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#3152 of 3431 How much? by carfreakk

Sep 01, 2009 (4:13 pm)

My mom told me I am getting her 2004 Honda Pilot when I get my license in a few weeks. The car has a few damages and I asked her if she could repair it and then give it to me. She said if I can find a quote on the price of the whole repair she would see what she could do. Here's what is wrong with the car:
 
1. 4/6 speakers are blown out and do not work
2. The car is very very dirty and is stained with coffee and cig ash
3. Paint stains on the front bumper
4. A decently deep scratch on the back right fender that took the paint right off
5. The wheel alignment is off a little bit
6. A few dents here and there
 
What am I looking at as far as pricing?

#3153 of 3431 Re: How much? [carfreakk] by nasgroup

Sep 01, 2009 (6:33 pm)

Replying to: carfreakk (Sep 01, 2009 4:13 pm)
... sounds like a great 2st vehicle
 
My thoughts are
  
1. 4/6 speakers are blown out and do not work
Replace them yourself. Real easy to do. Go to crutchfield.com and you can get a set of "Kicker 07DS600" speakers for $40. Cructchfield will give you a list of speakers that fit your new ride. They also have installation instructions. Best buy will install speakers purchased there for around $50.
 
2. The car is very very dirty and is stained with coffee and cig ash
Elbow grease, carpet and upholstery cleaner ill do wonders, plus some febreeze if it is really smokey.
 
3. Paint stains on the front bumper
plan a) Get a rag, spray some brake cleaner and rub the paint off ...
plan b) Go to Walmart and get a tube of GS-27 and rub the paint off.
 
4. A decently deep scratch on the back right fender that took the paint right off
get a bottle of the factory touchup paint. Check your driver door jamb for the factory paint code.
 
5. The wheel alignment is off a little bit
2 or 4wd? Not more than $100
 
6. A few dents here and there
Leave 'em, it's just character and it is not a new vehicle. There are dent suction devices that could pull 'em out, but why bother...

#3155 of 3431 Noisy ac/heat blower fan. by kipk

Sep 06, 2009 (7:21 pm)

Fan got noisy and vibrated a while back and it cost me $50 for the dealer to remove trash from the bird cage blower. Did fine for a month or so, but the noise has returned. Sounds like the fan is behind the glove box.
 
Any instructions on how to remove the glove box and anything else involved, and get to the fan would be appreciated.
 
Thanks,
 Kip

#3156 of 3431 Re: Noisy ac/heat blower fan. [kipk] by gmwalters

Sep 07, 2009 (5:28 am)

Replying to: kipk (Sep 06, 2009 7:21 pm)
Kip, it is fairly easy to remove it. Go here http://www.piloteers.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=20409 for pictures and instructions. Good luck

#3157 of 3431 Re: Noisy ac/heat blower fan. [kipk] by mgol4

Sep 07, 2009 (8:12 am)

Replying to: kipk (Sep 06, 2009 7:21 pm)
Kip,
I had the same problem...first paid dealer to clean out birdcage, then a month later, upon return of vibration, dealer replaced blower under warrantee. Several months later (out of warantee of course) the noise returned, so I decided to check into the matter on my own. I discovered that the noise/vibration would stop when I just manually applied pressure against the housing under the glove box. When I then goty onto the floor and took a good look with a flashlight, I could see that one of the bolts (screws?) which secured the blower housing was missing. I don't know if had alway been missing or whether it was never replaced when the blower was previously replaced. In any event, when I brought it back to the dealer for my next service, I pointed out the missing bolt which they replaced (no charge) and things have been quiet for over a year now. Hope this helps. Good luck.
Mark

#3158 of 3431 Re: Noisy ac/heat blower fan. [mgol4] by kipk

Sep 07, 2009 (5:49 pm)

Replying to: mgol4 (Sep 07, 2009 8:12 am)
Thanks for your help guys. I'm nearing getting the glove box out. can see where they sawed away the plastic trim to get to the metal bracket. Got the screw and bolt out of each side but the bracket still won't budge. So I'm going back to the web sight gmwalters offered to see if I've missed something.
 
Mark,
 
Everything is vibrating in the area but it seems the most is coming from an area that has a small filter over it. (Seen when the glove box is hanging down.) When looking up from the floor there appears to be the bottom of a black motor. Is that the blower. Does it drop out the bottom by removing a couple of screws?
 
Thanks,
Kip

#3159 of 3431 Brand New 2009 Honda Pilot - Won't Start?!? by matmel04

Oct 04, 2009 (12:55 pm)

I just had my brand new 2009 Pilot delivered to my house yesterday. The engine started just fine when they took it off the truck and I drove it into my garage. Now... it won't start! A couple hours after I had parked it, I went out to turn it on and the lights were all dim with the lights on the dashboard all flashing sporadically. The engine doesn't even turn. We thought it was the battery, but it shows it's fully charged (and we tried jump-starting it a couple times just to make sure).
 
What on earth could be wrong? It only has 25 miles on it and was in the showroom of the dealership. We were supposed to drive it to visit family today, but all the dealerships (service dept.) are closed on Sunday and we can't find anything in the manual about this. Any ideas that we can try today?

#3160 of 3431 Re: Brand New 2009 Honda Pilot - Won't Start?!? [matmel04] by kipk

Oct 05, 2009 (4:29 am)

Replying to: matmel04 (Oct 04, 2009 12:55 pm)
I was recently working on our Pilot for several hours and the doors were open.
When I turned the key on to crank it, the dash board lights blinked and there was a clicking sound. Just as you have described.
 
I did notice that the interior lights were very dim. I checked the battery charge and it was something like 8.5 volts. That is a deeply discharged battery. Although the overhead lights turn off after a while, with the doors open, the low lights inside the front doors will remain on if the doors are not closed completely. .
 
You say the battery shows it is fully charged. Are you using a meter or looking at the "EYE" on the battery itself.?
 
If the battery is at a good charge, I would suspect that one or both battery connections may be somewhat loose. Dealerships generally will disconnect batteries when the cars are in the showroom. Someone may have "Stuck" the cable back on to get it out of the show room, but it was never tightened properly.
 
They may have done the disconnect on the "Black" negative cable on the battery. Or at the other end of that cable, that runs from the battery to ground on the cars body. That connection is usually close to the battery and easy to get at.
 
Even with a fully charged battery, a bad cable connection can behave like a discharged battery. When trying to jump start, a loose cable could still interfere.

#3161 of 3431 Strange noise from the rear of our Pilot. by kipk

Oct 05, 2009 (5:04 am)

Our '03 4wd Pilot has begun to make a strange sound from the rear end area.
 
Hard to explain the sound. It is something like the sound you get when driving across the ridges on the side of an Expressway that let you know you are out of your lane, but not nearly as loud. Or the sound of going across an area where something with steel tracks, like a bull dozier has indented the asphalt, or rain groves have been cut "Across" the lane. It is a muted sound and not real noticeable if the drivers window is open a couple of inches or the radio is fairly loud.
 
Kind of a "romp-romp-romp" sound. Each "romp" will be maybe a half second long, and there may be only one or there may be several. I've driven over the same sections of the road where it occurred at a particular time and everything was fine. So I dont think it is a road surface thing. Never know when it will happen. Might drive for a half an hour and everything is fine or it may happen several times in 5 minutes of driving.
 
Doesn't seem to matter the speed, what gear the tranny is in, or whether or not the car is warmed to operating temperature. I've rotated the tires front to rear, and changed the VTM-4 fluid, with "HONDA" brand trying to eliminate the problem, even though it was changed by the dealer about 8K miles ago. on the 30K service. (At least I was charged for a change)
 
It doesn't happen when a Honda tech is in the car, and they say it is probably the ABS doing "Self Checks". I'm having trouble believing that, because it was never noticed until the last few thousand miles . Surely the ABS was doing "Checks" before now.
 
Any ideas.?
 
Kip

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