Thanks for making this video very helpful info. My 07 Volvo has been recently damaged by rodents non stop tried every type of deterrent sprays, traps, fabric softener sheets etc... I found out that this issue has been getting worse as the newer models that came out after mine these companies going green is a joke. My brother just bought a 2019 Honda civic and my dog is detecting something in front area of car, just like it did when I didn't realize for many months there were rodents doing plenty of damage on mine. Not having this issue with my mid 1990's vehicles at all... I am now researching which brands do not use soy based wires, parts, or going green non sense otherwise they won't see any green from my pocket.

Had it happen to me 6 weeks ago. Paid the dealership $500 to fix it. Went out to my car today and same thing all over again. Goodbye Honda!

My Honda CRV 2020 is at Honda service for the past 11 days. All the wires are chewed by rodents. Even my dog was trying to eat the wires under the seat. They made them edible. What a dumb thing to do!!! Thanx for the video and NEVER AGAIN FOR HONDA till they fix the issue.

I have the same problem!! I literally just got this fixed at a Honda dealership and paid $400 bucks for it. Today (3 weeks after the repair) I am facing the same problem. The dealership sent me ANOTHER 400 dollar estimate. I looked up the part online and it costs 14 bucks so I will try to fix this myself or a local mechanic. But wow that soybean coated wires thing just hits it home for me. I was just getting around to paying off this car but it looks like this baby will have to go. Thanks for video man! This is super helpful.

@robertmiller6776

Жыл бұрын

I currently have this problem on a 2021 civic, rodents chewed the harness going to the electronic power steering, the new wiring harness is only 14.62, is this what was damaged on your car, were you able to fix it yourself? If so any info would be greatly appreciated.

@user-kz5dd4dg2c

6 ай бұрын

Put Vaseline on the wires and then sprinkle cayenne pepper on them. I had to do this to fix my wires in the engine compartment. Now I have to do the fix under the car now.

Great information and thanks for sharing! Similar problem on my 2013 Prius. The Toyota House wants $3500 + labor to replace the harness. I think I'll follow your method. Trace and splice.

Thanks for taking time to post video and helping so many not to make mistake of buying honda cars unfortunately mine is 2021 civic leased and have 2 more yrs to go and if i have an option i would sell it right now!!!!

This is the same damn problem I'm having today. I'll have to fix this tomorrow. I already fixed an ignition coil wire that was chewed last autumn. Thanks for the info! Cheers.

THANK YOU dude Honestly For sharing this with the public. I have to look for the problem as I have error codes.

Thanks for sharing this, My mother in-law spent $3000.00 dealing with this on a 2011 Honda Fit

Really good video! Thank you. I have a 2019 Honda Civic which appears to have the same problem. I will probably trade it in.

I just leased a 2019 Honda Civic and 2 months into having the car I have the exact same problem. Now the dealership s giving me the runaround and telling me I have to go through insurance to fix it. Why is Honda installing the same exact soy based wiring in their cars when they know that there will be problems? Do not buy a Honda! If they are not going to address a known problem then why would people buy their cars?

@madpaddy73

4 жыл бұрын

I've a 2018 Audi s5 same problem !! im waiting to see if insurance will cover it

@metroht6537

6 ай бұрын

I have the same problem they want to charge me 4,800 to repair it why should we be responsible for this

My neighbor 2 houses down from me had this problem with her Lexus she stored outside. It was her "summer only" car and mice had caused over $3500 in damage from chewed wires. My 2011 Ford Fusion Hybrid sits outside 24/7 except in winter where it goes in the garage and my 2012 Taurus sits outside during winter upwards of 5 months. In the 7 years I have been doing this, I have had zero problems related to chewed wires.

Thank you for your video. I have exactly same issue.

2018 Camry: Many codes were set for brakes and LDA . Rodent ate the main wiring harness , the dealer charged $800 I thought it was a lot but some people have $3000 bills. We are going to use a rodent spray (Tomcat brand) and coat as many wires as possible. We are going to do it every month, it only takes a minute if you are just doing it under the hood.

I have a 2018 Honda Civic Hatchback and I am dealing with this precise issue. I can assure you that nothing was done to replace the soybased wire coating after your incident. I took my vehicle in about two weeks ago to get the wires on the steering rack fixed and now I am waiting for the tow truck to take my car back in the shop to confirm the damage, which I presume is the same issue. The things people do to be more "green".

@robertmiller6776

Жыл бұрын

I currently have this problem on a 2021 civic, rodents chewed the harness going to the electronic power steering, how much was it to fix the problem?

Thank you for this video - I just returned from the Honda Dealership where I had to pay $420 to have them reconnect the wiring. Ridiculous.

@jj5515

5 жыл бұрын

Once you get the new wires, request them to put rodent tape. Honda provides this.

@jj5515

5 жыл бұрын

It resolved my issues and my car runs fine.

This happened to my Honda crvs harness for the power steering. If I went with a splice solution for the wires , how likely is it to fail in the future ?

thanks for the video, rodents chewing the crap out of the wires of Toyota Sienna, 1500 bucks already!

Just had this happen to me yesterday on my 2019 Honda Civic. I thought it was some joke. Warranty wouldn’t cover and they said the damage was around $400. Car is currently in their shop getting fixed tomorrow, but they aren’t very comforting telling me that they’re not 100% sure if this will fix the problems, though they said it’s a slim chance there’s anything else wrong than the wire being replaced. Let’s hope please 🤞🏻

How do you know what size the wires typically are?

Hey Larry, do you still have your Honda and did you find any solution that worked?

Where is the wires located? Cant see it on mine near transmission

That’s why I’m watching your video thank you exactly I have this codes thank you for the video

Rodents chew on all plastics, soy or no soy, as plastic is a very good material for sharpening their teeth on, which rodents must do daily or their teeth will grow into their skulls. Rats chew the wiring in many makes and models of cars and trucks, not only Honda vehicles. I trap rats for my living and regularly am called to deal with rats chewing Jeep, Toyota, Dodge and other makes, sometimes causing thousands of dollars in damages for new wiring harnesses. If there is any chance of rats or mice chewing your vehicle's wiring, place a few rat traps and mouse traps set under your vehicle's engine area at night, especially during winters if you live north of about 40 degrees latitude.

Guess I'm keeping my 2006 Honda Accord, it runs fine.

Thanks for the video. I was quoted $800 from Honda just to investigate. They did confirm that soy bean attracts rodents. advised to check insurance coverage because it will be expensive. I will inspect my self and will let you know the results for others. The question is, how do you keep rodents from chewing? red hot chili cream?

I have the exact same problem with my 2017 Honda Civic that I bought new. Every year, I clean out acorns I find in the engine compartment. The service dept. told me to put dryer sheets around the area, but I've also got conflicting information on doing this. My car is the shop right now and I've been told that rodents chewed on my wires and caused a check engine light to go on. It will cost me about $1800 to have the wiring replaced. I have heard of a 12 volt rodent repellent that you attach the battery of the car. It's cheap $28.00 and reviews have been generally favorable. After watching your video, I've decided that it's time to get rid of this car after I've had the damage fixed and the check engine light reset. I can't imagine selling this car to anyone in this damaged condition. It's too bad because I only have 17,000 miles on it.

@Crumt30

2 жыл бұрын

I had this same issues. I paid 300 bucks for the new wire and installation. Happened 2 weeks later so I spent the 30 bucks on the new harness and did it myself in about an hour. I had to do it topside so it was probably 10x harder for me than your local mechanic. 1800 bucks for 15 minutes of labor is absurd.. Sorry you got scammed. I did this myself and I barely know how to change a cars oil... lol

@achoden306

2 жыл бұрын

@@Crumt30 Thanks for your reply. First, I want to be clear that I wasn't scammed. I had another service department take a look at it and their estimate was about the same. I'm using a dealership service dept. do the work and I know labor Is more expensive than using an independent repair service. Also, I wanted the replacement part from the manufacturer. Yes, it costs a lot more to do it this way. If the car had 100,000 miles on it, then I definitely would go the cheaper route and sell the car. But my 2017 car has less than 20,000 miles on it and is paid for. The resale value of the car is also worth it.

Just got back from having 2019 Honda Civic Sport model repaired at the Honda dealership- I paid $400.00 on Monday and 3 days later, the power steering is chewed up again!! Someone said to put ammonia mixed with water and spray on the wires to repel rodents. I went to 2 stores and they were out of ammonia, so I went to Home Depot and bought Repels All - Animal Repellent.

This exact same thing happened to my 2016 F-150. Came out in the morning and my truck wouldn’t start. Had it towed and found out mice had eaten into the wire harness.

Rodents just chewed through my wires as well! Same car. What code was your car showing?? My car is throwing code P0353 which means the car cant control the third ignition coil, which led me to the top of the engine where I could see that mice had a field day in there. They chewed through the third wire and pooped all over my engine

Mine had nice and chipmunks. Keeps killing the battery and can't find any chewed wires

i have similar issues with my accord. Not 100% sure but we do have rodents around. I hear everyone's distrust of the dealers. like you I had 4 honda cars but will never buy a honda again now.

Hi Larry! I just had that problem this week on my '16 Honda Civic 1.5 EX-T. Rodent chewed my head light wiring harness. It had short circuit caused to damage several wires. I got frusrated for hours that day trying to fix it. I was about to bring it to dealer and have it fix but thinking of paying it from my pocket will be expensive so i decided not to bring it. I found a way to solder the wires and solved the problems but still have these worries everytime i drive yhis car. Do you think insurance will cover this repair? I have full coverage plan but im still on my lease contract on this car. Any comment from you would be gladly appreciated. Thanks!

@graffix

6 жыл бұрын

Hey Norbie, sorry for the delay response. Unfortunately my insurance would not cover it. Perhaps your insurance might! its worth a shot. let me know if they did!

If I only saw this before I bought my daughter’s civic , a victim of two events .

Wish I saw this before I got the same car. 2017 civic sport and same thing. Payed $400 and happened 2 weeks later, at the dealers now and they are replacing it on their expense

@rama6maiden

5 жыл бұрын

Same here. Piece of shit.

2024... my 2020 Civic Si just had a rodent chew through the wires. Still an issue.

How were rats or mice able to go inside when you have a cover? I had the same issue with my Accord 2018.

@pjartistics

2 жыл бұрын

They will chew through anything!..

2020 accord. Same problem. Wires chewed at the coil packs

Just had this happen to me. My car didn’t move for a week because I went on vacation and upon my return rodents have chewed all over. Honda quoted 7200$ to replace the harness and Geico is paying for it. Honda dealer asked me to pay 1000$ out of my own pocket for them to apply the pepper tape for this to probably not happen again. I told them to forget about it, I’m gonna get rid of it. I can’t afford to have this happen to me all the time.

2017 Honda Civic same issue, took it to the dealer 475 to replace a 20 dollar piece of harness. Now 2 weeks later same issue, they didn’t offer rodent tape it’s a money maker for them I am sure. I have the harness for this one trying to replace it but they really work at making it difficult for you to access things yourself.

@FoxRivers778

4 жыл бұрын

You can get the tape on Amazon.

I was in love with my 2005 Honda Civic. I racked 450 thousand km on it before buying another 2018 Honda Civic. There was a fire under my hood and the dash warning lights lit up like a Christmas tree. Paid $500 out of pocket and insurance paid over $3000. Brought car home. One and a half days later: Dashboard lights come on. Four hundred dollars out of my pocket. I thought the rodent damage thing was a scam until I saw leaves mysteriously appearing under my hood. Instead of trading in my beautiful car I will try mothballs, peppermint and sonar repellents though.

@dickriggles942

4 ай бұрын

What did you do with the car eventually? Have a 2001 and mice/chipmunks have begun relentlessly attacking it. Don't know what to do.

I have the same issue with my 2017 Honda Civic ex Hatchback, rodents ate away at parts of my wiring and Honda said I should go thru my insurance for the costly repair to replace the wiring, Yeah but I’m still stuck with deductible. I researched to find out that the essential oil of peppermint in a water spray bottle may help. Rodents HATE peppermint. Good luck everyone.

Is this on the 1.5 only? I see you have the hatchback and have read a lot of bad reviews on them.

@donnahenthorn7109

3 жыл бұрын

Mice and rats don't check the model info. It's the insulation on the wires, on all their cars.....

Honda is STILL doing this??

Had EXACTLY same problem last year. They got to electronic steering and main harness. Now again. This time they got my vtec solenoid and fuel injection wires. Gonna fix it then do what you're doing. Get rid of it. I like my Si, but soooooo tired of this crap.

I spent $510.00 dollars for the damage. The dealership said I have a rodent problem. They weren't forthcoming with the issue. I've had numerous cars in my driveway for 30 years. It never had happened before. They reimbursed me my money after a negative comment. I can buy a lot of peppermint oil with the money for the next 7 years.

Having this same issue with my 2017 Audi A4. Wishing I never bought the damn thing. I’ve owned it for 14 months and it’s been in the shop over 10 times.

So what year did they start using soybean wiring? Does anyone know please?

@jj5515

4 жыл бұрын

Probably all the way back to 2009-2010. I've 2015 Civic, same issue. But rodent tape SEEMS to help. Not 100% sure.

@donnahenthorn7109

3 жыл бұрын

Don't know, but they ate the wiring on my '99 F250 Ford truck!

People there is a tape coated with a strong pepper you can buy from Amazon that will rodent proof your wiring. Ever since I had the dealer wrap my wires, no rodents chewed through. My problem is keeping them out of the cabin air filter and intake.

@graffix

4 жыл бұрын

Fox Rivers I saw the tape too, but decided it was just putting make up on it - the problem still remains, plus wrapping every wire on one of these cars would literally be misery. There are a lot of wires. I haven’t had any issues with the air intake on these models. It was the rabbits that were really doing some damage to the wires more than the mice. Good luck with your fix!

@FoxRivers778

4 жыл бұрын

@@graffix I decided I am going to build a trap this time and see if I can catch one and release. There are tons of videos on this.

@sylviaharris8870

4 жыл бұрын

How much does dealer charge? Did you bring your own tape? This happened twice so far. I have got to do something. Do you do anything else??

@FoxRivers778

4 жыл бұрын

@@sylviaharris8870The dealer didn't charge extra for that and I got the tape on Amazon. Right now I have my hood open, with a bright led light shining in, and an ultrasonic emitter running all the time which I also bought on Amazon. That's supposed to make it unattractive to them.

I have an electronic device that chase the rodent away. My family owns 6 Hondas and never had rodent problem. $40 at Homedepot. Put it inside the garage and never complain again.

@blackhawks1870

5 жыл бұрын

Hebrew Chapter 11 what’s the name of that?

Check out Car Angel on You Tube; every six months he sprays parts of engine bay with water/oil of peppermint mix. Apparently this keeps the rodents away.

2019 Honda Civic. Mice have chewed a bunch of stuff!! So here I am.

I have a 2017 Honda Civic EX turbo Hatchback. Those damn rats chewed my harness underneath and a shop charged me about $270 for a fix. Now 6 to 7 months later i'm having similar issues (but not as bad) which I highly suspect is more rat chewing. This time i'm going to investigate it and try to fix it myself. I'm also going to put a bunch of rat traps (and maybe poison) under the car. I'm at war with these damn rats!!!! Also, raising the hood at night discourages rodents from nesting in the engine compartment.

A rat totaled my 2010 Camry Le just this week.

@dreamscape3901

2 жыл бұрын

Its insane to me that that sentence can even be spoken.

Rodents are attracted to the battery, the electrolysis on it shows the presence of water. If you spray the engine bay with a mixture of water and peppermint oil every 4-6 months rodents will stay away - they don't like peppermint (or bleach).

@vineelvin1197

2 жыл бұрын

Does they by any chance get used to it?

I wish I had seen this video last year. I’m at $2100 and counting.

@graffix

6 жыл бұрын

Man, I hate hearing that. Honda really should step up and replace this problem. They are offering a pepper tape to install on the vehicle, but even then it's at the consumer's expense. I traded it off for a domestic. They are not using soybean wires on Ford, Chevy and Dodge.

2008 Chrysler 300 Lx chewed my whole engine wiring harness

Run your car thru the car wash immediately after winter to get the road salt powder off your wires underneath. The salt also attracts animals to chew on your wires. $900 for a 2007 pilot wire job from Honda. Add extra wire insulation and spray paint those wires to give them a bad taste. Just had my vtm-4 light come on and yep a chewed wire. If you see squirrels hanging around your car you better get them off.

I live on a farm, so I’d be screwed… Right now I’m pretty sure that’s what happened to mine. 😢😢😢

Dealership is charging me 2800, a rodent chewed up my entire harness smh

Live on a planet heavily populated by rodents. Make car that's edible for said rodents... These cars will be dropping like flies, they will be lucky to survive a decade.

God my whole car was chewed up, it won't even start. Little bastards.

Ok, I'll bite (sorry) What new cars DO NOT have soy based wiring? My guess is it's cheaper so they all have it. Be nice to know. Otherwise it's pepper tape, or moth balls, peppermint spray, or decon etc. Also, I have heard of a lot of electrical problems in general with newer Hondas, actually starting like 2012 and up to the newest models.

That's just sick that they would wrap the wires in soybean coating....just sick, and have the nerve not to cover it

To everyone paying thousands to get it fixed: do y’all not have insurance? My deductibe on this is $100. Isn’t insurance required?

Rats chewed the wires twice so far. Why would Honda not fix this problem, if it happens over again?

@graffix

5 жыл бұрын

53820351 it’s because they deem it as an ‘act of nature’ - however they made the wires out of food... hmmmmmmm. It’s terrible.

@jj5515

5 жыл бұрын

Get Rodent tape from Honda. But first fix it w/ new wires then wrap it w/ rodent tape. It happened in my first year of owning my Civic. After I had them replace my wires, I put rodent tape and car works fine.

@sylviaharris8870

4 жыл бұрын

@@jj5515 How much did the dealer charge to wrap w/rodent tape. Wires are fixed.? Did you tape the wires yourself? This has happened twice so far. So far, I'm $3100 in the hole.

GM doing it too ! My aunt just paid out of pocket.

I just bought a 2020 civic hatchback.. same problem.. happened twice on the power steering harness wiring.. had to pay 800 out of pocket.. fuck Honda

$2700 to fix. My son wants to trade his brand new car in after this happened to him.

easy solution is to put peppermint oil in the engine bay, rats do no like the smell and will stay away

"I hope this is helpful." No, not really. Get rid of your Toyota or Honda (the most reliable vehicles) because you can't solve a rodent problem Is just Stupid! I place one mothball every 18" around/ underneath my car, closer under the engine compartment. Use the mesh bags moth balls come in, or make your own: 6 - 8 moth balls per bag, tied at the top with about 2 feet of string for easy retrieval. Place on flat or cubby- hole type spaces or previously damaged areas, as well as where the hood is hinged. I used to put out the old-time mouse traps, baited with one sunflower seed, as an added precaution, but haven't needed them after using mothballs. As a backup and under the house I use a mixture of: 1/2 cup each of cornmeal and plaster of Paris, 1 tbsp cocoa powder, 2 tbsp granulated sugar. Place about two tablespoons in a shallow jar lid under engine compartment. This is just as effective as d-CON bait blocks but not as poisonous (won't harm other animals that eat the rodents' bodies). Rodents will seek a source of water after eating this concoction. (I live in a forest, have already paid $250 for rodent wire damage [2010 Corolla], and decided to get serious about rodent problem/damage.) Occam's razor: the simplest solution is often the best one.

Add Ford to this list. They wanted to charge a customer $9000 to repair a car that was 6 months old. Mice ate the wires too. Sadly, you need to simply become more informed. Dealerships sell cars....period.

liberalism at work Vote Republican

@jmkpns

5 жыл бұрын

More enviromentalist bull crap to have to deal with on cars.

I'm having a serious issue that started a couple weeks ago. Car started revving high, put it in brake, car wouldn't shift out of park again. Had to get it toed. Mouse/chipmunk/squirrel got into air filter, chewed it all up. Stuck throttle open. Car was fixed, drove really well. Two weeks later, SAME THING HAPPENS!!!! Gonna be another $250 at least. Do they not want us to drive anymore? This is insanity. I have no choice but to park outside. Is this going to happen until I'm broke? 2001 Honda Civic.