NHTSA Complaint #10438121 — 2008 HONDA ACCORD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND HEARD A LOUD GROWLING NOISE EMITTING FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS ALSO AN ILLUMINATION OF THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR. THE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE FAILURE RECURRED ONLY WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON EIGHT DIFFERENT TIMES FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURE. THE ARM BUSHINGS WERE REPLACED. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V395000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) HOWEVER, THE MALFUNCTION CONTINUED TO OCCUR AFTER THE REMEDY REPAIR WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,681.