DETROIT - Honda is recalling 2.49 million cars, small SUVs and vans, including his popular accord sedan, to fix a software problem that automatic transfer could be damaged.
The recall includes 1.5 million vehicles in the United States, 760,000 in China and 135,142 in Canada, which automakers said Friday.
Globally, the recall of four-cylinder accord concerns limousines for 2005-2010 model years.
The company is also referring to vehicles in parts of Europe, Middle East, South America, Mexico and Puerto Rico. The callback sold Hondas in Japan home market with no effect on the vehicles.
In the United States and Canada also the callback the CR-V crossover for 2007 to 2010 model years as well as the small SUV element from 2005 to 2008.
Without updating the software, automatic transfer in these vehicles could be damaged if the driver quickly shift between gears. The may be the engine stalling, or make it put the car in Park difficult.
Without updating the software, automatic transfer in these vehicles could be damaged if the driver quickly moved between gears. The may be the engine stalling, or make it put the car in Park difficult.
In China, the recall includes more than 160,000 Odyssey minivans from 2005 to 2009, and over 4,000 Spirior cars, based on the European version of the agreement, for the year 2010.
Chris Martin, Honda spokesman of the U.S., the recall said headquarters in California, was the result of "extremely unusual circumstances." The vast majority of our consumers would never really this encounter. It is a software programming. "It is no weakness on the wire per se."
This problem no injuries or deaths were reported, so Martin.
Honda said the problems may arise if the transfer quickly between the back neutral have been moved and drive positions. A driver can do this in an attempt to drive a vehicle in the mud and snow.
In this scenario, the secondary shaft bearing automatic transmission could be damaged.
An update to the transmission control module software is the transition between transmission and reduces the possibility of damages.
Honda begins inform U.S. consumers end of August. It does not cost the callback expected specify.
The software update will take about a half hour, but customers can Martin said, have to leave their cars on Honda dealer for a longer period of time.
This week, consumer reports said it was not recommending 2012 Honda Civic. This led some industry analysts to questions whether this is a symptom of bigger problems for the automaker this year is the fifth in U.S. sales.
The company did not agree with the influential U.S. consumer advocate review.
Copyright 2011 Thomson Reuters.
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