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I had to go back to work after supper and on the way there, I decided to give my Pilot a wash at an automated brushless car wash I go to all the time. Once I got to the office, there was considerably more work than I had anticipated, so I actually ended up staying over there for the night. I was kind of concerned with the left over water from the car wash freezing (the temp lastnite was about -15C or about 5F) overnight in the parking lot, but I figured I'd be able to open the door, at least.
So, this morning, after I showed my boss what I had done to fix all the problems, he was satisfied and told me to go home for the day. So, I started my Pilot and I let it warm up for about a minute and put the car in reverse but the car wouldn't budge! Normally, the car moves slowly all by itself even if I don't give any gas when I put the car in drive or in reverse.
So, I gave it a little gas and the Pilot did start moving, but not before it made two loud "THUD!!" noise in the back. It scared the heck out of me. It sounded like it came from the brakes, but I'm not so sure. I figured some parts must've been frozen together overnite with all that water from the car wash and finally came apart after I gave it a little gas (the carwash has a spray coming straight out of the ground to wash the underside of the car as it enters).
The brakes seemed to working just fine after that though and there were no abnormal noises coming from the back since then. I never experienced anything like this the cars I've owned previously and even with my other car, the 99 Pontiac Transport, I've washed it during colder nights and had it parked overnite at work and never had something like this happen.
What do you guys suppose it could've been? I'm still thinking it was the brakes, but I never had the parking brakes engaged, so I don't see how the brake pads could've been frozen to the discs to the point that it'd prevent the car from moving before I gave it some gas.
My biggest fear is that there could've been some damage to the brake system or to whatever parts the noise came from. Should I mention this to my service advisor next time I take the car in for service or should I not wait until then and go in right away?
So, this morning, after I showed my boss what I had done to fix all the problems, he was satisfied and told me to go home for the day. So, I started my Pilot and I let it warm up for about a minute and put the car in reverse but the car wouldn't budge! Normally, the car moves slowly all by itself even if I don't give any gas when I put the car in drive or in reverse.
So, I gave it a little gas and the Pilot did start moving, but not before it made two loud "THUD!!" noise in the back. It scared the heck out of me. It sounded like it came from the brakes, but I'm not so sure. I figured some parts must've been frozen together overnite with all that water from the car wash and finally came apart after I gave it a little gas (the carwash has a spray coming straight out of the ground to wash the underside of the car as it enters).
The brakes seemed to working just fine after that though and there were no abnormal noises coming from the back since then. I never experienced anything like this the cars I've owned previously and even with my other car, the 99 Pontiac Transport, I've washed it during colder nights and had it parked overnite at work and never had something like this happen.
What do you guys suppose it could've been? I'm still thinking it was the brakes, but I never had the parking brakes engaged, so I don't see how the brake pads could've been frozen to the discs to the point that it'd prevent the car from moving before I gave it some gas.
My biggest fear is that there could've been some damage to the brake system or to whatever parts the noise came from. Should I mention this to my service advisor next time I take the car in for service or should I not wait until then and go in right away?
