Since about 4 months ago, my sunfire has been making this strange high pitched noise when i start it, usually lasting for about 5-10 miles. Its not a belt sound, but it comes from the hood somewhere. Today when i got back from school and put my car into park, it was idling roughly and the rpms and gas gauge were jumping around. the gas gauge stopped after about 1 min, but the rpms continued to move slightly. is it the alternator? i hope its not my transmission, i only have about 87k on it. i just got the oil changed and fluids checked 2 weeks ago. help!!
2007-01-18 07:58:12 · 3 answers · asked by amoralangel 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Check the ground wire between the engine and the frame. The alternator and battery are grounded to the engine and everything else is grounded to the frame, so if you don't have a good connection between the two, the gauges and electronics will go crazy.
And don't ignore bad sounds until something breaks.
2007-01-18 10:29:22 · answer #1 · answered by Nomadd 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-07 08:54:10 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
CLASSIC SIGNS OF AN ALTERNATOR PROBLEM
2007-01-18 08:04:29 · answer #3 · answered by topwrnch 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋