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Honda Accord (2008-2012) Maintenance and Repair

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#1555 of 1608 Re: Not Satisfied. [sidb] by jodar96

Sep 05, 2012 (1:46 pm)

Replying to: sidb (Aug 31, 2012 4:09 am)
I have had 84, 94, 2001, and 2009 Accords. My 2009 is an I-4 EX-L manual. What you describe as a grind, I call a whine. I have the same issue and I do not like the whine at all.
 
On the phone, the service advisor said he needs to hear it. I told him I thought it is the power steering pump noise. He said it could be the timing chain. I will be very disappointed at Honda if it is the timing chain. Honda has been building this generation 2.4L engines since 2003 and the 2009 model has the issue??
 
At 47K miles, the car also uses about half a quart of oil between the oil changes. The rest of the car is fine. The gas mileage was a very decent 34mpg on the last road trip.
 
The seat comfort is not the best and year after year Honda has no intention of benchmarking other brands' seat comfort. I will wait and see what the 2013 Accord feels like. I also will consider the new Altima next time around.
 
One thing about the Accord and Civic that no one can deny is their incredible resale value. Bought a new 2010 Civic LX-S manual for $16K, 18 months and 20K miles later, sold it for $15,500.
 
Joe

#1556 of 1608 Re: Not Satisfied. [jodar96] by mrbill1957

Sep 05, 2012 (2:35 pm)

Replying to: jodar96 (Sep 05, 2012 1:46 pm)
Joe,
 
My 04 I4 also has a whine to it, it's very faint and other people I mentioned the noise to don't notice it, but I can hear it. I've also suspected it's the timing chain since it's a similar noise to my I4 Toyota truck which also has a timing chain.
 
I can live with the faint noise over the need to replace a costly timing belt.
 
Mrbill

#1557 of 1608 Re: Not Satisfied. [sidb] by kikixo

Oct 04, 2012 (4:48 pm)

Replying to: sidb (Aug 31, 2012 4:09 am)
I just bought a 2012 and I noticed that wierd sensation where it jerks during very low speeds. I thought I was just sensitive since I used to drive a 2000 Accord with transmission problems. I'm hoping this 2012 accord doesn't have a transmission problem either

#1558 of 1608 Where is coolant bleed off screw on 2009 Accord 2.4L engine? by jodar96

Oct 31, 2012 (9:36 am)

Does anyone know where the coolant bleed off screw is on this 2.4L engine? I appreciate an accurate answer. There is no screw around plastic thermostat housing, nor is there one in vacinity of metal piece that attached to the engine and upper radiator hose.
 
Thank you,
Joe

#1559 of 1608 Re: Not Satisfied. [kikixo] by jimbo222

Oct 31, 2012 (10:23 am)

Replying to: kikixo (Oct 04, 2012 4:48 pm)
I know what you are talking about. I think the automatic transmission is programmed to shift into gear as quickly as possible. I tended to drive with the rpms as low as possible. My 12 accord shifts less jerky if you give it more gas and shift in the 2-3k range. After 3000 miles I think I have adjusted my driving style

#1560 of 1608 Re: Where is coolant bleed off screw on 2009 Accord 2.4L engine? [jodar96] by MrShift@Edmunds HOST

Oct 31, 2012 (10:33 am)

Replying to: jodar96 (Oct 31, 2012 9:36 am)
Don't think there is one. You bleed the system by running with a loose radiator cap at idle.

#1561 of 1608 Rear Brakes Still An Issue by dpmeersman

Nov 05, 2012 (10:22 am)

Brought my 2010 EX-L V6 in for the B12 service 29,200 miles. Once again (had this issue with my 2008) I'm told the rear pads (allegedly improved rear pads) need to be replaced. They said they would also turn the rotors. Why is this still an issue? My front pads were both 9MM and the rears were 4 & 3MM. I told them I would let some other repair shop profit from Honda's poor engineering. I was going to browse the showroom to check out the gen 9's but had to bad a taste in my mouth at the time. They did look nice from a distance. I can't believe that an entire 5 year generation run was produced with such a well documented design flaw.

#1562 of 1608 Re: Rear Brakes Still An Issue [dpmeersman] by ahq

Nov 05, 2012 (11:49 am)

Replying to: dpmeersman (Nov 05, 2012 10:22 am)
I have seven months left on my three-year lease on a 2010 Accord LX. It has close to 28K miles on it and I recently started to feel a very slight pulsation through the brake pedal during prolonged consistent brake pedal application (4-5 seconds), e.g. slowing down while driving downhill at freeway speeds. I'm on the fence on whether I'll buy the car and keep it for the long haul, but regardless of what I do, it looks like I'll probably have to get the car a brake job before the end of May.
 
Anyhow, my understanding was that there was some sort of brake service campaign (or recall?) for the 2008, 2009 and early 2010 Accords. I looked up my car's VIN and it isn't covered under the campaign. I'm hoping that the rear pads are in good shape, but I guess I'm not too surprised that the front rotors may have to be turned at close to 30K miles.

#1563 of 1608 Re: Rear Brakes Still An Issue [dpmeersman] by icyou812

Nov 05, 2012 (2:29 pm)

Replying to: dpmeersman (Nov 05, 2012 10:22 am)
I actually was able to get 43,000 miles before I replaced the rear pads on my '08 LX w/mt. Not sure how I got that lucky, perhaps it is because I use the engine to help brake by downshifting while coming to a stop. Letting a independent shop do them is probably the better choice, that's what I did. They put on Raybestos ceramic pads and replaced the rotors at the same time even though they weren't warped or damaged. I'm not sure how thick the rotors are on these, but most of them any more shouldn't be turned like the days of old when they made things to last. Take too much thickness away and they won't be able to dissipate heat and end up warping. I've put on another 23,000+ miles since with negligible wear on the pads so far. As an added bonus I have way less brake dust orange spots on my silver paint after a winter of driving here in the rust belt. I could eliminate it all if I would go ahead and put ceramics up front too. At any rate, ask for Raybestos brake parts, they are worth the extra cost!

#1564 of 1608 Re: Rear Brakes Still An Issue [dpmeersman] by 2hondaguy

Nov 06, 2012 (3:25 pm)

Replying to: dpmeersman (Nov 05, 2012 10:22 am)
Still driving my 2008 EXL-V6. Original tires replaced at 50,000 miles. Rear brakes replaced at 49,000, and still drving on original front brakes with 61,000 miles. I am what i call light on the brakes. Hit on the Honda Rep, mention the previous class action law suit regarding brakes. maybe you can get them to help pay for some of the brake job. Keep receipts if they don't help. There could always be another class action suit against Honda.
 
When my rears were replaced i was told that there were "clips" installed to help keep the pads away from the rotors. This was the fix according to my Honda mechanic who knows his business. OEM pads were used which i believe are ceramic. Rotors were not turned.
 
Good luck with the brakes. Other than this issue i still think you are driving one of the best cars for the money on the market.

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