I drive an Accord Type R. Bought it 3 months from new (02 plate) & it's been an eventful time with regards to "faults". Most if not all have been rectified & were within the first year but just the other day the emission warning light came on. Checked out at local dealership.....
I apparently need a egr valve for which they've given me a quote of £270!. Phoned a few places & it can only be sourced from Honda itself. Indeed the part may have to come from Belgium!. Does this seem excessive?. I've seen other egr valves for other manufacturers a lot less than 3 figures. It looks like i've got no option. Incidentally the light only came on for 1 day & has been fine since but their diagnostics have targeted the valve itself.
If anyone's interested other faults have been;
Clutch replaced under warranty at 6 months ( grating etc but not driven hard!)
Constant dashboard/ window fascia rattles which have eventually settled (i have had tints & security resin shielding applied)
An ecu failure which caused the rev limiter to seek its idling rate with complete failure. Cyclical searching from 900 to 7000 revs continuosly. A little difficult to drive at the time to say the least!. Disconnected battery & it's been fine since.
Clutch cable casing missing & replaced. Found on inspection.
Drivers control panel housing (windows/ wing mirrors) which defied gravity & came away from the door.
Plastic insert at base of drivers chair which has required "fixing" (blu-tac!).
Recently intermittent central locking failure from fob. Battery ok. Terminals been cleaned twice.
Anyway the dealer has been excellent. I'm well known to them having had a prelude before for many years. The car is running well & just had the front pads replaced. Air con needed regassing in it's second year but i have never found it that cool compared to some mates cars. Tyres were replaced at 18k or so. Major hassle with vibration following such but i blame Kwik Fit's inability to balance or align the wheels. (i even got a free set from them) but 1 trip to the dealer & it was sorted.
Anyway looks like i'll be using my debit card again.
Cheers,
TheDoc.
I apparently need a egr valve for which they've given me a quote of £270!. Phoned a few places & it can only be sourced from Honda itself. Indeed the part may have to come from Belgium!. Does this seem excessive?. I've seen other egr valves for other manufacturers a lot less than 3 figures. It looks like i've got no option. Incidentally the light only came on for 1 day & has been fine since but their diagnostics have targeted the valve itself.
If anyone's interested other faults have been;
Clutch replaced under warranty at 6 months ( grating etc but not driven hard!)
Constant dashboard/ window fascia rattles which have eventually settled (i have had tints & security resin shielding applied)
An ecu failure which caused the rev limiter to seek its idling rate with complete failure. Cyclical searching from 900 to 7000 revs continuosly. A little difficult to drive at the time to say the least!. Disconnected battery & it's been fine since.
Clutch cable casing missing & replaced. Found on inspection.
Drivers control panel housing (windows/ wing mirrors) which defied gravity & came away from the door.
Plastic insert at base of drivers chair which has required "fixing" (blu-tac!).
Recently intermittent central locking failure from fob. Battery ok. Terminals been cleaned twice.
Anyway the dealer has been excellent. I'm well known to them having had a prelude before for many years. The car is running well & just had the front pads replaced. Air con needed regassing in it's second year but i have never found it that cool compared to some mates cars. Tyres were replaced at 18k or so. Major hassle with vibration following such but i blame Kwik Fit's inability to balance or align the wheels. (i even got a free set from them) but 1 trip to the dealer & it was sorted.
Anyway looks like i'll be using my debit card again.
Cheers,
TheDoc.
