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Old 04-06-2016, 02:17 PM
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Japan Honda fits catch fire
Honda Fits are now catching fire and have bad electric steering in Japan in latest recall.

Honda Fires, Collisions Prompt Sixth Major Recall for Fit - Bloomberg

Sad to see Honda lose control on their quality control.

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Old 04-06-2016, 02:28 PM
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Originally Posted by James Butler
Honda Fits are now catching fire and have bad electric steering in Japan in latest recall.

Honda Fires, Collisions Prompt Sixth Major Recall for Fit - Bloomberg

Sad to see Honda lose control on their quality control.

James
Damn those Mexicans!
 
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Old 04-06-2016, 05:34 PM
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Japan models only, not North American
These fires are specific to the Japanese domestic model. There are no recent cases of fires in North America that I could find. The JDMs are all made in Japan. It seems that Mexican Fits do not have enough chilli to be fiery enough.

Please stay calm...
 
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Old 04-06-2016, 05:58 PM
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Originally Posted by TorontoBoy
These fires are specific to the Japanese domestic model. There are no recent cases of fires in North America that I could find. The JDMs are all made in Japan. It seems that Mexican Fits do not have enough chilli to be fiery enough.

Please stay calm...
Next time I'll post a sarcasm alert ;-)
 
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Next time I'll post a sarcasm alert ;-)
Ah, hahahahahahaha!

Best post I've read around here in ages.

Well played.
 
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Old 04-07-2016, 12:07 PM
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Honda Fits are now catching fire




..... latest recall.
OMFG Honda has become Ford.
 
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Old 04-07-2016, 05:20 PM
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OMFG Honda has become Ford.
The lovable, burnable Ford Pinto




 
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Old 04-07-2016, 05:29 PM
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Originally Posted by TorontoBoy
These fires are specific to the Japanese domestic model. There are no recent cases of fires in North America that I could find. The JDMs are all made in Japan. It seems that Mexican Fits do not have enough chilli to be fiery enough.

Please stay calm...
Exactly what parts are causing the fires? Is the same supplier providing these parts to the Mexican Fits? If they are....
 
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Old 04-07-2016, 09:08 PM
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Originally Posted by James Butler
Honda Fits are now catching fire and have bad electric steering in Japan in latest recall.

Honda Fires, Collisions Prompt Sixth Major Recall for Fit - Bloomberg

Sad to see Honda lose control on their quality control.

James
This is terrible news. It's no wonder Honda's reliability rating dropped last year.
 
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Old 04-07-2016, 09:13 PM
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Originally Posted by TorontoBoy
These fires are specific to the Japanese domestic model. There are no recent cases of fires in North America that I could find. The JDMs are all made in Japan. It seems that Mexican Fits do not have enough chilli to be fiery enough.

Please stay calm...
Surely it's a Japanese wasabi syndrome
 
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Old 04-08-2016, 03:02 AM
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The lovable, burnable Ford Pinto




hahahhaha
 
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