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The battery on my Honda Pilot died this evening in our driveway. I went to Sears and got a new battery since they were open till 9pm (the Honda dealership closed at 7pm). I brought home the battery and found it impossible to take out the old battery. Honda has it so secured in there that only their techs can take it out. Since the Honda service center is closed for the day, I would have to take a day off from work tomorrow to bring in the SUV just for a battery change.
This is really sticking it to the customer! You would think that in this day and age where customer loyalty and satisfaction is important, that auto manufacturers would strive to satisfy their customers so they can get repeat business! I would think twice about buying another Honda Pilot just for a reason like this. I will wonder what else are they trying to stick me with.
I wonder what other auto manufacturers back hand their customers like this?
Nothing is impossible, but yes, if you don't have an arsenal of tools on hand, it's not coming out. The thing is, DIY is discouraged by almost all car manufacturers these days. Specialized tools, computers to reset, and parts that can't come out unless the subframe is dropped ... it's the trend.
how is it fastend in there? is it under the plastic engine cover? or just in a bad spot to get at?
pick up a haynes or chilton manual it should help with things like that
Location: Still in Portland, Oregon, for some reason
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It shouldn't be that hard. Check and see if there is a small black metal plate that bolts the battery down. My dad had an '04 Acura TL and I had to replace the battery on that. Was it difficult? Not terribly but I got it done.
worst car I remember for changing a dead battery was my dads old C4 corvette. you had to take off the quarter panel to even get near the battery it was a monkey to change
Chevy/GM make the worst engine compartments. I recently (and thankfully) just got rid of a Chevy Uplander minivan. It took some removing of some minor parts just to be able to hook up jumper cables to that thing! I didn't even want to consider putting in a new battery!
I can easily change the battery in my Mustang and in my new Sequoia, but neither of them require that at this time. Hope it stays that way for a while longer.
Let me qualify something...I think Chevy makes great motors, they just put them in some really awkward engine compartments. Just in case I wasn't clear...
Let me qualify something...I think Chevy makes great motors, they just put them in some really awkward engine compartments. Just in case I wasn't clear...
Yeah. I have a full size truck with a 4.3L V6 and you still can't get to hardly anything under there. Amazing, considering the same engine bay somehow fit an 8L V8.
Yeah. I have a full size truck with a 4.3L V6 and you still can't get to hardly anything under there. Amazing, considering the same engine bay somehow fit an 8L V8.
Heh ... my S10 has the dinky 2.2L OHV 4-cylinder, and yet, it's still not all that easy for some things. It took quite some weaseling to get the alternator out the other week; total time was a couple hours. That's in contrast to my Volvo - alternator R&R in under 20 minutes, because it's right up top in plain sight.
The folks I really feel sorry for ... doing a tune-up on a F-body with the LT1.
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