The lone ranger approach does not work. Thanks, Ive had the same issue since I bought my 08 accord used, no one could tell me what was wrong with my car. Constantly needs oil. We collectively need to hold Hondas feet to the fire and make them do what is right. Only had 156,000 miles. 3 months and the car is burning oil at the same rates as before (1 qt every 1000milles), If Honda agrees to rebuilt your engines ensure they replace the engine block as their quick fix isn t working! But, with the rear brake fiasco and then this disaster, I am going to change my buying habits.So long Bubba Stockton, Jerry Damson Honda and American Honda. My 2010 Accord at 55,000 miles was having engine noise. So stop thinking the dealership is acting against your benefit. The first time was the oil warning light fairly early in the oils cycle. I forgot mensioned that my car has 120,000 km. I just found out today from my Honda service tech that there is a class action suit for this problem. I brought it back for their review, and only then did they claim that the power steering was broken when I brought it in the first time, despite the fact that they never mentioned it, and it was not indicated on the recent multi-point inspection done at the first dealership! 08 honda accord with vetch motor make loud noise in top of engine when car is started. This is my 2nd Accord and will be my last Honda I purchase due to Hondas lack of urgency. I have called Honda on an earlier date when I received the Warranty Extension: Sticking Piston Rings Resulting in High Engine Oil Consumption on August 8, 2015 and it was printed April 15, 2015. What gets me is that I worked three years of high school at the local grocer mad saved to buy my first car cash. If this had happened two years ago for you, then Honda would have paid to replace the piston rings in cylinders 1-4 only. Document EVERYTHING! We purchased the Honda because we read how well made and reliable their cars were made. I have a 2008 accord V6 with 110k and just paid it off. before my first plug change. driveaccord.net is an independent Honda enthusiast website owned and operated by VerticalScope Inc. I will NEVER purchase a Honda again. I also had the service bulletin (software update) performed on the 2008 accord to fix the problem and it did not work. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. I thought the issue with the oil consumption was one of kind but reading through this forum and others it seems like this is a wide spread issue in 2008 models. I wont even start on the break systme either. Doing oil consumption test now. Had a mechanic friend check things out. my Car has about 54200 miles on it and burns 2-3 qts of synthetic oil between changes! Dealers claim 1000 miles and 1 quart is normal consumption. What can I do to support this complaint in court? I live in Houston, TX. Went and got an oil change, earlier then needed, and in a few weeks oil light came on again. Notices a build up in the exhaust line which would indicate as many comments do that it is getting into the combustion chamber. It is consuming oil at a rate of 1.5 quarts per 1,000 highway miles. I was reimbursed but only because I caught the mistake. I am totally frustrated with my 2008 Honda Accord! So I checked to make sure the oil was okay, could not get to register anything. This sounds like whats wrong with my 2010 Crosstour. But I had no other option at the time. Then after about 70,000 miles I noticed my Oil Light coming on and off, at first I wanted to blame the Service guys for not putting enough oil in but now I understand that the issue is with excessive oil consumption. It now has 76000 miles on it and sounds like my timing chain is making noise too what a joke how can honda say a quart every 1000 miles is normal NO WAY ! I had 125,000 mi. This is the 3rd time Ive brought it to service with this problem. I think everyone needs to know HONDA is not backing their product by fixing the very excessive oil consumption problems. Imagine driving our unreliable vehicles on a highway and an engine failure takes place and a potential fatal accident occurs. Did to all 3. The oil consumption problem is not just 2008-2010 Accords, it is a small percentage of all Honda K24 engines. that reports on class action lawsuits, class action settlements, Miss fire cylinder 3 , my car has only 62.000 , I own Hondas my entire life never see anything like this . Was told by Honda to take it in for an oil consumption survey. My Honda is taking about 3 extra quarts of oil each oil change taking to Honda dealer on August 29 to have checke d out, i also have a 2008 honda accord that is burning oil every 750 miles. I check the oil every week and it seems like it eats more oil later in the life of the oil change. But this car only has 55,000 and several years of payment remaining. then will ask you to come back when you have driven 1000 miles. 12-cv-1377, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California. One owner (Me) Keep oil charged in perfect record along with filters etcMy problem is my car is using oil at a rate of 2 quarts low constantly. I have changed the oil in this vehicle every 3000 miles. I have read most of these posts and i was suspicious if actually Honda wants to fix the problem or just pretends to do so. Dealer confirmed my VIN today. Ready to throw in the towel , every 1000 miles put in oil !! I said this is not a way to fix the problem but is just covering it up. Enough is enough. Is Honda admitting there is a problem? Now, the other day, my husband was driving 60 mph and the car surged, lost power and stalled. My 2010 Accord developed the sticky piston, excessive oil consumption problem covered by this law suit. I just had my mechanic check over the engine and found no leaks. ?i think its time to sell my 2008 accord i will never buy a honda again.. Hey. In 2019 with now 93,000 miles .. misfire again of plugs, oil fouled. I purchased a 2008 Honda Accord new and it started using oil at about 50,000 miles. There is nothin they want to do. What are my options? Oh & it also leaks power steering fluid too! $400 vs dealer cost of ????. Mine seems to burn a crazy amount of oil. 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 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! The noise is gone (such a relief). They will not fix the problem on the regular warranty what makes anyone think they will fix it in the future.Honda saws it is OK to use 1 quart of oil every thousand miles. Is there anyway I can get involved with this lawsuit? I have a 2017 Honda Accord my car completely stopped with NO warning lights and now Jonda says my I have s blown engine because of a hairline fracture to the oil pan and is disputing covering the repair on my power train warranty. Have mechanic at your local shop suck out one quart threw dip stick tube. My car consume lot of oil and so that i have add some oil after 3000-3500 Kms after my oil change. Same issue here. When I came back to CA. Had it about a month and now Im having the same problem it is burnign oil bad. driving expressway oil light comes on again. He lied and said they rarely see this situation on an 09 Accord. Please, please fill this out. the car is hesitating and they spent a little time on that, cleaned the MAF sensor, still nothing. Rediculous. The car now was 50k. I am part of the class action law suit, my guess is we will all get a quart of oil when all is said and done. Car engine went through engine pressure test and was told very poor pressure in #4 cylinder and burning some oil. How do you get involved in this lawsuit. The oil was OVERFILLED so high that you couldnt get a reading on the dipstick! Very unhappy. good for 5 weeks. and has not been this great of a burden. What am I suppose to do now? Did this resolve or did they find the problem? Just received a recall for "The piston rings may be sticking resulting in high oil consumption" . Were certain there had to have been damage done. OK, after going in circles with a honda dealership, they told me theres nothing wrong with the car and the oil level is within range. My gage read out was 15% life for the oil and I had recently had an oil change about a month and half ago.I went to the Honda dealer for an oil consumption test at 62K and was told to come back within 1,000K to verify any oil burning. The dealer is just confirming things with Honda Canada before anything starts. The Honda Accord class action lawsuit is brought on behalf of all current and former owners and lessees of a 2008, 2009, or 2010 Honda Accord vehicle who paid for a repair related to the defect or for oil replacements beyond what a reasonable consumer would expect. For additional recall assistance, click the Ask Dave by Honda button. So I did a search and found this website. Thought it might be leaking but it is not. My car also uses a lot of oil and also had to have the brakes fixed and its still not right. UPDATE 2: This class action settlement now includes other Honda vehicles, including the Honda Accord, Odyssey and Crosstour. I didnt look online to see if anyone started a class action lawsuit. I got a immobile car, I might have to replace the engine to revive. well they fixed the car ran great all for about a week. It was usually 1 to 1 and 1/2 quarts low at 1,000,-3000 miles after oil change. I never got a letter from Honda saying the warranty has been extended to 125,000 miles. Im three weeks outside my three year/50K powertrain warranty and she said its not covered. WOW I cant believe I found this website. I will never ever buy another Honda. This only occurs on a cold start, meaning the engine has not been running for 4 or more hours. Car doesnt smoke. It began in 2010 with 19,000 miles with mis fire # 2 cylinder, bad . Our 2008 Accord XL is burning oil too. I called the top people at Honda Motors in Torrance, CA and I told them that such low mileage how can I be assured that I will not have this oil consumption mileage a few years down the line. Tl* the contact owns a 2010 honda accord. I was told to buy Honda dependable vehicle this is first I have owned and will never buy another. Extremely disappointed. The approximate failure mileage was 77,000. Now at 119k and have ben changing at 5k. Modern vehicles are commonly installed with three piston rings per cylinder. I own a Honda Accord 2008. I was not aware of the spark plug issue or piston ring problem until I read read some of these complaints. They claim that my car is burning the normal amount of oil. Im taking my 2008 Accord EX coupe in today for the 5th oil consumption test. That was maybe 3 weeks ago. Take photos! Burning about a quart every 1,000 miles. I was reimbursed but only because I caught the mistake. Got a call later that said the car didnt make such noise. They admitted they knew about the noise now and had know about the oil issues. I never would have bought this car had I know this was an issue. I have a 2007 Accord EX-L 4 cylinder. I now have significant amounts of oil dumping into the tube wells. Funny business. At &10,000 miles, I noticed black around the exhausts so I started checking oil at gas fill-ups. Has Honda become what Hyundai was in the 80s & 90s? They replaced spark plugs . I have the 2010 Honda accord with slightly less than a quart of oil in 4000 miles, fouling out spark plugs already at little less than 35,000 miles. I just got it back from Honda and they said it was just a fouled spark plug. I told them, No, I bought a Honda. If youre experiencing this issue, press it as much as you can before your engine blows up like mine!!! This means that my 2010 Honda Accord is protected up to about the end of 2017 or 125,000 miles. The guys that change my cars oil know me as, The only guy with a Honda that burns oil. ? Buy DNJ PR262.20 Oversize Piston Rings/For 1999-2017/ Acura, Honda, Saturn/Accord, Accord Crosstour, MDX, Odyssey, Pilot / 3.2L, 3.5L / SOHC / V6 / 24V / J32A1, J32A2, J32A3, J35A1, J35A3, J35A4, . I have a an appt on Tuesday to take it in, but Im not going through all this oil consumption test crap. Car seems to be consuming more and more oil. I have less than 100,000 miles , no letter sent from Honda about this and now they want $3,000 to do the work. I took the Accord in and they told me the plug was bad. The vehicle was taken to a dealer. The dealership recommended that I have an oil consumption test every 600 miles. 2010 V6 Burns 1 quart every 500 miles. I just received a letter that some Accords for the years 2008 through 2011 will get a either a 2 year extension on their warranty or up to 125,000 miles. I have been having this issue for a while now. Since the piston rings where replaced it hasnt been burning any oil yet. I do not understand why Honda is ruining its reputation for quality by not dealing with this documented defect in a responsible manner. A month after that the alternator just died like from nothing!!! I own a 2008 Accord EXL V6 and am having issues with oil consumption and engine misfiring. I bought my 08 accord new and havent experienced any problems up until this past year. I have talked to at least 10 different mechanics. They have lost my business forever. Since 78k miles it started the oil burning; now at the rate of 1000 miles per quart (now 90k miles total). Just complanied to American Honda Corporation. I bought the car used with 17000 miles on it. I have a 2008 Honda Accord that uses oil constantly. Low and the oil light comes on mostly after driving as you slow and turn. I called Honda, they said just checked your oil, everything is fine. Im not wasting any more time on this. We are a generation full of honda drivers but do to this problem and honda not stepping up to repair the problem cars there will be 4 families buying something else.Shame on Honda. I just bought my car in for a second oil consumption test and the dealership said that they would talk to a Honda representative about getting me a new engine. They may want you to do an oil consumpution test where you will have to go back every 1000-2000 KMs to have them check how much the oils has gone down. I have a 2008 accord V 6 with same spark plug issues , misfire , oil fouled . I also have a tingling vibration in the stearing wheel, break and gas peddles when driving and different vibrations when stopped at a light. We are unable to see any oil leaks on the pavement, have had the garage go through a series of oil changes with Honda additives every 1,000 miles for 3 consecutive times and nothing has changed. My engine warning list is constantly on now for a week. I am 2 quarts down at 2000 miles and they say that is normal. I could see that line of thinking for a 1949 chevy though. We have 9 Hondas in our family but some of us are looking into a different purchasing a different model and make! My husband did not believe himnow we are going through it again but the oil light never alerts usSOMETIMES its the engine light and sometimes NO LIGHT! There is NO excuse for this I want to join this class action matter. The car had a oil change at the dealership. I also have a 2008 4 cyl accord and ive had to add a quart of oil almost every 1500 miles in between oild changes. That was it. It has already been towed to the local dealer once last year & did get the software update & it keeps happening. E-mail: bedrails@realtimeresults.net. I have a 2009 Honda Accord V6 and have noticed the last couple of oil changes that the oil level is 1.5 to 2 quarts low. Every time I take my car in for the oil change it has been low on oilI honestley dont know what to do.I am also haveing problems with my leather on the arm rest..and on the driver side door. They need to add 2005 Honda Accord 4cyl to that list. family various years.. now of them have this issue.. very unhappy.. Car Max here I come where I bought it, guess they dont care either !! Thank you Alex Soto & Vince Eagen, we are very grateful. I burn one quart every 1500 miles or so. Glad I do not have that problem. This website is not intended for viewing or usage by European Union citizens. I am on a oil consumption study. Its cause the car has high mileage but now I know its and issue. So she is burning the oil thur the cylinder and piston at a small rate. If this happens, uncontrolled oil burning may occur inside the engine, causing it to misfire. 2008 Accord two oil consumption test no results 45000 miles it may have been normal for my civic with 160000 miles. Now they say the other two are bad at 140,000 miles. ..So my emissions and VSA lights came on in my 2010 Honda odyssey (85K miles). Get rid of the car? pays 8 hours to rebuild the engine comments sorted by Best Top New Controversial Q&A Add a Comment major_space Additional comment actions What years are this recall for? We were checking regularly so as to keep oil in engine after other experiences. I have updated the computer program and still uses more oil than ever before. I have a 2008 honda accord 6 cylinder with VCM engine. Honda issued a technical service bulletin, TSB # 12-087, to replace the pistons and rings in affected engines. For at least the last year Ive been told, the noice and lack of power was due to the age of the car and I needed to change the oil every 5000 miles. First to pressure Honda to step up and resolve your problem, and second, to let as many Honda owners and prospective owners as possible know that Honda is NOT a quality company! 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. I drove with the Manager of the service Dpt. checked oil down 3 quarts! Then, a week later the low oil warning light came on briefly while I was stopping on signal. Should I be calling Honda Canada? Really upset right now. Ive added almost two quarts since my last oil change. Very disappointed in Honda own other Toyota/Lexus cars and very satisfied how Toyota handling any issue. Replaced pcv valve. I own a 2008 Honda 4 cyllinder and it started burning oil big time at about 40,000 miles. I failed to note in last comment my Honda is a 2008 Accord! Was planning on getting at least another year or two out of it. Only had less than a quart!! I also bought a Honda by reputation..this was my first Hopefully they do right and fix the problems without charging the consumereven after the warranty wears out. I have been unable to get satisfaction with the dealer. STILL having same problems!!! After running so many circles doing 2 oil consumption tests from the dealership they are now telling me that it is going to cost $2000 to diagnose and an additional $1100 in parts and labor for the repairs. How do I get on this lawsuit? Mechanic told me that a quart per 1000 miles is normal??? A terrible car company! Not as bad as some but still WRONG. HONDA AMERICA KNOWS ABOUT MY PROBLEM AND THEY HAVE ADMITTED NOTHING TO ME ABOUT A SYSTEMIC ISSUE. Same story but with a 2009 Odysseywaiting to find out if Honda will honor the extended warranty they sold me and replace engine. < 88K miles - Maintained the car religiously (can provide maintenance records) now I am told that I need to replace the Gasket and Short Block. Three thousand dollars for something faulty from the factory. Just came from the dealers service who said I need a new engine or a new car because of engine damage resulting in driving the car without oil in it. Here are the different piston ring types and their functions in the engine. I am going to contact a lemon law lawyer in WI. My 2008 Honda Accord Coupe has the exact same issue with the excessive oil consumption. Drove it to work (about 90 miles from dealership) no problems. Replaced platinum spark plugs not covered under extended warranty. I am wondering what my next steps should be? I am having the same problem with excessive oil consumption with my car. It has gotten so bad that I dont even like making my car payments anymore! Motor ticking and recently lost all power and found out she fouled out all the plugs. Same thing is happening to me now but I always pass the oil consumption test. 22 exl-hyb, 17 hyb, 08 exl-4, 11 mdx, 12 highlander limited, 95 virago. Summary: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2003-2012 Honda Accord and Pilot, 2010 Accord Crosstour, 2001-2011 Civic, 2002-2011 CR-V, 2003-2004, 2006-2008 and 2011 Element, 2007 . Was this news given to all dealerships so that the owners can get this problem fixed?