psychicmechanic
05-28-2007, 06:44 PM
Mention "Service News June 03" page 1. IMPORTANT ...just because there is a
service news article doesnt mean this is what your vehicle is doing. Your
idea of going for a ride with a tech at time of drop off is great (read:
essential). Just make sure they are expecting this with your appointment.
"Steve Lee" <dont@thinkso.com> wrote in message
news:fo9hhv87vh9gt10j88blmj2ivt2b43j4s2@4ax.com...
> I just came back from a vacation and noticed on the highway that my
> Pilot was vibrating, while not violently, but still noticeably, when I
> eased into the 60MPH mark with the RPM between 1700-1800RPM. If I
> were to approach the 60MPH mark with the RPM at a higher level, I
> never got it and once I stepped on the gas a bit harder, thus bringing
> up the RPM and getting past the 60MPH mark, the vibration disappeared.
>
> I did check the tire pressure, the transmission fluid level and all
> were fine. However, I did notice that the oil level was slightly
> higher than the high mark on the dipstick. It was higher by about a
> diameter of the circles on the dipstick.
>
> Being back in the city just yesterday, I haven't been able to
> duplicate the situation because it's hard to find enough room on the
> road, even on freeways around here, to be able to gently get up to
> 60MPH while the RPM is at that relatively low range.
>
> It happened whether I was going uphill, downhill or on flat roads.
> Also, it started happening towards the latter part of the trip, even
> though I'm pretty sure that I had driven my car such that it would've
> duplicated the same condition earlier in the trip.
>
> Can anyone guess as to what might have caused this? Being a holiday
> trip, the rear cargo area was filled with the usual stuff, such as
> iceboxes, suitcase, food containers and etc. But I'm positive the
> total weight still would've been well under the cargo limit, even with
> weight of the passengers included.
>
> I have to take the Pilot in on Monday to get it serviced and plan to
> mention this problem and perhaps go for a drive with a technician,
> hoping to be able to duplicate the problem. In the meantime, if you
> guys can suggest a possible cause for this problem so I can mention it
> to the technician, it'd be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks for your time and courtesy.
service news article doesnt mean this is what your vehicle is doing. Your
idea of going for a ride with a tech at time of drop off is great (read:
essential). Just make sure they are expecting this with your appointment.
"Steve Lee" <dont@thinkso.com> wrote in message
news:fo9hhv87vh9gt10j88blmj2ivt2b43j4s2@4ax.com...
> I just came back from a vacation and noticed on the highway that my
> Pilot was vibrating, while not violently, but still noticeably, when I
> eased into the 60MPH mark with the RPM between 1700-1800RPM. If I
> were to approach the 60MPH mark with the RPM at a higher level, I
> never got it and once I stepped on the gas a bit harder, thus bringing
> up the RPM and getting past the 60MPH mark, the vibration disappeared.
>
> I did check the tire pressure, the transmission fluid level and all
> were fine. However, I did notice that the oil level was slightly
> higher than the high mark on the dipstick. It was higher by about a
> diameter of the circles on the dipstick.
>
> Being back in the city just yesterday, I haven't been able to
> duplicate the situation because it's hard to find enough room on the
> road, even on freeways around here, to be able to gently get up to
> 60MPH while the RPM is at that relatively low range.
>
> It happened whether I was going uphill, downhill or on flat roads.
> Also, it started happening towards the latter part of the trip, even
> though I'm pretty sure that I had driven my car such that it would've
> duplicated the same condition earlier in the trip.
>
> Can anyone guess as to what might have caused this? Being a holiday
> trip, the rear cargo area was filled with the usual stuff, such as
> iceboxes, suitcase, food containers and etc. But I'm positive the
> total weight still would've been well under the cargo limit, even with
> weight of the passengers included.
>
> I have to take the Pilot in on Monday to get it serviced and plan to
> mention this problem and perhaps go for a drive with a technician,
> hoping to be able to duplicate the problem. In the meantime, if you
> guys can suggest a possible cause for this problem so I can mention it
> to the technician, it'd be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks for your time and courtesy.