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#277 of 336 Accord EX-L by pajudester

Oct 20, 2010 (6:46 pm)

I have my EX-L since Monday and I LOVE IT!!! Woke up this AM to frosty windows but no need to worry I have heated seats and side view mirrors. Gotta love it!! And XM radio is icing on the cake....I am hooked!!! )))))

#278 of 336 door panel issues by thomasr1950

Oct 20, 2010 (7:32 pm)

I have a 2010 Coupe, my door panels up next to the window are discoloring/fading. Dealer says it's due to lotion from my wife. They replaced both, less than a week later, fading again. They said there is nothing they can do about it, use Pledge Furniture Polish! I don't think so. If i did & they discolor more they wouldn't be covered under warranty. Anyone having this issue?

#279 of 336 Re: door panel issues [thomasr1950] by mrbill1957

Oct 21, 2010 (3:51 am)

Replying to: thomasr1950 (Oct 20, 2010 7:32 pm)
If the panels are showing fading in less then a week, I would have to side with the dealer that the sun is not to blame. It usually takes years for interior parts to fade.
 
So, does your wife use lotion on her arms? There may be a chemical in the lotion that is discoloring the panels. I had a friend that left a whitish discoloration on my truck, It did come off with an auto interior cleaner.
 
Mrbill

#280 of 336 Re: door panel issues [thomasr1950] by tallman1

Oct 21, 2010 (2:02 pm)

Replying to: thomasr1950 (Oct 20, 2010 7:32 pm)
So do both sides fade or change color? If not, it can't be the car... unless you always drive with the sun shining on one side.

#281 of 336 Re: door panel issues [tallman1] by thegraduate

Oct 21, 2010 (2:23 pm)

Replying to: tallman1 (Oct 21, 2010 2:02 pm)
So do both sides fade or change color? If not, it can't be the car... unless you always drive with the sun shining on one side.
 
Depending on commute, that's actually fairly likely. I always drive into the sun (I work ENE of my home) so my front dash sees a lot more sun than the rear shelf.

#282 of 336 2010 Accord - Service Bulletin for Front brakes + Class Action lawsuit by phillymike

Oct 22, 2010 (11:39 am)

Friends,
Just wanted to pass along some information I was told last night when I dropped off my 2010 Accord V6 Sedan. There was apparently a Honda Service Bulletin that covers replacement of front brakes. Then I was told that my rear brakes were close to shot and those need to be replaced. The odd part about the rears is that there was also a Honda Service Bulletin that addressed the replacement at no cost to the owner. This is no longer in place due to the fact that there was a Class Action lawsuit that Honda must have lost. Now I can submit a duplicate copy of my receipt to the law firm overseeing the disbursement of funds to Accord/Honda owners and I might get 50% back.
 
Just wanted to share this so you can bring this up next time you are talking to or standing in front of your local Honda Service Dept. This is all I know as I am waiting to pick my car up from the dealership today. I thought the strong vibrations were related to Variable Cylinder Management but my dealership is having me address the brakes at this point; implying that there really isn't a problem with th VCM. We'll see and I'll try to update this post when I feel I have more info or road time after getting both the front and rear brakes replaced my 12,000 mile Accord.
 
Philly Mike

#283 of 336 Honda quality & features by thomasr1950

Oct 24, 2010 (3:34 pm)

Has any regular Honda owner feel like the quality & features of Hondas lately have decreased? I've owned Hondas since 1983, i feel like they are starting to cut back on quality & features to keep sales going. I'm talking about interior/exterior quality & features. not mechanical.

#284 of 336 Re: Auto dimming rearview mirror! [stephennc61] by thomasr1950

Oct 24, 2010 (3:40 pm)

Replying to: stephennc61 (Feb 25, 2010 6:26 pm)
I agree it's now an option. I think Honda is cutting back on a lot of good features to keep prices down & sales up. I paid extra for the mirror, due to the convenience of it. Like you it's standard on the Sedan EXl_V6, why not the coupe? Also there are not any door lights, reflectors in the door. If they continue to do this i'll quit buying Hondas, they are quality vehicles but they need to quit cutting back, they'll loose sales.

#285 of 336 Re: Honda quality & features [thomasr1950] by rcummelin

Oct 25, 2010 (5:10 am)

Replying to: thomasr1950 (Oct 24, 2010 3:34 pm)
My personal opinion is that Honda executives have been drinking the same Kool-Aid for the last 4-5 years that Toyota executives have been drinking since 1995 (the year Toyota began "de-contenting" their vehicles). Cost-cutting seems to be more important to Honda than the public's opinion of their cars.
 
I think the 2007 Accord was the pinnacle for the Accord, and both quality & features have been going steadily downhill since then.
 
As far as the mechanical bits go, Honda seems to be hanging on to old technology much longer than they did in the past, like the antiquated 5-speed auto transmission and the addition of VCM (shudder) to the V6 to slightly improve the gas mileage.
 
For sure, the next time I get the desire for a new vehicle, the Honda dealer will NOT be the first stop I make.

#286 of 336 Re: Honda quality & features [rcummelin] by thomasr1950

Oct 25, 2010 (6:16 pm)

Replying to: rcummelin (Oct 25, 2010 5:10 am)
I had a 08 Accord EX-L V-6 w/Navi. i wish i had it back. To me it had a lot of features that aren't on my 10 Accord EXL V_6 Coupe. They could add the rear view camera, lights in the door, auto mirror to name a few. I may go with a Maxima as my next car, they cost more but have a lot of features that Honda doesn't. I had a 04 Maxima SL, liked it too, traded it for the 08 Accord. I understand keeping costs down but when you get the top of the line car you should get top of the line equip. If the Sedan EX-L V6 w/o Navi. has auto mirror, door lights, camera the Coupe should too.

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