 Wobbling and burning smell problem |
 Dec 22, 2008 - 9:57 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Dec 22, '08 Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)  |
After 20 minutes driving on country roads at 60mph I've gone into a town area to drive at 30mph and after 2 or 3 minutes the car has started wobbling/vibrating up and down on perfectly flat roads. The wobble even occurs when I have the clutch pedal full down (i.e. gear not engaged at all). This is accompanied by a burning smell which is coming from the front of the car (don't know where exactly).
This has happened 3 times over the last 6 weeks. After the car's been allowed to sit still for a few minutes the car drives fine again. I don't have a worn out clutch as I've tried accelerating hard in 5th gear and the revs don't jump. I've had Mr. T take it for a test drive and have a look over it and no problems were found. Any ideas? Don't know if it's related, but there is a rattling sound under the bonnet that I get when the engine is cold. Cheers, Dave. |
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Dec 26, 2008 - 9:39 AM
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Enthusiast  Joined Oct 6, '03 From Pittsburgh Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
Mine did the same thing and it turned out to be the front brake hose like 97GT said
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smiffythecelica Wobbling and burning smell problem Dec 22, 2008 - 9:57 AM
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97GTinKC Rotors and pads are not that hard to change and yo... Jan 2, 2009 - 2:29 AM smiffythecelica Yes, that's the problem; I don't think the... Jan 2, 2009 - 2:03 PM |
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