Hello.. another newbie
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Hello.. another newbie
Hello,
Just bought my first ever Mitsubishi about a month ago. It's a 2003 Outlander XLS (All-Wheel Drive)...127,000 miles Black, gray on bottom with sunroof and leather.
I was excited for the first few weeks but now having some issues that I can't explain. I used to have a '76 VW Westy so I know a little about working on cars... but not much.
1st: I just had the wheels balanced and rotated..that stopped the high speed wobble but now I notice a wobble at lower speeds mostly when coasting. It seems to be coming from under the car instead of the wheels. There is some play in the axles or something b/c when I'm coasting and give it gas i hear it clunk before it starts accelerating. I had a local shop take a quick look they said tie rod ends and cv-joints. I know that stuff is due to be replaced about this time but I have never had a cv jont or axle cause an intermittent wobble...it's hard to re-create the wobble but seems to happen mostly when going into or out of a coast. Any Ideas?
2nd: The sunroof won't open, the front and rear interior lights won't turn on, and the rear 12v accessory plug has no power..but the fuses appear to be good. The guy I bought it from said that it worked fine the week before but just stopped all of a sudden. Any ideas where to look after the fuse box?
3rd: The AC was blowing a little on the warm side.. I bought some coolant from Autozone and filled to within the two green lines on the guage. After that the compressor would kick on and off on and off on and off etc. It would never stay on for more than 5 seconds. This past weekend on a trip back from Atlanta the AC stopped working and the green light will start flashing whenever the AC is turned on.
4th: there is also a high pitched whining sound that just started a week ago.. it sounds like something needs oil or grease but doesn't have it or is loosing it. I'm thinking this is the sound is from the CV or Axles...but there is no clicking or other noises (normally associated with CV joints) when I do any sharp right or left turns
Thanks in advance for any suggestions or guidance.
Just bought my first ever Mitsubishi about a month ago. It's a 2003 Outlander XLS (All-Wheel Drive)...127,000 miles Black, gray on bottom with sunroof and leather.
I was excited for the first few weeks but now having some issues that I can't explain. I used to have a '76 VW Westy so I know a little about working on cars... but not much.
1st: I just had the wheels balanced and rotated..that stopped the high speed wobble but now I notice a wobble at lower speeds mostly when coasting. It seems to be coming from under the car instead of the wheels. There is some play in the axles or something b/c when I'm coasting and give it gas i hear it clunk before it starts accelerating. I had a local shop take a quick look they said tie rod ends and cv-joints. I know that stuff is due to be replaced about this time but I have never had a cv jont or axle cause an intermittent wobble...it's hard to re-create the wobble but seems to happen mostly when going into or out of a coast. Any Ideas?
2nd: The sunroof won't open, the front and rear interior lights won't turn on, and the rear 12v accessory plug has no power..but the fuses appear to be good. The guy I bought it from said that it worked fine the week before but just stopped all of a sudden. Any ideas where to look after the fuse box?
3rd: The AC was blowing a little on the warm side.. I bought some coolant from Autozone and filled to within the two green lines on the guage. After that the compressor would kick on and off on and off on and off etc. It would never stay on for more than 5 seconds. This past weekend on a trip back from Atlanta the AC stopped working and the green light will start flashing whenever the AC is turned on.
4th: there is also a high pitched whining sound that just started a week ago.. it sounds like something needs oil or grease but doesn't have it or is loosing it. I'm thinking this is the sound is from the CV or Axles...but there is no clicking or other noises (normally associated with CV joints) when I do any sharp right or left turns
Thanks in advance for any suggestions or guidance.
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