Vibration When It Rains!!
04-21-2002
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Vibration When It Rains!!
Please don't move this thread, I want to give it more publicity...........
Recently I have found that when it rains my car vibrates like mad, i thought it was only me but a few other people have been having the exact same problem, we think it has to do with mainly AUTOMATIC drivers and its a honda thing not a mod one.
Check out the thread in Vehicle Issues, if you have this problem, contact your dealership so we can have a re-call
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Recently I have found that when it rains my car vibrates like mad, i thought it was only me but a few other people have been having the exact same problem, we think it has to do with mainly AUTOMATIC drivers and its a honda thing not a mod one.
Check out the thread in Vehicle Issues, if you have this problem, contact your dealership so we can have a re-call
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04-21-2002
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Rep Power: 0 its not gonna get recalled...Honda is too much of an *** to acknoledge something they say "isn't there" and only happens when its raining...people in Seattle have a better chance of exposing it then I do where I live
04-22-2002
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Rep Power: 0 What about this: Do any of you people get the same problems if you wash your engine bay?
Cuz I'm thinking that washing your engine with high-pressure water would expose sensitive components to more water than simply driving through a puddle.
Cuz I'm thinking that washing your engine with high-pressure water would expose sensitive components to more water than simply driving through a puddle.
04-22-2002
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Rep Power: 0 the vibration is in the exhaust..... u could see the mark on the bottom of my car where it was hitting, the water from the rain gets on the rubber bushings and causes the piping to swing more, and that is the only reason it does it in the rain........ it took my dealer about a year to figure out this problem
04-22-2002
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Rep Power: 0 My viberation gets so intense, that entire centre console shakes and as well as my seats...........
And it's LOUD.
But they keep insisting that everything is NORMAL. If this is normal, Hondas are crap.
And it's LOUD.
But they keep insisting that everything is NORMAL. If this is normal, Hondas are crap.
04-23-2002
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Rep Power: 0 [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-mad.gif[/IMG] i have experienced the vibration a couple times now, only in the rain though, and it feels like its only coming from under the front right wheel well don't know if that thats where you guys are having it also...???
04-23-2002
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Rep Power: 0 << [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-mad.gif[/IMG] i have experienced the vibration a couple times now, only in the rain though, and it feels like its only coming from under the front right wheel well don't know if that thats where you guys are having it also...??? >>
Mine is in the same spot![IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-frown.gif[/IMG]
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Rep Power: 0 do you guys have CAIs? I thought that is what it could be since it never vibrated until I installed it. I just sold it the other day and no, the vibration wasn't because anything was loose. That would also explain the right wheelwell thing. Oh well, selling the car anyway.
04-24-2002
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Rep Power: 0 mine vibrates under the shifter and it's really loud, on dry weatherif i accelerate fast to 60-80kph i hear 'clinks'from the same spot [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif[/IMG][IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif[/IMG][IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-frown.gif[/IMG]
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Rep Power: 0 Hey cool my first sticky, ok so far we have determined what sounds we get, we need to determine the exact PROBLEM and SOLUTION plz!!
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Rep Power: 0 yep same problem here..
i believe it is water hitting the catalytic converter and boiling... i think the placement of the cat is the problem. that's just my guess tho.
i believe it is water hitting the catalytic converter and boiling... i think the placement of the cat is the problem. that's just my guess tho.
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Rep Power: 0 << i believe it is water hitting the catalytic converter and boiling... i think the placement of the cat is the problem. that's just my guess tho. >>
that seems to make sense to me. can water boiling be that violent and loud?
04-24-2002
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Rep Power: 0 when it rains it i can feel it in the center consol under the shifter. I have 2.25 exhaust and i had it heated and bent once and now its doing it again. Also if i turn right only right quickly ill hear it. Does anyone have this problem that doesnt have an exhaust just factory. i also would like to know why its doing it i thought about redueing the exhaust and going down in pipe size. It a cross member that its hitting but i dont know. also when i hit the dip coming into my house the muffler swings and taps the bumper. Could u weld the muffler to the underside of the car instead of using hangers or is that bad.
04-27-2002
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Rep Power: 0 Not 100% sure on this but here goes.......
I worked in service at a Honda dealership and the vibration/noise you hear during the rain is possibly because you are trying to defrost the windows with the AC ON! This means both fans are spinning and when you hit a big puddle, the water splashes against the fans from one to the other until it runs off. This creates a loud noise and mild vibration.
Next time it happens look and see if your AC is on, or if your fan is on.
I worked in service at a Honda dealership and the vibration/noise you hear during the rain is possibly because you are trying to defrost the windows with the AC ON! This means both fans are spinning and when you hit a big puddle, the water splashes against the fans from one to the other until it runs off. This creates a loud noise and mild vibration.
Next time it happens look and see if your AC is on, or if your fan is on.
04-28-2002
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Rep Power: 0 hey 2k1 thanks for the insight but just today i drove in the rain, all fans off and i can feel big a$$ vibration under the shift **** area, when i rev hard then it gets rid of it, but its annoying!
04-28-2002
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Rep Power: 0 My brains been working hard on this one.. I'm thinking it's actually the engine mounts.. if you look on your car.. under the right wheel well...you can see one of the engine mounts.. It's basically a rubber block. If that gets wet..then water may get into the mounts bearing/bushing and instead of it working smoothly it grinds and alispes as the engine vibrates under power...
Just my .02 cents tho
Cheers
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Just my .02 cents tho
Cheers
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