NHTSA Complaint #11617509 — 2018 HONDA ACCORD ENGINE

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11617509
Vehicle	2018 HONDA ACCORD
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	September 26, 2024
Date Filed	October 1, 2024
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MA

Consumer Description

Car lost power when trying to drive and I almost got hit by oncoming traffic. The car was fine and I had full power but all of a sudden without warning I had no power . I shut the car off and it was fine again.The car is at dealer and it turns out it is a bad (blown)head gasket. The service advisor stated it’s a well known problem with the 1.5 liter engine, in fact he, he stated they had six Honda accord 1.5 liter cars at the dealership with the same problem.

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