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Honda recalling Hybrid Civic sedans, Elysion minivans

Discussion in 'Honda/Acura Hybrids and EVs' started by hb06, Feb 9, 2007.

  1. hb06

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    "TOKYO - Honda Motor Co. plans to recall 45,335 Civic Hybrid sedans worldwide to repair an electrical defect that could stop the cars' engines, a company spokeswoman said Friday."

    "Japan's No. 2 automaker plans to recall 7,219 of the vehicles sold domestically and another 38,116 sold overseas, mostly in the United States..."

    "Honda has received no reports of accidents related to the defect, the documents said. The affected vehicles were manufactured between September 2005 and September 2006, they said."

    http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070209/ap_on_...an_honda_recall
     
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    If anyone comes across actual technical details on this, let us know..
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    Japan's No. 2 manufacturer?!?!? Since when did they pass Nissan? Nissan is Japan's No.2 manufacturer, Honda's 3rd.
     
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    Saw this in other forum, copied it here for your info.

     

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    It looks like the DC-DC (HV battery 144V to 12V) voltage converter has a defect.

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(usbseawolf2000 @ Feb 12 2007, 01:04 AM) [snapback]388451[/snapback]</div>
    Actually the HV battery is 158V, 144V is for HCH I. :)

    I don't think Honda is saying the voltage converter has a defect, what they are saying is the protective cover has insufficient strength and may bend if there are too much pressure especially from a heavy person who sits at the back seat. That may potentially cause short to the terminals, causing fuse to blow and may stall the engine. IMHO, if the protective cover can break easily even with an average weight person, then I would call that a defect.

    Heard there was one serious case happened in US. It was caused by a 300+ pounders that likes to throw the back and taking all the half of the back seat (almost daily over a long period of time)! (Sorry, no offense to those heavy weight people, just reproducing what I have read).
     
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    Okay, that makes sense, even if the gif is in japanese. I've seen
    that rubber boot in the affected spot -- it's one of the points to
    sanity-test to make sure you *don't* have 12V under there before
    going after the main battery connections.
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    #7 hobbit, Feb 17, 2007
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