irritating vsa!!!

k20kat · 02-21-2008, 08:47 PM

hey guys... i am a newbie to this site... i own a 08 Honda Civic Si Rallye Red.... and i already have a problem. well i decided to have an aftermarket audio system and right after it was installed, my vsa does not work anymore. The vsa off light is on and also the vsa system malfunction light is on.....i read on a previous forum someone else had this problem but i couldn't find how they fixed it....i took it to the dealer and they won't do a damn thing because they say is't because of the aftermarket stereo so they are charging me to fix it... wut should i do???

jonesthewine · 02-21-2008, 08:48 PM

check your fusebox...

k20kat · 02-21-2008, 08:49 PM

i already did and the vsa fuse is good

anavrin351 · 02-21-2008, 08:53 PM

ask them how the stereo will interfere with the VSA. New national laws state that for a dealer to deny warranty work, they must prove that an aftermarket part has effected the malfunctioning part. Meaning if they cannot prove that the stereo is the cause, they must fix the VSA.

Someone here may be able to give you a link to the swite, i don't know what it is, but it has all the details

I Vtec, do you? · 02-21-2008, 08:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by anavrin351

ask them how the stereo will interfere with the VSA. New national laws state that for a dealer to deny warranty work, they must prove that an aftermarket part has effected the malfunctioning part. Meaning if they cannot prove that the stereo is the cause, they must fix the VSA.

Someone here may be able to give you a link to the swite, i don't know what it is, but it has all the details

Unfortunately, I think it's pretty clear that the install did it. He installed a new system in his car, changing around the wiring and whatnot and now his VSA (which is electronic) isn't working. It's a pretty cut and dry case.

k20kat · 02-21-2008, 08:58 PM

but first i had an aftermarket headunit put in, and everything was fine.... then i installed an amplifier(which only included running a power wire) i didn't cut into any type of wire harness and then the vsa came on

k20kat · 02-21-2008, 09:00 PM

well it's true though, i won't beat the dealer, i will have to pay out of my pocket....so nothing is effected by it not working right..... i think i might just leave like that....i turned it off when i raced anyways

anavrin351 · 02-21-2008, 11:12 PM

running a power wire doesn't make VS not work, and dealers are very easy to beat. People do it all the time.

Its not cut and dry. Head unit wires don't effect VSA. (Unless the OP spliced into some wrong wires) Many people have aftermarket headunits and much more and they dont say their VSA is broken.

If you don't care thats your choice, but i would be pissed off if a safety feature i paid for didn't work.

dorkiedoode · 02-21-2008, 11:25 PM

^yea serious, i would get hella annoyed.

MutantCheese · 02-21-2008, 11:52 PM

06 Si FTW!

Agnt004 · 02-22-2008, 12:46 AM

Take it to a different dealer

02-21-2008, 08:47 PM	#1 (permalink)
k20kat Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 70 iTrader: 0 / 0%	irritating vsa!!! hey guys... i am a newbie to this site... i own a 08 Honda Civic Si Rallye Red.... and i already have a problem. well i decided to have an aftermarket audio system and right after it was installed, my vsa does not work anymore. The vsa off light is on and also the vsa system malfunction light is on.....i read on a previous forum someone else had this problem but i couldn't find how they fixed it....i took it to the dealer and they won't do a damn thing because they say is't because of the aftermarket stereo so they are charging me to fix it... wut should i do???

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02-21-2008, 08:48 PM	#2 (permalink)
jonesthewine Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Mexico Age: 44 Posts: 431 Carlos Castaneda iTrader: 0 / 0%	check your fusebox...

02-21-2008, 08:49 PM	#3 (permalink)
k20kat Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 70 iTrader: 0 / 0%	i already did and the vsa fuse is good

02-21-2008, 08:53 PM	#4 (permalink)
anavrin351 Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Seattle Age: 24 Posts: 2,034 Tyler iTrader: 3 / 100%	ask them how the stereo will interfere with the VSA. New national laws state that for a dealer to deny warranty work, they must prove that an aftermarket part has effected the malfunctioning part. Meaning if they cannot prove that the stereo is the cause, they must fix the VSA. Someone here may be able to give you a link to the swite, i don't know what it is, but it has all the details

02-21-2008, 08:58 PM	#6 (permalink)
k20kat Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 70 iTrader: 0 / 0%	but first i had an aftermarket headunit put in, and everything was fine.... then i installed an amplifier(which only included running a power wire) i didn't cut into any type of wire harness and then the vsa came on

02-21-2008, 09:00 PM	#7 (permalink)
k20kat Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 70 iTrader: 0 / 0%	well it's true though, i won't beat the dealer, i will have to pay out of my pocket....so nothing is effected by it not working right..... i think i might just leave like that....i turned it off when i raced anyways

02-21-2008, 11:12 PM	#8 (permalink)
anavrin351 Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Seattle Age: 24 Posts: 2,034 Tyler iTrader: 3 / 100%	running a power wire doesn't make VS not work, and dealers are very easy to beat. People do it all the time. Its not cut and dry. Head unit wires don't effect VSA. (Unless the OP spliced into some wrong wires) Many people have aftermarket headunits and much more and they dont say their VSA is broken. If you don't care thats your choice, but i would be pissed off if a safety feature i paid for didn't work.

02-21-2008, 11:25 PM	#9 (permalink)
dorkiedoode Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,388 Kevin iTrader: 6 / 100%	^yea serious, i would get hella annoyed.

02-21-2008, 11:52 PM	#10 (permalink)
MutantCheese Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Edge of Insanity Age: 39 Posts: 3,308 2008 NFR S2000 iTrader: 0 / 0%	06 Si FTW!

02-22-2008, 12:46 AM	#11 (permalink)
Agnt004 Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: South Florida Age: 22 Posts: 1,839 Greg iTrader: 4 / 100%	Take it to a different dealer