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SUVs Honda Pilot HondaCare Extended Warranty Price? Is it worth it?
96 messages, Last post on Dec 02, 2009 at 1:57 PM
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Replying to: easyaccess (Apr 28, 2009 5:06 pm) Thanks for the email - I sent you the name and numbers I have for the Spirit Honda representative. By the way, before you call Spirit Honda, check online to see what the warranty should cost for your vehicle at the websites mentioned earlier in these posts. Then you will have a starting price to work with when you call Spirit. Good luck - let me know how it goes.
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Replying to: shodanusmc (May 01, 2009 7:36 am) Thanks rtkerr  sbcglobal.net
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Replying to: gmr78 (Oct 26, 2008 10:51 am) But then they got to earn interest on our $$$ and that was ok with us. Good luck to all and stay safe. jensad |
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how are you? where did you get your warranty? what websites did you look at? is it the same exact warranty as the honda dealer would give you? honda dealers are not calling me back pertaining to the warranty. Thanks for all you help, thepower124 optonline.net
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Replying to: aeagle (May 04, 2009 1:21 pm)
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Replying to: njhondadude3 (May 05, 2009 7:53 am)
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Replying to: njhondadude3 (May 05, 2009 4:47 pm) Our 03 Pilot has 36K+ miles on the clock right now. I've had an ongoing problem with a check engine light that comes on every once in a while for the last few months. Error code is P1457 which could involve the gas cap not tight. Generally I just turn the light off and tighten the gas cap and the light doesn't return for a while. But it does return and doesn't coincide with gas fill ups. I was at my Honda dealer yesterday from 1:30 pm till 4:30 pm. The Error Code P1457 covers a lot of area dealing with the fuel evaporative system. That starts with the gas cap and goes through a lot of stuff before terminating at the evaporative canister. . They didn't really find anything wrong. They did a lot of checks and tightening of components. Won't know if the problem is fixed for a while. Because it only happens every once in a while. A couple of years ago it appeared the torque converter was self destructing. Car would jerk and buck violently at around 50 mph when the TC was trying to lock up. There were no error codes, and Honda tech support was baffled and no help to the dealer. It took nearly 2 days to discover a sluggish EGR valve. Seems it does some stuff with the engine as the torque converter is locking. What we were feeling was the engine bucking and jerking, but felt more like the tranny. As I said, there were no error codes. There were in the neighborhood of 8-10 hours technician time and a rental car involved. Point is, that while they are looking, the $$$ clock is running at somewhere in the $100 per hour range. The "Honda Care" Extended warranty is and has payed the bill. The wifes 03 CR-V destroyed the inside of the AC compressor, last summer. Factory warranty had expired June of '06. They said the entire AC system would need replacing due to particles floating around inside it. Price would be in the $3000 range. Then a few weeks ago, she had a check engine light. Turned out to be an 02 sensor. Replacement cost in the $300-$500 range. Her extended warranty covered both. My son's Suburban destroyed the tranny at 66K miles and his extended warranty fixed it. There is the group that says, it is a Honda, or a Toyota and "Shouldn't Break". There are those that drive 100K+ miles without a single problem. But if or when a problem does appear, it can be very expensive to repair. The savings on repair bills have more than paid for the EW on both our cars and my son's car. You are looking at $23 a month or 1.5 cents per mile for health insurance on your Pilot. In my opinion there are just too many things that can go wrong with these new cars to not have the extended warranty. I look at it as a health insurance policy on the car. I won't leave the dealer without one. I've carried insurance on my homes for 40+ years and have made a claim for one tree hit by lighten for which I was paid $175. I've just filled a claim for hail damage to the roof in the last two weeks. Those two items will not even come close to what I've paid out. Yet I will continue to pay for it year after year. Just some thoughts. Kip |
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