Hello,

I'm new to the forum, and wanted to ask a question about what sounds like a valve rattling noise that I'm hearing. I own a 2005 Honda Accord V6 LX SE AT. Does anyone else have a 2005 with a similar problem?

I hear it on my Accord when the engine is cold between 2000 and 3000 RPM. Once the engine warms up, after about 10 minutes, the rattling goes away and everything is nice and quite. Currently I have slightly less than 19,000 miles on the car, and I began noticing the noise around 15,000 miles.

The main reason I'm asking the question is I've taken the car to 3 different dealers. One of them wouldn't admit to anything or that they even heard the noise. The second one said that Honda is using less aluminum in the I Block than previous models and offered to give me special consideration regarding the issue if anything were to happen to the engine beyond the warranty. The third dealer said the noise is inherent in the model and it's realated to the shape of the pistons so there isn't much they can do.

I've contacted Honda Customer relations regarding the issue, but they weren't very helpful.

Has anyone been to the dealer about this, and if so what did they tell you? I would greatly appricieate any help anyone can give.

Thanks for your time!

 

ask the dealer to have you listen 1 of their 2005 used car from the lot ,,,make sure to have the service manager go with you,,, if there is no noise on the car from the used lot .....

..well i am sure you will know what to do then ( have them fix it )