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Honda recalls 4,500 cars in UAE

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The 2006 Honda Accord is among the models affected by the recall.

Over 4,500 Hondas have been recalled in the UAE because of an engine fault, the Ministry of Economy announced on Monday.

The ministry’s Consumer Protection Department said the problem affects the carmaker’s Accord, Jazz, Odyssey and Civic models, and advised owners to take their car to one of Honda’s service centres for repair.

The Consumer Protection Department said the fault could cause a car’s engine to stall.

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The department said so far around 541 repairs had already been completed.

Al-Futtaim, Honda’s local partner in the UAE, said the problem was to do with a fuel pump relay – made by Mitsuba – that had been fitted to certain models.

The recall campaign has been ongoing since March, according to Al-Futtaim, which claimed the majority of vehicles had been dealt with.

Al-Futtaim declined to confirm the number of cars affected by the recall or how many Hondas were currently in circulation in the UAE.

The dealer described the problem as a “very minor issue”, stating that only one failure in connection with this campaign had been reported.

“We have carried out this campaign because we are committed to safety first and prioritise it above all other concerns,” Al-Futtaim said in a statement.

Honda Accords from 2005 and 2006, Jazz and Odyssey models from 2005 and Civic models from 2006 have been affected by the fault, according to the ministry.

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DEFECTIVE UNIT OF ALL NEW HONDA ACCORD 2008
Posted by Krishna Kumar, Dubai, United Arab Emirates on Wednesday 20 August 2008 at 08:18 UAE time

I am a honda lover and customer for the last so many years. I purchased a new CIVIC in 2006 Jan and used until July 2008, based on the total satisfaction and joyful ride I decided to upgrade my car to a new ACCORD unfortunately in ended in a disaster. The unit I received was a partially defective unit, I reported and returned the car to trading enterprise at 1000 km, they tried to rectify thrice but failed. now they are insisting me to take the car back saying it is done. why should I take a defective or repaired car by paying Dhs90000? should I go for legal action to replace with a new unit? Do I have the right to claim a replacement? whatever car releases from showrooms are believed to be 100 percent perfect not 99 percent.
Honda service
Posted by Nadeem, Dubai on Thursday 12 July 2007 at 10:00 UAE time


Well, its nice that Honda is taking care. My car, it seems is also not affected. However, the service levels that someone mentioned at Trading Enterprises are not so hot anymore. It is overpriced, slow and beaurucratic. The diagnostics are faulty (they gave me an estimate of Dhs. 1300 and 3 days for some AC issues but a roadside AC mechanic took all of 3 minutes and 90 Dirhams to change a leaking valve). One month ago, still going strong!!  
 
Get well soon- Honda and Trading Enterprises!!
Recall info
Posted by Bang, Dubai, UAE on Wednesday 11 July 2007 at 11:00 UAE time


I just called Honda service centre and they have confirmed that my car is not affected so i think the best way to call and check at Honda service centres to find out about recalls. By the way i am a fan of Honda and is using these cars for many many years. The service levels of TE are far superior then any other dealer in Middle east so watch out for your comments, rather you have not experienced services from other dealer. Regards

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