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There's a whine from the area my passenger seat every time I accelerate or change lanes quickly. Seriously though, gear whine from the diff is bad. It's either low gear

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There's a whine from the area my passenger seat every time I accelerate or change lanes quickly.

Seriously though, gear whine from the diff is bad. It's either low gear oil, a worn pinion bearing, or misaligned gears. Any of those scenarios will result in catastrophic failure and you'll have a bad time.
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There's a whine from the area my passenger seat every time I accelerate or change lanes quickly.

Seriously though, gear whine from the diff is bad. It's either low gear oil, a worn pinion bearing, or misaligned gears. Any of those scenarios will result in catastrophic failure and you'll have a bad time.
definitely not low oil. i just serviced it with Amsoil. i am still under the powertrain warranty. guess i have a trip to the dealer coming
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