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Friends tell me that I may have a crack in the head allowing coolant to enter around the piston.
At stop light, the car sometimes overheat (meaning the gauge move way above normal temperature) and when it is moving the gauge move back to normal operating temperature. I noticed there is coolant overflow around the reservoir. When engine is cool it is not sucking it back into the radiator. I don't want to put any more money into this car and will like to sell it.
I have change my oil every 3-5 thousand miles and all the miles are from highway driving. Anyone can advice me how much should I asked for? The kelley look book trade in is $1,800 dollars. Most of the honda dealer will not even want to take the car because they will not make a dime on it. Your comment is appreciated!
Hope this help.
is some sort of problem with late model v6 accords with automatic
transmissions. As I write this, my '98 ex-v6 (38,000 km), is in at the dealer
having a new transmission installed. It went in a week ago with a problem
that seemed like the engine was cutting in and out as you drove. The problem
did not re occur for the dealer, however, he said the transmission was not
shifting well, so he ordered a new transmission and it will be installed next
week.
I would like to know from anyone with more information on this transmission
problem, specifically what the problem is with this transmission. Also, is this
common to Accords or just small number of them that will be dealt with under
warranty? My dealer didn't know what was wrong with the unit, and that he could
not disassemble it either, or else Honda would not pay him for the repair.
There are no ongoing or historic transmission problems with the Accord, except as noted above. With those cars, the problem was evident real early in the ownership process - some people were able to spot defective cars at the dealership before ever driving off - it wasn't exactly a subtle problem. Anyway, I wouldn't lose any sleep over it - I own a '01 EX V6, and I certainly don't.
Mileage was around 128K. I never bothered to discover. It was not effecting the performance. But it good idea to ask auburn.
I have a 2000 Accord SE purchased 12/99 with 7,400 miles on it.
Two weeks ago after the car was sitting for 5 days in some cold weather I started the car up.
Genrally, I let it warm up but needed to drive about 30 feet to let my wife get her van out.
As I hit the gas I heard a ticking noise in the engine. Since then I have heard it one additional time after the car was sitting for 14 hours in sub zero weather. Once the engine warms the noise goes away.
I have called the dealer and am bringing the car in this week (Earliest appointment I could get).
What should I be pushing for? A new car? I had the car last year during very cold weather and never heard this noise.
Thanks in advance for your help.
Much Thanks for your help.
rubber seem to be ok,any ideas on what to replace
or clean out?
I also have noticed a build up of ice on the interior of the front window after the car is parked outside for long periods of time (in cold temps obviously). This can't be related to recirc or fresh because the car isn't running. I never had this happen with my old Accord and remember my dads pos Excel having the same problem and it was attributed to bad weatherstripping.
As you can see I put very little mileage on the car.
I checked the oil level first its fine.
The dealer has done the oil changes on the car to date and interesting enough the issue happened soon after the last oil change.
The new car comment was a wise crack please forgive.
Usually when a car pulls when braking indicates a problem with the brakes, but yours pull in both directions, so it may not be the brakes.
Honda has agreed that it is their fault, but will only put a used non-honda certified engine in to replace the damaged one. We want a certified honda engine. Any insights on the quality of these used non-certified engines would be helpful.
Also, does anyone know of someone else who's had this problem? Or if anyone's been injured as a result?
Thanks.
I have an appointment on Tuesday. Dealer wants me to drop it off Monday night so they can start it cold.
When I made the appointment the service guy mentions this is normal especially in the cold weather we have been having.
I told him that I did not want to be a pain in the A-- but my prior cars an 89 ny'er and a 1990 Chevy Lumina never had this problem and experienced much colder weather then we are currently having.
Based on some limited research post #620 comment seems to be the most prevalent reason for the noise. It also appears that some cars do this allot.
I have typed a letter to the dealer documenting the issue and stating that I do not believe the condition is normal. I will give it to him with the keys when I drop the car off.
Has anyone else experienced this problem the overnight temperature (excluding wind chill factor) in my area of NY have ranged between 0 and 30 degrees.
Any other suggestions of what to put in the letter.
I know this all may seem like overkill but I have found formally putting all your issues in writing can help down the road.
Thanks in advance for all your help.
By the way I posted earlier about a problem with excessive oil consumption. It turns out that even though I checked the oil on a flat road, the crown of the road was enough to through the reading off by .6 quart (the dipstick is on the side of the oil pan). I put the car in the garage and it read just fine. I have since checked several times, and no oil is used at 600 miles. Thanks everybody for input.
I have problem with a rough idle. It gets noticeably worse when electrical system is loaded. Idles at approx. 750 rpm. Idles better when idle speed increased.
Dealer claims valve adjustment needed (which I plan to have done). Any insight? Will valve adjustment correct this? What's the connection to electrical loading? Heard references to TSB on rough idle - but could find no details. Any links to this TSB?
As far as the ice problem I haven't seen it happen but are you sure that you don't have a clogged a/c drain or small water leak? Either of these would leave enough moisture in the car to create dew then frost.They also say wet floor mats will cause this.
Re: moisture. The car is definitely wet inside from snow etc. so maybe that is it. How would I check for a clogged drain?
Thanks
I hope some one can help. I own a 1990 Accord Lx and it seems to have developed this little problem. When turning off the car I cannot turn the key out of the ignition. At first I thought it
maybe the ignition lock so I sprayed a little WD40 on the key to loosen it up...didnt work.
I next took of the cowling around the steering column and tried to tighted up the whole assy
tightening the assy didnt work either. I Then noticed that the transmission would'nt register in the park position up on the dash panel. I shake and bang a little on the shifter and the little
red box appears around the "P" and then the key is able to be pushed in and turns out like it should. Is there a transmission module or some electronic part that needs to be replaced or
is the ignition lock assy really the problem?
If anyone has any history on this kind of problem I would surely appreciate some help
When it's at stop, my 2000 Accord SE/4 (bought May 2000 and 7000 miles on it) seems to have increasing noise over the past 3 month.
Here is what I found:
1. The noise/vibration is loud/big during the engine startup and first 10 minutes of drive. Then it fades away, but still noticable.
2. The noise/vibration seems worse when temperature is "low" (around 45, which is not really low).
3. The worst case is, when I turn on the headlight, the noise/vibration become even louder/larger, and cause my hands on steering feel discomfortable.
Anybody has similar problem ? Anyway, I'm going to see the Honda service guy this week. See what he says.
Now I think Toyota Camry is really really much quieter than the Honda Accord.
Thanks
ZJ
Great car thus far.
Thanks
As for the wind noise, I didn't think the changes for '01 addressed that rather they added more underhood insulation to reduce engine noise. If it's very bad you probably should have that checked. I do get wind noise as well but it doesn't seem excessive to me and frankly I just would rather live with it than having the car torn apart.
I bought it from the original owner. From my last Accord (a 1992) I remember that it shifted
less smooth than other cars I have owned (I have had a Lexus ES 300 & a 94 Camry, all with
similar mileage) My question is, do 93 Accords shift from 1-2, & 2-3 with perfect smoothness or do you feel some light jerking between the gear change? I.E. about 1/2 as much if you were driving a standard of the same model? I am used to a very smooth tranisition between gears and at low speeds and that is not what I get from this Accord. I think it's normal but I'd love to hear from other 93 owners & a tech if possible. Also, while in D idling I notice a slight vibration in the steering wheel, and after a couple of minutes it gets slightly worse, it's not rattling my teeth or anything but is this normal? The AC is not on when it does this, and if I turn the AC on it has no effect on the vibrating. I remember when I asked the dealer about the same problem in the 92 I owned they said 'it's normal'. Last question, the radiator was just replaced due to a crack, the temperature gauge on the dash shows the temp to stay about 1/8 " above 1/2 way between C & H, is this normal? Thoughts?
Is Honda a good manufacturer? read on... and make your own conclusion.
As a follow-up to message# 634, here is what I experienced:
On Jan 9, 2001, I sent in my Accord 2000 SE, and reported to the Service Advisor that recently there is significant increase in noise and vibration whenever I turn on the headlight, and I did NOT have this problem before. As usual, he verified the symptom/problem, took note of it and asked me to pick up the car in the afternoon.
Then around 3:30pm, he called me saying that they could NOT fix the problem, AND in fact, this is NOT a problem. Because they have checked other two similar Accord, all exhibiting this characteristic, but at different degree. So there is nothing they can do about it, even though I told them I didn't have this annoying characteristic before.
Then because I still didn't believe Honda would actually make such a design mistake and just let the noise/vibration go on like that. I made a call to American Honda Customer Service, and after a long talk and several verification/confirmation, the guy over the phone finally told me that, YES there will be additional noise/vibration when the headlight is turned on, and Honda can NOT do anything about it even when the noise/vibration causing discomfort.
So can you believe this, it is design defect and Honda knows it.
Although I agree to say that this defect probably will not cause safty problem in short term, but I'm sure it will cause some kind of trouble later. Because generally the noise/vibration implies some sort of kinetic imbalance with the motion mechanism, and kinetic imbalance will lead to uneven wear-out to the mechanical parts much quickly. So in the long term, we may have big problem. We just don't know it now.
So try to test your Honda Accord, see whether you have the similar problem. You start your car, release hand-brake, shift to "R" or "D", and put your hands on steering wheel, listen to the noise, feel the vibration, and then turn on headlight. Feel the difference ? --- difference may vary from car to car, you are lucky if there is no difference for your car.
Anyway, anybody has any idea how to solve this problem ?
Sigh!
ZJ
Majority of consumer made problem categories are not recognized by manufacturers even though some of them are real.
I just brought it to the dealer and told me my starting problem is due to all the new emissions controls. They also said that it was due to me running the car low on fuel. Funny thing is, I always keep it full and have no problems starting any of my other cars.
I also realize that automatic trannies tend to shift a little harder until the fluid warms up, but this car seems to have a sudden thrust between the shift.
The dealer also told me that I've obviously never owned a Honda before and this is normal for a Honda. Funny thing is we traded a 97 Civic on this car at that dealer.
I think they're full of it and was wondering i fanyone else is experiencing the same?
As for the temp and vibs, with a moderate outside temperature(60 or higher) about half way is normal. On colder days it really should be below the half way mark but again slightly above half will be ok until the summer rolls around then it may need attention.As for the vibrations, some amounts are normal but I have seen alot of the front mounts going bad and they cause a higher than normal vibration so you may want to have it looked at if it seems to be a bit more than you think it should have.
What is your experience with synthetic oil? I have been thinking about switching my 2000 4 cylinder coupe to Mobil 1. It is highly recommended by some people, while others think it is a waste of money???
I like mobil 1 but you don't really need it if you change your oil often.I always try to use the best products that I can afford for my cars and almost always go OEM, which we all know cost more and some say isn't worth it either.With that said if you feel Mobil 1 is the choice for you then Mobil 1 it is. I use castrol gtx in mine in case you wondered.
Dealer examined car and has stated the noise is normal in very cold weather.
In the letter I sent him detailing the problem I provided some of the suggestions in this forum. Dealer provided a free oil change with filter.
Have not heard the noise since but it has not reached sub-zero temperatures yet. What's interesting is I do not experience this noise with my HO or my former Lumina and 89 NY'er. They are or were all V-6's. Maybe that was the difference.
In any event thanks for your help.
I find any electrical load (e.g. lights, defroster) makes the symtoms worse.
So far no luck with dealer. I'll let you know ...