NHTSA Complaint #10924719 — 2013 HONDA INSIGHT

2013 HONDA INSIGHT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND TEMPORARY BRAKE FAILURE. *SMD CONSUMER SENT ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE. *SMD SENT AGAIN ON 12/22/16, 1/11/17. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE ENGINE MADE A LOUD NOISE OF ACCELERATION AND THE VEHICLE SPED UP. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION THE OIL, CHECK ENGINE, CHECK EMISSION, CHECK HILL START ASSISTANT, AND CHECK VSA LIGHT ALL ILLUMINATED. THE ENGINE SHUTTERED. *JS THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE OIL DIP STICK SHOWED A DROP OF OIL BELOW THE LOWEST OF THE TWO HOLES. THE CONSUMER ADDED OIL. HOWEVER, SEVEN DAYS LATER, THE OIL WAS LOW AGAIN. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE IS EXCESSIVELY BURNING OIL. *JB UPDATED 08/4/2017*JS *JS *JS