Greetings all! We purchased a 2007 Accord EX coupe (V-6) this year as a used car with less than 2k miles on it back in February. The one feature that is just driving me nuts is the ride quality and had I driven it on a long trip before buying it I'm sure I would not have. The ride is just so jarring at times! At highway speeds on uneven roads, my teeth practically chatter. I have a '97 BMW 328is with a sport suspension and a Toyota Sequoia, and the ride in both of these is far more comfortable on the highway.

I guess my question is whether this is normal function for the coupe? Do they all suffer from highway chop like mine?? Or, do I have a possible problem? I keep the air pressure in the tires (MXM4 215/50/17) at the recommended pressure and don't know what to think of this problem. If not for this, I would love to keep this as a car for longer trips but right now it just ain't cutting it.

Any suggestions?? Is this normal function for the coupe (with this rim/tire combo) or is this something that I should be discussing with the dealer when it goes in for service this week??

Thanks,

FrankieD

 

sounds like something wrong w/ ur tires. get ur tires checkd at a local tire shop for free.

 

Check your tire pressure according to the sticker located in the jam of the driver’s side door. Do NOT adjust the tires pressure according to the pressure given on the tire. That is the max tire pressure the tire can withstand.

I rented a car earlier this year and was experiencing the same symptoms you have. The sticker called for 30 PSI for all 4 tires. Tire pressure was over 60 in the front and 45 in the rear

Adjusted the tire pressure according to spec and the problem was gone.

 

I have always maintained the pressure per the figures listed on the door..

 

Play with the tire pressure

 

Have your shocks checked. They don't ALWAYS go soft when they're bad. Occasionally they get hard. But it's awful early for that to happen. Warranty? Drive a loaner to compare??

 

My sister just bought an 03 accord sedan and an 04 camry yesterday and i drove both today. The accord has a really tight suspension for a 4 door i thought and if I'm not mistaken, the coupe has an even stiffer suspension.
After the accord, going str8 into the camry, the camry's suspension feels like shit. way too soft, doesn't bode well for emergency handling... it's smooth alright though but i don't like it @ all

 

Do you get vibration through out the speed 0-60,70,80?

Have you checked wheel balancing?

Does it comes from the front end or back or through out the entire body of the car?