Soccer1725 Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 Hey everyone. After driving my 2006 LGT for two weeks now I can't believe I was considering any other car. For my price range this beats the **** out of the other cars I was looking at. So I bought it for just under $12k with 87k miles (all old lady highway miles, perfect maintenance). There are only two things that I haven't been able to find out about yet and I hope someone here has some ideas. First, the gas lid wont open when I pull the lever. I have to hold it while someone else pushes it open. Is there an easy fix for this? Second, I usually only notice this when slowing down but it may be there all the time and just not noticeable at higher speeds. When ever I slow, it sounds like there is friction somewhere that is slowing the car and it gets a little louder the slower I get. It's not screechy though. It's hard to describe but it kinda sounds like the engine reving down even though it's not. At first I just thought it was the engine, but even when I put it in neutral and slow I still get the sound. My first instinct is that the brakes are adjusted too far in and are actually on the rotor, or maybe there is a wheel bearing going bad. Who knows though, maybe it's just the sound of the car and I need to get used to it. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
at7000ft Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 Congrats on your LGT, sounds like you got a good deal. As far as the sound I would also say check the wheel bearings, easy to determine with the car on a lift. Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king_j Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 welcome, is the car a manual or auto? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeblow Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 Welcome to the Legacy club, I just joined in August when i traded up from a Camry. For the gas cap, check and see if the little arm is bent a little bit. If the previous owner had put pressure down on it while open, it could have bent the arm. I assume you're tried WD-40 to fix it. It's cool; I'm with the band Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soccer1725 Posted January 13, 2010 Author Share Posted January 13, 2010 It's the 5 speed automatic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soccer1725 Posted January 14, 2010 Author Share Posted January 14, 2010 Thanks joeblow, that was definitely the problem. Opens great now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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