Honda has issued a recall of 353,000 MY 2003 Honda Accord sedans to fix an issue with the windshield wiper motor.
According to the automaker water could enter an area near the wiper motor and cause corrosion. This could lead cause the electrical circuit breaker inside the motor to fail, which in turn would cause the wipers to fail leading to the potential of a crash.
Thankfully no injuries have been reported. Dealers will inspect the motors and if there is no corrosion they will install a cover over the motor. If there is corrosion they will replace the motor.
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Comments (20)
HAHAHAHA
Fantastic engines, just have to worry about your vehicle rusting apart while driving it now.
Posted by Chucklehead | April 16, 2008 4:42 PM
Posted on April 16, 2008 16:42
"Fantastic engines, just have to worry about your vehicle rusting apart while driving it now."
Yeah, if by vehicle you mean wiper motor.
Reading is hard.
Posted by DrFruit | April 16, 2008 5:29 PM
Posted on April 16, 2008 17:29
This is a pretty funny recall but I'm glad Honda is acting on it.
As for the OP's comment, there is nothing wrong with his reading.
Posted by Optimummind | April 16, 2008 5:33 PM
Posted on April 16, 2008 17:33
I wonder what the import fans that made fun of the Dodge Avenger's recall have to say about this.
Posted by Tommy Boy | April 16, 2008 5:37 PM
Posted on April 16, 2008 17:37
See declining standard in foreign cars. Everyone should move back to the reliable big three. Ford and GM have never steered us wrong. They are stronger and better looking these days.
Posted by Cbate | April 16, 2008 5:44 PM
Posted on April 16, 2008 17:44
@ Cbate
You must be joking. So the Dodge Caliber, Dodge Avenger, Chrysler Sebring, Chrysler PT Cruiser, Chrysler Pacifica, Chrysler Aspen, Ford Five Hundred/Taurus, Ford Fusion, Chevy Aveo, do I really need to go on, aren't plain and/or boring? Okay
The only one that's really showing any promise is Chevy, with the Aveo being the worse out of the lot. The only car keeping Chrysler above water is the 300. Ford just slaps some chrome on their cars hoping to attract the younger generation. Dodge should stick to selling trucks.
I guess everyone has their own opinion but your's is just wrong.
Posted by D! | April 16, 2008 6:20 PM
Posted on April 16, 2008 18:20
Ford and GM have steered us wrong many times in the past. Both are making a comeback slowly but surely.
Honda's recall due to wiper motors pales in comparison to the many recalls of other car companies and is easily offset by its otherwise staggering reliability. A Honda or Toyota will run as long as there's gas in the tank.
Posted by Jeffrey | April 16, 2008 6:40 PM
Posted on April 16, 2008 18:40
Wonder why we still haven't heard about the Sonata recall on here? Hyundai's been hitting on all cylinders until that one... 390,000 Sonatas for the passenger airbag sensor not working properly.
http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSSEO19130020080415
Posted by Gary | April 16, 2008 6:42 PM
Posted on April 16, 2008 18:42
I predict Honda sale's declining for years to come. Not because of this recall of course.
Posted by 09 | April 16, 2008 8:00 PM
Posted on April 16, 2008 20:00
This is about a totally insignificant recall of a part that doesn't even affect the safety of the car. (don't give me any crap about water on the windshield being dangerous)
Honda didn't even have to recall it, they could have just let it slide.
I'm amazed that on a page involving problems with Honda people still find a way to bash the american car manufacturers.
Posted by Cheap Car Lover | April 16, 2008 11:05 PM
Posted on April 16, 2008 23:05
Now here's something the Japs can learn from Americans - when your wiper motors fail, make the customers buy a new one from the Service department at obscene prices. Don't recall the damn things!
Posted by playah | April 17, 2008 2:36 AM
Posted on April 17, 2008 02:36
See what happens when you pay Americans to build your cars for you?
Posted by Tommy Boy | April 17, 2008 3:03 AM
Posted on April 17, 2008 03:03
I am glad that when Dodge recalls something it is because they are trash, but when Honda recalls it is because they love Americans so much they could not sleep at night so they just had to recall the cars, because they are a loving company.
Posted by Jeremy | April 17, 2008 8:29 AM
Posted on April 17, 2008 08:29
@CCL:
I'm not sure where you live, but a windshield wiper motor that fails while driving 55mph in the middle of a torrential downpour seems pretty dangerous to me. I'll agree that under most circumstances, this part failure probably isn't that big a deal, but it is still potentially lethal.
Posted by Chris O. | April 17, 2008 8:54 AM
Posted on April 17, 2008 08:54
@Cheap Car Lover:
yeah so heavy rain starts on a highway, you're doing 65-70 mph and all of a sudden your windshield wiper stops working, who knows, maybe it's nighttime, you're in heavy traffic, maybe the highway section lacks a shoulder to pull over... not dangerous at all
aaand I just finished reading all the posts and realized Chris O. preceded me. I don't care I wanna stress this.
Posted by SVT | April 17, 2008 10:11 AM
Posted on April 17, 2008 10:11
Tommy Boy Imposter
Stop posting as me you you anti-American cockfag. I bet you wont mined being fired and having your job sent to Japan.
Posted by Tommy Boy | April 17, 2008 10:47 AM
Posted on April 17, 2008 10:47
Aparently you didn't read my post. "don't give me any crap about water on the windshield being dangerous"
Going by your standards of safety Honda is avoiding litigation with this recall. I guess soon the TSB will start demanding recalls for wipers. Rubber wiper blade quality will be part of your annual safety inspection. Congress will pass laws on wiper quality.
Half the people I ever ride with have terrible wipers on their cars that just smear over the windshield and make it worse. They still get around just fine. One of my friends has never turned the wipers on in his car, he just uses tons of rainx.
It's not a safety thing. I can see your (unsolicited) point, but ya'll are ridiculous.
Posted by Cheap Car Lover | April 17, 2008 10:56 AM
Posted on April 17, 2008 10:56
However, Honda is the 1st best-seller in Canada.
Posted by paul | April 17, 2008 11:05 AM
Posted on April 17, 2008 11:05
That Honda is avoiding litigation with the recall is exactly my point. I'm glad that your area of the country doesn't receive any serious inclement weather, but that wasn't really part of my point.
Your notion that a windshield wiper blade that is used past its rated life, is somehow an equivalent item, is rediculous.
What IS at issue is a critical component that fails prematurely because of a design or manufacturing defect. Product liability law is pretty clear on this. The recall will probably cost upwards of 15 million dollars, but that's less than damages awarded with as few as five fatal crashes. Assuming that most motor failures will occur under circumstances that will not lead to a fatal crash, and that half of the motors will not fail over the entire service life of the vehicle, you are still left with a number MUCH higher than five.
Posted by Chris O. | April 17, 2008 8:45 PM
Posted on April 17, 2008 20:45
I think everyone is missing the point here.
When my Chevrolet Blazer (97) had this same problem with a rusted motor causing the windshield wipers to seize up on the road, I had to pay the Chevrolet service department to fix it. I've had many vehicles (mostly American, but a few Korean) that had similar issues: little parts you've never even thought about causing problems. And I always had to pay to have it fixed.
Honda is repairing this on its own will. Its not an NHTSA recall, its worried itself that this could happen. Obviously since the NHTSA hasn't raised any issues, its not a very common problem at all.
I thank Honda for taking the hit themselves here.
Posted by Allen | April 21, 2008 1:07 PM
Posted on April 21, 2008 13:07