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Old Sep 13, 2012 | 02:19 PM
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Default Re: Xf headaches

Originally Posted by HORSIN'AROUNDXFIRE
listing tons of problems im having with my car.
1. headlights seem to be shorting out light bulbs every week if not twice a week. not fun when they are 10 to 15 bucks a pop.
2.moderate shaking in steering after reaching 55mph.
3. extreme camber on front tires(maxium life of tires 2 months)
4. squeaky brakes at low speeds but brakes are not worn or glazed over.
5. leaking oil(oil leak seems to be coming from the top of the oil filter, very slow leak but still a pain when my engine bay gets covered in oil)
6.ABS and ESP/BAS light have been on for a month now and ive done some research on it but have been scared out of troubleshooting from high cost parts that did not prevail for other crossfire owners.
7.this week coming home from my second job i was driving and my car random shut down on me and would not restart until i recieved a jump from a coworker. my second job is at autozone so i scanned my battery, alternator, and starter the next day at work and everything scanned good, its almost like the problem disapppeared beacuse it hasnt happened agian but that worries me with my crossfires inconvenient time for breaking down
8. searching for replacement parts for my xfire, Rear rim, front bumper, 2 new headlights, 2 new fog lights.
PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY IDEAS ON FIXING THESE PROBLEMS OR HAVE INCOUNTERED THE SAME ONES YOURSELF.

xfmadns- rapid city,sd
Squeaky brakes are often cured by the use of anti squeal brake grease behind the pad and brake grease on the newly cleaned rubbing points of the pad and they slides they run on.

Turning the steering wheel lock to lock as stated will not solve the ESP/BAS light issue, normal driving does that very quickly.

It sounds like you need an alignment and probably the steering damper.

Bulbs do not short out, they work because they are dead shorts of positive to negative. Fluctuating voltage damages bulbs, high voltage will blow them in quick order.
Touching the glass will make the glass break in time due to stress in the glass caused by the oils on your fingers. Maybe you should try another brand of bulb.
 
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