Clunk From the Rear Brakes (Acura TSB 04-009)

[supo]

This .pdf file was posted at our sister site. I would think that it could apply to our Pilot owners:

[a2Pilot]

Thanks for posting that, Supo!

I had this done on my Pilot at my 15K service, and the clunking brakes have been silent since then! It works!

[MG Pilot]

Is there a TSB for the Pilot as well?

[Qbrozen]

a2Pilot - did you just replace them with the stock shims? Did you have to pay for it or did they do it for you?

This HAS to apply to the Pilot, too. Why wouldn't it? It doesn't make much sense to me to issue it for one and not the other. Maybe enough people haven't complained yet?

[Larukus]

Got my Pilot in Sept. of 03 and noticed the "clunk" right away, usually when backing up after sitting for awhile. Then the same noise is present while driving, but not when going over the bumps that might set off a "loose clunk". Sometimes this clunk sounds like it's axle-related instead of brake related. All I know is that it's getting louder as time goes on.
This morning was my 7500 maintenance check at the dealer. When I mentioned this to the service writer he said they had just recently received the bulletin you refer and they are awaiting the brake shims used to repair this problem to be in stock any day. He will call me when they come in to have this done. The link to the Acura sight describes exactly what he indicated to me would be done.
Hmmmm...My hubby drives an Acura and has had this same sound (only not as loud) in his car for years.
I am hoping this will take care of it as I feel the sound is getting louder and have had passengers in my car "what the heck was that?!" when they hear it. I don't want to put up with it anymore, but really love my Pilot.
Also wondering if anyone has noticed their rear windshield wiper "standing up" after running the Pilot through a car wash???
Happens every time to me, and a small crack is forming at the base of the wiper mechanism. It will eventually break off. Dealer said it never heard of such a complaint before and the tension was fine on my wiper when he checked today. ??????

[a2Pilot]

Originally posted by Qbrozen
a2Pilot - did you just replace them with the stock shims? Did you have to pay for it or did they do it for you?

This HAS to apply to the Pilot, too. Why wouldn't it? It doesn't make much sense to me to issue it for one and not the other. Maybe enough people haven't complained yet?

They took care of it as part of my 15K service. The price of that service package didn't go up, so I'm assuming it was covered under warrenty. I checked the service slip, and all it said was, "Install Shim Kit". No part number or individual charge was listed for that line item.

They did say this noise is a common charicteristic of Honda brakes. My Wife's V also makes this noise. I've read of many others on this board hearing it on various models.

The dealer said it's not dangerous or harmful in any way. It's just annoying!

[MG Pilot]

Attached is the Honda version.

[RipRocK]

Thanks, MG Pilot!!. Damn, gotta love this site. This particular TSB seems to cover the Canadian Pilots as well, not just the US ones, as was the case with the door seals. Great work!

[john802]

Thanks MG Pilot for posting the TSB for the Brakes.

-john

[RipRocK]

Spoke with a service advisor today about the TSB. As usual, there was nothing showing up in the system (Canadian). He asked me to fax over a copy of the TSB, so I did and he called me shoftly after that to tell me that currently, the shims are not even stocked in Canada. He said that he can't even order the shims with that part number because it doesn't exist and is not offered from Honda Canada at all.

He said that he'll keep an eye out for this TSB to hit his desk and will call me ASAP when it does to have the TSB done.

I'm beginning to feel as though this is going to be another door seal TSB type of situation where Honda deems that no Canadian owners are affected by this and a TSB won't be issued for it. I hope I'm wrong and Honda will prove me wrong real soon.

The clunk sound is considerably louder than it was when I first got my Pilot and for quite sometime now, my rear brakes have been squeaking, not just when it's cold either. I had the brakes checked out when the tires were being rotated as per the maintenance schedule, but there was nothing was wrong with them; at least that's what I was told. So, I was hoping that with this TSB, at least something will be done to see if the squeaking problem will go away.

[gopilot]

I had the same problem, they fixed it by adjustment only, now it is back..

Would be great to see a TSB!

[MG Pilot]

Originally posted by gopilot
I had the same problem, they fixed it by adjustment only, now it is back..

Would be great to see a TSB!

Ahhh...scroll up a few lines-

[RipRocK]

Originally posted by MG Pilot


Ahhh...scroll up a few lines-

But we don't know if the TSB covers us Canuckleheads though. If you'll scroll up just a bit to my reply, you'll see that no such TSB has been issued in Canada, at least not yet, let alone the dealers being able to even order the shims specified in the TSB because Honda Canada doesn't even have them yet.

I don't mind the wait so long as the TSB eventually does get issued here. What I'm hoping won't happen is that Honda will, in all their infinite wisdom, decide that Canadian models are not affected and not issue one for us; just like they did with the squeaking door seals

[MG Pilot]

Originally posted by RipRocK

But we don't know if the TSB covers us Canuckleheads though. If you'll scroll up just a bit to my reply, you'll see that no such TSB has been issued in Canada, at least not yet, let alone the dealers being able to even order the shims specified in the TSB because Honda Canada doesn't even have them yet.

I don't mind the wait so long as the TSB eventually does get issued here. What I'm hoping won't happen is that Honda will, in all their infinite wisdom, decide that Canadian models are not affected and not issue one for us; just like they did with the squeaking door seals

Oops...my mistake-

[gopilot]

We Canadians will forgive you ehh..