Hello everyone,
I bought a brand new Honda Accord 2018 Sport 2.0T about a month ago. First off, I love the car - the way it drives, the way it looks, I am having a ton of fun with this car. However, I have run into an issue that is bothering me and I have gotten no resolution from the dealership or Honda corporate.
When the car is idled while in gear such as stopped at a red light, the hood/engine starts vibrating. The vibration is observed with both ac on and off. The vibration is very moderate to nonexistent when the engine is cold. On a hot day and having driven it for a bit, the vibration gets almost violent. I have brought it into the dealership, they have acknowledged the issue and looked through everything top to bottom, according to them everything is in pristine condition. They brought another car off the lot and they are seeing the same vibration. I went to a different dealership to test drive a sport 2.0T and I see the same vibration. I raised the issue with Honda corporate hoping they could get some engineering resources to look at the car but they are siding with the dealership and the official diagnosis is "normal by comparison".
Fellow 2.0T drivers - are you seeing this same vibration? Is a vibration while idled in gear cause for long term mechanical integrity/safety concern? Is this a lemon? Do I escalate legally?
I bought a brand new Honda Accord 2018 Sport 2.0T about a month ago. First off, I love the car - the way it drives, the way it looks, I am having a ton of fun with this car. However, I have run into an issue that is bothering me and I have gotten no resolution from the dealership or Honda corporate.
When the car is idled while in gear such as stopped at a red light, the hood/engine starts vibrating. The vibration is observed with both ac on and off. The vibration is very moderate to nonexistent when the engine is cold. On a hot day and having driven it for a bit, the vibration gets almost violent. I have brought it into the dealership, they have acknowledged the issue and looked through everything top to bottom, according to them everything is in pristine condition. They brought another car off the lot and they are seeing the same vibration. I went to a different dealership to test drive a sport 2.0T and I see the same vibration. I raised the issue with Honda corporate hoping they could get some engineering resources to look at the car but they are siding with the dealership and the official diagnosis is "normal by comparison".
Fellow 2.0T drivers - are you seeing this same vibration? Is a vibration while idled in gear cause for long term mechanical integrity/safety concern? Is this a lemon? Do I escalate legally?