Tranny, Nav, Door Lock, Exhaust Tips Replaced
#1
Tranny, Nav, Door Lock, Exhaust Tips Replaced
Had to replace my Transmission, Nav Unit, Driver Door Handle, Exhaust Tips @ 37,000! Finally convinced Svc Mgr that I was not on drugs when I heard a loud whine between 63 and 77 mph, that my nav screen goes blank at temps below 40 degrees, that my driver door handle only works half the time, that my rear bumper is getting blacker than it should be. Any way I guess the bill for all this would be about $9,000, but I still have 13k left on my warrenty. I guess they called Acura tech line and they agreed with my observation. Whew.
I still love my RL none the less.
I still love my RL none the less.
#4
Originally Posted by UW RL
transmission eh? That's a first in the second gen RLs...
#7
Originally Posted by dwboston
Not true - Acura replaced the transmission (and the transfer case) in my 2005 RL back in November due to the same whining noise between 65 and 75 mph. It didn't solve it either.
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#8
Drive Shaft caused whining noise
Just got off the phone with Acura of Spokane and they replaced the tranny and the noise was still their. They even replaced the shift cable etc. Just on a hunch, they took the drive shaft out of a 07 and replaced it and the noise went away, go figure. I guess the drive shaft is $1,900. So if any of you have a whine in your car, ask them to change out the drive shaft. The svc mgr said they spent x hours on the phone with Acura Tech line.
I hope this helps my felow RL brothers.
Beam
I hope this helps my felow RL brothers.
Beam
#9
Navigation System Problem
Got about 36k on my 05 Opulent Blue Pearl RL and since its gotten cold in Alabama my Navi-system has tanked. Even whe it was still warm, I got periodic error messages indicating that it was "Unable read the DVD media - Consult your Acura dealer". The messages became more frequent and at times, even when it could read the DVD drive, the Nav screen was blank. Eventually the error messages appeared every day and it took the system about 30 minutes to start operating properly. Fortunately on the day I took the car in to the dealer it displayed the aforementioned error message and the dealer is now ordering me a new nav system. (hopefully from a different manufacturer)
To sumarize, it started sporadically and went totally bonkers when it got real cold outside.
Hope my transmission doesn't go next - Anyone hear rumors about discontinuing the RL?
To sumarize, it started sporadically and went totally bonkers when it got real cold outside.
Hope my transmission doesn't go next - Anyone hear rumors about discontinuing the RL?
#10
Thanks again for the head's up on your car. I thankfully don't hear any whining from my tranny yet, but will know what direction to point the service staff if it does happen.
So when do you get it back?
PS--I deleted the thread you started with this topic as your post here is more appropriate.
So when do you get it back?
PS--I deleted the thread you started with this topic as your post here is more appropriate.
#11
Drive Shaft Whining Noise II
Thanks for NeuronBob!
I don't know when I will get my car back, as the nav unit is on B/O(1 week now). The Svc Mgr said he was going to call Acura National to get to to bottom of why the long wait for parts etc. But I can't complain too much as they gave me a 07 RDX and when I get my car back it should be in pretty good shape what with the new...drive shaft, exhaust tips, transfer case, nav unit, driver door handle, shift cable, new fluids etc. I think The Svc Mgr said that my warrenty work so far is close to $10K. He hopes the drive shaft comes in on Monday along with the Nav unit.
I so love this site as I have learned much from other owners. You do an excellent Job!!!! Thanks
I don't know when I will get my car back, as the nav unit is on B/O(1 week now). The Svc Mgr said he was going to call Acura National to get to to bottom of why the long wait for parts etc. But I can't complain too much as they gave me a 07 RDX and when I get my car back it should be in pretty good shape what with the new...drive shaft, exhaust tips, transfer case, nav unit, driver door handle, shift cable, new fluids etc. I think The Svc Mgr said that my warrenty work so far is close to $10K. He hopes the drive shaft comes in on Monday along with the Nav unit.
I so love this site as I have learned much from other owners. You do an excellent Job!!!! Thanks
Originally Posted by neuronbob
Thanks again for the head's up on your car. I thankfully don't hear any whining from my tranny yet, but will know what direction to point the service staff if it does happen.
So when do you get it back?
PS--I deleted the thread you started with this topic as your post here is more appropriate.
So when do you get it back?
PS--I deleted the thread you started with this topic as your post here is more appropriate.
#12
Originally Posted by photonbeam7
Just got off the phone with Acura of Spokane and they replaced the tranny and the noise was still their. They even replaced the shift cable etc. Just on a hunch, they took the drive shaft out of a 07 and replaced it and the noise went away, go figure. I guess the drive shaft is $1,900. So if any of you have a whine in your car, ask them to change out the drive shaft. The svc mgr said they spent x hours on the phone with Acura Tech line.
I hope this helps my felow RL brothers.
Beam
I hope this helps my felow RL brothers.
Beam
#14
Noise
My super Acura NSX tech told me he replaced 2 drive shafts on the RL, the noise comes from the center bearing gone bad on the drive shaft, the whole shaft has to be replaced to get the new bearing.
#17
Originally Posted by dwboston
I had my wife's MDX in for service this morning and mentioned this to the service advisor, as I've had the transmission and transfer case replaced in ym RL and still have the whining noise. He mentioned that they have 2 RL's in the shop right now for drive shaft replacements with right around the same mileage as mine. (20-25k) He gave me an appointment for Wed morning to check it out. I hope this is the fix that finally gets rid of this annoyance - I like driving sometimes with the radio off and it can be really distracting.
#20
Tranny, Transfer Case, Nav Unit, Replace, all fixed
Just had my tranny, nav unit, drive shaft, driver door handle replaced. The whinning noise is gone, my door handle works the 1st time, nav unit comes on first thing even in the cold (dim at first). The svc mgr said that the 2 week delay in getting parts (drive shaft & nav unit) is probably due to high demand at the parts depot. The nav unit resides in the trunk area and only took about 10 minutes to put in. Everything seems to be working just fine.
#21
Originally Posted by photonbeam7
Just had my tranny, nav unit, drive shaft, driver door handle replaced. The whinning noise is gone, my door handle works the 1st time, nav unit comes on first thing even in the cold (dim at first). The svc mgr said that the 2 week delay in getting parts (drive shaft & nav unit) is probably due to high demand at the parts depot. The nav unit resides in the trunk area and only took about 10 minutes to put in. Everything seems to be working just fine.
#22
Drive Shaft
Originally Posted by sleepinxlionhart
wow..i'm wondering if all RLs have to change its driveshaft sometime later because of the noise...
about how many miles did you guys have on the odometer before the driveshaft started making noises?
about how many miles did you guys have on the odometer before the driveshaft started making noises?
Hope this helps ...
#24
Originally Posted by dwboston
That's probably close to $10,000 in parts alone. I had my transmission and transfer case replaced back in December and am bringing it back Thursday so they can evaluate whether the drive shaft needs replacing. Glad your car is running well.
#25
Originally Posted by dwboston
Update: Brought the car in this morning and they've diagnosed the drive shaft as the problem. The part is currently on national backorder so it will be replaced when the part arrives. I hope this is the fix that gets rid of the whining forever...or at least until this driveshaft goes bad.
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