Ok im a girl and i dont know much about cars but anyway i just got my car inspected and they told me my left rear shock is wet (What does that mean?)and i have to take it to the dealer to get fixed because it is under warrenty. i only have 12,000 miles on the car. Thanks for your help in advance.

 

no idea?

 

maybe it's leaking?

 

thats what i was thinking

 

but what would it be like shock fluid??? could whatever holds the fluid break???

 

Yes,it most likely is leaking.One of the seals in the shock probably went bad due to dirt,salt or it was just faulty.My '04 Cavalier had one of the front struts start leaking when it had 8000 miles on it.It was replaced under warranty as should be the case with your Cobalt.There is oil in gas charged shocks and struts and if the seal goes bad or the strut or shock gets rusty the pressure will blow out the seal or a weak rusty spot and voila,wet shock syndrome.

 

yea they said it would be covered under warrenty whatever it is

 

wow only 12grand and your strut is leaking thats crazy!
i also agree with A.F.U. said i used to work at a gas spring company, your really lucky your warranty covered that, i would be screwed my car is lowered, they love screwing us modders when it comes to warranty.
btw where in PA is Malvern in relation to lancaster.

 

yup just hit 12000 today. so i am taking it to the dealer tomorrow but my check engine light is also on because of my intake, but my OBD reader needs to be replaced. so should i take the intake off before or not even mention it and if they call about the light then say something?

Malvern i think is about 45 min away. i back right up to the PA turn pike.

 

oh i would definately take it off cause that will void your engine warranty, normally if your just going in for an oil change or something simple they wont say anything, but on warranty work they will definately say something.
not sure if that will affect replacing your strut cause thats your drivetrain/suspension warranty and are diferent, but better safe than sorry.
also i bought my 07 in september and i already have 12,000 on it, lol.

 

Strut and shock seals can go bad from sitting too long, too. Most seals need to be lubricated, and in shocks and struts, that occurs from them actually doing their job. If the car sat the lot without being driven for a while, they could have had an issue from the start. I've actually had problems with shocks that sat on the parts shelve for too long, too.

 

i have driven my car every day for the past year it has never sat for more then a day at a time so its not that

 

also the seals are almost constantly covered in oil, the contents of the strut are under pressure so if the car isn't moving the oil isn't moving.

 

No, I'm saying that before you bought it, it could have sat on the sales lot too long. Thus, the problem could have been there when you originally purchased it, but become larger over time.

 

it was on the lot for about a month before i got it

 

Well that's not bad at all. I guess you got to chalk one up for the oddball occurance. But seriously, I see a lot of problems from "lot rot" all the time.

 

Ha this isnt my first odd ball in this car. a few months after i got the car i was driving home from work and in the middle of going threw an intersection everything in my car just dies. i take it to the shop the next day and they tell me ohh its just a fluke thing that happened...yea i could have been killed. some days i love my care and some days i hate it

 

well, that fluke thing isn't a fluke thing - i'd worry more about your dealership than the car at this point.

 

well its the only chevy dealer near my work. i live about 45 min from my work so i need a car everyday. so i dont have the convience to take it to another dealer

 

Hmm, in that case, you might have to wait til it happens again and get them to tell you what codes it threw. Could be a bad PCM for example (warranty). Oh, and my dealer said dont worry about the AEM intakes cause they are dryflow, just like the GMPP CAI. - But I guess to be safe you might ask your dealer like "I want to get a CAI, will it void my warranty?"

 

In Pa you have to get a new car inspected after 1 year ? In Jersey it's 4 years. I don't have to go to inspection until 2010 !

 

in PA you have to get your car inspected once a year new or old it doesnt matter

Well i have a bad OBD read it needs to be replaced so we cant even check the codes its throwin out. And i know tomorrow they will look cause the check engine light is on now