do it like me just ask them is theres any new TSB out they check and bam..

My service advisor didnt ask me if anything was wrong.. they just went ahead and did it

 

Not that Im aware of.

Maybe broken parking lever? I replaced mine twice, then I told them to readjust it to lower level and its fine now.

The rear combination light problem will come back ... just the matter of time.

 

^^^I could not agree more with your sentiment on how awesome this site the support that it provides is. I've basically lived in this site these last few days!

 

I had one rear tailight replaced under warranty for condensation a couple years ago. I've not had a problem with the other OEM one, nor the replaced, since.

 

maybe Im ugly or some dark powers cursed my 8

both, I mean BOTH of my rear combination light has been replaced 3 times. All for the same problem. and Im not the only one who has to replace their light more than once.

 

Sorry to hear that. Maybe your dealer is using up his stock of defective ones on you!

 

meh, but the thing is that, it was done at 2 different dealerships !

God hates me, what can I say ~~~~~

 

I don't have a starting problem but I complained to the dealer about hard starting on my early '05 just to get the upgraded starter. The dealer wouldn't install it because they said mine was "one of the better starting RXs they've serviced". They did install the dipstick fix though. I still have the original starter - no issues.

 

wow, ur dealer is full of crap. they probably just dont want to order parts.

The updated starter is like a night & day differents.

Go to another dealer and do it.

 

Here's a recap of all this good information...

HAVE THESE DONE
make sure they performed MSP16
important ones like Engine No Start & Engine Lack of power should be perform even if your car never had a problem.
Maybe broken parking lever? I replaced mine twice, then I told them to readjust it to lower level and its fine now.
Make sure there's no fog in front or rear lights
Well as long as you have the old starter (it says N3H1 on top of the starter) and such just explain that you're experiencing hard starting or long starts. With the old style starter you definitely are experiencing it even if you arent aware, seriously the updated one is leaps and bounds above the old one. Also on a '04 if the plugs have never been done theres a chance that you have the old style leading plugs, which suck, and could contribute to a loss of power/hard start that again you may not even notice. I might try just asking them to inspect and make sure you have all the updated parts for your starting and ignition system as youve been experiencing intermittent problems that only driving the car everyday would be easy to be recognized. Or something along those lines, if you were in NJ I'd just say stop by me lol.


USEFUL THINGS TO SAY
Loss of power, hard starting, and CELs are pretty good starts.

Your car hesitates, hard-starts when hot, and that you understand there is a new CAMPAIGN(key industry word) that will ensure your car will not fall out of emissions-compliance. A "campaign" in an in-process update or modification that is intended to bring a given vehicle(or series of vehicles) into safety, emissions, quality, or regulatory compliance to the satisfaction of the OEM.

"My car is weird, its hard to start in both Cold & Hot, its like when the car has been sitting in my garage overnight, it takes like at least 4-5 seconds b4 it will start. Then after a long range driving, say 10 miles, stop for gas, then when I try to start it, its really hard. When im going high way speed, the sunroof is rattleing like nutz(say this if u have sunroof). When I turn my A/C on, my car shakes like crazy, and the idle is rough."