Wiring recall

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  1. zombie

    zombie New Member

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    Dropped my 2002 off on Saturday at the dealer in Milton for the wiring recall. I was planning on doing the drill and upgrade the wiring anyway but figured that I would let the dealer put in a shiny new harness first. They said it is in stock, I await their call with the "good" news that it's all done and ready to come home.
     
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    I wonder how far back these recalls go, my sons partner was just sent a recall letter for her 1988 Mazda because of a possible faulty ignition switch
     
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    Not sure how far they will go back but mines a 2002 and Honda didn't question it when I called them last Friday, I think recalls don't have an expired date.
    Got a call from the dealer today and was told that the sub harness the recall is for is indeed bad. Also the main harness is compromised with obvious heat damage and will also be replaced for no charge. They had the sub harness already and the main harness should be in tomorrow. Apparently the previous owner made a real dogs breakfast of everything when he installed a few extras, they said they could re-install everything but that would be chargeable. I told them to just leave all that stuff as I wanted to do it myself anyway. Now I'm wondering if it would even run without the Power commander hooked up, would the oxygen sensors would even work after being unplugged for at least 5 years. Currently they are bypassed with some resistor packs. I guess I'll find out when they call me back.
     
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    I have been hearing in california, if you don't do recalls the DMV won't allow you to sell/ buy a vehicle.
     
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    Picked up the bike last night after work. All fixed with new wiring. They hooked up the power commander so that's one thing less I have to do. The mechanic showed me some pics he took of the hack job done by the po. He was surprised that it worked at all. Twisted wire connections with duct tape wrapped around that were so corroded they fell apart when he touched them. He said that when they unplug the big green (I think) connector if there is any issues with it they are to contact Honda about testing the rest of the wiring. Apparently the connector was melted together and couldn't be unplugged. There were a few ground wires that were connected with a bolt (wrapped in duct tape) and a wire from that to an actual ground.
    I was going to do the drill and check the wiring myself but now I'm glad I took it in. I'm still going to do the drill as soon as I get a chance, at least now I have a good starting point.
    They broke the double bubble windshield putting it back on, replaced it with a new one at no charge.
    Overall I'm very happy with the whole experience. Never taken a bike to a dealer before and was sure that I would end up paying big bucks somehow.
    So, Honda Powerhouse in Milton Ontario Canada gets a bit thumbs up and I will use them in the future. I know that with myself working in the service industry, people are quick to tell everyone about a bad experience but tend to not tell about a good one. This was one of the good ones.
     
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