'09 Honda Acord Euro

[Luke3000]

Hi all, my mum has just purchased an '09 Honda Accord Euro Luxury Auto. We have had it for 5 months now and noticed that it was starting to make a pinging noise, from the engine. We took it in for its 10000 service and had a list of problems,

-engine pinging
-handbrake loose
-rattles in various locations over boot
-ignition when turned to the on position is in drive and park at the same time
-memory seating randomly doesnt work sometimes.

My Dad took it in and asked to speak with someone about it. He spoke to a mechanic and said we have changed petrol and run it on standard fuel, e10, and premium but it still pings.
He said oh ok oum well we have been having a problem with this new model, the car is not firing when the piston is in the right spot. He explained that the valves timing may be slightly wrong as well as the computer not picking up the fuel octane. He assured us that it wont do long term damage and says oh you can keep driving it, we will ring you when we get an answer from Japan.
My dad asked so how many cars have this problem and the mechanic says only four. My dad said in the state? the country?
he replied oh no in this dealership and thats all we know about.
The dealership is not very big and would have sold no more than 20 cars.

We asked about the other problems and he said " We think we have fixed the rattles above the boot, we cant fix the problem with the car being in drive and park in the on position, decides it's not that big an issue. I ordered a new handbrake assembly for it and we will notify you to recall the car if we can fix the engine".

My Dad walked away with a bee in his bonnet and also gobsmacked that a company known for their quality and reliability amongst sorts, would respond to relatively major problems in such an unprofessional way, but then again that was only the dealership.
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wil keep you notified on what happens with it.