How can a cylinder head be bent on a 2006 Honda Accord EX – V6 manual transmission?
Recently my check eng. light came on – my dealership cleared it and said some software needed updated. It came on again a day later & car would not start. Same dealership Earnhardt Honda in AZ cleared it – said it was the alarm. A week later I drove to San Diego and it came on again. I took to Tipton Honda – they did diagnostics and said that in a leak down test they found that a cylinder was bent and sent it away for repairs. Bill is over $2500 and Honda America says that it is not going to be covered under Warranty. They say the ONLY way to bend a cylinder is from bad shifting (over shifting or down shifting). I am 33 year old female – not an 18 year old boy out drag racing! I have ALWAYS driven a stick shift – and I have never red-lined my car. Any ideas on what I can use to argue my defense? They could not pull up the freeze data on the car either…which should have helped me. Thanks! I spoke w/a regional mgr from Honda America today – the dealership that is fixing my car sent the
