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Sedans Honda Accord Honda Accord Owners: Problems & Solutions 
13114 messages, Last post on Dec 12, 2005 at 7:45 PM
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| Thanks for your response. I tried what you said. No clunk on turning the ignition on. Only a whir sound which is probably a good thing. I noticed this clunk happens after the car turns over and occurs as it is turning on. Its subtle. Sometimes louder then others, sometimes I don't hear it at all. To guess I would say maybe I hear it from the steering wheel?? It has a sound like hard plastic if that makes any sense. This is subtle, and I almost think its normal - but I would expect NORMAL to happen every time, not intermittently. What do you think? | |
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I have had 4 unsuccessful alignments. The car is left with a drift right for two seconds then pull left for 1 second. They balance out to stay in the lane for a little while, sometimes. I wrote about this in September. Haven't been able to take it in yet. I will real soon. I called American Honda and said if 4 alignments haven't fixed the problem, maybe its not the alignment. My second set of tires are also feathering. Anyway, I asked Honda to send an engineer to check out car so they can fix it already, saying maybe there is something in the steering? Honda said I have to bring the car in once to let them see if there is anything wrong, and then a second time for the engineer if they think one is required. They must think I have nothing better to do, then bring my car in.(been in 6 times, 5th time was supposed to fix everything) Sorry, I am sensitive about this. Anyway, I figured out a NEW WAY to test my car out. I figure, if I am on a straight road, I should be able to hold the steering wheel straight - or at least still - and stay in my lane. I CAN'T. I tried it out on the highway, on a long straight stretch. After varied amounts of time (seconds), the car will suddenly change lanes, and I am holding the steering wheel still. It goes to the left or the right. It actually moved like I had turned the wheel to change lanes twice before I ran out of straight highway. Honda can't tell me this is right, can they??? Any comments on the validity of my steering test would be appreciated. Sorry I rambled. Too tired to edit tonight. |
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| I think your test is fine in general, but road conditions DO matter. If you know what 'crowning' is, you have to be aware of it. All cars will react to it, as it is an effect of gravity. It should be subtle though, and the car shouldn't SUDDENLY change direction without command. | |
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car has gone off to the left as well as to the right with steering wheel fixed in place. Also hard to find a time to hold it still because I constantly have to correct the steering to stay in my lane. I'm pretty sure I know what road crown is. I am testing on some relatively level roads. Either way, this car is still going left and right on its own on roads where it should track straight. Also, before Honda did the subframe shift, the car was drifting to the right 50% of the time and occasionally to the left. All of my tests are on sections of road that were fine with my previous cars. I am trying to diagnose because the service manager told me he was going to realign the car a 5th time to fix the wavering back and forth. When I picked up the car after the fifth repair (fourth alignment)which included the subframe shift and an alignment, the service manager told me they corrected for road crown so if I drive in the left lane, the car may drift left - he also said the car was driving straight down the road. When I called him the next day to say it did different things on every highway, his response was - see, there is the problem, every road is different, you can't expect us to align a car to drive straight on every road. He then said if I brought it in, he would take out the road crown adjustment and that was about all he could do. I had a car that drove straight on all these roads before. Oh what a feeling. I will continue to test drive
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| I have a 2000 Accord EX V6 with 48,000 miles. In the last month or two, it has had the smell of gas on 3 or 4 occassions. It only last for short period of time and does NOT coincide with putting gas in the car. It has been noticed both while driving and while the car is in the garage. Any suggestions? | |
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A few days back I was driving with my wife in our 03 LX V6. She opened the rear window to get in some fresh air before merging into highway. When I get 80mph, I asked her why she did not close the window because it was creating such big noise. She told me it was closed! Have fun guys! |
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| help! My 2001 auto Accord has been sitting outside idle(i start it up only occasionally)I can release the parking brake which feels very tight but car won't budge when put in gear. i was told parking brake cable might be frozen from car being idle. How can i rectify the situation without having it towed to dealer? i live in CT and temps are cold here now. The car shifts fine. | |
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whonew--I certainly didn't mean to insult regarding the road crown. I apologize if I seemed that way. I'm certainly no expert, but this doesn't sound like an alignment issue anymore. I had this problem once before in a car but after it had a few thousand miles and had hit a curb. There was something I described as 'play' in the steering, which let the wheels move the slightest bit while the steering whas held solidly still. I wish I could remember what ended up being the issue, but I do remember that my 'rack-and-pinion' steering had to have some parts replaced, and maybe some tie rods. Maybe your service department could investigate from the lugs inward toward the steering column. I sure hope you get this worked out, because I'm sure this is ruining an otherwise great enjoyment of a new car. Good luck. |
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What happens is this-the brake band gets wet and then you put the parking brake on and it freezes the band to the drum. Know this cause a lady friend asked me to look at her accord - it won't go - a rear tire was frozen. If you have it in a garage, jack it up-back off the lug nuts and take off the wheel cover and the tire-then take a spot light or heat lamp, put it up close to the brake drum and leave it on for a couple of hours-check it cause it does get hot and this will thaw the frozen brake band. NOW HEAR THIS_DO NOT USE PARKING BRAKES IN WINTER WEATHER. The garage will want to replace your brake shoes regardless and it will cost you probably $100 to get it fixed if they are not crooks. I never ever use my parking brake-no need with an auto tranny. Oh I do use it when jacking up the front end to change oil or rotate tires. Good luck and hope others learn from your adventure. |
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| My '04 Accord EX was fixed by the dealer last week....no more cracking or creaking noise!! Here's the short story... On day two of ownership I noticed the car had a loud rattling sound like the windshield wasn't sealed properly. I drove it for a few weeks and the sound only got worse. Had a Honda tech ride w/me to confirm the sound, he immediately said there was a problem. The windshield was removed and a new seal was put in and all the noise went away. I urge others with strange noises coming from the windshield/front door area to have their vehicles looked at...the Accord's a very nice vehicle that should NOT rattle or creak if set up properly. | |
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