Tl* the contact owns a 2016 honda hr-v. the contact stated that the check engine and electric parking brake warning indicators illuminated. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the dealer and manufacturer were not notified. the failure mileage was 66,135.
Vehicle was in driving motion at 50mph then started to slowly decelerate while on drive. accelerator was increased but the engine was still wiring down. all indicators lights appeared on the dash board. brakes seemed to lock and could not come to a complete stop until the car finally stopped from it slowly wiring down. car stopped moving while on drive and would not budge. the speed indicator kept moving from 0 to 120 yet the car was not moving. took it to a mechanic to run a diagnostic and it appears to be an internal transmission problem, everything else looks good yet the transmission is having issues. the car has always been kept up to date. the vehicle has about 75,000 miles.
Honda refused to honor my warranty at 99000 to get my transmission fixed and it broke down at 100,000 and 121 miles.
To cancel a tire inflation warning at approx. 17,000 miles,i popped the hood of the vehicle to access the negative battery cable with the intention of disconnecting +reconnecting to clear warning.instead i found both neg.+pos. cables unsecured to both battery posts.i contacted american honda to report this defect,request a battery replacement,electrical system test+error code retrieval.this extremely dangerous situation may have permanently damaged the vehicle+despite my numerous calls to honda,i've yet to receive a response.this is a build, sales+service problem that should not exist on any new vehicle sold.symptoms prior to discovery=dimming headlamps@idle,poor transmission+engine response,reduced mileage+intermittent burning smell.i was fortunate my vehicle never died in traffic or caught fire.my case number with honda=05755540.again, my concern is that the factory in mexico,the selling dealer in temecula and the first servicing deaer in anaheim(@10,000 service)never verified that the battery cables were properly secured for safe operation.my mechanical service experience+dumb luck should not be a substitute for honda's failure on multiple levels.short of "i'm very sorry" from the person taking my initial complaint,honda has done nothing to correct the described problem.
My wife and i purchased a new 2016 honda hrv on oct.15.2016 from townsend honda in tuscaloosa, alabama. the car spontaneously caught on fire while sitting on a concrete slab in our driveway on dec.24.2016 (odometer approximately 300 miles). fire was in the engine compartment and got so hot it melted the vinyl siding on my home (about 30 feet away). still looks like a new car everywhere rear of the engine, the front seats did not even burn, however, the vehicle burned beyond recognition forward of the passenger compartment. tuscaloosa fire department got to our home and extinguished the fire in about 10 minutes. the fire was so fast spreading, both front tires exploded in the few minutes waiting for the fire department to arrive.
I was stopped at a stop light on a city street. the car started accelerating on its own even though my foot was on the brake.
Automobile stalled without warning at low speeds, this lead to near collision at intersection as the car became disabled in the middle of the road, car required multiple restarts to safely get it into a automobile service station; honda road side assistance dispatched a tow truck and vehicle was taken to local honda dealership where after inspection i was advised that the vehicle required a new throttle body