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Our previous 00 Civic began warping badly at 20,000 miles.
I've been told that putting on the parking brake after a spirited drive can cause. However, I don't use the parking brake. My tires were never rotated either.
I love Accord and Honda in general, but their brakes are definitely not the best part of the car. Their drivetrain is what people buy them for.
AS for brakes, I'd recommend throwing some Brembos on the bad boy!!!
(1) I noticed that when driving I have to hold the steering wheel a few degrees to the RIGHT in order to stay straight on the road. If I hold the steering wheel perfectly straight, the car tends to steer LEFT instead of straight. I have read the other posts referring to a "pull to the right". However, my experience is not so much pulling as a general drift to the left. Anyone else have this experience?? I'm taking it to the Dealer on Saturday to check the alignment.
(2) Also, I am going to ask them about a paint defect on the rear bumper. It looks like a pebble was painted over when the car was painted.
Thanks,
Check your air pressure with a good gauge, according to the pressure recommended on the label on the front door jamb. You've probably got more (or less) in one or the other of the front tires. That's probably why you are feeling the pull to one side.
I would imagine that by now, as the 2004's will be on their way, we would have had some resolution or a definitive answer of the cause.
Personally I don't believe it is a design flaw, but yet an assembly issue. Hopefully time will tell.
In the meantime, I guess we are to believe that as Honda drivers we are surrounded by puddles and ride the brakes all the way to the carwash.
-LOL, WELL PUT! I better stop driving in the rain, should check my luq nuts, watch our for puddles, not wash my car unless it has been sitting for a few hours, so on and so forth.
My belief is that don't buy into the dealer hoax about rain, car wash and blah blah. The accord has defect, if the dealer and HONDA don't admit, then file your complaints to NHTSA.
Today's metallic brake lining is supposedly the culprit since use of the softer asbestos lining has been stopped for health reasons. A straightforward solution is to either use heavier rotor steel or a stronger rotor alloy, both with performance or cost disadvantages.
I'm not sure what's Honda's next step, but that's almost certainly not to recall all 400,000 cars for the first model year.
Be interesting to see if Honda is listening and fixes the problem for the 04 models.
The day after I bought my 2003 Accord LX I noticed that there were vertical scratches in the driver's side window tint, approximately 5 or 6, of varying lengths and in no pattern whatsoever other than being straight lines. I didn't notice them when I accepted the car because I thought they were streaks in the window from the quick wash it had just been given.
When I found they were scratches by running my fingernail along them, I took it back and the dealer found the window gaskets folded inward so they were replaced as well as the tint (lifetime tint warranty.)
Three days later there were more scratches in the tint, so the car went BACK to the dealer. The gaskets were again folded inward and the technician told me it was likely the tinting shop they use shoving on them during installation. I asked him to remove the door panels and leave them off when it went to be retinted, to prevent the gaskets from being poked at. That solved that problem.
However, MUCH to my chagrin, the window scratches are back, just a little smaller this time and apparently took a little longer to occur. This is probably because it was hot and I was using the A/C more instead of rolling the windows down. However, the scratches are back for the 3rd time. I've only had the car for 3 months and I'm picky about visibility anyway. I should be able to have perfectly clear windows with no scratches in my tint, right? They reduce visibility just above the side view's line of sight.
The dealer's service tech says they can't find anything wrong with the door and is sending it to be retinted, and I'm sure the window tint shop is getting ticked off. I'm starting to get extremely bothered by this, especially because I love my new car and am sick of having to turn it in over and over for the same problem that can't seem to be found.
Anyone have any ideas?
-the door has apparently been fully inspected . . . could I demand a door replacement, since that's the only thing I can think of causing this?
Just bought a new 03' Accord EX-v6 in may. There is an irritating rattle that is coming from the passenger dash (right where the tweeter is). Any other 03 EX-V6 Accord owners notice this rattling sound coming from their passenger side dash area?
If so, what can I do to fix the dang rattling noises.
i have several rattles coming from dash area as well as headliner around sunroof...and also from front door window area. really like my v6 coupe but am surprised at the amount of come-and-go rattles that i've got! i haven't really said anything to the dealership yet. they prolly won't find the cause anyway. i am hoping that the new door trim they ordered will help cut down on the side window rattles...
I asked my dealer about the squeaking noise from my brake. I was told Accord uses semi-metallic pad and that makes the noise. The noise would disappear after several brakings.
As for the grumbling from the back end, I still get it. They did say they replaced my struts, but I'm not really sure what they did because the noise is back. It was gone for a while, but I'm at 16K miles now and I'm still dealing with it. Also, they replaced my front brakes for me (can't remember at how many miles, but I know it was less than 10K miles for sure). I complained because they sounded like they were grinding. The service rep told me that "...because they were very noisy, they went ahead and replaced them for me." I am now noticing that they are gettng noisy once again. I just had my car in for it's 16K service and i told them that I was hearing the grinding noise again. They said that my brakes are probably just dirty, so they will clean them to see if it makes a difference. That was 2 days ago, so we'll see if it helps any???
I have owned strictly Honda's, (have been extremely partial to Honda cars) and have been very satisfied, but I have to say, I am very disappointed having several problems so soon with this car. I have learned first-hand why they always say to wait 3 years before buying a brand new model.
It's interesting that both Honda and Toyota are having these problems in their recent models. By many accounts, it appears that they had better assembly quality and materials in the early and mid-1990s. A major reason for this could be that Accords and Camrys cost much less today, adjusting for inflation, than they did 10-15 years ago (especially given the huge increases in safety and luxury content). The MSRP of a 1994 Accord EX-L 4-cylinder auto was $21,550 (~$26,200 in 2002 dollars). A 2003 Accord EX-L auto has an MSRP of $24,160 and is in a different class as far as size, power, luxury, and safety are concerned. Those cost savings had to come from somewhere. I also wouldn't be surprised to hear that manufacturers must use more recyclable and environmentally-friendly plastics today, perhaps with less desirable characteristics when it comes to building a quiet interior.
Of course, maybe we just got a "Friday" car, in which case the rule of thumb should be to avoid new models for at least 2-3 years and avoid cars built on Friday afternoon regardless of how long the model has been on the market.
my car had a rattle/grumble that came from the rear shelf area. there is a TSB out that details how to fix this. here is a link to that TSB. you might mention it next time you visit the dealership. it's worth a try anyway...
http://152.122.48.12/prepos/files/Artemis/Public/TSBs/2003/SB-100- 01301-4438.pdf
Thanks for your respond regarding and I will try
this. Anyway I'm not sure why Honda service don't
know about this problem and told over and over that the noise came from the strut and need to contact with honda motor. I hope this will fix the problem.
mine started doing it right after i took deliver. the sound was akin to a rumble, and then sometimes a rattle. i couldn't tell if it was coming from the rear shelf or under the car somewhere. like a tail pipe hitting something. anyway, i just mentioned that i had a rattle somewhere in the rear area and they fixed it by following that TSB...good luck!
I located the noise it is from the strut not from the rear shelf area to hear this noise
I have to drive below 5MPH no acceleration or shake the rear wheel from side to side and I heard popping or clicking noise from the strut that atach to the top shelf again I am very sure.
I have this same problem. I went to dealer and was told they did not know what is wrong. They tried to adjust the spare tire and tools and told me they were quite loose installed. But the noise is still there. When I drived slow, the sound came from back.
I took a test drive with technicain and service
manager even told me that the noise came from both of the struts but mine more noise on rear right strut and they need to contact with honda motors first. I don't know why don't they go ahead fix or replace with new part. Anyway if the problem is solve I will let you know.
I took a test drive in a 2003 Accord EX V-6 last Saturday. As I drove the car with the salesman the first mile of the test drive, I heard a sunroof rattle and a rattle in the back. I asked him about the rattles and he said; "They don't build them like they use too"! He did mention that the service problem would correct the problem if I bought the car.
I am starting to realize the Honda quality of workmanship isn't what it use to be.
Scoreboard 2003 Model Cars
Most Consumer Complaints
as of July 23, 2003
Ranking
Make Car
Model Car Total
Complaints
1 HONDA ACCORD 88
2 TOYOTA COROLLA 62
3 FORD EXPEDITION 61
4 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER 59
5 TOYOTA CAMRY 51
6 HONDA PILOT 46
7 CADILLAC CTS 45
8 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 44
9 TOYOTA 4 RUNNER 40
10 GMC ENVOY 38
The source was: http://www.mycarstats.com
There is a TREMENDOUS difference in the numer of Accords and the number of Expeditions on the road. And, certain demographics of car buyers are more likely to use these avenues. Plus, 88 TOTAL car complaints of whatever nature is RIDICULOUSLY low. Look at all the people on edmunds.com who've had something to complain about.
Sure I've complained about my Accord, but I expect a lot from it. I would never have bought a Taurus, but my sister did. And I have SEVERAL complaints about it, but didn't submit them to any boards.
Get my point?
I can't believe this has happened. I thought Hondas were such great cars and "nothing ever goes wrong with them"!! I'm glad I bought the 100k warrranty!! to think I sold my Subaru (with No problems in 50K miles) to buy this car. I'm really pissed right now!!
Has anybody else had a similiar experience with their Honda or can offer me some words of encouragement.
thanks to all.
Sounds like you must have blown a seal. May have been caused by contaminated fluid or bad seal during assembly. Not rare or catastrophic at all.
In the 102K miles to date, I've only had to replace routine fluids, filters, front brake pads(@68K), tires(@81K) and I replaced the spark plugs this morning. BTW, the gaps of the original platinum plugs were still within the 1-1.1mm tolerances.
Good luck with yours after your repairs.