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Honda Fit Equipment Safety Report | July 01, 2007
Reported on July 01, 2007
| ROCK DAMAGE TO CONDENSER CAUSED AC FAILURE DUE TO ALUMINUM GRADE CONDENSER AND LACK OF ADEQUATE PROTECTION. ALUMINUM CONDENSER CAN BE CRUSHED BY FINGER FORCE, CLEARLY NOT DESIGNED TO HOLD UP TO ROAD PROJECTILES, SUCH AS PEBBLES OR SMALL ROCKS IMPACTING AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS. FIRST REPAIR ON VEHICLE LESS THAN 1 YEAR OLD AND UNDER 14K MILES. NO PROTECTION OFFERED TO PREVENT FROM OCCURRING AGAIN. OUT $700 TO REPAIR CONDENSER. MODIFICATIONS TO PROTECT CONDENSER WILL VOID WARRANTY. MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ON HONDA VEHICLES FOR EXACT SAME ISSUE. NO GUARANTEE THAT THIS WILL BE THE LAST TIME, AND MOST LIKELY WILL NOT BE THE LAST TIME BECAUSE THE CONDENSER IS SO FLIMSY THAT THIS IS BOUND TO HAPPEN AGAIN. NOT COVERED UNDER HONDA WARRANTY AS IT'S CONSIDERED ROAD HAZARD. *TR | |
| Make: | Honda |
| Model: | Fit |
| Manufactured by: | HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) |
| Year: | 2007 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | 0 person(s) were injured. |
| Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | WINCHESTER KY |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | JHMGD37657S |
| Mileage: | 14000 miles. |
| Speed: | 75 MPH |
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| Was a police report filed? | N |
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