2004 Honda Accord LX review from North America

I had my Accord Coupe for only a few weeks before the interior rattles began. A few months later the A/C began clunking when I turned it on, so I brought it to the dealership... They said there was nothing wrong. Now there's a grinding noise when I switch the fan from blowing on the floor to defrost (or any other setting for that matter). Not only that, but little things have gone wrong too: The passenger-side interior door handle is peeling from the door, which looks bad, but doesn't feel like it's going to break much more. That and the paint chips/scratches very easily (it's pearl gray).

I've called Honda and explained these things along with some other problem I had specific to the dealer where I bought my car. The only response I got was a Honda survey in the mail. I filled out the survey and reiterated my problems, but never head a thing since. It's too bad that a company seems not to care much about their customers.

Overall, it's a good car despite the problems, I'm not too disappointed in my decision to by an Accord. The 5-speed manual is slick. The engine is very smooth for a 4-cylinder and felt more powerful than the Camry, Mazda 6 or the Nissan Altima. The car has good ergonomics, plenty of room and is fairly nice to look at (the coupe anyway). One other issue I have is that the slightly harsh ride along w/thin padding on the seats does make long trips kind of rough.