2010 Honda Accord Crosstour

The contact owns a 2010 Honda Accord Crosstour. The contact stated while driving 55 mph, the check engine warning light was illuminated. There was an abnormal sound coming from the vehicle. The contact stated while stopped at a traffic light, the vehicle failed to properly accelerate. The contact took the vehicle to a local dealer, where it was diagnosed with needing to re-ring cylinder 1-3 which was associated with manufacturer TSB 13-079. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 117,194.

MY CAR JERKS FROM THE VCM MODULE ON THE CAR USUALLY WHEN GOING AROUND 40 MPH ESPECIALLY WHEN ENTERING A TURN( I DRIVE MOSTLY ON A 2 LANE HIGHWAY) WHICH MAKES ME FEEL UNSAFE BECAUSE IT HAPPENS WHEN IT SHUTS DOWN CYLINDERS AND JERKS THE CAR HARD SOMETIMES AND GIVES A SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF TORQUE. I RECENTLY PURCHASED A HONDA ACCORD CROSSTOUR 2010 WITH 72K MILES ON THEIR 3.5L V6 ENGINE AND WAS NOT INFORMED ABOUT HONDA BEING SUED FOR THEIR VCM MODULE THAT SHUTS DOWN CYLINDERS. IT RUINS PISTON RINGS, BREAKS ENGINE MOUNTS, MISFIRING, BURNING OIL, AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST BENT PISTON RODS ALL SO YOU CAN GET 1 MORE MILE PER GALLON. I WOULD LIKE FOR HONDA TO DO A RECALL TO FIX ENGINES THAT ARE DAMAGED AND TO FINALLY GIVE THEIR BUYERS AN OPTION TO TURN THE VCM OFF WHICH IS KNOWN TO PREVENT THOSE PROBLEMS AND MAKE THE CAR NOT JERK.I GOT 75K MILES NOW AND JERKING HAS GOTTEN WORSE TO WHERE I'M TRYING TO FIND WAYS TO TURN IT OFF. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME!

WHILE DRIVING MY 2010 HONDA ACCORD CROSSTOUR ON THE FREEWAY THE ENGINE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING, I IMMEDIATELY TOOK MY CAR TO HONDA OF STOCKTON. THEY NOTIFIED ME THAT MY CAR IS BURNING OIL EXCESSIVELY. BANK 1 PRESSURE SWITCH /BANK 2 PRESSURE CODE P3400 /P3497 VPS STUCK OFF BOTH BANKS. CHECK ENGINE COME ON AND ECO WILL NOT WORK THEY CHARGED ME $150.00. HONDA TESTED THE VEHICLE AND HAS EVIDENCE OF THE EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. I RESEARCHED THIS DUE TO THEM SAYING TO FIX THIS ISSUE IT WOULD COST ME $8000 AND FOUND THERE IS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ADD FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT THE DEALERSHIP SAYS MY CAR DOES NOT QUALIFY. THE EXTENDED WARRANTY RECALL STATES THAT 2010 HONDA ACCORD'S QUALIFY, BUT THEY WILL NOT MAKE REPAIRS FOR EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION WHICH HAS CAUSED MY CATALYTIC CONVERTERS TO FAIL AS WELL AS MY SPARK PLUGS AND PISTON RINGS. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND ADVISED THE MECHANIC THIS IS CALLED THE VTC ACUATOR AND SEEMS TO BE COMMON IN 2008 TO 2011 HONDA ACCORD'S.THE DEALER INSTRUCTED ME NOT TO DRIVE MY CAR IT COULD CATCH FIRE AND BLOW UP AND TO CONTACT CORPORATE WHICH IS MY NEXT STEP.

ONCE A YEAR WHILE DRIVING THE FRONT END OF THE CAR STARTS MAKING A LOUD THUMPING NOISE. IT ALMOST SOUNDS LIKE THE ENGINE IS THUMPING AGAINST THE FRONT HOOD. THE CAR WILL THEN COMPLETELY BREAK DOWN. WHEN TRYING TO START THE CAR AGAIN IT WILL NOT START, BUT THE LIGHTS AND RADIO WILL TURN ON. WHEN I TOOK MY CAR TO HONDA THE ADVISOR FIRST ADVISED THE PISTON RINGS IN THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACE, BUT I GUESS SINCE THE CAR SERVICE MANAGER DID NOT WANT TO REPLACE IT HE HAD THE TEAM REPLACE MY STARK PLUGS.

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON,AND FLASHES.GENERATING A P0303 MISFIRE CODE.THE SPARK PLUG ON THAT PARTICULAR CYLINDER IS OIL FOULED,CAUSING THE MISFIRE.THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF NORTH DAKOTA DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON THE INTERSTATE LAST WINTER.THE SPARK PLUGS WERE CHANGED BY ME ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. CYLINDER THREE SPARK PLUG WAS VERY HEAVILY OIL FOULED.AFTER REPLACEMENT OF THE SPARK PLUGS,THE MISFIRE DID NOT CONTINUE AT THAT POINT,CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT OUT.NO FURTHER ACTION WAS TAKEN.THAT HAPPENED ON NOVEMBER 30TH 2016.THE MOST RECENT EVENT HAPPENED APRIL 17TH.THE CAR WAS RUNNING ROUGH AGAIN UPON STARTUP,AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHING.BROUGHT THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED,AND FOUND CODE P0303 CYLINDER MISFIRE. #3 PLUG VERY SATURATED WITH OIL, AND FOULED. PLEASE SEE ATTACHMENT FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.

THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK THE CAR TO PENSKE HONDA ON MAY 17TH 2017. I WAS TOLD VCM2 MISFIRE -FOULED PLUGS, SOFTWARE UPDATE AND REPLACE REAR ROCKER ARM OIL PRESSURE SWITCH. ON MARCH 26, 2018 THE FRONT ROCKER ARM OIL PRESSURE SWITCH WAS DIAGNOSED AS FAULTY AS THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AS I RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP. TWO DAYS LATER I RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHEN THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN THE SAME DAY I PICKED THE CAR UP ON MARCH 30TH 2018. I WILL RETURN AGAIN ON MONDAY APRIL 1 FOR THE FOUTH TIME FOR THE SAME ISSUE. EACH TIME THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING.