Honda TSB 08-020 April 12, 2008 (3RD GEAR)

[icewildabeast]

Woot, I go in Wed to the dealership. (Just scheduled it). Wish me luck. I could use the fix as I have ground my gears a few times in the past. (Now it's just notchy as hell)

[Xenin]

i'm going to Classic Honda in the GTA (Toronto area) for the TSB on Friday. They are aware of it due to other customers e-mailing the TSB.

[Special Ringpop]

Originally Posted by Sedan_Si

This may be of interest to Special Ringpop, for whatever it is worth.

I got a call from my Honda dealer. The appointment to repair the transmission is for this Thursday (April 14). Kind of nice, I didn't even have to bother calling them.

Fantastic. Walser Honda ordered the parts for me (without asking) a few days ago, and they'll be in later this week. My service manager was on top of it.

She also said that they've had a LOT of people calling in on this. Honda's going to eat this, mark my words.

And she said that now that a bulletin is out, if the customer's concerns can't be replicated, as the bulletin says it is intermittent, they will probably do it either way. How nice!

[06sichik]

Originally Posted by Sedan_Si

The appointment to repair the transmission is for this Thursday (April 14).

are u sure its for Thursday the 14th?? today is the 14th and its Monday......

[FastTimesAtFGHigh]

^ that's cause you've been the champion for this cause! hence the quick reaction to fix it for you! lol

are you still gonna sell your car now though?

[shatchi]

dropped my car off today for this SHOW THEM THE TSB print the PDF out and show them! alot of service advisors dont even know!

[sasebonian]

Latest status:

About 3:00pm-ish, Pat from Pacific Honda called me back. She spoke with Bill, the Service Department manager and he said they are gonna get their top mechanic/repair technician Nick Ruiz to try and duplicate the problem. I am sending my car in today, and they will begin testing tomorrow at 7:00am, and continue through out the portions of the day to try an replicate it, rather than doing a single 15 min run. At least they sound like they wanna try and replicate it now. Of course with my bad luck, they will probably not have it be able to replicate and they will throw that TSB in my face. Oh, my ABS recall is getting done as well. =)

Wish me luck my friends!

[DuH-ReL]

Originally Posted by 06sichik

I just called my dealer and set up an appt. with them to have the problem replicated first so they can fix it. he said even tho my car falls under the category of the affected vehicles they still need to replicate the problem before they will fix anything. which could take 1-2 days. so im like wtf!?! he said if it takes over a day american honda corp. will give me a rental the guy i spoke with was really cool tho. he said he was totally aware of all of the 3rd gears issues and knew all about it and that when i bring it in he's gonna be all over it like a fat kid on cake and get it fixed for me. soooo...... we'll see how it goes i guess. im curious to see what they're gonna tell me, i dont always have the best of luck with this dealership

Which dealer did you call? I don't like Hardin of Anaheim and would much rather go elsewhere that'll make the repairs quicker with more reliable service. Hardin's fudge up on too many warranty 'fixes' for me.

Anybody happen to know of any great dealerships in the SoCal area?

[kurdtkobain87]

Originally Posted by Honda_Si

I took my car to the dealership today and handed them the TSB. they couldn't get the vehicle to "act up" but they ordered the parts anyways. The one thing that sucks is that one of the parts is on backorder. I should have it done by the end of the month though. I've waited this long so I can handle a few more weeks. I even get a vehicle while mine is getting worked on. They have a S2K I'm going to try to get, like that'll happen. worth a shot though!

I also had my appointment with the dealership here today. They pulled the same BS of that they will have to replicate the problem. They caleld me back and said they ordered the parts but the parts are on backorder for me as well.

Note to those who have gotten the MTF replaced under warranty: Even though they replicated it once to replace the MTF does not mean they will go ahead and order parts. You will have to bitch at them til they do it. So there is still a little bit of a fight left.

[VTECnical]

Do we get an alignment after the service?

This is located on the 2 page of the PDF...

"M Add for alignment 0.6"

That would be great as my HFP suspension sit is being installed at the same time...

[Special Ringpop]

Originally Posted by sasebonian

Latest status:

About 3:00pm-ish, Pat from Pacific Honda called me back. She spoke with Bill, the Service Department manager and he said they are gonna get their top mechanic/repair technician Nick Ruiz to try and duplicate the problem. I am sending my car in today, and they will begin testing tomorrow at 7:00am, and continue through out the portions of the day to try an replicate it, rather than doing a single 15 min run. At least they sound like they wanna try and replicate it now. Of course with my bad luck, they will probably not have it be able to replicate and they will throw that TSB in my face. Oh, my ABS recall is getting done as well. =)

Wish me luck my friends!

Yeah, it sounds like they're ready to help you out. That is what my dealership did (after double digit visits for the same problem).

If it is cool there in the mornings, I would recommend bringing it in the night before, letting it sit overnight, and asking them to do it right as the car starts in the morning. You'll be almost guaranteed a successful replication.

[07CaliSi]

Just got off the phone with my dealership and there doing it for me TOMORROW! The guy gave me ZERO resistance and told me they were doing one as we speak. Note that I had already taken it in for this problem in which they changed my fluid. No replication and no fuss...Roseville Honda FTW!

[VTECnical]

Honda Automobile Customer Service stands ready to answer questions and address concerns with your U.S. Honda vehicle. You may contact us several ways:

By Phone
Monday through Friday, 6:00am to 5:00pm Pacific Standard time at the toll-free phone number (800) 999-1009

[FastTimesAtFGHigh]

Try Sierra Honda in Monrovia. I took my fiance's accord there many times and they have top-notch service!

Originally Posted by DuH-ReL

Which dealer did you call? I don't like Hardin of Anaheim and would much rather go elsewhere that'll make the repairs quicker with more reliable service. Hardin's fudge up on too many warranty 'fixes' for me.

Anybody happen to know of any great dealerships in the SoCal area?

[Gonzo]

Great soooo nothing on 2nd gear...

[DeePStr33tzOfTn]

can some1 send me the TSB in my email so i can print it and send it? i dont have adobe. jpurcell1169@msn.com thanks

[seguitarist]

Taking mine in tomorow, let you guys know how it goes. I don't have my hopes up too high as last time they "couldn't duplicate" it.

[Si_Jeff]

Originally Posted by HHondaZC

took my car into the dealership I work at today, showed the service advisor the tsb (even she showed a sign of relief as she drives an exlv6 6 spd coupe). brought it into service 2 min later, diagnosed it and ordered the parts with no questions asked. parts should be here wed, takes 9 hrs to fix (I'm here thursday 9 to 9) so it'll be done by thurs night in time for the weekend+new wheels/suspension

if you live on long island and are close to Huntington Honda, come see us as my service people are easy going and don't ask questions if its a TSB

pm'ed.. i'm from long island too, who should i contact at huntington honda? maybe you can help me out with this, thanks..

[DeePStr33tzOfTn]

can some1 send me the TSB in my email so i can print it and send it? i dont have adobe. jpurcell1169@msn.com thanks

[av911]

Originally Posted by DeePStr33tzOfTn

can some1 send me the TSB in my email so i can print it and send it? i dont have adobe. jpurcell1169@msn.com thanks

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