Not good. Wife and I looked at one (just outside looking in). I made the comment to her that I didn't trust honda to do the infotainment system right and that I would rather not have that system at all.The fingerprint magnet touchscreen sticks out like a sore thumb. Honda is getting poor initial customer reports about both the screen and software.
You got that right. I dont care who put it back together.Oh, MYYY. I think my feet just went numb imagining how I would feel if this were my vehicle. Once something is taken apart, it can NEVER be exactly the same as when it left the factory, PERIOD. I feel for this owner if they are 1/10th as picky as I am.
Why on this green Earth did they have to take so much apart? I'm guessing there is a short to ground or short to B+ somewhere along a communication line. Those can be bears since they are all interconnected and you have to isolate harnesses to pinpoint the fault.
Yea their most experienced tech that has never seen one till now.I wouldn't worry about getting it back together - on a new model the dealer is going to put their most experienced tech on it.
The good news is that all the plastic clips are fresh and probably won't break. 10 years from now it'd be a different story.
Chip H.
So he maybe coming from Japan? And the owner might not have his or her new ride for a month, bummer big time. I hope their Dealer gave them a new Pilot to drive while theirs is in the shop. I'd demand a different one, sorry. How would one feel spending thousands to have it in the hospital under some major surgery within such a short time. Then you have to trust it when you get it back for years to come or sell it and take a loss or try and fight a lemon law. Does something like this show up on the Carfax and if not why.And depending on what it is, Honda Corporate may be sending someone out to, help and/or do the work or at least have a wide open list of available parts, no matter the cost
It'll probably show up on CARFAX, but the entry will be a summary reported by the dealer such as "6/21/2015 1,200 MILES - SENSOR WIRING REPAIRED - HONDA DEALER, USA". My few warranty repairs over the years have shown up, but are often incorrectly or insufficiently described. On the flip side, my CARFAX shows each time my dealer washes my Ridgeline when I get a free oil change!So he maybe coming from Japan? And the owner might not have his or her new ride for a month, bummer big time. I hope their Dealer gave them a new Pilot to drive while theirs is in the shop. I'd demand a different one, sorry. How would one feel spending thousands to have it in the hospital under some major surgery within such a short time. Then you have to trust it when you get it back for years to come or sell it and take a loss or try and fight a lemon law. Does something like this show up on the Carfax and if not why.
It's not quite that bad. Car makers have a certain way they tend to put things together. It's not like a new model is entirely & totally different. There's going to be carryover in things like clips and fasteners, especially if they've proven themselves in previous cars.Yea their most experienced tech that has never seen one till now.
Nope I'd guess from Alabama, Probably a 'Lead Tech' type. Depending on years and experience he could probably hand assemble most of the Vehicles he or she has worked on. And although robotics do a lot, it is actually quite amazing how much work is still completed by humans. The robotics may move the seat into position but a person will have a pneumatic impact wrench with the correct bolt/nut preloaded and hit the wrench just long enough to torque to spec. But then again it's been 25 years since I've been in an automobile manufacturing facility. But if you look at Plant parking lot there are still quite a few people working there and I doubt there only job is to pull the vehicles out to the storage yard to await loading on rail cars and car haulers.So he maybe coming from Japan? And the owner might not have his or her new ride for a month, bummer big time. I hope their Dealer gave them a new Pilot to drive while theirs is in the shop. I'd demand a different one, sorry. How would one feel spending thousands to have it in the hospital under some major surgery within such a short time. Then you have to trust it when you get it back for years to come or sell it and take a loss or try and fight a lemon law. Does something like this show up on the Carfax and if not why.
Furthermore, the line will not allow the vehicle to index to the next station until the tool reports the correct torque values has been achieved for the specified fasteners.Nope I'd guess from Alabama, Probably a 'Lead Tech' type. Depending on years and experience he could probably hand assemble most of the Vehicles he or she has worked on. And although robotics do a lot, it is actually quite amazing how much work is still completed by humans. The robotics may move the seat into position but a person will have a pneumatic impact wrench with the correct bolt/nut preloaded and hit the wrench just long enough to torque to spec. But then again it's been 25 years since I've been in an automobile manufacturing facility. But if you look at Plant parking lot there are still quite a few people working there and I doubt there only job is to pull the vehicles out to the storage yard to await loading on rail cars and car haulers.