2008 Honda Accord electrical system problems
Owners reported electrical system problems in 109 complaints for the 2008 Honda Accord, 6% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 109 6% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 29,000 miles 81 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 5
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When electrical system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 36 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 10 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 5 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 6 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 7 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 3 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 4 |
What the data shows
Of the 81 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 29,000 miles, and 63% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 5 fires, 4 injuries.
What owners wrote
The contact owned a 2008 Honda Accord. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed on a highway, an abnormal burning odor leaked through the air vents into the interior cabin. The contact stated that his girlfriend was sitting in the front passenger seat during the failure. The contact managed to pull over to the shoulder of the road after a fire appeared from under the driver's side of the hood. The contact attempted to extinguish the fire with a fire extinguisher, but was unsuccessful.
On thanksgiving night 2012, I went shopping and got back to my parents house around 11:00pm. I had gifts and food in the car and the power door locks locked on me automatically with me in it. I finally was able to open the passage door and got out. The car door locked again and I was not able to get into the car either by using the keyless entry nor by manually trying to unlock it with the key in the door lock. I had to let the food stay in the car over night as well as the other things I had purchased.
Other problems reported for the 2008 Honda Accord
- Brakes 583 complaints
- Air bags 379 complaints
- Engine 245 complaints
- Lighting 117 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 56 complaints
- Seats 34 complaints
- Steering 34 complaints
- Cruise control 33 complaints