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#645 of 895 by mitcht

Apr 21, 2006 (8:35 pm)

Replying to: sad06rlowner1 (Apr 19, 2006 10:35 pm)
Sorry to hear you're having these many problems and no one to attend to them. Let me be frank - I don't own any stocks of Honda Motors nor any member of my family works for them. So I have no reason to defend them. But the facts have to be presented as they are.
 
     I own 2 Honda products:
     1. 1998 Accord 4 cylinders with 130,000 miles. It is such a superb product that my wife rather drive Accord than her 2005 Toyota Camry with 14,000. Mind you, Camry is very good car but in comparison - 1998 Honda Accord out does 2005 Camry.
     2. My other car is 2005 RL. I bought it in Sept 2005. It has over 8,000 miles. This car is loaded with all sorts of features. I got more bang for my buck. I love this car. I look forward to driving at each opportunity. I got 26.1 MPG at the average speed of 57 MPH; compare to what Acura declare in their Sales papers (18 - 26 MPG).
  
        Is it a perfect car? No! I've experienced 2 problems with this car. One the grinding vibration between 1500 - 1700 RPM as many have mentioned. Two - I've driven this car up to 108 MPH and noticed that the tire vibration between 70-80 MPH. don’t know why between 70-80 and why not at any other speed. Since the tires were rebalanced I have not taken the car for high speed test. Other than these 2 problems I've not encounter any other issue.
 
        I have taken my car to the dealer for these issues and regular car services. Each time I went to the dealer they were more than cordial to accommodate me. I can not ask for more than this from dealer and the Tech support.
 
     IMHO - Could this car be improved? YES!
     1. Fix the grinding vibration between 1500 - 1700 RPM.
     2. Turning circle is wider than it should be allowed for a car of this size.
     3. Increase the size of the trunk. It is good size but not big enough.
     4. Trunk net should be standard part of the Car and it should be hung closer to the end of the trunk (closer to bumper) not in the middle of the trunk - as it is now.
     5. This is not the car issue but how Honda handles advertisement budget. It appears RL advertisement budget has to be the lowest of all other Honda car models. It is hardly advertised.
 
     Before I bought my RL, I spoke to many Acura car owners. I found a very high number of them to be repeat customers. It says volumes about their product and customer service.
 
MitchT.

#646 of 895 Re: 2006 RL dangerous transmission? computer? cat converter? Avoid like pla by drgkje

Apr 22, 2006 (4:53 pm)

Replying to: sad06rlowner1 (Apr 21, 2006 11:30 am)
Good to hear you are happy or at least not as sad...
I don't own an 06 yet but have been thinking of getting it.
 
2-1/2 questions:
reading your post, it appears that this so called "back up mode" has no visible lights or warning messages..right? If that is the case, Acura needs to address this. Most trivial conditions have warnings, e.g., washer fluid low. Even if there is no warning light/message, any indication the dealer should have seen it on their diagnostic tools and cleared it?
 
Does the owner manual say anything about it?

#647 of 895 Electric Tilt Steering by monstersmash

Apr 25, 2006 (10:58 am)

I have a 1999 RL in which the tilt steering wheel is stuck in a position that is too low. I can hear the electric motor when I move the switch to adjust the position but it will only move in and out and not back up.
 
Any ideas on what is wrong or what needs to be done to fix it?

#648 of 895 Re: 2006 RL dangerous transmission? computer? cat converter? Avoid like pla by sad06rlowner1

May 01, 2006 (11:21 am)

Replying to: drgkje (Apr 22, 2006 4:53 pm)
The warning light came on first to let me know that the car noticed something wrong with the emissions. When I brought it in to fix that,they did clear the code. While the code is on the car goes into backup mode to protect itself from harm. However, after the code is cleared, the car stays in backup mode while it runs through a few cycles to make sure it really is fixed and the problem has not returned. The cycles can take anywhere up to a month to complete before the car feels it is safe to return to normal mode. No matter what they have tried, the mechanics cannot "force" this cycle to complete itself. It has to do it on its own. That is why they have to return it to you in backup mode.
 
At least this is the story that the mechanic told me. The owner's manual doesn't say anything about it, and I have not been able to find anyone else at Acura to verify it, and I asked the service director, the district service manager, and a seasoned Acura mechanic who is now in customer relations.
 
But, I did notice the other day, that I hear a vibration/grinding kind of noise when I punch the car quickly and the engine revs high. I thought I saw something about others hearing this too. Can someone point me to the line of posts about it? Or is this different.
 
Other than that, the car is now running fine.
 
I agree, that the car is a technological wonder and for the money I don't think there is anything that comes close. It really has been my dream car.

#649 of 895 2000 RL - CD Changer problems... by rdharams

May 02, 2006 (12:28 pm)

I have a 2000 RL and it been pretty much flawless so far. Recently while I was trying to change the CD selection to play a different one, I got a "E01" error code on the dash playere, and the CD player stopped working. Furthermore, the CD caddy in the trunk would not eject. It seemed stuck.
 
The dealer looked at and fixed the problem and said that if it happens one more time, and they will have to change the CD changer in the trunk.
 
About 2 weeks later I got the same problem and took the car back to the dealer. Dealer ordered the new part, but Acura got back saying they do not make the CD changer for the 2000 RL anymore!! Acura advised the dealer to get it fixed by a local repair shop. A local audio repair shop in downtown Houston fixed the issue by replacing the motor and lubricating the mechanism.
 
My concern is why Acura has stopped making replacements for not too old vehicles (2000 in my case). Moreover, I am concerned that the CD player will break again and I will be left without a proper sound system in an expensive car. One of the key reasons I bought the brand new car was the smooth ride and a the bose sound system...
 
First, has anyone else on this forum experienced this on their 2000, 2001 or 2002 RLs? If you have, I would appreciate what you did to fix the issue.
 
Two, does anyone know of an after market CD changer that would work in the RL? (Just in case mine dies after the Ex. Warranty expires)

#650 of 895 Re: 2006 RL dangerous transmission? computer? cat converter? Avoid like plague [sad06rlowner1] by tedescm1

May 04, 2006 (11:00 am)

Replying to: sad06rlowner1 (Apr 19, 2006 10:35 pm)
To Sad06rlowner,
 
I purchased a new tl that had a serious driveline vibration. When I complained, they told me it was "characteristic of the car"...just like they told you
 
Just remember...Acura does not build lemons...and they don't fix them either.

#651 of 895 Re: 2006 RL dangerous transmission? computer? cat converter? Avoid like pla by drgkje

May 06, 2006 (7:14 pm)

Replying to: sad06rlowner1 (May 01, 2006 11:21 am)
thanks..looks like acura still has not really ironed out all the bugs from this high-tech machine...i am tempted to hold on to my 04 for a while

#652 of 895 Re: 2006 RL dangerous transmission? computer? cat converter? Avoid like pla by jjacura

May 06, 2006 (8:00 pm)

Replying to: tedescm1 (May 04, 2006 11:00 am)
Sorry to hear about your disappointment with your dealer. It would be against the rules I believe to name the dealer. Just tell us where you live.

#653 of 895 Re: 2006 RL dangerous transmission? computer? cat converter? Avoid like pla by jjacura

May 06, 2006 (8:08 pm)

Replying to: drgkje (May 06, 2006 7:14 pm)
The majority of the owners are really enjoying this car. If you come to this particular forum to get a recommendation about the car it's skewed by a very small number. I have 18,000 miles on my 2005 and have to give it a perfect score. Best car I've owned in 47 years of ownership.

#654 of 895 Re: 2006 RL dangerous transmission? computer? cat converter? Avoid like pla by nebraskaguy

May 08, 2006 (3:50 am)

Replying to: jjacura (May 06, 2006 8:08 pm)
The majority of the owners are really enjoying this car. If you come to this particular forum to get a recommendation about the car it's skewed by a very small number. I have 18,000 miles on my 2005 and have to give it a perfect score. Best car I've owned in 47 years of ownership.
 
Ditto! Except for the 47 years part - I'm not quite that old.

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