The Dude Abides Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 Thought i would start this thread since i have had multiple failures this past week alone. Back brakes are worn out. NO warning or anything they just started grinding on both sides Both headlights blew this week. They were 4 years old so i did get my moneys worth but while driveing home from work at night isnt the best time for that to happen. But then again it never is. Drivers Side CV shaft is bad. Its clicking when im driving in a strait line now. Its on borrowed time. Something is up with the front end. When im driveing on wet surfaces i can feel the passanger side move to the left and right but not the drivers side. Doesnt seem to effect the other front suspension though. Heat is still not great. Need to replace the rad and look at that possible leak at the weephole. I had to donate the battery to my other car because of these problems so now it wont even move. Oh and it wont stop fast idleing. Oh what a week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbone Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 Oh cool.....a thread for whining. I have nothing to add, knock on wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Abides Posted September 3, 2010 Author Share Posted September 3, 2010 With all positive comes negatives as well my friend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
987687 Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 The muffler just fell off my Legacy. About it for now though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 Dirvers side CV joint. Stupid dumb lightbulbs which my radio shack does not have. In the justy I can't say as nothing is broken till I try to use it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivantruckman Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 massive oil leak, coming from the right side, some little gasked, have to pull the engine and get big whit it.new head gaskets , and all the belts and seals. arrgg stupid ea82 "boat anchor" GD quote Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daredevil1166 Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 Driving down the road last week I heard a "pop.....psssssssssssssssssssss". Some A**hole's nail in the road cost me $500 in new tires. Then on the same night I had to torch off a wheel stud on my GF's Sentra when I tried to do the brakes because the tire place cross threaded the lug nut. YAY! 30 minute job turned into 3 hour job with all the running around for parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seantheimpaler Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 83 GLWagon 4x4. Valves need adjusting. Oil leak (valve cover maybe). Exhaust leak. U-joint/s are sloppy. Drivers side blinker lens and headlight bezel need to be replaced Passenger side door handle broke Ignition switch is dead (Hotwire to start) When heat or A/C is on Idle jumps up to 15 Hill holder is dead Mismatched tires Needs lift kit/big tires/tube bumpers/bullbar/winch/safari rack/fog lights Stereo is funky and there's a funny smell in it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robm Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 93 Loyale Oil pressure light doesn't. One alternator belt broke on a long trip, middle of the night, middle of nowhere. Thought it was a cambelt at first, but a couple minutes with a pocket knife cut the old belt loose where it had wrapped itself around the pulleys and stalled the engine, and I carried on on the remaining belt, making sure I kept the revs down. Starter motor contacts finally died, after a year or more of symptoms, and beating on the starter to get it to go. Tires are starting to hydroplane again. Why do I get only 25,000 miles out of tires? I rarely drive faster than 60 MPH, I keep them at correct pressure, and htey wear dead even and FAST. Hankook, Kumho, Toyo: so far, I have not found tires that will last on this car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
987687 Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 Do you rotate them? Is your alignment off? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subarurage Posted September 4, 2010 Share Posted September 4, 2010 Freak'en funny thread but not:lol: Wife was driving home uphill (13 km's) from work turned on the interior heat and it blow a coolant hose and overheated. I was out of town and driving her car! Seems like it blow the hose because of some kind of blockage caused by turning on the heat. Theories many theories but fixed hose (hose was long enough to cut out break and reconnect) and filled up with water drove it for 5 minutes and it was on it way to overheat again:banghead: but I was home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T'subaru Posted September 4, 2010 Share Posted September 4, 2010 Driving down the road last week I heard a "pop.....psssssssssssssssssssss". Some A**hole's nail in the road cost me $500 in new tires. Then on the same night I had to torch off a wheel stud on my GF's Sentra when I tried to do the brakes because the tire place cross threaded the lug nut. YAY! 30 minute job turned into 3 hour job with all the running around for parts. Ive been there, changing to winter wheels I had to break a stud on each wheel once. Any tire shop I visit is told up front "no rattle guns!!" and if possible I keep away from them except for tire mount and balance stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yo'J Posted September 4, 2010 Share Posted September 4, 2010 Funny thread, about this time in my life, my moms trans dies, I got to fix it of course, week after that I blow a HG and have to swap engines in my daily driver. So, how it turns so fast into another whole can of worms? I dont know. Axles, wiring probs, carbie settings, brakes (4wd ea82 sedan rear struts maybe). I'm tuning now, happily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomRhere Posted September 4, 2010 Share Posted September 4, 2010 Let's just say that for the past 6 months or so, both the '85 BRAT and the '88 GL10 Wagon have done their best to put me in the poorhouse. Lot's of issues sprang out of the wood work, mainly small items, but still they cost money to fix. Right now, the Wagon is sitting waiting for the mastercylinder to be replaced. Son mentioned last weekend that his brakes are feeling funny. So we jack it up and pull the front wheels, thinking it's due for new pads. Nope.. Pads are like new, but there is no shiney area on the rotors, just rust. Not good. BRAT is wanting to run hot lately, along with other issues. Radiator, T-stat(OEM) are new as of last February. Waterpump is 3 years old and an OEM unit, (replaced it shortly after buying the BRAT). All hoses are new during the past few months. Won't get into the '07 Chevy HHR, as that stuff don't belong on here. But still, it's costing me money.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantomD Posted September 4, 2010 Share Posted September 4, 2010 '89 Brumby (Brat) - where would you like me to start? Air conditioning failed Auto choke issues Exhaust problems (multiple) Grabby brakes (particularly RHR drum) Shaky steering (wheel balance) Huge flat spots when cold Electrical issues Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indrid cold Posted September 4, 2010 Share Posted September 4, 2010 Drivers side seat belt won't retract in 84 Hatch. Been 2+ years of bliss with almost zero Brat or Hatch issues. I am car gnome free.. for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subynut Posted September 4, 2010 Share Posted September 4, 2010 On Project EZPandaWagon: Scratching my head on what to do about a radiator - it's gonna have to go where the a/c condenser used to be since the timeing chain covers are sitting where the radiator would go. Wiring, suspension, brakes all need finishing. My sister's 02 Outback is playing games with me: Runs fine at home, but when I take it to Tucson (about 2600ft lower in elevation), it stumbles, coughs, and bogs like mad with no CEL to tell me what is broke: stupid automotive computers trying to work with semi working sensors/actuators. I am waiting on a ODBII device to arrive so I can log the computer while it's running to help diagnose what is wrong. Another sister's 87 wagon doesn't like cold weather - high idle and no power. Weather warms up and the car is fine! My blue 87 wagon drinks coolant just as fast as it drinks fuel and has the opposite problem the other 87 has - idles at 3000 rpm with bog city when it's hot and dry out and just fine when it's cold and wet out. CEL code for the purge control solenoid. Although it's mostly due to the drinking coolant that is giving that one the grief.....I think. And why are Subarus so jealous of one another? One breaks, I fix it and then it's "Me too! Me too!" What gives? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nomad_Brad Posted September 4, 2010 Share Posted September 4, 2010 battery dead/ had to be replace.....BROKE. -Nomad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robm Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 I do rotate my tires. The alignment is fine. Wear is dead even. A little more on the front than the back, but that is why they get rotated. I only use 4WD when I need 4WD (steep, loose hills at this time of year). It eats tires. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flowmastered87GL Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 More like needs attention, not broken since my Baja is still pretty new. Engine bay kinda smells now because all the dust from off roading coming back from WCSS is "baking" Small brush scratches on cladding need to be buffed out. Headlights could use a polish Gouge on fender flare needs to be sanded and touched up. Seat padding in passenger seat kinda mushed out of shape. When it gets bad enough, changing to leather and more cushion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralDisorder Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 Which one? Good lord - I'm in the shop every day looking at broken parts! This year seems to be EJ 5MT wonderland around my shop - besides buying two cars to flip due to bad 5MT's, I ended up with one of the replacement units being bad (had to replace a second time ), and now I've got a JDM STi 5 speed here with blown bearings on the pinion shaft - very strange failure in my experience. . In general I'm not impressed with the EJ 5MT's at all. When the 6 speed's are more common I can see a lot of 6MT swaps on the horizon. So far I've seen 5 bad 5MT's this year and not a single one looks to have been abused in any way - just plain jane non-turbo daily driver's that have failed bearings or ripped up gears. I've always got something broken around here. The clutch in my turbo is shot - been dead for months and no time to bother with it or "fun money" to buy the parts I really want for the job ($$$$$). Alternators always seem to be giving up around every corner. Brakes too - I think I've done at least a dozen warped rotor jobs in the last 6 months - Nissan's and Honda's besides the Subaru's - seems to be a common issue. Engine swaps, engine builds, crazy siezed-up rusted junk all over the place . It's almost too much to handle. GD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadberry Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 1981 Wagon GL Master Cylinder was leaking down and I finally replaced it recently and bled it, but didn't do a full brake bleed... kinda thought I'd be doing the rear disk conversion soon, but that's been put on hold til I can confirm a 6 lug swap or not.. anyways, next issue is: Water pump is growling a bit, so I've got the part, just need the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthrogrian19 Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 My stock radiator needed to be replaced @ 185k mi. The plastic endtanks deteriorated, causing coolant to spew all over the passenger side of the engine bay. The car would overheat, too (obviously). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skibumm Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 Got in my 01 vdc obw the other night to come home and had no low beam lights, thank god Walmart stays open 24 hrs and was only 3 miles away. fog lights don't shine very far and I hate blinding someone with hi beams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennyt Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 Found this gem of a thread, thought I'd add to it. '94 Loyale 5spd SPFI Power door locks disabled by the previous owner. He said they were cycling constantly on their own, and it would cost a lot of money to get them fixed, so he "pulled the relay". Thoughts? Intermittent wipers work intermittently. They stutter across the windshield, sometimes they take a break mid-cycle. Hatch struts are pretty weak, but I've got a broomstick to fix that. Idle bounces sometimes after the car is warmed-up. The vacuum gauge drops as the idle drops, so I don't think it's the idle air circuit. Perhaps it's getting air from the EGR or purge, & going lean. It did this before & after I changed the oxygen sensor. :-\ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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