NHTSA Complaint #10671466 — 2009 HONDA ACCORD
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10671466 |
| Vehicle | 2009 HONDA ACCORD |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 64,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | NC |
Consumer Description
I WAS DRIVING THROUGH A NEIGHBORHOOD ONE NIGHT ON MY WAY HOME AND MY CAR JUST STOPPED AND CUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. IT WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON SO I CALLED AAA. ONCE AAA ARRIVED, THEY STATED THAT IT WAS MY BATTERY. HE THEN SAID THIS BATTERY IS NOT ANY GOOD, I TOLD HIM I HAD JUST BOUGHT IT 6 MONTHS PRIOR FROM AAA . SO THE DRIVER REPLACED MY BATTERY FOR FREE. THIS WOULD BE MY 3RD BATTERY IN 1.5 YEARS. NEW PROBLEM, MY CAR STILL WOULD NOT START. NOT KNOWING THE PROBLEM, MY CAR WAS TOWED TO THE MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC CLAIMED THAT MY FUEL FILTER HAD WENT BAD, THAT THE CAR WAS NOT ABLE TO RECEIVE ANY GAS. FIRST OF ALL, I HAD NEVER HEARD OF A FUEL FILTER GOING BAD ESPECIALLY WITH THE MILEAGE ON Y CAR. HONDA SERVICE STATES TO REPLACE THE FILTER AROUND 75,000. SINCE I WAS NO WHERE NEAR 75K WHAT IS THE PROBLEM. ANYWAY, I HAD THE FUEL FILTER REPLACED AT MY OWN EXPENSE. AT THIS POINT THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON SHOWING THERE WAS STILL A PROBLEM. THE MECHANIC THEN STATED THAT MY O2 SENSOR WENT BAD. SO, I REPLACED THE O2 SENSOR. THE ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED. MY CAR IS TOO YOUNG FOR THIS MANY ISSUES. MY CAR HAD A LITTLE OVER 60K BUT I HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY 3 TIMES, REPLACED THE BALL BEARINGS, O2 SENSOR AND GAS FILTER. I FIND OUT TODAY THE BRAND NEW TIRES I PURCHASED FROM HONDA ARE NOT ANY GOOD AND THE BELT INSIDE THE TIRES ARE ALMOST BROKEN IN TWO. THANKS HONDA, I USE TO LOVE YOU. *TR
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