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vehicle
2009 / honda / accord
known issues
8 clusters (reviewed 2026-09-20)
complaints
723 on file (2008-09-24 → 2026-09-16)
recalls
0
investigations
0
fars
296 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
11041677 FAULTY VTC ACTUATOR - THIS IS A KNOWN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH HONDA CARS BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. $600-$700 TO GET REPLACED
11013119 VTC ACTUATOR MAKING NOISE AND COLD STARTUP..STARTED AT ABOUT 60,000 MILES
10929969 I HEAR THE RATTLE NOISE WHEN COLD START ENGINE ONLY 87,000 MILES I READ THE BULLETIN SERVICE THEY SAID THAT NOISE FROM DEFECTIVE VTC ACTUATOR THAT VALVE IS CONTROL TIMING TO ADVANCE AND RETART DEPEND ON ENGINE SPEED TO HELP CONTROL EMISSION TO HELP THE ENVIRONMENT AND LESS
11710545 I installed (2) identical Advance Auto Parts Platinum rear brake rotors on my vehicle. Both rotors were installed at the same time, in the same manner, and under normal conditions. After approximately (1) mile of normal driving on of the rear brake rotors catastrophically failed
11290701 REAR BRAKES DEFECTIVE-SINCE JUNE 2014 HAVE HAD 5 CALIFERS, 4 ROTORS, 2 SETSOF PADS REPLACED. CAR HAS TOTAL OF 73000 MILES ON IT. ALL REPLACEMENTS BY HONDA
11023466 I BOUGHT CAR CPO AND REAR PADS WERE SUPPOSED TO BE NEW. A YEAR LATER, I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY REAR BRAKE PADS (HIGH PITCH NOISE, BURNT SMELL). TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP
11501803 Constant clunking when turning the steering wheel left or right. Had the car since it had 90k miles. I see on forums about this issue in this model accord
11499352 A clicking noise comes from the steering column when turning the steering wheel when driving. The car has 101,500 miles. It has been making this noise for approximately 4 years
11160999 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANUALLY TURN THE STEERING WHEEL
Takata airbag recall parts delayAIR BAGS22 complaints2016-11 → 2019-12accord-2009-takata-recall-delay
10928442 TAKATA RECALL ISSUE NOT RESOLVED IN TIMELY MANNER. ADVISED IN EARLY SUMMER OF DANGERS ASSOCIATED WITH FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG AND TO NOT ALLOW PASSENGERS IN FRONT SEAT. ALSO ADVISED REPLACEMENT PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE BY LATE AUGUST. SINCE THEN HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY FURTHER
10945202 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V346000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR
10969603 TAKATA RECALL, I'VE BEEN WAITING 5-6 MONTHS FOR THE DEALER TO FIX THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. THEY'VE NOT RECEIVED A REPLACEMENT PART YET. I CAN'T DRIVE MY CAR WITH A FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SAFELY
SRS warning light and control module failureAIR BAGS14 complaints2017-07 → 2026-09accord-2009-srs-light-module-failure
11764610 The airbag light is on likely because of a failure with the SRS module. It is available for inspection. If the light is on the airbags will not deploy. Independent service center confirmed the issue is with the module
11579948 The Airbag light is on and off randomly. The vehicle was taken into Honda where they set up a procedure that they have specifically for Airbag issues due to so many recalls
11005091 SRS UNIT FAILED AFTER RECALL COMPLETED OF THE INFLATOR RECALL. HONDA DOES HAVE A 15 YEAR EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THIS PART, BUT WOULD NOT APPLY IT SINCE THE TECHNICIAN WAS NOT ABLE TO READ THE ERROR CODES
Airbag deployment failure in a crashAIR BAGS20 complaints2017-04 → 2024-07accord-2009-airbag-deployment-failure
11090590 2009 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A VEHICLE CRASH WHERE THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *LD *JS
11342311 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. DUE TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT TEMPORARILY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND VEERED OF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO
10970104 TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE REAR ENDED THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE AT A 180 DEGREE ANGLE INTO THREE LANES, A 360 DEGREE ANGLE HEAD ON INTO THE GUARDRAIL, AND THEN ONTO THE SHOULDER OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE AIR BAGS
Excessive oil consumption from piston ringsENGINE30 complaints2016-12 → 2025-06accord-2009-oil-consumption-piston-rings
11667801 Component/System: Engine – piston ring failure; oil control issue related to VCM system. Available for inspection: Yes. My 2009 Honda Accord EX-L V6 (J35Z2 engine with VCM) has developed repeated misfires due to oil entering the combustion chamber, consistent with Honda TSB
11641363 The engine is burning oil, about 2 quarts a month. The oil level consistently runs low when checked and I have to top it off with 1 qt every 2 weeks. There is no leaking under the car so the mechanic said the engine is burning the oil and I would need to replace the whole engine!
10929795 EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION: CAR IS BURNING ABOUT 1 QUART OF OIL EVERY 1000 MILES
Front axle and drive shaft failurePOWER TRAIN7 complaints2017-07 → 2026-08accord-2009-front-axle-failure
11759358 The front passenger-side drive shaft/axle on my 2009 Honda Accord snapped in XXX. The driver-side front drive shaft/axle subsequently broke on XXX. These were two separate failures involving both front sides of my vehicle and created a serious and potentially dangerous loss of
11554461 While making a right turn from a stop sign on a side road and upward incline the vehicle lost power to the wheels and was unable to complete the turn onto a main road
11011340 LEAKING SEAL ON PASSENGER HALF AXLE BEARING AFTER ONLY 29.2K MILES. CAR BOUGHT AS CERTIFIED IN 2014, ONLY 9K MILES DRIVEN SINCE PURCHASE. PART IS DEFECTIVE
FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.
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Wrench.Pro (2026). 2009 Honda Accord vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2009/honda/accord
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author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2009 Honda Accord},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2009/honda/accord}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
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