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Honda Accord 2003 Complaint

Complaint about STRUCTURE

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA

Consumer Complaint:
I PURCHASED MY HONDA ACCORD LX V6 ON AUGUST 9, 2003. AFTER A WEEK OF DRIVING, I NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT CORNER NEAR THE DASH BOARD'S GENERATING A RATTLE NOISE WHENEVER I GO OVER AN UNEVEN ROAD. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY CAN NOT FIGURE IT OUT. THEY BELIEVE IT'S THE PLASTIC RUBBING AGAINST PLASTIC. HOWEVER, I DON'T THINK THAT'S THE CASE SINCE IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE RUBBING NOISE AND MORE LIKE SOMETHING IS LOOSE INSIDE THE VENTILATION OR THE AIRBAG AREA ??? I ALSO HAVE A VERY ANNOYING RATTLING SOUND COMING OUT OF THE CENTER RADIO AREA. WHENEVER I GO OVER AN RAIL TRACKS OR REALLY UNEVEN ROADS, THE RATTLE NOISE WILL START. I OFTEN HAD TO PUSH THE PLASTIC IN A LITTLE BIT JUST TO MAKE IT STOP FOR FEW SECOND. IT'S GETTING TO THE POINT WERE IT IS UNBEARABLE !!! OF COURSE, WHEN I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY TOLD ME THEY COULDN'T GENERATE THAT NOISE. LASTLY, MY FRONT DRIVER WINDOW AND REAR RIGHT SIDE WINDOW IS MAKING A RATTLING NOISE. I THINK I SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE ON THIS SITE IS STATING SOMETHING ABOUT A PILLAR CLIPS ??? I WONDER IF THAT THE CAUSE OF THE WINDOW NOISES ??? ANYWAYS, I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED AT THE QUALITY OF HONDA AND I ESPECIALLY HATE WHEN I HAVE DEALERSHIP SERVICE MANAGER TELLING ME IF I TURN MY MUSIC LOUD ENOUGH, I WILL NOT HEAR THE NOISE. YOU TELL ME, IS THAT A GOOD ANSWER FOR YOU IF IT IS YOUR CAR THAT IS HAVING THESE KIND OF PROBLEMS ???!!! P.S. I HAVE ALWAYS OWNED A HONDA. HOWEVER, SINCE I CAN NO LONGER BELIEVE IN THE QUALITY OF HONDA VEHICLES, THIS WILL BE MY LAST HONDA I WILL EVER BUY IN MY LIFE. *JB

Date of Incident:
20030809