Car problems lets hear em

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I've always been incredibly lucky when I have had car problems in the past, tonight not as much of an exception - kinda.

Went out with a few friends to a bar tonight. Bar close comes I start heading down the road and I turned around to get some water from the nearest gas station (2 blocks away). Just as I pull up my car stops dead in its tracks. Weird, I'm not wasted nor do I think I hit the curb or anything. Get my water, try and back out and with in about 5 feet the car just stops in its tracks. WTF!

I get out of my car and my tire isn't exactly where it should be. My front driver side tire is forward tight against the wheel well. Oh fucking great.

Luckily the gas station attendant can push me forward back fully into my spot.

Hoping (well praying) it isn't my axle.

Luckily I met this chick tonight whom just happened to also be at the gas station too when it happens and can give me a ride home, and the gas station is cool enough to let me get it towed in the morning and save myself money on the inevitable tow.

Can I get lucky and have it not be something super major?
 


I don't drive, but last summer I went on tour with my band and we'd bought a big ass moving van as our tour vehicle (fucking worth it, if you ever tour, don't go in one of those 9 seater vans. We installed car seats in the cab of the van and installed windows). We were downtown in T.O. just leaving our manager's place where we stayed the night and as we were pulling out of the parking lot onto the road the van kind of stopped suddenly then kept going, like we hit something big. When we went to check it out, we found that one of the front wheels was facing inwards at a 45 degree angle and the other one was straight. Found out we'd snapped the little axle that connects the front wheels to the steering wheel. We had no money to get towed and get it repaired, so we had to drive at snail pace down a highway in the middle of downtown Toronto to find the nearest Canadian Tire, which was about 45 minutes away at our speed. The whole way there we'd have to hang out the side of the window to make sure the front wheels were staying straight. If we went too fast the wheels would shake back and forth violently and we'd shoot into the other lane or onto the sidewalk.

On the bright side, this happened about 5 minutes before we got on a 110km/h major highway. If this shit happened 5 minutes later we'd probably all be dead.
 
Sounds like a broken fibulator. Very common.

Actually not a big deal sounds like. Your axle doesn't turn the wheel - there are little bars that do it.
 
My girlfriend has an '03 Jetta. That's about to change.

I have personally replaced the:

Radiator
Radiator fans
Fan control switch
Water pump
A/C compressor
Wiring harnesses for both headlamps
Both headlamp bulbs (numerous times)
One headlamp housing
Both brake light bulbs (numerous times)
Gas cap (how can you engineer a gas cap so poorly? I mean...wtf!)
Temperature control housing

...and that's just the items that I can think of off the top of my head.

This is on top of the routine maintenance I've done to the car.

Timing belt, timing belt pulley, regular oil, filter changes, brake pads, rotors, etc.


I invite whoever started the rumor that VW makes quality vehicles to meet me in the parking lot for a one-on-one "truth adjustment session." Say what you will about American cars but I bought a 98 Ford Explorer in 03 for $5k as a "Lowe's trip" and all-around "dog limo" to keep the dog hair in the better vehicles at a minimum and I haven't had to do half of the crap to that truck as I've had to do to that goddamn Jetta.
 
Well you didnt say anything about what type of car it is so it is tough to guess. It sounds like something that places the front suspension from front to back. If it is rear wheel drive it sounds like a strut rod.

It might jsut be the nut that holds the strut rod bushing in the front of the car.

Look for something loose or broken in the front, it will look different from the right side.

Mechanic will probably know what it is in like 20 seconds. You hit a curb by chance?
 
I remember when my buddies 2nd gen RX-7 got a flat tire and the damn tire blew out the bottom rear quarter panel as it flapped rapidly at 65 mph. Damn, he was pissed.

Hahah another time, my radiator hose started spewing on the freeway, so I pulled over and waited an hour or so until it was cool enough to work on. Luckily it was the very end of the hose that split, so all I had to do was cut the "split" part with my trusty pocket knife, reconnect the hose, and replenish the fluid.

Never had any major problems... well besides the time my whole fuckin' tranny in my 87 Camaro dropped out from under my car. But that car sucked anyways.
 
I thought all you guys were ballin and drove round in these:

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I have my 'MOT' on Thursday, prepared for a hefty bill. Do you have such a thing in the States?
 
Garrett said:
Never had any major problems... well besides the time my whole fuckin' tranny in my 87 Camaro dropped out from under my car. But that car sucked anyways.
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Those cars did suck sooo bad. I bought an '86 in high school for $2k and drove it for about 4 months until I got sick enough of it to turn around and sell it for $3,200.
 
I had a ball joint go on me when making a left turn a few years back. Luckily there were no cars coming at me. Even luckier it didn't snap on the highway earlier as I was doin about 130km/h for about 40 minutes.

Any time I hear a little squeak in my car now I get all paranoid and have to get it checked out right away. =(
 
geekcognito said:
Those cars did suck sooo bad. I bought an '86 in high school for $2k and drove it for about 4 months until I got sick enough of it to turn around and sell it for $3,200.
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Hahaha... I swear, that thing had the worst 5-speed manual EVER! I had the 305, and that tranny could not handle ANY more power. I put exhaust and a chip in there, and BOOM. Fuck that thing. I'd gladly rock my Volvo any day.

I'm thinking about putting some bullets in it to, you know, give it some character? Anybody in SoCal got a gun and down to shoot a Volvo?
 
2000 Jeep Cherokee -

Windows break, door locks break and the dash tweeters blow all the fucking time. In my search for cheaper parts I found www.jeeptweeter.com and then I knew I was fucked for life.
 
VWs... don't get me started.

nice cars, but they require loads of maintenance, always something with the car. And as soon as they hit 7 years, they just fall apart piece by piece.

Ours is just hitting the 7 year mark this year... oh boy.

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