Honda Announces Major Recall
Ignition Problems Blamed
POSTED: 4:30 p.m. EDT August 2, 2002
UPDATED: 8:31 a.m. EDT August 4, 2002
Two car companies have announced recalls and the biggest is from Honda.
The company announced it is recalling 1 million cars because of problems with the ignition. Reports say that the ignition may cause the cars to suddenly stall without warning and that that could increase the chance of a crash.
There are several different models and years included. The 1997 through 1999 Honda Prelude, Accord, Odyssey, CR-V and the Acura CL are the cars affected.

The 1998 - 2000 Honda Civics are also affected, along with the 1999 Acura TL.
Honda is notifying owners about the recall. If you are not sure that your car is included in the recall, contact your dealer.
Hyundai is also recalling the 2002 Sonata.
Company officials said that the side impact airbag sensors might be too sensitive. They are supposed to deploy if you're hit on the side, but they may actually deploy from things like slamming the door shut.
Hyundai is notifying owners, but call your dealer if you have any questions.

 

Where did you get this info from??

 

NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number: 02V120000
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
Manufacturer: AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR COMPANY

Year: 1999 Make: HONDA Model: ACCORD Recall Date: 05/20/2002

Type of Report: Vehicle
Potential Number of Units Affected: 1000000

Defect Summary:
ON CERTAIN SEDANS, COUPES, HATCHBACKS, AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, ELECTRICAL CONTACTS IN THE IGNITION SWITCH CAN DEGRADE DUE TO THE HIGH ELECTRICAL CURRENT PASSING THROUGH THE SWITCH WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED.
Consequence Summary:
WORN CONTACTS COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL WITHOUT WARNING, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Corrective Summary:
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH. OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING JUNE 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009 OR ACURA AT 1-800-382-2238.

 

FINALLY. I knew I wasn't imagining things. Jeez, now to get it fixed. This is that whole "my car feels like it's about to stall when i come to a stop" thing, right??

 

I saw the info about the Ignition Recall, but I can't find anything on the airbag recall....

edit - doh.... nevermind.... the airbag recall is for the Sonata only....

 

I though this was old news, like last spring. In fact, I found the recall notice on ahmownerlink:Dated in May. Doesn't affect 2nd gen CL's (from what I gather).

 

what website can i print this from? My dealer couldn't find anything wrong and told me its probably from the aftermarket parts.............that's when i told him

 

Is for 2001+ Acura CL?

 

Well, you probably shouldn't have told him that since it only affects the 1st Gen CL's ('97-'99) and the '99 TL as far as CL's and TL's go..... however, you could still give him that finger for not knowing that information the first place....

 

-uh oh!

-does this mean i should stay offa the freeway

 

If it effects our car, we will get a notice from Acura. If you haven't gotten it, then it doesn't effect your car. No sense asking a dealer.

 

Just log into www.ahmownerlink.com (you did set it up, didn't you?) and it will tell you about the ignition recall and if your car is on the list.

You need to enter in your VIN to get recall information. I cut and pasted my previous post from ahmownerlink.