NHTSA Complaint #10504376 — 2004 HONDA ACCORD

VEHICLE AIR CONDITIONER DRAIN HOSE IMPROPERLY INSTALLED BY FACTORY, CAUSING EXCESSIVE WATER BUILD UP IN A/C RESERVOIR. WATER DRAINED ONTO VEHICLE ECU, CAUSING CORROSION. ENGINE STARTED RUNNING POORLY, FOLLOWED BY FAILURE OF ECU TO RECOGNIZE VALID KEYS. VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND HAD TO BE TOWED. PROBLEM COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSE STALLING IN INTERSTATE TRAFFIC. INTERNET SEARCHES SHOW THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM DUE TO THE DESIGN AND PLACEMENT OF THE AC UNIT DIRECTLY OVER THE UNPROTECTED ECU. *TR