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I don't own the 04 TL... yet, but I plan to...maybe in 2005. The car, however, is extremely impressive. Went to the dealership to see the 04 TL and the Brochure I was given had teething problems - The outside cover was assembled up-side down with the balance of the brochure right-side up! If the build quality of the brochure is suspect, I don't know how this relates to the build quality of the first model year of the new TL... I had a good laugh with the salesman about it! I am VERY interested to know how you new owners fare during the birthing of this new infant, TL. My 1991 Accord EX 5MT Sedan had teething problems(I'm the original owner, car was built in Japan per VIN#). During the first week of ownership, every piece of glass in the car had to be replaced due to wavy and distorted sightlines when looking through the glass, the moonroof had to be replaced due to incorrect assembly, and the drivers-side front fender was replaced due to a "rust blemish" under the paint. All this on a brand new car! However, the car has been reliable up to the present 231K miles and I still enjoy driving it everyday, especially the muanual trans,in Southern California. My next car will be the new TL 6MT. But will it be in 2004 or 2005?
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| Reporting vibration at certain speeds, not correctable with wheel balance, full tire change; and apparently widespread with 04 TL. Possibly harmonic vibration; anyone else with this experience? remedy? | |
How do you know the problem is widespread with 04 TL, since only a few people have taken delivery so far?
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What speeds are you talking about? Have you checked the rims for out-of-roundness? If any of your rims is out-of-round even slightly, it will vibrate a high speeds. I just replaced an out-of-round rim on my '00 TL because of the similar symptoms you experienced. And, this problem cannot be cured by wheel balancing.
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| Maintenance coordinator at my service garage reports similar vibrations in the three 04s he's driven so far; similar reaction from sales floor. I'm becoming of the opinion that the problem is not in the wheel as all wheels/tires were exchanged with another vehicle and vibration persists. It occurs in the range of 1,500- 1,800 rpms which, unfortunately, is a frequent range for my city driving. | |
| I have experienced the same problem. 2 Turanza EL42s out of round. I ended up replacing all tires with Conti Extreme Contacts last night. Much better but still some 65-70 mph vibration. I will return for rebalance. | |
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I will be test driving an 04 TL in the next week as a possible replacement for my Saab 9-5. What's the best way to reproduce the noise you are referring to? Is it simply getting the RPMs in the range of 1,500 to 1,800 at a constant speed, or does it happen when accelerating, decelerating, etc. Thanks for any advice you can offer. |
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| It's not a noise, its a vibration which feels like a wheel balance problem (but apparently is something else - mine seems to fast-idle rough at the same rpm) - just be cognizant during your test drive; if it's there you'll know it. Please follow with your experience. It's a great sport drive for the money, but if you buy, you might want to test drive yours before taking delivery. I accelerate through that rpm range relatively normally and always feel it. If possible, take a model with the optional navigation system. Leading edge capabilities/graphics/voice instructions are a real experience, though James Healey (test drive "USA Today" Oct. 31, 2003)was put off by voice "command" overlay design/results, and discourages the option. | |
| I have been following the various discussions, and the 04TL w/nav is on my short list. I'm hypersensitive, though, to possible problems like this on a new model. thanks again. | |
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