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Is the vibration hum common with new RLs?
Mike
Thanks
Kris
I'm afraid that isn't my experience. If the control is on the right side, I see the right curb as the mirror tilts - same with the left side. At dead center, neither mirror tilts when in reverse. An anomoly, perhaps, but dems my facts. I'll inquire when I go in for my first upgrade at 10K.
Otherwise, I haven't encountered a single problem with anything electrical except that the Nav system has misdirected me twice, therefore always under suspicion.
The RL has behaved beautifully - smooth and wonderful!!
George
The Owner's Manual advises you to set the switch in the center position to avoid accidentally moving the mirrors out of adjustment. However, it goes on to say that the automatic pivoting of the mirror to assist in parking only works if the selector switch is set on one mirror or the other. (Page 123 of the Owner's Manual.)
Does anyone have any suggestions on how I can verify that the problem was corrected? Also, has anyone purchased a car that has gone through a buyback scenario? Anything that I should look out for?
They will tell you the A pillar need silicon lube however dash needs to be taken apart and harness fixed.
Make sure the dealer has the $1 clip in stock otherwise its a 3-4 day way for the part to arrive.
dealer can't find problem.
thanks
In my experience, both the manual and common sense are correct in this case. Logic says your service guy couldn't possibly be correct - what value would the system have if it only recognized the last driver, not the current driver! I've had a couple of instances where it didn't recognize the correct remote, but 99% of the time it's fine. I believe there is a procedure whereby you pair each remote separately so the system knows which is which. You may need to do that procedure again.
I am having the exact same problem at the same RPMs. Dropped off my 05 today. They called me this afternoon and said the tech heard it. The tech also drove an 06, and heard it on that one too. They weren't sure what to do...and basically chalked it up to being a normal noise of the car. So I called Acura Customer Care and they said I should go back and ride with the tech (as these noises are very subjective) and perhaps have them call the tech support line at Acura. Thus, I suppose I too will have to go back one or two more times.
And on top of that, when I picked up the keys and the invoice, it said they washed it and they had not. No chance to provide them feedfback as I picked it up at closing.
Love the car, but this hum/vibration is loud and annoying.
but the bottom line is it's there only under load (in gear) and goes from 1500 to 1700 rpm. in any gear independant of speed and doesn' occur when you shift to neutral. I've about convinced myself it's due to a throaty exhaust that has a mild vibration. It is noticable as a vibration in the steering wheel and the gas pedal only, no noticable noise. I'll have my dealer look at it but my guess is it's normal and I can probably lve with it as the car is so good otherwise especially after my three E Classes spending so much time in the shop!!
I checked, and you're correct. However, the logic still escapes me. If there's a dilemma when both remotes are present, what difference is there as to whether the car is locked or unlocked?
Only if the driver is the first to the door. If the passenger has a key fob and unlocks their door first, that sets the driver incorrectly.
Only if the driver is the first to the door. If the passenger has a key fob and unlocks their door first, that sets the driver incorrectly. I have friends who both have key fobs. They park in their driveway and always lock their car. As they come out the front door, he always hangs behind and locks the door. As a result, she generally gets to her door first. It took them a while to figure out why the settings were always her settings, not his.
1) Wait for the driver's door to be opened, it will be rare that someone will enter through the passenger door and climb over the center console to drive.
or
2) Default to driver #1 when both are present.
Option #1 makes the most sense and shouldn't be that difficult.
I'll do you one better. Put the receiver in the driver's door or under the driver's seat (just somewhere in the driver cockpit) and whichever fob has the closer proximity "wins."
Still love the car and realize after I drove a loaner TL for a week how much better the RL is vs the TL.
I am now having severe "creaking" from my seat. I'm not a 180 lb small guy, but it's kind of annoying as well - haven't decided if I want to push the issue with the dealer on this as well, cuz I'm hoping it's just the seat breaking in...anyone have thoughts on this? :confuse:
Solution: on the passenger side, hold the window button down for 5 seconds and release. Then hold the window button up for 5 seconds. This supposedly reprograms the window and gets it back in sync.
Has anyone else experienced this problem?
Question on the '05 has there been a fix for the car beeping when you turn it off warning you the lights are on, even though they are set to auto?
Is the car worth $49K or should I go elsewhere. My Acura dealer is about 90 miles away, so I can't just jump in the car and go complain when I have problems.
Len
As far as I know, there has been no fix for this. One person posted that they'd been told that no fix was even in the works. Too bad, since it is annoying in an otherwise great car.
Even though I love my RL, I'm not sure I'd buy any car if the closest dealer was 90 miles away, unless the only closer dealers handled brands I'd never consider. Is there at least a Honda dealership closer? If so, that isn't so bad since they should be able to take care of most problems.
Len
P.S. - I'd stop pressuring Acura on this issue in exchange for a "AUTO mode headlight chime" fix!!!
Above the center stack there is a light that will light up stating that the passenger airbag is off. This light only lights up when its off. That will also prompt a message on your LCD screen. These are actually service messages for your dealer, once that message appears because the passenger seat airbag turns off, that message stays on until you delete it. It will even pop up on the screen when the airbag is actually activated. My dealer told my the true way to check to see if the airbag was activated or not was to check that light on the center stack.
All those messages are just maintenence minders and they won't go away until you or the dealer delete them. Hope this helps.
I should have stayed with my LS 400....oh well.
Car has got too many problems at this time. :mad:
I recently purchased a '98 RL. It seems to me that the trans is not locking up to high gear. At 70mph the TAC is at 2500 rpm. That seems high. Also the fuel mileage is very
poor on the highway. Can someone give me something to compare with before I put myself at the mercy of the dealer to have it looked at?
Thanks in advance.
thanks for your time
p.s. love my acura's - 3rd one - if fact, my aunt has my 91 legend
- After they installed the 3 TSBs, on my way home -- I get the “AFS caution”. (Active Front lighting System). This is quite annoying because the “AFS caution” continually flashes/distracts! The only way to get rid of it is to shut off the engine. Not going to happen on a Parkway! Sure, it goes away once you restart the engine. In less then 1 week it has come on 3 times.
- 10 months no problems – Install the 3 TSBs – AFS caution starts acting up? Coincidence? Acura – If you are reading – Please look into this!
- They also needed to replace an XM unit. The Nav traffic quit showing up. (At this point it was NOT an Acura issue.) I needed to "refresh" the unit on the XM web site. I did this 3 times. The XM radio stations worked fine – Just not the NavTraffic. I called XMRadio (1-800-XMRADIO). They needed to let their systems know that my new unit should get the XMTraffic information. Problem solved!