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I've used HandA for parts with great success. They seem to have a good track record with other posters as well. I've also heard good things about Bernardi and Majestic but I've never used them.
My Honda dealer sends out coupons on occasion for 15% off parts. That works for me. Some have reported that their dealer will also match online prices... or at least come close.
If you do buy parts online, get several things at once and the shipping may not be as bad.
Also, can someone suggest replacement rotors and pads e.g., which vendor, model if anyone here has done it. Much appreciated.
At 16k miles my rear brakes wore worn and the front pads had the judder when braking. I read up on the OEM pads being the culprit so I went with Akebono ceramic pads all around. So far alot less dusting and no more judder. Lets see how they hold out.
Here's the guide - Honda Accord Headlight Bulbs Replacement Guide
I hope someone finds it to be useful.
Cheers,
Paul Michaels
http://www.harborfreight.com/four-wheel-disc-brake-piston-tool-95713.html
Mrbill
Tire Rack has lots of pads and rotors for 2008 Accord Sedans. Should I get new rotors along with the new ceramic pads. I also get that "shudder" when braking and it feels like the front. I think my front rotors are warped. I'm not paying through the nose to get them cut again like I did the rears when they charged me out the wazoo.
Any suggestions on pad brand/model or rotor brand/model would be appreciated. I don't mind ponying up the money now if I know what I put on there is going to last, but I'm done with this circus side show at the Honda dealer - no more.
i really like the Akebono ProACT Ceramic Pads i put on front/back. no shudder, less dust, but one drawback is they have a little less bite than the OEMs.
supposedly Honda is redesigning the front and rear pads with different materials due to the class action on the rear and the tsb on the front.
tell them its TSB 09-096
http://mordor.rutgers.edu/accord/tsb/08-10%20brake%20noise%2009-096.pdf
So now my brake caliper tool is on the way and I have no need for it - guess I'll just save it for next time and do both front and rear myself and save some cash - I always did my brakes on my cars as a kid in school anyway, so it's time for me to get greased up again I guess.
My Accord shows signs of severe oxidation...not in line with a two year old car. Everything that hits the paint, bird droppings, greasy smudges, etc. adhere and won't come off with a simple car wash.
The dealer says "some chemical got on it," but I've had two body shops point out the side mirrors, bumper, and vertical piece of the truck are all pristine. Every other surface shows that same oxidation. In my mind, this proves it's not an external problem. Nothing has gotten on the paint, no tree sap, water sprinklers, etc. to my knowledge. But could the dealer be correct?
The body shops that have looked at the paint say it's defective, but have no incentive to get involved. I can't find a place to have the paint tested near Austin, TX which seems my only option at this point.
Honda has advised they are finished considering the matter. They provided nothing in writing and advised me the damage was determined to be external by a Honda employee looking at photos of the car.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Paint Flaws
Mine has more paint flaws than the last three cars I owned combined - or the 2006 Subaru Outback that I couldn't find one on. Might have passed for a good paint job in the peeling late nineties. Dirt in paint in the door jambs, one solvent pop, and another dirt piece or two not in the jambs.
I suspect that you want to know what color atx10 's car is, since he is having the major issue with the paint.
If I had been buying one off the lot, I would not have bought this one after looking at it due to the paint issues, and the shimmy in it. However, no one had what I wanted on the lot, so the dealer swapped an order with another dealer, who had an order already in at the factory to be produced for the car I wanted. Three weeks later the car arrived. I hadn't been concerned about sight unseen on a new car, because in the past I never had an issue with Honda (or the other two brands whose vehicles were ordered/located for me in the past).
Well, as much as I would have liked to, it didn't seem worth the headache to refuse delivery over some minor paint flaws - as the dealer would either deny them, repaint a new car, or take you to court. As for the VCM/shimmy issues, they take a little road time to notice - and to find out that tire balance doesn't seem to fix the shimmy.
A warning about the repainting solution on a new car - these days savvy dealers use a device to check the paint thickness on panels on trade-in's. If a panel has a much different paint thickness, they know it was painted / repaired. Then they ding the value or press you about not disclosing accident damage (some states require accident damage of a certain value to be disclosed at trade-in).
shake out of the car when braking. The dealer said that the rear brakes are doing most of the work Seems to me that 20131 is not many miles on a set of rear pad
PS this is the first time that the rotors been turned. Anyone else having the same issues?
The thing that really blows me away is that sometimes ill be doing down the same highway to work and there is no shimmy at all, and then the next day there is! I am talking about a slight shimmy, nothing major, but it'd be great if it were never there at all....are there no solutions from Honda to this issue at all? I take it you have not had much luck either?
I have the factory michelin tires, wonder if that could be it? would appreciate your fed back, thanks!
2010 EX-L
When nobody is sitting on the passenger seat, the headrest of the seat is making a ticking sound, clicking sound when the road is not smooth, which mainly is most of my driving.
And thus it is driving me nuts. If I end up holding the headrest it does not make the sound. Will need to take it to dealer when the service is due, but i do not know if they will actually fix anything.
I also have a rattle in the steering wheel, on the horn cover. When you put a little bit pressure on the horn cover plastic it stops the rattle.
And of course the door handles.
Crazy. This much sound coming from a door handle while trying to open the door. This is not supposed to be a truck from the 80s.
Anybody having the same issues, and got them fixed somehow?
Me? I'm like the others, first time the dealer replaced two tires, road forced them, called it fixed. Picked the car up and it was horrible.
Second time they roadforced the tires again, saying they were way out of balance (guess a newbie did the work the first time, huh). Called it fixed. Picked the car up, still a shimmy at some speeds / conditions.
Third time, another balance, another - fixed, just normal road vibes. Picked it up - still shimmy at times.
At this point I was reading the VCM and this string - basically realized I was wasting my time, and this particular car was always going to shimmy to some degree, unless I wanted to spend oodles of money and find a shop that has the expertise to carefully check every items tolerance in the front end that might cause this (inner and outer tie rod ends, bearings, balance brake rotors, driveshafts, etc).
Some people notice the shimmy in the wheel (like us), and know it shouldn't be there. Others drive the car, and unless it is really bad, don't find anything wrong. I also notice the VCM 'minishift' sensation, and its delayed throttle response.
I've had front wheel drive cars where a quarter ounce of lost wheel weight would cause a small shimmy.
This accord, while still a very good car compared to many, doesn't measure up to older ones, nor some of its competitors. Damn I wish I could buy a brand new 1993 Accord EX five speed, rosewood brown metallic (my first import car, and my first accord). Chrysler/Dodge drove me off - you want troubles and bad dealers stories - the purchased new 92 dakota was soo bad i traded it at 8mo/12k miles.
I'll just drive this accrod like I stole it, and if I still have a good job next year, it's getting traded in. My mother likes it, and the little shimmy on the highway won't bother her - though I keep telling her to buy something else new.
I've said it before, the only good warranty is one you don't need, dealers can only fix simple or obvious issues. Anything requiring a lot of time or special expertise, you can forget, as they aren't getting paid under warranty for spending that much effort.
Oil consumption problem on my 08 Accord V6 Coupe was determined to be a missing oil ring on one piston.
My short block was replaced by Honda.
Roger
Overall very disappointing- I used to have a 97 Civic that run perfect 250K miles... Please, keep positing if you learn something more.
Right now I'm averaging 27 mpg combined highway/local (80% hwy.) and have gotten 30+ on long trips. A strong contender for my next purchase is, obviously, the current generation Accord V-6 Coupe. However, I've noticed that, where my car with its 3.0L V-6 was EPA rated at 20/30 city/hwy., the new ones are 19/25 city hwy. Even accounting for the changes in the EPA cycle testing and the bigger motor, that seems awfully low to me - only one mpg more than my wife's Odyssey.
I was wondering what kind of mileage all y'all are gettin' out there with the current generation V-6 Accord - particularly those with the MANUAL tranny and the 3.5L V-6 motor.
Thanks!
-FS
Check out www.fueleconomy.gov and see for yourself. Hope that helps! :shades:
The newer cars are generally larger and heavier (again) than the older ones due to adding air bags, and structure to pass the IIHS offset tests, side impact tests, etc.
I have a heavy foot and an 2008 EXL-V6 Navi Sedan. Using the cruise control on the highway with speeds in the upper 70's I have gotten 29 MPG on trips between Columbus OH and Lancaster PA (a bit more than 400 miles one way, still have a 1/4 tank of fuel left) - I see many people during burst speeds on the highway (which lowers mileage), versus a steady speed. CIty driving is about 17 MPG with my heavy foot style - the same city mileage as I got with my prior 2006 Subaru Outback wagon 2.5 XT (that's a 250hp Turbo 4cyl with 5spd manual). The Subaru had about 24 MPG on the highway, same trip as the Accord.
Pollen Filter replacement, Rear Break Pads (I told them I'd wait, then he said that I probably had 10K miles left) and this is the one that really annoyed me, the Exhaust System, told me I'd fail an inspection if I didn't get it cleaned, it was $200.
Has anyone else had similar issues or comments?
Do you regularly get the pollen filter changed? Thanks!
my brake pads lasted about 30k and i have a heavy foot.
the exhaust system? cleaned? never heard of that one. sounds like a scam. almost sounds like the same scam that many dealerships try to force upon its customers like changing oil every 3k miles instead of letting the car's built-in maintenance minder notify you when it needs to be changed.
The posts above mine pretty much answer your questions; I agree with them both. The exhaust thing is baloney. The pollen filter can go 30k in most situations (mine has; I live in Birmingham, AL). Use the maintenance minder to tell you what service you need.
Mrbill
Might have a bit of the package shelf rattle on hard bumps, but not real obvious yet.
The dealers seem to be pushing overpriced filter changes now, to make up for the maint minder cutting down on oil changes. I'm afraid that the service writers real job these days is to find some high markup add ons to push at owners whose cars only need minimal work on a visit.
Yeah I've been in and out of the dealership a zillion times literally about this Shimmy problem...I noticed that it occurs depending on road surfaces. Sometimes its not there at all and then there are times when it is very apparent....its too bad that as of now I have not heard any success stories to this issue. Then again, lots of people don't even notice it, like you said.
Fortunately, I really don't have any other issues at all...The brakes were replaced due to noise, and that now has been solved - that was free of charge due to the amount of complaints Honda has received.
How satisfied are you with the Shimmy issue now? Have you had any success or is it still vibrating all the time? Thanks..