NEW 2009 Euro Luxury Auto Pinging

**buddah51au** · 10-08-2009 09:47 AM

Any complaint made within the warranty period is valid until rectified, regardless of whether warranty has expired or not. I have seen an issue on a German car with a known problem where repairs were carried out after 6 years.

I had the software update done on my car this morning, so I will let you know after several days if it has made any difference. I was also notified that I would be receiving an updated knock sensor as soon as 1 becomes available.

**TODA AU** · 10-08-2009 02:08 PM

Well... Any updates?
My car is shitting me with the pinging...

**shakkas** · 10-08-2009 02:29 PM

2 more days and the pinging is gone. my euro has really deteriorated with the pinging, its more louder and more consistent now

**MKI4EVA** · 10-08-2009 03:06 PM

can't belive this is still going on............just as well our buy didn't go through for now.

hope it's fixed soonies.

**ozscott** · 10-08-2009 07:42 PM

I have just bought one - ordered a newie...confident I am that 1. its a very small no' of vehicles and 2. Honda will fix those that are problematic...this isnt Ford/Holden.

Cheers

**aaronng** · 10-08-2009 07:58 PM

Originally Posted by TODA AU

Well... Any updates?
My car is shitting me with the pinging...

Damn, did your car start pinging as well now?

**buddah51au** · 10-08-2009 08:03 PM

Originally Posted by TODA AU

Well... Any updates?
My car is shitting me with the pinging...

As the day turned out I did a lot of driving so I can give an update, although I would prefer more time before I make a firm decision on the outcome.

After the Software update I did a little over 70km of local driving, including a few trips up a steep hill where it would always ping.

Due to an unforeseen incident last night I was called away, so filled up with fuel & went for a drive to Hervey Bay area, a round trip of 460km of which approximately 200km is what I would call hilly roads with some long second & 3rd gear climbs. The whole trip was with cruise control set at about 103kph except for a few towns i went through, so it wasn't what I would call an economy drive. Trip Computer for that 460km is reading 6.1L/100km, so the software update has no effect at all on economy.

Overall, I have done about 530km today & I have not heard the pinging noise once. Hopefully it stays that way, but i will reserve my final judgment for a few weeks.

**Monza121** · 11-08-2009 07:49 PM

Just confirmed today that my car has the pinging problem. Asked the dealership about any fixes and they told me that they will report it to Honda and wait and see. Not happy at all does anyone have advise on the matter?

Thanks Monza121