A few years ago, Honda started using the MOST system in some of their vehicles. MOST stands for Media Oriented Systems Transport. It’s a particular design for communication between different components in the car, including the audio unit, gauge cluster, tuner and amplifier units, among others. Unfortunately, this system has had a lot of problems.
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Mechanics usually like fixing problems, but we usually don’t like having to fix problems caused by other mechanics doing poor quality work. Collision shops have to do some of the most meticulous repairs, so when they don’t do something right that a mechanic finds later, that’s not a good showing for them.
When you’re choosing what car to buy, whether new or used, besides whether you can afford the price of the car overall, you really need to think about the other costs. Things like insurance or how much gas a certain car uses seem to be the obvious costs that people think about, but there’s another that it seems like a lot don’t: regular maintenance.
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A Honda CR-V was driven into the shop with a bad tapping or knocking noise coming from the engine area. The noise attracted a lot of attention as the tech brought it in, because it’s not a normal sound. When the tech got it up on a lift, I thought it sounded like it was coming from right where the engine and transmission connect.
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If you or someone else recently worked on your brakes, and now you’re hearing this little scraping noise, here’s something to check for.
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Hondas have a bit of an unfortunate reputation for having wiring that is appealing to animals. For a while the insulation is some sort of plant-based material, and when an animal takes up residence in a car’s engine bay, they might want a snack. I’ve seen a lot of cars with evidence of animals temporarily nesting in an engine compartment, and fortunately most don’t decide to take a bite out of the wiring, but sometimes they do.
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