2002 Honda Odyssey Side View Mirror Switch Failure

[Hand]

Anyone else out there have a problem with the side view mirror switch on their 1999-2004 Honda Odyssey? The side view mirror switch on my wife's 2002 Ody would not move either mirror in the UP direction (left side or right side mirror) but it would move them left, right, or down.

When the van was at the Honda dealer this past week getting the transmission recall service, I had them troubleshoot the problem and it turned out that the switch was broken (faulty, defective). The Honda dealer wanted $75 to replace it (parts+labor)!!! I had to laugh, seemed like way too much money to replace a simple switch. I was fortunate though that they didn't charge me for troubleshooting the problem (not that it was too hard to figure out) and I did end up buying the switch from them (~$23 including tax) and had it replaced before I left the dealer's lot! It took less than two minutes to replace it! $75 bucks, what a joke.

Anyhow, the bag that the switch came in said "Japan" or "Made in Japan" on it but I noticed that the switch I replaced had a "Mexico" label on it. I was just wondering if there may be a quality issue involved here? So, I just wanted to know if anyone else had the same problem. Unfortunately, the van was out of warranty (38,000 miles) so I had to pick up the bill. I'm still planning on writing Honda to "complain". Who knows, they may pick up the tab.

Thanks for the feedback.

 

[Howard (4)]

No, there's not been a problem with that switch. It unfortunately failed and didn't make it to its life expectancy. But I suppose you expected it to last forever. Yeah, 38,000 miles or 2-3 years is a little short but s--t happens. Stop whining over trivial items. Save it for a serious matter, when you really may need Honda's help. I'll bet you never visit your dealer for your maintenance but your there bright and early every time they have something free for you, like any warranty work or product update. And there you go demanding free parts, free labor, demanding something you think you deserve but is not spelled out in any contract or warranty. You yell and scream you got ripped off because they wanted a few extra dollars for their expertise and knowledge and/or tools that made it able for them to know immediately what was wrong with your switch. Maybe they get $70 or $80 an hour labor, but I'm sure you would have felt a whole bunch better to bring it to your local greasemonkey and pay him "only" $45 an hour for the two hours he would spend trying to figure out what the problem was, if he could figure it out the first time.
Get a life!

 

[Howard (4)]

No, there's not been a problem with that switch. It unfortunately failed and didn't make it to its life expectancy. But I suppose you expected it to last forever. Yeah, 38,000 miles or 2-3 years is a little short but s--t happens. Stop whining over trivial items. Save it for a serious matter, when you really may need Honda's help. I'll bet you never visit your dealer for your maintenance but your there bright and early every time they have something free for you, like any warranty work or product update. And there you go demanding free parts, free labor, demanding something you think you deserve but is not spelled out in any contract or warranty. You yell and scream you got ripped off because they wanted a few extra dollars for their expertise and knowledge and/or tools that made it able for them to know immediately what was wrong with your switch. Maybe they get $70 or $80 an hour labor, but I'm sure you would have felt a whole bunch better to bring it to your local greasemonkey and pay him "only" $45 an hour for the two hours he would spend trying to figure out what the problem was, if he could figure it out the first time.
Get a life!

 

[Abeness]

Get a life!

I sure am tired of seeing schmucks around here like you who don't have anything better to do than to type 217 words simply to insult someone. Perhaps it's you who need to get a life? Who do you think you are, insulting people like this? Please, go away, and don't waste my time.

 

[Abeness]

Get a life!

I sure am tired of seeing schmucks around here like you who don't have anything better to do than to type 217 words simply to insult someone. Perhaps it's you who need to get a life? Who do you think you are, insulting people like this? Please, go away, and don't waste my time.

 

[Elmo P. Shagnasty]

Get a life!

I sure am tired of seeing schmucks around here like you who don't have anything better to do than to type 217 words simply to insult someone. Perhaps it's you who need to get a life? Who do you think you are, insulting people like this? Please, go away, and don't waste my time.[/QUOTE]

Obviously, you didn't like what Howard had to say--probably because he hit too close to home for you, eh?

Howard was right:

 

[Elmo P. Shagnasty]

Get a life!

I sure am tired of seeing schmucks around here like you who don't have anything better to do than to type 217 words simply to insult someone. Perhaps it's you who need to get a life? Who do you think you are, insulting people like this? Please, go away, and don't waste my time.[/QUOTE]

Obviously, you didn't like what Howard had to say--probably because he hit too close to home for you, eh?

Howard was right:

 

[Howard (4)]

I guess I do need a life. Perhaps you can direct me to the School of Word Counting so I can be a graduate like you and occupy my time counting and curbing the right of free speech all across the land.
Get lost!

 

[Howard (4)]

I guess I do need a life. Perhaps you can direct me to the School of Word Counting so I can be a graduate like you and occupy my time counting and curbing the right of free speech all across the land.
Get lost!

 

[Dave Kelsen]

Get a life!

I sure am tired of seeing schmucks around here like you who don't have anything better to do than to type 217 words simply to insult someone. Perhaps it's you who need to get a life? Who do you think you are, insulting people like this? Please, go away, and don't waste my time.

Obviously, you didn't like what Howard had to say--probably because he hit too close to home for you, eh?

Howard was right:

No, there's not been a problem with that switch. It unfortunately failed and didn't make it to its life expectancy. But I suppose you expected it to last forever. Yeah, 38,000 miles or 2-3 years is a little short but s--t happens. Stop whining over trivial items. Save it for a serious matter, when you really may need Honda's help. I'll bet you never visit your dealer for your maintenance but your there bright and early every time they have something free for you, like any warranty work or product update. And there you go demanding free parts, free labor, demanding something you think you deserve but is not spelled out in any contract or warranty. You yell and scream you got ripped off because they wanted a few extra dollars for their expertise and knowledge and/or tools that made it able for them to know immediately what was wrong with your switch. Maybe they get $70 or $80 an hour labor, but I'm sure you would have felt a whole bunch better to bring it to your local greasemonkey and pay him "only" $45 an hour for the two hours he would spend trying to figure out what the problem was, if he could figure it out the first time.

[/QUOTE]

Suck my dick, you supercilious sanctimonious bastard.

Howard was wrong; the OP did not whine, and did not yell and scream about getting ripped off. He asked a question about the potential difference in quality between a part made in Mexico and a part made in Japan.

He also had this to say:

"When the van was at the Honda dealer this past week getting the transmission recall service, I had them troubleshoot the problem and it turned out that the switch was broken (faulty, defective). The Honda dealer wanted $75 to replace it (parts+labor)!!! I had to laugh, seemed like way too much money to replace a simple switch. I was fortunate though that they didn't charge me for troubleshooting the problem (not that it was too hard to figure out) and I did end up buying the switch from them (~$23 including tax) and had it replaced before I left the dealer's lot! It took less than two minutes to replace it! $75 bucks, what a joke."

Clearly he thought that the price was more than it was worth. He made no disparaging remarks, he pointed out that the dealer didn't charge him for the diagnosis, and he bought the part from the dealer.

Try actually reading the post.

RFT!!!
Dave Kelsen

 

[Abeness]

I guess I do need a life. Perhaps you can direct me to the School of Word Counting so I can be a graduate like you

LOL! Actually, I just dumped your insults into a text editor that counted it for me--I just couldn't resist. It's not curbing free speech, Howard--I'm objecting to your rude tone. But you're right--say whatever you want. I'll just try not to listen. ;-)

 

[Abeness]

I guess I do need a life. Perhaps you can direct me to the School of Word Counting so I can be a graduate like you

LOL! Actually, I just dumped your insults into a text editor that counted it for me--I just couldn't resist. It's not curbing free speech, Howard--I'm objecting to your rude tone. But you're right--say whatever you want. I'll just try not to listen. ;-)

 

[Abeness]

Obviously, you didn't like what Howard had to say--probably because he hit too close to home for you, eh?

Ahh, Elmo...

 

[Abeness]

Obviously, you didn't like what Howard had to say--probably because he hit too close to home for you, eh?

Ahh, Elmo...

 

[Abeness]

I guess I do need a life. Perhaps you can direct me to the School of Word Counting

http://textpad.com

One of the better text editors, for those of us who do a lot of complex text processing in the course of our work.

 

[Abeness]

I guess I do need a life. Perhaps you can direct me to the School of Word Counting

http://textpad.com

One of the better text editors, for those of us who do a lot of complex text processing in the course of our work.

 

[Elmo P. Shagnasty]

Suck my dick, you supercilious sanctimonious bastard.

THERE'S an intelligent response.

 

[Jumper]

No, there's not been a problem with that switch. It unfortunately failed and didn't make it to its life expectancy. But I suppose you expected it to last forever. Yeah, 38,000 miles or 2-3 years is a little short but s--t happens. Stop whining over trivial items. Save it for a serious matter, when you really may need Honda's help. I'll bet you never visit your dealer for your maintenance but your there bright and early every time they have something free for you, like any warranty work or product update. And there you go demanding free parts, free labor, demanding something you think you deserve but is not spelled out in any contract or warranty. You yell and scream you got ripped off because they wanted a few extra dollars for their expertise and knowledge and/or tools that made it able for them to know immediately what was wrong with your switch. Maybe they get $70 or $80 an hour labor, but I'm sure you would have felt a whole bunch better to bring it to your local greasemonkey and pay him "only" $45 an hour for the two hours he would spend trying to figure out what the problem was, if he could figure it out the first time. Get a life!
]

You work for a Honda service department somewhere don't you?

Here's my take socket head: When you stop charging me 4.0 hours of labor charges for work that takes you 1.5 hours because it's "in the book," I'll stop complaining. When you stop trying to up sell me on maintenance I "need" for my car, I'll stop asking for free anything. When you tell me you've done all of the "work" to my car but won't produce the old parts, I'll start believing you're honest.

Until then...I'll go to my ASE Master Tech and a guy I trust over you any day of the week and twice on Sunday.

 

[Jumper]

No, there's not been a problem with that switch. It unfortunately failed and didn't make it to its life expectancy. But I suppose you expected it to last forever. Yeah, 38,000 miles or 2-3 years is a little short but s--t happens. Stop whining over trivial items. Save it for a serious matter, when you really may need Honda's help. I'll bet you never visit your dealer for your maintenance but your there bright and early every time they have something free for you, like any warranty work or product update. And there you go demanding free parts, free labor, demanding something you think you deserve but is not spelled out in any contract or warranty. You yell and scream you got ripped off because they wanted a few extra dollars for their expertise and knowledge and/or tools that made it able for them to know immediately what was wrong with your switch. Maybe they get $70 or $80 an hour labor, but I'm sure you would have felt a whole bunch better to bring it to your local greasemonkey and pay him "only" $45 an hour for the two hours he would spend trying to figure out what the problem was, if he could figure it out the first time. Get a life!
]

You work for a Honda service department somewhere don't you?

Here's my take socket head: When you stop charging me 4.0 hours of labor charges for work that takes you 1.5 hours because it's "in the book," I'll stop complaining. When you stop trying to up sell me on maintenance I "need" for my car, I'll stop asking for free anything. When you tell me you've done all of the "work" to my car but won't produce the old parts, I'll start believing you're honest.

Until then...I'll go to my ASE Master Tech and a guy I trust over you any day of the week and twice on Sunday.

 

[Dave Kelsen]

THERE'S an intelligent response.

Do you think that by clipping the intelligent response, you'll make people think that there wasn't one? There's history in usenet, Elmo.
Your sophistry fails you.

RFT!!!
Dave Kelsen