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Car Forum / Honda Cars / August 20042004 Honda Accord - Knocking noise in engine
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 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 $112 just to check it out. Should I check with another dealer? Should the check be free? Thanks Not true, the owners manual for our '03 Accord V6 specifies regular fuel, not premium. John My guess is low octane gasoline is causing your knocking noise. If you Accord is V6, it generally needs premium gas. The 4 cylinder runs on regular. However, gasoline may vary from station to station and from time to time due to their suppliers... Al I may be confused with Acura, but I thought the 04 Accord V6 asked for premium. My 04 Accord is 4 cylinders and I know that one asks for regular... Al Not true, the owners manual for our '03 Accord V6 specifies regular fuel, not premium. John >>>>>>>>>> "aljudy" <nowhere@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:JMqVc.1018$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.  SignatureDisclaimer: This post is solely an individual opinion and does not speak on behalf of any organization. Honda engins will adjust the firing interval to the grade. It works well with all grades. > "John Horner" <jthorner@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:wlrVc.766 > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > well, in any case, trying premium gas wouldn't hurt, and it would be a cheap > test. > "John Horner" <jthorner@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:wlrVc.766 > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > well, in any case, trying premium gas wouldn't hurt, and it would be a cheap > test. its known that the V6 gets a few more horses when high octane is used. google for it, check google groups, or whatever. it was a direct "off the record" quote from honda engineers. theres a link to the site, but i have no clue what it is. i HAVE read the article, at least twice. $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 > 2004 Honda Accord EX > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Thanks. > $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 > > $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. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > 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 > 2004 Honda Accord EX > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > 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. 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 > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > 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. e52.meyer0SPAM@ieee.org (E. Meyer) wrote: >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. Doesn't the manufacturer reimburse the dealer for warranty repairs? Speaking of hefty up front fees, I just encountered a classic example of that. A neighbor recommended I take my car to the local AAMCO to diagnose a problem I'm having with my Infiniti G20T. The owner is in his business group. I called and was told they had a $78. diagnosis fee that applies to any work done. My husband quickly pointed out how that marries you to the place for the work. When they called back to find out why I didn't show up, I told them I took it to Jerry's Transmission and got a free diagnosis. They responded by saying, "They don't have the reputation that we do." He's meaning it one way, and I'm KNOWING it's the other. > > e52.meyer0SPAM@ieee.org (E. Meyer) [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > by saying, "They don't have the reputation that we do." He's meaning it > one way, and I'm KNOWING it's the other. i love their commercials... "half of all cars that come here dont need a new transmission" well, umm... that insinuates that they think half do. and without even looking at it! e52.meyer0SPAM@ieee.org (E. Meyer) wrote: >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. Doesn't the manufacturer reimburse the dealer for warranty repairs? Speaking of hefty up front fees, I just encountered a classic example of that. A neighbor recommended I take my car to the local AAMCO to diagnose a problem I'm having with my Infiniti G20T. The owner is in his business group. I called and was told they had a $78. diagnosis fee that applies to any work done. My husband quickly pointed out how that marries you to the place for the work. What is stopping you from taking your diagnosis elsewhere? stevebigelowXXX@rogers.com (Steve Bigelow) wrote; >>I take my car to the local AAMCO to >>diagnose a problem I'm having with my [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >>pointed out how that marries you to the >>place for the work. >What is stopping you from taking your >diagnosis elsewhere? Nothing. That's exactly what I did and it was a free diagnosis. stevebigelowXXX@rogers.com (Steve Bigelow) wrote; >>I take my car to the local AAMCO to >>diagnose a problem I'm having with my [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >>pointed out how that marries you to the >>place for the work. >What is stopping you from taking your >diagnosis elsewhere? >Nothing. That's exactly what I did and it was a free diagnosis. That's not what I meant. stevebigelowXXX@rogers.com (Steve Bigelow) wrote: >>What is stopping you from taking your >>diagnosis elsewhere? >Nothing. That's exactly what I did and it >was a free diagnosis. >>That's not what I meant. It took me a minute to figure out what you *did* mean....If I paid the $78. to diagnose the problem and AAMCO applies that $78. to the work that's needed, it wouldn't be cost effective to pay them $78. and then go somewhere else and pay full pop for the work, as I doubt the new place would feel sorry for my $78. investment at AAMCO and apply it towards their bill. Hence, my "married to them" for the service comment. > Speaking of hefty up front fees, I just encountered a classic example of > that. A neighbor recommended I take my car to the local AAMCO to [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > What is stopping you from taking your diagnosis elsewhere? you actually went to Automatics Always Must Come Out? haven't heard any good stories about them. Chip chip@chipanddebby.com (Chip Stein) wrote: >you actually went to Automatics >Always Must Come Out? haven't heard >any good stories about them. Ha! Good one. Nope. Didn't go as that fee turned me off. |
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