More problems for my Alero....

[cavaliers60]

So, tried to drive the Alero today, and I'm getting a grinding noise along with a vibration feeling... Happens when the car moves... I'm guessing it's the rack and pinion, but not 100% sure.... Just another issue that this Alero is giving me.... I'm about ready to just get rid of it. :banghead::mad2::banghead:


Am I correct that it is the rack and pinion?

[Gr1m]

wheel hub or axle imo, when does it make the noise? accelerating only or always?

[sleepyalero]

yeah i would think it would be a hub.. and they arent hard to change at all.

[widbyj]

Not unless it only happens while turning the steering wheel.

More likely a pad dragging on a disc or a wheel hub going bad. Maybe a friend can help you locate the source of the noise...

[cavaliers60]

it happens when the car moves... Doesn't matter if it's turning, going straight, forwards or reverse.... It's grinding and I can feel it pretty well.... noise speeds up as the car does, and doesn't really change when I turn the car....

[sleepyalero]

Not unless it only happens while turning the steering wheel.

More likely a pad dragging on a disc or a wheel hub going bad. Maybe a friend can help you locate the source of the noise...

when my hub was bad it made a noise going straight and turning changed it and the noise was gone.

[Ttop191]

Yep, definitely sounds like your hub...

[cavaliers60]

Figured out what is wrong.... It's my suspension.... something busted and now my spring is rubbing on my front passenger side tire.... Also, my tire has a nice gash on the outside wall, so I have NO idea what happened to it..... Here's a couple pics... They are cell phone and it was at night, but you can kinda see what it looks like....

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c26/cavaliers60/ugh.jpg

Here's the gash... I can see into the tire, like it's pretty deep...

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c26/cavaliers60/downsize-2.jpg

[Ttop191]

spring jumped completely off the perch........hit any massive bumps lately?

[cavaliers60]

Nope... The roads are not to bad here.... There is a piece that you can barely see on the top of the pic... It's a piece of metal that looks like it fell from the top and is broke straight through.... The car was just fine the last time I drove it.... I just got in today after letting it sit there for a couple days and heard/felt the rubbing....

Now, we have had some pretty epic weather (epic for us) and they have been using a lot of salt this year, so that could have played a good part in it... I try to wash the car and up under there as much as I can to get the salt out of there, but can't do it every day.....

[freeze12]

Your Spring cracked & went into the tire.

[Cliff8928]

Yeah, it's not all that uncommon of a problem for all sorts of cars.