Instead of welding the roof.
Honda fit roof lawsuit.
Odyssey owners were sent the following note from honda.
Couple awarded 42 million for crash injuries after body shop glues on replacement roof.
Cited in this lawsuit and press release.
A federal lawsuit accuses state farm auto insurance of forcing john eagle collision center in dallas texas to cut costs by using a dangerous untested adhesive to replace a hail damaged steel roof.
The seebachans had bought the used 2010 honda fit four months before the crash.
Honda issued a tsb to its dealers who were told to inspect the minivan forpeeling flaking or in some cases on the hood and the roof paint coming off in sheets.
Hydroplaned and struck their 2010 honda fit nearly head on.
2 a texas jury found that john eagle collision center s improper repair was liable for the severity of the crash of a 2010 honda fit awarding the injured couple 42 million in damages but assigning 25 percent blame to the driver of the other vehicle a 2010 toyota tundra leaving the shop responsible for 75 percent of the couple s injuries and owing approximately 31 5 million.
Honda issued a paint warranty extension for dark blue 2003 2005 odyssey s back in may of 2008.
The failure of the roof of the seebachans 2010 honda fit.
They later discovered that its metal roof had been glued rather than welded by john eagle for the previous owner.
Lawsuit honda fit glued roof.
Matthew and marcia seebachan of texas were trapped in their honda fit after a collision while it burned allegedly because of a faulty roof repair.
The lawsuit contended that the force of the collision caused the honda fit s improperly repaired roof to buckle which set off a chain reaction the car s safety cage collapsed and the fuel.
The complaint blames the defective car repair for crushing and burning the owners of a used 2010 honda fit when their car was struck in an accident.
A texas jury just awarded a couple severely injured in a crash 42 million because their vehicle a 2010 honda fit had been improperly repaired by a collision center.