Hi,

I am a new member. I have a new 2006 EX-L V6 with Nav. I love it. I've had Audi's, Saabs, Buicks, Oldsmobiles, Porsches, VW's, Chrysler's, Dodge's, and more, but I really love this car. The engine sounds like my Audi V8 that I had but the performance is superior. What I really like is that I get better gas mileage than I have with any other car that I've owned, including my Beetle.

The only problem I have is road noise. I know I didn't buy a Lexus. Quite frankly, the Lexus dealer is 50 miles away and when I was there they didn't want to wait on me; so the heck with them. I know our local Honda dealer very well, and have bought cars from their group before. I wanted performance so therefore Honda over Toyota.

Back to the road noise. There is, to me, an excessive amount of road noise, especially apparent when not on a super smooth surface. I am wondering if it is the MXV Michelins or whether I need to add move undercoating or dynamat. Yes, I want to make a Lexus out of my Accord. Why not? It's super enough as is, and for the price, I could afford a little bit to make it quiet.

What can I do?

Thanks!

Phil Williams

 

I recently purchased a 2002 EX, and I also thought the road noise was excessive. I replaced all four tires and checked some other things, this helped a little, but it is still noisey. I have been told by some other Accord owners that their cars are the same way, it must just be the nature of the beast.

 

Hi,

I, too, have been told that it is the nature of the beast. However, I truly feel that this beast can be tamed relatively easily, whether by tire, undercoat or dynamat. I had a 2004 Nissan Murano that I traded for the Accord for two reasons. One, I had transmission problems with the CVT, and two, the interior road noise was excessive, excessive even to my body shop.

I feel the Accord should be fairly easy. The dealer wants to work with me. I'm just looking for the best ways to accomplish it.

Phil Williams

 

Hi,

I, too, have been told that it is the nature of the beast. However, I truly feel that this beast can be tamed relatively easily, whether by tire, undercoat or dynamat. I had a 2004 Nissan Murano that I traded for the Accord for two reasons. One, I had transmission problems with the CVT, and two, the interior road noise was excessive, excessive even to my body shop.

I feel the Accord should be fairly easy. The dealer wants to work with me. I'm just looking for the best ways to accomplish it.

Phil Williams

 

Mine seems to be most noisey in the 40-60mph range, above that it is much less noticeable. I did find a fix for mine though, it's the new Sony stereo that I installed....

 

Please tell us what you decide to do and the reaults...

 

I have had several accord coupes. Tires by far play the biggest role in road noise. I currently have an Acura CL type S (same car) and it isn't nearly as noisy. The noise on the accords seems to come from the REAR tires more than anything else. Placing sound insulation over the wheel wells does go a long way towards making the car quiet.

 

you could always stick a K&N in their and presto no road noise, all engine noise

 

I the exact same problem in my 2005 2.4 ex with sat nav. The sound is mainly comming from the boot. I can't believe Honda spoil a perfectly good car for want of a bit of extra matting. I hear the latest accords have active noise control through the sterio, so recognise the problem and are going to some lengths to solve it. I'm seriously considering doing a DIY matting job over the wheel arches as suggested, it would be nice to hear the radio again!