Honda Recall - 3.5L main bearing problems

[drwebb]

So Honda is having trouble with their V6 main bearings: https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/11/business/honda-engine-recall/index.html

Not a good look such a basic component has a defect coming from an OEM that leans into their engine durability prowess (or at least used to).

 

[mfgenggear]

willis cj2a

 

[TugboatEng]

If you do 200k miles in one of those you'll never want to drive again.

 

[mfgenggear]

If you do 200k miles in one of those you'll never want to drive again.

Lol wuss

 

[TugboatEng]

I only drove my first car with AC in 2019 because I couldn't ride my motorcycle after hand surgery.

If you're going to drive an older car/truck, the Quadrajet carburetors were actually very good.

Motorcycle with carburetors are a pain.

My daily is a Lexus IS250. I do have a carbureted motorcycle at the moment and I have a Chevy IDI diesel truck for fun.

 

[BrianPetersen]

Low mileage creampuffs at a collector car auction aren't representative of cars that see daily use in the hands of everybody.

 

[Lou Scannon]

I once purchased a replacement dash pad over ebay. The top was intact and pristine in the photos and when I received it. But the jerk selling it, when he removed it or packed it, destroyed a lot of the important structure underneath, so I returned it for a refund.

 

[mfgenggear]

Low mileage creampuffs at a collector car auction aren't representative of cars that see daily use in the hands of everybody.

It was a joke

 

[mfgenggear]

Fact is its an 80 year old vehicle. Simple, tough little vehicle. And it gets used. It's only purpose is off road. It does not get stuck. It doesn't break down. And it's for off road recreation.
Sorry if you all dont agree. It's simple to maintain
It was designed for GI in world War 2.
I don't care if it's not original components.
I could care less. If it don't fit your goat. O well.
What matters I like it.

 

[CWB1]

Here in the rust belt, 20+ years ago the death of vehicles was split pretty evenly between blown head gaskets, automatic transmissions, clutches, or rust. Today, unless the vehicle's been severely abused its overwhelmingly rust.