Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums General Troubleshooting Loss of Power and Hose leak type sound

All of a sudden i noticed i had no power (very little hp) and then a hissing noise started happening everytime i press the gas. It sounds as if there is a hole or something in a hose of somesort. maybe exaust problem.

Any ideas of things for me to check out? Any insite would be much appreciated.

You my friend more than lilely have a badly plugged cat

it thats the case, would you recommend removing it or fixing it? I am not familiar with the process is one better? cheaper?

If it's the cat, it'll be warranty so fix is free.

I'd say up in Michigan after a couple of years with road salt it's going to be a big PITA to get the old cat off, so it'll be easier to have the shop fix it than it would be to high flow it yourself.

When mine totally crumbled I got lots of hissing / whooshing and could barely limp over 20 - 30 mph. I started with just hissing and slight power loss, and within 1-2 weeks it was more or less crippled.

Something lke taht happened to me, it was a very simple check the vaccum hoses