Popping from front suspension solved!!!!!!!! TSB!!!!!!!! - Page 8

SIcivic07 · 09-08-2007, 12:07 PM

bringing my 07 si sedan in friday. we'll see what happens!

Nychus · 09-08-2007, 04:55 PM

NEWS.
I took my car in today to the the White Plains Honda of NY. The Service manager Craig was a totally awesome guy. Not only was he an Si enthusiast, but he also was familiar with the front suspension issues with the civic. He drove my car, and it popped before we even left the parking lot. Then it popped AGAIN after sitting in traffic, and hitting a dip down a hill. He was gonna get a whole new strutt assembly. I then produced the TSB that i printed, and i was like,. "you may not need to get a whole new assembly". He may or may not have been aware of the TSB, but he asked to keep it.

All in all, I do believe this will get 100% cared for by my Honda Dealer. It was also awesome that it popped twice, and that the manager was an Si owner himself.

side note: an Si Sedan owner was picking up his car as i was droppign off. I shot the breeze with himfor 5 min. Told him about the pop. and He was like "yeah i have noticed that a few times,. that ain't normal?" so theres another si sedan owner that has the pop. If Honda doesn't upgrade this TSB to a Recall, they could be lokking at a some real bad press. What are the odds 2 si sedan owners meet, and they both have the pop?

SIcivic07 · 09-08-2007, 10:37 PM

can someone post the link to that TSB again? i need to print it when i bring my SI in this friday! thanks!

Grimey · 09-11-2007, 10:06 AM

I have to take mine in on Friday to replace the rear strut and shock, because of a creaking noise it's been making when under 10 mph.

I want to take in the TSB to them on this as well, but mine only makes the sound 2-3 times a day, if that. I had to drive the guy around last time just so he would hear the rear strut creaking, because he could not hear it.

I'm just worried they wont give 2 shits about this TSB because my Si only makes the "pop" about 2-3 times a day, as mentioned before... and I will bet my life they wont even hear it when I take it in for them to check out.

Any suggestions?

Duce2k · 09-11-2007, 12:43 PM

I found this on Edmund's
http://www.edmunds.com/maintenance/r...artner=edmunds

SIcivic07 · 09-11-2007, 01:39 PM

good find Duce2k! im printing that along with the TSB for friday...btw, does anyone have a link to the TSB again? i need to print it with the honda logo, i ran out of color in when i printed it a couple weeks ago!

MonkeyConQueso · 09-11-2007, 01:45 PM

It's on the first page of this thread :)

liquidr1 · 09-11-2007, 01:57 PM

it say it affects all 2006 2 door si's. Funny i have a 2006 si coupe with 40,000 miles on it and have never experienced nor heard of this problem

edrhee83 · 09-11-2007, 05:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FG207Si

Will Honda still cover the problem if you have after market springs????

Are they going to say that the problem is the car being dropped????

sorry if this question has been answered already, just want to make sure......

This is the same question I have. When I replaced my springs, I had to cut the bump stop. Do u guys think they will replace it under the warranty?

MonkeyConQueso · 09-11-2007, 06:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by edrhee83

This is the same question I have. When I replaced my springs, I had to cut the bump stop. Do u guys think they will replace it under the warranty?

Probably not, but if you replaced the springs yourself then it will cost you just $16 and more time to re-do it again

. Or if you had someone else do it for you, then pay them again to install the new (cut) bumpstops.

badoceanman · 09-11-2007, 06:34 PM

I've got an '07 Si Coupe. Front left suspension pops once or twice per drive after it has sat a while. The dealer replaced the strut and it still pops. My VIN seems to be out of range for the TSB so I wonder if it has the new bump stops and I'm hearing a different problem, or if the TSB VIN range should have been extended.

MonkeyConQueso · 09-11-2007, 06:40 PM

You're out of the TSB range? That is crappy that you are still having the problem. If you take it back in, have them LOOK at the bumpstop to make sure that it's the same part number as the one in the TSB. If not, then have them put in the new one listed from the TSB.

FYI, I know it's on the first page, but here's the models in within the TSB:

2006 Civic 2-Door Si – ALL

2006 Civic 4-Door:
From VIN 1HGFA1...6L000001 thru 1HGFA1...6L137665
From VIN 2HGFA1...6H500001 thru 2HGFA1...6H528035

2007 Civic 2-Door EX A/T:
From VIN 2HGFG128.7H500001 thru 2HGFG128.7H500056

2007 Civic 2-Door Si:
From VIN 2HGFG215.7H100001 thru 2HGFG215.7H100199

ALLMOTOR_FKR · 09-11-2007, 06:48 PM

I have a 07 si sedan and I to have that pop sound from the driver side.

JORGEMEDE · 09-12-2007, 09:17 AM

I have a 07 SI sedan and mine makes a pop noise from the driver side when I go over a bump or dip in the road...randomly

Is this part of the same TSB?

I went to the dealer yesterday and went on a test drive with them and couldnt get the noise to repeat...#$%#$%#$ Any suggestions?

Also getting a creeping noise fron the sunroof cover...anyone else...and how was it fixed? The mechanic noticed it right away...very anoying!

Nychus · 09-12-2007, 11:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by liquidr1

it say it affects all 2006 2 door si's. Funny i have a 2006 si coupe with 40,000 miles on it and have never experienced nor heard of this problem

consider yourself lucky brother!

Nychus · 09-12-2007, 11:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JORGEMEDE

I have a 07 SI sedan and mine makes a pop noise from the driver side when I go over a bump or dip in the road...randomly

Is this part of the same TSB?

I went to the dealer yesterday and went on a test drive with them and couldnt get the noise to repeat...#$%#$%#$ Any suggestions?

Also getting a creeping noise fron the sunroof cover...anyone else...and how was it fixed? The mechanic noticed it right away...very anoying!

Go back again. and this time find a spot in the road that dips suddenly, or tunrs and dips,. or tape record the bump like it did. My car is out of vin range too, but my dealer is fixing it. that god my service manager is an si owner. who knows what kind of crap they could have told me. i got lucky. it popped twice with the service rep. my best advice to you is YOU drive the car with the service guy. and YOU need to get good at producing the noise. take a drive around the dealership and scout out a good spot that produced the noise,. then drive direclty there during your drive-along.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2maN6JEYX58

I challenge ALL people you use what aver video or audio recorders they have, and record the popping noise in thier cars. post it on youtube under, "Civic Si Popping Noise" and maybe we can elevate this bullshit TSB in to a full scale recall! So that this problem is addressed and we all are taken care of by honda's lapse in quality control and enginering for this problem.

SIcivic07 · 09-13-2007, 02:04 PM

word. ill try my best to record it. my car goes in tomorrow to be checked out. the tech is driving it by himself, if he doesnt hear it, ill make the appt to be IN the car with the tech and ill show those bastards!

DumbasSi · 09-13-2007, 06:32 PM

I have an 06 Si and an 07 Si and I have never heard this popping sound. It does sound very distinct in the videos though. I'm getting the motor mount inspected and hopefully the bumpstops are ok.

My problem is being in Canada and the fact the the dealerships here are usually several months behind when it comes to the TSB's and most of the Service Advisors won't even acknowledge a US TSB if I show it to them.

What I have done is bought my regular Service Tech a case of beer and he looked up the morotr mount TSB. Hopefully the bump stop one he can dig up for me too.

Oh, and just a comment/observation....
If the suspension is making these popping sounds but there is no problems with the suspension mechanically or the way the car drives and handles, maybe that's just the sound the suspension makes.

SIcivic07 · 09-15-2007, 01:36 AM

took my car in today, they claim they heard a noise, but wouldnt acknowledge the TSB because my VIN was not on it...so instead, they "re-torqued" everything and claimed the noise stopped. HAH...oh, and get this...i tinted my tails with vinyl film. on the rear 1/4 panel where the tail light and the 1/4 panel meet, the factory did a crap paint job and it looked as if it were peeling..i told them to fix it best they could without repainting anything, basically a touch up...they did, but they did what i couldve done in a second with some touch up paint, claiming this statement on my receipt "appears customer removed and modified tail light", blaming me for the factory crap paint job...HAH!

***autumnalfalls*** · 09-15-2007, 02:39 PM

I went into my honda dealership today. I asked about the ever so awesome bearing issue with our cars. And of course the popping sound I get from the driver's side front of the car when hitting bumps, especially when it is wet. They did the VIN stuff. Of course my car's not in it.

I then asked if they would bounce the part number from my car with the revised part number for the bump stop. The service manager got a dickhead look on his face when I asked him this question. He then told me that if his technicians didn't find anything, they couldn't fix it under warranty. I asked to go with the technician to replicate the problem. Again, another dickhead look but he obliged.

So now I got an appointment on Tuesday to get my car looked at. Im gonna take it to the car wash with the technician inside the car. That always makes my car's front end reproduce the sound EVERY SINGLE BUMP!

09-08-2007, 04:55 PM	#142 (permalink)
Nychus Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Tuckahoe NY Posts: 91 William Pealer iTrader: 0 / 0%	Great Service Center In White Plains NY NEWS. I took my car in today to the the White Plains Honda of NY. The Service manager Craig was a totally awesome guy. Not only was he an Si enthusiast, but he also was familiar with the front suspension issues with the civic. He drove my car, and it popped before we even left the parking lot. Then it popped AGAIN after sitting in traffic, and hitting a dip down a hill. He was gonna get a whole new strutt assembly. I then produced the TSB that i printed, and i was like,. "you may not need to get a whole new assembly". He may or may not have been aware of the TSB, but he asked to keep it. All in all, I do believe this will get 100% cared for by my Honda Dealer. It was also awesome that it popped twice, and that the manager was an Si owner himself. side note: an Si Sedan owner was picking up his car as i was droppign off. I shot the breeze with himfor 5 min. Told him about the pop. and He was like "yeah i have noticed that a few times,. that ain't normal?" so theres another si sedan owner that has the pop. If Honda doesn't upgrade this TSB to a Recall, they could be lokking at a some real bad press. What are the odds 2 si sedan owners meet, and they both have the pop?

09-12-2007, 09:17 AM	#154 (permalink)
JORGEMEDE Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: CT Posts: 23 Jorge Medeiros iTrader: 0 / 0%	I have a 07 SI sedan and mine makes a pop noise from the driver side when I go over a bump or dip in the road...randomly Is this part of the same TSB? I went to the dealer yesterday and went on a test drive with them and couldnt get the noise to repeat...#$%#$%#$ Any suggestions? Also getting a creeping noise fron the sunroof cover...anyone else...and how was it fixed? The mechanic noticed it right away...very anoying! Last edited by JORGEMEDE; 09-12-2007 at 09:26 AM.

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09-08-2007, 12:07 PM	#141 (permalink)
SIcivic07 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Nassau County, LI, NY Posts: 664 Dan the DIME slayer iTrader: 1 / 100%	bringing my 07 si sedan in friday. we'll see what happens!

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SIcivic07 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Nassau County, LI, NY Posts: 664 Dan the DIME slayer iTrader: 1 / 100%	can someone post the link to that TSB again? i need to print it when i bring my SI in this friday! thanks!

09-11-2007, 10:06 AM	#144 (permalink)
Grimey Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Lebanon, PA Posts: 233 iTrader: 0 / 0%	I have to take mine in on Friday to replace the rear strut and shock, because of a creaking noise it's been making when under 10 mph. I want to take in the TSB to them on this as well, but mine only makes the sound 2-3 times a day, if that. I had to drive the guy around last time just so he would hear the rear strut creaking, because he could not hear it. I'm just worried they wont give 2 shits about this TSB because my Si only makes the "pop" about 2-3 times a day, as mentioned before... and I will bet my life they wont even hear it when I take it in for them to check out. Any suggestions?

09-11-2007, 12:43 PM	#145 (permalink)
Duce2k Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 2,852 iTrader: 2 / 100%	I found this on Edmund's http://www.edmunds.com/maintenance/r...artner=edmunds

09-11-2007, 01:39 PM	#146 (permalink)
SIcivic07 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Nassau County, LI, NY Posts: 664 Dan the DIME slayer iTrader: 1 / 100%	good find Duce2k! im printing that along with the TSB for friday...btw, does anyone have a link to the TSB again? i need to print it with the honda logo, i ran out of color in when i printed it a couple weeks ago!

09-11-2007, 01:45 PM	#147 (permalink)
MonkeyConQueso Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Age: 33 Posts: 335 Armand iTrader: 0 / 0%	It's on the first page of this thread :)

09-11-2007, 01:57 PM	#148 (permalink)
liquidr1 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Greensboro NC Age: 24 Posts: 1,420 Dustin iTrader: 0 / 0%	it say it affects all 2006 2 door si's. Funny i have a 2006 si coupe with 40,000 miles on it and have never experienced nor heard of this problem

09-11-2007, 06:34 PM	#151 (permalink)
badoceanman Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 10 iTrader: 0 / 0%	I've got an '07 Si Coupe. Front left suspension pops once or twice per drive after it has sat a while. The dealer replaced the strut and it still pops. My VIN seems to be out of range for the TSB so I wonder if it has the new bump stops and I'm hearing a different problem, or if the TSB VIN range should have been extended.

09-11-2007, 06:40 PM	#152 (permalink)
MonkeyConQueso Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Age: 33 Posts: 335 Armand iTrader: 0 / 0%	You're out of the TSB range? That is crappy that you are still having the problem. If you take it back in, have them LOOK at the bumpstop to make sure that it's the same part number as the one in the TSB. If not, then have them put in the new one listed from the TSB. FYI, I know it's on the first page, but here's the models in within the TSB: 2006 Civic 2-Door Si – ALL 2006 Civic 4-Door: From VIN 1HGFA1...6L000001 thru 1HGFA1...6L137665 From VIN 2HGFA1...6H500001 thru 2HGFA1...6H528035 2007 Civic 2-Door EX A/T: From VIN 2HGFG128.7H500001 thru 2HGFG128.7H500056 2007 Civic 2-Door Si: From VIN 2HGFG215.7H100001 thru 2HGFG215.7H100199

09-11-2007, 06:48 PM	#153 (permalink)
ALLMOTOR_FKR Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: texas Posts: 26 iTrader: 0 / 0%	I have a 07 si sedan and I to have that pop sound from the driver side.

09-13-2007, 02:04 PM	#157 (permalink)
SIcivic07 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Nassau County, LI, NY Posts: 664 Dan the DIME slayer iTrader: 1 / 100%	word. ill try my best to record it. my car goes in tomorrow to be checked out. the tech is driving it by himself, if he doesnt hear it, ill make the appt to be IN the car with the tech and ill show those bastards!

09-13-2007, 06:32 PM	#158 (permalink)
DumbasSi Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,585 iTrader: 4 / 100%	I have an 06 Si and an 07 Si and I have never heard this popping sound. It does sound very distinct in the videos though. I'm getting the motor mount inspected and hopefully the bumpstops are ok. My problem is being in Canada and the fact the the dealerships here are usually several months behind when it comes to the TSB's and most of the Service Advisors won't even acknowledge a US TSB if I show it to them. What I have done is bought my regular Service Tech a case of beer and he looked up the morotr mount TSB. Hopefully the bump stop one he can dig up for me too. Oh, and just a comment/observation.... If the suspension is making these popping sounds but there is no problems with the suspension mechanically or the way the car drives and handles, maybe that's just the sound the suspension makes.

09-15-2007, 01:36 AM	#159 (permalink)
SIcivic07 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Nassau County, LI, NY Posts: 664 Dan the DIME slayer iTrader: 1 / 100%	took my car in today, they claim they heard a noise, but wouldnt acknowledge the TSB because my VIN was not on it...so instead, they "re-torqued" everything and claimed the noise stopped. HAH...oh, and get this...i tinted my tails with vinyl film. on the rear 1/4 panel where the tail light and the 1/4 panel meet, the factory did a crap paint job and it looked as if it were peeling..i told them to fix it best they could without repainting anything, basically a touch up...they did, but they did what i couldve done in a second with some touch up paint, claiming this statement on my receipt "appears customer removed and modified tail light", blaming me for the factory crap paint job...HAH!

09-15-2007, 02:39 PM	#160 (permalink)
*autumnalfalls* VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Colorado Springs Posts: 157 Kyle iTrader: 0 / 0%	I went into my honda dealership today. I asked about the ever so awesome bearing issue with our cars. And of course the popping sound I get from the driver's side front of the car when hitting bumps, especially when it is wet. They did the VIN stuff. Of course my car's not in it. I then asked if they would bounce the part number from my car with the revised part number for the bump stop. The service manager got a dickhead look on his face when I asked him this question. He then told me that if his technicians didn't find anything, they couldn't fix it under warranty. I asked to go with the technician to replicate the problem. Again, another dickhead look but he obliged. So now I got an appointment on Tuesday to get my car looked at. Im gonna take it to the car wash with the technician inside the car. That always makes my car's front end reproduce the sound EVERY SINGLE BUMP!