"Steve Hawkins" <shawkins@cinci.rr.com> wrote in message
news:u5PWe.11448$ib1.1810@tornado.ohiordc.rr.com.. .
>I have a 2003 Accord V-6, manual transmission, that just turned over 30,000
>miles, and the brakes are terrible. I am taking it in next week for rotor
>work, and this will be the third time the rotors have been machined. And,
>to add insult to injury, I have to pay for it. Honda says they will only
>machine them twice under warranty. Plus, the lights in my radio went out,
>and the passenger side door luck is not working. This is my fourth Honda,
> and I have never had this kind of bad luck before. I hope this is not the
> beginning of more problems.
>
> Steve
>
Frankly, I'm not optimistic. Volvo went through a similar period in the
early '90s and hasn't produced a reliable car since. People who bought the
'93 Volvo 850 could expect to replace the transmission ($3000) and the A/C
evaporator ($2000) at their own expense within 5 years. Failing to rev the
engine regularly led to sticking and burned valves ($1000). It was Volvo's
first FWD car and their first computer controlled car - there were many
problems with the door locking system developing a mind of its own. Sheesh.

We can hope Honda gets back on track.

Mike