"SHRED" <noone@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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> ACAR wrote:
>> On Apr 8, 4:41 pm, SHRED <no...@nowhere.com> wrote:
>>> 2002 CR-V
>>> 78233 miles
>>> California
>>>
>> snip
>>> This thousand dollar bill is souring me to Honda big time.
>>> It would be a shame for Honda to lose me over this.
>>>
>>> Any advice here?
>>
>> One expensive repair in 8 years and 80K miles and you're ready to give
>> up on Honda?
>
> The fact is that in the TSB, Honda admits to a "defect in manufacturing".
> I am perfectly willing to accept legitimate expenses but when the part in
> question is a known defect then why should the consumer be held liable?
> Hummm???

If they ALL were defective, then my guess is it would have been a recall and
not a TSB. If yours was one of the defective ones, it probably wouldn't
have lasted as long as it did.

Just speculating here mind you...