Honda City

[practical]

Hi everyone,

I just got a 2006 Honda City 1.3 CVT. Overall, I am quite satisfied with the car. Mileage is around 12km per liter using Shell Super Unleaded. I don't go out of town so the figure is purely city driving. I really like the CVT transmission as it is very smooth. Torque for a 1.3 liter car is surprisingly good. Interior space is very good compared to Vios.

Now for the bad news. The dashboard keeps on vibrating - giving off this rattling sound that is driving me nuts. Honda Casa took the car for 4 days to fix the problem - they pulled down the dashboard but couldn't find the source of the rattling sound so they just placed added insulation.

After getting the car back - for the first 2 days no rattling sound. But on the 3rd day, the rattling sound is back.

Have other Honda City owners experienced this? What did you do about it? Can this be solved?

Thanks for your comments.

[Psylocke]

Hi everyone,

I just got a 2006 Honda City 1.3 CVT. Overall, I am quite satisfied with the car. Mileage is around 12km per liter using Shell Super Unleaded. I don't go out of town so the figure is purely city driving. I really like the CVT transmission as it is very smooth. Torque for a 1.3 liter car is surprisingly good. Interior space is very good compared to Vios.

Now for the bad news. The dashboard keeps on vibrating - giving off this rattling sound that is driving me nuts. Honda Casa took the car for 4 days to fix the problem - they pulled down the dashboard but couldn't find the source of the rattling sound so they just placed added insulation.

After getting the car back - for the first 2 days no rattling sound. But on the 3rd day, the rattling sound is back.

Have other Honda City owners experienced this? What did you do about it? Can this be solved?

Thanks for your comments.

I had this too. I was able to fix it by using some zip ties inside the dash. Don't expect Honda to be able to fix it.

Call up Albert Teneros at 1800-1000-HONDA, bug him about this issue.

[practical]

Hi Psylocke,

Thanks for your suggestion. Can you explain more on zip ties? What are these, where can I buy it and how do I go about using it?

Is Mr. Albert Teneros connected with Honda Cars Philippines?


Thanks

[Psylocke]

Yes Albert Teneros is with honda. Call him up and make them aware that you have this issue.

Search google for "zip ties".

The fix isn't easy to describe with words alone. If you have time to drive up here to Tarlac I'll show you how :D

[ericksond]

The DSi stick M/T version does not seem to have this issue. Or is it just mine?

[[Z]ippo]

*practical
What Honda CASA is this.

[matty]

I have the same problem with my 2006 1.5 A/T city. Already mentioned it to Honda Makati during my first 1,000km check up. They wanted to remove the dashboard. I said no. I'm afraid baka hindi nila magawa at hindi na maibalik ng maayos. The sound is really annoying. Does it come from the center just on top of the aircon in the middle? Although minsan wala yung sound, but most of the time meron. I think maluwag yung dashboard mismo kasi when I try to put pressure on it nawawala. Bad trip lang nga talaga.

[zechs]

pag vtec city, make them check the airbag mechanism sa steering wheel. from other vtec users of city and jazz, ito yung problem eh..

[OTEP]

What did you zip tie? hehehe. Wires ba?

[Psylocke]

What did you zip tie? hehehe. Wires ba?

The dash's lip ziptied so it grabs the stud firmly.

[3ple4]

I also have the same problem... may rattling sound sa may dashboard area. I asked the service supervisor about this during the 1,000 km checkup in Honda Manila and sabi niya that they have encountered similar problems with other Cities. It will take 2-3 days daw kasi sa insulationa daw yung problema so sabi ko next time na lang. But until now, di ko pa pinapagawa. Tinatamad ako na dalhin tsaka ok lang naman sa akin yung rattling sound, nasanay na ako tsaka minsan naman wala yung rattling sound.

[pitbullz]

hmmmm....for my next car,aalisin ko na yun honda sa list ng brands na pagiisipan ko.

by the way, isnt the blistering of the paint a problem too in the jazz? where in volcanic ash got mixed up with the primer/paint?

[karlbo]

Hi everyone,

I just got a 2006 Honda City 1.3 CVT. Overall, I am quite satisfied with the car. Mileage is around 12km per liter using Shell Super Unleaded. I don't go out of town so the figure is purely city driving. I really like the CVT transmission as it is very smooth. Torque for a 1.3 liter car is surprisingly good. Interior space is very good compared to Vios.

Now for the bad news. The dashboard keeps on vibrating - giving off this rattling sound that is driving me nuts. Honda Casa took the car for 4 days to fix the problem - they pulled down the dashboard but couldn't find the source of the rattling sound so they just placed added insulation.

After getting the car back - for the first 2 days no rattling sound. But on the 3rd day, the rattling sound is back.

Have other Honda City owners experienced this? What did you do about it? Can this be solved?

Thanks for your comments.

same problem with CLAVEL thats why he is selling his City... But mine doesnt have any problems like this one... its been a year but i dont hear any problems with the dashboard... so i guess im lucky (just like what mon told me)

by the way... i got the mT so probably hindi apektado

[jeff]

hmmmm....for my next car,aalisin ko na yun honda sa list ng brands na pagiisipan ko.

by the way, isnt the blistering of the paint a problem too in the jazz? where in volcanic ash got mixed up with the primer/paint?

can anyone confirm this? and may nabalita na rin bang lemon na jazz?

[CVT]

can anyone confirm this? and may nabalita na rin bang lemon na jazz?

So far okay pa naman ang aming Jazz. It's still a CVT-pleasure to drive.

I share the same opinion with a couple of our friends who own the same model/config.