My Accord has sat in my unheated garage for about a month. After sitting this long, I decided to take her out for spin yesterday to do some shopping.
Upon starting the car, there was a metallic rattle that lasted for about 1 second. Then went away. Drove the car all over. Started it 10 times that day, never heard it again.
After searching online, it appears that many 2008 and 2009 Accords suffer from very similar issues. The cause of the problem is a failed/failing VTC Actuator. There are videos on Youtube that record this sound, and mine sounded pretty similar to theirs.
I see nothing about 2010 Accords having this problem. But I see some CRV owners complaining about this in 2011 and 2012 vehicles.
Should I be worried or could this becaused by the car sitting for a long time and all the oil draining back to the pan? I don't know. Just an idea. Its gonna get cold here again this week. I'll take the car back out and see if it happens again.
I just didn't know if this was common with Hondas or if any other Honda owners from 2010--2013 seem to experience this as well.
Upon starting the car, there was a metallic rattle that lasted for about 1 second. Then went away. Drove the car all over. Started it 10 times that day, never heard it again.
After searching online, it appears that many 2008 and 2009 Accords suffer from very similar issues. The cause of the problem is a failed/failing VTC Actuator. There are videos on Youtube that record this sound, and mine sounded pretty similar to theirs.
I see nothing about 2010 Accords having this problem. But I see some CRV owners complaining about this in 2011 and 2012 vehicles.
Should I be worried or could this becaused by the car sitting for a long time and all the oil draining back to the pan? I don't know. Just an idea. Its gonna get cold here again this week. I'll take the car back out and see if it happens again.
I just didn't know if this was common with Hondas or if any other Honda owners from 2010--2013 seem to experience this as well.