Urgent Help please!

**OdysessyC** · 12-03-2010 02:08 AM

URGENT :
I recently brought a new 2009 odyssey from a authorized HONDA dealer in homebush NSW in early Feb 2010, and I am going to have my first 1km service tomorrow but when I check the underneath of my new odyssey late in the evening today, I found a lot of rusting underneath and I couldn't believe that my car new can be like this situation.

My question is who is going to fix that for me, even it's fixed I still have a safety concerns about why my new odyssey can be in this worst situation, I am thinking to go to fair trading or maybe even to local media station to bring attention to public about bad quality product from authorized honda dealer and I am thinking if I can ask for a full refund, will anyone be able to give me some advise urgently via PM in the morning of 12Mar 2010. I am serious !!

Photos attached for comments!

Thanks

**OdysessyC** · 12-03-2010 02:10 AM

More photos ...

I am so unhappy about it..

**SuiJin** · 12-03-2010 02:15 AM

looks pretty normal for the weather we're getting and its just surface rust from the looks of it and there's rust on the bushing its only a "rubber" bushing?

**OdysessyC** · 12-03-2010 02:28 AM

am I overreacting to this.. well .. maybe, but it's my car for family (esp. for kids) so I am a bit 'nervous' if things go wrong... thanks for your comments but I still want to know if the rusting may due to other reasons like it's immersed in water during shipment from Japan...

Rusting just happens on the exhaust piles and surrounding areas that make me even confused, why not other areas underneath? Anyone can help please?

**AusAccord** · 12-03-2010 07:55 AM

where are the rust? whole exhaust is stainless steel may be rust on expose metal parts only and not much you can do abt it. same as the rotor, if car leaves for a while and rust will be formed. you can check with yr dealership on the 1st service and see what they explains. IMO no issues at all.

you can swap my RB1 if you are worry

**OdysessyC** · 12-03-2010 07:59 AM

Originally Posted by AusAccord

where are the rust? whole exhaust is stainless steel may be rust on expose metal parts only and not much you can do abt it. same as the rotor, if car leaves for a while and rust will be formed. you can check with yr dealership on the 1st service and see what they explains. IMO no issues at all.

you can swap my RB1 if you are worry

See this attached photo... the whole damn thing rusts

**AusAccord** · 12-03-2010 08:18 AM

i believe its the welding materials on each joint. extreme high temperature on exhaust causing almost none protective coating can be applied esp you are talking the joint after catalytic converter.

for me, i'll worry if rust on chassis but soon or later it will happen. thats nature

**Atjo** · 12-03-2010 08:31 AM

I think that's normal for standard exhaust system. Aftermarket exhaust won't look like that.

**Noodulz** · 12-03-2010 08:32 AM

Maybe the steel on the exhaust rusts a lot quicker than other areas. You have bought a 2009 in 2010 so if the car has been left outside on display at the dealers, there would be time for rust to form. You will eventually start to see rust form on your brake rotors and such anyway which is normal. I can understand your concern for your family so let Honda take a look and see what they say if this still bothers you.