SchwabVang
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Hello, i'm not 100% sure if this thread belongs in general discussion so please move it to the right section if it is not.
So my mom owns a Chevy Tahoe 03 and it's been having a few mechanical issues. I live in Minnesota so if that has anything to do with any of my problems then please notify me! Hate Salt. *Keep to note, this car is for emergency uses only due to having other cars to drive.
Clunks:
From the extent of my knowledge, the Tahoe has been making these clunk noise underneath the truck for about a year now. Today, I got a chance to drive the Tahoe around and as I notice when I put the car in reverse it made a "CLUNK" as it went into gear. I reversed smoothly out of my drive way after the noise, and then put the car in drive and I heard another "CLUNK" (Putting the car in Drive only sometimes made it Clunk). As I was heading to the store, it seemed like every stop sign or street light that made me brake was causing the truck to have "Multiple Clunks" before actually coming to a complete stop. When accelerating from a stop the car would also "Sometimes have Multiple Clunks" as well. The clunks are definitely coming from the bottom of the car. I've done a little bit of research online and it seems to me that the culprit could be a "Slip Yolk or a U-Joint." I'm kind of wondering where I should start from and what is the most probable reason for this annoying "CLUNK?" It's annoying even typing it.
Shakes:
About 2 - 3 months ago my brother drove the Tahoe on the freeway and mentioned that the car was shaking around 65+mph. The tires were very bare at the time so we got them replaced at our local Tires Plus. We bought brand new tires and had them installed just to find out that the car was still shaking around that 65+mph. So when I drove it today, it was vibrating very hard at 65+mph. I can tell that the vibrating was starting around 60mph. At 60mph it started off slow and then as I gradually gained speed around 65mph it was vibrating hard and you can hear the entire car vibrating while driving. I know the first thing to look at is the balanace but, even after getting new tires the same old problem still persist. Does it have to do with poor service from Tires Plus or what could be another problem that will create this?
MAF:
I'll try to keep this one short for yall! Warm Spring through Fall the car has no idle issues. When the cold weather comes, sometimes the car has idle issues at stops. The car would idle around 2k or a little less and then all a sudden drop to 1k and lower and almost kill the car. Sometimes it even drops low enough to kill the car. Would this most likely be due to a bad MAF sensor?
Thanks to all that help put in a input!
So my mom owns a Chevy Tahoe 03 and it's been having a few mechanical issues. I live in Minnesota so if that has anything to do with any of my problems then please notify me! Hate Salt. *Keep to note, this car is for emergency uses only due to having other cars to drive.
Clunks:
From the extent of my knowledge, the Tahoe has been making these clunk noise underneath the truck for about a year now. Today, I got a chance to drive the Tahoe around and as I notice when I put the car in reverse it made a "CLUNK" as it went into gear. I reversed smoothly out of my drive way after the noise, and then put the car in drive and I heard another "CLUNK" (Putting the car in Drive only sometimes made it Clunk). As I was heading to the store, it seemed like every stop sign or street light that made me brake was causing the truck to have "Multiple Clunks" before actually coming to a complete stop. When accelerating from a stop the car would also "Sometimes have Multiple Clunks" as well. The clunks are definitely coming from the bottom of the car. I've done a little bit of research online and it seems to me that the culprit could be a "Slip Yolk or a U-Joint." I'm kind of wondering where I should start from and what is the most probable reason for this annoying "CLUNK?" It's annoying even typing it.
Shakes:
About 2 - 3 months ago my brother drove the Tahoe on the freeway and mentioned that the car was shaking around 65+mph. The tires were very bare at the time so we got them replaced at our local Tires Plus. We bought brand new tires and had them installed just to find out that the car was still shaking around that 65+mph. So when I drove it today, it was vibrating very hard at 65+mph. I can tell that the vibrating was starting around 60mph. At 60mph it started off slow and then as I gradually gained speed around 65mph it was vibrating hard and you can hear the entire car vibrating while driving. I know the first thing to look at is the balanace but, even after getting new tires the same old problem still persist. Does it have to do with poor service from Tires Plus or what could be another problem that will create this?
MAF:
I'll try to keep this one short for yall! Warm Spring through Fall the car has no idle issues. When the cold weather comes, sometimes the car has idle issues at stops. The car would idle around 2k or a little less and then all a sudden drop to 1k and lower and almost kill the car. Sometimes it even drops low enough to kill the car. Would this most likely be due to a bad MAF sensor?
Thanks to all that help put in a input!
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