Hi, and thanks for your replies!

> On 10/19/04 7:30 AM, in article cl31cm$kpo$1@freenet9.carleton.ca, "Dan
> Beaton" <ag564@FreeNet.Carleton.CA> wrote:
> > Hi James,
> > A worn steering rack is not something you want to ignore. It also
> > should not occur on such a new car. And C$2,000 can buy a heck of a
> > lot of repairs; I find it hard to believe that a steering rack would
> > cost that much to replace.
> >

Yeah... apparently the 2002+ Honda Civic SiRs have electronic
steering(?) and that's what will cost a lot of money. The steering
rack apparently is C$1400, and the labour to replace it is apparently
close to C$600, thus the $2000 figure. BUT I AGREE WITH YOU THAT THE
STEERING RACK SHOULD NOT BE FAULTY IN SUCH A NEW CAR!!! So I think
that something else must be broken instead of the steering rack...
maybe something is loose? Maybe some things are touching and rubbing??
I don't know...


"E. Meyer" <e52.meyer0SPAM@ieee.org> wrote in message news:<BD9A9B37.A9299%e52.meyer0SPAM@ieee.org>...
> I agree with Dan Beaton.
>
> Since you did bring it in with the problem when it was still under warranty
> and the fix they attempted at that time did not hold up, you should only
> have to remind them of that fact. You will probably have to expend some

Yeah, I called and spoke with the service manager... he was very
pleasant to speak with and I hope he recognizes that it's a problem to
be fixed by the dealership... but if it's the steering rack instead of
some strut bearing, maybe they won't eat the cost... we'll see...

Again, thanks for your replies!

James