NHTSA Complaint #10672534 — 2008 HONDA ACCORD

RECENTLY I NOTICED THAT MY ENGINE IS CONSUMING MORE AND MORE OIL. I ROUTINELY GET MY OIL CHANGED EVERY 3,000-5,000 MILES AS SUGGESTED IN THE MANUAL. THIS LAST TIME, I WAS AT THE 2,000 MILE MARK WHEN MY OIL LIGHT FLASHED; I SAY FLASHED, BECAUSE THE LIGHT DID NOT STAY ON, RATHER IT WOULD GO ON ONLY WHEN I TURN A CORNER. CLEARLY THERE IS AN ISSUE AS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT HAS BEEN INITIATED BY PEOPLE WHO HAD TO REPAIR THIS DEFECT THEMSELVES. FIRST, CONSUMERS SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SPENDING HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS A YEAR TO MAINTAIN OIL IN THEIR CAR DUE TO HONDA'S ERROR. SECOND, THIS ISSUE CAN CAUSE THE ENGINE TO FREEZE/LOCK-UP WHILE OPERATING WHICH IS A MAJOR CONCERN WHILE DRIVING. I DO NOT DRIVE EXCESSIVELY EITHER, I HAVE A 10 MINUTE COMMUTE TO WORK. MY CAR SHOULD NOT BE BURNING OIL THIS QUICKLY. THIS IS THE SECOND HONDA I HAVE OWNED, MY FIRST WAS A 2004 AND I NEVER HAD ISSUES WITH THE OIL. IN FACT, I WOULD NOT RECEIVE A LOW OIL NOTIFICATION UNTIL I WAS AT 10,000 MILES. HONDAS HAVE THE REPUTATION TO LAST A LIFETIME; HOWEVER, IF THIS CONTINUES, I WILL BE FORCED TO PURCHASE A NEW CAR THAT I CANNOT AFFORD DUE TO THEIR ERROR AND REFUSAL TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM. *TR