when I drove your car during the warm summer, I noticed the brakes were insanely touchy!

I'm guessing it's the funky brake pads that are causing rotors to warp easily :dunno: See if you can get Goodson Honda to inspect the rotors. IMO, if your rotors are warped, request new ones! I wouldn't want to deal with resurfaced rotors, I'd rather have the option to have them resurfaced for the first time in the distant future like on a normal car...

 

Just got a voicemail from the service manager at Streater Smith but missed him before the day ran out. He did say that the # on the bulletin was 03-069 and that it was a fairly new bulletin. As soon as I can speak with him I'll advise what he had to say. In the meantime, I'll be calling Honda National. What really sucks is that the dealership is PARANOID about their survey responses and I gave them a good one not knowing about the pad issue. Hopefully I can retract it.

 

It isnt that new of a number. The TSB for the hard-starts is 03-079 and that came out in October 21, 2003....so this is older than that.

FYI Honda America is 800-999-1009.

Also, my rotors warped at 8K miles, and dealer replaced without me telling him that I wanted it done...good dealer I guess. It should def be covered under warranty since there is a TSB out for it.

 

i called my dealer to have my brakes check and told them about the TSB. They want to charge me $35 for inspection. I will call Honda of America and make sure I get new pads and rotors. I will not accept resurface rotors. The brakes make scratchy noise when cold and the shakes really bad when hot, after driving for a while. I am at 16000 miles. These brakes are not when compare to my 4-runner

 

Hey whiteaccord, is your car a 2003? I can't imagine the dealer wanting to charge you ANYTHING.

When I sense anything at ALL wrong with my car (squeak, brakes, etc) I make an appointment. When I get to the dealer I'm driving away within 10 minutes in a rental/loaner. They take up none of my time nor charge me anything.

When I asked how they could operate like this, they said that Honda pays them for all their warranty work.

In other words, sounds like your dealer is trying to rip you.

 

I just resurfaced my brakes like two months ago and the noise was gone.The dealer told me they r used 40% already and i only got it like half a yr now.
This past week I went to tune up my car and they told me my brakes are used 80%. I'm really pissed off now. So I just went to the dealer's customer service and complained about the problem and they changed brand new pads.
I only had to pay for cleaning the brakes. If your dealer doesnt want to change them then maybe do the same thing go see the customer service.

 

anybody have a copy of the TSB on the brakes for the 03?
Im having the same issues...

 

I was just checking my notes for the tsb and can't find it. I know that I had originally gotten the information off the edmunds.com

Go there and do a search

 

thx

 

I was reading through all of these posts and getting increasingly furious over my own situation. I just took my Accord in for regular oil change and tire rotation. They called back saying that the REAR brake pads are almost 100% worn. I have had the car about 1.5 years and it has 26.5K miles.

I have NEVER heard of rear pads going out that soon. I have a 2003 4-cyl EX and am not an aggressive driver. The tech told me he has seen the rears wear out in as little as 17K. He was also feeding me some crap about how it's normal for the rears to wear down faster than the fronts on the new Accords. Is this true or not? What's more, I haven't even noticed anything out of the ordinary with the brakes. They don't shake or judder at all.

In any case, I told the tech I was aware of the TSB (03069) and he said that TSB is for the front pads and not the back pads. Any advice? I'm waiting to hear back from the service manager, but am sensing that I will eventually need to call Honda America.

Anyone else had this problem with the REAR brakes?

Thanks,
Kevin