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#3040 of 3181 valve tappin sound by donix Jan 26, 2009 (3:50 pm)
I had an 09 pilot with 7,700 miles on it and now I hear anoise from the engine or valve tapping sound it`s not loud but it`s noticeable. Did any 09 pilot owners have this problem too?   I been already to the dealer and they said they will not adjust 6 cylinders only 4. but they try to listen it and the mechanic told me it`s normal.    It`s just ok if I`ll go back to the dealer and just let them check the clearance?, coz I know it`s not normal. beacause if they cannot correct the problem i will return it to the dealer. It`s a good Idea? Please can you give me some advices?
#3041 of 3181 Re: Battery drain? [tsy] by mbilardi Jan 26, 2009 (7:54 pm)
Replying to: tsy (Jan 25, 2009 1:02 am) Just to let you know your not crazy, I have had an unbelievable amount of stalling with my leased 06 pilot. if you look back at old posts from last year you will see that I wasn't the only one either. After 5 long attempts at them finding the problem with no results, I took them to arbitration thru the lemon law and lost only because I needed to have 4 repairs for the same problem within a certain amount of milege on my car. Well I was over by 600 miles but I lost unfairly because all pilot leasers were awarded an extra 600 miles per year from some class action suit involving faulty speedometers. Anyway the state took my money cause they shouldn't have taken my case if they thought I didnt qualify due to over milege. So I lost an additional 250.00 just for the filing of the arbitration. But I am giving it back in a month when my lease is over and am so happy to be rid of it. Honda is great if you don't get a lemon but when you do, they are the most horrible people to deal with. /they actually said at one of their service centers that I was making my car stall purposely just to try to get rid of the truck. I'm a mother with a job,family and sick parents to take care of,( and one stall happened in a hospital parking lot as my dad was having open heart surgery)You think I would have better things to do then spend many hours waiting for tow trucks and going to every service center. Anyway if anyone wants to start a commotion of any kind, count me in even though I am done with them I will still help fight for all the other stallers out there.
#3042 of 3181 thanks mbilardi by donix Jan 27, 2009 (1:43 pm)
Now I know thanks for the Idea. well, for now I will just fix it by myself. Because some of dealer mechanic is going to be lazy or maybe they dont want to waste their time for nothing. They will wait untill the problem becomes worst. and then thats the time they will fix it and that time, the warrnty is over. or maybe some of the mechanic dealer has lack of knowledge. valve adjustment is verry basic.... I think they will go back to basic automotive course. ( That mechanic is from Union county NJ)
#3043 of 3181 Console lights out: 2006 Pilot by seaspotsranch Jan 30, 2009 (9:54 am)
Does anyone know how to replace the lower console lights on an 06 Pilot. The Full Auto button and the button to the left of it are both out on my car. I can't figure out how to change them. The manual said to check the fuses however, I can't get close enough to be able to read the fuses. Of course I am out of warranty. Replies to this message: franella (Jan 30, 2009 4:17 pm)
#3044 of 3181 Something is still wrong Post-Accident 2006 Pilot by seaspotsranch Jan 30, 2009 (9:58 am)
My car was hit front left last year. When I got it back from the body shop I noticed a loud oscillation sound coming from the front - the steering wheel also listed to the left when driving straight. The car never had a problem before the accident. They told me to get new tires and dismissed me.   I got new tires and had the car aligned. The oscillating sound continued and the steering wheel listed to the right when going straight.   I went back to the body shop and they aligned my car again and told me my brand new tires are defective (I don't for a moment believe they are) and that the alignemnt the tire shop did was faulty.   I am beyond frustrated. I am waiting for the insurance company to tell me what to do next. My husband thinks there is a bad bearing or additional suspension damage that the body shop doesn't want to address.   Anyone have any ideas? My claim is still open since the other insurance company is being difficult.   Thanks! Ellie Replies to this message: bigdadi118 (Jan 30, 2009 6:19 pm) bigdadi118 (Jan 30, 2009 6:56 pm) donix (Jul 28, 2009 7:11 pm)
#3045 of 3181 Re: Battery drain? [tsy] by mitch65 Jan 30, 2009 (10:26 am)
Replying to: tsy (Jan 23, 2009 6:36 pm) This has been covered before, but Honda definitely has problems with their batteries. I have an 05 Pilot Ex, and though the battery was nearly 3.5 yrs old, I still didn't think it should have had the problems it did. The last few months, whenever I turned the engine off and left it on accessory to listen to the radio, the battery would die after a few minutes and I could't restart the engine. Happened a half dozen times in a couple of months. I guess it was weak, since I replaced the battery and haven't had problems since. But what puzzles me is why the car would always start from a cold start, if the battery was truly old and weak? It never struggled. Only when left in accessory for a few minutes. Many others had the same problem.
#3047 of 3181 Re: Console lights out: 2006 Pilot [seaspotsranch] by franella Jan 30, 2009 (4:17 pm)
Replying to: seaspotsranch (Jan 30, 2009 9:54 am) to the person who had some lights out and was told to check the fuses before trying to change the bulbs.....    My whole GPS/AV screen went out because I dropped a dime down in the cig. lighter hole inside the center console glove box and it blew a fuse. There are FOUR fuse boxes on the car and we had to check every single fuse in all four boxes before we found the one that had blown - it was the last one we checked. You need a tester light to do this and it's not hard, but I bet that's what's wrong with your lights - a fuse has blown. Don't bother trying to figure out which one it might be from the diagrams. Just check them all. There are extra fuses in the boxes and a puller, too. Very nice.    I've had a map light out for a year and can't figure out how to change it.
#3048 of 3181 Re: Something is still wrong Post-Accident 2006 Pilot [seaspotsranch] by bigdadi118 Jan 30, 2009 (6:19 pm)
Replying to: seaspotsranch (Jan 30, 2009 9:58 am) Try this to see if one of the tire is really defective. Switch the front tires (L to R, R to L) if the pull goes to opposite direction then it is the tire. If the pull is same then it is not the tire. Replies to this message: bigdadi118 (Jan 30, 2009 6:56 pm) donix (Jul 28, 2009 7:11 pm)
#3049 of 3181 Re: Something is still wrong Post-Accident 2006 Pilot [bigdadi118] by bigdadi118 Jan 30, 2009 (6:56 pm)
Replying to: bigdadi118 (Jan 30, 2009 6:19 pm) http://www.gsp9700.com/   quickest way to check for tire pull / vibration.

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