NEW 2009 Euro Luxury Auto Pinging

[Bobjones]

I have had another call from Heinz at Honda Australia, they are working on the problem in conjunction with Honda Japan but still cannot provide me with a definitive time for a solution. They however, stand behind their product, which I have requested in writing.

[bk212]

Thanks guys for the contact details, I will email them and add my car to the list of those affected. Re the test drive, I didn't notice it at all. Took a few days after picking up my car for me to notice but like most noises, once you are aware of it it's impossible to ignore.

[tron07]

I think I will go get a test drive and experience or see if I can hear the sound....

[aaronng]

I think I will go get a test drive and experience or see if I can hear the sound....

I can see the sound.

[PNR888]

Today is 24th of Oct, I think a couple of CU2 owners are having their engine detonation/pining noise checked by mechanic from HONDA AUSTRALIA today.

Hope the expert mechanic from honda has some tricks up on his sleeve to cure this annoying noise... otherwise this noise can be CU2's archilli heel and a unfortunate deterrant for many potential buyers including myself.

please give us update on what Honda Australia's mechanic has to say..

[swork]

my honda DSM cancelled on me and my dealer never bothered to tell me until i turned up this morning... next available time is next week. ill be away overseas for the next month so i guess my problem is going nowhere.

at least the service guys admitted honda knew about the problem and were looking into it.

[boleh]

so it's just a problem with the auto? hmm... it's probably upshifting too quickly.

[unity]

My CL9 upshifts very quickly but it doesn't ping. Why would quick upshifting cause pinging?

[kimnkk]

How easy is it to hear this pinging? I couldn't hear it before, I've tried really hard a couple more times yet i don't think i can hear any pinging from the rev range of 1000 all the way up to 5000 (haven't tried any higher). Tried all under steady acceleration with air-con and radio off!

[unity]

Keep it that way and don't try or pretent to hear it. You will become obsessed. It will drive you mad and you will stop enjoying your car. Then you will have the pleasure of meeting your local Honda dealer all to no avail.

[boleh]

unity,
oh i was just thinking how pinging could happen in a manual where u put in the wrong gear, usually higher than it should to match the engine speed.. or possibly a differnt flaw in the CU2 while they were trying hard to minizmine the ADR81 figure

[stik79]

Picked up my Lux CU2 Auto on Friday - only done 100k's but I can't hear any pinging sounds. You've all got me paranoid now! Is there any correlation between build dates and having these sounds?