Recalls: Honda GD1/GD3 Jazz
Overview
Manufacturers, or importers, issue recalls for defects or faults which have the potential to cause injury. Generally, manufacturers will inform the original buyers if their vehicle is subject to a recall and of the steps required to remedy the defect or fault. Please note that the recalls below (if any) are for Australian-delivered vehicles only. Furthermore, the number of recalls should not be taken as an indication of a model’s reliability or its safety more generally.
Recalls: Honda GD1/GD3 Jazz
2005 Honda GD1/GD3 Jazz: engine may stall and not restart
In March 2007, a recall was issued for 2005 Honda Jazz models due to potential contamination of the fuel pump relay coil which could fatigue and burnout due to repeated flexion by heat expansion and shrinkage – this could cause the engine to stall and not restart (PRA 2007/9129).
Honda GD1/GD3 Jazz: joint in handbrake assembly may fail
In October 2008, a recall was issued for Honda GD1/GD3 Jazz vehicles with identification plate number 29474 due to potential damage to the handbrake lever assembly mechanism during the manufacturing process. Continued use could cause the joint to wear and detach, causing the handbrake assembly to be unserviceable (PRA 2008/10385).
2002-05 Honda GD1/GD3 Jazz: low beam lights may not illuminate
In January 2011, a recall was issued for Honda GD1/GD3 Jazz vehicles due to insufficient margin for the length of electric wire connected to the headlight switch. As the terminal joint portion moved, contact resistance increased, the terminal generated heat and the coupler could melt, causing the low beam lights not to come on (PRA 2011/12255). The recalled vehicles had VINs in the following ranges:
- JHMGD17303S200003 to JHMGD18303S247476;
- JHMGD17304S202339 to JHMGD18304S246690;
- JHMGD17305S203047 to JHMGD 18305S293556;
- JHMGD38602S200003 to JHMGD38602S200003;
- JHMGD38503S200001 to JHMGD38703S208131;
- JHMGD37504S200003 to JHMGD38704S203870; and,
- JHMGD38505S200001 to JHMGD38705S207859.
2005-07 Honda GD1/GD3 Jazz: fire hazard from power window switch
In September 2011, a recall was issued for Jazz models manufactured between 2005 and 2007 for the driver’s side power window switch. The design of the switch meant that automatic cleaning products containing silicones could enter the switch unit and that silicone contamination could interfere with the switch and cause it to overheat, causing smoke and potentially fire (PRA 2011/12807). The recalled vehicles were in the following VIN ranges:
- 2005 models: JHMGD1##05S280968 to JHMGD1##05S293556;
- 2005 models: JHMGD3##05S206237 to JHMGD3##05S207859;
- 2006 models: MRHGD1##06P040001 to MRHGD1##06P042761;
- 2006 models: MRHGD3##06P040001 to MRHGD3##06P043363;
- 2007 models: MRHGD1##07P040001 to MRHGD1##06P044290; and,
- 2007 models: MRHGD3##07P040001 to MRHGD3##07P044470.
2002-03 Honda GD1/GD3 Jazz: Takata airbag recall #1
In April 2013, a recall was issued for Honda GD1/GD3 Jazz models that were manufactured between February 2002 and November 2003; this recall was subsequently updated in June 2014 and September 2017. In these vehicles, the front passenger airbag inflator may have been assembled with improperly manufactured propellant wafers. In the event of a crash, the inflator may therefore rupture and cause abnormal deployment of the front passenger airbag, increasing the risk of injury to the occupant. For the VINs of the recalled vehicles, see PRA 2013/13549.
2004 model year Honda GD1/GD3 Jazz: Takata airbag recall #2
In November 2014, a recall was issued for 2004 model year Honda Jazz vehicles and this recall was updated in September 2017 with new information. In these vehicles, the inflator for the driver’s airbag may have been assembled with improperly manufactured propellant wafers. In the event of a crash, the inflator container may rupture and cause metal fragments to be projected towards vehicle occupants – this posed a risk of serious injury or fatality. For the VINs of the recalled Honda GD1/GD3 Jazz vehicles, please see PRA 2014/14438.
2003-04 Honda GD1/GD3 Jazz: Takata airbag recall #3
In December 2014, a recall was issued for 2003 and 2004 Honda GD1/GD3 Jazz vehicles and this recall was updated with new information in September 2017. In these vehicles, the front passenger side airbag inflator may have been assembled with improperly manufactured propellant wafers. In the event of a crash, the inflator container may rupture and cause abnormal deployment of the front passenger airbag, increasing the risk of injury to the occupants. For the VINs of the recalled vehicles, please seePRA 2014/14498.
2004-07 model year Honda GD1/GD3 Jazz: Takata airbag recall #4
In May 2015, a recall was issued for 2004 to 2007 model year Honda GD1 and GD3 Jazz vehicles and this recall was updated with new information in September 2017. In these vehicles, propellant wafers in the passenger’s front airbag inflator could absorb moisture over time. This ‘moisture intrusion’ made the inflator assembly susceptible to rupture during airbag deployment, creating a risk that metallic fragments could be projected through the cabin – these posed a risk of serious injury and fatality for vehicle occupants. For the VINs of the recalled Honda Jazz vehicles, please seePRA 2015/14703.
2005-06 ‘model year’ Honda GD1/GD3 Jazz: Takata airbag recall #5
In May 2015, a recall was issued for 2005 and 2006 model year Honda GD1/GD3 Jazz vehicles and this recall was updated in September 2017 with new information. In these vehicles, the propellant wafers in the driver’s front airbag inflator could absorb moisture over time. This ‘moisture intrusion’ made the inflator assembly susceptible to rupture during airbag deployment such that metal fragments could be projected throughout the cabin – these posed a risk of serious injury and fatality to vehicle occupants. For the VINs of the recalled Honda Jazz vehicles, please seePRA 2015/14702.
2006-08 Honda GD1/GD3 Jazz: Takata airbag recall #6
In July 2015, a recall was issued for 2006-2008 Honda GD1/GD3 Jazz vehicles and this recall was updated in September 2017 with new information. In these vehicles, the driver’s airbag may have propellant wafers of insufficient density. As a result, the combustion rate of the propellant may increase inside the inflator, causing internal pressure to rise suddenly during airbag deployment. Such deployment could cause the inflator housing to rupture and metal fragments to scatter, posing a risk of injury to occupants. For the VINs of the recalled Honda Jazz vehicles, please seePRA 2015/14819.
2007 model year Honda GD3 Jazz: Takata airbag recall #7
In July 2016, a recall was issued for 2007 model year Honda GD3 Jazz vehicles and this recall was amended in September 2017. In these vehicles, propellant wafers in the airbag inflators could absorb moisture over time and cause overly aggressive combustion if the airbag was deployed. This, in turn, would create excessive internal pressure that could cause the airbag inflator housing to rupture and scatter metal fragments through the airbag cushion material; these scattered fragments could cause serious and potentially fatal injuries to vehicle occupants. For teh VINs of the recalled Honda GD3 Jazz vehicles, please seePRA 2016/15496.
2003-07 model year Honda GD1/GD3 Jazz: Takata airbag recall #8
In July 2019, recall campaign 6CE was issued for 2003-07 model year Honda GD1/GD3 Jazz vehicles. These vehicles had Takata front passenger airbags and propellant wafers inside these airbags could absorb moisture over time. In the event of airbag deployment, excessive pressure in the airbag inflator housing could cause it to rupture and metal fragments could be projected through the airbag cushion and into the vehicle’s cabin. These metal fragments posed a risk of serious injury and fatality. For the VINs of the recalled vehicles, please see PRA 2019/17658.
2005-08 model year Honda GD1/GD3 Jazz: Takata airbag recall #9
In October 2019, recall campaign 6XH was issued for 2005-08 model year Honda GD1/GD3 Jazz vehicles. These vehicles had Takata driver airbags that contained propellant wafers which could absorb moisture over time. In the event of airbag deployment, excessive pressure in the airbag inflator housing could cause it to rupture so that metal fragments could be projected through the airbag cushion into the vehicle’s cabin. These metal fragments posed a risk of serious injury and fatality. For the VINs of the recalled vehicles, please see PRA 2019/17991.
Search online for recalls by VIN
To see if a Honda vehicle has been recalled, you can conduct a search on the Honda Australia website using its VIN.
Problems and faults: Honda GD1/GD3 Jazz
Overview
This section identifies potential problems, causes and fixes based on the experiences of owners and repairers, online sources and technical service bulletins. This information is provided solely for reference purposes and AustralianCar.Reviews recommends that only properly qualified persons carry out repairs or modifications. Furthermore, the number of items below should not be taken as an indicator of a model’s reliability or the frequency with which they may occur.
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Honda Jazz: CVT shudder
For Honda Jazz models fitted with the continuously variable transmission (CVT), there may be a shudder when accelerating from rest due to additives in the transmission fluid becoming depleted and causing the starter clutch to remain engaged. A special transmission fluid was subsequently developed for the CVT to remedy this problem. To fix, the original fluid had to be drained and replaced with the CVT fluid, the vehicle then needed to be driven, the CVT fluid drained and replaced again, the ECU reset and the transmission recalibrated.
2003-08 Honda GD1/GD5/GE2/GE Jazz: whirring/rattling noise from manual transmission
In December 2009, Honda UK issued service bulletin SJ-04-008-03 for 2003 to 2008 Honda GD1, GD5, GE2 and GE3 Jazz models. In the manual transmissions for these vehicles, the bearings for the input shaft and main shaft may wear prematurely, causing a constant whirring or rattling noise from the gearbox when at idle, when out of gear or whenever the clutch was not depressed; when the clutch pedal was depressed, however, the noise would stop.
If the bearings were worn but had not failed, they needed to be replaced. While only the worn input shaft or main shaft bearings would be causing the noise, all seven bearings were to be replaced.
As part of service bulletin SJ-04-008-03, Honda extended the warranty for manual transmissions to 100,000 miles or seven (7) years, whichever came first.
Honda Jazz: rear wheel bearing failure
A whirring noise from the rear suspension – particularly above speeds of 60 km/h – may indicate that the rear wheel bearings are worn and/or about to fail. There have been reports of rear wheel bearings requiring replacement from 40,000 kilometres. In overseas markets, Honda have provided an extended warranty for the rear wheel bearings.
To fix, both the rear wheel bearings and hubs need to be replaced as they are sold as a complete set.
Honda GD3 Jazz: MIL on with DTC P1172 or P2A00
In August 2007, Honda USA issued service bulletin 07-006 for 2007 Honda GD3 Jazz/Fit vehicles. In these vehicles, the malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) may illuminate with the following diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs) –
- P1172: air fuel sensor (sensor 1) circuit out of range, high; and/or,
- P2A00: air fuel sensor (sensor 1) circuit range/performance problem.
The service bulletin attributed this condition to the air/fuel sensor having been damaged by moisture in the exhaust system during engine warm-up. To fix,
- The ECM/PCM PGM-FI software was to be updated since it was revised to delay air/fuel sensor heater operation when there was a high probability of moisture on the air/fuel sensor; and,
- The air/fuel sensor replaced.
Problems and faults: Honda GD1/GD3 Jazz
- Usage of the engine block heater in cold weather could confuse the powertrain control module (PCM) when it compared the intake air temperature to the engine temperature, requiring the computer to be reprogrammed.
- The front passenger seat may not move fore and aft due to a detached cable.
