Evox787
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I have my 2024 Type R that I love, but I’m frustrated with the way the click noise on the steering is handled by the dealers or Honda. This isn’t a cheap car, and right now I consider that to be Honda’s halo car, but you get treated as if you own a Civic LX to keep the comparison on the same side. I went multiple times to the dealer until at the end they told me that the steering rack was messed up, which I kept the car for a couple of days because it wasn’t safe to drive, and I was cool about it at that moment. When I went to pick up the car because I got a phone call telling me the car was ready prior to that, there wasn’t any update or anything till that day.
I asked the advisor to see the alignment sheet of the car, and he told me that the car wasn’t aligned because the job doesn’t require it. I was billed under warranty for the 53620-T60-J45, which by looking up the part number implies that it is a whole new steering rack, but I don’t know if it is an update version on the listing that replaced multiple part numbers and was replaced under a 1.7-hour flat rate that Honda pays to the technician, which also is ridiculous because that’s why and improper training that they don’t have capable technicians anyway was told the only thing replaced to my face was the EPS motor, nothing else because it wasn’t required to change anything else, which is beyond a lie unless they never replaced the part but charge Honda for doing it, not defending Honda either. Also, the car was put on the invoice that they do a multi-point inspection, leaving the dealer. My tire light came on, and I doubt they even look at other areas of the car. Now the car is pulling to the left or right, and if I do a U-turn, the noise is still there. I don’t know if the car was really worked on and was properly worked on.
I know all cars will come with different defects that can’t be controlled, but this is beyond ridiculous. I contacted Honda corporate through email because I want to have evidence in writing of what I am trying to say. But really get to the point that I wanted to trade the Type R for an Elantra N to see if it is more reliable than this car but also comes with a bunch of problems too. What is the point of buying a new car even if I think I maybe was better with a used Civic Si 2007-2011 and deal with that instead of having a loan for a 50k dollar car? And yes, the warranty is running with the bill, but the problems are still there and I still need to pay for the car that I don’t feel comfortable driving now because I don’t know how bad the car is. Maybe I’m blowing it out of proportion, but the frustration I have is getting the best of me and trying to vent to someone because I don’t know what else to think or do anymore.
The only modification is the jailbreak with Hondata. Everything else I hold off doing because of this is to do a tune, lower it, and probably put some wheels on it because where I live, not even the dealer knows how to handle a tire change in the car. Sorry if this is long and boring, but I really don’t know what else to do and it is infuriating and frustrating. This is one of the main reasons I sold my EVO X and bought a "new" car I was even honored the oil change that came with the car because in order to do it I need to have 10k miles or my maintenance light in 10% which is also ridiculous and that question that I should ask before I commit to buy the car, because is even public knowledge that if you change your oil every 10k miles you will not have a reliable vehicle nor a lasting one.
When a used engine which you will not know the condition is 5k, more or less but if you gone to buy a crate one is above 10k.
I asked the advisor to see the alignment sheet of the car, and he told me that the car wasn’t aligned because the job doesn’t require it. I was billed under warranty for the 53620-T60-J45, which by looking up the part number implies that it is a whole new steering rack, but I don’t know if it is an update version on the listing that replaced multiple part numbers and was replaced under a 1.7-hour flat rate that Honda pays to the technician, which also is ridiculous because that’s why and improper training that they don’t have capable technicians anyway was told the only thing replaced to my face was the EPS motor, nothing else because it wasn’t required to change anything else, which is beyond a lie unless they never replaced the part but charge Honda for doing it, not defending Honda either. Also, the car was put on the invoice that they do a multi-point inspection, leaving the dealer. My tire light came on, and I doubt they even look at other areas of the car. Now the car is pulling to the left or right, and if I do a U-turn, the noise is still there. I don’t know if the car was really worked on and was properly worked on.
I know all cars will come with different defects that can’t be controlled, but this is beyond ridiculous. I contacted Honda corporate through email because I want to have evidence in writing of what I am trying to say. But really get to the point that I wanted to trade the Type R for an Elantra N to see if it is more reliable than this car but also comes with a bunch of problems too. What is the point of buying a new car even if I think I maybe was better with a used Civic Si 2007-2011 and deal with that instead of having a loan for a 50k dollar car? And yes, the warranty is running with the bill, but the problems are still there and I still need to pay for the car that I don’t feel comfortable driving now because I don’t know how bad the car is. Maybe I’m blowing it out of proportion, but the frustration I have is getting the best of me and trying to vent to someone because I don’t know what else to think or do anymore.
The only modification is the jailbreak with Hondata. Everything else I hold off doing because of this is to do a tune, lower it, and probably put some wheels on it because where I live, not even the dealer knows how to handle a tire change in the car. Sorry if this is long and boring, but I really don’t know what else to do and it is infuriating and frustrating. This is one of the main reasons I sold my EVO X and bought a "new" car I was even honored the oil change that came with the car because in order to do it I need to have 10k miles or my maintenance light in 10% which is also ridiculous and that question that I should ask before I commit to buy the car, because is even public knowledge that if you change your oil every 10k miles you will not have a reliable vehicle nor a lasting one.
When a used engine which you will not know the condition is 5k, more or less but if you gone to buy a crate one is above 10k.
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