GMFWDFAN
09-18-2007, 05:03 PM
Here's the scoop: About five minutes ago, I went out to my car to go turn in a job application. I started it, turned on my A/C to 2 (first time turning on my air in a while), and put it in reverse. I stepped on the gas a little bit (not flooring it or anything), because my driveway is kind of sloped down towards the garage. As soon as I put it in reverse and stepped on the gas, it made this terrible groaning/grinding sound from the front end and smoke came from what I think was the wheel area.
It was only a few whisps of smoke, and once I saw it and heard the noise I turned the car off (this was literally seconds after I put it in reverse).
We popped the hood, started it back up, I reversed it, we got underneath the car, looked at both brakes, etc, and found nothing wrong. There is a skid mark right on the driveway, leading me to think that for some reason my left front tire drug a bit (leading to the smoke I saw).
I went ahead and drove the car the mile and a half to the place where I turned in the application, and it did just fine - no evidence of anything out of the ordinary.
WTF.
It was only a few whisps of smoke, and once I saw it and heard the noise I turned the car off (this was literally seconds after I put it in reverse).
We popped the hood, started it back up, I reversed it, we got underneath the car, looked at both brakes, etc, and found nothing wrong. There is a skid mark right on the driveway, leading me to think that for some reason my left front tire drug a bit (leading to the smoke I saw).
I went ahead and drove the car the mile and a half to the place where I turned in the application, and it did just fine - no evidence of anything out of the ordinary.
WTF.