Honda’s have been this way for years - only it’s a timing belt, not chain. If it goes, your engine could be history for the same reason.
Honda owner’s and maintenance mechanics all know this and thus encourge regular changes at 75 - 100k miles, depending on year.......
No one’s screaming about Honda’s - we’ve had dozens in our family with several now with over 250k miles, running fine.
You just know to have the timing belt (and water pump) changed......
Do VWs have this problem? I have a diesel
Hondas are evil, demonic things. They bring desolation and destitution. Turn your back on the Satanic evil of Honda!
All Honda 4 bangers have a chain now.
Also, don’t forget to change your Honda radiator when the plastic pressed-on portion goes from black to puke green. Ask me how I know.
This car only had around 40,000 miles, still within warranty.
Something’s being left out of the story.
Entry level luxury cars are cheaper to buy, not cheaper to maintain.
Always made me smile as the Honda Civic I just bought years ago was getting better gas mileage than what the Mini Cooper was advertising theirs would do at the time.
I have an 09 Corolla with a timing chain. I thoroughly researched the issue (I’m not a mechanic and I’m not a “car guy”), and timing chains, from what I gathered, are simply not supposed to break for hundreds of thousands of miles. If they do, you can hear it pretty clearly before it happens (youtube has some cool vids of this before it occurs).
The whole point of having a chain instead of a belt is to prevent total engine failure described in this story.
If someone knows differently from what I’ve researched - give me a shout out because I’ll need to have it checked. Thus far, my engine, at 107k miles, is running fine with no signs of the chain breaking.
#9 My 1992 Honda was that way but the 2003 4cyl has a chain and not a belt and it says the belt is good for the life of the car. The 6cyl has the belt and the transmission problem.... The 1992 Honda you had to change out the belt at 90,000 miles and you also did the water pump ($45) as it was right there as they took apart the timing belt.