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Honda is announcing a recall of its popular (and award winning) Fit subcompact. The Fit, a GoodCarBadCar Good 12 winner, can potentially suffer from salty driver's shoes.
Yes, for those in snowy, cold climes - especially those places where salt is used in place of sand - the salty moisture from the driver's footwear can leak through the carpet; eventually corroding wires. That corrosion affects sensors whose main duty is to control the on/off control of the airbags. In other words, the airbag could still release; even with a small child is seated therein.
The recall includes 34,000 Fits, but don't be surprised if more are eventually included. Considering that Fits do cross borders and sometimes relocate, Honda could be in for the sight of bigger numbers. Fret not. Honda's super small car is still a highly recommended purchase.
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Cars
SALT-INFUSED FITS RECALLED
Honda is announcing a recall of its popular (and award winning) Fit subcompact. The Fit, a GoodCarBadCar Good 12 winner, can potentially suffer from salty driver's shoes. ?
Yes, for those in snowy, cold climes - especially those places where salt is used in place of sand - the salty moisture from the driver's footwear can leak through the carpet; eventually corroding wires. That corrosion affects sensors whose main duty is to control the on/off control of the airbags. In other words, the airbag could still release; even with a small child is seated therein.
The recall includes 34,000 Fits, but don't be surprised if more are eventually included. Considering that Fits do cross borders and sometimes relocate, Honda could be in for the sight of bigger numbers. Fret not. Honda's super small car is still a highly recommended purchase.
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In what is shaping up to be a huge corporate nightmare, Toyota today announced that it will launch yet another voluntary safety recall, this time involving approximately 600,000 first- and second-generation Sienna 2WD minivans sold in the U.S. to address...
- Kia Optima Also Recalled Over Rust Problems
Same maker (aka the Hyundai Group), same problem (potentially excessive corrosion of the front sub-frame), different car. What initially started out in April 2008 as a recall for the 1999-2002MY Hyundai Sonata sedans over rust-related issues, has spread...
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Update:Hyundai Santa Fe, Tiburon & Elantra Also Recalled over Rust Problems About a year ago, Hyundai issued a rather embarrassing recall on all MY1999-2002 Sonata cars due to reports of severe corrosion of the front subframe that could lead anywhere...
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Here comes another highly geographic NHTSA Recall. If your '02 or '03 Jeep Liberty was sold in, registered in, or used in one of the states mentioned below during part or all of its lifespan, this news affects you. According to NHTSA, "The front...
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