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Death song of a 2016 MDX ZF9 Tranny
I purchased my CPO 2016 MDX Advance/Entertainment in January of this year. Took a month or so to get used to the drive and tech, but it is a great car and I would definitely buy it again. I even have grown to like the 2 screen infotainment system (mostly).
But, all has not been great. At about 50,500 miles I noticed a squeak coming from somewhere in the front of the car. Based on the symptoms, the dealer completed the front suspension TSB. This did not help. They were stumped, so I made the following video:
Watch this video and you will hear the squeak that is so commonly discussed here and on Pilot forums. You can hear the squeak at 0:03, 0:33, 0:47, and 1:24. It always happens on a shift. Slow to about 30mph, let the car downshift, and then give it some throttle. Squeak.
I sent the video to my dealer and two days later I learned I was getting a new tranny. I got a 2017 MDX loaner for a week and then got my car back. New tranny is smooth and I am back to loving the car.
I hope this helps others with this problem. If you do have this sound, take a video and send it to your dealer. Hopefully, the experience of getting your new ZF9 will be as painless for you as it was for me.
I purchased my CPO 2016 MDX Advance/Entertainment in January of this year. Took a month or so to get used to the drive and tech, but it is a great car and I would definitely buy it again. I even have grown to like the 2 screen infotainment system (mostly).
But, all has not been great. At about 50,500 miles I noticed a squeak coming from somewhere in the front of the car. Based on the symptoms, the dealer completed the front suspension TSB. This did not help. They were stumped, so I made the following video:
Watch this video and you will hear the squeak that is so commonly discussed here and on Pilot forums. You can hear the squeak at 0:03, 0:33, 0:47, and 1:24. It always happens on a shift. Slow to about 30mph, let the car downshift, and then give it some throttle. Squeak.
I sent the video to my dealer and two days later I learned I was getting a new tranny. I got a 2017 MDX loaner for a week and then got my car back. New tranny is smooth and I am back to loving the car.
I hope this helps others with this problem. If you do have this sound, take a video and send it to your dealer. Hopefully, the experience of getting your new ZF9 will be as painless for you as it was for me.