Re: Transmission Maintenance
 

mwlogs wrote:
>
> Hello Group,
>
> I recently had the 60K mile maintenance done on my 2001 Accord. The
> maintenance schedule calls for replacing the transmission filter and fluid,
> which was done. My question to the dealer afterward was why? The
> transmission had been replaced (one of those with a 'manufacturing defect)
> at about 37,000 miles. Seems to me THIS transmission only had around 13,000
> miles on it and wouldn't need the maintenance until round 97,000 miles (when
> the transmission had 60K on it!). He says no, it needed it now.
>
> Anyone else think I got ripped for the cost of this maintenance? The Dealer
> had the records on the transmission replacement and should have known it was
> newer than the rest of the car.
>
> Any thoughts??
>
> Thanks!
>
> Mark


===================

Doing the math, or thinking outside the box are not high on your
dealer's list of priorities. It's you money, not his. He'll spend it as
he sees fit :-(

'Curly'

===================

Re: Transmission Maintenance
 

Thats what you get for trusting Honda... sorry, no offence, but i think
Honda Canada and Honda Dealers in general leave A LOT to be dessired! As
far as I am concerned, when I get rid of my 04 civic it will not be soon
enough
"mwlogs" <mwlogs@spam-me-not.excite.com> wrote in message
news:%FtZb.2697$6t5.857@fe3.columbus.rr.com...
> Hello Group,
>
> I recently had the 60K mile maintenance done on my 2001 Accord. The
> maintenance schedule calls for replacing the transmission filter and
fluid,
> which was done. My question to the dealer afterward was why? The
> transmission had been replaced (one of those with a 'manufacturing defect)
> at about 37,000 miles. Seems to me THIS transmission only had around
13,000
> miles on it and wouldn't need the maintenance until round 97,000 miles
(when
> the transmission had 60K on it!). He says no, it needed it now.
>
> Anyone else think I got ripped for the cost of this maintenance? The
Dealer
> had the records on the transmission replacement and should have known it
was
> newer than the rest of the car.
>
> Any thoughts??
>
> Thanks!
>
> Mark
>
>

Re: Transmission Maintenance
 

Thats what you get for trusting Honda... sorry, no offence, but i think
Honda Canada and Honda Dealers in general leave A LOT to be dessired! As
far as I am concerned, when I get rid of my 04 civic it will not be soon
enough
"mwlogs" <mwlogs@spam-me-not.excite.com> wrote in message
news:%FtZb.2697$6t5.857@fe3.columbus.rr.com...
> Hello Group,
>
> I recently had the 60K mile maintenance done on my 2001 Accord. The
> maintenance schedule calls for replacing the transmission filter and
fluid,
> which was done. My question to the dealer afterward was why? The
> transmission had been replaced (one of those with a 'manufacturing defect)
> at about 37,000 miles. Seems to me THIS transmission only had around
13,000
> miles on it and wouldn't need the maintenance until round 97,000 miles
(when
> the transmission had 60K on it!). He says no, it needed it now.
>
> Anyone else think I got ripped for the cost of this maintenance? The
Dealer
> had the records on the transmission replacement and should have known it
was
> newer than the rest of the car.
>
> Any thoughts??
>
> Thanks!
>
> Mark
>
>

Re: Transmission Maintenance
 

Thats what you get for trusting Honda... sorry, no offence, but i think
Honda Canada and Honda Dealers in general leave A LOT to be dessired! As
far as I am concerned, when I get rid of my 04 civic it will not be soon
enough
"mwlogs" <mwlogs@spam-me-not.excite.com> wrote in message
news:%FtZb.2697$6t5.857@fe3.columbus.rr.com...
> Hello Group,
>
> I recently had the 60K mile maintenance done on my 2001 Accord. The
> maintenance schedule calls for replacing the transmission filter and
fluid,
> which was done. My question to the dealer afterward was why? The
> transmission had been replaced (one of those with a 'manufacturing defect)
> at about 37,000 miles. Seems to me THIS transmission only had around
13,000
> miles on it and wouldn't need the maintenance until round 97,000 miles
(when
> the transmission had 60K on it!). He says no, it needed it now.
>
> Anyone else think I got ripped for the cost of this maintenance? The
Dealer
> had the records on the transmission replacement and should have known it
was
> newer than the rest of the car.
>
> Any thoughts??
>
> Thanks!
>
> Mark
>
>

Re: Transmission Maintenance
 

Sorry bud, but yes you got ripped. I'd escalate through their
management, especialy if its a dealer. Honda Corporate pays attention
to these complaints, and their ratings get effected.

On Fri, 20 Feb 2004 19:58:51 GMT, "mwlogs"
<mwlogs@spam-me-not.excite.com> wrote:

>Hello Group,
>
>I recently had the 60K mile maintenance done on my 2001 Accord. The
>maintenance schedule calls for replacing the transmission filter and fluid,
>which was done. My question to the dealer afterward was why? The
>transmission had been replaced (one of those with a 'manufacturing defect)
>at about 37,000 miles. Seems to me THIS transmission only had around 13,000
>miles on it and wouldn't need the maintenance until round 97,000 miles (when
>the transmission had 60K on it!). He says no, it needed it now.
>
>Anyone else think I got ripped for the cost of this maintenance? The Dealer
>had the records on the transmission replacement and should have known it was
>newer than the rest of the car.
>
>Any thoughts??
>
>Thanks!
>
>Mark
>

Re: Transmission Maintenance
 

Sorry bud, but yes you got ripped. I'd escalate through their
management, especialy if its a dealer. Honda Corporate pays attention
to these complaints, and their ratings get effected.

On Fri, 20 Feb 2004 19:58:51 GMT, "mwlogs"
<mwlogs@spam-me-not.excite.com> wrote:

>Hello Group,
>
>I recently had the 60K mile maintenance done on my 2001 Accord. The
>maintenance schedule calls for replacing the transmission filter and fluid,
>which was done. My question to the dealer afterward was why? The
>transmission had been replaced (one of those with a 'manufacturing defect)
>at about 37,000 miles. Seems to me THIS transmission only had around 13,000
>miles on it and wouldn't need the maintenance until round 97,000 miles (when
>the transmission had 60K on it!). He says no, it needed it now.
>
>Anyone else think I got ripped for the cost of this maintenance? The Dealer
>had the records on the transmission replacement and should have known it was
>newer than the rest of the car.
>
>Any thoughts??
>
>Thanks!
>
>Mark
>

Re: Transmission Maintenance
 

Sorry bud, but yes you got ripped. I'd escalate through their
management, especialy if its a dealer. Honda Corporate pays attention
to these complaints, and their ratings get effected.

On Fri, 20 Feb 2004 19:58:51 GMT, "mwlogs"
<mwlogs@spam-me-not.excite.com> wrote:

>Hello Group,
>
>I recently had the 60K mile maintenance done on my 2001 Accord. The
>maintenance schedule calls for replacing the transmission filter and fluid,
>which was done. My question to the dealer afterward was why? The
>transmission had been replaced (one of those with a 'manufacturing defect)
>at about 37,000 miles. Seems to me THIS transmission only had around 13,000
>miles on it and wouldn't need the maintenance until round 97,000 miles (when
>the transmission had 60K on it!). He says no, it needed it now.
>
>Anyone else think I got ripped for the cost of this maintenance? The Dealer
>had the records on the transmission replacement and should have known it was
>newer than the rest of the car.
>
>Any thoughts??
>
>Thanks!
>
>Mark
>

Re: Transmission Maintenance
 

We received a notice from honda that there had been some failures and they
were extending the Warranty on the transmission. I don't recall the exact
details, but it's my wife's car and I don't drive it all that often. I
noticed one time when I did that it seemed to be making a low grinding kind
of noise. Still shifted OK, just a noise. We took it in and they agreed it
sounded like it was going bad, but didn't want to replace it at that point
since it was behaving OK, and we weren't getting the 'check engine' light
that was supposed to be the indication of a problem.

A few months passed and we suddenly started getting a blinking check engine
light, Took it in and the replaced it.

"General Bowen" <ajwagen@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:TFvZb.1603$yZ1.977@newsread2.news.pas.earthli nk.net...
> I have a 2001 Accord too. What signs were there that the transmission was
> defective and had to be replaced?
>
>
> "mwlogs" <mwlogs@spam-me-not.excite.com> wrote in message
> news:%FtZb.2697$6t5.857@fe3.columbus.rr.com...
> > Hello Group,
> >
> > I recently had the 60K mile maintenance done on my 2001 Accord. The
> > maintenance schedule calls for replacing the transmission filter and
> fluid,
> > which was done. My question to the dealer afterward was why? The
> > transmission had been replaced (one of those with a 'manufacturing
defect)
> > at about 37,000 miles. Seems to me THIS transmission only had around
> 13,000
> > miles on it and wouldn't need the maintenance until round 97,000 miles
> (when
> > the transmission had 60K on it!). He says no, it needed it now.
> >
> > Anyone else think I got ripped for the cost of this maintenance? The
> Dealer
> > had the records on the transmission replacement and should have known it
> was
> > newer than the rest of the car.
> >
> > Any thoughts??
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Mark
> >
> >
>
>

Re: Transmission Maintenance
 

We received a notice from honda that there had been some failures and they
were extending the Warranty on the transmission. I don't recall the exact
details, but it's my wife's car and I don't drive it all that often. I
noticed one time when I did that it seemed to be making a low grinding kind
of noise. Still shifted OK, just a noise. We took it in and they agreed it
sounded like it was going bad, but didn't want to replace it at that point
since it was behaving OK, and we weren't getting the 'check engine' light
that was supposed to be the indication of a problem.

A few months passed and we suddenly started getting a blinking check engine
light, Took it in and the replaced it.

"General Bowen" <ajwagen@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:TFvZb.1603$yZ1.977@newsread2.news.pas.earthli nk.net...
> I have a 2001 Accord too. What signs were there that the transmission was
> defective and had to be replaced?
>
>
> "mwlogs" <mwlogs@spam-me-not.excite.com> wrote in message
> news:%FtZb.2697$6t5.857@fe3.columbus.rr.com...
> > Hello Group,
> >
> > I recently had the 60K mile maintenance done on my 2001 Accord. The
> > maintenance schedule calls for replacing the transmission filter and
> fluid,
> > which was done. My question to the dealer afterward was why? The
> > transmission had been replaced (one of those with a 'manufacturing
defect)
> > at about 37,000 miles. Seems to me THIS transmission only had around
> 13,000
> > miles on it and wouldn't need the maintenance until round 97,000 miles
> (when
> > the transmission had 60K on it!). He says no, it needed it now.
> >
> > Anyone else think I got ripped for the cost of this maintenance? The
> Dealer
> > had the records on the transmission replacement and should have known it
> was
> > newer than the rest of the car.
> >
> > Any thoughts??
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Mark
> >
> >
>
>

Re: Transmission Maintenance
 

We received a notice from honda that there had been some failures and they
were extending the Warranty on the transmission. I don't recall the exact
details, but it's my wife's car and I don't drive it all that often. I
noticed one time when I did that it seemed to be making a low grinding kind
of noise. Still shifted OK, just a noise. We took it in and they agreed it
sounded like it was going bad, but didn't want to replace it at that point
since it was behaving OK, and we weren't getting the 'check engine' light
that was supposed to be the indication of a problem.

A few months passed and we suddenly started getting a blinking check engine
light, Took it in and the replaced it.

"General Bowen" <ajwagen@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:TFvZb.1603$yZ1.977@newsread2.news.pas.earthli nk.net...
> I have a 2001 Accord too. What signs were there that the transmission was
> defective and had to be replaced?
>
>
> "mwlogs" <mwlogs@spam-me-not.excite.com> wrote in message
> news:%FtZb.2697$6t5.857@fe3.columbus.rr.com...
> > Hello Group,
> >
> > I recently had the 60K mile maintenance done on my 2001 Accord. The
> > maintenance schedule calls for replacing the transmission filter and
> fluid,
> > which was done. My question to the dealer afterward was why? The
> > transmission had been replaced (one of those with a 'manufacturing
defect)
> > at about 37,000 miles. Seems to me THIS transmission only had around
> 13,000
> > miles on it and wouldn't need the maintenance until round 97,000 miles
> (when
> > the transmission had 60K on it!). He says no, it needed it now.
> >
> > Anyone else think I got ripped for the cost of this maintenance? The
> Dealer
> > had the records on the transmission replacement and should have known it
> was
> > newer than the rest of the car.
> >
> > Any thoughts??
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Mark
> >
> >
>
>

Re: Transmission Maintenance
 

Thanks everybody, I agree - I was lax in not ensuring I understood exactly
what they would be doing. I let my guard down some since the dealer had
always been pretty much on the up-and-up with me to this point! I'll give
them another call and complain to the manager. Maybe I can get a free oil
change out of them!


"mwlogs" <mwlogs@spam-me-not.excite.com> wrote in message
news:%FtZb.2697$6t5.857@fe3.columbus.rr.com...
> Hello Group,
>
> I recently had the 60K mile maintenance done on my 2001 Accord. The
> maintenance schedule calls for replacing the transmission filter and
fluid,
> which was done. My question to the dealer afterward was why? The
> transmission had been replaced (one of those with a 'manufacturing defect)
> at about 37,000 miles. Seems to me THIS transmission only had around
13,000
> miles on it and wouldn't need the maintenance until round 97,000 miles
(when
> the transmission had 60K on it!). He says no, it needed it now.
>
> Anyone else think I got ripped for the cost of this maintenance? The
Dealer
> had the records on the transmission replacement and should have known it
was
> newer than the rest of the car.
>
> Any thoughts??
>
> Thanks!
>
> Mark
>
>

Re: Transmission Maintenance
 

Thanks everybody, I agree - I was lax in not ensuring I understood exactly
what they would be doing. I let my guard down some since the dealer had
always been pretty much on the up-and-up with me to this point! I'll give
them another call and complain to the manager. Maybe I can get a free oil
change out of them!


"mwlogs" <mwlogs@spam-me-not.excite.com> wrote in message
news:%FtZb.2697$6t5.857@fe3.columbus.rr.com...
> Hello Group,
>
> I recently had the 60K mile maintenance done on my 2001 Accord. The
> maintenance schedule calls for replacing the transmission filter and
fluid,
> which was done. My question to the dealer afterward was why? The
> transmission had been replaced (one of those with a 'manufacturing defect)
> at about 37,000 miles. Seems to me THIS transmission only had around
13,000
> miles on it and wouldn't need the maintenance until round 97,000 miles
(when
> the transmission had 60K on it!). He says no, it needed it now.
>
> Anyone else think I got ripped for the cost of this maintenance? The
Dealer
> had the records on the transmission replacement and should have known it
was
> newer than the rest of the car.
>
> Any thoughts??
>
> Thanks!
>
> Mark
>
>

Re: Transmission Maintenance
 

Thanks everybody, I agree - I was lax in not ensuring I understood exactly
what they would be doing. I let my guard down some since the dealer had
always been pretty much on the up-and-up with me to this point! I'll give
them another call and complain to the manager. Maybe I can get a free oil
change out of them!


"mwlogs" <mwlogs@spam-me-not.excite.com> wrote in message
news:%FtZb.2697$6t5.857@fe3.columbus.rr.com...
> Hello Group,
>
> I recently had the 60K mile maintenance done on my 2001 Accord. The
> maintenance schedule calls for replacing the transmission filter and
fluid,
> which was done. My question to the dealer afterward was why? The
> transmission had been replaced (one of those with a 'manufacturing defect)
> at about 37,000 miles. Seems to me THIS transmission only had around
13,000
> miles on it and wouldn't need the maintenance until round 97,000 miles
(when
> the transmission had 60K on it!). He says no, it needed it now.
>
> Anyone else think I got ripped for the cost of this maintenance? The
Dealer
> had the records on the transmission replacement and should have known it
was
> newer than the rest of the car.
>
> Any thoughts??
>
> Thanks!
>
> Mark
>
>

Re: Transmission Maintenance
 

I recently had the 60K mile maintenance done on my 2001 Accord. The
maintenance schedule calls for replacing the transmission filter and
fluid,which was done. My question to the dealer afterward was why?
The transmission had been replaced (one of those with a 'manufacturing
defect) at about 37,000 miles. Seems to me THIS transmission only had
around 13,000 miles on it and wouldn't need the maintenance until
round 97,000 miles (when the transmission had 60K on it!). He says
no, it needed it now. Anyone else think I got ripped for the cost of
this maintenance? The Dealer had the records on the transmission
replacement and should have known it was newer than the rest of the
car. Any thoughts??

I change my oil every 6k miles and pull the plug on the auto tranny at
every change thereby changing 3 of the 6-7 quarts in the trans. Cheap
insurance against a very expensive repair.

Re: Transmission Maintenance
 

I recently had the 60K mile maintenance done on my 2001 Accord. The
maintenance schedule calls for replacing the transmission filter and
fluid,which was done. My question to the dealer afterward was why?
The transmission had been replaced (one of those with a 'manufacturing
defect) at about 37,000 miles. Seems to me THIS transmission only had
around 13,000 miles on it and wouldn't need the maintenance until
round 97,000 miles (when the transmission had 60K on it!). He says
no, it needed it now. Anyone else think I got ripped for the cost of
this maintenance? The Dealer had the records on the transmission
replacement and should have known it was newer than the rest of the
car. Any thoughts??

I change my oil every 6k miles and pull the plug on the auto tranny at
every change thereby changing 3 of the 6-7 quarts in the trans. Cheap
insurance against a very expensive repair.