I'm having some small problems

[andrewken]

I have 4 things wrong with my car rite now and should be simple to fix but i dont how to.

1. I have a GT with a power antenna. The antenna will not go down the full way. I have tried using stuff such as spraying it with WD40. This did not do much.

2. Whenever i pop my hood, the hood will not really pop up and i will have to like use my fingers and pry it up.

3. My steering wheel vibrates at around 65- 70 mph. That is the only time it vibrates.

4. If my glove box is not locked, it will randomly open. I heard something about taping the lock or something. Not sure

Leave some if you have any ideas on what to do. Thanks

[drdisque]

3. tires aren't properly balanced, if you really want to get it fixed find a shop with a "road force balancer" and tell them to make sure they check the wheels for run out

[skunk_monkey]

dude was your car in an accident or something?

[andrewken]

Originally Posted by skunk_monkey

dude was your car in an accident or something?

We bought in March of 04 used. Carfax was clean, but that just means if there was an accident, it was reported to the insurance company
So i have no idea

[Sleepr awd]

alright for #1 have the antenna molded off and get the hatch from a 2000 eclipse w/ the antenna in the rear window, cuz it rocks trust me

#4 go to the dealership, or find a glove box used and put a dif. one in that WILL work

#2 i don't kno, i think the dealership will help you with that, they can fix it fo sho

it sounds like whoever had the car before ABUSED it, unless everything worked before and you abused it anyways those are my 2 cents and you might want to think about saving for a new engine and transmission if it was abused because those will most likely go first

#3 is right, the alignment is way outta whack, get that redone

[skunk_monkey]

dude...i hope you didnt get a lemon car...for your hood problems...check to see that the spring isnt rusted or something...cuz it was the same with my beater car...yours is pretty new...but you never know...and is it scraping any parts around your engine bay at all? if not that either...then dude...check out your wire from your latch to the latch in your engine bay...it might be loose...

[Fayth143]

Yeah, sounds like you suffered the same as I did with the wheels shaking. It's scary as hell but there is nothing necessarily wrong. You need a tire balance. Unfortunately most side road places don't have a balance that will fix cars traveling more than 55 mph. So, check out that "road force" thing. Also, if you experience any problems with it after that, you might want to look into getting better rims. I was told that Eclipses, or rather Mitsubishi, uses the softest alloy available. Thus, if you living in a pot hole infested area, you will experience a whole slew of problems. Don't fret though. There are some extremely decent aftermarket rims that will fit. Ahh, but I digress. Yup, just get a wheel balance.