The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is launching an engineering analysis into more than 2.2 million Honda vehicles due to reports of engines failing to restart.
Complaints allege the car’s engine fails to restart on its own after a complete stop at a traffic light or intersection when the Auto Idle Stop feature is engaged.
Some complaints said a jumpstart was necessary to restart their Honda’s engine.
The failure to restart issue has been found in several Honda models, including 2016-2019 Honda Pilot vehicles, 2015-2020 Acura TLX, 2016-2020 Acura MDX, 2019-2022 Honda Passport and 2020-2023 Honda Ridgeline vehicles, according to the safety agency.
Some 1,348 incidents linked to the faulty engine restart have been reported to the NHTSA.
There have been four crashes or fires connected to the issue, the agency said.
Two injuries have been reported as a result of the faulty engine restart, from two separate incidents, according to the NHTSA.
No deaths have been reported as a result of the apparent Honda glitch.
“Honda has already been in communication with the agency on this topic and will continue to cooperate with NHTSA as the investigation continues,” a spokesperson for Honda told The Post in a statement.
In January 2023, Honda posted a service bulletin addressing the failure to restart issue in some vehicles and offered instructions for repairs.
But the agency’s Office of Defects Investigation said it continued to receive reports of AIS failure from consumers who already took steps to implement the repairs.
The engineering analysis will consider the potential safety defect and gather additional data regarding Honda’s service campaign efficacy, the agency said.
The analysis will also consider newer model year vehicles.
