# Maintenance/Repairs **URL:** https://community.cartalk.com/c/repair-and-maintenance/6.md?page=430 [Latest](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.cartalk.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.cartalk.com/tags.md) **Page:** 431 --- ## [2003 Toyota Corolla - can you explain these diagnoses?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-toyota-corolla-can-you-explain-these-diagnoses/157215)
**Author:** [@DebbieGagnon](https://community.cartalk.com/u/DebbieGagnon)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2020, 2:12am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-toyota-corolla-can-you-explain-these-diagnoses/157215 "2020-01-26T02:12:51Z")
Our check engine light has come on numerous times in the last couple of years. Each time we had it checked the technicians said it was the emissions system probably caused by not closing the gas cap adequately. They then… --- ## [Re timing belt and non interference engine on 2000 Honda Accord](https://community.cartalk.com/t/re-timing-belt-and-non-interference-engine-on-2000-honda-accord/43374)
**Author:** [@emohabir](https://community.cartalk.com/u/emohabir)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2020, 1:52am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/re-timing-belt-and-non-interference-engine-on-2000-honda-accord/43374 "2020-01-26T01:52:10Z")
Is there any damage to the engine if the timing belt breaks for any reason on this type of car? --- ## [2005 Chrysler 300 - Leaving a vehicle for a long time](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-chrysler-300-leaving-a-vehicle-for-a-long-time/157307)
**Author:** [@Doug47](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Doug47)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2020, 1:34am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-chrysler-300-leaving-a-vehicle-for-a-long-time/157307 "2020-01-26T01:34:43Z")
I’ve read that if you leave your auto idle, as in a airport car park for 4-5 weeks, it may not start due to an automatic shutdown by a computer. My ‘05 Chrysler 300, which I don’t drive very often, currently only 60k mi… --- ## [2012 Kia Soul lock malfunction](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-kia-soul-lock-malfunction/157271)
**Author:** [@RaymondColeman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RaymondColeman)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2020, 1:27am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-kia-soul-lock-malfunction/157271 "2020-01-26T01:27:30Z")
The passenger door, rear doors and the hatch back door do not unlock, either with using the keyfob or the controls on the driver side (or the passenger side for that matter). --- ## [2007 Hyundai Entourage sliding door jams](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-hyundai-entourage-sliding-door-jams/157278)
**Author:** [@Gary00](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Gary00)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2020, 1:25am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-hyundai-entourage-sliding-door-jams/157278 "2020-01-26T01:25:56Z")
2007 Hyaundai entourage sliding door jams and will not open by hand or by push button. opens a tiny bit than jams. --- ## [1996 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera cranks, won’t start](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-oldsmobile-cutlass-ciera-cranks-won-t-start/157255)
**Author:** [@RACHELTHEDFORD](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RACHELTHEDFORD)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2020, 1:09am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-oldsmobile-cutlass-ciera-cranks-won-t-start/157255 "2020-01-26T01:09:48Z")
car cranks but wont start, put new fuel pump on it. i sprayed starter fuel its start for a couple seconds. --- ## [2004 Ford Expedition auto door locks](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-ford-expedition-auto-door-locks/157233)
**Author:** [@BobIvey](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BobIvey)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2020, 10:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-ford-expedition-auto-door-locks/157233 "2020-01-25T22:41:08Z")
Doors don\`t automatically lock when you start to drive The locks work fine with the switch. --- ## [Oily gunk coating power steering hose](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oily-gunk-coating-power-steering-hose/157151)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2020, 10:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oily-gunk-coating-power-steering-hose/157151 "2020-01-25T22:03:22Z")
I noticed that the hose that runs from the power steering reservoir is coated in oily gunk. Nothing around it is. The power steering reservoir has enough. I don’t see how to make sense of this. I drove it today witho… --- ## [2017 Lexus RX 350 - prolonging tire life?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-lexus-rx-350-prolonging-tire-life/157288)
**Author:** [@Butch09](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Butch09)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2020, 6:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-lexus-rx-350-prolonging-tire-life/157288 "2020-01-25T18:44:45Z")
We are snowbirds who winter in Arizona and then return to the Midwest for about 7 months. A car will be left in Arizona parked on concrete inside a carport and protected from direct sunlight. Several neighbors do the sam… --- ## [2007 Kia Rio Drum Brake Design Flaw? Rear brakes now ineffective after changing?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-kia-rio-drum-brake-design-flaw-rear-brakes-now-ineffective-after-changing/157241)
**Author:** [@quentinsmithphone\_162532](https://community.cartalk.com/u/quentinsmithphone_162532)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2020, 5:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-kia-rio-drum-brake-design-flaw-rear-brakes-now-ineffective-after-changing/157241 "2020-01-25T17:48:31Z")
I’ve recently replaced the drum brake shoes and brake cylinders on my kia (as well as the drum hardware springs and what not). First of all it was way more difficult then I bargained for, but I did get it done eventually… --- ## [2010 Nissan Maxima goes on and off](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-nissan-maxima-goes-on-and-off/157273)
**Author:** [@KathyDavis](https://community.cartalk.com/u/KathyDavis)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2020, 5:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-nissan-maxima-goes-on-and-off/157273 "2020-01-25T17:26:15Z")
My check engine light comes on than just goes off i change the o2 sensor and crankshaft senor why light still comes on and off --- ## [Anyone had a Re-manufactured Engine put into your Honda (or other make), what was your experience?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/anyone-had-a-re-manufactured-engine-put-into-your-honda-or-other-make-what-was-your-experience/157016)
**Author:** [@OverRunWithSons\_162328](https://community.cartalk.com/u/OverRunWithSons_162328)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2020, 5:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/anyone-had-a-re-manufactured-engine-put-into-your-honda-or-other-make-what-was-your-experience/157016 "2020-01-25T17:25:57Z")
We recently bought a 2006 Honda Pilot with 71,000 miles… Nothing on the Car Fax about having a Remanufactred Engine from LKQ put in it at 62,000 miles 2 yrs ago… Learned this by contacting last Honda shop in seeking to l… --- ## [2007 BMW 328 won’t accelerate past 20-25 mph](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-bmw-328-won-t-accelerate-past-20-25-mph/157262)
**Author:** [@Jennifer02](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Jennifer02)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2020, 5:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-bmw-328-won-t-accelerate-past-20-25-mph/157262 "2020-01-25T17:15:43Z")
BMW wont accelerate more than 20-25mph even after stepping on the gas pedal all the way in. The check engine light is also on --- ## [2007 Ford Explorer - Leaks](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-ford-explorer-leaks/157125)
**Author:** [@thomas50](https://community.cartalk.com/u/thomas50)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2020, 4:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-ford-explorer-leaks/157125 "2020-01-25T16:42:25Z")
2007 explorer leaks fluid from driver side rear over , --- ## [Windshield has paint pen residue](https://community.cartalk.com/t/windshield-has-paint-pen-residue/157239)
**Author:** [@runmom1\_161197](https://community.cartalk.com/u/runmom1_161197)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2020, 3:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/windshield-has-paint-pen-residue/157239 "2020-01-25T15:01:51Z")
I’ve got a new Ford Escape and whenever it’s damp, or I run the wipers, in the upper passenger window I see the residue from letters REBATE, from the dealer that had it originally (my dealer did a trade so I could have i… --- ## [New rack and pinion, new noise? 2013 impala](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-rack-and-pinion-new-noise-2013-impala/157260)
**Author:** [@NateCre8](https://community.cartalk.com/u/NateCre8)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2020, 2:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-rack-and-pinion-new-noise-2013-impala/157260 "2020-01-25T14:10:18Z")
I just had my rack and pinion replaced and steering fluid flushed today at a local tire center, that I would prefer not to go back to, and now my car is making a noise. This noise is a low groaning type sound, and only o… --- ## [Misfire 2006 Ford Escape](https://community.cartalk.com/t/misfire-2006-ford-escape/157268)
**Author:** [@aaronffd2\_162546](https://community.cartalk.com/u/aaronffd2_162546)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2020, 2:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/misfire-2006-ford-escape/157268 "2020-01-25T14:10:00Z")
Yesterday had a check engine light on the vehicle. Hooked it up to obd reader and it showed three codes p0351, p0353, p0356 all of the codes were for the designated coils on the engine. I replaced all 6 of the spark plu… --- ## [Heater blows cold during idle](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heater-blows-cold-during-idle/96544)
**Author:** [@parkers1013](https://community.cartalk.com/u/parkers1013)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2020, 5:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heater-blows-cold-during-idle/96544 "2020-01-25T05:10:50Z")
Heater blows cold while in idle but hot while running. I've read about air in the cooling system as a common cause for Nissan Frontiers (and Titans). It has a pressurized coolant reserve tank and no bleeder valve. Is the… --- ## [Which brands of cars let me charge my phone when the engine is off?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/which-brands-of-cars-let-me-charge-my-phone-when-the-engine-is-off/33868)
**Author:** [@sblockst](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sblockst)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2020, 2:17am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/which-brands-of-cars-let-me-charge-my-phone-when-the-engine-is-off/33868 "2020-01-25T02:17:05Z")
Which brands of cars let me charge my phone when the engine is off? I noticed that general motors does, but Toyota does not? Does anyone know about Ford, Chrysler, Honda, Nissa and all the other manufacturers? --- ## [2006 Acura TL - Dash cracking](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-acura-tl-dash-cracking/157188)
**Author:** [@WilliamCrawley](https://community.cartalk.com/u/WilliamCrawley)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2020, 1:21am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-acura-tl-dash-cracking/157188 "2020-01-25T01:21:33Z")
Terrible cracks all across dashboard Started on passenger side. --- ## [2001 Toyota Camry - Whines off and on](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-toyota-camry-whines-off-and-on/157191)
**Author:** [@BobGeiser](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BobGeiser)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2020, 12:48am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-toyota-camry-whines-off-and-on/157191 "2020-01-25T00:48:04Z")
2001 Camry. Makes a whining noise intermittently only when accelerating, usually around 35 mph. Whining stops when I let my foot off the gas. --- ## [2002 Chevy Suburban rear lift window only rolls up or down from driver door master](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-chevy-suburban-rear-lift-window-only-rolls-up-or-down-from-driver-door-master/157212)
**Author:** [@4U2NV](https://community.cartalk.com/u/4U2NV)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2020, 11:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-chevy-suburban-rear-lift-window-only-rolls-up-or-down-from-driver-door-master/157212 "2020-01-24T23:53:57Z")
As the subject states, on a 2002 Chevrolet Suburban, all window buttons work fine with exception of the rear left door. I’ve swapped the button from the right rear door to test, and it didnt work, but when I put the le… --- ## [2019 Toyota Avalon - sensor issues](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2019-toyota-avalon-sensor-issues/157224)
**Author:** [@Sue28](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Sue28)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2020, 11:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2019-toyota-avalon-sensor-issues/157224 "2020-01-24T23:35:53Z")
I am having a number of sensor issues. Took it to the dealership today and left with two more issues. Radio buttons on steering wheel is unreliable. --- ## [Black residue on bottom of my air box](https://community.cartalk.com/t/black-residue-on-bottom-of-my-air-box/157222)
**Author:** [@Drewsgaragellc\_162456](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Drewsgaragellc_162456)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2020, 11:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/black-residue-on-bottom-of-my-air-box/157222 "2020-01-24T23:06:57Z")
I removed the air box from my pickup because it was running rough and missing bad and found black residue all over bottom of air box ! What should I look at ? --- ## [Replace air shocks with springs?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/replace-air-shocks-with-springs/43967)
**Author:** [@carparker](https://community.cartalk.com/u/carparker)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2020, 10:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/replace-air-shocks-with-springs/43967 "2020-01-24T22:21:29Z")
My son has a 1999 Lincoln TownCar with approx 150K miles. Recently, the air suspension failed and it now rides very low. He was told that fixing the air suspension would be very costly - over $1000 - but he could have sp… --- ## [2000 Mercedes-Benz SL-Class alignment price?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-mercedes-benz-sl-class-alignment-price/157208)
**Author:** [@bob21](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bob21)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2020, 9:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-mercedes-benz-sl-class-alignment-price/157208 "2020-01-24T21:59:31Z")
What is the cost of a 4 wheel alignment. Does the MB SL500 have struts and shocks in the front? --- ## [1996 Chevrolet Lumina running sluggish and losing power](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-chevrolet-lumina-running-sluggish-and-losing-power/157197)
**Author:** [@kristinyoho](https://community.cartalk.com/u/kristinyoho)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2020, 9:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-chevrolet-lumina-running-sluggish-and-losing-power/157197 "2020-01-24T21:58:08Z")
my car is using oil, antifreeze, and gas, has heat, running sluggish…losing power…and just started overheating today…and engine started running rough --- ## [2018 Toyota Highlander - Start stop](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-toyota-highlander-start-stop/157193)
**Author:** [@CharlesVanNatta](https://community.cartalk.com/u/CharlesVanNatta)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2020, 9:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-toyota-highlander-start-stop/157193 "2020-01-24T21:47:36Z")
I have a 2018 Highlander with the “start/stop” feature that I can control with the firmness I put on the brake pedal. I live in a small town where the stoplights are not very long. Can you tell me what the minimum time w… --- ## [2010 GMC Terrain - Door locks shut off engine](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-gmc-terrain-door-locks-shut-off-engine/157132)
**Author:** [@celia](https://community.cartalk.com/u/celia)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2020, 7:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-gmc-terrain-door-locks-shut-off-engine/157132 "2020-01-24T19:13:31Z")
My 2010 GMC Terrian has started something new. While driving the door unlock/lock causing the engine to rev up and down. I ran the scanner on it and no error codes come up at all. It seems to cut the engine off! If I hit… --- ## [2019 Chevrolet Corvette wheel hop](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2019-chevrolet-corvette-wheel-hop/157177)
**Author:** [@ThomasLowry](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ThomasLowry)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2020, 7:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2019-chevrolet-corvette-wheel-hop/157177 "2020-01-24T19:08:20Z")
Upon slow turning or backing into or out of driveways there is severe wheel hop on the front end of the car. [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/repair-and-maintenance/6.md?page=429) [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/repair-and-maintenance/6.md?page=431)