NHTSA Complaint #10542471 — 2008 HONDA ACCORD

I NOTICED TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING FROM MY VEHICLE. TOOK MY CAR TO A TRUSTED INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DETERMINED AND DOCUMENTED THE FLUID LEAK IS COMING FROM A "SPLIT-CASE GASKET", WHERE BOTH CASE HALVES BOLT TOGETHER. HIS OPINION WAS THAT A TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK IS HIGHLY UNUSUAL ON A LOW MILEAGE HONDA AND THAT HE SUSPECTED A DEFECTIVE GASKET THAT WAS IMPROPERLY SEALED, PRIOR TO LEAVING THE FACTORY. MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF LEITH HONDA IN RALEIGH,N.C., WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS ORIGINALLY PURCHASED, ON AUGUST 29TH, 2013. THE TORQUE CONVERTER SEAL WAS FOUND TO BE "LEAKING" AND IT WOULD COST$ 1993.00 TO REPAIR, WHICH THE DEALER WOULD NOT ASSUME. THIS IS HISTORICALLY BEEN A LONG STANDING PROBLEM WITH HONDA VEHICLES, WHICH EVENTUALLY CAUSES TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE, EXTENSIVE TRANSMISSION DAMAGE, LOSS OF POWER, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY STOP. THIS POTENTIALLY CAN LEAD TO SEVERE INJURIES AND DEATH . I CONSIDER THIS PROBLEM A CRITICAL SAFETY ISSUE, WELL KNOWN TO THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALERS. I AM APPALLED AND OUTRAGED BY HONDA'S LACK OF INTEGRITY AND APPARENT DISREGARD FO PUBLIC SAFETY..I AM SURE IT IS RELATED TO THEIR "BOTTOM LINE" I RESPECTFULLY AM REQUESTING YOUR AGENCY TO INVESTIGATE MY COMPLAINT AND TO REVIEW OTHER OWNERS COMPLAINTS AND HORRENDOUS EXPERIENCES, ON LINE. PLEASE FORCE THEM TO ACKNOWLEDGE THESE DEFECTS AND MAKE THEM ACCOUNTABLE TO PREVENT FUTURE INJURIES AND DEATHS, THAT LIKELY WILL OCCUR TO UNSUSPECTING HONDA OWNERS.