# Maintenance/Repairs **URL:** https://community.cartalk.com/c/repair-and-maintenance/6.md?page=685 [Latest](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.cartalk.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.cartalk.com/tags.md) **Page:** 686 --- ## [Dirty water dripping various spots](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dirty-water-dripping-various-spots/133999)
**Author:** [@raystownprimitives\_143914](https://community.cartalk.com/u/raystownprimitives_143914)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2019, 3:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dirty-water-dripping-various-spots/133999 "2019-02-05T15:46:17Z")
Hello everyone, I’m finally getting my 2004 Ford Taurus (3.0 Vulcan Engine) back in running conditioner. Power steering problem has been solved. But I do still have one remaining problem. The first issue I had which l… --- ## [Most pervasive problem I have ever had in any vehicle I have owned - Can Anyone Help?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/most-pervasive-problem-i-have-ever-had-in-any-vehicle-i-have-owned-can-anyone-help/133956)
**Author:** [@shelzmike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shelzmike)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2019, 3:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/most-pervasive-problem-i-have-ever-had-in-any-vehicle-i-have-owned-can-anyone-help/133956 "2019-02-05T15:14:43Z")
I’ll try to keep this as brief as possible, but this has been a problem that has been going on for 2 years that I have been unable to fix and it has limited where I can drive the durango. Luckily, it is a utility-use veh… --- ## [Igniter and Engine Control Module Test, 1996 Toyota Camry](https://community.cartalk.com/t/igniter-and-engine-control-module-test-1996-toyota-camry/74482)
**Author:** [@uncleshah](https://community.cartalk.com/u/uncleshah)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2019, 3:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/igniter-and-engine-control-module-test-1996-toyota-camry/74482 "2019-02-05T15:13:44Z")
My old 1996 Camry with 2200 cc 4 cylinder engine, frequently keeps losing power to the spark plugs. I have changed the fuel filter and the ignition coil. That did not help. I also noticed that the car was starting when I… --- ## [2016 Chevrolet Camaro hesitates when accelerating](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-chevrolet-camaro-hesitates-when-accelerating/133988)
**Author:** [@Faisal](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Faisal)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2019, 3:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-chevrolet-camaro-hesitates-when-accelerating/133988 "2019-02-05T15:05:27Z")
at 90.000 km the car hesitates when acceleration and when accelerating hard the check engine light blinks for around 30 seconds then goes away. any clues? --- ## [2015 Hyundai Sonata - Keep it above half](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-hyundai-sonata-keep-it-above-half/133808)
**Author:** [@KarenDavis](https://community.cartalk.com/u/KarenDavis)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2019, 2:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-hyundai-sonata-keep-it-above-half/133808 "2019-02-05T14:45:11Z")
Not a question, just a comment in regard to today’s column. My dad always taught us to “keep the top half full”-mainly to keep from stranding ourselves should we run out of gas. I’m 71 now -been driving since I was 14-I’… --- ## [Engine Sludge Causing Smoking on Starting - Can it Be Fixed?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-sludge-causing-smoking-on-starting-can-it-be-fixed/97460)
**Author:** [@ajackwms](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ajackwms)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2019, 2:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-sludge-causing-smoking-on-starting-can-it-be-fixed/97460 "2019-02-05T14:38:49Z")
I have a 2014 Nissan Murano and have changed the oil several times, but maybe not exactly at 5000 miles each time. It now has about 40,000 miles and started smoking when it is started (white oil type smoke) which stops … --- ## [2012 Dodge Caravan spring popping sound](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-dodge-caravan-spring-popping-sound/133947)
**Author:** [@Joe40](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joe40)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2019, 2:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-dodge-caravan-spring-popping-sound/133947 "2019-02-05T14:21:21Z")
I’m hearing a noise like a spring popping from my right front tire. Is this something on a recall for this vehicle or what could it be & how much to repair it ?? Thank you --- ## [1998 Jaguar XJ8 / cupped tire](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-jaguar-xj8-cupped-tire/133975)
**Author:** [@Randall30](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Randall30)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2019, 2:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-jaguar-xj8-cupped-tire/133975 "2019-02-05T14:12:21Z")
I have only one cupped tire, the front driver’s side, what do I need to do now? --- ## [2001 dodge intrepid knocking noise](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-dodge-intrepid-knocking-noise/133978)
**Author:** [@Johnathan\_Carrasco](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Johnathan_Carrasco)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2019, 11:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-dodge-intrepid-knocking-noise/133978 "2019-02-05T11:10:04Z")
My 2001 dodge intrepid has a loud knocking noise on startup. After its started it has a light rocking noise that gets louder when it idles at certain rpms around 1500 and 2000. --- ## [2014 Kia Rio Maintenance and manual questions](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-kia-rio-maintenance-and-manual-questions/133977)
**Author:** [@Kevin\_Gulley](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Kevin_Gulley)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2019, 4:18am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-kia-rio-maintenance-and-manual-questions/133977 "2019-02-05T04:18:38Z")
So my gf bought a 2014 Kia Rio and I guess it didn’t have an owner’s manual. Our Scion also didn’t come with a manual but I was able to easily download that from Toyota, so I can see what Toyota recommends on regular mai… --- ## [Estimating maintenance cost of highway driving?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/estimating-maintenance-cost-of-highway-driving/133766)
**Author:** [@Kevin\_Gulley](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Kevin_Gulley)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2019, 4:13am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/estimating-maintenance-cost-of-highway-driving/133766 "2019-02-05T04:13:52Z")
I’ve been using my car for work recently, and I probably need to stop doing it because the company pays for my gas but they are not paying for my mileage. Most of the mileage is driving to other towns. My schedule is alw… --- ## [1991 Mercury Topaz difficulty accelerating](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1991-mercury-topaz-difficulty-accelerating/133896)
**Author:** [@JoeyChurich](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JoeyChurich)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2019, 3:09am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1991-mercury-topaz-difficulty-accelerating/133896 "2019-02-05T03:09:26Z")
My name is Joey, i Have just recently purchased a 91 mercury topaz 4x4. SHortly after purchasing it my wife and i noticed that it was having difficulty acceleration,(was needing to feather the throttle to eventually get … --- ## [What level of carbon monoxide (CO) is considered normal inside a car?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-level-of-carbon-monoxide-co-is-considered-normal-inside-a-car/133690)
**Author:** [@Julien-LaPointe](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Julien-LaPointe)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2019, 2:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-level-of-carbon-monoxide-co-is-considered-normal-inside-a-car/133690 "2019-02-05T02:28:09Z")
My 2002 VW Passat was releasing fumes into the car and making me dizzy. I went to a VW dealership for the repair. It turned out to be oil and coolant leaking onto the exhaust. No exhaust leaks were found (checked by 2 me… --- ## [1996 honda accord 2.2L problem after changing timing belt](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-honda-accord-2-2l-problem-after-changing-timing-belt/133158)
**Author:** [@Jeffrey\_Paul](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Jeffrey_Paul)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2019, 1:57am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-honda-accord-2-2l-problem-after-changing-timing-belt/133158 "2019-02-05T01:57:11Z")
Hi, my dad and I have been working on a 96 Honda Accord 2.2L. We changed the timing belts, waterpump, and front balancing shaft seal. We just finished it up, or so we thought. We started the car up and it fired right up… --- ## [2002 Chevrolet Astro - Starting issues](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-chevrolet-astro-starting-issues/133797)
**Author:** [@RobinWeder](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RobinWeder)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2019, 1:54am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-chevrolet-astro-starting-issues/133797 "2019-02-05T01:54:58Z")
I have a 2002 Astro that now and then will not do anything when I turn the ignition switch to start. The lights go on etc. After repeated turning of the switch - sometimes 20 times or more it goes ahead and starts - unti… --- ## [2005 Pontiac Vibe - Does not like the cold](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-pontiac-vibe-does-not-like-the-cold/133749)
**Author:** [@FreemanYorde](https://community.cartalk.com/u/FreemanYorde)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2019, 11:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-pontiac-vibe-does-not-like-the-cold/133749 "2019-02-04T23:51:30Z")
my car turned off as I was driving it. it was low on gas (gas light was on) and it was -2 degrees F. it may be that I ran out of gas or something else. as it goes, I was on an off-ramp from the highway and was able to… --- ## [Anyone here ever use a head gasket sealant type product, and did it work well for long?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/anyone-here-ever-use-a-head-gasket-sealant-type-product-and-did-it-work-well-for-long/133962)
**Author:** [@bcohen2010](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bcohen2010)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2019, 11:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/anyone-here-ever-use-a-head-gasket-sealant-type-product-and-did-it-work-well-for-long/133962 "2019-02-04T23:19:28Z")
I have a 1995 Dodge Caravan with approximately 126,000 miles on it. I have owned this van since 2016, and it has never really run right. I have done a lot of work on this vehicle, most recently replacing the cylinder h… --- ## [Electric Power steering going in and out at low speed](https://community.cartalk.com/t/electric-power-steering-going-in-and-out-at-low-speed/133953)
**Author:** [@givelberrj\_147863](https://community.cartalk.com/u/givelberrj_147863)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2019, 10:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/electric-power-steering-going-in-and-out-at-low-speed/133953 "2019-02-04T22:24:30Z")
I have a 2010 RAV4 with only 64K miles. Today on my way to work, the power steering abruptly stopped working at a stop sign, then kicked back in when speed picked up. The power steering light came on followed a beat la… --- ## [Car starts now. Wouldn't in cold?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-starts-now-wouldnt-in-cold/133936)
**Author:** [@Tdog1980](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tdog1980)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2019, 10:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-starts-now-wouldnt-in-cold/133936 "2019-02-04T22:07:28Z")
1999 Oldsmobile 88 wouldn’t start in below 30 degree weather. Now that it is 50s it starts right up. I did try starting fluid when it was cold. Nothing happened. I did put heet in it. With the fuel injector cleaner and d… --- ## [2005 honda odyssey shakes when idling while in drive](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-honda-odyssey-shakes-when-idling-while-in-drive/133950)
**Author:** [@Sam\_Franz](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Sam_Franz)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2019, 10:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-honda-odyssey-shakes-when-idling-while-in-drive/133950 "2019-02-04T22:00:11Z")
So just recently my van has developed this problem where after roughly ten minutes of driving the check engine and vsa lights turn on amd the car will shake pretty bad when idling while in gear at a stoplight for example… --- ## [2013 Chrysler 300C - dashboard cover is separating](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-chrysler-300c-dashboard-cover-is-separating/133945)
**Author:** [@BrendaMarler](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BrendaMarler)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2019, 8:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-chrysler-300c-dashboard-cover-is-separating/133945 "2019-02-04T20:51:38Z")
dashboard cover separating from dashboard The car is supposed to be the top of the line 300 c . The leather dashboard cover is separated from the dash. --- ## [Is start/stop hard on my 2002 Honda CR-V?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-start-stop-hard-on-my-2002-honda-cr-v/133941)
**Author:** [@FrankMiller](https://community.cartalk.com/u/FrankMiller)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2019, 7:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-start-stop-hard-on-my-2002-honda-cr-v/133941 "2019-02-04T19:24:01Z")
Is the “start / stop” feature on new cars (automatic turning off of the engine when the car is stopped, such as at a stop sign, then starting up again) hard on the starter, battery, and mileage? It seems useful for lon… --- ## [2011 Jeep Liberty - Heat location](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-jeep-liberty-heat-location/133828)
**Author:** [@Ronald50](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Ronald50)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2019, 7:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-jeep-liberty-heat-location/133828 "2019-02-04T19:05:33Z")
2011 Jeep Liberty with 78,000 miles. Heater will only blow warm air on max heat and will not blow air towards feet, it only blows the warm air through the dash vents. HELP!!! --- ## [2012 Honda Accord - Reliable?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-honda-accord-reliable/133701)
**Author:** [@DougLamb](https://community.cartalk.com/u/DougLamb)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2019, 6:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-honda-accord-reliable/133701 "2019-02-04T18:36:40Z")
Is this a decent, reliable car? Has 84000 miles and runs well but wonder if you “know anything”. Thanks! --- ## [Propriety!](https://community.cartalk.com/t/propriety/133658)
**Author:** [@Honda-Blackbird](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Honda-Blackbird)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2019, 5:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/propriety/133658 "2019-02-04T17:27:45Z")
I’m sure all of us have come into close proximity to the definition of the word “Propriety”, but this short doc really sort of Burned my Bagel. Many of us here try to do as much of our own work as we find feasible, I’m… --- ## [2011 Subaru Forester steering vibration](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-subaru-forester-steering-vibration/133836)
**Author:** [@PatriciaPulaski](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PatriciaPulaski)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2019, 5:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-subaru-forester-steering-vibration/133836 "2019-02-04T17:04:04Z")
I have a 2011 Subaru Forester with 57,000 miles and having trouble with vibration on the steering wheel. The dealer replaced the drive shaft, however, the problem started again within a few weeks. I can go days without… --- ## [Hit Tire on Sidewalk, left a little peel on the wheel](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hit-tire-on-sidewalk-left-a-little-peel-on-the-wheel/133918)
**Author:** [@totonbeckon\_147841](https://community.cartalk.com/u/totonbeckon_147841)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2019, 4:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hit-tire-on-sidewalk-left-a-little-peel-on-the-wheel/133918 "2019-02-04T16:54:23Z")
So I have a Nissan Kicks 2018. It’s not letting me select Vehicle Make or Model so I’m just saying it here. Anyway, I drove by a sidewalk and it scraped on my tires. I checked to see what had happened and there was this … --- ## [2004 Accord; Help with Vibration Diagnosis](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-accord-help-with-vibration-diagnosis/133921)
**Author:** [@Zarathuztra](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Zarathuztra)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2019, 4:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-accord-help-with-vibration-diagnosis/133921 "2019-02-04T16:49:43Z")
Car: 2004 Honda Accord EX 2.4L Work that has been done within the last 2 weeks: Power steering pump replaced (and belt) Rack and pinion replaced Wheel alignment (2) New tires (currently on rear, fronts are close to ne… --- ## [1991 Chevrolet Camaro - can't start after a short drive](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1991-chevrolet-camaro-cant-start-after-a-short-drive/133926)
**Author:** [@DannyWilliams](https://community.cartalk.com/u/DannyWilliams)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2019, 4:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1991-chevrolet-camaro-cant-start-after-a-short-drive/133926 "2019-02-04T16:49:36Z")
had a steering column put in my car and a starter. In the morning it starts fine, but after driving about a mile or two and stop. I have to keep turning the key at least 4 times before it starts, I heard a buzzing noise … --- ## [2016 Hyundai Elantra - Where to put new tires](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-hyundai-elantra-where-to-put-new-tires/133821)
**Author:** [@joeallen](https://community.cartalk.com/u/joeallen)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2019, 4:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-hyundai-elantra-where-to-put-new-tires/133821 "2019-02-04T16:46:13Z")
why are tire shops reccommendiing / insisting that show tires be mounted on the back of front wheel drive cars??? [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/repair-and-maintenance/6.md?page=684) [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/repair-and-maintenance/6.md?page=686)