Corruption

Hey guys, here's situation:

I have made several posts in regards to an SRS light I have on (It's been on for about 2-3 months and the car is a 2001 Accord). I made the original posts on 6thgenaccord.com and I wanted to get some other opinions on the matter. I have come to the conclusion that it might just be best to bring it to Honda to have them check it out. They charge a $49.99 diagnostic fee, but if it is SRS related item that is covered under the system's lifetime warranty, I was informed that they drop the diagnostic fee charge.

Well the thing is, about 3 years ago I was in an accident. I rear ended some lady who decided to slam on her brakes to make a left turn, with no prior indication of the turn; I hit her at about 25-30MPH. The hood, bumper, radiator, and a few other items needed to be replaced. The airbags did not deploy nor was there any SRS light that came on at the time, or anything that needed to be replaced for the SRS system.

So with that said, I don't think that this accident is the cause behind the SRS light, given the amount of time that has elapsed since then. I have called several Honda dealerships about the SRS light being on. One of the dealerships said that about 80% of the time it is the seat buckle and is obviously covered. The other one said the same thing but they wouldn't replace it if I was in an accident or something.

My question is, if I bring it into the dealership am I absolutely obligated, lawfully, to tell them that I was in an accident? Possibly a stupid question, but is it possible for them to find out about this accident that occurred in March 2007? I know there is a way to reset the SRS light, but I rather just spend the lousy $50 (At most hopefully), and have them take care of it since I have inspection next month also and rather not have to worry about it and play around with crap.

What do you guys think? Thanks for your time all.

Mike

TheMuffinMan

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If you went through insurance it's probably on the CarFax regardless

vshavoc

If the accident was reported to the DMV or repaired at a legit shop and insurance was involved then it will show up on the VIN# of that car. Now if they run the VIN# when they work on it for SRS issues, I really have no clue. But regardless just take it in and let them look at it. I'm sure they'll bring it to your attention if they find out it was in a wreck. If not what's the worst they can do to you for not saying anything?

Corruption

thanks vshavoc. I kind of find it hard the believe that they could unless they had it in their possession or someone was trying to make a trade in.

well then the question is does the dealership have access to the history of a car based on its VIN#?

Corruption

The car wasn't taken to a Honda dealership for the body work. I don't need your criticism on the subject, if it was something serious with the SRS system then I doubt they would just pay for it in full and at that time I would reconsider the situation. The car was in an accident 3 years ago, so I highly doubt that that accident caused it. I have brought my car to a Honda dealership for all major services and continue to do business with the in the future, the least the could do is fix the seat buckle for me if that's the case. If anyone has anything constructive to add or any similar experiences, please share. Thanks.

TheMuffinMan

iTrader: (1)

It doesn't matter about that.

If it went through insurance at all, it will show up on a CarFax. If it went to a dealer for any service, that shows up in their database. If the car was repaired through the dealership, that would have showed up as well.

And I'll criticize all I want. I wouldn't want to buy a car that's been in a wreck and wasn't reported because of a douche.

Carfax your car if you're curious if they'll see it.

cstone

the way i would approach the sittuation would be to be honest with them. i would tell them that the car was in an accident 3 years ago and recently it has developed a problem with the srs. they will be able to see that the car is normally serviced by a honda dealer. if you get the right guy he may just have it fixed for you free of charge or at least give you a discount since it is under normal circumstances done for free (as IMO should happen, provided what you have told us is true.) if you have taken it to the same dealer for at least most of the repairs it may help to go to that dealer. the worst they can then do is say that you would have to pay. honesty goes far with most people, if you try to deny that it has been in an accident and they find out it has i doubt that they will do anything to help you with the cost.

Corruption

Thanks cstone for your response. I was a bit hesitate about coming out and telling them about the accident, but after considering what you said it's probably the best thing to do.

Muffin -

I find it funny that you're giving "advice" while insulting me. I think someone has a superiority complex and I have seen this type of attitude displayed throughout many of your posts. Grow up.

vshavoc

Who said anything about the accident not being reported on the vehicle? And who said anything about him planning on selling the car to an unsuspecting buyer and ripping them off? If the accident was reported, which most states have laws about it if it was more than $500 in damage, or if it was done through insurance then that'll show up on the VIN when a carfax is done. And then if the SRS light is fixed at the dealership that too will show up on a carfax. So this so called buyer who he's gonna be ripping off when he sells the car will see all that has been done to the car if he runs a carfax regardless if he tells the dealership it's been in a wreck or not. I've seen SRS lights come on all the time in cars that have never been in a wreck. If that accident had something to do with that light coming on it would've come on a long time ago instead of 3 years later. That is if the OP is being truthful about the light just coming on. I say who cares if big corporations don't make money for doing warranty work. They make truckloads of money every year anyways. So let them diagnose it and do whatever they want to do. Tell them or don't tell them about the wreck. It probably won't make a bit of difference anyways. They're either gonna charge you or cover it but most likely they'll charge you.

TheMuffinMan

iTrader: (1)

He's trying to get free warranty work on an item that was probably damaged in an accident. Is there a chance it's on for some other reason? Sure there is, but he should inform the dealer that it was in an accident and repaired by whomever (he said it wasn't a dealer so they may have just reset the SRS light and something recently has triggered the problem again)

He's paying for the diagnosis which will give an idea of what the problem is. However the dealer is going to find every way possible to deny the claim.

And the bolded section just makes you as much of a douche. If everyone had that mentality "oh well they're big i can sue them" or "they don't need money" then how do they make any money if all they do is free work/service?

It's the equivalent of me modding an Xbox, having it report a hardware issue, then trying to have Microsoft foot the bill to fix it.

Dick move.

*edit* Not too mention the SRS light issue may have been started by the accident and a recent pothole bump finished the job. Or it could have been on this whole time and OP is fibbin'

vshavoc

You're a douche for going from post to post trash talking people about their opinions on things because they differ from yours. You could say your opinion without calling people dicks, ******, and douches. It's just childish and quite comical.

davey5300

TheMuffinman is the S*** Don't be hatin on him.

cstone

I too, have much respect for TheMuffinMan. He has been very helpful to me along with others. But lets not let the forums get into trash talking wars. If you have a personal problem with him settle it through PM or choose to ignore him please. I'm glad that you have realised that you aren't going to get anywhere by trying to lie to Honda. They have tons of resources, you aren't going to pull anything over their eyes. Also they know these cars, they see them every day. Theres a pretty good chance they would be able to tell if it was in an accident just by inspecting it, depending on exactly what was done to repair the car.

Anyways let us know how it goes at the dealership.

HonBeer

I agree TheMuffinMan needs to grow up

vshavoc

Wow guy if you said anything like that to people to their face I'm sure you'd have conflict after conflict with people. I mean seriously "I must think rape is cool". WTF is that and what does any of that have to do with the topic at hand? Just trying to use pointless rhetoric to make me sound like a bad person or what? How do you know for sure that the wreck that car was in 3 years ago is causing an SRS issue? How'd you come to all these conclusions that he was gonna sell the car to someone and have all the undisclosed issues with the car? What does it matter to you personally whether he chooses to disclose that wreck to the dealer or not? I mean you're gonna verbally attack people because they don't agree with you over warranty work? What if the dealer knows the car was in a wreck, comes to the conclusion that's not why it's screwed up and fixes it under warranty anyways? What if he doesn't disclose the wreck and they find out that it was and still covers it? What does it have to do with you personally that gets you angry enough to insult people? The outcome means nothing to me either way. He asked a question and I answered it as you did but I left out the insults. Why couldn't you? You couldve said the same thing without the name calling and telling me I must think rape is cool. And for you other guys chiming in defending him do you not think him saying the things he's saying isn't offensive. Put yourself in my shoes. Should'nt everyone deserve respect whether you agree or disagree with them about a topic?

cstone

honestly in your shoes no i wouldnt take offense to it... i dont get my panties in a wad over the internet. i dont really care what other people think of me in real life and even less so over the internet. yes, TheMuffinMan could have left out any insults but would his point have come across as well? if people are getting warrantee repairs illigitimatly Honda is loosing money. do you think that is going to really hurt them? probably not, because they will make up for that by A. raising prices of new vehicles, B. lowering production costs of said vehicles (and in doing so most likely quality), C. increasing repair costs, or D. some combination of the above. no i am not saying that his claim is illigitimate (nor am i saying that them not charging him for this repair will cause the 2012 accords to be a higher price), as i stated above i think it should be fixed free of charge. i just dont think that he should lie to have it done.

vshavoc

So how am I defrauding Honda since it's not even my car? I'm done commenting on this subject since I'm getting ganged up on by you and your groupies. And for the record if any of those things were said to my face you'd have my fist in your mouth before your sentence was finished. Now you can go on about the toughness of me over the internet or whatever other comment I'm sure would come from you because I'm done defending myself to some turd. To me the world would be a better place without people like you who can't state their opinion or arguement without insults and personal attacks. It shows your intelligence and maturity level.

Corruption

If you were superior to anyone you would encompass the following:
1. Be immortal, which you obviously aren't
2. Not contradict yourself, which you definitely have

I could include several other attributes of being "superior" but I rather not waste my time. I really don't understand why you think you're better than anyone else. Because you have 8000+ posts on here and drive an S2K? Do you live in mother's basement? Seriously, it's sad that your fan club is here to say they look up to you, but I guess it's because they're more pathetic than you are. You're on a Honda forum, and you act like you have your Phd from MIT in quantum physics, and even then, if you did do anything of significance in your life you still wouldn't be any better than anyone else. Plain and simple, you're an ******* who thinks they matter.

Corruption

Great. I have my degree in Information Systems and I am going to graduate school for MIT.

HonBeer

I see you've set aside this special time to humiliate yourself in public Nuffinman

HonBeer

Really your own apartment! Dude I own two apartment buildings here in St. Louis. A bar called the Silverleaf. Two garages I also rent out. And a house thats paid for and funds piled up in three banks! I guess you can say Im well off. Do you work? I dont work. I play! Look me up!

akandok

lol at this thread.


OP, get off your *** and follow the instructions to reset your own light for free.

TheMuffinMan

iTrader: (1)

Accords aren't racecarzzzzzzzzzz

I can make up lies too! Your also probably ~50 and thanks for the tip on owning the bar, I now know your name, address, phone as well as whatever else I want Right Ronald?

Classsy


*edit* I'd also like to point out that once again, you are an absolutely worthless poster. I just went back and saw you posted in a kid's stolen car thread he has "broken springs". Seriously? You are a bigger douche than OP trying to defraud Honda.

I'd also still like to see Corruption where I contradicted myself.