NHTSA Complaint #11287853 — 2017 HONDA ACCORD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE SPEED REDUCED SIGNIFICANTLY. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE TOOK AWHILE TO RESTART, HESITATED, AND DID NOT SMOOTHLY SHIFT GEARS TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE JERKED AND STRUGGLED TO GAIN SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN SLOWLY UNTIL IT FINALLY REACHED 65 MPH; HOWEVER, IT WOULD DECELERATE ON ANY HILL AND STRUGGLE TO GAIN SPEED. ALL THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. TEAM HONDA (6363 SIEGEN LN, BATON ROUGE, LA 70809, (225) 298-4100) SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT FOR LATER IN THE WEEK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.