and engine runs fine, if sooner engine revs back to about 5k rpm. taken to shop - no problem found. has only happened at low speeds coming to a stop. was traveling in a strait path 4 times, twice when turning into a parking spot. note: i travel back roads mostly. car has over 110,000 miles.
Ocean honda is where i take my honda for service. the check engine light had been coming on over a year or so. i was told my car is using too much oil and needed pistons, rings and valve repair. that cost almost $6000.00. from research i discovered that this is a problem with this engine generation. the car was in motion when the check engine light came on. i was told by other mechanics that i should have gotten a new engine, it would have been less expensive. i found information that the nhtsa issued a notice to add years to the warranty which would cover my situation. as of the repair i had owned the car for 6 years. i need the information on tsb a12-087.
My engine started knocking due to excessive oil consumption, even tho i changed my oil on time every time. there was a lawsuit in 2013, but honda said i didn't qualify to get my engine replaced free of charge because it was vin # specific and state specific. which is crap. i will never buy another honda. quality has went way down..
The vtc valve does not give the proper oil pressure resulting in loud noises and rattles. oil pressures is an important component of safe engine operation. from our research numerous hondas have this problem and honda is not taking responsibility for it.
Loud grinding noise coming from engine when starting. honda has acknowledged faulty actuator but refuses to issue a recall to pay for repair.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 honda accord. the contact stated that while driving between 65-80 mph, shuddered and lost motive power with the engine warning light illuminated. the vehicle was powered off and was restarted however, the vehicle failed to operate as intended. the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic and was diagnosed that cylinder number 3 misfired and needed to be repaired. the vehicle was not taken to a dealer. the spark plug was replaced every two to three months. the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and provided a case number. the failure mileage was approximately 91,000.
Faulty vtc actuator - this is a known ongoing problem with honda cars but no recall has been issued. $600-$700 to get replaced