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I would call American Honda and open a case#. Enough is enough with Honda V6 trannies failing prematurely.
Absolutely do not pay for the replacement. The Honda trannies have major design flaws and the consumer should not suffer.
P.S. I just bought a new '06 Odyssey EXL/RES+NAV last month and the car has some major mechanical problems (engine mounts replaced, exhaust A-pipe replaced, power steering rack bad + tranny is downshifting worse than average - bad torque converter?)
I am new to this community but I would like some answers to problems I have experienced. I purchased my Accord in 11/05 as a one owner resale. I believe the former owner's lease was up. I currently have 41,500 miles on it and drive 70 miles round trip daily to work. It is mostly interstate driving. I previously owned a 94 Accord without any problems.
My first concern is the AC does not get near cold enough for me. I place it on Lo and it takes forever to cool down. Is this something with the new generation of AC's? It has been hot lately and it never cools down to where I am comfortable. Any input?
My DVD in the Nav says 2002. Has any one upgraded to a 2006 DVD for the Nav system? Is it worth the price? 189.00?
My sound system sucks. I am a metal head and like to crank the radio while driving but once I hit 30 it becomes distorted. Has any audiophiles upgraded their original system. With the CD player and Nav its not possible to just put a new player in the dash. The windshield antenna sucks too. If its overcast the stations are staticy(sic).
I find some oversteer when accelerating. Has anyone else experienced this?
Has anyone upgraded the brakes to ceramic? I feel the brakes dont have the stopping power they should. Yes I speed and make sudden stops so that may have something to do with it.
Thanks for any and all input.
First let me strongly suggest that you purchase an extended warranty for this vehicle. The A/C compressor has a life expectancy of about 50,000 miles on the four cylinder Accord. On or about that mileage, you may also experience a problem with the drive's door power window assembly, the motor mounts ---(vibration at idle with the trans in gear and the brake applied), and a radio dash display failure (that will require the replacement of the radio. (BIG DOLLARS!)
Second, the A/C compressor issue will cost at least $1,005.00 dollars to repair. This alone will give you back the cost of the extended warranty. YES, the four cylinder Accord has some issues, but nothing like the transmission issue and body noise issue of the V6! --- Best regards. ---Dwayne
>drive's door power window assembly,
>the motor mounts
> radio dash display failure
Aren't these the cars that are failure proof and used as the archexample for what those American brands "should have been building"? Not a good forcast. Looks to me like there are failures reported in these discussions that indicate the wunderkar image has cracked?
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
(To cover all bases, my grandmother has a 2002 model also, with 80k give or take 5k, and she has no issue with her car either (I wash it regularly, so I drive it and know for myself that it has nor problems). So, for us, the last 4 generations of Accords have been trouble free (we also sold a 1993 w/ 110k miles on it to buy our Odyssey back in '00; that Accord never even had so much as a rattle!).
I will try it out later to see how fast it cools down a black leather interior that sat outside in 90degree sunny weather all day, but the temp itself if very cold IMO.
I also will be getting my first oil change in my '05 4 cyl this week (purchased just before christmas last year). $19.95 special with the coupon from owner's link.
Also, those other problems aren't exactly guaranteed to happen. The radio display seems to have been soemwhat common, but hopefull they have fixed it by now! Motor mounts and AC compressors also lifetime (or at least very long lived) components, so a failure is still going to be a rarity , on any car.
So, get the warranty if you want, but this isn't exactly a FIAT we are talking about here!
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
When you enter a hot car you need to
First OPEN THE WINDOWS for a minute or two so that the extreme inside hot air will find its way out.
Then shut the windows.
Put your AC on maximum (check that the dial is set all the way to the coldest setting) and turn the air to RECIRCULATE, instead of regular setting which is letting fresh air in. That way your AC cools the small volume of inside air first, which is much easier and quicker than keep "fighting" more and more volumes of incoming hot air.
Then you can switch to regular fresh air in and set your AC accordingly.
Mine does seem like it would chill beer, although if the car is out in the sun (so really hot inside) it deos take a while to get the interior cooled down, with all that black leather holding onto the heat. But, if it is in the garage, it stays quite chilly from the beginning.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
Nice service too. In and out in 40 minutes (even at 9:00 in the morning, so peak time for drop offs and waiters), plus free coffee, donuts and muffins.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
One suggestion, do you have the drivers and passengers temp setting set the same? I'm guessing that Honda (and anyone else) that has dual climate controls actually adds heat to the side with the higher temperature, not adding more cooling to the side with the lower temperature. Like I said I'm guessing, but throttling the heat is alot easier then throttling the cooling. So if you want the coldest output, make sure the temp is equal on both sides.
Other then that, maybe you do have something wrong with your system.
The one thing I miss on my '04 that my old '88 has is a sightglass in the A/C system. It is a quick way to check the refrigerant level in the system.
Mrbill
Be that as it may, my a/c would never be considered cold enough to chill beer (for some reason I love the sound of that example...) I will have to take it it. Hope I can get a warm day to do so.
Dave
I have an '05 EX 4cyl (no leather) with roughly 20k miles and I too don't feel my A/C is cooling my car adaquately. I plan to have Honda take a look at it in my next oil change and will post what I find out. I would appreciate it if you could do the same.
Joon
......on a hot day, beer over OJ for this sailor.........
However, de guispitus non-desputandum prevails.........
...ez....
I have a 2003 LX V6, which has the same size of tire like yours, and I will look for a new tire soon. I have no plan to change the rim, I think I will buy Bridgestone G009, or Re960 A/S, which is new product. Both of them is relative cheap, compared with OEM Michelin MXV4, which has very poor wet and snow traction.
I have 2003 LX V6 with extended warranty. It is just out the regular warranty few moths ago. In the three years I have it, it has a list of problem2:
(1) Engine knocking: it takes Honda several time to fix the problem, including re programming ECM.
(2) Radio Light: I also have the problem with the radio light, that ended up to replace whole unit.
(3) Front Brake: When the car was in the 30K service, the dealer indicated the both front brake pad, the rotor need to be replaced, after I complained that the brake made some noise when the car is cold. I called Honda complain about the rotor replacement, they in turn call my local Honda dealer, they replace the front brake pads for free, and claimed the rotors were still in good shape. I later checked the rotor myself, they still have 10 to 12 MM thick. Overall, I believe the brake for the Honda is not sufficient.
(4) Dash Light: My dash light sometime behaves strangely, it turns bright and dim without any reason. It often happens when it rains during the date time, I turn on the headlight, it will dim the dashlight a bit by design, but since it is still a date time, so the dash light will turn bright and then dim upon the ambient sunlight. It is annoying. Again the dealer is not able to find the problem, so it is not the problem for them.
Other complains for this car are
(1)Wind Noise: I can not drive the car with the front window open on the highway, the noise is just too loud. Again this is the problem for modern car, the aerodymic design creates a large Eddy current around the front widow. And even with widow close, the wind noise is noticeable, it is not as quite as the Camry.
(2) Road Noise: Its suspension is very busy and noise.
(3) Front Seat: it is not very comfortable for long trip. I used to own an 1992 Integra, other Honda product, it had a very comfortable front seat.
(4) Back Seat: It has not slit fold-down. I never understand why Honda does not offer this feature, I am even willing to pay extra for this feature.
(5) Glove Box: It can not close tightly, the light can be seen at night, the dealer has to install a seal on it, the seal is part of the original design.
(6) Dash Board: The once famous one-piece dash board was replaced with a multi-piece one, it looks cheap.
(7) Right Front Wheel: For some reason, my front right wheel keeps hitting curb. I think it is sometime to do with the interior design, it causes the drive mis-judging the curb from the driver seat. I notice a few same model of Accord has the same problem.
Overall I will only give this car 7/10 scale.
is this recommended?
i imagine putting it back into D from N at 60mph can't be too good either, huh?
thanks for any insight...
I believe it's important to say that it can't be all that safe to ride down a hill without the car "in gear" meaning, the transmission is in "D." What if, for some reason, you need to use the gas to accelerate and quickly change lanes?
That said, I also believe automatic transmissions are designed to drive in "D" during almost all normal driving. I don't know the exact details, but engaging your transmission from Neutral to "D" while traveling at a decent clip can put certain amounts of stress on parts of the transmission, and doing this repeatedly throughout the life of your car will probably damage your transmission. Perhaps someone else can post a more detailed explanation.
In short, I believe:
1) It's unsafe to drive at 60 mph while in Neutral, regardless of going uphill or downhill.
2) You're probably causing damage to parts of your transmission by doing this and chances are, if you're trying to save on gas by coasting down a hill, you really aren't saving much. Oh, and make sure your car is in "D" and not "D3." That might explain the slowing of your car.
Best of luck!
as for the car slowing down, i always check and it's not in D3... it always seems to slow down just a bit annoyingly... could this be a problem with the tranny or something or just a "feature"?
Check the RPM of your car in "D" next time, and get back to us.
If money is an issue, maybe wait and see if anything happens with it. My car has been driven 160,000 miles since that "star" happened, and I've not spent a dime on it. No cracks at all!
Also, if you use your insurance to cover the damage, maje sure the glass shop uses an OEM Honda windshield. They will subsitute with a cheaper windshield if you do not specify.
How are others handling their maintenance? Please, no lectures about how oil should be changed every 3k miles - it's overkill and I've heard enough of that. :shades:
I'm very particular about the looks of the car & dont mind the $300+ replacement. However, my insurance will take care of the cost to repair without the deductible. I hope my next premium wouldnt go up!
BTW, I drove the car to work today & the crack has widened a bit.
What are your views on Safelite glass? Their marketing is pretty impressive & so is their response to my queries!
Thanks!
He suggested to satisfy myself drive another Accord. He pulled out a brand new Accord with 2 miles on it and I noticed the same jerk at slow aceleration when shifting from 1st to 2nd.
Has anyone felt that before. Can anyone throw some insight to it. Is it normal. Any helpful information will be appreciated. Thanks.
If you think your 06 shifts hard, I'll let you try my old 88 Accord. It shifts way worse then my 04 Accord.
Mrbill
For me, it's an issue of time - which means more money to me than the cost of the oil change and tire rotation. I'm leasing my car and don't plan on doing the overkill maintenance some people advocate. My brother is always spending way too much in preventative maintenance like he was going to keep his car/truck for 300,000+ miles, only to trade it in on something new before he's reached 30,000. Doesn't make financial sense to me, and I don't see how it gives anyone peace of mind with the durability built into new auto's today, unless they actually kept their vehicle forever.
But why would a brand new accord shift? So should we make our peace with the shift because of honda's transmission design? I appreciate your input.
Has anyone else exerienced something similar? does anyone else has anything to share/contribute. Thanks
wishman
I don't know much about car, so I just wanna ask about the gas consumption. My car just had its first full tank with 230 miles I don't think it's normal. I drive all in the city with too many stop signs. I just think partly it's much about the transmission shifting too, isn't it? Thx.
Accelerating very slowly your car will not shift from 1-2 at 20 MPH...That sounds like your driving pretty quick to me (my car usually shifts from 1-2 at about 2500 RPM, or 15 MPH when driven moderately slow).
My 2006 EX I-4 5Auto shifts similarly to yours, though, with more of a hesitation in that shift than the 2-3, 3-4, and 4-5 shifts. I wouldn't worry, as my dad has the same car (2005 EX I-4) with over 51k miles on it and it shifts the exact same...No issues at all. I'm at 7,700 miles with no problem.
You can get an OEM windshield (complete with 'HONDA' written on it, but it will be more expensive than an off-brand winshield, as you have already found out. I had to call a couple different shops, but I found one that would order one for me. If you are picky about your car, it might be worth it.
Somebody broke into my old car (1989 Accord) a few years ago and I had to get the front passenger window replaced. The tint was slightly off from the other windows. So when a rock cracked the windshield in my 2003 Accord last fall, I decided to go with the OEM windshield because (1) my car was 3 years old and I wanted the new windshield to match the other windows, and (2) a generic one would cost me about the same as my insurance deductible.
But to answer your specific question, I don't have personal experience with Safelite products, but I believe they are a reputable brand.