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2003 ION.3 (5spd) - Raft of corrections today.



 
 
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Old December 1st 04, 06:09 AM
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Default 2003 ION.3 (5spd) - Raft of corrections today.

For the benefit of anyone else with one and experiencing similar problems...

Here's what I went in for today, and the results:

- Oil change. Check. Ok - nevermind this one.

- Clunking noise (bushing noise) front right shock.
"Lower control arm bushing separated on both front control arms"
Both bushings replaced.

- Hood pull cable sheared off.
Known problem (!) The last 0.5" of the cable at the pull-handle was cleanly
sheared off. Apparently this is a known design mistake and the cable will
cut itself clean off! Anyone else experience this?! Anyway - cable
replaced with upgrade part.

- Howling noise when engaging in 1st or 2nd gear.
The noise is brief and similar to a belt squeal, but seems more like a
clutch howl of some sort. They blamed it on the bushings. I said,
"Whatever," and drove away - it did it again before I had even turned the
corner, but had to go to work. I'll wait until this one gets bad enough to
perform on demand.

- Engine idles at 1500-2000, not related to outside temp or engine temp.
They blamed this on error code "P1599" although I think that suggests engine
stall or some sort of crank position sensor problem? Anyway - they said
this led them to a known problem with the PCM - so I got a software upgrade.
"Dave...? What are you doing..., Dave?"



The entertainment of owning a first generation model.
Oh well - drives fine now, and it was all free except for the oil change and
4 hours of waiting. Still a good value car, I think, for what you get.

-e


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