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I heard a faint whine while from the front of the car during a test drive.
There was also some hesitation with downshifting. I am concerned about the
transmission in this vehicle.

Should I pass on this car and look at something else?

tia

No, you should buy it, then schedule a trans rebuild the next day.




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Ldmessages <ldmessages@aol.com> wrote:
> I heard a faint whine while from the front of the car during a test drive.
> There was also some hesitation with downshifting. I am concerned about the
> transmission in this vehicle.

> Should I pass on this car and look at something else?

> tia

I have an '04 Automatic I4 Accord. One of the things that I liked about the
car when I test drove it was the transmission. It was much smoother than the
one in the Camry, and it seemed to shift at just the right time. Perhaps
there was something wrong with the one you were driving.

On my car, almost everything is made from American produced parts. However,
one exception is the transmission, which was made in Japan.

-Joshua

--
-Joshua Belsky
Email: At yahoo dot com, I am jjbelsky
http://belsky.net

>
> I have an '04 Automatic I4 Accord. One of the things that I liked about
the
> car when I test drove it was the transmission. It was much smoother than
the
> one in the Camry, and it seemed to shift at just the right time. Perhaps
> there was something wrong with the one you were driving.
>
> On my car, almost everything is made from American produced parts.
However,
> one exception is the transmission, which was made in Japan.
>
> -Joshua
>


Probably explains the rattle symphony in my 04 Accord.

-Indirecto

"Ldmessages" <ldmessages@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20040709062209.16712.00000927@mb-m22.aol.com...
> I heard a faint whine while from the front of the car during a test drive.
> There was also some hesitation with downshifting. I am concerned about
the
> transmission in this vehicle.
>
> Should I pass on this car and look at something else?
>
> tia

My '03 Accord also has a slight transmission whine, hopefully nothing to
worry about.

My big complaint with this car is all of the random buzzes and rattles. I
thought that by buying a Honda I was getting first rate design and assembly,
but at least on my car the number of noises which should be there really
makes me mad.

Right now the driver side visor sometimes buzzes, the rear seat creaks where
it rubs on the trunk opening, and there is a plastic on metal click or clunk
under the hood.

The stealership has been useless at fixing these problems.

I have owned and cared well for quite a few vehicles in the 25 years I have
been driving, and this is the worst new car from a rattles point of view I
have ever owned.


John

Same here

-Indirecto

>
> I have owned and cared well for quite a few vehicles in the 25 years I
have
> been driving, and this is the worst new car from a rattles point of view I
> have ever owned.
>
>
> John
>
>

I don't have transmission whine, but I do have:
- a metal buzz in the drivers door.
- a rubber squeak on the driver's door
- a rattle on the center console (fixed by replacing the center console)
- a rattle coming from inside the right air vent
- a rattle coming from somewhere the right door. Can't identify yet
- a rattle from just above the rear window, when it goes over small bumps.
- sometimes it rattles from underneath the steering wheel.
And it's developing a not quite put together feel. You know, when the car
goes over bad roads, it squeaks like a 10-year old taxi.

The car is 3 months old and it feel like a 10-year older.

I am mad as hell, and will probaby get rid of the car as soon as it turns 1.

Gonna loose a lot of money, but it's better than being upset everytime I
drive anywhere.

-Indirecto



"John Horner" <jthorner@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Ldmessages" <ldmessages@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:20040709062209.16712.00000927@mb-m22.aol.com...
> > I heard a faint whine while from the front of the car during a test
drive.
> > There was also some hesitation with downshifting. I am concerned about
> the
> > transmission in this vehicle.
> >
> > Should I pass on this car and look at something else?
> >
> > tia
>
> My '03 Accord also has a slight transmission whine, hopefully nothing to
> worry about.
>
> My big complaint with this car is all of the random buzzes and rattles. I
> thought that by buying a Honda I was getting first rate design and
assembly,
> but at least on my car the number of noises which should be there really
> makes me mad.
>
> Right now the driver side visor sometimes buzzes, the rear seat creaks
where
> it rubs on the trunk opening, and there is a plastic on metal click or
clunk
> under the hood.
>
> The stealership has been useless at fixing these problems.
>
> I have owned and cared well for quite a few vehicles in the 25 years I
have
> been driving, and this is the worst new car from a rattles point of view I
> have ever owned.
>
>
> John
>
>

John Horner <jthorner@yahoo.com> wrote:

> "Ldmessages" <ldmessages@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:20040709062209.16712.00000927@mb-m22.aol.com...
>> I heard a faint whine while from the front of the car during a test drive.
>> There was also some hesitation with downshifting. I am concerned about
> the
>> transmission in this vehicle.
>>
>> Should I pass on this car and look at something else?
>>
>> tia

> My '03 Accord also has a slight transmission whine, hopefully nothing to
> worry about.

> My big complaint with this car is all of the random buzzes and rattles. I
> thought that by buying a Honda I was getting first rate design and assembly,
> but at least on my car the number of noises which should be there really
> makes me mad.

> Right now the driver side visor sometimes buzzes, the rear seat creaks where
> it rubs on the trunk opening, and there is a plastic on metal click or clunk
> under the hood.

> The stealership has been useless at fixing these problems.

> I have owned and cared well for quite a few vehicles in the 25 years I have
> been driving, and this is the worst new car from a rattles point of view I
> have ever owned.

Tons of rattles for me too.
* Buzz in the right side tweeter
* Rattle in the visors when I hit bumps
* Creaks a lot
* Click when I hit the brakes (I think it's the interlock that prevents you
from shifting into drive without pressing the brakes)

I could live with them all except for the buzz in the tweeter. Sometimes I
hear it, and sometimes I don't hear it. But when I hear it, it drives me up
the wall.

The 1986 Toyota Van that it replaced didn't rattle this much. (Although it
made enough other noises that I may not have noticed.)

I read that Honda's American OEM suppliers have 10 times the defect rate
of the Japanese suppliers. Honda management feels that this is because the
Americans don't understand what is expected of them, and that this will be
corrected with time. In the meantime, my friend's Japanese built Acura TSX
had a few rattles as well; the dealer took care of them.

-Josh
--
-Joshua Belsky
Email: At yahoo dot com, I am jjbelsky
http://belsky.net

"Joshua J. Belsky" <belsky@brionne.cyberverse.com> writes:
> John Horner <jthorner@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> "Ldmessages" <ldmessages@aol.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I heard a faint whine while from the front of the car during a test
>>> drive. There was also some hesitation with downshifting. I am
>>> concerned about the transmission in this vehicle.
>>
>> My big complaint with this car is all of the random buzzes and rattles.
>> I thought that by buying a Honda I was getting first rate design and
>> assembly, but at least on my car the number of noises which should be
>> there really makes me mad.
>>
>> Right now the driver side visor sometimes buzzes, the rear seat creaks
>> where it rubs on the trunk opening, and there is a plastic on metal
>> click or clunk under the hood.
>
> Tons of rattles for me too.
> * Buzz in the right side tweeter
> * Rattle in the visors when I hit bumps
> * Creaks a lot
> * Click when I hit the brakes (I think it's the interlock that prevents
> you from shifting into drive without pressing the brakes)

Here's mine: ('04 LX V6 coupe)

* Steering column clicks over every single bump, even small ones
* Constant ticking from the rear-right trunk area
* Buzzing from what seems inside the dash on small bumps at highway speeds
* (cold weather) Creaking from base of the windshield (this one is very
common)
* Buzzing from the door panels where it meets the window
* Tapping from the headliner above the driver's head

Might add something useful if the posters would tell us which model
(DX, LX, EX), which engine, where assembled (US, Mexico, Japan).
Otherwise this is just a bitch session and doesn't add anything we
don't already know.

JM