latest honda recall

[Catholic Sensation]

This has too much of my opinion to be in late breaking news:

Honda is recalling 700k vehicles because eventual wear and tear allows the key to be pulled out when the car isn't in park. Apparently there have been quite a few accidents because people thought they were in park and removed their keys, with at least one suv rolling over.

Honestly, nobody should think they're in park, they should fucking know. I mean there are so many ways to tell you're not in park and you should leave your key in, like the car is still running (because if the car isn't in park you can't turn off the car), the car moves when your foot isn't on the break, and the most important reason to know you're not in park: YOU DIDN'T FUCKING PUT IT IN PARK TO BEGIN WITH. I mean, honestly, Honda shouldn't recall the cars simply because people are really fucking stupid.

This is like the letter VW sent my mom that they will have to fix the area surrounding the gas tank because it turns out if you drive on a completely flat tire for 100 miles, a piece of the wheel might be able to strike the gas tank and the car explodes. If you drive 100 miles on an entirely flat tire, and your car explodes, maybe you shouldn't have been behind the wheel of a car to begin with...

[helleborient]

1. LOL...

But I also hate to laugh, because it's so very very very sad....

[Kolesar]

2. I disagree

Leaving the car in Neutral or leaving the car in Drive or Reverse with the engine running is a reasonably foreseeable misuse of the product (the automobile). If Honda left this problem in place when they knew there was some likelihood it causing property damage or injury, they would lose a legal claim against them.

[MercutioATC]

3. My Celica did that after 7 or 8 years. I had a new key made and

it did the same think (of course it did...I had a copy made of the old key).

I thought it was great. I could warm up my car in the winter and lock the car back up, taking my keys with me.

[jburton]

4. my 1971 Beetle did the same thing

I kinda liked it that way in the winter, I could keep it running to keep it warm.

Of course, you could pretty much start it with the key of ANY car, a house key, a screwdriver, whatever. It was very flexible.

[ET Awful]

5. We had a 58 Chevy pickup that did that :)

Except it had the old style protruding metal collar around the ignition. You didn't need any other tools, just grab that collar by hand and twist it :).

That is until we built a hidden ignition button under the dash. Then you had to turn that collar and press the button for it to start :).

[ET Awful]

6. Sorry dupe

Holy Double Posts!!!