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following a petition and a strong uptick in complaints. The cars suddenly deviate from their intended path and pull hard to one side.…
keep reading article "2013-2015 Accord Under Investigation For Strange Steering Behavior"The pumps have a defect that'll cause them to stop pumping fuel to the engine. You don't need to be a mechanic to see why that's a problem.…
keep reading article "Honda Recalls More DENSO Fuel Pumps That Are Really Bad at Pumping Fuel"A new lawsuit suggests that the batteries in the 2017-2019 Accord and CR-V are simply too weak to run the car's electrical systems. Couple that with a parasitic drain and you've got yourself a killer combo if you're a big fan of curse words and walking to work.…
keep reading article "Honda Owners Feel Drained By Their Underpowered Batteries"with an offer so low it's borderline insulting. A 2009 lawsuit says 5-speed automatic transmissions in some 2002-2004 Honda and Acura vehicles have a defect in the 3rd clutch. That defect can cause the transmission to suddenly downshift from 5th to 2nd gear. That's one way to reach your heart rate goal on your FitBit.
Honda has continually denied the allegations but are ready to put this whole ordeal behind them with a ... checks notes ... $25 credit towards the future purcahse of Honda parts. And you must live in California. Oh I'm sorry, should I have told you to sit down first?…
keep reading article "Honda Settles 5-Speed Transmission Lawsuit With California Owners"That's a lot of very important things. Honda has issued a recall after discovering electrical disruptions in the body control module's controller area network or CAN. Although I guess in this case it's more like a CAN'T, amirite?…
keep reading article "Honda Announces Large Body Control Module Recall for the Accord, Accord Hybrid, and Insight"The consolidated lawsuit says warning messages appear for no reason and that the vehicles can suddenly change speeds while driving. Honda lawyers have come up with a list of technicalities on why the case should be tossed.…
keep reading article "Honda Files a Motion to Dismiss Honda Sensing Safety Lawsuit"The owner claims the car suddenly pulls to the side without any warning. And he's not alone. There are hundreds of steering complaints about wonky steering behavior, particularly in the the 2013 model year.…
keep reading article "Government Petitioned to Look Into Strange Steering Issues in 2013 Accord"The desiccated replacements were exposed to excess moisture during assembly. This rapidly degrades the propellant and allows pressure to build up over time, turning the inflator into a mini-grenade that explodes during airbag deployment.…
keep reading article "Honda Recalls Replacement PSDI-5D Takata Inflators for Exploding"Sodium particulates, often found in cheap gas, can cling to the inside of the pump and increase resistance as they heat up. A clogged pump isn’t very effective at sending fuel to the engine and, as you might imagine, that’s a big problem.…
keep reading article "Cheap Gas and Cheaper Fuel Pumps, A Honda Recall Story"The scope of the lawsuit is currently limited to Georgia, but it could have national implications for this growing international problem.…
keep reading article "Georgia Lawsuit Wants a Recall for Honda’s Oil Dilution Problems"Honda says it has made a lot of progress with existing recall repairs because plenty of replace airbag inflators are available. The 77.7 percent completion rate out of nearly 13 million recalled vehicles has allowed Honda to issue the recall now instead of waiting until December.
An automaker that’s actually ahead of schedule on a recall? What world is this?…
The automaker says the screens can go blank after certain usage events, but they didn't say what those events are. I’m just spitballin’ here, but I’m guessing one of those events is “backing up.”
keep reading article "Honda Installed the Wrong Rear Camera Software in the Accord and Insight"Malaysian Transport Minister, Anthony Loke, made the announcement following confirmation of another death in a Honda vehicle that involved a ruptured Takata airbag inflator. Or in this case, Honda says two Takata airbag inflators ruptured in the same crash.…
keep reading article "Malaysia is Tired of Owners Ignoring Takata Warnings"While the case tried to assert that Honda's "rodent tape" was an admission of a problem with their soy-based wire coating attracting rodents, the judge saw it as an act of good customer service.…
keep reading article "The Illinois-Based Soy Wiring Lawsuit Has Already Been Dismissed"And you should answer ... it might just save your life.
In addition to going door-to-door with about 550 teams of representatives, Honda says it has made more than 35 million phone calls to customers and sent more than 1 million text messages, trying to convince owners to get the vehicles repaired.
Desperate times. Desperate measures.
keep reading article "550 Honda Representitives Are Going Door to Door, Begging Certain Owners to Replace Their Takata Inflators"His lawsuit, Michael Preston, et al., v. American Honda Motor Company, Inc. wants Honda to cover the problem for all 2013-2017 Honda owners and lessees in Illinois.…
keep reading article "Another Lawsuit Says Honda’s Soy Wire Insulation is Too Attractive to Rodents"While that means some reorganization, pay-offs for creditors, yadda yadda etc ... the dollar figure I was interested in involves how much is being set aside for injury victims.
The action makes official the agreement that requires the airbag manufacturer to pay $850 million to help automakers cover some of the cost for airbag recalls. Another $125 million will be paid to compensate drivers injured by exploding airbags.
The plan also includes a "channeling injunction" for future victims. Unfortunately I don't see any mention of compensation for the families of people killed by the inflators, but I'm sure we'll see future litigation in those cases.
keep reading article "Takata's Bankruptcy Has Been Improved. What Does That Mean for Victims?"Pahlck's family denies receiving any recall notices although Honda said in previous statements that 21 airbag recall notices were mailed over the years to registered owners of the Accord, including 10 recall notices sent to the current owner.
The 2002 Accord is part of the Takata "High Risk" list. Regardless, these stories are hard to read and point to the importance of getting any recalled inflators replaced.
keep reading article "2002 Accord Mother of Three Killed by Takata Airbag"This recall involves 717,000 vehicles which, I believe, brings the grand total of recalled vehicles to 72 quadrillion or so.
keep reading article "Honda Vehicles Need Passenger-Side Takata Replacement"The Takata airbag inflators are at risk of exploding due to the metal inflators that contain the explosive chemical, ammonium nitrate. The chemical can become unstable due to heat, time and moisture, something that has already killed at least 21 people worldwide, most of those deaths occurring in Honda vehicles.
The suit aims to cover all owners in the USA outside of New Jersey which already has a pending lawsuit.
The suit claims that Honda has known about the problems for quite some time based on hundreds of customer complaints and service bulletin #16-002.
keep reading article "Another Proposed Starter Class Action Seeks Nationwide Status"In addition to the threat of being stranded, owners have ponied up a lot of cash for new batteries, towing fees to the dealership, and replacement starter motors.
And as it turns out the problem is likely a manufacturing issue. So a proposed class-action wants to know why Honda is refusing to help any owner outside of the warranty period?
The lawsuit as it currently stands is for affected Honda owners in the state of New Jersey.
keep reading article "New Jersey lawsuit is Tired of Honda Ignoring Starter Complaints"Yet here we are with another recall of 1.3 million Honda and Acura vehicles with ticking time-bombs for airbags. Many of the vehicles are being recalled for a second time.
You probably know the script by now:
Honda has now recalled 11.4 million vehicles for this problem. Eleven point four million! Find out if yours is on the most recent list.
keep reading article "Yes, There's Another Honda Takata Recall"NHTSA says based on new testing of Takata airbag inflators, 313,000 older vehicles have a 50 percent chance of experiencing ruptures of the inflators during the deployment of the airbags.
A FIFTY percent chance. That's about 49.999999% too high.…
The 2004-2007 Accord has been recalled because they were assembled with an incorrect front passenger airbag module that doesn't comply with what Honda says is the "advanced airbag requirements._" Or put another way, the fix ain't workin'.…
keep reading article "Here We Go Again with Takata"The theory has been a combination of an underpowered battery and a defective starter motor were to blame, but there might be more to it according to Service Bulletin #16-002 which Honda released earlier this month.
In the bulletin, the automaker says the clearance between the starter motor gear and the torque converter ring gear is not optimal
and that can cause issues with the starter system.
To fix it, technicians are advised to rotate the torque converter clockwise by one bolt in addition to replacing the starter motor. The fix is covered under warranty but that only covers vehicles up to 3 years and 36,000 miles.
keep reading article "Here's Why Some Accord and Crosstour Sedans Are Having Such a Hard Time Starting"
Honda says the 2008-2010 Honda Accords have airbags that can fail to deploy in a crash, something that has so far caused two injuries. Continental told Honda the problem is a defect in the electronic control unit of supplemental restraint system (SRS), all caused by moisture and corrosion.
Recently, Continental announced they needed to recall 5 million airbags that were succeptible to corrosion. The airbags in question might fail to deploy in a crash.
Honda doesn't expect parts to be ready until in the fall of 2016.…
keep reading article "Continental Airbags Are Injuring Accord Owners"Soy vey. When the lead plaintiff brought his 2014 Crosstour in for service, the mechanic found a rabbit living in the engine compartment and using the wires as a chew toy. To be fair, it is a warm place to hang out with lots of free soy-based snacks.
Of course, it wasn't really free. The damage cost the owner $765 dollars. That's a lot of carrots.
We've certainly heard about this before. Honda defends itself by saying it sells anti-critter tape that can be wrapped around the wires. The tape is laced with enough capsaicin (the stuff that makes peppers hot) to melt the whiskers off anything that comes sniffing around.
The lawsuit thinks owners shouldn't get stuck paying for repairs and the red-hot-chili-tape should be available for free. What do you think?
keep reading article "Rodents Just Love Honda's Soy Wiring"If your door lock opened in the middle of the night just because it was windy out, you’d be confused. It’s scary when the things that are supposed to protect you fail.
This is where we're at with Honda's airbags. These clouds of safety have turned into a stormy nightmare (and I'm not even talking about the Takata mess).…
keep reading article "Are the Accord's Airbags Safe?"By telling NHTSA what they wanted to hear:
Well, NHTSA agreed. They said power steering failure was a "declining trend" and didn't warrant a recall. But of course they had to get one last jab under the ribs of owners:
"The closing of [the investigation] does not constitute a determination that no defect exists."
Gee, thanks guys. Full details about the investigation are available on CarComplaints.com.
keep reading article "NHTSA Steers Clear of Recalling the Accord's Power Steering Problems"This includes the 2001 Accord, 2004 Civic, and 2008 Pilot. Honda hasn't said when the recall will begin, but the moment it does you **need to get your airbags serviced.
This is a very dangerous problem that demands attention. Concerned owners with questions can contact Honda customer service at 800-999-1009.…
keep reading article "More Takata Airbags Recalled"A manufacturing error might lead to serious engine damage. I'm no mechanic, but I'm pretty sure you need one of those in good working order to get from A to B.…
keep reading article "Replacing the Engine Short Blocks"The investigation found 293 reports of people shutting the doors and triggering the driver-side or passenger-side side curtain air bag, and even the side seat-mounted torso air bag. NHTSA found 14 people who allegedly were injured because of the air bags.
The original investigation was opened back in February.
keep reading article "Investigation into Accord Airbags Upgraded to an Engineering Analysis"An investigation has been opened into claims that the airbags will deploy when the door is shut with any force. From CarComplaints.com:
Safety regulators have received 28 complaints alleging the side air bags can deploy when a front door is shut. The government says two injuries have been reported involving the driver or passenger side curtain air bag and the side torso/seat-mounted air bags.
Sure, you've been hitting the gym more lately but this still shouldn't happen.
keep reading article "Why Are Honda Airbags Deploying When Owners Shut Their Doors?"The best way to find out what's wrong with a vehicle is from the people who drive them. Not only do owner complaints help us rank vehicles by reliability, but they're often used to spark class-action lawsuits and warranty extensions. Plus, they're a great way to vent.