On Apr 9, 9:15 pm, SHRED <no...@nowhere.com> wrote:
> 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???

I had to replace fuel injectors and a clutch slave cylinder in Acuras
and an idle air control valve in a Toyota; all of these were covered
under various TSBs. Yeah, the manufacturers sometimes get it wrong. Of
course, none of these parts failed within the warranty period. Just
like your TPS. Unlike your situation, I didn't get the Acura repair
work done at a dealership (after asking about manufacturer support for
the work, of course) so my repair cost was lower. The Toyota repair
was partially covered by Toyota but the part had relatively few miles
on it.

Re. Honda support: try to speak directly with the district or regional
manager. They've got lots of latitude. That's how I got Toyota
support.