NHTSA Complaint #11548724 — 2018 HONDA ACCORD

The contact owns a 2018 Honda Accord Sedan. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the low coolant warning light illuminated on the instrument panel, prompting him to refill the coolant reservoir. It returned to normal functionality, but around 10,000 miles later, while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle lost all motive power. The contact was able to coast to the shoulder of the roadway, where the vehicle failed to restart. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, who diagnosed a failure with the head gasket and found that the engine block was cracked at cylinder three. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, and a case was opened. The failure mileage was 70,000.