My major complaint is rattles. It had a rattle in the trunk, a noisy sun visor and now a door buzz. The dealer, after three attempts, repaired the first two. The third has been elusive.
Engine performance and handling qualities are superb. The V6 is smooth, quiet and responsive.
However, when needing immediate power, the automatic transmission hesitates as if trying to decide whether to downshift. Once it makes up its mind, hold on tight.
I hear a lot of road noise, a howl which sounds like noisy tires. Either I'm spoiled from having had a Mercedes for 13 years, or the Honda is less well insulated, or, my real suspicion, the Bridgestone tires are noisy.
My 2004 Accord V6 is running well, apart from some minor rattles, as is evidenced from other owners. The annoying door rattle was fixed last week after 10K, including alignment of the same drivers door, which stuck out. Slight rattle in passenger vent was lubricated and loose vent slat was replaced. Still slight rattle from vent. Glovebox buzzes on some harsh surfaces, but only occasionally. Finally CD seemed to cut out after 20 minutes on some CD - but this seems to be ones recorded on computer. Will keep an eye on CD. Otherwise it's a great car and no other issues.
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