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Weather strip channel rust at window (Honda Civic) by autowrite
Jul 09, 2007 (10:30 am)
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I just noticed the same thing on my vehicle last week (I have a 2002 Honda Odyssey). It's 5 months out of warranty and the dealer said it was unforunate that I had not noticed it during the 5 years it was in warranty as I could have gotten new door(s) free. Both doors have it; but the passenger side is worse.
Honda headquarters is suppose to have a price for me to fix it. I have 174,000 kilometers (108,000 miles) on it.
Other than this it's been a great van and I hope to have it to 500,000 miles.
 
How much did it cost you to fix it?
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Re: Hidden Honda Civic Rust [hondajohn] by 01civic
Dec 30, 2008 (3:08 pm)
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Replying to: hondajohn (May 08, 2007 5:28 pm)

hondajohn,
   My wife owns a 2001 Honda Civic and the driver door has rust on the top. It has gotten so bad I believe I will have to replace the entire door. The car has 145,000 mile and is still running well. She traded in a 1993 Honda Civic with over 200,000 miles on it. The only rust on the 93 was on the trunk, where the spoiler was added. The 2001 also has a little rust on the passenger side. Any recommendations?
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Re: Hidden Honda Civic Rust [01civic] by hondajohn
Dec 30, 2008 (3:44 pm)
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Replying to: 01civic (Dec 30, 2008 3:08 pm)

My rust problem on my 2001 Civic was nearly 2 years ago. The warranty had just run out by a couple months when the I found the problem. I lost my respect with Honda because the way I was treated. My persistence paid off by getting Honda to pay for half of the repair. The drivers side door was replace and my share of the cost was around $400.
 
I kept this car immaculate. To this day I still have bad feelings towards Honda. I still feel they should have paid for the whole thing.
 
To help you with your problem, don't bother going to Honda. Body shops don't fix rust anymore. The defective part is normally replaced. See if you can find a good body shop. If your mechanically inclined, find a replacement at a salvage yard.
 
Good luck.
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by kynaston
Dec 30, 2008 (4:46 pm)
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we are thinking buying a civic, we can get a used 07 for 15,500EX or a new 09 EX for 18,624, interest rated for new 3.9% thru honda or 4.9% used at credit union. We are in need of a car in next week or so, do you think we should wait and see what interest rates do? going up vs if down if we wait any month which is better to buy a car in? thanks DK

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