Everything I have read affirms that the newer Hondas indeed are cheap pieces
of shit on the inside that rattle and squeak quite a bit. From my personal
experience my girlfriend bought an 04 Accord in August of 2004 and it has
rattled and squeaked since new. I have driven it quite a bit. It happens
at varying places. I notice it where the a pillar comes down to the
windshield/dash area. Also the noice above my left ear while driving comes
from about the upper door/seatbelt b pillar area. There is no pattern for
this noise except that if the road is bumpy then the noise will be present.
Temperature doesn't seem to matter.

When I worked at Ford one of my jobs was to diagnose noises and fix them.
The thing we did mostly was to remove trim pieces and install foam and or
cork tape on the pieces. This seemed to work 90% of the time. If it gets
too bad I will do the same on my g/f's car. There are some pieces that are
pretty much jammed up against each other on the new Accord and it shouldn't
be that way. Perhaps some trimming of pieces may be in order. I assure you
I will not waste my time taking the car to the dealership.

Due to the noise issue I am putting of purchasing a new Accord this year. I
will wait for a redesign. My 96 Accord is still going strong.


"Richard Hofer" <richard.hofer@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> I've got a 2004 Accord EX and I've been very happy with it except for
> several "rattles" inside my cabin. Currently, the central console
> rattles, the cover on the visor mirror rattles when the visor is down,
> and the front passenger door has something going on as well. It's a
> real symphony inside.
>
> Have others had similar experiences? One reason I went from VW to
> Honda is Honda's reputation of building solid cars. With all these
> rattles, I'm not so sure anymore.
>