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I just bought a 2001 Honda Accord EX sedan with auto. I like the car a lot, everything except a little problem from the driver's side seat belt. It works, but whenever I move my body or pull on the seat belt, there is a SQUEAKING noise coming out of it. I don't know if anybody out there ever has this problem. And if there is a Honda mechanic out there or anybody, Do you know if the dealer can just change that snapper(or whatever that thing is called that clip on the belt). Thanks for any responses.
Can anyone share info on deals they received in the eastern PA, NJ region? Also, any details on leases would be appreciated. I'm looking to make a deal before the end of the month so any info as quick as possible would be great.
mark.m.watermasysk@us.pwcgloabl.com
Does anyone know how to cut off the Check Engine light on a 1997 Accord SE. Also, does it automatically come on at a certain mileage. I recently rolled over 48,000 and it just came on at 48,200. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks
Other than that, I love my Accord. It's a Signet Silver which is only available in Canada. It's quite nice in that it changes to a light purplish colour at night in orange/flourescent light but is dark greyish in daylight.
I will try and find out...
i had to have my coinbox replaced under warranty, that's how bad it was-- you live near a toll road, you're going to use that baby, and i'd say the solara's coinbox is good for about 20000 miles...i figure i'll trade or sell the car before i'm due for another coinbox...and now i hear the accord coinbox is shabby? this is not good news.
where do you live in Canada?
I almost never have any use for the coinbox, there are no tollbooths in Toronto, the 407 bills you electronically or by mail over here, those b*stards charge a bit too much per km though.
My 2001 only has the cointray under the left vent, below the traction control, cruise, sunroof controls. No coinbox.
BTW, the responses I received from Amsoil and Mobil are shown below:
******* Amsoil ********
AMSOIL does not currently market a 5W20 Synthetic Motor Oil. It is being formulated, and we will be marketing it soon. Some manufacturer's have changed their specifications to the 5W20 engine oils in order to reduce engine resistance to the lubricant. This will result in increased performance and fuel economy. This is the goal for petroleum oils that we accomplished with our synthetic oils since 1972.
We recommend the use of our AMSOIL Series 2000 0W30 Severe Service Motor oil. This premium motor oil protects better in high temperatures than do the higher viscosity conventional and synthetic oils. Series 2000 retains excellent fluidity in extremely low temperatures, so it flows quickly and reliably to allow easy starting and immediate lubrication protection.
*********** Mobil ***********
Mobil 1 is not available in a 5W-20 weight at this time and we do not have information on its possible future availability. We do have a
conventional Mobil Drive Clean Oil 5W-20.
Thank you for your interest in Mobil products.
mobil@ourdataworks.com
Can you get the EX in the dark blue? I've seen the DX and it looks great. I really am not too excited about any of the colors that are shown for the EX.
Other companies (BMW for one) make other trim level's colors available as no-cost options. Does Honda? My wife will be thrilled if we can get the EX in dark blue!
Thanks...SteveH
Steve
Smithmd: When I read how you asked, of all people, your pastor for advice on, of all things, your car, I thought you were building up to the punchline -- I thought he would reply that he didn't need mechanics, just divine intervention!
No disrespect intended, for some warped reason I just saw the potential humour in your post!
Prices are for 7yrs/100K. First price is $0 deductible, second price is $50 deductible. This dealer price sheet is effective 1/1/2000, so prices may have changed slightly.
Civic $585/525
Accord 4-Cyl $635/575
Accord V6 $685/625
Odyssey $785/715
Prelude $655/600
CR-V $690/630
Re:color Options
Don't know about Canada either, but you can go to www.honda.com, and choose the build your own option to see exactly what colors are available. Pick a trim, the next page will show color options for that trim.
Ferdm: that's really weird, no coinholders....seems like they deleted this option. And toonies are a real pain, they're huge and I loose them ALL the time. If a coin ever drops, its always the toonie.
The online dealer sites are also great sources for genuine Honda parts and accessories that generally beat the pants off any of the local dealers...some throw in shipping for free...
Use you computer.
I wasn't going to buy it for mine, but at that price, I should be able to get more for the car when I sell it and make up most of the expense. It's unlikely I'll use it, but even one repair these days can cost more than the warranty does.
You have 24 months/24Kmiles to buy the warranty with no surcharge. After 24Mo/24K but before 36Mo/36K, there's a $60 surcharge.
on 1/3, bought a brand-new, Japanese-assembled (not that that necessarily matters anymore) Accord LX auto. at a dealer in suburban Philadelphia. i previously owned two other Hondas: a '97 Civic and a '00 Accord LX 5-speed sedan, and was overall really happy with them.
day after driving it off the lot, i start hearing two distinctly separate noises in the rear of the car. the first rattle-like sound seems to be centered in the area of the right rear child seat tether anchor on the shelf near the right rear speaker. the second is a more sporadic but much louder sort of "cracking" sound somewhere in the left rear, either inside or outside the car. it almost sounds like metal against glass popping and cracking. the weirdest thing i've ever heard in a car. gets really, really loud at times
and, of course, it's especially frustrating because i've had the car back twice to the dealer to no avail. the second time i took the service tech out for drive and he sat in the back and heard the rattling sound on the right side, but, as so often happens, i couldn't reproduce the other, much louder, left side noise while on the drive.
the service tech mentioned that he had heard of a few recent Accords that had a problem with excess paint at the point where the C-pillar is constructed, and that that paint could cause a "popping" sound.
the service tech himself ended up keeping the car for a few days and drove it home, etc., to allow himself to get an idea of it.
well, the dealership says they've attempted twice to fix the problems, and each time when i picked up the vehicle, it was relatively quiet for about half a day. then, maddeningly, both noises returned.
the "cracking" sound seems somewhat exacerbated by cold: on the mornings when it dropped to 7 and 8 degrees F at my house, the noise on the way to work was almost deafening.
i guess i have to trust the dealership when they say that they honestly attempted to fix it, but the exact two same problems remain on a BRAND NEW Accord, which is inexcusable, isn't it?
the GSM at the dealership recommended i call the American Honda Customer Service Center in NJ, which i did last week. the guy i spoke to called the service manager at the dealership to get the background on the situation. he called me back and said that the dealership would be happy to give it another try to fix the problems. that's their only option to me at this point.
i've got a brand new car with 600 miles and problems that shouldn't exist in the first place and no real confidence that the dealership is going to be able to fix them.
has anyone else in a '00 or '01 Accord sedan had any similar experience? what are my options in getting this resolved? i'm sure it's frustrating for the dealership that the nature of the worst noise is that it's sporadic, and i'm sure that they really do want to fix it, but so far that hasn't happened. it's driving me nuts (and i know there are a lot bigger problems in the world, but for me $17700 is a lot of money, you know?).
thanks for any input.
Check out www.carbuyingtips.com for some great tips on buying your car. Get the spreadsheet for submitting an offer and follow his instructions.
I faxed this to over 25 dealers in 3 states & Roebuck Honda beat everyone hands down. They are very easy to do business with. Send them your offer & they will deal. They are very serious about servicing buyers over the internet. I never talked to anyone during the negotiating phase. We just kept shooting e-mails at each other until we came to a mutual deal. I finally called them in my car to tell them that I was on my way to pick it up.
It was the best car purchase experience that I have ever done. It was actually fun. I will never walk into a dealership again to negotiate a deal. I will always do my homework on the web & transact the deal through e-mail.
Well I can finally put my '89 Accord with over 260k miles in the paper to sell. It truly served me well & hopefully this one will as well.
ral2167: i had bought the 5-speed when i was expecting to be living in Vermont while i owned the vehicle. Vermont--- small, few people, hardly ever anything that would qualify as a traffic jam, and lots of winding, enjoyable back roads-- would have been a great place for a 5-speed. then, a few weeks after buying it, got a temporary, multi-year work assignment in suburban, congested, sitting-in-traffic-all-morning Philadelphia. yeah, i know it sounds really lazy, but the constant shifting became much more hassle than pleasure. so-- since i'd been happy with the Accord, and had heard about the middle-of-the-cycle improvements for '01 (CD player standard on LX, lower levels of road and wind noise, etc.), i figured i'd stick with Accord but get an automatic this time.
took a hit, of course, on the trade-in, but i was proud to say in seven years of owning cars it was the first time i wasn't upside-down at trade-in time. (that's big progress for me!)
canadiancl: i had wondered about the high-mounted stop lamp, too, so i popped it out of its place and moved it to the side. no difference in the right rear rattle, so i don't think that's it. thanks for the suggestion, though.
anyone else, please? how about you, isellhondas? your input especially would be appreciated. how would your dealership handle this situation? brand new Accord-- noises/rattles not getting fixed?
thanks.
i don't believe that person got 16000 for his 98 trade 4 cylinder accord with 36K miles on it.... unless he/she paid higher for the new car... i mean, if he paid MSRP for a new accord, then $16000 on the trade was probably right...
This business of dealers saying they will pay you one amount for trade and then pull the rug out from under you just as you are about to sign on the dotted line goes on all of the time. The dealers have motivation for doing this - they want you to exhaust yourself trying to get a better offer elsewhere and thus setting you up when they pull the rug out from under you.
My tennis coach thoought he had a deal "worked out" for a Honda Insight - they agreed to give him 2,500 for his trade - but when the car finally arrived and he went to pick it up and it was all said and done his paperwork showed a trade difference of only $2,000. It is an additional $500 dealer profit - and the documentation fee on the new car for $350 brings their total "unegotiated" dealer profit to $850. That is an additional $850 for the dealer over and beyond whatever profit the dealer had negotiated for himself initially. So the Honda dealer squeezed him pretty good that time.
Dealers do not always do this only with your trade. If you do not have a trade then they can decide to simply "forfeit" your $500 deposit on your new car when it finally arrives by demanding that you pay them an additional $350 or whatever sum they want. This happenned to me with a Mazda dealer. (Post #