My beloved Corolla is starting to give me problems. It's going to the shop on Friday...but what do I tell them?
It starts fine, runs great...however, within the past 2 weeks....gas mileage at about 20 mpg, when I apply the brakes from a high speed, or while turning, a great crunching sound from the front of the car. There's no gas leak, no gas smell. These things are probably not connected, only about 26,000 miles on the car. What will they look for? Anyone?
Thanks,
Peggy
A busted from axle, or, more like it, a CV joint. That would be my guess. May have taken a bearing with it.
Would seem to me that you'd have other issues if it were that...sounds like maybe a problem with a front brake... maybe dragging...
You have a dragging brake caliper or you tend to ride the brake pedal, wearing it down. The poor mileage could be caused by a dragging brake caliper.
wrote in message news: snipped-for-privacy@storefull-3154.bay.webtv.net... My beloved Corolla is starting to give me problems. It's going to the shop on Friday...but what do I tell them? It starts fine, runs great...however, within the past 2 weeks....gas mileage at about 20 mpg, when I apply the brakes from a high speed, or while turning, a great crunching sound from the front of the car. There's no gas leak, no gas smell. These things are probably not connected, only about 26,000 miles on the car. =A0 What will they look for? Anyone? Thanks, Peggy You have a dragging brake caliper or you tend to ride the brake pedal, wearing it down. The poor mileage could be caused by a dragging brake caliper.
wrote in message news: snipped-for-privacy@storefull-3152.bay.webtv.net... wrote in message news: snipped-for-privacy@storefull-3154.bay.webtv.net... My beloved Corolla is starting to give me problems. It's going to the shop on Friday...but what do I tell them? It starts fine, runs great...however, within the past 2 weeks....gas mileage at about 20 mpg, when I apply the brakes from a high speed, or while turning, a great crunching sound from the front of the car. There's no gas leak, no gas smell. These things are probably not connected, only about 26,000 miles on the car. What will they look for? Anyone? Thanks, Peggy You have a dragging brake caliper or you tend to ride the brake pedal, wearing it down. The poor mileage could be caused by a dragging brake caliper.
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