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Just had an oil change and tire rotation last Thur. Saturday night while driving on local road at around 25-35mph, I heard a rattling sound coming from the bottom of my Accord. I though the sound coming from under the driver seat or front position. It only happened when I drove on rough surface (but not on bump road). It's like 'metal to metal' rattling sound.
I took it to Honda Service. They test drove my car twice and put it on the lift observing if anything got loose on the bottom (i.e. suspension, wheels,etc). But they didn't find anything wrong.
I'm puzzle what the rattling sound was and where they came from. Am I being too sensitive(but my wife also heard the rattling sound)?
Any similar experience? What's the cure? I meant how I should approach the Honda Service if I hear the rattling sound again. They've been very nice. It just very hard to replicate the rattling sound when they test drove it.
Thanks for your feedback.
Richard
I'm sorry to hear you experience similar rattling problem. During lunch break today, I drove back home and heard the same rattling again.
So I drove back to the neighborhood where the Honda Service garage is located and tried to find a road that has a rough/bumpy surface. I was able to replicate the rattling.
When I drove at low speed (15-20mph) on rough surface, the rattling happened, especially when I made a right turn. The sound is from underneath and like the one from a loosely placed metal cover on a metal container (for cooking).
I plan to go back to the Honda dealership and ride with the mechanic trying to replicate the rattling sound.
However, even I could replicate the rattling, I'm not sure if they can pin-point the issue and get it fixed. What do you think?
On Edmunds.com I've read many thread on rattling on Honda Civic/Accord but not sure if theirs are similar to mine. :confuse:
dollars to doughnuts though they have either a loose strut or some suspension bar / collar grommet is missing or loose. most people that only experience rattling when going over tiny road imperfections i suspect probably have excessive play somewhere in the suspension or steering sub-systems.
my idea: i wager there's play at the strut / strut tower interface.
my '02 seems to have plenty of clearence all around the exhaust system, and even a missing hanger... i don't know, i doubt is at root cause. if it were, i'd expect noise under acceleration or when there's engine / motor mount movement.
I don't remember what year/generation it was, but Honda had a TSB for the heat shield rattle. The clearance around the exhaust pipe was fine, the heat shield was rattling against the exhaust pipe. Just an idea, on what to check.
another thing the poster could and should do... ride in the passenger seat, and also with the window up / down. localizing the sound is best done when you have the freedom of riding in different places in the car.
in otherwords, enlist the help of another driver and ride and listen.
Not necessarily. If the heat shield is loose enough, it will rattle over rough roads.
These are issued like recalls, I believe.
Someone mentioned the streering sub-system. What is it? Pleaes explain. Thanks.
I had my accord checked out by a quality assurance manager at a local dealership yesterday. Luckily, the guy was able to hear the noise I was hearing during the test drive. He said it was going to be a tough one to nail down, and said he would need a whole day to troubleshoot the issue. I mentioned to him it might be a loose heat shield, but he said it might be a slight gap in the windshield. Anyway, I'm taking mine into the dealership tomorrow, so I'll keep you posted!
I'll probably bring my Accord to the dealership tomorrow and test drive with a service manager. Hopefully, he'll hear the noise this time.
I like my Accord (actually it's my wife's car)especially the VTEC engine and tansmission but these small problems are becoming annoying. I bought the Accord expecting a trouble-free ride for at least 5 years or so with reasonable driving and maintenance.
Anyway, my next car may be a Civic Si 6-speed or Mazda SPEED3 or something smaller but more sporty. I wish Acura will come up with a replacement for RSX Type-S with an engine that has more low end torque. I always drive a manual transmission.
....I was surprised: (1) LOF $31 Honda dealer 14 miles west of state capitol......
(2) CAF 27 at Honda dealer, Hollywood
and (3) AF 18 at Kragun, Las Vegas
Dealer wants 250-300 Americano. (Tar rotation complimentary due to my BS skills) 7/32. Brakes pads are 70-80% per the tire shop guys (best place in the capital)
...RON 87, DIY, 25.5 OTD, the deals are out there. Great cars.
..ez..
but my money is on the strut / strut tower interface and possibly welds which were never properly ground down during assembly which now result in compliance where the strut and tower meet
hey it has affected my ody, several people's pilots, i think a few accords, yet- i'm admittedly guessing.
good luck.
Then, the mechanic adjusted the "left front backing plate" and test drove my car again. They said the noise was gone.
I haven't had a chance to extensively test drive it but so far so good.
What's a the "left front backing plate"? They said the backing plate was knocking my the left front brakes/rotor. But no damage was done. It's a simple fix.
Thanks you all for your feedbacks and information.
Edmunds.com reports an invoice price of $18,864. I was quoted a sale price of $17,556 by a bay area dealer. Can I buy this car ? Will I get a better deal than this ? thanks.
If that's what they are talking about, it is a simple fix and is nothing to worry over.
Mrbill
Thanks for your explanation.
Except for the CD not working, everything else works OK. Radio is fine, climate control is fine...
TSB #01012004 -- RADIO DISPLAY OR UPPER DISPLAY IS BLANK. HONDA. SERVICENEWS. *TT (NHTSA ID #10009074, JANUARY 01 2004)
TSB #04027 -- AUDIO-HVAC DISPLAY MODULE IS DIM OR DARK. *TT (NHTSA ID #10008514, JUNE 15 2004)
TSB #204 -- IN VEHICLE ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM DISPLAY PROBLEMS. *NM (NHTSA ID #10014250, FEBRUARY 16 2004)
http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/problems/tsb/tsbsearch.cfm
Thanks everyone for the tips! I will check this stuff out this week with Honda.
I appreciate your help!!!
MEC
The defect in the pump, manufactured by Japan's Mitsuba Corp. , could cause the engine to stop and fail to restart, said a spokesman at Honda, Japan's second-biggest automaker.
No accidents have been reported stemming from the defect.
The same defect affected about 30,000 of the 528,400 vehicles Honda said it would recall in China last week, the spokesman said. A recall filing for vehicles using the same component will also shortly be made in Japan, he said.
The cost of the recall is still unknown, he said.
Subject to the recall are some Accord, Accord hybrid, Odyssey, Acura TL, Acura RL, Acura TSX vehicles from the 2005 model year and some 2006 Ridgeline pickup trucks.
Shares in Mitsuba were down 1.4 percent at 974 yen at the midday break, while Honda was up 1.2 percent at 4,180 yen.
http://investing.reuters.co.uk/news/articleinvesting.aspx?type=tnBusinessNews&st- oryID=2007-03-20T035421Z_01_T9885_RTRIDST_0_BUSINESS-HONDA-RECALL-US-DC.XML
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17689720
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Kip
Yes, the owner's manual contains instructions how to re-set the MM. You would have to do this in cases where (1) you do your own maintenance and (2) the place you used for maintenance didn't reset the MM for you.
to maximum, "High"?
What is Hondas fix for the dash vin rattle? Also, my center console makes a "hard thump" when I hit a bump on the highway. The console did not have this rattle until Honda replaced the console which had a faulty door.
Thanks for any feedback.
Also, I was given a base model P.O.S. Neon while my car was in for repairs (2 days). Is this normal of Honda to give you a downgrade rental to what you purchased from them?? :mad: