after 2500KM run the Oil down has been fully dropped and now the Honda Dealer is doing the test which I need to take it every 1000Km. I believe this could be linked to the oil consumption, but they are not admitting it. Due to the fact that the deadline for the class action suit has already ended, what do I do now if I missed it? And battery drainage leaving me trip jump start after leaving anything on for over a minute. I was in the middle of my oil consumption test per Honda dealership and the oil light went on. I was not aware of the spark plug issue or piston ring problem until I read read some of these complaints. The manufacturer was notified. It was then that I noticed my car was burning too much oil. I bought the car 20,000 miles ago and it now has 161,000. The rings were seized tight from carbon build up. I changed my oil about 700 miles ago. 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. Called the local dealer, they knew nothing about the letter, transferred me to Honda America. Took the car back and am now facing a $4000 repair for a cracked cylinder head. i am taking it to the dealership toda y. see what they say. Yesterday the spark plugs became fouled and misfired for the first time. Does this or any other apply to the 2007 accord 4 cylinder? My Accord has been drinking oil since I purchased it new in 2008. My 09 accord all start to show the signs:oil pressure lights up. 08 honda accord with vetch motor make loud noise in top of engine when car is started. The dealership won't do anything unless your car is burning oil and only after you pay them for an oil consumption testbasically you get your oil changed at the dealership and then go back every 1000 miles so they can monitor itthe final decision isn't up to you. I got the same letter a few weeks ago about oil consumption. I have read the lawsuit info and i feel my car is having the same problems as the other complaintants. HAD TO PULL OVER. My dashboard lite up like a Christmas tree. Honda knew they had issues with the car and instead of doing the right thing they gave me the run around. Reply catjam Additional comment actions Well this job is not a recall. Hate the feeling of having an unreliable car despite doing all preventative maintenance and buying a supposed reliable make and model. 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! Bought it used with roughly 45000 miles. Combined, we have owned 45 Hondas. I have all my records. I am extremely pissed and upset with this matter. I have taken it to Honda all three times and they tell me they cant find a reason. I check the oil dip stick once and was almost completely out of oil. No mention of a software updateat 55,000 miles the VTEC indicator is on again and the engine is misfiring on cylinder 3again I took it in and the oil is nearly gone. Theres a different shade of grey o be the driver side door and the alarm would go off multiple times after engaging with the remote. Is it worth it if Honda isnt owning up to the problem? Now, Im concerned that there may have been damage to my engine. Burning about a quart every 1,000 miles. I am so disappointed in Honda, this is my 3 Honda and this car is a disappointment.. It seems that it is time to switch car manufacturers! The more the law firm has against Honda, the better. Yes the same exact thing happened to me and I never received any notification and the Honda dealer said its to late.They where very rude. I too have a Honda 2008 Honda Accord coupe. Was fine up through about 40,000 miles, before the car began to consume oil. My 2010 i4 accord coupe that I bough about a year ago has started to burn oil! 2009 accord coupe 2.4L. 2010 V6 Burns 1 quart every 500 miles. 2008 Accord V6 EXL, purchased extended warranty and nothing is covered under the extended warranty. The vehicle was taken to a dealer. WTF? Thank you. Ill have to remind them of the lawsuit if they decide my wallet is the only way to fix this. You need to get an oil change , then its monitored every 1,000 miles. VERY INTERESTED IN LEMON LAW. Was told my the Honda Mechanic that burning 1 quart of oil per 1000 miles is ACCEPTABLE. What gets me is that I worked three years of high school at the local grocer mad saved to buy my first car cash. It turns out my two of my exhaust valves were somehow damaged resulting in zero compression. We traded it in today for a 2014 Accord 4cyl, facing a $4000 repair on a 5 year old vehicle is outrageous. low with no leaks, so I searched the internet and found out about this suit. Total repair cost >$2500. If the suit has not been settled, is there a way we can apply for damages or receive some compensation. I have a 2008 Accord EX-L coupe and have been experiencing this since I bought the car. If I didnt go for any oil change today my engine would have siezed up in a day or two according to my mechanic. The technician diagnosed that the piston rings needed to be replaced. After months of fighting Honda of America rebuilt my engine last week at no charge. Im done w Honda. The class action lawsuit was also amended to limit Class Members to include only owners and lessees whose vehicles may have experienced engine misfire, to include only allegations related to engine misfire, and to voluntarily dismiss claims related to excessive oil consumption in 4-cylinder Accord vehicles. Please keep me posted how to get on board with this law suit. Enroute, on I5, the Check Engine light came on. They replaced the pistons and rings(genuine honda parts) and I have since change the oil twice with 16,000 km. I noticed that the oil light has been coming on shortly after having the oil changed. Honda, what is up with your Accord? after doing numerous oil consumption tests and trips to the dealer, to my surprise Honda Canada agreed to rebuilt the engine ( rings and pistons only). I would like to join class action law suit. 22 exl-hyb, 17 hyb, 08 exl-4, 11 mdx, 12 highlander limited, 95 virago. A Honda has the highest resale value, one of the safest cars to drive!! To diagnose And replace spark plugs was 600.00. I paid for an oil change. This only occurs on a cold start, meaning the engine has not been running for 4 or more hours. Doing oil consumption test now. It only has 17000 miles on it! The dealer at MIDDLETOWN NY HONDA wouldnt fix it either. In addition to that, everytime I accelerated a cloud of blue smoke would come out of the exhaust pipes. I was 58 when purchased with hopes of running for a long time into retirementWRONG. then will ask you to come back when you have driven 1000 miles. This is our second Honda and probably the Last!! Drove it to work (about 90 miles from dealership) no problems. First ? I have a 2008 Honda Accord EX. My 2009 Accord now burns a full quart every other fillup. Honda has the worst customer service I ever dealt with. I hope that a class action suit works to show them that they cannot treat people this way. I noticed that it never stays full. I was getting oil changes every month. I am so frustrated, I bought a Honda because I thought I wouldnt have the issues with repairs. Replaced platinum spark plugs not covered under extended warranty. 2008 Accord sedan, 1 litre of oil every second take of fuel. There is a service bulletin to dealer tech, but they dont want the owners to know about it. Its what I was after given the high number of miles I drive and the long term I tend to keep vehicles. Like you said I was reimbursed but only because I caught the mistake same here except it was not a mistake but a moment of deception! 2 weeks later same problem, same fix. Well, it was not fine because there was barely any oil in the engine. I just got it back yesterday and told everything is fine now and got a written warranty for the engine for 36,000miles from current mileage. 2008-2011 Honda Accord, 2010-2011 Accord Crosstour, 2006-2011 Civic, Civic . I did no that this car eat oil. Everytime I take it to the dealership they act as if they have no clue to why it is low and want to make it seem to me that it is normal. I also remember that about 5 months ago I had to change a spark plug because it was fouled and not firing. Dealership states that its uncommon for 4cyl which is what I have :/ currently burning about 1qt per 1000 miles. So, fo course I was not checking the oil. I am constantly seeing my oil light come on and adding oil. This is worrying me. Were certain there had to have been damage done. Dealer also said 1 qt every 1,000 was normal. Im changing my mind about Honda if they dont step up and do something about this. Required fields are marked *. I bought my 2009 Accord in Dec of 2008 and ever since it hit 20K I have had to put between 4 and 13 quarters in between 3K oil changes. This car wont pass emissions so I guess I will have to pay since not ready to buy a new one. I am hoping Honda will fix and pay for repairs as this should not be happening. Ran out of oil twice before it was time to do an oil change. second test told good again. I have also been experiencing this problem with my 2008 Honda Accord, every since I drove it off the lot I have had a problem with the oil! Dealer making me track oil consumption . It's not a re-call, it's an extended warranty. Me and my wife have owned 5 different Hondas because of their reliability, number 6 probally want happen!! Never again with Honda. Same ole storyoil is going right out tailpipe you can see the black carbon on muffler Im using a quart every 1 thousand miles forcing me to constantly monitor the oil or risk seizing the enginecant afford to replace the car or I would plus dealers are aware of the problem so they offer you very little on your trade. but could not tell me why. I will never buy another Honda. The solution for Fox Honda was to do a compression check I I was to come in every 500 miles. Any updates on this, same problem with my 2008 LX-P original owner. My car does the exact same when oil is on the low end. I called the dealership and they said to add oil. Then when the car was around 52K, the spark plug went. Supposedly the v-tec o-ring was damaged while replacing the pistons. RIDICULOUS!!!!! More info: http://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/lawsuit-news/23055-honda-engine-misfire-class-action-settlement-gets-final-ok/, my 08 4 cylinder is eating oil like theres no tomorrow ive brought it in 5 times and they keep giving me bullshit excuses. The timing chain has already been replaced less that a year ago and now again the problem is present again. Now at 84k miles my car is doing this same loud knocking on start up along with another unknown noise. 2010 Honda Accord the car started using oil right away. Wow! I have to wonder how long I have been driving with no oil since the oil light did not stay on and Im lucky I even saw it flash!! It struck me as odd that they hadnt fixed them prior to offering the vehicle for sale. I have 137,000 miles on my car and am using about a qt. After reading all these stories im shocked and convinced that this is a huge problem for honda. Dealer confirmed my VIN today. and has not been this great of a burden. Still waiting to get maintenance records to let Honda try to use fine print to beat warranty, some things are just too obvious. This is a serious problem that Honda needs to recall and fix all vehicles with this issue. Wow Im having the same problem my 2008 accord ex-l its used 2 quarts of oil in 3100 miles thats not normal ! at 18000mi engine light comes up, drive to dealer and see no engine oil. They said this is way out of spec but the dealership wanted to charge me over $1000 just to get an official diagnosis before they could fix it. started to hear a grinding sound/tinny sound and the oil light came on. Im done with Honda. i was told it was a part defect. 10 Engine Burning Oil problem Failure Date: 10/18/2016 If there are enough complaints tey might very well doa recall free of charge for the engine work to fix the problem. Then the brake pads, now w/the oil burn excessive. I told them I want my money and I want it in my account by the next business day and it wasIm also having a problem with oil consumptionwent to Florida in July 2012 and decided to get an oil change and the mechanic said I did not have any oil in my car! or get some resolution to this? The case is Alex Soto, et al. I am very disappointed in Honda over these issues! (read the case very carefully: it is NOT a recall, and at the 11th hour they got all reference to oil consumption yanked from the case before it is settled; and, technically, if they replace plugs once you have received one recovery (see page 11 of case settlement.) Weve taken it to the dealership, and also gotten a second opinion from a Honda Specialist Mechanic shop. Glad to know that I am not the only one having these issues. A federal class action lawsuit claims that 2008-2010 Honda Accords have a systematic design defect that enables oil to enter into the engines combustion chamber. The defect causes excessive oil consumption, premature spark plug degradation and engine malfunction, the lawsuit says.The Honda Accord class action lawsuit says the systematic design defect may be the result of numerous things, including a material defect, workmanship of the vehicles valve guide seals or piston rings, or a flaw in Hondas VTECT variable engine-timing system. I have a 2009 Accord and am doing the oil consumption test and have complained about the amount of oil used. So, my 4 cyl 08 Accord ..loosing oil somewhereis no longer included in the class action? I took it to Honda and now since Ive just hit 100k they want to charge me the $100 diagnostic few. (1/2 quart per 1,000 is still unacceptable). I was reimbursed but only because I caught the mistake. Now the dealership says Ill have to have an ENGINE RE-BUILD! The car had about 90,000k miles on it and all of a sudden it leaks about 1+ qt for every 1000 miles. The warranty of the car paid for the fix. They did not charge me for it because they stated that it is covered under warranty. I have a radiator leak too and thats prob a result of the cat backup.. The dealerships recognize the recall/oil problems and should fix them free. They refused to fix the power steering that THEY BROKE!!! What ive read on web sites is that the owner should check the oil every 1,000 miles and that adding 1 quart of oil in this time period is normal. I have a 2008 Honda accord coupe 4 cylinder that I purchased in brand new in 2008. I bought my car used at a Honda Used Car dealership in Rochester, NY, when it had 43K miles. They need to add 2005 Honda Accord 4cyl to that list. Drive till 19700 mi and see the oil drops to lower level of stick, they ask to come for test again at 20600 mi engine begins to vibrate, low engine oil. I went there and told them I did not give them permission to check anything let alone change anything. My 09 engine rattles on a cold start. My 2010 Accord developed the sticky piston, excessive oil consumption problem covered by this law suit. The first time was the oil warning light fairly early in the oils cycle. Ended up having to replace the engine- extended warranty would not cover the cost due to it being a known problem. After a oil consumption test, leak down test, and computer update, my wifes 08 Accord is still burning oil. This website is not intended for viewing or usage by European Union citizens. When I asked the dealership about the excessive oil usage the rep said it was normal. ( i paid and i am happy about it). Honda needs to work for their customers- not against them. I have also spoke with Honda representatives through their Twitter site and I am not satisfied with their replies. No lights were left on or doors open but jumping the car worked. Honda should be ashamed. I requested to perform the compression test. I dont know a mechanic and wish I would have brought one with me to inspect this vehicle, but it was being sold at a reputable dealership-Ford. I am 2 quarts down at 2000 miles and they say that is normal. The oil light did not even com on either. my Car has about 54200 miles on it and burns 2-3 qts of synthetic oil between changes! Honda extends Accord, CR-V warranty over fouled piston rings | New and Used Car Reviews, Research & Automotive-Industry News & LeftLaneNews. The only way to even get them to learn how to deal with their customers is to call up their corporate USA headquarters. This happened for years and they could not figure out the problem. It is sad to hear these stories about my old company. After I had an episode recently, my husband researched and found this site. You can find more similar complaints, including my own, described in detail here http://townhall-talk.edmunds.com/WebX/.f169a0d?displayRecent. I have contacted Honda and several Honda dealers they state this is acceptable oil consumption. Everyone is so quick to take the easy way out. If Honda did not acknowledge the issue previously, how do I know they wont slap in new pistons and rings into a bad block? My 2003 has 254K mi. i went to the dealer and they said this thing happen due to lot of highway drive but it does not make any sense that lot of highway driving will decrease the oil level. Dave(#136), I sent an email to the address you listed but have not heard anything back from you. Oil goes into the engine and at times it wont start. 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. Have a 2010 honda civic ex l with 77,000 kms and dealing with the same thing. The problem is growing worse. I have a 2002 Honda Accord and it consumes at least 3 quarts of oil for every 1000 miles I drive. But it gets worse!! They covered about half the cost of a car rental, leaving me with an additional $376 expense. My 08 LXP had 22k on it when I bought it and have always had to add up to a quart of oil over each 5kk change cycle. I have the same issue with my 2010 4cyl. They made a call to honda letting them know that I am losing too much oil and now honda is telling me that I need to show proof of all my oil changes since I bought my car to prove that I have been maintains my car. I bought a 2008 Accord coupe after I graduated from college as my first nice car since I was so sure they were the most reliable cars on the market. I have a 09 honda accord with 80000 miles and ive started noticing that it was using more oil then it should. 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