Hi people, everyone knows that the felt liners dont fit properly on the rear wheel wells. I know that Honda USA have admitted they know of the problem but does ANYONE know if there is an official fix for this ? In Canada, Honda Service are freaking awful and and tell me to talk to the dealer and the dealer tells me to talk to Honda.. They have replaced the liners twice now and they sag within days of being fitted.

For those of you that dont know I am referring to, there are felt liners on the rear wheel wells on some models to deaden sound, they don't fit properly after time and you can put your fingers upwards between the metal of the wheel well and the liner itself, ie somewhere for salt and stones to get trapped and rust.


Does anyone have any information on this ?

Thanks in advance.

 

I don't know wa you talking about

 

Look at the main post now and there is an answer for you

 

our 2016 GK doesnt have this problem.

 

It was a problem early, the liners sagged open where they met the wheel wells. Honda used fasteners in later production cars to hold them in place but it's far from the optimal solution. I have the fasteners and it's on my checklist of things to watch for. All was good earlier in the winter after a nasty snowstorm but I haven't checked since it started getting warmer.

 

Hi there - do you have the ability to take a picture of the 'fasteners' that you mentioned so I can check some 2016 units on the lots to see if they have been fitted by default ?

Thanks in advance.

 

Sorry can't get pic right away (away from the car 'til at least tomorrow) but they're easy to find, just move your hand inside the wheel well above the lip and you can feel them. My car is a Jan '15 build and it has them. When I was doing my rounds last year before purchase I specifically checked for this. When I found a sagger I mentioned it to the sales guys (sometimes service guys too) and no one knew what I was talking about.

 

So. I see I'm not the only one. Wow. Great place for salt to accumulate. ..

I too would like to see these fasteners..

 

everyone minus kenchan

 

I had my right rear liner replaced under warranty as it had already started sagging. Unfortunately I'm out of warranty at this point so I guess I'll have to keep an eye on it.

 

Hmm...I checked my 2017 and they are separating. I have an appt for an oil change this Wednesday. I'm curious what they will say.

 

My '15 doesn't have rear liners :/

 

LX didn't come with them.

 

Cool, I did notice the mounting locations and them in the IPB pics, just figured the previous owner removed them.

 

Issues like this are Honda’s passive/aggressive way of telling you that you bought a cheap car, and that you should have sprung for a “real” car, like an Accord or a CRV.

 

Yeah, so, they looked at them, compared them to another 2017, and said they are they should be. I responded with "you mean a gap like that is normal?" to which they said yes.

Anyway, at least it's documented that I brought the issue to their attention.