I will ask that question on Monday. I wish I knew more about the internal workings of a car, but I just don't have time. This forum has been very helpful.

 

One call to Honda and one call to the dealership to let them know that a Honda rep would be calling them....and POOF....my car is fixed for FREE! When I asked the dealership what had changed, she said that she made another call to the local rep and, in addition to begging and pleading, she warned them I had called Honda Warranty HQ. (I must mention that I received excellent service from Honda's Warranty Dept.)

So thank you once again for the info. I will be keeping a record of this repair so I don't have to do it again at 100k miles. Thanks!

 

Superb!! Glad you didn't let them charge you for defective parts.

 

if they ever did that to me... my timing belt would "suddenly" break while i was driving and they would be replacing my engine