I was driving my Honda Accord when the dashboard lights went out briefly. This occurred again on the same journey only they were off for a little longer. I contacted my local Honda Garage at Stratford upon Avon who examined the car a couple of days later. The outcome was that the Dash Cluster PCB would need replacing if the problem occurred again. The price for replacement would be £829.06 inc.

My car was first registered in March 2005 and has done just over 69,100 miles. Servicing has been done as required. I know that the car is approaching seven years old but I feel that the equipment fitted should last the life of the vehicle. A member of the staff states that they can only remember one instance of this piece of equipment failing before. The vehicle is due for a major service and an MoT, but I was considering replacing it before then, but if I have to replace the cluster for £829 then replacement would be out of the question. Do you think I have grounds to approach the manufacturer about this matter?