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Thanks to Lara for her concern. Fortunately, my CRV is a 2000 model. Though I admit that I myself had on occasion felt like bursting into flames as my unprotected flesh touched my superheated charcoal leather seats on a sunny day.
(WASHINGTON, July 9th, 2004, 1:30 p.m.) -- American Honda Motor Company says it's going to notify dealers about a possible problem with the newer CRV sport utility vehicles.
The problem has caused some 2003 and 2004 models to catch fire after the first oil changes.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has determined the problem is caused by vehicle technicians. When the oil filter is removed, part of the seal may stick to the engine. If that seal isn't removed before the new filter is put in -- there is a risk of oil leakage which could cause a fire.
Honda says it is not planning a recall at this time -- but it may rewrite instructions on how to replace the filters.
(Copyright 2004 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
If I wuz a lawyer I'd be thinkin' "Products Liability" and "a small percentage of the gross" Anybody out there old enough to remember the famous exploding Ford Pinto gas tank? Later litigation turned up in house memos...Ford did a little cost/benefits analysis and determined that "x" number of people would be killed. And that it would be cheaper to pay off their survivors' claims than redesign the gas tank.
Posted by: SusanG on July 9, 2004 03:03 PM
