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The RPMs or engine has nothing to do with this issue. This is a suspension issue that they cannot figure out. I am now seeking other avenues since both the dealer and American Honda have dismissed this issue claiming there is no issue since this is a normal characteristic of the car. Good luck to anyone else having this issue.
This is driving me crazy!!!!!! I paid a lot of money for this car, and do not expect to have these issues with a new car. Does anyone have a good lemon law attorney in Norther NJ that I can contact?
BTW, when writing, please identify what city / state or province you are in.
Hopefully the gentleman dgonclaves can find out something positive for all of us.
Paul
On the other hand, just imagine what Honda could do for its image if it were to take a few steps back, truly analyze the shimmy issue to its root cause, then issue a recall or at least a service bulletin to finally resolve/repair/replace the defective part(s) causing the problem. It may cost Honda in terms of cash, however their image would benefit hundreds of times more.
Honda... are you listening to your loyal clients?
The common thing with these and other problems customers are having with their Honda vehicles is Honda's response(s) which are usually "The vehicle is operating as designed."
Well, I am one of those who opted to not bother fighting Honda. Although I have plenty of time to do battle, I simply haven't the energy. Unfortunately, most of these fights seem to have one result: Honda refuses to fix or repair their poor vehicles. Our two most recent Hondas were a 2010 Accord EXL V6 and a 2010 Ridgeline RTL. Both were top-of-the-line, costly vehicles but both were plagued with problems that Honda acknowledged but refused to fix. Really a shame, as Honda made good vehicles several years ago.
After owning a total of seven Hondas, we no longer own any. My suggestion to all of you that are plagued with broken Hondas is to get rid of them and find a better car. There are many outstanding cars available on the market that don't suffer from all these maladies--find one and enjoy life. Don't waste any more time or energy on Honda--it's not worth it.
One thing that is worth mentioning, is that our Regional Honda rep paid to change my wheels because in 2008 the new body style came with a new wheel type for the V6. There was a replacement of many many sets of wheels on that 2008 V6 coupe, due to unexplained vibration / shimmy issues. He looked around the country to see if any of those replacement wheels were still in a parts warehouse somewhere, but none could be found. He suspected that the 2011 coupe might be plagued with the same issue, since 2011 coupes had a brand new wheel design. This ultimately led to me getting to select an aftermarket wheel and tire combo, which did not change the vibration / shimmy AT ALL.
The Honda Legal Dept rep told me my settlement would have been more, but they insisted that I keep the $3000 BBS + Bridgestone Serenity set as part of the settlement. I didn't want them, as I was 100% sure I wasn't replacing this frustration with another Honda. These are for sale if anyone has a non vibrating Sedan or Coupe and is interested...LOL!
As a recent post said, do the best you can and get out of the frustration car, and into something better. I believe this is good advice; this type of thing takes a lot out of you. Unfortunately things change for the worse sometimes, and apparently this is one of those times for Honda. My dad and grandad were diehard Chevy guys for decades until a 1979 model stopped that, and was handled by the manufacturer in a simaliar manner of denial.
Hope the other info helps
The part I am most upset about is, why would a MFG...knowing there is a problem, let people to continue driving these vehicles with these major defects? My familys safety is just as important. I want Honda to take the car back and refund me the 4000.00!
On another note, upon gathering up all the info to send to attorney...I noticed the vin# on vehicle dosen't even match the contract I signed! Hmmmm...I wonder if that's a problem! You would think dealer would be more supportive and not want all this going on. The shimmy in my car is worse, now it even does it in park! oh, and it is pulling to the right!
Reading all these posts make me think this will not be something they can correct. Next question is then what do I do? Has anyone been successful returning their Accord? I wonder also if it is not every single Accord doing this if I can just trade mine. This is such a pain to deal with. It is very disappointing to spend so much and be in the dealership over and over with a new car.
I was just wondering, how long it took for settlement? I am in process with attorneys and have filed suit. I have also filed with Better Business, NHTSA, and a local news channel. I hate driving this car! I do not feel safe at all!
I have the same issues with my 2012 Accord. I have filed with the NHTSA, BBB and local news station. Recently seeking Lemon Law with an attorney. I am hopeful that Honda Mfg. takes the car back! I hate driving it. Avoid thw highway as much as posssible. The shaking is horrible! Dealer unable to fix. I have been told the same thing by MFG. I guess they are waiting for someone to get seriously injured or even killed before they do anything. It's a shame, that Honda is not standing by what they are selling.
I went back to Honda and they kept my car for 5 days (gave me a rental). They balanced and replaced the tires to no benefit. They then test drove other cars, and after seeing that many other vehicles on the lot had the same issue they filed a complaint with corporate and put my original tires back on. I have my car back and they have have filed the complaint with Honda Corporate about a few other cars that came in after mine in those 5 days as well. They told me they do not think it will take long for a recall. I hope this is true because I HATE driving this car. They have ensured me that they do not think it is a safety concern. I am mad but I guess if a recall does not come out soon I will seek to go after them using the lemon law. My sales lady went on and on about how I am covered under the lemon law when I showed up to return my rental and take my car back. My car shakes, vibrates shimmies whatever you want to call that that makes my teeth rattle on back roads and highways.
I took these comments from this site to my dealership when I took the car back the second time telling them what I have read and I am not playing around. My service receipt states that Honda Corp is investigating.
Hey Everyone,
I've been looking for answer to the same issue everyone is having. At first I thought it was a tire balancing issue and had Pep Boys re-balance as well as re-align the car countless times. Then Pep Boys thought it might be the axles. I took it to my mechanic who told me there was nothing wrong with the axles and advised me to take it to Honda. Honda looked at it and said there were some stuff that needed to be tightened, but that they dont see anything wrong. A clinet of mine that is a wheel and tir placed was able to help me find this forum. This is so frustrating, especially since I use my car for work to meet with clients. I would like any help that you guys could give me.
Initially I took them these posts and complaints telling them that everyone has had tires balanced and even replaced but the problem was not corrected. Once they experienced the same thing and gave me a rental for a week they realized it could not be fixed and filed it with Corporate. They then told me that a few other people came in with the same problem and they found some in the lot that did the same. If nothing happens I guess I will have to go after the lemon law protection but for now at least they are admitting its a problem. Don't give up. I see many people saying that when they go to the dealer they are being told it is simply a characteristic of Honda cars. Not true! I am glad my dealership is being nice.