Honda recalling 34,300 Fits
Up to 34,000 Honda Fits from 2007 and 2008 are being recalled for a faulty sensor that detects child seats or out-of-position passengers. In states that use road salt, the salt-infused water from melting snow on the driver's shoes can leak beneath the carpet and corrode the wires for the Occupant Detection System (ODS). Severing that connection means that the passenger's front and side airbags will go off even if a child is in the front seat. The recall is in effect now for cars sold or registered in these states: Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin and the District of Columbia.
[Source: Carscoop]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
Austin 9:40AM (1/20/2008)
hahahhhahahhahahahhahahhahahahahhahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!
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Chuck 9:54AM (1/20/2008)
Yes I'm sure Honda is finished as a manufacturer now
Pat 10:17AM (1/20/2008)
Funny how corrosion (and perception of) hindered the Japanese automakers for so long.
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Shawn 10:18AM (1/20/2008)
...there are many other states not on the list which get snow and salt the roads... I guess you're just sh*t out of luck. A used Fit can end up anywhere (or someone can move north)...why not recall every one of them? Honda isn't short of cash.
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Andy 12:32PM (1/20/2008)
Hey Brainiac:
This is a common method of rolling out recalls to accommodate parts supplies. Get those most likely affected immediately, then other areas.
Thanks for playing, though.
geo.stewart 2:54PM (1/20/2008)
the article does not provide enough information to know if only the cars in the snow belt are the ones being recalled, or if they are only being addressed first.
so, Andy, jump down off your high horse. neither you nor shawn are definitively correct.
B 10:23AM (1/20/2008)
Another reason salt is the work of the devil
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Avinash machado 10:25AM (1/20/2008)
Nice way to start a new year. Japanese quality is not what it once was.
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psarhjinian 1:41PM (1/20/2008)
So, has GM ever gotten around to addressing the biodegradable plastic intake manifold issue? No? This a minor recall, which is getting addressed promptly and quickly.
I have a Fit. I got the letter for this three days ago. I went in, they fixed it and I was out in less than an hour. BFD. My Saab has been a class A nightmare (secret warranties on engine sludge that you have to beg for, ECM reflashes that, if not done, foul the plugs and throttle body--all of which I've had to fight GM tooth and nail for) by comparison.
Mayur 5:27PM (1/20/2008)
Only a small number is affected here. At least the Japs do it right and fix it. Now lets take Ford, have they gone about fixing their cruise control issue yet? HELL NO! See thats why you dont see any Ford fanboys here because they all probably crashed and burned in their cars for faulty cruise control systems.
MemphisNET 10:40AM (1/20/2008)
I'm not going to harp on Japanese quality, however for all the millions of durability testing they do on these cars - do they not have a track setup with snow/ice? These systems are not unique to the Fit - will this problem show up in other Honda's ?
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Dave Becker 10:48AM (1/20/2008)
I wonder if only cars designed for the JDM people will fall prey to this; cars designed for the US perhaps won't?
Dave Becker
MemphisNET 10:55AM (1/20/2008)
Are you comparing, say, the Honda Ridgeline which is made in NA vs. the Fit which is imported?
Guenther 11:13AM (1/20/2008)
MemphisNET- absolutely. US designed cars usually take corrosion into account better than many imports, since we have more salt on the road than any place I've been.
MemphisNET 11:16AM (1/20/2008)
That's what I thought. I'm just surprised after all this time of importing they haven't been told at HQ to test their global vehicles like that.
Dustin 3:06PM (1/20/2008)
Uh, are you kidding me? Like EVERY manufacturer, they do tons of snow/ice driving. But how the heck could you even think to test for road salt melting off shoes over a long period of time and saturating through the floor mats thereby corroding some wires underneath? They're a large company, yes, but no one can predict every possible problem.
MemphisNET 3:25PM (1/20/2008)
They can tell by the chemical compound they dip these chasis in. They can also tell by their claimed ''300,000 simulated miles'' the test. It's not that hard.
One last point - if they don't know where the drivers foot will be, then they shouldn't be making cars. Your feet are going to drag in all sorts of crap, so testing in that area of the cab should be a no brainer.
TwinTurbo3000GT 5:06PM (1/20/2008)
hmm...must just be a honda thing. The 3000gt/stealths were all imported and they have galvanized steel bodys for corrosion prevention. I believe the JDM spec ones did not.
Glenn 10:48AM (1/20/2008)
I dont think this is a quality issue, its more of one of those " Oh S34T we didnt think of that" kind of things
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That One Person 11:29AM (1/20/2008)
Of course it is.