Monte is in the shop =(
04-05-2010, 01:04 PM
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Monte is in the shop =( I ran over a very VERY shallow pothole , about an inch to an inch and a half deep, at like 10 to 15 mph at the very most...
Right after noticed vibration and noise coming from the front left..Also seems to pull to the left a little during heavy breaking..
Sounds similiar to a wheel bearing but the sound isnt as often..wheel bearing is like thumthumthum..this sounds like thum.....thum.....thum... yeah stupid but its the best way I can describe itt..In my experiences with bad wheel bearings they normally only make noise at a certain speed, whereas this does it all the time.
Its in the shop now but they won't be able to look at it for another 2-3 hours
Anyone else ever experience anything like this? I can't believe such a small hole at low speeds caused this, lol
Right after noticed vibration and noise coming from the front left..Also seems to pull to the left a little during heavy breaking..
Sounds similiar to a wheel bearing but the sound isnt as often..wheel bearing is like thumthumthum..this sounds like thum.....thum.....thum... yeah stupid but its the best way I can describe itt..In my experiences with bad wheel bearings they normally only make noise at a certain speed, whereas this does it all the time.
Its in the shop now but they won't be able to look at it for another 2-3 hours
Anyone else ever experience anything like this? I can't believe such a small hole at low speeds caused this, lol
04-05-2010, 05:53 PM
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HMMMM. I actually have a noise coming from the front tires when I back out of the driveway and when I travel below 10MPH. I thought it would be the wheel bearings but this guy at work told me it was breaks. But how can it be brakes when I'm not stepping on them??
04-05-2010, 05:58 PM
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HMMMM. I actually have a noise coming from the front tires when I back out of the driveway and when I travel below 10MPH. I thought it would be the wheel bearings but this guy at work told me it was breaks. But how can it be brakes when I'm not stepping on them??
04-05-2010, 06:02 PM
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Yeah I am hearing it on both sides of the front end. It might be break pads. If it is, it's a good excuse to get ceramic!! IDK when the brakes were last done because I just bought the car in July.
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04-05-2010, 06:19 PM
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Een if they make that noise at low speed, it doesn't necesarily mean they're bad. Do you get any vibration through the pedal when braking? Is there any brake smell when you get out of the car after normal driving?
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04-05-2010, 07:25 PM
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Shop says its from doing a burnout...I highly doubt it, I've literally only done 1 since I've gotten the car and it was half assed. Even if it was, why would the left tire only be messed, and especially after one short half assed burn out...Oh well.
They say nothing is wrong with the wheel bearing, and just the tires are messed up....This is the dealers shop, and the warranty ends tomorrow So I think they may just be trying to save cash, Im gonna look at it myself tomorrow, something I shoulda done in the first place, lol
I highly doubt it, but then again I could be wrong.
Not to mention I did the burnout probably 3 days ago..And the noise and movement started happening RIGHT AFTER i hit the pothole, which was a day and a half ago...
Half of me hopes its just a wheel bearing so it will be free covered by warranty..Other half doesnt mind, cause I can ditch these all season tires for some performance ones...ha
They say nothing is wrong with the wheel bearing, and just the tires are messed up....This is the dealers shop, and the warranty ends tomorrow So I think they may just be trying to save cash, Im gonna look at it myself tomorrow, something I shoulda done in the first place, lol
I highly doubt it, but then again I could be wrong.
Not to mention I did the burnout probably 3 days ago..And the noise and movement started happening RIGHT AFTER i hit the pothole, which was a day and a half ago...
Half of me hopes its just a wheel bearing so it will be free covered by warranty..Other half doesnt mind, cause I can ditch these all season tires for some performance ones...ha
04-06-2010, 07:57 PM
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Well I got it back today, guess dealer was right, lol..
No problems with either wheelbearing...I guess the half *** burnout I did was the cause of all this..Caused a small flatspot on the left tire...
Lesson learned, don't half *** burnouts anymore..lol
No problems with either wheelbearing...I guess the half *** burnout I did was the cause of all this..Caused a small flatspot on the left tire...
Lesson learned, don't half *** burnouts anymore..lol
