Let us know how it turns out Muddawg. I've been
thinking about buying a Rubicon myself, but I'm a little bit leary after hearing of some of the problems people are experiencing. Hopefully,
Honda's fix will repair the problem permanently.

 

Will you post the instructions because I have a feeling my dealer will say they dont know anything about it.

 

This reset can be done on the trail. I hope I remember this right. Here goes. Turn the key off. Hold in the up and down shift arrows and turn the machine on. While the -- is flashing press up, down, up and flick the throttle wide open and let it close. You should here a noise from the engine area. This should show that the cpu is reset. No word on if this will keep reoccuring or not. Hope this is a help to people.

 

Have you tried it?

 

Just to expound on Muddawg's post: the service manual has a procedure listed:
1.Start the engine and let it idle about one minute with the sub-transmission in neutral. Stop the engine.
2.Make sure that the gear shift is in the neutral postion (be sure the neutral indicator comes on) and turn the iginitins switch off.
3.Turn the ignition switch ON while pushing the UP and DOWN shift swtiches (ESP shift switch) simultaneously.
4.Release both the UP and DOWN switches immediately, then push and release the shift switchs in the order of UP, DOWN and UP (Do not hold onto the switch).
5.A constant "--" indication stays ON on the gear position indicator. (If the gear position indicator shows the continuous lighting of "N", repeat the procedure from step 2).
6.Move the throttle to the fully closed position, then to the fully open position, and then to the fully closed position again immediately (within 10 seconds) after "--" comes ON on the gear indictator.
7.Check the control motor operation sound (the control motor should function at this time to adjust the angle sensor).
8.When the initial setting procedure is complete, the indication on the gear position indicator changes from a continuous lighting of "--" to the continuous lighting of "N".

 

Thanks TxDoc2 for the complete directions. I was trying to remeber from the quick walk through from my dealer. Haven't tried it out yet, been real busy with work. Hope to this weekend.