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superstar_88

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I was driving along 401 today and suddenly had car trouble.
I thought at first I had blown a tire. I continued driving and there was heavy vibrations at times.
I drive a stick shift. I drove 40 km home and when I got to a stop sign it felt like a flat tire when I started up again. I thought about pulling over when on the highway and calling CAA to tow me home but it was 2 in the morning and I just wanted to get home.
It was quite scary driving not knowing what was wrong with the car.
I got home and check the tires and they looked fine but there was a smell of some sorts.
Does anyone know what the problem could be? I don't know much about cars. I just drive one.
Your fellow terbite.
 
Could be a seized brake caliper or wheel bearing or remote chance of tranny.
Take it to a mechanical u trust and get it looked at. If u need a referral pm me. I know the business well.
 
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lol!
 
highpark said:
Could be a seized brake caliper or wheel bearing or remote chance of tranny.
Take it to a mechanical u trust and get it looked at. If u need a referral pm me. I know the business well.
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Loose lug nut(s) and/or warped rotor could also be the issue.

Google the symptoms with the make and year of car and you can get a good idea of what the problem is.
 
After reading up on symptoms it looks likely that it could be indeed the transmission or wheel bearing. Turning on a curve produced a pronounced noise and vibration. Also, shifting produced some peculiar feel. High rev yet no up in speed at times. Because of that I just left it at 4th gear. Also on a stop it took some effort to get the car moving so could also be seized brake calipers.
 
I'll second the seized brake caliper suggestion. It'd explain the vibration and funny smell, and slow response off a stop.
One of the pistons in the calipers likely is seized open, pushing the pad against the rotor , causing vibration at higher speed.
This excessive friction also causes a burning metal odour , and rapid heating of the wheel . Drive a few blocks and touch the front wheels, do they get noticeably warm?
 
superstar_88 said:
After reading up on symptoms it looks likely that it could be indeed the transmission or wheel bearing. Turning on a curve produced a pronounced noise and vibration. Also, shifting produced some peculiar feel. High rev yet no up in speed at times. Because of that I just left it at 4th gear. Also on a stop it took some effort to get the car moving so could also be seized brake calipers.
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smitherz said:
I'll second the seized brake caliper suggestion. It'd explain the vibration and funny smell, and slow response off a stop.
One of the pistons in the calipers likely is seized open, pushing the pad against the rotor , causing vibration at higher speed.
This excessive friction also causes a burning metal odour , and rapid heating of the wheel . Drive a few blocks and touch the front wheels, do they get noticeably warm?
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Yup, sounds like a siezed piston in the caliper. When ever there's a smell of sorts, there's a friction problem somewhere.
I can only see this happening, where the brakes are conserned, toped
off with vibration. means you have furtherr warping the rotors because of of the friction and heat.
Did you find the car pulling to one side at any time?
 
I checked my car today and there was a large pool of liquid under my car. I think that would be the transmission fluid, yes? I recall a while back ago only now that there were small pools of liquid under my car and thought nothing of it at the time. I didn't notice the car leaning towards any side. I was gripping the steering wheel quite strongly preparing for anything. I was on the highway after all.
 
Hmmm, come to think of it I might have used the A/C yesterday. Are you saying that this fluid might be from the A/C and not the transmission? I don't think I would want to taste that liquid on the ground.
 
superstar_88 said:
Hmmm, come to think of it I might have used the A/C yesterday. Are you saying that this fluid might be from the A/C and not the transmission? I don't think I would want to taste that liquid on the ground.
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If you used your A/C the liquid is just water from the evaporator which is normal. Not sure what color the tranny fluid is in a standard but with automatics it's red. If your car is front wheel drive your problem could be the transaxle CV joint or U joint if you prefer to call it that. Word of advise, DO NOT TAKE IT TO CANADIAN TIRE. They will rip you off big time. I know a good shop in Oshawa if your out this way. My son in laws cousin owns it.
 
It's a rear wheel drive. My car is right over the stain. Pretty much at the center. Hard to tell what the colour is. I can't detect much of a smell. I'm hoping the liquid is just from the A/C and not the transmission. I would never take it to Canadian Tire. I had a bad experience with an independent garage many years ago. The dealer told me I needed a new master brake cylinder. Well, seeing that I know what I needed now I took it to a garage. He installed a refurbished one at a fraction of the price. Told me it was from the car manufacturer. When I questioned him he started screaming at me and instructioned his assistant to take the part off. I'm sure this was a ploy. Because I was in a bind I apologized to him and told him just leave it and paid and left. A few months later a car broke hard in front of me to avoid an accident. I pressed the brakes and my car pretty much didn't seem like it was stopping and went right in. Which explains why I'm weary of taking it to an independent garage now.
 
superstar_88 said:
It's a rear wheel drive. My car is right over the stain. Pretty much at the center. Hard to tell what the colour is. I can't detect much of a smell. I'm hoping the liquid is just from the A/C and not the transmission. I would never take it to Canadian Tire. I had a bad experience with an independent garage many years ago. The dealer told me I needed a new master brake cylinder. Well, seeing that I know what I needed now I took it to a garage. He installed a refurbished one at a fraction of the price. Told me it was from the car manufacturer. When I questioned him he started screaming at me and instructioned his assistant to take the part off. I'm sure this was a ploy. Because I was in a bind I apologized to him and told him just leave it and paid and left. A few months later a car broke hard in front of me to avoid an accident. I pressed the brakes and my car pretty much didn't seem like it was stopping and went right in. Which explains why I'm weary of taking it to an independent garage now.
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Can understand what you mean about independent shops and getting screwed over. There are some good ones out there, you just have to find them. My mechanic was in Richmond Hill but he retired 2 years ago so I was lucky to find another honest one.
 
I've decided to just buy a new car instead of fixing this one. Would a dealer take such car as trade in if I buy a new car from them?
 
New car is the way to go. Less headaches. Whenever my car or motorbike is about to run out of warranty I trade them in. Wtf. Ya only live once. Why Create headaches for yourself messing with bullshit mechanicals that aren't built the way they used to. It's all throw away these days man. Just toss it
 
You'll get a few bucks from the dealer but not top dollar. But since it's got mechanical trouble dealer is the easiest way to get rid of it.
 
superstar_88 said:
It's a rear wheel drive. My car is right over the stain. Pretty much at the center. Hard to tell what the colour is. I can't detect much of a smell. I'm hoping the liquid is just from the A/C and not the transmission. I would never take it to Canadian Tire. I had a bad experience with an independent garage many years ago. The dealer told me I needed a new master brake cylinder. Well, seeing that I know what I needed now I took it to a garage. He installed a refurbished one at a fraction of the price. Told me it was from the car manufacturer. When I questioned him he started screaming at me and instructioned his assistant to take the part off. I'm sure this was a ploy. Because I was in a bind I apologized to him and told him just leave it and paid and left. A few months later a car broke hard in front of me to avoid an accident. I pressed the brakes and my car pretty much didn't seem like it was stopping and went right in. Which explains why I'm weary of taking it to an independent garage now.
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You are imagining things, if the master cyl was not functioning properly, you would have noticed it immediately by the massive effort it required to stop. When you had you accident, did the ABS engage? If it did, then nothing to do with the master cyl. Refurb hydraulic parts are quite commonly used. The issue with your car could be quite a simple fix, but if you feel like a new car and want to spend the money, then you should do it.
 
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