Honda Pilot 2006 Problem

That is why it came with a warranty.

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Funny, I'd have thought the CHECK ENGINE light would have come on.

'Curly'

Does your state have a "lemon law"? If so I suggest you start researching it immediately!

'Curly Q. L> >

Yes, After I hear the sounds, the "CHECK ENGINE" Light was on. What could be the reason ? Any comments or suggestions...

'Curly Q. L> >

Yes, I live in FL. FL has 'lemon law'. Thank you

AngusBull wrote:

For his first glitch before even giving the dealer a chance to fix it?

That's called "jumping the gun".

For sure on "Jumping the gun."

Most "Lemon Laws" apply only to a recurring problem which cannot be fixed by the dealer/manufacturer in two or three attempts. Also, the defect/problem must be something major, as opposed to a faulty ash tray, which this owner's problem seems likely to be.

Again, though, you might want to see what the dealer and Honda have to say about this. Might even want to see what their response is with regard to the Check Engine light coming on. Did you ignore it? Can't really tell from your account of the incident.

Lemon laws apply to vehicles which have been back multiple times for repair of the same defect and still haven't been fixed properly. They can be very useful. In fact, we had a 1998 Chrysler van bought back by Chrysler under the CA lemon law because the dealer couldn't fix the **** dash lights.

It doesn't apply in this case, at least not yet, as the poster has only had whatever the problem is in for repair once.

John

I did not ignore the "CHECK ENGINE" light. This light came on just before it stopped. I am still waiting for response from the Honda service.

Unquesti> >> Does your state have a "lemon law"? If so I suggest you start

Honda, wrote the following at or about 8/15/2006 9:49 AM:

As I wrote, it was unclear.

Now that that's settled, given the rest of your statement of facts, it should be of interest to the rest of us (as well as yourself) to learn:

What myself and others have said still applies though. You're a long way - at this point - from invoking any "Lemon Law."

Given the quality product that seems to be Honda's hallmark, I for one will be very surprised if they don't make it right and do so quickly.

Well !!! Surprisingly Just now I got answer from the Honda Service That they said, the GAS tank has DIESEL in it.

Unquesti> Honda, wrote the following at or about 8/15/2006 9:49 AM:

Honda, wrote the following at or about 8/15/2006 1:15 PM:

Oops! Well, somebody is going to pay dearly for repairs/replacement but it sure doesn't sound like it'll be either your dealer or Honda.

"Honda" wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@b28g2000cwb.googlegroups.com:

Who did the last fillup? And didn't they notice the nozzle handle had an odd color and odor?

Sorry to say, this one is your problem 100%. Honda is not responsible for customers who put diesel into a gasoline-fueled vehicle. This is NOT an easy mistake to make for anybody who is paying any sort of attention.

Diesel nozzles are of a larger diameter than unleaded gasoline ones, and cannot be fully inserted into an unleaded gasoline filler neck, so the mismatch must have been obvious.

Back in the day, leaded gas nozzles and diesel nozzles were the same size, so it was easy to mix them up, provided you ignored the smell and the oil stains all over the ground...

Any idea what harm would be caused by diesel fuel? I would assume mostly fuel system problems, but how extensive?

Can't understand how he could do this if the nozzle is bigger. Could be that the big tank was misfilled in which case there are going to be a lot of claims over it.

Gordon McGrew wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com:

No damage. It's just that modern spark ignition engines don't combust oil very well.

Drain the diesel from the tank, refill with gas, then just keep cranking until gasoline reachs the injectors. It would be a bit easier if the vehicle in question didn't have a returnless system.

Yeah, if we're talking a "we serve" pump, or a station in New Jersey...

Or if a teenager borrowed used car (diesel is a few cents cheaper these days....)

It seems that the current generation of teens is mechanically inept.

"L Alpert" wrote in news:UFKFg.16473$ snipped-for-privacy@newssvr21.news.prodigy.com:

Depends where the gas price is. Around here, diesel is pretty constant. Gas fluctuates up and down around the diesel price, so sometimes diesel is actually more expensive.

They were in my day too.

I'm just not accustomed to some of the answers I get. Me: "You should check your oil"......Teenager's response (daughter's friend): "how do I do that"....my reply: "never mind".