First, I’m not blaming the transmission shop. The Honda seems to have a unique problem. I will not say . . ok . . I will say it. I think it’s time for the Honda to go . . to the Honda graveyard or to someone who can work on Hondas or to someone who just doesn’t care if it leaves them stranded. It’s never left us stranded but I can see that happening.
Last month we took it to the transmission shop. Whether it’s the actual transmission or not . . who knows, but it’s something related to what transmission shops work on because our regular mechanic won’t work on it. So it stayed in the shop a few days. Vince had researched on the internet (Vince is NOT a mechanic!) and thought he knew what was wrong. That’s kinda like us researching our medical issues and going to the doctor for a prescription and telling them what’s wrong and you that usually doesn’t go over so well, right?
So, Vince talked to the transmission guys and they agreed that what Vince was telling them was pretty much the most common problem they saw in the old Honda CRVs. They changed the part – close to $600. Got it home .. it was doing the same thing but something else so . . back to the shop this past Monday (a week ago yesterday). They kept it, changed a part or two. Nope. Didn’t fix it. Called someone else, decided on another part that had to be ordered. Thought they would have it fixed by Friday but if not, it would be Monday. Didn’t hear from them yesterday so later in the afternoon, Vince called.
They want him to come in today, go for a drive with them, let them explain “the plan of action”. Does that sound scary?
Me: What do you think that means?
Vince: I’m not sure.
Me: I think it means they’re going to tell you the repairs are going to cost more than the car is worth.
Vince: I think it means they aren’t sure and they don’t really want to start changing out parts and running up a bill with things that aren’t going to fix it.
Me: What will you do?
Vince: I guess just bring it home and drive it til it stops running.
Hmmm . . I wanted to say . . you won’t catch me riding in it! And then I wanted to say . . you make a choice to drive a car you know is about to fall apart . . don’t call me to come and get you. But, I didn’t say any of that because I’m a good wife! 🙂
In the past few months, we’ve bought four new tires, had the timing belt changed, had new shocks/struts put on it, and seems like something else but I can’t remember what. It’s a 2001 – it’s 20 years old! Cars, even Hondas, do not last forever . . but . . what do I know??
Kim A Paventy says
Vince and my husband are the same dudes!!! We have a 2002 Dodge Durango that gets 12 miles to the gallon and has so many things wrong with it. It has become “the dog” SUV and it’s only used is to take the dogs in for nail trims and to the vet. It has about 300,000 miles on it (for real) my husband is a mechanic and wants to drive it until it completely dies. So when it does, we will be stuck on the side of the road with 2 big dogs.
Wanda Jordan says
Can you take to a Honda Dealer? They may know exactly what the problem is since that is all they work on.
Judy Laquidara says
I’m not saying the Joplin Honda dealer is bad but we’ve tried for weeks to get them to return a phone call so . . chances of us ever doing business with them, whether it’s buying a car or getting repairs, are slim to none. We’ve never had much luck with repairs at a dealer.
Ruth says
We had a jeep that would refuse to start now and then. We had it worked on, didn’t solve the problem, so to rid of it. A week later I talked to a mechanic and he said it was the “flywheel starter motor” that was dying. It’s a part that starts the engine.
Kay Spiegel says
A very long time ago we had a TV with tubes. Remember those? It had gotten so bad the picture came in from the sides and the sound went in and out but my DH said it still worked because it turned on. One day, when he was at work, I gave it a good shake and gosh it wouldn’t come on anymore.
Edith says
I had a car with ‘transmission’ problems, then ‘computer’ problems and then it turned out to be the oxygen sensor. It did this weird push/pull sputter thing and it was scary to try to turn left I had to be sure there was no traffic coming.