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How bad do you define Shitty? I sometimes had trouble shifting to third using the stock trans fluid, but I am using Redline MTL and it's like butta.
HOWEVER, when I am in reverse, it whines like a freaking banshee. Not grinding, just high pitched a little too much for my tastes. Is that normal? Does everyone have it?
it whines in reverse because of the type (spur) of gear in the trans that's used for reverse, all the other gears are helical cut that's why you can't hear them. Spur is loud but it's better for power transfer.
no no i got an idea ill go 73
ur real smart pon55
so knuck if ya buck
__________________ "A B16 is a hard working minority - makes the most of it's time and is very efficient. ... While a B18C is a rich lazy ass white guy, who doesn't have much work to do at all - it's all done for him."-Katman
My 04 is only a month old and the driver seat is rocking, never had that problem in my 02.
__________________ Traded 2002 Civic Lx Coupe Red
Traded 2004 Civic Ex Coupe in Magnesium
Missing the 2004 Jeep Wrangler X Silver OlllllllO
and missing the 1994 Accord Lx Coupe
97 Civic Dx Coupe w/99-00 Front, Pure Linen White
90 Civic Hatch Rockin' the 4 speed! Multicolor(for now)
3 cars I miss the most 04 civ ex, 94 2 dr accord lx, and 04 jeep wrangler... someday, they'll all be mine again
Rattles in roof panel, doors and rear deck, leaky sunroof, squeaky clutch pedal, rough idle, and is now at the dealer having a new clutch, pressure plate, and throwout bearing installed. Oh yeah, I only got 30K on it. Unfortunately I don't fall into my states Lemon Laws.
Rear deck still a pain, my glove box makes to much noise cause the car is slammed. Also my automatic door lock when I press the button makes a weird noise now!!!
The only problem I experienced in my '04 coupe was the squeaky clutch pedal, but that went away after about 1000 miles due to the fact that it was brand new and needed breaking in...the car now has about 2500 miles on it, and not a thing wrong....about the wind and road noises....guys, that is all in every one of the consumer reviews about these cars...the car is not sound proofed like a Mercedes or Jaguar, or a BMW...you're gonna get road noise....it's normal. After all, for under 20k, you have to expect some road noise...as far as the warping on the sunroof panel...are you leaving it in the vent position when it rains or there is high humidity for long periods of time? That will cause anything that is composite material with cloth on it to warp...it's just physics!!! Previous to this Honda, I've owned a '92 Accord LX, a '91 Accord EX, an 83 Civic Sedan, and an '89 Accord SE...they all had trim problems after a while in some way shape or form...so I would say that every model year will have its glitches....a lucky few will never have problems, and some will...and of course, all of these previous Hondas had the typical 90k mile water pump problem...I'm hoping Honda has seen fit to fix this problem, although that's typical for just about any car for that mileage, give or take 10 or 20k miles on the clock....
In my opinion, Hondas remain some of the best cars made FOR THE MONEY...and as far as reliability and resale, they are hard to beat (with the exception of Toyota)....I've owned my fair share of domestic autos too....and I would say that I've had much more problems quality and control wise with those than any Honda I've ever owned...just my 2 and a half cents is all. Take it for what it's worth.
.....but still, if these things happen under full warranty, then there shouldn't be that much complaining, especially if it's being fixed for free. Rule of thumb for me, generally, is to get rid of a car once it's reached its warranty expiration, unless it's worth keeping and extending with an aftermarket warranty.
__________________ 2004 Nighthawk Black Pearl EX Coupe-M5-Debadged-Otherwise Stock for Now---installing by Xmas>>Hayame's V2 Coilovers and 17" Wheels and Tires-DC TCS Exhaust soon to follow...I think that will do it for now
2005 Nighthawk Black Pearl CR-V EX-M5-Stock as Hell-The Wife's Whip
The only problem I experienced in my '04 coupe was the squeaky clutch pedal, but that went away after about 1000 miles due to the fact that it was brand new and needed breaking in...the car now has about 2500 miles on it, and not a thing wrong....about the wind and road noises....guys, that is all in every one of the consumer reviews about these cars...the car is not sound proofed like a Mercedes or Jaguar, or a BMW...you're gonna get road noise....it's normal. After all, for under 20k, you have to expect some road noise...as far as the warping on the sunroof panel...are you leaving it in the vent position when it rains or there is high humidity for long periods of time? That will cause anything that is composite material with cloth on it to warp...it's just physics!!! Previous to this Honda, I've owned a '92 Accord LX, a '91 Accord EX, an 83 Civic Sedan, and an '89 Accord SE...they all had trim problems after a while in some way shape or form...so I would say that every model year will have its glitches....a lucky few will never have problems, and some will...and of course, all of these previous Hondas had the typical 90k mile water pump problem...I'm hoping Honda has seen fit to fix this problem, although that's typical for just about any car for that mileage, give or take 10 or 20k miles on the clock....
In my opinion, Hondas remain some of the best cars made FOR THE MONEY...and as far as reliability and resale, they are hard to beat (with the exception of Toyota)....I've owned my fair share of domestic autos too....and I would say that I've had much more problems quality and control wise with those than any Honda I've ever owned...just my 2 and a half cents is all. Take it for what it's worth.
.....but still, if these things happen under full warranty, then there shouldn't be that much complaining, especially if it's being fixed for free. Rule of thumb for me, generally, is to get rid of a car once it's reached its warranty expiration, unless it's worth keeping and extending with an aftermarket warranty.
I bought this Honda because I wanted a car for 200,000 miles, not 36,000. This is my 6th Honda, 4th civic. My other three civics where a '91 LX, '94 DX, and a '96 EX. Of all of the civics, my '03 seems to be the most poorly built, and all of the other civics had at least 50K on them before I got them, on even had 225K. The road noise has gone up (which isn't big concern for me), my seat wobbles (fixed it thoguh), my clutch squeaks, the seat belts don't retract, and my e brake line was loose, I've only got 24,000 miles now and IMO this just isn't as good of quality. Not to mention how hefty the civics have become. My '03 EX weighs in at almost 2,900 lbs, that's only 100 lbs lighter than my old '94 5.0 Mustang. It also seems to be the slowest of my civics, but that's just my butt dyno talking, so I won't really harp on that. Don't get me wrong though, it's still a good car, even if Honda quality drops a little, it's still better than my gf's previous Escort ZX2 (she now has an '04 civic EX). ON anouther note, you say you have an '04, since I have both an '03 and '04 in my driveway, I've noticed something, a lot of these little things we are complaing about are gone in the '04. If you don't believe me, take a looks at the TSB for the 2 years. the '03 has 25-30, the '04 had 2 I think. Just my opion.
Civic minded old man/ low-loud-loven it!
Previous to this Honda, I've owned a '92 Accord LX, a '91 Accord EX, an 83 Civic Sedan, and an '89 Accord SE...they all had trim problems after a while in some way shape or form...so I would say that every model year will have its glitches....a lucky few will never have problems, and some will...and of course, all of these previous Hondas had the typical 90k mile water pump problem...I'm hoping Honda has seen fit to fix this problem, although that's typical for just about any car for that mileage, give or take 10 or 20k miles on the clock....
