I bought a honda on quite a few referrals because they were supposed to be solid cars that last. i had actually been having issues with the engine, in one form or another, a couple years after i bought it. i would take it in and it would be fixed (?). until a few months ago when the engine and traction lights would go on for a few days then off, then back on, then of again. the final time they went on they were blinking and my car was acting very sluggish, it was not getting a lot of power so i took it in to a honda dealer for a diagnostic. after picking my self up off of the floor from the estimate that they gave me, i took their print out to another repair center, that rhymes with, hirestone, because they had taken care of a few things in the past and had great customer service and comparable pricing. one week later, my engine and traction light came back on and i flipped out! i took it back to 'hirestone" and they took it in and a few hours later, here i am reading about the lawsuit with honda over the excessive oil usage deal. now i will be super inconvenienced to find a way to take my car in to a dealer for a couple hours for my 3rd oil change in about 3-4 weeks so they can monitor the usage and determine if i qualify to have the piston rings replaced, a 1-2 day job. also come to find out that if it is the lawsuit issue, american honda does not offer a rental car for me while they are fixing "their" faulty issue. i didn't ask for this headache, they knew about it a few years ago. they should pay for everything!! urggggggg!!!!
Excess oil consumption. first made aware by oil service technician when the car was just under 5 years old. technician said they notice excess consumption at the previous change, but thought it was a fluke. since then, honda has had me recording mileage and oil levels. after nearly 8,000 miles i had enough evidence for them to do a software update....which did not fix the problem. one thousand miles after the most recent oil change, i had to add 1/2 quart. now the local honda repair shop says they are trying to convince honda to do a good-will fix. really? how is this good will when this is a known engineering design issue?