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I thought you all might like to hear how this ordeal turned out. First of all, Tim Poliniak from hondaacruaworld.com was very helpful. He spent the better part of a day tracking down people to talk to about my Acura. In the end, it seemed to be his opinion that a "fix" was the appropriate remedy (as opposed to a new engine or new car all together). Well, I got my car back last night, and I thought you all should know what all was done to my 3 MONTH OLD MDX:
First, the invoice states that the cause of the problem was that my "rear camshaft siezed" (please note, no one can explain WHY that happened).
The following parts were replaced:
The rear cylinder head
The front and rear gasket kits
The rear cylinder head
The rear pulley
The oil seal
The fuel injector set
The coolant & the oil
The "Seal A" valve head
The "Seal B" valve head
Next, the invoice says the camshaft and rocker arms in the front cylinder head were removed and "sent out to replace valves"
The timing belt "and/or" balancer belt was replaced.
Let me ask you all this: would YOU want this car???????? Especially given that they have no idea what caused the rear camshaft to seize? Presumably, it could happen again, could it not? Acura is a joke. They want you to believe they are a true luxury car manufacturer. But when push comes to shove, they don't give a rip about SERIOUS problems with a brand new car. They didn't even give me an Acura to drive while mine was in the shop (for 8 days). Instead, I got a Durango. Sure, that's the kind of service I paid $44,000 for.
First, the invoice states that the cause of the problem was that my "rear camshaft siezed" (please note, no one can explain WHY that happened).
The following parts were replaced:
The rear cylinder head
The front and rear gasket kits
The rear cylinder head
The rear pulley
The oil seal
The fuel injector set
The coolant & the oil
The "Seal A" valve head
The "Seal B" valve head
Next, the invoice says the camshaft and rocker arms in the front cylinder head were removed and "sent out to replace valves"
The timing belt "and/or" balancer belt was replaced.
Let me ask you all this: would YOU want this car???????? Especially given that they have no idea what caused the rear camshaft to seize? Presumably, it could happen again, could it not? Acura is a joke. They want you to believe they are a true luxury car manufacturer. But when push comes to shove, they don't give a rip about SERIOUS problems with a brand new car. They didn't even give me an Acura to drive while mine was in the shop (for 8 days). Instead, I got a Durango. Sure, that's the kind of service I paid $44,000 for.