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2004 Honda Accord EX

At low RPMs there is a knocking noise when I press the accelerator.
The car was bought less than a year ago, but the dealer is asking $112
just to check it out. Should I check with another dealer? Should the
check be free?

Thanks.

My guess is low octane gasoline is causing your knocking noise. If you Accord is V6, it generally needs premium gas. The 4 cylinder runs on regular. However, gasoline may vary from station to station and from time to time due to their suppliers... Al
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2004 Honda Accord EX

At low RPMs there is a knocking noise when I press the accelerator.
The car was bought less than a year ago, but the dealer is asking $112
just to check it out. Should I check with another dealer? Should the
check be free?

Thanks.

Not true, the owners manual for our '03 Accord V6 specifies regular fuel,
not premium.

John


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"aljudy" <nowhere@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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My guess is low octane gasoline is causing your knocking noise. If you
Accord is V6, it generally needs premium gas. The 4 cylinder runs on
regular. However, gasoline may vary from station to station and from time to
time due to their suppliers... Al

$112 just to look at it? Haven't they ever heard of a warranty? The only
thing my dealer makes me pay for is oil changes and scheduled services.

Sean

"Pradeep Inamati" <pinamati@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> 2004 Honda Accord EX
>
> At low RPMs there is a knocking noise when I press the accelerator.
> The car was bought less than a year ago, but the dealer is asking $112
> just to check it out. Should I check with another dealer? Should the
> check be free?
>
> Thanks.

I may be confused with Acura, but I thought the 04 Accord V6 asked for premium. My 04 Accord is 4 cylinders and I know that one asks for regular... Al
"John Horner" <jthorner@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:wlrVc.766$dB6.268@nwrddc03.gnilink.net...

Not true, the owners manual for our '03 Accord V6 specifies regular fuel,
not premium.

John


>>>>>>>>>>
"aljudy" <nowhere@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:JMqVc.1018$Rp6.273@newssvr14.news.prodigy.com ...
My guess is low octane gasoline is causing your knocking noise. If you
Accord is V6, it generally needs premium gas. The 4 cylinder runs on
regular. However, gasoline may vary from station to station and from time to
time due to their suppliers... Al

"John Horner" <jthorner@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:wlrVc.766
> Not true, the owners manual for our '03 Accord V6 specifies regular fuel,
> not premium.

well, in any case, trying premium gas wouldn't hurt, and it would be a cheap
test.


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Pradeep Inamati wrote:

> 2004 Honda Accord EX
>
> At low RPMs there is a knocking noise when I press the accelerator.
> The car was bought less than a year ago, but the dealer is asking $112
> just to check it out. Should I check with another dealer? Should the
> check be free?
>
> Thanks.
>
If the sound resembles pinging, like beans in a tin can, try a higher
quality gasoline brand (regardless of octane). My '93 Accord would ping on
acceleration with cheap gas in the tank. Switching to a higher quality
brand eliminated the pinging.

"Sean D" <nospam@nospam.ca> wrote in message news:<WCrVc.97851$Np3.4716219@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca>...
> $112 just to look at it? Haven't they ever heard of a warranty? The only
> thing my dealer makes me pay for is oil changes and scheduled services.
>

how does the dealer know it's not the consumers fault? take it
in and see. if honda covers it great, if it turns out it's your fault
then pay for it.
Never assume something is under warranty. A lady last week said
her car pulled right with only 200 miles on it, they wrote it up as
customer pay for an alignment. got it in the air and the subframe was
crushed and the right front wheel was bent, concrete powder
everywhere.. If we wrote it up as warranty in the first place then
what???? Half the warranty problems out there are actually consumer
problems. I'm not saying yours is not warrantable, just don't count on
it 100%
Chip

"Chip Stein" <chip@chipanddebby.com> wrote in message
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> "Sean D" <nospam@nospam.ca> wrote in message
news:<WCrVc.97851$Np3.4716219@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca>...
> > $112 just to look at it? Haven't they ever heard of a warranty? The
only
> > thing my dealer makes me pay for is oil changes and scheduled services.
> >
>
> how does the dealer know it's not the consumers fault? take it
> in and see. if honda covers it great, if it turns out it's your fault
> then pay for it.
> Never assume something is under warranty. A lady last week said
> her car pulled right with only 200 miles on it, they wrote it up as
> customer pay for an alignment. got it in the air and the subframe was
> crushed and the right front wheel was bent, concrete powder
> everywhere.. If we wrote it up as warranty in the first place then
> what???? Half the warranty problems out there are actually consumer
> problems. I'm not saying yours is not warrantable, just don't count on
> it 100%
> Chip

I agree that if it's the customers fault then they should pay for the
repair. But the initial check should be done free of charge (that's what my
dealer does.) If it's warrantee, then no problem. If it's customer fault,
explain to them what needs to be repaired and tell them what it will cost.

The charge I objected to, was for the initial check itself, not the repair.
The check should be free as part of customer service and goodwill. That's
how my dealer does it. Of course, all my stuff has been warrantee since I
don't make a habit of jumping curbs like the lady you mentioned. Things
might be different if it was a problem I caused. Fortunately, I've never
had to find out.

Sean

On 8/20/04 11:52 AM, in article
ebdb7ec8.0408200852.5cbb1380@posting.google.com, "Pradeep Inamati"
<pinamati@yahoo.com> wrote:

> 2004 Honda Accord EX
>
> At low RPMs there is a knocking noise when I press the accelerator.
> The car was bought less than a year ago, but the dealer is asking $112
> just to check it out. Should I check with another dealer? Should the
> check be free?
>
> Thanks.

I would check another dealer. I assume the car is still under warranty (you
didn't mention mileage).

This seems to be something some Honda dealers are learning from GM to
minimize warranty claims - scare them off with hefty up front fees before a
determination of warranty status is made.