RCJD

Its a quick short sound that happens everytime I start the car in the morning. Do we have TSB for this item?

nhhiep

I don't think so and i think it's normal. My 2016 model has it since day one and no issues when I traded it in at 65k miles

RCJD

Really, this is normal? Checked the web and they are saying its either the starter or the ABS? I don't know, its does not sound right to me. Btw, I got the 2020 A-spec so its less than a month old with 1K miles only.

moose66

Wow . . . . . .2020 . . . . . . . I see nothing listed and this is usually kept current. May have to hit the dealer for that one. Also may want to try to replicate and record in case it 'disappears' when you get to the dealer.

https://acurazine.com/forums/3g-mdx-...inside-981070/

RCJD

Thanks Moose!

andysinnh

Can you share a bit more about the sound? Is it audible from inside the car, or only with the windows open? I mention this only because with my '17 I would periodically get an odd sound right after startup which was the electronic parking brake engaging and disengaging (like an initialization process). Otherwise, with both my '19 and '17 I wouldn't hear a sound while sitting there after a startup. The ABS won't make any noise till you start to move and IT does an initialization noise.

andy

RCJD

Andy,
Sound is more obvious if I open the door, if inside the car sound is not much. Lately sound is getting lesser, what I was doing lately was turning off my AC and cooled seats before I turn off the car and it seems helping. Sound is still there but its now minimal and I can confirm that the sound happens right after the engine starts.

ESHBG

Could it be this sound? I had to have my VTC Actuator replaced under warranty in my '09 TSX. It went bad again about a year later but I have not bothered to get it replaced again, as the car is now out of warranty, it happens far more sporadically and I don't plan on keeping the car for much longer:


I did a quick search and it seems like the MDX can have this issue also.