Ferrari recall cars cathcing on fire

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Ferrari recalls Italia cars after reports of fires
Burning Ferrari 458 The owner of this 458 noticed the fire while he was driving along in Paris

Ferrari has decided to recall all of the 458 Italia cars it made this year, following reports of a number of the luxury cars catching fire.

Ferrari said its engineers had flown around the world to investigate five reports of "thermal incidents".

As a result, it will be asking the owners of more than 1,200 of the supercars to bring them in for modification work.
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The 458 Italia typically costs about £170,000 ($260,000).

There were reported incidents in California, Paris, Switzerland, China and one other unnamed location.

Ferrari said the problem had been traced to adhesive used in the wheel-arch assemblies.
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In certain circumstances, the glue can begin to overheat, smoke and even catch fire, a spokesman told BBC News.

In extreme cases, the melting of the adhesive can lead the heat shield - the liner which protects the engine - to deform and move closer to the exhaust, causing the lining to catch fire.

The handful of owners who first reported the fires - and that were later confirmed to be due to this problem - will now receive a new model, Ferrari said.

For the rest, their cars will be modified to replace the adhesive with mechanical fasteners.

Ferrari launched an investigation last month after photos purporting to show 458 models on fire or burnt out emerged.

[1BADMR2]

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[Mugen EvOlutioN]

why am i not surprised

[dhari]

at least they are voluntarily recalling it back.

[bloodmack]

gives new meaning to burnout.

[J____]

i think toyota really lead the way for automakers in taking responsibility in design flaws rather than fixing it under the radar. Ferrari recall? lol kinda gg but also good on them.

[rJZx]

I'd still own a 458 if i was rich

[Nightwalker]

Originally Posted by J____

i think toyota really lead the way for automakers in taking responsibility in design flaws rather than fixing it under the radar. Ferrari recall? lol kinda gg but also good on them.

You must be fucking joking.

[Harvey Specter]

5 cars? Ouch.

[Mr.Jay]

Originally Posted by Jah Gekko

5 cars? Ouch.

one caught fire while it was being transported to a customer

that must suck for the customer since the 458 wasnt on and had no mileage at all

[Lomac]

Originally Posted by Mr.Jay

one caught fire while it was being transported to a customer

that must suck for the customer since the 458 wasnt on and had no mileage at all

If that's the case, then it didn't burn down in the same fashion as the recall. A car that's not running/has no mileage on it can't catch fire if the heat shield isn't warmed up enough to melt the liner...

[Mr.Jay]

http://www.autoblog.com/2010/08/25/f...-risk-w-video/

there a video of a red 458 on fire in the link apparently the 10th one

@ Lomac true but still that just sucks for the owner

[!LittleDragon]

Originally Posted by Lomac

If that's the case, then it didn't burn down in the same fashion as the recall. A car that's not running/has no mileage on it can't catch fire if the heat shield isn't warmed up enough to melt the liner...

Yeah, different cause... Electrical short will do it. Ford Explorers had a similar recall of cars just catching fire while parked in the garage. They traced it to some el cheapo relay.

[hal0g0dv2]

good thing i bought a enzo instead

[J____]

Originally Posted by Nightwalker

You must be fucking joking.

[flagella]

oh boy, that's hot.

[Harvey Specter]

I would buy a half burnt 458 and drive it around, lol.

[hal0g0dv2]

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[Mugen EvOlutioN]

holly shit

its brutal to watch it burn down


damn