TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA ACCORD CROSSTOUR. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE SUNROOF EXPLODED AND SHATTERED CAUSING GLASS TO HIT OTHER DRIVERS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY PRESSURE INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY STATED THAT SOMETHING HIT THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 8,000.
2011
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I HAD MY CAR SERVICED FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE ON 5/31/ 2013. THIS MAINTENANCE INCLUDED ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE AS SUGGESTED BY HONDA. ON 6/9/2013 I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM A TRIP ON AN INTERSTATE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WHEN I SUDDENLY LOST THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. THE CAR WAS OPERABLE, MEANING I HAD POWER FOR THE STEERING AND THE ENGINE WAS ON, HOWEVER I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. AN ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASH. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE AT AN EXIT POINT. I EXITED THE INTERSTATE TO A GAS STATION PARKING LOT AT THE END OF THE EXIT RAMP. AT THIS TIME I DISCOVERED I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR HOME. I ALSO REALIZED I WAS IN AN UNDESIRABLE LOCATION FOR A SINGLE WOMAN TRAVELING ALONE. I ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE CAR AT LEAST TO A MORE SECURE LOCATION FOR PERSONAL SAFETY REASONS. AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES PER HOUR ON A BUSY ROAD, I RELOCATED THE CAR TO A LOCATION I FELT MORE SAFE. I DISCOVER ON JUNE 10, 2013 WHEN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OPENS THAT MY CAR CAN BE REPAIRED AND THAT IT IS NOT A MAJOR PROBLEM (RELATIVE WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING 70 MILES AN HOUR AND LOSE POWER), BUT RATHER A SIMPLE ELECTRICAL OIL SWITCH. I WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A ?BULLETIN? (13-031) ISSUED ON THIS PROBLEM I ASKED IF THE BULLETIN HAD BEEN ISSUED WHY CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS NOT COMPLETED WHEN THE CAR WAS IN THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT TWO WEEKS EARLIER. I WAS TOLD THAT BULLETINS WERE NOT MEANT FOR PROACTIVE CORRECTION, BUT RATHER RE-ACTIVE CORRECTION AFTER THE ISSUE OR REPAIR NEED PRESENTS ITSELF. I WAS TOLD ONLY A ?RECALL? WOULD HAVE ALLOWED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO PROACTIVELY CORRECT THE KNOWN ISSUE. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A HORRIFIC DISASTER. IF AN ISSUE IS KNOWN TO CAUSE LOSS OF ACCELERATION, AND THIS LOSS OF ACCELERATION CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME UNPREDICTABLY (WHILE TRAVELING AT A HIGH SPEED) THIS IS NOT A BULLETIN BUT A RECALL. *TR
