Beware that Honda has a serious problem with warning indicator lights and the dealership garage does the bare minimum as required by the maintenance schedule This was my first new car and I adhered to all maintenance schedules and believed that the mechanics would monitor fluid levels during servicing To my dismay, my engine died at just over 200K km due to no indicator light (the orange light was on but the dealership said it could be for a minor item like the fuel cap not tightened after a few clicks etcso it seemed far less serious and just a warning) and turns out the engine had no fluids! Of course this infuriates me as I could not see spending over $3,on a new engine for an modelI got two hundred as spare parts for a Honda in good shape (with several new parts in it); why did the garage not say anything, especially when I asked about how to do maintenance on an older car? Honda dealership in Kingston is no longer a reputable responsible organization in my books! Go for another type of car and do not rely on a dealership for maintenance as they are clearly not in that business (i.e sell cars at all costs with no responsibility nor loyalty to their customers!) I know that now after a very expensive experience If you find a good mechanic they're gold!
Beware that Honda has a serious problem with warning indicator lights and the dealership garage does the bare minimum as required by the maintenance schedule. This was my first new car and I adhered to all maintenance schedules and believed that the mechanics would monitor fluid levels during servicing. To my dismay, my engine died at just over 200K km due to no indicator light (the orange light was on but the dealership said it could be for a minor item like the fuel cap not tightened after a few clicks etc. so it seemed far less serious and just a warning) and turns out the engine had no fluids!
Of course this infuriates me as I could not see spending over $3,000 on a new engine for an 2004 model. I got two hundred as spare parts for a Honda in good shape (with several new parts in it); why did the garage not say anything, especially when I asked about how to do maintenance on an older car?
Honda dealership in Kingston is no longer a reputable responsible organization in my books! Go for another type of car and do not rely on a dealership for maintenance as they are clearly not in that business (i.e sell cars at all costs with no responsibility nor loyalty to their customers!).
I know that now after a very expensive experience. If you find a good mechanic ... they're gold!
Beware that Honda has a serious problem with warning indicator lights and the dealership garage does the bare minimum as required by the maintenance schedule This was my first new car and I adhered to all maintenance schedules and believed that the mechanics would monitor fluid levels during servicing To my dismay, my engine died at just over 200K km due to no indicator light (the orange light was on but the dealership said it could be for a minor item like the fuel cap not tightened after a few clicks etcso it seemed far less serious and just a warning) and turns out the engine had no fluids! Of course this infuriates me as I could not see spending over $3,on a new engine for an modelI got two hundred as spare parts for a Honda in good shape (with several new parts in it); why did the garage not say anything, especially when I asked about how to do maintenance on an older car? Honda dealership in Kingston is no longer a reputable responsible organization in my books! Go for another type of car and do not rely on a dealership for maintenance as they are clearly not in that business (i.e sell cars at all costs with no responsibility nor loyalty to their customers!) I know that now after a very expensive experience If you find a good mechanic they're gold!
Beware that Honda has a serious problem with warning indicator lights and the dealership garage does the bare minimum as required by the maintenance schedule. This was my first new car and I adhered to all maintenance schedules and believed that the mechanics would monitor fluid levels during servicing. To my dismay, my engine died at just over 200K km due to no indicator light (the orange light was on but the dealership said it could be for a minor item like the fuel cap not tightened after a few clicks etc. so it seemed far less serious and just a warning) and turns out the engine had no fluids!
Of course this infuriates me as I could not see spending over $3,000 on a new engine for an 2004 model. I got two hundred as spare parts for a Honda in good shape (with several new parts in it); why did the garage not say anything, especially when I asked about how to do maintenance on an older car?
Honda dealership in Kingston is no longer a reputable responsible organization in my books! Go for another type of car and do not rely on a dealership for maintenance as they are clearly not in that business (i.e sell cars at all costs with no responsibility nor loyalty to their customers!).
I know that now after a very expensive experience. If you find a good mechanic ... they're gold!