I have life time oil changes, I had the oil changed on 10/27/16, I advised, for the second time that it was using quite a bit of oil (it was low again). They said it was normal for the car. On December 1, I was on the freeway and my car stalled. I was able to pull off of the freeway and had to wait for a tow truck as my car would not start.

We had the car towed to the dealership, and when they estimated the repairs, it was $8200.00 to fix. The car is not even worth $7500.00. They told me that the valve tightened, which was rare at this mileage, causing the spark plugs to melt, burn the exhaust valve, and a burnt cylinder hole.

I was informed by the dealership that valve jobs don't occur until 100,000 miles in these vehicles. They also said that the oil should have been changed more often due to the oil consumption. I was already adding oil in between oil changes. Due to the cost of the repairs, I am in search of a replacement motor to install instead of having the dealership rebuild it.

Had new pistons and rings installed per the TSB. 11000 miles later my valves melted. A result of carbon buildup caused by the excessive oil burning. At 62000 miles I'm out of my factory warranty and Honda care extended warranty won't cover it. Their position is ever changing. First: carbon buildup is a normal occurrence in an engine, therefore the failure was caused by "normal wear and tear." Then: "we don't cover that repair because it's cause by the oil consumption TSB". My dealer has told me that Honda is willing to cover 80 percent of this repair. That leaves me with. 2000 dollar repair on a car I've owned for 31 months. And on top of that they keep saying if I provide service records it would help. They're clinging to that loophole. I'm thinking about small claims court to get my two thousand dollars back