15th Mar 2016, 10:41
I don't buy extended warranties and other packs. I buy very low mileage cars that are just a year old. That's when the major depreciation has hit. And sell privately before 5 years when the factory warranty expires on my domestics. Making it so hard to honor these third party warranty claims is why I avoid both that and the thousands to buy it on top. To me I would rather have an extra closed trans flush, not dropping the pan on my own and more often with an automatic car, using the savings of not buying an extended warranty. I also buy better filters and quality synthetic on oil changes done at 5000 miles. Most new cars do not have a lot of drivetrain issues. Some imports had sludging reports, but I drive more highway and change often. You can do a lot more proactive maintenance vs buying an extended warranty and fighting for coverage with some dealerships.
9th Apr 2021, 20:49
The amount of lies garages and even main dealers can tell to car owners is unbelievable. They have their preferred "lines" and excuses. Someone needs to record them and go to court. The car industry is the one place where dishonest mechanics or technical advisors get way too easily away.
15th Apr 2021, 22:03
Those flushes can bring on a host of issues. Drop the pan, change the filter instead. One warranty that is really worth it is the tire warranty at time of purchase. Destroying a tire and rim is very expensive on some low profile sidewalls today.
16th Apr 2021, 23:39
The 2005 Accord doesn't have a transmission pan to drop. Drain plug and a fill plug with an external filter is how you service them without doing a flush.
19th Apr 2021, 15:47
Based upon my own observation, it seems to me that Honda/Acura never has developed a good automatic transmission for any of its 6 cylinder vehicles. Given the vast array of transmission problems experienced by owners over the years, going all the way back to the first generation Acura TL, I cannot help but wonder how it is that these cars have received glowing reliability reviews virtually every single year that they have been in production? If a Dodge vehicle experienced a transmission failure at, say, 30,000 miles I cannot imagine the things that would be said. Yet this has been an actual reality with Honda/ Acura products and the attitude is almost like "Big deal" or "I must have gotten the unlucky one."
14th Mar 2016, 08:53
Or sell the car. Worse beating I had was with my 2002 Acura TL Type S; a high end Honda. 2 trans replaced and that was low mileage. Even with a warranty, you eventually face Carfax repair reports, which lowered what I could sell my car for. I took the 10k offer at only 3 years old and ran.