2005 HONDA ACCORD HYBRID Engine Problems

HELLO, ON MY WAY TO GROCERY STORE I REALIZED THAT MY CAR WASN'T ROLLING SMOOTHLY. THEN I LOOK ON MY DASHBOARD AND FOUND THE STEERING LIGHT AND BATTERY LIGHT POPPED UP THEN AFTER HALF BLOCK ALL OTHER LIGHT LITE UP AND THE WORST PART WAS THE STEERING WHEEL MOVEMENT WAS HARDER I WOULD SAY IT WAS NEXT TO STEER SO I USED EMERGENCY LIGHT AND PULLED THE CAR ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. AFTER 10-15 MINUTES I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE AND SAFELY REACHED A GARAGE THERE THE TECHNICIAN AFTER INSPECTION TOLD ME THAT THE PARTS SEEMS TO BE FINE AND CAR NEEDS A SOFTWARE UPDATE . WHICH CAN ONLY BE DONE BY A DEALER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WHILE PARKED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE FINALLY STARTED AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, HONDA OF ONTARIO, CALIFORNIA, BUT THEY REFUSED TO DIAGNOSE IT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT PURCHASED THERE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 248,000.

TAKATA RECALL THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY COMES ON AND STAYS ON WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED. IT CONTINUES TO REMAIN ILLUMINATED SOMEDAYS AND THEN NOT AT ALL ON OTHERS. HOWEVER, OUR CONCERN IS THAT THE AIRBAGS WILL DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT AND THAT THE METAL CHARDS THEY ARE KNOWN TO EXPLODE IS WORSE THAN NO AIRBAG! THE INTERMITTENT NATURE OF THE PROBLEM MEANS IT CAN'T BE DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. ALSO, THE ACCORD HYBRID MODEL IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE TAKATA RECALL, DESPITE THE FACT THAT IT APPARENTLY HAS THE VERY SAME TAKATA AIRBAG SYSTEM..NOR WAS IT A PART OF THE IMA LAWSUIT THAT WAS THE SAME SYSTEM THAT THE CIVIC HAS A LAWSUIT OVER. JUST BECAUSE OF THE LOW NUMBER OF THIS MODEL BEING SOLD, OWNERS SHOULDN'T BE IGNORED AND NOT SERVED AS THE MASS NUMBER OF OTHER MODEL OWNERS, WHO DIDN'T BUY THE DISCONTINUED PROBLEM MODEL THAT ONLY...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 183,000.