Honda recalls 172,000 U.S. vehicles to fix doors

(AP) DETROIT - Honda is recalling 172,200 small SUVs and cars in the U.S. because the doors may not close.

The recall affects 166,000 CR-V SUVs from the 2012 model year and 6,200 Acura ILX small luxury cars from the 2013 model year.

Honda says that if the inside driver or passenger door handles are used at the same time as the power or manual door locks, the inner door latch may not work. This means a door may not latch, or it could latch and open when the locks are used.

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The company says no crashes injuries have been reported because of the problem.

Honda says dealers will inspect the cars and fix them if needed. Owners should get letters from the company starting in mid-August.

[alex_glaz]

Ever since they put motorcycle engine under the hood and sold to people as cars, Honda/Acura have produced sub-par cars that only appeal to immigrants and people on the margin of society. Consequently, most of their car troubles go unreported. Honda/Acura are at the bottom rung of technological curve and lack advanced safety features. They learned long ago it is cheaper to be a copycat than an innovator, and I mean they proved it by being 20 years behind Toyota and GM in using airbag, V-6 engine, ABS, etc.

[Filmguy870]

My iPhone was made by GOD!

[Jhihmoac]

Woww...Honda this time! Nothing made by man is perfect...

[hypnotoad72]

True, but some mitigating factors can cause more problems than others...

After all, a CEO who once screamed at its customers "you're holding it wrong!" became not just a slap in the face the moment it was leaked out that a design flaw had been told to said CEO by an engineer long before the product was put on the market.

I wonder if that particular engineer, who told the CEO of the iPhone 4's defective antenna design, was fired as a reward for his ethics...