Outdoor Power Equipment (Lawn Mowers, Snow Blowers, Chain Saws and more) Discussions

My serial number is too high so my Honda blower is not affected but has anyone taken their Honda blower for the recall repair?  On a side note, My 2005 Honda Odyssey had a brake failure recall and took me two tries to get it right this week.  I hope you guys have much better recall repair experience.  Are there any other recalls on Honda blower?

Steve_Cebu wrote:
Yeah. I remember being ticked off by that issue too.  Tried to get my dealer to have the carb kit installed.  He said that he has to jump through hoops to get reimbursed.  Around here, the snow isn't that much so the carb icing is pretty rare, so he says.  I haven't had problems with it so I didn't press the issue any further.

aa335 wrote:

My Honda dealer installed the kit for me as part of a prepurchase agreement. So mine had it. Still no excuse for not fixing something so trivial on such an expensive machine. That's like buying a BMW and having the dealer not want to fix a known rattle in the glovebox.

Steve_Cebu wrote:
Hindsight is always 20/20 .  I should have negotiated that into the deal at the time.  I could not expect too much good faith practices in today's time.

Personally, I'd rather do the fix myself.  Just tell me what the problem is and give me the parts.  That way, I know it will be done right.

borat wrote:

Hey Borat, Glad to see somebody thinks like me. If I can get the parts and do it at home on my own turf I wouldn't think twice.

AA335,

How do you know if your blower has a carb-icing fix or not?  Thanks for the helpful information.

My HS928TA falls into this category (unfortunately). I just called my local Honda dealer and was told that all costs are covered, including pick up and return delivery costs. The bad part is that after this last blizzard they can't pick it up for a week and the repair time is estimated at between 1 - 2 weeks - YIKES!!! I think I'll have to keep an eye on the forecast before I decide to move forward with the repair now or wait a little bit.

MN_Runner wrote:
It does not have the carb anti-ce kit.  It's basically a plastic shroud.  My dealer says that most people do not need it unless they constantly tunnel into deep snow and it get sucks into the carb.  He said Honda will only let dealer install it on a case by case basis.  It's not a campaign or recall.

" He said Honda will only let dealer install it on a case by case basis.  It's not a campaign or recall."

Sooooo, let's see....

Can't get the machine picked up for a week.  Repair time will be between 1 to 2 weeks (probably longer). 

That's at least three weeks with no fix and up to two weeks without a snow blower.  I'd be ripping some serious a$$ if they refused to give me what I need to fix it. 

borat wrote:

That is why I negotiated it in the pre-purchase agreement. It's Hells Bells to get them to do it afterwards. Honda snowblowers are not like Honda cars. The car dealer takes care of everything just great. That's why I own 2 Honda cars but not so keen on paying $$$$ for a snowblower that they make right before they build it. You'd think the plastic cover an O-ring were a big deal. For over $3k they should just do it without whining. It's not like there isn't a TON of profit in it for them. I don't think the Honda costs twice as much to make as a Toro or Ariens.