fuel gauge problem with honda shaw

[typhoon]

Guys, I need your advice.

Dinala ko kase sa Honda Shaw yung Civic ko para palitan yung mga bulbs sa instrument panel. And when I got the vehicle, hindi na gumagana yung fuel gauge. Actually this should have been the least of my problems. Sinabay ko lang kase yung pagpalit ng bulbs sa pag-overhaul ng carb ko. I brought it to them Wednesday last week. And kung hindi ko pa sinabi, I wouldn't have gotten it by Friday last week. As in pagkuha ko, hindi pa nila na-test kung ok na idling (kase nga ginalaw carb). Tapos ang dumi ng oto! Hindi man lang nilinis! Kung sinabi lang sakin nung Service Advisor na nde pa pala 100% ready yung kotse, hindi ko sana kinuha. Pina-adjust ko na lang kina Speedyfix kinabukasan. Tapos nakalagay na nga sa recommendation na replace fuel gauge assembly. Sabi ko bakit nasira. Sabi nung SA na carburator naman daw ginalaw baka fuel floater problema. Kung hindi ko pa narealize nung kinagabihan na ginalaw nila instrument panel, hindi ko pa maisip possibility na baka nasira nila yung fuel gauge.

So I brought it back last Saturday. And today tumawag yung SA. Kelangan daw palitan yung fuel gauge worth 4k!! To think na dinala ko sa kanila in working condition un!

Possible ba na nasira nila yung fuel gauge assembly by just replacing the bulbs and cleaning the instrument panel?

Mamaya kunin ko muna yung kotse dahil yung assembly e orderin pa nila and after 2 days pa darating. I just want to know if it's justified na mag-demand ako na palitan nila yun without charging me anything.

Please help...

[Horsepower]

Medyo mahirap sirain ang Fuel gauge. or baka na-disconnect lang. I know some Benz's na more than 20yrs na di pa nasisira ang Fuel Gauge.

[starbutt]

that's pretty bad ...

tsk, tsk, tsk ...

have you tried complaining with dti about it?

[typhoon]

I'll let this one pass.

Went there late afternoon yesterday. As a form of 'consolation' they decided to waive the labor fee. Syempre bilin ko pa din yung component. It will arrive after 2-3 days daw. So I decided to get the car and balik ko na lang when the part arrives.

I'm thinking I'm still lucky compared to the brand new civic owners na may paint problems. Mas nakakahinayang yun. But I think I've had it with Honda. This will be the last time I'll deal with them. Kahit gano man kaganda mga kotse nila and mga ilalabas nila in the future, I'll always consider the quality of their services, or the lack thereof. Nakakahinayang lang talaga...

[shadow]

is your car still under warranty? kung hinde na huwag ka na magpagawa sa casa, sa amin kasi ganun as soon as tapos ang prescribed warranty ng casa, di na kami nagpapagawa s kanila...mas marmaing magaling gumawa sa labas ang mas mura pa....

[kmo]

i think wala na sa warranty .... carb daw yung engine e

[impulzz]

baka nga di na connect na maayos yung mga wiring haness sa likod try letting speedyfix look at it muna, in my 23 yr old benz the fuel guage still works but not that acurate anymore, but gives you pretty much an estimate.

[typhoon]

Actually pina-inspect ko din kina Speedyfix yung floater kinabukasan nung sinabi nga sakin nung SA na either yung floater or ung gauge ung problem. And hindi nga yung floater ang problema. Tapos nabanggit ko kay Migs na may ginawa nga sa instrument panel so balik ko na lang sa casa since sila yung huling point of contact.

Yung reason ko lang naman bakit ko dinala sa Honda Shaw is because pina-overhaul ko yung carb. Pina-overhaul ko na sya a week before sa M2M pero walang available na repair kit and to resolve a leak problem, nag-fabricate sila ng gasket. Pero after a few days may leak ulit. Kaya ayun umorder na lang ako sa casa ng repair kit tapos sa kanila ko na din pinagawa since hindi naman naghahandle ng carb repairs sa Speedyfix. Yung pag-replace ng bulbs sa instrument panel secondary na lang talaga. Turned out dun pa pala ako magkakaproblema.

After this one, never na talaga ko babalik sa kanila.

[Autobeat]

Possible ba na nasira nila yung fuel gauge assembly by just replacing the bulbs and cleaning the instrument panel?

Definitely possible.

Replacing the gauge bulbs, usually, will not damage any of the gauges. But if they opened the gauge assembly to clean the instrument panel/gauges, if the technician was not careful, he/she could have easily snapped the fragile wire connections. It can easily snap off during dismantling, cleaning, or even during re-assembly of the gauges.

[wakin]

i have a hunch na connectivity problem lang yan. baka di na connect ng maigi nung kinalas yung instrument panel.

[typhoon]

Anuman naging reason para masira un, sira na din tiwala ko sa kanila. I should have learned the first time na may nangyaring hindi ko nagustuhan with their service. This being my second time, ayoko nang umabot pa sa tatlo.

Slogan pa naman nila "BEST QUALITY SERVICE"...

I have no qualms paying a high premium for service as long as I get equal value in terms of quality and satisfaction.

[OTEP]

Sa tinagal-tagal kong nagpapalit ng instrument cluster bulbs para sa mga sasakyan namin at sa mga kamag-anak ko, wala pa naman akong nasirang fuel gauge awa ng Diyos.

Sana maayos na po iyang problem niyo. Tapos huwag na kayo bumalik. :D

[typhoon]

Guess what. Honda Shaw just informed me that the fuel gauge I ordered is not available in their plant. They will have to order it straight from Japan and will take 2-3 months to arrive! WTF!!!

I already made a downpayment of 3K, expecting that it will arrive only after a couple of days. Mahirap walang fuel gauge, buti sana kung jeep minamaneho ko na pwede sukatin ng stick ung gasolina.

Will I be able to source it somewhere else? Para kung sakali bawiin ko na lang DP ko and maghanap na lang ako sa iba...

[typhoon]

SA called again and apologized. 2-3 weeks lang pala, hindi 2-3 months. If it was the latter pucha susunugin ko na Honda Shaw.