So do I...

 

i recently had my top replaced under warranty but not without some back & forth with the Honda dealership & district managers. Have an 05 with 28k and garaged. where do i sign?

 

my dealership will not replace the top

 

Why not?

 

Said it isnt covered under warranty, its a wear item. I said that its not a wear item, its a mfg defect, etc etc... they wont do it.

 

My dealership also denied the warranty at first saying it was vandalism even though the tear was obviously coming from the inside. Call up Honda Customer service and open a case. They sent someone to my dealership to take another look and within 5 minutes, the guy came back and said they'll cover it. Good thing too because the dealership quoted me a price of ~3k to fix.

 

I tried that too, and they said still not covered... they didn't care at all

2005, 48k miles...

 

that sucks, probably because you're out of the normal 36k bumper-to-bumper.

 

Have you tried another dealer or taking it higher with Honda? This makes no sense at all if you have wear in the same area as others. I bet it is your mileage as they figure you must have put the top up and down a lot over 48K.

 

I fail to see what a petition would do. Honda is well aware of this problem, it is well documented in "Tell Honda" which I am very confident that they read. Honda of America reviews these cases from the dealerships all the time.

A class action suit, on the other hand......

Now that I think of it, perhaps a petition might do some good as long as it is presented to Honda. Perhaps they can design some sort of preventative measure. All S2000s would benefit.