Hi folks,
My sister has a 2007 Hyundai Elantra. She lives in Washington, DC, but was in California since mid-December visiting family and for medical reasons (long story, but everything has been fixed up).
During this time, her Elantra was sitting outside, in a driveway, in DC. During this time, it's been quite cold, snowed several times, etc.
Upon returning to DC, she started the car (it started right up), warmed it up for a few minutes, and then attempted to back out of the driveway. She stopped immediately, as it was making a horrible grinding sound that wasn't easily localized. It made no unusual sounds while stationary, and idled just fine.
She called the dealer, explained the situation, and their service advisor said it was likely that the sound was from rusted brake rotors. Although it might make horrible sounds for a few miles, the pads would eventually abrade the rust off with no damage or other problems.
She called me to ask if this seemed reasonable. This seems like a rather plausible explanation, and I'm inclined to agree with the service advisor.
I figured I'd check with BITOG for a second opinion, just in case.
For what it's worth, the car's been regularly serviced at the Hyundai dealer, on schedule, since it was purchased. It's normally her commuter car, and she's never had any mechanical issues before, nor has the car sat idle for more than a week or so since she's owned it.
Any thoughts?
My sister has a 2007 Hyundai Elantra. She lives in Washington, DC, but was in California since mid-December visiting family and for medical reasons (long story, but everything has been fixed up).
During this time, her Elantra was sitting outside, in a driveway, in DC. During this time, it's been quite cold, snowed several times, etc.
Upon returning to DC, she started the car (it started right up), warmed it up for a few minutes, and then attempted to back out of the driveway. She stopped immediately, as it was making a horrible grinding sound that wasn't easily localized. It made no unusual sounds while stationary, and idled just fine.
She called the dealer, explained the situation, and their service advisor said it was likely that the sound was from rusted brake rotors. Although it might make horrible sounds for a few miles, the pads would eventually abrade the rust off with no damage or other problems.
She called me to ask if this seemed reasonable. This seems like a rather plausible explanation, and I'm inclined to agree with the service advisor.
I figured I'd check with BITOG for a second opinion, just in case.
For what it's worth, the car's been regularly serviced at the Hyundai dealer, on schedule, since it was purchased. It's normally her commuter car, and she's never had any mechanical issues before, nor has the car sat idle for more than a week or so since she's owned it.
Any thoughts?
