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Chart based on 73 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
Check emissions systems notification came on. ERG valve replaced.
23340 mi
$400
radiator water mixed with transmission fluid. Got overheated and stopped driving. Radiator pipes got corroded and started leaking to the oil cooling pipes inside
111440 mi
$700
Replaced timing belt along with the water pump, idler and tensioner rollers and serpentine belt. Also replaced the left side engine mount.
72000 mi
US $450
Multiple maintenance lights came on. Oxygen sensor needed replacing. Location of sensor made replacement more costly.
61000 mi
US $385
Bad engine sensor...
80000 mi
US $300
O2 sensor was bad and was replaced.
51212 mi
Check Engine Oil Level light randomly flashing.
First trip - Dealer unable to duplicate.
Second trip - Found TSB for issue. Dealer ordered part. Agreed to do under warranty as goodwill. Third trip for repair pending.
55180 mi
C $600
Was told it was O2 sensor, not fully trusting dealership. In shop for exhaust system recall, they replaced another o2 sensor. (CEL on.)
66340 mi
C $600
Serpentine belt was making a noise. Advised by dealer that it was cracked and needed to be replaced.
82460 mi
C $80
Dealer discovered oil leak and transmission fluid leak. Car only has 133k and has had dealer maintenance regularly. Dealer and head office covered repair under goodwill.
85440 mi
C $120
Heat shields fell off or loose.
106020 mi
C $200
Heat shields are constantly rattling but can't fix and not worth 4+ hours of labour to cut them off.
60500 mi
Engine oil level sensor Catalytic Converter
74000 mi
US $132
Car would not start Chart Starting System warning displayed was a code related required update but issue occurred after update installed
87300 mi
Accessory drive belt tensioner failed. Replaced. $70 labor and $136 for the part.
77500 mi
oil gasket
108500 mi
C $700
Seals
97000 mi
New Cat
105600 mi
US $900
Radiator had a hole in it.
104000 mi
US $1500
timing belt
88000 mi
US $150
Gas tank cap.
127000 mi
Check engine oil alerts on the message system, engine oil level is fine. Faulty sensor, needs to be replaced. Have not done it yet but seems to reset itself.
134000 mi
US $370
Idler Pulley and Tensioner Pulley
130000 mi
US $57
Noticed a rattling noise at 1800 rpm when accelerating. Turned out to be loose heat shields on the engine bank catalytic converters. Mechanic said it was a common problem. Says its a big job to remove & replace because of the location. Said he had a fix using clamps that takes half an hour. Worked great. Sounds fine after a few weeks so far.
123000 mi
Replaced Ignition Switch. Vehicle dies while driving from a low speed into a right-hand turn. Must shift to neutral and restart. The technician had it for three weeks, put 300 miles on it, has replicated the problem but has no solution. The ignition switch was replaced, but apparently not the problem. They did not charge us.
106000 mi
US $450
Replaced drive belt and belt tensioner, the latter because of a strange noise.
115000 mi
US $2000
Replaced spark plugs, spark plug coils, all 4 oxygen sensors. Flushed transmission, power steering, brake and differential fluids.
24650 mi
Gas Cap repaired, would not open when it was very cold outside. Replaced tire air pressure sensor. Check voice recognition for hands free phone.
139000 mi
The emissions system check light keeps coming on. A simple tightening of the gas cap results in the light going off in a few days. Other than being extremely annoying, no actual issues has occurred yet. The sharp increase in recurrence of this issue might indicate an impending sensor failure.
125000 mi
US $15
Tighten Fuel Cap message illuminated for one day. Tightening the fuel cap did not extinguish the light. Next, the Check Emmissions warning illuminated and remained on for several weeks. I replaced the fuel cap and the light went out.
48100 mi
Was receiving a low oil pressure warning, but oil level was fine. Issue was a faulty sensor which was replaced.
On a cold winter day during a snowstorm several warning codes came on immediately upon vehicle start-up. (SH-AWD error, VSC error, Emission system error) The vehicle would not exceed 20mph. The problem was a faulty throttle position sensor.
27000 mi
The radiator was leaking coolant onto the floor. The radiator was replaced.
30000 mi
AWD SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ON BRIEFLY.
36000 mi
Warning light for SH-AWD system repeatedly activated. SH-AWD control unit malfunctioning and replaced.
37000 mi
SH-AWD warning light activation one week after in shop for same problem. Then advised water caused or a bad connector. This time no heavy rain. Tech said Code: "Lost connection with VCM" (vehicle control module). Shop couldn't replicate. After 3 days in shop learned recurring problem with SH-AWD/VSA warning light could not be replicated. Over past 4+ weeks problem has not recurred.
48500 mi
Belt noise. Replaced belt and idler pulley.
49300 mi
Recurrent warning light for all wheel drive and vehicle stability assist. Multiple codes pulled. The techs believe the problem is in the wiring or connectors of the AWD and VSA systems. Moisture and corrosion ruled out. Battery replaced, didn't fix.
56000 mi
Replaced idler or tensioner pulley. Same repair done less than 12 mod. ago so dealer did not charge anything.
78000 mi
Check ignition electrical circuits. Open steering column to inspect and reconnect wires to ignition switch that had somehow come loose.
91000 mi
Two spark plugs were loose. I had only felt mild engine vibration.
50500 mi
Catalytic converter failed. Covered by Acura's special extended warranty on this part 100%.
130000 mi
US $456
O2 sensor replaced
17000 mi
Faulty oil pressure sensor switch.
132900 mi
US $120
Engine coolant fan harness was loose
140000 mi
US $116
Coolant System pressure check and replace air intake hose
128800 mi
US $800
Timing belt
30000 mi
Dealer replaced faulty throttle body.
124200 mi
Replaced catalyst converter under warranty because of emission light
126400 mi
US $980
Belt tensioner replaced, because of squealing noise
31000 mi
US $40
Shudder at 45MPH while in top gear on flat surface under light throttle.
37000 mi
Shudder at 45MPH while in top gear on flat surface under light throttle.
53000 mi
O2 senseor failed
47000 mi
US $280
Replaced battery, replaced faulty oil sensor (TSB B09-12, paid by dealer), replace a/c dryer relay to prevent battery drain.
97000 mi
US $2391
#4 spark plug detonated. Pieces of spark plug and ignition coil sucked into engine. Engine short block and front head replaced. Received goodwill 70% Honda 30% me. Fault code P0420. Replaced Rear (bank 1) warm-up three-way catalytic converter per TSB 11-018
69000 mi
the oil pressure switch was sending false "low oil level" to the onboard message center. tsb, resolve was to replace the oil pressure switch. covered under extended warrenty.
18000 mi
Problem with the electronic sensor for oil level. Occasionally reads low on oil even when it's full. I've been told their's a factory bulletin on this issue.
23000 mi
Error message-tighten gas cap.
61000 mi
3rd gear was sticking and evenutally loss forth gear. Problem was the 3rd gear pressure switch was stuck open. Replaced sensor under warranty Replaced faulty pressure switch on 3rd gear in transmission. Covered under warranty.
65500 mi
US $285
Oil sensor went bad providing false low oil pressure reports
82000 mi
US $360
Replaced EGR valve that was clogged and clean out carbon in lines.
175000 mi
US $200
Replaced EGR Valve, cleaned all ports, replaced oil pressure switch, replaced bank 1 O2 sensor, Replaced all Spark Plug seals and valve gaskets
75000 mi
US $450
Some type of belt was loose and a part had to be replaced...it was making a noise that indicated the problem existed.
99000 mi
US $400
When replacing timing belt it was noted that the 'tensioner' was leaking, so it was replaced.
110000 mi
Got a "check emission system" warning light. Was told by dealer that catalytic converter not functioning properly. Have scheduled a separate appointment to fix in 2014.
Emissions and SH-AWD error codes. Drove vehicle to dealer, who replaced the oxygen sensor.
102000 mi
US $100
Replaced broken motor mount.
59000 mi
The exhaust heat shield got loose and was rattling. A new bracket was installed.
31500 mi
Vehicle (with Michelin X-Ice tires) became stuck with front wheels in six inches of snow and rear wheels on dry pavement. Only front drivers-side wheel would turn. Dealer tested and found SH AWD malfunction. Replaced power train control module.
35500 mi
Water pump and timing belt replaced
106000 mi
US $50
One of the muffler heat sinks became disconnected due to its fastener rusting. Dealer re-installed it.
5000 mi
The "Tighten Fuel Cap" warning light came on. This was the second time so I took it to the dealer about two weeks ago. I was told that this is a chronic problem and that they would replace my gas cap if it persisted. So far, it hasn't happened again.
45000 mi
Oil Pressure sending unit defective - improperly showing low oil. Replaced sending unit.
16120 mi
Check engine light - suspected bad fuel.
16120 mi
Engine light came on several times. Problem blamed on possible bad fuel since multiple cylinders showed misfires on computer.
15500 mi
97000 mi
US $500
Replaced Oil Pressure Sensor (TSB described issue), Front and Rear Brake Pads,
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