Scotty my hummer h3 had a stuck drivers wheel and would chirp when I would try and drive forward. I have been to 6 car repair places and was told my hummer h3 had a bad fork in the transfer case, so I replaced it. It did not resolve it. I went to another place and he said it was a stuck brake calliper. I replaced the front calipers and yippy it was fixed. 2 weeks. Then I put the emergency break on and the problem was back. I went back to the place and they replaced the back calipers. It was good for a could weeks and now the problem only happens a few times a month. What should I do? I am desperate to resolve this please.
Take the vehicle to a qualified mechanic that actually knows what they are doing. This is not rocket science. Sometimes, we all have to kiss a few frogs.
I appreciate your reply but I have been to some top notch places 6 total. I need scotty to tell me where to turn next?
Good Luck.
Doc I agree maybe they are not so top notch.
@deefireclay - Clearly, they are not. As I said before, this is not that complicated. Any competent mechanic should be able to diagnose and solve this problem for you quite easily, unless they have ulterior motives, like ripping you off. I am sorry you are going through these hassles.
Going to Firestone, Pep Boys and similar chain stores is a guarantee of failure and disappointment.
Evidently, you and I have a very different definition of "Top Notch."
I had the parking break checked and was told it was fine
That is parking BRAKE.
It sounds as though you still need to find someone who knows what they are doing, has a bi-directional scan tool to set the abs solenoids to properly bleed the system. It's worth a shot. Avoid chain stores and find an experienced, independent mechanic. Who, exactly, told you it was a problem with the abs system?
Then I put the emergency break on and the problem was back. I went back to the place and they replaced the back calipers.
Why did they replace the back calipers, when the tire that made a chirping noise was on the front axle?
Did you think to check your parking brake cable?
I have been to some top notch places 6 total.
These don't sound like "top notch" places. A quality shop doesn't guess. They know, if they don't, they certainly don't guess and charge you for replacing things that didn't fix the problem.
If it intermittently happens after you use your parking brake (you didn't specify under what conditions it still happens), your parking brake cable is starting to stick. Trace the cable under the truck and yank on it in several places and in several directions. Don't do this on a slope. Your car can turn into an unmanned battering ram going downhill, or it could crush you.
First I was told it was a stuck break calliper in the front, then a return visit they said no its now the back. My next appointment is a 2nd firestone location. 1st one was wrong
they are "working you over"
Next I was told it was the abs system. So no one has yet to fix it.