zhack

got my rx about a month and a half ago.

Second day I had it, got hit on the passenger side, the fender dented in, wheel fell off. Was in the shop for three weeks.

I've since gotten it back but experiencing a number of problems.

First, the traction control and tire pressure lights are constantly on. I took it back to the repair shop and got the tire pressure to 50 pounds on front and rear wheels, but this did not help. I've since scheduled a visit to the dealer.

Second, everytime i hold on the brakes, at a stoplight for instance, the passenger side of the car vibrates. This vibration seems to be primarily on the passenger side door, but sometimes would shift to the dashboard, and lately, I've noticed it happening on the rear wheels also. Everytime I resume driving, the vibration dissappears. Hopefully the dealer will help me with this also.

Just looking for input from all of you out there on what might be causing these problems, since I am not scheduled to see the dealer until thursday.

THanks

pmacwill

the dsc needs to be reset. I don't have the directions on how to do that in front of me, but IIRC you turn the car on, turn the wheel all the way to the left then all the way to the right. this restarts it. The tire pressure shouldn't be more than 32lb

mikeb

uh
welcome
thats a sad first post

zhack

It was a sad three weeks. But I'm back on the road, and now I always have a story to share about our first experiences together.

I bumped the tire pressure down to 32 pounds today. This solved the tire pressure problem. The body shop had set it to 50 pounds, I can't tell why.

This seems to have also solved the vibration problem, the ride is much smoother, the car deals with uneven asphalt far more satisfyingly now.

Because of the very few hours I spent with the car while new, I hardly have any sense of the car's optimal performance to compare with its current handling.

However, the tsc light is still illuminated. I followed the manual's instructions for resetting the tsc/dsc, to the letter, but still no success.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated, since I will be saved a trip to the dealer before my first scheduled maintenance.

Just to be paranoid, I am also wondering what kinds of damage might occur while driving with 50 pound tires for 500 odd miles or so.

mikeb

glad to hear you got the car back
post pics if you can