Thanks again Tim, I'm going to bring up symptom#2 clunk to my service tech. Will post their response and corrective action. I dont think they will hesitate since it is warranty work.
The Thud TSB
1 - 20 of 22 Posts
Clunk / Thud...
We have an '03 MDX with just about 6K miles on it. Around 4.2K we started noticing the thud. Mostly just when we're breaking. So today my wife goes in and they are nice about it, but say it's "just the way the MDX is..." They give her some "Service News" bulletin that says:
"Some Brake Click Is Normal - On any Acura vehicle, clearance between the brake caliper brackets and the ends of the brake pad backing plates can cause the pads to hit the caliper brackets when you first apply the brakes in a new direction of travel (for example: backing up, applying the brakes, then driving forward and applying the brakes). The clicking you hear is a normal characteristic of the brake system; the clearance is there to allow for heat expansion an / or corrosion of the pads."
This has got to be BS in the case of the Clunk / Thud noise. I've got two friends with MDX's and no damn noise... Anyone care to comment? I'm considering taking ours in myself and see if I get the same run around...
B
:3:
We have an '03 MDX with just about 6K miles on it. Around 4.2K we started noticing the thud. Mostly just when we're breaking. So today my wife goes in and they are nice about it, but say it's "just the way the MDX is..." They give her some "Service News" bulletin that says:
"Some Brake Click Is Normal - On any Acura vehicle, clearance between the brake caliper brackets and the ends of the brake pad backing plates can cause the pads to hit the caliper brackets when you first apply the brakes in a new direction of travel (for example: backing up, applying the brakes, then driving forward and applying the brakes). The clicking you hear is a normal characteristic of the brake system; the clearance is there to allow for heat expansion an / or corrosion of the pads."
This has got to be BS in the case of the Clunk / Thud noise. I've got two friends with MDX's and no damn noise... Anyone care to comment? I'm considering taking ours in myself and see if I get the same run around...
B
:3:
BreakAway and company...
If you search around on "brake clunk" noise or something like that, you will find a lot about the brake sound (it is a different issue than this TSB). And, unfortunately, as the dealer said, Acura has said this is normal and not correctable. I believe one of the posts here has a link to the TSB about it...
If you search around on "brake clunk" noise or something like that, you will find a lot about the brake sound (it is a different issue than this TSB). And, unfortunately, as the dealer said, Acura has said this is normal and not correctable. I believe one of the posts here has a link to the TSB about it...
I've calmed down ALOT since I bought this car and have had warranty work done on it so forgive my 'aggresive toned' posts toward the X and Acura.
With that said, I have owned ALOT of cars from all sorts of manufacturers and have NEVER heard a 'clunk' that is so annoying and so evident as on the MDX. These owners have paid good money for this vehicle, it has a respected reputation on the road, and Honda has been a reliable company in the past. I really don't understand why they can't admit fault and at least 'try' to fix / adjust the clunk sound for the customers.
I've learned to live with it but it does make me cringe EVERY morning when I back out of my garage and GENTLY apply the brakes. I've even had a trash digger or two glance at my X to see what that sound was.
It's def. not the perfect auto but overall it's fantastic. What auto is perfect? hmmm, I did like my 98 Accord (until it got stolen)...
With that said, I have owned ALOT of cars from all sorts of manufacturers and have NEVER heard a 'clunk' that is so annoying and so evident as on the MDX. These owners have paid good money for this vehicle, it has a respected reputation on the road, and Honda has been a reliable company in the past. I really don't understand why they can't admit fault and at least 'try' to fix / adjust the clunk sound for the customers.
I've learned to live with it but it does make me cringe EVERY morning when I back out of my garage and GENTLY apply the brakes. I've even had a trash digger or two glance at my X to see what that sound was.
It's def. not the perfect auto but overall it's fantastic. What auto is perfect? hmmm, I did like my 98 Accord (until it got stolen)...
1 - 20 of 22 Posts
