NHTSA Complaint #10992048 — 2009 HONDA CIVIC

DROVE 50 MILES FROM MONTCLAIR CA (HOME) TO UCI MEDICAL CENTER ORANGE CA, ON HIGHWAYS 60 AND 57. MY WIFE, A STROKE PATIENT HAD AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE UCI NEUROLOGIST. WHEN ARRIVED AT THE INDOOR PARKING ENTRANCE, I MADE A LEFT TURN SLOWLY TO ENTER THE INDOOR PARKING FACILITY OF THE MEDICAL CENTER. SUDDENLY, THE LEFT AXLE SHATTERED AND THE CAR CAME TO SUDDEN HALT. BALL BEARINGS AND PIECES OF METAL WERE ON THE FLOOR. TOWED TO HARDING HONDA, ANAHEIM, CA FACILITY. THEY REPLACED AXLE. ON TEST DRIVE, MECHANIC REPORTED NOISE IN THE RIGHT HAND AXLE AS WELL. FEARING IT MIGHT BREAK ON HIGHWAY, I HAD IT REPLACED ALSO. I BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM TO BE A SERIOUS SAFETY RISK. IF IT HAD HAPPENED ON HIGHWAY, IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED A MULTIPLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT. MY CAR WAS DRIVEN ONLY 54157 MILES AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.