Who is trashing Honda? Certainly not me. If you actually read my
posts you will see that I love the car.

Dick

On Thu, 3 Feb 2005 18:07:45 +0000 (UTC), Timothy Kong
> wrote:

>Our '04 Accord makes a crunching sound when going over speedbumps. The
>dealer says it's a leaking strut and will be replaced. The sound started
>when the car was a few months old. Everything else about the car was great.
>Can you trash Honda quality because of one bad part?
>
>Tim
>
>:>>Our 2003 EX V-6 has been flawless for 30,000 miles. No, take that
>:>>back. Did have a right-rear strut replaced under warranty last year.
>:>>It started leaking. Transmission is as good or better than any car we
>:>>have ever owned, including Mercedes. Love the car.
>:>
>:>Oh yeah, that reminds me. I did have something replaced under warranty
>:>on the front end, some kind of stabilizer bar that was worn and caused
>:>a clunking noise. I was wondering if this represented a trend in lower
>:>quality for the Accords, or if I just got unlucky with my 2002...
>
>: I have seen no essential difference in quality between our '99, which
>: never went back for repair, and our '03 which went back once. Both
>: great cars. The '03 is just a lot "greater." :-)
>
>: Dick