Phone Update on Hands Free Quality problem - Page 8

jayt43 · 4th November 2006, 19:09

Yeah, a bit Blue Peter I must say!

IWANTACIVIC · 4th November 2006, 20:10

My cars going in monday to have the studio pack fitted ll have to test the hft, does it make the voice control crap if u got a crap mic foam ,and does it make the voice con better , the few times ive used the voice control is sime to understand my voice farly well.

Copycat · 5th November 2006, 12:34

IWANTACIVIC:

there's no foam in there normally. The fix includes adding the foam in what is only a small gap between the plastic cover and the mic. Supposedly that makes sound travel better to the mic.

Have you tried it at motorway speeds? That's when it's at its worst.

Ancient Nerd · 5th November 2006, 23:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gweneira

They also say "repair to be carried out on customer complaint only", does this mean they are worried about running out of foam?

I know they are trying to save every penny, but this is ridiculous. Perhaps they are saving up for the compensation claims when the tyre gunk fails to work.

TTDegs · 6th November 2006, 00:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by TTDegs

don't get me wrong, very glad you're happy Rich, and also that they have a fix of sorts

But that looks to me like a handcut piece of foam, not something that Honda are rush out as an official fix

Unless they supply each dlr with a 2m square of foam, a template and a sharp knife anyway

I rest my case!

As posted on September 11th this year, following RicherRich getting his official Honda HFT fix done

Cad · 6th November 2006, 00:30

Heh, would you happen to know next Saturday's lottery numbers while you're at it TT? (PM will do

).

I can imagine a Civic, having had all of the official fixes, just bouncing off anything it hit... with a muffled 'boing' sound.

I can also imagine accident investigation people wondering where all the foam came from

TTDegs · 6th November 2006, 00:36

LOL!

I can reveal what the numbers will be

Unfortunately, can't work out which Saturday they're for though

PMSL at the foam comment - hadn't thought of that!

richierich · 6th November 2006, 09:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by jayt43

Yeah, a bit Blue Peter I must say!

Ask an adult to help you with the sharp scissors

jayt43 · 6th November 2006, 09:58

RR, reckon my mum will help, as she did a sterling job last time out with Tracey Island!

thiswilldo · 8th November 2006, 18:29

Rhodgreen,well done for posting the Honda Service Bulletin. Took a printout of it to my local stealer during the week and let them keep it after they done the mod to the microphone. (First time he had seen it) They said I was the first one that they had modified.
Have to say at 70 mph all works fine and dandy first time, whereas before it took several goes to get the right number.

Kpow99 · 8th November 2006, 21:47

I find it hard to believe the 3 dealers I contacted said they didn't know anything about it and they'd had no complaints either?!?!?

That goes to prove my theory about DIY repairs, if you don't complain about it they never know and the rest of us have to beat them about the head with information until they do something about it.

grey99 · 8th November 2006, 22:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by rhodgreen

Got the fix/mod done this morning - how strange that such a small amount of foam makes such a difference!!
And what a difference it makes - doing 70(+) on motorway and I can talk (not shout) and be heard clearly - even by my Welsh parents!!!
The dealer gave me copies of the Honda printout regarding the mod - I'll attempt to attach below - hope it helps someone out there!

I see you are in southampton who done your mod?

pjelsworth · 9th November 2006, 13:07

I had the mod done on mine and the feedback is that the phone is much better. The folks on the other end can still tell I am in a car, but can at least hear what I am saying.
On the flip-side, the voice commands are now really crap ... it almost always gets it wrong, including trying to dial.

richierich · 10th November 2006, 06:57

Mine always gets the first request of the day wrong (as someone else pointed out), but not a little bit wrong, stupidly wrong, dunno why that is.....

rhodgreen · 10th November 2006, 17:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by grey99

I see you are in southampton who done your mod?

Alan Day Honda (Southampton) - got done by the new service manager who has come down from Winchester.

IWANTACIVIC · 11th November 2006, 00:32

LOL at honda they say the fix is a new mic here forgot to try it when i brought the car back, dealer at first said i was mistaken the foam fix was for the fuel flap no problems with hft then said but most pepole only use then very rarely , then after few mins i went back to hft problem they said they would have a look at it, then come up with new mic idea , but got studio pack done .looks good job cam simes to work well , 2 days they booked it in for beens they busy then 4-5 hours later they rang your cars ready. so good job done alround i guess.

Mark Q · 7th December 2006, 16:57

Have you guys all got yours sorted now ??

My 2 week old car went into dealer after I rang him from the car at 70mph
they had it for 1:30 hours then said they could find nothing wrong with it.
of course they paired their phone to it and used it in the workshop, of course it was alright. I showed them the TSB, they said theyd never seen that before, no one had ever complained before, checked my chassis number and said there were no bullitins relating to it.
So now they want the car for two days to sort out the HFT mic ???

Anyone else havin probs with 2007 models ?

gray52 · 7th December 2006, 23:12

no such thing as a 2007 model, they are still knockin them out with the same problems except the faulty shocks, but everything else seams to be the same, and we are still in 2006.

IWANTACIVIC · 8th December 2006, 03:43

ive had my hft done and its WORSE

im going to take it back the voice commards are crap now only 33% right keeps making it looks slliy when i show someone the hft or the voice controls

rhodgreen · 8th December 2006, 19:14

My HFT works much better than it used to!
When talking over Bluetooth at approx 70mph they say it now sounds as it did when I was doing under 30mph before the fix.
Some voice commands do seem "different" - but overall an improvement, but not perfect!

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4th November 2006, 19:09	#141 (permalink)
jayt43 Supporter Magic Rear Seat Join Date: 27th June 2006 Location: Budapest Posts: 520 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	Yeah, a bit Blue Peter I must say!

4th November 2006, 20:10	#142 (permalink)
IWANTACIVIC Supporter Magic Rear Seat Join Date: 16th September 2006 Location: LINCS UK Posts: 658 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	My cars going in monday to have the studio pack fitted ll have to test the hft, does it make the voice control crap if u got a crap mic foam ,and does it make the voice con better , the few times ive used the voice control is sime to understand my voice farly well.

5th November 2006, 12:34	#143 (permalink)
Copycat Galaxy class starship Rocketship door handle Join Date: 5th May 2006 Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 1,050 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	IWANTACIVIC: there's no foam in there normally. The fix includes adding the foam in what is only a small gap between the plastic cover and the mic. Supposedly that makes sound travel better to the mic. Have you tried it at motorway speeds? That's when it's at its worst.

6th November 2006, 00:30	#146 (permalink)
Cad estranged Triangular Exhaust Join Date: 5th June 2006 Location: Upstairs Posts: 391 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	Heh, would you happen to know next Saturday's lottery numbers while you're at it TT? (PM will do ). I can imagine a Civic, having had all of the official fixes, just bouncing off anything it hit... with a muffled 'boing' sound. I can also imagine accident investigation people wondering where all the foam came from

6th November 2006, 00:36	#147 (permalink)
TTDegs Super Moderator Civinfo master Join Date: 4th August 2006 Location: Cardiff Posts: 5,638 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader: (0)	LOL! I can reveal what the numbers will be Unfortunately, can't work out which Saturday they're for though PMSL at the foam comment - hadn't thought of that!

6th November 2006, 09:58	#149 (permalink)
jayt43 Supporter Magic Rear Seat Join Date: 27th June 2006 Location: Budapest Posts: 520 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	RR, reckon my mum will help, as she did a sterling job last time out with Tracey Island!

8th November 2006, 18:29	#150 (permalink)
thiswilldo Supporter Locking Wheelnut Join Date: 27th June 2006 Location: Plymouth. UK. Posts: 114 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader: (0)	Rhodgreen,well done for posting the Honda Service Bulletin. Took a printout of it to my local stealer during the week and let them keep it after they done the mod to the microphone. (First time he had seen it) They said I was the first one that they had modified. Have to say at 70 mph all works fine and dandy first time, whereas before it took several goes to get the right number.

8th November 2006, 21:47	#151 (permalink)
Kpow99 Explosive Mind Unleashed Magic Rear Seat Join Date: 5th May 2006 Location: London Posts: 535 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	I find it hard to believe the 3 dealers I contacted said they didn't know anything about it and they'd had no complaints either?!?!? That goes to prove my theory about DIY repairs, if you don't complain about it they never know and the rest of us have to beat them about the head with information until they do something about it.

9th November 2006, 13:07	#153 (permalink)
pjelsworth Supporter Triangular Exhaust Join Date: 14th May 2006 Location: Halifax, W. Yorks Posts: 382 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	I had the mod done on mine and the feedback is that the phone is much better. The folks on the other end can still tell I am in a car, but can at least hear what I am saying. On the flip-side, the voice commands are now really crap ... it almost always gets it wrong, including trying to dial.

10th November 2006, 06:57	#154 (permalink)
richierich Smell My Cheese! Rocketship door handle Join Date: 17th May 2006 Location: Bicester, Oxfordshire Posts: 1,847 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader: (0)	Mine always gets the first request of the day wrong (as someone else pointed out), but not a little bit wrong, stupidly wrong, dunno why that is.....

11th November 2006, 00:32	#156 (permalink)
IWANTACIVIC Supporter Magic Rear Seat Join Date: 16th September 2006 Location: LINCS UK Posts: 658 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	LOL at honda they say the fix is a new mic here forgot to try it when i brought the car back, dealer at first said i was mistaken the foam fix was for the fuel flap no problems with hft then said but most pepole only use then very rarely , then after few mins i went back to hft problem they said they would have a look at it, then come up with new mic idea , but got studio pack done .looks good job cam simes to work well , 2 days they booked it in for beens they busy then 4-5 hours later they rang your cars ready. so good job done alround i guess.

7th December 2006, 16:57	#157 (permalink)
Mark Q Valve Cap Join Date: 21st November 2006 Location: Just Behind you Posts: 31 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	Have you guys all got yours sorted now ?? My 2 week old car went into dealer after I rang him from the car at 70mph they had it for 1:30 hours then said they could find nothing wrong with it. of course they paired their phone to it and used it in the workshop, of course it was alright. I showed them the TSB, they said theyd never seen that before, no one had ever complained before, checked my chassis number and said there were no bullitins relating to it. So now they want the car for two days to sort out the HFT mic ??? Anyone else havin probs with 2007 models ?

7th December 2006, 23:12	#158 (permalink)
gray52 Supporter Magic Rear Seat Join Date: 23rd November 2006 Location: peterborough Posts: 937 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts iTrader: (1)	no such thing as a 2007 model, they are still knockin them out with the same problems except the faulty shocks, but everything else seams to be the same, and we are still in 2006.

8th December 2006, 03:43	#159 (permalink)
IWANTACIVIC Supporter Magic Rear Seat Join Date: 16th September 2006 Location: LINCS UK Posts: 658 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	ive had my hft done and its WORSE im going to take it back the voice commards are crap now only 33% right keeps making it looks slliy when i show someone the hft or the voice controls

8th December 2006, 19:14	#160 (permalink)
rhodgreen Blue Ambient Locking Wheelnut Join Date: 3rd November 2006 Location: Southampton Posts: 154 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	My HFT works much better than it used to! When talking over Bluetooth at approx 70mph they say it now sounds as it did when I was doing under 30mph before the fix. Some voice commands do seem "different" - but overall an improvement, but not perfect!