Honda and Ford recall 1.2million vehicles each...

[MikeMike]

http://www.foxnews.com/printer_friendly_story/0,3566,206853,00.html

ord Recalls 1.2 Million Vehicles Over Engine Fire Concerns

Thursday , August 03, 2006

WASHINGTON ? Ford recalled 1.2 million trucks, sport utility vehicles and vans on Thursday amid concerns of potential engine fires, expanding upon one of the largest vehicle recalls in history.

Ford Motor Co. (F) said the recall was tied to the speed control deactivation switch system, which could corrode over time, overheat and catch fire.

The recall involves vehicles fueled by gasoline or natural gas and equipped with speed control, including the 1994-2002 F-250, F-350, F-450 and F-550 F-Super Duty trucks, 2000-2002 Excursion SUVs, 1994-1996 Econoline vans and 1996-2002 E-450 vans, and 1998 Explorers and Mountaineers. The recall does not involve similar vehicles fueled by diesel.

Last September, Ford recalled 3.8 million pickups and SUVs from the 1994-2002 model years, including the top-selling F-150 pickup, because of the concerns over engine fires. It was the fifth-largest auto industry recall in U.S. history.

In January 2005, the company recalled nearly 800,000 pickups and SUVs from the 2000 model year because of similar issues.

Honda...

August 3, 2006 - 10:00 am

DETROIT -- Honda Motor Co. is recalling nearly 1.2 million cars and motorcycles to amend incorrect contact information in its owner's manual for a vehicle safety hotline, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said today.

The U.S. agency said "the language in the owner's manual is not in accordance with the current mandatory requirement."

The recall includes 2006 and 2007 Honda and Acura models.

 

[BobDaMenkey]

Ok. And?

 

[Ika]

Wow, what's with all the vehicle recalls lately?

 

[Aimster]

Honda's recall is as minor as one could hope for in a recall

Ford ... they are doomed.

 

[archcommus]

At least the sedans are okay!

 

[lagvoid]

wow...not pretty for Ford.

 

[Ricochet]

Wait...I'm confused. Why does Honda have to recall their vehicles over the reason sited?

 

[eelw]

They recall owner manuals???????

 

[Ktulu]

Originally posted by: eelw
They recall owner manuals???????

GM did a year or to ago for the G6 owner manual.

 

[thirdeye]

Man I'm glad I didn't buy a Honda, this recall will set them back years

 

[Armitage]

Originally posted by: eelw
They recall owner manuals???????

That's kinda crazy - while they're mailing out the recall notice, why don't they just send out an errata on the owners manual and be done with it?

 

[skyking]

Yes, a sticky page with instructions for installation...

 

[NaOH]

Who needs to do the Honda recall?

::manual bursts into flames while driving away::

 

[PottedMeat]

hehe everyone assumes the ford recall is bad ( and it is ) and nobody talks about it. Honda is just trying to keep up with them.

 

[MoPHo]

I think Ford just goes "Man, we are screwed within the next few years...hey, let's just fvck with the american public!"

 

[CrackRabbit]

Didn't Ford recall the same model trucks and SUVs a year or two ago for the same reason?

 

[thirdeye]

Originally posted by: CrackRabbit
Didn't Ford recall the same model trucks and SUVs a year or two ago for the same reason?

I'm pretty sure that Ford has "Build something that catches fire" in their mission statement.

 

[archcommus]

Poor Ford. Really wish they wouldn't keep damaging themselves with crap like this.

 

[MikeMike]

Originally posted by: CrackRabbit
Didn't Ford recall the same model trucks and SUVs a year or two ago for the same reason?

those were different models, these are all in addition to the previous recall.

 

[PingSpike]

Originally posted by: thirdeye

Originally posted by: CrackRabbit
Didn't Ford recall the same model trucks and SUVs a year or two ago for the same reason?

I'm pretty sure that Ford has "Build something that catches fire" in their mission statement.

They're making progress. They've worked down from building things that explode to things that catch fire. Give credit where its due.

 

[Ktulu]

Originally posted by: thirdeye
Man I'm glad I didn't buy a Honda, this recall will set them back years

So when the hell is Honda gonna issue a recall on the SRS problem thousands of people are having, I would say it's pretty damn serious.

 

[skyking]

Originally posted by: thirdeye

Originally posted by: CrackRabbit
Didn't Ford recall the same model trucks and SUVs a year or two ago for the same reason?

I'm pretty sure that Ford has "Build something that catches fire" in their mission statement.

the exploding pinto was most famous, but the aerostar seats that ould catch fire under your ass, that was just funny.