# Maintenance/Repairs **URL:** https://community.cartalk.com/c/repair-and-maintenance/6.md?page=688 [Latest](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.cartalk.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.cartalk.com/tags.md) **Page:** 689 --- ## [2001 Subaru Outback leaky head gaskets](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-subaru-outback-leaky-head-gaskets/132625)
**Author:** [@JeffGehbauer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JeffGehbauer)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2019, 6:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-subaru-outback-leaky-head-gaskets/132625 "2019-02-01T18:10:16Z")
So this is an expense for the owner to cover even though this problem is widespread over Outbacks? --- ## [2007 BMW 320 won't crank or shift](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-bmw-320-wont-crank-or-shift/133755)
**Author:** [@Naemi](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Naemi)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2019, 3:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-bmw-320-wont-crank-or-shift/133755 "2019-02-01T15:26:11Z")
Please help. My car would start but wont crank. It won’t shift into any other gear, only in Park. What could be the problem ? --- ## [2016 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport tires won’t hold air](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-hyundai-santa-fe-sport-tires-won-t-hold-air/133699)
**Author:** [@patriciamulray](https://community.cartalk.com/u/patriciamulray)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2019, 2:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-hyundai-santa-fe-sport-tires-won-t-hold-air/133699 "2019-02-01T14:49:40Z")
40,000 miles . 2 of the tires will not hold air. My mechanic put 80 lbs. of air in them and could not find a leak. They are Continentals and came with the car. Do I need to replace them? Help! --- ## [Car cranks but wont start unless press gas pedal](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-cranks-but-wont-start-unless-press-gas-pedal/62757)
**Author:** [@tzhang](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tzhang)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2019, 2:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-cranks-but-wont-start-unless-press-gas-pedal/62757 "2019-02-01T14:25:15Z")
I have a 2002 avalon XLS. In the morning the car cranks but wont start unless I press the gas pedal. After that everything was fine. But recently the problem is getting worse. The car became harder to start although it w… --- ## [Doors lock automatically while outside of car](https://community.cartalk.com/t/doors-lock-automatically-while-outside-of-car/48399)
**Author:** [@wenganna](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wenganna)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2019, 2:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/doors-lock-automatically-while-outside-of-car/48399 "2019-02-01T14:22:33Z")
Today, the car doors of my 2005 Toyota Camry suddenly locked while I was outside the vehicle talking to someone. I thought I had touched the lock button on the key remote so I unlocked the door and continued talking. T… --- ## [2018 Mercedes-Benz C-Class - propellor noise](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-mercedes-benz-c-class-propellor-noise/133726)
**Author:** [@John47](https://community.cartalk.com/u/John47)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2019, 1:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-mercedes-benz-c-class-propellor-noise/133726 "2019-02-01T13:16:28Z")
When driving below 50 mph, there is a propellor noice like Wuuuuuuuuu, is it come from tires or somewhere of the body ? Thank you so much --- ## [2004 Ford Freestar - gears won’t engage after movement](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-ford-freestar-gears-won-t-engage-after-movement/133707)
**Author:** [@Clifford30](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Clifford30)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2019, 10:55am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-ford-freestar-gears-won-t-engage-after-movement/133707 "2019-02-01T10:55:43Z")
When the car has moved for like minutes or more the gear refuse to engage.you will have to first put it off and start it again and engage the the gear before it will moves. --- ## [Mazda 3 , AT light](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mazda-3-at-light/133720)
**Author:** [@Ken\_Clement](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Ken_Clement)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2019, 5:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mazda-3-at-light/133720 "2019-02-01T05:32:34Z")
I own a Mazda 3 2010, have had problems in the past with the AT light. Just recently, the AT light has been coming on when the car attempts to shift into 5th gear. I do not drive the car in “slap shift”. Wondering if any… --- ## [2017 Kia Sorento stiff steering](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-kia-sorento-stiff-steering/133644)
**Author:** [@Brett22](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Brett22)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2019, 4:50am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-kia-sorento-stiff-steering/133644 "2019-02-01T04:50:28Z")
Hi Car Talk, appreciate your columns. My wife has had a 2017 Kia Sorento (2x2), for about a year. Miles are about 30k. She’s been telling me lately that at speeds around 60-65 mph, that she’s experiencing steering wh… --- ## [1998 Oldsmobile 98 starting problems](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-oldsmobile-98-starting-problems/133689)
**Author:** [@Michael59](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Michael59)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2019, 4:22am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-oldsmobile-98-starting-problems/133689 "2019-02-01T04:22:16Z")
1996 Olds 98 Regency starting problems . When the engine is cold the car starts a little rough but smooths our and runs great. Once it’s been driven a bit and is hot, it will not restart. It spits and sputters and even b… --- ## [Volvo S40 2007 Crank/No start](https://community.cartalk.com/t/volvo-s40-2007-crank-no-start/133728)
**Author:** [@FinnangerFlorida](https://community.cartalk.com/u/FinnangerFlorida)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2019, 3:50am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/volvo-s40-2007-crank-no-start/133728 "2019-02-01T03:50:10Z")
So, I drove to school today, and the car was running fine, and when I came back to my car after school it would not start (engine starter didn’t start). I switched the R13 (which is the engine starter relay I belive), an… --- ## [Pumping gas takes forever](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pumping-gas-takes-forever/133724)
**Author:** [@Charles\_Monroe](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Charles_Monroe)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2019, 2:59am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pumping-gas-takes-forever/133724 "2019-02-01T02:59:47Z")
Hello everyone… Please help me find a solution for why I spend so much time at the gas pump … My pump will shut off fast like it builds up pressure due to lack of ventilation in fill tube…what do u think? Any suggestio… --- ## [Volvo etm reprogram](https://community.cartalk.com/t/volvo-etm-reprogram/133685)
**Author:** [@Jafepf\_144731](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Jafepf_144731)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2019, 12:50am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/volvo-etm-reprogram/133685 "2019-02-01T00:50:51Z")
Has anyone ever found, someone who can reprogram a throttle body on a Volvo 02 S60? I can’t afford do you have a dealer do it for $1,300 as my car only has a value of $1,500. --- ## [Car stutters/jerks forward when pressing the brakes](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-stutters-jerks-forward-when-pressing-the-brakes/133702)
**Author:** [@bbroderick85](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bbroderick85)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2019, 12:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-stutters-jerks-forward-when-pressing-the-brakes/133702 "2019-02-01T00:10:20Z")
When I press the brakes to slow down, my car jerks or stutters forward. Not sure if it’s the brakes or something else. It’s kind of like when you ride a bike and keep pressing and releasing the brakes and it jerks you.… --- ## [2016 Mazda CX-9 - shift lever locks when parked](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-mazda-cx-9-shift-lever-locks-when-parked/133687)
**Author:** [@Katya](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Katya)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2019, 10:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-mazda-cx-9-shift-lever-locks-when-parked/133687 "2019-01-31T22:35:38Z")
I have a Mazda CX 9 bought on december 2015, and now the shift lever gets locked when parked. Do you have any other Mazda CX 9 car with the same problem? --- ## [2004 MINI Cooper - cold weather overheating](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-mini-cooper-cold-weather-overheating/133684)
**Author:** [@rich53](https://community.cartalk.com/u/rich53)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2019, 10:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-mini-cooper-cold-weather-overheating/133684 "2019-01-31T22:32:28Z")
cold weather overheating --- ## [Help car won't start](https://community.cartalk.com/t/help-car-wont-start/133691)
**Author:** [@Aspiring\_Car\_Enthusiast](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Aspiring_Car_Enthusiast)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2019, 8:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/help-car-wont-start/133691 "2019-01-31T20:58:25Z")
I have a 1997 Nissan 200sx se 2-D coupe 1.6L that won’t start, has been sitting in yard for over 2-3 months now, it has a brand new battery, new spark plugs, new distributor and spark plug wires, new o2 upstream sensor (… --- ## [2016 Kia Sorento - battery keeps dying](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-kia-sorento-battery-keeps-dying/133680)
**Author:** [@dennis59](https://community.cartalk.com/u/dennis59)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2019, 6:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-kia-sorento-battery-keeps-dying/133680 "2019-01-31T18:29:48Z")
battery went dead kia dealer said nothing wrong with battery one week later battery went dead again. Same kia dealer said battery was no good. They replaced with new battery One week later new battery went dead. They rep… --- ## [Is piston slap serious?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-piston-slap-serious/133674)
**Author:** [@chipkettering](https://community.cartalk.com/u/chipkettering)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2019, 6:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-piston-slap-serious/133674 "2019-01-31T18:05:51Z")
how serious is piston slap --- ## [Windshield busted by hood?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/windshield-busted-by-hood/133272)
**Author:** [@Rose\_Combs](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rose_Combs)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2019, 5:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/windshield-busted-by-hood/133272 "2019-01-31T17:22:45Z")
2010 Volkswagen Jetta Question… Anyone have a hood come unlatched and fly up and bust the car windshield? If so what did it look like? I’m questioning how my windshield got busted because my brother is a little shady. … --- ## [Is your tailpipe black inside?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-your-tailpipe-black-inside/133523)
**Author:** [@John111](https://community.cartalk.com/u/John111)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2019, 3:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-your-tailpipe-black-inside/133523 "2019-01-31T15:28:20Z")
Is the inside of your vehicles tail pipe black? --- ## [2004 Acura TL vibrates after motor mount replacement](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-acura-tl-vibrates-after-motor-mount-replacement/133598)
**Author:** [@Jenniecoleman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Jenniecoleman)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2019, 3:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-acura-tl-vibrates-after-motor-mount-replacement/133598 "2019-01-31T15:20:20Z")
After putting all new. Motor mounts from Amazon. 5 for 69. 2 from autozone 100each the car vibrates like crazy I have to put in nuttiel at a light-so car don’t feel like going to fall apart only installed 3?of the ones … --- ## [Honda Civic HX - Shifting into reverse](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honda-civic-hx-shifting-into-reverse/35952)
**Author:** [@Grigis](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Grigis)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2019, 3:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honda-civic-hx-shifting-into-reverse/35952 "2019-01-31T15:00:43Z")
2005 Honda Civic HX Does not always want to go into reverse. When it doesn't and I let out the clutch i rattles until I put the clutch back in. I have to first go to first let out the clutch just far enough to engage t… --- ## [1982 Mercedes-Benz 280SL turns over, won't start](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1982-mercedes-benz-280sl-turns-over-wont-start/133577)
**Author:** [@JanMarkels](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JanMarkels)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2019, 2:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1982-mercedes-benz-280sl-turns-over-wont-start/133577 "2019-01-31T14:07:43Z")
Car will turn over, but not start. It’s been in long-term storage Any recommendations for a San Francisco mechanic? --- ## [2017 Chrysler Pacifica - Hard shift](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-chrysler-pacifica-hard-shift/133619)
**Author:** [@JamesGuerrero](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JamesGuerrero)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2019, 12:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-chrysler-pacifica-hard-shift/133619 "2019-01-31T12:36:16Z")
What is the fix for the 2017 Pacifica transmission hard shift problem? --- ## [Sounds as if my cars doors are unlocking and locking when I am driving](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sounds-as-if-my-cars-doors-are-unlocking-and-locking-when-i-am-driving/82013)
**Author:** [@Gretta](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Gretta)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2019, 5:05am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sounds-as-if-my-cars-doors-are-unlocking-and-locking-when-i-am-driving/82013 "2019-01-31T05:05:51Z")
The issue began around July/August of this year. It sounds as if the car locks are attempting to lock and unlock while I am driving. It is a clicking sound. The doors will automatically lock when the car is going at 1… --- ## [Tire froze up or what?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tire-froze-up-or-what/133608)
**Author:** [@Justnotnice](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Justnotnice)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2019, 4:11am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tire-froze-up-or-what/133608 "2019-01-31T04:11:18Z")
Wheel stuck. 1999 ford ranger. Drove home in a snow storm. Got freezing cold over night. When I came out the truck started but couldn’t move. Gassed it a bit got it to move but felt like a wheel was dragging. I put… --- ## [Delayed Engagement](https://community.cartalk.com/t/delayed-engagement/133591)
**Author:** [@John\_Quigley](https://community.cartalk.com/u/John_Quigley)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2019, 3:54am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/delayed-engagement/133591 "2019-01-31T03:54:03Z")
My girlfriend has a 2005 dodge neon that started having some delayed engagement. Firstly, we are in Northeast Pennsylvania, so cold could be a contributor, but she said in the 4 years she had it, it never did this. This … --- ## [2011 Buick LaCrosse chimes for no reason](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-buick-lacrosse-chimes-for-no-reason/133484)
**Author:** [@ivanhazelwood](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ivanhazelwood)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2019, 3:51am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-buick-lacrosse-chimes-for-no-reason/133484 "2019-01-31T03:51:01Z")
warning chime goes off for no reason --- ## [Car Heating Issues](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-heating-issues/133655)
**Author:** [@rollerscoas](https://community.cartalk.com/u/rollerscoas)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2019, 3:44am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-heating-issues/133655 "2019-01-31T03:44:15Z")
Hello: This post is going to go back a bit. A few months ago (back during Thanksgiving) I took my 2012 Ford Fusion in because I noticed my car was leaking a lot of coolant, as well as making a “waterfall” sound when I … [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/repair-and-maintenance/6.md?page=687) [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/repair-and-maintenance/6.md?page=689)