Thursday, June 2, 2011

Where is my 2005 Accord EX V6 vibration coming from?

Ok, so for starters this is NOT your typical %26quot;Oh, its a brake problem%26quot; or %26quot;Oh, you need a wheel balance%26quot; vibration - kinda tired of seeing those posts with only those solutions.



My car has several mechanics stumped: Honda dealer, Sears, and another auto shop all can't figure it out.



So, of course we did the obvious least expensive fixes first: balance, alignment, changed tires (twice), and checked rims - they are not bent. Then used a device called %26quot;chassis ears%26quot; which were kind of fun to drive the car with while listening to different parts of the car - but no sound changes when hooked up near the brakes and motor mounts and another part - I forget what it was called %26quot;lower....something%26quot;



Decided to change anyway all the brake pads and rotors and then front axles.

Still, vibration.

Tired and worn out from this. Looked up recalls on 05 Honda Accords and there's several but I don't see how any of them would cause the vibration. There's also no indication of body work from the previous owner (bought from dealer who received the car after a lease was up).



I've heard that automatic transmissions sometimes have these vibrations and the whole thing would need to be changed out if that is the case or it could be the %26quot;harmonic stabilizer%26quot; that's attached to the camshaft. But that hasn't been decided to explore those 2 yet to see if they are the problem. I guess it's a little more expensive to do that.



Oh, and another thing, the vibration comes on stronger with colder outside temperatures (but still is present when it's warm out but less pronounced).

And also, lubing up the metal holders for the brakes (these metal holders clip onto the brakes which clip onto the calipers) helped out too, but only for a half day on a warm day too- so that's why I still thought the brakes might be a problem and changed them out.



Thinking of just trading in for something else, maybe BMW, Lexus, Ford, Mercury or something.

Would I tell the dealer that there's a vibration? Kind of feel I should but....?

Maybe just go back to the original dealer (Herb Chambers) and trade in for one of their cars but I didn't like my auto purchasing experience there with this Honda and don't want to go back to any of them.



Any thoughts on any of this?Where is my 2005 Accord EX V6 vibration coming from?
You need to start with a better description of what the vibration is that you are trying to fix.



1) does the vibration only happen when the car is in motion or do you feel it at stops as well?



2) if only when the car is in motion, at what vehicle speed does the vibration start to come in?



3) at what engine speed does the vibration start to come in?



4) what gear is the transmission in?



5) does the vibration change with vehicle speed, engine speed, or transmission gearing?



6) is the vibration felt on turns, straights, uphills, downhills, or under all conditions at the threshold speed?



7) where do you feel the vibrati0on? In the seats? In the steering wheel? in the accelerator or brake pedal?



8) does the vibration go away when coasting in neutral?



9) is the vibration felt on transmission shifts, or before, or after the transmission shifts? does the intensity change?



10) what is the engine temperature when the vibration occurs? cold, hot or at all temperatures?



11) has the dealer determined the order of the vibration? do they know the resonance of the vibration in Hertz? do they know the amplitude?



12) is there an audible noise with the vibration or is the vibration just felt?



these are only a few of the questions that you need to provide data on before you can expect anyone to narrow down the possibilities. the more information you give the better the chance you have of someone isolating the vibration.



hope that helps.Where is my 2005 Accord EX V6 vibration coming from?
stop going to a dealer first thing most of time of trouble shooting go to a real shop place that works on cars dealership sale cars and only work on new cars where shop repair car every day sorry best bet to find a problem wil be a better shop not a dealershipWhere is my 2005 Accord EX V6 vibration coming from?
It could be a front axle (drive shaft).

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