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Re: Brainless Cars - Honda Recalls Masses for "Software Error"

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On 30/01/2025 01:41, WokieSux282@ud0s4.net wrote:
> https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14337589/Major-car-brand-recalls-290-000-vehicles-America-dangerous-engine-issue.html
> 
> Honda will recall 294,612 vehicles in the U.S. to fix an
> issue that may cause engines to stall or suffer a loss of
> power, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
> said on Wednesday.
> 
> The recall affects certain 2022-2025 Acura MDX Type-S,
> 2023-2025 Honda Pilot  and 21-2025 Acura TLX Type-S
> vehicles.
> 
> A software error in the fuel injection electronic control
> unit (FI-ECU) may cause an engine stall or a loss of power,
> increasing the risk of a crash or injury, the U.S. auto
> safety regulator said.
> 
> Dealers will reprogram the FI-ECU software, free of
> charge, it added.
> 
> . . .
> 
>    "[2033] If X>100 Goto 2033" ?  :-)
> 
>    You'd think they'd have this stuff down and
>    bullet-proof by now ....
> 
>    Remember carbs and distributors ?
> 
>    The software in a car "brain" these days is
>    probably larger and more complex than for
>    a Saturn probe. In short they'll NEVER get
>    it debugged before moving to a whole new
>    (buggy) system.
> 

But by and large it is that way, and software upgrades are so simple 
that the necessity of testing everything is somewhat lower.

All cars have some quirk or other that is removed in updated parts or 
some such.
My [automatic] car will respond to simultaneous application of the 
accelerator and brakes with a warning, disabling the anti-skid, 
rendering the cruise control inoperative and shouting 'Handbrake fault' 
'gearbox fault' and one other which I forget.
I have to reboot the car twice to stop all of it.

Apparently there is a brake switch update that fixes it.


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Brainless Cars - Honda Recalls Masses for "Software Error" "WokieSux282@ud0s4.net" <WokieSux283@ud0s4.net> - 2025-01-29 20:41 -0500
  Re: Brainless Cars - Honda Recalls Masses for "Software Error" The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-01-30 09:31 +0000
    Re: Brainless Cars - Honda Recalls Masses for "Software Error" "WokieSux282@ud0s4.net" <WokieSux283@ud0s4.net> - 2025-01-30 04:51 -0500
      Re: Brainless Cars - Honda Recalls Masses for "Software Error" not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2025-01-31 07:15 +1000
        Re: Brainless Cars - Honda Recalls Masses for "Software Error" "WokieSux282@ud0s4.net" <WokieSux283@ud0s4.net> - 2025-01-30 20:00 -0500
          Re: Brainless Cars - Honda Recalls Masses for "Software Error" The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-01-31 10:11 +0000

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