CV axle recall question...
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From: Euclid Ohio
Yes. I just had the recall done and they aligned it as part of the procedure.
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From: Iowa
Be sure the dealer actually does the alignment as part of the recall. My car hadn't been quite right since the recall, I had an independent check the alignment, and sure enough the side that was worked on had toe out of spec. it's back to normal now. I'm sure the dealer neglected the alignment to save time.
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From: MA
To Joe Henry:
It's pretty easy to check out the axle shafts if you want to confirm the dealer opinion. Run the car up on ramps or jack up the front and put it on jack stands. Take a good look at the axle shafts. Caress them lovingly. Wash them like a parent washes a tiny baby...
It seems like the problematic rust typically starts underneath a rubber ring around the axle shaft. Moisture and salt get trapped underneath. Add time and you have a problem. Before you reach that stage you will almost certainly have visible rust creeping out from underneath the rubber. If your axle shafts are clean they've either been replaced or don't need to be replaced.
To cronice6:
The recall is for Fits from winter salt states in the Midwest and Northeast. A CA car doesn't qualify, but if your Fit came from elsewhere it might. Here's part of the recall providing more detail.
"Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2013-2015 Acura ILX, 2013 Acura ILX Hybrid, 2012 Honda Civic Hybrid, and 2007-2008 Honda Fit vehicles with a manual transmission and 2009-2013 Honda Fit vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. The drive shafts' protective coating may not have been applied properly during manufacturing, making it more susceptible to damage from road salt, or other contaminants, and potentially cause it to break."
It's pretty easy to check out the axle shafts if you want to confirm the dealer opinion. Run the car up on ramps or jack up the front and put it on jack stands. Take a good look at the axle shafts. Caress them lovingly. Wash them like a parent washes a tiny baby...
It seems like the problematic rust typically starts underneath a rubber ring around the axle shaft. Moisture and salt get trapped underneath. Add time and you have a problem. Before you reach that stage you will almost certainly have visible rust creeping out from underneath the rubber. If your axle shafts are clean they've either been replaced or don't need to be replaced.
To cronice6:
The recall is for Fits from winter salt states in the Midwest and Northeast. A CA car doesn't qualify, but if your Fit came from elsewhere it might. Here's part of the recall providing more detail.
"Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2013-2015 Acura ILX, 2013 Acura ILX Hybrid, 2012 Honda Civic Hybrid, and 2007-2008 Honda Fit vehicles with a manual transmission and 2009-2013 Honda Fit vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. The drive shafts' protective coating may not have been applied properly during manufacturing, making it more susceptible to damage from road salt, or other contaminants, and potentially cause it to break."
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From: California
I'm a paranoid, too, but my understanding is that recall issues are entered into a database. They go by VIN number. The database records completed and uncompleted recall work on each car affected. Also, they are not doing the work for free. Honda pays dealers for recall work.
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