Complaint 570993
2002 HONDA S2000 • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE • incident Oct 31, 2005
- Complaint ID
- 570993
- Make
- HONDA
- Model
- S2000
- Model Year
- 2002
- Component
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
- Incident Date
- Oct 31, 2005
- Date Received
- Jan 23, 2006
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Owner Narrative
2002 HONDA S2000 ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING DUE TO SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE. *TS NEITHER THE DEALER, MANUFACTURER OR THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WOULD COVER THE COST OF REPAIR. FOUR WEEKS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A WEAK BATTERY AND REPLACED IT ALONG WITH THE SPARK PLUGS. AFTER THAT REPAIR THE DEALER STATED EVERYTHING WAS FINE. UPON THE CONSUMER'S REQUEST THE DEALER DID A FURTHER BREAK DOWN OF THE ENGINE AND DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE LOCK UP WAS CAUSED BY A MECHANICAL BREAKDOWN OF A WORN OUT THRUST WASHER. *NM
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