Rob5150

2020 in white with black interior
absolutely love it
better than my wife’s mdx although the build quality is not as good as I have 400 miles and already the front control arm are squeaking!
glad to join the group!

Nearsite00

Welcome to the group! The front control arm and break squeal are known issues. Just take it back to dealership and they will fix under warranty.

NvmMyY2

Welcome to the group, my wife's is making strange noises up front but mine isnt making any noises. both are a spec 2020 17,000 between the build numbers.

Rob5150

Don’t get me wrong I still love this thing!
couple of Squats and rattles aren’t gonna really Make an overall difference in the way I feel about this car.(I hope)
btw thanks for the welcome 👍🏻

Midnight Mystery

Congratulations on your purchase! Sweet colir combo too!

Yumcha

Welcome!

JB in AZ

Welcome!

Weird that you have control arm squeaking. I have 14 months and 17,000+ miles on my '19 and have never heard a suspension or brake squeak. Neither have any of my younger passengers! LOL

Hopefully, you'll get into your dealer who will get it all squared away for you.

I love my RDX

russianDude

Congrats, dont worry about lower arms, they will fix it, it looks like newly updated part just came out (might be long wait to get it). This is not a safety item, so just make appt with dealership and wait for part to come in.

DJA123

Congrats! Best wishes.

DJA123

Regarding the OP's suspension squeak: why is this still happening in MY2020 cars? Looking at Problem & Fixes comments from last year, there was a revised control arm with a new part # used for the fix in 2019 cars. Are they not building 2020 units with the revised part?

dsc888

I too picked my my new 2020 A-Spec in February, with a 1/2020 build date, by requesting the dealer give me the one with the lastest VIN and I still have the squeaky LCA on bumps and speed bumps on the driver's side and brake groans when the rotors are cold. So it appears Acura is still not using revised parts as of 1/2020.

RCJD

Nope, my 2020 still have the disappointing squeak and the sad thing is dealership here in Dallas (DFW) will not replace these control arms, they will tell you that they don't hear anything! What the H Acura, these should be an automatic repair!

Rob5150

It’s getting warmer here weather wise so the noise seems to go away- my build date is Jan of 20 you would think they would have fixed this issue by now huh? I’m gonna contact the dealer and get this handled soon but otherwise I don’t want to stop driving this thing- I love it

DJA123

Honestly, this is extremely disappointing. To have a known problem, with a known fix, carry over to a new model year likely means Acura is still using existing defective parts stock. As a longtime Honda/Acura customer, I'm having trouble with this possibility.

Does anyone know offhand if or where a part # is visible on the control arm? I'll be underneath the car with a flashlight tomorrow.

russianDude

as far as I can tell by looking, they dont print part numbers there, but could be wrong.

its a 3rd revision that was recently released, I doubt any new cars have it unless its build in the last few weeks.

JB in AZ

What I don't understand, is my 2019 Advance FWD hasn't had one suspension noise...or brake squeak/noise for that matter.

Are these "sounds" something that a normal driver with windows closed and sound system playing would hear? Or do windows need to be open and radio off to hear? Once a week I take my 88 year old mother out shopping, and the radio is OFF, and even them I don't hear anything (but her going on and on about her subject of the day)....but I digress...

Are there different control arms based on assembly location (assuming there is more than one) or location of parts manufacture. or are different parts/parts numbers used on different trim levels, or AWD vs FWD???? Or is it a temperature or moisture level issue?

18,000 miles /14+ months of driving enjoyment.

russianDude

the best way to test your lower control arms is to drive through speed bump. If bad, you will hear rubber kind squeaking noise as it flexes up and down.
We really don’t have much information on this, there are no public TSBs, only informal conversations with the service department.
acura been silently changing part numbers for these parts, probably in attempt to redesign them. There were also rumors that problem could be with factory installation being wrong which results in premature failure. I am on a second revision for couple month, so far it’s good, but why did they make 3rd revision then? I wish somebody had more information on this.

DJA123

I see you were impacted by this problem and involved in the long discussion in Problems & Fixes. We shouldn't repeat that major discussion here, but I'm still shocked to hear this is still a problem in some MY2020 cars.

russianDude

Enjoy your car, lower arms squeak is a minor issue, and I am sure it will get resolved at later time by your dealer. Its not like you have defective engine/trans to louse sleep over

RCJD