Buzzing/whining noise coming from rear
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I have an appointment with Darrell Waltrip Honda's online salesperson tomorrow morning. They have a Galaxy Gray EX-L with Navi that I'm test driving. So, I might have a new car by tomorrow afternoon!
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Originally Posted by sciontc_mich
Originally Posted by TNRRBEAR
TCdestro, I got my tC back today. The buzzing noise is completely gone now, so it was definitely the rear wheel bearing on the passenger side. They also fixed the rattling noise just to the left of my gauge cluster. The report I got back from the dealer said they replaced my rear wheel bearing and secured the fuse panel door. Hope that helps!
and tnrrbear, glad they weren't giving you excuses and fixed your car right the first time. Glad it's fixed now. Still going to trade it in for a civic?
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Originally Posted by tCdestro
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sciontc_mitch, sounds like you took care of thre problem yourself. If so, what do you mean by the dash side? If I remove the panel, where do I place the tape on the panel and which dash side? Thanks for the tip by the way.
sciontc_mitch, sounds like you took care of thre problem yourself. If so, what do you mean by the dash side? If I remove the panel, where do I place the tape on the panel and which dash side? Thanks for the tip by the way.
All the way around removable panel's backside edge,you put very thin foam tape (the side the meets the dash when installed)
You can but this stuff at lowe's. It's also known as "weatherstripping". Just the foam cell tape, adhesive on one side. buy the thinnest you can find, otherwise the panel won't install properly.
Then on the dash side, outline the opening with this same thin foam tape on there, put the removable panel back in, and see if that works. You can experiment with it to see if you need foam tape on the dash side or the panel side or both. The foam tape is cheap anyway, so it's not going to cost a lot to experiment with it.
And hey you're welcome for the tip! If I had known that was the noise I would've posted earlier. I thought there was noise from behind the instrument cluster. But yeah try this and see if it stops.
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Originally Posted by TNRRBEAR
I have an appointment with Darrell Waltrip Honda's online salesperson tomorrow morning. They have a Galaxy Gray EX-L with Navi that I'm test driving. So, I might have a new car by tomorrow afternoon!
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The tC is gone. I'm now the proud owner of an '08 Civic EX-L Coupe with Navigation. Silver with gray interior. Even though this car looks a bit smaller on the outside than the tC, and it's definitely lower, it feels more solid and feels like a bigger car when you are inside driving it. And that Navi system is awesome!
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Originally Posted by TNRRBEAR
The tC is gone. I'm now the proud owner of an '08 Civic EX-L Coupe with Navigation. Silver with gray interior. Even though this car looks a bit smaller on the outside than the tC, and it's definitely lower, it feels more solid and feels like a bigger car when you are inside driving it. And that Navi system is awesome!
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Originally Posted by sciontc_mich
Originally Posted by tCdestro
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sciontc_mitch, sounds like you took care of thre problem yourself. If so, what do you mean by the dash side? If I remove the panel, where do I place the tape on the panel and which dash side? Thanks for the tip by the way.
sciontc_mitch, sounds like you took care of thre problem yourself. If so, what do you mean by the dash side? If I remove the panel, where do I place the tape on the panel and which dash side? Thanks for the tip by the way.
All the way around removable panel's backside edge,you put very thin foam tape (the side the meets the dash when installed)
You can but this stuff at lowe's. It's also known as "weatherstripping". Just the foam cell tape, adhesive on one side. buy the thinnest you can find, otherwise the panel won't install properly.
Then on the dash side, outline the opening with this same thin foam tape on there, put the removable panel back in, and see if that works. You can experiment with it to see if you need foam tape on the dash side or the panel side or both. The foam tape is cheap anyway, so it's not going to cost a lot to experiment with it.
And hey you're welcome for the tip! If I had known that was the noise I would've posted earlier. I thought there was noise from behind the instrument cluster. But yeah try this and see if it stops.
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The seats in the Civic are MUCH more comfortable, even while making me feel that they craddle me better. The side support is awesome. I drove the car for a couple of hours on Sunday and NEVER got any spots on my ___ or back that felt they were getting uncomfortable or numb. That wasn't the case with the seats in the Scion. On trips lasting more than an hour in the Scion, I had to shift around a lot to because my ___ would get numb and uncomfortable. Plus, it was about 35 degrees when I took delivery on Saturday night and those butt warmers in the civic felt mighty nice.
As for the handling, the civic actually feels more stable with less body roll when cornering, in spite of having higher profile 16 inch tires. I can only imagine how nailed down the Si must feel if the EX feels like this.
Another thing I never liked about my tC is that it had a "Trigger pedel." It was like every bit of the torque in the engine peaked at 800 rpm. My car was an automatic. If I ever needed to pull out quickly (but not wrecklessly) it was almost impossible, because giving that car more than just a slight press on the gas pedal resulted in the front tires lighting up (and not in a very controlled manner when your trying to pull out while making a left or right turn.) The Civic's acceleration is almost as powerful feeling as the Scion, but it is much more refined and controlled. The engine in that Civic is silky smooth. The brakes are also very smooth and feel solid, but I haven't really got on them yet. They recommend not accelerating hard or braking hard for the first 600 miles till you get the car broken in.
The steering in the civic feels a tad bit more numb that the Scions. It feels more isolated from the road, which to me is not a bad thing, because I'm more of a long distance cruiser than a back mountain twisties driver. So, I'm not so concerned about feeling every rut and dip in the road. It tracks straight as an arrow though, as I was on the interstate coming home yesterday afternoon and let go of the steering wheel. I drove for 1/2 mile and the car never pulled to one side or the other and it definitely goes exactly where you point the car.
Overall, I'd say that the civic is at least 50% more refined than the Scion. I actually considered getting a new 4 cylinder Accord EX, which I could have got into for about $500.00 more than the Civic I bought, but the civic was so refined and with leather, and navi that I would not have gotten at that price in the accord, the civic just made more sense. Plus, the civic will get superior mileage to that accord. I've already put 150 miles on it, and the fuel gauge has only dropped 1/8 of a tank. A girl I ride the train to work with said her 07 ex has managed 620 miles on one tank, that's a 13.2 gallon tank! Figure it up, it's 47 MPG baby!
The seats in the Civic are MUCH more comfortable, even while making me feel that they craddle me better. The side support is awesome. I drove the car for a couple of hours on Sunday and NEVER got any spots on my ___ or back that felt they were getting uncomfortable or numb. That wasn't the case with the seats in the Scion. On trips lasting more than an hour in the Scion, I had to shift around a lot to because my ___ would get numb and uncomfortable. Plus, it was about 35 degrees when I took delivery on Saturday night and those butt warmers in the civic felt mighty nice.
As for the handling, the civic actually feels more stable with less body roll when cornering, in spite of having higher profile 16 inch tires. I can only imagine how nailed down the Si must feel if the EX feels like this.
Another thing I never liked about my tC is that it had a "Trigger pedel." It was like every bit of the torque in the engine peaked at 800 rpm. My car was an automatic. If I ever needed to pull out quickly (but not wrecklessly) it was almost impossible, because giving that car more than just a slight press on the gas pedal resulted in the front tires lighting up (and not in a very controlled manner when your trying to pull out while making a left or right turn.) The Civic's acceleration is almost as powerful feeling as the Scion, but it is much more refined and controlled. The engine in that Civic is silky smooth. The brakes are also very smooth and feel solid, but I haven't really got on them yet. They recommend not accelerating hard or braking hard for the first 600 miles till you get the car broken in.
The steering in the civic feels a tad bit more numb that the Scions. It feels more isolated from the road, which to me is not a bad thing, because I'm more of a long distance cruiser than a back mountain twisties driver. So, I'm not so concerned about feeling every rut and dip in the road. It tracks straight as an arrow though, as I was on the interstate coming home yesterday afternoon and let go of the steering wheel. I drove for 1/2 mile and the car never pulled to one side or the other and it definitely goes exactly where you point the car.
Overall, I'd say that the civic is at least 50% more refined than the Scion. I actually considered getting a new 4 cylinder Accord EX, which I could have got into for about $500.00 more than the Civic I bought, but the civic was so refined and with leather, and navi that I would not have gotten at that price in the accord, the civic just made more sense. Plus, the civic will get superior mileage to that accord. I've already put 150 miles on it, and the fuel gauge has only dropped 1/8 of a tank. A girl I ride the train to work with said her 07 ex has managed 620 miles on one tank, that's a 13.2 gallon tank! Figure it up, it's 47 MPG baby!
Originally Posted by sciontc_mich
Originally Posted by Deviousjet
Do you think that they will try to void my warranty because my car is dropped?
Just sick of these toyota dealers and their made up excuses (lies). It's insane. Hope it works out for you though. They can't void your entire warranty because of lowering the car. You could totally have a small claims lawsuit against them if they tried to void your warranty (entire) based on just a wheel bearing? See that's the other thing, why only ONE bearing? why not all of them if the car is lowered? Shouldn't they all be bad if the lowering caused it? see my logic? it's clearly a defective wheel bearing.
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