# Maintenance/Repairs **URL:** https://community.cartalk.com/c/repair-and-maintenance/6.md?page=165 [Latest](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.cartalk.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.cartalk.com/tags.md) **Page:** 166 --- ## [2018 Hyundai Elantra - Paint defect](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-hyundai-elantra-paint-defect/183652)
**Author:** [@LillieRaley](https://community.cartalk.com/u/LillieRaley)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2022, 2:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-hyundai-elantra-paint-defect/183652 "2022-04-20T14:16:28Z")
Paint peeling off in chunks after the 2nd year of having it. Pearl White. I cant get anyone to help me with this. Hyundai knew about the issue when they started selling these cars and did not make a recall. They let … --- ## [Transmission overfill... Help!](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-overfill-help/183666)
**Author:** [@The-guy-with-the-car](https://community.cartalk.com/u/The-guy-with-the-car)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2022, 1:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-overfill-help/183666 "2022-04-20T13:58:12Z")
Hey guys, I need help!! :frowning: I have a Toyota Camry LE 4v 2003 and I had a spill, so I got it fixed and refilled the transmission oil… I massively overfilled it and learned that can become an issue. I tried using t… --- ## [2007 Honda fit Steering Noise](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-honda-fit-steering-noise/183674)
**Author:** [@lazaruspwns](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lazaruspwns)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2022, 3:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-honda-fit-steering-noise/183674 "2022-04-20T03:14:06Z")
Hello all! I have a 2007 Honda Fit at around 120k miles. Recently a new noise developed in the front of the car. I pinned it down to either the inner tie rod or rack and pinion. I provided a video of the noise. It happe… --- ## [I don't seem to have a low pressure port on my Nissan Altima](https://community.cartalk.com/t/i-dont-seem-to-have-a-low-pressure-port-on-my-nissan-altima/183673)
**Author:** [@gunterjamesw\_180432](https://community.cartalk.com/u/gunterjamesw_180432)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2022, 3:05am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/i-dont-seem-to-have-a-low-pressure-port-on-my-nissan-altima/183673 "2022-04-20T03:05:59Z")
I have a Nissan Altima 2005 V6 SE, manufacture date November 2004. I have spent the past month searching for the low-pressure port in my A/C system, and I cannot find it. It isn’t near the high-pressure port, as with eve… --- ## [2012 Chevrolet Captiva Sport - Trouble with starting and low idle](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-chevrolet-captiva-sport-trouble-with-starting-and-low-idle/183665)
**Author:** [@jerryconrad22](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jerryconrad22)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2022, 1:02am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-chevrolet-captiva-sport-trouble-with-starting-and-low-idle/183665 "2022-04-20T01:02:25Z")
Sometimes slow to start and idles too low. Runs fine on highway --- ## [2005 Honda Fit - Well, it goes backwards OK](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-honda-fit-well-it-goes-backwards-ok/183650)
**Author:** [@hatchback29](https://community.cartalk.com/u/hatchback29)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2022, 12:44am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-honda-fit-well-it-goes-backwards-ok/183650 "2022-04-20T00:44:29Z")
I have a Honda fit old shape and it will drive in reverse but soon as you put in drive it immediately shuts off don’t know wats wrong --- ## [Help Identify This Engine](https://community.cartalk.com/t/help-identify-this-engine/183627)
**Author:** [@tryingangles](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tryingangles)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2022, 9:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/help-identify-this-engine/183627 "2022-04-19T21:28:00Z")
I am looking to purchase a 2018 Charger AWD. Can someone please help me identify what type of engine this is? Thank you very much. --- ## [Cartoon from 'The New Yorker' about a spare tire](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cartoon-from-the-new-yorker-about-a-spare-tire/183634)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2022, 8:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cartoon-from-the-new-yorker-about-a-spare-tire/183634 "2022-04-19T20:27:02Z")
Another time you need a full-size spare. --- ## [2013 Buick Verano - TPMS on](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-buick-verano-tpms-on/183661)
**Author:** [@jamesedwards](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jamesedwards)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2022, 7:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-buick-verano-tpms-on/183661 "2022-04-19T19:41:02Z")
tire pressure light comes on --- ## [Can't get wiper fluid to squirt](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cant-get-wiper-fluid-to-squirt/183527)
**Author:** [@jdwalker4\_180332](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jdwalker4_180332)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2022, 6:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cant-get-wiper-fluid-to-squirt/183527 "2022-04-19T18:54:45Z")
For a lot of reasons but partly to Covid and little use, the wiper fluid reservoir ran dry and sat that way for several months. So I bought some fluid, poured it in, but almost nothing will squirt. I thought that maybe i… --- ## [Dodge Dakota Intermittent no Start](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dodge-dakota-intermittent-no-start/183653)
**Author:** [@marktwark](https://community.cartalk.com/u/marktwark)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2022, 2:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dodge-dakota-intermittent-no-start/183653 "2022-04-19T14:43:35Z")
My 1996 Dodge Dakota 3.9 V6 will start first thing every morning without issue. If I go out and start it every hour, or after an extended period of time, it will start. However, after being shut off for a few hours it wi… --- ## [AC and wipers not working](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ac-and-wipers-not-working/178749)
**Author:** [@galant](https://community.cartalk.com/u/galant)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2022, 2:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ac-and-wipers-not-working/178749 "2022-04-19T14:11:53Z")
Have a 2013 Hyundai Sonata. The steering coupler on these are a piece of rubber and go bad. So ours went bad after 120K miles. I changed the part and everything is back together. Now my AC and wipers aren’t working. I … --- ## [2011 Lincoln MKS - Overheats](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-lincoln-mks-overheats/183622)
**Author:** [@Demogorgon1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Demogorgon1)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2022, 4:51am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-lincoln-mks-overheats/183622 "2022-04-19T04:51:17Z")
2011 MKS keeps overheats within 3-4 mins. Thermostat , cooling fan module have been replaced. What could cause ththis. --- ## [2004 Ford Taurus X - Help with repair steps](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-ford-taurus-x-help-with-repair-steps/183583)
**Author:** [@siggy30](https://community.cartalk.com/u/siggy30)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2022, 4:43am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-ford-taurus-x-help-with-repair-steps/183583 "2022-04-19T04:43:32Z")
intermittent rough 1-2 or2-3 shift taurus 4x4n trans,remember fixing these concern when I was working for ford years ago, I can not remember the repair steps, I know it was replasing a spring,an old tranny guys outb ther… --- ## [2013 Ford Fusion low coolant indicator](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-ford-fusion-low-coolant-indicator/183625)
**Author:** [@jennifer.lynn.mccarty\_180403](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jennifer.lynn.mccarty_180403)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2022, 4:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-ford-fusion-low-coolant-indicator/183625 "2022-04-19T04:10:18Z")
Is it normal for a low coolant message to read on the dash information center when the car is first started? The car was just purchased and I can’t find any information about this. But I did find something about a recall… --- ## [Sometimes car starts fine...sometime car cranks a lot before starting](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sometimes-car-starts-fine-sometime-car-cranks-a-lot-before-starting/183041)
**Author:** [@2robertc](https://community.cartalk.com/u/2robertc)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2022, 12:56am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sometimes-car-starts-fine-sometime-car-cranks-a-lot-before-starting/183041 "2022-04-19T00:56:22Z")
Hi Car People - A few months ago, I had a starting issue that I resolved after replacing the battery, starter motor, starter relay and switch plunger cylinder. Things were perfect until my son got in the car yesterday a… --- ## [Brake Proportioning Valve](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brake-proportioning-valve/183633)
**Author:** [@wilsonmooney\_180395](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wilsonmooney_180395)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2022, 12:34am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brake-proportioning-valve/183633 "2022-04-19T00:34:01Z")
In a non-ABS vehicle, with a defective brake proportioning/metering (combination) valve and it is not readily available, then, can that valve be deleted, bypassed or replaced with a universal part and is it really import… --- ## [2014 Ford Mustang - suspicious of dealer mechanics](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-ford-mustang-suspicious-of-dealer-mechanics/183505)
**Author:** [@Supersonic](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Supersonic)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2022, 12:31am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-ford-mustang-suspicious-of-dealer-mechanics/183505 "2022-04-19T00:31:34Z")
At 15,000 miles we stopped for oil change in Ocala,FL. Two Ford mechanics took our 2014 CS for 15 minutes unauthorized joy-ride. On the way home to Naples, car developed series of problems: Variable pitch noise from th… --- ## [2007 Hyuandi Tuscan V6 P0711](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-hyuandi-tuscan-v6-p0711/183623)
**Author:** [@Champ31957](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Champ31957)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2022, 12:17am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-hyuandi-tuscan-v6-p0711/183623 "2022-04-19T00:17:32Z")
Happy holidays everyone. Long time reader (over a decade) but a rare poster here. So I “inherited” this car with only 50,000 on the clock from my father-in-law, who can’t drive any longer. Car runs and shifts great. … --- ## [2009 Nissan Murano - Bad paint](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-nissan-murano-bad-paint/183604)
**Author:** [@Romae](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Romae)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2022, 11:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-nissan-murano-bad-paint/183604 "2022-04-18T23:03:22Z")
The clear coat is peeling and it is now affecting the beautiful blue metalic paint under it on the hood, roof and upper side doors. --- ## [2006 Volvo V90 - Mass air flow sensor question](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-volvo-v90-mass-air-flow-sensor-question/183631)
**Author:** [@G48](https://community.cartalk.com/u/G48)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2022, 10:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-volvo-v90-mass-air-flow-sensor-question/183631 "2022-04-18T22:48:38Z")
Replace of mass air flow sensor how often dose it occure --- ## [Automatic locks not working](https://community.cartalk.com/t/automatic-locks-not-working/183616)
**Author:** [@christorhodes](https://community.cartalk.com/u/christorhodes)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2022, 7:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/automatic-locks-not-working/183616 "2022-04-18T19:22:27Z")
Have a 2014 Toyota Corolla where the remote access controls have become inoperative. At first you would have to unlock the car manually and then the controls would work. Now, however, they do not work at any time. The ca… --- ## [2016 Mazda Miata MX-5 - BSM issues](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-mazda-miata-mx-5-bsm-issues/175699)
**Author:** [@ZootByrne](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ZootByrne)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2022, 5:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-mazda-miata-mx-5-bsm-issues/175699 "2022-04-18T17:01:19Z")
Blind spot monitoring works only intermittently, or not at all. Same problem with rear crossing vehicles. --- ## [2016 Nissan Versa - Bad paint](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-nissan-versa-bad-paint/183585)
**Author:** [@jjimenez](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jjimenez)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2022, 2:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-nissan-versa-bad-paint/183585 "2022-04-18T14:24:14Z")
I have a 2016 Nissan Versa car that I purchased new. The paint is chipping on both of the back passengers doors. This is the first time it ever happened with a new car. --- ## [Do I really need a new A/C compressor or could it be just the expansion valve?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/do-i-really-need-a-new-a-c-compressor-or-could-it-be-just-the-expansion-valve/183606)
**Author:** [@2robertc](https://community.cartalk.com/u/2robertc)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2022, 12:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/do-i-really-need-a-new-a-c-compressor-or-could-it-be-just-the-expansion-valve/183606 "2022-04-18T12:02:51Z")
So last summer my A/C stopped blowing cold air. The Jeep dealer diagnosed it as a bad clutch and wanted to sell me a new compressor. To make a long story short, I figured out how to install a new clutch and charge the … --- ## [Can I know if this quote is reasonable for Toyota Camry 2016](https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-i-know-if-this-quote-is-reasonable-for-toyota-camry-2016/183419)
**Author:** [@GSK.037\_180257](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GSK.037_180257)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2022, 3:17am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-i-know-if-this-quote-is-reasonable-for-toyota-camry-2016/183419 "2022-04-18T03:17:50Z")
--- ## [1996 Lincoln Mark VIII - Something about 96](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-lincoln-mark-viii-something-about-96/183620)
**Author:** [@vince27](https://community.cartalk.com/u/vince27)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2022, 2:27am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-lincoln-mark-viii-something-about-96/183620 "2022-04-18T02:27:29Z")
lmrc runner actuator valve ,left bank. only 96 will fit 96. --- ## [Brakes - Air in line no leaks](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brakes-air-in-line-no-leaks/153151)
**Author:** [@BOuLDeR7](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BOuLDeR7)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2022, 1:39am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brakes-air-in-line-no-leaks/153151 "2022-04-18T01:39:23Z")
We’ve been having a lot of issues with the brakes on a 2000 Dodge Caravan. Within the last year it has been taken into several mechanics for the brakes not working properly. A new master cylinder and a new brake calipe… --- ## [2010 Subaru Outback Check Engine Light, Cruise Control, Parking Brake, and Vehicle Dynamic Control Warning](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-subaru-outback-check-engine-light-cruise-control-parking-brake-and-vehicle-dynamic-control-warning/183493)
**Author:** [@FunHowse](https://community.cartalk.com/u/FunHowse)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2022, 10:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-subaru-outback-check-engine-light-cruise-control-parking-brake-and-vehicle-dynamic-control-warning/183493 "2022-04-17T22:00:16Z")
Good Day Everyone! This is my first post on this forum so I apologize if I’m posting this in the wrong section or something of that sort. I was driving home last night when the Check Engine Light, Cruise Control, Parki… --- ## [Ford Crown Victoria fuel filter stuck while trying to remove it! HELP!](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-crown-victoria-fuel-filter-stuck-while-trying-to-remove-it-help/183599)
**Author:** [@Roger124](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Roger124)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2022, 7:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-crown-victoria-fuel-filter-stuck-while-trying-to-remove-it-help/183599 "2022-04-17T19:48:28Z")
I have 2003 Crown Victoria with 140,000 miles. I think the fuel filter is original, and the car bucks a little when I accelerate hard. I am thinking it’s the fuel pump, and I set out to change it today. There are clips … [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/repair-and-maintenance/6.md?page=164) [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/repair-and-maintenance/6.md?page=166)