# Maintenance/Repairs **URL:** https://community.cartalk.com/c/repair-and-maintenance/6.md?page=27 [Latest](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.cartalk.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.cartalk.com/tags.md) **Page:** 28 --- ## [2019 Buick Encore: "Service All Wheel Drive System" message, replacing battery](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2019-buick-encore-service-all-wheel-drive-system-message-replacing-battery/198597)
**Author:** [@NYBo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/NYBo)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2025, 3:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2019-buick-encore-service-all-wheel-drive-system-message-replacing-battery/198597 "2025-01-07T15:29:22Z")
Recently, the “Service All Wheel Drive System” has been coming on at startup. I can dismiss it, and it doesn’t come on while driving. There are no apparent symptoms. Car has 42,000 miles on it. Anyone have any advice? O… --- ## [2017 Chrysler 300C - Radio issues](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-chrysler-300c-radio-issues/198618)
**Author:** [@DeborahRoberts](https://community.cartalk.com/u/DeborahRoberts)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2025, 1:59am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-chrysler-300c-radio-issues/198618 "2025-01-07T01:59:51Z")
Radio malfunction and screen delamination --- ## [Creaking noise when braking at low speeds](https://community.cartalk.com/t/creaking-noise-when-braking-at-low-speeds/143550)
**Author:** [@big\_moe65\_154117](https://community.cartalk.com/u/big_moe65_154117)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2025, 2:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/creaking-noise-when-braking-at-low-speeds/143550 "2025-01-06T14:42:38Z")
2015 Chevy Equinox, brakes make very loud creaking noise when coming at a stop sign/red light/park. Best way I can describe it as is the sound an old rocking chair makes on a wooden floor… I changed all pads and rotors m… --- ## [Internal lights switch to LED's issue](https://community.cartalk.com/t/internal-lights-switch-to-leds-issue/198590)
**Author:** [@Tony57](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tony57)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2025, 10:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/internal-lights-switch-to-leds-issue/198590 "2025-01-05T22:49:41Z")
I’m converting my internal lights to LED’s. I’ve done this on 2 previous cars without a problem. In my Jetta I’ve replaced: mirror lights backseat reading lights front driver and passenger foot lights trunk light … --- ## [2014 Chevrolet Captiva Sport - Replacement catalytic converter failed](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-chevrolet-captiva-sport-replacement-catalytic-converter-failed/198578)
**Author:** [@soxtroy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/soxtroy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2025, 1:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-chevrolet-captiva-sport-replacement-catalytic-converter-failed/198578 "2025-01-04T13:16:26Z")
catalytic converter has no flow after only 6 months --- ## [Ford focus 2007 SE swap with ford focus ZX3 SE 2005](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-focus-2007-se-swap-with-ford-focus-zx3-se-2005/40250)
**Author:** [@baranchuk95](https://community.cartalk.com/u/baranchuk95)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2025, 3:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-focus-2007-se-swap-with-ford-focus-zx3-se-2005/40250 "2025-01-03T15:23:13Z")
can i swap a ford focus se engine with zx3? will a 2007 ford focus SE go with a 2005 ford focus zx3 SE --- ## [Mustang Traction Control Issue](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mustang-traction-control-issue/175267)
**Author:** [@J162\_165342](https://community.cartalk.com/u/J162_165342)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2025, 5:36am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mustang-traction-control-issue/175267 "2025-01-03T05:36:26Z")
I have a 2011 mustang with a TCM problem. Recently, the traction control has been acting odd. Sometimes it will work (when it feels like it) and sometimes the TC warning light will come on saying TC is disabled. If I tur… --- ## [Help and questions about Chrysler Combo-deck headunit](https://community.cartalk.com/t/help-and-questions-about-chrysler-combo-deck-headunit/198508)
**Author:** [@CrackingTellus](https://community.cartalk.com/u/CrackingTellus)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2025, 9:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/help-and-questions-about-chrysler-combo-deck-headunit/198508 "2025-01-02T21:51:29Z")
Hello, o wise ones! I would be honored if you could bestow on me, thine knowledge of electronics and mechanical pieces. About a year ago, I bought a Chrysler/ Mitsubishi RAZ (?) Radio/ CD/ Cassette unit on ebay, that … --- ## [Nissan Altima 2007 Acceleration Issues](https://community.cartalk.com/t/nissan-altima-2007-acceleration-issues/198565)
**Author:** [@rpeters1428\_192371](https://community.cartalk.com/u/rpeters1428_192371)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2025, 9:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/nissan-altima-2007-acceleration-issues/198565 "2025-01-02T21:40:55Z")
I have a 2008 Nissan Altima V4 CVT model and in the last 2-3 weeks I am having issues accelerating after being stopped say at a stop sign. It started happening around the time we replaced the battery. I first thought it … --- ## [2014 BMW i3 - Caught fire](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-bmw-i3-caught-fire/198534)
**Author:** [@bmwi3fire](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bmwi3fire)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2025, 9:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-bmw-i3-caught-fire/198534 "2025-01-02T21:17:09Z")
Our BMW i3 rEX caught fire while I was driving. The fire started at the rear left side of the car. Anyone else experienced this? Please email me at bmwi3fire@gmail.com --- ## [2013 Infiniti JX35 - CEL Dealer is stumped](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-infiniti-jx35-cel-dealer-is-stumped/198542)
**Author:** [@geechee](https://community.cartalk.com/u/geechee)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2025, 8:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-infiniti-jx35-cel-dealer-is-stumped/198542 "2025-01-02T20:36:08Z")
I have the same problem as Adam R., every time it is fixed after about ten miles check engine lights come on again. The dealer has had my vehicle for the past 8 months trying to solve the problem with no solution yet. --- ## [Never mind, this apparently is not a place to ask questions](https://community.cartalk.com/t/never-mind-this-apparently-is-not-a-place-to-ask-questions/198472)
**Author:** [@zak.ouellette\_192285](https://community.cartalk.com/u/zak.ouellette_192285)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2025, 1:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/never-mind-this-apparently-is-not-a-place-to-ask-questions/198472 "2025-01-02T01:10:48Z")
I am trying to see if a 2011 mazda 6 headlight assembly will mount and connect to a 2010 mazda 6. I have looked online and found only a few answers that seem to contradict each other so I was hoping to get some clarifica… --- ## [2019 Buick Cascada - TPMS frustrations](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2019-buick-cascada-tpms-frustrations/198540)
**Author:** [@Phil13](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Phil13)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2024, 2:55am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2019-buick-cascada-tpms-frustrations/198540 "2024-12-31T02:55:44Z")
Low pressure warning indicator will not go out. Even took info to pump pressure to 45, drive 10 miles then lower it to 35. Still didn’t clear. Nothing in the book. --- ## [Severe drop in electric range on 2023 Escape PHEV](https://community.cartalk.com/t/severe-drop-in-electric-range-on-2023-escape-phev/198507)
**Author:** [@realgomer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/realgomer)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2024, 9:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/severe-drop-in-electric-range-on-2023-escape-phev/198507 "2024-12-28T21:03:14Z")
This past April I bought a new 2023 Escape PHEV. The September or so I was usually getting upwards of 36+ miles of electric only range on each charge. I had more than a couple times hitting 40+. Now, at 9600 miles, I’m l… --- ## [2005 Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class - Fair price question on brakes](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-mercedes-benz-slk-class-fair-price-question-on-brakes/198512)
**Author:** [@mistyfool](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mistyfool)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2024, 8:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-mercedes-benz-slk-class-fair-price-question-on-brakes/198512 "2024-12-27T20:55:53Z")
what is a fair price for a brake hose replacement that’s cracked. --- ## [Ten Thousand Mile Oil](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ten-thousand-mile-oil/198375)
**Author:** [@JunkOwner](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JunkOwner)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2024, 4:53am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ten-thousand-mile-oil/198375 "2024-12-27T04:53:27Z")
I’m old enough to remember and to have practiced some of once revered wisdom related to oil changes. For example, I never mixed brands of oil. And, I changed oil about every 3,000 miles. But that was in the day and ti… --- ## [2022 Lexus RX 350 - Seat cracks](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2022-lexus-rx-350-seat-cracks/198466)
**Author:** [@Schleimer1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Schleimer1)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2024, 4:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2022-lexus-rx-350-seat-cracks/198466 "2024-12-26T16:00:06Z")
leather seat cracking --- ## [Battery reset](https://community.cartalk.com/t/battery-reset/198490)
**Author:** [@tcmichnorth](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tcmichnorth)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2024, 1:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/battery-reset/198490 "2024-12-26T13:23:56Z")
Quite a few weeks ago I was exploring a scan tool on my 2020 Buick Envision. I inadvertently reset the battery. At or around this time, my auto start/stop feature stopped working. And lately I’ve noticed that my alternat… --- ## [2024 Buick Encore - vibration and roar](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2024-buick-encore-vibration-and-roar/198499)
**Author:** [@Sherry05](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Sherry05)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2024, 11:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2024-buick-encore-vibration-and-roar/198499 "2024-12-26T11:14:04Z")
Encore GX: Loud vibration and roar when start up an incline at about 60 mph. GM says “normal” - it’s not! --- ## [2013 BMW 328 - Paint issue](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-bmw-328-paint-issue/198444)
**Author:** [@TeresaC](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TeresaC)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2024, 3:47am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-bmw-328-paint-issue/198444 "2024-12-26T03:47:09Z")
Front and back bumper has severely peeled and in desperate need of repair, color is Melbourne Red. The color on the body on the car however is good. A guy at a repair shop told me about 2013 red European cars with the … --- ## [2007 Nissan Sentra - Front Suspension Question](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-nissan-sentra-front-suspension-question/198503)
**Author:** [@JPGUser](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JPGUser)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2024, 10:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-nissan-sentra-front-suspension-question/198503 "2024-12-25T22:39:52Z")
I’ve got an (admittedly) neglected 07 Sentra I’m trying to keep on the road. Right at 145000 miles.This vehicle has had zero maintenance in the past 4 years other than oil changes. Yes, I’m an idiot. No, I don’t know muc… --- ## [Engine pinging noises](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-pinging-noises/198435)
**Author:** [@Biffen](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Biffen)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2024, 9:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-pinging-noises/198435 "2024-12-25T21:37:58Z")
Hey my Volvo v40 T4 2003 started making pinging sounds on cold start and while warming up if I rev it It follows rpm Before it started I noticed my plugs were white with a little deposit on them all 4. Ran great and st… --- ## [No brake pedal when vacuum applied](https://community.cartalk.com/t/no-brake-pedal-when-vacuum-applied/198483)
**Author:** [@WildVines](https://community.cartalk.com/u/WildVines)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2024, 5:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/no-brake-pedal-when-vacuum-applied/198483 "2024-12-25T17:02:31Z")
Can’t get a brake pedal when engine is running with vacuum applied to booster. When the engine is off, the pedal feels relatively firm, but as soon as the vacuum is applied the pedal goes to the floor. Everything in the … --- ## [My 2013 Nissan Juke just got 94H winter tires put on. The tires before were all wheel and 93V. Is this an issue?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-2013-nissan-juke-just-got-94h-winter-tires-put-on-the-tires-before-were-all-wheel-and-93v-is-this-an-issue/198496)
**Author:** [@Jneufeld2021\_192300](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Jneufeld2021_192300)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2024, 4:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-2013-nissan-juke-just-got-94h-winter-tires-put-on-the-tires-before-were-all-wheel-and-93v-is-this-an-issue/198496 "2024-12-24T16:07:47Z")
I am freaking out. The TCS light came on nearly 3 weeks after I changed the winter tires. I looked into my records and it says they put on 94H. In the door of my car the tire size is a 93V. Could this be why the TCS ligh… --- ## [Outside the norm reasons for catalytic converter failure?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/outside-the-norm-reasons-for-catalytic-converter-failure/198197)
**Author:** [@cigroller](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cigroller)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2024, 8:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/outside-the-norm-reasons-for-catalytic-converter-failure/198197 "2024-12-23T20:31:50Z")
2005 Honda CRV. This is my son’s car, and I don’t have precise date / mileage details. But the gist of things should suffice. I helped him find/buy this car used back in spring '21. It had something like 160K on it, … --- ## [2005 Toyota Camry - Holes](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-toyota-camry-holes/198446)
**Author:** [@Zafar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Zafar)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2024, 11:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-toyota-camry-holes/198446 "2024-12-23T11:33:33Z")
December 2024. My father in law has given me his 2005 Camry. The inspection mentioned to have some body work done, including fixing a rust hole in the frame, changing the tires and the E Brake. We fixed these. On a re-in… --- ## [2001 Chevrolet Suburban - Transmission issues](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-chevrolet-suburban-transmission-issues/198462)
**Author:** [@doug05](https://community.cartalk.com/u/doug05)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2024, 11:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-chevrolet-suburban-transmission-issues/198462 "2024-12-22T23:42:10Z")
lost 3rd gear totally. High mileage, hard, hard miles! Do i repair or buy lower mileage replacement? 5.3Liter,Auto. 4x4 --- ## [2003 Chevrolet Cavalier - Lights out](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-chevrolet-cavalier-lights-out/198474)
**Author:** [@NickTheBad](https://community.cartalk.com/u/NickTheBad)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2024, 10:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-chevrolet-cavalier-lights-out/198474 "2024-12-22T22:31:48Z")
headlights and running lights dont work 2003 chevy cavilier --- ## [2021 Honda HR-V - Dash lights on the blink](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2021-honda-hr-v-dash-lights-on-the-blink/198485)
**Author:** [@HondaHRV21](https://community.cartalk.com/u/HondaHRV21)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2024, 10:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2021-honda-hr-v-dash-lights-on-the-blink/198485 "2024-12-22T22:01:07Z")
Flickering dash for the odometer, fuel, time, trip, and outside temp. Sometimes it goes completely blank too. --- ## [Metal Shavings, new car](https://community.cartalk.com/t/metal-shavings-new-car/198479)
**Author:** [@galant](https://community.cartalk.com/u/galant)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2024, 6:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/metal-shavings-new-car/198479 "2024-12-22T18:01:40Z")
We have a new RAV4 Hybrid. I changed the oil at 1K mile with Mobil-1 0-16 and OEM filter. Now at the 5K oil change, I noticed around 20+ small pieces of metal shavings in the drained oil. So, since I rarely buy new cars… [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/repair-and-maintenance/6.md?page=26) [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/repair-and-maintenance/6.md?page=28)