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Thought I'd start a new thread concerning the NSX recall......

My car goes in for gas tank replacement on Oct 8th. I was told parts are available and that they will have my car 4-5 days. So, in on Monday and back on Friday hopefully.

I was also told that my car, Chassis #878 built Sept of 2017, would NOT need the thermostat or brake light replaced. It appears that the defects in these 2 parts had been identified and resolved at least by the time my car was produced......

The service tech made a good case to bring the car in sooner than later as he felt the potential for fire was serious enough for Acura to spend all this time and money to do it.
He felt that neither insurance nor warranty would cover the cost of a burned down car, once the recall was out. Not worth the risk I guess, so I have opted to go ahead and do it sooner than later. The closest shop with a competent NSX trained mechanic is a 45 min drive, and they have promised a loaner car.......
 
My car is chassis 947 and my tstat already failed and my car is going in for both the tanks and 3rd brake light this week. I think you may be in the range for all three. I also have a parking sensor failure that needs to be addressed. I’m also just trying to ignore all of the wind noise, squeaks, and rattles. I don’t want the dash and interior being ripped apart risking it will come back worse. I’ve also already had the weatherstrip replaced on both windows.
 
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I was told that the gas tank fix is all that came up on my car...... Perhaps I will call back and inquire further. I assumed that perhaps with my car being later in the build order that these issues had been resolved by the time my car was built, but with your VIN later than mine, doesn't look like my hypothesis holds water.... Thus the purpose of this thread.....

I will call them back tomorrow and see what they say. It would not be good to give them the car for 5 days only to have to come back on a tow truck with a failure related to the Tstat or the brake light......

And when you go to the Acura recall webpage, when you enter your vin it tells you that you have a recall on your car but it does not specify what the issues are. They just tell you to find a dealer near you and schedule service with them. I might also try to call the NSX Specialist tomorrow as well to ask about why my car does not list the Tstat and brake light issues. Maybe they have definitive info that it is not needed?
 
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Thx!

Is it when back and forth between the two usb?

Still, NO CD player, NO AM radio .. enough to piss me off ...
 
nsx878 said:
Thought I'd start a new thread concerning the NSX recall......

My car goes in for gas tank replacement on Oct 8th. I was told parts are available and that they will have my car 4-5 days. So, in on Monday and back on Friday hopefully.

I was also told that my car, Chassis #878 built Sept of 2017, would NOT need the thermostat or brake light replaced. It appears that the defects in these 2 parts had been identified and resolved at least by the time my car was produced......

The service tech made a good case to bring the car in sooner than later as he felt the potential for fire was serious enough for Acura to spend all this time and money to do it.
He felt that neither insurance nor warranty would cover the cost of a burned down car, once the recall was out. Not worth the risk I guess, so I have opted to go ahead and do it sooner than later. The closest shop with a competent NSX trained mechanic is a 45 min drive, and they have promised a loaner car.......
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I doubt the issues with the thermostats and brake lights were addressed for your build

My guidance is to call the NSX Specialists and get they input
 
I have cancelled my recall appointment. The NSX specialist told me that the gas tanks are not currently in stock for delivery to dealers. I was told to "check back". I will do so end of the month. I was also told that my car (#878) had upgraded thermostat and brake light switch, so no recall for me on those items...... I guess it's on a car by car basis and depending on what batch those particular parts came out of. I did not ask about the USB upgrade, but will do so later in the month when I re-contact them.

I was also told that only 1 NSX had a gas tank related failure, but that caused enough concern for Honda to replace all gas tanks...... I guess better for Honda to spend all that money to be sure nothing happens than to suffer the damage from images of a burning car, and then still having to do a recall anyway, so maybe smart on their behalf???
 
I guess I’ll have to wait and see if the tanks my dealer has are the correct ones. When I dropp d,off my car this morning I asked if they were 100% sure they had the corr ct parts and they were. Got a new RDX as a loaner and shockingly I’m not impressed with it. My wife’s RX 350 rides much better and I wanted to replace with the RDX.
 
I was told it was not the tanks themselves that were damaged, but some sort of plastic hose that got kinked while in the shipping box. I do not know what the fix for it was? Just relaying what I was told and I cannot personally vouch for the accuracy of the information!!
 
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The recall is intended to address a leak caused by the connector between the tanks

The replacement kit includes the 2 new tanks with the connector already installed

It appears that the shipping packaging is causing a failure in the connector (300 of 34x shipped the first time around)
 
DocL said:
I guess I’ll have to wait and see if the tanks my dealer has are the correct ones. When I dropp d,off my car this morning I asked if they were 100% sure they had the corr ct parts and they were. Got a new RDX as a loaner and shockingly I’m not impressed with it. My wife’s RX 350 rides much better and I wanted to replace with the RDX.
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I would expect the Lexus to have a more luxurious ride than the RDX. I would also expect the Acura to handle considerably better than the 350. Is this the case, or haven't you tried sliding the RDX around like in the commercial they show a hundred times during an F1 race?
 
nsx878 said:
....He felt that neither insurance nor warranty would cover the cost of a burned down car, once the recall was out.
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Sorta off-topic (not really NSX specific), but I've always wondered if this is true, that once the notice is out for a recall and you don't act on it then they can wash their hands free and clear.

Is it certified mail that they can confirm that you have received said notice?

Do you have a finite timeline to act on it?

I remember back in the day when the 3rd gen RX-7 would burst into flames after 500 miles since mazda was so adamant about weight reduction that they eliminated the hose clamps - one of which was for the fuel.

I heard stories where people would have tears (of joy) when they got a new or partially remodeled home after the fire......
 
Your comment is relevant to the topic. In actuality, I have not received an official notification of recall. My chassis # is in the database, and if I were not subscribed to and following this web forum, I would have no idea that there are recalls. So, I would think that I am not responsible for damages prior to being officially notified. Secondly, as I have inquired and tried to schedule recall repair, and have been delayed due to parts availability issues, whose liable in case there is an issue? It's just an interesting topic in general for liability when a recall happens.....

And BTW, the NSX specialists told me that the official notice of the recalls is scheduled to go out in November.

With only one gas tank related failure, the odds are very low that another gas tank related issue will occur. If your gas tank is leaking, you will see/smell the issue and I'd think that most of us would be smart enough to discontinue driving the car and get it towed to the dealer - on their nickel......
 
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DocL said:
My car is chassis 947 and my tstat already failed and my car is going in for both the tanks and 3rd brake light this week. I think you may be in the range for all three. I also have a parking sensor failure that needs to be addressed. I’m also just trying to ignore all of the wind noise, squeaks, and rattles. I don’t want the dash and interior being ripped apart risking it will come back worse. I’ve also already had the weatherstrip replaced on both windows.
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Wow, Rob, I'm really sorry to hear about all these issues with the car. I recall that the Gen 1 car also had early complaints about wind noise and interior noise. Still, these issues seem more serious. I wonder if it is the result of the very rushed development cycle? Gen 1 was tested for years and years- I think Gen 2 was about 12 months. Not enough time to work out all the bugs, so now you guys are the beta testers?
 
Honcho said:
Wow, Rob, I'm really sorry to hear about all these issues with the car. I recall that the Gen 1 car also had early complaints about wind noise and interior noise. Still, these issues seem more serious.q I wonder if it is the result of the very rushed development cycle? Gen 1 was tested for years and years- I think Gen 2 was about 12 months. Not enough time to work out all the bugs, so now you guys are the beta testers?
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It is a little,disappointing that the car has had these issues, but I love every minute I drive it. Acura is trying hard to stand behind their product by being proactive with the recalls. The Gen1 had it’s share of TSB’s too.
 
Owned 5 Gen 1 NSX's from new starting in 1994 - 2005.

Don't recall one TSB....not one warranty claim.
 
Heavymetals said:
No, the system coughs and pukes trying to read a USB.

Good grief, yeah get pissed there is no ashtray while you're at it.
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I use the USB to play music all the time. It's just that I can't use carplay for waze or anything else when I do so. I like to use the USB because it remembers my place, where my phone doesn't when I use it all the time.
 
My 1995 NSX had the EPS control unit replaced under a warranty extension (TSB 99-028) and had an emissions warranty extension offering a free inspection and spark plug change. The latter was part of an agreement to settle concerns the EPA and CARB had about OBD function.
 

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