This is a 3.5 year old car always took it to the dealer for service and one day a message appears on display ' Check charging system', took it to Keeler Honda in Latham NY spoke to service advisor. He had an attitude to start with and told me to wait even though I had an appointment. After over an hour I was told it was the battery. Had battery after their diagnostics testing, so I was like, after 3.5 years of ownership I had a dead battery at the same time. I was confused, the message indicated to check the charging system.

After the battery was replaced $200 later the same day, the message reappears. Since it was Saturday had to wait till Monday. Took the car back and service advisor told me since I have an aftermarket car starter installed from another dealer, he was not able to diagnose the issue. I thought this was strange since they had diagnosed the car on my previous message.

At this time I realized service advisor was being an ASS, with all the tools at the dealership Keeler Honda had no way of diagnosing the issue accurately in 2018?!!!

Went to another dealership New Country Lexus and they told me that it was an Alternator and will cost under a $1000, at this time things were going through my mind as I bought this Honda new and within 3.5 years had many electrical issue which I will be opening other complaints individually.

This was my second New Honda with electrical issue and am not a fan of the brand. Always thought of Honda as a dependable vehicle not in my case with 2 New Vehicles electrical issues occurring within 4 years of ownership.

The "Battery Charging Problem" light came on at around 5000 miles. It would occur from time to time. It needed its first trip to the dealer so I scheduled that routine maintenance and listed this as an issue. When I picked the car up they had changed the oil, filter, rotated the tires....but for the "Battery Charging Problem" light complaint, they said they could not reproduce.

So I keep driving the car. And that light will come on and stay on. I've been on 150 mile trips where it stays on the entire time. When I turn off the car, the next time I start it sometimes that light comes on again right away. Sometimes it does not. It might be a day, a week, or a month, but then it will just light up. It always seems to come on immediately upon starting. Most times it will light after I have taken a short trip to run an errand, left the car parked for less than 5 minutes and then when I start it, there it is, shining away.

So, I have taken the car to my mechanic for the 10,000 and the 15,000 and now the 20,000 oil change. Each time I ask them to "Check the battery" explaining that the damn warning light will occasionally illuminate. They have found no problem. They have suggested that the next time the light comes on, if I am in the area, to bring in the car and keep it running and they will try to put on their diagnostic equipment while the light is still shining.

So, the fear is that there is some real problem and I will be ignoring it and it will be the wee hours of the morning on a busy interstate and finally the damn battery will drain completely and I won't be able to get to the side of the road and the 18 wheeler that has been trailing me will come barreling up and hit me in the rear and since it is doing 75 miles an hour it will basically roll completely over my car with me inside and I will be crushed to death. Should that happen, I hope this post can be used in court and that my heirs at least get $10,000,000 from Honda....

On the other hand, I hope the damn thing comes on when I am close to my mechanic so that they can take a look when the light is actually on; fix the problem; and I can drive care free.