# Maintenance/Repairs **URL:** https://community.cartalk.com/c/repair-and-maintenance/6.md?page=144 [Latest](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.cartalk.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.cartalk.com/tags.md) **Page:** 145 --- ## [2009 Dodge Grand Caravan #- Dealer can't source a part](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-dodge-grand-caravan-dealer-cant-source-a-part/183291)
**Author:** [@siscokid1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/siscokid1)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2022, 6:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-dodge-grand-caravan-dealer-cant-source-a-part/183291 "2022-08-11T18:47:14Z")
2009 Grand Caravan ABS lights on dealer says it needs a new ABS module and it will be11 Months to get one Anyone got any ideas how to get it fixed? Can a used one be reprogrammed and work? Thanks siscokid Southern Indi… --- ## [Metallic chattering/click/tap with throttle](https://community.cartalk.com/t/metallic-chattering-click-tap-with-throttle/185740)
**Author:** [@hagenboggs\_176715](https://community.cartalk.com/u/hagenboggs_176715)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2022, 5:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/metallic-chattering-click-tap-with-throttle/185740 "2022-08-11T17:35:43Z")
I’ve got a '09 Crown Vic (police) that’s got a sort of chattering/clicking noise. The noise is present at idle and while driving, but is especially evident when accelerating or using the throttle, and is metallic soundin… --- ## [Struts: Brand X vs Monroe](https://community.cartalk.com/t/struts-brand-x-vs-monroe/185401)
**Author:** [@WesternRoadtripper1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/WesternRoadtripper1)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2022, 2:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/struts-brand-x-vs-monroe/185401 "2022-08-11T14:36:29Z")
Given the high mileage and age of my Sienna, I’m contemplating the cost difference between Monroe vs whatever Brand X struts I can find. Does anyone have an opinion on the lower priced struts? The Napa store has their b… --- ## [2008 Toyota Yaris - Transmission issue](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-toyota-yaris-transmission-issue/185723)
**Author:** [@sogbou](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sogbou)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2022, 12:35am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-toyota-yaris-transmission-issue/185723 "2022-08-11T00:35:36Z")
when driving it goes to neutral.i have changed the actuator , clutch but the same complain --- ## [2007 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited - Misfires](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-jeep-wrangler-unlimited-misfires/185735)
**Author:** [@wayne05](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wayne05)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2022, 10:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-jeep-wrangler-unlimited-misfires/185735 "2022-08-10T22:19:52Z")
2007 jeep wrangler with 3.8 bogging down and missfire on highway then clears up then comes back .also sluggish with no power then back to normal --- ## [Best intake manifold/injectors/gasket for 2000 4.3L S-10?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/best-intake-manifold-injectors-gasket-for-2000-4-3l-s-10/185716)
**Author:** [@cwatkin](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cwatkin)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2022, 1:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/best-intake-manifold-injectors-gasket-for-2000-4-3l-s-10/185716 "2022-08-10T13:45:02Z")
I am going to be replacing the intake manifold on my truck as the gasket is leaking. I guess I am a record on the stock gasket. Anyway, I have been told you need to replace the injectors and the plastic manifold as wel… --- ## [Can you identify this part? 🙏](https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-you-identify-this-part/185710)
**Author:** [@landamendy\_181871](https://community.cartalk.com/u/landamendy_181871)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2022, 1:09am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-you-identify-this-part/185710 "2022-08-10T01:09:40Z")
Hi :raising\_hand\_woman:t3:, I spent hours trying to search eBay (and others) for this part but couldn’t find it… Any help will be highly appreciated :pray::smiling\_face\_with\_three\_hearts: --- ## [2018 Ford Expedition - Loses power, shudders](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-ford-expedition-loses-power-shudders/185715)
**Author:** [@Bruce48](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Bruce48)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2022, 12:22am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-ford-expedition-loses-power-shudders/185715 "2022-08-10T00:22:23Z")
Car loses power when shifting, shudders, hesitates to accelerate --- ## [Vehicle barley starting…](https://community.cartalk.com/t/vehicle-barley-starting/185617)
**Author:** [@Gavinakajeter](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Gavinakajeter)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2022, 4:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/vehicle-barley-starting/185617 "2022-08-09T16:26:07Z")
I have a 2010 Chevy equinox with 136k miles. Recently it’s having trouble starting. The other day it wouldn’t start. Jump started and it worked. There was like corrosion crap at the connections so I cleaned them up and m… --- ## [1998 Buick AC Repair](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-buick-ac-repair/185704)
**Author:** [@jsd123](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jsd123)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2022, 4:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-buick-ac-repair/185704 "2022-08-09T16:08:02Z")
I have a 1998 Buick Century, 130k miles. Owned the car a little over 6 years now, hoping to hold onto it until it dies. For the past 2 or 3 years, I have had a steady ac refrigerant leak. At first, I would need to recha… --- ## [2021 Mazda CX-3 - 14 visits](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2021-mazda-cx-3-14-visits/185688)
**Author:** [@Giantkiller](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Giantkiller)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2022, 12:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2021-mazda-cx-3-14-visits/185688 "2022-08-09T12:51:44Z")
Car now 12mths old, has been taken to dealership 14 times in less than 1 year old. Problem is Battery warning alarm has become flat battery on 14 occassions, and Dealership cannot fix it. Rang and wrote to mazda HQ and … --- ## [Broken air recirculator selector switch](https://community.cartalk.com/t/broken-air-recirculator-selector-switch/185708)
**Author:** [@dwkindig](https://community.cartalk.com/u/dwkindig)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2022, 1:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/broken-air-recirculator-selector-switch/185708 "2022-08-09T13:02:03Z")
2003 Mazda 6i. The switch isn’t just broken, it’s missing, popped off somewhere. I think the switch was also electro-capacitive in some way? But it is stuck on the fresh air selection, and I don’t seem to be able to chan… --- ## [2013 Hyundai Sonata - All dash lights come on, Gear LED on dash shows blank, unable to put into gear, AC blows warm](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-hyundai-sonata-all-dash-lights-come-on-gear-led-on-dash-shows-blank-unable-to-put-into-gear-ac-blows-warm/122563)
**Author:** [@darnit2003](https://community.cartalk.com/u/darnit2003)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2022, 11:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-hyundai-sonata-all-dash-lights-come-on-gear-led-on-dash-shows-blank-unable-to-put-into-gear-ac-blows-warm/122563 "2022-08-08T23:28:37Z")
Yesterday morning I started my car, car turned on and so did every warning light on the dash. Lights seemed dim, but I wasnt sure if I was just seeing things. AC seemed to blow warm air (I had noticed it took some time f… --- ## [Clutch won’t fully disengage](https://community.cartalk.com/t/clutch-won-t-fully-disengage/185697)
**Author:** [@mio.da.bomb\_157143](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mio.da.bomb_157143)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2022, 10:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/clutch-won-t-fully-disengage/185697 "2022-08-08T22:42:05Z")
Hello everyone, I was just able to get the tkx in my firebird, however now the clutch won’t fully disengage. When trying to make a small gap between the throw out bearing and the pressure plate fingers, I can’t turn the … --- ## [Rear end car makes loud, high pitch noise only when driving forward, not reversing and suddenly it's fixed?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rear-end-car-makes-loud-high-pitch-noise-only-when-driving-forward-not-reversing-and-suddenly-its-fixed/185703)
**Author:** [@RoyalVirgin](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RoyalVirgin)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2022, 10:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rear-end-car-makes-loud-high-pitch-noise-only-when-driving-forward-not-reversing-and-suddenly-its-fixed/185703 "2022-08-08T22:28:08Z")
Hi, let me (as detailed as possible) explain the situation: My car has been perfectly fine for the time I got it, 10 months. Now I am leaving the USA in a few weeks so I want to sell the car. Yesterday morning, I drove … --- ## [2006 Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class - Who's on first?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-mercedes-benz-cls-class-whos-on-first/185696)
**Author:** [@Kwilliams](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Kwilliams)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2022, 9:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-mercedes-benz-cls-class-whos-on-first/185696 "2022-08-08T21:56:31Z")
Who works on Mercedes --- ## [2004 Hyundai Sonata - Engine issue](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-hyundai-sonata-engine-issue/185700)
**Author:** [@BerkleyHamlett](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BerkleyHamlett)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2022, 8:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-hyundai-sonata-engine-issue/185700 "2022-08-08T20:51:36Z")
2004 Huandai sonata v-6 engine cuts back sometimes whendriving down the street with speed under 45 mph. HELP!!! --- ## [Car stalled idling](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-stalled-idling/185686)
**Author:** [@gnyqyar038\_181857](https://community.cartalk.com/u/gnyqyar038_181857)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2022, 2:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-stalled-idling/185686 "2022-08-08T14:35:48Z")
Hello there, I have a 2017 vw golf. The other day I started putting 93 octane fuel into my car for my tune instead of 87 and it ran better no issues, also replaced air filter with a k and n. I was parked idling for about… --- ## [2000 Chevrolet S-10- Weird starting event (tied to water)](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-chevrolet-s-10-weird-starting-event-tied-to-water/185647)
**Author:** [@onetime9](https://community.cartalk.com/u/onetime9)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2022, 1:38am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-chevrolet-s-10-weird-starting-event-tied-to-water/185647 "2022-08-08T01:38:47Z")
My truck is a 2000 Chevy s10 pickup. It was sitting in my driveway. I went to spray some water on the windshield. All of sudden it began to try and start by itself. Now I don’t have remote starter. I know I’m the only ow… --- ## [Time Sensitive: Desperate for Help with 2013 Buick Encore](https://community.cartalk.com/t/time-sensitive-desperate-for-help-with-2013-buick-encore/185623)
**Author:** [@nickelszac\_181807](https://community.cartalk.com/u/nickelszac_181807)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2022, 12:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/time-sensitive-desperate-for-help-with-2013-buick-encore/185623 "2022-08-08T00:10:10Z")
Hopefully moving across the country Monday and can keep the car at the dealer until Monday. Have researched as much as I can with this and am hoping someone can help. Backstory: In June, my car was leaking coolant and, … --- ## [Truck has issues starting](https://community.cartalk.com/t/truck-has-issues-starting/185626)
**Author:** [@bigowl801\_181814](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bigowl801_181814)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2022, 12:00am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/truck-has-issues-starting/185626 "2022-08-08T00:00:01Z")
In search of any ideas on whats going on with this truck I just got. I got myself a chevy k1500 1994, its had a new starter installed new battery new alternator and it will start sometimes. That being said it seems like … --- ## [Horrible screeching noise after replacing alternator](https://community.cartalk.com/t/horrible-screeching-noise-after-replacing-alternator/185661)
**Author:** [@oatgla\_181840](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oatgla_181840)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2022, 11:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/horrible-screeching-noise-after-replacing-alternator/185661 "2022-08-07T23:10:58Z")
My jeep was not starting, I had the battery tested, then the alternator, it was bad, replaced alternator and has battery charged at store, car now turns on fine sounds good no noises, the second I turn on the AC there is… --- ## [Intermittent Engine Hesitation](https://community.cartalk.com/t/intermittent-engine-hesitation/185664)
**Author:** [@bigdawgherk\_181842](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bigdawgherk_181842)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2022, 10:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/intermittent-engine-hesitation/185664 "2022-08-07T22:29:39Z")
I have a 2015 Grand Cherokee with the 3.2L V6. Recently I’ve been experiencing an intermittent engine hesitation at idle which seems to occur only when the AC is turned on. It almost feels like a misfire but I’m fairly c… --- ## [2010 Chevrolet Cobalt - Gas leak (!)](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-chevrolet-cobalt-gas-leak/185677)
**Author:** [@dmorton](https://community.cartalk.com/u/dmorton)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2022, 8:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-chevrolet-cobalt-gas-leak/185677 "2022-08-07T20:25:58Z")
sudden leaking of gasoline along fuel line --- ## [2002 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 - temp at AC vent](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-chevrolet-silverado-1500-temp-at-ac-vent/185659)
**Author:** [@craigbeamer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/craigbeamer)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2022, 4:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-chevrolet-silverado-1500-temp-at-ac-vent/185659 "2022-08-07T16:17:20Z")
If my a/c is operating right, what should be the temp at the vent --- ## [2011 Lincoln MKZ - engine speed dropped](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-lincoln-mkz-engine-speed-dropped/185675)
**Author:** [@mukroc246](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mukroc246)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2022, 12:02am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-lincoln-mkz-engine-speed-dropped/185675 "2022-08-07T00:02:07Z")
driving no warning engine speed drops to idle 600 rpm step on gas no response turn ignition off and restart car operated ok instrument panel showed a wrench no engine ck light. --- ## [@002 vw beetle with multiple problems](https://community.cartalk.com/t/002-vw-beetle-with-multiple-problems/185649)
**Author:** [@cslaton1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cslaton1)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2022, 11:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/002-vw-beetle-with-multiple-problems/185649 "2022-08-06T23:14:19Z")
I have an 02 beetle that i just bought a week ago. On the drive home I started to lose power but it worked ok the rest of the way home. I have my room mate drive me to and from work since I didn’t have insurance that day… --- ## [Car runs lean](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-runs-lean/185666)
**Author:** [@Chryslerboy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Chryslerboy)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2022, 11:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-runs-lean/185666 "2022-08-06T23:06:53Z")
So when I drive my car for a while let’s say like 10 mi? She’ll run good for the 10 mi but then after that she’ll start running lean and she’ll start misfiring and lose all power and then at some point she’ll just die.… --- ## [98 LeSabre Chime Error Help, Drained Battery](https://community.cartalk.com/t/98-lesabre-chime-error-help-drained-battery/185670)
**Author:** [@Untouchablz\_181847](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Untouchablz_181847)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2022, 10:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/98-lesabre-chime-error-help-drained-battery/185670 "2022-08-06T22:59:44Z")
Hello, My Lesabre 3.8L started chiming as if I have the key still in the ignition when I turn the car off. The next day my battery was drained. I hear a small ticking sound near the console where you control AC and ra… --- ## [Key position key to cranking](https://community.cartalk.com/t/key-position-key-to-cranking/184866)
**Author:** [@profquad](https://community.cartalk.com/u/profquad)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2022, 10:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/key-position-key-to-cranking/184866 "2022-08-06T22:34:02Z")
Hi. I have a Ford E450 eldorado chassis shuttle bus. Recently, I noticed the check engine light stays on after the check, with the key to the “on” position. But once I start the car, the light goes away. Great! The on … [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/repair-and-maintenance/6.md?page=143) [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/repair-and-maintenance/6.md?page=145)