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I have a 2006 Accord SE with 2800 miles on it. I'm only getting 23 MPG for 60-40 city-hwy mixed driving. My previous car (03 Accord LX 5-speed Manual) was averaging 28 MPG on this same route.
I'm very disappointed.
ramida
consider yourself lucky. other people with other makes claim a completely dead battery when internal lights left on.
i've left ALL my lights on in my ODY overnight and no problems.
if you deeply discharge a battery, i think an alternator may be insufficient to re-charge it - in that scenario I think you must use an external battery charger. if deeply discharged, perhaps it will incurr permanent reduction in capacity, but to be honest, i'm not sure.
doesn't sound like you have a problem.
Someone earlier posted that they filled up with 3/8 of a tank left. You can't use the gas gauge as a judge, use the digits on the pump readout. Do:
Miles since fillup / Gallons at current fillup
to get proper mileage figures. My car reads half a tank after 7 gallons. Half a tank would technically be more than 8.5 gallons, so it is somewhat pessimistic in its display. It does this so at "E" you have a cusion to fill up.
Try this. Fill your tank completely. Drive normally until your low fuel indicator illuminates, while keeping track of the exact number of miles travelled since the fillup (that should be somewhat over 350 miles). Fill your tank completely. Divide the number of miles driven (to the tenth of a mile) by the number of gallons you purchased (to the tenth of a gallon). That will be your miles per gallon figure. Do that for at least three tankfulls and average the numbers. Only after that exercise will you have a good idea of your car's average fuel consumption.
It will improve over time, but not dramatically.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
Care to tell us about your new wheels?
Shifty
Best to remind the hubby to leave the lights off next time though
..appreciate y'alls feedbag vis-a-vi: anticipated dealer cost for 15k service........
...recall initial 7.5k service $28 American near the university.........great car.
best...ez..
Yes, I see this problem while driving on the perfectly level road. I definitely see the problem (breaking while de-accelerating), but it comes and goes. which is going to make it hard to get it fixed. btw - Just crossed 1000 miles.
Right after I bought the car, for few days I noticed this problem at around 25 miles speed. I took an appointment with the dealer (the earliest one was after one week). In the mean while the symptoms stopped. When I went to the dealer, he did road test with me, but could not reproduce the problem. He told me that he hasn't seen this problem reported on Accords yet.
Now again for last 3-4 days I see this problem. If I go above 45 and then let go the gas, at exactly 38, I feel the sudden break in the speed. Same happens If I let go the gas pedal above 30, the car breaks at 25.
Could it be the faulty Grand Logic Chip? I have taken another appointment with a different dealer. Will keep you posted.
One more point about actually applying breaks. When I apply little hard breaks (not TOO hard), at 25 miles, say at red light, I notice that the car comes to complete stop and THEN moves little ahead as the breaks let go a little. I know this is how ABS is supposed to work to prevent locked breaks, But I never felt that in my Mazda MPV which has ABS as well.
I also have the long cranks when starting; there has been a few times in which I thought the car won't start at all, but somehow it managed to start at the last second.
And the latest problem I have is the odometer keeps on flashing "check fuel cap." It just happened today, I checked the fuel cap, tried to tighten it until I heard 2-3 clicks but the message doesn't go away. The tank shows 1/4 left so I'll try to fill up the tank before heading to a dealer...So much for the reliability of Honda...sigh
It's funny but my father was asking why I had ashy flakes on my car and I took a close look at my hood and notice a bunch of microscopic white/gray spot. I had not paid too much attention because I drive alot(62K) and thought it couldn't have been mosquito debree, but it's not,crap.
I have found a couple of other people with the same problem and I think because my car color is dark, it can be noticed. Here I thought my care needed a polish or a buff job, guess it's a new paint job for me.
My question? What can be done about this issue, what resolution came about in your efforts?
Another Question: I want to get tinted windows but I heard that there is a flaw with the design of the window for the accord and it ends up getting badly scratched. Does anybody know or heard of this?
Other Problems I have experienced:
1. Plastic Vynal peeling on exterior window trim(Dealer has fixed them on both driver and passenger 4 times)
2. Door panel rattle on my "cool 180watt 6 cd changer" when hearing music and not even that loudly (Dealer ended up replacing both door panels, better but rattle is still there)
3. Inside front window pilar material fabric is starting to "bubble" (After huffing and puffing dealer owner has agreed to change it out at no charge)
4. TCS light ! would stay on as a result from a bad break switch.
5. DRIVERSIDE auto switch did not work properly, the window would go up and inch and go back down. (I took it to dealer and they sprayed WD-40 on the interior window guide and it worked however not good enough for me. So I huffed and I puffed at service manger and he agreed to change both doors and no charge.
A CALL FOR HELP TO HONDA, YOU WERE MY VERY FIRST CAR I PURCHED THAT WAS NEW. I decided to buy American and support our economy so I bought my an American assembled Honda from I think your Maryland plant. I was the first cat in Los Angles California to role big on you Coupe EX-L 6MT with Navi and I love my car but I am hating the defects I so much laughed at others that have GM's and Fords. You should do the right thing and fix my issues for free and I will continue to defend you as one of the best Japanese vehicles and you could even take my picture with my big smile and post it on your website under the satisfied customer posting with my free Honda T-Shirt.
I know I wrote alot but it's all true and in a way it was kind of theraputic to get it all out with hopes that someone will forward my plee the the right people at Honda, ahhh, wishfull thinking I guess.
-Johnnybgood75
:lemon:
Other Problems I have experienced: 1. Plastic Vinyl peeling on exterior window trim (Dealer has fixed them on both driver and passenger 4 times)
2. Door panel rattle on my "cool 180watt 6 cd changer" when hearing music and not even that loudly (Dealer ended up replacing both door panels, better but rattle is still there)
3. Inside front window pillar material fabric is starting to "bubble" (After huffing and puffing dealer owner has agreed to change it out at no charge)
4. TCS light ! Would stay on as a result from a bad break switch.
5. DRIVERSIDE auto switch did not work properly, the window would go up and inch and go back down. (I took it to dealer and they sprayed WD-40 on the interior window guide and it worked however not good enough for me. So I huffed and I puffed at service manger and he agreed to change both doors and no charge.
A CALL FOR HELP TO HONDA, YOU WERE MY VERY FIRST CAR I PURCHASED AT A WOPPING AMOUT OF MULA. I decided to buy American and support our economy as well as Japan's so my American Accord was built in your Maryland plant. I was the first cat in Los Angles California to role big on your Coupe EX-L 6MT with Navi and I love my car but I hate the defects damper my experience with my first buy after college. You should do the right thing and fix my issues for free and I will continue to defend you as one of the best Japanese vehicles and you could even take my picture with my big smile and post it on your website under the satisfied customer posting with my free Honda T-Shirt. I know I wrote a lot but it's all true and in a way it was kind of therapeutic to get it all out with hopes that someone will forward my plea the right people at Honda, ahhh, wishful thinking I guess.
-johnnybgood75
:shades:
The 6 cyl models have plastic hoods, where the 4 cyl have metal hoods. My 04 has the metal hood, and no problems with the paint so far. I wonder if the problem is just with the plastic hoods.
Mrbill
low tire pressure will negatively affect mileage. it might not represent many MPH, but a lead foot, air resistance at high speed, dirty air filter, underinflated tires, A/C...it all adds up (or rather takes away) from mileage.
You wrote, "6 cyl models have plastic hoods"
Where did that information come from? Gee, mine must therefore be the only V6 made by Honda in the past few years with a metal hood. It will probably be worth lots of money as a one-of-a-kind on the antique market in about 25 years.
By the way, the paint on the metal hood of my 2004 Accord Coupe is in perfect condition after about 25,000 miles.
I never personally looked at them myself to verify they are. I think that one of the cars is an 03 coupe.
Maybe they stopped using them after 03?
Mrbill
My car is only 1 month old, but I truly think there's something wrong either in the cap or the sensor. I filled up my tank last Sunday, drove around for 5 days without any warning. But all of the sudden, the warning popped up on Friday night. If the warning popped up right after I filled up the gas, then I'd understand maybe I didn't screw the cap in tight enough, but it took 5 days for it to appear.
I really want to make sure they truly fix the problem (either the casket or the sensor), rather than just disable the feature. For me, there's no point of the feature if all they do is turn off the feature so the warning goes away.
Please keep me posted of your experience w/the dealer. I will take my car there this upcoming weekend and hope they actually fix the problem.
The next day I went to the dealer and found that the side window guides had accumulated dirt and somehow was interfering with the window using the auto switch. The dealer tested the switch and it was good so the tech sprayed WD-40 and it worked. I however did not like this solution and voiced it to the service manager and he decided to replace the parts on both doors just in case.
Possible solution is to spray some kind of lubricant that will be safe especially if you have tint, try a silicone base lubricant or replace the rubber guides on the side of your window.
-Johnnybgood75 :shades:
The issue is a poor design in the door panel if you apply some pressure to the door panel you will see that the distortion will stop. I had my dealer try to fix it a couple of times until they replaced both door panels and it went away for a full two weeks and yes it's back.
I have given up to fix this because the service guys look at me like I'm crazy and besides they just take my care for a whole day and tell me they could not duplicate problem. This time the distortion isn't as bad but it's still there.
The dealer was telling you exactly right. Same thing happened in our 2005 model. After a week or so, it stopped. It takes a while for the engine to understand that pressures aren't ideal, plus the fact that pressure in the gas tank changes as fuel burns off, so the problem may not have surfaced until Friday, no? There is nothing wrong with your gas cap or what the dealer is telling you...just make sure you click the cap the recommended number of times. Take a deep breath...its not a lemon.
The rear pistons require a tool to rotate them back into the wheel cylinders, and Auto Zone will lend you the tool.
I had to replace a headlight bulb last year and had the same problem. After much frustration (and swearing), I realized that there are 2 (I think) philips-head screws--one on either side of the bulb. Loosen the screws a couple turns and the bulb will turn. Good luck.