NHTSA Complaint #10443707 — 2008 HONDA ACCORD

MOTOR SHUTS DOWN REGARDLESS OF SPEED AND CAN SOMETIMES BE RESTARTED BY APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE IGNITION SWITCH KEY FORWARD TO RESTART IF POSSIBLE WHILE ON ROADWAY. OTHERWISE, MUST EXECUTE A QUICK RESPONSE TO LOSING POWER BRAKING, STEERING AND ETC. AND DRIVE TO SAFETY AT OFF ROAD LOCATION. UPON REMOVING THE IGNITION KEY FROM SWITCH MODULE, THE METAL KEY WAS EXTREMELY HOT, STARTING ENGINE BACK UP OFTEN WAS NOT POSSIBLE UNTIL IGNITION SWITCH AND KEY COOLED DOWN. THIS OCCURRENCE PUT AN UNREASONABLE RISK ON OCCUPANTS DUE POSSIBLE ACCIDENTS. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V120000 ADDRESSED THIS ISSUE. HOWEVER, REJECTION OF APPLYING RECALL TO MY VEHICLE, EVEN THOUGH THE SITUATION WAS EXACTLY IDENTICAL TO RECALL BY HONDA DEALER, WHO REPLACED SWITCH AT MY EXPENSE AND REFUSED TO CONSIDER THAT RECALL APPLIED TO THE IGNITION UNIT AS NOT ON RECALL LIST. I QUESTIONED SENSIBILITY OF THIS AS MY CAR'S IGNITION SWITCH WAS MALFUNCTIONING EXACTLY AS THE IGNITION SWITCH UNDER RECALL. DUE TO DEALER'S DISPOSAL AND INABILITY TO RETRIEVE REPLACED ITEM, UNABLE TO COMPARE PART NUMBER TO HONDA'S LIST OF BAD SWITCH COMPONENTS. I HAVE PLACED A COMPLAINT WITH HONDA MOTORS U.S.A., CASE #[XXX] WHICH WAS REJECTED DUE THAT THEY DON'T SHOW VIN# IS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I QUESTIONED THIS WITH THEM AS RECALL AND ACTUAL EVENTS OCCURRING WITH MY AUTO WERE IDENTICAL. THEY ADVISED THAT REFUND OF THE $184.74 FOR REPLACING THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE EVEN THOUGH PROBLEM WAS IDENTICAL WITH RECALL AS MY VEHICLE WASN'T INCLUDED. *TR