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#434 of 472 Re: 2009 Transmission Clunk [jimbob1] by marcusa

Aug 25, 2010 (4:51 am)

Replying to: jimbob1 (Aug 11, 2010 4:43 pm)
off...never use it. will take it up with the dealer (3x) when it is back in the winter for oil change. will have him check all fluid levels.

#435 of 472 thunk by sparkland

Aug 31, 2010 (2:55 pm)

Does your driveway have a slight incline? The noise is normal, but you should set your parking brake when on a slope to alleviate wear and tear on the parking pawl.

#436 of 472 contemplating an RL after being burned by my MDX by madmommy3

Sep 05, 2010 (9:07 am)

Have 2001 MDX Acura that tranny failed at 70K miles, but car was out of warranty (we had it since new and took good care of it). Fixed it for $3000 an it's making noises again. Acura MDX forums are blazing with reports of tranny issues. Acura handled us and several others very poorly. We also own our 2nd Odessey. I am scared to death of the tranny issues again as I hear they are prevelant with the Pilot and even Oddesseys had some issues. You guys that have had your RLs for a while....good or bad on the tranny? I don't see any major blurp posts so far. We contemplated Sport Trak Ford but they are ending this year and Tacoma but they have had some negative stuff written about them as well. Nothing else will fit my family of 5 and fit in my garage! Would love to hear love/hates from everyone!
Thanks, Julie (PS: Madmommy was my screen name post Acura burn!)

#439 of 472 Re: AWD in Ridgeline, not exactly what you would expect [sparkland] by wwest

Dec 02, 2010 (11:19 am)

Replying to: sparkland (Apr 19, 2010 8:02 pm)
There is no such thing as a "good" F/awd system, that is a system that starts out being a base FWD vehicle, cross-wise mounted engine. Also, you CAN NOT have a FULL-TIME all wheel drive system. So the best that can be done is either a reactive system, engage rear drive ONLY after wheelspin/slip develops, or a pre-emptive system such as the SH-AWD system.
 
Subaru's "symmetrical" F/awd system also has its shortcomings, it is patently DANGEROUS to have drive torque on the front wheels when lateral forces are fairly high. So you can have "traction" as in Subaru, or you can have "life", as in any R/awd system, or even most RWD vehicles.

#440 of 472 Re: AWD in Ridgeline, not exactly what you would expect [wwest] by wwest

Dec 02, 2010 (11:42 am)

Replying to: wwest (Dec 02, 2010 11:19 am)
"..you CAN NOT have a FULL-TIME all wheel drive system.."
 
Sorry, I stated this wrong....
 
You can have, obviously, a FULL-TIME all wheel drive system, it's just not "serviceable" in the very conditions for which most of us have need for all wheel drive traction. The Highlander has such a system, it will DRIVE all four wheels equally as long as all four wheels have relatively equal TRACTION.
 
Once any one wheel breaks traction and begins slipping, you're STUCK.
 
That's the point in which TC will activate, REACTIVELY. But with TC activation DBW is used to dethrottle the engine to prevent brake component overheating should the driver not quickly release gas pedal pressure.

#441 of 472 Re: Vtm-4 and engine light [ljc2tall] by lcalitri

Dec 23, 2010 (3:02 pm)

Replying to: ljc2tall (Jul 22, 2008 6:16 pm)
Mine had the same problem. I have 61,000 miles on it. I brought it in. It turns out that the head gasket had blown. Once they took it apart, I got a call and they told me that the engine was gone and needed to be replaced. Does this make sense to anybody??? The dealership came up with this. I told them that this was unbelievable and that I never take the truck off the highway...I told them that since they servive the truck all the time either they screwed up or Honda made a mistakle when they built the truck..

#442 of 472 Re: contemplating an RL after being burned by my MDX [madmommy3] by rcummelin

Dec 24, 2010 (4:06 pm)

Replying to: madmommy3 (Sep 05, 2010 9:07 am)
As I recall, the transmissions used in the Ridgeline starting in 2006 were the first "new" 5-speed transmissions used by Honda since they had all their transmission problems in most of their vehicles--like the problems you have had with your MDX. The same transmission has been used in the Odyssey since 2008.
 
We just picked up a new 2010 RL RTL to replace our 2008 RL RTS. It turns out that while the 2008 was a great truck, we found ourselves wanting the additional bells & whistles in the RTL. Trust me, we would NOT have bought a 2nd RL if the first one had given us any problems.
 
I follow a couple of RL forums, and while the older (2006-2007) RLs are starting to have some problems--mostly due to high miles and hard use, no one has reported any transmission problems that I recall. If they have, they were only a couple of unrelated things, and not the hundreds/thousands of total failures reported a few years ago across the Honda product line.
 
Given Toyota's recent disasters & recalls, I would avoid them like the plague. We had two Tacomas, a 1995 and a 1999 and both were total disasters. I have also heard the new Tacomas are not any better than the old ones.
 
FYI: The 2011 RL just may be the last one. Honda treats the RL like a bastard step-child, and spend no money on it. Sales numbers are likely not what Honda would like and of course, will get worse if it is never advertised. BTW- there is not any difference whatso ever between the 2010 and 2011 Ridgelines. Why not save a bunch of cash and get a 2010 if you can still find any? No need to spend more on a 2011.

#443 of 472 Does the 2011 RL have grease fittings by newlungs

Mar 10, 2011 (5:09 pm)

I am getting ready to get a new truck. Either the Ridgeline or Nissan Frontier. I have an 03 GMC Sonoma. It has a bunch of spots on the front end that need to be greased. I like to change the oil myself but hate greasing the front end.
 
Does the Ridgeline have grease fittings on the front end? Anyone know if the Frontier has grease fittings?
 
Thanks for your help.

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