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Old 04-07-2004, 08:45 AM
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in my shifter console when I'm slowing down. Initially they assured me it will be under warranty but I get a call from Jeanette at Honda of Stevens Creek (bay area) and now they want me to pay for a new clutch, disk, bearing, etc.

The owner I bought the car from told me there was a TSB bulletin on this noise and should be fixed at no charge.

Can someone point me to the Honda TSB or have any related info I can give to the dealer?

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Do a search on clutch buzz. I can't remember the exact tsb#..they might be charging you if the car is out of waranty?
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Here's the TSB https://www.s2ki.com/user/content/view/full/277/
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Thanks, you guys are GOOD

exactly what I need!

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If the car is still in warranty they have to fix it. If it is out of warranty they may fix it as a courtesy but are not required to do that. I almost purchased a 2000 with a lot of clutch buzz and I verified my dealer would do the TSB first. He was willing to do it because I have purchased several cars from him and sent him several customers.
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I'm in the process of getting that serviced right now.

I have a 2001 s2k with approximately 32000km

my pressure plate and clutch needed to be replaced.

Car drove fine but everytime i deaccelerated that buzzing noise came up
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The tsb only covers the clutch plate, not the pressure plate or through out bearing.
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Originally posted by GeorgeP
If the car is still in warranty they have to fix it.
That's really funny. Maybe in a perfect world, but I don't live there.

Try telling that to all the owners who have been denied this fix, including me.

Seems they don't HAVE to do anything.
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Hockey - you must be using the same dealership as me

They don't have to do anything (at least that's what i'm told) A tsb is not a recall - it's up to the dealer to make the call

find a good dealership and they might replace the disk BUT not the pressure plate and flywheel - BTW a grand is cheap for a clucth job - my dealer raped me for $1,500.00
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90% of the time they will replace the pp and TOB at the same time.

find another dealer if that one is unwilling to help u


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