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153 messages, Last post on Oct 02, 2009 at 1:19 PM
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Replying to: bdye82 (Jun 16, 2009 2:00 pm)
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Replying to: pmedway (Apr 25, 2008 10:52 am) My MM is on 5%. I am going on a trip so I called the dealer for service appointment. None available for a week. So, I asked "What is the wiggle room in going on the other side of 0%?? He said "No, you're supposed to bring it in at 15%." and started giving me the SCARE STORY, "Brakes must be checked, etc." I got off the phone, got the manual, and it does not say that it must be taken in at 15% but you can go to 0%. So, back on the phone to him and I told him he was wrong according to the manual. "Well, that's what I'm told." So, here's a major car manufacturer and their service people do not even know the manuals. We are supposed to believe that! So, transfer to the Service Manager who immediately backed off. Yeah, 0% and to the minus, he said 1500 kilometers on the negative side of 0% was okay to keep the warranty in force. BIG DIFFERENCE!! (Of course, if my tranny drops out on the trip, they would deny the warranty.) So, there's much more to the MM than this. It is there so the CONSUMER can't know exactly when the thing needs servicing. On my first run with it, it went from 15% to 0% a helluva lot faster than from 100% to 15%. So, they are keeping the CONSUMER off balance and also, as they tried with me, to get you in earlier and make more MONEY. Over the life of the car, a couple extra UNNECESSARY service checks means big dollars for them. Beyond that, there are two other points. 1. I suspect they may be playing with the MM chips to see what CONSUMER reaction is. They monitor that at there service centers. How many complaints? Do CONSUMERS swallow the stories like they tried to feed me? Soon, if you are a steady customer, car after car with them, they may customize the MM chips to the CONSUMER. Keep in mind they will have all their data on your cars at their fingertips. A chip calling for quicker and more frequent service for the less wary customer and another with longer intervals for the more watchful and questioning customer. Just change the chip when it is in for servicing. 2. We have a lot of telcenters here where I live and most of the job is to manipulate the callers. Well, Honda employs the same tactics with their employees who are taking your call, like the guy with me today. The name of the game with all these corporations is to maximize revenue and manipulate CONSUMERS. At the end of the day, the MM is just another ripoff. A simple DIY will blow a hole in your conspiracy theory. time to roll up the sleeves and get dirty. 
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Replying to: bdye82 (Jun 16, 2009 2:00 pm) I keep thinking every time I come in to the dealer that I would need new brakes but at the 84k dealer visit, they said I still had 60% of my front brakes and they don't recommend to change until 20% wear. I also said to change the radiator fluid but they said its rated at 105k intervals. Looking at my Fit brochure, it has 100k mile or more tuneup interval. Definitely do not change anything aside from the fluids and filters unless the maintenance minder states so. |
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Replying to: fit2btied2 (Jun 22, 2009 10:10 am) |
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I changed the oil in my 2008 Fit this morning. How do I reset the gauge to read 100% Thank you
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Replying to: houseofjon (Sep 30, 2009 3:50 pm) (II) position. 2. Press the select/reset knob repeatedly until the engine oil life is displayed. 3. Press the select/reset knob for about 10 seconds. The engine oil life and the maintenance item code(s) will blink. 4. Press the select/reset knob for another 5 seconds. The maintenance item code(s) will disappear, and the engine oil life will reset to ‘‘100.’’ |
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I was driving today. All of a sudden, when I was driving close to 20 miles per hour, my car would shake. After it passes 20 mph, the car drives smoothly again. I try driving it again, around 20 mph to see if it was just the wind. It happened again, and I knew that from there on, that the noise was still there. I don't know exactly what happened to the car, but I'm worried and upset now, because my car has problems again. Does anyone know what happened? |
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