Purchased vehicle 5/8/2014. Driving home and I called my husband and stated that the car sounded like crap--wasn't shifting correctly and just had a horrible sound coming from engine. He stated we will check oil and transmission fluid when you get home. To find no oil or transmission on either. We immediately contacted dealer we purchased from and we had it towed there for attention. Car dealer changed oil(which wasn't much) and transmission fluid were "fine". passing the buck! we continued to keep an eye on it to find we are putting quarts of oil in it. It has had 3 oil changes in less than 6 months and not due to mileage---due to each place we took it to-dealer-changed oil, jiffy lube-changed oil-Honda-changed oil and started "oil consumption" test. I have checked oil in my cars, since I was 16 years old. Honda stating "it's normal"--it's not normal to have to keep adding oil to your car between one oil change to another, due to mileage only. You can visually see oil everywhere on the engine block and laying on other components of the engine. Fix the car!!!!!!

- Hanover, PA, USA

Excessive oil consumption. I am putting 1-2 quarts oil every 3000 miles, even though the oil life indicates 80% or better. I bought this car new and just noticed this about 9 months ago. The oil is not leaking, it is just gone. Also when I start the car first thing in the morning or when is cold, the top of the engine makes a rattling noise. There is also a loud pronounced noise that sounds like it is either the engine or the transmission, something doesn't sound right. I am taking it to the dealer to have it checked out.

- Lowell, IN, USA

Brought a car from millennium Honda in hempstead. Less then 4 months need a new transmission service manager refuse to give me a loaner car when I went to get it fixed. Still having problems with my car. Sold me a lemon. Making a sound like the engine is going to fall out.

- East Patchogue, NY, USA

When starting the car at a cold start, you hear a loud grinding noise sounds for 2 or 5 seconds. There is a tsb 09-010 regarding a vtc actuator that drains of oil and is not properly lubed when starting the engine cold, causing the grinding noise until oil reaches the part again. Grinding noises in an engine are bad, and could lead to catastrophic engine failure should the abrasive metallic parts (due to grinding when there is no oil in the actuator) becoming lodged. This engine failure could happen at any time, possibly in a highway lane. While my car engine has not yet seized, there are online reports of this happening. Currently, Honda will only fix this issue under warranty. They also give the car owner a really hard time proving the issue, requiring the car be left at a dealership overnight to replicate the problem. A loaner vehicle is at your expense. If the car is not under warranty, this expensive repair bill is at your expense. If your car is under warranty and they are not able to replicate the noise, both the loaner car and diagnostic fee are at your expense. This greatly reduces the number of people willing and able to have this important safety issue fixed. Running engine components without oil should be a recall. It is clearly a safety issue that can cause other problems with your engine. If the engine stalls unexpectedly, it could lead to death.

- Madison, NJ, USA

The contact owns a 2010 Honda Accord. The contact stated that the vehicle exhibited an abnormal grinding sound and stalled without warning. The contact was able to restart the vehicle with the help of a roadside assistance service. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but was not diagnosed. The contact spoke to the manufacturer in regard to NHTSA recall campaign id number: 11V395000 (power train: Automatic transmission: Control module (tcm, PCM) but was advised that the vehicle was not included in the recall campaign. The failure and the current mileage was 37,000.

- Cerritos, CA, USA

Transmission jumps. Hesitates and stalls somewhat frequently, a lot more than to be expected of a car only 2 years old. More so at the lower gears when accelerating. RPM is not consistent with throttle input. Unfortunately, it does not trigger the check engine light, so Honda does not see an issue, but something is off with the drivable.

- Mooresville, NC, USA

At 20,000 miles the vehicle had a failed wheel bearing (noise/vibration), passenger-side front. Driver-side front wheel bearing failed at 34,000 miles. Dealer replaced the hub/bearing assemblies under warranty. This is a defect, as the bearings should not fail at such a low mileage. How long will the replacement bearings last ?

- Harrison City, PA, USA

The contact owns a 2010 Honda Accord. The contact stated that the automatic transmission control module software was defective. When the gear was shifted into park, the vehicle would automatically shift out of park and into reverse, causing injury to the contact. The contact referenced NHTSA recall campaign id number: 11V395000 (power train: Automatic transmission: Control module -tcm, PCM) but was advised by the manufacturer that the VIN was not included. The vehicle was neither inspected nor repaired for the failure. The failure mileage was 25,000.

- Salt Lake City, UT, USA

The car had only 4100 mi. And consumed a complete fill dry. Took it to local dealership and was told that this is normal at times for the car to do this one time. Car was also shutting the cylinders down at app.30 mph not the 55 mph it was designed to do to save mileage. It was returned to us and 3 days later started doing it again. Returned to dealer and was told it had the wrong plugs in it.changed the plugs and returned to us. Drove the car appp. 90 mi. And started it again. The service mgr. Told us that this was happening to more than my Accord. This time they called and told me that the rocker arm pin in cyl. No.2 was undersized and was sticking closed, causing a miss. But not sure if this would fix the problem or not. All the while they were communicating with engr. From Honda. They have my car for a week and it is a lease.they are talking of changing a head or maybe even the block. Purchasing a $30000 auto and having only 4900 mi. Is not acceptable. I would like another Honda in it's place and I would be completely satisfied. Had the rocker arm stuck open the piston would have exploded and could cause great bodily harm to myself and anyone around me at the time. This is a dangerous situation occurring here and could really involve a lot of innocent people if it continues.

- Inman, SC, USA