NHTSA Complaint #10948328 — 2013 HONDA INSIGHT

I HAVE LIFE TIME OIL CHANGES, I HAD THE OIL CHANGED ON 10/27/16, I ADVISED, FOR THE SECOND TIME THAT IT WAS USING QUITE A BIT OF OIL (IT WAS LOW AGAIN). THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL FOR THE CAR. ON DECEMBER 1, I WAS ON THE FREEWAY AND MY CAR STALLED. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF OF THE FREEWAY AND HAD TO WAIT FOR A TOW TRUCK AS MY CAR WOULD NOT START. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND WHEN THEY ESTIMATED THE REPAIRS, IT WAS $8200.00 TO FIX. THE CAR IS NOT EVEN WORTH $7500.00. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE VALVE TIGHTENED, WHICH WAS RARE AT THIS MILEAGE, CAUSING THE SPARK PLUGS TO MELT, BURN THE EXHAUST VALVE, AND A BURNT CYLINDER HOLE. I WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT VALVE JOBS DON'T OCCUR UNTIL 100,000 MILES IN THESE VEHICLES. THEY ALSO SAID THAT THE OIL SHOULD HAVE BEEN CHANGED MORE OFTEN DUE TO THE OIL CONSUMPTION. I WAS ALREADY ADDING OIL IN BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. DUE TO THE COST OF THE REPAIRS, I AM IN SEARCH OF A REPLACEMENT MOTOR TO INSTALL INSTEAD OF HAVING THE DEALERSHIP REBUILD IT. *TR