A friend emailed me with a problem he is experiencing and the dealership cannot find the problem. Any ideas? Thanks!!!

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">My 2003 4WD Honda Pilot with 80,000 miles recently developed a knocking noise in the front of the vehicle on the drivers side. I begin hearing the noise at about 40 MPH and 1800 RPMs when accelerating. It is a steady knocking noise until I take my foot off of the accelerator and the knocking stops. I do not notice it above 60 MPH but the road noise may be drowning it out. The dealer's service techs can not determine the cause. Has anyone experienced this?</TD></TR></TABLE>

 

Possibly an inner cv joint going bad? Does he get any vibration through the steering wheel?

 

Where is the friend taking the pilot?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Ross 2.0 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Where is the friend taking the pilot?</TD></TR></TABLE>

65 year old male that commutes in it...interstate/city driving only.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by o-man &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Possibly an inner cv joint going bad? Does he get any vibration through the steering wheel?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Thanks. The dealer techs claim to have inspected the CVs and said they were in spec. I have not driven it or looked at it (lives 2k miles away). Still looking