Wheel bearings failure.

That sounds very evasive. For folks in the area: what dealership was that?

Also, disturbing that this is happening so much. I never had this with Hondas; bearing quality going downhill??

 

that's pretty early for a bearing, must have been defective? at least you made it under the 3/36!

how are the tyres tread at 33k? mine still look decent at 37k.

 

ya, same here i think. not bad for oem's though.

 

Wth is wrong with your mechanic? He clearly hears the grinding noise while the car is up in the air and still trying to blame it the tire that has no contact with the ground. That's intentionally ripping consumers off.

 

If the same scenario happens again and unsure as to its origin swap the tires front to rear and the noise (if its the tires) should move as in this case to the front. As for the bearing...its pretty sad that they diagnosed it as the tires...pretty amateurish....for a dealer.
I would make a mental note to avoid this dealer as they have newbies on the front line. Two tires (at dealer cost) as opposed to a rear bearing under warranty means one thing. THEY NEED MONEY! LOL!

 

At 40,000 both my gen2 and gen3 needed front wheel bearings, hatchback, but this is the first case of rear wheel bearings going loud, yes, chuck the dealer, or take a salt shaker ( be doubtful) when visiting.

 

strange, do you have to drive in the salt a lot? i've never had a bad wheel bearing.


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i wonder if our resident mechanics will jump in here to defend their dealerships?

 

We had a 2010 Prius in our shop for a loud noise. It was the right rear wheel bearing. Loud as hell - it made grinding noises when you spun the wheel with the car on the lift.

The right rear wheel was also the only wheel missing the wheel cover. I'm not saying the car hit something... yes. Yes I am. If you cut a right turn too hard and whack the rear wheel on the corner of a curb it could cause early bearing failure. This car had brand new tires on it from a month ago. The customer swears the new tires caused the bearing failure. Such is life in a shop.

 

Been there done that. My rears went out last year. Here is a thread on it. I didn't even bring it up with the dealer since I was out of warranty. Glad you were able get done on their dime and hopefully a little correction for that mechanic.

 

Just wondering, for people having wheel bearing failures: what tire pressures are you running? Maybe higher pressures are transmitting shocks more??

 

You only had one done?

It is pretty obvious that there is a design flaw with their bearings and northern/wet climates. I am guessing salts, rough roads, etc. Both mine went out at the same time (59K miles). What are the chances?

The fronts seem to be a little more stout... fewer instances of those going out it seems.

!!! on the Avenger.

 

I just replaced both fronts on my 2013 with 75,000 miles on it. My mechanic says that northern climate and keyless entry could be the issue. He thinks there could have been some arcing across the bearings.

 

Keyless entry? Have a hard time believing that but hey.

So how was the process with the fronts? I was really blessed to just have to do my rears I am thinking.

 

I have a great semi-retired mechanic. On a gen 3 you have to replace the entire hub. And the process is timed at 3 hours a side because they want you to pull the axle and do the work off the car. I bought the aftermarket hubs for $85 each and he replaced them on the car without unhooking the battery or disturbing the wheel sensors. Because I live in a northern climate (Minnesota), nothing comes apart easily. He called it the Minnesota effect. But still, he was able to get them out fairly quickly. And everything went back together perfectly without disrupting anything with the computer. The best part was that he only charged me with 2 hours labor! I buy him a Christmas present every year. He has kept my wife's Altima on the road for 175,000 miles without ever having a fix costing me over $300. In fact, he chewed me out for suggesting doing things to the car that didn't need to be done.

 

That's good, if the case. Getting at the rears is at least pretty straightforward.