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Sun 8 Jan 2006 10:23
Honda Jazz - sjh
My wifes Jazz does not feel quite as smooth as it once was. At first I thought it was my driving 'style' but now my daughter has noticed the same small 'interuption' in the running.
It can happen in any gear and seems to be a small hicup / miss / slip similar to that noticed when you put on the A/C.
Any ideas ?
Thks
SJH
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Sun 8 Jan 2006 10:44
Honda Jazz - Bill Payer
Hmm..how old is it?
Ours is Sept 53, and I've noticed a couple of things this winter (it's really my wife's car and I didn't drive it much last winter).
One is that there's a noise when the car is cold that sounds a bit like the exhaust is blowing - but I suspect this is something to do with an air intake flap that maybe only activates in cold weather? The noise goes away after a couple of miles.
Two is that the car does seem 'flat'. OK, performance isn't its strong point but it feels quite 'torquey' in normal driving - however if I need to floor it, there just nothing there. Maybe it's always been like that, and I've never noticed before?

Does the 'interuption' you get occur on a steady throttle?
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Sun 8 Jan 2006 13:25
Honda Jazz - sjh
Ours is 2002 - 02. Yes it happens on regular runnning and steady throttle.
Mid last year we had what I thought was a blowing exhaust (stared at about 35mph) & it turned out to be a wheel bearing at the rear. The first our dealers had heard of & so Honda paid for the part.
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Sun 8 Jan 2006 19:46
Honda Jazz - mikeswingler
ours is 2003 - 03, we have had this problem for 12 months. Honda say there is nothing wrong with it. It is worse when crawling in traffic. Also our exhaust has started to sound noisy.
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Sun 8 Jan 2006 19:48
Honda Jazz - grease monkey
sjh,there is a problem with the `EGR` valves on honda jazz`s which causes poor running,Honda have issued a technical service bulletin about this,ive replaced plenty of these at work under warranty,i suggest you get it into your dealer to be checked out !!
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