HONDA: Questions and answers

Honda Jazz 2003

Please can someone advise me on actually replacing the 8 spark plugs in the engine of my Honda Jazz, what is involved and how long it takes? Thanks. (1.4)

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The front spark plugs are ok to change but be careful since overtightening can cause a large bill! The rear spark plugs are more difficult and having a small mirror helps. Also moving the accelerator cable out of the way helps. I watched a professional mechanic do this on a 2002 Jazz and it took him some 20-25 mins. The old ones were difficult to get out, so he applied some copper grease to the new ones. Get original dealer plugs they seem to be the best, I am told. SS Man from Bedfordshire

Honda Jazz 2006

I bought my Honda Jazz in August 2011, love it but have a leak. The carpet in back is forever wet. I have been back to the garage 4 times, they say door seals and supposedly fixed them but still happening. Any ideas?

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This is a common problem with the Jazzs. I work for Honda and if you take it into any Honda garage, they will repair it free under warranty, the rain gutters on the roof leak in through the boot causing the carpets to be wet, they need to put more bonding where the gutters meet the inner part of the boot roof to stop it leaking through. Hope this helps - Wayne Linnett from Leicestershire

Honda Jazz 2006

I have just had my Honda Jazz serviced and was told it had eight spark plugs, is this right? Thank you.

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Yes, the car does have 8 plugs, 2 per cylinder (there are 4 cylinders) making 8 plugs in total. The Jazz is an advanced engine, doubling the number of plugs helps the engine to run cleanly, notice from the rev counter that the Jazz idles smoothly at a low speed of only about 500rpm (air con off), this means the car uses less fuel, other makes of cars have to run at 800 rpm, thus wasting fuel - M M from London

Honda Jazz 2003

Hi! Can someone help me? I got a Honda jazz and it’s a beautiful car. I bought it in 2006 and it didnt give me any problem. The disappointing thing is there is water leaking at the boot and it goes down the spare tyre. What should I do?

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Hi, sorry to say it’s a known fault. It is caused by sealant cracking where the roof joins the rear of the car. Take it to a main dealer for what should be a free repair. Plenty of info on the web. Good luck - Ian R from Devon

My car is a 2002 reg and I have the same problem in my Honda Jazz. Water goes under the boot area where the spare tyre is located but I found that the water travels from the space in between the back lights and body. There are little spaces from where water goes inside so I have filled the space and after that never seen any water inside boot underneath - M Zahid from England

Honda Civic 2008

Has any Honda owner experienced paint flaking off the bonnet when washed with just a hose? While I was waiting for a paintwork repair pen, I had a stone chip that had not been touched up more than double in size. There are no signs of corrosion, so the primer/undercoat that had not been damaged by the stone chip, is doing its job. Honda Customer Relations advise this is to be expected and advise that any moisture getting under the top coat of paint will lift it off. This to my mind indicates no cohesion between coats of paint, so it could flake off anywhere. So beware repair the stone chips immediately and do not use a hose or worst still a jet wash or you could have a bald car.

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I have had lots of problems with the paintwork on the bonnet of my 09 Honda Jazz - multiple deep chips, garage just says it’s cause I drive on the motorway a lot! I have heard same problem exists for many Civic owners too? Any idea how to get Honda to respond to our concerns? - Maryam Clarke from England

Honda Jazz 2004

Hi, I have recently had a full service done on my Honda Jazz which only has 34,000 on the clock, several people have said that the Jazz has eight spark plugs to change but when I mentioned this to the garage that carried out the service and they said didn’t think so saying just the normal four most cars have. Can you confirm the right number please?

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The 1.2 and 1.4 Jazz has 8 plugs, are you sure you want to use this garage? They should know this basic fact about the Jazz - M M from London

Honda Jazz

I was thinking of changing my Jazz 1.4 SE CVT which has now done 31,000 miles. I tried the new i shift which I thought was lumpy when compared to the CVT. The dealer said it was the new way auto’s were going and that it would smooth itself out after a few months. Do I buy or not?

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Hello. Having had a 2007 Jazz 1.4 sport manual and a 2009 Jazz EX I-Shift I can speak from experience. Don’t buy an I-Shift they are pants. It constantly hunts up and down (going uphill especially), it is reluctant to move back and forth from 1st to reverse when parking, It drops to the lowest gear imaginable when overtaking, sometimes only to exploit the last few rpm in that gear which leaves you dead in the water while it changes up to complete the overtake. Maybe if you want to drive around like to total granny it is acceptable, otherwise stick with what you have, or buy a manual. The new car is not a patch on the old model, I wished we never swapped. I’m a honda fan though and won’t switch brands. We changed the Jazz for a CR-V (Brilliant) and I have an S2000 (Exceptional) Other new model bad points - the seat material picks up every pet hair from you and then sticks like a magnet. The boot is much better in the old car too, that rear parcel shelf idea in the old model was brilliant, the new arrangement is hopeless. Andrew Brown from Yorkshire