# Dealership estimate to repair replace throttle assembly

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/dealership-estimate-to-repair-replace-throttle-assembly/46875>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** odyssey, honda\
**Created:** [March 30, 2010, 1:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dealership-estimate-to-repair-replace-throttle-assembly/46875 "2010-03-30T13:14:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![djfnola1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/91b2a8/32.png) [@djfnola1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/djfnola1)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2010, 1:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dealership-estimate-to-repair-replace-throttle-assembly/46875/1 "2010-03-30T13:14:12Z")

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Phone message left on estimate to replace throttle assembly. We were expecting a lot less because we had had a throttle assembly cleaned before. Before we go ahead with the work we are wondering why replace instead of clean?

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**Author:** ![common-sense-answer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/common-sense-answer/32/716_2.png) [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2010, 1:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dealership-estimate-to-repair-replace-throttle-assembly/46875/2 "2010-03-30T13:18:32Z")

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You Are Asking The Wrong Folks. You Need To Call The Dealer And Ask For Details. Perhaps Some Part(s) Are Worn Out Or Defective.

Call, find out what they say, post it here, and we’ll have a go at giving you advice.

CSA

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**Author:** ![djfnola1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/91b2a8/32.png) [@djfnola1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/djfnola1)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2010, 1:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dealership-estimate-to-repair-replace-throttle-assembly/46875/3 "2010-03-30T13:31:57Z")

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Thanks, you are right. Husband did as recommended.

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**Author:** ![common-sense-answer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/common-sense-answer/32/716_2.png) [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2010, 1:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dealership-estimate-to-repair-replace-throttle-assembly/46875/4 "2010-03-30T13:38:21Z")

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You’re Welcome. Put Whatever Information You Can Get Right Here And There Are Many Novice And Pro Mechanics That Usually Are More Than Willing To Help With Your Questions.

It sometimes takes a little while for all the responses, but let’s see what happens.  
Thanks, CSA

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**Author:** ![djfnola1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/91b2a8/32.png) [@djfnola1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/djfnola1)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2010, 1:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dealership-estimate-to-repair-replace-throttle-assembly/46875/5 "2010-03-30T13:43:50Z")

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We had misunderstood the message, it was the idle air control valve on the throttle body. I always assume we are being taken advantage of at the dealership. They had made the last repair on the car and the current symptoms were similar to those that brought us there that time. I expected the problem to be related to what they had fixed before and that was why we brought it back to them.

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**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2010, 2:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dealership-estimate-to-repair-replace-throttle-assembly/46875/6 "2010-03-30T14:55:40Z")

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> I always assume we are being taken advantage of at the dealership.

Then why go there??? Find a good honest independent mechanic. You’ll be happier.