Thread: Paranoid?????
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Old 02-05-2006, 06:26 PM
Chilly Chilly is offline
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Default Paranoid?????

O.K.

Maybe I am just being paranoid, but I could use some insight from other owners, especially if this has happened.

My decide that she would back the car out of the garage and drive way today with the parking brake on!!!! We have a longer driveway that goes from the rear to the front of the house.

I am worried that she damaged the electric motors. My understanding is that in reverse, the vehicle only operates under the electric motors. I still can't believe she did this!!!!

As soon as I saw what she did I took the car for about a 20 minute spin and everything drives o.k. I wasn't able to get as good of mileage as normal on the route I drove, but I am not sure this is fair. Of course my mind now is running through all kinds of bad scenarios. I also noticed that when the car is on but the ICE is off, that I am hearing a high pitched sound coming from the engine compartment. I never noticed this before, but maybe it's because I never listened for something so critically.

Am I just being overly paranoid?

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