NHTSA Complaint #11719306 — 2019 HONDA ACCORD

The contact owns a 2019 Honda Accord. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 MPH, there was an alert that the engine was overheating displayed on the instrument cluster. The message to pull over and allow the engine to cool off was displayed. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer, who diagnosed the vehicle and determined that the head gasket had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The contact researched online and became aware that the head gasket failure was a known failure. The contact informed the manufacturer of the failure and was referred to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 78,000.