db_tanker
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- First Name
- Darrell
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- Apr 8, 2018
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- Location
- Texas
- Vehicle(s)
- 2018 Honda Civic Hatchback 2019 Ford Ranger S-crew
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I am glad to say that I can trust a few folks at our local dealer here in our part of Texas.
I will name drop - Keating Honda - and they did a credible job. I took the advice of many on here and other forums and called ahead. Gave a description and the rather sketchy nature of the fault.
The fault is not rare but kind of uncommon - the notchy feel you get at about 40 mph or greater on a warm-hot day - steering kind of gives a hesitation or resistance when trying to give minor corrections. I asked for the shop manager or service writer to do a drive with me, them driving, to see if they can duplicate the fault.
Got our Civic on the freeway feeder and barely to 45 he literally said "Holy Crap!" He indicated that he did some research on their own company forum and read about something similar but never had encountered this issue. He has now. That was Thursday. Saturday got the call that, indeed it was the EPS rack assy and that the cost would have been a bit over 4000.00 usd but since I felt that with a car that would be driven ALOT by myself and my wife, and that it had many bells and whistles that looked possibly expensive...I got the maxed out extended warranty plan with zero deductible.
So hopefully today or tomorrow I can get our little Red back home.
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I will name drop - Keating Honda - and they did a credible job. I took the advice of many on here and other forums and called ahead. Gave a description and the rather sketchy nature of the fault.
The fault is not rare but kind of uncommon - the notchy feel you get at about 40 mph or greater on a warm-hot day - steering kind of gives a hesitation or resistance when trying to give minor corrections. I asked for the shop manager or service writer to do a drive with me, them driving, to see if they can duplicate the fault.
Got our Civic on the freeway feeder and barely to 45 he literally said "Holy Crap!" He indicated that he did some research on their own company forum and read about something similar but never had encountered this issue. He has now. That was Thursday. Saturday got the call that, indeed it was the EPS rack assy and that the cost would have been a bit over 4000.00 usd but since I felt that with a car that would be driven ALOT by myself and my wife, and that it had many bells and whistles that looked possibly expensive...I got the maxed out extended warranty plan with zero deductible.
So hopefully today or tomorrow I can get our little Red back home.
D
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