2003 Accord Radio Display Problem

Don't hold your breath, Honda service bulletin 04-027 is dated July 9,
2004 and supersedes one dated June 15, 2004. The subject is:
"Audio-HVAC Display Module is Dim or Dark". The problem was at least
significant enough a year ago for them to take notice and publish a
bulletin.

Nick wrote:
> I just spoke to a co-worker who told me that he just had his go at 25k
> so it was covered under warranty. He also told me that his friend's
> went in his 03, and that was still under warranty. I'm thinking that a
> recall is going to happen on this in the near future.
>
> Nick
>
> On Wed, 01 Jun 2005 07:54:31 -0400, Nick
> > wrote:
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>>If this proves anything it is that they should keep the radio and the
>>climate controls as separate units (The part appears to cost about
>>$650 from Man Honda). I'm not sure how the radio sounds on the newer
>>Accords but they weren't all that great in the older (99 and below)
>>models. I'm assuming from the posts in here that the rate of failure
>>is possibly going to be higher than the tranny recall from the V6's.
>>Back when the V6 tranny recall was going on, I remember someone
>>posting that Honda will do a recall if the defect rate is over 15-20%;
>>I wonder if it will be the case this time around. Anyone who is
>>getting this replaced keep your receipts in case a recall does occur
>>so you can get your money back.
>>
>>Nick
>>
>>On Tue, 31 May 2005 21:35:00 -0500, Casey >
>>wrote:
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>>
>>>Al said
>>>
>>>
>>>>I lucked out, my wife came in a few months ago and said the radio light
>>>>was out. I knew exactly what the problem was from other posts to this
>>>>newsgroup, so I went and checked the odometer - 35,961. Went to the
>>>>dealer next day and got the failure acknowledged with 35,985 miles.
>>>
>>>That was close!
>>>
>>>So far that's three that failed in the 35,000 - 40,000 mile range.
>>>
>>>
>>>>This radio failure is so common that there is no excuse for them not
>>>>extending the warranty on that component. I asked if the repaired unit
>>>>included upgraded components - they couldn't answer the question. I
>>>>asked if the repaired unit had a new 36,000 mile warranty - answer no,
>>>>only covered until the car has 36,000 or three years. In 1980 Honda
>>>>replaced the headgasket on my 1976 Civic with 87,000 miles because they
>>>>were having many failures. This is obviously not the same Honda company.
>>>
>>>If they don't cover this, I have purchased my last Honda ... and this
>>>is my eighth. It's not like this cost a $100 or so to fix.
>>>
>>>Maybe they don't really care. My experience on the phone today was
>>>disappointing to say the least. The person I talked was on the fence
>>>between incompetent and completely untrained. Every question I asked
>>>resulted in being on hold for 5 minutes - and her informed advice was
>>>to take it to the dealer and pay to have it fixed.
>>>
>>>And this post is coming from a guy who is (was?) a very loyal Honda
>>>customer.
>>>
>>>
>>>Casey
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