Putting aside visible body defects, what risk should one take when you can turn on the engine, and do OBDII or dash scanning, but aren't allowed to test-drive the car?
I'm looking at a 2nd gen Pilot which has a really bad battery, so I was not able to start the engine. Turning on the key, it made a clunky messy metallic noise, not like the usual rhythmic "drrrrr" sound you expect when there is just not enough juice in the battery, and the backlighting on the dash flashed. Using a Foxwell NT520 Pro scanner with Honda software, it passed the scan for the ECU and AT, failed for body electric, and we were not able to finish the scan, so the rest is unknown...
Does the body electric system impinge on real basic driving, not just on accessories and bells & whistles? We did not have time to delve into any subcodes.
What big mechanical problem could be there, but cannot be detectable by trouble codes? We would have to take this possible repair into account, to decide how much to pay for this Pilot...
Hoping to hear your opinions or experiences soon on this issue, many thanks!
I'm looking at a 2nd gen Pilot which has a really bad battery, so I was not able to start the engine. Turning on the key, it made a clunky messy metallic noise, not like the usual rhythmic "drrrrr" sound you expect when there is just not enough juice in the battery, and the backlighting on the dash flashed. Using a Foxwell NT520 Pro scanner with Honda software, it passed the scan for the ECU and AT, failed for body electric, and we were not able to finish the scan, so the rest is unknown...
Does the body electric system impinge on real basic driving, not just on accessories and bells & whistles? We did not have time to delve into any subcodes.
What big mechanical problem could be there, but cannot be detectable by trouble codes? We would have to take this possible repair into account, to decide how much to pay for this Pilot...
Hoping to hear your opinions or experiences soon on this issue, many thanks!