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Old Jan 17, 2007 | 12:39 PM
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My car has begun horribly vibrating at high-way speeds as of late. When doing ~60-70 mph, my car feels like I'm driving over a very bumpy road. I checked for a loose wheel, snow packed on my tire/mud guards, nothing. The dealer isn't going to be able to look at it for two days, and my brother-in-law has my accord, so it looks like I'm gonna be riding with the wife for the next few days.

Anyone experience any problems like this? The dealer simply dismissed me as being too un-intelligent to find some packed snow on the tires, but after looking it over, he took it in.
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Old Jan 17, 2007 | 12:45 PM
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They they check wheel balance?

Ive got a wheel balance prob @ hwy speeds again......
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Old Jan 17, 2007 | 01:32 PM
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The dealership either needs to get it looked at more quickly or get you in a rental car. They cant just put you out of a car for any period of time.

Warranty.
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Old Jan 17, 2007 | 01:40 PM
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Sounds like it could be an alignment issue or as mentioned above a wheel balance issue. Have you switched wheels recently or put on a suspension?
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Old Jan 17, 2007 | 03:28 PM
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Yea, when they fixed my rear deck, they gave me a rental. It was a POS Kia but atleast it was a car. Unless it's your fault you should definitely get a rental.
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Old Jan 17, 2007 | 07:34 PM
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Nope no mods of any kind, completely stock. When I asked about the rental car, they told me that I wasn't going to be out of a car for long enough =/ And then they pointed out that they had no kind of car set up for that. Kinda BS if you ask me, but this dealership has been toying with me ever since they refused to back down from the $18,100 pricetag of the LX, no haggling =/
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Old Jan 17, 2007 | 07:38 PM
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damn man... 18,100 for an lx... damn! are there any other dealers in ur area u could take it to? warranty works at any dealer
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Old Jan 17, 2007 | 07:56 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 95turbodteg &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">are there any other dealers in ur area u could take it to? warranty works at any dealer</TD></TR></TABLE>

^^What he said, the dealership is there to serve you, not the other way around. Also call Honda corporate and let them know.

Jon
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Old Jan 18, 2007 | 05:04 AM
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yeah you should definitely demand a rental...
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Old Jan 18, 2007 | 07:32 AM
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Bent Rim.?????
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Old Jan 18, 2007 | 08:58 AM
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The wheel isn't the problem. I figured this out when driving it to the dealer.. I was on the highway going about 70 MPH, and for a good two minutes nothing happened. Then, quite randomly, my car starts shaking, horrifically I might add. I can't imagine it would be the wheel, or else it would be a continuous shaking. I tried calling the dealer today but they kept trying to transfer me to different areas until I finally gave up.
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Old Jan 18, 2007 | 09:58 AM
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what is "my car shakes"

whole car? wheel? steering wheel?
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Old Jan 18, 2007 | 11:12 AM
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maybe it was just the road
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Old Jan 19, 2007 | 12:45 AM
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Damn $18100 for an lx. We just paid $17500 for an 07 EX.
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Old Jan 19, 2007 | 02:22 AM
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Keep calling the dealer over and over. Eventually they'll get fed up and get you with the right person to handle your problem instead of playing phone tag.
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