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Chart based on 51 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
Car failed to start. Diagnosis indicated battery could be bad. Replaced with a new one and solved problem
253000 mi
US $200
Key broke and car would not start without a new key ordered and coded from Honda
41000 mi
US $110
Battery went dead would not take a charge. Honda OEM dealer replacement battery was cheaper than Autozone and had better warranty. Battery replaced by Honda dealer.
59000 mi
TPMS light came one and stayed on. Dealer changed two in the tire pressure sensors, this corrected the problem. Car had extended warranty no cost.
102000 mi
US $65
Right headlight blew. Replaced both.
107000 mi
US $50
BOTH headlights blew on low beam. High beams still worked.
131000 mi
US $12
Passenger side low beam lamp replacement
132000 mi
US $12
Right front headlamp replaced AGAIN for low beam.
142000 mi
US $140
Recharged A/C.
55100 mi
US $180
Alternator stopped charging the battery. Bought a new alternator and installed myself.
26000 mi
Dome light switch faulty
61000 mi
US $75
Battery died and replaced with a group 51R battery, which almost fit the battery tray. I trimmed the left side of the tray and removed the battery cover. This battery has better crank amps and costs way less than the OEM Honda battery.
99700 mi
US $250
Air conditioning needed recharging and a/c relay needed replacement
145600 mi
US $300
Headlight control stick failed.
152200 mi
US $140
Battery died while idling.
39500 mi
US $133
TPMS light stayed on for several days. Dealer found the sensor was bad and replaced the sensor.
5620 mi
Intermittant TPMS light. Dealer checked tire pressure and adjusted same. Problem did not recur.
90000 mi
US $500
Blower motor and resistor replacement
11223 mi
a/c hose had small leak replaced under warrenty
30000 mi
AC button would not turn off system - button replaced.
33004 mi
US $69
THE CAR WAS BUCKING AND WOULD BARELY IDLE I HAVE BEEN A MECHANIC FOR 35 YEARS BETWEEN THAT AND ORDERING SOME NEW HITACHI COILS ON EBAY IT TOOK 20MIN AND THE CAR RUNS LIKE A CHAMP IT IS QUITE A COMMON PROBLEM ON THESE CARS AND YOU MAY ONLY HAVE 1 COIL THAT'S BAD AT THE TIME BUT DON'T WASTE TIME BECAUSE IF ONE IS BAD THE REST ARE SOON TO FOLLOW AND YOU CAN BUY 4 HITACHI COILS WHICH ARE OEM ON THE HONDA BUT ARE A REVISION FROM THE ORIGINAL AKA IMPROVED ANY WAY 4 COILS ON EBAY FOR LESS THAN YOU CAN BUY A SINGLE KNOCK OFF HOUSE BRAND FROM AUTO ZONE OR OREILLY THEN 20 MINUTES AND A 10 MM WRENCH AND YOUR DONE, THE POWER AND MILEAGE IMPROVEMENT IS AMAZING. GOOD LUCK
2000 mi
Driver window will stop at three places when using the auto-down feature. Sometimes will not roll back up and will cause a grinding noise.
4000 mi
Driver window would sometimes get stuck. Dealer replaced window switches. Everything Ok.
The headlight wiring harness recall that was performed on the car 3yrs ago was not performed correctly. The shop had to reinstall the wiring harness repair.
31000 mi
Replaced passenger air bag sensor under warranty ($700 part)
104000 mi
US $40
Replaced headlight bulbs
95000 mi
US $150
wire to harness for back up lights broke. repaired wire by soldering and shrink wrap repair area.
173000 mi
US $45
Replaced both headlight bulbs
213 mi
US $300
Leak check and refill
215000 mi
US $300
Starter making grinding noise...replaced before failure
G g
34000 mi
low air pressure sensor battery died. no way to replace just the battery. dealer replaced right rear sensor. problem fixed. fresh air vent stuck in closed position. mechanic lubed it, which fixed the problem. mechanic said blower housing was cracked, ordered a new one. Installed new blower housing.
47200 mi
fresh air/heat door lever mechanism stuck
35000 mi
12v power supply burnt out during use. New socket was ordered.
35000 mi
Replacement 12v socket was installed. It works.
166000 mi
US $175
This repair was Not caused by the shop.
A/C was over pressurized from a diy recharge, belt began slipping while running A/C and driving. Mechanic flushed the system, recharged it with dye to look for leaks later on. The A/C has bee running fine ever since the shop did the fluid replacement.
20000 mi
Nonfunctioning window motor
25000 mi
US $260
Air conditioner condenser was damaged by a rock, dealer refused to fix under warranty. Estimate was $800--I have ordered a new condenser for $260 and will have it installed at an independent shop for $200.
22320 mi
CD stuck in factory head unit. Will not play or eject. Radio and Bluetooth work fine.
78740 mi
Button 4 on the radio presets didn't respond when the car was cold, or would erroneously trigger the audio settings function.
55000 mi
Button turning on AC stuck down ("on") so that AC is on whenever fan is on. Honda wanted $95 to "diagnose" the problem, and I declined to have them do that.
26000 mi
A recall for the replacement of something that affects low-beam headlights--before recall, low beams could suddenly stop lighting. Recall fixed problem.
37000 mi
US $235
Air bag dash light on, intermittantly at first, then solid after a few days. Problem was a loose connection, Warranty repair. Cost listed was for 32,000 mile servicing.
A/C recharge only because the previous recharge was 3/4 years ago. Didn't really notice a problem beforehand but definitely notice since it's been serviced.
93960 mi
C $220
NUMBER 4 IGNITION COIL STOPPED WORKING AFTER SOME HESITATION (MIS FIRES) OVER SEVERAL WEEKS. WAS REPLACED WITN NEW OME ONE AS A PRECAUTION,PURCHESED NON-OME ON INTERBET AT 22$ INSTEAD OF 115.00 PER UNIT.
3000 mi
TPMS warning. Checked tire pressures - within spec.
Added 2 psi per tire. 10 miles later, TPMS warning light went out.
23100 mi
US $55
Replaced blown driver side speaker
38760 mi
C $130
Dead cell in battery 35 months old. Replaced partially under warranty.
41540 mi
Factory recall
117180 mi
C $80
lights for the license plate failed because of wiring that was broken
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