Yes, I'm following up on my review from 4 years ago about... the same issue. But here's some info you should look out for if you own a Honda with a warranty.
Now, I'm not directing all of my criticism of my experience to anyone in particular, more directly at Honda, but management could have intervened, had they chosen to. Had they, this wouldn't have even appeared. This last experience was an education as to how Honda deals with that warranty they have.... read on....
So, back in February 2018 I had to replace the battery. No warranty coverage as it had just expired. Cost - $148. Warranty - 5 years, (apparently last 2 are pro-rated - you find this out AFTER you need to make a claim!).
So, here we are, 4 years later, and this second battery fails. Come in they say, it's under warranty. Yeah, it's prorated. So, Honda will pay 50%. 50% of a new one. PLUS charge you labor to install it. Wait, it gets better. So, I pay my ... $130 for the NEW battery, and the warranty of THIS battery is... go on.. guess! Yes, you're absolutely right, it's ... 12 months! The remainder of the warranty of the one bought 4 years ago, even though I'm paying almost as much as I did of the one that just failed. SHOCKED? SURPRISED?? Yeah, me too. The new battery is a 5 year battery, but Honda will not stand behind it for more than a year because, well, they chose not to. It's their policy. They only extend the warranty for the remaining period. If I had paid the $200 + install for a NEW battery, I'd be back to a 5 year warranty (3 year full) for the very same battery that's already installed. Did you follow along?
Manager explained.... If you have a 3 year drive train warranty and your gearbox fails, Honda will replace it. But warranty that replacement? No. Not any more then the original it replaced. 1 day left on your warranty? New gearbox. Honda warranty on new gearbox, 1 day.
The only difference, you don't pay labor on the gearbox install, but you do for the battery. Because there is some fine print somewhere.
As for the management - they had the discretion to waive the labor cost (we are talking around $30-40) on this WARRANTY battery replacement, but chose it better to do what's right for Honda/Leith, and not the customer. Bearing in mind they had just quoted and I was going to have our 100,000 mile service done here, they'd rather take $40 than me return and spend $2,000+ (including tires).
They sent a VERY strong message to me, and I thought you should see this too. Honda's warranty is overall flawed, if you really need it, and the management will not do anything to soften the blow of the issue.
This was the second new vehicle I've bought from them. It will be my last. I've serviced with them. No more. I will take my business elsewhere, and I may just re-examine the manufactures out there, because this "Warranty" is not what you expect. Don't believe me? Ask them. Like most things, you never know, until you need it. Then it's a little late to realize what they are doing. read more