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I have posted earlier on this alias (post #586) regarding the steering on my 08 Lx accord being too smooth and having less feedback than other 08 Lx Accords (exact same specs as mine) that I have driven. I had rented one for a month before I bought mine so I knew how its supposed to feel. Yes I think its a problem and no its not due to the tires or the mold release in the tires. I took it to the dealer and they said they could'nt do anything about it
I think if enough of us who experience this take this up with Honda we could have a case for a recall.
The dealer gave me some bull about letting it break in - I told them that the other 08 LXs that have a stiffer steering and more road feel were brand new too.
I always had high expectations of Honda engineering - this is my 3rd from the Honda/Acura stable - but unless this is resolved to my satisfaction my next car will be something other than a Honda .
The dealer will try to brush you off saying its normal - don't listen to them. I intend to pursue this further with Honda and the dealer.
These new cars are very self sufficient and very self maintaining and I strongly suggest that you change the oil only when the oil life gets below 15%. If you choose to use the standard fram oil filter, they're not designed to last much longer than 4500 miles but Honda's oil filter is designed to last at least 10,000 miles so I've been told by several Honda mechanics.
My 08 accord v6 currently is down to 70% oil life remaining. I have approximately 11,500 miles on my vehicle and around 2500 miles on this oil. My first oil change was done at 10% and the mileage was around 8900 miles.
It actually goes by engine revolutions. More city driving will drop your oil life in fewer miles, while highway miles will make the oil life indicator drop slower. At 15%, take it in.
Ken
Look at two dumbed-down scenarios:
In town, say you average 30 MPH and 2500 RPM. On the highway, you may average 75 MPH also at 2500 RPM. Which one will get you more mileage off of your oil?
The 75 MPH scenario. You say you run for 5000 RPMs for many minutes at a time on the highway, you are still in 3rd gear or higher. You're still getting more miles per RPM when running 5,000 RPM on the highway than when sitting idling at a red light.
On the highway, you get more MPH out of your RPM thanks to simple gear ratios.
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Several people have confirmed through oil analysis (including someone here on Edmunds) that Honda adds something called "molly" to their break-in oil that helps flush out metal shavings in the new engines.
I've read a lot on the oil change topic and changed my habits as a result of my research. I let the MM decide for me now and change it when it hits 15%.
Do a Google search on "3000 mile oil change myth" to get started.
My new car EXL-Navi has 800 miles in the odometer and just one month old. Now from the last two days it has this wierd problem. When I slow down the car for stopping I can hear a small sound from somewhere in rear part, it sounds like du..du..du...du...I have no idea why and from where this sound is coming. May be the break pads have some problem. ?.This is irritating me a lot. :mad: .The car I got in a good deal and so I feel like whether they gave me a car with some problem..
Don't know what to make of the "marks" on your back windshield. Could it be they just didn't clean it well enough when they were "prepping" your car? Can you use some windex on the marks to remove them? If so, then nothing to worry about.
Your 4 cyl doesn't have cylinder deactivation. So, nothing to worry about there.
My mileage has gone up consistently as the engine went through "break in". I'd wait until you have about 5,000 miles on your car to see where your MPG is then.
Hope that's helpful.
At 2000 miles and so far driving the same route going mainly back and forth to work. Around 15 miles each way plus lunch at the Deli puts another 11 miles on her each day.
These trips consist of about 60/40 hwy/city and although Interstate it gets real crowded both ways sometimes slowing me down to less than 15-20mph so I would say that my driving is more related to city rather than what you would call a true 'combined' mileage.
What I find interesting is that since day one I have averaged exactly 25mpg. Every tank you can bet money that the mileage will be 25mpg period. I know she's not really broke in yet and I've yet to get her on the highway for checking my highway mileage.
I will say that I am not at all dissapointed with this mileage. With my pickup on the exact same route my mileage was only 14mpg while it would do better than 24-25 on the highway. I think its reasonable to expect 30 plus with my Honda on the highway.
I've already noticed the change in my pocket book. Where I was spending 80 bucks I'm now spending under 50 to go the same distance.
Maybe tomorrow I'll drive over to Indy and back, a 300 plus mile trip. I'm anxious to see how her mileage does on the big road.
That is if Ike doesn't stop me. . .
and I did not find answers in my contract/main. journal
When am I expected to take my car for inspection
Is there some number of miles/time when I should take my car to a dealer for inspection
When is the first time required by Honda (under warranty contract)?
When is the first time I better to go to dealer for break/ etc fluids/etc checked required by good care about my car if I want to keep it in the best state?
how often should I go for mechanics for regular checks?
thank you
After about a thousand miles I took the car back to the dealer again for the above problem. This time a very good technician test drove the car and said yes its a problem and he'll personally look into it.
Long story short - he traced the noise to the right rear wheel well spot weld. Honda asked him to drill a hole and create a gap on spot weld and rubber cap it. He did the procedure and the noise is gone.
It seems Honda is aware of this problem on the 08 Accords - LX, LX-P etc.
My question to the group - does anybody know if the above seems like a safe procedure -i.e. drilling holes and creating a gap on the spot weld ? Also what happens when the rubber cap wears out eventually ?
Mrbill
San Antonio Steve
Ken
How sure are you that it is an engine issue, since the pedal isn't connected to the engine? The pedal isn't connected to a traditional throttle linkage, rather, a computer. It is Drive-By-Wire.
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Mrbill
Over the past 5000 miles or so, my Accord has developed significant brake warping. This has happened when driving it 95% on the open highway with virtually NO brakes being applied. . . .no big brake-burning hills, no stop-and-go traffic, no nothin! Although my dealership did not indicate that they have seen brake problems on the new Accords, he did note that my brakes looked "burnt" and warped and yet showed almost no signs of actual wear at 15,000 miles. So, they agreed to replace all four rotors under warranty. I'm pleased with that! Makes me wonder if the thing was abused before I picked it up when it was "new." It only had something like 7 miles -- but, who knows what the could-give-a-[non-permissible content removed] tech or salesman did when he went to fill it with gas or gave someone a quick test drive.
Anyway, also, without any abuse, my wheels had become significantly out of balance and a balance job was necessary. Unfortunately, that was not done under warranty. Apparently, the wheel weights had shifted over time. Back to being smooth-as-glass at 80mph!
Because of so many highway miles, this is only my 2nd oil change at 15000 miles. Fact is, I had 9000 miles on this last oil change, but still had 30% oil life. Just couldn't wait any longer.
Finally, and completely unrelated to maintenance, my Honda has definitely picked up in the speed and fuel economy. It just seems that the transmission and/or engine has loosened up over the last 2000 miles. I swear that thing just drives faster and, in any event, my fuel economy has consistently picked up 2-3 miles per gallon. Finally, with all interstate highway cruising, at 75-85 mph, I'm getting into the 30-32mpg range consistently. Those 26--27's were startin to piss me off
So, all is well! Now if it just had a manual transmission, I think I would like the car
It is an issue that might be worth exploring on your next trip to the dealer if you have an Accord that was delivered in September / October of 2007.
How long did it take to get Honda to give you a new car when you were having problems?
I have an Accord V6 manual transmission EXL with navigation and have now had the car in the shop for the second time and will have been without the car for a total of 6 days. When I got the car it never went into 3rd gear smoothly and the dealer told me the problem would go away after 10,000 miles which of course it did not and they took the car in to replace the gearbox. Then I picked the car up and had a hard time getting it into first gear which got better over a 5 day period on the 6th day there was noise each time a shifted into another gear and towards the end of day 6 it was starting to occasionaly kick out of fourth gear on its own. I barely got the car to the dealer on day 7 and now they have the car for another 4 days checking out the transmission to try to fix the problem. This is rather frustrating being without my car when it is suppose to be a precision car. I had a 1998 prelude for 45,000 miles for 3 years and never had any problems with it so I am rather bummed about Honda's 2008 Accord any suggestions when to ask for a new Honda? :confuse: :sick: