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I seriously don't know what to do anymore. This is what we've been dealing with the past month.
Honda Element EX 2003 2WD/automatic making horrible squeal noise constantly. Sounds like a belt or something like that.
Saturday, June 19th – Take in to car repair place. Look it over, not sure what it is. They think it could be a few different things Do power steering flush and replace pulley assembly (was bent.) Car sounds worse. By process of elimination, they now think it’s the a/c compressor. ($1,400 quote, declined repair.)
Cost: $265
Wednesday, June 23rd – Called around, found a better quote. Take car in for a/c repair place #2. Replace compressor and new serpentine belt.
Cost: $918
Saturday, July 10th – while driving home from IKEA, a/c blows hot and makes bad noise. Turn off a/c and don’t use it until Wednesday (my day off.)
Wednesday, July 14th – Take back to car repair place #2. They say the compressor fan has gone bad. Part not available until Thursday. Authorize repair. Leave car at place.
Cost: $421
Thursday, July 15th – Part comes in, gets replaced. Turns out the fan going bad damaged the new compressor. Needs replacing again. They will replace it under warranty but 2nd compressor has to be overnighted from out of state. Leave car at place again.
Cost: $24 overnight fee
Friday, July 16th – They replace the compressor a SECOND time. Report it failed once during testing (clutch disengaged in compressor) but could not replicate problem a second time. Everything checks out as far as they can see. (He said they looked at the service bulletins and found one similar under high acceleration but not identical problem. Said they also went through Honda suggested steps to test and it all came back clear.) Call them if we have problems.
Sunday, July 18th – Love is driving home from breakfast with his parents. The horrible noise starts again and he smelled an electrical smell.
WHAT IS GOING ON?? We're second owners of this car. It was a certified used Element and we've had it about 2.5 years now. Never any problems before this. Car is at 109K miles. We're taking it back again tomorrow since we're stuck with needing to keep taking it to them at this point for warranty repairs. We've charged $1,600 in repairs on the credit card and it's STILL not working!
Anyone have any clue what could be going wrong or what we should be doing differently??
Honda Element EX 2003 2WD/automatic making horrible squeal noise constantly. Sounds like a belt or something like that.
Saturday, June 19th – Take in to car repair place. Look it over, not sure what it is. They think it could be a few different things Do power steering flush and replace pulley assembly (was bent.) Car sounds worse. By process of elimination, they now think it’s the a/c compressor. ($1,400 quote, declined repair.)
Cost: $265
Wednesday, June 23rd – Called around, found a better quote. Take car in for a/c repair place #2. Replace compressor and new serpentine belt.
Cost: $918
Saturday, July 10th – while driving home from IKEA, a/c blows hot and makes bad noise. Turn off a/c and don’t use it until Wednesday (my day off.)
Wednesday, July 14th – Take back to car repair place #2. They say the compressor fan has gone bad. Part not available until Thursday. Authorize repair. Leave car at place.
Cost: $421
Thursday, July 15th – Part comes in, gets replaced. Turns out the fan going bad damaged the new compressor. Needs replacing again. They will replace it under warranty but 2nd compressor has to be overnighted from out of state. Leave car at place again.
Cost: $24 overnight fee
Friday, July 16th – They replace the compressor a SECOND time. Report it failed once during testing (clutch disengaged in compressor) but could not replicate problem a second time. Everything checks out as far as they can see. (He said they looked at the service bulletins and found one similar under high acceleration but not identical problem. Said they also went through Honda suggested steps to test and it all came back clear.) Call them if we have problems.
Sunday, July 18th – Love is driving home from breakfast with his parents. The horrible noise starts again and he smelled an electrical smell.
WHAT IS GOING ON?? We're second owners of this car. It was a certified used Element and we've had it about 2.5 years now. Never any problems before this. Car is at 109K miles. We're taking it back again tomorrow since we're stuck with needing to keep taking it to them at this point for warranty repairs. We've charged $1,600 in repairs on the credit card and it's STILL not working!
Anyone have any clue what could be going wrong or what we should be doing differently??