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2016 Audi A7 3.0T S Line, 2021 Subaru WRX
i took it to the dealer and it they realignd the axles .. checkd the pressure on the tires to see if the right tire was a little under air'd or pressure w.e .. it seems that since we drive on the right side of the road .. we, most of the time turn to the right .. so basically u put pressure on the right side .. so u lose air .. thats what they basically came up with .. its a common prob with FWD cars
Symptom: A rattle from the right front of the vehicle when driving over bumps at 15-20 mph
Probable cause: The passenger side hydraulic side engine mount is cavitating making a rattling sound.
Corrective action: replace the side engine mount. rubber assembly (Hydraulic side engine mount) part # 50820-SNA-033 H/C 8478620. There are various new flange bolts and flange nuts included in this kit. Finally.
The 1st time this happened. I thought something got loose as the car rolled, I'd hear a really load metal to metal grinding sound. Took it in to the dealership and they had to remove the entire rotor according to them to get it out.
Two weeks later, same thing again. A pebble is stuck between the dust shield (the black metal piece on the inside of the tire by the rotor) and rotor.
I've never had this issue with any of my cars including 91 Civic, 90 Accord, 00 Prelude, 03 Accord, 04 Odyssey and 06 Odyssey.
Both times have been in the driver front wheel. If this is going to be a regular thing. I think it might be time for a replacement as I don't have time stop by the dealer every time this happens and I'm not going to take apart the rotor myself each time. Other than this and still not getting used to how low the Civic is (i keep smacking my head on the door jam ), I really like it. Anything I can do to prevent this from happening on a continuous basis?
relay or can the current available handle the increased load?HOOOONK!
1.)an actual fuel cap or pressure sensor failure. OR
2.) Honda issued a service bulletin (#06-086 issued on 8 Dec 06)indicating a software update is needed if the MIL light illuminates and DTC P0455 (fault code) is found. A large SN range of 2006 Civics is potentially involved.
Of course there may be other issues also but this may be a good place to start. Keep in mind if there was some kind of a "tightness of the cap" problem and you re-tightened it it takes a specific number of restarts to automatically clear the code. This is assuming a loose cap was at fault in the first place and re-tightening was all that was needed.
Does anyone else have this problem? I am taking it to the dealer tomorrow to see what they can figure out.
8000 miles later with many issues on my car. I am bring the car in this Wednesday with corporate involved. This post is not about those problems.
I now have tremendous amounts of deep and shallow scratches covering every window on my car. The glass looks 2+ years old on a car with only 8000 miles.
They are so bad in the sunlight you eye catches the scratches instead of looking through the glass.
On my other honda civic board, 10 people have already replied with major glass problems, scratches, swirls, shallow pits, etc etc.
My glass is only touched by microfiber cloths and glass cleaner.
If you saw them in person on a sunny day you would not believe it.
I advised all of them to inform honda.
The glass hardness is not hard enough or it's just to soft or something.
My wife's 05 corolla with 15,000 miles, her glass looks brand new compared to mine and I clean them the same way.
Others have reported getting scratches from using paper towels and glass cleaner.
On a very sunny day sit inside the car and look through the window towards the sun.
I am pretty sure some of you will see what I am talking about.
This is yet another issue to add to my growing list of problems.
When the car goes in this Wednesday for the myriad of TSB's I am having issues with, I will show them the glass with the posts from other owners.
I know what you are saying "good luck" as you know they are giong to say it's the owners fault but not if enough people start informing honda.
Please check your glass and if you notice it looks crappy for a newish car, let them know!!
I know I can talk for myself. My windws (I only use glass cleaner and microfiber cloths) are a freakin mess with scratches and grooves.
Without me going into a whole drawn out story (My norm, hahaha)the service manager did admit he slightly heard the drown at 1400 RPM. He is ordering the replacement belt kit.
With regards to the front right hand clunk. They said they did not hear any clunking (funny on the way home, I heard it plenty) but they are also ordering the motor mount replacement. I think they did this since my vin # falls in the range of affected cars.
With regards to the alignment/offset steering wheel. The last dealership did the 4 wheel alignment right but left the steering offcenter. They are going to center the steering wheel without having to redo the alignment. It's a minor adjustment.
With regards to the cold steering clunk, they could not reproduce it because they did not let the car sit long enough. I did go back later in the day but the car needs to sit for 5 hours or more before it does the noise.
They will look into that when they fix the belt and motor mount.
I am happy to say I made some progress today. This dealership thus far is much improved of the one that saw my car 4 times. I just now hope the repairs are done right.
I really don't like the look of the hubcaps and would love to swap them out, but could really use the correct information. T I A guys.
The Sandman
They have great pricing as well, you might be surprised.
With regards to the 16"accord wheels, if they are used, I would have them check to make sure they are not out of round. Used rims/wheels can cause constant balancing issues.
Sometimes for the extra little money, new can be the way to go.
The Sandman
I can't wait not to hear that damn annoying droning noise at 1400-1500 rpm.
I hope the mount solves my right front clunk noise.
T I A y'all.
The Sandman
Did they say what was wrong with it and how they knew it was the strut?
I told them originally some people have the strut replaced and the guy did not believe me.
If the dealer cannot diagnose the problem, call Honda and ask them to send a Field Engineer to the dealer to inspect the vehicle. In my case, the engineer was there in less than 5 days.
As a side note, I spoke with a salesperson while waiting to pick up the car. He said he had a Civic to drive last spring and summer. He said there was a clunk from the right front on uneven surfaces at low speeds. Guess what? The right strut was replaced and the sound went away.
If it does not, I will print out some posts with regards to the strut being the problem.
I suspected very early on that it might be a strut or some internal part of the strut not working correctly.
Will give you guys an update tonight granted I get the car back today as a road down the block from the dealership, a concrete road with the expansion joints just in the right way to create the clunk everytime at 30-35 mph.
I still find it so hard to believe these guys who work for honda don't hear the noise when they drive the car.
Oh wait, I know why, they take it around the block and then go back to the dealership.
We had these on the window glass of our 2000 Odyssey, too. We never knew for sure, but our little hypothesis was that the glass was "suctioned" on to some robot that installs it into the frame. Those windows don't roll down (not in the 2000 model, only 2005-current). Your sunroof may be the same way?
It's an outlandish idea probably, but that's all we could figure. They were not very noticeable, and went away after awhile.
Yeah, I know... it doesn't take much.