I AM WORKING ON A 99LESABRE 3.8L. CUST COMPLAINS OF NOISE IN
LFWHEEL WHEN TURNING RIGHT. SOUNDS LIKE ROTOR HITTING THE BACKING
PLATE. HAVE CHECKED AND REPLACED EVERYTHING ON LF SIDE TO
INCLUDE ROTOR PADS BEARING AND AXLE. OBVIOUSLY I BENT THE
BACKING PLATE BACK NONE OF THIS HELPED. ANY IDEAS?
JK:
Have had strange tire noises, but make sounds turning either direction.
As long as you replaced the whole axle. Have had inner tri-pods make noise on that axle.
Will ask SF our trans guy on mon. if anything with the trans.
How about this, have had a few loose starter drive gears slide into the flywheel when
making rt. turns. In an open area, drive and keep wheel turned while it is doing the noise,
then shut off engine and see if noise stops (dont turn key all the way in case steering
wheel locks).
LFWHEEL WHEN TURNING RIGHT. SOUNDS LIKE ROTOR HITTING THE BACKING
PLATE. HAVE CHECKED AND REPLACED EVERYTHING ON LF SIDE TO
INCLUDE ROTOR PADS BEARING AND AXLE. OBVIOUSLY I BENT THE
BACKING PLATE BACK NONE OF THIS HELPED. ANY IDEAS?
JK:
Have had strange tire noises, but make sounds turning either direction.
As long as you replaced the whole axle. Have had inner tri-pods make noise on that axle.
Will ask SF our trans guy on mon. if anything with the trans.
How about this, have had a few loose starter drive gears slide into the flywheel when
making rt. turns. In an open area, drive and keep wheel turned while it is doing the noise,
then shut off engine and see if noise stops (dont turn key all the way in case steering
wheel locks).
Read my comment here. (#5)
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sometimes when I accelerated from a stop or just to get into traffic, the engine will
increase in RPM. The engine won't die completely, but will not accurate or increase in
power. The engine has eventually stalled & will restart. Let the engine sit for at lest 5
minutes & the engine will restart & run like there is no problem. This is an intermittent
problem. Car will not stay broken long enough to be diagnosed proper. There is never a
check engine light & no codes are stored. One time a cat converter code did set & the
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GM Tech JK:
This really did sound like a feule pressure problem, but that is not the case.
You may have a crank position sensor acting up, or possibly a wiring problem somewhere. Moving
harnesses under the hood while running may cause it to act up, or correct itself.
Grounds on the engine / trans bellhousing may be loose, or even a power feed problem at the underhood
fuse box. Either of these would most likely not set a check engine light or codes.
Move those harnesses around, pull on the fuse box and harnesses, check the ground, and see if this helps
This really did sound like a feule pressure problem, but that is not the case.
You may have a crank position sensor acting up, or possibly a wiring problem somewhere. Moving
harnesses under the hood while running may cause it to act up, or correct itself.
Grounds on the engine / trans bellhousing may be loose, or even a power feed problem at the underhood
fuse box. Either of these would most likely not set a check engine light or codes.
Move those harnesses around, pull on the fuse box and harnesses, check the ground, and see if this helps
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How can the display be repaired?
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Question: The odometer on this car is a digital display and it goes dark, or sometimes dim or other times normal.
How can the display be repaired?
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backlighting of the radio and HVAC controls etc. or also doing dim or dark, then
you most likely have a problem in the dimmer switch. Try adjusting the switch
when it is acting up to see if it changes any. If the odometer is the only problem,
then you have an internal problem in the instrument panel cluster itself. It would
need to to be repaired or replaced. Best left to the dealer, since it would need
to be programmed to the vehicle after repair or replacement.
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