I am hopeful that this class-action suit is successful. I had the same problem I was back and forth with Honda not the dealer though for about 8 months and the finally fixed it for free and gave me 1 year warranty for $100 this was 2020 car runs good. 08 Honda Accord,4 cyl Major Mechanical Problem with Engine, Sticking Piston Rings. Add me to the lawsuit! Today they told us that it would cost us 5000.00 to replace the block. Honda 2009 accord coupe exl : I have been dealing with the oil consumption problem for over a year. They said that its fine. I purchased a 2008 Honda Accord new and it started using oil at about 30,000 miles. All Rights Reserved. Now when you run low on oil it stores a permanent code in the computer that cant be erased. But at start up I could hear what I thought were valve lifters. I am now wanting an attorney that will take my case. I do not understand why Honda is ruining its reputation for quality by not dealing with this documented defect in a responsible manner. I have registered my self at Honda owners website and no email saying I have there has been a warranty extension on your car due to bad HONDA engineering. I bought my 2009 Honda Accord about a year ago and the low oil pressure indicator is already is coming on. Honda is known for their quality engines so this flaw is inexcusable. Thank you Save Reply Quote 1 - 20 of 36 Posts 1 2 Next K KayDub Registered Joined Aug 28, 2016 After months of fighting Honda of America rebuilt my engine last week at no charge. This is my first Honda which I bought because everything I heard about Hondas was positive and was told they last forever. I have 42k miles and the oil light flickered ONCE. I had a 1997 Toyota Camry with similar issue. They said they would fix the car. Same story but with a 2009 Odysseywaiting to find out if Honda will honor the extended warranty they sold me and replace engine. So I have had to live with this problem and still add oil to this car regularly. I also use RoyalPurple only not cheap to add a quart every 1500 miles at 11$ a quart . I bought the car used with 17000 miles on it. i dont understand why the class action lawsuit does not apply to the 4 cylinder honda accord models. Ridiculous. I have the 08 v6 accord. I am having the same issue with my 2008 Accord ELT. I am an owner of a 2008 HOnda Accord 4 cyl. This time its my cat converters There are 3 on the darn car and they are all bad.. Honda will not include this repairing the misfire issue when cats are know to go bad if the engine is burning oil or misfiring Etc. I just bought a pre-owned certified 2009 Honda Accord EX L Coupe with 18,000 miles. Honda said my car uses 1quart every 750miles, and I waiting to hear back to see how much assistance I will be given for the nearly 3,000 dollar estimate. I check the oil every week and it seems like it eats more oil later in the life of the oil change. Honda needs to work for their customers- not against them. This sounds like whats wrong with my 2010 Crosstour. The biggest piece of junk ever. Well they have took their time doing oil consumption tests, they admitted its using oil, but its a reasonable amount- what B.S. My 2008 Honda Accord burnes 1 quart of oil every 3500 miles. This is our third Accord, never had a problem with the earlier models, all lasted more than 200K miles. 1st Stage Scuba Regulators Recalled Due to Risk of Injury and Drowning Hazard; Manufactured by XDEEP. Honda knew they had issues with the car and instead of doing the right thing they gave me the run around. The worst part is I have had Hondas all my life, 89 civic, 2002 civic, 2007 civic si and now my 2008 accord. Well, they would not budge on warranty. Such a hassle! They know the issue, and they better fix it without charging me. It makes that weird noise starting cold that others have described. Well, I have been keeping an eye on , and the level dropped more than a quart in 2 days! Come on Honda OWN UP to it and fix this problem.either way its going to cost you, time money,but i guess its your dime.SHAME ON YOU! There is strength with numbers! Also, my car would start extremely hard or not at all in the winter. Absurd. I was pretty furious so she checked with the regional Honda people and got the okay to cover the cost as a one-time goodwill gesture. Anytime someone asks me about my Honda I say will never buy again. Im so sick of honda. Well, when I pulled the oil pan plug only about 1 1/2 to 2 quarts came out and it was some nasty looking oil. Got the warranty extension for the piston and piston rings. The last time I stopped by the dealer was before this letter came to me. 2- Go to a dealership and say i have excessive oil consumption problem and i want you run the test for me. The dealerships are running me in loops! I recently purchased a 2008 Honda Accord and thought I saw an oil light just over 1000 miles from the last oil change..then never saw it again. Just took started to notice that the car is burning oil in between oil changes (all done at Honda). The leather bubbles up and tearsit looks terrible. Published: May 18, 2015 08:30 AM Honda has found that certain versions of the four-cylinder 2008 to 2011 Accord coupe and sedan and the 2010 to 2011 CR-V SUV may begin to experience higher than. They are riding the old adage that Hondas are reliable but it just isnt the case anymore. This includes the Civic SI, Acura TSX and even the Element. Ive had to work side jobs and sell items to purchase parts for the vehicle nonstop. It is very distressing to hear that they are squandering such a hard earned and at one time, well deserved reputation for quality, reliability and superior value. Call honda get paper trail of everything they have done hire a lawyer a sue the $#$t out of honda. Honda dealership said I had a fouled cylinder 3 spark plug. It now appears that I must add oil every 1000 miles so I dont run dangerously low. I also took the car into the dealership for an oil consumption test which is drive the car 1,000 miles and see if it burns a quart of oil . I want Honda to come clean, you are losing out, not us! Then I brought my car into the HOnda dealership and they put me on this oil consumption test. I am furious with how Honda has been handling this and I am selling my car right after repairs are complete. Last spoke to Zenia at American Honda. Reference TSB No. And, I hear that it is the American Honda people with an attitude not the Japanese home office. I come from a Honda family, my brother has a 2000 civic and a 2005 s2000. I have 3 accords. I thought I was going crazy until I found this website! Past 1000 miles and oil was at full level. I have a 2009 Accord and am doing the oil consumption test and have complained about the amount of oil used. If Honda wont, then Ill be finding out how to add the Odyssey to this class action lawsuit (or start a new one). I have a 2009 accord lx and Im burning 1qt every 1k miles. Honda issued a technical service bulletin, TSB # 12-087, to replace the pistons and rings in affected engines. I should have never been charged for anything but the oil change. I bought a new 2008 Honda Accord. Hundreds of complaints concerning this defect appear online, including at least 130 complaints on www.carcomplaints.com referencing the 2008 Accord alone. The owners manuel recommends oil changes every 10,000 miles..how can the dealers just decide to say it should be changed every 3,000 miles.Honda is so stupid.now they have to pay the law firm.this 2008 accord is my 3rd and last Honda.the brake problem was enough! I see that I am not alone with this problem or in my anger. The guy seemed to think it was funny, like I was dumb for bringing my car to him. Replaced platinum spark plugs not covered under extended warranty. Now we know why. I was 58 when purchased with hopes of running for a long time into retirementWRONG. Honda has a serious design flaw in the 2008 6 cylinder Honda Accord engine and will not own up to it. Car continued to sputter but they claimed nothing was wrong with it. Surprise, it could cost me over $1000 just to get a diagnosis if the Honda Care warranty denies the claim (which they will because surely theyll say carbon buildup). I contacted Honda corporate, brought it back to the dealership, where, they tried to accuse me of ADDING OIL !! . They r making me wait before theyll repair it. When I hit 90k I had the $900 maintenance done and piston rings changed. Finally had a upgraded part in 2016 of last year. I am too, have this problem just like most honda accord owner with oil consumption. Couple thousand miles later the same thing. I googled it and low and behold I found a slew of bad news regarding this issue. Then said I had to have oil in my driveway which there is no oil whatsoever in my driveway or when the vehicle halted. It takes about qt per 1000 miles. We are so happy, Danny email me at. Like many of the comments below, our 2008 Accord started drinking oil right at two quarts between oil changes that occurred between every 3500-4000 change. Protocol is for Honda to check the oil and check again after 1000 miles, so I had my oil changed at a local service station, then brought it in to my local Long Island, N.Y. Honda dealership. Been having a similar problem with my 2008 EXL. Now after reading about this lawsuit, I know its BS. I have had more problems with my Accord than any other car Ive owned. also i mentioned to the service representative about the service bulletin 12-087 and he said that the service bulletin only applies to cars that are under warranty. They finally are contacting Honda. I need to trade this car away.. My wife and I just went to the local Honda dealer and had the spark plugs replaced for our 2008 Honda Accord V6 because of this issue. That is deceptive. If anyone screwed you on this it was your non-Honda mechanic overcharging you for spark plugs and not doing the work that needed to be done. They updated the software which helped the spark plug following problem, but the milage dropped by 3 gallons a mile. This is my 2nd Accord and will be my last Honda I purchase due to Hondas lack of urgency. I own 1998 honda accord and a 2001 honda crv. Called American Honda and opened case yet they will not do anything for me. RIDICULOUS!!!!! Now the dealership says cause Im out of warranty, Ill have to pay to bring it in.. was recommended to do my own oil consumption test. By submitting your comment and contact information, you agree to receive marketing emails from Top Class Actions regarding this and/or similar lawsuits or settlements, and/or to be contacted by an attorney or law firm to discuss the details of your potential case at no charge to you if you qualify. What gets me is that I worked three years of high school at the local grocer mad saved to buy my first car cash. I just recently had a severe misfire that I couldnt figure out since my scanner read codes for maf and iat sensor. Top Class F u honda, never buying honda eveeeer again. anyone figure out how to get included on the lawsuit? I was told one particular time that the grinding sound my car made was due to that reason. I do my rountine service on time and oil changes to the letter and service codes. Now 1 month later I am have the same problem. I have a 2010 Accord and just had it to dealer for oil consumption. I literally have been under this car more than Ive been in it. Shame on Honda for misleading customers. Kinda like a carfax report, but now a computer report will be included. I then proceeded to do the waste of time oil consumption test. It currently has 84k on it and the Oil light went over so I checked the oil and there was NO oil in my car. Both times the valves rattled and then the engine light flickered. 2008-2011 Honda Accord, 2010-2011 Accord Crosstour, 2006-2011 Civic, Civic . Updated 02/24/15*bf I have religiously changed my oil every 3000 miles and have done all scheduled maintenance. My 2008 is burning TONS of oil. I will never buy another Honda. I too have to keep spare oil in my car at all times. I want to be included in this class-action suit. PROCEDURE B to clean the pistons, replace the piston rings on cylinders 1-4, and replace the spark plugs on cylinders 1-4. I have a 2010 Honda Accord EX-L v6 which i got through CarMax. Finally nice to know why my car is guzzling oil! I will never buy another honda again and will never bring my car to honda service. there is no leak that the mechanic can find so it has to be burning the oil. Out of warranty and still a year left to pay on th car, I am begging for them to at least loan me a car while the attempt to find out why my car is burning 3 quarts of oil in 800 miles. This week, being fed up I told the manager their explanations are ridiculous and I am going to a lawyer asap. 2009 Accord 4cyl, auto. I had the same problem I went back and forth with Honda not the dealership for over 8 months they made me change all the spark plug 7k miles later it did the same thing finally they said they will fix it for free I paid $100 for 1 year warranty this was 2020 car still runs great. I so respect my cars. There was oil all over the engine compartment, undercarriage, passenger side, and road. Is there anyway I can get involved with this lawsuit? Every time I go in for an oil change. And for HONDA to stand by and KNOW that they made a really BAD vehicle and not help those out that have the issues is crap. Just not worth purchasing and would not wish anyone to purchase a Honda again. 2008-2012 Honda Accord Piston Ring Issue By Tom Torbjornsen July 26, 2018 No photo available 2007-2013 Toyota Oil Issue By Tom Torbjornsen July 26, 2018 Stay in the know Don't miss out on. I am on a oil consumption study. I have been getting lot of engine grinding noise since 90,000 miles and lots of oil consumption. My second question is why did the oil light not come on when the oil was low, till I slammed on the brakes for a yellow light. Year/Model Program ID (or later) Program P/N (or later) 2008-09 Accord (KA-ULEV) 70A630 37805-R70-A63 2008-09 Accord (KL-SULEV-PZEV) 71L630 37805-R71-L63 2010 Accord (KA-ULEV) 70A750 37805-R70-A75 2011 Accord 2 . It was usually 1 to 1 and 1/2 quarts low at 1,000,-3000 miles after oil change. I am suppose to get it this week and they say they did some type of service on it that is suppose to be the curl all. I have less than 100,000 miles , no letter sent from Honda about this and now they want $3,000 to do the work. Took my 2008 Honda Accord LX-P to the dealership for the service letter. Luckily I made it home and the next morning limped the poorly running machine to a nearby mechanic who replaced the fouled plugs for $300.00. Maybe I shouldve!? I now have 109,000 on it and recently had to add two quarts of oil, which is unheard of in 2008 cars. Burning oil Honda did an oil consumption test and stated the amount burned is normal. We have a 2006 Honda Civic EX and at about 135,000 miles, not long after an oil change my husband heard an unusual noise, checked where it could be coming from, and decided to check the oil. I have been experiencing excessive oil consumption with my 2009 Honda Accord for the last 18 months. Now at 119k and have ben changing at 5k. Didnt help a bit, we have been adding oil at a quart per 1000 miles. Well, so much for Hondas track record with me and my families. 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