NHTSA Complaint #10219633 — 2008 HONDA ACCORD ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10219633
Vehicle	2008 HONDA ACCORD
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
Date of Incident	February 26, 2008
Date Filed	February 28, 2008
Mileage	728 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	1
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	PA

Consumer Description

ONGOING ISUUES WITH ELECTIRCAL SYSTEM, LIGHTS FLICKERING, ACCESSORIES GOING IN AND OUT,SEAT UHPULSTRY AND PAINT AND SEAT FRAME. HAD INTO ANOTHER DEALER AND THEY SAID BAD PAINT ,BAD FABRIC AND FLICKERING LIGHTS ARE CHACTERISTICS OF THE 2008 HONDA ACCORDS.SERVICE MANAGER VARIFIED ALL PROBLEMS AND THEN I GET A CALL LATER TO PICK UP CAR BECAUSE THEY TRIED TO FIX THE SEAT AND COULDNT SO THEY ORDERED ANOTHER SEAT FRAME.I PICKED THE CAR UP NEXT DAY WITH FRAUDULENT PAPERWORK,WRONG DATES AND MIALEGE.I WAS WONDERING WHY SEATBELT DID NOT FEAL TIGHT.I GET HOME AND SEE THAT WHEN THEY TOOK SEAT OUT TO TRY AND FIX,MECHANIC DID NOT INSTALL SEAT BELT BACK ON THE FRAME AND HE DISTRYED THE SYL PLATE TAKING SEAT IN AND OUT AND NOW THE BOLT COVER IS ALSO MISSING.DEALER PICKED UP CAR FROM AND BROUGHT IT BACK.DID NOT SEND CAR BACK WITH PAPERWORK OR EVEN AN APOLAGY.THEY CLAIM THEY ORDERED REPLACEMENT PARTS TO FIX WHAT THEY DAMAGED.PLEASE EMAIL ME AND I WILL LET YOU KNOW ANYTHING YOUD LIKE.HONDA WAS NO HELP. FOURTH TIME HONDA OWNER AND LAST! HONDAS QUALITY AND ATTITUDE IS SO POOR, I AM GOING BACK TO AMERICAN CARS. *TR

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