Axle recall

Mar 17, 2021 Last reply: 5 years ago 1 Replies

My '14 Accord recently had it axles replaced as part of the rust recall. Unfortunately, the dealer managed to damage a transmission seal when installing the new axle, causing a leak in the CVT. Not sure how much fluid was lost, as it is not easy to get to the level check both in a driveway without jack stands.



They claimed to have fixed the leak, but I am not getting an odd noise, kind p like a motor spinning up when I come to a stop. Does this sound as though the CVT was damaged from fluid loss? When the dealer replaced the seal, they told me all was fine, but I am not convinced. never told me how much was lost. It also seems to be still leaking a little, but that could just be drips from when it was pretty wet.



Car has just over 50k miles on it, way too early for any mechanical issues, unless the '14 CVTs were crap. When I look at dealers' parts pages, the CVT is listed as discontinued.



I plan to take it back in soon unless it blows up first.


An update. At the second of my return trips, the service manager looked at the leaking area and noticed that there was a burr on a seal mating surface, probably caused either when the old axle was removed or the new one put in. He said it was difficult to see with the seal in place, but should have been spotted when the seal was replaced the first time. We both found it hard to believe that the mechanic actually road tested the car after the first seal replacement; leak was fairly obvious and it the transmission made noise.

All seems well, just hoping that there was no damage. I have it on record in the Honda system that there was a leak caused by the recall process and should be covered if the transmission blows up.

Out of curiosity, I looked at some online parts sources to get an feel for how much a transmission costs. All the sites said the CVT was discontinued, not sure what that means for a future replacement.

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