Normally, I'd agree. But, we are on the third year of the 8th Gen models and they still have major brake problems. Honda knows there is a problem but they keep selling them to unsuspecting customers. I bought my Accord because Honda was known for reliability and the Accord was an established model (mines an '09). Up until now, I didn't realize Clutch problems - FIXED. 2007 Accord EX 2.4. 325,500 total miles. Clutch is original. Clutch master replaced at 165k and again at 230k AND 265k. Slave was never replaced until this past Saturday, and I'll explain more on that. For the past 50k miles (probably even a bit before the last clutch master) it seems the clutch never fully disengages 4563 posts · Joined 2006. #6 · Feb 19, 2020. Put the good bulb in the other side so you can know if it's the bulb or fuse. You should be able to see though once you have the bulb out. If it's not the bulb do the same thing for the fuse. Should be in the under hood fuse box. Your issue is most likely the bulb though. Deity. 2353 posts · Joined 2011. #11 · Jan 31, 2011. Put some sticky-tac on the end of a cuetip, (make sure you remove as much cotton as possible) and stick it in< and take it out, if that fails, put some glue on the end of the cuetip, (very little amount, dont want it to get inside the aux port), my friend did it, very precise, but risky. Start the engine. Hold the engine speed at 3,000 rpm without load (M/T in neutral, A/T and CVT in P or N) until the radiator fan comes on, or until the engine coolant temperature reaches 194 °F (90 °C). 5. Let the engine idle for about 5 minutes with the throttle fully closed. 710 posts · Joined 2004. #1 · Jul 27, 2005. As the 7th gen Accords get up in years and mileage, just wanted to keep track of any members who have had transmission failures and replacements. We know this was a serious problem on the 6th gen automatics, and there was a recall to modify the trans on the 7th gen early models. aTnyG. Transmission failure. By far, the biggest problem consumers face with older Honda Accords, particularly the seventh generation, has been transmission failure. There were more than 3,000 complaints and 24 recalls for the 2003 models and over a thousand complaints and 21 recalls for the 2004 models . greg1c. 5863 posts · Joined 2013. #2 · Jul 7, 2021. If those catalytic converters are bad you will have either a P0420 or P0421 code or both. The 3rd catalytic converter has no sensor to tell if that converter Is bad. The 3rd catalytic converter goes bad all the time. Sent from my Pixel 5 using Tapatalk. Once you have your stock radio off, remove the (4) screws that hold the radio. There are (2) on each side. Remove the (2) screws on the back of the radio. Remove the (8) screws that holds the heat sink together. Flip the radio to its front side, and remove the (2) screws. Pry open the bottom cover carefully. Honda Accord Generations. The Accord has 7 generations available in North American markets. A generation is a group of model years where few, if any, changes were made to the vehicle which means their model years tend to break in similar ways. The 7th generation (2003—2007) has been the least reliable. Back to Accord Overview. The tensioner on my nephews 2007 honda accord is starting to fail. When the radiator fan turns on the tensioner starts making noise and has slight movement (back & forth). In the past it didn't do this, now it does. He has 151,000 miles with the original tensioner & serpentine belt. Bought the more expensive honda oem tensioner (31770-PNA-023 Deity. 2353 posts · Joined 2011. #11 · Jan 31, 2011. Put some sticky-tac on the end of a cuetip, (make sure you remove as much cotton as possible) and stick it in< and take it out, if that fails, put some glue on the end of the cuetip, (very little amount, dont want it to get inside the aux port), my friend did it, very precise, but risky.

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