NHTSA Complaint #11387643 — 2017 HONDA ACCORD

WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN VEHICLE_ 2017 ACCORD HYBRID_ ITS SPEED WAS ABOUT INCREASING TO AROUND 55MPH FROM ABOUT 40MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER. THE OIL AND BATTERY INDICATOR LIGHTS CAME ON RED ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND IT STALLED_ PRESSING THE ACCELERATION PADDLE COULDN'T MAKE THE VEHICLE MOVE ANY FASTER. PUT HAZARD LIGHTS ON AND MOVED TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE ERROR CODE 'HIGH VOLTAGE BATTERY CHARGE TOO LOW; VEHICLE CANNOT START' APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. WHEN YOU PUSH THE START BUTTON TO START THE VEHICLE, SAME ERROR CODES APPEAR (HVBC HIGH VOLTAGE BATTERY CHARGE TOO LOW, VEHICLE CANNOT START WITH THE OIL AND BATTERY INDICATORS ON INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LIT ON RED). WHEN YOU PUT THE GEAR IN DRIVE IT WOULDN'T MOVE, NOR WHEN YOU PUT IT IN REVERSE THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T BACK UP. YOU COULD HEAR A LOUD REVVING NOISE WHEN YOU PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL. GOT THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. NOTICED 2014-15 ACCORD HYBRID WAS RECALLED FOR 'HYBRID SYSTEM MAY GO INTO FAIL-SAFE MODE'. PRODUCTION WAS STOPPED IN 2016. BUT THIS IS A 2017 HONDA ACCORD HYBRID WITH SAME ISSUE FROM PREVIOUS GENERATION.