On Nov 3, 9:14 am, TomP <---road...@socal.rr.com> wrote:
> What comfort will you derive from knowing if there are others with a
> problem?
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> Cars are not perfect, that's why they come with a warranty.
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> JBond wrote:
> > Hi,
> > Was wondering if anyone has had problems with their Honda Civic 2006 -
> > 08. I bought mine last spring and no sooner had I filled my tank the
> > second time, the Motor's "Rotor" stopped working.
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> > The result is the engine kicks in directly, and starting the car picks
> > up from the small ignition battery. Loss of power made it acceleration
> > difficult. The problem went away and came back again....
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> > It took awhile for the dealership to figure out what the problem was
> > (codes are different if the offending part is acting normal). They
> > found the Rotor needed to be changed and this part was a rare item,
> > needed to go to Japan to get one, and would be 6 weeks before they
> > received it
> > The tranney needed to be moved out for access to the rotor. Big job.
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> > Well, it's been working fine since.
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> > So Anyone have a similar problem?
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2 reasons:

a) I live in the country, no mass transit, and about a 50$ cab fair to
get to the nearest bus. I have a second car, that I was going to sell
in order to safe on yearly costs. Having no car while I wait for a
warranty part to make it's way over from Japan, over a 6 week period
makes me wonder what happenned to this great company I knew in
previous years. I'll have to adjust myself, by retaining the other
vehicle or something if I know I'm in for alot of maintenance.
(warranties don't last forever). From a financial point of view (and
personal time) I need to plan for the risk.

b) Consumers, in numbers, have strength. We should not encourage poor
workmanship or planning. If many defects are found we should buy the
competitor's product. (Law of competition). I'm not saying that Honda
is substandard, but if the repairs are going to be numerous or time to
fix them unreasonable, then it would affect my next choice of car.
I'm also being asked by friends and family if I'm satisfied as they
are considering a move to a Hybrid. I should add that my decision to
go to a Honda instead of Toyota was because of a high satisfaction
over my 1989 Acura Integra (bought new), which still runs very well,
maintenance inexpensive, and never a major problem. All parts were
always available same day, until very recently, (ofcourse this is,
after all, an 18 year old car! ).