I just wanted to keep you guys updated. I got my car back Monday. They did the repair pretty quick. That is one thing I'm actually impressed about. So, I called in first thing in the morning and I ask to speak to my service guy. As always, he's never there, so I told the guy to leave a message and have him call back. Which he never did, so I called again and some lady picked up and transfered me to my service guy. I then proceeded to ask him "what's going on with the rear main seal leaking?" He told me that it was nothing to worry about and that his mechanic said that everything was okay. WHAT THE HELL?!?! He said it was just a little leak and it's nothing to worry about. I still have a feeling that nothing was wrong in the first place and they were just trying to make some cash. I better not see any leaks b/c there sure wasn't any leaks when I brung it in there. But so far, so good. They fixed the transmission problem. No more slipping gears. I asked one of the service guys since my service guy is never there when I'm around =T I asked him "is the tranmission brand new? rebuilt? or used" He said it's not rebuilt but remanufactured to the highest quality standards. Hopefully it won't go out on me again anytime soon. So next time you guys go to the dealership, be careful.

Then, you will not believe what the happened after I left Honda. Usually Honda have ppl drive the car to the front so you can pick up the car. Well, I paid the cashier and was waiting for my keys, so I was looking for the service guy but he dissappeared again. So I went to my car to find out that they just left the keys in there =T WHAT THE HELL? What if someone just hopped in my car and drove off =T Anyways, that didn't really bother me, but I decided to get my new tires mounted and balanced at a local shop and as I drove in, I tried to take out the keys and they were STUCK in the ignition. Maybe that was why the guy didn't take out the keys and hand them to me b/c he COULDN'T take it out in the 1st place. So I had one of the mechanics take it out at the local tire shop. So as I was taking my car to get it mounted and balanced on the car, the mechanics came up to me and asked me to drive into the garage, so I figure it was okay. Later to find out that I wasn't suppose to do that, so the manager confiscated my keys. Then one of the mechanics came up to me and asked if I had cash to pay for the service. I said yes. AND YOU WILL NOT BELIEVE what happened?! These mechanics were trying to pocket some money. This is some crazy stuff going on! Maybe it's just me. But I had bad luck with my Accord. I won't go into much detail about the pocketing money thing but it was crazy stuff! And playin along is not fun. Well, that was my adventure with my Accord. I'm pretty sure something this exciting will happen again in the future. I'm starting to hate my Accord.

 

Wow this is a serious issue of how you are getting treated. I also can't believe your dealer "dropped the ball" like that. You have to find someone you can trust to work on your car. Its not the cars fault.

 

The key got stuck because they didn't properly align the shifter after reinstalling the new tranny. The key won't come out until your car fully is in park. If the shifter cable is off a hair it was cause the key to get stuck. If this happens again push the shifter as far forward as you can then turn key and pull out. I would take it back to them and request that someone with half a brain fix the problem.

This is what i was talking about people not giving a crap about anything in recent threads. I realize people are not perfect but,90% of it is just not giving a shit.

 

the key being stuck, by any chance was the steering wheel locked? My dealership leaves the keys for me too, if they know i'm waiting for it.

 

i dont trust any mechanic anymore and especially the ones at the dealer.

 

There is no "Adjustment" you can make to the shifter cable at the transmission. You'd have to see one to understand what I'm saying, but there is no way to install the shifter cable incorrectly. It will only fit in ONE way.

 

I think they meant the position switch on the side of the transmission,I hope they would check that and how it shifts before delivering the car.

 

Honda's trans are really like no other transmission out there. No ATF pan, essentially no valve body (as all the shift solenoids are external), and unless I'm corrected by HondaTech, no position sensor either. Only model that has a position sensor, is the one vehicle that's not really a Honda at all: the Passport (Isuzu Rodeo). But I agree all of that has to be checked when the work is completed.

 

I beg your pardon I have been a honda tech for ten years.

 

You will not believe this, but ever since I got my car back from Honda. The key seems to get stuck in the ignition alot. Before I took it into Honda, everything was fine. The key would slide in and out easily. Now the key would slide in easily but a pain to take out. Sometimes it would take me couple minutes to take out. But I found a trick, the only way I can take it out with no problem is if I have the steering wheel aligned straight. If the steering wheel is tilted, even the slightest tilt, the keys will get stuck. This has never happened to me before =T It feels as if something is wrong, like the key is chipped/worn out(which I highly doubt) or something is stuck in the ignition or it's misaligned. I don't know how to explain it. I'll give Honda another call on Monday =T