Greetings,
I own a 2003 Honda Accord which I love but there's two problems that
have been bugging me.

The first problem is that the battery goes dead if you shut the engine
off and leave the key in the ignition for any length of time. This has
happenned in as little as ten minutes. I've cured myself of the
habit, but every time I lend the car to someone, they usually end up
having to call AAA. The first time it happenned I did have the radio
on, and it was for over a half an hour, but less than an hour.
I took the car in to have the battery charged, but they told me the
battery was fine. Another guy told me he thought my battery looked
like a Civic battery rather than an Accord battery...but he was pretty
unsure of himself, and I figured I'd eventually take it to the Honda
dealership for confirmation. I'm not sure when I'll get the chance to
do that since the dealership is pretty far from home.

So I'm wondering, is this a common problem with Accords ? Or with all
Hondas ?
I saw a review of the latest Acura in The New York Times a few months
back, and the writer loved the car but complained that it had to be
jump started a couple of times. I believe he had the same problem I'm
having.

Does anyone know if this is a fixable problem ?

The second problem is really more of an irritant...nothing major.
It's just that at highway speeds if a rear window is openned just a
tiny bit there is a resultant inner air turbulence throughout the
entire cabin that just plain unbearable...it's almost painful. There's
also the problem of rainwater coming in if any windows are open. I
know these are both the result of the the aerodynamics of the car, but
is there a possible fix ?

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks, --N