HI everyone. I recently "inherited" this 1992 300SE from a great Aunt. 56,000 miles and spent the last 10 years in a Sarasota Florida garage. It's now in the Detroit suburbs.
Anyway, I just had a bunch of maintenance items tended to(coolant systems flush, Trans flush, brake fluid flush, new front brakes a a couple of suspension items). Plus, new tires. Runs strong for a 6 cyl.
But, there are 2 unresolved issues(I'm sure there will be more) that I have and I wanted to ask for your insight. First one is a shake in the steering wheel after the car sits for a few hours. The steering wheel shakes as if a tire is WAY out of balance...this happens for about a mile or so. Then it clears up, except for a tiny vibration in the steering wheel. The actual ride of the car isn't affected (ie. the car itself isn't shaking as it's going down the road) I've tried to explain this to my repair shop but I can't duplicate because it stops before I can get the car there. Any ideas? The tires are new and they are balanced correctly.
Second issue concerns the dashboard lights. When using turn signal and/or wiper control arm, the dashboard "idiot" lights and a few of the gauges (oil pressure, instant fuel economy, and fuel gauge) act up. Then, seatbelt idiot light blinks 3 times and then everything is back to normal. This doesn't happen all the time...sounds like an electronic gremlin to me.
Anyway, I just had a bunch of maintenance items tended to(coolant systems flush, Trans flush, brake fluid flush, new front brakes a a couple of suspension items). Plus, new tires. Runs strong for a 6 cyl.
But, there are 2 unresolved issues(I'm sure there will be more) that I have and I wanted to ask for your insight. First one is a shake in the steering wheel after the car sits for a few hours. The steering wheel shakes as if a tire is WAY out of balance...this happens for about a mile or so. Then it clears up, except for a tiny vibration in the steering wheel. The actual ride of the car isn't affected (ie. the car itself isn't shaking as it's going down the road) I've tried to explain this to my repair shop but I can't duplicate because it stops before I can get the car there. Any ideas? The tires are new and they are balanced correctly.
Second issue concerns the dashboard lights. When using turn signal and/or wiper control arm, the dashboard "idiot" lights and a few of the gauges (oil pressure, instant fuel economy, and fuel gauge) act up. Then, seatbelt idiot light blinks 3 times and then everything is back to normal. This doesn't happen all the time...sounds like an electronic gremlin to me.