Over on the S2KI website, we have a Honda insider who has been incredibly helpful regarding Tech issues.

I sent him a message today regarding the tire vibration issue.

Be on the lookout for a reply from a person called Woodwork.

 

Thanks, where should I be looking for the reply, on this site or the s2ki site? If s2ki, which thread?

Thanks for all your help!

 

need4spd,

I pointed him here and I would hope he replies here directly.

Regarding the S2KI site, he might post in the car talk area.

My message to him was through a PM instead of a thread.

 

Thanks, clutchcargo,

Wish this insider would not be overwhelmed by this TL site.

 

Thanks, we welcome them with open arms

 

I received a reply from Woodwork and have attached it below.

For the folks with vibration issues, where are you located?



Re: 2004 Acura TL tire Question
Clutch:

Yes, I work on the Acura NSX, but I have no information on the TL.

When I get back into the office I'll ask the TL guy.

I can tell you that across the country different road surfaces give different feelings in cars. You might want to check the locations of those with the tire problem. Usually Florida and Georga is the area with the most tire vibrations because their roads are so flat. Other areas of the country we don't hear from customers regarding tire vibration problems even tho they have the same tire.

I hope you didn't order tires just on the concerns of others. I don't know the LM-22 tire. Is it for snow?

Woodwork

 

Thanks for the info, much appreciated.

Many are in the North East, NY, CT, Maryland, North Carolina, NH, etc.

some are in MN and Califorinia, as are some in FLA and GA.

But it is not area dependent, many have the problem all over the country.

 

Acura seems to be doing a good act of concealment. Not many ppl inside their company knows what happens on us. If you're not in the same department, it's absolutely unaware to this issue.

 

My wife an I bought new cars on the same day, she bought a new $22k RSX, which doesn't vibrate on any road and I bought a new TL which vibrates anywhere and everywhere.

It's very easy to tell the difference between tire vibration and vibration caused by road conditions.

By the way clutchcargo, I used to watch that cartoon way back when. Great screen name!

 

My wife an I bought new cars on the same day, she bought a new $22k RSX, which doesn't vibrate on any road and I bought a new TL which vibrates anywhere and everywhere.

It's very easy to tell the difference between tire vibration and vibration caused by road conditions.

By the way clutchcargo, I used to watch that cartoon way back when. Great screen name!

 

Woodwork,

You're off the mark buddy. There is a definite engineering problem here that has nothing to do with road conditions but everything to do with location and climate. The tires flat spot under certain climate conditions and cause a vibration. This is most evident in temperatures when its not extremely cold. At temperature below freezing, you won't necessarily notice the problem to the same extent as when the temperature changes or particularly if it goes from above freezing to below freezing.

I believe that the vibration problem is constant, although very subtle after 80 km/h and is accentuated with the lugging effect of the automatic transmission in 5th gear.

Roads being too flat? Give me a break.