beafer

Well, today my dealer has informed me that I need a new cat for my car. It is a 2003 LX Inline 4 4dr with 10,800 miles on it. I got the car almost exactly one year ago too
I got a check engine light last night and searched up and down this forum and other forums to find out how to pull the code but didnt get very much information. Any one else experienced this?

flyromeo3

wtf???.........New Cat? Well if you do need it the DEALER must replace it free of charge.
Its part of the emissions law. Plus the car is way under 35,000k miles which would cut off the warranty. I couldnt see how else this cat would die out unless this particular one is a defect.

beafer

Yeah, according to the service manager, it must have came from the factory that way
And to think, i was going to cancel my extended warranty this week too. still thinking about it too.

JimBlake

Your 8 yr / 80k mile emmissions warranty would cover it even without an extended warranty.

Drag-On

Since you only have 10k miles on your car, Honda should cover this. Just make sure you take off all of your mods when you are getting it done or else they will blame it on your mods.

xbajbusx

my friend told me (hee works for honda dealer)that the 2003 accord v6 got recalls on the cats because of a nesty odore and they have to ,do a lot off work to fix that including removing rear bumper and sealing some stuff so i say go to a dealer and bi..h about it they gone have to fix it and why you even worry about it 3-36k bumber to bumper get it fix before you warranty expires

beafer

the dealer is going to fix it. Its covered under warranty. I have extended warranty from 36,000 to 75,000 or 5 yrs. I dont think i need the extra coverage and that is why i wanted to get rid of it.
But like i said, they are going to cover it under warranty. the service manager said he heard about them going bad but didnt get into too many details. Either way, I just wanted to know if anyone was going or had gone through a similar problem.
Thanks