# Maintenance/Repairs **URL:** https://community.cartalk.com/c/repair-and-maintenance/6.md?page=1035 [Latest](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.cartalk.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.cartalk.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1036 --- ## [Caliper inspection followed by caliper failure: how long afterward is reasoanble?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/caliper-inspection-followed-by-caliper-failure-how-long-afterward-is-reasoanble/94276)
**Author:** [@rstringham](https://community.cartalk.com/u/rstringham)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2016, 5:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/caliper-inspection-followed-by-caliper-failure-how-long-afterward-is-reasoanble/94276 "2016-08-04T17:56:51Z")
My daughter heard a scraping noise in her 2010 Kia Forte Koupe. Took it to our mechanic who changed the rear brake pads and rotors and advised that an inspection of the calipers indicated that they were fine and did not … --- ## [Car drifting to the right](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-drifting-to-the-right/94293)
**Author:** [@Arkansasconnor](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Arkansasconnor)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2016, 5:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-drifting-to-the-right/94293 "2016-08-04T17:48:32Z")
I'll be driving my car and then it will randomly drift to the right, it doesn't normally do it. It doesn't shake or hard of steering. It is at random times. My car is a 2003 Acura rsx base model 109000 miles --- ## [1990 Toyota Pickup 4x4 manual transmission difficulties - trouble shifting into 1st from a dead stop](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1990-toyota-pickup-4x4-manual-transmission-difficulties-trouble-shifting-into-1st-from-a-dead-stop/74407)
**Author:** [@andr3wosborn](https://community.cartalk.com/u/andr3wosborn)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2016, 4:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1990-toyota-pickup-4x4-manual-transmission-difficulties-trouble-shifting-into-1st-from-a-dead-stop/74407 "2016-08-04T16:21:58Z")
So, I bought the truck used and everything about this truck is great minus the shifting difficulties in first. With the truck at a dead stop, the clutch depressed, and the shifter in neutral it can be near impossible to… --- ## [03 Subaru Baja with Strong, STRONG fuel smell](https://community.cartalk.com/t/03-subaru-baja-with-strong-strong-fuel-smell/94291)
**Author:** [@BajaChristopher](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BajaChristopher)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2016, 3:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/03-subaru-baja-with-strong-strong-fuel-smell/94291 "2016-08-04T15:49:36Z")
03 Baja, 4cyl, automatic. 195,000+ Every now and again I get a fuel smell. Full tank, empty tank, half a tank... doesn't seem to matter. Usually switching up the gas I put in helps and clears the issue. This time, not s… --- ## [Belt smoking please help](https://community.cartalk.com/t/belt-smoking-please-help/94285)
**Author:** [@SaraElizabeth](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SaraElizabeth)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2016, 3:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/belt-smoking-please-help/94285 "2016-08-04T15:02:37Z")
I have a 2004 ford mustang. The alternator went out on my car a week ago and has since been replaced but yesterday when I pulled in my driveway, after exiting my car, I noticed that smoke had followed me up the road and … --- ## [Sonata Rough idle no power](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sonata-rough-idle-no-power/94254)
**Author:** [@dcohn](https://community.cartalk.com/u/dcohn)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2016, 6:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sonata-rough-idle-no-power/94254 "2016-08-03T18:09:06Z")
looking for some advice. I'm looking to sell my 2009 sonata soon. I had an engine light and saw p0017 a couple weeks ago, accompanied by a tapping noise from the engine that speeds up as the engine does. On Friday I figu… --- ## [Battery Issue? Car won't start/alarm beeping. Anti-theft issue?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/battery-issue-car-wont-start-alarm-beeping-anti-theft-issue/94265)
**Author:** [@2003\_Elantra](https://community.cartalk.com/u/2003_Elantra)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2016, 4:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/battery-issue-car-wont-start-alarm-beeping-anti-theft-issue/94265 "2016-08-03T16:48:13Z")
I have a 2003 Hyundai Elantra with about 96,0000 miles on it. A couple of days the car wouldn't start and I assumed the battery was dead. Also, every time I would turn the key, the alarm would do these short successive… --- ## [Subaru Rear Main Seal leak](https://community.cartalk.com/t/subaru-rear-main-seal-leak/9220)
**Author:** [@papabear](https://community.cartalk.com/u/papabear)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2016, 3:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/subaru-rear-main-seal-leak/9220 "2016-08-03T15:16:59Z")
I have a 98 Subaru Outback Legacy Wagon. For the last month or so it's been leaking oil (spotting on the driveway and burning oil smell when it's hot.) I had it checked by a mechanic today and he said it's the rear mai… --- ## [Flood waters](https://community.cartalk.com/t/flood-waters/94248)
**Author:** [@Tlw0970](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tlw0970)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2016, 1:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/flood-waters/94248 "2016-08-03T13:12:00Z")
I have a 2002 and have not had a problem with blower motor, we had a flooded parking lot at work I had to move car out of, it was working while I moved it and at end of day absolutely nothing when I turn blower on --- ## [Headlights turn/flick on and off after about 20 minutes of "on" time](https://community.cartalk.com/t/headlights-turn-flick-on-and-off-after-about-20-minutes-of-on-time/94244)
**Author:** [@clemrick](https://community.cartalk.com/u/clemrick)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2016, 4:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/headlights-turn-flick-on-and-off-after-about-20-minutes-of-on-time/94244 "2016-08-03T04:33:59Z")
Hello, I have a 1998 wrangler with some headlight problems. after about 20min of driving the headlights, and headlights only start to turn on and off. if i turn the headlights off (parking lights only, switch halfway i… --- ## [Cleaning battery terminals](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cleaning-battery-terminals/94245)
**Author:** [@art1966](https://community.cartalk.com/u/art1966)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2016, 3:17am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cleaning-battery-terminals/94245 "2016-08-03T03:17:38Z")
'08 Civic; daughter's car. Needed jump start again today (last time she mentioned it was a couple of months ago; don't know if there were more occurrences). Records show no battery replacement since we bought the car in… --- ## [AC squealing when on, stopped when ac stopped working](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ac-squealing-when-on-stopped-when-ac-stopped-working/94229)
**Author:** [@Maps](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Maps)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2016, 1:35am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ac-squealing-when-on-stopped-when-ac-stopped-working/94229 "2016-08-03T01:35:41Z")
Hi, Bear with me as I am doing my best to learn here. So basically- off and on for the past month or so -(but increasingly so) my kia has been making a very loud squealing sound whenever the ac is on (it would immediate… --- ## [Ranger 2011 stiff manual transmission](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ranger-2011-stiff-manual-transmission/94237)
**Author:** [@Prof\_Young](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Prof_Young)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2016, 11:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ranger-2011-stiff-manual-transmission/94237 "2016-08-02T23:13:27Z")
I have a 2011 Ranger with four wheel drive, a manual transmission and 34000 miles on it. The transmission gets very stiff after sitting for a while. At the worst I can't get it into first or reverse at all without hunt… --- ## [Dreaded Head Gasket Failure 2005 Subaru](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dreaded-head-gasket-failure-2005-subaru/94162)
**Author:** [@bluebirdOR](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bluebirdOR)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2016, 10:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dreaded-head-gasket-failure-2005-subaru/94162 "2016-08-02T22:50:35Z")
I brought my Outback to one mechanic due to overheating and a strange skipping feeling when accelerating. First mechanic said head gaskets needed to be replaced, I wasn't surprised since I have about 142k miles on it and… --- ## [ABS - Brake system](https://community.cartalk.com/t/abs-brake-system/94219)
**Author:** [@paulinde99](https://community.cartalk.com/u/paulinde99)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2016, 10:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/abs-brake-system/94219 "2016-08-02T22:47:46Z")
My brake pedal needs to be practically be pushed to the floor for the car to stop. I went to a Munro Muffler and they replaced all brake pads and turned the rotors. The problem of the pedal to the floor did not go away… --- ## [2007 Camry - Plz help diagnose!](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-camry-plz-help-diagnose/94243)
**Author:** [@evolve8706](https://community.cartalk.com/u/evolve8706)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2016, 9:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-camry-plz-help-diagnose/94243 "2016-08-02T21:06:15Z")
Please help me diagnose this situation: 2007 Toyota Camry, 4 cyl, automatic transmission, 147k miles. Was driving ab 60mph and slowing down as I approached a red light. Light turned green but car suddenly would not acc… --- ## [Nissan Sentra - Service Engine Light On](https://community.cartalk.com/t/nissan-sentra-service-engine-light-on/94037)
**Author:** [@lorena88mc](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lorena88mc)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2016, 3:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/nissan-sentra-service-engine-light-on/94037 "2016-08-02T15:42:11Z")
Hi everyone, I own a 2006 Nissan Sentra, a little less than 74K miles, that has been a very reliable car until recently. A few months ago while I was driving back from school my steering wheel started vibrating and I b… --- ## [No Fifth Gear](https://community.cartalk.com/t/no-fifth-gear/93929)
**Author:** [@BlackDawg](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BlackDawg)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2016, 11:29am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/no-fifth-gear/93929 "2016-08-02T11:29:08Z")
I have a 98 Celica GT convertible that had suddenly lost fifth gear, and what I mean by loosing fifth gear is not that it pops out of fifth or that it will not go into fifth, the gear shift lever goes into the fifth gear… --- ## [Need a quick estimate from you guys, trying not to go through insurance](https://community.cartalk.com/t/need-a-quick-estimate-from-you-guys-trying-not-to-go-through-insurance/94187)
**Author:** [@engo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/engo)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2016, 11:20am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/need-a-quick-estimate-from-you-guys-trying-not-to-go-through-insurance/94187 "2016-08-02T11:20:33Z")
Hello, first time post. But I figure I needed some opinions on the potential costs. Got into a side swipe accident, other party doesn’t want to go through insurance, neither do I. I’m post some images, any tips would be… --- ## [Potential RAV4 '06 Makes noise at 55-65 MPH](https://community.cartalk.com/t/potential-rav4-06-makes-noise-at-55-65-mph/94169)
**Author:** [@dychoi](https://community.cartalk.com/u/dychoi)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2016, 9:02am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/potential-rav4-06-makes-noise-at-55-65-mph/94169 "2016-08-02T09:02:35Z")
I'm looking to buy a used 2006 RAV4 with 145K miles. You can find it at JT Automart online. I took on a test drive today, and everything seemed very good except for one noise at high speed, 55-65 MPH. It's an on off nois… --- ## [SAAB ABS/TC Problem](https://community.cartalk.com/t/saab-abs-tc-problem/68715)
**Author:** [@SaabProblems](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SaabProblems)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2016, 3:54am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/saab-abs-tc-problem/68715 "2016-08-02T03:54:34Z")
I have a 2001 Saab 9-3 Convertible with ~75k miles. I have had problems with warning lights. (ABS, TC, Brake, Trainglewith !) Mechanic says codes indicate a problem with the ABS/TC unit. An $1,800 part plus service. I se… --- ## [1997 Astro back doors won't unlock, tried everything](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1997-astro-back-doors-wont-unlock-tried-everything/94117)
**Author:** [@oldschoolguy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldschoolguy)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2016, 2:06am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1997-astro-back-doors-wont-unlock-tried-everything/94117 "2016-08-02T02:06:02Z")
I have a 1997 Astro van and recently I shut the back doors (two door version) and now they will not open/unlock. I tried the power locks as well as the key. I read where you can take off the speaker cover in the door and… --- ## [2005 corolla won't start after driven](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-corolla-wont-start-after-driven/94193)
**Author:** [@Jlow](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Jlow)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2016, 1:23am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-corolla-wont-start-after-driven/94193 "2016-08-02T01:23:22Z")
I own a 2005 corolla. Has 112k on it. Having issue with car not starting after driven to store and parked. Happened 4 times. Let car sit and it starts. Puzzled to what issue can be --- ## [Kia Over Heating](https://community.cartalk.com/t/kia-over-heating/94203)
**Author:** [@casper](https://community.cartalk.com/u/casper)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2016, 7:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/kia-over-heating/94203 "2016-08-01T19:30:05Z")
Have a 03 Kia Optima with a 2.4L engine with 120K. The car recently started overheating occasionally mainly while stopped in traffic. Both fans are running and as soon as I get rolling, the temp gage goes down. I've noti… --- ## [1969 Volkswagen Beetle Will Not Idle](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1969-volkswagen-beetle-will-not-idle/81273)
**Author:** [@SurfaNova](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SurfaNova)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2016, 6:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1969-volkswagen-beetle-will-not-idle/81273 "2016-08-01T18:53:09Z")
I have a mystery on my hands and am at a complete loss. I have a 1969 Volkswagen Beetle that will not hold an idle. It will start up just fine and as long as you have your foot on the gas, it will stay alive. As soon as … --- ## [Brakes failed after rear brake replacement](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brakes-failed-after-rear-brake-replacement/94123)
**Author:** [@Siena1383](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Siena1383)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2016, 2:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brakes-failed-after-rear-brake-replacement/94123 "2016-08-01T14:52:05Z")
My car is a 1999 Honda Civic (I can't afford a new car, so please don't suggest it.) This morning I went in for a state inspection, oil change and rear brake replacement. Driving home while going downhill on the highwa… --- ## [Radiator Coolant Leak 99 avalon](https://community.cartalk.com/t/radiator-coolant-leak-99-avalon/94182)
**Author:** [@candagen](https://community.cartalk.com/u/candagen)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2016, 1:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/radiator-coolant-leak-99-avalon/94182 "2016-08-01T13:05:36Z")
I drive a 1999 Toyota Avalon XLE and my radiator is leaking coolant from what looks like 2-3 spots. I replaced this radiator and the new one is leaking it is pooling very lightly on the top in the ridges of the radiator,… --- ## [2011 Honda Accord brake issue](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-honda-accord-brake-issue/94173)
**Author:** [@tjali](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tjali)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2016, 11:51am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-honda-accord-brake-issue/94173 "2016-08-01T11:51:02Z")
At 55k, 72k, 76K and 91k the rear brakes have hung up, become very hot and smoked badly. Dealer service claims it comes from rust binding the calipers because we live in the Northeast. I've been driving for 35 years an… --- ## [Do I really need to replace the expansion valve?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/do-i-really-need-to-replace-the-expansion-valve/94195)
**Author:** [@SpudMuffin](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SpudMuffin)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2016, 12:34am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/do-i-really-need-to-replace-the-expansion-valve/94195 "2016-08-01T00:34:18Z")
My clutch failed on my a/c compressor. No leaks or pressure loss until I disassembled the condenser. I bought a new compressor, condenser, drier and expansion valve. Set to task putting in the new condenser today.. Buick… --- ## [Subaru Forester 2007 -- Valve Cover or Head Gasket Leak?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/subaru-forester-2007-valve-cover-or-head-gasket-leak/93195)
**Author:** [@ryanchang](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ryanchang)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2016, 12:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/subaru-forester-2007-valve-cover-or-head-gasket-leak/93195 "2016-08-01T00:32:33Z")
Hi All, First time poster here -- I'm also a complete novice with cars! Just got my oil changed at a garage in Boulder, and they noticed that my coolant reservoir was really full, but they're unsure whether or not my v… [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/repair-and-maintenance/6.md?page=1034) [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/repair-and-maintenance/6.md?page=1036)