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HONDA ENGINE FIRES

Reported and Web Produced by: John Matarese
Updated: 07/09/04 17:57:55



ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES ON THE ROAD IS UNDER
INVESTIGATION TONIGHT ... AFTER MORE THAN TWO DOZEN ENGINE FIRES.


THE GOVERNMENT IS INVESTIGATING FIRES IN CERTAIN HONDA SUV'S.

THIS IS A CONCERN BECAUSE THE FIRES ARE HAPPENING AFTER OIL CHANGES, IN SOME
CASES AFTER THE VERY FIRST OIL CHANGE AT 3,000 MILES!


AT LEAST 27 HONDA CR-V'S, 2003 - 2004, HAVE CAUGHT FIRE AFTER OIL CHANGES,
ACCORDING TO GOVERNMENT REPORTS.

THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION SAFETY ADMINISTRATION BELIEVES OIL
LEAKED ONTO HOT EXHAUST SYSTEM DURING "SLOPPY" OIL CHANGES, AND CAUGHT FIRE.

IT TURNS OUT THE OIL FILTER IS CLOSER TO THE CRV'S HOT ENGINE MANIFOLD THAN
IN OTHER CARS.

I WOULD MAKE SURE YOUR TECHNICIAN KNOWS ABOUT THE RISK OF FIRE WHEN CHANGING
OIL.


NO RECALL AT THIS POINT...SO WHEN CHANGING THE OIL, TO BE CAREFUL NOT TO
SPILL.

I think you have a more serious problem than your CR-V bursting into
flames. Your Caps Lock key is broken!

Cosmin

Nino.Nospam wrote:
> Make sure you hire a competent technician to change your oil! See Below
> HONDA ENGINE FIRES
>
> Reported and Web Produced by: John Matarese
> Updated: 07/09/04 17:57:55
>
>
>
> ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES ON THE ROAD IS UNDER
> INVESTIGATION TONIGHT ... AFTER MORE THAN TWO DOZEN ENGINE FIRES.
>
>
> THE GOVERNMENT IS INVESTIGATING FIRES IN CERTAIN HONDA SUV'S.
>
> THIS IS A CONCERN BECAUSE THE FIRES ARE HAPPENING AFTER OIL CHANGES, IN SOME
> CASES AFTER THE VERY FIRST OIL CHANGE AT 3,000 MILES!
>
>
> AT LEAST 27 HONDA CR-V'S, 2003 - 2004, HAVE CAUGHT FIRE AFTER OIL CHANGES,
> ACCORDING TO GOVERNMENT REPORTS.
>
> THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION SAFETY ADMINISTRATION BELIEVES OIL
> LEAKED ONTO HOT EXHAUST SYSTEM DURING "SLOPPY" OIL CHANGES, AND CAUGHT FIRE.
>
> IT TURNS OUT THE OIL FILTER IS CLOSER TO THE CRV'S HOT ENGINE MANIFOLD THAN
> IN OTHER CARS.
>
> I WOULD MAKE SURE YOUR TECHNICIAN KNOWS ABOUT THE RISK OF FIRE WHEN CHANGING
> OIL.
>
>
> NO RECALL AT THIS POINT...SO WHEN CHANGING THE OIL, TO BE CAREFUL NOT TO
> SPILL.
>
>

on 7/10/2004 1:22 PM Cosmin N. said the following:
> I think you have a more serious problem than your CR-V bursting into
> flames. Your Caps Lock key is broken!
>
> Cosmin

It's probably a copy & paste.

Yeah were all doomed because some tech did'nt install a oil filter properly!

Were DOOMED.........................

Tom
"Nino.Nospam" <Nino.Nospam@unsubscribe@shaw.ca> wrote in message
news:tUUHc.63472$P7.9983@pd7tw3no...
> Make sure you hire a competent technician to change your oil! See Below
> HONDA ENGINE FIRES
>
> Reported and Web Produced by: John Matarese
> Updated: 07/09/04 17:57:55
>
>
>
> ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES ON THE ROAD IS UNDER
> INVESTIGATION TONIGHT ... AFTER MORE THAN TWO DOZEN ENGINE FIRES.
>
>
> THE GOVERNMENT IS INVESTIGATING FIRES IN CERTAIN HONDA SUV'S.
>
> THIS IS A CONCERN BECAUSE THE FIRES ARE HAPPENING AFTER OIL CHANGES, IN
SOME
> CASES AFTER THE VERY FIRST OIL CHANGE AT 3,000 MILES!
>
>
> AT LEAST 27 HONDA CR-V'S, 2003 - 2004, HAVE CAUGHT FIRE AFTER OIL CHANGES,
> ACCORDING TO GOVERNMENT REPORTS.
>
> THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION SAFETY ADMINISTRATION BELIEVES OIL
> LEAKED ONTO HOT EXHAUST SYSTEM DURING "SLOPPY" OIL CHANGES, AND CAUGHT
FIRE.
>
> IT TURNS OUT THE OIL FILTER IS CLOSER TO THE CRV'S HOT ENGINE MANIFOLD
THAN
> IN OTHER CARS.
>
> I WOULD MAKE SURE YOUR TECHNICIAN KNOWS ABOUT THE RISK OF FIRE WHEN
CHANGING
> OIL.
>
>
> NO RECALL AT THIS POINT...SO WHEN CHANGING THE OIL, TO BE CAREFUL NOT TO
> SPILL.
>
>

Nino.Nospam wrote:
> Make sure you hire a competent technician to change your oil! See Below
> HONDA ENGINE FIRES
>
> Reported and Web Produced by: John Matarese
> Updated: 07/09/04 17:57:55
>
>
>
> ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES ON THE ROAD IS UNDER
> INVESTIGATION TONIGHT ... AFTER MORE THAN TWO DOZEN ENGINE FIRES.
>
>
> THE GOVERNMENT IS INVESTIGATING FIRES IN CERTAIN HONDA SUV'S.
>
> THIS IS A CONCERN BECAUSE THE FIRES ARE HAPPENING AFTER OIL CHANGES, IN SOME
> CASES AFTER THE VERY FIRST OIL CHANGE AT 3,000 MILES!
>

<SNIP>

Since when is the first oil change on a CRV at 3,000 miles ? ?

Any car will burn if you slop oil on the exhaust pipe.

'Curly'

GM's and Fords burn up every day. Why don't they make the news?




"Nino.Nospam" <Nino.Nospam@unsubscribe@shaw.ca> wrote in message
news:tUUHc.63472$P7.9983@pd7tw3no...
> Make sure you hire a competent technician to change your oil! See Below
> HONDA ENGINE FIRES
>
> Reported and Web Produced by: John Matarese
> Updated: 07/09/04 17:57:55
>
>
>
> ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES ON THE ROAD IS UNDER
> INVESTIGATION TONIGHT ... AFTER MORE THAN TWO DOZEN ENGINE FIRES.
>
>
> THE GOVERNMENT IS INVESTIGATING FIRES IN CERTAIN HONDA SUV'S.
>
> THIS IS A CONCERN BECAUSE THE FIRES ARE HAPPENING AFTER OIL CHANGES, IN
SOME
> CASES AFTER THE VERY FIRST OIL CHANGE AT 3,000 MILES!
>
>
> AT LEAST 27 HONDA CR-V'S, 2003 - 2004, HAVE CAUGHT FIRE AFTER OIL CHANGES,
> ACCORDING TO GOVERNMENT REPORTS.
>
> THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION SAFETY ADMINISTRATION BELIEVES OIL
> LEAKED ONTO HOT EXHAUST SYSTEM DURING "SLOPPY" OIL CHANGES, AND CAUGHT
FIRE.
>
> IT TURNS OUT THE OIL FILTER IS CLOSER TO THE CRV'S HOT ENGINE MANIFOLD
THAN
> IN OTHER CARS.
>
> I WOULD MAKE SURE YOUR TECHNICIAN KNOWS ABOUT THE RISK OF FIRE WHEN
CHANGING
> OIL.
>
>
> NO RECALL AT THIS POINT...SO WHEN CHANGING THE OIL, TO BE CAREFUL NOT TO
> SPILL.
>
>

To think Scott Peterson could have just bought his wife a Honda CR-V?

"Honda Doc" <tophondadoc@hotmail.nospam.com> wrote in message
news:B6adncZd7KB7GW3dRVn-vw@comcast.com...
> GM's and Fords burn up every day. Why don't they make the news?
>
>
>
>
> "Nino.Nospam" <Nino.Nospam@unsubscribe@shaw.ca> wrote in message
> news:tUUHc.63472$P7.9983@pd7tw3no...
> > Make sure you hire a competent technician to change your oil! See Below
> > HONDA ENGINE FIRES
> >
> > Reported and Web Produced by: John Matarese
> > Updated: 07/09/04 17:57:55
> >
> >
> >
> > ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES ON THE ROAD IS UNDER
> > INVESTIGATION TONIGHT ... AFTER MORE THAN TWO DOZEN ENGINE FIRES.
> >
> >
> > THE GOVERNMENT IS INVESTIGATING FIRES IN CERTAIN HONDA SUV'S.
> >
> > THIS IS A CONCERN BECAUSE THE FIRES ARE HAPPENING AFTER OIL CHANGES, IN
> SOME
> > CASES AFTER THE VERY FIRST OIL CHANGE AT 3,000 MILES!
> >
> >
> > AT LEAST 27 HONDA CR-V'S, 2003 - 2004, HAVE CAUGHT FIRE AFTER OIL
CHANGES,
> > ACCORDING TO GOVERNMENT REPORTS.
> >
> > THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION SAFETY ADMINISTRATION BELIEVES OIL
> > LEAKED ONTO HOT EXHAUST SYSTEM DURING "SLOPPY" OIL CHANGES, AND CAUGHT
> FIRE.
> >
> > IT TURNS OUT THE OIL FILTER IS CLOSER TO THE CRV'S HOT ENGINE MANIFOLD
> THAN
> > IN OTHER CARS.
> >
> > I WOULD MAKE SURE YOUR TECHNICIAN KNOWS ABOUT THE RISK OF FIRE WHEN
> CHANGING
> > OIL.
> >
> >
> > NO RECALL AT THIS POINT...SO WHEN CHANGING THE OIL, TO BE CAREFUL NOT TO
> > SPILL.
> >
> >
>
>

We're having a big discussion over this issue in the forums at Edmunds.com

So far around 30 CR-Vs have charred up, and another 150 got disabled
following oil changes. You Honda loyalists are viewing this as a non-issue,
as it's only affecting 1 out of every 1000 CR-Vs. If this is indeed a
non-issue and is perfectly normal for a car...why have this attracted the
attention of the NHTSB and the media? Would you strap yourself, your wife
and your kids into a CR-V following a visit to Jiffy Lube, if you knew that
you had a 1/1000 chance of the car going in flames or all of a sudden
breaking down?
I've learned to not trust what corporations, politicians or celebrities tell
me at face value. Something shady is going on with Honda that they don't
want to reveal. As soon as I get some money I will be trading in my 2004
CR-V for a car that doesn't explode after an oil change. In any case
hopefully Honda will do the right thing and recall this car before anyone
dies.

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Honda "The CR-V fires have been caused by dumb factory-certified
technicians, that's the extent of it"
Ken Lay "I didn't know Enron was collapsing"
OJ Simpson "I'm 100% not guilty"
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"Nino.Nospam" <Nino.Nospam@unsubscribe@shaw.ca> wrote in message
news:tUUHc.63472$P7.9983@pd7tw3no...
> Make sure you hire a competent technician to change your oil! See Below
> HONDA ENGINE FIRES
>
> Reported and Web Produced by: John Matarese
> Updated: 07/09/04 17:57:55
>
>
>
> ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES ON THE ROAD IS UNDER
> INVESTIGATION TONIGHT ... AFTER MORE THAN TWO DOZEN ENGINE FIRES.
>
>
> THE GOVERNMENT IS INVESTIGATING FIRES IN CERTAIN HONDA SUV'S.
>
> THIS IS A CONCERN BECAUSE THE FIRES ARE HAPPENING AFTER OIL CHANGES, IN
SOME
> CASES AFTER THE VERY FIRST OIL CHANGE AT 3,000 MILES!
>
>
> AT LEAST 27 HONDA CR-V'S, 2003 - 2004, HAVE CAUGHT FIRE AFTER OIL CHANGES,
> ACCORDING TO GOVERNMENT REPORTS.
>
> THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION SAFETY ADMINISTRATION BELIEVES OIL
> LEAKED ONTO HOT EXHAUST SYSTEM DURING "SLOPPY" OIL CHANGES, AND CAUGHT
FIRE.
>
> IT TURNS OUT THE OIL FILTER IS CLOSER TO THE CRV'S HOT ENGINE MANIFOLD
THAN
> IN OTHER CARS.
>
> I WOULD MAKE SURE YOUR TECHNICIAN KNOWS ABOUT THE RISK OF FIRE WHEN
CHANGING
> OIL.
>
>
> NO RECALL AT THIS POINT...SO WHEN CHANGING THE OIL, TO BE CAREFUL NOT TO
> SPILL.
>
>

> GM's and Fords burn up every day. Why don't they make the news?

haha, that happens daily!! they could tape the news once then just replay
it every night!!

"John C" <goangels@*nospam*newsguy.com> wrote in message
news:ccqmv1013bm@news4.newsguy.com...
> We're having a big discussion over this issue in the forums at Edmunds.com
>
> So far around 30 CR-Vs have charred up, and another 150 got disabled
> following oil changes. You Honda loyalists are viewing this as a
non-issue,
> as it's only affecting 1 out of every 1000 CR-Vs. If this is indeed a
> non-issue and is perfectly normal for a car...why have this attracted the
> attention of the NHTSB and the media? Would you strap yourself, your wife
> and your kids into a CR-V following a visit to Jiffy Lube, if you knew
that
> you had a 1/1000 chance of the car going in flames or all of a sudden
> breaking down?
> I've learned to not trust what corporations, politicians or celebrities
tell
> me at face value. Something shady is going on with Honda that they don't
> want to reveal. As soon as I get some money I will be trading in my 2004
> CR-V for a car that doesn't explode after an oil change. In any case
> hopefully Honda will do the right thing and recall this car before anyone
> dies.

Or maybe, people that have a CR-V will make sure that the people they allow
to perform work on their vehicle's are qualified to use a screwdriver or
wrench. And, that they have a steady enough hand to pour liquids without
spilling them ;^)

--
Brian

If it weren't for STRESS I'd have no energy at all.