Hi,
I'm hoping that someone can shed some light on a problem I am having with my beloved Element. I'm new to the forum, and have done a "search" to see if anyone else has had this problem, but it doesn't seem so. The dealership is also having difficulty finding similar problems with any of Honda's trucks and is pretty much at a loss.
My Element, 2007 LX (I believe, the one with colour key bumpers, the sub and alloy wheels) manual has 59,800 km and has now been in the shop 4 times for a problem with the rear brakes and and 3-4 times for the clutch. The clutch master cylinder has now been changed 3 times for a "squeak". The rear brakes are making a thumping/grinding metal on metal sound after 10 or so minutes of driving. The rear rotors have been machined, but today the dealership changed them out completely, along with the VSA modular-all under warranty. Half a hour after I left the shop, the noise started again. It is NOT rust on the brakes; the noise does not start right away it only starts when the brakes are hot.
Of course, the 60,000 km warranty is almost up, so I need to find this problem.
I live in southern Ontario so our weather is changeable (to say the least) and I live in an area that has a lot of stop and go traffic. We often downshift before braking.
Any insight would be very helpful!
Thanks
I'm hoping that someone can shed some light on a problem I am having with my beloved Element. I'm new to the forum, and have done a "search" to see if anyone else has had this problem, but it doesn't seem so. The dealership is also having difficulty finding similar problems with any of Honda's trucks and is pretty much at a loss.
My Element, 2007 LX (I believe, the one with colour key bumpers, the sub and alloy wheels) manual has 59,800 km and has now been in the shop 4 times for a problem with the rear brakes and and 3-4 times for the clutch. The clutch master cylinder has now been changed 3 times for a "squeak". The rear brakes are making a thumping/grinding metal on metal sound after 10 or so minutes of driving. The rear rotors have been machined, but today the dealership changed them out completely, along with the VSA modular-all under warranty. Half a hour after I left the shop, the noise started again. It is NOT rust on the brakes; the noise does not start right away it only starts when the brakes are hot.
Of course, the 60,000 km warranty is almost up, so I need to find this problem.
I live in southern Ontario so our weather is changeable (to say the least) and I live in an area that has a lot of stop and go traffic. We often downshift before braking.
Any insight would be very helpful!
Thanks