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My wife recently purchased a used 2000 coupe still under warranty. After driving it a while, she noticed a noise coming from the rear under braking. :confused I drove the car (she let me!) and recreated a low rumbling noise (similar to grinding but different) under braking. I took the automatic transmission out of gear while braking and the noise was NOT evident, so I suspected that there was a problem in the drive train.
My wife took the car to a dealer for service and had them observe the noise and try to correct it. They replaced the alternator drive gear (I believe that's in the front, not the rear!) and eventually replaced the left muffler (??? and why not the right side if that was going to be the cause?), but the noise remained as loud as ever. :cry A Chevrolet engineer (don't know if he was C5 specialist) was at the dealership at the time and drove the car. He heard the noise but said that nothing could be done!
They told my wife to call a Customer Service number. She did and got the expected runaround - they said they couldn't do anything and it would be up to the dealer to proceeed! :argue My wife is not going to leave this problem alone while the car is under warranty. When we take it to another dealer for service, what other areas should we have them look at? Universal joints? Transmission fluid? Alignment/tires? I'd appreciate any other suggestions anyone can provide. :BOW
Husband of an irate C5 owner :love
My wife took the car to a dealer for service and had them observe the noise and try to correct it. They replaced the alternator drive gear (I believe that's in the front, not the rear!) and eventually replaced the left muffler (??? and why not the right side if that was going to be the cause?), but the noise remained as loud as ever. :cry A Chevrolet engineer (don't know if he was C5 specialist) was at the dealership at the time and drove the car. He heard the noise but said that nothing could be done!
They told my wife to call a Customer Service number. She did and got the expected runaround - they said they couldn't do anything and it would be up to the dealer to proceeed! :argue My wife is not going to leave this problem alone while the car is under warranty. When we take it to another dealer for service, what other areas should we have them look at? Universal joints? Transmission fluid? Alignment/tires? I'd appreciate any other suggestions anyone can provide. :BOW
Husband of an irate C5 owner :love