I'll try to make this as brief as possible for my sons's 2011 1.8L civic:
1. Passenger front wheel bearing replaced by mechanic we've used for years (never occurred to me this would be warranty item)
2. He called when he arrived at work to tell me car was still making front end noise
3. Sounded to me like it could have been the transaxle.
4. Occurred to me now that this might be covered by warranty so he called and set up appt at dealer
5. Dealer says the noise is because the axel nut was spinning off... Wasn't installed properly by mechanic (shocking for the dealer to pass the buck)
6. Dealer now has a reason to pass on warranty work
7. $120 diagnostic fee which can be waived if dealer replaces front brake pads ($299) and flushes brake fluid ($120)
8. My son tells them do the brake fluid only... (So it's a wash... At least he gets something for the $120)
9. We replaced pads this morning and he goes for a spin... Tells me it's still making noise
10. We both drive and I notice that:
a: ABS light is on
b: at times, when lightly applying brakes, I felt, through the brake pedal, what I would describe as the ABS engaging.
11. The ABS light simply turned off after a while
12. While driving slowly 10 mph straight and light braking, I felt the abs 1 time
13. While turning right and traveling slow (10mph), I felt the ABS engage
14. While slowing on approach to a red light, less than 15 mph, I felt the ABS engage
I'm calling this ABS engagement as that how I recall it feels on icy roads...
Any thoughts?
1. Passenger front wheel bearing replaced by mechanic we've used for years (never occurred to me this would be warranty item)
2. He called when he arrived at work to tell me car was still making front end noise
3. Sounded to me like it could have been the transaxle.
4. Occurred to me now that this might be covered by warranty so he called and set up appt at dealer
5. Dealer says the noise is because the axel nut was spinning off... Wasn't installed properly by mechanic (shocking for the dealer to pass the buck)
6. Dealer now has a reason to pass on warranty work
7. $120 diagnostic fee which can be waived if dealer replaces front brake pads ($299) and flushes brake fluid ($120)
8. My son tells them do the brake fluid only... (So it's a wash... At least he gets something for the $120)
9. We replaced pads this morning and he goes for a spin... Tells me it's still making noise
10. We both drive and I notice that:
a: ABS light is on
b: at times, when lightly applying brakes, I felt, through the brake pedal, what I would describe as the ABS engaging.
11. The ABS light simply turned off after a while
12. While driving slowly 10 mph straight and light braking, I felt the abs 1 time
13. While turning right and traveling slow (10mph), I felt the ABS engage
14. While slowing on approach to a red light, less than 15 mph, I felt the ABS engage
I'm calling this ABS engagement as that how I recall it feels on icy roads...
Any thoughts?
