"K5" <K58814@yahoo.com> wrote in
news:sf2dnY-CytGmzYfcRVn-sg@comcast.com:

> "Nobody" <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote in message
> news:Xns9541C31F83923XZLKJOIDUKLJ098098@24.24.2.16 7...
>> Their service department is the worst. If you have *any* problems
>> with your vehicle as delivered, they will claim they are normal. I
>> had a leak at an O-ring seal they claimed was normal/due to my
>> overfilling the container. Sure...Honda designed it to leak.
> What was leaking? Does it (rad reservoir?) leak after you corrected
> the overfill?

You can't overfill the windshield washer reservoir. The CR-V has a 3-
piece bottle which snaps together...there are o-rings at the joints. The
inner bore of one of them is mildly grooved resulting in the leak --
manufacturing defect...my 2003 didn't do this.

>
>> Oh yeah, those spongy brakes? Completely normal.
> New brakes need to set. Once the pads have set and cured, they might
> be just fine.

I think 2500 miles is enough to call them broken in...

>
>> The only thing they did correctly was clean the vehicle in and out
>> prior
> to
>> delivery. Notice I didn't say "prep the vehicle correctly". 60lbs
>> in
> each
>> tire isn't normal.
> Make things easy on yourself and get a tire gauge and pump and do this
> yourself.

WTF? How do you think I noticed the problem?

You might also consider getting a breaker bar and a 19mm
> socket to tighten (or loosen/retighten) the lugnuts. Don't bother
> with the wrench that came with the car if you're the easily frustrated
> type. Getting a torque wrench to correctly torque the lugnuts is also
> a good idea. This way you can be sure it is done correctly, can rotate
> your own tires, not get stranded somewhere with an overtightened
> lugnut. Do these things and you can eliminate a lot of the sources of
> frustration of being dependent on other people to do basic things
> right.

This was simply an example of their lack of attention to detail. 'Check
tire pressure' was checked on the PDI checklist, but they didn't actually
do it.