Jupps

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is it okay to drive for couple days when the front wheel bearings are clearly going? reason for this is because my local dealers are jammed up in appointments, but i use the car daily. The fronts are now making a whoo-shoo whoo-shoo sound, sometimes louder, sometimes less, but it's always there. And what should I tell my dealer for them to cover this under the powertrain warranty? are they supposed to be covered? thanx for any input.

nicks79

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I've been driving with it for few months now, its not that bad for me, but I think its getting there. I got 101k miles on mine..

sloppymax

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if you drive too long, you will destroy the hub. i had one go out on me when i had no choice but to drive back. i think i put about 200 miles on it before i was able to take it in. the hub was fine in my case but i definetely would not suggest waiting.

PaulyPoTz

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when i first bought my car i had that whoowhoo noise...i figured it was normal until now that i read a few threads...im getting it fixed by next week b ut ive been driving on em since july 04..i hear it getting worse but im alive...knock on wood

naslime

are there bearings in the rear?

nicks79

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Yes, there are.

grey goose

The bearing are not covered by the powertrain warranty, only the 3y/36k. I drove on the first one that went for over a month until it started to make real bad noises. I had to replace the hub also.

rule da road

been driving around for many months with a bad bearing, it sounds real bad, but i'm not worried about any safety issues. shop quoted $200 to replace but i didn't include this hub piece. I'm in no rush since i cant afford it now anyways

super6

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ive heard lots of people had problems with bearings. is this just a maintenece thing or they are not suposed to go bad. and is this just on the 5th gen or 00 or what? what are the signs?

doublea

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Like someone said if you keep driving with the bad bearings the hubs will go too pretty soon. How do I know, I drove a couple of weeks with the bearings being shot and it end-up costing me 2 hub + 2 bearings total cost 800$ Cdn, so dont wait and have the bearing replace asap, or pay the price like me.