I have had the car into the dealership 4 times for this problem. The most recent visit they said it was the air bag mechanism rubbing on the steering column. It is making the noise again and I will be back at the dealership next Saturday. My question is: Why can't they figure out what is going on with the car? Is this problem a danger? Even if it isn't dangerous, it certainly is annoying.

Honda has always had an attitude, but now it is exceeded only by their decreasing quality. They acknowledge the problem, know it is an issue, but refuse to provide a fix. Will this be the next big safety issue? I hope not. This is my wife's car and I plan to dump this piece of crap ASAP. My advice, if you want a vanilla car, that you can rely on the company to back... buy something else. Honda will leave you high and dry once they get your money.