Envymia
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- First Name
- Claudio
- Joined
- Dec 12, 2019
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- Location
- Ontario
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- Honda Civic 2017 lx
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So, after having a very annoying issue at a gas station where the gas door wouldnt open, I took it into the dealership and they fixed the actuator last Wednesday (under warranty)
I have been moving my car around a lot because I had to get product ready for a service this Saturday, and I started up the car and christmas lights came on.
On startup it cycles Brake sys, brake hold, power steer, VSA and hill start problems. I cant exactly remember what codes came up last time but I’m thinking its the same issue I had in DEC 2019 (I have a 2017 civic lx)
Back then, they said some sort of rodent made a nest, and chewed wires. They recommended to use the Honda rodent resistant tape, and it would not be an issue again.
Well, I found it very odd because I read up on these issues last time and I have seen Honda refuses to take ownership that their soy based wires might attract rodents. I saw two lawsuits in US were dropped due to lack of evidence, so I’m wondering if the timing of all this is a coincidence or not.
TLDR - I had rodents who chewed wires under the hood once, second time now after a year and days after taking it in for a warranty service, and car was moving constantly besides one night. They applied rodent tape. Im getting the car in the shop again and will request pictures to verify the tape was applied.
Besides what they tell you (that the tape works) , is there anything else I can do if it IS indeed an issue from where I park? Last time I think it cost me $360 which isn’t bad but thats a car payment right there and all my friends with Fords and Chevys are laughing about it. It seems to be a Toyota and Honda problem as well speaking with my neighbours.
I have been moving my car around a lot because I had to get product ready for a service this Saturday, and I started up the car and christmas lights came on.
On startup it cycles Brake sys, brake hold, power steer, VSA and hill start problems. I cant exactly remember what codes came up last time but I’m thinking its the same issue I had in DEC 2019 (I have a 2017 civic lx)
Back then, they said some sort of rodent made a nest, and chewed wires. They recommended to use the Honda rodent resistant tape, and it would not be an issue again.
Well, I found it very odd because I read up on these issues last time and I have seen Honda refuses to take ownership that their soy based wires might attract rodents. I saw two lawsuits in US were dropped due to lack of evidence, so I’m wondering if the timing of all this is a coincidence or not.
TLDR - I had rodents who chewed wires under the hood once, second time now after a year and days after taking it in for a warranty service, and car was moving constantly besides one night. They applied rodent tape. Im getting the car in the shop again and will request pictures to verify the tape was applied.
Besides what they tell you (that the tape works) , is there anything else I can do if it IS indeed an issue from where I park? Last time I think it cost me $360 which isn’t bad but thats a car payment right there and all my friends with Fords and Chevys are laughing about it. It seems to be a Toyota and Honda problem as well speaking with my neighbours.
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