I have convinced my father in law to sell me his 2004 Tahoe with AWD and Stabilitrak. It was parked on the grass for 3 years. With a new battery and filling up the tires, the engine just purred, even with old gas. When we took it out for a very short test drive, there was horrible noise from the front brakes and she acted like we were dragging an elephant down the road. Meaning when I took my foot off the gas, it immediately slowed right down to a stop.
We assumed the front brakes were locked up. When we parked and checked them, we found the power steering line had a leak. When we topped it off all noises went away and she turned just fine. When we took it back out, it just wouldn't shift out of first gear, but would manually shift ok to 1-2-3. It still felt like the brakes were locked up. And we only had about 15 seconds in drive before the power steering was empty again. Transmission fluid levels are ok.
Since it was pouring rain, we gave up for the day. We are hoping that best case the parking brake or rear brakes are locked up, worst case, it has transmission problems.
Any suggestions? Is a leak in power steering somehow tied to transmission?
We assumed the front brakes were locked up. When we parked and checked them, we found the power steering line had a leak. When we topped it off all noises went away and she turned just fine. When we took it back out, it just wouldn't shift out of first gear, but would manually shift ok to 1-2-3. It still felt like the brakes were locked up. And we only had about 15 seconds in drive before the power steering was empty again. Transmission fluid levels are ok.
Since it was pouring rain, we gave up for the day. We are hoping that best case the parking brake or rear brakes are locked up, worst case, it has transmission problems.
Any suggestions? Is a leak in power steering somehow tied to transmission?