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Car Forum / Honda Cars / January 200707 Honda CRV with Rear Main Seal Leak
Purchased 12/23/06. On 12/30/07 noticed oil on floor & took it to nearest Honda dealer, not the one I bought it from as I did not want to drive too far not knowing the cause of the leak. Tentively diagnosed as rear main engine seal leak. Dealer rep told me NOT to drive it home to wait for the parts to come in as I might experience other problems. Parts to be ordered 1/2/07. The rear main engine seal was replaced on 1/4/07 and on 1/6 I found oil on the garage floor. This repair was done by the closest Honda dealer not the one I bought the car from. Which dealer do I go back to for further repair in order to possibly qualify for replacement or money back under the Lemon Law? Norm suggests: > Purchased 12/23/06. On 12/30/07 noticed oil > on floor & took it to nearest Honda dealer > Which dealer do I go back to for further repair > in order to possibly qualify for replacement or > money back under the Lemon Law? Thanks for the info! That's the exact same problem with the 2003/2004 CR-V's that caused fires and explosions and you are lucky your CR-V did not burst into flames. Now I am officially crossing the CR-V off my list. I picked up the new Consumer Reports and the highest rated SUV is the Toyota RAV-4, while the Honda CR-V wasn't even on the list. > Norm suggests: > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Now I am officially crossing the CR-V off my list. No, now you're officially an idiot. The CR-V fires referred to were caused by the failure to remove the old oil filter gasket when changing the oil filter. When the new filter was installed, it resulted in two soft gaskets pressing against each other, which would leak under pressure. The failure of a main seal on a new engine is a manufacturing defect, not a design flaw. The failure of the repair is due to inadequate workmanship by the mechanic. As long as the engine was not run dry, it should be repairable. Under the Massachusetts lemon law (Mass. Gen. Law Chapter 90 Section 7N-1/2), the dealer is allowed: "a reasonable number of repair attempts: three times for the same substantial defect or 15 business days out of service for any combination of serious defects. If all the required attempts fail, and you give the manufacturer a formal 7 business day "last chance" to fix the car, but that fails too, you are entitled to a refund or replacement." By this standard, in MA, the OP should bring it back to the original dealer to try again. Your rights may vary, so check with your state's attorney general's office. --Gene Gene S. Berkowitz disrespectfully sez... >> Now I am officially crossing the CR-V off my list. > > No, now you're officially an idiot. No, you are a Honda fanboy. Truth is, the problem still exists today and my future purchase decision will be based (in part) on those facts. Oh and the Toyota RAV-4 scored higher on the latest Consumer Reports (magazine edition), where the CR-V wasn't even on the "Best & Worst in RELIABILITY" list. > Gene S. Berkowitz disrespectfully sez... > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > (magazine edition), where the CR-V wasn't even on the "Best & Worst in > RELIABILITY" list. Go to the Rav-4 newsgroups then. You're stupid analysis won't be missed here. Now move along! Go spread your infection elsewhere. >Gene S. Berkowitz disrespectfully sez... > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >Truth is, the problem still exists today and my future purchase decision >will be based (in part) on those facts. There is no evidence that the problem that caused the fires in '03 and '04 has been seen in over two years. As has now been explained to you, this is a completely different problem and it is too early to assume that it is anything other than an isolated problem with this particular vehicle. >Oh and the Toyota RAV-4 scored higher on the latest Consumer Reports >(magazine edition), where the CR-V wasn't even on the "Best & Worst in >RELIABILITY" list. CRV has predicted reliability much better than average, just like the RAV4. See the Feb. issue of CR. As for picking a car that's right for you, I am going to strongly recommend the RAV4 so that you can go haunt the Toyota group with your hysteria. 8< > As for picking a car that's right for you, I am going to strongly > recommend the RAV4 so that you can go haunt the Toyota group with your > hysteria. don't say that - they don't deserve it. send his dumb a.s over to the ford group instead. >Norm suggests: > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >That's the exact same problem with the 2003/2004 CR-V's that caused fires >and explosions and you are lucky your CR-V did not burst into flames. Uh, no it isn't. That was caused by problems with the oil filter. This is a main seal problem. >Now I am officially crossing the CR-V off my list. > >I picked up the new Consumer Reports and the highest rated SUV is the Toyota >RAV-4, while the Honda CR-V wasn't even on the list. You have the January issue. Wait a few days for the February issue to hit the stands. CRV is rated just below RAV4. The Escape is rated below Hyundai and Kia. All state lemon laws are in one of the manuals which came with your car. The action is against the factory, not the dealer. I suspect you can bring it to any dealer but read the manual. > Purchased 12/23/06. On 12/30/07 noticed oil on floor & took it to nearest > Honda dealer, not the one I bought it from as I did not want to drive too [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > in order to possibly qualify for replacement or money back under the Lemon > Law? |
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