Honda technician discovered connector to the fuel pump assembly was disconnected. His statement is: Technician found a softset connection on the fuel pump assembly. The vehicle computer did not produce vehicle malfunction message. It was confused with no input from the fuel pump assembly. The vehicle computer displayed many erroneous messages on the dashboard. It shut down the engine suddenly in traffic. If the vehicle was driven on the highway, a very serious accident perhaps resulting in death can occur when vehicle suddenly stops in high speed traffic. I believe this is manufacturing error with poor quality control. Honda needs to beef up the quality control, furthermore redesign the vehicle computer to send error messages to the driver, do a soft coast of the vehicle when connection to the fuel pump assembly is not engaged.

- Monterey Park, CA, USA

The contact owns a 2018 Honda Accord. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle jerked, vibrated and lost motive power and failed to exceed 30 MPH while accelerating. During the failure, the check engine and transmission warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was diagnosed by an independent mechanic who determined that the fuel pump had failed and needed to be replaced. The local dealer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was not yet contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 114,000.

- Wetumpka, AL, USA