What is with the LOUD mechanical noise Si makes at shut down?

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All .. I have owned several cars ... None of which makes that strange noise when shutting down the engine. Anyone know what it does? Is for? Reminds me of old Styx song ... Thank you very much Mr. Roboto for doing all the jobs nobody wants to. Machines de humanize ... See how they run our lives. Regarding the noise it sounds mechanical .. like moving parts behind the dash? What exactly is that? My CVT 2016 did not do this? Puzzled?
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Electronic steering wheel lock. You should also hear it disengage during the start sequence or if you put the car into ignition mode without starting.
 

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The 10th gen makes a lot of strange sounds. None of which i have heard have been big issues. Except the A/C makes a lot of strange noises too and that has had problems
 

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Never noticed it until this post. As stated above, steering wheel lock.
 

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The 10th gen makes a lot of strange sounds. None of which i have heard have been big issues. Except the A/C makes a lot of strange noises too and that has had problems
A TON of weird sounds. The parking break makes me feel like I'm getting out of a transformer.
It's cool though
 


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Never heard this electronic steering wheel lock. Do hear the whirling noise of the ac though.
 

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This is going to drive us all nutz now....lol ;)
 

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A TON of weird sounds. The parking break makes me feel like I'm getting out of a transformer.
It's cool though
Haha, i like when people near the car hear it and are like wtf was that?
 


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The only sound mine makes is the parking brake. You guys have some screwed up cars lol
Everyone...RUN to the dealer to figure out what is wrong with our cars! :spaz:
 

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My Si appears to stall out when you turn it off. Engine does not stop immediately as expected, but maybe a half second later, mimicking a clutch drop stall. I'm surprised nobody on here has ever mentioned this one. It MAY actually be me dropping the clutch, if the stop sequence is really that slow.
 

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Yes, that heavy flywheel just keeps the engine turning for two to three seconds after you've turned the "power" off.
 

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I was under the impression it was like an oil cooler because the car has a turbo, guess i'm wrong?
 

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Electronic steering wheel lock. You should also hear it disengage during the start sequence or if you put the car into ignition mode without starting.
OK, so I have to ask. Just like you Si guys, my EX-L has push button start and the electronic steering wheel lock. However my steering wheel locks and unlocks in complete silence. Only the electronic parking brake makes a sound. Why would the Si lock be so noisy yet the non-Si is totally silent?
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