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#68 of 86 Re: Interior Vibration [mercara] by chrylsersrt8 Jun 28, 2007 (3:51 pm)
Replying to: mercara (Jun 27, 2007 4:56 pm) In a Honda vibration is NEVER NORMAL (especially when it is only at certain speeds)   A honda rep told me this himself   Whatever the cause honda should issue a recall or at least a TSB to replace the tires
#69 of 86 Re: Interior Vibration [mercara] by smokyblueridge Jun 29, 2007 (8:02 pm)
Replying to: mercara (Jun 27, 2007 4:56 pm) In past week have test driven 4 different-after reading this thread. Interestingly found repeated 'vibration' in only one vehicle.It did occur at 70mph.I hope I am NOT imagining this. Actually that vehicle matched my ext/int color preference(only one on the lot)and deal was nearly on phone however I declined based on above experience after test drive. Have now made a deal on another Pilot after a long and satisfying test drive. Hope that future will be vibration free. Sales person seemed to acknowledge that vibration can be a problem but.....
#70 of 86 Re: Interior Vibration [tidester] by mercara Jun 30, 2007 (7:17 am)
Replying to: tidester (Jun 27, 2007 7:57 pm) tidester,   Do you really think that if this was such a big deal as people make it out to be, a company like Honda would completely ignor e it if a 50 dollar part fixed it???   You and I are entitled to our opinions, but the way I look at it, something don't add up with this vibration defect thing. Replies to this message: mer66 (Jun 30, 2007 10:53 am) tidester (Jun 30, 2007 12:22 pm)
#71 of 86 Re: Interior Vibration [mercara] by mer66 Jun 30, 2007 (10:53 am)
Replying to: mercara (Jun 30, 2007 7:17 am) The problem is that in most all of the cases it is not the matter of a 50 dollar part. A lot of people have put a lot of time, money and effort into ridding their Pilots of this vibration. Some have found a partial fix but many have just had to learn to live with it. Anyone considering a Pilot would be well advised to take it out for a good long test drive on a smooth road at around 70 mph. Believe me, you don't want this problem.
#72 of 86 Re: Interior Vibration [mercara] by tidester HOST Jun 30, 2007 (12:22 pm)
Replying to: mercara (Jun 30, 2007 7:17 am) Do you really think that if this was such a big deal as people make it out to be, a company like Honda would completely ignor e it if a 50 dollar part fixed it???   I have no idea whether Honda is "completely ignoring" anything and doubt that they would. I do know that people have expressed concerns about a particular problem and just because you haven't experienced it is insufficient reason to conclude that a problem does not exist. Surely, if Honda receives enough complaints they will remedy the situation.   tidester, host SUVs and Smart Shopper
#73 of 86 Test driving ??? by rzepa1 Jul 12, 2007 (5:37 am)
I am somewhat set on Pilot and this issue (vibrations) is the only things which keeps me from pulling the trigger. I just wander how successful are folks going to the dealer and actually test driving at 70mph+ ? I recall while back when I went to another dealer (GM), I was told that we could not go on the feeway. Next day I went to Toyota and they gave me the brand new car for the entire day, even before negotiating.   I have never owned a Honda and plan on getting quotes over iternet first. Should I tell them that the price is contingent on the freeway test drive ? Do Honda dealers give you a car for a day before actually buying ?? Replies to this message: feet2fire (Jul 17, 2007 4:20 am)
#74 of 86 Re: Test driving ??? [rzepa1] by feet2fire Jul 17, 2007 (4:20 am)
Replying to: rzepa1 (Jul 12, 2007 5:37 am) Hi, thanks for your interesting post. Last year when we bought an AWD 2006 Pilot, having read the posts about the vibration issue, I knew I would have to test drive the specific car I was going to buy to try to keep from ending up with a car with that annoying 70 MPH vibration. When I took the test drive in the specific car I wanted to buy, the Honda salesman accompanied me. I think I made him a little nervous as I took his dealership's brand new shiny Pilot up to 70-75 MPH on a deserted back road......but I had to know if that specific Pilot had the vibration problem since the problem seems to be vehicle-specific (some AWDs have it and some AWDs don't)......well it was pretty smooth on that back road, nothing coming through the steering wheel, pedals, etc, so I bought that car that day.....20,000 miles later it's still a very smooth running vehicle at all speeds (at least up to 80 or so on rare occasions). Good luck with your plans to buy a new vehicle. feet2fire
#75 of 86 Sorry to report 07 AWD EX-L experience the tickerling vibration by zeg Aug 21, 2007 (6:34 pm)
driving to work every day, 60 miles round trip on beltway; subtle but constant short-interval vibration does exist, you could feel it from lower back, thighs, bit less from steering wheel; If you run into certain rough pavement, it seems amplify the vibration, as if the shocks/struts have no absorption of any kind. Took it to dealership at 1500 miles, they claimed 3 out of 4 tires are out of balance, but it did not solve the vibration a bit. Need to go back again. For us unlucky few, just hope to resolve it soon so we don't look like fools to spend 30K on some whole body message machinery. Individual differences do exist among these millions of cars. The service rep don't believe subframe braces are ever needed, we'd find out.   65-75 does seem to magnify the symptoms as though the whole truck has a resonance at the speed, but the vibration could be felt here and there in other speeds. Steering wheel vibrated to lesser degree compared to lower back and thighs could feel unless tire pressure is way too high Replies to this message: ksayers (Aug 22, 2007 7:13 am)
#76 of 86 Re: Sorry to report 07 AWD EX-L experience the tickerling vibration [zeg] by ksayers Aug 22, 2007 (7:13 am)
Replying to: zeg (Aug 21, 2007 6:34 pm) The service rep is in denial or is totally ignorant. And... he/she has an incentive NOT to tell you there is an issue.   If it becomes an irritant, spend the $50 and 35 minutes. No guarantees but it worked on mine.

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