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Hello all,

I have a 2004 Accord V6-EX with 7500 miles that has a rather strange
condition. I say condition rather than problem; it is not clear what I
about to describe is a problem.

There is a distinct noise coming from the undercarriage of my car that
occurs as follows. I start up my car after it has been off for at
least 4 hours. I back up the car for a small distance. That is either
out of my gargage or my parking spot at work. I travel at low speed
for a short distance thereafter, perhaps 100 ft, and I here what
sounds like a "twang" coming from the front suspension. It is not the
same sound the car makes when traversing holes or bumps in the
pavement. It does sound like a problem with a steering boot. The
rather wierd thing is that I don't hear that sound again, regardless of
how much I'm turning or driving until the car is parked and off for at
least 4 hours. It is rather strange that the sound occurs *once* for
each cycle.

Has anyone observed this before? What is going on? My local Honda
dealer can't diagnose the problem.

TIA

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Harvey J. Cohen, Ph. D.
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On Sat, 28 Aug 2004 09:24:03 -0700, Harvey J Cohen
<hjcohen@adelphia.NOSPAMnet> wrote:
>Hello all,
>I have a 2004 Accord V6-EX with 7500 miles that has a rather strange
>condition. I say condition rather than problem; it is not clear what I
>about to describe is a problem.
>
>There is a distinct noise coming from the undercarriage of my car that
>occurs as follows. I start up my car after it has been off for at
>least 4 hours. I back up the car for a small distance. That is either
>out of my gargage or my parking spot at work. I travel at low speed
>for a short distance thereafter, perhaps 100 ft, and I here what
>sounds like a "twang" coming from the front suspension. It is not the
>same sound the car makes when traversing holes or bumps in the
>pavement. It does sound like a problem with a steering boot. The
>rather wierd thing is that I don't hear that sound again, regardless of
>how much I'm turning or driving until the car is parked and off for at
>least 4 hours. It is rather strange that the sound occurs *once* for
>each cycle.
>
>Has anyone observed this before? What is going on? My local Honda
>dealer can't diagnose the problem.

A heat shield going through an expansion transition?

In article <280820040924030159%hjcohen@adelphia.NOSPAMnet>, Harvey J Cohen
<hjcohen@adelphia.NOSPAMnet> wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> I have a 2004 Accord V6-EX with 7500 miles that has a rather strange
> condition. I say condition rather than problem; it is not clear what I
> about to describe is a problem.
>
> There is a distinct noise coming from the undercarriage of my car that
> occurs as follows. I start up my car after it has been off for at
> least 4 hours. I back up the car for a small distance. That is either
> out of my gargage or my parking spot at work. I travel at low speed
> for a short distance thereafter, perhaps 100 ft, and I here what
> sounds like a "twang" coming from the front suspension. It is not the
> same sound the car makes when traversing holes or bumps in the
> pavement. It does sound like a problem with a steering boot. The
> rather wierd thing is that I don't hear that sound again, regardless of
> how much I'm turning or driving until the car is parked and off for at
> least 4 hours. It is rather strange that the sound occurs *once* for
> each cycle.
>
> Has anyone observed this before? What is going on? My local Honda
> dealer can't diagnose the problem.
>
> TIA

You are fortunate. You have a great car and a great computer. You are also
fortunate because your car is still under the factory warranty. Tell the
service writer about the problem and make sure the problem is fixed before
it goes off warranty. The other poster is probably correct in relation to
what is causing the problem.

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I have a similar prob on my 98 civic, its done it since
new, its has something to do with the front springs, as I
noticed it happens mostly when I turn.

t

Could it be the ABS? My 04 sedan makes a slight noise as the ABS tests
after the car has sat for a bit.

"Harvey J Cohen" <hjcohen@adelphia.NOSPAMnet> wrote in message
news:280820040924030159%hjcohen@adelphia.NOSPAMnet ...
>
> Hello all,
>
> I have a 2004 Accord V6-EX with 7500 miles that has a rather strange
> condition. I say condition rather than problem; it is not clear what I
> about to describe is a problem.
>
> There is a distinct noise coming from the undercarriage of my car that
> occurs as follows. I start up my car after it has been off for at
> least 4 hours. I back up the car for a small distance. That is either
> out of my gargage or my parking spot at work. I travel at low speed
> for a short distance thereafter, perhaps 100 ft, and I here what
> sounds like a "twang" coming from the front suspension. It is not the
> same sound the car makes when traversing holes or bumps in the
> pavement. It does sound like a problem with a steering boot. The
> rather wierd thing is that I don't hear that sound again, regardless of
> how much I'm turning or driving until the car is parked and off for at
> least 4 hours. It is rather strange that the sound occurs *once* for
> each cycle.
>
> Has anyone observed this before? What is going on? My local Honda
> dealer can't diagnose the problem.
>
> TIA
>
> --
> Harvey J. Cohen, Ph. D.
> -------
>
> Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as
> you please. -- Mark Twain
> ------------------------------------------------------------------


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