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RE: 05-07 Saleen S281. What problems have you had?

ScreaminS281 -> RE: 05-07 Saleen S281. What problems have you had? (3/16/2008 6:34:08 PM)
Drove the car around town today and the freakin breaks are squeaking. Pretty much sucks because people will be gawking at the car thinking how sweet it is and then I go to stop and it sounds like an old truck.. [:(]

03Darin -> RE: 05-07 Saleen S281. What problems have you had? (4/1/2008 4:55:35 PM)
Everyone with the brake squeel problem..... please post if you have one or two piece rotors. From what I have been told the one piece rotors are the main cause of the brake squeel issues. I had an 06' car here that I sold and the customer had the brake squeel issue. I tried everything you can think of from de-glazing the rotors and re-bedding the pads/rotors MULTIPLE TIMES, new axxis pads, new EBC green pads and finally two piece rotors with the stock axxis pads, problem fixed.

sftdyna -> RE: 05-07 Saleen S281. What problems have you had? (4/6/2008 6:41:24 AM)
07 extreme new, rear spoiler shakes and its not loose.

severnrc -> RE: 05-07 Saleen S281. What problems have you had? (5/12/2008 7:28:26 PM)
So many issues I forgot them all...had to pull out my service papers to remember them... 1) rear differential noise ...replaced rear pinion bearing and related components (not totally gone, but better...) 2) built with incorrect boost gauge ...replaced with correct gauge 3) passenger airbag light flickers no matter how much the passenger weighs ...hopefully will be fixed while it is in the shop now 4) ECU had incorrect speedometer programming ...reflashed pcm 5) poor throttle response ...reflashed pcm (again) 6) set cruise, get on throttle, let off throttle, car still accelerates for 2 full seconds ...still not fixed, they don't know what is wrong 7) bolts missing in oil pan and oil leaking ...fixed 8) erratic boost gauge (the new one...and was even totally DEAD for a full day, but now is still only erratic) ...still not fixed, can't find the problem 9) clutched went bad at 3K miles (what it's in for now) ...still pending word from Saleen on whether or not they will cover it under warranty 10) rear spoiler shakes on these IL roads - that thing is probably going to stress break before too long ...probably nothing I can do about it though 11) oh yeah...and all of the other little stuff that I have just accepted or haven't complained to the dealer about... Don't get me wrong, I love the car's looks and performance, but I haven't had this much trouble with a car ever...my last mustang (2006 GT) was almost as bad though... Has anyone ever hear of a "performance" clutch going bad at 3K miles? My dealer told me parts alone from Saleen are $999.00!!! That's insane. They better pony up on this one...

severnrc -> RE: 05-07 Saleen S281. What problems have you had? (5/13/2008 5:21:10 PM)
Update on the clutch... I was in a business meeting when I got the call from the dealer so this is how I remember it: Looks like the supercharger is leaking oil, which was eventually getting back into the transmission (somehow...got foggy here) and leaking on the clutch, which eventually burned up the clutch Good news: I probably (haven't heard final confirmation from Saleen yet) won't have to foot the bill for supercharger repair and a new clutch. Bad news: Chalk another one up to the list of 'major' issues for my 07 E.

elburrito99 -> RE: 05-07 Saleen S281. What problems have you had? (6/30/2008 11:35:39 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Bob D. quote: ORIGINAL: elburrito99 severnrc Please let us know if you get a fix for the cruise control issue. I almost never use my cruise control function, but happened to use it a few weeks ago during a long road trip. I think I may have experienced the surge you mentioned. el, in your case the surge is almost certainly from the tune (or possibly the vacuum line routing). See this link for explanation (after replacing the asterisk with the letter removed by the censor program here!): http://www.mdularfrds.com/forums/showthread.php?t=55200 I had the same type of surging, but since installation of a JDM tune and vacuum line kit, on cruise control my car is now rock steady and smooth as butta. ;-) Thanks for the link. More reasons for me to go with the JDM kit, which I will be doing at some point soon (likely when my warranty expires shortly). I''m posting this in the stick for issues with our ''05-''08 Saleens since this could be a real safety issue for anyone who uses cruise control.

Saleen2008 -> RE: 05-07 Saleen S281. What problems have you had? (7/13/2008 7:47:14 PM)
I''ve had mine for two weeks now and noticed the steering wheel shimmy.

123fearit -> RE: 05-07 Saleen S281. What problems have you had? (7/17/2008 4:48:25 PM)
Had mine for 2 months. Shimmy? You mean like it shakes left and right...mine does that if i take my hands off the wheel. Boost gauge doesn''t work. Took it back to dealer and they replaced with a new one that they ordered. Still doesn''t work. I live an hour away from the dealer so i might just live with it...

Saleen2008 -> RE: 05-07 Saleen S281. What problems have you had? (7/17/2008 5:40:50 PM)
Took mine and had the wheels rebalanced, they were out of balance by two ounces. The rebalancing fixed my problem.

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