The good thing about downtown Austin being in a state of perpetual construction is that I get to test out how smooth my MDX handles really bad roads. Ride-wise it's great. I have however noticed a few really annoying and persistent sounds. The first I think I've isolated to the license plate frame, which is only being held by the two top bolts.
Next up was a clunking sound coming from the rear. The culprit ended up being the right rear headrest stored in the cargo compartment.
There is still one noise that I just can't pinpoint. It isn't all that loud but once you know it's there, it'll drive you crazy. It kind of sounds like the rattle you hear when someone has really boomy base in their car that has a lot of loose trim. It also seems to be relatively persistent rather than occuring just over really bumpy roads. It seems to be coming from the passenger side behind the front passenger seat. It could be even with the A pillar or the rear passenger seat. I've tried rubbing Lexol leather conditioner on all of the seats to no avail.
I know I could drown it out by playing the radio at moderate levels, but because I know it's there, I drive around in silence trying to figure it out.
It's absolutely driving me crazy.
Any thoughts before I take it to the dealer?
Next up was a clunking sound coming from the rear. The culprit ended up being the right rear headrest stored in the cargo compartment.
There is still one noise that I just can't pinpoint. It isn't all that loud but once you know it's there, it'll drive you crazy. It kind of sounds like the rattle you hear when someone has really boomy base in their car that has a lot of loose trim. It also seems to be relatively persistent rather than occuring just over really bumpy roads. It seems to be coming from the passenger side behind the front passenger seat. It could be even with the A pillar or the rear passenger seat. I've tried rubbing Lexol leather conditioner on all of the seats to no avail.
I know I could drown it out by playing the radio at moderate levels, but because I know it's there, I drive around in silence trying to figure it out.
Any thoughts before I take it to the dealer?