NHTSA Complaint #10574625 — 2008 HONDA ACCORD

8/11:CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED PURCHASED FROM HONDA DEALER AT 35787 MI OIL CHANGES: 3/15/2012: 41659MI; 9/6/2012: 48687MI 7/1/13: 54340MI-OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT AND RATTLING NOISE APPEARS;VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY TAKEN TO SUBURBAN HONDA DEALER (FARMINGTON HILLS, MI);NO DIAGNOSTIC CODES GIVEN. ONLY EXPLANATION WAS THE OIL LEVEL WAS TOO LOW AND THE NOISE DISAPPEARED WHEN OIL WAS FILLED. NO EXPLANATION FOR SUSPECTED LEAK/EXCESSIVE CONSUMPTION DESPITE LAST OIL CHANGE BEING JUST 6000MI BACK 3/18/14:OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT FLASHES ONCE AND CAR WAS NOT STARTED UNTIL I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH SUBURBAN HONDA ON 3/20/2013 3/20/14: 62450 MI- WITHIN 0.25MI OF MY WAY TO DEALER, THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT FLASHES IN THE MIDDLE OF A SIGNAL INTERSECTION AND ENGINE FAILS AMIDST HEAVY TRAFFIC THEREBY, COMPROMISING MY SAFETY. ON 1ST NOTICE(7/13), DEALER COMPLETELY NEGLECTED MY CONCERNS FOR OIL LEAK/MALFUNCTION WHICH LED TO MASSIVE ENGINE DAMAGE (ESTIMATE $8000). NEGLIGENCE LED TO ENGINE FAILURE ON ROAD CAUSING MASSIVE COMPROMISE TO MY SAFETY. DEATH COULD HAVE BEEN IMMINENT IF MY CAR STALLED ON A FREEWAY. HONDA HAS A DESIGN FLAW RESULTING IN EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION NOTED BY MULTIPLE CUSTOMERS.DEALER DID NOT RECOMMEND AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST DESPITE OIL LEVELS REACHING CRITICAL LEVELS WITHIN 6000MI OF PREVIOUS OIL CHANGE.I WAS INFORMED ACCORD CONSUMES 1 QUART OF OIL/ 1000MI AND SINCE MY MILEAGE WAS BEYOND HONDA LIMITS, I'M TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE. DEALER MENTIONED THAT 'APOLOGY' IS WHAT THEY CAN OFFER AND THAT 'NO COST WILL BE ON DEALER SINCE IT IS NOT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY'. OFFICIAL REP OF AMERICAN HONDA STATED THAT THIS IS PURELY A MAINTENANCE ISSUE AND THAT THEY DO NOT POSSESS OWNERSHIP OF DEALER AND HAVE NOTHING TO SAY REG IRRESPONSIBILITY OF THE OFFICIAL HONDA DEALER. HONDA'S DESIGN FLAW&IRRESPONSIBLE DEALERS NEGLECTING THIS ISSUE COULD RESULT IN SEVERE BODILY INJURY OR DEATH. *TR