Mention "Service News June 03" page 1. IMPORTANT ...just because there is a
service news article doesnt mean this is what your vehicle is doing. Your
idea of going for a ride with a tech at time of drop off is great (read:
essential). Just make sure they are expecting this with your appointment.


"Steve Lee" <dont@thinkso.com> wrote in message
news:fo9hhv87vh9gt10j88blmj2ivt2b43j4s2@4ax.com...
> I just came back from a vacation and noticed on the highway that my
> Pilot was vibrating, while not violently, but still noticeably, when I
> eased into the 60MPH mark with the RPM between 1700-1800RPM. If I
> were to approach the 60MPH mark with the RPM at a higher level, I
> never got it and once I stepped on the gas a bit harder, thus bringing
> up the RPM and getting past the 60MPH mark, the vibration disappeared.
>
> I did check the tire pressure, the transmission fluid level and all
> were fine. However, I did notice that the oil level was slightly
> higher than the high mark on the dipstick. It was higher by about a
> diameter of the circles on the dipstick.
>
> Being back in the city just yesterday, I haven't been able to
> duplicate the situation because it's hard to find enough room on the
> road, even on freeways around here, to be able to gently get up to
> 60MPH while the RPM is at that relatively low range.
>
> It happened whether I was going uphill, downhill or on flat roads.
> Also, it started happening towards the latter part of the trip, even
> though I'm pretty sure that I had driven my car such that it would've
> duplicated the same condition earlier in the trip.
>
> Can anyone guess as to what might have caused this? Being a holiday
> trip, the rear cargo area was filled with the usual stuff, such as
> iceboxes, suitcase, food containers and etc. But I'm positive the
> total weight still would've been well under the cargo limit, even with
> weight of the passengers included.
>
> I have to take the Pilot in on Monday to get it serviced and plan to
> mention this problem and perhaps go for a drive with a technician,
> hoping to be able to duplicate the problem. In the meantime, if you
> guys can suggest a possible cause for this problem so I can mention it
> to the technician, it'd be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks for your time and courtesy.

 

psychicmechanic wrote:
> Mention "Service News June 03" page 1. IMPORTANT ...just because there is a
> service news article doesnt mean this is what your vehicle is doing. Your
> idea of going for a ride with a tech at time of drop off is great (read:
> essential). Just make sure they are expecting this with your appointment.
>
>
> "Steve Lee" <dont@thinkso.com> wrote in message
> news:fo9hhv87vh9gt10j88blmj2ivt2b43j4s2@4ax.com...
>
>>I just came back from a vacation and noticed on the highway that my
>>Pilot was vibrating, while not violently, but still noticeably, when I
>>eased into the 60MPH mark with the RPM between 1700-1800RPM. If I
>>were to approach the 60MPH mark with the RPM at a higher level, I
>>never got it and once I stepped on the gas a bit harder, thus bringing
>>up the RPM and getting past the 60MPH mark, the vibration disappeared.
>>
>>I did check the tire pressure, the transmission fluid level and all
>>were fine. However, I did notice that the oil level was slightly
>>higher than the high mark on the dipstick. It was higher by about a
>>diameter of the circles on the dipstick.
>>
>>Being back in the city just yesterday, I haven't been able to
>>duplicate the situation because it's hard to find enough room on the
>>road, even on freeways around here, to be able to gently get up to
>>60MPH while the RPM is at that relatively low range.
>>
>>It happened whether I was going uphill, downhill or on flat roads.
>>Also, it started happening towards the latter part of the trip, even
>>though I'm pretty sure that I had driven my car such that it would've
>>duplicated the same condition earlier in the trip.
>>
>>Can anyone guess as to what might have caused this? Being a holiday
>>trip, the rear cargo area was filled with the usual stuff, such as
>>iceboxes, suitcase, food containers and etc. But I'm positive the
>>total weight still would've been well under the cargo limit, even with
>>weight of the passengers included.
>>
>>I have to take the Pilot in on Monday to get it serviced and plan to
>>mention this problem and perhaps go for a drive with a technician,
>>hoping to be able to duplicate the problem. In the meantime, if you
>>guys can suggest a possible cause for this problem so I can mention it
>>to the technician, it'd be greatly appreciated.
>>
>>Thanks for your time and courtesy.
>
>
>
What? The? ?

 

On Sat, 19 Jul 2003 21:29:59 +1200, "G.D. Bryant" <ivtec@xtra.co.nz>
wrote:

>What? The? ?

LOL. Yeah, I was wondering the samething.

 

In article <eavihvkol1fsdjg7f6ks30lqq3uhfg8pob@4ax.com>,
Steve Lee <dont@thinkso.com> wrote:

>On Sat, 19 Jul 2003 21:29:59 +1200, "G.D. Bryant" <ivtec@xtra.co.nz>
>wrote:
>
>>What? The? ?
>
>LOL. Yeah, I was wondering the samething.

Aliens working with the government have implanted their technology into
the Pilots and it sometimes causes vibration. It's all top secret.
Just mention code name "Service News June 03, page 1" and it will be
fixed.

 

Kevin McMurtrie <mcmurtri@sonic.net> wrote in message news:<mcmurtri-5EC0A4.12335819072003@typhoon.sonic.net>...
> In article <eavihvkol1fsdjg7f6ks30lqq3uhfg8pob@4ax.com>,
> Steve Lee <dont@thinkso.com> wrote:
>
> >On Sat, 19 Jul 2003 21:29:59 +1200, "G.D. Bryant" <ivtec@xtra.co.nz>
> >wrote:
> >
> >>What? The? ?
> >
> >LOL. Yeah, I was wondering the samething.
>
> Aliens working with the government have implanted their technology into
> the Pilots and it sometimes causes vibration. It's all top secret.
> Just mention code name "Service News June 03, page 1" and it will be
> fixed.

would that be the throttle cable bracket problem that we've been
fixing since last july???
Chip

 

I will not post copyrighted Honda service publications. Honda Service News -
June 03 has...on page #1, right hand side of the page...a reference similar
to the symtom you have described. I just read it myself and it would be easy
for your service advisor/technician to have not seen it yet. It may not
apply so I wont go into details. -just trying to help. Let me know if
you'd rather I not and I won't do it again.
"Kevin McMurtrie" <mcmurtri@sonic.net> wrote in message
news:mcmurtri-5EC0A4.12335819072003@typhoon.sonic.net...
> In article <eavihvkol1fsdjg7f6ks30lqq3uhfg8pob@4ax.com>,
> Steve Lee <dont@thinkso.com> wrote:
>
> >On Sat, 19 Jul 2003 21:29:59 +1200, "G.D. Bryant" <ivtec@xtra.co.nz>
> >wrote:
> >
> >>What? The? ?
> >
> >LOL. Yeah, I was wondering the samething.
>
> Aliens working with the government have implanted their technology into
> the Pilots and it sometimes causes vibration. It's all top secret.
> Just mention code name "Service News June 03, page 1" and it will be
> fixed.

 

On 19 Jul 2003 18:58:46 -0700, chip@chipanddebby.com (Chip Stein)
wrote:

>Kevin McMurtrie <mcmurtri@sonic.net> wrote in message news:<mcmurtri-5EC0A4.12335819072003@typhoon.sonic.net>...
>> In article <eavihvkol1fsdjg7f6ks30lqq3uhfg8pob@4ax.com>,
>> Steve Lee <dont@thinkso.com> wrote:
>>
>> >On Sat, 19 Jul 2003 21:29:59 +1200, "G.D. Bryant" <ivtec@xtra.co.nz>
>> >wrote:
>> >
>> >>What? The? ?
>> >
>> >LOL. Yeah, I was wondering the samething.
>>
>> Aliens working with the government have implanted their technology into
>> the Pilots and it sometimes causes vibration. It's all top secret.
>> Just mention code name "Service News June 03, page 1" and it will be
>> fixed.
>
> would that be the throttle cable bracket problem that we've been
>fixing since last july???
> Chip

I've already performed the throttle cable bracket adjustment on my
Pilot long ago when I started experiencing my pinging/tapping problem
soon after I got the car. I still have the p/t noise problem though
and despite a couple of testdrives with the technician who told me
that he didn't hear anything unusual.

My p/t noise is on the faint side, not the usual loud noise level
you'd get on a older car. Still, I was expecting the technician to
spot it out.