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1523 messages, Last post on Nov 17, 2009 at 5:23 PM
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Replying to: sportsbuggy (Feb 22, 2009 7:19 pm)
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Replying to: packer3 (Feb 26, 2009 5:44 pm) You've been very extremely unlucky my friend.
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Replying to: laserblue (Feb 26, 2009 5:37 pm) Here we didn't have enough winter tires this year and we have had lots of snow in dec that's stayed around, not the usually Alberta winter. You can get away with a little narrower or taller sidewall, it will cut through the snow a better and wouldn't mess up your speedo reading. The tire calculators allow a 3 % difference in tire sizes before you would have to recalibrate the computer in the Nox. The Bridgestone tires that came with our Nox have alot of grip starting but less grip in the braking. Maybe next winter if there is enough tire stock and personally funds (allow) new tires would be great.
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Replying to: packer3 (Feb 26, 2009 5:44 pm) I was reading in Consumer Report on vehicle for 2008 and it showed that Nox 05 was a below average in just about all the categories it tested for but 06 and on GM Nox greatly improved in just about very category. I love my Equinox.
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Replying to: rvoth (Feb 27, 2009 10:04 am) The winter tires that the dealer suggested were 225/70/16 "Arctic Claw" made by Vanderbuilt (a division of Cooper Tires). They are a bit narrower. The only 235/65/16 that could fit on my Nox were Bridgestone "Blizzaks", very good winter tires but 192$ each + tax. No thanks. I paid 127$ each + tax and I'm very satisfied. My brother in law used to live in Alberta a couple of year ago.... Calgary, Taber, Olds and Red Deer. He's been to Fort McMurray for a couple of mouths to work there.
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Replying to: laserblue (Feb 27, 2009 10:33 am) My tires are the hard to find because of the lower profile, 235/60/17. There aren't many choices in the winter tire size, I'm going have to go to higher profile and narrow tire like you did to keep operation properly. About 180 - 209$ each+taxes. Ouch Things here are slowing down fast, everyone is laying off workers because contracts are on hold or postponed due to uncertainly of oil production. It's starting to hurt bad. |
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Replying to: laserblue (Feb 27, 2009 4:25 am) I posted this back on May 25. On my 05 Equniox I just turned in that I leased (I now have the 08 Pontiac Torreant instead), the following things happened to it,some of the following may sound familiar: GM Warranty Items Covered Prolong starting crank - They replaced fuel pump module - 382 mls Popping noise in the front - They had to replace both front struts - 8,130 mls Steering grinds on sharp turns - They had to replace both sway bars - 15,752 mls Rear growling like noise - They had to replace rear differential - 17,115 mls ABS light came on - They had to replace the right rear speed sensor - 24,236 mls ABS light came on - They had to replace left front speed sensor - 32,115 ABS light came on - They had to replace the left front speed sensor wire harness - 32,815 The whirring noise - They had to replace the right rear bearing.- 32,079 mls Dont ever lease four years, I happened to get a major discount on the extended warranty with no deductible, thank God. Even though the SUV only had 32,079 mls, it was in the fourth year when the the rear bearing went, so the extended warranty paid for itself and then some. Brakes 32,100 mls normal these days for brakes to be replaced - I replaced the rotors and brake pads myself, you should never cut the rotors in a lot of these newer cars, they are to thin, and are fairly cheap to replace. Tires 34,350 mls they were bad had to change them I was getting to many flats and some sliding in the rain. Dead battery 35,963 not normal (thats a Delco battery for ya) I replaced it with an Interstate Battery.
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Replying to: rvoth (Feb 27, 2009 10:16 am) On the Nox have you heard any thumps in the front end or grinding in the rear, I willing to bet your ABS light has already come on at least twice since you had the truck.
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Replying to: packer3 (Mar 01, 2009 8:41 am) The ABS hasn't come on, only the stability light momentary when the vehicle is getting out of position (sliding) on winter streets. Works very well a different sound compared to the ABS on the petal. I've notice a faint driveshaft vibration only under sudden acceleration from a slow speed. Just an alignment with the rear driveshaft nothing to be picky about at least not yet. I' II pay more attention to the rear knocking noise , once in a while. Oh ya that advise you gave to that guy with a 2006 Malibu about a roaring noise at 40 mph isn't a CV joint. Sounds like the hub bearing in the spindle that the CV joint goes through. A worn CV joint makes a clicking sound when turning the wheel at slow speed and gets louder the farther you turn the wheel in that direction. The tri-union bearing joint is then worn out and it happens because the CV boot gets broken or a tear in the plastic cone shaped shell. Or when the grease has leaked out from the clamps that seal the shafts each end of the shaft. If it clicks there is no grease left in the bearing assemble, probable has turned the bearing into shavings. So please don't offer advise to these members of this board if you DON'T know the difference between a bad front hub bearing and a bad CV joint. Your leading them astray.
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