Engines on 1.4 million Honda vehicles might fail, so US regulators open an investigation

[Yardbird]

Engines on 1.4 million Honda vehicles might fail, so US regulators open an investigation​

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DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government's highway safety agency is investigating complaints that engines can fail on as many as 1.4 million Honda and Acura vehicles.

The probe by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration covers the 2016 through 2020 Honda Pilot and Acura MDX, as well as the 2018 through 2020 Honda Odyssey and Acura TLX. Also included is the 2017 through 2019 Honda Ridgeline.

The agency says in documents posted on its website Monday that connecting rod bearings on vehicles with 3.5-liter V6 engines can fail, leading to complete engine failure. Connecting rods link the pistons to the crankshaft and convert vertical motion to move the wheels.

Honda recalled about 250,000 vehicles in November of 2023 to fix the same problem. But the agency says it has 173 complaints from owners who reported connecting rod bearing failures, yet their vehicles weren't included in the recall. One owner reported a crash with no injuries.

The agency said it's opening a recall query to determine the severity of the problem in vehicles not included in the 2023 recall.

A message was left Monday seeking comment from Honda.

In documents explaining the 2023 recall, the automaker said had 1,450 warranty claims due to the bearing problem but no reports of injuries. Dealers were to inspect and repair or replace the engines if needed.


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[ConqueringFools]

Toyota, Honda etc. They are failing lately. Makes me think I should keep my 2013 Jeep GC Laredo 5.7 L hemi with 240K miles on it and still going strong. Hoping my Ram 1500 lasts as long.

 

[Yardbird]

Toyota, Honda etc. They are failing lately. Makes me think I should keep my 2013 Jeep GC Laredo 5.7 L hemi with 240K miles on it and still going strong. Hoping my Ram 1500 lasts as long.

It's a race to the bottom. I'm old enough to remember when the goal was to make things better. Now, it's planned obsolesce. I just bought a new TV because I wanted bigger. It's a name brand, and the salesperson said to expect around 5 years out of it.

The old one I moved to another room is 12 years old, and still has a great picture. I have an old CRT TV from the late 1990's that still works great, if you could get any channels on it, since all are now broadcast in digital format.

 

[ConqueringFools]

It's a race to the bottom. I'm old enough to remember when the goal was to make things better. Now, it's planned obsolesce. I just bought a new TV because I wanted bigger. It's a name brand, and the salesperson said to expect around 5 years out of it.

The old one I moved to another room is 12 years old, and still has a great picture. I have an old CRT TV from the late 1990's that still works great, if you could get any channels on it, since all are now broadcast in digital format.

America can't even build toasters anymore. I'm 45 years old and even my generation can remember quality products. Sure we can pump out aircraft carriers and nuclear submarines and the latest greatest cell phone. But when you can't even produce the basics like a toaster. I remember ice trays from my grandfather! LOL Those metal ones with the metal grates that slid back and forth. Those things were fricking indestructible. Think about that! In America we used to build f#$king ice trays out of METAL!!! I remember my grandfather's refrigerator. In the 1990's as a kid that thing was still running strong. Must have been built in the 60's or 70's. Hell my generation still remembers Craftsman tools Made in the USA. Hell even my Shark vacuum purchased 10+ years ago is still going strong compared to the garbage one I bought a few years ago.