Did you buy the car new? When I had my 02 Civic, I received a voluntary
recall (from Honda Canada) for the front struts. The dealership checked
them and since they were not the new re-engineered struts, they were
replaced at no charge and I received $100.00 Honda voucher for my troubles.
Maybe get the dealership to check your VIN number for that recall?


Rick


"Llatikcuf" <Llatikcuf@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Driver side front strut failed ~6 months ago. I was ~2000 miles over
> warranty. Wrote a letter to Honda USA, and they said they would cover
> the failed strut, and only the failed strut.
>
> Went to the dealership for the service and offered to pay for the other
> strut because I had heard you should have them replaced in pairs.
> Dealership recommended I only replace the one strut because car only
> had 38000 miles on it and "Driver weight stresses the driver side
> strut, more than passenger side. Therefore driver side wears much
> faster." They replaced only the one side. Slight pull to right in the
> car, but I was told that will go away as the new strut wears.
>
> Now, 4 months after the service, 5000 miles later, car still pulls and
> just noticed car leans to the driver side about an inch. I figure this
> is the cause of the pull.
>
> What need to be done here? Have I been screwed beyond belief? Is there
> a height adjustment that would level the car?
>
> Any thoughts would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Nate
>
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