Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2008 Honda Accord has 62 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 1 powertrain-related recall.
62
Complaints
1
Recalls
4
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
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POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
HONDA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005-2010 ACCORD, 2007-2010 CR-V, AND 2005-2008 ELEMENT PASSENGER CARS MANUFACTURED FROM JULY 1, 2004, THROUGH S...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 18, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Unknown |
| May 4, 2023 | POWER TRAIN,AIR BAGS,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | UNKNOWN |
| May 10, 2022 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS | The vsa light is on every time I drive the triangle hazard light and the abs light is on |
| Oct 23, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | I was driving down the highway at 60mph when suddenly the car threw itself in reverse! No one was b... |
| Oct 12, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | 08 accord vtc failing, known issue by honda on many models with the 2.4l engine. |
| Dec 2, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES | TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD ON ACCELERATION, CAUSING HARD JERKS. WHEN BRAKING RPMS IS STILL HIGH AND EN... |
| Nov 13, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | WILD EMOTION HARD SHIFTING HESITATION AND HIGH RPMS SHIFTS AROUND 456 RPMIT DOESN'T SEEM TO DO THIS ... |
| Jul 22, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | AT 90,000 CAR SHOOK AND WAS MISFIRING. CODES PULLED WERE P301 AND 304. SPARK PLUGS 1-4 WERE REPLAC... |
| Apr 3, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | IN 2008, I PURCHASE A NEW HONDA ACCORD V6 PAID WITH FINANCING $25,000. I PURCHASE A BRAND NEW VEHIC... |
| Mar 2, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | CHECK ENGINE LIT. ENGINE ROOM 1500--2000. COMPUTER INDICATE TRANSMISSION SENSOR. I REPLACED IT BUT ... |
| May 16, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | GRINDING NOISE PRESENTS WHEN COLD START THE CAR, POSSIBLELY THE VTC ACTUATOR FAILURE |
| Apr 22, 2018 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | SINCE LAST 5 YEARS I NOTICED LOUD GRINDING NOISE AT STARTUP, ONLY IN THE MORNING WHEN I FIRST START ... |
| Jul 27, 2017 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL KNO... |
| May 26, 2017 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | DEFECTIVE VTC ACTUAFTOR. HONDA & DEALER KNEW BY 2011 THAT THE PART WAS DEFECTIVE AND DEFECTIVELY DES... |
| May 26, 2017 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | THE VTC ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC EXPLAINED THAT IT WAS NOT MERELY DEFECTIVE, BUT... |
| Feb 22, 2017 | POWER TRAIN,AIR BAGS,ENGINE | ENGINE IS BURNING OIL, AMERICAN HONDA STATES I AM NOT IN TSB #11-033, BUT THEY JUST TOLD ME MY PASSE... |
| Nov 14, 2016 | POWER TRAIN,AIR BAGS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE WITH THE KEY OUT OF T... |
| Nov 2, 2016 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH WITH THE A... |
| Jul 13, 2016 | POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE | THIS IS A SAFETY RAISED ISSUE ON A 2008 ACCORD-LXP THAT I PURCHASED USED (WHICH HAD ABOUT 29K ORIGIN... |
| Jul 6, 2016 | POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE | I PURCHASED THIS HONDA ACCORD FROM AUTOMAXX OF SUMMERVILLE IN GOOD FAITH FROM DEALER STATING THAT VE... |