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Old Feb 12, 2003
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My struts are shot

ok i got 30000 miles on my civvy... and the dealer tells me that my struts are shot... good thing its covered on the warranty
anything like this?
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[hr]good thing its covered on the warranty
anything like this?[hr]
That statment really doesn't make sense. Do you mean to tell us that they are covered under warrenty and are asking if anybody else has had this problem? My rear ones are shot, happened around 25k miles or so. If you are indeed able to get them fixed under warrenty I think I'm gonna pay a visit to my dealer. Oh and there is a suspension fourm.
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[hr]good thing its covered on the warranty
anything like this?[hr]
That statment really doesn't make sense. Do you mean to tell us that they are covered under warrenty and are asking if anybody else has had this problem? My rear ones are shot, happened around 25k miles or so. If you are indeed able to get them fixed under warrenty I think I'm gonna pay a visit to my dealer. Oh and there is a suspension fourm.[hr]
yes thats what i meant anything like this happen to anyone?
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i think KruptLX (sp.) said in another thread that his struts were shot...but i dunno
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its normal isnt it?
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how do you really tell if they're shot or not? Mine bottoms out regularly in the front when i go over large speedbumps even at slow speeds.
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took mine to the dealer on teus. and he said he won't warranty them cause i lowered my car. so i called another dealer who sells aftermarket stuff and they said no problem, bring it by and we'll fix you up.
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[hr]Originally posted by: WannaBFast
ok i got 30000 miles on my civvy... and the dealer tells me that my struts are shot... good thing its covered on the warranty
anything like this?[hr]
Consumer Reports predicted that the front struts would be a problem with the 7th gen.
I haven't had it yet, but I only have 12,000 miles.

They shoulda stuck with the double wishbone.
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how do you really tell if they're shot or not? Mine bottoms out regularly in the front when i go over large speedbumps even at slow speeds.[hr]
That's a sure sign that they're shot (i.e., leaking). If you're still under warranty, get them replaced asap.

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[hr]took mine to the dealer on teus. and he said he won't warranty them cause i lowered my car. so i called another dealer who sells aftermarket stuff and they said no problem, bring it by and we'll fix you up.[hr]
Damn, you're lucky. Usually lowering your car automatically voids any warranty on your suspension. I'm surprised this dealer is actually replacing them for free.




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my struts are gone too, i knew they were going bad for a while, but didnt really think anything of it until i got on the freeway and the car would float like it was in a windstorm[IMG]i/expressions/laugh2.gif[/IMG]
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one of my front strut was blown at 13k....didn't bother to replace it even though i had the warrenty...went to the whole koni yellow setup cause i lowered my car and runnin 18s
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