MOUSE NEST DISCOVERED IN ENGINE AFTER MALFUNCTION LIGHT CAME ON. MOUSE CHEWED THROUGH TUBES TO GAS TANK RESULTING IN NEEDING A WHOLE NEW GAS TANK. LIGHT FIRST CAME ON AFTER BEING PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY.
NHTSA ODI 11033843
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MOUSE NEST DISCOVERED IN ENGINE AFTER MALFUNCTION LIGHT CAME ON. MOUSE CHEWED THROUGH TUBES TO GAS TANK RESULTING IN NEEDING A WHOLE NEW GAS TANK. LIGHT FIRST CAME ON AFTER BEING PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY.
NHTSA ODI 11033843
MY 2013 IS AT 38,000 MILES AND I SMELL FUEL WHEN THE VEHICLE IS BEING STARTED. I SHOW A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE BUT WHEN I ENTER MY VIN# IT SAYS MY VEHICLE ISN'T IN THE RECALL. SOMETHING IS GOING ON AND I THINK IT NEEDS LOOKED INTO. IF THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE THAT CAUSED THE RECALL FOR SOME MODELS, IT'S ODD THAT IT'S ALSO HAPPENING TO MINE BUT MY VEHICLE ISN'T IN THE RECALL. *TR
NHTSA ODI 10919103
I HAD TO TOW MY CAR HOME TODAY. IT WOULDN'T START. I HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH IT IN THE PAST WEEKS NOW BUT IT WOULD START EVENTUALLY. BUT NOT THIS TIME. I MIGHT LOSE MY JOB BECAUSE OF THIS CAR FAILURE. WEITHER IT WAS STATIONARY YES BUT COULD OF BEEN BLOCKING TRAFFIC.
NHTSA ODI 10865729
FUEL TANK LEAK NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 13V-297, MFR CAMPAIGN ID JA9 HONDA HAS ISSUED A RECALL FOR VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM 1/15/13 - 4/5/13. MY VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED IN 3/13 AND THEY CLAIM IT DOES NOT FALL IN THE RECALL. I HAVE THE 'CHECK FUEL CAP' WARNING AND THE "MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT' COMING ON WHICH ARE THE INDICATORS SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE SEAL. HONDA IS REFUSING TO ADDRESS MY VEHICLE FOR THIS RECALL.
NHTSA ODI 10862730
I HAVE HONDA ACCORD WHITE EX-L SINCE 11/10/2012 WITH CURRENT MILEAGE OF 16,300. 1. RECENTLY, I WENT TO MY MECHANIC TO HAVE AIR PRESSURE CHECKED ON MY CAR, SINCE I WAS GOING FOR A LONG TRIP. WHILE, AIR PRESSURE WAS BEING CHECKED, I LEFT THE CAR ON IN ACCESSORY MODE FOR ABOUT 3 MINUTES. WHEN I WENT ON TO TURN THE CAR ON, IT WOULDN'T TURN ON. DASH BOARD LIGHTS, FLICKERED AT EVERY ATTEMPT, WHEN I TRIED TURNING ON THE CAR. MY MECHANIC CHECKED THE BATTERY, HE SAID, BATTERY IS DEAD. I HAD THE BATTERY REPLACED. ONCE BATTERY WAS REPLACED, MECHANIC CHECKED ALTERNATOR. HE STATED, ALTERNATOR IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. I TOLD HIM, I WILL TAKE THE CAR TO HONDA DEALER. THIS REMINDED ME, THAT SAME THING HAPPENED ON 7/4/2014, WHERE I HAD LEFT THE HAZARD LIGHTS ON AND RADIO ON AT THE SAME TIME IN POWER MODE FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES. I CALLED HONDA CARE, 1ST DRIVER, COULDN'T JUMP START MY CAR. 2ND DRIVER CAME, AND HE WAS ABLE TO JUMP START MY CAR. HE STATED BATTERY WAS FINE AT THAT TIME. HOWEVER, I JUST REALIZED, MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WAS TAKING LOT LONGER TO OPEN AND CLOSE THAN IT SHOULD. WITH NEW BATTERY, I WILL BRING CAR TO DEALER TO HAVE THE CAR CHECKED. ALSO, SINCE ABOVE INSTANCES, I TURN OFF MY HEADLIGHTS FROM AUTO MODE, AND ALSO INTERIOR LIGHTS FROM DIMMING OR TURNING OFF AUTOMATICALLY TO SAVE BATTERY FROM DRAINING. 2. SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN NOVEMBER 2013, I HAVE NOTICED THAT, I CAN HEAR FUEL MOVING IN THE FUEL TANK. IN MY OLD 2000 HONDA ACCORD, I NEVER HEARD SUCH A THING. 3. SINCE 2012, I HAVE GOTTEN ALIGNMENT DONE 3 TIMES, BUT I STILL FEEL THE VIBRATION THROUGH OUT MY CAR, AND CAR FEELS LIKE WOBBLING IN THE FRONT. 4. NOT HAPPY WITH MPG. IN CITY, I GET 9 TO 11 MPG. HIGHWAY, IT IS JUST ABOUT 32 TO 35 MPG AS ADVERTISED AND TESTED. 5. SOMETIMES, WHEN PUTTING ON THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT, IT GETS STUCK. I HAVE TO RETRACT IT AND THAN I AM ABLE TO SECURE IT IN SEAT BELT CLIP.
NHTSA ODI 10838850
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, A FUEL ODOR WAS NOTICED. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK LINE WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V297000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,829.
NHTSA ODI 10794897
I PURCHASED MY 2013 HONDA NOVEMBER OF 2013 AT ROCK HONDA IN FONTANA, CA. WHEN I FIRST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IT HAD TO BE JUMP STARTED, WHICH I THOUGHT WAS FROM THE CAR SITTING SO LONG & IT BEING SO COLD.(THIS SHOULD HAVE SENT A RED FLAG). AFTER A FEW MONTHS & THEN THE CAR BEGAN TO ACT LIKE IT DID NOT WANT TO START. I WAS THEN STRANDED ON THE FREEWAY. I CALLED HONDA CARE. THE FIRST DRIVER CAME TO MY CAR TOOK TWO MINUTES TRIED TO START IT, SAID THERE WAS SOMETHING ELSE WRONG (AS HE WAS RUSHING & DID NOT HAVE TIME TO LOOK) HE ASKED TO USE MY PHONE CHARGER, LEFT MY HOOD UP (WHICH CAUSED DENTS IN MY HOOD FROM BEING ON THE FREEWAY WITH STRONG WINDS) & LEFT. THE SECOND DRIVER CAME & HAD TO GIVE ME A JUMP START & DO SOMETHING WITH THE GAS. I BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE DEALER UPON GETTING MY OIL CHANGE, EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM, & THEY SAID THEY FOUND NOTHING. THEN MY CAR DIED AGAIN. I CALLED HONDA AGAIN & THEY WERE SENDING SOMEONE OUT TO JUMP START IT BUT I WALKED OVER TO THE SEARS NEXT DOOR & THEY JUMPED IT. THEN IT HAPPENED 2 DAYS IN A ROW. THE FIRST DAY, THE HONDA CARE DRIVER HAD TO USE TWO SETS OF JUMPER CABLES TO JUMP MY CAR. THE SECOND DAY THE DRIVER HAD TO JUMP MY CAR AGAIN, BUT THIS TIME I RECORDED IT. I THEN AGAIN BROUGHT MY CAR TO PENSKE HONDA IN ONTARIO WHERE I EXPLAINED TO A SERVICE TECHNICIAN WHAT HAPPENED & I CALLED HONDA CORPORATE OFFICES WHILE AT THE DEALERSHIP. I TOLD HONDA CORPORATE ABOUT MY HOOD & HOW MANY TIMES I HAD TO CALL HONDA CARE. THEY SUPPOSEDLY OPENED A CLAIM BUT NEVER CALLED ME BACK & GAVE ME THE RUN AROUND WHEN I CALLED THEM. THE DEALERSHIP THEN DID MY OIL CHANGE & CHECKED THE CAR OUT & FOUND NOTHING. I THEN GOGGLED THE SYMPTOMS OF MY CAR & FOUND RECALL WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM WHICH SHUTS DOWN THE BATTERY ON THIS SITE. I BELIEVE ROCK HONDA SOLD ME THE VEHICLE WITHOUT REMEDYING THE RECALL PRIOR TO SALE. HONDA CORPORATION DID NOTHING.
NHTSA ODI 10759479
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA ACCORD. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, A FUEL ODOR EMITTED IN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V297000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.
NHTSA ODI 10735762
NO ACCIDENT. SMELL OF FUEL LEAK AT ALL TIMES BUT NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE SOURCE OF LEAK. ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE AFTER FUEL IS ADDED TO TANK.
NHTSA ODI 10725270
STARTED THE ENGINE AND THE MESSAGE "CHECK FUEL CAP" WAS DISPLAYED. *TR
NHTSA ODI 10714204
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THERE WAS A FUEL ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V297000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,500. UPDATED 01/12/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS NO PROBLEM FOUND. BUT, THE ODOR PERSISTED AT LOW SPEEDS. UPDATED 4/26/2016*JS UPDATED 9/8/2017*CN
NHTSA ODI 10663198
BACKED OUT OF PARKING SPOT, UPON SHIFTING TO DRIVE, THE REAR VIEW CAMERA DISPLAY WAS BLACK EXCEPT FOR TWO RED LINES. DROVE ABOUT 60 FEET THEN UPON MAKING A RIGHT TURN I REALIZED THERE WAS NO THROTTLE RESPONSE. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO OPERATE. REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE THROTTLE THEN REAPPLIED MY FOOT AND THE ENGINE WAS THEN RESPONSIVE TO THE THROTTLE. THE DISTANCE WAS APPROX. 20 FEET AND THE TIME 10 SECONDS THAT THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND TO THE THROTTLE. THIS CAR HAS MANY INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, BUT THIS PROBLEM COULD BE VERY SERIOUS IN TRAFFIC. *TR
NHTSA ODI 10655325
SINCE I FIRST PURCHASED MY 2013 HONDA ACCORD, THE HONDA HAS INTERMITTENT HESITATIONS AFTER STOPPING AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS, STOP SIGNS, PARKING AND SO FORTH. FOR INSTANCE, FOR THE SECOND TIME IN THE LAST FIVE DAYS, I STOPPED, WENT INTO A STORE, RETURNED, CRANKED HONDA ACCORD, BACKED OUT, AND THE CAR WOULD NOT "GO." IT SIMPLY "STALLED" , FEBRUARY 03, 2014. THIS WAS MENTIONED IN 2012 TO SERVICE MANAGER, [XXX], AT HONDA DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER; IN MOBILE, AL, HE HAD ONE OF HIS TECHNICIANS TO TEST DRIVE MY HONDA. TECHNICIAN RETURNED AND CLAIMED, AFTER TESTING, AND TEST DRIVE, THAT HE COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. I DID NOT RECEIVE ANY PAPERWORK OTHER THAN A VERBAL ASSURANCE THAT I WAS PROBABLY JUST GETTING ADJUSTED TO THE "NEW CAR." AFTER THAT, EVERY TWO WEEKS OR SO, I WOULD HAVE A "WHOLE WEEK OF INTERMITTENT" HESITATIONS AND STALLINGS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN TRYING TO GET THROUGH A TRAFFIC LIGHT - I HAVE TO REALLY PRESS DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR FOR THE CAR TO FINELY DECIDE TO "GO". THIS PROBLEM WAS VERBALLY REPORTED AGAIN TO [XXX], SERVICE MANAGER, AND TECHNICIANS, JANUARY 10, 2013 - MILES 5,384. THE REPORT WAS, "GIVE IT SOME TIME, THE CAR IS STILL NEW." - NOW, AT 24,200 MILES, THIS 2013 HONDA ACCORD STILL SCARES ME. YESTERDAY (2/3/2014), AT A FOUR-WAY STOP, MY HONDA STALLED, THE ENGINE DID NOT "TURN OFF", BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT "GO." FOR ABOUT 15 SECONDS WHICH IS DANGEROUS WHEN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
NHTSA ODI 10562814
VEHICLE DOES NOT START EASILY. 3-5 IGNITION ATTEMPTS ARE NEEDED TO START IT EVERY TIME. HOWEVER, ONCE IT STARTS EVERYTHING SEEMS FINE. THE BATTERY WAS CHECKED BY THE DEALER AND FOUND TO BE FINE. THE PROBLEM IS NOT COLD RELATED AS IT OCCURS EVEN AT 40 F. *TR
NHTSA ODI 10561325
I HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING STUTTERING WITH MY VEHICLE WHILE ACCELERATING. BRAND NEW VEHICLE AND ISSUES BEGAN AT APPROXIMATELY 500 MILES. TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE SERVICE TECH ACKNOWLEDGED THE ISSUE BUT CLAIMED THEY RAN FULL DIAGNOSTICS AND ASSURED ME THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN PERFECT CONDITION. TWO WEEKS LATER, WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE GAS PEDAL, THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED AND DIRECT INJECTION SYSTEM REPLACED. *TR
NHTSA ODI 10551424
ONGOING ISSUE. SOMETIMES WHEN I START MY CAR IN THE MORNING, OR WHEN LEAVING THE OFFICE IN THE EVENING, AND PUT IT IN REVERSE AND GIVE IT GAS THE ENGINE REVS, RPMS GO UP, BUT THE CAR WON'T GO. I WILL ROLL DOWN MY DRIVEWAY (IT'S ON AN INCLINE), PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND STILL HAVE THE ISSUE. THEN, WITHOUT WARNING, THE CAR WILL RESPOND TO ME GIVING IT GAS AND TAKE OFF. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE! I HAVE ALMOST COLLIDED WITH MY NEIGHBOR BEFORE BECAUSE OF THIS. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I WAS TOLD THAT THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE THE ISSUE SO THEY CAN'T CHECK IT. IF THE CAR WON'T GO, HOW CAN I TAKE IT TO THEM WHILE I AM EXPERIENCING THE ISSUE? *TR
NHTSA ODI 10551435
WITHIN 2 WEEKS OF PURCHASING A NEW HONDA I EXPERIENCED A 2 TO 3 SECOND HESITATION PROBLEM WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM LOW SPEEDS. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS ON A GREEN LIGHT TURNING LEFT, SO I HAD TO YIELD TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I HAD SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 3 OR 4 MPH BUT TRIED TO ACCELERATE ONCE THE WAY WAS CLEAR ONLY TO FIND THAT I HAD NO POWER! I THEN PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. IT WAS ALMOST AS IF THE CAR HAD STALLED. JUST AS I WAS ABOUT TO TRY AND RESTART THE CAR IT KICKED IN AND I SURGED AHEAD JUST SECONDS BEFORE BEING HIT HEAD ON. THE SAME THING HAPPENED A FEW DAYS LATER. THIS TIME THE ONCOMING CAR HAD TO GO AROUND ME OR WE WOULD HAVE CRASHED. MY CAR IS NOW CLOSE TO 7 MONTHS OLD AND I'M STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH I'VE TAKEN IT TO 2 DIFFERENT HONDA DEALERS AND REPORTED IT TO HONDA OF AMERICA. MY CASE NUMBER IS #12013-04-1600114. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH THEM MANY TIMES. THE PROBLEM IS THAT IT'S AN INTERMITTENT OCCURRENCE AND ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO RECREATE WHILE RIDING AROUND WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER IN THE CAR. I HAVE FOUND MANY INSTANCES ALMOST EXACTLY LIKE MINE ON THE INTERNET AS WELL AS FINDING A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT WHICH IS PENDING IN CALIFORNIA, SO I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY MUST SEE IT FOR THEMSELVES. THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM FROM MY DESCRIPTION, ESPECIALLY SINCE OTHER DRIVERS ARE RELATING THE SAME SYMPTOMS. I'VE BEEN WITHOUT MY CAR A TOTAL OF 34 DAYS WHILE IT SAT IN THE SHOP OF 2 DIFF. DEALERSHIPS WAITING FOR THEM TO DO SOMETHING TO FIX MY PROBLEM. AS FAR AS I KNOW THEY NEVER DID ANYTHING EXCEPT TEST DRIVE IT AND THEN SAY "PROBLEM NOT FOUND". I FIND THAT VERY HARD TO BELIEVE BECAUSE THE PROBLEM PRESENTS ITSELF TO ME ABOUT EVERY 3RD TIME I DRIVE IT. I BOUGHT A HONDA BECAUSE SAFETY IS A HUGE CONCERN FOR ME, BUT THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE! PLEASE HELP ME! *TR
NHTSA ODI 10543496
ON 1/16/2013 WHILE DRIVING THE CHECK GAS CAP LIGHT CAME ON AND BLINKED OFF AND ON THREE TIMES AND WENT OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND THE GAS CAP WAS CHECKED IT WAS NOT LOOSE. THE ENGINE MALFUNCTION LIGHT THEN CAME ON WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED OVER THE PHONE AND A TECHNICIAN SAID THIS WAS NORMAL AND THE MALFUNCTION LIGHT WOULD GO OUT.THE MALFUNCTION LIGHT DID NOT GO OUT AND AFTER A COUPLE DAYS YOU COULD SMELL FUEL IN THE CAR IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS FOUND TO HAVE A FAULTY GAS TANK THAT WAS LEAKING AT A SEAM. NO LEAKAGE WAS NOTED UNDER THE VEHICLE. DEALER IS REPLACING THE GAS TANK UNDER THE NEW CAR WARRANTY. *TR
NHTSA ODI 10493755
CAME TO STOP AT STOP SIGN. NEW HONDA ACCORD 2013 4 DOOR SUDDENLY TRIED TO ACCELERATE. I PUSHED DOWN AS HARD AS I COULD ON THE BRAKE TO STOP THE MOTION FORWARD. IT ONLY MOVED A FOOT OR TWO AND WITH MY WIFE YELLING I WAS ABLE TO GET IT INTO NEUTRAL. SCARED THE LIFE OUT OF US. I AM 51 AND A FINANCIAL PROFESSIONAL. MY WIFE IS 52 AND A PHYSICIAN. THIS WAS COMPLETELY REAL. *TR
NHTSA ODI 10490809
2013 HONDA ACCORD SEDAN, V6, TOURING MODEL I STOPPED AT THE SIGNAL LIGHT AT ROUTE 50 AND CHAIN BRIDGE ROAD; WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGED I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR TO LEAVE, BUT NOTHING HAPPENED - THE CAR WAS NOT MOVING OR ACCELERATING. CARS BEHIND ME HONKED AND I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR MORE AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE'S FRONT TIRES SPUN A LITTLE AND THE CAR TOOK OFF. THIS GAVE ME A SCARE! THIS HAPPENED AGAIN 10-15 MILES LATER AS I WAS ARRIVING NEAR MY HOME IN ALEXANDRIA, VA. HOWEVER, THIS ISSUE IS NOT CAUSING THE CAR TO JERK, SURGE, OR ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN; DURING THIS PERIOD OF HESITATION, WHEN I NEED THE CAR TO ACCELERATE, IT APPEARS TO MOMENTARY DIE, STALL, OR RUN OUT OF GAS. I THOUGHT THIS WAS VERY ODD, SO I INSPECTED THE ACCELERATOR AREA, FLOOR MATS, ETC. AND EVERYTHING APPEARED NORMAL. THIS SAME INCIDENT HAPPENED ON NOVEMBER 16, 2012, NOVEMBER 27, 2012, DEC 4, 2012 AND DEC 11, 2012. I VISITED FAIRFAX HONDA SERVICE DEPARTMENT HOPING FOR A QUICK REMEDY. UNFORTUNATELY THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM UNTIL THE SERVICE MANAGER AND I DROVE THE CAR TOGETHER DURING MY 11 DEC 2012 VISIT. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THIS WAS CHARACTERISTIC OF THE 2012 HONDA ACCORD SEDAN. HE AND I THEN DROVE A 2012 HONDA ACCORD AND I FOUND THIS TO BE OBVIOUS WHEN DRIVING THE 2012 HONDA. I AM VERY SURPRISED THIS DANGEROUS TECHNICAL PROBLEM/ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN HIGHLIGHTED AND REMEDIED FOR THE 2013 VEHICLE. I AM VERY UNCOMFORTABLE AND CONCERNED THAT DUE TO THE HESITATION WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE I MAY BE HIT FROM THE REAR OR HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE DUE TO THIS RECURRING MALFUNCTION. MY WIFE FEELS THIS VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS AND REFUSES TO DRIVE IT. I HAVE PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED THIS TECHNICAL PROBLEM WITH HONDA OF AMERICA AND THEY HAVE OPENED A CASE FILE [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
NHTSA ODI 10488116
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