JustAnotherOne

Mine was making the same noise till last week when temprartures below 50. The day I took the car in to dealer, it was around 70 so they could not replicate the noise. But they looked at the control arms and could not find any visual defect. So I am going to wait and see if the noise comes back as tempratures lower again.

MarineOne

I have experienced morning low temps in the mid 20's to mid thirties with no issues relating to suspension components.

FrankZZR

JustAnotherOne

Mine started making noise again with the drop in temprature. Planning to taking it to the dealer on a cold day so that they can replicate the issue. Did the control arm replacement solve the issue for others?

FrankZZR

Dereileak

JustAnotherOne

Got mine looked at today. SA confirmed the noise is coming from the control arm bushing. They showed me the bushing while the vehicle was still in air, as I wanted to make sure it was safe to drive and all parts look ok visually. They told me they had tried replacing lower control arm on 4 other vehicles and 3 of them have reported the noise again. So they have informed acura and stopped replacing the lower control arm. Acura is working on the fix for now. They have documented the same for me and nothing much can be done at this point. Hopefully acura can figure this out soon along with fix for squeaky brakes.

Pearl77

Haven't taken my Advance in for its first service yet, but I have had the same suspension noise that everyone here is talking about. Will call them ahead of time to see if they are doing the control arm replacements.

Damion Goodrich

Mine is 3 months old with 3100 miles and it is also making the suspension noise. I am so tired of this car! I think I'm going to take the hit and dump it now. Time to get rid of this piece of junk. Too bad. I'm very disappointed in Honda.

Dereileak

ckcy

UPDATE : Got the rear control arms replaced by the dealer free of charge (car under warranty) two weeks ago and the squeaking problem seems to have gone away (even in temps below 30). In fact I believe the overall ride has improved. Will see how long it lasts

FrankZZR

Interesting. First time of heard of the rears being the problem. The fronts on mine were also replaced two weeks ago with no noise since.

acuraada

Replacing control arms at less than a year ownership.

If that's not poor reliability, then I don't know what is.

Dereileak

Marty790

acuraada

​​​I don't get that logic. You had a defect part that made some noise (which can potentially lead to failures down the road) it wasn't an adjustment at the dealership because the factory turned the wrong nob or forgot to screw in some bolts. You can argue that's quality control issue. But you had an entire parts replaced....

Regardless, better quality control = better reliability.

The end result is the same, you spent time at the dealership getting things diagnosed fixed/replace. If that's not reliability issue then we can just agree that we disagree on the definitions. No hard feelings .



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subin

Just started to notice this noise last week after the dealer trying to fix the clonking noise by replacing the right rear shock (which did not address the issue).
Adding this to my list for the next visit...

Pearl77

Yes, mine sounds like it is coming from the rear too. I am going in for service tomorrow morning, so will see what the dealer says.

JustAnotherOne

I was waiting for the updated part number. Can you please post old and new part numbers? My dealer said they would call me when the new part is available. If I can get the updated part number, I can call them myself.

Marty790

stephensils

For those that got their struts or control arms changed... how is the road travel noise now? I brought mine to the dealership with the same noise complaints, only to have them "lube" up the front struts. Told the tech that it ain't going to fix it, so we'll wait and see. So far, been to the dealership far too many times for a brand new car.

FrankZZR

neil4

Add me to the list - had the front driver's side control arm replaced about 2 weeks ago. Noise improved but didn't completely go away.... just had the front passenger's side control arm replaced today. Noise is completely gone - time will tell if the noise comes back.

Neil

yungte yang

Call the dealer and was told that lower control arm part is in back order. Guess too many RDX need them so badly.

WDPadv

Luckily my dealer had front lower control arms in stock and replaced both on the first trip to them about this issue. No noise since the replacement over a month ago.

joeliu2003

Nearly 50 today in Chicagoland and I heard the issue. Seems to be front drivers side (and maybe passenger side as well). Too bad I was just in for my A1 service - will have to bring this up next time I’m in.

Thanks to this thread read for verifying my concern that this was not normal or expected on a brand new $50K car.

subin

I have heard the noise when it was raining last month in southern California, now that the rain is gone, it is not there anymore.

RRBUDDY18

I too have this problem -- sort of sounds like squeaky springs. Probably started a month or two ago.
It's very noticeable over speed bumps, with the squeak coming from both the front and rear suspension.
Every now and then, it squeaks with small bumps, like with potholes or fixed potholes.
It's annoying, but it's so inconvenient to bring back to the dealer to fix.

mattman3234

Have the same noise on both Front and Rear. Slowly getting worse over time. Right now almost any bump I can hear it. Appt made for next week.

Matt

A.i

I had same issue in February this year. Took two trips to dealership. First time they replaced left control arm, and second time they replaced right control arm. After that noise was gone till recently I can hear sometimes, but not as much. I'm just little disappoint, but still love my car.

sf0135

I noticed front left creaking noises over speed bumps the first few days I had my car. My family's auto shop suspected it was the control arm bushing some have mentioned. I took it to the dealer and of course couldn't replicate it and they couldn't see anything wrong. I learned to live with it (I don't hear it if music is playing) and noticed recently (5 months in) that the noise is pretty much gone.

knakane

For everyone who has actually had the shock or control arm replaced, did the dealer also re-align the car?..seems to me it should be re-aligned anytime the suspension is disassembled like that.

Dereileak

yep dealer performed an alignment after my control arms were swapped, anytime major parts like this are pulled an alignment is needed, they covered the alignment cost too

altayar

2019 RDX, 6,000 miles: The popping noise happens when I drive down my driveway and when the left rear tire goes off the driveway lip and I turn left onto the street. The pop noise sounds like it is coming from the drivers side rear area. Warm and cold temperatures.

sf0135

I had the front wheel suspension noise over speed bumps a month into owning mine. But another month or two later if stopped without any kind o service.

In the past week or so (at about 6k miles on
mY RDX), I noticed a pop when turning into my driveway. I’m having trouble placing where the noise is coming from but it sounds like it’s happening inside the cabin on the passenger side (maybe front and/or rear) Relieved (I guess??) that it’s not just me. If I slow down and go gently into the driveway, if doesn’t happen. I have turn left a bit and go over a bump with diagonal lean to get into the driveway. Curious what others experience or have to say about this

altayar

So. narrowed down the popping sound in the 2019 RDX: After several weeks with dealer, tech finally came to my house and sat in the back seat. The popping sound is coming from the back top left 3rd pillar near the airbag area. Tech at the time was driving a loaner 2019 RDX, he said he heard the same noise that morning on hos way over. He plans on taking apart the loaner car to pin point the noise and get back with. I'm wondering if this is a spot weld issue on some RDX's.

sf0135

Oh interesting! The pop does sound like it’s something inside on the upper corner of the frame that is literally popping out of place. Bummed these small random things keep arising but I still love my car

subin

Mine is more like a clunking sound from that area you described. If you lightly pound that area (driver side ceiling at the rear cargo), you would hear the sound I was talking about.

altayar

They adjusted the back hatch, however still get the pop /knock sound (upper frame area 3rd left side pillar) when pulling out my driveway making a left onto the street. Happens exactly when the rear tire drives off the driveway lip. Only happens once or twice a day, usually in the morning.

Back at the shop.

Dereileak

So is that the hatch that makes a noise ? Mines does the SAME THING. I turn left out of our driveway and I get a little pop/knock noise only usually the first time I drive it in the day, but I notice it every single time, sounds like it’s in the back of the car on the driver side