well ever since i got my TL back from the tranny shop here are a few things i noticed....

1). When it is cold outside (only when it is cold) and i first start the car in the morning something under the hood squeals loudly and when i try to turn the wheel while the car is in park it is very stiff and the noise gets louder....then i put it in drive and the noise goes away until i let off the gas and cut the wheel it comes back for a few seconds.....could this be bad belts or wat???

2). Secondly, when i am driving on the highway the steering wheel shakes a little and when i brake the steering wheel shakes as well....now mind you i purchased cross drilled slotted rotors from excelerate during the summer and i pray they are not warping already so what could that be??.....i know i have a bad ball joint on the drivers side i just do not know if it is upper or lower....could that cause these problems????

3). Third and finally, yesterday i was driving the car all day so the engine was warm....i was sitting in my car waiting for class to start and i noticed a vibration that would come and go very quickly....kind of like it would come around once....leave and then come back around again kind of like running around a track...it was not too rough it was a subtle vibration and also today when i was at a light when i accelerated i heard kind of a thump coming from the front end i felt it a little bit but not too rough either....could that be bad or loose motor mounts because i know that my front motor mount was replaced last year (it was exactly one year in December).....so im thinkin this could be the motor mounts either bad or loose???....mind you before the car went into the tranny shop this was not a problem only the tranny knocking and vibrating all over the place


please any help and input would be appreciated....i numbered them so u guys can hit one at a time without getting confused lol hopefully it made things easier for u to read and understand and reply too

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hmm for problem #1....could it be your powe steering fluid?

dunno about #2 and #3...

looks like your belt is worn and could use a tightning or replaced causing your pwr steering to be tight. Jack your vehicle up in the air and run it to see if anything is wrong with it. As for your last problem, I get that too and Acura says it is normal.

Ball joints cause all sorts of steering problems-could even be binding and making the power steering belt cry out in pain- will cause steerring vibrations especially under braking
Replace the bad ones before doubting your rotors

Belts that need adjustment or replacement make noise

A wildly bucking and shaking transmission could take out motor mounts
Do a search on testing motor mount and get a visual answer real fast if anything is not bolted down right!
Those could cause noticable vibrations and thunking noises

Get it to an alignment shop and tell them all the things you said here

Let us know your results

thanks fellas....i will definatly check everything out and get back to you guys

ball joints buddy

thanks man....i will be changing the lower ones saturday....anyway to tell if the upper ones are bad as well??