I just pulled into my drive after a short run to the auto store for license plate hardware and the car has a very raspy noise and it is not idling smooth. I was just driving normal as well.

I open the hood and the power steering fluid res is shaking and the fluid is bouncing all over the place it is idling that poorly.

No codes, just noisy. I would say lifter rattle but not quite.

I turned off the car, let sit, checked oil and it is good. Started it back up and still very noisy and bouncy.

Car only has just over 1900 miles.

guess it is time for the first trip to the dealer service center.

This has not been my week. On Saturday, I was "merged" into in my Galant VR4. $1600 worth in damages to the rear passenger side door, wheel trim, and quarter panel. And now the RA is acting up.

 

eh that sucks

 

Took it for a drive. There is a whining noise that is RPM dependant in 1st, 2nd, third. Maybe more but the wind noise drowns it out past that.

The shifting is jerky in "normal" mode and light throttle. If I am on the gas a good bit, it shifts fine (kinda) and same for "sport" mode.

I am wondering if maybe a clutch is dragging every so slightly. It never has really shifted right.

It has banged the rev limiter since day one in auto sport mode. Not all the time but every once and a while.

Something is not right.

This sucks that it always happens on the weekend and no service until Monday.

 

see if you had your RA modded you wouldnt be having this problem! everyone who has had issues with the car, had the car stock.lol

 

Sucks.. dealer should fix it right up.

galant vr4? nice!

 

i notice a bit of super shake in my RA only when it starts up when it been sitting in the sun all day once i get it warmed up its all good... and no more shake.... i mean it shake to the point where my rear view mirror is shaking and the image of the back windshield is a blur...

but i only have that when i drive to work with is a 15min drive with warm up the car is has been on for about 20 25 mins... and the car has been sitting in the sun for 8+ hours... shakes for about a min or soo... once its warmed up i drive its gone...

what you think of that?

evil

 

Now that you mention it, that's happened to me before.

lol @ JonRalli

 

I don't know but it sure is shifting $hitty with very light throttle. Like it is just dropping the gear and shutters the car.

 

try posting in the new TC-SST forum

 

I have the same deal with the light throttle shifting but usually it's only form 1st to 2nd. whining noise? speeds up with higher rpms???? probably the turbo.