Originally Posted by donschorr
Hey guys, I have now owned my Xfire for 2600 miles and had it for about 2 months. My car now has 11,600 miles and has 18 months and 24,400 miles left on the warranty. My car is a limited coupe. Automatic tranny.
I have observed a few things that I have questions about. If others have the same experiences or if you think I have some problems that need to be looked at please let me know. Thanks for your help. Here is the list:
- When it is cold- When I put the car in reverse I hear a metalic sound just a quick metalic sound- no noises while moving. Also when cold my first shift to 1st gear another metallic sound. Possible universal joints I hear?
- When cold in the morning- I occasionally smell a faint scent of antifreeze when I first start it up, I think the scent comes thru the vents.
- Do you hear the gasoline in the tank when coming to a stop- I can hear it sloshing in my tank.
- A few times the wing deployed below 62 MPH the wing light flashes can't move it down it beeps when I try- but on restart it stays down until 62 MPH and works fine.
- My fan comes on occasionally, it only runs for a short period of time and turns off. My thermostat stays at the halfway mark or a little less all of the time after warm up.
There were other things I wanted to ask but this is a good start.
I have to leave my car outside as I don't have a garage to park it in.
Thanks in advance for your help.
Don
I have the problem also with the antifreeze smell. I have taken it into the dealer once...but they did not feel it was abnormal...but it definitely is! It is definitely coming from the vents...and the only thing that makes sense is that there is a leak...probably in the heater core...but I hope not. I would be interested if anyone else has this problem.
I was waiting to address this problem after I resolved my oil leak from the valve covers. That work has now been successfully completed...so I am now ready to attack the antifreeze smell. I sure hope it's something simple like a hose...but I see no leaks. Dealer said that if I had a heater core leak...my windows would be fogging up inside the car...and they are not...I have no moisture inside the car.
To our Forum experts...Any comments on this problem and what could be causing it would be appreciated by Donschorr and myself.