I too just purchased an Ohio build EX V6 w/Navi in Graphite pearl for
$26200. I added a rear wing to improve the look of the rear end.
Overall, no major problems. I had two rattles/buzzes that occur on
concrete road surfaces. The first is in the piller between the
drivers front and rear door. Sounds like sheet metal vibrating. The
second is more of a rattle need the console storage door (just under
the radio/nav display). Does anyone have a fix for these or know
what's buzzing and rattling?

The navigation systems works fine but putting a DVD dated 2001 seem
pretty lame. I'd expect that from a Ford or GM manufacturer.......


M No spam <M_no_spam_@nowhere.net> wrote in message news:<c5dZa.32785$5f.31547@lakeread05>...
> I have a new Accord V6 without NAV made in Ohio. The driver's seat is
> flawless. No rattles on the dashboard or otherwise. The paint is fine.
> The CD player is as you describe but I don't care. The speakers are an
> improvement over my previous Accord EX. I find an improved midrange. I
> don't think the stock sound system will let you boom bass and play
> extremely loud while you are doing 80 MPH, but I don't want that. I find
> the car is quiet enough to play sound at a reasable volume level at
> ordinary speeds and have it sound very good. What speakers did you put
> in and how are they better?
>
> As for the NAV, you asked for it. It's the first year out. I wouldn't
> even trust Honda with that. Voice recognition and GPS are things that
> will depend on your voice and the reception of GPS signals which depends
> on the topography of the areas you drive in. Even the best system might
> be unreliable for you. On the other hand, maybe the NAV system isn't
> fully ready yet. We all know how reliable software can be.
>
> Maybe you got a bad apple.
>
> I hear these horror stories about the Accord V6 and wonder how folks are
> driving their cars. I doubt your minivan can accelerate, corner, or stop
> like an Accord V6. Any chance you punish the Accord V6 much more than
> the minivan? I find the car so quiet during hard acceleration that I
> don't even know when I am whipping the engine. The car just moves out. I
> see other cars get small quickly in the rear view mirror and hear the
> muffled whoosh of air moving around the car.
>
> Oldsmobile is better? <LOL> That's gotta be a fluke otherwise GM would
> not be killing the brand. The Accord isn't one of the best selling
> vehicles in the US because it's a horrible value.
>
> JD Power did report overall new car quality for Honda took a slight hit
> this year but it is still far above average. It seems someone has to
> get the bad apple.
>
> Good luck.
>
> John Horner wrote:
>
> >About one month ago I purchased a 2003 Accord V6 with navigation, which
> >means with every factory installed option available. So far I have not been
> >impressed by the supposedly amazing level of quality Honda is reputed to
> >provide.
> >
> >Problem 1: The driver's seat rocks back and worth when stationary. After
> >the dealer had the car for three days to "fix" this problem they told me
> >that Honda USA would be sending them some special bushings to fix it and
> >that they would call me when these special parts arrived. That was three
> >weeks ago, and no call.
> >
> >Problem 2: The dash board has multiple annoying squeaks, thumps and rattle
> >which come and go depending on how much sunlight is beating down on the
> >dash. Dealer was not able to do anything about this.
> >
> >Problem 3: Both front door inner panels also have random squeaks, buzzes
> >and rattles. Again, dealer unable to do anything about it.
> >
> >Problem 4: Paint has a large particle of foreign matter in it which clearly
> >happened at the factory. Dealer agrees it should not be there and "will
> >advise" what to do about it.
> >
> >Problem 5: The navigation system's lookup function is so badly designed as
> >to be almost unusable. Tell it to find the nearest "Wells Fargo Bank" and
> >it is more likely to lead you to one 1500 miles away than it is to the one 2
> >miles away. The software is lacking sorely in real ease of use
> >sophistication.
> >
> >Problem 6: The built in CD player does not offer a fast forward or reverse
> >function. You can only go ahead one full track or back one full track.
> >Considering that the interface is a touch panel LCD, offering the normal
> >expected range of controls is a simple thing to do which Honda left out.
> >
> >Problem 7: The factory speakers were some of the cheapest, most horrible
> >sounding things I have run across in a long time. Considering that this is
> >the top of the range Accord, Honda should have done better. I fixed this
> >problem with good aftermarket speakers.
> >
> >Problem 8: The handbrake control has sharp edges at the mold lines of the
> >plastic. This is the kind of thing auto magazine reviewers always pillory
> >GM for, but here it is on that supposed paragon of excellent, the Honda
> >Accord. The transmission shift lever is likewise a very cheap feeling bit
> >of plastic.
> >
> >If I had bought a Hyundai I would expect to find these kinds of problems.
> >Now I'm wondering if Honda's cost reduction engineers have taken their jobs
> >too far. Maybe the Ohio plant where my car was built doesn't really have
> >their act together on the new generation Accord. In the past I have always
> >followed the policy of not buying the first model year of any design. This
> >time I thought that Honda would not have such problems, but I was wrong.
> >Yes, my expectations when spending $27,000 for a new car are high. So far I
> >regret having bought a Honda. Our two year old, much maligned Olds
> >Silhouette minivan has delivered a much better initial owner experience (30k
> >miles so far) than has the much vaunted Honda.
> >
> >John
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