2009 Honda Accord Recalls, Problems & Maintenance

“FAULTY VTC ACTUATOR - THIS IS A KNOWN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH HONDA CARS BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. $600-$700 TO GET REPLACED”

“VTC ACTUATOR MAKING NOISE AND COLD STARTUP..STARTED AT ABOUT 60,000 MILES”

“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”

“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”

“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”

“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”

“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”

“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”

“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 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”

“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”

“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”

“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”

“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”

“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”

“2009 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A VEHICLE CRASH WHERE THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *LD *JS”

“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”

“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”

“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”

“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!”

“EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION: CAR IS BURNING ABOUT 1 QUART OF OIL EVERY 1000 MILES”

“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”

“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”

“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”