NHTSA Complaint #10205833 — 2007 HONDA ACCORD

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ACCORD. ON SEPTEMBER 21, 2007, THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER BECAUSE HIS VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. AFTER SEVERAL UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE, HE WAITED A COUPLE OF HOURS AND THE VEHICLE FINALLY STARTED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS FAILURE WITHIN THE BATTERY. AFTER TESTING THE BATTERY, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BATTERY WAS FINE; HOWEVER, THERE WAS A MICRO CHIP IN HIS KEY THAT WAS PREVENTING THE VEHICLE FROM STARTING. THE CONTACT INFORMED THE DEALER THAT HE WANTED A NEW VEHICLE. DURING THE SECOND WEEK, THE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE AND THE ENGINE WOULD JUMP AND SHAKE AS IF IT WOULD SHUT OFF. DURING THE THIRD WEEK, WHILE DRIVING 15-25 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT DIM WHEN THEY WERE DEACTIVATED. HE PULLED OVER AND THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART. THE FAILURE BECAME MORE FREQUENT AS TIME PROGRESSED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 250.